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North Van fraudster who targeted empty mansion owners sentenced

North Van fraudster who targeted empty mansion owners sentenced

A fraud artist has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after pleading guilty to a host of charges related to mail theft, identity theft and use of stolen credit cards.
Phase 1 of city’s plastics ban supported by 76% of Vancouverites

Phase 1 of city’s plastics ban supported by 76% of Vancouverites

If a new bylaw is rigorously enforced on New Year’s Eve in the city of Vancouver, the slice of cake that you could not finish at the restaurant following your toast to a successful 2020 will have to be brought home in a takeout container that is not
DNV Mayor calls for independent review of council conduct during pigeon ban

DNV Mayor calls for independent review of council conduct during pigeon ban

Following the release of a bombshell email, an independent review is set to determine if District of North Vancouver council followed the letter and spirit of the law in passing a pigeon ban.
Baby it’s cold outside: Temperatures to dip to -6 C in Metro Vancouver this week

Baby it’s cold outside: Temperatures to dip to -6 C in Metro Vancouver this week

Get your toques, gloves and scarves out. The Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for some decidedly chilly temperatures this week as the nights are expected to be completely clear.
Surveillance not goal of people-counting system: convention centre

Surveillance not goal of people-counting system: convention centre

Law doesn’t require notification for people-counting technology
Translink urges employers to allow telecommuting during Metro Vancouver bus strike

Translink urges employers to allow telecommuting during Metro Vancouver bus strike

CEO Kevin Desmond says 350,000 bus riders a day will be looking for other options
TransLink will increase SkyTrain ‘capacity’ during a bus strike

TransLink will increase SkyTrain ‘capacity’ during a bus strike

TransLink says SkyTrain service will be increased if a full bus and SeaBus shutdown takes place from Wednesday until Friday. TransLink says a bus strike will impact 350,000 riders.
Student enrolment increases in North Vancouver schools

Student enrolment increases in North Vancouver schools

Enrolment in the North Vancouver School District is growing - despite earlier projections that the number of students would decline this year.
Classic rock: here's the story of North Shore geology

Classic rock: here's the story of North Shore geology

Rocks are stories. Geologists, then, are storytellers. Picking through igneous and sedimentary stones scattered along Ambleside Beach, geophysicist Mika McKinnon gestures to the pebbles in her palm and the mountain peaks in the distance.
What’s up at council this week? (Nov. 25)

What’s up at council this week? (Nov. 25)

We’ve got two out of three councils running this Monday, and according to at least one renowned mathematician (Meat Loaf) that ain’t bad.