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First snow spotted on mountains above Lions Bay This trace of snow on the mountains above the Village spotted October 26, 2025. photo by kc dyer The Watershed values your opinion. Leave a comment below, or email editor@lionsbaywatershed.ca   Like what you're reading? For as little as $5/month, you can support local independent journalism by subscribing to The Watershed HERE.

The Dan Brubeck Quartet returns to jazz up our community It should be no surprise that the son of a jazz phenom and a lyricist loves playing music. Brubeck is one of four sons of jazz musician Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola who went on to become professional musicians. Dan says that music has always been a part of his life. "I started playing when I was about three or four years old and I’m 70 now, so my life would be completely different without it." In 2013, Brubeck's band

A bit of history on the house destroyed by fire 239 Bayview Road in the 1970s. In 1976, Horst Stegemann built a house above where the school would be located on Bayview Road, and the family lived there for ten years. Horst's daughter Natasha Stegemann, who says she is gutted by the news of the fire, remembers the house fondly. "I remember my parents building the house. They were so young and vibrant, and they put in an extra floor because they thought I would like it," she sa

What is a Unesco Biosphere Region, anyway? photo by Richard Duncan Have a passion for the natural beauty, incredible biodiversity, rich cultural heritage, and a sustainable economy in the place you live? Like eating lunch? Local resident Ruth Simons has the perfect combo for you. Along with Tourism Squamish, the Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative Society is hosting a ' Lunch & Learn' event at the Squamish Adventure Centre on Friday November 7 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Simons