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WHAT’S THAT SOUND?
Mystery ‘hum’ noise annoys residents near Central Lonsdale BRENT RICHTER
brichter@nsnews.com
People can hear it. People can feel it. What’s the buzz in Central Lonsdale?
A strange, low-frequency hum is being reported all around the neighbourhood, prompting complaints to the City of North Vancouver and an investigation by Vancouver Coastal Health. “It’s like this really loud humming,” said Linda Cameron, who lives at 16th Street and St. Georges Avenue. “It’s totally permeating my apartment. I had to keep all my windows shut. I put up twoinch Styrofoam sheets against my windows. Like nothing would keep that noise out.” Cath Ennis, who lives at 14th and St. Andrews described it as “more of a vibration than noise,” and said it only comes up intermittently. She tried to record it with her phone but the mic didn’t pick it up. “It seems to be on a slow pulse,” she said. Continued on page 41
ABOVE THE CLOUDS Washington State’s Mount Baker rises above the fog blanketing the Lower Mainland as photographed from the Cypress Park lookout Monday. A temperature inversion created spring-like conditions above the fog while cool and damp conditions were the order of the day lower down. PAUL MCGRATH/NSN
420-UNIT PROPOSAL
‘Heart of Lynn Creek’ development one step closer CHARLIE CAREY
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter/ccarey@nsnews.com
The District of North Vancouver voted in favour of moving forward with the mixed-use development at Crown Street and Mountain Highway Monday night. The development, which includes 420
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units (45 of which are non-market rentals) passed the second and third readings with only Couns. Betty Forbes and Lisa Muri in opposition. The proposal includes 205 strata units, 170 market rental units, 45 non-market rental units, and commercial space, all in a mix of buildings ranging from seven to 24
storeys at 1510-1530 Crown St. and 420-460 Mountain Hwy. The project would be built on a 2.4-acre (0.97 ha) site on the east side of Mountain Highway, which includes the former Dykhof Nurseries commercial operation land and five single-family lots. The passing of the proposal comes after years of city discussion, staff involvement,
development changes, and most recently, a public hearing that was held in December of last year, where the North Vancouver community was squarely in favour. Couns. Jordan Back and Mathew Bond moved the motion, both highlighting the diversity of amenities the development will Continued on page 42
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