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Reports look to the future Members of Council all appeared in person for the penultimate meeting of this term, apart from Mayor Ken Berry, who chaired the meeting via Zoom. Prior to the adoption of the agenda there was considerable discussion, after which a number of new items were added. The agenda can be found HERE. Sixteen residents attended in person and online. Director of Operations (DOO) Eric Villeneuve, Finance Officer Joe Chirkoff and Fire Chief Lorenzo De Arcangelis

We go to the polls in four weeks Image courtesy Elections BC. Local MLA Jeremy Valeriote expressed concern yesterday after Premier David Eby called a snap provincial election for October 24. "This is an unnecessary election that undermines important municipal elections already underway, puts government work in the public interest on hold, and seeks only to capitalize on the Opposition’s weakness rather than present a vision for the future of our province," Valeriote told The

Province debuts a new time zone code this autumn No time zone change for BC this fall. File photo. The province of British Columbia eliminated the twice-yearly time changes that have been in place since the 1930's last March, and just this month have announced a new abbreviation for the new time zone. According to a press release from the province, Pacific Time will now be known as PCT in operational and communications systems. This replaces the former PDT (Pacific Daylight T

Autumn equinox brings falling leaves and growing election signs Municipal election signs at Lions Bay Ave entrance, September 20, 2026. Photo by kc dyer. On this last official day of summer, municipal election signs are popping up all over the Village, a sure indication of a busy fall season ahead. Last week's Village Update heralded an upcoming All-Candidates' meeting, though the date and location still remain to be announced. Over the weekend, several of the candidates were