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Popular event returns to Lions Bay Since it began in 2022, the Bird Friendly Lions Bay event for World Migratory Bird Day has grown into a Nature Celebration that not only marks the return of our songbirds but also showcases our amazing natural heritage and local environmental initiatives. Community groups will again share knowledge and news about local projects on Saturday May 9 at the Village Hall in a social setting that includes refreshments, a BBQ, several kids’ activiti

Howe Sound Community Forum rolls into Lions Bay Elected officials attending the 2026 Howe Sound Community Forum. Photo courtesy Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initative. It's always important to keep the lines of communication open between neighbours. That's the objective of Howe Sound Community Forum (HSCF) organizer Ruth Simons. "The goal is always the same with these forums: networking, relationship and trust building, and information sharing." Simons, who is the Executive Di

April's Coastal Canine knows what he wants Akira is a 10-year-old Siberian Husky who knows what he wants. Feel like a little attention? He'll tap the closest human on the hand or the leg. An alert sit on the kitchen rug means a snack should be due in short order. And stationing himself bedside first thing in the morning can mean only one thing: it's time to go out! Akira was adopted by his family during Covid when he was about four. He quickly trained his people into understa

RAVEN Book Club returns in April If there was ever a time for poetry, this is it. Heiltsuk author Jess Housty (‘Cúagilákv) lives in Bella Bella, and will share their award-winning poetry book CRUSHED WILD MINT with RAVEN book club participants in an online event April 30. BC Author Eden Robinson calls Housty's work "an expansive, generous meditation on the mutual care of mountains, the forgiving veins of rivers, all the liminal territories and beings soaked in the verdant mag