Squamish News

The district is close to purchasing a portion of BC Rail properties in town, the Reporter has learned.

With 1 being the worst, Squamish ranks 68 in municipal spending among 153 communities surveyed by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

With Coun. Susan Chapelle opposed, Squamish council gave third reading to the drive-through bank and restaurant.

On Tuesday, Nov. 26, SLRD staff gave the board a glimpse into ambitious, but preliminary plans, for the Britannia Beach property also known as Makin lands.

Fat Burger will remain, but in a smaller capacity, said Sandra Short, marketing director for Ricky’s All Day Grill.

At public information meeting at the Squamish Adventure Centre on Thursday, Nov. 22, GAS proponents laid bare new plans for sourcing water for the proposed ski resort on Brohm Ridge.

Squamish Chamber of Commerce has apologised to John Jervis, turning the last chapter on a bitter saga that didn’t do much to enhance the chamber’s reputation in public minds.

Live at Squamish is being rechristened as the Squamish Valley Music Festival.

With people wishing to keep their money in their community, comes a rising up of markets where local vendors can gather to collectively sell their wares.

The pressure to extract and export oil will not evaporate until significant changes are made to the structure of Canadian government, economy and our lifestyles.