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Evacuation Order Issued for Signal Hill Wildfire

Blaze south of Pemberton still out of control Evacuation Order area of One Mile Lake Park (in red, left), and Evacuation Alert area of the Village of Pemberton (in orange, right). Maps courtesy BC Wildfire. BC Wildfire Service has issued an Evacuation Order for One Mile Lake Park effective late last night in order provide safe working space to crews fighting the Signal Hill Wildfire. Parts of the Village of Pemberton continue to be on Evacuation Alert, with the most current i

Motorcycle Seized One Week After Deadly Sea to Sky Crash

Have risky driving habits become "daily standard"? Motorcycle towed after speeding on Sea to Sky. Photo courtesy BC RCMP. One week after a deadly crash that killed a motorcyclist and blocked the Sea to Sky highway for eight hours, another young driver has had her motorcycle impounded after being caught driving 97 kilometres over the speed limit near Furry Creek. Police identified the driver as a 22-year old Vancouver woman in possession only of a Class 7 (passenger vehicle le

Summer COW Tackles Hot Topics

Safety, bylaws and 'eye-poppingly' high costs on July agenda The only Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting scheduled for July in Lions Bay arrived with a packed agenda addressing issues from public safety in emergencies to the high costs of future infrastructure replacements. COW meetings are discussion-focused gatherings intended to allow Councillors to take a deeper look at complex issues without making any formal decisions. All councillors were present at the table, apart

Lions Bay Beach Closed

One of two local beaches closed to swimming due to bacteria Swimming is not recommended at Lions Bay Beach Park this week according to Vancouver Coastal Health. (VCH). Beach alerts courtesy Vancouver Coastal Health. Throughout the summer season, VCH tests at popular swimming beaches around the Metro Vancouver area. Samples are tested for the bacteria that shows up when there are faeces in the water from humans or wildlife. Swimming or playing in water infested with E. coli b