Local News

Mayor Ian Sutherland is trying to find out why Squamish wasn't included on the list of more than 70 coastal towns, villages and regional districts in B.C.

A call for an independent judicial inquiry into the October 2003 flooding in Squamish was squelched by Squamish council Tuesday (Jan. 18). Coun.

The riding of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast is now known as West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country. MP John Reynolds announced the name change at a luncheon meeting of the Squamish Chamber of Commerce Tuesday (Jan. 18).

Excavations between Sunset Beach and Lions Bay mean delays for travellers from Jan. 23 to 29. Evening delays of up to 15 minutes are expected between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Jan. 23 at 11 p.m. and ending Jan. 29 at 5 a.m.

Much hard work and planning has gone into the Waves of Compassion concert fundraiser and silent auction being held in the Brennan Park Leisure Centre tomorrow (Jan. 15) from 2 to 8 p.m.

The commuter bus pilot project between Squamish and Whistler is a hit. The new service is off to a good start and proof of that can be seen through the statistics generated in the first full week of operations.

We apologize for problems with our host server which resulted in www.squamishchief.com being offline for the past four days. We have fixed the problem and are working to insure it does not happen again.

The effects of global warming on the glaciers in Garibaldi Provincial Park will impact Squamish, according to a local researcher. Johannes Koch is a Simon Fraser University Ph.

Kindness is a virtue. And so are respect, love, loyalty, peacefulness, enthusiasm, generosity and determination. In fact, there are hundreds of virtues, ranging from the obscure (detachment) to the common (respect).

The concept of Squamish adopting a tsunami-stricken village in south Asia for redevelopment is spreading. The initiative put in motion by Jeff Dawson and backed by hundreds of volunteers in Squamish picked up a new partner this week.