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Skier rescued after North Vancouver backcountry avalanche

Skier rescued after North Vancouver backcountry avalanche

It took a massive rescue effort and the help of many agencies, but a backcountry skier injured in an avalanche Tuesday afternoon has been saved. North Shore Rescue got the call around 3 p.m.
North Van RCMP praise $2,000 in cash returned

North Van RCMP praise $2,000 in cash returned

North Vancouver RCMP are praising an honest citizen who found $2,000 in cash on the ground and turned it in. On Friday, Jan. 5, a woman spotted an envelope on the sidewalk outside Lynn Valley Centre shopping mall.
Seawalk dispute tossed back to courts

Seawalk dispute tossed back to courts

Federal transportation panel reserves judgment
‘Million dollar line’ of detached homes erased

‘Million dollar line’ of detached homes erased

Almost every owner of a nondescript 1950s bungalow on the North Shore is now a millionaire.
North Vancouver widower ordered to pay up for wife’s fraud

North Vancouver widower ordered to pay up for wife’s fraud

A Lynn Valley widower has been ordered to pay more than $250,000 and forfeit half of his interest in the family home to pay back the money his wife embezzled from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
Splash city

Splash city

Squamish Nation bids farewell to beloved elder

Squamish Nation bids farewell to beloved elder

Funeral services for Vernon Lyle Baker took place Tuesday
North Vancouver icon Lonsdale "Q" sign replaced

North Vancouver icon Lonsdale "Q" sign replaced

It’s out with the old and in with the Q. Lonsdale Quay has taken down its original rotating Q and replaced it with a next-generation model.
VIDEO: Rescue underway after avalanche in North Vancouver backcountry

VIDEO: Rescue underway after avalanche in North Vancouver backcountry

UPDATE: The skier was succesfully rescued Tuesday evening. Click here for the latest. North Shore Rescue members are mounting an effort to save a skier injured in an avalanche in the Mount Seymour Provincial Park backcountry.

Rain in the forecast

Rain is forcasted for the next few days on the North Shore ,making driving conditions more hazardous. photo Cindy Goodman