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‘I'm just really happy that we have a curling club still operating around here,’ says club president

With promises to rejuvenate forests from the air, tree-planting start-ups are looking to supplement shovels and long days of labour with swarms of seed-bearing aerial drones. A growing target: B.C.'s burnt forests.

To counter increased risks to flooding, the B.C. government wants to improve flood maps, plan for community retreat in high-risk areas, and open up natural floodplains to give water a place to go. It's calling on public input for the new plan.

Other properties around town include condos under $500,000.

The acceleration lane from Cleveland Avenue onto the highway is now scheduled to be completed in early November.

Friends and family recall Nathan Roberts’ adventurous spirit and generous persona.

Also in police briefs this week: Whistler RCMP respond to motorcycle incident near Daisy Lake Dam; police investigating after watch, ring stolen from hotel room

The 32 COVID-19 deaths in week up to Oct. 15 is highest total since Aug. 27

The program hopes to reduce plastics in food and beverage industry, as six out of 12 common types of litter could be traced back to these types of businesses.

The drill will commence at 10:20 a.m. on Oct. 20; Squamish’s emergency alert system to be tested during the province-wide drill.