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The following are briefs from the Oct. 15 regular council meeting . Council change: Council is one step closer to declaring a climate emergency.

Amid vibrant yellow leaves readying to fall are the brittle brown branches of dying cedar trees.

Vancouver lawyer alleged review of him on Yelp was defamatory

The Undercurrent asked all of the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country candidates a selection of submitted and reporter questions. Here is what they had to say. They are listed here in random order.

Students reported feeling disturbed and scared

There is no schedule of retention for documents passing from the Speaker of the House to the government, including the premier’s office

Bowen’s advance poll will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bowen Island Community School Oct 11, 12, 13 and 14

With a handshake in front of Municipal Hall Thursday afternoon, the Bowen firefighters’ threat to resign en masse was at least postponed. Mayor Gary Ander told reporters that of his own volition, Fire Chief Derek Dickson stepped aside temporarily.

The following letter was published on the Bowen Island Municipal website Oct. 9.

All 26 volunteer firefighters of the Bowen Island Fire Department have threatened to resign unless fire chief Derek Dickson, who started in his position July 15, is removed from his post.