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Ferry service between Horseshoe Bay, Departure Bay to resume June 3

Ferry service between Horseshoe Bay, Departure Bay to resume June 3

B.C. Ferries is planning to resume service between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay starting on June 3. There will be four round trips per day instead of the usual eight.
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Temporary closures on Highway 1 at North Van’s Lower Lynn interchange

Temporary closures on Highway 1 at North Van’s Lower Lynn interchange

Detour… There’s a muddy road ahead, detour. Highway 1 will be shut down in both directions overnight on several occasions over the next month as the Lower Lynn Improvement Project lumbers on. Between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
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Squamish Nation sets terms for evaluating Woodfibre's floatel

Squamish Nation sets terms for evaluating Woodfibre's floatel

Nation will work with provincial and federal governments in a non-binding agreement
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Squamish RCMP stepping up presence over the long weekend

Squamish RCMP stepping up presence over the long weekend

Amid partial pandemic reopenings, officers urging people to stay local and avoid non-essential travel
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Sea to Sky Gondola announces reopening for passholders and their guests on May 22

Sea to Sky Gondola announces reopening for passholders and their guests on May 22

The gondola will be undergoing a two-phased reopening process
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Metro Vancouver bought Dorman Point but don't try to visit it yet

Metro Vancouver bought Dorman Point but don't try to visit it yet

Metro Vancouver Regional Parks acquired the three-acre property for $2.7 million but until there's a management plan and a trail, they don't want people heading down there
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UPDATED: Stawamus Chief, Murrin Park and Brandywine Falls are opening today

UPDATED: Stawamus Chief, Murrin Park and Brandywine Falls are opening today

The two Squamish parks will open for first time since COVID-19 closures
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BC Coroners Service says two people died in Britannia Beach fire

BC Coroners Service says two people died in Britannia Beach fire

RCMP and coroner are investigating
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Squamish Valley wildfire still not called out

Squamish Valley wildfire still not called out

Meanwhile, 100 people evicted from parks by conservation officers and firefighters called to illegal fires
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In rare sighting for Island, at least 7 grizzly bears spotted near Sayward

In rare sighting for Island, at least 7 grizzly bears spotted near Sayward

The mayor of Sayward says there are at least seven grizzly bears in and around the north Vancouver Island village, and he’s warning shutterbugs to stay away to protect themselves and the big bruins.
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