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SIX commercial trailers and two taxi cabs were pulled off the road April 12 after provincial commercial vehicle safety inspectors and the RCMP conducted a check stop in North Vancouver.

A West Vancouver businessman has been told once again that police don't have to offer second chances when they ask a driver for a breath sample. B.C.

TWO North Vancouver projects were recently honoured with 2012 Awards for Engineering Excellence from the Association of Consulting Engineers of B.C.

THE North Shore is turning greener this May with the implementation of the green can food scraps program.

Vancouver's 2012 cruise season gets underway this week with Port Metro Vancouver expecting approximately 670,000 passengers, up from 663,000 in 2011, on 191 vessel calls at the Port's two cruise terminals, Canada Place and Ballantyne.

STUDENTS at St. Edmund's elementary may have some actual grass to play on soon, after the City of North Vancouver agreed to develop a joint use plan for a small adjacent city park. In front of a gallery packed with St.

My Favourite Things Photo Contest: North Vancouver Museum and Archives will hold a social media "show and tell" until May 15 in conjunction with their latest exhibit "Made in B.C. - Homegrown Design.

THE District of North Vancouver is considering a property tax increase of 2.22 per cent in its budget deliberations. An April 20 story stated the increase could be as high as 3.5 per cent. That is incorrect.

Human's name: Liam Labriola, 4. Pet: Zoe, a husky-corgi mix, age 10 Favourite activity: Zoe loves swimming, chasing sticks and balls, and relaxing. To appear in Pet Pause send info to [email protected].

Teachers vote to stop volunteering in after-hours sports, arts, drama