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Sea to Sky Mosquito Study Underway
Reports of serious illness prompt investigation Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) announced this week that they are partnering with the BC...

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Jul 203 min read
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Wildfire Grows, Police Investigating
Dryden Creek fire now 55 hectares, Alice Lake areas restricted Section of wildfire information map of the Dryden Creek fire in the...

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Jun 122 min read
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Squamish Wildfire Out of Control
Local state of emergency declared Village skies are smoky today as a wildfire continues to rage near Dryden Creek at the north end of the...

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Jun 102 min read
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Second Lions Bay Resident Confirmed Dead
Barbara and David Enns named as landslide victims Emergency vehicles line Crystal Falls Road at the scene of last week's deadly...

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Dec 21, 20242 min read
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Squamish RCMP Announce Recovery of Body Following Landslide
Search continues for a second person Part of the trail of devastation left by Saturday's landslide. Squamish RCMP announced this evening...

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Dec 15, 20242 min read
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Breaking: Live Hydro Wires Down in Creek
Crosscreek, Centre Roads Closed Live hydro wires have come down into Harvey Creek this morning as a result of the high winds produced by...

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Nov 20, 20241 min read
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CIF Update: Reporting Out
Beachpark Tender Cancelled, 2022 Financials Finally Available As printed in Wednesday's edition of Council in Focus, a technology glitch...

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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Local Architect Suspended
Will Village projects be affected? On March 22, a Discipline Notice was issued by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC)...

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Mar 23, 20241 min read
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Breaking: Mountain Drive Blocked Due to Fire
Live wires down, tree still ablaze Mountain Drive has been closed by Lions Bay Fire Rescue due to a fallen tree which has ignited, and...

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Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Breaking: Restrictions Lifted
Parking and Trailhead Access to Resume In a special meeting held late this afternoon, Council voted to lift parking and trail access...

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Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Breaking: Trailheads, Visitor Parking Closed
Village Order Issued Today [Edited August 25 to add reissued press release] Thoughts about the trailhead closures? The Watershed values...

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Aug 24, 20231 min read
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Council Votes to Close Trailheads
Raging BC Fires Prompt Action Lions Bay Council has decided to close public access to trails around and above the village. Trails leading...

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Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Butler Back In, Possible CAO Hiring On the Horizon
Changes ahead, as council works through summer break Official council meetings are on summer hiatus, but closed-door meetings have...

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Jul 28, 20231 min read
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Lions Bay SAR to the Rescue
Injured Hiker Airlifted Off Deeks Lake Trail Emergency Program Coordinator Phil Folkersen tells The Watershed that this afternoon's...

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Jul 23, 20231 min read
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Breaking: Brush Fire at Whyte Lake
WVFR on the Scene, Asking People to Avoid the Area Smoky skies to the south of the village again, as fire breaks out above the highway in...

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Jun 26, 20232 min read
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Breaking: Missing Person Search Underway
Hiker last seen on Mount Harvey Editor's Note: In light of the outcome of yesterday's search, The Watershed has removed the picture of...

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Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Breaking: 2023 Lions Bay By-Election Results
Jaime Cunliffe wins by a clear margin of 69 votes* Lions Bay Council's almost five month state of near-deadlock came to a close this...

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May 6, 20232 min read
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Bidding Farewell to Nai Jaffer
Former Mayor lauds outgoing Public Works Manager (Updated to include further commentary.) Lions Bay Public Works Manager Nai Jaffer...

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Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Breaking: Works Manager Nai Jaffer Resigns
Loss of 30 years municipal experience leaves big shoes to fill Lions Bay's Public Works Manager of seven years, Nai Jaffer resigned his...

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Apr 15, 20231 min read
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Breaking...
Village Staff Losses Continue The Watershed has learned this morning that Municipal Accountant Hayley Cook has submitted her resignation...

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Mar 23, 20231 min read
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