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THE driver of a semi-trailer escaped with minor injuries Monday evening when his truck was T-boned by a train in North Vancouver. The man was turning left off Low Level Road across the tracks near Neptune Bulk Terminals at about 6 p.m.

Police are looking for a haul of guns that was stolen from a North Vancouver gunsmith in a burglary Wednesday. Thieves broke into the victims home workshop in the 300-block of East 22nd Street some time between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Premier Christy Clark and Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob look on during a ceremony at the Joe Mathias recreation centre in North Vancouver Tuesday.

POLICE have found a car belonging to the man who was found dead on West Vancouver's Hollyburn Ridge last week. Investigators probing the "suspicious" death recovered the victim's 1994 Pontiac Grand Am on Friday.

A West Vancouver barbecue took a turn for the expensive Tuesday evening when flames from the grill spread to the owners home and did an estimated $100,000 in damage, according to firefighters.

Pier Night Market: Enjoy hot food, live music, artisans and entertainment every Friday until Sept. 23, 5-11 p.m. at Shipbuilders Plaza, 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. For more information, visit www.northshoregreenmarkets.com.

Argyle, Seymour Heights await ministry funds

Streamkeeper warns about use of storm drains