There is a lot Patricia Heintzman (or Patty, with affection) had planned for the free time she was going to have. But since the prefix Mayor has come to attach to her name, some of these will just have to wait.

In an interview with Gagandeep Ghuman, Squamish Community Foundation president Doug Hackett and communication coordinator Dave Thomson explain the process and the intent of Vital Signs

When Krista Lawson decided to move to Squamish last year, she knew it’d be difficult to get a permanent, full-time, job in a small town. But she never imagined it would be this difficult.

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

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.

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.

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.

Although several fraternal organizations were well established in the community, the Lions Club was the first ‘service club’. Its motto: “We Serve!”

Growing hops for export to Europe was the first real industry established by the Squamish Valley settlers in the early 1890s. Now, more than a hundred years later, a young couple is tipping their hat to those pioneer entrepreneurs by naming their company after the largest operations of that time.