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Development projects are picking up steam in Squamish, with a 1,500-unit waterfront housing project getting rezoning approval last week, days after council gave its endorsement in principle to a major highrise plan.
As well, the environmental approval process continues for a proposed four-season mountain resort called Garibaldi at Squamish, which would include a major ski hill a few kilometres north of the town on Brohm Ridge. A public meeting was set this week to update residents on the environmental approval process, which has been a subject of concern for years.
All three developments are being boosted by the $800-million Highway 99 expansion project, which is quickly nearing completion.
"I think the highway project is the biggest direct legacy of the Olympic Games [for Squamish]," district planning director Cameron Chalmers said in an interview Wednesday.
"It`s certainly made commuting faster and safer, [and] it`s put us in the commuter shed of the Lower Mainland," Chalmers said. "We`re struggling with that, but the highway upgrade has opened the marketplace in Squamish.
"The highway has had the biggest impact in driving the demand side of the development industry."
Chalmers said much of the development that took place in 2006 and 2007 was prompted by developers anticipating the highway`s completion, with quicker and safer commutes to Vancouver.
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As well, the environmental approval process continues for a proposed four-season mountain resort called Garibaldi at Squamish, which would include a major ski hill a few kilometres north of the town on Brohm Ridge. A public meeting was set this week to update residents on the environmental approval process, which has been a subject of concern for years.
All three developments are being boosted by the $800-million Highway 99 expansion project, which is quickly nearing completion.
"I think the highway project is the biggest direct legacy of the Olympic Games [for Squamish]," district planning director Cameron Chalmers said in an interview Wednesday.
"It`s certainly made commuting faster and safer, [and] it`s put us in the commuter shed of the Lower Mainland," Chalmers said. "We`re struggling with that, but the highway upgrade has opened the marketplace in Squamish.
"The highway has had the biggest impact in driving the demand side of the development industry."
Chalmers said much of the development that took place in 2006 and 2007 was prompted by developers anticipating the highway`s completion, with quicker and safer commutes to Vancouver.
Read the full article here.