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Woodfibre LNG floats option to house workers in 'floatel' in Squamish

Woodfibre LNG floats option to house workers in 'floatel' in Squamish

BC Environmental Assessment Office will provide a 30-day public comment period as part of its review of the amendment
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Colorado man dies on Whistler mountain biking trail

Colorado man dies on Whistler mountain biking trail

Fifty-four-year-old suffered cardiac arrest on Comfortably Numb trail
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Cheemas propose creating a new mine on their Squamish property

Cheemas propose creating a new mine on their Squamish property

After earlier housing project deferred for the immediate future, developer plans to extract 10,000 tonnes of stone
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Squamish gets on-the-ground funding to address opioid crisis

Squamish gets on-the-ground funding to address opioid crisis

Squamish-based Community Action Team to explore strategies
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VIDEO: Secret life of spiders explained in time for Halloween

VIDEO: Secret life of spiders explained in time for Halloween

Creatures may look scary but they're actually an important part of the eco-system, UBC Okanagan biology lecturer says
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Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first

Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first

Gavin Hanke reaches a gloved hand into the formaldehyde tank at the Royal British Columbia Museum very, very carefully. What emerges is a B.C.
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SLRD BRIEF: SLRD town hall hears from Furry Creek residents

SLRD BRIEF: SLRD town hall hears from Furry Creek residents

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District board meeting and public town hall was held at the Furry Creek Golf and Country Club on Oct. 23.
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Vancouver Coastal Health needs your help naming new C. diff sniffer dog

Vancouver Coastal Health needs your help naming new C. diff sniffer dog

Vancouver Coastal Health has two new four-legged friends ready to start sniffing out some nasty, and potentially dangerous, germs.
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SLRD BRIEF: SLRD learns a lesson from Squamish

SLRD BRIEF: SLRD learns a lesson from Squamish

It has been a chance for the regional district to learn from the mistakes Squamish has made in upgrading its aging technology. At its Oct.
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SLRD brief: Squamish Valley Campground grows garlic

SLRD brief: Squamish Valley Campground grows garlic

A campground in the Upper Squamish Valley is now also the site of commercial garlic production.
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