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Two snow-bikers dead following Pemberton avalanche

Two snow-bikers dead following Pemberton avalanche

Police say slide was triggered on Goat Peak
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‘Like a movie’: Man rescues friend pulled under by runaway sailboat

‘Like a movie’: Man rescues friend pulled under by runaway sailboat

Days before Christmas a scene unfolded in Howe Sound that “was quite dramatic, like a movie,” said Kelly Kurik, 58, who is still coming to terms with the real-life ordeal.
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New residential-commercial building approved for downtown Squamish

New residential-commercial building approved for downtown Squamish

The Amaji 2 development will bring 38 residential units to the area
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More cases of new variant of COVID-19 can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry

More cases of new variant of COVID-19 can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry

More cases of a new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant strain are expected in B.C. in the coming weeks, after the first incidence was reported on Vancouver Island over the weekend.
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New interactive maps show community degrees of COVID-19 risk

New interactive maps show community degrees of COVID-19 risk

In Squamish, like other communities, risk is not evenly distributed
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Dead eagle found tangled in fishing line serves as leave-no-trace lesson

Dead eagle found tangled in fishing line serves as leave-no-trace lesson

Squamish rafting guide and expert note the importance of reporting dead wildlife sightings
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Unknown how rapidly new COVID-19 variant might spread in B.C.: epidemiologist

Unknown how rapidly new COVID-19 variant might spread in B.C.: epidemiologist

Daniel Coombs, an epidemiologist at the ­University of British Columbia, said he’s surprised to see the presence of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, which has had relatively limited spread of the virus.
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Heading to Whistler Olympic Park and need to rent equipment? You'll need a reservation first

Heading to Whistler Olympic Park and need to rent equipment? You'll need a reservation first

Snowshoe, nordic ski rentals will not be able to be reserved or purchased on the day of a visit, until Jan. 3
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New U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Island Health region

New U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Island Health region

A new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that has spread across the United Kingdom has been confirmed in B.C., involving a person who lives on Vancouver Island. It is the province’s first case of a person infected with the U.K. variant.
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Stream restorations bring sockeye back to Ditidaht Nation

Stream restorations bring sockeye back to Ditidaht Nation

A massive effort over the summer to remove silt, debris and log jams from salmon streams in the remote Cheewaht Lake watershed on western Vancouver Island is already showing signs of paying off.
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