Squamish News

Environment Minister Mary Polak and Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson have issued an environmental assessment certificate to Garibaldi at Squamish Inc. for the Garibaldi at Squamish project (GAS).

A guests-only destination is at odds with the spirit of Squamish, the welcoming Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.

Putting away my mother hat and my business consultant hat on, I find myself agreeing with the company policy.

Mayor Patricia Heintzman made 11 promises in her election ad and vowed to fulfill them in her first four months. An year later, I took stock of the situation and spoke to her. I found I could not give her more than 2.5 marks out of nine (two of her promises were not tangible enough to rate). When she seemed to be totally unaware of her promises, I decided not to remind her of the advertisement and see if she remembered it at any point during the conversation on the promises. I did not get any sign that she did. All I sensed was evasion and amnesia.

I’VE LIVED in Squamish for three years now, but I had lived in Squamish until last summer, that is to say, down the hill from where Quest is.

The Squamish Helping Hands Society is expanding its suite of community services to include Recycle Bicycle Program which will become Helping Hands’ newest social enterprise.

A bit of dishonesty, or let’s say misrepresentation, has become an essential part of politics. Indeed, the word ‘politics’ itself has come to have negative connotations. Yet, people are never a harsh judge of politicians.

One potential project worth looking at would be a road linking the Sunshine Coast to Squamish.

Squamish is growing quickly. To keep up with our community’s needs, the District of Squamish has started the annual update of the District’s Zoning Bylaw with a goal of completing it by the end of January 2016.

While traditional meditation aims to induce, through the chanting of a mantra, quiet in the mind by stripping it away of fear and anxiety, Christian meditation focuses instead on Jesus Christ and stories from the Bible to form a personal connection with God.