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Time Traveller: These 'squatter' shacks in North Vancouver look like pretty cool places to live

Time Traveller: These 'squatter' shacks in North Vancouver look like pretty cool places to live

Lumber workers used excess timber to build these makeshift shacks on the beaches of Roche Point in the 1930s
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Heater stolen from outdoor-focused North Vancouver preschool

Heater stolen from outdoor-focused North Vancouver preschool

Investigators don’t believe it was a crime of opportunity, but they aren’t sure why the school was targeted, police say
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This Metro Vancouver municipality has been named Canada’s most livable city

This Metro Vancouver municipality has been named Canada’s most livable city

Low crime, community pride and walkability help North Vancouver achieve No. 1 ranking
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North Shore Young Civic Forum encourages local engagement in municipal politics

North Shore Young Civic Forum encourages local engagement in municipal politics

The young civic forum is now accepting applications for its 2025 cohort
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North Vancouver hospital charity thrift shop reopens at new location

North Vancouver hospital charity thrift shop reopens at new location

The Auxiliary to the Lions Gate Hospital is part of an organization that’s served the North Shore for more than 100 years
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Time Traveller: Here's the valiant Lynn Valley brigade at DNV Fire Hall No. 1

Time Traveller: Here's the valiant Lynn Valley brigade at DNV Fire Hall No. 1

The District of North Vancouver's first fire hall was located at the corner of Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, a spot that now is a gas station
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The importance of pre-planning end-of-life celebrations: Ease the burden, save on costs and honour your wishes

The importance of pre-planning end-of-life celebrations: Ease the burden, save on costs and honour your wishes

From pre-planning to celebrations of life, Richmond Funeral Home eases the journey with empathy and heartfelt support
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Milky white spill spotted in North Vancouver creek

Milky white spill spotted in North Vancouver creek

Paints and other pollutants should never be let into storm drains, district staff say
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Time Traveller: North Vancouver's Carisbrooke Park used to have a bandstand

Time Traveller: North Vancouver's Carisbrooke Park used to have a bandstand

The park was also known by a different name in the early days when it was a meeting point for hikers heading up Grouse Mountain
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Time Traveller: Greeting the New Year on top of Grouse Mountain

Time Traveller: Greeting the New Year on top of Grouse Mountain

These intrepid mountaineers said goodbye to 1920 and hello to 1921 on the slopes of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver
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