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Locasl takes a long walk for diabetes

Jane Smith is preparing for the adventure of her life - and for her life.

Squamish named 2010 volunteer hub

Squamish has been handed an official role for the 2010 Winter Olympics. To coincide with the two-year countdown Tuesday (Feb.

VANOC pledges funds for Callaghan shovel fest

VANOC is donating $1 to the Callaghan Valley Training Centre for every stair shoveled at the Olympic venue's ski jumps on Saturday (Feb. 16) after the Coast Cup competition hosted by Spud Valley.

CBC Radio's Eraly Edition gets 'unprecedented' attendance

The road to 2010 passed right through Squamish on the official two-year countdown to the Games Tuesday (Feb. 12) when the CBC's Early Edition radio show was broadcast from Cleveland Avenue.

Dreaming up the Games

The pomp and fanfare of opening and closing Olympic ceremonies are, for some, the highlights of the Games, and their plans are held as a closely guarded secret to maintain their grandeur.

Save Garibaldi holds fundraiser

The people behind Save Garibaldi, and their supporters, will gather under one roof April 5, when organizers hold a fundraiser to help cover the costs of the campaign.

Affordable housing plan halted

The Squamish Landholders' Association's efforts to squash the district's affordable housing plan paid off just moments before its tentative adoption. At a strategy session on Monday (Feb.

Starlite Theatre crumbles

As the walls come down inside the former Starlite Theatre, longtime residents are looking back on the days when big-screen entertainment was just $1.50 a head.

Restoring a landmark

A Squamish landmark will get with the times this winter thanks to an ambitious student project.

Residents oppose Britannia retreat

Controversy is brewing over an application to the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) requesting that a 33-acre parcel of land overlooking Howe Sound be rezoned from Resource to Institutional Retreat Centre.
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