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Fire destroys bus on way to Whistler

About a dozen young freestyle skiers form all over the Unites States got an exciting introduction to life in Canada last week when the bus they were on caught fire on Hwy. 99 between Squamish and Whistler.

Bus, cruise ship facilities recommended

The select committee on Transportation, Infrastruc-ture and Planning presented its findings to council recommending that council direct the economic development officer to explore the area by the Squamish River and the Woodfibre ferry for the develop

Developers must submit plans to lose trees

Squamish property owners must now submit site alteration applications if they want to remove trees or soil, and the process will cost them. But the result will be a stop to indiscriminate land clearing.

Squamish-Powell River road outlined

Nearly 300 people packed the banquet room at the Powell River Town Centre Hotel June 16 to attend a presentation about a road to Squamish.

Cheakamus water-use meeting planned

Those with concerns about water-use strategies for the Cheakamus River have a last chance next week to provide input to Land and Water B.C. (LWBC) before officials decide whether to adopt a water-use plan put forward by B.C. Hydro.

Huge week for real estate

More than $16 million worth of real estate that hasn't even been built yet changed hands last week in Squamish.

Explosives thief sentenced

Neil Mattson called his arrest for the theft of explosives on the Sea to Sky University grounds on Jan. 31 a rescue. He'd been struggling with an addiction to methamphetamine and the theft was only the most recent bad decision he'd made.

Developer tries again on Loggers Lane

A proposed new subdivision first discussed in the 1990s then revived last year is now back up for discussion.

Legacies Now sends kids to camp

More than 70 kids in the Sea to Sky corridor will benefit from the 2010 Olympics this summer thanks to a new summer camp program focusing on the arts and recreation.

Car smashes Brackendale store

A would-be thief used his vehicle to break into the Brackendale General Store early Tuesday morning (June 28), then tried to use Alice Lake for a getaway.
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