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After going into labour just after midnight on Monday (Jan. 2), Whistlerite Meghan Deschenes fully expected to make a brief stop at Squamish General Hospital on her way to Vancouver to give birth to her second child.

Approximately 12 people dipped into the frigid waters off Nexen Beach for the 2006 unofficial Polar Bear swim Jan. 1. But confusion over the event could just as easily have left people high and dry.

Meeting at Totem Hall postponed Steven Hill shill@squamishchief.

Only two elders in the Squamish Valley retain the ability to fluently speak Squamish Nation's language.

Local RCMP arrested two men, aged 48 and 43, in conjunction with the discovery of a marijuana grow operation in the 2200 block of Read Crescent. On Dec. 29, RCMP were conducting surveillance on the residence, which was purchased last fall.

Jane Emerick Special to The Chief Dog owners and trail walkers can expect to enjoy less poopy trails thanks to initiative to create biodegradable doggy bag dispensers in Squamish.

A provincial tourism association is giving Squamish a hand with tourism development. The British Columbia tourism industry's human resources association, go2, kicked off a regional tourism labour market study in the Sea to Sky corridor Dec. 19.

Although it may seem everyone in your office and family is sick, officially there have been no reported cases of the flu in Squamish this year. Dr.

Silvaine Zimmermann, Green Party candidate for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, has been working for changes in Canadian's lives for more than 30 years.

By now, most of us have undecorated our homes following the holiday season. Many may be wondering what to do with the Christmas tree (those who have real ones!). Scouts Canada's Squamish Group is offering Christmas tree chipping on Sunday (Jan.