A Year of Remembrance
Friends lay memorial wreathOn the first anniversary of the Battani Creek landslide, a group of 13 friends and family members recently gathered together at Brunswick Beach to honour the memory of Barbara and David Enns.The tragic loss of these active Lions Bay community members on December 14, 2024 is still keenly felt by family, friends and neighbours. Earlier this year, Councillor Ron McLaughlin told Council he is interested in setting up a Memorial Park near the spot where Magnesia Creek enter
A Year Later, Still No Answers
December 14 marks anniversary of Battani Creek DisasterToday marks the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic debris torrent that cascaded through Lions Bay and across Highway 99, destroying one home and damaging several other properties, and taking the lives of David and Barbara Enns. Shortly after 10 a.m., reports came in of a massive mudslide that had torn down Battani Creek above Brunswick Beach, cascading across and fully blocking the Sea to Sky highway. In the aftermath of the event, a n
State of Local Emergency Ends
Decision made by province: CAOIn late August a banner message appeared on the Village of Lions Bay website indicating that the State of Local Emergency (SOLE) declared after the Battani Creek debris torrent in December 2024 had "not been renewed", effective August 9. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Ross Blackwell — who was appointed Director of Operations of the Lions Bay Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) — said that the decision was not made by Village staff. "The Village did not cancel the
The Watershed