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The long road to longboarding safety for Surrey/White Rock
With longboarding safety dominating headlines of late in the wake of a string of injuries and accidents elsewhere in the Lower Mainland, one local longboarding advocate is urging Surrey and White Rock to do something before an accident happens on their doorstep.
North Vancouver donations save Filipina barista's life
FOR Janette Camba, coffee turned out to be very, very good for her health.
Time to arrest the usual suspects
SOMEBODY broke into my car while I was walking my dog at Lynn Headwaters the other day, smashing the passenger seat window and grabbing my purse and a freshly purchased bottle of Diet Coke.
North Vancouver lawyer shares her expertise
To answer such questions, Jackie Morris established the North Shore Seniors' Legal Advice and Referral Clinic.
Endoscopy unit opens its doors
THANKS to the generosity of local supporters, Lions Gate Hospital is home to a new endoscopy suite, viewed as a major step forward for cancer screening on the North Shore.
Bright Lights: Force Field book launch
A launch event was held for new anthology, Force Field: 77 Women Poets of British Columbia...
Friesen lands first diving Grand Prix podium
NORTH Vancouver diver Emma Friesen scored the first international medal of her career last month, winning silver at a FINA Grand Prix event held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Community bulletin board
Car Show: Italian and French cars and motorcycles will be on display Sunday, June 16, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Waterfront Park, North Vancouver.
What's going on
North Shore Cric Crac Storytelling Evenings presented by the Vancouver Society of Storytelling take place the first Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Each month features a different theme. Fee: $7/$5.
Business briefcase
Cameron York of North Vancouver has been named a recipient of the Export Development Canada 2013 International Business Scholarship Program.
Health notes
Alateen Meeting: A group for ages 10-18 where alcohol is a problem in the family meets every Monday at 7: 15 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604688-1716.
Put Valley plans to referendum
As a long time resident of Lynn Valley I went along to see the open house on the development of Lynn Valley's centre.
Black raspberries lost
Letter writer Richard Kuehnel makes a well-founded point in his June 7 letter, Save Wild Edibles; 'Adopt a Patch,'.
Lynn Valley's road system and transit is already inadequate
The "proposed" redevelopment of Lynn Valley is not in alignment with the Regional Growth Strategy - which we are not required to follow, in any case - to encourage density along major transit lines.
LV density opponents meet Tuesday
Many Lynn Valley residents are extremely upset about the high density the District of North Vancouver plans to impose on our community and the manipulative methods being used to make it happen.
Playground shelters a nice-to-have: school board
IF North Vancouver students are to be kept out of the winter rains during their outside play time, it's not going to be the school board or the province paying for it.
Reclamation project opens a portal into the past
- Reclamation, an art exhibition crafted from our industrial legacy, featuring sculpture by Susan MacDonald and Eric MacDonald, photography by Mike Wakefield and a soundscape by J. Knutson, at Deep Cove's Artemis Gallery, June 14-July 1. Opening reception: Friday, June 14, 7-10 p.m. Solstice Celebration of Art and Sound: Friday, June 21, 7-9 p.m. Info: artemisgallery.ca.
West Vancouver agrees to waterfront rezoning
DISTRICT of West Vancouver council voted unanimously Monday in favour of scaled-down park uses for a popular stretch of waterfront in Ambleside.
Judge jails North Vancouver man for riot role
A North Vancouver man who looted the downtown London Drugs store, stealing a cellphone on the night of the Stanley Cup hockey riot, has been handed a 45-day jail sentence.
