Centre BC Candidate seeks West Vancouver-Sea to Sky seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Dan Wood works for BC Housing as a pro

Incumbent seeks to retain seat in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Jeremy Valeriote was elected as the

Three new faces join Abbott on Council After a long evening of counting, unofficial municipal election results are in, and the Village of Lions Bay has a new council. Chief Electoral Officer Ross Blackwell reported that ballots counted this evening included those cast today, as well as ballots from the advanced voting that took place on October 7, along with any mail-in votes received. Blackwell tells The Watershed the preliminary results* are: Mayoral Candidates Ron McLaugh

Get out and vote! The polls are already open, advance votes and mail-in ballots have been collected, and today is the final day to cast your vote for Lions Bay's next Council. Voting takes place at the Village Hall (400 Centre Road), with the doors open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Chief Elections Officer Ross Blackwell says that 266 residents voted in the advance poll, compared with 165 in 2022. Residents can vote for one mayor, up to four councillors and up to five school trustees

All the details you need to know Saturday may be Municipal Election Day, but it also marks just one week until the official Provincial election day. And if you are feeling keen, you can cast your advance vote in the provincial election on Friday, before fulfilling your civic duty on the following day. Confused? Never fear. Here's how it all breaks down for Lions Bay residents, by date, event and location. All voting locations are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., regardless of venue. Oc

What do YOU want to know? Provincial candidates (from left) Incumbent Jeremy Valeriote (BC Greens), Michelle Livaja (BC NDP), Dan Wood (CentreBC) and Ayla Dumais (Conservatives). All photos provided by offical election parties. It's election season, and this year in BC there's double your pleasure, with overlapping municipal and provincial campaigns. Lions Bay Chief Electoral Officer Ross Blackwell reports that more than 40% of eligible voters in the Village have already cast

Capacity Crowd Jams All Candidates Meeting Council candidates Neville Abbott, Eric Balac, Jaime Cunliffe, Carmon Leeson, Ehsan Monfared, Leslie Nolin, Adam Solheim and Chris Stevens at the All Candidates Meeting October 4. Photo by kc dyer. Around 150 local residents gave up a sunny Sunday afternoon to attend yesterday's All Candidates meeting — a sure sign of a well-engaged electorate in the Village. Mayoral candidates Michael Broughton and Ron McLaughlin were both present.

Roman Nurpeissov, John O'Flynn, Karen Straith and Felicia Zhu Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). This is the second of a two-part series profiling the candidates for School Trustees. Candida

John Calimente, Sheelah Donahue and Richard Loat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). The candidates for School Trustee who responded to our questions will be profiled in a two-part series, st

All-Candidates Event this Sunday All-Candidates meeting runs this Sunday at Lions Bay Community School. Photo by kc dyer. Lions Bay Council candidates are preparing for the final two weeks of campaigning with Election Day arriving on October 17. Before that, however, the group will have a chance to face each other in person at this Sunday's All Candidates meeting. The event will be held at Lions Bay Community School (250 Bayview Road) on Sunday, October 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. Acc

Village Resident seeks Council seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Council Candidate Chris Stevens. Submitted photo. Can you t

Village Resident seeks Council seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Council Candidate Leslie Nolin. Submitted photo. Can you te

Village Resident seeks Council seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity. Council Candidate Ehsan Monfared. Submitted photo. Can you tell ou

Village Resident seeks Council seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Council Candidate Carmon Leeson. Submitted photo. Can you t

Incumbent Councillor seeks re-election Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Council candidate Jaime Cunliffe. Submitted photo. You h

Village Resident seeks Council seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Council Candidate Eric Balac. Submitted photo. Can you tell

Incumbent Councillor seeks re-election Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Council candidate Neville Abbott Submitted photo. You ha

Councillor and former Mayor seeks return to Mayor's seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Mayoral candidate Ron McLaughlin. Subm

Current Councillor seeks Mayor's seat Editor's Note: The Watershed has contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. All the candidates were offered the same questions, (apart from those which differ to reflect the experience of candidates who have not held office before). Responses have been edited for brevity, style and clarity. Mayoral Candidate Michael Broughton. Submitted photo. Yo

Ron McLaughlin sole candidate to step forward Lions Bay's last by-election, the result of former Councillor Norm Barmeier's resignation,...