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Election brings new faces to SLRD

Election brings new faces to SLRD

SLRD briefs: Geohazard monitoring; Wildfire communications
Strong wind gusts expected to start at midnight in Squamish

Strong wind gusts expected to start at midnight in Squamish

Hold onto your hat! Strong wind up to 70 kilometres an hour is expected to start around midnight tonight in Squamish, according to Environment Canada. Gusts of up to 80 kilometres an hour will ease midday Sunday.
Another rainfall warning issued for Squamish

Another rainfall warning issued for Squamish

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B.C. allows gender X on ID for people who don’t identify as male or female

B.C. allows gender X on ID for people who don’t identify as male or female

People who consider themselves neither male nor female now have the right to use an X to designate their gender on British Columbia-issued identification including a driver’s licence, birth certificate, identity card and BC Services card.
Should fireworks be banned in Squamish on Halloween?

Should fireworks be banned in Squamish on Halloween?

The topic seems to come up every Halloween – should fireworks be banned in Squamish? Some residents are worried fireworks scare their pets and other animals, while parents sometimes lament that the explosions keep their kids up at night.
VIDEO: Man who lost it over Tim Hortons Iced Capp arrested, charged with assault

VIDEO: Man who lost it over Tim Hortons Iced Capp arrested, charged with assault

A man has been arrested in Powell River after he verbally attacked staff at a Tim Hortons in New Westminster and poured an Iced Capp on the counter. The incident took place on Sept.
Heavy rain tonight likely to cause flash floods: Environment Canada

Heavy rain tonight likely to cause flash floods: Environment Canada

Heavy rain is expected to continue Thursday night, bringing another 30 to 50 millimetres before it tapers off early in the morning. Environment Canada has issued a heavy rainfall warning for the Lower Mainland and the Sea to Sky including Squamish.
Wildlife advocacy group files complaint after bear killed in fall from tree

Wildlife advocacy group files complaint after bear killed in fall from tree

Complaint stems from officer's handling of bear killed in fall after being tranquilized on Oct. 8 in Whistler
Police briefs

Police briefs

Stealing from a business, disappearing seniors items and more...
Fourteen months needed to change voting systems, ridings if proportional representation approved

Fourteen months needed to change voting systems, ridings if proportional representation approved

Votes before 2021 remain on first-past-the-post system