Squamish News

The most recent real estate report for Squamish shows that an average detached house costs $970,100, an average townhouse $669,400, and an average condo $445,800. These are year over year price increases of 19.5 per cent, 10.4 per cent, and 31 per cent respectively – pretty crazy.

Garibaldi Estate resident Kaija Belfry Munroe wants the district to consider funding a Dynamo Apollo Spinner as part of the phase 2 expansion of the park.

Why didn't the council tie the Oceanfront tax exemptions to the downtown tax exemptions conclusively ? It's a question that council conventionally avoided by deferring the discussion on the Oceanfront tax exemption to a later time.

Twenty-seven men marched through Cleveland Avenue in red high-heeled shoes on Saturday, September 23 as part of Howe Sound Women’s Centre Society’s (HSWC) 9th annual Walk a Mile In Her Shoes® event.

The shrieks and the squeals of the CN trains that manage to disturb half the town's sleep may just be a thing of the past. But there is a catch: Money.

Maps for the Turtle Trail will be available soon in key locations in the community.

Brackendale residents are asking the district to improve road safety for kids in the neighbourhood by installing stop signs on Depot Road to slow traffic or add speed bumps.

Squamish Mayor will take home $5,000 dollars more this year as council voted to increase the salary to bring it

The Squamish Oceanfront developer wants tax holidays on SODC lands to continue even as council prepares to discuss on Tuesday how and if the exemptions granted in 2015 could be repealed. Staff is warning council to let the exemptions stay as they fear taking away the exemptions could bring legal action from the developer.

Squamish RCMP and Squamish Fire attended to a fire call off Valley Drive in Squamish and at Porteau Cove, where those flouting the ban were ticketed $1150.