One in three people in BC have been avoiding health care workers during pandemic, according to a new research by UBC.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning customers about fraudulent online cannabis retailers. 

There has been a new spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Squamish health region.  

Health Canada has issued a recall for Valor H5 series fireplaces due to risk of breaking glass that can cause

Police and other provincial enforcement officers are being given the power to issue $2,000 violation tickets for owners or organizers contravening the provincial health officer’s (PHO) order on gatherings and events.

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Howe Sound.

RCMP officers patrolling along the marine border in the Strait of Georgia rescued two people after their boat sank in the water.

The Conservation Officer Service was called about a cougar seen on the Farside mountain biking trail, which is part of the Crumpit Woods trail system in Squamish.

The Squamish Public Library is now open for express browsing.

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) has issued an Evacuation alert  for Lillooet Lake Estates, Heather Jean Properties and other identified properties within Electoral Area C.

District of Squamish has installed a new stop sign for traffic coming from Hospital Hill in Valleycliffe.

The District of Squamish has formed an Economic Partner Forum as part of a new governance approach for Economic Development. 

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada has approved charges against a Surrey man for trying to bring Methamphetamine into Canada from the United States.

There are 56 residential properties on which the district has yet to receive property taxes, and the property owners will get one more year to clear the tax.

Squamish Fire Rescue is looking for positive, energetic and community minded citizens to join its team of dedicated paid on-call firefighters

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is opening a new first-come first-serve testing site in Vancouver to provide increased screening and testing for COVID-19.

Conservation Officer Service destroyed a black bear at the Cal-Cheak Campground in Whistler on August 18.

 The District of Squamish has announced plans for a phased reopening of Brennan Park Recreation Centre with new COVID-19 safety measures.

I chuckle every Friday and Sunday afternoons when I see the hordes of cars, campers form the world’s slowest parade on Highway 99.  It is a scene I grew up with in Southern Ontario, along Highway 400.

The Squamish Nation has been certified as a Living Wage Employer in BC through the Living Wage for Families Campaign.

An association of cannabis retailers have written to the District of Squamish council to discourage government cannabis stores in town.

A man accused of brutally beating his girlfriend’s dog in 2016 plead guilty in a Vancouver court.

An e-bike stolen from Whistler was recovered by West Vancouver police at Park Royal Man.

The Tim Hortons on Enterprise Way is expected to reopen this week after it was shut following an employee testing positive for COVID-19.

When schools reopen, masks will be required for staff, middle and secondary students in buses as well as in common areas such as hallways, the province announced today.