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Habitat SOS: How to save our streams

Habitat SOS: How to save our streams

Local Steamkeepers volunteers are hoping some recent die-offs of cutthroat trout in local streams will become a teachable moment for residents who may have become complacent in protecting fish habitat.
Chemical spills wipe out fish in three North Shore streams

Chemical spills wipe out fish in three North Shore streams

Multiple agencies are investigating after three mass fish kills in North Shore creeks, one of which has likely resulted in the extinction of a local population of cutthroat trout.
Vancouver Aquarium CEO announces retirement

Vancouver Aquarium CEO announces retirement

John Nightingale stepping down after 25 years
Former North Vancouver man handed life sentence for gang killing of Jonathan Bacon

Former North Vancouver man handed life sentence for gang killing of Jonathan Bacon

A former North Vancouver man has been sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 18 years after pleading guilty in a Kelowna courtroom this week to second degree murder of Jonathan Bacon and the attempted murder of four other peop
North Van cougar sightings prompt warning

North Van cougar sightings prompt warning

Lynn Valley residents may want to keep a close eye on small children and brave pets after several residents spotted a roving cougar.
North Van pipeline protesters get noisy outside MP's office

North Van pipeline protesters get noisy outside MP's office

Wilderness Committee supporters turned up for a noisy noon-hour Kinder Morgan pipeline protest outside of Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson's constituency offices on West Third Street Thursday.
West Vancouver schools score top marks in Fraser Institute report card

West Vancouver schools score top marks in Fraser Institute report card

Two public elementary schools topped the controversial rankings
North Vancouver teen to be sentenced as youth for grad party sex assault

North Vancouver teen to be sentenced as youth for grad party sex assault

A North Vancouver teenager found guilty last fall of aggravated sexual assault and forcible confinement of a teenage girl at an unsanctioned grad party in February 2016 will be sentenced as a youth – not as an adult.
North Vancouver driver charged in fatal crash with cyclist

North Vancouver driver charged in fatal crash with cyclist

Nine months after a cyclist was killed in a collision with a driver on Keith Road in North Vancouver , charges have been sworn in court.
Metro Vancouver board reneges on golden handshake

Metro Vancouver board reneges on golden handshake

The Metro Vancouver board of directors voted Friday not to go ahead – for now – with a planned pay increase and retirement allowance that was first agreed to by the majority of elected officials in March.