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OUTDOOR enthusiasts were being told to steer clear of the North Shore backcountry this week after the avalanche danger in the area rose to high.

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Ground floor conversions in apartment building fail to meet building code

The North Shore - along with the rest of the South Coast - has enjoyed some unseasonably warm temperatures this week, with Wednesday's West Vancouver high of 9.9 degrees Celsius narrowly missing the 20-year record of 10.2 degrees set in 2005.

As the end of the holiday season approaches, police on the North Shore say theyll still be out enforcing laws against drunk drivers.

Outdoor enthusiasts were being told to steer clear of the North Shore backcountry Wednesday after the avalanche danger in the area rose to high.

Rescue volunteers leave family to find man lost on Mount Seymour

West Vancouver police Const. Pat Wright and Joffery Koeman, director of sales and marketing for Cypress Mountain, remind skiers and snowboarders that their sports equipment should be properly locked up to prevent theft.