A to Z of Municipal Services

The District of Squamish offers many different services that cater to residents, businesses, visitors and developers. (Note, this is not an exhaustive list; a number of District functions provide internal support to external services. i.e. Human Resources, Fleet Services, Information Technology and others).

• Active transportation planning
• Airport
• Aquatic centre
• Animal control
• Arena (ice)
• Bylaw enforcement
• Campground facilities
• Capital construction projects
• Cemetery
• Communications
• Community grants
• Development services:
• Building inspections
• Business licences
• Development permits/rezoning/subdivision etc.
• Planning services
• Economic development
• Emergency planning and preparation
• Engineering services
• Environmental planning
• Film and events management
• Fire rescue
• Flood protection
• Garbage, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup
• GIS and mapping
• Infrastructure planning and replacement
• Landfill
• Legislative services – Council meetings, agendas, minutes, freedom of information, reception
• Library
• Parks and playgrounds
• Planters and landscaping/beautification
• Playing/sports fields
• Police
• Real estate and facilities management (District-owned land and leases)
• Recreation facilities – Brennan Park, Squamish Seniors’ Centre, Youth Centre
• Recreation amenities – tennis courts, skateboard parks, mountain bike skills park
• Recreation programming – children, youth, adults, seniors
• Roads and drainage maintenance
• Roads and drainage storm management
• Sidewalks and sidewalk maintenance
• Snow removal and ice control
• SPCA
• Transit
• Trails and trail maintenance
• Waste water collection and treatment (sewer and Waste Water Treatment Plant)
• Water distribution