Special Village Update, December 21, 2024 20:00 hrs
Special Villag Update, December 20th, 8:00 PM
Special Village Update, December 19, 2024, 20:00
Amended Evacuation Order, December 19, 2024
Evacuation Alert
Special Village Update, Message from Mayor
Special Village Update
Important announcement regarding trail usage
Declaration of state of local emergency
Last update:
The Village’s State of Local Emergency (SOLE) ended on August 9, 2025, and was not renewed. Further updates will be posted on the Village website as information becomes available.
Frequently Asked Questions – State of Local Emergency (SOLE)
Q: When did…
The Declaration of State of Local Emergency will continue to be renewed every two weeks until matters pertaining to Battani Creek debris flow have been addressed.
EVACUATION ALERT
Brunswick Road 51-61Date: (12/16/2024) & Time: 14:20
This Evacuation Alert is by The Village of Lions Bay due to the landslide that occurred on Saturday December 14 2024
Because of…
As Mayor, I was in direct contact today with Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene in response to the Minister’s outreach. I expressed our gratitude for the Provincial resources deployed and identified ongoing challenges we…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM LIONS BAY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Time: 20:30hrs
Battani Creek Slide Update: Emergency Operations and Search Efforts
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) continues to coordinate an active and…
December 16, 2024
Dear Residents of Lions Bay,
Important message from the Municipality regarding trail usage
Trail Closure: The Village requests that residents on Centennial Trail do not proceed north of the wooden staircase towards Brunswick and down…
December 15, 2024
Dear Residents of Lions Bay,
Declaration of State of Local Emergency
Village of Lions Bay Update Pursuant to Section 95 (1) of the Emergency and Disaster Management Act that a state of local emergency exists in the Brunswick…
With no natural gas in Lions Bay, wood combustion is a significant heat source for many residences. Residential wood smoke is one of the most significant sources of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Metro Vancouver, with significant impacts on human health. Burning smarter will help you have a more enjoyable experience, make cleanup easier and help reduce smoke and pollutants for both you and your neighbors.
Wood should be split, stacked and covered for six months or more before burning. Cedar makes good kindling and fir, alder, hemlock and maple make good fires.
Don't burn green wood: it creates a lot of smoke and burns inefficiently. Wood is ready to burn at 20% moisture content (firewood moisture meters are available online, and at hardware and fireplace specialty stores).
Small hot fires facilitate complete combustion that decreases the amount of pollution generated. Fires left to smoulder can produce large amounts of unhealthy smoke.
Never burn garbage, plastic, or pressure treated wood, which can produce harmful chemicals when burned. Ocean driftwood contains salt which corrodes metal fixtures when burned.
Regularly clean your flue to remove creosote buildup that can cause a chimney fire.
Consider a modern EPA-approved wood-burning appliance, which burns cleaner and produces lore heat and less smoke for a given volume of wood.
Depending on outside air temperature and the size of the fire, wood burning that draws combustion air through the house might be net cooling! Airtight woodstoves draw air from outside, and are always net heating.
Despite Lions Bay land use designation change under the MVRD Regional Growth Strategy from General Urban to Rural, and move out of the Urban Containment Boundary (UCB), the prohibition on wood burning from May 15 to September 15 applies to all residents of Metro, and all persons burning wood during the year must declarare compliance with best burning practices (see Residential Indoor Wood Burning System).
