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Missing B.C. Garibaldi mountaineers: Helicopters to be deployed ...
WEBJun 5, 2024 · One helicopter will continue searching for the group of missing mountaineers over Garibaldi Provincial Park until late on Wednesday. Squamish SAR manager B.J. Chute says the aircraft were not able to get close to Atwell Peak and were only able to get to lower elevations. Temperatures are expected to be warmer at the peak, which would create ...
B.C. man fined for 2021 killing of grizzly bear in Squamish
WEBJun 20, 2024 · A Port Moody man was sentenced last week in North Vancouver provincial court to pay a fine of $7,000 and complete 100 days of community service for killing a grizzly bear in October 2021 near Squamish. The sentence also imposed a five-year ban on Carmine Bruno hunting and possessing firearms, according to a release from the Conservation Officer ...
Still afloat: Squamish council to reconsider LNG floatel
WEBMay 22, 2024 · The floatel just got a life raft from Squamish council. At the regular business meeting on May 21, council voted 4-3 to reconsider the temporary use permit (TUP) application for Woodfibre LNG’s floating worker accommodation, the floatel. The floatel is a refurbished ship that could house about 650 workers and would be …
Squamish Residents Urged to Take Precautions as Bears Active
WEBJun 8, 2024 · The public is asked to report all bear conflicts and aggressive bear behaviour to the Conservation Officer Service 24-hour Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline at 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP). (Learn more about bears in Squamish.) *This story was updated after it was first posted to include that the COS told The Squamish Chief it …
Video of Squamish bear watching Squamish yoga class - Squamish …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Watch: Bear checks out Squamish yoga class. Bear wanders by Hotbox Fitness studio during a yoga session. Squamish's Theodora Jean and her fellow yoga classmates were forced to break focus on their breath and movement on Monday night when a bear wandered by and decided to take a peek at their class. Jean said the black bear had come to watch for ...
Bodies of B.C. mountaineers recovered in Garibaldi Park
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Sea to Sky RCMP says the three bodies were recovered in the area of Atwell Peak on July 8. Glacier Media has learned that the trio was found in avalanche debris. It is not clear if the group fell and were buried or if they were caught in an avalanche. B.J. Chute, manager of Squamish Search and Rescue, also confirmed the three bodies have been ...
How are kiteboarders trying to save the Squamish Spit?
WEBMar 13, 2021 · In the meantime, an online petition calling for authorities to save land access to the Spit has amassed around 2,900 signatures as of the afternoon of March 12. Local conservationists greeted the creation of the working group warmly. " [The] Squamish River Watershed Society, who with DFO and Squamish Nation make up the Central Estuary ...
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