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Sutherland urges strategic voting

Voting Liberal is the only chance to keep Conservatives at a minority, Liberal candidate Ian Sutherland over 200 people at the Sea to Sky Hotel in Squamish during the local all-candidate riding debate Monday (Oct. 6).

FEDERAL ELECTION 2008 BREAKING NEWS: Weston declared elected

8:46 PM: With 70 polls of 249 reporting, Conservative John Weston has been projected to win tonight's federal election in West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country by CBC News.Weston has 7,003 votes to 4,362 for Liberal Ian Sutherland.

Municipal candidate papers to be filed today

By day's end Friday (Oct. 10), Squamish residents will know who their choices will be for the seven council seats and mayoral seat on Nov. 15.

2010 busing discussed

Whistler and Valley Express (WAVE) may have a plan to expand bus service throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor during the 2010 Olympics. Caley Denton, VANOC vice president of ticketing and consumer marketing, told local media on Friday (Oct.

Capilano U campus to expand

Capilano University's future in Squamish is looking brighter with the purchase of 1.87 hectares (4.64 acres) of downtown waterfront land near the estuary that was formerly owned by BC Rail.

BREAKING NEWS: Three run for mayor

Municipal nominations close with 18 council candidatesSylvie [email protected] nominations closing at 4 p.m. Friday (Oct. 10), the official list of candidates running for municipal council during the Nov.

Quest sports turf a little too green

Quest University has released rental rates for its new all-weather turf field and community sports teams are not impressed.

A journey to Africa

Three young Squamish women embarked on a journey this summer that would take them over 15,000 kilometres away from home to one of the poorest countries in the world on one of the poorest continents.

Four sign on for municipal election

Five municipal election candidates made it official this week, signing as nominees for council seats.

Homeless couple's trailer burned again

A homeless couple that lost the only shelter available to them two years ago when a suspicious fire engulfed their trailer said they have again become the target of an arsonist.Early Monday morning (Sept.