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North Vancouver regional policing bill to balloon

THE cost of integrated RCMP teams is projected to rise sharply, as much as 34 per cent in some cases, according to an annual report presented to District of North Vancouver council Monday. Councillors responded warily to the news.

Man guilty of sex assault on teen he met through smartphone app

A 56-year-old Vancouver man will serve two years probation and be placed on the sex offender registry for 20 years after having sex with a 15 year-old North Vancouver boy he found through the online networking app Grindr. B.C.

Park Royal launches parking snarl radio station

West Vancouvers Park Royal shopping centre is launching a radio station that will cover just one topic: parking. The new low-wattage broadcast, due to go live Dec.

North Vancouver shelter ready for the cold

Chilly nights expected to increase cold-weather emergencies
Policing Afghanistan

Policing Afghanistan

A North Van Mountie looks back at his time training Afghan police

B.C. creates municipal auditor general

IN a bid to increase municipal accountability, the B.C. government introduced legislation to create the office of Auditor General for Local Government Thursday.

Create a peaceful atmosphere for Fido

I read an interesting study on how different types of music affects dogs. You can read it yourself at www. throughadogsear.com. In this study dogs were exposed to popular forms of music: heavy metal, hard rock, jazz, rap and classical.

Man, 56, guilty of sexual assault with North Vancouver boy, 15

A 56-year-old Vancouver man will serve two years probation and be placed on the sex offender registry for 20 years after having sex with a 15 year-old North Vancouver boy he found through the online networking app Grindr. B.C.

Keep your eyes open

I have a friend who readily admits she over-analyzes everything. I have another friend who lives in his own world, blissfully ignoring almost everything that goes on.

RCMP integrated policing costs rise

DNV councillors say they would prefer to see the books