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Wasp Season Not Over Yet

LBSAR rescues climber after swarming Wasp-stricken climber is prepared to be airlifted to safety. Photo courtesy LBSAR. Fall is in the air on our local mountains, but the wasps are still out in force. Just last week, members of Lions Bay Search and Rescue were called in to help a climber on the Redoubt Wall (near Loggers Creek) who had received multiple wasp stings. A ground team carrying emergency medical equipment, including epinephrine, was deployed to render aid. And when

A Chance to Shape the Future of the Village

First OCP event in the books: will you take part? Editor's note: Watershed reader Alison Gerlach states that Modus informed her that a paper version of the survey will be available at the office, for those who would prefer it to the digital version, which can now be found HERE. Lions Bay residents attend OCP event at Village Hall on August 22. Photo by kc dyer. Residents recently gathered to share their thoughts about a new, fully-funded reassessment of the Official Communit

A Year of Waste Reduction

Community Recycling Depot wants to save you time and money The Lions Bay Community Recycling Depot (CRD) has been open just over a year, and in the first twelve months has kept over 1,700 kilograms (1.7 metric tonnes) of recyclable products out of the landfill. It's also saved residents the cost of gas driving recyclable items that don't go into the blue bin all the way into North Vancouver. And it is a valuable source of income for the Village, too. "The Village makes mone

Rare Electrical Storm Leaves Havoc in its Wake

Lightning ignites wildfires; hikers trapped on mountain Lightning dances above Horseshoe Bay during Saturday's electrical storm. Photo by David Zhang. The electrical storm that tore through the South Coast on Saturday night created chaos on a number of fronts. Thousands of lightning strikes peppered Vancouver Island and the South Coast, creating havoc at Vancouver International Airport and causing sweeping power outages. Vancouver Island, which this season has experienced jus