Downtown Squamish Encampment Site to Close Permanently After Fire
                     Downtown Squamish 
Encampment Site to Close 
Permanently After Fire
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Jeremy Valeriote will seek re-election in West Vancouver–
Sea to Sky in the Oct. 24 provincial election, the BC 
Greens announced in a news release Wednesday.
Valeriote announced his intentions alongside party leader 
Emily Lowan and fellow MLA Rob Botterell, according to 
the release. Botterell will not seek re-election in Saanich 
North and the Islands, where Lowan will run instead.
Valeriote won a historic victory in 2024, becoming the first 
BC Green to represent a riding on the B.C. mainland, the 
release says. He had come within 60 votes of winning the 
riding in 2020, before a judicial recount confirmed Jordan 
Sturdy as the winner.

The District of Squamish will 
permanently close the 
Downtown Squamish 
encampment site at Third 
Avenue and Main Street 
following a fire and propane 
tank ignitions that raised 
serious safety concerns near 
Under One Roof. Read the 
latest update: 
https://www.squamishreporte
r.com/2026/10/09/district-to-
permanently-closes-downtow
n-squamish-encampment-site
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