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A recently-commissioned public opinion poll shows major dissatisfaction with the B.C.

One person is dead after a collision between a dump truck and an automobile on Hwy. 99 at Lions Bay yesterday morning (March 31). The collision, which occurred at approximately 11 a.m. closed the highway to traffic for approximately an hour.

It's ladies' night for a great cause again - 11 great causes, actually. The Squamish Rotary Club's second annual Men of Sea to Sky Ladies' Night is set to run Saturday, May 7 at the Eagle Eye Community Theatre.

When asked why she brought Balding for Dollars to Squamish, Cindy Turner-Gulycz says the same thing all participants say: "It's for the kids." Turner-Gulycz's son Nicholas was diagnosed with cancer at age 5 and endured three years of chemotherapy.

An agreement finalized in January means the number of trips up and down Howe Sound by large ships is rising. Star Shipping, which owns Squamish Terminals, and Westwood Shipping started working more cooperatively in February.

Mayor Ian Sutherland intends to ask District of Squamish Council to stop the rezoning of any land from trailer park use to another use until a plan is in place to deal with the fallout from displacing homeowners.

Business savvy with a green heart is the Green Party's plan of attack for the May 17 provincial election.

SCU would keep name, board of directors as part of Vancity Tim Shoults tshoults@squamishchief.

The criminal, health and emotional crises created by addiction to substances such as crystal meth have brought together Squamish's medical, enforcement and mental health agencies.

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