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Lions Gate Bridge delays expected tomorrow night due to construction

Lions Gate Bridge delays expected tomorrow night due to construction

North Shore drivers can expect delays on the Lions Gate Bridge Thursday night and Friday morning, as some lanes will be closed in order to start maintenance on key structural pieces of the bridge, according to the B.C.
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Squamish Nation applauds government decision to avoid appealing Trans Mountain pipeline decision

Squamish Nation applauds government decision to avoid appealing Trans Mountain pipeline decision

Ottawa will instead attempt a new round of consultations with First Nations
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Helium balloon causes massive North Van power outage

Helium balloon causes massive North Van power outage

BC Hydro officials say it was likely wayward helium balloons that caused a massive power outage in North Vancouver Wednesday morning. Just before 8 a.m., an issue at the Capilano Substation in Murdo Frazer Park caused 12,159 properties to go dark.
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No sign of poison following examination of ill dog

No sign of poison following examination of ill dog

There is no evidence a dog was poisoned in the Windsor Park area, according to North Vancouver RCMP.
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Seaspan on hook for faulty hull welds on federal ships

Seaspan on hook for faulty hull welds on federal ships

Ten months after the launch of the first federal fisheries vessel was applauded during a ceremony at North Vancouver’s Seaspan Shipyards , the company is having to re-weld sections of the hull after defects were discovered.
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North Van school trustees vote themselves a 3.3% raise

North Van school trustees vote themselves a 3.3% raise

North Vancouver school trustees voted unanimously at their public meeting Sept. 25 in favour of a 3.3 per cent pay hike – equal to the increase in the Vancouver consumer price index – for the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
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West Van senior attacked by off-leash dog

West Van senior attacked by off-leash dog

A West Vancouver senior is recovering after being attacked and bitten by an off-leash dog. Gary Cuthbert was on his way home from his routine walk on the trails beneath the Lions Gate Bridge Friday afternoon when the attack happened.
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Strata escalates court battle with North Van hostel owner

Strata escalates court battle with North Van hostel owner

A Central Lonsdale woman accused of running a 14-bed hostel out of her three-bedroom townhouse is being taken back to court.
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Provincewide arrest warrant issued for coin con man

Provincewide arrest warrant issued for coin con man

Police allege the man swindled Lower Mainland banks out of $30,000
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City of North Van pays $550K for museum project

City of North Van pays $550K for museum project

Money to accommodate construction overruns
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