Squamish News

Clasina van Bemmel, a first-time developer who plans to build a spiritual centre in downtown Squamish, donated $140,865 to the Howe Sound Women’s Centre to support housing for women and children fleeing abuse.

Woodfibre LNG provided me with some of their own projections into wages and tax contributions to the local economy (and no, I’m not on the payroll, so we can skip the drama).

A while back I was told off in an online comment forum. Why are you guys at the Reporter so hard on Council? Why all the negativity? Why can’t you just be positive and supportive instead of nitpicking everything? My answer was: because that’s our main job.

Woodfibre LNG claims the use of electric drive will enable the plant to be among the LNG facilities with the lowest GHG emissions in the world.

Coun. Ted Prior ran in 2009 on the promise of a renewed waterfront, diking, economic development, and better governance. He speaks about his first stint as a councillor and shares his views on SODC, LNG, and other issues.

BC Timber Sales will reduce by one-third the harvestable area at the Squamish Chief to address visual and recreational concerns. The proposed logging is in the Upper Oleson Creek area located behind the Stawamus Chief in Squamish.

Scott Wengi, a golf professional employed at the Squamish Valley Golf Course, announced his bid for Squamish council today.

Auli Parviainen has announed her bid to run for mayor in the upcoming local elections on Nov. 15.

Since the closure of Woodfibre mill in 2006 many in Squamish have bemoaned the loss of industrial tax revenues and well-paying jobs. With eyes firmly planted in the past resource-industry glory it is easy to miss the fundamental economic shift taking place now and into the future.

No other tourism venture has taken our town to such soaring heights as the Sea to Sky Gondola. It has brought generous and positive press attention to Squamish, and has emboldened locals to think of themselves as a tourism destination in itself, not just a pit stop on the way to Whistler. Gagandeep Ghuman spoke to Trevor Dunn about the public response to the gondola and plans for the future.