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Hiker succumbs to injuries sustained in fall on Mount Brunswick Talon helicopter and LBSAR team members during Saturday's rescue. Photo courtesy LBSAR. One of the hikers rescued after a fall while hiking Mount Brunswick on Saturday has died in hospital following the incident.   A large crew from Lions Bay Search and Rescue (LBSAR) worked with North Shore Rescue (NSR) and Talon helicopters for hours on Saturday to rescue two hikers who had fallen on the return leg of a hike.

Village News for March by Ron McLaughlin Hugh and Anne Crosthwaite in 1973. Photo courtesy of the family. We have enjoyed a very mild winter. A lack of snow and prolonged cold weather made life easier for us, although it may not bode well for later this summer. The cherry trees blossoming at the main entrance to the Village show the welcome move into spring. Daylight savings time is now upon us and with more sunlight there is a fresh energy about and the pace of life is picki

North Shore Rescue called in to assist LBSAR LBSAR members enroute to Mount Brunswick rescue. Photo courtesy LBSAR. Story by Maria Masiar, LBSAR After a relatively quiet winter, Lions Bay Search and Rescue (LBSAR) responded to its first call of the year on Saturday, on the steep slopes of Mount Brunswick and involving two injured hikers. While descending from the summit, a group of 14 hikers encountered steep terrain. One member of the group slipped and fell approximately 20

Recent outage update, March 18 edition Wednesday night the Sea to Sky underwent the second power outage in two weeks (the last being on March 11), both attributed to 'transmission circuit failure'. A check-in with BC Hydro indicated that 'transmission circuit failure' is code for 'tree on line'. "The outage along the Sea to Sky Wedensday night was caused by a tree falling across one of our transmission lines," said BC Hydro representative Saudamini Raina. "This is the term we