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Breaking: Trailheads, Visitor Parking Closed
Village Order Issued Today [Edited August 25 to add reissued press release] Thoughts about the trailhead closures? The Watershed values...
kc dyer
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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Council Votes to Close Trailheads
Raging BC Fires Prompt Action Lions Bay Council has decided to close public access to trails around and above the village. Trails leading...
kc dyer
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Butler Back In, Possible CAO Hiring On the Horizon
Changes ahead, as council works through summer break Official council meetings are on summer hiatus, but closed-door meetings have...
kc dyer
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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Pat Carney
Former Journalist and Politician lived in Lions Bay in the 1970s The death of former Senator, Cabinet Minister and journalist Pat Carney...
kc dyer
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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Lions Bay SAR to the Rescue
Injured Hiker Airlifted Off Deeks Lake Trail Emergency Program Coordinator Phil Folkersen tells The Watershed that this afternoon's...
kc dyer
Jul 23, 20231 min read
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SPEAK: Have You Shared Your Two Cents?
Government Health Agency Seeks Public Input on Priorities The latest iteration of the provincial Public Health survey, known as SPEAK...
kc dyer
Jul 16, 20233 min read
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Fighting Fires From the Sky
Whyte Lake Fire Responder Shares An Insider's View This week's wildfire near Whyte Lake in Cypress Falls Park was successfully...
kc dyer
Jun 28, 20234 min read
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Whyte Lake Wildfire
Blaze Now Considered Under Control A human-caused wildfire that broke out yesterday around noon in the Whyte Lake area of Cypress Falls...
kc dyer
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Breaking: Brush Fire at Whyte Lake
WVFR on the Scene, Asking People to Avoid the Area Smoky skies to the south of the village again, as fire breaks out above the highway in...
kc dyer
Jun 26, 20232 min read
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Village Subject of Lawsuit
Ex-CAO Files Civil Claim with BC Supreme Court A civil suit against the Village of Lions Bay was formally filed with the Supreme Court of...
kc dyer
Jun 19, 20232 min read
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Memorial Funds To Go To SAR Teams
Family of Michael Tu Makes Generous Donation Following the death of hiker Michael Tu, friend and colleague Morgan Richards of Vancouver,...
kc dyer
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Missing Person Search Ends
Body of Hiker Recovered This Evening From Mount Harvey The extensive search and rescue efforts undertaken today on Mount Harvey have...
kc dyer
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Breaking: Missing Person Search Underway
Hiker last seen on Mount Harvey Editor's Note: In light of the outcome of yesterday's search, The Watershed has removed the picture of...
kc dyer
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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A Fiery End to a Sunny Weekend
Firefighters' Quick Action Lauded A fire that was apparently deliberately set briefly surged out of control Sunday afternoon near the...
kc dyer
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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Breaking: Council Seeks New Chief Administrative Officer
Acting CAO/CFO Ron Miller Out A note from the editor: The Watershed is still struggling with the tech problem that identifies some site...
kc dyer
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Jaime Cunliffe Sworn In as Councillor
Lions Bay Council Back to Full Complement Councillor-Elect Jaime Cunliffe took the Oath of Office to open the Council meeting on May 16,...
kc dyer
May 17, 20231 min read
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Water Awareness in Lions Bay
Water Treatment Worries a Pivotal Election Issue Last week, the village Climate Action Committee appealed to Lions Bay residents to...
kc dyer
May 1, 20234 min read
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Meet Your Candidates
Part Two: Tanya Cosgrave and Jaime Cunliffe face off in by-election This is the second in a two-part series introducing this year's...
kc dyer
Apr 19, 20235 min read
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Meet Your Candidates
Jamie Cunliffe and Tanya Cosgrave face off in May 6 by-election Election signs are dotting village lawns and boulevards, and campaigning...
kc dyer
Apr 17, 20234 min read
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Breaking: Works Manager Nai Jaffer Resigns
Loss of 30 years municipal experience leaves big shoes to fill Lions Bay's Public Works Manager of seven years, Nai Jaffer resigned his...
kc dyer
Apr 15, 20231 min read
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