If you were still able to see our Facebook page and stories last week, you likely can’t now. On Monday, our page went dark for most folks, like all other news sites in Canada have or will.
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is no longer allowing Canadian news of any kind on its sites in response to the federal government’s Bill C18, Online News Act.
We hope the government and Meta will reach an agreement before the act comes into force in the new year so that we can be restored on these sites. But for now, all news is banned.
The aim of the bill, it says, is to “enhance fairness in the economic relationship between news businesses and online platforms” by having companies like Meta and Google pay a fee for hosting our news stories.
The ban on Canadian news that has resulted is not helping us or any other community news organization.
We want to be easy to find on as many platforms as possible so that you get as much local Squamish news as possible.
So, having us removed from social sites hurts us — and you.
But the fact is, we are still here.
How can you find us?
We are at squamishchief.com, where you can read all our stories — and comment under them.
Please bookmark our homepage so you can come back easily.
The Squamish Chief can be delivered daily to your inbox with our free newsletter.
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And we are on other social channels such as TikTok (@squamishchief), X (formerly known as Twitter) and Linked-In.
Please follow us there.
We also remain in print, delivered for free to community boxes around town and at local grocery stores and other shops each Thursday.
Please pick up a copy there or at our office on Second Avenue.
The Squamish Chief has been your source for local news for decades, and we still are.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
