Tyrone Brett

Hi there, Tyrone Brett from the Squamish Access Society here. We are having trouble with our website host just at this minute so are unable to update our Papoose page today. We appreciate that an update is overdue. We are aware of the stale information on the signs on-site, and have brought them to the attention of the highway contractor several times. While the blasting looks like it is almost over, and notwithstanding information from contractor staff, the Papoose remains closed. We met with a representative of the Ministry of Transportation this week and as a result we hope to see some rapid action on the signs as well as the latest indication of an opening date. In the last month, because of the delays, we have discussed partial openings with the highway contractor. We have not been able to finalize an arrangement. The fact that contractor personnel on the ground were unable to provide accurate information is all the more worrying. Not only are blasting times variable, but the ostensible reason for not allowing access is because of concern for safety. We hope to have a reasonably clear picture by next week and will update our website accordingly (barring more complications with our host.) Thanks, Tyrone Brett SAS