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Official opening of the long-awaited Beach Park refresh The long-awaited official re-opening of Lions Bay Beach Park happens today, with Canada Day events including food, music and games from noon to 5 p.m. Ribbon cutting of the new facilities will be at 12 sharp, with MP Patrick Weiler and MLA Jeremy Valeriote expected to attend. Enjoy the day! The Watershed values your opinion. Leave your comments below, or email us at editor@lionsbaywatershed.ca Like what you're reading?

A chance to help improve forest practices and support Indigenous Rights in British Columbia Photo credit: Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship The provincial Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship is asking the public to share thoughts on ways to improve forest biodiversity and Indigenous rights in select areas of the Sea to Sky region. The proposed land use objectives are a part of the 2025 Squamish Nation Land Use Planning Agreement, and are aimed

Fifteen Years of Working Together Bear cub (Tsaw'in) prior to rescue, December 2022. Photo by Michelle Langford. This year marks Lions Bay's 15th anniversary as a Bear Smart community, but the history of supporting bears and other wildlife in and around the Village goes back even farther. In 2004, Lions Bay's then-Chief Administrative Officer Lori Pilon worked together with resident Norma Rodgers to apply for a new "Bear Smart Community Program" grant being offered by the M

How to protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites Last year, a study identified invasive mosquito species in the Sea to Sky region, and experts have now expanded the study to include the North Shore. British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is again partnering with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Zoology, and this time