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From dead to alive in Howe Sound

Artificial Reef Society of B.C. program monitoring what is visiting and growing on the sunken Annapolis

Apr 2, 2019 8:46 AM Read more >

Summer saviours: Squamish SAR's season begins to ramp up

Tracking trends in search and rescue points to a busy time of year

Apr 1, 2019 6:54 PM Read more >

UPDATED: Hope that Squamish wildfire will be out this week

BC Wildfire Service crews tackled hotspots and the area was dampened by rain over the weekend

Apr 1, 2019 5:49 PM Read more >

Not an April Fools’ joke: Higher BC Hydro rates in effect starting today

BC Hydro increased its fares on Monday, April 1 and, as a result, customers will have an interim net increase of 1.8 per cent added to their bills. This amount works out to an additional $1.63 per month for residential customers.

Apr 1, 2019 10:12 AM Read more >

Whales in classrooms, oh my!

Technology and a Squamish company help bring Antarctic science and research to students at their desks

Mar 31, 2019 4:35 PM Read more >

Expedition breaks new ground in the lives of Pacific salmon

Fisheries scientists have estimated for the first time that 54.5 million Pacific salmon are living in the Gulf of Alaska — providing a valuable new tool to predict how many fish will be returning to B.C. streams to spawn this fall.

Mar 31, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Young boy attacked by cougars expected to recover

A Lake Cowichan boy who was mauled by two cougars on Friday afternoon has been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. “His injuries weren’t particularly threatening,” B.C. Conservation Insp. Ben York said on Saturday.

Mar 30, 2019 12:09 PM Read more >

Bad news for anglers - B.C. kokanee season cut way short

Effective Monday, April 1, the kokanee angling season on the upper west arm of Kootenay Lake will be reduced to four days in 2019. The 2018 season was 28 days.

Mar 30, 2019 9:09 AM Read more >

West Van's Horseshoe Bay looks to craft new local area plan

Waterfront village has largely been guided by zoning established in 1955

Mar 29, 2019 7:05 AM Read more >

All aboard! Feds announce nearly $1 million for West Coast Railway Heritage Park

Squamish's train museum to expand

Mar 28, 2019 5:18 PM Read more >

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