VANCOUVER – A new contract has been awarded for Howe Sound Service Area 04, requiring higher standards and quicker responses to stalled vehicles on the Lions Gate and Ironworkers’ Memorial bridges. “The recently released Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project …
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Improved maintenance standards for Howe Sound and North Shore crossings
A new contract has been awarded for Howe Sound Service Area 04, requiring higher standards and quicker responses to stalled vehicles on the Lions Gate and Ironworkers’ Memorial bridges. “The recently released Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project report clearly …
North Shore Needs Rapid Transit Now: SFU Expert
Brent Richter/ North Shore News October 4, 2018 02:52 PM After a lengthy study, Simon Fraser University transportation expert Stephan Nieweler is calling for a fixed rail LRT line for the North Shore. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News An …
North Vancouver hospital tower plans approved
JOC News Service September 26, 2018 VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH/DYS ARCHITECTURE — Lions Gate Renderings: A rendering shows Lions Gate Hospital’s future acute care tower in North Vancouver. The six-storey tower is expected to cost roughly $166 million. NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. …
EDITORIAL: Getting back INSTPP
North Shore News September 21, 2018 06:00 AM North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA Bowinn Ma spearheaded the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, or INSTPP, earlier this year. After months of planning, a 35-page report was released Sept. 13. photo Lisa …
North Shore transportation plan gets mixed reviews
Brent Richter/ North Shore News September 21, 2018 06:00 AM The plan to untie the “Gordian knot” of North Shore transportation problems is getting mixed reviews from some experts and groups eager to see results. The Integrated North Shore Transportation …
Millennials urged to challenge baby boomers’ grip on city politics at Vancouver conference
Justin McElroy, CBC News – September 19th, 2018 From left, B.C. Liberal MLA Michelle Stilwell, NDP MLA Bowinn Ma, Port Coquitlam Coun. Brad West and Vancouver Park Board commissioner Michael Wiebe discuss some of the issues younger candidates face at …
North Shore to benefit from new Lions Gate Hospital acute care tower
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018HLTH0080-001782 A new acute care facility for Lions Gate Hospital is moving forward, as government has approved the business plan and laid out project details that benefit patient comfort and security.The plan includes more single rooms for people and expanded …
Letter in support of a new K-7 school at the Cloverley site
Honourable Rob Fleming Minister of Education, Government of British Columbia PO Box 9045, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W9E2 Dear Minister Rob Fleming, I am writing in support of North Vancouver School District 44’s decision to prioritize the new K-7 …
Report says there is no single solution to North Shore traffic congestion
Kevin Griffin & Jennifer Saltman, Vancouver Sun – September 13th, 2018 There is no single solution to addressing traffic gridlock on the North Shore, according to a long-awaited report on improving access and transportation in the region. The report rejected the idea …