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Measuring sound first step to a safer highway One of the goals set out in the parking and traffic noise task forces established back in December, 2023 has come to fruition with this week's installation of traffic noise monitors on the highway. SLX Noise microsensors were installed by Public Works staff on Tuesday at several locations along the Sea to Sky within Village limits. The equipment is installed using existing light sockets of street lamps, drawing power without imped

Blaze south of Pemberton now being held Aerial shot of the Signal Hill Fire taken when first spotted, July 15. Courtesy BC Wildfire Service. July 18, 4 pm Update: BC Wildfire Service now reports the Signal Hill Fire as 'Being Held'. The fire remains at approximately 97 hectares in size, and the evacuation alerts and order have not yet been rescinded. Overnight, they report the fire was held in check by the rain, and today's cooler temperatures have also aided the effort to ba

Have risky driving habits become "daily standard"? Motorcycle towed after speeding on Sea to Sky. Photo courtesy BC RCMP. One week after a deadly crash that killed a motorcyclist and blocked the Sea to Sky highway for eight hours, another young driver has had her motorcycle impounded after being caught driving 97 kilometres over the speed limit near Furry Creek. Police identified the driver as a 22-year old Vancouver woman in possession only of a Class 7 (passenger vehicle le

Safety, bylaws and 'eye-poppingly' high costs on July agenda The only Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting scheduled for July in Lions Bay arrived with a packed agenda addressing issues from public safety in emergencies to the high costs of future infrastructure replacements. COW meetings are discussion-focused gatherings intended to allow Councillors to take a deeper look at complex issues without making any formal decisions. All councillors were present at the table, apart