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

Orange Shirt Day Events on North Shore and Sea to Sky Canadians are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – a day to honour survivors of the residential school system and the children who never returned home. A statutory holiday in British Columbia, September 30 is also known as Orange Shirt Day, first named by North Shore resident Phyllis Webstad. Webstad, after having her own orange shirt taken from her as a six-year old child in residential school, went on

West Vancouver School District welcomes new parents Do you have a child attending kindergarten next year? If so, West Vancouver School District wants to chat with you. Parents and guardians of children born in 2022 are invited to attend a meeting at the Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver to learn about the registration process, and what to expect for children entering this school district. Lions Bay School Vice Principal Jennifer Ohlhauser says she hopes parents of four-year-

New Study Aims to Connect Residents With Nature Through Birdsong By Bird Friendly Lions Bay Western Tanager in Lions Bay. Photo by Danielle Wills. Would the beach still be a beach without the wild cry of gulls? Would Spring still be Spring without the dawn chorus? Human connection to nature through birdsong goes back millions of years. With this in mind, Bird Friendly Lions Bay is launching From Sea to Mountain, an acoustic monitoring project to take a closer look at – or r

Busy autumn ahead Members of the sitting Lions Bay Council: Councillors Michael Broughton, Neville Abbott, Jaime Cunliffe, Ron McLaughlin and Mayor Ken Berry. Photo by kc dyer. British Columbians are facing a decision-filled autumn with both local and provincial elections in October. In Lions Bay, there are 10 candidates vying for positions on Council, plus seven candidates running for school trustee positions in the West Vancouver School District. All the Council candidates

Largest ever turnout for Lions Bay SuperWalk Sally Pollock (in red vest) stands with Parkinson's SuperWalk participants in Lions Bay on September 13. Photo submitted by Brenda Broughton. The annual Parkinson's SuperWalk along Lions Bay Avenue held earlier this month was a rousing success, according to organizers. More than 30 people attended the event, which was held on a sunny Sunday morning. The Lions Bay group was one of more than 350 teams across Canada, who together upw

Reports look to the future Members of Council all appeared in person for the penultimate meeting of this term, apart from Mayor Ken Berry, who chaired the meeting via Zoom. Prior to the adoption of the agenda there was considerable discussion, after which a number of new items were added. The agenda can be found HERE. Sixteen residents attended in person and online. Director of Operations (DOO) Eric Villeneuve, Finance Officer Joe Chirkoff and Fire Chief Lorenzo De Arcangelis

We go to the polls in four weeks Image courtesy Elections BC. Local MLA Jeremy Valeriote expressed concern yesterday after Premier David Eby called a snap provincial election for October 24. "This is an unnecessary election that undermines important municipal elections already underway, puts government work in the public interest on hold, and seeks only to capitalize on the Opposition’s weakness rather than present a vision for the future of our province," Valeriote told The