Squamish News

Squamish voters elected Patricia Heintzman as their Mayor and brought in three new faces to council in one of the most hotly-contested municipal election in recent history.

By Herbert VesleyPublished: Nov 11, 2014 Local media provided extensive coverage on the proposed LNG plant and candidates for council

An anti-LNG protest drew a crowd of 200 people to downtown Squamish on Saturday, Nov. 8.

A former Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) director says the council didn’t follow process, acted in haste, and used incomplete information to select the Oceanfront developer.

In an interview with Gagandeep Ghuman, Rob Kirkham, the incumbent mayor seeking re-election, says Oceanfront, economic development, and bringing disparate groups together have driven his desire for re-election.

In an interview with Gagandeep Ghuman, mayoral candidate Patricia Heintzman outlines her ideals and her plans for what she would like to do as Mayor.

Rdogs is dedicated to positive, proactive solutions and finding what motivates people to be responsible dog owners. Over 300 people have joined it.

District of Squamish is in a state of transformation on a number of measures including economic, cultural and social demographics. In the coming term, council faces challenges in responding to and capitalizing on this transformation.

Danielle Klooster served as councillor for two terms in Penhold, AB, and now runs a writing service and business development consulting business. She wrote this column to help people make informed decision and reflect on their motives for becoming a councilor.

Squamish council voted unanimously to defer a FortisBC application to drill boreholes in the estuary for geotechnical investigation for a proposed natural gas pipeline for Woodfibre LNG.