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EXPANDING WLNG?
WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR RAIL?
Authorities say thorough reviews and many approvals needed before LNG export facility could grow
Company eyes former BC Rail corridor
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
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PHOTOS BY PATRICK BELL; (INSERT) MYKEL THUNCHER/FOR THE SQUAMISH CHIEF
The VW Bug is no more. (Insert) The crushed vehicle at Allied Salvage & Metals.
SQUAMISH’S MOST UNWANTED BEETLE FINALLY DRIVEN OUT
A rope access crew did it for free. A helicopter finished the job. After 10 days, the VW Beetle is off The Papoose LIZ MCDONALD
emcdonald@lodestarmedia.ca
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he bug that became the bane of BC Parks is officially history. After nine days dangling above Highway 99, the
Volkswagen Beetle that shut down a climbing areas is finally on the ground. The removal happened in two stages. On April 8th, contractors from Crux Trades—an industrial rope access company—detached the hollowed-out car from the Papoose cliff
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face and secured it in a net. The next morning, Black Tusk Helicopter came in for the longline pickup. “I think it went pretty smoothly,” said Megan Kobitzch, BC Parks area supervisor for Squamish. “They were very qualified for
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the work. They’re an industrial rope access company, although they don’t take cars off cliffsides too often.” BUG BE GONE: Continued on 4
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