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The Sign of the Snake
Shedding light on the protection of local reptiles Recently a new sign has popped up along Tidewater Way that's got some local residents...

kc dyer
Oct 71 min read
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Summer Sunset
A gorgeous memory of a Lions Bay evening Summer sunset above Lions Bay. Photo submitted by Joanna Koponka. Do you have a photo you'd like...

kc dyer
Sep 151 min read
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An Adorable Abby for August
This month's Coastal Canine loves a forest retreat...and a beach! Abby is a ten-year-old rescue from the SPCA. Her people picked her...

kc dyer
Aug 311 min read
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Update: Tunnel Bluffs Fire Declared Out
Fire kept to under one hectare in size Wildfire near Tunnel Bluffs trail, north of Lions Bay, August 30, 2025. Image courtesy BC Wildfire...

kc dyer
Aug 302 min read
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A New Look at Britannia Beach
Latest in series of historic "Storymaps" Britannia Mine, 1924. Photo by W.O. Banfield, City of Vancouver Archives. Where do you look when...

kc dyer
Aug 274 min read
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August Wildfire Update
Despite the rain, 80 fires still burning in BC Mount Underwood, August 17, 2025. Photo credit: City of Port Alberni. The recent drenching...

kc dyer
Aug 182 min read
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Blackberry Season
Invasive species unfortunately delicious Lions Bay blackberries. Photo by Herb Johnston. The Himalayan blackberry (Armenian blackberry)...

kc dyer
Aug 141 min read
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'Goose Samaritans' on Poop Patrol
Resident volunteers watching your step The long-standing problem of goose droppings on Lions Bay Beach is being tackled by a band of...

kc dyer
Aug 123 min read
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Yak Peak Rescue
Teams save stranded climbers in dangerous helicopter rescue Photo of Yak Peak by Michael F Coyle . A pair of climbers stranded on a cliff...

kc dyer
Aug 92 min read
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Long Weekend Double Header
LBSAR complete rescues by land and air  LBSAR team deploying wheeled stretcher. By SAR Manager Ed Langford A suspected broken ankle on...

kc dyer
Aug 82 min read
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CATastrophe Averted
Neighbours cooperate to rescue stranded kitten Tiny cat in a tall tree. A three-day odyssey for a local feline ended on a happy note...

kc dyer
Aug 72 min read
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Disappearing Snowpack Means Dropping Water Levels
ASAP intake up and running; trail access limited With the advent of the hottest days of summer, the snow pack has finally melted away...

kc dyer
Aug 62 min read
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Woo-HOO...It's the Long Weekend!
Sun in the forecast, all three Village beaches open and Happy Pride! What are your plans for the BC Day long weekend? Environment Canada...

kc dyer
Aug 12 min read
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Tyr: The God of War
July's Coastal Canine lived up to his name Tyr crowding his puppy brother off the bed. The day Tyr came home to live with his family,...

kc dyer
Jul 312 min read
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RAVEN Trust's Silent Auction On Now
Bid for Justice until the end of July Looking for a way to support Indigenous justice? RAVEN Trust has the answer. The RAVEN Trust (...

kc dyer
Jul 302 min read
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Woodfibre Bids for Second "Floatel"
Plan to double workers: 'Have your say' closes August 2 Photo illustration: kc dyer. Woodfibre LNG has applied to the BC Environmental...

kc dyer
Jul 272 min read
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Village Joins National Conservation Network
Lions Bay latest to join Protected Areas initiative The Village of Lions Bay has announced the registration of almost 15 hectares of...

kc dyer
Jul 223 min read
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Province Responds to Civil Action
Calls deadly landslide "Act of God"; denies responsibility Battani Creek. Photo by kc dyer. BC provincial lawyers have responded to the...

kc dyer
Jul 213 min read
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Basking Weather
Northern Alligator Lizard catches a few rays Northern Alligator Lizard, basking in BC sunshine. Photo by kc dyer. With all the whale and...

kc dyer
Jul 151 min read
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Monday Memoranda
Taxes due, don't forget your HOG, beach still not safe for swimming On July 14 in 1789, a group of unhappy Frenchmen (and women)...

kc dyer
Jul 142 min read
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