Squamish

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Squamish is popular for its culture and arts scene. The more popular attractions comprise: Squamish Writers Group, Visuals-Squamish Valley Artists, Community Clayworks Studio, Crafts Association of British Columbia, Whistler Art Council, Art BC and British Columbia Arts Council. The Squamish Valley Artists Society is a non-profit group which encourages the education, promotion and development of local visual artists. The Squamish Writers Group is a group of writers - nonfiction, poetry, fiction - which meets approximately twice each and every month to motivate and workshop each other. Community Clayworks offer a place to provide instruction, courses and workshops. It likewise allows potters and clay artists of all descriptions to gather and work together. The Craft Council of British Columbia (CCBC) offers leadership in the craft community by building and promoting the viability, appreciation and development of Fine Craft in Canada. The British Columbia Arts Council supports a range of activities that consist of financial support for professional artists and arts organizations, scholarships, community initiatives and training. The Whistler Arts Council (or also called WAC) is a registered charity established in 1982 with a mandate to integrate and build arts into the fabric of the Whistler community.

Squamish has many outdoor recreation areas for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy. The numerous activities include: Eagle viewing (The area around Squamish has the biggest number of bald eagles in the world); Hiking (Stawamus Chief is a well-known choice with beautiful views of Howe Sound and Squamish); Flight Seeing (great panoramic views of the city); Snowmobiling (the upper Squamish Valley and Brohm Ridge are popular areas for snowmobiling in the Squamish area); Horseback Riding (there are guided trail rides, with full day, half day, overnighter and hourly rates for horseback riding enthusiasts); Backcountry Skiing (a favorite location is the Red Heather hut or the Elfin Lakes hut in the Diamond Head area of Garibaldi Provincial Park, which provides a broad range of backdrops and terrain that even the nearby Whistler backcountry can't top); Snowshoeing (the mountains surrounding the Squamish community get an average of two thousand three hundred mm of precipitation annually, that means a lot of snow accumulates during the winter months); Fishing (various places to go to are Browning Lake at Murrin Provincial Park and Brohm Lake). Other activities to add comprise: Wind and Kite Surfing, Rock Climbing, Trials Riding, Dirt Biking, Scuba Diving, Boating and Sailing, Canoeing, White Water Rafting, Golfing, and Sightseeing.

The Squamish community is now going through a transition where apart from tourism, it is likewise trying various avenues of income, like education or learning institutions, high-tech firms, and forestry.