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Q&A WITH THE MAYOR
Mayor Armand Hurford reflects on the year that was and the year ahead
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(DOG) HOUSE CALLS
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025
S Q U A M I S H C H I E F. C O M
BC TRANSIT TO BUILD FACILITY CAPABLE OF HOUSING 50 BUSES
The Crown corporation has bought a piece of land to build an operations and maintenance facility INDIGO LEMAY-CONWAY
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PHOTO COURTESY OF RON LAWRENCE
HAPPY HIKERS: The OverTheHill gang of local hikers head out for “WhileWeStillCan” hiking trips each week throughout the Sea to Sky. On their last hike, they headed to trails above the Sea to Sky Gondola.
new BC Transit operations and maintenance facility capable of housing up to 50 buses is on the way for Squamish. Public transportation corporation, BC Transit, has bought a piece of land at 1130 Resolution Way in a bid to help expand transit services across the Sea to Sky. “The strategic acquisition of land for a future transit operations and maintenance facility is a critical step to secure the ability to increase the transit fleet, add transit service, and support the transition to battery electric bus alongside the local development plans,” BC Transit senior media relations and public affairs advisor, Jamie Weiss, told The Squamish Chief. Weiss said that the site was officially purchased on Oct. 23, 2023 for $15,737,500. “Additional planning and design work are needed to further develop plans and a business case to secure support, funding and ultimately construct a new facility that would support fleet expansion of up to 50 buses in the next 25 years,” he said. While they weren’t able to share an exact timeline for TRANSIT: Continued on 2
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