Local News

Five local non-profit organizations have received $122,650 this year in funding from provincial gaming proceeds, according to the list of 2007-08 human and social services recipients of gaming grants released last week.

Squamish will soon have a new leader to usher in the 2010 Olympics and tackling the effects of rapid development, as Mayor Ian Sutherland will not be running for re-election this fall.

An act of vandalism in the Upper Squamish Valley could cost one of the town's top employers more than $200,000 in lost revenues and repairs.

Residents of Squamish don't want a piecemeal approach to the Corridor Trail, according to the results of an open house held last month.

There's nothing lucky about a house fire but if Squamish Fire Rescue personnel hadn't been training a mere block away, an entire Garibaldi Estates family home would likely have been destroyed by an attached garage fire Monday night (May 26).

Local politicians are finally creating an organized front to address the opportunities and challenges coming this way with the 2010 Winter Games.

A precious native artifact was returned to its original owners in a touching ceremony at the Squamish Adventure Centre this past weekend.

Waterfront Landing could be a launch pad for the creation of a new local energy utility.

The Squamish Nation communications department was busy this past week, fielding calls from the media asking about the supposed return of a hereditary chief and the apparent storming of a council meeting last Friday (May 23), and the eviction of chief

The district will have more money to put toward projects such as downtown beautification thanks to a provincial grant of $165,318. Mayor Ian Sutherland said the money is "very much appreciated," noting it might be put in part toward downtown banners.