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April 20, 2020
By Tyler Orton / Business in Vancouver PM says he plans to attend vigils being held in virtual formats. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took time Monday (April 20) to mourn those murdered in a mass shooting a day earlier in Nova Scotia. At least 18 people have been confirmed dead, not including the accused shooter, […]
By Mario Canseco / Glacier Media AS HEALTH-CARE workers continue to treat cases of COVID-19, some government officials around the world have started to look at the calendar in an attempt to establish a date for loosening social distancing guidelines and re-opening stores and restaurants. In the United States, an incumbent president desperate to stave […]
By Allyn Pringle Many of the people we learn about at the museum are introduced to us through the stories of others. Sometimes these stories are told as oral histories and others come from documents in our research files at the museum.…
By The Chief staff / Squamish Chief Modular units will provide housing to the vulnerable in town until Under One Roof is move-in ready Some local residents who don’t have a permanent residence will soon have a place to call home. The Government of B.C., District of Squamish and the Squamish Helping Hands Society have […]
By Canadian Press More news outlets may be able to apply The federal government’s planned changes to its financial aid for news outlets in Canada should allow more of them to qualify for the financial help, a news-industry association said. The Liberals first unveiled a $595-million, five-year package of help for the news industry in […]
By The Chief staff / Squamish Chief Police are continuing traffic enforcement during pandemic FROM APRIL 7 to April 13, the Squamish RCMP and Sea to Sky Traffic Services impounded 11 vehicles for excessive speeding on the Sea to Sky Highway. In B.C., excessive speeding equates to going 40 kilometres over the posted speed limit.…
By The Associated Press ‘This is a devil that everybody should fight:’ WHO head Tedros The World Health Organization chief warned Monday, April 20, that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus outbreak, reviving the alarm just as many countries ease restrictive measures aimed at reducing its spread. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
By Leslie Anthony Anyone following the train-wreck known as the Trump administration is familiar with its combination of internal chaos, ham-fisted policy-making, childish diplomacy, and wilful, revenge-motivated rollback of Obama-era policy. Perhaps this cabal’s most insidious hallmark, however, can be seen in its continued efforts to dismantle environmental regulations-some of which go back decades to […]
By Brandon Barrett Symptomatic patients interested in test should consult family doctor or virtual clinic Last week, B.C.’s COVID-19 testing guidelines were amended so that anyone with symptoms can now be tested—but the process to obtain a test isn’t likely to change for Whistlerites, explained two local physicians. “As we don’t have a testing centre […]
April 19, 2020
By Dan Falloon Lisa Korthals Memorial Bursary appreciates $16,000 lift Lisa Korthals was known for inspiring others, and now, even two years after her passing, continues to do so.…
By Lisa Richardson The other morning, my kid woke up with an idea in his mind. Literally, the first words out of his mouth, still prone and pyjama-clad, were: “I’m going to make an Inukshuk.…
By The Canadian Press ‘Multiple victims;’ nature of injuries unknown A SUSPECT in an active shooter investigation is in custody in Nova Scotia, with police saying several people were harmed before a man wearing police clothing was arrested. Gabriel Wortman was arrested by the RCMP at the Irving Big Stop in Enfield, N.S., about 35 […]
By Kirsten Clarke / Richmond News BRITISH COLUMBIA won’t be moving towards developing herd immunity to COVID-19, according to Vancouver Coastal Health’s chief medical officer. With herd immunity, a high enough percentage of the population is immune to an illness—such as COVID-19—meaning its spread is stopped within the community, Dr. Patricia Daly said during Friday’s […]
By The Chief staff / Squamish Chief The Magee Road remains active and a reduced evacuation alert remains in effect along Squamish Valley Road ABOUT 120 Squamish locals, who have had a dramatic four days, awoke to good news Sunday. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District announced Sunday morning that residents of the Upper Squamish Valley, evacuated […]
By Graeme Wood / Business in Vancouver Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth allowing police and other law enforcement agencies to issue tickets POLICE AND OTHER law enforcement officials are now empowered to issue $2,000 violation tickets for price gouging of essential goods and the reselling of medical supplies, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor […]
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