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Truce called in WV water war
WEST Vancouver council has granted residents of Montizambert Wynd another year of connection to its municipal water supply, but not without some stipulations.
Grosvenor presents redesign to council
A shorter, more architecturally distinct version of the mid-rise development earmarked for the 1300-block of Marine Drive in West Vancouver took one more baby step towards realization.
Council OKs new firehall site
THE District of West Vancouver endorsed the exterior design of the municipality's new Public Safety Building Monday, placing the planned fire hall by 17th Street and the police hall close to 16th Street, much to the dismay of some local residents.
WV OKs rugby club liquor licence
DISTRICT of West Vancouver council approved Capilano Rugby Football Club's application for a primary liquor licence Monday.
WV to revamp community engagement
IN an effort to breathe life back into the District of West Vancouver's community engagement committee, former and current members of the CEC have asked council to revisit how the citizen/council group works.
Unitarian church plans to develop site
FOR a congregation looking to fund a new church, 19 new townhouses on Mathers Avenue may be the answer to their prayers, although not everyone is giving the project an amen.
WV upzones Ambleside property
THE owner of a Marine Drive florist won a rezoning bid last week that could add approximately 5,000 square feet to his property after receiving nearly unanimous support from West Vancouver council.
West Vancouver council OKs housing action plan
WITH tall houses squashing views and high rents squeezing tenants, the District of West Vancouver voted in favour of a plan to shape the future of housing in the municipality at a council meeting Monday.
West Vancouver transport plan is pedestrian oriented
DISTRICT of West Vancouver council happily received the municipality's Strategic Transportation Plan last week, but residents attending the meeting were less enthused.
Blind to community wishes
West Vancouver's Coun. Craig Cameron may not be a planner or architect, but I am.
Owner seeks density increase before sale
A bid to increase the density at a Marine Drive property currently occupied by a florist was met with resistance from neighbours at a West Vancouver council meeting last week.
West Vancouver library opens study room for teens
IT'S no coincidence that Room 14, when spoken aloud, sounds an awful lot like "room for teen."
WV wireless policy sparks more debate
MORE than most residents of the Lower Mainland, West Vancouverites can't wait to use the latest wireless gadgets, but they have some of the poorest service in the Lower Mainland.
WW council butts heads on cost review
THE West Vancouver council chamber heated up with a debate Monday night about what real insight they're getting with new, more detailed spending reports from municipal departments.
Large homes vex West Vancouver council
THE prospect of adding an outdoor staircase to a West Vancouver mansion ignited a debate about monster houses in the municipality at a council meeting Monday.
Van's unhappy rules of engagement
SO, West Vancouverites, are you happy with the iron rule of the Garbage Gestapo and Trash Marxists?
West Vancouver looks to 'activate' Ambleside vision
AFTER nearly a decade of fits and starts, a vision of West Vancouver's central waterfront neighbourhood may be crystallized over the next few weeks following council's decision to move ahead with the Ambleside activation group last week.
What they learned in a year on the job
IN time, as the Gershwins mused, the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, but love for West Vancouver is here to stay.
