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North Van parents disappointed courses cut from hands-on learning program

North Van parents disappointed courses cut from hands-on learning program

Families of high school students who’ve just finished their Grade 9 year at Seycove in an innovative hands-on learning program say they’re glad that some of their program is being salvaged, but disappointed that two out of four courses are being cut
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Illegal hostel owner’s human rights complaint tossed

Illegal hostel owner’s human rights complaint tossed

A Central Lonsdale homeowner ordered multiple times by the courts to stop using her three-bedroom townhouse as a 15-bed hostel, has lost another bid to stay in business. The B.C.
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North Van man arrested in connection with large scale West Vancouver mail theft

North Van man arrested in connection with large scale West Vancouver mail theft

Police allege fraud, identity theft, connected to $130K loss
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Refurbished 111-year-old streetcar rolls through North Van one last time

Refurbished 111-year-old streetcar rolls through North Van one last time

More than 72 years after making its last stop, Streetcar No. 153 will ride again.
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Coast guard celebrates first new ship in decades

Coast guard celebrates first new ship in decades

You could forgive the Canadian Coast Guard for filling all the free space aboard their new vessel with crew, staff, VIPs, visitors and well-wishers Thursday to witness the handover of a ship.
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Paperboy sniffs out potential fire

Paperboy sniffs out potential fire

Firefighters hail 11-year-old for noticing smoky home
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Most Canada Day vehicle crashes in B.C. occur in Metro Vancouver

Most Canada Day vehicle crashes in B.C. occur in Metro Vancouver

Annual summer CounterAttack campaign launches for Canada Day long weekend
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Province outlines 10-year road map for boosting mental health services for youth

Province outlines 10-year road map for boosting mental health services for youth

B.C. will put more money into supporting free or low-cost community counselling services, as part of a plan to beef up supports for child and family mental health service, Premier John Horgan announced Wednesday.
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UPDATED: TransLink nixes idea of all-night weekend SkyTrain

UPDATED: TransLink nixes idea of all-night weekend SkyTrain

A “shadow bus” system mimicking the SkyTrain service is being proposed to run a 24/7 rapid transit network in lieu of 24-hour trains.
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District of Squamish needs up to $169M in upgrades

District of Squamish needs up to $169M in upgrades

The latest estimate for municipal facilities forecasts a large increase over previous estimate made last year
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