Investigations continue into Village homicide and arson cases Homicide victim Stewart McLean. Photo: Squamish RCMP. After being registered by friends and colleagues as a missing person, Brunswick Beach resident Stewart McLean was found brutally murdered this past May in the woods near his home. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) spokesperson Corporal Esther Tupper released a statement at the time stating that evidence uncovered during the search for McLean led inve

RCMP investigating "related" home and vehicle blazes RCMP deem Lions Bay house and vehicle fires related and suspicious, looking for witnesses. Sea to Sky RCMP are linking the fires at a home in Lions Bay and a car on the Sea to Sky Highway in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning. In a statement earlier today, police said the RCMP (Squamish Detachment) were called just after 4 a.m. on July 19 to attend a fully-engulfed house fire on Kelvin Grove Way. Shortly afterwards, the p

Structure and Car Blazes Both Under Investigation Lions Bay and West Vancouver firefighters battle the Sunday morning blaze at 100 Kelvin Grove Way. Photo by Wally Senyk. There are no definitive answers yet as to the cause of the early morning fire that gutted a home at 100 Kelvin Grove Way on Sunday. Lions Bay Fire Chief Lorenzo De Arcangelis released the following statement this morning: "At approximately 4:10 a.m. on July 19, 2026, Lions Bay Fire Rescue (LBFR) responded to

West Vancouver man arrested in France, awaits extradition RCMP Superintendant Mike Duheme (centre) poses with FBI personnel, seized firearms and drugs at the July 7 announcement. Photo credit: RCMP. A joint Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiative aimed at locating and arresting the leaders of a number of transnational organized crime groups has a local connection. In an update to RCMP Superintendent Mike Duheme 's statement

Vehicle impound record smashed over long weekend photo courtesy BC Highway Patrol. May's month-long High Risk Driving Campaign netted a record number of tickets issued and vehicles impounded last weekend along the Sea to Sky. The Squamish BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) unit spread out between Lions Bay and Mt. Currie over the Victoria Day long weekend, and as a result issued 212 violation tickets as well as a record 66 excessive speed tickets that included vehicle impounds. “We wan