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PREST: Beer tastes better with women around

Do you know how I know that it really is the golden age of beer here in British Columbia? I followed the women. OK, I didn’t literally follow the women at last weekend’s Vancouver Craft Beer Week finale. That would have been weird and creepy.
Lynn Valley brush fire

Lynn Valley brush fire

A fire burns on the median of Lynn Valley Road in front of McDonald's on Saturday afternoon.. The North Shore's three fire departments have been busy putting out brush fires caused, most likely, by flicked cigarette butts.

Budgie break out? North Vancouver man looking for owner

A Deep Cove man is hoping someone will come claim their break-out budgie. Richard Cochrane was hiking near the entrance to Lynn Headwaters Regional Park on June 8 when the decidedly non-native species flew out of the trees and landed on his head.

Traffic cams added at North Vancouver highway exits

New traffic cameras on Highway 1 will give North Shore motorists a better read on traffic conditions for the oft-congested freeway before they head out the door.
District of North Vancouver considers renaming William Griffin

District of North Vancouver considers renaming William Griffin

William Griffin’s name will likely not be over the front doors when the new recreation centre on West Queens Road opens.

Should the government impose a business tax for property flipping?

The sizzling Lower Mainland real estate market is a hot topic of conversation around the water cooler these days.

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Jack Russell terrier rescued from North Vancouver storm drain

A Blueridge man is being praised as a Good Samaritan after finding a lost dog in the strangest of places – in his street’s storm drain.

Argyle secondary rebuild awaiting provincial approval

Target date for opening of new school is Sept. 2019

Visionaries find their own way

Photography Visionaries by Mary Warner Marie, Laurence King Publishers, 312 pages, $53. In every artistic field there are people who break new ground, who constantly push the boundaries, who through their work take the entire group to a new level.