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Cougars hockey team leaves town

After two seasons in Squamish, the often unstable World Hockey Association (WHA) is leaving town and taking the popular Cougars team.

Mayor's column sparks RCMP, MLA response

Mayor Ian Sutherland's publicly aired criticism of the RCMP understates the organization's efforts to improve highway enforcement, said local MLA Joan McIntyre this week.

Fire Rescue seeks help in nabbing arsonist

Squamish Fire Rescue is asking the community to be on the lookout for an arsonist causing property damage for the last month. The latest fires occurred Friday (March 28) at 6:41 a.m.

A brand new take on Spring Break

Ask most teens what they did on their spring break and "parties" or "shopping" would probably be at the top of the list. But for four local youths, helping kids in Africa trade in drugs for an education was all in a holiday's work.

Cedar Valley School moves to Squamish

Valleycliffe's Cedar Mountain Community Church will soon be bustling again, this time as Cedar Valley School, the independent school inspired by Waldorf education.

Daycare grasping for staff

A state-of-the-art childcare facility local MLA Joan McIntyre proudly helped unveil in downtown Squamish last fall is now sitting at less than two thirds its capacity due to an ongoing struggle with staffing.

Squamish engineers recognized for excellence

Four Sea to Sky Corridor engineers have been awarded for their work at this year's prestigious Consulting Engineers of British Columbia gala.

London Drugs comes to town

It's official - London Drugs is coming to town. The long awaited announcement that the big box store is opening a Squamish location arrived yesterday (March 27).

Ahoy! Our largest visitor ever

As the new public docks at the Squamish Habour Authority move closer to completion, they are already delivering on their promise to bring an economic boost to Squamish.

Pinecone Park boundary change quashed

A proposal to cut through a four-kilometre swath of Pinecone Provincial Park for power transmission lines was defeated in a surprise announcement by the provincial government Wednesday (March 26).