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Official Community Plan update awaits your say The last comprehensive update to Lions Bay's Official Community Plan (OCP) was 17 years ago in 2009. According to Chief Administrative Officer Ross Blackwell, the OCP has had several "relatively minor" amendments since then, but much of the existing plan for the Village features priorities that are nearly two decades old. "Much of the current OCP reflects the legislative, planning, environmental, demographic, and community contex

August's Coastal Canine was born to adventure Seven, successfully practising being adorable. Seven had a bit of a journey before she landed with her family here in Lions Bay. She was found with her siblings in a swamp in Mexico at about six months old, all struggling to survive without their mother. She won the hearts of her adoptive family immediately, and has landed on her feet here in British Columbia. Seven has taken to the Lions Bay lifestyle with ease. She regularly goe

Young bear spotted by hikers in Deeks Lake area Shot of light brown grizzly bear taken from video shot by hiker Aleksander Savin near Deeks Lake in mid-August. (Editor's Note: Since this story was posted, it has come to light that the bear may have been misidentified, and may instead be a cinnamon-coloured black bear.) A number of hikers have reported spotting a light brown grizzly bear near Deeks Lake, about three kilometres north east of Tunnel Bluffs, in the past week. Ac

Air quality shows some improvement, fire situation remains critical Smoky skies over Átl'ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound. Photo: kc dyer. Smoky skies continue in the Lower Mainland and the Sea to Sky, with vivid sunsets balanced with poor air quality. British Columbia remains in a state of emergency because of the fires still raging across the province. However, according to FireSmoke.ca, given forecasted wind patterns, there is a possibility that some of the smoke could blow out of the