Please be advised that Squamish Nation offices will be closed on Wednesday, August 6 for an important All-Staff Meeting. This gathering helps our teams connect, collaborate, and strengthen how we serve Community.
During office closures, regular programs and services may not be running, but there are still many supports available to Squamish People and Community in need, including:
- Public Safety Line: 604-982-9938
- Community Operations
- Community Safety Team (CST)
- Training & Trades Centre, Totem Hall and CJMC remain open
Emergency Supports | Ts’ixwts’ixwnítway (Member Services) | Nexwsp’áyaḵen ta Úxwumixw (Community Operations) | Yúustway (Health & Wellness) | Ayás Mén̓men (Child & Family Services)
Emergency Supports
Experiencing an Emergency? Call 9-1-1
- Call Public Safety after calling 9-1-1. They ensure you feel safe and supported. Public Safety: 604-982-9938.
Evacuation support (house fires, floods, extreme weather)
- Phone: 604-418-3509 or 604-374-2687
- Email: emergencyresponse@squamish.net
The Emergency Planning & Response team focuses on increasing the Nation’s capacity to respond to emergencies like fires, floods, and heatwaves by providing the first 72-hour emergency support services to on-reserve Members and initial emergency support services to off-reserve Members.
Squamish Valley
- On-call emergency staff can be reached at 604-374-1126.
Click here for additional emergency contacts.
Ts’ixwts’ixwnítway (Member Services)
Emergency shelter, food, utilities, hospital, funerals support: 604-982-7610 or 604-505-3776
Nexwsp’áyaḵen ta Úxwumixw (Community Operations)
For home repair emergencies such as flooding, heat, electrical and when infrastructure issues (streetlights not working and potholes) occur:
North Shore: 604-690-0729 (on-call emergency) or community_operations@squamish.net
Squamish Valley: 604-815-7116 (on-call emergency) or svcommopsworkorders@squamish.net
Yúustway (Health & Wellness)
If it’s an emergency call 9-8-8, a Canada-wide suicide crisis helpline.
- Suicide prevention and loss, battery, violence, mental health, harm reduction, addiction: 604-982-7828 or 236-788-1977
- BC Suicide Prevention and Intervention Line: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
- SAFER (Suicide Attempt Counselling Services): 604-675-3987
- BC’s 24/7 health information and advice phone line: 8-1-1
Ayás Mén̓men (Child & Family Services)
- Ayás Mén̓men (After hours): 1-236-877-6784
- If it’s an emergency, call 9-1-1 or the Help Line for Children 604-310-1234
- For all child safety matters/emergencies please contact Centralized Screening 1-800-663-9122