Squamish News

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.

The Squamish Public Library will soon be open five more hours a week to serve the community. Beginning June 1, the library will open at 11 am on Monday to Thursday and remain open until 8 pm.

Coastal Ford in Squamish is celebrating the grand opening of their new facility at 1120 Commercial Place on Thursday, May 28, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For the past four years Squamish Climate Action Network (Squamish CAN) has teamed with the District to take on the challenge of Zero Waste. Our community is making big gains in the right direction.

The Squamish Chief rock fall on April 19 is being attributed to natural physical weathering processes, according to a geological report commissioned by the district. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Mandy Jensen

Let’s get really real about what money means and how it affects the world we live in. Some may think it’s strange that money is a subject near and dear to my heart.

Local teacher Sarah Hain’s grade 3 and 4 class from Stawamus Elementary School will receive a $4,000 prize for their school and a $1,000 donation to the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) as the Most Points Prize winners of the Classroom Energy Diet Challenge (CEDC).

Quest University Canada has named Dr. Peter Englert as its fourth president and vice-chancellor succeeding Dr. David Helfand who is stepping down from his position after seven years. Dr. Englert will assume his new role and join the Quest community starting August 1, 2015.

In the last few years, our taxes have gone up in a way that is unsustainable and will force more people out of town, resulting in a diminished tax base for the district.

People usually don’t like to see their taxes increase, but I sometimes wonder if Squamish would benefit from a more equitable balance between residential and business taxation?