Highway 99 conditions: Sea to Sky Highway closures and status
Live DriveBC events for Highway 99 between Horseshoe Bay and Pemberton, BC, plus what the road is, why it closes, and what to do when it does.
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Sea to Sky news
The Sound is Corridor 99's news report for the stretch of Highway 99 from Horseshoe Bay to Pemberton, BC. It covers road closures and construction, council decisions, development and housing, business openings and closures, and community news in Lions Bay, Britannia Beach, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton. Each story leads with what changed, where and when, links to its sources and keeps an updates log. For live highway conditions, see the Highway 99 status page, which draws on DriveBC data. Spot an error? The corrections policy is on the ethics page.
Winter tire rules are back on Highway 99 as of October 1
Signed sections of the Sea to Sky Highway now require winter tires on passenger vehicles and chains on heavy trucks. The province's…
District of Squamish issues formal apology to the Squamish Nation
The apology, delivered privately on September 19 and acknowledged publicly on September 30, follows a research project that combined the District's archives…
Two elections in eight days: what Sea to Sky voters decide on October 17 and 24
Every council on the corridor is on the ballot October 17, and a provincial general election follows on October 24. Here is…
The latest in The Sound
Lions Bay garbage and recycling collection switches to GFL
Waste Control made its last curbside pickup on September 25. Schedules stay the same for now, but single-family homes get new wheeled totes in the spring.
Sea to Sky Trail closed between Nairn Falls and Rutherford until October 23; cyclists detour onto the 99
The SLRD is replacing bridges and culverts south of Pemberton, BC, and riders are sent onto Highway 99. Separately, Whistler says its bridge work on the trail near Cheakamus wraps up October 11.
Squamish council turns down 10-year Woodfibre LNG tax arrangement
The deal would have guaranteed the District at least $142 million over a decade. Council said no on September 22, so the LNG plant will be taxed under the regular property-tax system.
Province and Sea to Sky governments sign agreement to keep planning a corridor bus
A memorandum of understanding commits the province and the Sea to Sky Regional Transit Committee to work on governance, funding and service models for a bus linking Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver. It does not launch a service.
