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Municipalities making the switch to more energy efficient system

Right before breaking for the rest of the summer, District of West Vancouver council allowed coach houses in their backyard once and for all.

Caribbean Days Festival Tropical rhythm, cuisine, carnival and culture as only the Caribbean can offer July 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Waterfront Park, North Vancouver. 604-515-2400 caribbeandays.ca ttcsbc.

First responders say patients facing longer emergency wait times

The man that West Vancouver police allege groped an 11-year-old girl on a transit bus Monday has now been charged with a criminal offence. According to the police, the girl was riding the 255 bus at Park Royal around 2 p.m.

A 27-year-old North Vancouver man has been arrested after a woman found a camera phone recording her while using a public washroom in Whistler's Carleton Lodge. The woman entered the stall after leaving a nearby bar at around 1 a.m.

The number of municipal employees earning a six-figure salary almost doubled in two North Shore municipalities last year and decreased in another.

Galleries Biennale International Pavilion Shipbuilders' Square, 15 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver. Sunday-Thursday, 11a.m.-6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 1-9 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-682-1289 www.cnv.

A critical salmon habitat and spawning area at the north end of Indian Arm will soon get a boost from a large-scale restoration project.