Deep Cove Crier Archive

Some great news recently as the provincial government honoured the late Tim Jones with a BC Parks Volunteer Award for his outstanding contribution to saving lives, promoting outdoor safety, and advocating the importance of backcountry awareness.

It’s a tiny, dilapidated blue cabin with huge historical value. Last month the District of North Vancouver voted 5-2 in favour of taking $10,000 from its contingency fund to assist with the remediation costs of the “Blue Cabin.

It seems like only yesterday, but it’s been 25 years since I sat as school board chairman in council chambers celebrating the 100th anniversary of North Vancouver District’s Aug. 10, 1891 inception.

The comforting sound of kids playing outside and laughing has returned to River Woods Housing Co-op – one year after the fire.

Thirteen trash-hunting volunteers scoured both sides of Mount Seymour Parkway for three hours on Sunday, April 3, and collected an impressive pile of garbage in the process.

Five years ago, my wife Janice and I went on an unforgettable Embrace Rwanda trip. In 2006, Hilary King, a local Seymour resident, visited Rwanda and noticed that many mothers were unable because of malnutrition to carry their babies to full term.

Name: Sharon Taylor Occupation: Actress. Film credits include Stargate Atlantis, Once Upon a Time, Continuum. Her story: Sharon makes appearances at sci-fi conventions around the world, including London, Australia and the U.S.

One of the most important issues that comes up in conversations with constituents is the current real estate market. Many on the North Shore fear their children will not be able to purchase a residence in the area they grew up in.

I didn’t realize that Little Free Libraries were such a big thing. A few weeks ago I was walking with my family after a Little League game at Myrtle when we came across a mini library that was staked in the front yard of a Deep Cove home.

The chance to help shape the future of our community is coming up.