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As this Council’s term winds down, it is an appropriate time to recap and refresh the purpose and goals of the Climate Action Task Force.
When the task force began in 2009, there was much to be accomplished and the goals were clear. Building on a...
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Lions Bay Backyard Swimming Program had another great summer – teaching our fantastic children and youth to swim and giving them lifelong skills to help keep them safe in our great waterside community and beyond. Ian Spencer and Katie Tikkanen did a g...
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It Takes a Village …We have climbed mountains !It’s Our 40th Anniversary and we have so much to Celebrate !
Thank you to Council, Village Staff and our outstanding Volunteers as we have achieved so much over this Council’s term 2008 - 2011.
40th A...
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Message from Mayor Brenda Broughton
At the September 19th regularly scheduled meeting of Council, a resolution was passed by Council to address the issues and concerns of Village residents regarding the Lions Bay Beach Park.
This res...
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Eligible voters now have more opportunity to cast their vote in the Municipal Election November 19th, 2011. A Mail Ballot Authorization and Procedure Bylaw was passed by Council this year.
In order to participate there are a few procedures to follo...
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Bang goes the gavel as the Mayor brings the Council meeting to order. “ Is there acceptance of the agenda? Are there any additions or deletions? All those in favour? Carried.” So begins the formalities of the Council Meet...
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The following is a letter I recently sent to residents from whom I heard, during the run-up to the September 19th Council meeting.
Dear Resident of Lions Bay
Thanks to the many residents who wrote to me or called me on the subject of a task force relate...
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At 10:20 am on October 20, 2011 British Columbians are being asked to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in The Great British Columbian ShakeOut, the largest earthquake drill in Canadian history. Residents of California, Guam, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and the ...
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The Annual LBHS Croquet Tourney was successful and a wonderful experience.
Ladies in hats/gents in slacks/drinks in hand.
The traditional ham roasting in the oven/homemade appetizers/Noreen Copp's jellied salad/copper pennies/Swiss potato salad/the bigg...
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LBHS Looking Back
Members of the Lions Bay Historical Society are working towards the second edition of the Lions Bay Historical Booklet. The first booklet was published for the 25th Anniversary "Spirit '96" and we are “relaunching” again...
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Thank you for your support this year! We have been working hard since January to establish our Arts Council and have made some great strides to date. You may have noticed the 40th Anniversary posters throughout the Village this year – a de...
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What is a twitter? A slight giggle, to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird. To talk lightly and rapidly, especially of trivial matters; chatter. To titter; giggle. To tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter.
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District of West Vancouver and School District #45 (West Vancouver)
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Do you have an interest in art?
Be sure to check out this year’s Annual Cape Dorset Print Collection. The 2011 Annual Print Collection from Cape Dorset is dedicated to Kananginak Pootoogook, who passed away November 24, 2010. His final six images are...
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DID YOU KNOW? Starbucks had an entire month this year devoted to community service from the store to a global level!
Partners across the world participated in the Global Month of Service this past April.
This was an important part of the company’s 4...
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The "BETWEEN THE LIONS" book club finished our 10th season in June. When MaryLee and I started brainstorming in 2001 about starting another book club in Lions Bay, who knew we would still be at it! None of us had been in a book club before, but we put our...
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Anne-Marie and I own a sailboat (called Mjamaji) built in Kenya, and currently on the hardstand in northern Florida. We are in contact with many of the owners of these same boats now scattered about the world and one such owner – a former Kenyan, and wh...
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GUEST SPEAKER:
THOMAS H. GREINER, M.A. EYGPTOLOGIST
On Tuesday, September 20th at 7:30 PMat the Lions Bay Library. Adults and Youths invited.
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When I looked out the window at 3.45 AM on Saturday morning September 3rd the only thing I could see were twinkling stars.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you “ I said to whoever was listening.
I thought; finally we have been blessed with an awes...
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What is a doula? I get this all the time when I tell people what I do. Doula comes from a Greek word meaning “woman caregiver”. We now use this word to describe trained and experienced labor companion who provides a woman and her partner with continuo...
