Squamish citizens may not be able to use their secondary suites or coach houses for short term rentals if council agrees with a staff suggestion this Tuesday.

Squamish Constellation Festival and Paintillio want you to ‘Show Your Squamish’ – for a chance to win two VIP passes to the festival, July 26-28.  

This will free up capital to invest in other critical infrastructure projects and will permit the District to focus on bylaw enforcement and animal control in the community, according the district.

“Poor Theo has not lived without pain for most of his life. He cannot put any weight on his front leg without it being very painful,” says SPCA Sea to Sky branch manager Krista Unser.

The Government of BC is awarding $10,000 for the phase 1 of a project to rebuild the Half Nelson mountain biking trails.

 The District will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design of the new main hall on Clarke Drive. The 2019-2023 Financial Plan allocates $600,000 in 2019 for design for the replacement of the main Fire Hall.

Squamish is hardwired for adventure—and for McDonald’s ice cones, if you believe the latest news from the fast food company.

The incident happened on the evening of May 31, when Squamish RCMP was conducted a road check along Government Road. Police said it noticed a vehicle was trying to avoid police interaction.

On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at approximately 3:15 PM, Whistler and Squamish RCMP and Emergency Services attended the scene of a fatal motorcycle collision on Highway 99, north of the Conroy Forest Service Road, about 20 kilometres south of Whistler, BC.

A spike in reports of bears gaining access to garbage, organic and recycling totes is prompting the Conservation Officer Service (COS) and District of Squamish to issue an urgent plea to residents to manage wildlife attractants around their property.

Registration for vendors, food trucks and sponsors is on-going throughout the summer, says Peters. The next Squamish Street Market events take place on Sunday, July 14 and August 11.

The new funding from BC will enable a separated paved path with lighting.

The BC SPCA executed a warrant on May 29 to seize 15 badly neglected Bichon Frise dogs from a Fraser Valley breeder. 

BC Wildfire Service has issued restrictions for Category 2 open fires in the Coastal Fire Centre, which includes Squamish.

The BC Cycling Coalition has also launched a campaign to convince BC to exempt e-bikes from PST, and has submitted a formal request to remove the PST.

The global attitudes are changing towards this plant, and Canada can be a leader in the development of policy that works for all levels of government.

BC Transit and its partner communities are offering the GradPASS program for graduating Grade 12 students all over the province.

Anyone with any information regarding the above files are asked to contact the Squamish RCMP at 604-892-6100 or contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or go to www.solvecrime.ca

If you are ‘craving a really sweet job’ then head to the Squamish Public Library in the first week of June.

The province is adding 35 new campsites at the Stawamus Chief park as well as 10 tent pad sites at Tantalus Park in Squamish.

The concert is the final production for the HSPAA season, and board member Veronica McPhee is excited to have Musseau performing.

Procedures for issuing an evacuation alert, evacuation order and phased neighbourhood evacuation are outlined in the plan, as well as a detailed system for distributing public information as quickly as possible.

Single day passes will be available to the general public on Friday, May 24 at 10 am. All passes, are available at www.constellationfest.ca, in limited quantities.

Sea to Sky School District, Capilano University, and Vancouver Coastal Health are appealing to the council to reject a variance application for a cannabis store that is being proposed in the Chieftain Plaza.

The Province is asking the British Columbia Utilities Commission’s (BCUC) to investigate the ‘high, volatile gasoline prices’ in British Columbia and has set terms of reference for the investigation.