Lions Bay, British Columbia
| Lions Bay | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Lions Bay | |
| Motto: Splendour in Serenity | |
 Location of Lions Bay within the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada |
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| Coordinates: 49°27′29″N 123°14′13″W / 49.45806°N 123.23694°WCoordinates: 49°27′29″N 123°14′13″W / 49.45806°N 123.23694°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Region | Howe Sound |
| Regional District | Metro Vancouver |
| Government | |
| • Mayor 2014-2018 | Karl Buhr |
| • Village Council 2014-2018 |
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| • Member of Parliament of the Canadian Federal House of Commons (MP) | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) | Jordan Sturdy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,334 |
| • Density | 526.5/km2 (1,364/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| Website | [2] |
Lions Bay is a residential community on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, approximately midway between West Vancouver and Squamish. The 35th smallest of BC's 264 self-governing municipalities, Lions Bay is located on the steep eastern shore of Howe Sound.
Originally a summer camping destination for Vancouverites, Lions Bay began to be settled for permanent residences in the 1960s, with poor road access to Vancouver. Initially only a water improvement district, the Village was incorporated in 1971.
Lions Bay is less than 30 minutes driving time south to downtown Vancouver. The Lions Bay General Store and Cafe, two realty offices, and a Post Office are located centrally.
Lions Bay is a small self-governing municipality in British Columbia, with elected Mayor and four Councillors setting policy. Five administrative staff work out of the municipal hall, and four at the Frank Smith Works (maintenance) yard. The Village's Klatt Public Safety Building houses the 30-volunteer Fire Department, an ambulance station leased to the BC Ambulance Service, and Lions Bay Search & Rescue.
Lions Bay is a member of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
Policing is provided by the Squamish RCMP detachment.
Lions Bay Beach Park has restroom and change facilities (slated for refurbishment in 2017), a sandy beach protected by floating log boom, and a float. Kelvin Grove Beach park is 500 meters south.
A large private marina has land-storage capacity for approximately 200 boats of up to 32 feet, and a forklift/trailer launch and recovery ramp.
Under permit from the Province water service is drawn from Harvey and Magnesia Creeks, and treated in two modern dual-barrier (UV and chlorine) plants. Other than a few weeks in late summer, the Village's supply from its own creeks is more than adequate. Other than the 100 houses in the Kelvin Grove area, Lions Bay does not have central sewage, but relies on individual onsite wastewater systems (previously termed septic systems).
In the Canada 2016 Census, Lions Bay's population was 1,334, making it the 38-smallest municipality in BC (the Canadian census only counts citizens and permanent residents). At the 2015 property tax assessment, the Village's 552 private properties, almost all large single-family dwellings, had an average value of $1,039,000, the 6th highest in BC. Combined property tax, parcel tax and user fees averaged $6,384 per property, the 5th-highest in the province. Lions Bay has a land area of 2.53 square kilometers.
As part of the regional TransLink public transit network, Lions Bay is served by the C12 and 259 routes, which run approximately hourly.
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