Squamish News

Found in a metal recycling dumpster in a community north of Pemberton, little Ella suffered what appear to be crush injuries to her front feet and a dislocated vertebrae at the base of her tail.

THESE days downtown Squamish is really a very down downtown. In less than a year, I saw two eating places, one coffee shop with a church, an appliance wholesaler, a merchandize store, and a start-up business support enterprise close their doors.

THE recent trilogy of anomalous occurrences in our region (English Bay tanker oil spill, Squamish Terminals wharf fire, and Squamish Chief massive rock fall) have created some speculation about the accelerated relation between anthropogenic processes and the natural world.

MY mother always said bad things happen in threes. The oil spill in English Bay, the fire at Squamish Terminals and the chip off the Chief were three shocking events that took place over a short period of time close to home that are a good example of this superstition.

Elizabeth Harris has bought a property in Paradise Valley to be closer to nature and bring it alive in her art.

Though a BC wide program, Better at Home is administered locally by Sea to Sky Community Services Society. It’s anchored by volunteers such as Michelle Leblanc and Karla Hetherington.

O MY question is: How do we become the people we were meant to be? Where do we start? I believe the moment you begin to understand your truth and realize the beauty within you.

I WOULD be lying if I did not say I was part of the group of Canadians who worried about travelling to Mexico. Safety and health concerns however did not phase me.

I AM an Environmental Educator, and I have been teaching children about nature since I myself was a child. The innate wonder children have for nature inspires me, and their endless questions encourage me to continue learning about our remarkable natural world.

As part of BC's Local Government Awareness Week, three newest District of Squamish Councillors Jason Blackman-Wulff, Karen Elliott and Peter Kent took it upon themselves to learn first-hand what really goes on behind-the-scenes.