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METRO Vancouvers recent meetings have been an appalling waste of time and money, according to West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, who recently decided to skip a two-day board meeting in Chilliwack.

$100 fines and board confiscation proposed

Illegal suites may be unsafe, says city

DNV bylaws prohibit building on Mount Seymour lot with no access or water

THE sentencing for convicted child sex offender Michael Berry has been delayed after Berry was diagnosed with cancer. Justice Paul Williamson of the B.C.

IN the moments just before a terrible accident unfolded at Western Stevedoring's Lynnterm terminal, a welder named Filippo Briglio turned to see heavy-duty mechanic Kevin Lowes driving a large forklift on to a barge ramp, carrying a welding unit.

The Storyteller: Four masked characters and a musician will bring to life the folklore of trolls with the help of some audience participation Feb. 3, 10 a.m., Feb. 4, 2 p.m. and Feb. 5, 1 and 4 p.m.

NORTH Vancouver tennis phenom Filip Peliwo swung for the fences last week and just missed a Grand Slam, finishing second in junior mens singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

THE City of North Vancouver has launched another lawsuit against a building owner, saying he illegally converted a duplex into a fiveplex, in contravention of the citys construction regulations and its zoning bylaw.