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Chief wins two awards

Chief wins two awards

The Squamish Chief has won two Ma Murray Awards from the B.C.-Yukon Community Newspaper Association.
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Rustic campground slated to open in 2018

Rustic campground slated to open in 2018

Proponents still to work out arrangements for water
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Neighbours oppose density of Breeze development

Neighbours oppose density of Breeze development

People will be ‘jammed’ together, resident says at public hearing
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Auto theft on rise in Squamish

Auto theft on rise in Squamish

RCMP annual crime stats also show violent crimes decreased in 2015
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Grant to help Upper Squamish be FireSmart

Grant to help Upper Squamish be FireSmart

R esidents in the Upper Squamish Valley are preparing to deal with wildfire threats as hot, dry conditions have meant an early start to fire season.
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Minister wants to hear about ‘sharing economy’

Minister wants to hear about ‘sharing economy’

Th e provincial government is wading into the discussion around how competition in the new “sharing economy” is affecting local communities.
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Company applies to conduct eco-tours on Crown land

Company applies to conduct eco-tours on Crown land

More guided backcountry trips may soon be available in Squamish. Mountain Skills Academy and Adventures has put in an application for the use of 2,691 hectares of provincial Crown land around the Sea to Sky Gondola.
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Construction on Oceanfront to begin soon

Construction on Oceanfront to begin soon

Nexen Beach renamed Newport Beach
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Up in smoke: Devastation in Fort McMurray hits close to home

F or Squamish resident Wilf Grolman, the fires raging in Fort McMurray are more than an abstraction in the news. For him, the images mean watching the city where he works going up in smoke.
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BC Transit spent $40,000 on Stawamus Chief commercial

BC Transit spent $40,000 on Stawamus Chief commercial

Bus service to Chief now in planning stages
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