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Beach Park Costs: Under budget or overrun? Tuesday's meeting came with the shortest agenda of the year at 39 pages. Councillors Neville Abbott, Michael Broughton and Ron McLaughlin, along with Mayor Ken Berry were all present at the table, Councillor Jaime Cunliffe and Chief Administrative Officer Ross Blackwell joined the meeting online. Financial Officer Joe Chirkoff and Emergency Program Coordinator Mary Brown sat in the gallery, and joined the table later in the meeting.

Fundraiser already helping those in need Maria Trujillo Escobar oversees the table of goodies. Photo by Catalina Lopez-Correa. After the devastating earthquake that struck Colombia in August, Lions Bay residents Catalina Lopez-Correa and Maria Escobar Trujillo knew they had to do something to help. Both women hail from Colombia, and were heart-broken to see the scenes of devastation. "Overall, the scale of the disaster was enormous," said Lopez-Correa. "Hundreds of thousands

Watershed reaches publishing milestone A thousand articles. This one, of course, bumps us up to 1001. The Watershed's first article was published January 2, 2023, and in the nearly five years since then, we've been sharing all the news that matters to residents of Lions Bay and the Sea to Sky corridor. We'd just like to take a moment to thank you, our readers, and especially those of you who subscribe to this publication. Your support, both moral and financial, helps keep thi

Capacity Crowd Jams All Candidates Meeting Council candidates Neville Abbott, Eric Balac, Jaime Cunliffe, Carmon Leeson, Ehsan Monfared, Leslie Nolin, Adam Solheim and Chris Stevens at the All Candidates Meeting October 4. Photo by kc dyer. Around 150 local residents gave up a sunny Sunday afternoon to attend yesterday's All Candidates meeting — a sure sign of a well-engaged electorate in the Village. Mayoral candidates Michael Broughton and Ron McLaughlin were both present.