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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025
S Q U A M I S H C H I E F. C O M
OVER 11,000 HOUSING UNITS COULD BE BUILT A new report to council has revealed that Squamish has an unbuilt unit capacity of 11,318 INDIGO LEMAY-CONWAY
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PHOTO BY BRIAN AIKENS
CUTENESS OVERLOAD : This masked bandit was recently spotted in the estuary. Did you know raccoons usually wash their food before eating? They do. It isn’t that they are cleaning it, though. Experts say it lets them feel the texture of their food better in their little paws.
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istrict of Squamish councillors have given first reading to an Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment bylaw to meet provincial requirements for local housing. The bylaw was described by District staff at the regular council meeting on May 6 as a “legislatively required implementation action” to meet provincial requirements that would “align the OCP with the housing needs identified in the Squamish Interim Housing Needs report.” According to the report to council, the new legislation requires OCPs to include statements and map designations that provide the 20-year total number of housing units identified in the most recent housing needs report. It also requires municipalities to prepare housing needs reports every five years. District senior planner Matt Gunn said that between 2021 and 2041, a total of 6,300 units were identified as being needed in Squamish, as generated by a provincial tool. “[The] tool automatically generates the prescribed
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