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North Shore council meetings promise to be unusually well-attended tonight as proponents descend on district halls in North and West Vancouver to have their say on a pair of hotly contested issues.

Two North Vancouver residents were lucky to be alive Monday after narrowly escaping an early-morning fire in a house with no smoke detectors, according to firefighters.

A West Vancouver lawyer who makes close to $700,000 a year has been denied a request to significantly lower support payments to his ex-wife. The lawyer - identified only as "C.D.

A stranded snowboarder was saved from the elements last week after he veered out of bounds and ended up surrounded by cliffs in a drainage area off Hollyburn Mountain.

EVERY morning, hundreds of North Shore residents, possibly thousands, raise their heads from their pillows in illegal homes. Some of these residences are firetraps. Some violate the local zoning bylaws.

POTASH exports from North Vancouver's Neptune Terminals continued a skyrocketing climb last year, pushing the overall volume of commodities shipped from the North Vancouver terminal into a record year.

Tourism Ireland is inviting Canadians to enter for a chance to win a golf vacation for two to Ireland including two VIP tickets to the 2012 Irish Open, with airfare courtesy of Transat Holidays.

North Shore businesses offer programs during teachers' strike

VACATIONERS, beware! If you're one of those extremely fortunate families who go away during March break, be reminded that this is when thieves may strike. It's open season on breakins.

But independent pharmacists say cuts endanger their business