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The mayor of the City of North Vancouver is calling on the provincial government to ignore new federal drinking water standards that he says provide no health benefits but could create $400 million in new costs for Metro Vancouver taxpayers.

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PROPERTY tax rates in the District of North Vancouver may rise 2.2 per cent this year if the district follows recommendations in a report discussed at a council workshop Tuesday.

OWNERS of single-family homes and large businesses will take the brunt of the City of North Vancouver's overall two per cent tax hike.

Fashion Show: North Vancouver-based fashion exclusive deal site Wear Those Deals will present a fashion show to showcase retailers featured on the site, on Sunday, May 6, 1-4 p.m. at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St., Vancouver.

WEST Vancouver police say a man is lucky to be alive and lucky he didn't cause anyone else's death after he drove his car off Highway 1, rolled into a gully and smashed through a fence.

Members of City of North Vancouver council reopened the question of whether to list candidates randomly or alphabetically on election ballots Monday, and used the opportunity to take some nasty shots at each other. Coun.

"The province has reached a final agreement with the federal government for a new RCMP contract, a milestone achievement that reflects the province's vision for a new partnership based on transparency and accountability." B.C.

ONE man is dead after being impaled on a section of fence that came through the windshield of a delivery truck in a freak accident this afternoon in West Vancouver.

THE province unveiled an overarching employment program April 2 with the announcement of 85 job centres in B.C. including an employment office in North Vancouver, as part of the new Employment Program of B.C.