Local News

The continuing efforts of Squamish Emergency Program (SEP) volunteers will be honoured at a fundraiser on Tuesday (July 10) at The Burrow in the Garibaldi Highlands.

Some downtown business owners are reeling from a 40 per cent tax hike, with at least one proprietor calling it a "nail in the coffin." "We can take maybe one more nail, then that's it," said Barry Toosi of The Source by Circuit City.

A Squamish woman with a passion for bears has recently returned from an extensive study in Peru where she spent eight months researching Andean bear ecology.

There's a chance that the proposed Garibaldi at Squamish ski resort will stop the community from using two local lakes, according to at least one resident.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and local conservation officers investigated a fish kill Friday (June 29) near Garibaldi Way and Highway 99.

Long gone are the days when Hudson House served as the centrepiece of the community, with the three-story building on Second Avenue now empty of tenants and its doors permanently boarded up.

A homeless woman who had been living out of her tent at the Brennan Park campground was evicted Friday (June 22) morning for failure to pay rent, raising concerns about where transient people can stay in Squamish.

The arts community is expressing concern over a Vancouver art gallery owner accused of defrauding artists who is considering a move to Squamish. Sergio Patrich said he is currently looking for a suitable space in Squamish to set up a new gallery.

A 21-year-old Squamish man is in custody after allegedly holding a knife to the throat of a 37-year-old man at the Klahanie Campground at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday (June 26).

A 60-year-old Squamish man is dead following a tragic forestry accident at mile 41 of the Elaho Logging Road on Thursday (June 21), in the second logging industry death in the corridor in the last three months.