By Ina Pace, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Squamish Chief Nation players and non-Nation players came together at the recent spring tournament, uniting as a ‘big, small family.’ Squamish Nation members celebrated community solidarity at this year’s slo-pitch softball spring league tournament in Squamish, in which they took third place. The Icebreaker Slo-Pitch tournament, hosted by the non-profit Squamish Slo-Pitch Association (SSPA), took place April 25 to 27, highlighting solidarity with a large community turnout and a “huge victory” for the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Ts’a’nsut. Ts’a’nsut’s creator and manager—and Nation councillor—Deanna Lewis described Icebreaker as one of this year’s best tournaments, explaining that whilst the fall tournament, dubbed ‘Fall Ball season’ is when new players are introduced, the spring league is the literal icebreaker for the teams, an opportunity to bond and…
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