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Squamish Nation weighs in on sixties scoop funds

Squamish Nation weighs in on sixties scoop funds

Squamish Nation’s Chief Ian Campbell says the federal announcement of compensation for so called former “sixties scoop” children is welcome, but cannot atone for the damage done to First Nations children as a result of the policy.
Police briefs

Police briefs

Suspect arrested. Vehicle on fire. Break and enter. Attempted fraud. Theft from vehicle.
More housing for seniors in Squamish

More housing for seniors in Squamish

Rents may have to go up, but most current tenants will be accommodated: society
Forestry contributes 140,000 jobs in BC

Forestry contributes 140,000 jobs in BC

The employment numbers in Squamish are harder to pin down
What is behind the sockeye salmon collapse?

What is behind the sockeye salmon collapse?

Better management needed say local conservationists
Heading into the Dragons’ Den

Heading into the Dragons’ Den

Squamish-based clothing company Strongbody Apparel appears on CBC show on Thursday
Auditors give the OK to School District

Auditors give the OK to School District

Squamish schools appear to have “healthy” accumulated surplus
Drive-thru plans for Britannia Beach development scrapped

Drive-thru plans for Britannia Beach development scrapped

The decision arrives after residents complained about the proposal
Cheema land decision date added to calendar

Cheema land decision date added to calendar

Official Community Plan to be completed in December, staff say
Search and rescue agencies engaged after overturned boat spotted in Howe Sound

Search and rescue agencies engaged after overturned boat spotted in Howe Sound

In the end, it was a false alarm. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue members were out on the waters of Howe Sound just off Newport Beach on Thursday morning searching for people who may have been on a vessel when it overturned. At 8 a.m.