Woodfibre LNG opponents have made a legal appeal to environment minister Leona Aglukkaq for the federal government to do its own examination of the Woodfibre LNG proposal rather than letting B.C. run the environmental assessment of the project.

Nick Pascuzzi will be the new principal of Howe Sound Secondary School and Robin Kirk will be the new principal of Don Ross Secondary School. Both start their new term on Ausgust 1, 2015.

We are all part of civil society. We each come with our own belief system whether it is religion with a capital noun such as Islam or Christianity, a less organized form of spirituality or as an avowed atheist.

The wealth and value of art is that the journey or experience helps get us closer in our struggle to understand.

when I heard we were getting an international artist in Squamish, I expected something truly unique. I was excited and waiting to be inspired but I must say I’m utterly disappointed at the Blue Tree Project.

You don’t have to be a finance whiz-kid or a marketing guru to become a successful entrepreneur. You don’t even need to have lots of money. Here are a few inspiring stories of ordinary people in Squamish who have built businesses by just following their need to succeed.

The Centre for Sustainability is launching a new Social Venture Challenge (SVC), a new program to support entrepreneurs in the Squamish-Lillooet / Sea to Sky region to develop new business initiatives that have community benefits.

Masterton is one of the people who have bought pews from the Squamish United Church as it prepares to dismantle the old church for a Centrepoint project. The pew will sit in her home and remind her of the choir, her parents and the faith and love the church instilled in her.

I am not a big fan of social media myself, because I find that it is a place where people can easily get bullied and where they can easily do very inappropriate things.

Regardless of whether you are "dieting" to lose weight or eating a specific "diet" for health and performance reasons, in essence everyone is on a diet.

HUMANs are not the only one to know the bonding power of touch. Courtney Driver knows it can strengthen the bond between animals and humans too. And if Bella could speak, she may have told you how much she loved the hour-long massages she received from Courtney.

Startup Squamish founder Dave Crewson says they invested their time and money in showing values to the community, but didn’t have much success in forging partnerships that are crucial to creating entrepreneurial ecosystems.

JULIA Palmer looks outside her kitchen window and the scene is positively Elysian. There are birds chirping in the dense canopy of trees and there is usually a family of ducks quacking as they glide on the backyard creek.

There are no potential air quality, or risks to soil, vegetation and water following the Terminal fire, according to the survey conducted by the District of Squamish and other agencies. Photo: NEWS1130

Geological engineers are in the process of compiling their findings on the Squamish Chief rocklside and an update is anticipated in the next few days, the District of Squamish reported in its latest update. Photo: Mandy Jensen

Despite the serious impact of the fire, Squamish Terminals has resumed operations, said Kim Stegeman-Lowe, the vice-president of operations at the Squamish Terminals.

The Squamish dock fire which began Thursday evening is now 100 per cent contained. Squamish Fire Rescue continues to work toward extinguishment.

The Ministry of Environment is maintaining the Air Quality Advisory that was issued Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. While air quality readings in Squamish are currently indicating low concern, fire suppression efforts today may temporarily affect this and result in deteriorating air quality.

By Adriana SmithPublished: April 14, 2015     I READ a blog by Earthie Mama the other day about raising

Health Canada isn’t in the business of being cruel; handing someone an untested, unproven or unregulated drug might actually make things worse. It might even kill the patient.

Questions abound around alternative therapies, yet it's a growing trade in town. Driven by hope and faith, people flock to therapists mindless of what science says. If it works, it's science--even though science may yet not know.

Terry Aldridge drives cancer patients to Vancouver and keeps them in good humour with his jokes.

Shannon Logan found the courage to mix love with business, and the result was a global women’s collective.

When I was asked to have a debate on medical cannabis dispensaries in Canada my first thought was—what is there to debate? The current medical cannabis system is ‘flawed by any standard': not debatable.

My husband has always been passionate about growing food and is now building an aquaponics system in our downtown backyard. We plan to add rabbits and chickens next year.