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Mediation fails in bitter 103-day Sea-to-Sky transit strikeMore than 80 bus drivers and mechanics serving Whistler, Squamish and Pemberton have been on the picket lines since Jan. 28, with wages the key sticking point.CanadaMay 11
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Whistler-area bus drivers go back to bargaining table as transit strike continuesNegotiations between Unifor Local 114, Whistler Transit Ltd. and Diversified Transit will resume on May 11 as drivers continue their 14-week strike for fair wages.EconomyMay 6
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Squamish Nation artist’s designs featured on new West Vancouver fire truckThe designs by Squamish Nation artist Xwalacktun include a Thunderbird over a long house, and a canoe with raised Coast Salish paddles holding the Lions Gate Bridge.CanadaApr 8
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‘This needs to end’: Whistler, B.C. mayor calls for solution as transit strike drags onSince BC Transit drivers in Whistler hit the picket line, Jack Crompton said there's been a dangerous increase in drunk driving and people walking along the Sea to Sky Highway.PoliticsMar 14
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‘I broke through the blue wall of silence’: Sex assault victim speaks at Vancouver cop’s sentencing hearingJagraj (Roger) Berar was convicted in October in relation to a disturbing incident in his hotel suite in Whistler, B.C., involving an intoxicated woman.CrimeFeb 16
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Rainfall warning issued for Lower Mainland, snowfall warning for mountainsEnvironment Canada forecast the rain would begin in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Saturday afternoon and intensify around midnight, while snow is expected in Squamish.WeatherJan 29
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Whistler-area transit strike, service suspension set to begin Saturday morningThe action will begin at 5 a.m., suspending BC Transit services for riders in Whistler, Squamish and Pemberton, and will continue as long as the strike does.TrafficJan 28
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81-year-old B.C. veteran living in car gets helping hand from fellow vetsThe former military engineer who was posted in Chilliwack, Germany and New Brunswick and served for 11 years, has since been living in Squamish for 21 years.CanadaJan 26
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BC Transit workers in Whistler, Squamish and Pemberton issue strike noticeThe union representing transit workers said wages, a lack of benefits for 40 per cent of members in the unit, pension and job security were its key issues.EconomyJan 21
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Frightful weather, stunning scenery: A collection of your B.C. winter storm photosBetween 10 and 40 millimetres of freezing rain covered the Fraser Valley and parts of eastern Metro Vancouver overnight, but Chilliwack and Squamish were hit the hardest.WeatherJan 7
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