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There are those who thrive on giving huge speeches in front of hundreds of people - and there are those who would rather curl into a ball and stay in bed with all the doors locked than make a presentation, no matter how small the audience.

Ledcor Power won't be putting a wind research tower in the Squamish Estuary after all.

Squamish's bear problem hit far too close to home for one woman in the Upper Squamish Valley. Two bears were killed Sept. 29 after they broke into a woman's house in the Upper Squamish searching for food.

A tragedy that rocked Squamish in the final hours of 1997 will be outlined for students at Howe Sound Secondary School and Don Ross Secondary on Tuesday (Oct. 12).

The public gallery in the Squamish Council Chamber was packed Tuesday (Oct. 5) with people opposed to the proposed run-of-the-river hydroelectric project on Ashlu Creek. They left cheering with exactly what they wanted.

The theft of five large speakers from the Garibaldi 5 Stadium Cinemas won't steal the magic of the movies from Squamish. The theatre will open in Garibaldi Village as scheduled next Friday (Oct. 8) for a 5 p.m. show.

The Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) proposal was set back this week by a B.C. Supreme Court decision. B.C. Supreme Court Justice M. Marvyn Koenigsberg ruled on Monday (Sept. 27) that Land and Water B.C.

A kayak ride on the Ashlu ended in tragedy for a 36-year-old Vancouver man on Sunday (Sept. 26). The kayaker planned to do a solo run between the Ashlu Mine and the 25 mile bridge, a route known as the Mine Run.

Taxpayers are going to cover more than $325,000 in cost overruns from the construction of the new Squamish Emergency Services Building. Details of the cost overrun were presented to Squamish Council on Tuesday (Sept. 28) at a special council meeting.

Alternate route could still be inside park John French Chief Staff Writer Plans for a gondola to the top of the Stawamus Chief have been scrapped after rejections by both the Squamish Nation and District of Squamish Council.