Squamish News

By Pierre FrielePublished: Dec. 22, 2013   I first met Frank Baumann in about 1986, as an undergrad doing summer

Until now, youth sports was exempt from any user fees. But looking to increase its revenue, the district plans to slap new fees and charges to play on the soccer and baseball fields. This will affect families like the Olivers above, who pay close to $350 for the boys to be part of both baseball and soccer leagues.

A riparian area bylaw passed by the district in 2010 has wiped out 90 per cent of Art Bartsch’s residential lot, what he calls a ‘de facto appropriation’.

It's been three years since the Squamish Sign was vandalised and destroyed in an accident. A plan to construct a new sign has since been mired in committees and consultant reports. Now, it's again being put on hold for a rebranding exercise.

Squamish wants province to amend the collective bargaining act for fire and police services and make the wages fair for local government.

The Squamish Weight Watchers group has called it quits until they can find a new leader.

Squamish humanitarian Ian MacKay is leaving for Philipines on Monday, Dec 16, to help Samaritan’s Purse provide emergency medical supplies to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.

The Squamish chapter was started by Coreena Moukas this April, a grass-roots network to help parents take on the underfunded matrix of rare diseases together.

By Brad HodgePublished: Dec 7, 2013   I have to say on the whole, Squamish’s council has largely been pretty

Sohan Thandi went to the district asking if he could subdivide a lot he was planning to buy. The district greenlighted the project, but then rejected the proposal, throwing his plans and his life in turmoil. Now, he plans to sue the district.