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Six fun facts about the Lions Gate Bridge

Six fun facts about the Lions Gate Bridge

Whose baby shoes are encased in one of the entranceway sculptures? Who gave the bridge its sparkle?
Foreign buyer loses deposit after walking away from North Vancouver deal

Foreign buyer loses deposit after walking away from North Vancouver deal

A woman who argued she should not have had to go through with a real estate deal after the foreign buyers’ tax added $400,000 to her costs has had her case rejected in B.C. Supreme Court.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Here are the most important North Shore stories from 2017

YEAR IN REVIEW: Here are the most important North Shore stories from 2017

The second half of 2017 brought us stories about bears, buses and bowling. We watched Seaspan scrambling to deal with construction delays on federal ships and Sears shuttering its stores.
Kinder Morgan denied tunnel through Burnaby Mountain

Kinder Morgan denied tunnel through Burnaby Mountain

Kinder Morgan has been denied its request to start construction on a tunnel through Burnaby Mountain, the National Energy Board announced Friday. As part of its $7.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Here are the most important North Shore stories from 2017

YEAR IN REVIEW: Here are the most important North Shore stories from 2017

For the first time this century, the NDP splashed some orange on the North Shore in the provincial election as a North Vancouver swing riding helped propel the party to Green-supported power.
Foreign owners third highest in West Vancouver

Foreign owners third highest in West Vancouver

Only about 3.3 per cent of the North Shore’s residential properties are owned by people outside the country, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation this week.
Arthritis sufferer files complaint against strata

Arthritis sufferer files complaint against strata

NV woman says refusing A/C request discriminated
Project showcases disabled work force

Project showcases disabled work force

It’s time to get people with disabilities off the sidelines and into the workforce.
West Van council votes itself 15 per cent raise

West Van council votes itself 15 per cent raise

Salaries are heading north for West Vancouver mayor and council. Council unanimously voted to give themselves a 15 per cent raise effective Dec. 1 at their Dec. 4 meeting.
Scouts offering 11th hour trees

Scouts offering 11th hour trees

Youth groups hoping to boost final tree sales