Local News

The public will have two chances to grill municipal candidates before the June 24 byelection. In keeping with tradition, the Chamber of Commerce hosts an all candidates meeting at the Sea to Sky Hotel June 12 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The battle between protesters and construction workers building the Sea to Sky Highway improvement at Eagleridge Bluffs continues this week with a return to the courts.

B.C.'s Lieutenant-Governor, Iona Campagnolo, is coming to Squamish courtesy of Leadership Sea to Sky, and the public is invited to join them at Totem Hall June 16 to celebrate the group's graduation after eight months' hard work.

There is a great variety of wild birds in this area and birding is becoming more popular each year. Consider joining the Beginners Bird Walk Saturday (May 27) at 9:30 a.m. for a walk that will take approximately two hours.

Cyclists travelling certain Alice Lake Provincial Park trails are being turned away due to timber harvesting, but very few are complaining.

West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Joan McIntyre celebrated her first year in office last week with a half-million-dollar present for local child care and another $10,000 for summer camps for local students.

One of the last people to put his hat in the ring for the vacant position on Squamish council wants to bring the Squamish Nation and the District of Squamish closer together.

Squamish is about to find out just how much money mountain biking means to the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.

Squamish RCMP were kept busy with several calls for service over the Victoria Day long weekend, with several pre-grad and other parties in the Squamish Valley - including one on wheels in a U-Haul van.

The Squamish Humanity Village Project held its annual general meeting Wednesday night (May 24) with a look back at success in the past and a hope for continued success in the future. The group began out of the Dec.