CapU, Western receive $2 million from BC government
September 26, 2019North Shore
The funding will be used to launch the new role of pedagogist, an education theory and curriculum specialist across BC.
Ambleside resident protests parking fine without restriction sign
September 26, 2019North Shore
An Ambleside resident is paying a bylaw fine with the “strongest objection possible” because of lack of any information or
Wild Skeena sockeye populations declined by 56-99% over last century
September 26, 2019BC/Canada
Researchers drawing on 100-year-old sources of salmon data have found that recent returns of wild adult sockeye salmon to the
Sign up to get smoky skies alert in your email
September 25, 2019BC/Canada
People can enter their email on the Government of British Columbia’s air quality website to automatically receive air quality advisories and smoky skies bulletins.
VPD renews appeal for help in search for missing man
September 25, 2019North Shore
He was last seen on June 27, when he was captured on surveillance video walking in the area of Gore Street and Alexander Street.
Police seek help finding suspect who stole disabled man’s iPhone
September 25, 2019BC/Canada
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly stole a mobile phone from a young man with physical disabilities.
North Shore contractor wants faster renovation permits
September 25, 2019North Shore
A North Shore contractor is urging West Vancouver council to reduce the time it takes to get a permit for renovations in the district.
46% don’t feel West Van Mayor and Council listen to their concerns: Survey
September 25, 2019North Shore
The West Vancouver Community Stakeholders — a group of local citizens who aim to hold the council accountable by ensuring
Please don’t eat bear’s lunch, BC Parks tells hikers
September 25, 2019BC/Canada
Are you going hiking in the Garibaldi Provincial Park in the fall? BC Parks is urging people to leave the
Police arrest suspects in Vancouver hotel shooting
September 24, 2019BC/Canada
Just before 6:30 a.m. on September 23, the VPD received 9-1-1 calls reporting shots being fired at the Grand Union Hotel at 74 West Hastings Street.
Reserve camping next week for two popular adventures in BC
September 24, 2019BC/Canada
Reservations will soon open for two popular backcountry adventures in B.C. parks — the world-renowned Berg Lake Trail and the Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit.
West Van police find suspect using stolen property as a pillow in Horseshoe Bay
September 24, 2019North Shore
West Vancouver police officers have arrested a man who was found in possession of multiple tools thought to have been stolen from a construction site in Horseshoe Bay.
SPCA investigating death of kitten found with a rope around neck
September 24, 2019BC/Canada
The kitten, who was less than six weeks old, was found with a rope around its neck in the area of Ponto Road and McIntosh Road.
Supergirl fight sequence scene to to be shot in North Vancouver
September 24, 2019North Shore
The shooting for the popular Netflix show will be taking place this Tuesday and Wednesday at the Shipyards Common in North Vancouver.
Heritage society wants no change in exterior of Miami-style Pink Palace
September 24, 2019North Shore
The North Shore Heritage Society is “alarmed” at the possible demolition of two iconic buildings in West Vancouver. The owners
Proposed ‘sex ban’ in Bali scared Australian tourists
September 24, 2019World
Bali of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, ‘Eat, Pray, Love’, made famous by a film adaptation featuring Julia Roberts, may soon be
Better Business Bureau warns about new Facebook scam
September 23, 2019BC/Canada
The Better Business Bureau is warning of a social media scam making rounds where people receive a Facebook message with a video link asking, “Is this you”
Highly infectious virus kills rabbits on Vancouver Island
September 23, 2019BC/Canada
It is the second year in a row that the virus has been found in Island rabbits, but the source of the virus is unknown.
10 vacancies on CNV bodies
September 23, 2019North Shore
City of North Vancouver is inviting 10 local citizens to share their expertise and volunteer their time on city’s committees
Don’t spoil Ambleside Park, take Arts building to Klee Wyck property
September 23, 2019North Shore
I have been a West Vancouverite since 1949, and I love West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park. That’s why I am expressing
CNV residents will pay 5 per cent more for energy
September 23, 2019North Shore
Councillor Holly Back was the lone voice of dissent against the five per cent rate increase Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC)
St. Monica’s church site rezoning: Public information meeting next week
September 23, 2019North Shore
If approved by the council, the rezoning of the former St. Monica’s church site will change from community-amenity to residential.
Three shootings in 15 hours in Downtown Eastside, four injured
September 23, 2019BC/Canada
Vancouver Police are investigating three shootings in the Downtown Eastside, over a 15-hour period, that have sent four people to
Nominate a young local hero for Canada’s Walk of Fame
September 23, 2019BC/Canada
Canada’s Walk of Fame has announced its first-ever national call for submissions for the 2019 Community Hero Program, presented by
Human presence in Haida Gwaii 2,200 years earlier than previous estimates
September 23, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
SFU paleobotanist Rolf Mathewes and his collaborators have found evidence of human presence in Haida Gwaii dating to 13,000 years