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 …
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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, …
Carson youth raising funds for Covenant House
Jeremy Shepard, North Shore News – December 4th, 2018 It’s not the same as being homeless. Carson Graham teacher Rob Olson wants to be very clear about that point. On Thursday night, about 32 students Carson Graham’s leadership program are …
Climate Politics at the Dinner Table – How Capilano University’s Climate Justice Summit tackled difficult conversations
Megan Orr, Capilano Courier – December 5th, 2018 The morning began with an uplifting, albeit adorable, rendition of Merrill Osmond’s You Gotta Have Hope, by a small group of fourth and fifth graders from Eagle Harbour Montessori. After one last …
Local MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes new capital project funding in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER – MLA Bowinn Ma is welcoming $30,183 in capital project funding to support the purchase of a new van for the North Shore ConneXions Society. ConneXions is one of 55 community organizations benefitting from the capital project grant which …
Low-cost child care pilot expanded in North Vancouver
Jane Seyd, North Shore News – November 23rd North Vancouver father Amir Shiekh Bagheri was recently pondering a dilemma – take extra weekend shifts in his food processing job or a second job to earn needed money or spend that …
More North Vancouver students soon will have a safer school
Students attending a unique North Vancouver school soon will have a safer learning environment with provincial government funding of $23.7 million for seismic upgrades at Mountainside Secondary school. “We’re taking quick action to let students at this school know they …
Two North Vancouver housing projects get provincial funding
Brent Richter/ North Shore News – November 13th, 2018 North Vancouver is on its way to getting another 196 units of affordable housing following a major funding announcement from the province on Tuesday. The Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society will receive …
North Shore parents get child care relief
North Shore News – November 9th, 2018 Twelve families will pay a maximum of $200 per month for child care in a pilot project at the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Novaco Daycare. There will be 12 child-care spots at the …