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Downtown grizzly relocated to Upper Elaho

An adult male grizzly that took a wrong turn and ended up waling the streets of downtown Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵlast week has been captured and relocated by local conservation officers. "We captured him on Thursday (May 17) evening at about 6 p.m.

Weighing affordable housing

Future residential developers will have to contribute toward creating affordable housing in Squamish. However, what form that contribution will take is still up in the air.

An end to Greyhound strike?

There may soon be an end in sight for commuters stranded by the Greyhound bus strike. A tentative deal was reached late Wednesday (May 23) in the workers' strike that halted service just before the Victoria Day long weekend Friday (May 18).

Local student wins public speaking contest

All it took was a great memory and a little rock 'n' roll for French immersion student Paige Mader to secure a gold medal in the Provincial Concours Oratoire, or PCO, (French Public Speaking Contest) recently held at Simon Fraser University.

Trail building with beer

The Howe Sound Brew Pub is launching a new annual initiative Saturday (May 26) that will have locals building trails by hoisting pints of ale.

The mighty Kiewit effect

One can't drive around Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵwithout running into at least one yellow truck emblazoned with "Kiewit and Sons" on the side. It seems the huge U.S. owned company not only makes a huge impact on our roadways, but on our local economy.

Cash Store robbed

Downtown residents and visitors witnessed dramatic police roadblocks and were subject to questioning after a violent robbery at The Cash Store on Winnipeg Street and Cleveland Avenue on Sunday afternoon (May 13). At 3:15 p.m.

'Chief' again named best community newspaper

The Chief newspaper received two distinguished awards and high praise during the Canadian Community Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵpapers Association (CCNA) Better Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵpapers Competition awards gala in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Friday (May 11).

Torrent breaches Skye dike

A major section of sea dike along phase two of the Skye development downtown was breached Tuesday evening (May 15) after a district floodgate was open during high tide.

Thousands of smolts released into Cheakamus

Even as thousands of newly introduced smolts swim through Cheakamus River system, concerns about the ecosystem's recovery continue to mount.
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