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Our power, our planet What you do matters. The daily actions of communities, educators, workers, and families helps sustain and give momentum to environmental progress, according to the organizers of Earth Day. The international celebration of this planet and its fragile environment has taken place every April 22 since 1970. This year, organizers chose the theme 'Our Power, Our Planet' to remind people that environmental progress doesn’t depend on any single administration or

Young Lions Bay bakers deliver the best Lions Bay Bakers Eva and Julia Polyakova display their wares. Photos courtesy Polyakova family. If you live in Lions Bay, Eva and Julia Polyakova want to bake you some bread. They've been baking (and delivering!) bread to friends and neighbours since 2020. The girls were in Grade 7 when Covid hit, and their grandmother sent them a bread recipe to try. The first effort was such a success that it was gone within half an hour. More baking

Service grinds to a halt due to police incident BC Ferries remain docked under a 'hold in place' order at 6 p.m. on April 19 as WV Police deal with an incident aboard The Queen of Surrey. Photo by Christine Little. BC Ferries service was halted for most of the afternoon on Sunday as West Vancouver Police (WVPD) dealt with an incident aboard a ferry docked at the Horseshoe Bay terminal. In a statement on their website Sunday morning, BC Ferries said the Departure Bay to Horses

Low snowpack, but it's not all bad news Tunnel Bluffs Wildfire, August 30, 2025. Image courtesy BC Wildfire. This year's low snowpack in parts of British Columbia is leaving forecasters in an ambivalent position when it comes to predicting the chance of wildfires. BC Wildfire Service ’s lead fire weather forecaster Matthew MacDonald reports that the province is already into wildfire season. As of April 16, there are four active wildfires burning in the province, with 13 fires