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NORTH Vancouver RCMP have arrested a man they say was responsible for a series of arsons early Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to seven small blazes along Westview Drive and Bewicke Avenue between 2: 45 and 4 a.m.

NORTH Vancouver RCMP have confirmed that a hiker who fell to his death in North Vancouver's backcountry Wednesday was 22-year-old German exchange student Jasper Houben. Houben had been reported missing on Monday.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: TuesdaySunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca. Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

ELECTRIC vehicles may soon have a place to power up in West Vancouver after council voted to apply for provincial funding to install charging stations at two of the municipality's community centres.

The second annual Lynn Valley Gala, presented by the Lynn Valley Lions Club and the Lynn Valley Community Association, was held May 25 in Lynn Valley Park.

Defence in grow-op beating case casts doubt on victim testimony

We congratulate B.C.'s teachers and the B.C Public School Employers Association for reaching a deal to end the labour dispute. You'll forgive us, however, if we keep the champagne corked.

The North Vancouver RCMP is warning the public after a brazen sexual assault on a teenaged girl Thursday afternoon. According to police, a man knocked on the door of home in the 4000-block of Capilano Road around 12:30 p.m.

AN overturned cement mixer forced the closure of a large portion of Marine Drive Wednesday afternoon, causing traffic snarls across West Vancouver.