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Moving ceremony followed by storm fallout LBFR Firefighters take part in this year's Remembrance Day service. Photo by kc dyer. Village residents came out in record numbers to attend Wednesday's Remembrance Day service. "Attendance was spectacular," said Mayor Ron McLaughlin, who spoke at the event, "and a big vote of thanks goes out to the organizers and volunteers who put on this well-run and very moving ceremony." Organizers Trudi Luethy and Brenda Broughton estimated betw

Final 'Music and Art Experience' of 2026 Lions Bay House Concerts is sponsoring their final 'Music and Art Experience' of 2026, and they don't want you to miss it. The Mark Crissinger Blues Band will arrive November 14 with what concert organizer Tamara Leger calls "a freight train of blues, rock, and original guitar-driven fire." Band members include Jay Stevens on bass, Gerry Barnum on guitar and harp and Phil Wipper on drums. Maple Blues Award-nominated Crissinger moved to

Remembering the past, saluting the present Village residents Canadian Forces Captain Kurt Murseli and fiancé Sarah Sparks. Submitted photo. This Remembrance Day, a reminder that while our thoughts turn to those who gave their lives for all the freedoms we enjoy, Canadian peacekeepers are still risking their lives around the globe. And one of them is a Lions Bay resident. Canadian Armed Forces combat engineer Captain Kurt Murseli is currently deployed to a United Nations Missi

Final event of the year tackles climate Justice This group of writers want to offer a road map through the climate crisis — shaped by Indigenous practices. 'The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada', this month's RAVEN Virtual Book Club pick, takes the form of a series of essays that reimagine a new future. Written by Angele Alook, Emily Eaton, David Gray-Donald, Joël LaForest, Crystal Lameman and Bronwen Tucker, the authors each bring a history of work with