Squamish Mayor will take home $5,000 dollars more this year as council voted to increase the salary to bring it

The Squamish Oceanfront developer wants tax holidays on SODC lands to continue even as council prepares to discuss on Tuesday how and if the exemptions granted in 2015 could be repealed. Staff is warning council to let the exemptions stay as they fear taking away the exemptions could bring legal action from the developer.

Squamish RCMP and Squamish Fire attended to a fire call off Valley Drive in Squamish and at Porteau Cove, where those flouting the ban were ticketed $1150.

The annual walk, benefiting the BC SPCA Sea to Sky Branch, will be held at O’Siyam Pavilion & Junction Park, 37980 Cleveland Ave., Squamish, on Saturday Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. with the walk starting at 3 p.m. Participants will be able to enjoy fantastic entertainment, activities, community vendor booths, and vegetarian food options.

Effective September 5, BC Transit is introducing several new changes to Squamish Transit, including more bus trips, frequent service, and more buses on the road on Sunday and holidays. The new changes also include a simplified fare structure that includes all children 12 and under boarding for free.

Wildfire Update: Mamquam Fire is 60 Percent Contained. It is approximately three hectares in size and is ranked 1-2, on the six-level Wildfire Ranking scale, which indicates that there is smouldering ground fire and low vigour surface fire

Fire suppression crews have been working diligently throughout the day to establish hose lays around the Mamquam wildfire.

District of Squamish has hired a contractor for an Affordable Housing Service Program Service that would require working with BC Housing and developing housing policy.

The Downtown Squamish BIA has been in communication with the RCMP and Community Policing to proactively address the issue.

The Squamish Seniors’ Centre is being re-named The 55 Activity Centre, with expanded hours, new décor, and a broader programming focus to better serve Squamish’s diverse adult population.

District is currently installing new signs, with the first phase of signs being installed in the Downtown and Loggers Lane Area.

Gary Buxton, the general manager for community planning and infrastructure for the district, talks about trends in construction, processing time for building permits, and the challenges district faces as it deals with a construction boom in town.

The District of Squamish says there is no planned trail closure at this time. Any such decision by Squamish Fire Rescue within District of Squamish boundaries will follow a decision made by the provincial Coastal Fire Centre as the lead agency and subject matter expert in this area, and there is no such plan currently.

The provincial government is not considering financial support for the reinstatement of the Prince George and North Vancouver route because the demand for passenger rail service along the route is marginal but the cost would be substantial.

Former MP John Weston released his new book at the West Vancouver public library on June 13. The book, On ! Achieving Excellence in Leadership, is a reflect on the positive qualities needed in leaders.

Up to 160 water meters will be installed in existing buildings by spring 2018, with additional meter installations planned for the following year.

Squamish will soon see the installation of two large-scale murals by Squamish-based artists Stan Matwychuk and Ciarra Douglas as part of the Squamish Murals Project.

District of Squamish has decided not to pay the invoices the RCMP has sent it for DNA analyses.

We are letting hordes of tourists and business give us a pass‐--all for a sign.

Squamish RCMP were notified that Nile Sinnes had been located by police in Alberta and he was safe and sound. Sinnes immediate family has been notified.

Squamish RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating Niles Sinnes, a local resident of Squamish. Sinnes was last seen on the evening of June 18th, 2017.

HIT is investigating a body found in a vehicle on Cheekeye Forest Road in Squamish. On June 14th, 2017, Squamish RCMP responded to a complaint of a burned vehicle on the Cheekye Forest Road just North of Squamish. When police arrived they located a male victim inside the vehicle.

Mayor Heintzman is an eco-conscious politician and that may have left many supporters wondering if she would support the rezoning and OCP amendment of Garibaldi Golf course, a change that would transform the greenway corridor land to residential. But the Mayor has made it clear that she hasn’t seen a proposal from the developer to date that is supportable.

District is urging citizens to secure wildlife attractants after a sow and two cubs were destroyed in downtown Squamish on Sunday.

Squamish council has approved $10,000 from the council contingency budget to contribute to Western Canadian Mountain Bike Tourism Association’s study of the impact of mountain bike tourism in the Sea to Sky Corridor.