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With voters readying to pronounce judgement on a proposed $20 million amenities referendum next week, Mayor Ian Sutherland has produced a written legal opinion to back his argument against providing cost estimates for the various projects on the amen

After more than three years of lobbying by local officials, Squamish will now have around-the-clock ambulance service, Mayor Ian Sutherland announced Tuesday (Feb. 15).

One of the two trucking companies on District of Squamish (DOS) owned land near the new Sea to Sky Adventure Centre can stay longer, but the other has to be off by the end of the month. Burritt and Son Tucking Ltd.

The Squamish Emergency Program called and the volunteers answered - and some day, one of them could be saving your life.The program is training a new batch of around 60 people to work with the program.

Info meeting coming March 2 for feedback John French Like it or not, residents in the Garibaldi Highlands will be changing their addresses this year.

Heritage Week is celebrated from Feb. 20 to Feb. 27 and to commemorate this week, the Squamish Public Library is hosting a Heritage Walk and Tea on Sunday (Feb. 20). Participants are asked to gather at the meeting room at 1 p.m.

A local man caught between homes when floodwaters hit the Squamish Valley won't be getting any help from the provincial government to replace $30,000 in personal possessions.

A small plastic vial could save your life - and it's free for seniors over the age of 50. Medwatch is a plastic container, much like a pill container, containing personalized medical information.

Everyone has a bad habit. But if yours is smoking and you've quit, or are thinking about quitting, Vancouver Coastal Health has just the thing for you. It's running a Smoking Cessation Program at Coast Garibaldi Health.

The provincial government is pouring $12.5 million into programs and services for women and children escaping violence, but the Howe Sound Women's Centre doesn't know what that will mean for its services.