Another heritage home will be demolished in West Vancouver
January 2, 2019North Shore
District of West Vancouver officials will give the go-ahead for a permit for the demolition of a heritage home on
China leads in building skyscrapers
January 1, 2019World
For the 23rd year in a row, China has maintained its reign as the most prolific country when it comes to the construction of 200-meter-plus tall buildings.
Why build a pool too small? Size matters in pools!
December 30, 2018Voices
By Mike Dowling Published: December 30, 2018 The City of North Vancouver recently passed a motion affecting the plans for
Citizens don’t want rezoning of church site in Horseshoe Bay
December 21, 2018North Shore
The citizens and the business community in Horseshoe Bay are asking the District to West Vancouver to reconsider a rezoning
Signs need to be seen in DNV: Muri
December 17, 2018North Shore
For citizens to speak and hear others at a public hearing, they must first be able to see what is being proposed
CNV defers decision on rezoning for brewery in Lower Lonsdale
December 11, 2018North Shore
City of North Vancouver council deferred rezoning decision on a proposed brewery and lounge in the Esplanade area of the
West Vancouver legion looks at new council with hope
December 10, 2018North Shore
The West Vancouver Legion is hoping the next council will step up to help the legion at a time when
West Van to review plans for Klee Wyck property
December 9, 2018North Shore
After blatantly ignoring one of the most cherished places in the community, the District of West Vancouver may finally do
Meet this 100-year-old yoga teacher, ballroom dancer and lover of wine
December 7, 2018Body/Mind/Soul
Porchon-Lynch's determination and sheer will to live life to the fullest has rendered her age into a meaningless number.
A solution is looking for a problem in West Vancouver
December 3, 2018Featured Stories
District of West Vancouver is refining its policy on how to deal with disrespectful people who are verbally and physically aggressive towards staff—even though there haven’t been a lot of these agent provocateurs.
Disillusioned, satirist Bruce Sinski leaves City of North Vancouver
November 28, 2018North Shore
Bruce Sinski is hanging his brush after four years of painting the politicians of the City of North Vancouver in sharp,
CNV elections: meet the new boss, same as the old boss
November 24, 2018North Shore
By Fred Dawkins Published: Nov. 24, 2018 So…what to make of the 2018 municipal election in the City of North
Think density is driving traffic? So does MOTI
November 21, 2018North Shore
By Gagandeep Ghuman In the lineups at the grocery store, at the sideline of kids’ sports, in the waiting room
#councilsowhite: They have got it so wrong
November 20, 2018Voices
By Gagandeep Ghuman Wading through the flood of coverage on Vancouver council election, I suddenly started scratching my head. A
Sunscreen saves your skin but might harm corals
November 10, 2018Body/Mind/Soul
Your sunscreen could be a vital safeguard for you, but it endangers the corals, a vital part of ocean’s ecosystem.
A boot camp for China’s ‘masculinity crisis’
November 6, 2018World
As China debates its “masculinity crisis”, a school in Beijing, called the Boys’ Club, is training “feminine” boys in manly ways through military-like training.
Did India splurge UK aid on its tallest statue?
November 2, 2018World
India is now a net giver of international aid; it gives more aid than it receives. And a Briton will find it illogical that the government keeps donating taxpayer money to a country set to overtake the UK in terms of GDP.
Fewer people take dogs out on walk in West Van
November 1, 2018Body/Mind/Soul
West Vancouverites seem to be losing interest in taking their dogs out for a walk, if you believe the findings of the latest park survey commissioned by the District of West Vancouver.
Heritage society laments the loss of Brissenden Park house
October 20, 2018North Shore
The North Shore Heritage Preservation Society is lamenting the loss of a historical house on Brissenden Park that was recently
‘North Vancouvered’: How rapid development killed a business
October 16, 2018North Shore
North Vancouver resident Nicole Robins has an advice–and a warning–for elected officials: Slow down the development in communities. “It’s time
Fentanyl is driving overdose emergency in BC
October 7, 2018Body/Mind/Soul
The overdose drug crisis has claimed many lives across the province, and North Shore is no exception.
More than 20 per cent below market rentals requires trade off, consultant tells CNV
September 26, 2018North Shore
If there was political will, the City of North Vancouver would ask developers to offer 20 per cent units for
DNV transportation plan treats citizens like a blight on community
September 22, 2018Voices
By Peter Teevan This was a recurrent question at the last Council Workshop before the summer break. Councillor Jim Hanson,
When sparks flew over Oxford Street development
September 16, 2018Featured Stories
A development application to convert two single-family lots into a six-storey 88-units rental apartment building on Oxford Street in the
When one DNV councillor compared the other to Donald Trump
September 16, 2018North Shore
There was yet another residential development lurching inevitably towards what seemed like a majority vote approval when Councillor Roger Bassam