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Squamish- sixth fastest growing community in Canada

  Photo: David Buzzard Stats Can figures show Squamish grew nearly 14 per per cent since 2011 Squamish was the sixth fastest growing community in Canada since 2011 with a population of between 10,000 and 100,000 people, according to Statistics Canada's 2016 census data released Wednesday. Squamish grew 13.8 percent from 17,158 in the 2011 ...

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A very different waterfront on its way downtown

Mamquam Blind Channel will soon be home to Sirocco Jennifer Thuncher / Squamish Chief JANUARY 12, 2017 The Mamquam Blind Channel waterfront in downtown Squamish is set to get a major facelift.  More details of the future Sirocco waterfront community planned for 38050 Loggers Lane were revealed Tuesday night as council OK’d the project’s ...

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Developing Northyards

51-unit townhouse development slated for Government Road Jennifer Thuncher / Squamish Chief JANUARY 12, 2017 This rendering shows the proposed 51-unit townhouse project (in colour), which is slated for next to the 72-unit Breeze project on Government Road.   Photo: Submitted rendering Once the snow clears, shovels may be in the ground on a 51-unit ...

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Squamish- The City of The Future?

Credit: Garry Broeckling / Tourism Squamish How a community has reinvented itself to become a top tourist destination and an aspiring clean technology centre From a small pulp-mill forestry town to a thriving business, recreation and arts community, Squamish has undoubtedly experienced unprecedented growth and recognition of late. To visitors, the mass media ...

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