People You Can Lean On
Managed solely by community volunteers, the medical equipment loan program lends patients medical equipment for temporary use.
Murrin Park Loop Trail Becomes a Reality
For the past two years, countless volunteers have worked on creating a new trail at Murrin Lake Park. It's expected to open officially in June.
Where Music Downloads Straight to the Heart
Kelly’s Eclectibles, a new store in downtown Squamish, hopes to attract customers who want to touch and feel the music they buy.
Scanning the Sky For Their Feathered Friends
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.
Our History: Ike Hayden, Squamish Valley Pioneer
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.
Hoping Language is a Bridge to Culture
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.
Squamish Artist Fran Solar Wins Niche Awards
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.”
Adding Ballet to the Science Project
This is the principle behind Art-Starts in Schools: Infusion. Creating new connections in the brain through arts deepens and expands the learning experience.
Mountain Biking Pumps $8 Million into Local Economy: SORCA
Tourists are major users of Squamish's trail network and they pumped between $2.7 and $4 million in the local economy on weekends alone last summer, according to the latest SORCA study.
Backyard Chickens Ruffle Feathers in Town
A lot of people woder whether a district-wide co-operative chicken farm would work. To solve that puzzle, district is inviting citizens to its zoning bylaw public meeting on January 27 at the Squamish Seniors Centre.











