Squamish News

Garibaldi at Squamish: three little words that have been the dream of some, and the nightmare of others, for more than 30 years. The Brohm ridge proposal for 23 ski lifts, 124 ski trails, several village centres, and 20 000 units of hotel and housing pits billionaire development companies Northland Properties and Aguilini Investment Group against concerned citizens and existing stakeholders.

When asked my advice, I recant, “Choice, Chance, Change.” Make a choice to take a chance, or your life will never change. With that advice, I hand them my recruiter’s business card, share employment opportunities and offer to help spiff up their résumés.

More tech jobs are opening up in Squamish and as companies either relocate their operations to Howe Sound, existing small

District has cancelled Canada Day fireworks on July 1 due to the high fire risk. The issuance of current backyard campfire permits is suspended until further notice.

The test is not the most technical race course, nor the hardest but it is just a great day out with 800 of your closest bike friends, says Test of Metal director Cliff Miller in this special interview with Paula de Jong.

BILL Stoner has been in Squamish for only a few months but his new job has placed him in the thick of Squamish action during a major event.

As a result of the Elaho Valley wildfire, the Air Quality Health Index is currently indicating that air quality in Squamish is 9 or “high health risk”.

Reports from the Wildfire Management Branch indicate that the fire at Elaho Valley is approximately 15 to 20 hectares in size, and appears to have been human caused.

AS MENTAL Health week dwindles to an end, my friends on social media are still asking others to share a post on how life isn’t easy. It suggests that many of us are living with issues that can cause mental health challenges in one form or another.

Squamish will take the lead in celebrating the inaugural International Day of Yoga on the Summer Solstice at Stan Clarke Park from 9 to 11 am. The event will be organised by the Chopra Wellness and Addiction Centre.