Local News

The race to find a place to stay for the 2010 Olympics is underway.

Another Squamish teen is recovering from a stabbing this week in the third incident of knife-wielding violence in six months.

Drinking with friends at the base of the Chief is one memory 30 years can't erase. On Saturday (Oct. 13), Howe Sound Secondary School's class of 1977 reunited with unabashed excitement.

A climber from Garibaldi is one of only three in Canada to achieve Mountain Guide certification from the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) this fall.

Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, spent the day in Squamish on Friday (Oct. 12) with $3.5 million in his pocket.

A high-density project that could make single-family homes more affordable in Squamish is moving ahead. Council gave the proposed Loggers Lane development its third reading on Tuesday (Oct. 16).

A fire in the Garibaldi Highlands destroyed a newly renovated home and a fledgling small business studio on Thursday night (Oct. 4).

A significant boost in funding has allowed Capiliano College to develop a new program for adult literacy.

A new Official Community Plan (OCP) with a vision of Squamish for 2020 could be in place by the end of the year. The plan shapes the future of town by suggesting how lands can be used.

When extreme weather hits Squamish, there will now be a place for homeless people to find refuge from the cold. BC Housing announced on Friday (Oct. 5) it would be funding an emergency shelter downtown.