Brent Richter

North Vancouver

Brent Richter here, pleased to meet you. I'm a news reporter at @NorthShoreNews in North + West Vancouver, B.C. RT ≠ I agree.

Articles

Cannabis producers navigate rising costs - BC News

1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Adam Campbell |Sandor Gyarmati |Brent Richter

B.C.’s cannabis industry is facing disruptions from tariffs, at a time when the sector is already facing challenges. Supply chains, in the form of packaging materials and cultivation equipment, are the areas where tariffs are having the most impacts on cannabis producers, said DIG360 executive retail advisor Rick Bohonis in an email response. The cannabis product itself is not being impacted, as cannabis imports and exports between Canada and the U.S. are not allowed, he said.
Burnaby man presumed drowned in Cypress Provincial Park - BC News

1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Sandor Gyarmati |Brent Richter |Hannah Link

West Vancouver police are searching for a missing man presumed drowned in Cypress Provincial Park. BC Emergency Health Services called first responders to Cabin Lake, a small lake on Black Mountain above the resort area’s ski runs, around 6:30 p.m. SundayAccording to police, the a 29-year-old Burnaby man had been swimming at the lake with his fiancée when he began to struggle.
Delta parents voice concern over French Immersion at school - BC News

1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Sandor Gyarmati |Brent Richter |Hannah Link

The Delta School District values its French Immersion program and is pleased to welcome new students to the program on a regular basis. That’s the response from the Delta School District following concerns raised recently by parents of children attending Sunshine Hills Elementary, who claim a reduction of divisions will result in fewer students able to attend the program at that school.
West Vancouver thrift shop puts $1M in senior centre’s pocket

2 weeks ago | nsnews.com | Brent Richter

A knick-knack here. A trinket there. It all adds up. Volunteers at SACS on 21st, the thrift shop inside West Vancouver’s Seniors’ Activity Centre, are being toasted for raising more than $1 million for their community. The shop, cleverly named to combine the centre’s acronym, location and an homage to luxury department retailer Saks Fifth Avenue, was launched in 2016 in a “closet” sized space by a committee of Wendy Janz, Joan Townsend and Karen Hardie.
District of North Vancouver fire department seeks vital intel from residents

2 weeks ago | nsnews.com | Brent Richter

The 911 call is in. Fire crews are on their way. Is there anything you’d want them to know before they get to your home? District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Mike Danks is hoping every household in the district will volunteer some vital intel that could save lives and homes in the event of an emergency.
North Vancouver RCMP seize thousands of contraband cigarettes

3 weeks ago | nsnews.com | Brent Richter

North Vancouver RCMP say they’ve arrested one person and seized hundreds of packs of contraband cigarettes. Police began investigating in February after officers noticed “suspicious activity consistent with the sale of illicit tobacco” near a business on the 1500 block of Lonsdale Avenue, according to a release from the RCMP. On May 15, officers searched a home on the 700 block fo West 20th Street.
What is this strange ship in the Vancouver harbour?

3 weeks ago | nsnews.com | Brent Richter

Anyone looking out on the Port of Vancouver in the last week might have noticed an unusual ship docked at North Vancouver’s Neptune Terminals, loading up on steelmaking coal. The Chinook Oldendorff, the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier, bears three tall cylinders jutting straight out of its deck. Though they might call to mind smokestacks like one would see on an old-timey steam ship, they are in fact quite the opposite.
No jail time sought for accused in Deep Cove stranger attack

3 weeks ago | nsnews.com | Brent Richter

There should be no jail time and no criminal record for the man who stabbed a stranger in Deep Cove in May 2024, the Crown and defence lawyers have agreed, citing the accused’s mental breakdown. Alexander Currie, 41, was in North Vancouver provincial court for a sentencing hearing Wednesday afternoon.
Mother calls for change after likely overdose death of North Vancouver man

3 weeks ago | nsnews.com | Brent Richter

In the summer of 2024, the North Vancouver RCMP issued a press release asking the public to keep an eye out for James Beick-Fowler. The 26-year-old North Vancouver man was known to move around the North Shore, Surrey and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, but hadn’t been seen in months. His mostly skeletal remains were found inside North Vancouver's abandoned Maplewood Pub on Spicer Street in April 2025 – more than a year after his likely overdose death.
Mother calls for change after likely overdose death of North Vancouver man

3 weeks ago | coastreporter.net | Brent Richter

In the summer of 2024, the North Vancouver RCMP issued a press release asking the public to keep an eye out for James Beick-Fowler. The 26-year-old North Vancouver man was known to move around the North Shore, Surrey and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, but hadn’t been seen in months. His mostly skeletal remains were found inside North Vancouver's abandoned Maplewood Pub on Spicer Street in April 2025 – more than a year after his likely overdose death.