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Developer had wanted meeting in early July John French Chief Staff Writer Those who want a say in the rezoning of the property commonly know as the Wal-Mart lands will have to wait, as Squamish's most anticipated public hearing in recent memory will

The first homes in Squamish's new university neighbourhood should be under construction some time after April of next year. The leaders of the not-for-profit Sea to Sky University (SSU) signed a deal with First Cambridge Capital Inc.

After the past few weeks of electioneering, the candidates and the rest of Canadian voters will head to the polls on Monday, June 28 to cast their votes in the federal general election.

Visions of hundreds of new homes, green space, trail networks and a new seniors' centre downtown came before Squamish council this week.

If you can make it, bake it, or grow it, you're more than welcome to be a part of the new and improved Squamish Farmers' Market this summer season starting Saturday (June 26).

CANADA DAY celebration at Pavilion Park and Stan Clarke Park, downtown Squamish, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 1. Family fun activities including races and ribbons. OFFICIAL FLAG RAISING CEREMONY at Stan Clarke Park, 11 a.m.

The Vancouver Winter Olympics may be six years away, but Squamish's first steps towards hosting the youth of the world in 2010 are being taken this summer.

Consensus isn't achieved very often in Britannia Beach. But at a public hearing on Wednesday (June 16) residents agreed that a zoning bylaw proposed for the community is acceptable.

It is going to be the hottest Test of Metal ever - and that means the riders will need your help.

Efforts by local residents to block a controversial run-of-the-river hydroelectric project appear to be working.