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Property values are down across the board in the Lower Mainland, including the North Shore, according to the latest numbers from BC Assessment.
As of July 1, 2025, the median price of a single-family home in the District of West Vancouver was $2,910,000 – down five per cent from 2024. In the District of North Vancouver, the median valuation for detached homes was $2,056,000, a three per cent drop from the year before. The City of North Vancouver’s houses were also down three per cent for a median of $1,937,000. Strata homes, including condos and townhouses, also saw a drop in value – two per cent each in the three North Shore municipalities. In the City of North Vancouver, the median valuation was $820,000 while the median valuations in the District of North Vancouver and District of West Vancouver were $928,000 and $1,354,000, respectively. The total value of all of British Columbia’s real estate is more than $2.75 trillion, a decrease of almost 2.5 per cent from last year, according to BC Assessment. “The softening housing market is being reflected in 2026 property assessments, said BC Assessment assessor Bryan Murao. “Many homeowners throughout the Lower Mainland can expect some decreases in assessed value with most changes ranging between -10 per cent to zero Continued on A21
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Our annual look back at the photos of year comes with swords, drones, a famous Cup and a really, really big zucchini. There are limitless wonders on the North Shore, and we’re please to capture a few of them and share them with you. We hope your 2025 was full of picture-perfect moments, and your sights are set on great things in 2026.
Shōgun actors Yuki Kedoin (left) and Haruno Niiyama clash in a Tate (sword performance) fight on the lawn outside Capilano University in North Vancouver. NICK LABA / NSN
North Shore Rescue’s Grant Baldwin gets some flight hours in with a drone capable of thermal imaging to assist in spotting subjects outdoors. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) artist Darren Yelton stands with the 18-foot totem pole he restored for display at Seaspan’s Pemberton Avenue location in North Vancouver. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
Jeff Pelletier loads up a giant zucchini he grew in his backyard garden in North Vancouver. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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Farm manager Selina Cowman cuddles with Fig, a three-month-old Nigerian pygmy goat, at North Vancouver’s Maplewood Farm. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
Lego artist William Fong compares his model of the Burrard Pacific Breeze to the real vessel on the North Vancouver waterfront. NICK LABA / NSN
West Vancouver Fire & Rescue Cpt. Jason Leduc hoists the Stanley Cup with NHL superstar Sam Reinhart, as he toured his hometown last summer. NICK LABA / NSN
Squamish Nation Chief Janice George displays some of the pieces featured in an exhibition at the West Vancouver Art Museum highlighting Coast Salish weaving. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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A North Vancouver resident and UBC prof has been named to the Order of Canada for her decades of work as an academic advancing animal welfare.
Marina von Keyserlingk is considered a global leader in the field and is credited with transforming the way people think about farm animals. “Her influential work has guided animal agriculture towards meaningful change worldwide. As a dedicated mentor, she has established a legacy of leadership and innovation within her field,” a statement from the Governor General’s office reads. “I woke up to an email a couple of months ago from the Governor General’s office and I literally woke my husband up and I said, ‘What does this mean?’” von Keyserlingk said. “It’s a tremendous, tremendous honour. I’m so, in actual honesty, very blown away by the whole thing.” As a scientific discipline, animal welfare is relatively new, but it is growing as the wider public’s consciousness around food changes. “We work towards trying to identify better ways of giving these animals a reasonably good life. They are sentient beings. They can feel pain. So what can we do to try to improve their lives? Because they are doing a huge service to us. Ultimately, many of them will contribute to our food supply. I work at that intersection,” she said. “As society, we’re evolving and so animal agriculture has to evolve too.” von Keyserlingk and her students have published more than 350 papers, the findings of which have been cited in legislation, industry best practice documents and court decisions advancing animal
welfare. Her work goes beyond the critters themselves and into social science that examines the public’s relationships with animals. The U.S. federal government no longer uses service dogs that have had their tails docked and ears cropped, in part, because of von Keyserlingk’s research that found people are more fearful of dogs that have had the procedures done. And there was a time in Canada when dairy cows’ tails would be cut off because it was thought that it would result in better hygiene and less disease. “We did the science and showed clearly that it didn’t,” she said. “These sorts of things where you’ve got work that creates policy change are incredibly rewarding.” But von Keyserlingk always has to caution her students that, despite their passion, change comes slowly and iteratively. Agriculture is a highly traditional field with a proud history and it can quickly become emotional to discuss reforms, particularly when it impacts someone’s livelihood. “My father was a cattle rancher. He did things because that’s the way his dad told him to do things. And his grandfather told him to do that,” she said. “If we’re going to find solutions, we have to also engage in conversation. We can’t just criticize everybody all the time.” While being named an officer in the Order of Canada has been incredibly humbling, von Keyserlingk is quick to point out that it is the work with her students that drives her passion today. “It’s contributing to the next generation that’s going to work towards improving the lives of animals in ways that are sustainable for farm animal agriculture. That’s why I do what I do,” she said.
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A week after a 16-year-old girl was found dead after being reported missing in North Vancouver, police have little to say about the circumstances surrounding the death.
The teen was first reported missing from North Vancouver on the night of Monday, Dec. 29. The initial investigation was conducted by the North Vancouver RCMP, after it was determined “the last known sighting of the teen was believed to be in that city,” according to police. The investigation led police to believe the teen was possibly in East Vancouver, and police conducted an expansive search in the area, said Sgt. Steve Addison, spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department. “This included knocking on doors and speaking with people in a residential neighbourhood south of Hastings Park,” he said. The next morning, just hours later, police were called to a home near East Pender and Renfrew streets in East Vancouver shortly after 9 a.m., where officers found the 16-year-old dead. Addison stated the cause of the girl’s death has not been conclusively determined, although preliminary information from the coroner, which would include any toxicology reports, has been received and shared with the
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or those of you who own a home on the North Shore, chances are it is worth between two and five per cent less than it was a year ago, according to the latest numbers from BC Assessment. Assessments are always a bit of a Rorschach test, allowing the public to give credit or assign blame in most any direction, depending on what the numbers say. At the provincial level, we have seen policies to drastically increase the number of new homes being built, and the government has cracked down on speculators and short-term rentals. At the federal level, immigration has been curtailed, and non-Canadians are currently prohibited from buying residential properties in big cities. Local Realtors, however, say much of the blame for the sluggish housing market goes
to the economic uncertainty brought about by U.S. President Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs. 2025 was the slowest year for housing sales in two decades. Whatever the reason behind the drop in assessments, they are still punishingly high if you are earning a local income but aren’t already in the market. Strata homes in the City of North Vancouver had a median price of $820,000 in 2025, while a typical single-family home in West Vancouver was assessed at $2.9 million. We are now officially in a municipal election year and the B.C. Conservatives have launched a leadership race. There will be no shortage of politicians courting your vote. If they believe housing affordability can be achieved while existing home prices rise forever like blue chip stocks, don’t let them leave your doorstep until they’ve explained how.
Ditch the sit-ups and resolve to have more fun this year HILARY ANGUS
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Every year around this time, our feeds are inundated with op-eds, ads, and “inspirational” memes about how to maximize our well-being in the new year through some ever-evolving combination of sit-ups and self-flagellation.
A $6-trillion wellness industry would have you believe that if you simply wake up daily at 4 a.m. to meditate for two hours before sipping a probiotic bone broth latte in your $6,000 cold plunge tub then you, too, can be a Very Fit and Successful Person by year’s end.
Decades of marketing have convinced us that perfection is attainable if we only buy the right products to help us track our sleep, count our steps, breathe through our noses and curb our irresponsible desires for those life-shortening indulgences like beer and brownies. Salami causes cancer, sugar will give you a stroke, and the correct amount of alcohol to drink is absolutely none. But don’t worry, there’s an app for that. While it is inarguably smart to take good care of your health, the wellness industrial complex is constantly moving the goalposts on what good health is supposed
to look like. And there is no time of year where those voices are louder than in the annual mass push for self-improvement that has come to define the dawning of each new year. The pressure to perform has never been higher, so New Year’s resolutions are generally rooted in some combination of denial and discipline: abolish an unhealthy habit, build a new better one. But life is brief, longevity is not guaranteed, and you can’t take your chiseled abs to the afterlife. So amidst all the noise about atomic habits, there is a small but growing consortium of voices reminding us that life can indeed
be more than a non-stop quest for self-improvement. In one such post I stumbled upon last year, a Reddit user informed a very surprised internet that New Year’s resolutions can actually just be fun. They said one year they resolved to eat as many different shapes of pasta as they could find. Another year they did “fruit adventure,” where every time they saw an unfamiliar fruit they would buy it then read about it on Wikipedia while eating it. Defeated by years of failed resolutions, and inspired by this now-obvious use of free will, for 2025 I made only one resolution:
to do more pranks. What I envisioned as a joyous year of elaborate hoaxes quickly devolved into a more easily-attainable year of general mischief and an overall ramping up of my No. 1 love language: being annoying. At the age of 36 I retreated gleefully into schoolyard behaviour. I realized if I give my partner a wedgie while he’s doing the dishes, he’ll be unable to remedy the situation with his hands covered in bubbles. I turned off the lights while he was in the shower, initiated pillow fights at 7 a.m., and hid his keys then helped him look for them. Continued on A9
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MAILBOX NORTH SHORE TRAFFIC CAN BE DEVASTATING FOR FAMILIES TRYING TO CATCH A FLIGHT
Dear Editor:
The North Shore’s many traffic disasters can have very real consequences for residents trying to get to the airport. On Dec. 27 my family and I spent approximately 3.5 hours trying to get to YVR for an international flight and, despite leaving early, we ultimately missed bag cutoff. It wasn’t a matter of poor planning or cutting it close – traffic simply could not move across the bridges. We called our airline in advance to explain what was happening while we were still en route. Their response was that the disruption was outside their control and, because our tickets are non-refundable, we would be required to pay full fare for the next available flight. The rebooking cost is beyond our budget, and we are now facing the possibility of cancelling our entire trip. We also looked at travel insurance beforehand, but the quotes were far more than we could justify, so we declined – like many people would. And even if we had purchased it, would it actually cover a missed boarding caused by a system-wide traffic standstill? Probably not, based on the policies we’ve seen. It is not reasonable to expect that what is normally a roughly 40-minute trip to YVR could turn into a 3.5-hour ordeal simply because traffic could not get across the bridges and there is no workable redundancy when the crossings seize up. To put a fine point on it: we spent 2.5 hours between 15th and 13th on Grand Boulevard and
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moved two blocks. This is more than an inconvenience. When a single infrastructure bottleneck can make it physically impossible for people to reach the airport – at enormous personal cost—someone needs to ask hard questions about actual incident response, contingency planning, and why there is no realistic backup when the crossings fail. We’ve had more than fifty years to plan for a real emergency and it appears we’ve tried nothing and are all out of ideas.
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WHY DON’T OUR MUNICIPALITIES DO ANYTHING FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE? Dear Editor:
What is it with the City and District of North Vancouver when it comes to a celebration evening like New Years Eve. On this night the municipalities provide absolutely no entertainment to bring citizens together. Surely with all the taxes and fees that the municipalities collect, a few dollars could be spent on creating a party atmosphere at the Shipyards at Lonsdale Quay with music and song and dance and skating going well into the night to welcome a New Year. North Vancouver is so quiet it feels like a morgue. Hire and pay some entertainers. And how about some fireworks at midnight! Come on!! We expect and we can do much better.
Angus Mitchell North Vancouver
Don’t forget about naps in 2026
Continued from A8 I snuck into friends’ houses and moved their items two inches to the left, hid Smirnoff Ices in my sister’s Halloween decorations. I became, in a very small and harmless way, a slightly worse person. What goes around comes around as they say, and the mischief I meted out to others was returned to me in spades. Delight abounded. In an era of relentless self-optimization, it feels genuinely liberating to choose fun for fun’s sake. If being annoying is not your cup of tea, perhaps resolve to drink more varieties of tea in 2026. Eat as many types of soup as you can
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find. Read more comics, take more naps, seek out new and unfamiliar flavours of chips. Take up painting with no ambition attached to it aside from the sheer joy of having a hobby. Hell, drink more whisky. You have been neglecting whisky. Over the years, the joyful indulgences of the holidays have been twinned to the penance of the new year, but traditions evolve, and New Year’s resolutions rarely last anyway. The party is only over on Jan. 1 if you want it to be. Hilary Angus is a Vancouver-based journalist writing for the North Shore News. She can be reached at info@hilaryangus.com.
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West Vancouver mansion is worth $22.2M, appeal board rules BRENT RICHTER
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A $22.2-million luxury mansion in West Vancouver is indeed a $22.2-million luxury mansion, B.C.’s Property Assessment Appeal Board has ruled.
Holborn Group of Companies, one of the largest developers in B.C., had attempted to lower the assessed value of its property at 1669 Marlowe Pl. for tax purposes. The ruling released on Dec. 23 describes the almost 20,000-square-foot home as a “luxury single-family residence of Italian/European architecture located in the Canterbury neighbourhood.” It was built in 2003 across three separate lots with a total area of 59,600 square feet. The property at the very top of Marlow Place has privacy as well as city, mountain and ocean views. BC Assessment pegged its July 1, 2024 value at $22,207,000 – $12,311,000 for the improvements
B.C.’s Property Assessment Appeal Board has ruled this West Vancouver mansion on Marlowe Place is worth $22.2 million. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN and $9,896,000 for land. An agent representing Holborn argued before the Property Assessment Appeal Board that the market value was actually $14.7 million. “The appellant asserts that the luxury market peaked between 2016 and 2018. They also state that various factors – including multiple taxes introduced between 2016 and 2022,
as well as restriction of capital outflows from China – have significantly affected luxury real estate sales volumes and prices in West Vancouver and neighbouring markets,” panel chair Bruce Turner summarized. Holborn’s evidence was mostly anecdotal, however, and not backed up with documentation. “While these observations
are interesting, they are not supported by market data or empirical evidence. Without verification, I find these claims do not lead to a reliable estimate of the subject’s market value,” Turner wrote. Although the home already has an indoor pool, Holborn also argued that a covenant on title disallowing development at the rear of the lot should lower the property’s value, because it would make construction of an outdoor pool impossible. But, because the home and other improvements already cover 33 per cent of the three lots – the maximum allowable – the covenant shouldn’t affect the property’s value, Turner reasoned. Because the luxury home market is relatively small with fewer sales to peg assessments on, it is harder to find direct comparisons, Turner acknowledged. And he noted that the submissions the parties put forward for comparables had “widely varying
property characteristics” with sales prices between $7.2 million and $22.5 million. Some of those properties had views. Others did not. The Marlowe Place property and home, however, were “considerably larger” than those BC Assessment and Holborn suggested as comparisons, Turner acknowledged. The average sales price of all of the comparables together was $1,409 per square foot. Recognizing “economies of scale” and the fact that the home at 1669 Marlowe Pl. was older than the comparables, Turner said it was reasonable to assess the home at $1,200 per square foot. At that price, Turner concluded the property’s market value would be about $23.8 million – higher than BC Assessment’s already “conservative” determination. But, because Holborn hadn’t been put on notice that their appeal might result in an increase to the property’s assessment, Turner opted to leave it as-is.
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North Shore Rescue saves lost, freezing, one-shoed hiker ABBY LUCIANO
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A hiker is praising search and rescue volunteers for saving his life after getting stuck on a West Vancouver backcountry trail on Christmas Day.
North Shore Rescue received reports of a hiker who’d gone off trail northwest of St. Marks Summit just after 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 25. Weather in the area had temperatures of zero degrees with wind and sleet. In a video shared with North Shore Rescue crews help a hiker who got stuck in a the North Shore News, gully near St. Marks Summit on Christmas Day. PAT BELL hiker Sheon Ma said he went out for a power run, mountain around 6:30 a.m. giving himself a 3 p.m. cutoff time if he “It was a valuable lesson for me,” Ma didn’t reach the point he wanted on the Howe Sound Crest Trail. As he was turning said. Jardine said the hiker was extremely back, the hiker decided to follow a creek lucky to be rescued. downhill off trail, thinking it would be “It’s a bit of a Christmas miracle,” a shortcut to get back down faster, but Jardine said. “It’s fortunate that he found a quickly realized he made a “big mistake.” cliff that was too steep for him to go over While descending, he fell down a small cliff and broke a tooth. Fortunately he was or he would have kept on going down and we probably wouldn’t have been able to not seriously injured, and tried to climb get to him [that night].” back up. As he climbed, however, he Jardine said it was fortunate that the started to lose feeling in his leg from the hiker stayed put, which helped rescue cold, and realized his left running shoe crews locate him. was gone. At that moment, with his other After the Christmas rescue, the search shoe and his pants drenched, he worried he wasn’t going to make it, and dialed 911. manager warned others to be prepared when going out in the mountains, followWaiting for help felt like the longest moments of his life, he said, adding that ing precautions such as wearing proper it was pure relief when he saw volunteers boots, bringing proper gear, checking coming to his rescue. the weather and avalanche forecast and “Many, many thanks,” Ma said. “They knowing the trail you’re trekking into. are my hero. Without their rescue in this Jardine said avalanche conditions weather condition, I could have lost my could have been very dangerous, but life.” the weather had solidified a bit, which It was an overnight rescue for volunallowed them to safely reach the hiker and bring him back to safety. teers, with ground crews searching for “We’re really happy that it’s a happy the hiker in full winter gear, said search ending and everybody can go home for manager Don Jardine. Christmas to their family,” he said. “We Due to low clouds, crews were unable can’t leave somebody like this overnight, to search via helicopter. Volunteers especially for Christmas, so it’s sort of a located the hiker at 1 a.m. on Dec. 26 good thing for us to give back to the comand gave him warm clothes before munity and a charitable thing to do, which hiking him out of the Newman Creek is what Christmas is all about.” gully and back up to the trail at 3 a.m., Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic Jardine said. The group then hiked to a affairs reporter for the North Shore News. trailhead where they were picked up by This reporting beat is made possible by the Cypress Mountain Resort crews in their Local Journalism Initiative. snow machines, bringing them down the
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Award-winning Fringe show coming to North Van theatre HILARY ANGUS
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Dave Morris can memorize the order of a shuffled deck of cards in about three minutes.
And so can you. This is more or less the premise of 52 Stories, Morris’ award-winning Fringe show where the longtime improv performer and teacher invites the audience into his “memory palace” to demonstrate how they, too, could memorize the order of 52 cards. A memory palace is a mnemonic technique that uses visualizations of imagery in familiar places in order to aid in information recall. In the case of the cards, Morris has built his own personal memory palace by attaching specific people from his life to specific cards. In the show, an audience member will shuffle the deck, then Morris will spend the rest of the show walking the audience through his memory palace, telling stories that correspond to the cards, as he recites the exact order back to them. 52 Stories is part memorization trick and part storytelling, with tales of family, friendship, love, and loss rounding out the show and asking the audience to consider: what do you want to remember? While the show might seem like the work of a magician, Morris invites the audience into his process to demonstrate that memory is really just a skill that can be improved. “I’m not naturally good at memory, I sort of stumbled into this,” Morris said, adding that when he first learned that anyone can train themselves to memorize the order of
In 52 Stories, former North Vancouver resident Dave Morris memorizes the order of 52 cards, wowing crowds as he walks them through his ‘memory palace.’ MARC CHALIFOUX a shuffled deck of cards, he had the same reaction most people would have. “I was like, that sounds impossible,” Morris recalled. But then unlike most people, he decided to try it. He was surprised to discover that it actually wasn’t that hard. Morris had been reading about memory since his dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Somewhere along the path
of his research, he learned about memory palaces and began experimenting with them, first memorizing every country in the world by order of population, and then the deck of cards. While Morris admits there’s no particular usefulness to being able to memorize the order of a deck of cards (aside from developing an award-winning Fringe show around it), he thinks pursuing the “lost art”
of memory is a worthwhile goal in and of itself. “Now everyone is literate … whereas, you know, hundreds of years ago, people couldn’t write or read, and so they would have to remember,” Morris said, explaining that mnemonic devices used to be a much more common practice for day-to-day functioning in pre-literate societies. “Now that everyone writes, and especially with computers where we have everything on our phone, there’s no need to remember things anymore and so people don’t bother,” he said. “But I think there is some beauty in it.” Morris, who grew up in North Vancouver but has lived in Victoria for the past 15 years, first performed 52 Stories at the Victoria Fringe Festival, winning two Pickof-the-Fringe awards. The show has since had sold out runs at both the Edmonton and Winnipeg Fringe festivals, and was selected from more than 220 shows to be held over in Edmonton for extra performances. In January, Morris is bringing 52 Stories to North Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre for one night only, a venue that, in keeping with the theme of the show, holds a special place in Morris’ memory. “When I did my first ever solo show, it was at the Presentation House before I moved away,” he said. “Now I’ve got this show that’s done very well across the country. I’m like, I should go back and do it in this theater that has some nostalgia to me.” 52 Stories is showing at the Presentation House Theatre on Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available on eventbrite.com.
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Two NHL superstars from the North Shore have been named to Canada’s men’s Olympic team for Milano Cortina 2026.
North Vancouver’s Macklin Celebrini, who is in his second season since being drafted by the San Jose Sharks, and West Van’s Sam Reinhart, a veteran Florida Panther and two-time Stanley Cup winner, have been drafted as forwards. Celebrini, 19, has 21 goals and 39 assists playing centre in 39 games so far this season. He will be the youngest player on Team Canada. Reinhart, 30, has 22 goals and 21 assists in 39 games. The North Shore name perhaps notably absent from the roster is Lynn Valley’s Connor Bedard. The Chicago Blackhawks centre is currently injured but has managed to put up 19 goals and 25 assists in 19 games this season. “We believe we have assembled a highly skilled and deep roster that can compete for a gold medal as part of Team Canada in Italy,” said general manager Doug
North Vancouver’s Macklin Celebrini will play for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. NHLPA / X Armstrong in a press release last week. “It was a long and difficult process to finalize our roster, and I am proud of the tireless effort our management group has put in to select our team. We know our entire group is excited and grateful for the opportunity to represent our country, and we look forward to making all Canadians proud and hearing our fans cheer us on as we look to bring a gold medal back to Canada.” The men’s hockey tournament at Milano Cortina 2026 will take place Feb. 11-22.
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new year new you Here are five things to try on the North Shore in 2026 ABBY LUCIANO
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It’s that time of year again – New Year’s resolutions.
January marks a fresh start for many, a time for reflection on the past year’s accomplishments and areas to improve. Perhaps you’ve jotted down goals for the year in a notebook, or embraced creative trends like vision boards or bingo cards. No matter how you’ve mapped out your goals and visions, the North Shore offers plenty of opportunities to achieve them. And if you’re looking for more inspiration, here is a list of things to try out in 2026. Play pickleball and other sports Working out is a top resolution for many, but there can be fun ways to get in shape, especially on the North Shore. Fairgrounds, a new 60,000-square-foot indoor pickleball facility with 15 courts,
opened in early December at Capilano Mall, replacing the former North Shore Bike Park. It is the first of its kind in B.C. There are also public facilities for the popular paddle sport, as beginners can learn pickleball basics at Lynn Creek Community Recreation Centre, while seasoned players can join games at the West Vancouver Community Centre or Gleneagles Community Centre. If pickleball isn’t your forte, check out other sports and activities like swimming and basketball in West Vancouver, or volleyball and soccer at North Vancouver’s community centres. Learn a new skill Want to learn a new skill? North Van community centres offer a wide range of classes. North Vancouver Recreation and Culture’s options include pottery and woodworking to music, dance, drama and martial Continued on A17
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new year new you Book clubs keep pages turning
Continued from A16 arts. Beyond the arts, you can also find skating lessons for adults and children, as well as spin classes. Visit the North Van rec website to check out the options, as class prices and locations vary.
Join a book club Many of us have a shelf full of books we intend to read … eventually. A common New Year’s resolution is to read more books, but how do you achieve this goal?Joining a book club might be the answer. All three North Shore libraries offer a variety of book clubs with titles to suit any interest. The North Vancouver District Public Library hosts monthly discussions on eight different books until June. Sessions vary by branch (Capilano, Parkgate and Lynn Valley) and are offered both in-person and virtually. Registration is optional, and drop-ins are welcome. A full list of books is available on their website. At the North Vancouver City Library, the adult book club meets roughly every six weeks either in-person or online until the end of June, with each session offering a different title for readers to dive into. Those interested are asked to register for the session they want online or call the library, and staff will email you the reading guide and Zoom link in case you plan to attend virtually. The city library also hosts a Persian book club, which meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in person or through Zoom. Registration is required. More information can be found on the library’s website. Make a new friend (or two!) Metro Vancouver often gets a rep as a “lonely” city where it is hard to make friends. But if one of your goals is to expand your friend circle this year, there are events on the North Shore to help you meet new folks. At King Pins Bowling, a meetup called “Bowling + Connection” is typically held twice a month, offering a chance to make new friends while bowling a strike (or a gutter ball!). The event usually lasts three hours and welcomes both solo participants and those who bring a friend/partner, according to the post on Eventbrite. You can register for free online, and pay as you go. For board game fans, the Good Game
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Dungeons & Dragons is one of the featured games at a friendly meet-up hosted by the Eagles Club in North Van. HILARY ANGUS / NSN event brings people together every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Eagles Club to play games ranging from Exploding Kittens to Dungeons & Dragons. The entry fee is $5. Socializing begins at 6 p.m., with games starting at 6:30 p.m. In West Van, seniors (55 and up) can check out some new mates in chess social drop-ins throughout the year at the Social Recreation Room. Games are usually held every Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. for only $3. Winter fun in the North Shore mountains New Year’s goals don’t always have to focus on self-improvement, as they can also involve reliving childhood memories. With mountains practically in our backyard, snow tubing or sledding is a great activity for those young and young at heart. Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain and Mt Seymour all offer special zones that let visitors slide into action. If you go online and check out the social media posts about the sledding adventures of others, it’s hard to resist joining in the fun. Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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Civic forum gets young adults involved in municipal politics ABBY LUCIANO
aluciano@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A North Shore non-profit organization is helping young adults learn about their local governments.
The North Shore Young Civic Forum is an annual initiative giving adults ages 18-39 across North Vancouver and West Van a chance to participate in municipal politics. Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 cohort. Roughly 30 people will be selected to take part in 11 sessions from mid-February to late May, learning the fundamentals of municipal governance. The successful applicants will get a chance to visit city halls, meet councillors and learn how a council meeting works. Near the end of the forum, participants will work on a project to pitch to one of the three North Shore councils. “The whole point of this is to enhance the ability for younger adults to influence decision-makers,” said Murray Mollard, founder of the civic forum and
executive director of North Shore Community Resources. Mollard said the forum idea came about after North Shore Community Resources held a housing panel in 2017, where many young people expressed appreciation for learning the municipal context of the housing issue. This then sparked the idea for Mollard to put together a forum for younger adults on the North Shore to learn about local governments. “In our democratic world, younger voices tend to be not heard or excluded from decision making,” he said. “We’re trying to equip our local North Shore younger adult cohort with the ability to gain knowledge, relationships and confidence to be able to have their voices heard when it comes to municipal government decision-making.” Since the first cohort in 2020, multiple projects and ideas have been pitched to council, Mollard said, ranging from neglected painted lines on Ambleside Park’s basketball court to proposing
Young adults in the North Shore Young Civic Forum 2024 cohort chat with District of North Vancouver councillors to learn how the municipality functions. NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY RESOURCES transportation solutions. The underlying goal is to build “democratic participation muscles” for younger adults long-term, he said. Mollard said they are trying to get guidance and feedback from municipal staff and councils about what projects may be meaningful for this year’s cohort. While learning the ins and outs of municipal councils and brainstorming project ideas, the forum also allows young adults to build relationships with local councillors
and mayors. “I think the councils and mayors really appreciate it, because they don’t often hear from younger adults,” he said. Former participant Nick Toren said he didn’t know much about politics on the North Shore before he took part in the program in 2024. Born and raised on the North Shore, Toren decided to sign up for the forum to see what he could do to help the community. During his time, Toren and his group pitched the idea of a North
Shore app and created North Shore Sound, a podcast covering local municipal issues and councils. “It was cool to present to council and actually meet and talk to these people who are around your city,” he said. “Municipal politics is the most important,” Toren added. “It’s the one that actually relates to you. Provincial and federal, these are important and do things for you, but it’s the cities that are fixing the roads, fixing the parks, housing, it’s all related to the municipality. The biggest change you can make in your city is through local politics.” Applications for the North Shore Young Civic Forum are open until Jan. 15 at 11:59 p.m. Applications can be submitted through the North Shore Community Resources website. Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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This pre-application meeting is not a District of West Vancouver function and is hosted by the applicant.
iKOR Development has submitted a preliminary proposal for the redevelopment of 1763 Bellevue Avenue, currently occupied by the former Masonic Hall. A preliminary proposal has been prepared to construct a nine-storey mixed-use building on the site which includes 24 residential strata apartments, ground floor retail fronting Bellevue Avenue and community space on the second floor. Join us on January 14th for a pre-application public consultation meeting where you’ll meet the project team, learn about our plans for the site, ask questions, and share your thoughts and feedback.
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Workshop aims to educate renters, landlords about tenant rights ABBY LUCIANO
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Leases, security deposits, pets, rent increases, repairs … learning the rules and navigating the world of renting a place can feel daunting.
That’s why a North Shore non-profit is helping educate tenants on their rights and resources through a series of workshops. North Shore Community Resources is hosting three free residential tenancy workshops in January at North Vancouver City Library and North Vancouver District Public Library. The workshops will cover the rights and responsibilities of both renters and landlords. “It’s been a useful tool for people to just spread knowledge about tenancy rights, income assistance, all sorts of things that people really should know about and need to know about, but don’t necessarily know where to get that information,” said Zabeeh Rehman, legal advocate for North Shore Community Resources. During the hour-long workshops, legal advocates from the non-profit will cover essential aspects of renting, including tenancy agreements, security and pet deposits, repairs and maintenance, rent
Participants learn about tenant rights at a workshop held by North Shore Community Resources at West Vancouver Memorial Library in September. NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY RESOURCES increases and dispute resolution for landlords and tenants. Participants will then have a chance to ask the experts questions about the issue. As a legal advocate, part of Rehman’s role is to assist people with problems involving their landlord, employment,
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income assistance, debt or other basic legal issues. Rehman said the non-profit tends to see an uptick in rental issues in the winter months, when more seasonal concerns like heating problems are a factor. The goal behind the workshops is
to share education and resources with tenants, he said, adding that tenants in B.C. can access resources such as the Residential Tenancy Branch, which provides information and resolution services for both tenants and landlords, and the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC), an organization offering free legal education and advocacy for tenants. “Any kind of legal landscape, it can just be so vast and daunting with so many different rules applying to many different things that it can be kind of paralyzing and difficult to manage,” he said. “So just that people know that they always have rights no matter what the situation is.” The first residential tenancy workshop will take place on Jan. 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library. The other two workshops will both be at the North Vancouver District Public Library, hitting the Capilano branch on Jan. 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. and Parkgate branch on Jan. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Online registration in requested but not required, Rehman said. Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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Cascadia Green Development has submitted a Rezoning Application to the City of North Vancouver for 835 - 845 West 15th Street to support the development of a five-storey office building with retail and two levels of underground parking. Interested members of the public are invited to attend a Virtual Developer Information Session to review the proposal, ask questions and submit comments.
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Public Notice of Central Lonsdale Business Improvement Area Establishing Bylaw, 2025, No. 9138 Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 94 and 213(1)(a) of the Community Charter, that the City of North Vancouver Council intends to adopt the above-noted bylaw to create the Central Lonsdale Business Improvement Area (BIA).
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PROPOSED TAXES: The total budget for the five-year term is set at $3,054,000. Through a City-initiated Local Service Tax, Class 5 [light industry] and Class 6 [business and other] property owners and occupiers of municipal land in the Central Lonsdale BIA will pay 100% of the cost of the funding given to the Society for the business promotion scheme. In 2026, the cost is estimated at $0.54809 for $1,000 of assessed value (land and improvements).
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PURPOSE OF THE CENTRAL LONSDALE BIA: The purpose of the Central Lonsdale BIA is to provide annual funding to the Society, who will plan and implement a Business Promotion Scheme for this area, which will in turn be funded by an annual property value tax levy (specifically known as a Local Service Tax). The Scheme, financed by the taxation, is intended for the following activities: carry out studies or make reports respecting the Central Lonsdale BIA; improve, beautify, or maintain streets, sidewalks, or City owned land, buildings or other structures in the Central Lonsdale BIA; remove graffiti from buildings and other structures in the Central Lonsdale BIA; and encourage business in the Central Lonsdale BIA.
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Continued from A1 per cent.” The agency calculates individual assessments based on the market value of comparable home sales as of July 1 the previous year. Municipalities use the total property assessment roll of their jurisdiction to set tax rates for the coming year’s budget. If an owner’s property assessment goes up in comparison to their community’s average, it will likely result in a higher tax bill. The Ministry of Finance, meanwhile, has set a maximum threshold of $2,075,000 to be eligible for B.C.’s homeowner grant, which sees the province cover $570 in property owners’ municipal taxes. The assessment numbers came as no surprise at all to Calvin Lindberg, managing broker with Angell Hasman & Associates Realty in West Vancouver. “We’ve been in a very slow market for the last couple of years,” he said. “The tariffs obviously have thrown a huge wrench into the market. People are unsure whether they’re going to keep their jobs over the tariffs that the U.S. has imposed on Canada and that was a huge thing that we had to deal with,” he said. Interest rates have come down but there hasn’t been a corresponding increase in market activity, Lindberg said. And there are other things since BC Assessment’s July analysis that have buyers afraid, Lindberg said. In August, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled that roughly 19 square kilometres of privately owned land near the Fraser River in Richmond, formerly a traditional fishing village for the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) people, was subject to Indigenous title. Lindberg said they have been looking to Premier David Eby to “fix” the situation but it’s not clear what the solution might be. “Aboriginal title is entrenched in the constitution and private property rights are not,” he said. “It just has thrown a huge uncertainty into the marketplace.” Following the ruling, the nation’s chief issued a statement saying the purpose of the lawsuit was not to challenge the validity of individual landowners’ titles but to make the provincial government responsible for compensation. December is typically always slow for real estate but in West Vancouver last month, single-family homes changed hands just three times. “It’s the lowest it’s ever been and I’ve been monitoring and doing my stats since the late ’80s,” he said. Barring any big changes, Lindberg said he isn’t predicting any big turnarounds in the market in 2026. Price dips have so far just been “marginal,” Lindberg said, but it won’t stay that way if things continue on the way they have been. “There’s no big slash in prices overall, especially here on the North Shore, but even across Greater Vancouver. But the longer the sales are low and it is a challenging and difficult market, that will ultimately affect pricing,” he said. “They have nowhere else to go but down in situations like that.” Despite the challenges in the industry, Lindberg does point to some silver linings. “It sounds like it’s all doom and gloom, which it’s not. We still live in the most beautiful place, I think, in the world, especially on the North Shore. And people still want to come here.” Assessment notifications for individual property owners will be arriving in the mail, but those wanting a sneak peak can do so online at bcassessment.ca.
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OPPORTUNITY TO PETITION AGAINST: Council may proceed with the creation of the Central Lonsdale BIA unless it receives sufficient petition against the creation by 5:00 pm on February 13, 2026, from property owners plus occupiers of municipal land that together make up at least 50% of the parcels that would be subject to the Local Service Tax; and the persons signing the petition against form must represent at least 50% of the assessed value of land and improvements that would be subject to the Local Service Tax. If there are two or more owners registered to an eligible property, the majority of the owners must sign the Petition Against Form in order for the property to be counted as opposing the proposed Central Lonsdale BIA. There is no action required for property owners in favour. Eligible property owners opposed need to submit a completed Petition Against Form to the City by mail, email (input@cnv.org) or in-person. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The proposed Central Lonsdale Business Improvement Area Establishing Bylaw, 2025, No. 9138 and a copy of the petition against form are available for viewing on the City's website at: cnv.org/publicnotices. For more information, visit the City's website at: cnv.org/BIA or contact Vito Grammatico by phone: 604-982-3924 or email: input@cnv.org.
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As 2025 came to an end, I looked back on our privileged urban permaculture life, which had undergone a year’s worth of long-awaited repairs.
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Born in Scotland in 1889, Jack Wardlaw settled in North Vancouver in 1919 where he opened a photography studio in central Lonsdale. From then until his death in 1943, Wardlaw took thousands of portraits and wedding pictures for local families. He also helped develop and print other North Vancouverites' film. Additionally, Wardlaw was a prolific postcard photographer, with his prints of Grouse Mountain and other North Vancouver sites becoming popular souvenirs. This shot taken on the Grouse Mountain Scenic Highway in the 1930s is one of the many of his postcards that can be found in the MONOVA Archives collection. Discover more of the North Shore’s rich history at MONOVA. Start planning your visit at monova.ca. Do you have a story to tell? Get in touch via archives@monova.ca.
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After a quarter-century of accumulating the beautiful dents and divots that happen while growing three children, a marriage, a Yorkie called Dave, and various rabbits, hamsters and other loved ones in a small and disheveled rancher built just two years after the end of the Second world War, the house had been painted stem to stern. The hockey-puck-pitted garage doors were replaced, the ancient furnace upgraded, and the hundreds upon hundreds of little things in want of fixing, finally were. We decluttered (almost) the cramped attic, re-configured the mudroom/pantry and built a badly needed garden shed. The last vestiges of sod were excavated, which led to re-levelling sunken pavers. Adding more rain barrels led to digging more swales and rain gardens, and ultimately cisterns. We did all the things that we said we would do when we had time and the children were grown. It is done. It was unexpectedly painful, emotionally. Every moment and repair, covered over what was and will never be again. Doing it forced me to look ahead and not behind; to let go of regret and instead carry memories as currency into a future of possibility. I forced myself to be ruthless and clean house — to pass along those things that no longer serve us so that others might enjoy them in turn. I allowed myself some grace. The height lines drawn in pencil on the kitchen door jam remain unpainted. The behemoth hockey net with its algaed strings has been awkwardly stowed behind the new garden shed. Perhaps one day, but not today, I will be ready to let it go. What I have learned from district archives and aged neighbours is that relatively few changes have been made to the bones of our house over the course of almost 80 years. A renovation 35 years ago modernized utilities and converted the carport to a double garage, but the Wi-Fi-debilitating lathe and plaster walls, wood-framed windows, nailed hardwood, shady eaves and mature landscaping remain. Only recently, the last of the badly
A vintage steel hockey net, disintegrating with time, finds shelter behind a new garden shed. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT bejewelled ‘90s-era accoutrement we inherited in 2000 were replaced with sensibility. The house feels happier in its more-authentic self, but the home remains in transition as grown children travel about in that space of adventure and uncertainty before they settle into their own. However, the constant has been our gardens, promising seasonal renewal against a backdrop of growth and decline over decades and centuries. Gardens remind us to be patient and gentle with ourselves and others, and to acknowledge the so-called weeds for the role that they play. Weeds can make way for a new and healthy ecosystem of diverse plants and animals, or they can take over and block out the sun. Just as permaculture principles form a decision-making framework for living and land use, weed management can become a metaphor for negotiating struggle and chaos at home and abroad. 2025 grew some weeds. While I was distracted by indulgent melancholy, some big, bad uglies dug in front and centre, and around the edges and in the shadows, opportunists set seed. Thankfully, each new year promises hope and restoration; a beautiful cycle of seasons to nurture and protect diversity, to fortify margins and apply gentle force to deter predators, to prune away dark and heavy branches to let in restorative sunlight, recycle inherited wisdom and ultimately to manage the weeds. To you and all those you love, Happy New Year! Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Follow her on Instagram @upfrontandbeautiful, learn more about permaculture by visiting her Upfront & Beautiful website or email your questions to her at hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.
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Debbie passed away suddenly at home. Predeceased by her parents, John and Eileen, and her brother, Bob. She is survived by her husband, Jim; daughters Elaine and Kate; granddaughter Violet, to whom she was very devoted; brothers Bill and John; sisters Carol and Dina; and many nieces and nephews. She worked for the NSWC, where she took great pride in her job. She would frequently be seen walking her dogs in the lower Lynn area.
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Betty passed away peacefully with family by her side at her home in West Vancouver on December 28, 2025. She lived a long, full, and active life, having recently celebrated her 93rd birthday. Born in Belfast, Betty moved to Vancouver in 1947 with her mother, sister Peggy, and brothers Roy and Jack. In 1957, she married Peter, her beloved husband and best friend of nearly 67 years. Together, they built a life grounded in love, family, and shared adventures. Betty deeply missed Peter, who passed in 2024. Betty enjoyed a long and successful career in the insurance industry before retiring to spend more time with Peter and to pursue their shared passion for travel. Along with Peter and dear friends, she traveled to many parts of the world. She enjoyed playing bridge, doing puzzles, and basking in the sunshine. Betty was also a supporter of many animal causes. Above all, Betty was devoted to her family and would do anything for those she loved, including the many pets that were part of her family. Her care and affection extended to her wider family as well, including relatives in the US. Betty will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered for her generosity, nurturing spirit and quiet strength. Her daughters, Jodi and Linda, would like to thank Dr. Grunow and the wonderful nurses, OT, and home support workers from the VCH Palliative Care Program. There will be no service by request. To write a condolence to the family, please visit www.mckenziefuneralservices.com
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She leaves behind sisters Sandy Lang (Chris), Margo Richardsen (Guy Wilson), beloved nephew Scott Richardsen (Yen Tran), and many wonderful friends. She grew up in North Vancouver and went to Delbrook High School, and her school friends became lifelong friends. At twenty, the beautiful, extraordinary stewardess, Carol, started at Canadian Airlines (later Air Canada), travelling all around the world and meeting friends from all walks of life. As a gourmet chef, she was happiest entertaining and sharing laughter with family and friends. Carol was an inspiration to all who knew her for her positive, sunny nature and was loved by all who were lucky enough to cross her path. Thank you to the staff at Inglewood Care Home who made her last year comfortable.
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother and grandmother, Diana Collings, just short of her 101st birthday on November 26th. Born in Birmingham, England, in 1924, Mum lived through the Second World War, enduring air raids on Birmingham and Coventry. In 1954, she emigrated to Canada and met her future husband, Philip Collings, in 1956. She worked as a secretary at the BBC and later at the radio station CKLG in Vancouver. She spent the remainder of her life in West Vancouver, much of it in the house she and Philip built together near Horseshoe Bay. She was the beloved mother of four children: Nick, Sarah, Steve, and Liz, and a proud grandmother to seven grandchildren: Ben, Kate, Sam, David, Kitt, Sophie, and Claire. She is predeceased by her husband/our father Phil/Dad (2008). Even though Mum/Di loved her time together with family and friends, she equally enjoyed her time alone with a good book. We will always remember dinners with family through the years, times on the boat cruising Desolation Sound, and at the cabin on Mudge Island. She enjoyed travelling to Europe while she was in England and later to visit her sister in New Zealand. She loved the summers she spent with Dad at their house in Burgundy, France. Perhaps inspired by her children, she decided in her 50s to return to school and achieved a BA degree from Simon Fraser University.
With great sadness, we share that our beloved mother Rosemary Hosgood passed away on December 14th. She was born in Dorset, England, but spent the war years in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, where she later met our father, David Hosgood. In 1968, after nursing school in Oxford, marriage and children in Cheltenham, our family moved to Powell River, BC. This was a brief stop and happily memorable. From there, we moved to Vancouver and then Victoria, where she lived for the next 30 years. Victoria was where she lived her best life, enjoying parties, bridge and fundraising. After David’s death, she moved to West Vancouver. Wherever Mum lived, she had a great sense of fun and made many lifelong friends. She could rise to any social occasion where she would wear her finest. Her greatest love was her family. Mum leaves behind: children Christopher (Nancy), Linda (David), grandchildren Iain, Emma, Bryn and Nicholas, as well as eight delightful great grandchildren. She remained “British” to her dying day. We will love and miss her always.
Remember now the happy times The family ties we shared. Don’t leave my resting place unmarked As though you never cared. Deny me not one final gift For all who come to see A single lasting proof that says I loved... & you loved me. by DJ Kramer
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With great sadness and a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Michael Povey, after many years of bravely battling Parkinson's Disease Dementia. Through this long difficult journey Michael knew he was dearly loved and cared for at all times. Survived by his love, Marianne, of 31 years, his four children, two stepchildren and family in Wales. For the complete obituary, please visit
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Shirley passed away shortly after celebrating her 90th birthday, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Devon, England, and travelled to Canada with her parents in 1940 in a convoy of ships, nine of which were sunk by submarines during World War II. Shirley graduated from North Vancouver Secondary School and the University of British Columbia, and attended Vancouver Normal School. She married James (“Jim”) Hemphill in 1963 in Hawaii, where she had taught for two years. Shirley loved Hawaii and took many memorable trips there with family and friends. She was a passionate teacher. Shirley’s teaching career took her to Gibsons, North Vancouver, Hawaii, and then to West Vancouver, where she lived and spent most of her teaching years. She loved her family, the ocean, and her apartment by the sea. Shirley is survived by her three children, Laurie Tsumura, James (Caroline), and Kenneth (Georgina), as well as grandchildren Matthew and Jonathan Hemphill, and Kelly and Connor Tsumura. Her parents, Laura Ruth Linton and Kenneth Byron Linton, predeceased her. Special thanks to Creekstone Care Centre for providing exceptional care to Shirley during the past two years. There will be a private family service. Donations to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation in memory of Shirley would be appreciated to honour the care she received. Shirley will be forever loved, and always remembered for her passion of connecting with family and friends.
Scatter me not to restless winds, Nor toss my ashes to the sea. Remember now those years gone by When loving gifts I gave to thee.
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