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years working in rehab and recovery houses for Vancouver Coastal Health, said she’s seen firsthand that many addicts have “some sort of mental disorder.” Nikbin stopped working in 2004 due to posttraumatic stress disorder, an ailment she said would be aggravated by the recovery house. The District of North Vancouver has scheduled a community information meeting about the recovery house at Parkgate Community Centre on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. So far, the municipality has been derelict in keeping the community informed about the project, according
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A group of North Vancouver neighbours says they’re unhappy about plans to put a two-storey, nine-bed, alcohol recovery centre on a lot adjacent to 2414Windridge Dr. Paddi Nikbin, who lives near the site, said the men-only house would bring mentally unstable, potentially violent addicts to the family-oriented community. Nikbin, who spent 10
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RCMP release images of alleged tire-slasher BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
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area. Investigators released images of the suspect caught on a nearby store’s surveillance camera this week hoping someone in the public will recognize him. The suspect was wearing a black coat and white or grey hoodie with blue jeans. At the time, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong said it was the biggest
NorthVancouver RCMP are renewing their call for help in solving one of the worst vandalism sprees in North Shore history. Someone slashed more than 150 vehicle tires overnight on Dec. 4 last year.The suspect apparently started in the Capilano University area and travelled down to the Park & Tilford
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