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Woman dies during scuba diving accident in Whytecliff Park

Woman dies during scuba diving accident in Whytecliff Park

Cause of death for 43-year-old Surrey woman hasn’t been determined
Land survey equipment stolen

Land survey equipment stolen

Survey says … thief! Police are canvassing the public after a crook with an interest in terrestrial distances grabbed a $35,000 land survey instrument from a truck parked on a residential street near Fell Avenue Sept. 28.
Council approves final funds for Green Necklace

Council approves final funds for Green Necklace

Cycling path slated for West 21st between Jones and Lonsdale
Young women take a seat in politics

Young women take a seat in politics

Girls need to see more women in leadership roles
PHOTO: Pachyderm patrol

PHOTO: Pachyderm patrol

Queen Mary elementary students high-five Elmer the Safety Elephant on Oct. 3 during Walk to School Week, which encourages students and their families to consider alternate forms of transportation, including cycling, scootering or walking.
Treatment plant awaits more provincial funds

Treatment plant awaits more provincial funds

$700M project mandated by feds to be online by 2020
Foreign buyers’ tax cooling red-hot market

Foreign buyers’ tax cooling red-hot market

West Vancouver's summertime housing sales slump by more than 50%
West Vancouver floats non-resident tax plan

West Vancouver floats non-resident tax plan

New tax scheme aimed at speculators; province must approve tax rule changes
West Vancouver's monster homes add to greenhouse gasses

West Vancouver's monster homes add to greenhouse gasses

Houses with large square footage have big carbon footprints. That was one of the findings of Monday’s presentation that ended with West Vancouver council committing to lower the district’s carbon footprint by 40 per cent by 2040.
Students' niceness study finds friendly reception

Students' niceness study finds friendly reception

Smile and the world smiles with you. Recently a high school leadership class from Carson Graham put that to the test during a social experiment, conducted to see how strangers would react to friendly greetings.