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Why is Lions Bay the only restricted beach in Metro Vancouver? Lions Bay Beach remains closed to swimming through the August long weekend. Photo by kc dyer. Lions Bay Beach continues to be flagged by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) since testing completed on July 16 showed the location to be unsafe for swimming due to the presence of E.coli bacteria. Beaches at Kelvin Grove and Brunswick remain open, as are all other public swimming beaches in the Lower Mainland. Testing of th

LBSAR July rescues more than double this year LBSAR crew aboard the Talon rescue helicopter, July 2026. Photo courtesy LBSAR. For members of Lions Bay Search and Rescue (LBSAR), this has been a busy summer already, and it's not even half over. According to LBSAR member Maria Masiar, June's callouts were on pace for the same dates over the last couple of years, with two rescues this June, compared with three in 2025 and only one in 2024. However, rescues this month are off the

Online auction funds promote Indigenous rights, sovereignty RAVEN Trust needs your support, and they want you to have fun doing it. The organization's second annual online fundraiser closes on July 31 at 6 p.m., so there's still time to place your bids and support this fundraiser for Indigenous justice at the same time. "RAVEN was founded in 2009 with a goal to change the legal system from the inside out," said the organization's Development Manager Tara Preissl. "After 17 ye

Nature Lions Bay teams up with BC Nature Photo by Danielle Wills. by Penny Nelson Nature Lions Bay is thrilled to announce the society is now a member club of BC Nature. BC Nature, a registered charity, acts as a federation of organizations throughout BC, giving them a collective voice on conservation and environmental issues to foster awareness, appreciation and understanding of nature and to advocate for the sustainable use of natural spaces so that they are maintained fo