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Valeriote addresses wide range of topics during Village visit Residents gather for a conversation with MLA Jeremy Valeriote, January 8, 2026. Photo by kc dyer. Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jeremy Valeriote dropped by the Village Hall on Thursday evening to chat with local residents. The turnout was moderate with about 20 residents present, but engagement high as the cross-section of residents, councillors and even future voters turned out to hear what the MLA had

MLA to drop by Village Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. Valeriote in Victoria, 2025. Photo courtesy Instagram. A reminder that Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Jeremy Valeriote will visit the Village Hall in Lions Bay this evening from 5 to 7 p.m. No registration is required for this event, which is being billed as an informal chat with his constituents. Bring your questions and comments for your MLA. Coffee and tea will be served. MLA Jeremy Valeriote vi

First meeting of 2026 looks to the trees Lions Bay Council's first meeting of 2026 got off to a bumpy start when three of four Councillors declined to participate in the usual 6 p.m. closure of the meeting to the public. In the heavy silence that followed the failure of the motion to move into a closed session, Chief Administrative Officer Ross Blackwell made reference to  emails Councillors had received "regarding Battani", and suggested that if Councillors wished "some dee

A look back over a year of coverage Photo by Marcus Reuter. The devastating debris torrent that swept through Lions Bay on December 14, 2024 took the lives of long-time residents Barbara and David Enns, and continues to reverberate more than a year later. The Watershed has covered this story from the very beginning, and has kept readers informed of developments throughout the year. With at least two lawsuits pending and an RCMP investigation underway, there is certain to be