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International Overdose Awareness Day event on now in downtown Squamish

International Overdose Awareness Day event on now in downtown Squamish

A photo of the late Graham John Green is set in the grass, a stark reminder of why there is a need to honour I nternational Overdose Awareness Day , today, Aug. 31. An event is underway now at Pavillion Park in downtown Squamish.
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Taking Howe Sound's 2020 temperature

Taking Howe Sound's 2020 temperature

Report highlights the health of the sound since last report in 2017
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Squamish’s controversial zoning overhaul on council agenda tomorrow

Squamish’s controversial zoning overhaul on council agenda tomorrow

Elected officials will consider passing third reading on Sept. 1
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Bear swipe at jogger leads to upper Coquitlam Crunch closure

Bear swipe at jogger leads to upper Coquitlam Crunch closure

A sign has been posted and a trap set up after a portion of the trail was closed
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B.C. Ferries has sailing waits on major routes Sunday afternoon and evening

B.C. Ferries has sailing waits on major routes Sunday afternoon and evening

There may be a pandemic and fewer people travelling, but things are starting to look a lot like previous years at B.C. Ferries terminals this weekend. As of late afternoon Sunday, there was a two-sailing wait out of Swartz Bay with the 5 p.m.
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Baby Jessica: Infant abandoned in a ditch grows up and tracks down her parents

Baby Jessica: Infant abandoned in a ditch grows up and tracks down her parents

On April 14, 1986, a shivering infant, her umbilical cord still attached, was found in a pink-striped Adidas bag in an overgrown, watery ditch on Triangle Mountain.
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Update: Two-alarm fire in Richmond visible across Lower Mainland

Update: Two-alarm fire in Richmond visible across Lower Mainland

The fire broke out at a recycling plant in north Richmond
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UPDATE: 'I know that it is scary, but we will get through this': Squamish Nation co-chair

UPDATE: 'I know that it is scary, but we will get through this': Squamish Nation co-chair

19 confirmed COVID-19 cases among members; Nation offices are temporarily closed
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Overdose awareness: Coping with a double-headed monster

Overdose awareness: Coping with a double-headed monster

During her most recent stay in hospital, a doctor told Tara Levis — whose addiction and mental-health issues have resulted in serious health complications in recent years — that he wasn’t sure if she’d make it out alive.
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'He is very lucky' - North Van crews rescue painter who struck power lines

'He is very lucky' - North Van crews rescue painter who struck power lines

Rescuers say a painter is lucky to be alive after his cherry picker collided with live hydro wires, Friday afternoon. Multiple people called 911 when they heard an explosion on the 100 block of West Third Street just before 2 p.m.
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