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The case for a full-time Fire Chief LBFR, Watershed file photo. It has now been a full year that Lions Bay has been without a Fire Chief. Former chief Barret Germscheid resigned his position as Chief in March, 2025. Germscheid is a homeowner in the Village and he continues to serve as a firefighter in the community. The Village of Lions Bay recently released their 2025 Core Services Review assessing the current state of Lions Bay Fire Rescue (LBFR). (The report can be found

New study confirms long-held concerns after wildfires File photo of Air Tractor 802 Fireboss, deployed at the Whyte Lake wildfire in 2023. A recent study co-authored by University of British Columbia professor Qingshi Tu concluded that the chemicals used to fight wildfires, along with the ash and other chemicals that leach out after the fire, can continue to contaminate groundwater for months or years after the fire has been extinguished. This finding confirms long-held conc

Celebrating the hard-working women who keep Lions Bay ticking From left: Shawna Driscoll, Jordan Szmidt, Kristal Kenna, Karen Jeffry, and in front, office Golden Girl Fernie. Photo by David Butler. In honour of International Women's Day this past Sunday, The Watershed would like to offer a huge round of applause to the hard-working women who keep things running behind the scenes here in the Village. Deputy Corporate Officer Kristal Kenna, Municipal Accountant and Film Liaiso

From emergency management to transport: Local MP weighs in MP Patrick Weiler presenting Bill C-224, the Clean Coasts Act, in Parliament in February. West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea To Sky MP Patrick Weiler announced in a letter to Council last December that the federal government had opened a public engagement process on a new national initiative to improve federal leadership in emergency management. That feedback period closed at the end of last month, and Weiler recently