Local News

Heavy rains left 28 campers stranded at the Squamish Valley Campground, as rising water levels caused the Squamish River to breach its banks and pour into the site on Sunday morning (July 22). The river, which began flooding just before 4 a.m.

A municipal work crew severed a natural gas line in Dentville Wednesday morning, causing workers to evacuate the area and request that other residents close their windows to keep the gas out. Firefighters and RCMP responded to the scene at 8:30 a.m.

The provincial government and the Squamish Nation signed a comprehensive land use agreement yesterday (July 26) covering a massive swath of the Sea to Sky corridor from just north of Lions Bay to Clendinning Provincial Park.

I recently had the experience of a lifetime. I got the opportunity to spend five weeks volunteering in Guyana, South America. I went on behalf of Youth Challenge International, along with 11 other Canadians.

CN may not have to shell out to the District of Squamish for punitive damages over the Cheakamus Canyon spill. Council members questioned the viability of a lawsuit during their regular meeting Tuesday (July 17).

Opposition to the Garibaldi at Squamish proposal is intensifying, as opponents focus on the impact to Cat and Brohm lakes.

Police are seeking two suspects in an early morning incident Friday (July 13) that left two patrons of the Garibaldi Budget Innin hospital. At 1 a.m. on July 13, five suspects broke into a room at the Third Avenue discount motel.

When Bryan Couture, Squamish Days Loggers Sports president, said that he had an axe with my name on it, he wasn't giving me an industry-style threat. Instead, he's offering to teach me the skill - and thrill - of axe throwing.

Squamish will soon be home to Royal Canadian Coast Guard outpost, although it will only be make believe.

The District of Squamish has been in discussions with Malamute Holdings over the consequences of the company's clear cutting of the Upper Malamute, a popular climbing area.