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After a public hearing on May 27, councillors voted 6-1 in favour of giving the plan its third reading
INDIGO LEMAY CONWAY
ilemayconway@squamishchief.com
Some in the public might say that the Garibaldi Estates Neighbourhood Plan isn’t ready yet, but Squamish council is ready to get on with it
After a public hearing at Brennan Park Recreation Centre on May 27, which saw residents express their fears and dislikes of the plan, councillors voted 6-1 in favour of giving the final reading to the blueprints for the future of the neighbourhood.
With approximately 40 people in attendance, residents said that the plan in its current form would only be adding more problems to an already problematic area.
One of the biggest issues of the night was traffic and how a potential 2,000 additional residents could escalate this.
“Wait times trying to get onto the highway now are already frustrating at times and on the weekend, it
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gets even worse trying to get in and out of Garibaldi Village. If you want to start adding 1,000 to 2,000 people with vehicles That’s just going to create a huge mess,” one local said
Another resident said that if transportation along the highway weren’t planned properly, it would be an expensive problem for future town leaders.
“If you don’t plan for your transportation corridors for the exponential growth that’s taking place here … then there’s going to have to be some very expensive expropriation to accommodate it, even if everybody is on a bike,” they said
“Planning is for the future to eliminate problems, and that hasn’t been done here, I don’t think.
So, if you do it, do it right. Don’t give the burden of the cost down the road to some other council because it’s out of your term.”
Wrapping up the vehicle concerns were public comments on parking, or the lack thereof
“Please stop allowing parking variances in any neighbourhoods because the plans are there for a reason, and it’s hurting the traffic and livability of the town,” one speaker said.
Other residents said they were disappointed with the lack of care around tree protection and the character of the neighbourhood, and with District staff recommending the plan despite residents voicing general dislike of the draft.
“If there’s one thing that this process has succeeded in, it’s making people lose faith in the value of public engagement,” a resident said
Speaking in support was a woman whose mother has lived in Garibaldi Estates for 35 years and hoped the plan would allow for more affordable housing in the future for her children
“It’s my opinion that it’s one of the loveliest spots to live in Squamish So, I do understand the desire of many residents of that area to not see densification,” she said
“However, I have teenagers and I hope that someday they will get to live in Squamish as adults … with the way housing affordability is,
that’s not going to happen.”
Mostly, locals said they felt “ignored” and that their opinions didn’t matter
“It’s very frustrating to see our way of life pushed aside,” one resident said.
The Garibaldi Estates Neighbourhood planning process started back in 2021, and is part of the municipality’s ongoing efforts to create blueprints for future development in each major neighbourhood in Squamish
The plan includes: the increase of residential densification between Mamquam Road and Diamond Road, employment and services in multi-storey buildings within Garibaldi Village and throughout the neighbourhood as accessory commercial units, and additional public open spaces
From the start of the process years ago, some residents in the area have vigorously objected to the proposed plan to densify the area.
The District’s own engagement on the project
showed this clearly.
“A majority of participants in Stage 3 feel the neighbourhood should remain at its current density or see a limited increase in the future. Participants expressed mistrust in the planning process and feel that the proposed scenarios do not reflect input the neighbourhood has provided in earlier stages,” reads the District’s engagement summary from back in 2023.
“Participants believe development will have negative impacts on issues such as neighbourhood character, environmental values, transportation, parking, infrastructure, and amenities.”
A court case regarding a proposed fourplex in Garibaldi Estates remains before B.C.’s Supreme Court after neighbours filed legal objections
It was an almost unanimous decision to support giving the neighbourhood plan its third reading, with only Coun. Lauren Greenlaw
opposed.
Coun Jenna Stoner said she heard the frustrations of the community as well as their concerns, distress and most of all “the sadness.”
“I do hear that, and I hope that you hear me when I say that my support for this isn’t intended to dismiss your concerns tonight or those that have been written in,” she said
“It’s not a perfect plan, I will admit to that. It has a lot of tradeoffs, and it does not address or represent all of the concerns that have been laid out throughout this process on both sides of the debate.”
For her, housing was one of the biggest drivers of the plan, including affordable housing, which she said would be secured using “other forms of policy.”
“We need all of the housing we can get, whether it’s market, non-market, for sale, rental, co-housing, and that’s what this plan delivers, at least a vision for it,” she said
Coun Andrew Hamilton urged residents to think about why they live in Squamish and to use that reasoning to help justify the need for this plan
“Change happens, and we need to plan for it Squamish is an amazing place to live, and people have figured that out. There is an enormous demand to live in Squamish from all corners of B.C. Those population pressures, the fact that it’s such an amazing place to live, is a double-edged sword,” he said.
“When we live here, we get to benefit from all the amazing things that we can do here in Squamish Think about why you live here and how many people would be grateful to have that same access That’s what is causing this population pressure.”
Hamilton also touched on the level of detail in the plan
“I agree this plan is not perfect, but it’s a plan We don’t control a lot of what is going to happen, because a lot is in the control of individual property owners like yourselves and developers,” he said
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My Sea to Sky and Justice For Girls assert the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada decision to allow the worker accommodation ‘sidestepped’ the regulatory process
JEREMY HAINSWORTH
For The Squamish Chief
Two Squamish community groups joined forces in court May 28 and 29, opposing the floating workers’ accomodation Woodfibre LNG is using to house staff building a plant approved a decade ago.
My Sea to Sky and Justice For Girls are challenging Singaporean-controlled Woodfibre LNG’s installation of a floating work camp or floatel—in Howe Sound, an area declared a biosphere region by the United Nations in 2021
“The environmental assessment process is broken,” said Tracey Saxby, My Sea to Sky’s executive director “We are asking the court to find that the federal government followed an unfair process when it approved Woodfibre LNG’s work camp and failed to discharge their duty to protect human rights and the environment.”
Woodfibre LNG docked the floating workcamp at the project site in Squamish in July 2024.
The groups are asking the court to review the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada decision to allow the floatel. The challenge is not against the liquefied natural gas project itself
My Sea to Sky lawyer Patrick Canning told Federal Court of Canada Justice Sébastien Grammond May 28 that the group had applied for and had been approved for $2,900 funding to participate in a consultation and then heard nothing else
“They had submissions they wanted to make but they were told to wait,” Canning said.
The issue, he said, revolves around a report allowing project modifications that was not subject to federal ministerial approval. That, he
said, makes the situation conceivably not subject to judicial review, meaning the public has no recourse to the courts in such cases.
“The floating hotel was put in place as a result of that decision,” he said.
Woodfibre LNG announced on May 1 plans to accelerate the construction schedule by docking a second, larger floatel to house 900 workers, in addition to the 600-capacity worker accommodation of the first floatel.
That first floatel, the MV Isabelle X, is moored at the Woodfibre LNG project site located seven kilometres outside of Squamish
On its website, Woodfibre said the requirement to house the project’s non-local construction workforce on the floatel was established through an amendment to the project’s environmental assessment certificate approved by the provincial government on Nov. 1, 2023.
“Subsequently, on Dec. 4, 2023, Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) approved an amendment to the Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement to support the floatel,” the company site said “This second floatel will now undergo the same regulatory review process through multiple levels of regulatory oversight.”
The company said, “Workers enjoy safe and comfortable housing at the floatel without any negative impact on the community.”
The Woodfibre project was approved under a ‘one-project, one-assessment’ process that allows Ottawa to substitute a B.C. environmental assessment for its own.
Victoria and Ottawa signed an agreement for the single process in September 2019.
Catherine McKenna, then-federal minister of environment and climate change, and George
Heyman, then-provincial minister of environment and climate change strategy, spearheaded the shift.
They signed a bilateral agreement to co-operate on project reviews under Canada’s then-new Impact Assessment Act and British Columbia’s then-new Environmental Assessment Act.
Saxby said that has led to potentially destructive resource projects with less oversight.
“We’re dealing with fallout and confusion from the streamlined environmental permitting process, where the government treats public engagement as nothing more than a checkbox,”
Saxby said
She added that makes the current case important as it could affect how other projects are approved moving forward.
It was a Nov. 1 amendment to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) decision that allowed the floatel.
The decision said Woodfibre applied for the floatel as the need for worker accommodation had changed. It said the application was reviewed by the EAO, IAAC, Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a project technical advisory committee and the public starting in November 2019 through early 2020
Both District of Squamish (DoS) and Squamish Nation sought clarity on how the company would mitigate the potential for community conflict and restrict worker access to the surrounding community through the marine environment
“To address the respective concerns, this new condition requires workers to reside at the floatel unless they were residing in the DoS prior to September 20, 2023,” the decision said.
But, as the District and Squamish First Nation had expressed concern about workforce housing, the EAO decision said the company
“must establish a committee to regularly engage the community, no less than once per quarter, and consult with consultation parties identified in this condition, with participation from FortisBC, on issues that impact workforce housing, safety and community services.”
Still, Saxby suggested B.C. Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney want to fast-track major projects.
“The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada effectively sidestepped its process to the benefit of a foreign-owned fossil fuel company,” Saxby said
Woodfibre was the second to be approved under the single assessment process, the first being the Kitimat LNG Canada export terminal Canning said his client should have public interest standing to bring the challenge as it has been engaged with the project for years and that the project affects its members.
He said the agency said the floating workers’ camp would not result in any additional environmental effects, an assertion the groups take issue with.
He said the case is one of procedural fairness.
“Regulators cannot overlook or ignore the human costs that come with LNG expansion for frontline communities,” said Skwxu7mesh Nation Elder Jackie Williams, one of the Justice For Girls’ applicants said.
“These should be the most important, especially for Indigenous women and girls because we’re at far greater risk of experiencing violence and human rights abuses,” she said “It’s hard to understand how it’s possible that another, larger floating man camp could arrive when the community wasn’t able to express their concerns over the first one.”
The parties completed their submissions to the court on May 29.
Grammond reserved his decision.
Sea to Sky Corridor organizations are benefiting from recently announced Government of BC grants
The grants facilitate projects that promote diversification, clean growth opportunities, and infrastructure development.
According to the provincial government’s website, this 2024-2025 intake is the final one for this Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP).
This intake opened on July 4 and closed on Oct. 31, 2024
REDIP was launched by the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, with a funding allocation of $33 million per fiscal year from 2022 to 25.
A May 21 provincial government release announced that the District of Squamish is being granted approximately $400,000 for the creation of ‘Circular Economy Opportunities’ in the region, an education initiative concerning waste reduction and the re-use of materials.
The S2S Outdoor Adventure Recreation Enterprise Society (SOARE) is receiving around $200,000 to expand its Basecamp Innovation Centre SOARE is a non-profit physical and virtual space that facilitates networking for those in the outdoor recreation industry to share their skills and resources.
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Baha’i Faith
Jeremy Valeriote, wrote a statement on his Facebook page about this project’s approval.
“Wonderful to see funding for SOARE Basecamp in the province’s Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program,” he said
“The Sea to Sky is already a leader in the outdoor recreation industry, and this will further diversify our economy for stable, sustainable growth.”
In another post, Valeriote shouted out several of the other corridor projects that received the funding.
The Squamish Climate Action Network Society is being granted approximately $140,000 for its Let’s Grow Food! program, an initiative for education about sustainable home-grown food
The Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) will receive $80,000 to conduct a preliminary feasibility study for the Squamish Valley Training and Trades Centre (TTC).
The Sḵwxwú7mesh Lílwat7úl Cultural Centre (SLCC) received, by far, the most funding out of the government’s Mainland/ Southwest projects this year, with its cafe, catering and gift shop due to receive close to $1 million for renovations.
Ina Pace is The Squamish Chief’s Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) reporter This reporting was produced through the LJI, which supports original civic journalism across Canada
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Baha’u’llah says: “NatureisGod’sWilland isits expressioninand through the contingentworld.” It behooves humanitytorealize that the natural world is atrust forwhich all members areresponsible. Growingfood is the foundation stone of this trust.
The choices we make areall part of how we relate to this trust. Supporting local producers and growing some of our own food, brings us closer to the source of our wellbeing –the earth, and engenders an appreciation for the effort required to feed the planet.
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“To go into the level of detail that many people might hope to see in this plan may be an exercise of futility, so I look forward to seeing this plan evolve and get better over time.”
Mayor Armand Hurford, who participated in the public hearing electronically as he was in Ottawa, said that giving the plan its third reading felt like “an appropriate” direction.
“This isn’t planning a specific development that encompasses this entire land base We struck what I feel is an appropriate balance of level of detail for what this plan is Which is guidance over time for the neighbourhood to evolve,” he said
He also reminded residents that the plan could have recommended more densification due to the zoning
“I think from an academic perspective, this area could hold a lot more than what is being proposed here,” he said on the choice of densification in the plan.
Also in support of the plan was Coun. Chris Pettingill, who addressed the issue of parking.
“This plan is not meant to address parking; it speaks to some parking minimums, but there’s a whole bunch of work we have to do there, and I think we haven’t handled parking well,” he said
“We can’t go planning for solutions where every resident brings many vehicles…but I think that’s a separate discussion.”
He also said that the plan wasn’t made to address just the issues residents face today, but also those that they will face in the next 10 to 25 years.
“We are trying to do some of those things that are tough today but pay off for our community in the long term,” Pettingill said Coun. Eric Andersen put things very directly: “There’s simply too much time invested here already; we need to move on.”
“This is taking too long and it’s costing us in meeting our housing needs and targets as well,” he said.
Also on the issue of traffic and parking, he suggested that in the next process, the council ask residents why they use or own cars.
“We’re not asking that question, and until we do, we may be making planning mistakes, and we should be taking caution around that,” he said
On the topic of feeling ignored, Coun John French said that his colleagues did their best to understand the concerns of locals This included reading a 1,747-page document with all of the resident public engagement on the plan
“Inevitably, a bunch of people are going to claim that council didn’t listen and didn’t consider all the feedback, and I believe I did hear some of that this evening,” French said
“But we did listen tonight, just as we’ve listened to the feedback and the priorities of the residents who have shared their opinions over the last four years. It’s now time to end this planning process, it is decision time and I am ready to put this plan in motion.”
The only councillor to speak against the motion was Greenlaw, who acknowledged that the majority of the public feedback heard throughout the process “has not been supportive of this plan.”
“If we convert this arable land to housing, there will be no getting it back If we destroy these wildlife corridors, this habitat for pollinators, fish and mammals, there will be no getting it back,” she said
Council voted 6-1 in favour of giving the Garibaldi Estates Neighbourhood Plan its third reading, but opted not to adopt the bylaw on the same evening. Instead, it was due to return to council for adoption on June 3, after press deadline
For more information on the neighbourhood plan, visit the District of Squamish website.
Anthill Films wins Sports Emmy for Outstanding Camera Work for biking doc, ‘Anytime’
JENNIFER THUNCHER jthuncher@squamishchief.com
After marvelling at the death-defying mountain bike riding, “How did they get that shot?” is what comes to mind for views of the documentary, Anytime, by Squamish production company, Anthill Films. It is what the members of the prestigious National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) must have been thinking, too, as the film was awarded the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Camera Work, at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City, on May 20
The Anthill Films documentary, co-produced with Red Bull Media House, highlights freeride mountain biking through the eyes of the athletes, including Red Bull riders Brage Vestavik, Thomas Genon, and Hannah Bergemann.
“The film includes the longest and steepest big mountain freeriding ever captured—lines that were so vast they had to be filmed with a Shotover camera gimbal mounted to a helicopter,” reads a news release about the win.
While this is the company’s first Emmy, Anthill is not new to praise and accolades. Around for 20 years, the company is known for its iconic bike films, including Seasons, Follow Me, NotBad, unReal, and Long Live Chainsaw.
The Squamish Chief caught up with Anytime’s director of photography, Darren McCullough, to discuss the win, the film and what is next What follows is a version of that conversation edited for length and clarity.
Q: How did you hear about the Emmy win?
A: I personally didn’t go to New York I had some other work I had to do, so I stayed behind, although now I wish I had gone The guys called me right after they got the award—they FaceTimed me right after with the Emmy I was like, sweet. That’s awesome.
Q: The production team employed a variety of camera techniques for the film, including custom-built e-moto rigs, cable cams, First Person View drones and slow-motion aerial cinematography. Can you tell me more in lay terms?
A: The electric motorcycle helps because we don’t have a clutch or anything like that There isn’t gearing with an electric motorcycle, and also less noise and there’s no exhaust So you’re not affecting the rider at all. The backpack rig we use has been refined movie after movie. We use that in multiple segments throughout Anytime The big one we used it in was with Tommy G in Mexico, where we were flying around Mexican streets on the e-motorcycle with the camera mounted. And everyone was like, “What the heck is that?” The way it works is the motorcycle driver has the backpack rig with the custom mount off the back, and then it holds a three-axis gimbal. Then someone else, usually me, is
controlling the camera. So, I’m in a car travelling behind the motorcycle, and I have the video feed. I’m controlling the camera panning it, tilting it, zooming in, that kind of stuff.
Q: Were any cameras sacrificed in the making of this film?
A: We definitely sacrificed some cameras for sure. Not fun when it happens, but yeah
Q: Obviously, these are athletes you are filming. They’re in shape, and other than the drone shots, you’re all having to keep up with them, right?
A: Everyone in the company is passionate about riding just as much as the riders, and everyone here does mountain bike. So, a lot of the time on shoots will either follow with an e-mountain bike, usually because you’ll have 50 or 60 pounds of gear in your backpack So we’ll either e-mountain bike behind them, and it seems to handle carrying the gear no problem, or it is a lot just straight-up hiking With Chile, the mountains are so vast, you’re looking at like 5,000 vertical feet on some of those. So, hiking that kind of distance with 60 pounds was not going to happen So a lot of the time, in that segment, is where helicopters came in pretty handy We could drop guys on the top of peaks and or opposite peaks to be able to shoot.
Q: The scenes in Chile seemed so dusty for the crew?
A: In Chile, it was dust and wind. The weather is always a factor.
It snowed on the guys one time. The gear definitely gets put through its paces, for sure
One of the segments that gave us the most trouble was in California It was crazy— an atmospheric river. All our jumps were in like two-foot-deep mud. Emil Johansson, the rider, was trying to do things that he’s never done before, and he needs to practice before we start filming. We ended up having to use blow torches and even sometimes we’d make afire in the belly of the jump, and the fire sucks the moisture out. In the end, we did it, but it’s just all those little trials and tribulations that happen that maybe you don’t see in the movie. But if you look closely, you can see remnants of like, where there’s some ash on the jump or something like that.
Q: These are athletes you are filming, but there’s an added element when you put cameras there; I would imagine there’s more pressure on them to do things that might be further than they would want to do without the camera crew there. How do you navigate that?
A: As a company, that is one thing we’ve always prided ourselves on it’s up to the rider. We’re never going to push someone or try to tell someone what they can and can’t do All of the riding is their idea and their creative vision, and we’re just there to kind of help it happen. There is that aspect of it that, hey, I’ve got all
these guys around, and we’re in this amazing place halfway around the world, and I need to perform, but I think it’s kind of the same as a contest or any other kind of event. They’re all professional athletes, and they do this all the time Any pressure definitely never comes from our side
Q: It’s been rough for the film industry for a while, in terms of funding and through COVID and the writers’ strike and then the discussion of the trade wars and all that. How is it in the sports action film world?
A: I think the whole industry has felt a little bit of a crunch over the past few years. It’s happened to everyone. On our side, we’ve felt it, but we also have really good partners. Everyone’s been quite loyal to each other. With the industry we’re in, it’s big, but it’s a small group of people So, everyone’s communicating with each other, and everyone’s helping out.
Q: How does it feel now that you’re a Squamish company that got an Emmy?
A: It’s pretty crazy for a small-town company to be noticed on a big stage like that It’s pretty cool to showcase [this type of] biking, which is so big and Squamish, but it’s maybe not as big as New York City or other places like that It’s pretty cool for people there to see what we’re doing and just kind of share it It’s always been our goal is to try to get people out on a ride. Watch Anytime on the Red Bull website.
The Squamish Nation is preparing for a possible political or legal battle after the provincial government narrowly passed Bill 15, legislation critics say undermines constitutionally protected Indigenous rights
INA PACE
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Last week, the provincial government’s controversial Bill 15 passed third and final reading in the B.C. Legislature by a vote of 47 to 46
New Democrats voted for the legislation, with 41 Conservatives, and the two BC Greens, including Sea to Sky MLA Jeremy Valeriote, and the three Independents opposing it.
Speaker Raj Chouhan broke the tie.
The bill received royal assent from Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia on May 29, transforming the act into provincial law.
Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) had taken a strong stand against what it deems a “significant threat” to the constitutional rights and title of Indigenous Peoples of the provincial government’s Infrastructure Projects Act legislation.
Regarding the passage of the bill, Sxwixwtn Wilson Williams, spokesperson and council member, said Thursday that Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) leadership are
considering next steps.
“Council strongly opposes the provincial government’s decision to push Bill 15 forward, despite several calls for the province to withdraw the bill for its threat to the constitutionally protected rights and title of Indigenous Peoples, including the Squamish Nation,” he said “As a result, we have now directed staff to undertake a comprehensive political and legal review to inform our next steps,” he added.
“The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which Canada and the province have endorsed, emphasizes the necessity of obtaining free, prior, and informed consent from Indigenous peoples before implementing measures that may affect their lands, territories, and resources. Bill 15 is a step backwards in the province’s relationship with Indigenous People
“Since the introduction of UNDRIP, we have made notable progress in streamlining decision-making with all levels of government and industry However, despite these advancements, we will now be conducting a full analysis of how we will engage in the
future.”
Previously, in a letter addressed to Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s Minister for Infrastructure, Khelsilem, Nation council chairperson, appealed to the provincial government to immediately withdraw the legislation and to subsequently discuss amendments co-operatively
The Bill 15-Infrastructure Projects Act was first introduced on April 10 last year
It was drafted by the Ministry of Infrastructure with the aim of centralizing planning for major capital projects, such as schools and health care facilities.
The bill gives the cabinet powers to fast-track such projects, which it deems significant to the province.
The Nation’s May 13 letter of appeal lists “grave concerns” over the marginalization of Indigenous knowledge, centralized powers without accountability or transparency, and an overall lack of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (or FPIC).
The Nation’s commitment to a “shared vision” with the province is also elaborated upon, as well as the province’s legal and moral obligations, and co-decision making
Significantly, the Nation states that the bill is holistically “a step backward [in] a self-governing Nation with deep responsibilities to our lands and waters,” and that it “is a clear violation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).”
According to the Nation, it did not receive a response to its letter before the bill passed.
The Nation was not alone in its sentiments and disillusionment with the bill.
Many other Indigenous organizations and leaders have spoken out against it
For example, an open letter was also presented to the province this week by the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) on behalf of the First Nations Summit, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and the BC Assembly of First Nations, which said the province was “walking backwards with a top-down, ‘economy first’ agenda,” which could have “irreparable” impacts on many First Nations’ relationships.
The letter described how the FNLC had convened with the province on May 15 at an All Chiefs Meeting where they communicated their—yet to be acknowledged—opposing stance, and that the wording within the proposition of Bill 15 was misleading and unclear, for example the definition of “core territories,” and who would determine the whereabouts of a project.
Furthermore, the FNLC suggested that the bill purported to uphold Indigenous rights as
We acknowledge that our engagement process was shorter than we would have liked.
an explicit provision, including consent as a prerequisite, and yet was not included in the ultimate legislative wording.
“The honour of the Crown is at stake when the Crown engages with First Nations,” the letter reads, “[it is] part of honourable dealing… more than just semantics.
“This is not a matter for the Crown to decide, and this proposed approach seriously risks prejudicing First Nations because of new or persisting boundary disputes caused by colonial policies and processes It is a paternalistic and dismissive approach [to core territories] in this context.”
For its part, the Ministry of Infrastructure told The Squamish Chief that whilst it is understandable Indigenous People want clarity, the province remains committed to its obligations under DRIPA.
In a statement, the ministry said that on March 26, it issued letters offering future, deeper consultations on the bill to all 204 Nations impacted.
“We acknowledge that our engagement process was shorter than we would have liked,” the emailed statement reads, “but we want to be clear, the bill can’t be used to shortcut Indigenous participation Our government remains committed to reconciliation.”
According to the Ministry, the obligation to consult with the First Nations is guaranteed by a section written directly into the bill, as well as the Interpretation Act, which is a separate piece of legislation ensuring that all legislation must be interpreted in a way that aligns with DRIPA.
“We are committed to working collaboratively with partners, and to ensuring projects uphold B.C.’s world-class environmental standards and consultation with First Nations,” the statement continues.
Ina Pace is The Squamish Chief’s Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) Reporter. This reporting was produced through the LJI, which supports original civic journalism across Canada.
~With files from Jennifer Thuncher
Theneighbourhood plan wasrequested followinganOCP amendmentapplication,which included adevelopment plan for aportion of theNewport Ridgelands
INDIGO LEMAY-CONWAY
ilemayconway@squamishchief.com
Blueprintsare officially beingmadefor the future of theNewport RidgeLands.
At theMay 13 committeeofthe whole meeting, District staffsaidthattheyreceived anOfficialCommunity Plan amendment application to produceaneighbourhoodplan in May2023.
Theapplicationincluded“ahigh-level conceptual developmentplan,”which accordingtothe report to council, will culminate with thecreationofa NeighbourhoodPlantoidentifythe needs and priorities forthe subjectlands betweenthe GaribaldiEstates andthe GaribaldiHighlands
Accordingtothe BC Land Titleand Survey Authority, thedeveloper andregistered landownerisLuckwardProperties(B.C.)
Districtplanner AjaPhilp told councilthat the plan is for“what that neighbourhoodbuild outwilllooklike, howitintegratesintoour broadercommunity,how it relatestoadjacent neighbourhoods.”
“Newport Ridgelands comprise just over eight hectares of greenfield lands. Thelands are locatedadjacenttothe existing Garibaldi Estatesresidential neighbourhood,the future GaribaldiSprings Phase3development and theexistingGaribaldi Highlandsresidential neighbourhood,” shesaid.
“Newport Ridgelands arewithinthe District’s growth management boundary.The lands aredesignatedresidential neighbourhood andidentifiedfor future sub-area planning.Sothismeans that asub-areaplan should be adoptedbycouncil before anynew developmentispermitted.”
Thereporttocouncil states that most of the subject landsare currently zonedMultiple Unit Residential5,which areintendedto accommodatelow-riseapartment development andneighbourhood commercial
Thesmall parcel east of NewportRidge Driveand Starview Placeiscurrently zoned ComprehensiveDevelopment Zone-65to allowfor single-unitdwellings on smallbare land strata lots.
Thereportalsostatesthatthe neighbourhoodplanprocess will incorporateanumber of strategicplanobjectives, whichinclude: -Generatinganet increase of newparks, trails andgathering spaces by September 2026
-Increasingthe diversityofhousing forms andtenuretypes year-over-yeartopromote
TheNewportRidge lands.
affordable andattainablehousing for people living in Squamish
-Createa netincreaseofemploymentlands and spaces,bothonlandand marine,by September2026.
Philpsaidthatthe land currentlyhas two road access points locatedatthe endof Newport RidgeDrive andthe endofPia Road, butnoactualroads have been builtonthe propertyasofyet.
“The 2025 Transportation MasterPlan identifies apotential road connection from Newport RidgeDrive to PiaRoadthrough the GaribaldiSprings andNewport Ridgelands, butconstructing this newroadwouldrequire crossing throughenvironmentally sensitive riparianareas andalsoascending asteep forestedslope to reachthe upperNewport Ridgelands.Sothismay pose feasibility challenges,”she said
Thereare alsoanumberoftrailsonthe landswhich Philpsaidwould need to be addressedaspartofthe neighbourhood planningprocess
“Another keyitemto addressis[that]there are existing trails on thelands,several critical connector trails runthrough theNewport Ridgelands andconnect residentialneighbourhoodsinthe valley bottom up to the Garibaldi Highlands, AliceLaketrail network andrecreationallands beyond,” shesaid.
“Addressingthese critical connectors is anotherimportant componentofthe plan process.”
An environmentalassessmentofthe land wouldalsoberequiredaspartofthe plan.
“The landsalsocontain arange of environmentallysensitive areas, includingsectionsof Meighan Creekand ThunderbirdCreek,as
well as areasofmatureforest. So,anenvironmental assessment will be anotherkey componenttodetermineconstraints to the developmentofthese lands,” Philpsaid.
“Transportation trails andenvironmental assessments arenot theonlyinputsweneedto addressthrough theprocess;the council’s strategicplan, ourofficialcommunity plan, anda host of otherapplicabledistrictplans andpoliciesneedto be incorporated.”
Akey difference betweenthe creationofthe NewportRidge neighbourhood plan versus otherneighbourhood planswithinthe community, is that atechnical assessmentwill be completedearlieronsothatDistrictstaff andthe developers can“getasolid understanding of theconstraints to developmentof theselands earlierinthe process.”
PhilpsaidDistrictstaff arealsoproposing to do threeroundsofcommunity engagement
“The firstround will focusondetermining thecommunity’s priorities forthe new neighbourhood,a second roundtoexplore planoptions andpreferences,and athird
roundtoget feedback on thedraft plan before we finalizethe plan andmoveintothe formal bylawreading process,”she said
Committee of thewhole meetings areless formal than regularcouncil meetings.Theyare used fordiscussionsbeforeofficialdecisions beingmade.
During this meeting, councillorsexpressed theirsupport forthe newneighbourhood plan, butdid notmaketheir finaldecisiononitasa whole.
MayorArmandHurford said he believed what wasincludedinthe report to councilwas a “reasonablepathforward to figure outwhatcan andshouldhappenonthisparcelofland.”
“I look forwardtoseeingwhatthe outcomes areand thereare some substantialtechnical challenges with thesite, so we’llsee wherethis processleavesus,”hesaid.
“But I’mconfident in theprocess youhave
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11:30 am–12:30 pm Wednesday, June 18
Award-winning cartographer on his process, and what he hopes locals take from looking at his ‘information as art’ maps
His maps are as much art as they are essential geography.
The newest award-winning map by Jeff Clark, of Clark Geomatics, “The Essential Geography of the Sea to Sky,” is of particular interest to Sea to Sky locals
“[It] captures the journey from the coastal waters of Howe Sound to the mountain ranges of Whistler,” Clark’s online map description reads.
The more you look at his maps, the more you see—like the Indigenous place names added throughout and the many peak names that local climbers cherish.
“The Essential Geography of the Salish Sea” map won Best Reference Map and Best in Show in the U.S.-based Cartography and Geographic Information Society’s 2024 Annual Map Design Competition
The Sea to Sky map, published in 2022, won the Best Reference Map category at the same competition that year.
Clark acknowledges he “geeks out” over the maps he creates, adding details that impact the viewer without them perhaps realizing it For example, he added “a little yellow so that it looks like the sun is setting in the late afternoon—the sun’s hitting the mountains,” he says, pointing at spots on his Sea to Sky map, which he figures took hundreds of hours to create.
This week, with that map and the Salish Sea one spread out on the table before us, The Squamish Chief sat down with cartographer Clark to find out about his interest in maps, the craft that goes into creating them and what he hopes locals take away from them
What follows is a version of that conversation edited for length and clarity.
Q: Where did your interest in maps come from? Were you interested in them as a kid?
A: I guess so. What kid didn’t like looking at
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outlined, and that any showstoppers will be highlighted early on, which is really helpful for all involved.”
Coun. Jenna Stoner said that all landowners have a right to make an application to redevelop their lands.
“We have a duty to engage in that process and provide a fair way through, and I think that what is presented here starts to do that,” she said “I really appreciate staff’s effort to bring as much of the technical analysis forward early, so that we don’t engage our community too deeply
National Geographic? I was always looking at them. I think the big thing is that I am a geophysicist, that’s my background, which means looking for gold, pretty much, if you are in Canada—mineral exploration. I did that for many years. Obviously, doing that, I came into contact with many a map, but they weren’t maps that looked like this. They were maps of electric fields, gravity, magnetic fields and all that other stuff you use to find gold Then, I went into geographic information systems, because of the boom and bust of the mineral exploration business
I went back to school and took geographic information systems (GIS)—that’s mapping, databases and computers, location-based analysis. Then I just started getting into maps,
before we know what is actually possible.”
She also said that a few elements of the plan could be “showstoppers” due to the challenging lands and the geography.
“So if the developer and the applicant are interested in pouring money in at this point to try and figure out a path forward, then that is up to them, and I will participate in the process with a willingness to see where we can get to,” Stoner said
“This is the start of a long road, and so I’m looking forward to seeing where we can get to on it.”
Coun. Andrew Hamilton said he appreciated
figuring out how to do this kind of thing for clients who have asked, “Hey, can you make me one of these?” That was in about 2008
Q: How does one go about making a map? Like this one here of the Salish Sea? What are the steps?
A:There are two main chunks of information here. One of them is all that nicely coloured background, and you see the mountains and all the shaded areas, that’s called shaded relief. That’s created from a thing called a digital elevation model, which is digital data of the landscape. So that’s got almost a 3D aspect to it? So, you have got hills and valleys, and then you can add shadows to make it look realistic, which is what I’ve done here. And then on top of that, I took satellite data and
the decision to complete the technical analysis early on in the planning process.
“I think the core of this recommendation, that we move the technical analysis first and foremost ... is extremely important, as we see a developer imagining what they want to do and investing money and thinking of what they want to do; but then running into some constraint from a technical point of view It can become challenging,” he said
“So the core of this, bringing the technical analysis to the forefront, I think, is extraordinarily valuable, and I know that I’ll use that in the future to make an informed decision on what is
created the land-cover glaciers—the green stuff. This purple zone is the Salish Sea drainage So, all the water outside the purple line drains into the Salish Sea. It is like a big watershed.
Then there’s a ton of what’s called vector data It’s points, lines, polygons; that’s all the roads that you see, all the dots, the camping symbols, all the line work, the cities, the parks, all that stuff that’s all basically digital data from different places that I’ve merged to create this story.
So you’re merging a whole pile of different data sets, making sure they all line up, things don’t overlay each other, and then, after that, I put all these labels in, right? That’s kind of time-consuming stuff sometimes. A label can take me 15 minutes to put in the right spot.
Q: What is the hardest part of the process?
A: Placing the labels and making sure that the map is readable But also making sure that it’s a good-looking map, because if it’s not, you’re not going to look at it It’s got to be optically or visually pleasing for you to actually go up to it and start to learn from it
Q: What do you hope people take away from your maps?
A: I think what to take from it is the fact that you live in a beautiful area and, you know, get off the road Get off the road Go explore your backyard It’s beautiful and it’s super accessible Don’t be afraid Go and check things out. Appreciate it and appreciate the landscape and the story it’s telling you. Looking ahead, Clark says his next project will be a detailed map of Vancouver Island. To find out more about his maps, go to www. clarkgeomatics.ca.
The maps sell for about $120 on his website.
The Salish Sea map is here and the Sea to Sky map is here
Clark gave The Squamish Chief one of each map. We will donate them to the first local teacher to email us at news@squamishchief. com with how they would use them in their classroom.
or is not viable on particular land.”
Coun Lauren Greenlaw said that it was nice to have “realistic expectations” going into this neighbourhood plan process for “stability and consistency.”
“I also think it’s important to identify the level of input that the public will have going into this ... just to set the expectations clearly from the get-go and have a clear path of how we’re going to engage with and interact with the community,” she said
The Newport Ridge Neighbourhood Plan was received unanimously by council and will return to a regular council meeting at a later date.
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DistrictofSquamish Zoning Bylaw2200, 2011, AmendmentBylaw (CD-Zone 118, 38140 ThirdAve), No.3093, 2024
Noticeisherebygiven in accordance with Section 467 of the Local Government Act,thatDistrictofSquamish Councilwill be consideringfirst,second andthird reading of DistrictofSquamishZoningBylaw No.2200, 2011,AmendmentBylaw (Upper Finch) No.3174, 2025
AffectedLands: 38140 ThirdAve,Squamish,British Columbia.
Thepurpose of the proposed Bylawis to Rezone aResidential 1(R-1) Zone to a ComprehensiveDevelopment118 (CD-118) forthepurpose of asix storey mixed-use building with ground floor commercial uses
In accordancewith Provincial housing legislation, Section 464(3) of the Local Government Act,local governments are nowprohibited fromholding public hearings relatedtorezoning applications fordevelopments thatare primarily residential and areconsistentwith the local government’sOfficial Community Plan (OCP). This proposal meets those requirements.
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DistrictofSquamish Zoning Bylaw2200, 2011, AmendmentBylaw (1221 Pioneer WayBusiness Park Alignment) No. 3175, 2025
Noticeishereby giveninaccordancewith Section 467 of the Local Government Act, thatDistrictofSquamish Council will be considering first,second and third reading of DistrictofSquamish Zoning Bylaw2200, 2011, AmendmentBylaw (1221 Pioneer Way Business Park Alignment) No.3175, 2025.
AffectedLands: 1221 Pioneer Way, Squamish, British Columbia.
Lot38South East 1/4 of Section 3Township 50 Plan 18954 PID: 007-249-373
ProposedBylaw Amendment
Thepurpose of the proposed bylawamendmentistorezone the subjectlands from Residential 1(R-1) to Business Park Industrial(I-11) to alignthe zoning with the subjectsite’sOfficial CommunityPlan LandUse Designation of Mixed Employment and Industrial Business.
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Itisa CaptainObvious statementtomake, butjustincasethere is anyone stillin doubt, thedevelopment boom is notgoing to endinSquamishanytime soon.
In fact,itislikelytorampup.
TheDistrict’s2023Housing Needs
Assessment foundthat6,840 newhousing unitsare needed by 2031 to meet current housing needsand thosedue to population increase
Andthen, last week,the provincial governmentannounced that Squamish is on thenextlistofcommunities to be part of itshousing targetsprogram.The other communitiesare Burnaby, Coquitlam, Courtenay, Township of Langley, Langford, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Richmond,and Vernon.
Theprovincewillnow setaspecific number of homesthathavetobebuilt in these communities.
Theexact number will be determined afterconsultationwiththe municipality andsomesignificant grantsupport.
Thetarget number will ultimately reflect 75%ofthe municipality’s estimatedhousing need.
TheDistrictwillhavetoreportback annually on howitisprogressing toward building thetargetnumberofhomes
“Asa last resort,ifamunicipalityfails to comply with adirective,the B.C. government mayissue an OrderInCouncil to fulfillthe requirements of adirective,” the provincesays.
Butthatisunlikelytobeanissue.
“Thisiswelcome news from theProvince andwelookforward to workingin collaborationtomeetour housinggoals and addressaffordability in Squamish,” readsa public statementfromthe District Tomeethousing targets, municipalities will need to create theconditionsfor housingdevelopment,including updating zoning bylaws or streamlining development approval processes. Squamish has already been workingonthese things.
“Wehavebeengratefulto receivea$7M commitment in federalfundingthrough the CMHC’s HousingAccelerator Fund,which supports ourplantoincreasenew housing in theDistrictfor athree-yearperiodand gets us offtoastrongstart.”
Damn thetorpedoes;it is full speed ahead.
I’llnever forget thefirst time Ibegan taking my finances seriously. Iwas in ameeting with a financialservicesadviser at my localbank, requesting an increase to my personal credit limit. I needed (read: wanted)tobuy some newcamera equipment, andmycurrent credit card didn’t have thecapacity. Iwas stillinmy20s,working seasonal jobsasaski instructor andsummerATV guide, and hadaspirationsofbecominga professional photojournalist. TheonlyassetsIowned were a beater of an SUV, acoupleofbikes,afew pairsof skis andsoon, ashiny newcamera.
“Haveyou putany thoughtintoplanningfor your financialfuture?”asked theadviser,tryingtonot soundlikeaparent. “Are yousavingany moneyfor your retirement?”
Thenotionofsquirrellingmoney away at this pointinmylifewas completely foreign. Living in Whistler wasabout living thedream lifestyleinthe moment,not workingfor some far-offretirement date when my kneeswould be toosoretoski anymore. Iconfessed to theadviser that no,Ihadn’t thoughtabout my financialsecurity—future or otherwise.
Over thenexthour, Ireceivedsomeeducation
abouthow making smallbut steady investments over thenext40years wouldyield aconsiderable amount of growth as market values increasedover time.There areups anddowns,ofcourse. Achart of publicly traded marketsoverthe last centurywill show therecessionsinthe ’30s,’80sand theother bigone in 2008.But if you’re patientand stay the course over multiple decades, youeventuallyget a payoff on your hard-earnedinvestment.
Starting along-term savingsplanisabit like the firstfew yearsofpayingoff amortgage. Youdon’t feel like you’re gettinganywhere, andthe numbers on paperdon’t seem particularly exciting.But that’s thepoint.You canenter themarketwithyour hard-earnedmoney with amoderateto small amount of risk,thencheck in on it maybeoncea year.Steady, mostly safe andmostlyboring.
If youstart to move your moneyintomore exciting investments, theriskratchetsupexponentially. This is whereprofessionalday traders, non-professional retail investorsand crypto bros seek theirfortunes. And—perhapsunsurprisingly— thereare many folksdoing just that in theSea to Sky as they attempttosubsidize theirmountain lifestyles.
I’ll note that I’mnot here to tell anyone what to do with theirmoney or howmuchrisktotakewhen investingit. That’s apersonalchoice, andeveryone hasadifferent risk tolerance. I’malsonot qualified to be giving financialadvice, so make sure to seek outprofessionalguidanceonhow to best manage
Ha7lh skwálwen cht kwis emút cht iy sts’its’áp’ cht iy kw’shétsut cht na7tkwa temíxw tl’a Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw
(We have good feelings that we live, we work and we play on the lands of the Squamish Nation)
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your own money. What I will outline are a couple of things I learned from a stint of working in the finance industry that changed my outlook on personal wealth Let’s start with the big one—active investment According to Investopedia, “Active money management aims to beat the stock market’s average returns and take full advantage of short-term price fluctuations.” This is the r/wallstreetbets (the famous Reddit group behind the GameStop short squeeze) kind of investing that requires a deeper analysis, a degree of expertise and hopefully, a bit of experience to help navigate the unknown. Active investment is a risky place, and too many people believe themselves to have insight into the stocks they bought through a retail investor app like Robinhood (or the Canadian alternatives like Qtrade, Wealthsimple Trade and Questrade). The problem is, any information readily available to the public is already baked into the stock price—a theory known as the efficient-market hypothesis. Without
getting too deep into the weeds, modern communication speeds in global markets mean that, for example, if you read an article about a particular stock at 8 a.m. and try to buy stocks by 8:05 a.m., you’ve already missed the market gain. If you’re privy to information before it has been made public and make the buy, you’re committing the crime of insider trading Some disagree with the efficient-market hypothesis and point to the well-timed investments by luminaries like Warren Buffett as proof. But Warren Buffett is a lot smarter than the bros in your group chat The other is around diversification.
Owning eight different stocks in your retail investment app is not having a diversified portfolio. There are many different ways to diversify your investments that your financial adviser can point you to, but I’ve found that an index fund (a collection of a few dozen stocks in certain industries) is the best balance of moderate risk and moderate reward in the market. These methods of growing your money are boring, I know. But if you
This is a response to ongoing discrimination by the Squamish council towards the LNG Woodfibre project.
I see that not in my backyard is still alive and kickin’ in the Sea to Sky Corridor
I remember it well; I lived, worked and raised my young children in the corridor for 20 years.
These “man” camps are largely occupied by hard-working men and women who are away from home, working six or seven days a week
Like any place where people gather in numbers, you will absolutely find a variety of personalities.
I can tell you from experience (working remotely; residing in both large and small camps) that the companies screen and select their tradespeople vigorously and maintain a zero tolerance policy when it comes to their employees behaving poorly out in the communities that are close by.
They spend hard-earned dollars on entertainment, restaurants, pubs, local raffles, golf tournaments to raise dollars for local charities, grocery stores, tourist attractions etc. when they get time off, which isn’t much
Since Squamish has transitioned from a blue-collar, resource-based logging town (with all manner of low-income through middle to high income) to what it has become today (a bedroom community for Whistler/ North and West Vancouver) and has forgotten its foundations.
No gratitude. No appreciation for the working class. Unless, of course, it is construction on a new (sometimes 2nd, 3rd plus) residence for the elite, entitled or another top-end tourist trap
The stereotyping, the judgment, the assumptions, and the prejudice are thick and cruel; rude and uncalled for and having lived in that environment for too long, let me fill you in on how that attitude causes yet more fracture and
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want to gamble, play online poker with your pocket money or put money on sporting matches. Don’t bet you or your family’s financial future on a stock market play
I heard a horror story recently that reinforced my desire to keep my finances boring A friend of a friend had made a series of massive cryptocurrency gains, doubling his money several times with well-timed buys and sells. But after clicking on a link in some cryptocurrency group chat, he was hit with a two-factor authentication scam The hackers gained remote access to his desktop computer, where his crypto wallet was wide open Leaving his desk for less than an hour, hackers drained all of his cryptocurrency, about half a million USD. I can’t imagine that kind of loss, but it comes with the territory of making your finances a source of daily excitement.
Best to keep the adrenaline for the mountain sports.
Vince Shuley is a patient and boring investor.
division in a province and country that is struggling to unify and build togetherness
It is disgusting, hurtful, disrespectful and totally biased. It absolutely destroyed the true essence and character of Whistler, permeated Pemberton years ago, and Squamish is well on its way.
I left for the north. I have no regrets.
I have lived in every region of Canada and never experienced the exclusion or the cliquish attitude like the general population of the Sea to Sky Corridor in the beautiful coastal mountains of B.C.
Do better Squamish
You are either in or in the way of economic progress in this country called Canada
Choose wisely; leave the blue collar alone.
They just want to earn their wages and return safely to their lives and their families.
Wendy Hanson
Prince George
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‘We’re here to create experiences you want to come back to.’ With that mission in mind, the team behind Vancouver’s popular Autostrada Osteria is opening a new restaurant in a restored historic building at Britannia Beach
Keeping it casual, but with quality. That is what these restaurateurs aim to bring to Britannia Beach.
Autostrada Osteria envisages a casual yet sophisticated Italian restaurant
The owners previously had two locations in Vancouver
Their Main Street venue closed in December last year to enable more funding for renovations at its current Vancouver House venue.
Now the owners are preparing for the opening of a new venue, with a new concept, at Britannia Beach this summer
Autostrada’s new concept, unveiled on Instagram last month, is called Autostrada Oyster Bar and Grill, with a focus on seafood and other seasonal ingredients to enhance and utilize the Sea to Sky’s food resources and community, rather than reiterate its menus and practices from Vancouver.
Co-founders Dustin Dockendorf and Lucais Syme, who have experience in developing a range of eateries, from laidback pubs to fine dining, have a strong affinity for food and travel They strive to entwine their fondness for food with memories of their favourite places, creating what they aspire to be special, holistic experiences for their customers.
Autostrada was inspired by Dockendorf’s and Syme’s travel memories from Italy in the last decade, and is foremost a warm regard for the joys of simplicity
“It’s not ‘cuisine du jour,’ it’s about taking traditional time-tested recipes and techniques, and putting a modern touch on them You don’t see a lot of people focus on tradition, doing things the right way, the whole way through. So I think that will be at our core; doing things the right way, buying the best ingredients,” Dockendorf said
“On the other side, you have to listen to your guests, and so we’re going to come in here with an idea of who we are, but you can’t be stubborn at the same time There’ll be some evolution, I’m sure.”
Dockendorf emphasized the importance of the cuisine’s versatility with the new venue.
“When you’re in Vancouver, and you have so many options at your doorstep, you need to be pure [about] what your concept is, [but] here we can have more fun,” Dockendorf said “Essentially, everyone else has to go out of their way to get here. So we have to make sure
we are showing our authentic self, whilst also appealing to a broader range, right?”
Newly hired general manager for Autostrada Oyster Bar and Grill, Alexis Riley, who is a Squamish resident, said the customer service will be the most important part of her role
“That part doesn’t feel like a job,” she said “I’m really passionate about connecting with the community, building the best team we can, and working for people who care about the environment. [It’s not] the city moving here. They’re embracing where they are.”
Among the restaurant’s current menu items at Vancouver House are classics such as handmade spaghetti and meatballs, and seasonal risottos, as well as fresh vegetables, sashimi, and steaks
Syme, who is also the restaurant’s executive chef, feels it is likely the local shrimp will be popular at Britannia Beach. He also said the wine will be imported locally from BC, as well as from France and, of course, Italy.
Syme elaborated on how the restaurant, while considered to be upscale by the team and customers, is fully inclusive and a place to relax
“The cuisine is polished for sure, but if [people are] in their trail shoes and shorts, [they can] come right in!” Syme said
“[It] doesn’t have to be micro-food to be
high-end, we’re here to create experiences that are enjoyable, [and that] you want to come back to.”
Building the new restaurant adjacent to, as Dockendorf describes, “one of the most gorgeous highways in the world,” was a purposeful way to connect customers with food and culture by car, as part of a literal culinary journey, like that he and Syme experienced in Italy.
The Autostrada in Italy is a network of Italian highways of the same name.
“Lucas and I really love the name Autostrada from our first location almost 10 years ago now, and it highlighted our love of seeing the world [by] car at the time,”
Dockendorf said
“The name does really seem to work with our ethos of eating and drinking around the world on road trips. At first, we thought, ‘Are we just guys that like the name?’ but there was something about the name that really connected with people People remembered it, and we love that.”
Dockendorf, Syme, and Riley gave The Squamish Chief a tour of the under-construction Autostrada Oyster Bar and Grill. It is a restoration of Britannia Beach School, which
It’s not ‘cuisine du jour,’ it’s about taking traditional time-tested recipes and techniques, and putting a modern touch on them.
DUSTIN DOCKENDORF
was destroyed by a flood in 1921
Among the new restaurant’s amenities, there will be an oyster bar, a fireplace for the winter, and a patio for al-fresco dining during the warmer months. The patio includes a herb garden.
Autostrada Oyster Bar and Grill is due to open at Britannia Beach in early July.
Ina Pace is The Squamish Chief’s Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) Reporter
This reporting was produced through the LJI, which supports original civic journalism across Canada.
Enjoy the music, free food and unity of this annual event held on June 14, starting at the Sikh temple at 10 a.m.
JENNIFER THUNCHER
Jthuncher@squamishchief.com
It is just after lunch, and the Sikh Gurdwara (temple) on Fifth Avenue is bustling.
Food is being prepared in the kitchen for the Sangrand—the celebration set to start a few hours later—to mark the beginning of a new month in the Sikh solar calendar.
However, The Squamish Chief was at the temple on May 15 to learn more about a larger community event. Preparations at the temple have been underway for months for the upcoming annual parade
The 18th Annual Squamish Sikh parade is set for Saturday, June 14, starting at the temple at 10 a.m. and winding its way to Junction Park & O’Siyam Pavilion, with activities wrapping up at 2 p.m.
The event, which aims to bring together the whole community—Sikhs and non-Sikhs—will feature prayer and music followed by speeches, educational booths, and Guru Ka Langar, meaning free (vegetarian) food for everyone.
When The Squamish Chief met with members of the local Sikh Society, a few had recently liaised with the District to put some final touches on plans for the day.
This is the second year for a fresh committee to take on the event. The previous committee ran it for 20 years.
“This event holds significant cultural and religious importance for the Sikh community, as we remember the sacrifice and teachings of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Guru of Sikhism, who is revered for his profound spiritual wisdom, compassion, and selfless service to humanity,” reads a news release from the society.
The “Shaheedi Gurpurab (Martyrdom Day)” specifically marks the anniversary of his martyrdom on May 30, 1606
“It is a day for reflection, prayer, and unity,” the release continues.
“We believe that events like these are crucial for fostering understanding, harmony, and friendship among people of different backgrounds.”
Encyclopedia Britannica explains that Arjan was a democratizing leader
“He expanded [the] Sikh centre commercially and became the first Guru to serve as both temporal and spiritual head of the Sikhs. The social reform and missionary efforts by earlier Gurus were extended under him,” the entry reads.
All was well until the Mughal emperor Jahāngīr took over from his father and began to oppress Sikhs.
Guru Arjan refused to submit to the emperor’s orders and was tortured to death, including being made to sit on a burning hot iron plate. His calm and composed manner and adherence to Sikh principles made him the first Sikh martyr
The word “Sikh” translates to “student” or “disciple.”
The three main principles of Sikhism are to remember God, live an honest life, and share with others
“Sikhs are vehemently opposed to the differential treatment of people for reasons such as gender, race, or religion, which is reflected in Sikh teachings, philosophies, and practices,” reads the World Sikh Organization of Canada website.
“They believe in the abolition of class distinctions (like a caste system of social hierarchy) and denounce the persecution of individuals on the basis of distinctions like race, creed, gender, ethnicity, belief, tradition or lifestyle.”
Sikhism is the world’s fifth-largest religion, boasting approximately 25 million Sikhs around the globe, with more than 770,000 in Canada, according to the 2021 StatsCAN census ‘EVERYBODY’S WELCOME’
The Squamish temple is home to about 500 local Sikh families. The numbers blossom well beyond that for events such as the parade, which draws Sikhs from far beyond the corridor.
The temple is not just busy around these special events, a Punjabi school is run out of the building as well, to ensure the younger
generation is connecting to their language, culture and religious teachings, according to Parneet Singh Grewal, the society’s secretary, whose 10-year-old son attends classes.
Other programs also run at the temple, such as a newly launched session for new moms, run in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health
The congregation also does a lot of outreach to the community as well
They donate often to the food bank and the langar, or temple kitchen, serves meals to all who enter free of charge, regardless of who they are or what they believe.
During highway closures due to crashes, they have welcomed stranded travellers with food and a place to relax.
“Basically, we are recognizing everybody as a human race So, everybody’s welcome here,” said Nimarjit Singh Thandi, the vice secretary of the society.
(While all are welcome at the temple, guests are asked to remove their shoes and cover their heads—scarves are provided—and refrain from visiting while intoxicated out of respect for the sacred space.)
For those interested in learning more about the Sikh faith, the World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) website has a wealth of information, or locals can stop by the Squamish Gurdwara.
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The waters of the Mamquam River were alive with energy on May 24 as more than 90 kayakers took part in the fifth annual Mamquam Meltdown
and blue version of kayakers.”
Loewen has been kayaking since 2020, and it was her desire to take part in racing that inspired the idea for the Mamquam Meltdown
INDIGO LEMAY-CONWAY
ilemayConway@squamishchief.com
If you went down to the Mamquam River on May 24, chances are you saw an inundation of kayakers floating down the river.
Back for their fifth year, the Mamquam Meltdown brought over 90 kayakers down to the river to take part in a timed slalom event.
Co-organizer Maddy Loewen told The Squamish Chief that the community-driven event aimed at both beginners and intermediate kayakers went off without a hitch.
“It’s a not-for-profit event run by me and my friend Jeff Thorslund, and we’ve been putting it on since 2021 as a way to bring the community together,” Loewen said
“There are a lot of events that happen that are more based on Class 4 and Class 5 boaters, which [in comparison] is kind of like saying Black Diamond skiers So, I wanted to just bring an event together that also includes the green
“I started [the event] a year later because there were all these [advanced] races, and I was like, ‘Oh, I can’t do any of them,’” she said
However, she joked that despite having now planned the event, she still can’t take part in the races as she’s too busy organizing the day.
Loewen describes slalom kayaking as being the water version of slalom skiing.
“Essentially, you’re starting from a certain point on the river, the timer is started, and you have to make it as fast as you can down the river while going through these gates that are hanging from above,” she said.
“There are two kinds of gates, there are the green gates, which means you go directly through them from upstream of the river to downstream; and then the red gates, which you have to go backwards through, so you’re coming from downstream going upstream
“We had nine gates this year, so you had to get through all of those before you reached the
bottom If you do miss a gate, then there’s a time penalty. And then whoever goes the fastest is the one who wins.”
Despite being targeted towards kayakers, Loewen said that people were able to join in the race with any form of whitewater craft.
It’s a not-for-profit event run by me and my friend Jeff Thorslund, and we’ve been putting it on since 2021 as a way to bring the community together.
MADDY LOEWEN
Coming in with the fastest time of the day was Blake Miller, who completed in the advanced category with a time of 1 minute 43 seconds.
Narrowly in second place was Phil Mitchell with a time of 1 minute 45 seconds, and third was Philip Gibbons, who completed the course in 1 minute and 50 seconds.
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“If there were a paddleboarder, they could have joined. Last year, we had inflatable kayaks We also had my friend Emma, who paddled the course this year in a canoe. So anything on whitewater, as long as you can paddle it, you can get on the river and race,” Loewen said.
But the Mamquam Meltdown is not only about competing. The event also included a barbecue, live music and group campout at the Mamquam River Campground.
“Some of the people work on weekends, and so since they can’t make it to the race, it’s still a way to have that part of the community that does work the nine to five on Saturday, still be able to join in later on,” she said
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The fastest in the women’s advanced category was Jen Chrimes with a time of exactly 2 minutes, followed by Sarah Baillie with 2 minutes 5 seconds, and Tara Stevens coming in at 2 minutes 16 seconds.
Loewen said that the event brought in kayakers from all over the Sea to Sky, as well as the interior, including Kamloops
“[The kayaking community] is getting bigger, but it’s definitely a much smaller community than the mountain biking and climbing community,” she said.
“But as soon as you break into it, it’s suddenly everywhere, kind of like confirmation bias,” she said with a laugh.
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Mark Norman Wilson
March2,1963 - May22, 2025
Mark Norman Wilson passedawayonMay 22, 2025, in Squamish, BC,withfamilybyhis side.Hewas 62 yearsold Born in Winnipeg in 1963, Mark movedtoBritish Columbia as an infant and grew up in Colwood from 1966. He is survived by hissiblings Lorne (Wendy)ofSquamish, Carole of Sooke, and Lynne (Ross) of Saanich,along with four nephews,one niece, twogreat-nieces, threegreat-nephews, andlongtimefriend Cheryl of Esquimalt.Markwas predeceased byhis belovedparents, George and Victoria Wilson of Colwood.
Throughout hiscareer,Markworkedasa fishingguide at Pedder BayMarina, drawingonskills honed through yearsof fishingwithhis father and brother.Healsoworkedat Esquimalt dockyardbeforelaunching hisown glassfurniture business, designing beautiful custom pieces.
Diagnosed with Parkinson'sinhis early twenties, Mark faced this decades-long challenge with remarkable grace. Though neverone to shyawayfromgrumblingabout smallissues,he neveronceasked "Why me?" about hiscondition, instead meetingitwithquiet dignity and strength.
Mark will be remembered forhis sharpwit,impeccable memory,and exceptional organizational skills.Healsohad a bitofa stubbornstreak that endearedhim to allwho knew him. He lovedcars, movies,music,and decadent foods
In 2012,Markmoved to Squamishtobeclosertohis brother Lorneand becamearesident of Hilltop House, wherehe lived until hispassing.The family extends heartfeltgratitude to thecareaides,nurses, and doctors whoprovided Mark with skilledand compassionate care throughout hisillnesses.
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GEMINI May21-June 20
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The fullmoonwill illuminate yourconversations with familyand friends,fostering enrichingdialogues.At work,clear communication will help you overcome any obstacles.Adopt ahealthier diet to feel better
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