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Two North Shore residents and one of its most revered former volunteers are being feted by the province for their contributions to public safety and emergency preparedness.

District to seek public input on rezoning in Main Street area

The Seymour Salmonid Society is expecting to hear any day now whether they’ll have permission to begin using low-velocity explosives to break apart the 50,000 cubic metre rock slide that made the Seymour River impassable for fish.

Fire investigators are on the scene of a Lower Lonsdale apartment building following a two-alarm fire Thursday afternoon. The first 9-1-1 calls came in just before 4 p.m. when residents noticed smoke billowing from a fourth-floor balacony at 145 St.

West Vancouver Police Department’s storage room is starting to look like a pawn shop, with jewelry and power tools waiting to be claimed. The department is trying to reconnect some lost and/or stolen goods with their rightful owners.

A North Vancouver drug dealer originally from the Philippines has been handed a more lenient sentence by a judge in order not to jeopardize his immigration status.

If a tree bylaw falls in the City of North Vancouver, does it make a sound? The city will investigate instituting a tree cutting bylaw later this year following a council meeting Monday, but whether any new rules take root remains to be seen.

Pit bull’s aggressive behaviour disputed at courthouse

Some Grand Boulevard residents are questioning the wisdom of the City of North Vancouver hosting a longboarding race this weekend – part of the annual youth-oriented CityFest event.

2 classrooms added, students still waitlisted