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Eighty-five years ago this week, one of the greatest tragedies ever in the Sea to Sky region took place at Britannia Beach.Torrential rain fell for 12 hours on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, 1921 - a total of 5.74 inches of precipitation.

Parents of young cyclists and other two-wheeled commuters in Squamish are worried about safety on the roads in town, and are unhappy with the quality of road-adjacent bike paths found around the District.

Qualex-Landmark has walked away from Squamish, but another major developer who is already heavily invested in the local waterfront says it could be interested in partnering with the Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC).

Staff want Park Royal-style settlement Cathryn Atkinson catkinson@squamishchief.

A Washington State man who was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday (Oct. 25) for trying to come to Canada to have sex with a 15-year-old girl was planning to do the deed in Squamish, according to an Associated Press report.

Preliminary discussions are underway to explore the possibility of closing schools in the Howe Sound district during the 2010 Olympics, but no decisions have yet been made.

Squamish fire rescue responded to a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday (Oct. 24) at the intersection of Squamish Valley Road and Paradise Valley Road. An SUV went off the road and rolled into a ditch on its side, leaving the female driver trapped.

The Hobgoblin Express is decked out for Halloween at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park. This 3 km mini-rail train is ready to take you and your family on a "spooktacular" ride around the park where ghosts and goblins await you.

After more than 40 years of operation Marketplace IGA closed it's doors last Saturday (Oct. 21). It was an emotional day for Nikki Sanderson.

Not all residents along a lane in Brackendale written about in last week's Chief are clamouring for barricades to keep vehicle traffic out.