June Newsletter

DATE: Every Saturday

TIME: 10:00 am to 3:00pm

Location: Victoria and Cleveland

Come down and check out the local Farmer produce, artisan products, prepared food and live entertainment. This is the eighth year of the market, with 35 or more vendors each week until October. Downtown Squamish in the parking lot at Victoria and Cleveland.

The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life is looking for Volunteers, contact Tamsyn at 604 815 3329 or squamishrelay@bc.cancer.ca

 

DATE: June 5^th, Saturday

TIME: 8 pm

Location: Ocean Port Hotel

Presented by Squamishhmusiclive.com. 

Featuring: Idlers, an 11 piece ska/reggae circus from St. John’s NFLD.  Also playing, local roots and rock favourites The Jamatonics.

 

DATE: June 12^th Saturday

TIME: 11 am

Location: Cleveland Ave.

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

The 8th annual Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion, presented by Scotiabank, takes place across Canada on Sunday, June 13. Wheels In Motion brings communities together and touches the lives of thousands of Canadians with spinal cord injury (SCI) every year. Downtown Squamish at the end of Cleveland Avenue.

 

DATE: June 18^th Friday

TIME: 2:30 start in Brackendale

Location: Ride to Downtown Squamish

6:00 pm Funny Races

6:30 Celebrity Races

6:30 Kids Bike Poker

7:30 Adults Bike Poker. Participants get coupons for shopping discounts of 25%!

ON TO THE HOWE SOUND INN & BREWING COMPANY, BREW PUB for Events

6:00 to 9:00 pm $12 Buffet! Food and Entry forms for Draws in the North Shore Lounge.

9:00 pm Brew Pub Dancing with 2 DJ’s.

HELMETS MANDATORY TO BIKE EVENTS. 

Registration Table, Cleveland Ave.

 

DATE: June 19th

TIME: 9 am

Location: Cleveland Ave.

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

The BC Legion Highland Gathering starts downtown Squamish with a parade of 14 from around the Province competing for best band on Parade. This year, Squamish’s Black Tusk Caledonia Pipe Band will host the event that will bring over 150 musicians and their families to Squamish for the celebration. The Pipe Band will then begin there opening ceremonies at Brennan Park with the mass start to the Test of Metal.

 

DATE: june 24^th Thursday

TIME: 5 pm to 11 pm

Location: Cleveland Avenue, Downtown Squamish

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Celebrate French music, culture and food at the Sea to Sky's first-ever celebration of this traditional French holiday. Musicians, Acadian story-tellers, artists and kiosks representing French-speaking businesses throughout the corridor. Everyone welcome!

 

 

The Squamish Community Policing Office newsletter was delivered this month offering Crime Prevention Tips on Theft and Robbery. If you haven’t signed up to participate in this Program offered to all Squamish Businesses, please consider the benefits that this initiative has to offer including a monthly newsletter with valuable tips, improved communication and relationships with the local RCMP Detachment, invitations to Presentations and Seminars and the opportunity to receive Alerts via email that include photos of “Persons of Interest” to the Police. Contact Kathryn Hennigar at the CP Office by phone at 604-892-9213, by email at kathryn.hennigar@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or drop by Monday to Friday between 8:30 and 4 for more information.

 

 

This is an excellent occasion for all businesses to be part of some of the events even if they are not Francophone or have Francophone employees.  The survey (5 minutes) describes very clearly the different opportunities available to you.  Please complete it by June 7^th to allow time for organisers to follow up regarding participation.

 

DATE: May 30th – June 6th

Encourage employees to experience the joy of safely commuting by bicycle to work! Bike to Work’s mandate is to promote the use of the bicycle as safe transportation. www.biketowork.ca

Reduce your carbon footprint! Show your support for sustainable transportation and register your workplace to compete with other businesses from across Canada. www.commuterchallenge.com