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Water testing reflects possible issues with older plumbing Lions Bay is now making lead testing available to Village residents, at a price. The February 6 Village Update contained an information piece from Public Works (PW) noting that Vancouver Coastal Health requires the municipality to regularly remind residents of lead in drinking water. While the water supplied by the municipality is confirmed to contain no lead, inside the property line there are no further guarantees.

Anna's Hummingbirds already at work Photo of Anna's Hummingbird was taken in Lions Bay by Danielle Wills. Many residents know to avoid tree work during the songbird nesting season (mid-March – late August), but did you know our official Village bird, the Anna’s Hummingbird, is already nesting? By now the Anna’s mamas have eggs the size of jelly beans or even miniscule nestlings. Their toonie-sized homes are carefully engineered in shrubs and trees from plant fibres, spider we

Squamish Fundraiser supports those in need Photo courtesy of Squamish Helping Hands Society. What do you do when your feet are cold? Put on warm socks? Head inside? Consider how you would cope if neither of these was an option. For the third year in a row, Squamish Helping Hands (SHH) is inviting people to join them on a walk through downtown Squamish at their Coldest Night of the Year event on February 28, 2026. Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly walk. Organ

Springtime (and butterflies!) just around the corner Story by Val Morton and Hana Boye Photo courtesy of Hana Boye and Val Morton. News about declining biodiversity can feel overwhelming; the problems and challenges too big for any one person to tackle. To change that perspective, Douglas Tallamy, a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, promotes the idea of creating "Homegrown National Parks" by "renaturing" the backyard