Organizers hope Sunday's festivities will become an annual event photos courtesy of Epic Media. One hundred years ago this week, the people of Britannia Beach chose their first ever Copper Queen. And this Sunday, live music, a craft fair and an art walk will mark Britannia Day. Fire Truck Bike Parade Events begin with the Britannia Beach Volunteer Fire Department leading kids (12 and under) on a lap of Britannia Village behind their restored historic 1951 Mercury fire truck.

Howe Sound Community Forum rolls into Lions Bay Elected officials attending the 2026 Howe Sound Community Forum. Photo courtesy Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initative. It's always important to keep the lines of communication open between neighbours. That's the objective of Howe Sound Community Forum (HSCF) organizer Ruth Simons. "The goal is always the same with these forums: networking, relationship and trust building, and information sharing." Simons, who is the Executive Di

Two new initiatives support neurodivergent visitors Photo courtesy Tourism Squamish. Tourism Squamish has launched two new programming initiatives designed to support both neurodivergent kids and visitors with hidden disabilities. Beginning this month, the community has adopted the ' Hidden Disabilities Sunflower ' which is a recognized symbol of support for those people with non-visible disabilities including, autism, sensory sensitivities, ADHD, or other disabilities that a

From emergency management to transport: Local MP weighs in MP Patrick Weiler presenting Bill C-224, the Clean Coasts Act, in Parliament in February. West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea To Sky MP Patrick Weiler announced in a letter to Council last December that the federal government had opened a public engagement process on a new national initiative to improve federal leadership in emergency management. That feedback period closed at the end of last month, and Weiler recently