Lax enforcement, budget cuts and undefined on and off-leash areas have left citizens feeling vulnerable.

Hazard mitigation for a proposed housing development in Brackendale involves a 35-metre high barrier and a sedimentation basin that will protect the area from one in a 10,000 year debris hazard event.

There will be business opportunities for local companies in construction, remediation, marine transport, medical services and supplies, installation, structural fabrication, etc, company representatives said.

By Matt BlackmanPublished: Nov. 29, 2014   Whether you are for or against it, the proposed Woodfibre LNG became a

Season’s Greetings from the Downtown Squamish Business Improvement Association (DSBIA)! It’s been an extremely successful year downtown and what a better way to wrap up 2014 than to celebrate the Holidays?

Ministry of Transportation proudly says it spent $795 million on Highway 99 to make it the safest highway in the province. That may well be true if the ministry is willing to ignore an ICBC report from 2002 whose recommendations have still not been implemented.

Thomas Schneider is a devoted food grower who also owns four chickens. He believes it was ridiculous for the district to have a bylaw that restricted chicken.

It costs about $60 to buy a plastic barrel and hardware necessary to build a rain barrel—a little bit more for a classy oak cask.

The library is introducing new programs and services, despite a $30,000 budget cut last year.

By Paul HudsonPublished: Nov. 16, 2014     Renewing Your Mortgage – Bank Or Broker? We all have busy lives,

Squamish voters elected Patricia Heintzman as their Mayor and brought in three new faces to council in one of the most hotly-contested municipal election in recent history.

By Herbert VesleyPublished: Nov 11, 2014 Local media provided extensive coverage on the proposed LNG plant and candidates for council

An anti-LNG protest drew a crowd of 200 people to downtown Squamish on Saturday, Nov. 8.

A former Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) director says the council didn’t follow process, acted in haste, and used incomplete information to select the Oceanfront developer.

In an interview with Gagandeep Ghuman, Rob Kirkham, the incumbent mayor seeking re-election, says Oceanfront, economic development, and bringing disparate groups together have driven his desire for re-election.

In an interview with Gagandeep Ghuman, mayoral candidate Patricia Heintzman outlines her ideals and her plans for what she would like to do as Mayor.

Former councillor Jeff McKenzie thought it was going to be just another day at his business—until some people started to show up with a message no businessman wants to hear.

Rdogs is dedicated to positive, proactive solutions and finding what motivates people to be responsible dog owners. Over 300 people have joined it.

District of Squamish is in a state of transformation on a number of measures including economic, cultural and social demographics. In the coming term, council faces challenges in responding to and capitalizing on this transformation.

Danielle Klooster served as councillor for two terms in Penhold, AB, and now runs a writing service and business development consulting business. She wrote this column to help people make informed decision and reflect on their motives for becoming a councilor.

For voters, an election day can begin and end within an hour. But for district employees Robin Arthurs and Charlene Pawluk, the election day can extend up to 14 hours, sometimes even to 20.

Squamish council voted unanimously to defer a FortisBC application to drill boreholes in the estuary for geotechnical investigation for a proposed natural gas pipeline for Woodfibre LNG.

Council candidates Peter Kent, Karen Elliott, Auli Parvianinen, Eric Andersen, Rob Weys, Bryan Raiser introduce themselves and explain their political platforms.

Council candidates Brad Hodge, Ron Bahm, Ted Prior, Jason Blackman-Wulff, and Glenn Campbell introduce themselves and explain their political platforms.

Where do they stand on LNG and what do they plan to do about it if elected ? Counil candidates explain their stance on LNG.