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First ever Kids Fest bringing fun for the young to North Van Shipyards

First ever Kids Fest bringing fun for the young to North Van Shipyards

The inaugural festival, running Sept. 15, will host and entertain youth aged 12 and under
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Time Traveller: Hanging out at North Vancouver's Devil's Leap

Time Traveller: Hanging out at North Vancouver's Devil's Leap

This viewpoint near Grouse Mountain, shown here in the 1930s or '40s, was featured in a National Film Board documentary about rock climbing
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The quakes that led to a seismic shift in B.C. politics just weeks before the provincial election

The quakes that led to a seismic shift in B.C. politics just weeks before the provincial election

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon talks what led to his decision to suspend his party's election campaign and support the B.C. Conservatives.
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Off-kilter fashion show to take over The Polygon this September

Off-kilter fashion show to take over The Polygon this September

The immersive fashion experience will end the Polygon’s summer exhibition Anti-Icon: Apokalypsis with a bang
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Seventh-generation canoe carver Mike Billy Sr. preserves tradition at PNE

Seventh-generation canoe carver Mike Billy Sr. preserves tradition at PNE

‘Handed down from father to son’ says Mike Billy Sr. 
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How local Indigenous longshoremen founded Vancouver's first workers union

How local Indigenous longshoremen founded Vancouver's first workers union

As Labour Day approaches, it marks an opportune moment to reflect on the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nation-founded Bows and Arrows union.
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Garden to table: Using chopped hemp is mulch better than the alternatives

Garden to table: Using chopped hemp is mulch better than the alternatives

Unseasonal August rains provided the warm, wet soil just right for transplants and also for mulching
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B.C. violent sex offender back behind bars on alleged supervision breaches

B.C. violent sex offender back behind bars on alleged supervision breaches

Sean Funk was convicted of violent sexual attacks against women in Squamish, North Vancouver, Ladysmith and Manitoba.
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Thinking about a dip in Squamish's Alice Lake? Think again!

Thinking about a dip in Squamish's Alice Lake? Think again!

Vancouver Coastal Health says the lake is not suitable for swimming due to a blue-green algae bloom.
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Aspiring West Van-Sea to Sky candidate: Falcon 'sacrificed the party for what?’

Aspiring West Van-Sea to Sky candidate: Falcon 'sacrificed the party for what?’

A prospective BC United candidate opens up on Kevin Falcon's decision to suspend the campaign.
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