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.

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.

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.

In a rare yet fleeting mea culpa, District of Squamish officials admitted that they should have told the community about the proposal brought forward by Bethel Lands principal, Michael Hutchison, two years ago.

In an interview with the Reporter, Mayor Rob Kirkham and the SODC vice-chair Gregg Smyth chalk out the next steps for Oceanfront development.

SODC is refusing to release information on which other companies sent expressions of interest for the Oceanfront project.

All three SODC Board of Directors have submitted their resignation, according to a district media release.

Documents show Hutchison's company, Bethel Lands, offered to partner with SODC in 2011, asking for board control and first right of refusal in return. The proposal found great support among some SODC members, even though its acceptance would have meant losing control of a public corporation to a private developer.

A local geoscientist is warning the district to update its obsolete Flood Hazard Management Plan (FHMP) to reflect current standards on dikes, development and climate change.

Squamish Valley Music Festival brought thousands of music lovers to town and boosted local business. But it wasn’t the win-win most believe it to be, at least not for the organizers who claim they lost money on the event.