Empress of the Butterflyway
A chat with Citizen of the Year Val Morton Longtime resident and frequent Watershed garden-column contributor Val Morton was recently...
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Ron McLaughlin
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Village Welcome
June's new residents, birthdays ... and more Michael and Haley have moved to Bayview Place from Mount Pleasant along with their...
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Ron McLaughlin
- May 20
- 3 min
Village Welcomes and Updates
New residents, grandchildren, engagements . . . and more Adnan Siddiqui and Renee Haldenby, along with their seven-year-old boxer Manny,...
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kc dyer
- May 17
- 2 min
"Outing the Outdated"
International Day celebrates gender and sexual diversity May 17 is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia,...
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kc dyer
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Coastal Canine
Meet Rusty, our March coverdog! This gent with the handsome profile is Rusty. Back in the day, his mama was a street dog, so he came by...
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Ron McLaughlin
- Mar 26
- 3 min
Village Welcomes and March Update
Playoff hockey, new residents, and updates from a few old friends In every hockey rink in Canada, usually hanging above the centre ice...
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kc dyer
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Catching Up with Maddi
Pedalling on Lions Bay Avenue leads to World Championships Cyclocross racing is not as common on the North Shore as mountain biking, but...
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kc dyer
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Meet February's Coastal Canine
Wee Bourbon loves her new home Bourbon is a seven-year-old toy/teacup poodle whose family moved to Lions Bay last year. At only four...
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kc dyer
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Meet Cover-dog Wally
January's Coastal Canine is the wildest mix yet According to Wally's person, our January Coastal Canine is part rat, part racoon and part...
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kc dyer
- Dec 20, 2023
- 2 min
December Coastal Canine
Remembering Juno at Christmastime by guest writer Leslie Nolin Juno was a 10-year-old Alaskan Husky, Greyhound Rottie mix that came to us...
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kc dyer
- Dec 18, 2023
- 2 min
She's Making Her List...
Lions Bay Store and Cafe looking for local support The giving-est month of the year is upon us, with Hannukah, Kwanzaa and Saint...
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Ron McLaughlin
- Dec 16, 2023
- 3 min
Village Welcomes and Updates for December
New babies, new residents and news from an old friend In a column earlier this year, I noted that Leslie Nolan and Shakil Kassam,...
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kc dyer
- Dec 9, 2023
- 2 min
Seasonal Shopping Comes Closer To Home
Lions Bay Store Reopens Under New Management Village residents hoping to buy their holiday comestibles a little closer to home are in for...
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kc dyer
- Nov 21, 2023
- 1 min
November Coastal Canine
Meet Cover-Dog Rosa In 2018, Rosa emigrated to Canada from Mexico and adopted her person here in Lions Bay when she was around two years...
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Ron McLaughlin
- Nov 17, 2023
- 2 min
Village Welcomes & Updates
Babies, New Grands and a Lions Bay Welcome I am delighted to advise you of some new family additions. Grandparents (and Block Watch...
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kc dyer
- Oct 27, 2023
- 6 min
The Compassionate Imagination
Max Wyman addresses the importance of the Arts in Canada MAX WYMAN is a writer and for the past 30 years has been one of Canada’s leading...
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Lions Bay Bird Friendly City
- Oct 25, 2023
- 2 min
How to Have a Nature-Friendly Halloween
Fake Cobwebs Pose a Danger To Birds and Bats Make a difference! Single-use plastics, dangerous decorations, palm oil in treats,...
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kc dyer
- Oct 12, 2023
- 1 min
October Coastal Canine
Meet Cover-Dog –and Birthday Girl– Stevie “Just like the white winged dove, sings a song, sounds like she's singing, Ooh, ooh, ooh”*...
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kc dyer
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Thanksgiving Weekend Welcome
Lions Bay families greet long-awaited Syrian newcomers The Dudley home was the scene of a warm Thanksgiving welcome this weekend, as the...
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kc dyer
- Oct 2, 2023
- 3 min
A Passion For Where We Live
Ruth Simons and Átl’ka7tsem/ Howe Sound Átl’ka7tsem is one of the words used by the Squamish people to describe the region currently...
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