Young Lions Bay bakers deliver the best Lions Bay Bakers Eva and Julia Polyakova display their wares. Photos courtesy Polyakova family. If you live in Lions Bay, Eva and Julia Polyakova want to bake you some bread. They've been baking (and delivering!) bread to friends and neighbours since 2020. The girls were in Grade 7 when Covid hit, and their grandmother sent them a bread recipe to try. The first effort was such a success that it was gone within half an hour. More baking

Low snowpack, but it's not all bad news Tunnel Bluffs Wildfire, August 30, 2025. Image courtesy BC Wildfire. This year's low snowpack in parts of British Columbia is leaving forecasters in an ambivalent position when it comes to predicting the chance of wildfires. BC Wildfire Service ’s lead fire weather forecaster Matthew MacDonald reports that the province is already into wildfire season. As of April 16, there are four active wildfires burning in the province, with 13 fires

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

Celebrating the hard-working women who keep Lions Bay ticking From left: Shawna Driscoll, Jordan Szmidt, Kristal Kenna, Karen Jeffry, and in front, office Golden Girl Fernie. Photo by David Butler. In honour of International Women's Day this past Sunday, The Watershed would like to offer a huge round of applause to the hard-working women who keep things running behind the scenes here in the Village. Deputy Corporate Officer Kristal Kenna, Municipal Accountant and Film Liaiso

The power of 'small' By Danielle Mah, Lions Bay Parent Advisory Council Vice-Chair Lions Bay School teachers and students at an outdoor Indigenous learning event, January 2026. Photo courtesy Vice Principal Jennifer Ohlhauser. A note from Lions Bay School Vice Principal Jennifer Ohlhauser: In February, the Lions Bay School PAC co-chairs were invited to the Foundations for Well-being meeting hosted by the DPAC (District Parent Advisory Council) and the West Vancouver Schools

Historic system receives charming new twist It's dog registration time again, and with the new year's discount about to evaporate at the end of the week, the fine folks at the Village Office have a little surprise in store for local dog owners. The long tradition of picking up a brand new tag to add to the jingling collection on your coastal canine's collar every January has come to an end. Instead of the usual tin tag, Village staff will hand you a tiny bone-shaped beauty, s

Garth Begley, once again helping to keep the Village beautiful Public Works' Garth Begley with the new planter boxes, and some of the planning that went into the design. Story and photos by John Dudley About 15 years ago, Rose Dudley returned from a cycling holiday in Germany where she had fallen in love with the boxes of flowers on many of the bridges she crossed.   At a dinner party, she told her neighbour Grant Prior about them and how she would love to see some on the Vil

Lunar New Year gallops in on February 17 Kung Hei Fat Choi!  According to Chinese tradition, February 17 marks the day when the year of the Snake gives way to the Year of the Horse. Many Asian traditions depict the horse as a symbol of strength, speed, freedom, and perseverance. This year, these inherent characteristics are fused with the transformative element of Fire, which is predicted to ignite a year of enthusiasm and innovation. Celebrations abound across the Lower Mai

Director of Operations bids adieu Lions Bay's Public Works Director of Operations Karl Buhr has bid a final farewell to his role with the department. In his stead, the Village recently welcomed Eric Villeneuve. a civil engineer who has worked with both the Districts of West and North Vancouver as well as an independent contractor. He has a pair of big work boots to fill. Buhr, who held the position of Mayor in the Village from 2014 - 2018, stepped in to lead Public Works sho

Looking ahead to an action-packed year This is going to be a big year for British Columbia. Top travel guide Lonely Planet named the province to their list of the the 25 Best Destinations to Visit in 2026, and the world will descend upon us when seven of the 104 scheduled FIFA World Cup matches will take place here in June. That same month, the Squamish Off-Road Triathlon  (swim, mountain bike, trail run) is set for Saturday June 6 at Alice Lake. The Squamish 50 series of t

Readers share Yuletide memories While the holiday lights are still shining and before the year winds down, it's the perfect time to listen to those ghosts of Christmas past.   Here at The Watershed, we love a good story as much as the next person, so we've asked our readers to share memories of past holidays.   Here are a few of our favourites: From Rose Dudley: Desiring a white Christmas, our family decided to spend it at Whistler, and Sam, the one-eyed cat, came along. Bein

'Socktober' just the beginning Squamish Helping Hands Society (SHHS) is hoping you take a moment this holiday season to clean out your closets. They are looking for new and gently-used clothing in adult sizes to help some local folks stay warm this winter. SHHS Volunteer Coordinator  Kesley Burke-Gray reports that nearly 2100 pairs of socks were donated this fall, more than doubling the 1,000-pair goal during the recent 'Socktober' event. Burke-Grey says that her team were so

Friends lay memorial wreath Remembering Barbara and David Enns. Photo by John Dudley. On the first anniversary of the Battani Creek landslide, a group of 13 friends and family members recently gathered together at Brunswick Beach to honour the memory of Barbara and David Enns. The tragic loss of these active Lions Bay community members on December 14, 2024 is still keenly felt by family, friends and neighbours. Earlier this year, Councillor Ron McLaughlin told Council he is i

Donations to Under One Roof welcomed Lions Bay group has a jingle of a time knitting up Christmas spirit. Lions Bay knitters have added a little sparkle to Christmas for local women in need, with a donation of hand-quilted bags, jam-packed with treats and necessities for the season. The Knitting Group, between eight and ten knitters strong, has met Wednesday mornings at Lions Bay Store for over a year. "Since the Knit and Stitch shop in Dundarave closed, I asked Lynne Jacobs

Warmest wishes for a Season full of wonder and delight By Ron McLaughlin From new folks to the Village, to PAC updates and school news, to the Volunteer Appreciation event and beyond, it’s the season when time goes by very quickly. So much is happening as Lions Bay gets into holiday mode. Emily Zamora, Grant Carlson and family. New to Seaview Place last month are Grant Carlson and Emily Zamora, and their three sons Lochlan (five years) Rowan (two years) and Callan (five month

Public Works team to the rescue...again Public Works transforms a worn and moss-caked ditch into a functioning culvert. Photos by Douglas Miller. Story by Douglas Miller It's the time of year when we get almost daily reminders that we live on the “wet coast”.   The westerly flow of air off the Pacific Ocean drops most of its moisture as it rises to cross the mountains of Vancouver Island and then the Coast Range behind us. There are innumerable creeks and rivers on our coast

Seeking story snippets from Watershed readers It's that time of year again. Does all the shopping, decorating and rushing to office party celebrations leave you dreaming of Christmases past? We want to hear about it. Inspired by an idea from Watershed reader (and writer!) Rod Baker, we're looking for a short snippet of your favourite holiday story. Whether it was a classic Christmas, a hysterical Hanukkah or a brutal Boxing Day, we're all ears. We will put any stories we rece

Registration opens at Lions Bay School Who doesn't want to go to school in the woods? Lions Bay School is now accepting registrations for next fall's batch of kindergarten students. This school is a part of the West Vancouver School District , and has been educating Village children in the primary grades (K-3) since 1977. Teachers are now ready to welcome a whole new group of five-year-olds in September, 2026. " Our staff are experienced educators who care for the social and

A bit of history on the house destroyed by fire 239 Bayview Road in the 1970s. In 1976, Horst Stegemann built a house above where the school would be located on Bayview Road, and the family lived there for ten years. Horst's daughter Natasha Stegemann, who says she is gutted by the news of the fire, remembers the house fondly. "I remember my parents building the house. They were so young and vibrant, and they put in an extra floor because they thought I would like it," she sa

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