It’s not a boom by any means, construction and particularly residential construction is seeing a revival in Squamish. With 78 new licences issued in 2013, construction is far ahead of all other businesses for new business licences.

By Craig CherletPublished: March. 1, 2014     Marketing a business today is no easy task. The old outbound marketing

I attended several of the community consultation sessions over the last two weeks to learn more, however, these sessions left me with more questions than answers.

Kelly’s Eclectibles, a new store in downtown Squamish, hopes to attract customers who want to touch and feel the music they buy.

Last year started with a coyote killing a small dog from a front yard in the Garibaldi Highlands. A coyote also killed a cat in the Garibaldi Highlands. The cougars may have receded into the wild, but pets in Squamish face new foes: Coyotes and bobcats.

District of Squamish is refusing to issue a business license to a downtown business, asking them to either apply for a rezoning or move to a location zoned commercial.

District of Squamish has rolled out its first-ever investment incentive program, available from now through to August 31, 2016. The incentive program provides property tax exemptions and façade improvement grants targeting commercial and mixed-use developments in downtown and industrial development in the Business Park.

An application has been made to rezone a parcel of land on Depot Road in Brackendale from the existing Rural 2 to Rural 1 zoning.

Squamish council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to remove a proposed ban on future drive-throughs from its OCP amendements.

Development services at the district almost doubled its revenue this year. Bylaw enforcement was also richer by $46,150, thanks to dog licences.

Brian Self, Meg Fellowes, Richard Cannings, Rick Toochin, Derek Sutton, Len Goldsmith, Jim Wisnia, Heather Baines, Nancy Ricker, Marcia and Grant Danielson, Judy Vetsch, Patrick McNamara, Don Fieldhouse, Bev Hill and Thor Halvorson have given many Sundays to counting birds in Squamish.

The beautiful setting of the Cheakamus Centre (www.cheakamuscentre.ca, formerly NVOS) was originally developed as a ranch by one of the Squamish area’s first settlers, Isaac J. Hayden.

For two days every week, the Sikh temple on Fifth Ave. rings out with the sounds of Punjabi alphabets as children learn the language their parents hope will keep them connected to their culture.

When complete, the Legacy Sports Park will house complete small ski jumps, a lit running loop, a biathlon range, pavilion, walking trails, a climbing training wall and more.

By Lani SheldonPublished: Feb. 19, 2014   By all accounts, I had it all together.  A loving husband, supportive parents

By Nate DolhaPublished: Feb. 19   It’s been said that the first casualty of war is truth. As the next

Cardinal Concrete has joined Sea to Sky Community Services in its efforts to build Centrepoint by making a $50,000 donation to the project.

This week, police arrested two men well-known to the police for thefts in the community. Police recovered two mountain bikes, valued at approx. $1700 and $2000, from one of them.

Chris Bishop, the district of Squamish director of development services has accepted a new position with the District of West Vancouver as Manager of Development Planning.

From Squamish River dike upgrades to paving of the Corridor Trail, a glimpse into where the district of Squamish spent your money last year.

In January 2014, Fran Solar was decorated as a Niche Awards winner — awards recognizing excellence in fine craft — for her ten-pound copper-woven sculpture “Pleated Vessel.”

An LNG export facility being planned on former Woodfibre pulp mill sit has thrilled and worried Squamishers. While many welcome the jobs and taxes the facility will create, there are others who are anxious to know its impact on environment. In an interview with Gagandeep Ghuman, the vice-president of corporate affairs at Woodfibre Natural Gas, Byng Giraud, answers questions about the project.

McRae said branding is important to tell a consistent story about Squamish. “In this day and age of marketing, you don’t have a lot of time to make a sale,” he says.

From Corridor Trail to Valleycliffe water main replacement, here is a glimpse into where the district spent your money last year.

The last trip to the final destination will now cost more in Squamish, and costlier if you are meeting your maker on weekends and statutory holidays.