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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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Hikers by the Numbers
Massive Increase in Numbers an 'Epochal Change': Buhr It's mid-summer, and The Watershed hopes all our readers are catching a few rays...
kc dyer
Aug 2, 20233 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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Council in Focus
A brief recap of council meetings, as viewed from the gallery July 18, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Council Meeting Time: Public...
kc dyer
Jul 20, 202311 min read
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Property Taxes 101
Former Village Accountant Steers Residents Through the Process Property taxes, normally not the sexiest topic, garnered a little more...
kc dyer
Jul 6, 20233 min read
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Council in Focus
A brief recap of council meetings, as viewed from the gallery July 4, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Council Meeting Time: Public meeting:...
kc dyer
Jul 5, 202310 min read
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Council in Focus
A brief recap of council meetings, as viewed from the gallery June 20, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Council Meeting Time: Public...
kc dyer
Jun 22, 202311 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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Council in Focus
A brief recap of council meetings, as viewed from the gallery June 6, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Council Meeting Time: Public meeting:...
kc dyer
Jun 9, 202313 min read
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Council Responds to Departure of Public Works Manager
Nai Jaffer's Expertise A Tough Act To Follow The departure of former Public Works Manager Nai Jaffer at the end of April marked the ninth...
kc dyer
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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Village Mayor Assumes the Position (CEO)
Mayor Ken Berry Shares the News Via Friday's Village Update In an unusual development following the departure of Acting Chief...
kc dyer
Jun 4, 20232 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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Council in Focus
A brief recap of council meetings, as viewed from the gallery May 16, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Council Meeting Time: Public meeting:...
kc dyer
May 18, 20238 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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2023 Lions Bay Budget Wrap-Up
Accelerated Process + Ministry Support = Result The Village of Lions Bay's 2023 budget squeaked through after the final reading Friday...
kc dyer
May 14, 20235 min read
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Budget Blitz
Budget and Tax Rate Bylaws Must be Adopted by Friday Nowhere has the procedural quagmire that Lions Bay Council has been mired in since...
kc dyer
May 10, 20233 min read
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Breaking: 2023 Lions Bay By-Election Results
Jaime Cunliffe wins by a clear margin of 69 votes* Lions Bay Council's almost five month state of near-deadlock came to a close this...
kc dyer
May 6, 20232 min read
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Brief Budget Update
Committee of the Whole Meets to Finally Tackle the 2023 Budget May 4, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Committee of the Whole Meeting on the...
kc dyer
May 5, 20232 min read
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Council in Focus
A brief recap of council meetings, as viewed from the gallery May 2, 2023 Edition Event: Lions Bay Council Meeting Time: Public meeting:...
kc dyer
May 4, 202313 min read
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Candidate Tanya Cosgrave Meet & Greet
Uniting the Community Cited as Number One Priority The sun came out on April 25, which made it a drier walk to the village's second meet...
kc dyer
Apr 26, 20236 min read
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