Found in a metal recycling dumpster in a community north of Pemberton, little Ella suffered what appear to be crush injuries to her front feet and a dislocated vertebrae at the base of her tail.

THESE days downtown Squamish is really a very down downtown. In less than a year, I saw two eating places, one coffee shop with a church, an appliance wholesaler, a merchandize store, and a start-up business support enterprise close their doors.

THE recent trilogy of anomalous occurrences in our region (English Bay tanker oil spill, Squamish Terminals wharf fire, and Squamish Chief massive rock fall) have created some speculation about the accelerated relation between anthropogenic processes and the natural world.

MY mother always said bad things happen in threes. The oil spill in English Bay, the fire at Squamish Terminals and the chip off the Chief were three shocking events that took place over a short period of time close to home that are a good example of this superstition.

Elizabeth Harris has bought a property in Paradise Valley to be closer to nature and bring it alive in her art.

The Taizé style of worship isn’t limited by age or geography. In churches across the world, members gather once or twice a month to worship God with chants, music, short prayers and silence. At St. John the Divine Anglican Church, they gather on the first Monday of each month for a Taizé service that takes 25 minutes

Though a BC wide program, Better at Home is administered locally by Sea to Sky Community Services Society. It’s anchored by volunteers such as Michelle Leblanc and Karla Hetherington.

O MY question is: How do we become the people we were meant to be? Where do we start? I believe the moment you begin to understand your truth and realize the beauty within you.

I WOULD be lying if I did not say I was part of the group of Canadians who worried about travelling to Mexico. Safety and health concerns however did not phase me.

I AM an Environmental Educator, and I have been teaching children about nature since I myself was a child. The innate wonder children have for nature inspires me, and their endless questions encourage me to continue learning about our remarkable natural world.

As part of BC's Local Government Awareness Week, three newest District of Squamish Councillors Jason Blackman-Wulff, Karen Elliott and Peter Kent took it upon themselves to learn first-hand what really goes on behind-the-scenes.

The Squamish Public Library will soon be open five more hours a week to serve the community. Beginning June 1, the library will open at 11 am on Monday to Thursday and remain open until 8 pm.

Coastal Ford in Squamish is celebrating the grand opening of their new facility at 1120 Commercial Place on Thursday, May 28, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For the past four years Squamish Climate Action Network (Squamish CAN) has teamed with the District to take on the challenge of Zero Waste. Our community is making big gains in the right direction.

The Squamish Chief rock fall on April 19 is being attributed to natural physical weathering processes, according to a geological report commissioned by the district. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Mandy Jensen

Let’s get really real about what money means and how it affects the world we live in. Some may think it’s strange that money is a subject near and dear to my heart.

Local teacher Sarah Hain’s grade 3 and 4 class from Stawamus Elementary School will receive a $4,000 prize for their school and a $1,000 donation to the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) as the Most Points Prize winners of the Classroom Energy Diet Challenge (CEDC).

Quest University Canada has named Dr. Peter Englert as its fourth president and vice-chancellor succeeding Dr. David Helfand who is stepping down from his position after seven years. Dr. Englert will assume his new role and join the Quest community starting August 1, 2015.

In the last few years, our taxes have gone up in a way that is unsustainable and will force more people out of town, resulting in a diminished tax base for the district.

People usually don’t like to see their taxes increase, but I sometimes wonder if Squamish would benefit from a more equitable balance between residential and business taxation?

These Squamish residents, young as well as old, have proved with their courage and resilience that cancer is not invincible.

Bev and Jens Hansen were standing in the backyard of their Second Ave home when a noxious smell came wafting in the air. Almost immediately they knew what it was—something was burning. It was a familiar smell. A few years ago, their house had caught fire and they knew the smell of something burning—noxious and suffocating.

The passage of time may have changed a lot at the St. Joseph’s Church of Squamish, but at least one thing has remained constant: The dedication of Catholic Women’s League members.

ONE hundred years ago, a nightmare began for my people. I am Armenian.The date was April 24, 1915. Two hundred and fifty reputable Armenian intellectuals and community leaders were arrested, taken to a remote location, and assassinated.

The signs, which are to be installed at the northbound lane near the Cleveland Avenue intersection as well as at the southbound lane near the Mamquam River Bridge, are expected to help mitigate vehicle-wildlife collisions along Highway 99 and protect the local elk population.