Opinion

Kayakers, windsurfers, divers, dragonboaters, climbers, mountain bikers, trail runners, hikers, base jumpers (you get the idea!) all recreate in Squamish.

When Squamish General Hospital opened in May of 1952, the “modern” facility could accommodate 20 patients. It had two operating rooms, an X-ray machine, and a lab.

These days, people bring everything they have at home to their park holiday.

A few weeks ago researchers published a photo of a black hole larger than our solar system from which nothing, not even light, can escape.

April is daffodil month. The month that the Canadian Cancer Society picked in the 1950s as a national fundraising campaign for the fight against cancer. The Daffodil was selected to symbolize strength and courage.

Ah, spring. The days are longer, the air is warmer, and our thoughts are quickly turning from ski boots to hiking boots.

Vancouver’s annual 4/20 protest celebrates its 25th birthday this Saturday at Sunset Beach. Event organizers anticipate that attendance this year will exceed 100,000 people over the course of the day.

This is the second weekend in succession that we have visited the Squamish area and on both occasions, we have seen Elk crossing the road about six kilometres from the junction with the main highway at Alice Lake.

At least seven elk have been killed since 2012 along the stretch of Highway 99 between Cleveland Avenue and Industrial Way, according to data from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, which is responsible for the highway and keeps track

It is often surprising where reporting takes you. The job of a journalist is a bit like being a guest at a smörgåsbord.