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Bellevue hosts block party
STORES in the 1400-block of West Vancouver's Bellevue Avenue will throw open their doors for a street party next Thursday.
WV downsizes Ambleside waterfront options
A more modest vision for development at Ambleside's waterfront breezed through first reading at Monday's West Vancouver council meeting.
Food calendar
Adventures in Cooking: Ambrosia Adventures will host a class with Top Chef Canada finalist Trevor Bird, owner of Fable Restaurant, Wednesday, May 15, 6: 45 to 9: 30 p.m., at Y Franks store, 503 15th St., West Vancouver. The class will feature easy outdoor recipes. Fee: $74.50. Info: ambrosiaadventures.com or 604-218-2084. Ambleside Farmers' Market, Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on 14th Street between Marine Drive and Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver, will feature conventional and organic produce, vendors, crafters and more. For more information visit the website at artisanmarkets.ca or call 604-318-0487.
Make Ambleside bike friendly: cyclists
A local bicycle group thinks they can help the District of West Vancouver with the difficult and sometimes controversial problem of how to revitalize the Ambleside area.
Ambleside lots get park status
DISTRICT-OWNED Ambleside waterfront lots between 13th and 18th street are officially parkland after council's unanimous vote Monday, May 6 to make it just that.
Health notes
Call for Board Members: Living Systems Counselling has immediate openings for volunteer board members who have an interest in Bowen Family Systems theory and who would like to contribute to their mission by lending expertise with fundraising, marketing, grant writing or other areas. Meetings are held every third week of the month for approximately two hours. Living Systems is a provider of counselling, training, education and research based on Bowen Family Systems theory. Info: Mark Smith, marksmith1@ shaw.ca, 604-720-5889 or livingsystems.ca.
Royals ready to complete massive comeback
THE Handsworth senior girls soccer team had an uncharacteristically un-Royal campaign this spring, but despite their struggles throughout the regular season they now are in a position to win one more big playoff game Monday to make it into the provincial championships.
Election meeting turnout was 'a feat of disinterest'
With thanks to the North Shore News, May 5, I see that all of 60 people turned up at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver to hear what our provincial election candidates had to say for the big day, May 14. My math isn't that good but from recent stats on the web it means to me that attendance was 60 souls out of 36,949 residents of voting age in the Sea to Sky riding. What a feat of disinterest!
South to B.C.s with banner win
The Burnaby South Rebels earned themselves a spot in the B.C. high school senior girls' provincial soccer championships with a banner win over New Westminster.
Christy Clark will win - you read it here first
MULTIPLE sparkling, titillating items battling for top spot:
Hyacks still alive in zones
The Burnaby South Rebels earned themselves a spot in the B.C. high school senior girls' provincial soccer championships with a banner win over New Westminster.
Beached plan
WEST Vancouver has dumped its guidelines for Ambleside development, doing away with a framework that could have allowed a restaurant, wine bar, rentals and a ferry terminal on that prized strip of land.
You said it
West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith criticizes the tide of "instant negativity" that opposed and ultimately defeated a set of development guidelines for the Ambleside waterfront (from an April 28 news story).
Health notes
Transitions: An empowering women's circle led by counsellor Ruta Yawney Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Silk Purse Arts Centre: 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Find out what inspires you by listening to your heart, accessing your intuition and focusing your imagination through imagery and music. Bring a mat, blanket/pillow and dress comfortably. Fee: $50. Registration: ruta@rutayawney.com or 604-928-0883.
Failed boat launch sinks Mercedes
WHAT should have been a day of recreation on the water wound up as a public spectacle and a luxury SUV under water Saturday afternoon.
Food calendar
Little Moments, Big Memories: Cobs Bread will celebrate Big Brothers Big Sisters 100th anniversary with a scone fundraiser. On May 4 and 5 Cobs will donate 50 cents from every scone sold to local Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada agencies. Info: cobsbread.com.
Business briefcase
The West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce held its President's Dinner and Business Excellence Awards April 18 at the West Van Yacht Club.
Quality food carts to enhance vibrancy
Friday's North Shore News discussed the waterfront development by Ambleside. I vote for food trucks! No longer selling only hot dogs (unless they are hip Japadog) and stale coffee, these trucks offer innovative and popular food that is often produced with top quality, local, sustainable items. Way more fun that a restaurant and perfect for West Vancouver where there are always people out walking.
