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Vision forward

Vision forward

Premier Christy Clark takes a tour on Monday of DarkVision Technologies, a Dollarton firm that supplies imaging for the oil and gas sector.
Schools seek parent input on report card changes

Schools seek parent input on report card changes

The days of sneaky students crafting a D into a B with the stroke of a pen are long gone since report cards went digital decades ago. And the evolution of academic reporting continues.
‘A ray of sunshine’: friends remember homicide victim Lisa Dawn MacPherson

‘A ray of sunshine’: friends remember homicide victim Lisa Dawn MacPherson

The Bridgman Park Trail that runs beside North Vancouver’s Lynn Creek is a quiet place. Sword ferns sprout in the nearby forest floor and slim trees lean over the trail, covered with moss. The creek washes over stones. It was here, on Nov.
Seniors care short-staffed, advocate says

Seniors care short-staffed, advocate says

Not one of the seven publicly subsidized seniors care homes on the North Shore is meeting the provincial guidelines for staffing of nurses and support workers. B.C.
Preliminary Hearing for priest charged in historical sex Case

Preliminary Hearing for priest charged in historical sex Case

A preliminary hearing for a former North Vancouver Anglican priest accused of sexually abusing boys in a youth detention centre in the 1980s gets underway this week in Edmonton. Gordon William Dominey, 65, was the interim priest at St.
West Vancouver man faces explosives charge

West Vancouver man faces explosives charge

A West Vancouver man is expected to have a bail hearing Wednesday in Vancouver provincial court after being charged with possession of an explosive substance following discovery of a homemade pipe bomb in his car last week.
Sleepy suspect nabbed napping in West Vancouver

Sleepy suspect nabbed napping in West Vancouver

West Vancouver police arrested a man wanted for several thefts Monday after finding him asleep in a nearby park.
Programmed for change

Programmed for change

West Vancouver’s robotics academy students are wired for future challenges
Married owners of Troll’s die two days apart

Married owners of Troll’s die two days apart

Veteran staff and regular customers of a West Vancouver institution are remembering Gary and Carol Troll as pillars of the Horseshoe Bay community after the couple, longtime owners of Troll’s Restaurant, died within days of each other over the weeken
West Vancouver’s population shrank in 2016

West Vancouver’s population shrank in 2016

While most municipalities in the region are showing moderate population growth, West Vancouver is the fastest shrinking city in the Lower Mainland. The province has released its annual population estimates, showing West Vancouver’s population fell 2.