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Squamish drivers get slight rate break from ICBC

Squamish drivers are among a small group in the Lower Mainland who will be experiencing a slight drop in insurance rates this May.

Brown bag it for hungry children

The Squamish Food Bank is in dire need, and organizers say just one day's worth of lunch money from locals would help feed the town's hungry families.The Food Bank is launching its first annual Lunch Money Week fundraiser Feb.

Bondage - James Bondage

Trinity Romance and the Squamish Off Road Cycling Association (SORCA) are bonding together once again for a night of flesh and faux fortunes with James Bondage at the Howe Sound Brew Pub Saturday Feb. 16.

Blair Wilson hosts town hall meeting

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Blair Wilson will host a town hall meeting today (Feb. 1) at the Squamish Library. But the subject matter won't be on the recent questions surrounding his 2006 election campaign.

Locals to pay for high crash rates

Drivers of dangerously congested areas, such as the Sea to Sky Highway, are most likely to face higher rates thanks to a new ICBC policy approved last week by the BC Utilities Commission.

Squamish Reads raises $4,800 for literacy

It's hard to resist a politician on a paper route - especially when every penny of proceeds goes toward local literacy programs. On Friday (Jan. 25), community members dug deep in to support Squamish Reads.

'Squamish Five' not forgotten

It's been 25 years since a group of left-wing political extremists, dubbed the Squamish Five, were arrested by a team of disguised police officers along the Sea to Sky Highway.

Construction begins on Roundhouse

A horseshoe-shaped building at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park may bring good fortune to the entire community. Eighteen years after initially proposed, construction has finally started on the 21,000 square foot Roundhouse and Conference Centre.

SLRD to collect transit funding ideas from municipalities

The Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) resolved to consult Sea to Sky municipalities for direction on spending for transit during the board's meeting Tuesday (Jan. 29).

Wild coyote attacks dog, stalks owner

A coyote attack in Valleycliffe has at least one resident keeping her dog on a short leash.New Squamish resident Carly Paterson was walking her Jack Russell terrier along neighbourhood trails on Friday (Jan.
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