Local News

Opposition from the Squamish Nation has killed a proposed gondola along the Sea to Sky Highway near Stawamus Chief Provincial Park. Proponent Peter Alder of Whistler said on Monday (Oct.

Barring any last-minute glitches, Squamish is now able to start taking real steps toward developing the former chemical plant lands at the foot of Galbraith Avenue.

Wanted: someone to take on extra kids, answer emergency phone calls in the middle of the night and who is very patient, flexible and family-oriented. It's a tough order, but approximately 10 families in Squamish have taken on the challenge.

The 28th Squamish Fall Classic road run was almost a no-go this year. But then Linda McHale stepped forward to organize it around a special cause. The 5/10 km run (or walk) has now become a fundraiser for the Angela James Memorial Scholarship.

Sutherland to seek another term as mayor John French Chief Staff Writer Mayor Ian Sutherland has stepped away from plans to jump to provincial politics - for now. Sutherland was seriously thinking about seeking the B.C.

A Squamish-based contractor is standing up to the Olympic machine.

Over 50 students at Valleycliffe Elementary School have been busy in rehearsals this week for their presentation of the popular and much-loved musical Hansel and Gretel.

Bear season is starting to wind down - but with many bears still roaming residential streets and neighbourhoods, the area's conservation officer is asking Squamish council to help make the community "Bear Smart.

Fewer kids in two local elementary schools are going to the principal's office for causing trouble in class.

"Let me win. But if I cannot, win let me be brave in the attempt." It is a theme that often seems to have slipped from athletics, but it is the Special Olympics athlete oath. Squamish has a branch of the B.C. Special Olympics.