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Squamish Advance: Thursday, April 5, 1951

STAWMUS RIVER BRIDGE COLLAPSES

LOGGER INJURED IN FREAK ACCIDENT

TALENT SHOW AT BRITANNIA BEACH

BRACKENDALE BITS

CHANGES IN HOSPITAL ACT PROTESTED HERE

WOODFIBRE

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

STAFF OF SCHOOL ANNUAL APPOINTED

LOCAL LEGION ALSO PROTESTS INSURANCE

BUSY SCRIPT WRITER
[PHOTO]

PGE BRAKEMAN KILLED

ROAD AND GUN CLUB NAMES OFFICERS
ELKS DANCE A GREAT SUCCESS

W.A. TO SPONSOR CONQUER CANCER FUND

THE CRADLE

CLASSIFIED ADS

Squamish Advance

M Creek Bridge washout

On October 28, 1981, 4 vehicles plunged into a creek after debris flow had destroyed the M Creek Bridge on the Squamish Highway during heavy rains. 9 people died including Tammi Lee Boscariol, daughter of Squamish residents William and Anne Boscariol, and her boyfriend William Stewart Short.

Squamish Advance: Thursday, June 14, 1951

CONTRACT LET FOR SQUAMISH HOSPITAL

FLOODGATE REPAIRED BY WORK "BEE"

VILLAGE PLANS MORE SIDEWALKS

CHEEKYE BRIDGE BEING REPAIRED

BRITANNIA TO SELL PYRITES IN B.C.

THE CRADLE

WOODFIBRE

BOARD OF TRADE IN BUSY SESSION

TWO INJURED IN FREAK ACCIDENT

STUDENTS TO ATTEND GRADUATION BANQUET

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

B.C. ELECTRIC PLANS BUILDING PROGRAM

LOCAL STORE ADDS NEW STAFF MEMBERS

COUNTING NOISES

CUCKOO CLOCK HOUSE
[PHOTO]

BRACKENDALE

WOODFIBRE

CLASSIFIED ADS

POUNDKEEPER

LEICESTER SQUARE
[PHOTO]

CARSON CHRISTENING
[PHOTO]

WINTER FUN IN SUMMER
[PHOTO]

Squamish Advance

Squamish Advance: Thursday, October 11, 1951

VILLAGE PLANS IMPROVEMENTS

HOWE SOUNDINGS
BY WHOSIT

BILL SMITH WINS FISHING DERBY

SID BISHOP NEW PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE

CHEEKYE BRIDGE BEING REPAIRED

PRINCESS STARTS CANADIAN TOUR

BRACKENDALE

W.A. WHIST DRIVE

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

SOLWAY QUARTET
[PHOTO]

SEVERAL NEW HOMES BEING BUILT HERE

CGIT GROUPS CHOOSE NEW OFFICERS

LOCAL MAN GIVES TWO RADIO TALKS

LEICESTER SQUARE'S HARMONY QUARTET
[PHOTO]

CLASSIFIED ADS

SUNSHINE SOCIETY
[PHOTO]

PULPWOOD LOGS HAULED OVER PGE

A WILD GOOSE STORY

FAREWELL PARTY FOR JACK KOBUS

LEGION NOTES

STUDENTS CHOOSE HOUSE CAPTAINS

Squamish Advance

View of Squamish around 1901 - 1905

View of Squamish around 1901 - 1905. View of Mamquam River before it changed its course. Magee's hay field on the left.

Mamquam River was named for the Indian word meaning "smelly water".

Squamish is named for the Indian word "Squohomish" (various spellings) meaning "strong wind". The name was changed to Newport in 1911 by the H.S. and P.V.N. Railway and was changed back on September 14, 1914 as the result of a contest for school children. The name had to be changed since there was another town in BC named Newport. The twelve final names considered in the contest were: Newport, Strathacona, Prince Arthur, Kingsport, Great Haven, Columbia, Imperial, Squamish, Pacificgate, Bonaventure, and Viveleroi.

Work at little Stawamus bridge

The actual Indian spelling of Stawamus is STA-a-mus and is a variant of Squamish and means "birthplace of the winds". Pioneers often used "Stamish" instead of "Stawamus". The name refers to the Indian reserve at the mouth of the Squamish River (Reserve #24), the Stawamus River, the area drained by it and the "Chief".
Squamish Public Library, Squamish Files: Place Names.

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