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Nov 18

General Information

Home buying is good for our community

Aaah, Pro-D days. Seems like the kids are off more than they are in school, in my day… okay, that totally sounded like something my parents would have said. And, as a kid I would have totally disagreed! While there…

Nov 8

Community

Eagles in the offing…

Growing up in Prince Rupert, I had bald eagles in my back yard. Living on the edge of the Prince Rupert golf course, the giant birds would play on the air currents that would rise up as the ocean air…

Nov 7

Community

Squamish Sweetheart goes long and wins big.

The Whistler 50 has come and gone, but it was Squamish native Jen Seger that took home the big prize at the end of day. An accomplished ultra-marathoner and adventure racer, Seger finished fourth overall and was the first woman…

Oct 25

Community

Tricks or treats for Kermodes this weekend?

At least one Quest team will be making the trip to Kelowna for Provincials, as the Kermode women's soccer team clinched last week. The women's team rolled off five consecutive wins to start the season but injuries and a lack…

Oct 17

Real Estate Info

Squamish Market Report

While the market in Squamish continues to show sluggish sales results, there was a bright spot in September for single-family home sales. When looking at the first three quarters of the year for sales results, it is almost a mirror…

Oct 13

Community

Mining for a good time in Brittania

You have driven by it a hundred times, maybe even a thousand. It has stood by the highway watching as things change with empty eyes. For the longest time, as you looked up at what you thought were the vandalized…

Sep 30

Community

Squamish Soccer & All Star action

Soccer was rampant in Squamish this weekend with Brennan Park hosting the North Shore 30 Something Women’s Soccer League’s invitational with 13 teams from all over the North Shore competing. While the North Shore League was keeping it friendly, the…

Sep 21

Community

Football in Squamish

Football season has hit the corridor, and thanks to GSL Northshore Football, kids in Squamish are getting their equipment on and heading out to the field. GSL Football runs from September to late November and is open to both boys…

Sep 17

Community

Sea to Sky Family Fair

The Sea to Sky Family Fair is taking place today (Saturday Sept 17) from 10:00 to 4:00 Everything you can imagine having to do with having kids all in one spot! The Family Fair brings together doulas, diapers and a…

Sep 16

Community

Fall has come to Squamish

The Granfondo has come and gone, and life returns to normal. School and the cool grey weather mean fall has come back to the corridor, but that doesn’t have to mean that the fun is done. Riding is still great…