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District of North Vancouver flood damages near $1M

District of North Vancouver flood damages near $1M

District of North Vancouver staff and residents continue to deal with the fallout of the Nov. 3 flood that has done more than $1 million in damages and counting.
Squamish Nation members join protest as police arrest pipeline opponents on Burnaby Mountain

Squamish Nation members join protest as police arrest pipeline opponents on Burnaby Mountain

Members of the Squamish Nation were among a large crowd gathered on Burnaby Mountain Thursday morning as Burnaby RCMP moved in to arrest protesters blocking Kinder Morgan pipeline survey crews.
Suspicious blazes keep North Vancouver firefighters busy

Suspicious blazes keep North Vancouver firefighters busy

Investigators are sifting through the ashes of two suspicious fires in North Vancouver overnight Sunday. District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called to a fully engulfed home on Oxford Street next to Phibbs Exchange around 8:30 p.
Suspicious blazes keep North Vancouver firefighters busy

Suspicious blazes keep North Vancouver firefighters busy

Investigators are sifting through the ashes of two suspicious fires in North Vancouver overnight Sunday. District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called to a fully engulfed home on Oxford Street next to Phibbs Exchange around 8:30 p.
Night markets, concerts to return to North Vancouver waterfront

Night markets, concerts to return to North Vancouver waterfront

Building on its meteoric popularity in recent years, Friday Night Markets will be back at Shipbuilders' Square in 2015. City council voted Nov.
UPDATED: Big changing of the guard at West Vancouver school district

UPDATED: Big changing of the guard at West Vancouver school district

Nicole Brown, Sheelah Donahue and Pieter Dorsman are set to join incumbents Carolyn Broady and Dave Stevenson on the new West Vancouver school board.
North Shore students recognized as caring Canadians

North Shore students recognized as caring Canadians

Two North Shore students have received the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award. Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School student Isaac Heisler and former KGMS student Sarah Sullivan, now in Grade 7 at Upper Lynn elementary, were two of 10 B.C.
More voters North Shore voters out to polls, but numbers remain low

More voters North Shore voters out to polls, but numbers remain low

Voter turnout on the North Shore inched upwards in Saturday's municipal elections, but still failed to crack a third of those eligible, continuing a trend of more people voting with their butts than with their ballots.

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Wednesdays Gleneagles Scottish Country Dance Club Experienced classes every Wednesday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hollyburn Elementary, 1329 Duchess Ave., West Vancouver.

School board newcomer garners top votes at polls

A newcomer to school board topped the polls in the District of North Vancouver. Clinical psychologist Jessica Stanley garnered more votes than any other school board candidate and all but four council and mayoralty candidates across the North Shore.