Three new faces join Abbott on Council After a long evening of counting, unofficial municipal election results are in, and the Village of Lions Bay has a new council. Chief Electoral Officer Ross Blackwell reported that ballots counted this evening included those cast today, as well as ballots from the advanced voting that took place on October 7, along with any mail-in votes received. Blackwell tells The Watershed the preliminary results* are: Mayoral Candidates Ron McLaugh

Get out and vote! The polls are already open, advance votes and mail-in ballots have been collected, and today is the final day to cast your vote for Lions Bay's next Council. Voting takes place at the Village Hall (400 Centre Road), with the doors open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Chief Elections Officer Ross Blackwell says that 266 residents voted in the advance poll, compared with 165 in 2022. Residents can vote for one mayor, up to four councillors and up to five school trustees

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

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

Autumn equinox brings falling leaves and growing election signs Municipal election signs at Lions Bay Ave entrance, September 20, 2026. Photo by kc dyer. On this last official day of summer, municipal election signs are popping up all over the Village, a sure indication of a busy fall season ahead. Last week's Village Update heralded an upcoming All-Candidates' meeting, though the date and location still remain to be announced. Over the weekend, several of the candidates were

Eight candidates vie for Councillor seat, two for Mayor. Potential nominees for the upcoming municipal elections were required to file their papers with the Village Office by 4 p.m. on Friday, and at close of day, there were eight candidates officially in the running for a Councillor seat and two for Mayor. Sitting Councillor Ron McLaughlin comes in with the most years of Council experience, with a term as Mayor and two and a half terms as Councillor. McLaughlin stepped forwa

Declarations must be made by Friday at 4 p.m. Note from the editor: Shortly after this story was posted, long-time resident Leslie Nolin joined the race for a Council seat. Chris Stevens has also thrown his hat in the ring for a Council seat. Lions Bay's municipal election is now in full swing, with nominations open for the positions of Mayor, Councillor and School Trustees. This year's municipal elections will be held on Saturday, October 17. For those interested in running