Until now, youth sports was exempt from any user fees. But looking to increase its revenue, the district plans to slap new fees and charges to play on the soccer and baseball fields. This will affect families like the Olivers above, who pay close to $350 for the boys to be part of both baseball and soccer leagues.

A riparian area bylaw passed by the district in 2010 has wiped out 90 per cent of Art Bartsch’s residential lot, what he calls a ‘de facto appropriation’.

It's been three years since the Squamish Sign was vandalised and destroyed in an accident. A plan to construct a new sign has since been mired in committees and consultant reports. Now, it's again being put on hold for a rebranding exercise.

Squamish wants province to amend the collective bargaining act for fire and police services and make the wages fair for local government.

The Squamish Weight Watchers group has called it quits until they can find a new leader.

Squamish humanitarian Ian MacKay is leaving for Philipines on Monday, Dec 16, to help Samaritan’s Purse provide emergency medical supplies to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.

The Squamish chapter was started by Coreena Moukas this April, a grass-roots network to help parents take on the underfunded matrix of rare diseases together.

By Brad HodgePublished: Dec 7, 2013   I have to say on the whole, Squamish’s council has largely been pretty

Sohan Thandi went to the district asking if he could subdivide a lot he was planning to buy. The district greenlighted the project, but then rejected the proposal, throwing his plans and his life in turmoil. Now, he plans to sue the district.

Downtown Squamish BIA is working with community groups to create a legacy downtown that will boost the local economy by making our waterfront accessible and attractive to locals and tourists while celebrating the town’s history.

Local four piece Zombies Locker has 10 tracks sophomore release titled: Zombies in the House of Madness.

In merely five years, despite the population increase, Squamish has reduced the waste being generated to 630 kg per capita, according to director of engineering Rod MacLeod.

The Parent 2 Parent Resource Network was formed in 2008 to give parents of children with rare diseases a forum to share resources

By Wolfgang WittenburgPublished: Dec 7, 2013   (Writer’s Note:  Any resemblance to real locations, events and persons is purely coincidental)

New National Household Survey (NHS) data shows more people from Philippines are moving to Squamish than any other country. An increase in Filipino community prompted Arman Arellano, above, to buy the Pampanga Market last year.

By Paul HudsonPublished: Dec. 3, 2013   1)     How much of your mortgage principle did you pay off this year?

Despite intense lobbying and brazen attempts by some councilors to subvert OCP and its growth management principles, the population cap remains on private lands north of Garibaldi Highlands.

By Paul HudsonPublished: Nov. 25, 2013   Your credit rating reflects your financial health, and health, as they say, is

By John StickelPublished: Nov. 23, 2013     The flag was at half mast- that’s the first thing I noticed

Forest industry adovactes and logging truck operators say commercial vehicle inspectors have unfairly targeting logging trucks following the accident that claimed the life of a West Vancouver man.

Meg Fellowes is proposing a trail that will string the town's well-known buildings and its natural assets in a loop, helping us share the stories that bind our diverse community together.

District of Squamish made out cheques over $600,000 to an array of consultants in 2012, the Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) reveals.

The Harbour Authority of Squamish manager is questioning the ‘deafening silence’ of councillors and environmentalists over an oil spill that he believes affected the herring spawn this March.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler is planning to retrofit asbestos pipes in a Whistler neighbourhoods in 2015.

Two people were killed while another two were transported to hospital with serious injuries in an accident on Highway. 99,