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West Vancouver woman admits to $30M Ponzi scheme

West Vancouver woman admits to $30M Ponzi scheme

A West Vancouver woman has admitted to fraudulently raising at least $30 million from investors as part of a Ponzi scheme. Virginia Tan made the admission as part of a settlement agreement with the B.C. Securities Commission, announced Wednesday.
Capilano University adopts sexual violence policy

Capilano University adopts sexual violence policy

University formally affirms ‘zero tolerance’ stance on campus
Egg-stravaganza

Egg-stravaganza

North Shore play spaces were hopping on Easter weekend with plenty of family fun.
What a blind Capilano University prof lectures NASA on

What a blind Capilano University prof lectures NASA on

What does a room full of NASA engineers and astronauts have to learn from a blind man? Perhaps, ironically, a point of view.
North Shore candidates highlight health care plans

North Shore candidates highlight health care plans

Health care is an area of government that voters experience up close and personal.
Cougar attacks dog in West Vancouver backyard

Cougar attacks dog in West Vancouver backyard

Conservation officers are warning the public after a cougar attacked a dog in West Vancouver Monday.
FOCUS: A ship for all seasons

FOCUS: A ship for all seasons

The Canadian icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier charts an ocean that is literally off the maps
North Vancouver's backyard chicken bylaw heads back to public

North Vancouver's backyard chicken bylaw heads back to public

District of North Vancouver council is giving the public one more go-around on whether chicken coops ought to be permitted in neighbourhood backyards.
No dummies

No dummies

Members of the North Vancouver City Fire Department go to work on a state-of-the-art SmartMan CPR Pro training dummy that measures depth of compressions and ventilation.
District of North Vancouver council leery about Maplewood Plaza condos

District of North Vancouver council leery about Maplewood Plaza condos

The District of North Vancouver will soon be considering a six-storey mixed use tower in the Maplewood neighbourhood, although the project could be headed for a rough landing at council.