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Orange Shirt Day moves online as pandemic makes message more real

Orange Shirt Day moves online as pandemic makes message more real

September 30 creates awareness of the traumatic impact of residential schools at a time when people are more aware of what it's like to be kept apart from family
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Squamish’s school district receives $2.3 million in funds

Squamish’s school district receives $2.3 million in funds

The money is intended to help with COVID-19 safety measures, among other things
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'It pretty much wiped out everything' - West Van chemical spill worse than thought

'It pretty much wiped out everything' - West Van chemical spill worse than thought

Multiple agencies are investigating a major fish kill in West Vancouver’s McDonald Creek. A passerby on the seawalk noticed dead fish floating in the mouth of the creek around noon on Monday and reported it to the District of West Vancouver.
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Teachers, students at West Van Secondary warned of possible COVID-19 exposure

Teachers, students at West Van Secondary warned of possible COVID-19 exposure

Students and teachers at another West Vancouver high school are being warned that a person attending West Vancouver Secondary School has tested positive for COVID-19.
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NDP kick off re-election campaign in North Vancouver

NDP kick off re-election campaign in North Vancouver

For the second time in a row, the BC NDP have kicked off their provincial election campaign in North Vancouver.
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Britannia Beach losing its full-service post office

Britannia Beach losing its full-service post office

Developer says it was a prudent business decision; Britannia Mine Museum finalizing negotiations with Canada Post to provide partial replacement service
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UPDATED: Gas leak in Horseshoe Bay – ferry service unaffected

UPDATED: Gas leak in Horseshoe Bay – ferry service unaffected

UPDATE: West Vancouver Police Dept. has now advised that FortisBC shut off the leak and access to the village is no longer restricted, Deborah Marshall, BC Ferries’ executive director of public affairs.
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Back to the polls as 'campaign unconventional' begins

Back to the polls as 'campaign unconventional' begins

Squamish's incumbent MLA talks about elections amid COVID-19 and outlines some of his platform
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Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Dana LeCompte was out for a family walk Friday at Whiffen Spit in Sooke when something shiny caught her eye. “We thought it was a piece of metal, a piece of a shipwreck or something,” said LeCompte.
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One rescue for Squamish Search and Rescue this week

One rescue for Squamish Search and Rescue this week

The organization is one callout shy of matching their highest year on record
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