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Building a stronger safety net for North Shore neighbours The North Shore is home to many people who are comfortably provisioned, but financial hardship, housing insecurity, job loss, illness and unexpected life circumstances affect households in every neighbourhood, from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay. As the fall season begins, Harvest Project is reminding residents that some of their neighbours are facing challenges that may not be visible from the outside. More than 10% of the North Shore population lives below the poverty line, including 12% of children, according to 2022 Census data. Across British Columbia, 40% of people living below the poverty line are working, highlighting how employment alone does not always provide financial security. As demand for emergency food support and other community resources continues to grow, Harvest Project works with individuals and families to help them navigate periods of crisis and move toward greater stability. Kevin Lee, chief development officer at Harvest Project, is noticing increased strain in many households in recent times. “We’re now multiple years into an era of inflating food and fuel costs, as well as a challenging job market, along with North Shore residents facing the most expensive rental housing prices in the country,” says Lee. “We need the community to step up, as it has many times, to partner with us in extending a hand up to our neighbours in need now.”
Small acts of support can make a meaningful difference for neighbours navigating challenging times. Photo via Envato
other social service agencies to connect people with specialized programs and resources. Through the North Shore Rent Bank, Harvest Project provides interestfree loans for needs such as rental arrears, security deposits and utility payments, offering a humane alternative to high-cost payday lending. At the heart of the approach is a simple goal: helping people feel seen, heard and understood while they regain the capacity and confidence to work through the challenges in front of them.
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Harvest Project takes a relationship-based approach to supporting people through difficult periods on an immediate and longer-term basis. Rather than treating each situation the same, its care-partner model recognizes that every individual and family has different circumstances, challenges and abilities. Clients can access a range of supports, including one-to-one coaching, groceries and clothing, specialized counselling, financial coaching, art therapy and assistance through the North Shore Rent Bank.
For North Shore residents, the need is not confined to one type of household. People experiencing financial hardship may be renters, homeowners, parents, locals, newcomers, seniors or business owners and difficult circumstances can arise unexpectedly.
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That means community support can play an important role in helping neighbours access practical resources when they need them most. A donation can help provide groceries, clothing, housing support, financial coaching and other services that give people space to focus
on rebuilding stability. “Those who are coming to the Harvest Project to find help, are just like the rest of us. Many have had comfortable lives until upsets and life crises cause them to stumble. The people we serve are hoping to regain their ‘balance’ and are resilient in working to move forward,” adds Lee. “A good number of our clients are able to make their way to stable lives and engagement with jobs, school and the larger community.”
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To help a neighbour move forward, North Shore residents can support Harvest Project through a one-time or monthly donation or volunteer their time. Learn more about ways to get involved at harvestproject.org.
Make a difference this fall As residents consider how they can support their community this fall, Harvest Project is inviting the North Shore to recognize the needs that exist close to home. “Harvest Project presents a compassionate opportunity for you to care for your neighbour. By supporting, you are bringing timely assistance directly to people around us who need a hand,” says Lee. “Everything we offer is provided thanks to financial donations from hundreds of households, businesses, foundations, volunteers and community groups.”
Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing the challenges of family trauma, illness, job loss and the threat of poverty. Harvest Project is supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore and from across Metro-Vancouver and beyond. Their mission is clear: “Helping save lives. Close to home.”
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has begun dredging more than 25,000 cubic metres of the seabed from the Second Narrows to widen the navigation channel for oil tankers. Over the next six months, Fraser River Pile and Dredge will be scooping up 25 to 30 barge loads of material from 17,000 square metres of area along the margins of the channel just east of the CN Rail Bridge. The project, which received federal approval in June, is intended to make shipping through Burrard Inlet more efficient. Currently, a fully laden ship’s draft wouldn’t have enough keel clearance to meet navigation standards. Aframax tankers leaving the Westridge Marine Terminal at the terminus of the Trans Mountain pipeline can only fill to about 80 per cent capacity. The project and the associated changes in marine shipping are facing a legal challenge in federal court. The səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) has filed for judicial review seeking to have the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s and federal government’s approval of the dredging project overturned. In their petitions, the Nation argues that the entire Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project’s approval was predicated on the understanding that ships would only be able to fill to 80 per cent capacity. The Crown never fulfilled its constitutional duty to consult with the Tsleil-Waututh about the “regulatory gap” and higher risks posed by fully loaded tankers, they argue. They also
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has started dredging Burrard Inlet just east of the CN Rail Bridge. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN assert the decision makers failed to assess cumulative effects on the Tsleil-Waututh’s Aboriginal rights. While the court has not yet heard arguments from the First Nation and government agencies and departments involved, a federal judge promptly rejected a request for an injunction that would have halted work until the broader litigation is resolved. The Nation argued the environment and their cultural values would suffer irreparable harm should the dredging work be completed, particularly with the heightened risk of a worst-case-scenario oil spill. In a 110-page decision released on Sept.
11, Justice Cecily Y. Strickland rejected that request. While fish and benthic invertebrates would certainly be killed in the process and the dredge area itself would be physically damaged, environmental consultants who studied the area found the damage would only be temporary as species would recolonize the scoured seafloor within a few years. Further, the port faces legally binding commitments to carryout habitat restoration projects, including the planting of bull kelp beds, that will ultimately result in a net improvement for undersea life, Strickland found. In the Tsleil-Waututh’s culture, the inlet
and its sediment are sacred, the court decision noted, but because the area being dredged is a shipping channel, it isn’t used by the Nation for fishing or harvesting, cultural activities or water navigation. And from early in the process, federal regulators were in regular contact with the Nation’s leadership and willing to make changes along the way, Strickland noted. “In my view, the issues raised by TWN in this motion concern the public interest in reconciliation. However … with respect to irreparable harm, the evidence before this court is that the decision-making process was not devoid of consultation or accommodation. Rather, it was extensive,” Strickland wrote. Conversely, Strickland found it would be in the public interest to have greater shipping efficiency in Burrard Inlet with fewer sailings of fully loaded tankers decreasing the likelihood of a collision or some other event resulting in a spill. Granting the injunction would likely delay the dredging by a year, which would result in a loss to the broader Canadian economy, Strickland reasoned. An affidavit filed by Trans Mountain leadership stated that the switch to fully loaded tankers will reduce costs for shippers by about $190 million USD per year, which will result in each barrel of Canadian oil fetching a higher price and growth in Canada’s GDP. No date has been set for the federal court to hear arguments on the more substantive matters in the Tsleil-Waututh petition for judicial review.
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Mercedes drivers fined after driving past barriers on pedestrian bridge ABBY LUCIANO
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Getting that social-media-worthy photo did not go according to plan for two Mercedes drivers last week, as they were slapped with $600 fines after driving past barriers and parking their vehicles in front of a pedestrian bridge in North Vancouver. On Sept. 17 around 9 p.m., North Vancouver RCMP responded to reports of
two black Mercedes sedans in a restricted area of the Crosscut Bridge. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles that had accessed the area through a bicycle-only lane, bypassing barriers in place at bridge entry points to stop vehicle access. The bridge, which goes over Highway 1 and opened to the public in August, is only for pedestrians and cyclists. The drivers, both males in their 20s, told police their intention was to replicate
photos they allegedly saw on social media of others on the bridge with their vehicles, RCMP said. Both drivers were given violation tickets for “driving without due care, failing to obey restricted access and tinted windows” and each fined $600. Concrete barriers have now been temporarily placed to ensure pedestrian and cyclist access remains safe until permanent bollards are installed, a spokesperson from the City of North Vancouver said.
The city anticipates the bollards, which were ordered before last week’s incident, will be placed in November. No damage was reported after the incident, the city said. The Crosscut Bridge is designed to safely accommodate the weight of authorized maintenance vehicles, the spokesperson 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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PACKING ON POUNDS
More bears showing up in North Shore’s deep urban areas BRENT RICHTER
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The North Shore’s bears are venturing deeper into urban areas as they try to pack on pounds ahead of their winter naps. Holly Reisner, executive director of the North Shore Black Bear Society, said the number of bruins popping up in residential and commercial areas this year has been “off the charts.” “We’re probably well over 50 per cent above our normal year for reports into us,” she said. “Currently we’ve got bear activity in the Ambleside area. We’ve got bears all the way to Lonsdale, even the lower Marine area.” The sudden spike in the bear population nosing around more developed neighbourhoods likely flows from natural fluctuations in the bears’ traditional environment. In 2025, there was a bumper crop for berries in the wild, which likely resulted in more making it to hibernation and more cubs being born. This summer’s dry conditions left that population having to wander farther away from the forests to find food. That means they’re arriving in neighbourhoods where residents and businesses are a bit more complacent about keeping their properties free of bear attractants like accessible garbage or tree fruit. “I think that is very fair to say that many residents are just surprised to see bears in their area,” Reisner said. “We try to get people into the mindset of, ‘We live in bear country. This is bear country,’ and so we all need to be thinking about what we need to do to coexist with these animals.” Bears can be defensive of their food sources, but Reisner said humans themselves are not the ones facing the greatest risk. Bears that are lured in by non-natural foods are more likely to be deemed a public safety risk by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service and killed, Reisner said. There have been three bears shot on the North Shore so far this year, all of them in West Vancouver. In two incidents, it was after the bruins pushed their way into enclosed spaces – homes or sheds – which is “crossing a red line” for the COS. The third was killed after an altercation with a dog. “Maybe that’s motivation to say, ‘OK, well, we don’t want that to happen so what do we need to do to prevent that from happening?” Reisner said. One of the problem hotspots this
A black bear roots through a dumpster in Lynn Valley. The North Shore Black Bear Society says 2026 has been a bad year for bears getting into urban garbage. DEVKI SHAH year has been Edgemont Village, where unsecured commercial dumpsters and restaurant waste oil bins have been getting raided nightly. Reisner said the Black Bear Society has been lobbying the District of North Vancouver’s bylaw department to show up with the ticket book. Food services businesses, multi-family property managers and commercial landlords on the North Shore should be using fully lockable steel bins and building enclosures around them, Reisner said. This is a critical time for bears in their fall “hyperphagia” period, putting in overtime to get upwards of 20,000 calories per day. “They are trying to put on as much body fat as they can to get ready for denning,” Reisner said. “They’re traveling further and they can be active up to 20 hours a day looking for food.” While that’s going on, Reisner is asking everyone to be more mindful about what they can be doing to help. That means picking and removing all tree fruit, keeping garbage inside until collection day, freezing organics before putting them out for collection, washing out recyclable containers and giving bins a wash with vinegar or pine-scented cleaner. “Stinky bins attract bears,” she said. With Halloween coming, Reisner said jack-o-lanterns can be put outside on Oct. 31, but pumpkins left out will certainly attract trick-or-treaters of the four legged variety.
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Family doctors recruiting patients in stark reversal of historical trend HILARY ANGUS
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North Shore family physicians are recruiting new patients for their practices, following years of proactive policies that have produced the highest doctor-to-patient ratios seen in the area in years. North Vancouver currently has the sixth highest attachment rate (a measure of the percentage of a population connected to a regular primary care provider) in B.C., at 86 per cent as of July 2026, according to the Ministry of Health. There is capacity to connect an additional 43,000 people with existing family doctors on the North Shore. The North Shore Division of Family Practice has been taking out ads and placing sandwich boards in busy locations to encourage North Shore residents to register for the Health Connect Registry, an online portal for connecting them with a family doctor, as there are now plenty of doctors taking patients. The current situation is a measurable improvement from the previous few years, when most of the coverage around family medicine focused on the doctor shortage, or the slow pace of attachment.
“We’ve been working on this for years,” said Claudia Frowein, the executive director of the North Shore Divisions of Family Practice. Frowein said the number of physicians and registered nurses now working on the North Shore is the result of recent proactive policies put in place by the provincial government, combined with localized recruiting efforts by the North Shore Divisions of Family Practice and the local medical community. One key change was the province’s introduction of the longitudinal family physician payment model in 2023, which enabled family doctors to move away from a fee-for-service payment model that only paid them for direct clinical contact. Under the new model, doctors are paid for administrative tasks such as following up on lab results and patient documentation. “The more complex patients you have … your compensation is sort of aligned with that,” Frowein said. The province also introduced something called new-to-practice service contracts, which enabled new physicians to take contracts while they build up
their panel, or roster of patients. The North Shore medical community was very aggressive in applying for those contracts, helping with the recruitment of new doctors, Frowein said. The third initiative from the province was the establishment of primary care networks, of which there are three on the North Shore, Frowein said. She said the primary care networks have been working on several initiatives to ease the burden on physicians so they can take on more patients. Those include increasing the number of registered nurses working alongside primary care doctors, improving access to mental health care to move those appointments outside of family care, and bringing in more pharmacists to assist with medication management. The provincial government has also been streamlining credential recognition for internationally trained healthcare professionals. More than 1,200 internationally trained doctors received licences from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC in 2025, and more than 4,400 internationally educated nurses have received full or provisional licenses since 2023.
The North Shore Division of Family Practices has a dedicated physician recruitment co-ordinator, Frowein said, and they provide administrative guidance to international physicians hoping to move to the area, as well as on-theground community support once they arrive. Over the past six years, more than 150 new family physicians have moved to the North Shore from abroad, Frowein said. Frowein suggested the discrepancy between the number of doctors taking patients and the number of patients on the North Shore with no family doctor is, at this point, likely due to individuals not seeking out a family doctor, or not being aware they’re available. “It’s not that they’re not able to attach, it’s that they don’t necessarily want a doctor,” Frowein said, adding that the demographic of healthy, young adult males tend to not seek out family physicians. “So we’ve been trying to get the word out,” she continued. “This is the time. If you want a doctor, you can get one.” 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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No criminal record for cop impersonator BRENT RICHTER
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A North Vancouver man who used fake police lights to pull strangers over on Highway 1 and issue warnings over their driving will serve 15 months of probation but won’t have a criminal record. On Friday, 59-year-old Wayne Peter Church pleaded guilty in North Vancouver Provincial Court to one count of using police equipment to impersonate an officer. Crown prosecutor Kenny Wu called the case “quite unusual.” On three occasions between January and March 2025, Church used aftermarket strobing red, blue and white lights on his Ford F150 to pull over unsuspecting victims. Although he was not dressed as an officer, he would take their licence and registration and then warn them to follow the rules of the road. One of the victims realized something was amiss and called 911. North Vancouver RCMP arrested Church a few days later. Police issued a press release soon after, and two more victims came forward. Two of them submitted victim impact statements to
A North Van man used flashing red and blue lights in his truck to pull over strangers. NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP the court, including one who said she continues to live with trauma that disrupts her sense of safety and impacts her health and professional life. Beyond the emotional impact on the victims, Church’s crime had broader societal risks, Wu noted. “This is the type of offending which has the potential to cause significant fear in the community and distrust of people who are otherwise asserting lawful authority as police officers,” he said. Church’s exact motive remains somewhat mysterious, his lawyer said. “Mr. Church, frankly … has struggled internally to explain himself, other than believing he was engaging in Good Samaritan work on the
highway and, unfortunately, blurred the lines, as it were, between volunteer work and what a police officer does,” Jonathan Israels said. Soon after his arrest, Church sought counselling and indicated, even before charges were sworn, that he intended to plead guilty. A report submitted by a forensic psychologist found he was a low risk to reoffend, Israels added. The Crown and defence submitted jointly that Church should face 15 months of probation and be ordered to do 15 hours of community service. Before sentencing, Church spoke through tears about his behaviour, which was “not only unlawful, but also undermined the public trust, created confusion and reflected poorly on the genuine efforts of peace officers.” “I take responsibility for my bad decision making and poor judgement, and I am extremely humbled and deeply remorseful for my behaviour and should have done better,” he said. North Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Joseph Galati said he accepted that Church was remorseful and agreed to the joint submission.
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he first public poll to be released following the implosion of the B.C. Conservatives and David Eby’s snap election call shows the Conservatives leap-frogging the BC NDP to an eight-point lead. It is just one data point in the early days of the campaign, but surely it is a shot across the bow and a message to Eby: British Columbians did not need or want an early election. To be clear, Eby’s motivations were naked opportunism to capitalize on the unmitigated disaster Kerry-Lynne Findlay dealt to her own party. Calling an election when the official opposition doesn’t even have a leader isn’t just unsporting. It’s unethical. That the premier would try to dress this up as somehow necessary to deal with
Donald Trump is an insult to our intelligence. Any campaign promise the NDP runs on is something they could have and should have been doing already without an unnecessary and costly election at a time when voters really should be getting engaged with local government elections on Oct. 17. It’s entirely possible Eby’s hubris will pay off and he’ll emerge with another four years. (Or two years – who even knows anymore?) But the Conservatives appear to be run by adults now, which is something Eby’s advisors clearly weren’t expecting. If this snap election backfires, we want Eby’s name to live on as a warning to all politicians in all provinces across Canada when the rot of self interest sets in: If the public carries out their civic duty and hands you a mandate, show it, and them, the respect they deserve.
Provincial election call deserves unsporting behaviour flag ANDY PREST
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“Well Homer, I guess you’re the winner by default.” “Default? Woohoo! The two sweetest words in the English language. De-fault! De-fault!” That’s Homer Simpson, after defeating Barney Gumble in a who-gets-to-be-an-astronaut contest. Homer won solely because Barney stole a jetpack and went on a drunken rampage after being given a glass of Champagne. “I don’t understand it – that was non-alcoholic Champagne,” the contest organizer says. Classic. Why am I talking about defaults and forfeits right now? Because I think that’s pretty much what the BC NDP were hoping
this provincial election would look like. Their main opponent was in the process of getting drunk and crashing a jetpack, metaphorically speaking, and they were counting on winning by default. I’ve been in youth sports for more than a decade now, and I’ve seen a few forfeits. I know there’s a soccer team on Vancouver Island that has refused to move the scheduled times of their games, causing forfeits from North Shore teams due to a combination of events such as grad ceremonies and rigid ferry schedules making it impossible for them to get full lineups over the water. These were playoff games no less, and I’ve heard this story more than once. There was also a wild story out of Ontario this year about an under-18 hockey team that was forced to forfeit a playoff game, the
deciding one of a three-game series, because they had left their dressing room too messy following a game on the road. I’m not making that up. I assume the opponents in these cases were happy to move on in the playoffs, but not exactly thrilled about the way it went down. You compete in sports because you get a chance to do just that: compete. When I was coaching, I encountered a few situations from opponents where they said it was either reschedule the game or they’d have to forfeit, and I always flexed as far as humanly possible to try to accommodate a game, because that’s what we’re here for. I wanted to win, but not at the expense of a decently fair fight. This is one of the things that bugs me the most about the snap provincial call in B.C.
It’s not just that it is messing with the municipal elections and that it could very likely drive my reporters to burn my desk to the ground because I’m making them cover two elections at once. It’s more than that. It’s unsporting. In this instance, the NDP are both a competitor in the contest as well as the schedule maker. And they’ve scheduled a game for a date that they knew the other team would be out of town, so to speak. They’re not looking for a fight. They’re looking for a forfeit. If I were a member of this team and my head coach or team manager pulled off such a stunt, I would have some questions about my coach’s integrity. Of course, if we’re taking this sports analogy all the way, the reason this snap election Continued on A9
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MAILBOX I’M DISAPPOINTED IN EBY’S CHOICE TO HOLD DUELING ELECTIONS Dear Editor: As a North Vancouver-Seymour resident, I am disappointed with Premier David Eby’s decision to call a provincial election for Oct. 24, just one week after our municipal election on Oct. 17. Our local candidates work so hard, and it is already difficult enough to get people engaged in local politics. Municipal leaders passed an emergency resolution asking the province to keep the two campaigns separate. They asked for just four weeks, and the premier went ahead anyway. When Saskatchewan’s fixed election dates put the two votes within weeks of each other in 2020, its chief electoral officer reported significant voter confusion and warned that overlapping elections are bad for voters and candidates. Here, it was a choice, and it is disrespectful to the people running for council and school board. I hope North Shore residents will give them the attention they deserve on Oct. 17. Then there is fairness. This vote was called while the opposition is without a permanent leader and in real turmoil. In December 2022, the premier said, “I am committed to a fixed election date in B.C.” British Columbians took him at his word. I take the trade war with the United States seriously. But this government already has a majority and the mandate to act, and the deficits began long before Trump returned to power. Presenting this
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election as necessary to deal with him is, in my view, simplistic. British Columbians deserve leadership that puts the province first, not the party. I encourage North Shore voters to ask provincial candidates where they stand on the timing of this election, and to vote in both elections this October.
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Dear Editor: I know this letter isn’t about politics or e-scooters, but every Sept. 28, I think of the Canada vs. USSR series Game 8. That’s the game where Paul Henderson scored with a half minute to play to win the game and the series. The country had all but shut down during that game worrying about Team Canada going into the final period down by two goals. When Henderson scored the winning goal, we as a nation stood and cheered. What many forget is that Canada faced elimination in games six, seven and eight. And who scored the winning goals in all three games? Yup, Paul Henderson. And with this September marking 54 years, it is a shame that Paul never got elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame. It was us vs. them, and without Paul, we were doomed.
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Watch out for plucky underdogs Continued from A8 was even possible was that the opposing team had plenty of time to whip themselves into shape but instead they picked a horrible head coach who spent the last four months handing her own players sticks of dynamite and then acting confused by all the people exploding around her. Yes, it was technically within the rules for the NDP to call a snap election two days after the leader of their main rival resigned in disgrace. This isn’t youth sports, it’s real life with very real consequences. And it’s probably going to work. But it’s unsporting. It’s not a strong move. It’s a soft move. They deserve all the criticism they’re getting. And it already looks like there’s at least a
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slim chance that it could backfire on them. Have you seen the poll results so far? It does not seem to be the lock the NDP were hoping for. The Conservatives have instantly become the plucky underdog, the “nobody-believedin-us” team. There’s power in that. And can you imagine if the NDP were to lose this thing? An arrogant election that everyone hates results in their own demise? To steal once more from the sporting world, an upset in this fight would have many people gleefully citing another take on the two sweetest words in the English language: “own goal.” Andy Prest is the editor of the North Shore News and author of a regular humour/lifestyle column.
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A recreational prawn fisher has been fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to dropping prawn traps into a protected glass sponge reef area off West Vancouver. In December 2025, Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers on patrol in Queen Charlotte Channel spotted prawn trap floats on the surface well within an area where bottom contact and downrigger fishing is banned because of the glass sponge reefs below. The traps belonged to Xiu Song and Martin Madden, a co-accused, the court heard at Song’s sentencing in North Vancouver Provincial Court on Sept. 14. When the officers called Song, he and Madden came immediately and told officers they did not know about the glass sponge reef closure. Glass sponge reefs are highly important for the environment, providing critical habitat on the ocean floor, filtering large amounts of seawater and sequestering carbon. But they are incredibly brittle, as their name
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would suggest, and they are slow to recover from damage done by fishing gear. They are so rare, they were once thought to be extinct. As the reefs were discovered in Howe Sound, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans began closing the areas around them to fishing in 2015. Those regulations are well publicized, federal Crown prosecutor Nick Elson told the court, arguing Song should face a fine of $5,000. “It’s not a cheap activity to go fishing in Howe Sound. Even though this was not a commercial venture, the fines need to be high enough so as to not just be seen as another incidental cost,” he said. Song’s defence said he should pay a penalty close to that of Madden, who previously pleaded guilty to violating sport fishing regulations and was fined $2,400. In that case, Madden’s lawyer argued his client would be unable to pay a larger fine because a brain injury prevents him from working. Song, 53, also does not currently work, but there was no evidence that he was unemployed for any reason other than his own choosing, Judge
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The owner of a house slated for demolition in Horseshoe Bay won a temporary injunction in court preventing the District of West Vancouver from tearing her house down. On Monday, Sept. 14, the B.C. Supreme Court granted a two-week reprieve to homeowner Yvonne Mischke, putting a temporary halt to district plans to start taking the home down. Mischke filed a petition in court arguing that council’s decision to demolish the home was “unreasonable” and “procedurally unfair.” In a statement, the municipality said it is aware of the temporary court order concerning the Nelson Avenue property and will comply with its terms. “We can confirm that demolition will not proceed while the order prevents it,” said spokesperson Natalie Roizman. Council first voted to order the demolition of the home at 6507 Nelson Ave. in March, saying the structure is unsafe and the accumulation of garbage inside and outside the house is a fire hazard. In a report to council at the time, bylaw staff said the issue of hoarding on the
property is one that’s been an ongoing problem for more than a decade. The report described mould and animal infestations, water damage and garbage piled to chest height inside the home. Outside stairs and a deck are also in danger of collapsing, according to an engineer’s report. Staff said in the report they’ve tried to work with the owner over a number of years. But the problems of hoarding on the property and the condition of the home have gotten worse instead of better, resulting in the district posting a “Do Not Occupy” notice on the house in December. In June, Mischke asked council to reconsider their decision to order the demolition. Johannes Schenk, a lawyer acting for Mischke, told council Mischke moved four large trucks of material that was inside the house off the property and had tried to get contractors and engineers in to assess the situation. Schenk said at the time he doesn’t believe the condition of the home poses an imminent danger. Municipal staff disagreed that any significant progress had been made to clear the property, noting “a long history
of attempts” and “ongoing deterioration of the property.” Council then voted to go ahead with ordering the demolition. “It makes me incredibly sad that we’re here doing this,” said Coun. Linda Watt, who lives in Horseshoe Bay, at the time. Watt said since the property is condemned, “it’s not like we’re taking away her home because it’s uninhabitable.” The decision required Mischke to apply for a demolition permit and take down the house or have the district demolish the home and bill the cost to her. According to a staff report, the district has received dozens of complaints about the property going back to 2013, about garbage stored and discarded on the property, the welfare of animals there and wildlife attractants. Garbage and random debris stored on the property have also created a significant fire hazard, according to the report. In an interview following the first vote to demolish her home, Mischke said she doesn’t think her house is about to fall down and feels the problems described by West Vancouver bylaws staff have been exaggerated. “I have the right to have my house
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without the kangaroo court of West Van,” she said. “I’m allowed to live how I want. It’s my life.” A friend of Mischke’s described her as a vulnerable senior and said the district should be more concerned about her welfare. In August, the District of West Vancouver hired contractors to demolish a fire-damaged waterfront mansion after a decade-long court battle with the owner. The home was still intact as of Tuesday morning, Sept. 29.
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Playing the santoor has always been a big part of life for Niloofar Ejraei. Ejraei began learning the stringed instrument at only eight years old as part of a music class in Darab, Iran. “Music and santoor is kind of my whole life and identity,” Ejraei said. “I love its sound. The strings keep sounding after you strike them, so the notes are overlapping and shimmer into each other.” The santoor is made up of 72 metal strings on a trapezoid-shaped wooden box. It’s used in countries around the world including Iran, India, Turkey and China. For Ejraei, the santoor was love at first sight, or, more correctly, love at first sound. Ejraei’s parents enrolled the young, curious student in a music academy, but not to play santoor. She could hear others playing one in a nearby room, however, and it was those sounds that grabbed her and wouldn’t let her go. “That was when I just loved this instrument,” she said. “It’s been 18 years and I still love it.” From there, she moved up the ranks and trained at Tehran University’s College of Fine Arts and finished her Masters of Music Education at Western University
Niloofar Ejraei, a santoor performer and educator, is the new sound artist in residence at West Vancouver Memorial Library. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN in Ontario, performing at venues across Iran and Canada. Ejraei is the West Vancouver Memorial Library’s newest sound artist in residence, a three-month residency program where the selected musician works on a self-directed project and leads specialized library programs. “It’s my dream,” she said. “The
whole program, the responsibilities that I have, it’s the perfect match for what I always imagined for myself. It’s very exciting.” During the residency, Ejraei’s time will be split evenly between hosting community workshops and composing her own musical piece. Each workshop will allow
participants to explore how sound shapes the stories and memories we have, she said. Some of those sessions will include participants bringing a photograph and recording a short audio piece in the library’s studio to capture that memory, while others will see participants working in pairs as a production team to learn more about the ins and outs of sound and film production. All the workshops will then come together in a community showcase Nov. 28, where people will share their creations with the public. No musical experience is required, just creativity and imagination, Ejraei emphasized. The workshops can be done independently, and will be taught in both English and Farsi. “Everyone would leave with something they made,” Ejraei said. “They [will] all have a one-minute audio-visual piece that they can have and be proud of.” Showing others the craft comes naturally for Ejraei, as she was a music teacher in Iran and now at Cadenza Music and Performing Arts Academy and Nava Records School of Fine Arts in North Vancouver. “It’s one of the things that I love the most,” she said. “I love to explore possibilities with the students and not just handing down
answers, but keep the environment creative and dynamic.” For her musical piece, Ejraei is working on Echo Between Worlds using the santoor, double bass and other instruments “inspired by the Iranian diaspora experience in Canada and the search for cultural identity across borders.” “It came out of wanting the santoor to be in a real dialogue with Western classical instruments, but holding its own voice while something new forms between them,” she said. That tension is familiar for Ejraei on the journey that has taken her from Iran to West Vancouver. “Identity in this kind of movement isn’t something that you arrive at once. It’s like a never-ending negotiation,” she said. “This piece is my way of listening to this process of identity … and the way [of] keeping culture and identity alive in a new environment.” Ejraei is the library’s sound artist in residence until Nov. 30. Her next workshop is scheduled for Oct. 1. For a full list of workshops, head to the West Vancouver library’s 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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Gardener Jeff Pelletier shows off the giant squash he’ll be entering in this year’s B.C. Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off Oct. 3 at Krause Berry Farms and Estate Winery. HILARY ANGUS / NSN
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The weigh-off is an annual event that has been taking place at Krause Berry Farms and Estate Winery in Langley since 2013. Pelletier, a flutist and master gardener, has been entering his gargantuan gourds into the mix for the past 11 years. “As a kid, I always wanted to do this. I just needed to have a property,” Pelletier said. “This is the first place that I’ve lived where I’ve been able to actually do it properly.” Pelletier’s Queensbury-area backyard with its south-facing exposure has been the perfect place to grow his colossal crops. This year, he’s hopeful that his green squash could break the B.C. Giant Squash record at the Oct. 3 competition. The current record of 483.5 kilograms (1,066 pounds) was set in 2019 by Scott Carley of Langley, Pelletier said. Pelletier’s new squash is estimated to be 567 kg (1,250 pounds). “So feeling hopeful!” he said. Krause Berry Farms’ owner Alf Krause said this year’s event is shaping up to be a big one. “I’m hearing it’s going to be a recordbreaker,” he said. “We had a beautiful growing summer.… We’re excited.” In addition to the green squash, Pelletier also has a long gourd he has already harvested which is longer than the 129.5-inch record he set himself in last
year’s competition. His field pumpkin, the regular jack-olantern variety, is currently estimated well over the B.C. record of 68 kg (150 pounds) set by Abbotsford’s Michael Dossett in 2025, and there’s also a chance he could break the longstanding B.C. giant tomato record set by Langley’s Kate Mumford in 2013. Mumford’s long-reigning nightshade was 1.95 kg (4.29 pounds). Pelletier said growing giant vegetables is “competitive, but supportive.” “I always start a bunch of different plants and plant the best one, and then make a call out to the other growers if they’ve had a hard time germinating the seeds,” he said, adding that germination can be finicky. Though they’re out to win, most of the growers are just in it for the love of the game. Competition is encouraged. “If you need a plant, come get it,” he said. The B.C. Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off takes place on Oct. 3 at Krause Berry Farms and Estate Winery at 6179 – 248th Street, Langley. It is free for attendees and open to the general public, and the weigh-off begins at 11 a.m. In addition to giant pumpkins, attendees can look forward to pumpkin waffles, you-pick pumpkins, and other festive activities and treats. You can find more event information at giantpumpkinsbc.com. 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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2026 CIVIC ELECTION
Seycove students organizing their own all-candidates forum HILARY ANGUS
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Seycove Secondary students are taking their civic education outside the classroom during this year’s municipal election campaign. A group of Grade 10 students in the Performance Learning Program (PLP), a collaborative project-based curriculum track, are spending the fall semester doing boots-on-the-ground research into the community’s needs ahead of the election. “I think democracy is absolutely something you do, it’s not just something you learn about,” said Petra Willemse, one of the PLP instructors leading the program. Willemse, together with her colleague Bryan Hughes, designed the program to get young people interested in governance, which she said many students consider to be “the most boring unit.” “Citizenship doesn’t begin when you turn 18. They are a
Seycove Secondary students Mallory Klausmayer, Rowan Esselaar, Hannah Kritter and Jace Darling meet with a local resident as part of their 2026 municipal election project. HILARY ANGUS / NSN member of this community and democracy takes an active commitment,” Willemse said. The civic project is based around the question: “How do we make a community work?” Instead of studying municipal governance from a textbook, the students are heading out into their neigbhourhoods to speak directly with residents about their needs and wants from the local government. To start, they did “soft
research,” Willemse said, such as talking to parents and adults they already know, but on Sept. 25 they began door-knocking in the community to solicit a wider variety of opinions. Moving towards the election, the students will be tasked with figuring out where community priorities line up, where they conflict, and whose voices might be missing. In addition to the community surveys, each student is assigned one candidate to follow throughout the campaign. They’ll be tracking what they say, what others say about them, and how their stated priorities line up – or don’t – with what the students heard from the community. “Their job isn’t really just to agree with the candidate or disagree with them, but to really understand what the community is saying and then examine the evidence and ask the good questions,” Willemse said. The project will culminate in an all-candidates forum in the
Seycove cafeteria on Oct. 13. The students are organizing and orchestrating the event themselves – setting up audio-visual equipment, welcoming guests, developing questions from their research and moderating the discussion. So far, almost all of the district’s candidates for mayor, council and school trustee have agreed to participate, Willemse said. Hughes said the project, even in its early stages, has already gotten the students more engaged with local governance. “Getting out there and talking to community members has made them realize that a lot of the things that even they find as irritants are actually being echoed by adults,” he said. “Traffic congestion and things like that....They’re not behind the wheel, but they’re the ones trying to get to soccer practice.” Jace Darling, one of the students involved in the project, said it has already made him more
open-minded and aware of what’s going on in the community. “Before I would just follow my parents’ opinion or whatever, but looking around for myself and talking to people in the community, I’ve also started to notice things that I’ve never noticed before,” Darling said. Mallory Klausmayer, another student, said the project has opened her eyes to different ways she can get involved in civic society. “Even if we can’t vote, we can still feel like we can participate in our community and that it is important to us and affects us as well,” Klausmayer said. The all-candidates forum will be held at Seycove Secondary on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The school trustee meet and greet and forum takes place from 4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., and the mayor and council meet and greet and forum follows, from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The forum is open to any community members from the District of North Vancouver.
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The Oct. 17 municipal elections are quickly approaching. North Vancouver and West Vancouver will vote for one mayor and six councillors, alongside school trustees for the two school districts. Don’t worry, you’re not short on options, as there are 90 candidates running for the 33 elected positions. Still not sure where, when or how to cast your ballot? The North Shore News has compiled everything you need to know about voting in the municipal election. Can I vote? To vote, a person must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old on the day of registration or on general voting day, have been a B.C. resident for at least six months before the day of registration and not be disqualified from voting in an election. Those wanting to cast a ballot need to live in the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver or the District of West Vancouver on the day of registration to vote. People who own property in the respective municipalities and live elsewhere in B.C. can also vote, as long as their property is not in trust for a corporation or another trust. More details on qualifications can be found on the municipality websites. Corporations, businesses and permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants) who have not yet become Canadian citizens cannot vote. When and where can I vote? City of North Vancouver Advance voting takes place at city hall (141 West 14th Street) on: • Oct. 7, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Oct. 13, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. • Oct. 14, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Oct. 15, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Oct. 17 between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., voters can cast their ballots at any of the following locations: • Larson Elementary (2605 Larson Road) • Carson Graham Secondary (2145 Jones Ave) • Westview Elementary (641 West
Candidate signs are popping up for the 2026 municipal election. ANDY PREST / NSN 17th Street) • Queen Mary Elementary (230 W Keith Road) • Ridgeway Elementary (420 East 8th Street) • Sutherland Secondary (1860 Sutherland Ave) • Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre (130 East 23rd Street) • John Braithwaite Community Centre (145 West 1st Street) • Pipe Shop (115 Victory Ship Way) If you cannot make it into the polling station, curbside voting is available on both advance voting and election day. For advance curbside voting, a city spokesperson said three designated parking spots will be available on 13th Street in front of city hall. People can park their vehicle in the spot and call the phone number where an election official will come out and assist them with voting. On Oct. 17, curbside voting will be available at six of the nine voting locations at school gyms and following the same process. District of North Vancouver Advance voting takes place at District Hall on Oct. 7, 10 and 12 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Parkgate Community Centre will also be open Oct. 10 and 12 at the same time. On election day, voters can cast ballots at: • Lions Gate Community Recreation Centre (1733 Lions Gate Lane) • Norgate Elementary (1295 Sowden Street) • Capilano Elementary (120 West 20th Street) • Cleveland Elementary (1255 Eldon Road) • Highlands Elementary (3150 Colwood Drive) • Handsworth Secondary (1033 Handsworth Road) • Montroyal Elementary (5310
Sonora Drive) • Canyon Heights Elementary (4501 Highland Blvd) • Mountainside Secondary (3365 Mahon Avenue) • Carisbrooke Elementary (510 East Carisbrooke Road) • Argyle Secondary (1131 Frederick Road) • Upper Lynn Elementary (1540 Coleman Street) • Ross Road Elementary (2875 Bushnell Place) • Eastview Elementary (1801 Mountain Highway) • Brooksbank Elementary (980 E 13th St) • Lynn Creek Community Recreation Centre • Lynnmour Elementary (800 Forsman Avenue) • Blueridge Elementary (2650 Bronte Drive) • Windsor Secondary (931 Broadview Drive) • Seycove Secondary (1204 Caledonia Avenue) • Sherwood Park Elementary (4085 Dollar Road) District of West Vancouver In West Vancouver, people can vote in advance Oct. 7, 10 and 12 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. at Municipal Hall (750 17th Street). Election day voters can cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at these locations: • Gleneagles Community Centre (6262 Marine Drive) • Hollyburn Elementary (1329 Duchess Avenue) • Irwin Park Elementary (2455 Haywood Avenue) • Ridgeview Elementary (1250 Mathers Avenue) • Rockridge Secondary (5350 Headland Drive) • West Vancouver Community Centre sports gym (2121 Marine Drive) • Westcot Elementary (760 Westcot Road) Who is running? There are 90 candidates running across the North Shore municipalities and two school boards. A full list can be found on our website. The North Shore News has also compiled a running list of all-candidates meetings for voters to attend (see page 19).
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THE CORPORATION T H E C O OF R PTHE O R AT I O N
DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER O F T HSCHOOLS E DISTRICT OF AND WEST VANCOUVER
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER
(SCHOOL W E S DISTRICT T V A 45) NCOUVER
Public notice is given to the electors of the District of West Vancouver that an election by voting is necessary for the Office of Mayor (one to be elected), Councillors (six to be elected), and School Trustees (five to be elected) for a term ending November 2030. MAYOR all candidates reside in West Vancouver unless otherwise noted • LAPOINTE, Kirk • SAGER, Mark • SPEARS, Joe (Vancouver) • THOMPSON, Sharon COUNCILLOR all candidates reside in West Vancouver unless otherwise noted • BABICH, Earl (Mission) • CASSIDY, Christine • CHICOINE, Alexis • HUNTER, Ben • KEANE, Sherry • LAMBUR, Peter • LAU, Lee • LEES, Rebecca • NADERI, Mahsoo • O’FLYNN, John • OLSON, Sylvia • PRONYCH, Annsabelle • SIDHU, Jay • SLATER, Melinda • SNIDER, Scott • WATT, Linda • WEBB, Tim • WEBBE, Jaime SCHOOL TRUSTEE all candidates reside in West Vancouver unless otherwise noted • CALIMENTE, John • DONAHUE, Sheelah • LOAT, Richard (North Vancouver) • NURPEISSOV, Roman • O’FLYNN, John • STRAITH, Karen • ZHU, Felicia GENERAL VOTING DAY IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 Voting places are as follows and all are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: • Gleneagles Community Centre, 6262 Marine Drive • Hollyburn Elementary School, 1329 Duchess Avenue • Irwin Park Elementary School, 2455 Haywood Avenue • Ridgeview Elementary School, 1250 Mathers Avenue • Rockridge Secondary School, 5350 Headland Drive • West Vancouver Community Centre, Sports Gym, 2121 Marine Drive • Westcot Elementary School, 760 Westcot Road ADVANCE VOTING Advance voting opportunities will be held at Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the following days: Wednesday, October 7; Saturday, October 10; and Monday, October 12. MAIL BALLOT VOTING Apply to vote by mail at election.westvancouver.ca/mail or at Municipal Hall. Mail ballot packages will be available until October 16 at 4 p.m. If you are unable to pick up a mail ballot, please apply by September 28 to allow sufficient time for a package to be mailed to you. Completed mail ballots must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in order to be counted for the election. Mail ballots may be mailed using the return envelope provided or dropped off at West Vancouver Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street during business hours. On Saturday, October 17, 2026, mail ballots can be placed in the drop boxes outside the north and west entrances of Municipal Hall. REGISTERING TO VOTE Electors whose names are not on the list of registered electors may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place and providing required ID.
RESIDENT ELECTORS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: • age 18 or older on the day of registration or on general voting day; • Canadian citizen—permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants) are not entitled to vote; • resident of BC for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; • resident of the District of West Vancouver or School District 45; and • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. To register, resident electors must produce two pieces of ID to prove both residency and identity. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: • age 18 or older on the day of registration or on general voting day; • Canadian citizen—permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants) are not entitled to vote; • resident of BC for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; • registered owner of real property in the District of West Vancouver or School District 45 for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; • not entitled to register as a resident elector in the District of West Vancouver; • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; • not registered as a non-resident property elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in the District of West Vancouver; • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector; and • only registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, and not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust. To register, non-resident property electors must produce two pieces of ID, and proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. A property tax notice/certificate, a property assessment notice from BC Assessment, a State of Title Certificate, Title Search, or Certificate of Indefeasible Title are acceptable forms of proof of property ownership. No corporation or representative of a corporation is entitled to vote. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Two documents are required to prove identity and residency, one with signature, for example: BC Driver’s Licence; BC Identification card; BC Services card; Owner’s Certificate of ICBC insurance and vehicle licence; Social Insurance card; Canadian Citizenship card; District of West Vancouver real property tax notice; credit card; debit card; or utility bill. Photo ID is unnecessary. SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 5 ONLY The Board of Education for School District 45 has, by resolution and bylaw, agreed that the District of West Vancouver Chief and Deputy Chief Election Officers will act on the board’s behalf, and has designated locations at which qualified electors may vote for school trustees only within their voting divisions. West Vancouver (Voting Division 1): same That portion of Metro Vancouver Electoral locations as listed for general voting day and Area A and Gambier Island Local Trust Area advance voting days in West Vancouver BC. lying along, or within Howe Sound adjacent Bowen Island Municipality (Voting Division 2): to the municipalities of Bowen Island, Lions on general voting day, October 17, from 8 a.m. Bay, and West Vancouver (Voting Division 4): to 8 p.m. at Bowen Island Community School, on general voting day, October 17, from 8 a.m. 1041 Mt. Gardner Road. Advance voting is on to 8 p.m. at Gleneagles Community Centre, 6262 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Advance October 7, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Bowen Island Community Centre, 580 Bowen Island Voting is on October 7, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at West Vancouver Municipal Hall at 750 17th Trunk Road. Street. Village of Lions Bay (Voting Division 3): on general voting day, October 17, from 8 a.m. to Mark Brown, Chief Election Officer 8 p.m. at Broughton Hall, 400 Centre Road. September 18, 2026 Advance voting is on October 7, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Broughton Hall.
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2026 CIVIC ELECTION
Get to know election hopefuls at these all-candidates meetings ABBY LUCIANO
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Next month, residents across the North Shore will head to the polls to vote for their future mayor and council.
Council all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 6, 6:45 p.m. Where: West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre activity room Host: Ambleside and Dundarave Residents Association
District of North Vancouver All-candidates meeting When: Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Where: Lynn Valley Community Room, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd. Host: Better North Shore Members of the public can email questions to hello@betternorthshore.ca.
aluciano@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Here is a running list of all-candidates meetings taking place across North Vancouver and West Vancouver. The municipal election is being held on Oct. 17. This list will be updated as more meetings are posted. Missing an all-candidates meeting? Send details to editor@ nsnews.com. West Vancouver Mayor all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 1, 1 p.m. Where: West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre activity room Host: Seniors’ Activity Centre advisory board Council all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 1, 2:15 p.m. Where: West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre activity room
Mayor all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 7, 7 p.m. Where: West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre activity room Host: Ambleside and Dundarave Residents Association Council all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Where: Kay Meek Arts Centre Host: West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association Mayor all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 13, 7:45 p.m. Where: Kay Meek Arts Centre Host: West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and Ambleside
All-candidates meeting When: Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Where: Mount Seymour United Church Host: Seymour, Blueridge, Deep Cove community associations Student led all-candidates forum When: Oct. 13. School trustees, meet and mingle starts 4:45 p.m. Forum, 5 p.m. Mayor and council, meeting and mingle at 6:15 p.m. Forum, 6:30 p.m. Where: Seycove Secondary (1204 Caledonia Ave) Host: Seycove Secondary
Grade 10 students in Seycove Secondary’s performance learning program are hosting an all-candidates forum, where “candidates will share their priorities, respond to questions developed through student research and connect directly with local voters.” City of North Vancouver Mayor all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 5, 11 a.m. Where: North Vancouver City Library Host: The library is hosting this debate, which will primarily focus on issues that are important to seniors Mayor all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m. Where: Royal Canadian Legion #118 (123 15th Street, North Vancouver) Host: ICANDO Education School trustees all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 10, 5 p.m.
Where: Royal Canadian Legion #118 (123 15th Street, North Vancouver) Host: ICANDO Education Council all-candidates meeting When: Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m. Where: Royal Canadian Legion #118 (123 15th Street, North Vancouver) Host: ICANDO Education Members of the public can email one question to icando. help@gmail.com before Oct. 8. All-candidates meeting When: Oct. 13, 6 p.m. Where: St. Andrews United Church (1044 St. Georges Ave, North Vancouver) Host: Central Lonsdale BIA Members of the public can submit questions or topics they’d like addressed at centrallonsdalebia.ca/new-page. 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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Delightful Alpine plan with a proper laundry room, over 9 ft ceilings and 2 bedrooms on opposite sides of the living room for added privacy. Enjoy sparkling mountain views and surprising sunrises. The modem kitchen offers an exceptional amount of storage and a fully integrated fridge and dish-washer, 5 burner gas cooktop and built-in microwave. 2 oversized side by side parking spots and a storage locker. A/C throughout. Mosaic built, designed by Ramsay Worden Architects, brings private club living to Lynn Valley: indoor pool, gym, sauna, lounge, and an outdoor kitchen with BBQ and fire pit. Shared rooftop deck features seating areas and large fireplace. Kirkstone Park, Lynn Valley Centre, the library, cafes, restaurants, and the North Shore trail network are all within walking distance.
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SEASTRAND’S BEST CORNER! 301-150 24th St., West Vancouver
A private cove on Whytecliff. A beach below the lawn. A boat at anchor in your sightline. Cliffwinds occupies 2/3 of an acre of waterfront in one of West Vancouver’s most established enclaves, with 28,000+ sq.ft. of terraced grounds running directly to the shore. The home is a mid-century modern post-and-beam by Watkins & Massey, Architects, designed to frame the water from every room. The view runs across emerald sea to Anvil Island, Boyer Island & the ferries crossing the channel as part of the daily rhythm. The cove is suited to swimming, scuba, or a quiet evening on the water. The home accepts a thoughtful restoration, a considered addition, or a new build for a buyer with a longer view. Whytecliff Park, Horseshoe Bay & the marinas are minutes away.
Very rarely available 1 bedroom S/W corner in the iconic Seastrand. The bedroom will take a king size bed. This is probably the only SW unit that has not been updated to someone else’s taste. The Seastrand is a resort building with a large upgraded outdoor heated swimming pool with new patio furnishings. A 150 sq. ft. balcony extends your living space towards the Pacific Ocean. The unit comes with one reserved parking spot, a storage locker, a guest suite, a party room and a live-in manager. Lots of visitor parking. Great inspirational opportunity for personal interior design preferences.
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15 Brunswick Beach Rd., Lions Bay TRULY, ONE OF A KIND PROPERTY! This 5,000 sq. ft. dream home is one of the most unique properties in West Vancouver. Set at the end of a quiet road, this WATERFRONT peninsula has nearly 400 feet of shoreline that wraps around the home and its fortress-like concrete foundation walls! Enjoy the heated oceanside swimming pool & secluded beaches while watching captivating ocean wildlife. The views & sunsets of Howe Sound, the islands & beyond are magical. This home was built 4 years ago, constructed of steel & glass & the latest technology. Massive walls of windows to maximize the views from every angle. 5 bedrooms & 5 baths, very well equipped gym & about 3,000 sq. ft. oceanside terraces, gardens & lawn. Absolutely stunning opportunity for the most discerning buyer. Balance of home warranty.
$17,800,000 200-1455 Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1C3
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GARDEN TO TABLE
Try leaving leaves on the ground to let nature take its course
Applicant Hosted Preliminary Public Consultation Meeting
2196 MARINE DRIVE CONDOMINIUM PROPOSAL West Vancouver Community Centre
LAURA MARIE NEUBERT
Contributing writer
Always at this time of year, I feel somewhat tired. It is tempting to let nature take its course and turn inward; inside where it’s warm and dry. But then I walk by our old greenhouse, full to the brim with winter green mustards and brassica, and feel restored. Smooth, lobed, toothed, serrated and incised leaves in every shade of green and purple, already twice-potted up await their winter bed under cover of a cold frame. Tiny kalettes and cauliflower hold the promise of spring and another season in the company of renewal and growing things. Soon the cedar and polycarbonate panels buried at the back of the garden shed will see the light of shorter days and cold winter moons. Some will be assembled into a high-sided lid of sorts for a single large raised bed, and others will become makeshift storm windows on the chicken coop run. We don’t expect much from our winter garden; just enough connection to invite us outside each morning for a daybreak dose of Vitamin D. It is unclear and unknowable how much growth or indeed food we will be gifted. A mild winter may produce cutand-come-again greens straight through to spring, but months of icy cold and snow may push any harvest well into 2027. Only market gardeners who grow with focussed intention and mechanical interventions can rely somewhat on a winter harvest. All but one bed will be rested from expectation. During late August, we sowed winter peas and daikon into the others, and just recently, added a thin layer of insulating mulching compost. Leaves from a large Japanese maple will be added eventually, but only enough to cover. Most leaves will stay where they fall. We will leave the kales, collards, leeks, Brussels sprouts and late sown beets and carrots to their own — taking what we can as they provide. Some will end up in season-end minestrone soup or winter braises and some will feed the chickens or compost, but all will stay within our ecosystem, nourishing something. Late sown beans may or may not produce food for us, but certainly they are harvesting nitrogen from the air to feed the soil and next year’s harvest. The last
PROPOSAL A preliminary redevelopment is proposed for 2196 Marine Drive, West Vancouver consisting of an 11-storey condominium with 80 units.
Join us to meet the project team, learn about our vision for the site, review display boards and conceptual renderings, ask questions, and share your feedback. MEETING DETAILS: SITE: 2196 Marine Drive Meeting location is indicated by a red “X” and the subject site is shaded in orange in the map above. These winter greens and brassicas are ready for planting out in a coldframe and under fleece. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT PROJECT WEB PAGE: of the tender herbs will be harvested and dried. If we’re lucky, the oregano and marjoram will outlive the frost long enough to infuse olives and lemons yet to be brined. If an early hard frost kills the herb leaves, their fragrant stems will remain for use in flavouring the cold smoke of salmon yet to be canned. Nothing goes to waste in an urban permaculture garden. In nature, fall is just that — the seasonal raining down of biomass onto the soil to cover every square inch with nutrition, inevitable decay and the seeds of renewal. It is tempting to rake and sweep beds and unpaved paths clean of leaves and twigs, and to tidy our property into picture perfection. I struggle to leave the leaves and the detritus where they fall, but I remind myself that insects and biology overwinter in the duff and decay, and removing it would break the food web. I remind myself too that not raking and sweeping is a gift of rest and respite after a long season of growing and putting food up and away for the winter. Soon I will welcome the gift. For now I will tend to the garden for as long as she will have me and for as long as I’m needed. The book Grow Your Soil! by Diane Miessler is an excellent winter read. Leave the leaves and you may have time. 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.
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026 Time: Drop-in any time between 5:30pm -7:30pm Location: West Vancouver Community Centre - Ocean Room, Floor 2 (2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver)
Format: Drop-in open house with display boards and project team members available to answer questions. Visit https://www.jtadevco.com/news-jta for more information about the project, including display materials, FAQs, and an online comment form.
This is not a West Vancouver District function; it is a pre-application meeting. District of West Vancouver District Council may receive a report from staff on the issues raised at this meeting and may formally consider the proposal at a later date.
The North Shore News is proud of the men and women who are serving or have served our country. We would like to pay tribute to as many North Shore born-and-raised military personnel as possible in our upcoming Remembrance Day feature publishing on November 4th. If you or a loved one is currently serving or has served our country, we are inviting you to submit a veteran listing for our feature. Submission details: If you’ve already submitted a listing for a previous Remembrance Day feature, please email kknox@lodestarmedia.ca and give us the name of the veteran. Mark ‘Veteran listing re-run’ in the subject line of your email. If you are submitting a brand new listing, please email the following to kknox@lodestarmedia.ca: • Photo of veteran • 25-word max. bio of veteran Please mark ‘New veteran listing’ in the subject line of your email.
All emails must be received by 5:00 p.m., Oct. 30th. Inclusion will be based on first come, first served and amount of available space in the feature.
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Provincial election scheduled one week after municipal vote Continued from A1 to pull the pin on the election to consolidate his party’s power as well as extend its mandate. Laurence said Eby is positioning himself on the side of building and supporting national projects. “It allows him to come in and say ‘I’m rallying for Canada,’” said Laurence – which is an easier message to sell to voters during a crisis. A similar “crisis politics” move was made successfully by former premier John Horgan, who called a snap election during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Laurence. Laurence said there’s always a chance Eby’s bet could backfire. “Politics moves quickly these days. And you can almost never anticipate what’s about to happen,” he said. Both North Vancouver NDP MLAs echoed Eby’s message about the reasons for the early election. North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said the economic threats faced by B.C. from U.S. President Donald Trump are serious and “people in our communities deserve to know that they have a stable government and legislature in place that focuses on the needs of people here.” Ma said the threats from the U.S. weren’t
A provincial election was called Tuesday, Sept. 22 for Oct. 24. FILE PHOTO on the radar in the same way during the last provincial election two years ago. The impact of the U.S. tariffs on B.C. business has meant less revenue for the province, which is why B.C. has been focusing on getting major projects off the ground, she said, while continuing to spend on health and education. “British Columbians deserve to have a choice in deciding how the province moves forward in the face of that threat,” she said. “And those services make up the vast, vast majority of public spending.” North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Susie
Chant had a similar message about voters needing a choice about how the government handles the impacts of the trade war. “I feel it’s important that the people of British Columbia have the opportunity at this time to determine who is going to be governing on their behalf and who has got their best interests in hand,” said Chant, who is also running again to represent her riding. West Vancouver-Capilano Conservative MLA Lynne Block will be moving two ridings over to challenge Chant for her seat, freeing up West Vancouver-Capilano for appointed Conservative candidate Caroline Elliott. Earlier this year Elliott placed a very close second in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, narrowly losing to Findlay. Block described Eby’s election call as a power grab and a waste of money that will detract from the municipal elections. She is predicting the early election call will end up biting the NDP. “Nobody’s happy about it except maybe him,” she said. “He’s blaming the boogeyman, Trump.… But the reality is a lot of this [economic challenge] happened way before, all under his auspices.” Despite the lack of warning, the Conservatives have been the first party to nominate candidates in all four North
Shore ridings. The NDP have not yet named challengers for either West Vancouver riding, and the Greens have just one declared candidate. CentreBC, which was founded by former West Vancouver-Capilano BC Liberal and BC United MLA Karin Kirkpatrick, is also planning to nominate candidates. In West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, incumbent Green Party MLA Jeremy Valeriote is running for re-election. Challenging him will be the Conservatives’ Ayla Dumais, a party staffer and member of the Prophet River First Nation from northeastern B.C., and CentreBC’s Dan Wood, a real estate and leasing agent with B.C. Housing. So far, the only declared challenger for Ma’s North Vancouver-Lonsdale seat is Conservative Trevor Withers, who works for Aritzia as a data analyst. The provincial election will be the third one in just two months for ballot-weary North Shore voters – many of whom also voted the North Vancouver-Capilano federal by-election at the end of August. Ma said she would understand if voters were frustrated “over having to go to the polls three times.” With two young children at home, taking on a provincial election right won’t be easy for her personally, but she’s committed, she said. - with files from Brent Richter
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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING Saturday, October 17, 2026 Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of North Vancouver that an Election by Voting is necessary for the offices of Mayor, Councillor, and School Trustee (School District #44) for a 4-year term, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are as follows:
MAYOR (1 to be elected)
VOTING IN PERSON
WHO CAN VOTE
BUCHANAN, Linda KING, Oliver KURVERS, Dave MCGRAW, Mike
GENERAL VOTING DAY
RESIDENT ELECTORS
City of North Vancouver City of North Vancouver City of North Vancouver City of North Vancouver
COUNCILLOR (6 to be elected)
ALEXANDER, Sean City of North Vancouver BACK, Holly District of North Vancouver BELL, Don City of North Vancouver BENTZ, Tammy City of North Vancouver BOLTENKO, Anna City of North Vancouver BRUN, David City of North Vancouver CATO, Jeremy City of North Vancouver GIRARD, Angela City of North Vancouver HEYWOOD, Guy City of North Vancouver IZATT, Ken City of North Vancouver KOLSTEE, Jullian City of North Vancouver LAI, Max City of North Vancouver MCILROY, Jessica City of North Vancouver RAISINGHANI, Krishna City of North Vancouver ROBERTSON, Andrew City of North Vancouver SHAHRIARI, Shervin City of North Vancouver TUMANENG, Lailani City of North Vancouver VALENTE, Tony City of North Vancouver
SCHOOL TRUSTEE (3 to be elected) AZIZI, Manoochehr City of North Vancouver HUNG, Peggy District of North Vancouver NAVALES, Senora City of North Vancouver NEUFELD, Trish City of North Vancouver PURUGGANAN, Ethel City of North Vancouver WILSON, Antje City of North Vancouver
VOTING BY MAIL MAIL BALLOT VOTING All eligible electors have the option to vote by mail. Mail ballots can be requested online at cnv.org/vote. Mail ballot packages with voting instructions will be mailed to qualified applicants in late September/early October. The deadline to apply for a mail ballot is October 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm. Ballots must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 8:00 pm on October 17, 2026, in order to be counted. Any ballots received after this time will not be counted. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure that their ballot is returned before the deadline. Official agents and scrutineers can be present for the proceedings of opening the mail ballots, being held in the Council Chamber at City Hall on October 16, 2026, at 9:00 am and on October 17, 2026, at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm, if additional mail ballots are received.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at: Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre John Braithwaite Community Centre The Pipe Shop Carson Graham Secondary School* Larson Elementary School* Ridgeway Elementary School* Queen Mary Elementary School* Sutherland Secondary School* Westview Elementary School*
130 E 23rd St 145 W 1st St 115 Victory Ship Way 2145 Jones Ave 2605 Larson Rd 420 E 8th St 230 W Keith Rd 1860 Sutherland Ave 641 W 17th St
All voting locations are wheelchair accessible. *Locations with Curbside Voting available. A contact phone number will be posted outside of the designated voting locations.
ADVANCE VOTING All advance voting will be held at North Vancouver City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, Conference Room A Wednesday, October 7 Saturday, October 10 Tuesday, October 13 Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15
8:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 10:00 am - 7:00 pm 8:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Curbside Voting will be available in a designated stall in front of City Hall on West 13th Street during Advance Voting. For assistance when you arrive, phone 604-230-3142.
SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES A special voting opportunity will be provided to patients of the following facilities: Lions Gate Hospital and HOpe Centre Saturday, October 10 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Evergreen House and North Shore Hospice Tuesday, October 13 9:30 am - 2:30 pm These special voting opportunities are only provided for patients of the above-noted facilities. In accordance with the City’s “Local Election Bylaw, 2026, No. 9108”, Special Voting Opportunities may use a Portable Ballot Box and/or a Vote Counting Unit.
All City of North Vancouver resident electors must: • Be age 18 or older on the day of registration or on General Voting Day; and • Be a Canadian citizen; and • Have been a resident of BC for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; and • Be a resident of the City of North Vancouver or Eslhá7an (Mission 1 Reserve); and • Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.
Residents who are not Canadian citizens are not entitled to register or vote.
NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS All City of North Vancouver non-resident property electors must: • Be age 18 or older on the day of registration or on General Voting Day; and • Be a Canadian citizen; and • Have been a resident of BC for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; and • Be a registered owner of real property in the City of North Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • Not be entitled to register as a Resident Elector in the City of North Vancouver; and • Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; and • Not be registered as a Non-Resident Property Elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in the City of North Vancouver; and • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a Non-Resident Property Elector; and • Provide proof of ownership at the time of registration. A Property Tax Notice, BC Assessment Notice, or Certificate of Title, issued by the Land Title Office, are acceptable documents for proof of ownership. Non-resident property owners who are not Canadian citizens or BC residents are not entitled to register or vote. Corporations and businesses are also not entitled to register or vote, nor are they entitled to have a representative register or vote on their behalf.
ELECTOR REGISTRATION The City of North Vancouver uses the updated provincial list of electors prepared by Elections BC. If an elector was registered on the Provincial Voters List prior to mid-August, they should be on the City’s List of Electors. Elector registration will also be available during Mail Ballot Voting, Advance Voting and on General Voting Day. If an elector is not on the List of Electors and they intend to register when they vote, please note the following: RESIDENT ELECTORS To register and vote as a Resident Elector, qualified electors must provide two pieces of identification that prove their identity and place of residence. One of the pieces of identification must also include the elector’s signature (e.g. BC Driver’s Licence or BC Services Card). If neither piece of identification shows the residential address, electors may make a solemn declaration as to place of residence. Elector registration will be available at all voting locations. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS To register and vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector, qualified electors must provide: two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity; proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property; and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. A Property Tax Notice, BC Assessment Notice, or Certificate of Title, issued by the Land Title Office, are acceptable documents for proof of ownership. Non-Resident Property Elector application forms are available online at cnv.org/vote. Elector registration will be available at all voting locations. Chief Election Officer Amelia Cifarelli
Deputy Chief Election Officer Jennifer Borland
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2026 General Election
Saturday, October 17, 2026 NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the District of North Vancouver that an election by voting is necessary to elect one Mayor, six Councillors and four School Trustees for a four-year term commencing November 2026 and terminating November 2030, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
MAYOR – One (1) to be elected • ZAHEDI, Max ............................. District of North Vancouver • LITTLE, Mike .............................. District of North Vancouver • ALEXANDER, Graham ............... District of North Vancouver • PUCCI, Paolo ............................. District of North Vancouver • NIEWELER, Stephan .................. Bowen Island Municipality
COUNCILLOR – Six (6) to be elected • ANDERSON, Daniel................... District of North Vancouver • HANSON, Jim............................ District of North Vancouver • KYLE, Aidan ............................... District of North Vancouver • WILSON, Stephanie................... City of North Vancouver • MURI, Lisa .................................. District of North Vancouver • MANN, Kulvir............................. District of North Vancouver • FORBES, Betty........................... District of North Vancouver • BOND, Mathew ......................... District of North Vancouver • BACK, Jordan ............................ District of North Vancouver • NWABUISI, Victoria ................... District of North Vancouver • BELL, Trey .................................. District of North Vancouver • MAH, Herman............................ District of North Vancouver • POPE, Catherine........................ City of North Vancouver • MUNRO, Linda .......................... District of North Vancouver • BOYD, Daina.............................. District of North Vancouver
SCHOOL TRUSTEE – Four (4) to be elected • BOEHM, Mike............................ District of North Vancouver • BRANSTON, Jennifer ................ District of North Vancouver • CHARROIS, Michael .................. District of North Vancouver • GERLACH, Cyndi ....................... District of North Vancouver • HAINES, Rob ............................. District of North Vancouver • KHAN, Raheela .......................... District of North Vancouver • NICKERSON, Laura ................... District of North Vancouver • NORTH, Layne ........................... District of North Vancouver • PERFECTO, Raphael.................. District of North Vancouver • RINFRET, Ainslie ........................ District of North Vancouver • TSIAKOS, George...................... District of North Vancouver
NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING Advance voting will be available to qualified electors as follows: District Hall, 355 West Queens Road • Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 8:00am–8:00pm • Saturday, October 10, 2026, 8:00am–8:00pm • Monday, October 12, 2026 8:00am–8:00pm Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court • Saturday, October 10, 2026, 8:00am–8:00pm • Monday, October 12, 2026 8:00am–8:00pm
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS General voting will be open to qualified electors of the District of North Vancouver on Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 8:00am− 8:00pm at the following locations: • Argyle Secondary School, 1131 Frederick Road • Blueridge Elementary School, 2650 Bronte Drive • Brooksbank Elementary School, 980 East 13th Street • Canyon Heights Elementary School, 4501 Highland Boulevard • Capilano Elementary School, 1230 West 20th Street • Carisbrooke Elementary School, 510 East Carisbrooke Road • Cleveland Elementary School, 1255 Eldon Road • Eastview Elementary School, 1801 Mountain Highway • Handsworth Secondary School, 1033 Handsworth Road • Highlands Elementary School, 3150 Colwood Drive • Lions Gate Community Recreation Centre, 1733 Lions Gate Lane • Lynn Creek Community Recreation Centre, 1491 Hunter Street • Lynnmour Elementary School, 800 Forsman Avenue • Montroyal Elementary School, 5310 Sonora Drive • Mountainside Secondary School, 3365 Mahon Ave • Norgate Elementary School, 1295 Sowden Street • Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court • Ross Road Elementary School, 2875 Bushnell Place • Seycove Secondary School, 1204 Caledonia Avenue • Sherwood Park Elementary School, 4085 Dollar Road • Upper Lynn Elementary School, 1540 Coleman Street • Windsor Secondary School, 931 Broadview Drive
REGISTRATION AT TIME OF VOTING If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register, you must meet the following qualifications: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and, • Canadian Citizen; and, • Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; and, • Resident of the District of North Vancouver or Registered owner of real property in the District of North Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day; and, • Not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. Resident electors will also be required to produce two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce: • two pieces of acceptable identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity; • proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property; and, • if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners. The registered owner of real property means whichever of the following is applicable: (a) the owner of a registered estate in fee simple of the property, unless another person holds an interest in the property referred to in paragraph (b), (c) or (d); (b) the holder of the last registered agreement for sale, unless another person holds an interest in the property referred to in paragraph (c) or (d); (c) the tenant for life under a registered life interest in the property, unless another person holds an interest in the property referred to in paragraph (d); (d) the holder of a registered lease of the property for a term of at least 99 years. For a list of acceptable forms of identification, visit DNV.org/vote.
INFORMATION AND CONTACTS For more information on the election, please visit DNV.org/vote or contact: • Genevieve Lanz, Chief Election Officer, elections@dnv.org or 604-990-2212 • Rhonda Schell, Deputy Chief Election Officer, elections@dnv.org or 604-990-2433 For more information on campaign financing and advertising rules in local elections, contact Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683, electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca or elections.bc.ca/local-elections/2026-general-local-elections.
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‘MISSING MIDDLE’
36-unit townhouse project coming to the Maplewood area HILARY ANGUS
Contributing writer
A new townhouse project that promises to bring “missing middle” family housing to North Vancouver has been approved for the Maplewood area. The 36-unit project at 526-550 Riverside Dr. and 2194 Windridge Dr. was first brought before council for a successful rezoning application in March. The district awarded Montage Development a development permit during a Sept. 21 council meeting. The project will include 36 units spread across four buildings – two three-storey and two four-storey – with an internal walkway connecting all four buildings, a children’s play area, an outdoor amenity space and a shared underground parking garage. The units will comprise 12 one-bedroom, 10 two-bedroom, eight three-bedroom and four four-bedroom layouts, with eight lock-off units – small, self-contained units within a larger dwelling that can be used for visitors or rentals. The units range in size from 436 to 1,708 square feet. In the meeting Sept. 21, Coun. Lisa Muri
expressed concern that the removal of more than 60 mature trees from the site and surrounding boulevard areas goes against the district’s environmental goals. Muri said the trees provide a buffer from vehicle traffic at the busy intersection, as well as water runoff management in what she described as a “very wet area.” “It’s not good science from my perspective, it doesn’t make sense, we should be doing everything we can to retain these trees,” Muri said. Coun. Betty Forbes echoed Muri’s concerns, adding that the area is home to a lot of wildlife, and could be used as a wildlife corridor. Forbes asked if there had been any reports on the project’s possible impact on local wildlife. District staff confirmed there had not been any reports on the subject, but the lot has a fence running across it, which Mayor Mike Little said would already be impeding wildlife in its current state. Council ultimately approved the permit for the project. Hilary Angus is a Vancouver-based journalist writing for the North Shore News. She can be reached at info@hilaryangus.com.
Permissive Tax Exemptions for 2027-2030 In accordance with Section 227 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the Council for the District of North Vancouver intends to consider the adoption of Bylaw 8818 “2024-2027 Taxation Exemptions by Council Bylaw 8636, 2023 Amendment Bylaw 8818, 2026 (Amendment 2)” and Bylaw 8820 “2027-2030 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 Lynn Valley Permissive Taxation Exemption Bylaw 8820, 2026” at the Regular Council Meeting to be held on Monday, October 5, 2026. In general terms, Bylaw 8818 will remove the permissive tax exemption for the Canadian Mental Health Association, North and West Vancouver Branch – Supportive Housing from 1286 Chamberlain Drive as the Canadian Mental Health Association no longer occupies the property. The bylaw will also update the registered name to “EESO Foundation” for Units 117, 117A, 116A and 115 of 3721 Delbrook Avenue to preserve the exemption for an eligible use that continues at the same location. Bylaw 8820 will provide the following property with a 100% exemption from the payment of Municipal property taxes for the years 2027 to 2030 inclusive. Note: The tax figures above are estimates only and will be modified based on changes in assessment, as provided by BC Assessment, and taxes as determined by Council for the years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
Organization: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 Lynn Valley Address: 1630 Lynn Valley Road Description of proposed exemption: 224(2)(a) 2027 Estimated taxes ($): 24,678 2028 Estimated taxes ($): 25,912 2029 Estimated taxes ($): 27,208
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Note: The tax figures above are estimates only and will be modified based on changes in assessment, as provided by BC Assessment, and taxes as determined by Council for the years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. Copies of Bylaw 8818 “2024-2027 Taxation Exemptions by Council Bylaw 8636, 2023 Amendment Bylaw 8818, 2026 (Amendment 2)” and Bylaw 8820 “2027-2030 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 Lynn Valley, Permissive Taxation Exemption Bylaw 8820, 2026” and relevant background material are available for review online in the agenda package for the October 5, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council at DNV.org/agenda. Permissive Tax Exemptions – Extract of Community Charter General authority for permissive exemptions 224 (1) A council may, by bylaw in accordance with this section, exempt land or improvements, or both, referred to in subsection (2) from taxation under section 197 (1) (a) [municipal property taxes], to the extent, for the period and subject to the conditions provided in the bylaw. (2) Tax exemptions may be provided under this section for the following: (a) land or improvements that
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Only a few bits of information were recorded with this photograph of the North Vancouver Canoe Club, donated to MONOVA courtesy of William Nahanee of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw. Just Dominic Baker and Harry Newman are identified (top row on the far left). Canoe culture has been central to Coast Salish peoples’ ways of life since time immemorial, and following the passing of the Indian Act in 1876 and the ban of the Potlach, canoe racing became a vital way for Indigenous peoples to gather and share culture. The North Vancouver Canoe Club is still in operation today. 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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It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Al Bueckert announces his sudden passing on September 4, 2026, while recovering from surgery at Lions Gate Hospital, at the age of 83. Al was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend, and will be deeply missed by his dear wife Christine of nearly 50 years; daughter Kimberly (David); sisters Vera and Lynn (Craig); and many nieces and nephews. Al grew up in Manitoba and moved to BC in the 1960s, eventually making the North Shore his home. Al was generous, kind, and approached life with energy and enthusiasm. He enjoyed skiing and hiking, but riding his mountain bike along the many North Shore trails was his greatest passion. Al was also an active member of his church, serving in many capacities over the years and generously giving his time to others.
A service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at West Vancouver Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Union Gospel Mission.
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Dorothy passed away peacefully at Hollyburn House in West Vancouver on August 18, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Calgary on March 24, 1935, she lived a vibrant life filled with achievement, travel, and service. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 56 years, Arthur Donald MacLeod (Don), in 2023. Together, they shared a deep love for adventure, travelling the world extensively and spending many cherished winters in Florida. Following her graduation from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Dorothy dedicated most of her career to working as a laboratory technician at Riverview Hospital. Beyond her profession, she was exceptionally accomplished in her personal pursuits. Passionate about figure skating, she served as an international skating judge at the World Championships and other major global events, a dedication that culminated in her induction into the Skate Canada (BC/Yukon) Hall of Fame as an Official in 2019. Dorothy was also a proud founding member of The Arbutus Club and achieved the prestigious status of ACBL Life Master in bridge. In her retirement, Dorothy turned her energy toward helping others, volunteering generously at Lions Gate Hospital for more than 15 years. Many thanks to the staff and nurses at Hollyburn House for their exceptional care and kindness over the last five years. At Dorothy's request, there will be no service.
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With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Brian Pollard, beloved husband of Alison and devoted father to Shannon and Kathleen.
Beverley May Laing Gillian Morrison With profound sadness, Ann Busay and Ian Morrison announce the passing of their much-beloved sister Gillian. With great strength of will and much heart, she waged a spirited battle against cancer, but ultimately succumbed at the North Shore Hospice. We will remember the vigour and enthusiasm she brought to her work in the social work department of Sunny Hill Hospital for sick children. In her nonworking hours, she expressed her great fondness of all things beautiful with her wonderful flower arrangements, her jewelry making and her love of gardening. An avid music lover, Gillian enjoyed season tickets to the opera, classical music concerts, both instrumental and choral. Her keenness for jazz resulted in her emceeing the Vancouver Jazz Festival for many years. Performers and audiences alike will remember the wonderful job she did on the Gastown, Vancouver Art Gallery, and David Lam stages. Deeply devoted to her Roman Catholic faith, Gillian was a regular attendee at daily Mass, and she participated in many devotional groups and choirs as part of her worship.
1937 - 2026
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Beverley (Bev) Laing into the hands of the Lord at 89 years old. She leaves to mourn her husband of 67 years, Hubert; daughters Janet and Brenda Snowden (Dave); grandchildren Stephanie, Chelsea (Trevor), Timothy (Hanne), and Jeffrey; and greatgrandchildren Luna and Asher. Bev was predeceased by her son, Daryl. The Family wishes to thank the Second-Floor South staff at Evergreen House for all the care they have given over the past two and a half years. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 9th at 2:00 p.m. at North Shore Alliance Church, 201 East 23rd Street, North Vancouver.
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Returning to Vancouver in 1975, Brian studied political science at UBC while working graveyard shifts at Canada Post. Following personal setbacks, he devoted himself to Buddhist study and practice, a path that guided him throughout his life. He followed Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and was active in Dharmadhatu and Siddhartha’s Intent. In 1980, Brian met Alison while taking an ESL methodology course at UBC, and it was love at first sight. Both soon found teaching positions at VCC. They married in 1985, and Brian became a devoted father to Alison’s two young daughters.
A respected educator, Brian was remembered fondly by generations of students. In retirement, he volunteered at the Carnegie Centre, tutoring newcomers and Indigenous learners.
Noreen Dorothy Cottle
September 21, 1927 - September 22, 2026 Noreen passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on September 22, 2026. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, David, Anne (Terence), and Jason; her grandchildren Andrew, Michelle (Kevin), Lauren (Evan), Natalie (Ben), Victoria, and Nicholas; and her greatgrandchild Sienna. Noreen was predeceased by her husband, John Henry Joseph “Harry” Cottle in 2021 and by her sisters, Julia and Muriel. Noreen was born in Linden, Nova Scotia to Britta and Ernest Angus. She moved to Toronto for work, and there she met her future husband, Harry. They married in Montreal in 1954. Harry’s work took them back to Toronto, and then to Halifax, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
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At Simon Fraser University, Brian developed a lifelong social conscience. After earning a Bachelor’s in Economics and Third World development, he joined CUSO in Sabah, Malaysia. He taught English and social studies, coached track-and-field students, and later spent a year in Taiwan studying Mandarin and teaching at the National Police Academy.
Energetic and competitive, Brian loved tennis, table tennis, marathon running, cross-country skiing, and hiking. For twelve years he studied Tai Chi with Sifu Laurens Lee, bringing humour and a playful spirit to every practice.
Gillian is survived by her sister Ann Busay and nephew, Andrew, and by her brother Ian (Judy) Morrison and niece Taylor.
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Born in Edmonton, Brian was raised by his mother, Kay Pollard. At Vic Comp High School, a perceptive teacher recognized his intelligence and encouraged him to excel. He developed a strong work ethic early, spending teenage summers as a CN lineman in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
While Noreen balanced her part-time work with dedicated service to her community through volunteer organizations, her family was always her primary devotion and greatest joy. Known for her warm spirit and sense of humour, Noreen cultivated a large circle of dear friends throughout her life. At Noreen’s request, no formal service will be held.
Brian wove drama, storytelling, poetry, and performance into his teaching and earned a M.Ed in Creative Arts & Learning from Lesley College. Among his most memorable projects was ghostwriting the unpublished autobiography of Faye Leung. Travel, especially in Southeast Asia, remained a great joy. Brian cherished the region’s food, cultures, and ways of life, and he and Alison also explored Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. For the last twelve years, Brian lived with prostate cancer with courage and resilience, refusing to let illness define him. As his mobility declined, he still found joy in North Shore walks, café visits, and sharing photographs of neighbourhood flowers. Brian will be remembered for his kindness, humour, storytelling, convictions, and courage. He will be deeply missed by his family, students, colleagues, sangha, and many friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, or the Canadian Red Cross. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 24, from 1–4 p.m. at 150 West 15th Street, North Vancouver. Kindly RSVP to alisonpnorman@yahoo.ca.
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June Astrid Morris, born July 10, 1935, in Halifax, NS, died September 4, 2026, in North Vancouver. June was the youngest of three girls born to Halvor Krokstad, of Norway, and Helen Mosher, of Halifax. Educated in Halifax as a steno, June worked at a shipyard where she met her first husband, Robert (Bob) Guthrie, of Scotland.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Harry Clamp on July 3rd, 2026. Born in Birmingham, England, Brian was the son of Harry Clamp and Hilda May (Smith) Clamp. He was an early student of computer science and graduated as a computer engineer. His work took him to other countries to set up computer systems. In 1969, he immigrated to Canada, where he worked initially for the Canadian Government before joining Air Canada. In 1980, Brian transferred with Air Canada from Toronto to Vancouver to finish out his career. After his retirement from the corporate world, Brian tutored elementary and high school students in mathematics and calculus. Brian was quick to display his sense of humor. He enjoyed his family, his students, his cat, Spooky, and his pipe. Brian is survived by his wife, Carol, and his children, Peter, Stuart (Diane), Lorna (Branko), Braden (Sandra), Rossanne (Kiko), Alannah (Josh), and his grandchildren Sebastian, Lewin, and Orson.
June and Bob travelled often and spent a year in North Carolina with their two daughters, Heather and Andrea. They then moved to Ottawa, where they spent over 10 years. June received her Early Childhood Education there and ran a successful antique business. The family then moved to North Vancouver. Shortly after moving, Bob died suddenly at 46, leaving June a widow to raise two teenagers. June then married Cliff Morris, a retired Navy Officer. They bought a 160-acre lot in Rock Creek, BC, where they built a house, cultivated hay, and raised up to 14 horses. The Okanagan winters were spent in Phoenix, Arizona. After many years of embracing the farming life and community, they sold the property. Never to be idle, however, June and Cliff then moved to Mckinley Landing and later to Westbank. They finally settled in North Vancouver, where June wanted to be closer to her family. Her loving dog M’Lady joined the family in 2013.
A celebration of life will be held for Brian on October 4th at 1:00 PM at Seymour Golf & Country Club, 3723 Mt Seymour Pkwy, North Vancouver, BC, V7H 3A1.
June and Cliff travelled extensively throughout the world and went on over 45 cruises. June loved to travel. She always kept her red suitcase close at hand. In 2022, June and M’Lady moved to Amica, in Edgemont, NV. Although it was an adjustment for both, they settled into their new home. June brought a warm, welcoming, and always happy energy to Amica and will be deeply missed by both the staff and many friends. Team M’lady, with Elder Dogs, was an important part of June and Lady’s life too, as were dear friends Jo and Shirley. June’s great pleasure was traveling and visiting family in Scotland (her sister-in-law Moira Stewart) and Norway. She rediscovered the extent of her large, loving Norwegian family in her 50s and always hoped that those new connections would continue well past her life. She felt at home in Norway. She loved them all deeply. She leaves to mourn two daughters, Heather (Don) and Andrea (Jack); two granddaughters, Jennifer and Allison (Shaun); and her great-granddaughter, Emma. She was an amazing grandma and GG.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Keath Hutton, who passed away peacefully on the morning of September 22, 2026, surrounded by his family. Keath was born on January 26, 1947, in Vancouver, BC, to Elizabeth (“Betty,” née Sellentin) and Charles Gordon Hutton. He had one older sister, Carel. Keath was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Georgina Hutton; his son Adam Hutton and his wife, Adryon, and granddaughters Kai and Lani; and his daughter Erin Kelly and her husband, Nils, and grandson Luca. At a young age, Keath experienced the heartbreaking loss of both his father and his sister. Following his father’s passing, his mother, Betty, met and married Arthur (“Art”) George, the owner of Deep Cove Marina, which they later named Seycove Marina. Alongside Art and Betty, Keath became deeply involved in the marina, operating the water taxis up Indian Arm, building and repairing docks, and servicing boats. Some of his earliest and fondest memories were of Deep Cove, a place he loved and called home throughout his life. Keath had an extraordinary mind and an innate ability to understand how things worked. Keath attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he studied mechanical engineering. He was known by his family, friends, and acquaintances as a man who could fix just about anything. His incredible knowledge, ingenuity, and seemingly limitless skills set a standard that will be difficult to match. From an early age, Keath would take things apart simply to understand them, and then put them back together—often better than they had been before. He was a gifted carpenter who took enormous pride in building things with care and remarkable craftsmanship. He built his family’s first home on Panorama Drive and spent much of his life in construction, renovation, and countless mechanical and marine repairs and projects. Keath proudly remembered his years waterskiing with the Bedwell Bay Water Ski Club. It was during a waterskiing trip to Osoyoos, BC, that he met his wife, Georgina. Keath and Georgina shared a love of travel and created many wonderful memories together and with family and friends. Their travels took them to Newfoundland, New York, Italy, France, England, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Alaska, and many other special places.
Ernest James (Jim) Coomey Ernest James (Jim) Coomey passed away peacefully in his home on September 18, 2026, at the age of 94, leaving behind a legacy of laughter, care, and adventure. Born in Llanelli, Wales, Jim brought his warm heart and quick, bright sense of humour to Canada, where he practiced as a dedicated GP for many decades. Beyond his medical practice, Jim had a passion for oil painting and a deep love for the outdoors. Whether he was hiking a trail, camping under the stars, fishing or hitting the ski slopes, he led a remarkably active life.
June laughed easily and found pleasure in so many things. She was deeply loved. Safe travels, our viking!
Jim is now reunited with his beloved wife, Julie, who predeceased him. The two first met while Jim was in medical school in London, sparking a very happy lifetime together.
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Jim’s spirit, jokes, and storytelling will be deeply missed by his children, Stephen (and the late Sandy), Madeleine (David), and Laura (Charlie), as well as his many cherished grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Keath had a lifelong love of boating and was a proud member of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. He built two power boats, both named Ginakea. Many of his happiest memories were made on the water and at his beloved cabin, where he was always happily building, repairing, tinkering, and puttering about. Above all, Keath cherished his family and the time they shared together. He especially treasured the time he spent with his grandchildren—travelling with them, teaching them to fish, and engaging in playful races. To Kai, Lani, and Luca, he was simply “Poppy.” They will always remember his playful sense of humour, especially his famous “Donald Duck voice,” which brought them so much joy. These are the memories that will remain long after the sadness of losing him has softened. Keath’s practical nature, quiet strength, generosity, and willingness to lend a hand will be remembered by all who knew him. He had a remarkable ability to make, repair, and understand almost anything, but perhaps his greatest legacy will be the memories he created with the people he loved. His stories, humour, kindness, and the things he built with his own hands will live on in those fortunate enough to have known him.
Gone from us, but leaving memories death can never take away— memories that will always linger while upon this earth we stay. Rest peacefully, Keath. You will be forever loved and forever missed.
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