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Beleaguered Beach Park Faces Big Week
Deadline for Project Proposals This Friday It's crunch time for potential contractors interested in bidding on the latest iteration of...

kc dyer
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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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...

kc dyer
Jul 19, 20244 min read
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LBSAR Escorts Stranded Hiker to Safety
Treacherous terrain can snag even well-prepared hikers A stranded hiker was safely assisted off a perilous rock face on the West Lion...

kc dyer
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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Bear Trapped and Destroyed
Animal tagged from an earlier encounter A small black bear has been captured and destroyed in the village by the Conservation Officer...

kc dyer
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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June Coastal Canine
Meet Cover-Dog Amber Amber came to live in Lions Bay a few years ago via the Vancouver animal shelter after she was found wandering the...

kc dyer
Jun 26, 20241 min read
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'Floatel' Now Moored at Woodfibre Site
Critics blast provincial order undermining local council After many delays and continuing controversy, the floating accommodation for...

kc dyer
Jun 22, 20243 min read
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LBSAR Rescues Injured Hiker
Chopper crew extricates pair from snowy trail The beating blades of a helicopter signalled an evening rescue last night as Lions Bay...

kc dyer
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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'Floatel' Uncertainty Continues
District Council, WLNG disagree on interpretation of EA order The District of Squamish Council procedure to approve a temporary use...

kc dyer
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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'Floatel' Faces More Public Consultation
District of Squamish seeks more answers before permit approval District of Squamish councillors have once again deferred a decision on a...

kc dyer
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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Long Line Liberation
SAR teams combine for successful Mount Hanover rescue effort A well-organized group hike up Mount Hanover went suddenly wrong on...

kc dyer
May 24, 20242 min read
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Eye-Pods: Watching the Whales
Paparazzi or persecution? An orca pod traversing Howe Sound this long weekend was the subject of intense scrutiny, both on land and...

kc dyer
May 22, 20242 min read
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Coastal Canine Coco
Meet our May cover-dog! Coco owes his unique look to a background that includes Presa Canario on his dad's side and Shepsky from his...

kc dyer
May 16, 20241 min read
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Squamish Council Torpedos 'Floatel' Permit
Proponents have 30-day appeal window Opponents of the proposed Woodfibre Liquefied Natural Gas (WLNG) worker housing ship received a...

kc dyer
May 9, 20245 min read
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World Migratory Bird Day
Third annual Bird-Friendly event coming on May 11 It’s always amazing to think that birds as tiny as our Rufous Hummers and others like...

Lions Bay Bird Friendly City
May 6, 20243 min read
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The Artistry of Nature
A chat with visiting artist Vicky Earle Village residents were treated to a visit and a chat earlier this month with nature and science...

kc dyer
Apr 26, 20245 min read
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Earth Day, 2024
Planet vs Plastics This article was written as a collaboration between the Lions Bay Climate Action Committee, Lions Bay Bird Friendly...

kc dyer
Apr 22, 20243 min read
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Seagull Sunday
April hummingbird edition Twenty years ago this month, Lions Bay's then-community newspaper The Seagull published a letter to the editor...

kc dyer
Apr 21, 20241 min read
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Springtime Invasion
Not aliens, but time travellers Despite appearances, Village streams are not being overtaken by asparagus-shaped aliens. These creatures...

kc dyer
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Celebrate the Night Sky
Family Fun for International Dark Sky Week, April 2-8 With a warm, clear night forecast for tonight, it's a perfect evening to celebrate...

kc dyer
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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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...

kc dyer
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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