Squamish News

Over the coming months, the ministry will continue to work with school districts, community and education partners to look at the needs of each district, identify gaps and ensure they have the funding needed to meet this new requirement.

In one instance, police officer working on Highway 99 north of Squamish stopped a vehicle traveling at 158 km/h in a posted 80 km/h speed zone.

The Squamish Valley Road remains open at this time, but the SLRD requests request that all non-essential travel in the area be avoided. 

A fire is burning in the Squamish Valley at 17.5 kilometres, within the Squamish Lillooet Regional District. Christina Moore, DOS communications manager, said the

The cost of rehabilitating the runway at Squamish airport will be $550,000, of which the air access grant will cover 75 per cent of the cost.

It will also enable the WCRA to fulfill its ongoing mission of restoring, preserving an exhibiting BC’s Railway Heritage

Beginning in April, BC Assessment will be taking street front property photos of residential properties throughout Squamish.

The funding will enables expansion of CE’s pilot plant in Squamish and the engineering of the first commercial facilities, the company said.

The grant is part of a new BC initiative, where the government is building 50 new playgrounds in 34 school districts. The program was first introduced in May last year.

Squamish is one among the 30 small BC communities that have been included in a new immigration pilot program for entrepreneurs.