Quick updates to ongoing news stories and more Campfire Ban The Coastal Fire Centre of British Columbia has enacted a campfire ban in all areas except Haida Gwaii. All categories of open burning are now subject to the ban until further notice. Further information can be found HERE. Council Meeting Council has announced a Committee of the Whole meeting to be held May 12 at 6 p.m., to be followed by a Special Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. News Updates Have you completed the 202

'In it Together': Will you take part? by Mary Brown, Lions Bay Emergency Planning Coordinator Emergency Preparedness Week will be held May 3-9 in BC. This year’s theme is “In it Together”, recognizing that everyone’s readiness improves when we look out for one another. A strong sense of trust and belonging before an emergency means people can rely on each other when one occurs. As Emergency Program Coordinator (EPC), one of the projects I would like to see go Village-wide is

Evacuation plan pending; new volunteers in place by Ron McLaughlin Lions Bay begins the month of April with good news regarding Emergency Social Services (ESS). In recent years, a Village-wide evacuation plan has been continually talked about, and while it has been seemingly forever in the works, has never comes to fruition. However, back in March it was announced that Emergency Program Coordinator Mary Brown had awarded a qualified contractor the project. Brown worked with