Local News

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) told the Globe and Mail this week that there was little investigation into the Aug. 5 Squamish Terminals accident that led to 29,000 litres of oil spilling into the Squamish Estuary.

Sea to Sky Community Services (SSCS) received an infusion of cash this week from the provincial government, as Minister of State for Child Care Linda Reid presented the group with a $50,000 grant for their new childcare facilities in downtown Squamis

The provincial Ministry of Forests has recognized the importance of the Squamish Nation's Wild Spirit Places in its most recent harvesting regulations for Tree Farm Licence 38, located in the upper Elaho Valley.

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Local students and parents are angry over the behavior of a number of mainstream media outlets following, last week's tragic homicide of a 16 year-old Sam Eves.

The RCMP is seeking residents' help in identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman over the weekend. At 1:45 a.m.

Last week, geologist Johannes Koch returned to Squamish after spending three months on an expedition cruise ship in the Antarctic and in the end, coming home wasn't as big of a deal as he had imagined - at least not yet. "It's a neat feeling.

Although Statistics Canada's 2006 census report does not show as large a population growth for Squamish as many expected, the community's economy is still seeing rapid expansion.

The expansion of Hilltop House has angered a few Hospital Hill residents who are concerned about the removal of a growth of what they're calling "heritage" trees.

District of Squamish council defeated a long sought-out retail outlet proposal for the industrial park on Tuesday night (March 27), following a staff recommendation.