Daily Hive – February 28th, 2019 – BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson is coming under fire and being called “out of touch” after recent comments he made in Victoria this week, regarding the rental situation in the province. On Wednesday, …
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Budget 2019 creates opportunities, makes life better for people
BC Gov News – February 19th, 2019 Budget 2019 is creating opportunities for all British Columbians by delivering a new B.C. Child Opportunity Benefit for kids up to the age of 18, removing interest from B.C. student loans, reducing taxes …
North Van child care centres receive funding for 172 new spaces
February 8th, 2019 – Maria Spitale-Leisk/ North Shore News North Shore parents will soon have more childminding options – 172 to be exact. The province announced $431,950 in funding for licensed child care spaces at two new centres in North Vancouver …
North Shore to get real-time traffic warning signs
February 6th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News Everyone’s been there, lurching along in stop-and-go traffic, wondering what’s at the other end of a long line of tail lights. The province and the three North Shore municipalities will be deploying …
District of North Van looking for traffic congestion remedies
Jeremy Shepard/North Shore News They concur on the disease but find themselves divided on the cure. District of North Vancouver mayor and council, three MLAs, and an SFU traffic expert traded ideas on how best to alleviate the North Shore’s …
Opinion: North Shore B-Line is the precursor to future rail transit
Written for Daily Hive by Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. “A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” ― Gustavo Petro I want to see rapid transit to the North …
Province breaks ground on next phase of North Vancouver highway project
Jane Seyd, North Shore News – December 18th, 2018 North Vancouver politicians marked the next phase of the massive Lower Lynn highway interchange improvement project Monday with shovels at the ready, saying improved east-west connections should make life easier for …
New licensed child care spaces are coming to North Vancouver
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Families in North Vancouver will soon have access to 28 new licensed child care spaces. The spaces are a result of a $250,000 investment through the Province’s Childcare BC New Spaces Fund. “We are continuing to increase …
Better infrastructure paves way for shorter commute in the North Shore
Monday, December 17, 2018 Construction is starting on phases two and four of the Lower Lynn Improvement Project that will significantly shorten commute times and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists on the North Shore. “I am very pleased …
B-Line necessary to form a complete community
Jennifer Bradshaw & Mack McCorkindale, North Shore News (Contributing Writers) – December 12th, 2018 The North Shore is set to receive its single biggest public transit improvement in decades. The Main-Marine B-Line will connect West Vancouver to North Vancouver, offering fast, …