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Outgoing Squamish politicians look back on their time in office

Outgoing Squamish politicians look back on their time in office

Mayor Karen Elliott and Coun. Doug Race recall how they got their start in politics.
Concert series to celebrate 50 years of the BAG

Concert series to celebrate 50 years of the BAG

Planned with Thor Froslev before his passing, the Saturday concerts feature Valdy, Alex Badger, The Paperboys, Shari Ulrich & Rick Scott, Jim Byrnes & Simon Kendall.
B.C.-based pulp and paper company may be secretly controlled by Indonesian giant, says report

B.C.-based pulp and paper company may be secretly controlled by Indonesian giant, says report

A Greenpeace investigation found a trail of evidence — from lobbying records to overlap of corporate management in shell companies — suggesting the Richmond-based Paper Excellence is likely controlled by an Indonesian multinational with a history of massive deforestation.
Sea to Sky MLA urges province to regulate fuel pricing

Sea to Sky MLA urges province to regulate fuel pricing

Jordan Sturdy says gas prices are too high and are a burden to residents of corridor.
New Squamish mayor wants BC Supreme Court to help unmask author of smear campaign

New Squamish mayor wants BC Supreme Court to help unmask author of smear campaign

In an affidavit filed with the court, newly elected mayor of Squamish Armand Hurford claims the allegations in the post are “completely untrue.”
Popular Squamish kids’ programs no longer able to run on Easter Seals site

Popular Squamish kids’ programs no longer able to run on Easter Seals site

Easter Seals partners with Independent Mulgrave School, which has taken over the site during the school year; Healthy Hearts hoping for a solution so it can continue to offer camps and after-school programs in town.
Fall finally starts in earnest in Squamish

Fall finally starts in earnest in Squamish

Squamish meteorologist Jason Ross says a series of storms will move through the region this week.
See: Squamish Environment Society volunteers retrieve purple martin nest box camera footage

See: Squamish Environment Society volunteers retrieve purple martin nest box camera footage

The team took notes and photographs and also bagged some of the items inside the boxes — including leftover eggs, leaves and sticks, and even lingering feces.
Photos of the Pumpkin Patch in the Park 2022

Photos of the Pumpkin Patch in the Park 2022

The pumpkin Patch in the Park event — put on by the Downtown Squamish BIA — draws many costumes and fun for Squamish residents.
A massive earthquake hits B.C. — but what happens next?

A massive earthquake hits B.C. — but what happens next?

Nearly a year after devastating floods hit B.C., emergency planners are imagining how a catastrophic earthquake could be made worse by a changing climate.
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