Squamish News
Sale Soon for BCR Land
Site remediation for BC Rail land in Northyards is complete, and the property will come up for sale soon.
IIO Dismisses Complaint Against Squamish RCMP
The provincial police watchdog agency has dismissed a complaint against Squamish RCMP in which a man alleged that local police officials had broken his arm while arresting him.
Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) Has till June to Submit Additional Info
Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) proponents have six months to supplement information on water, hydrology, fish, vegetation, and wildlife to the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO).
‘It’s not always what you read in the paper’
An interview with SLRD area D director, Maurice Freitag.
Whistler Hotel Fined for Worker’s Death
The Worker’s Compensation Board of Canada has ordered the Westin Resort and Spa in Whistler to pay $71,292.86 for safety violations that led to the death of a maintenance worker in 2011.
Smart Growth in Valleycliffe
By Nate Dolha Published: Dec. 22, 2013 We’ve lived in Valleycliffe for the last five years, and we have
Dear Mayor and Council…
By Susan MillarPublished: Dec 22, 2013 I invested in Squamish in 2006 because I believed it was
Remebering a Man Larger Than Life
By Pierre FrielePublished: Dec. 22, 2013 I first met Frank Baumann in about 1986, as an undergrad doing summer
A Proposed New Fee Worries Families and Youth Sports Advocates
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.
Riparian Bylaw Renders Lot Useless
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’.