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Orange Shirt Day Events on North Shore and Sea to Sky Canadians are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – a day to honour survivors of the residential school system and the children who never returned home. A statutory holiday in British Columbia, September 30 is also known as Orange Shirt Day, first named by North Shore resident Phyllis Webstad. Webstad, after having her own orange shirt taken from her as a six-year old child in residential school, went on

West Vancouver School District welcomes new parents Do you have a child attending kindergarten next year? If so, West Vancouver School District wants to chat with you. Parents and guardians of children born in 2022 are invited to attend a meeting at the Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver to learn about the registration process, and what to expect for children entering this school district. Lions Bay School Vice Principal Jennifer Ohlhauser says she hopes parents of four-year-

New Study Aims to Connect Residents With Nature Through Birdsong By Bird Friendly Lions Bay Western Tanager in Lions Bay. Photo by Danielle Wills. Would the beach still be a beach without the wild cry of gulls? Would Spring still be Spring without the dawn chorus? Human connection to nature through birdsong goes back millions of years. With this in mind, Bird Friendly Lions Bay is launching From Sea to Mountain, an acoustic monitoring project to take a closer look at – or r

Busy autumn ahead Members of the sitting Lions Bay Council: Councillors Michael Broughton, Neville Abbott, Jaime Cunliffe, Ron McLaughlin and Mayor Ken Berry. Photo by kc dyer. British Columbians are facing a decision-filled autumn with both local and provincial elections in October. In Lions Bay, there are 10 candidates vying for positions on Council, plus seven candidates running for school trustee positions in the West Vancouver School District. All the Council candidates