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