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Local consignment business off to a good start Rebecca Loyo Mayo believes in sustainability — and that extends to the clothes on your back. So after having a frustrating experience trying to find second-hand clothes for her children, she decided she would start her own company. Re.Be Kids is an online consignment store with a local angle. Loyo Mayo says her business is rooted in the belief that "every garment passed on is one less new item produced, one more story shared, and

Eight candidates vie for Councillor seat, two for Mayor. Potential nominees for the upcoming municipal elections were required to file their papers with the Village Office by 4 p.m. on Friday, and at close of day, there were eight candidates officially in the running for a Councillor seat and two for Mayor. Sitting Councillor Ron McLaughlin comes in with the most years of Council experience, with a term as Mayor and two and a half terms as Councillor. McLaughlin stepped forwa

Gran Fondo cycles through first thing, Firefighters' Day begins at 2 More than 5,000 riders cycled past Lions Bay during the 2024 Gran Fondo. File photo. The Annual Gran Fondo takes place tomorrow, with cyclists riding from downtown Vancouver to Whistler along the Sea to Sky. While most of the riders are expected to cruise past the Village by 10 a.m., the finish line in Whistler does not close until 3 p.m., which means that travellers heading north should expect traffic disru

Blackwell shares thoughts Lions Bay residents are being asked to participate in a provincially-mandated review of the Village's Official Community Plan (OCP). The current version of the plan (downloadable HERE) was enshrined as a bylaw in 2009, with an addition to outline greenhouse gas emissions targets in 2010 and a second to clarify the Village's regional context statement in 2016. The regional context statement was updated again in 2022 to reflect the Village's rural desi