Jane Seyd

Aug 7, 2024 | nsnews.com | Jane Seyd

The province and local school trustees marked the start of construction on a six-classroom expansion to Lynn Valley Elementary school on Wednesday. The $9-million expansion, which will add 145 more spaces to the school, will allow the school to get rid of four portable classrooms currently in use as temporary classrooms. Lynn Valley Elementary currently has an official capacity of 295 students (not counting the portables) but a projected enrolment of 381 students for the upcoming school year.

Aug 6, 2024 | nsnews.com | Jane Seyd

A second spill into Wagg Creek in under a week has highlighted the fact there's still a long way to go to protect local creeks say local Streamkeepers. In the first instance on July 26, local dog walkers spotted a white milky substance draining into Wagg Creek from a storm drain and flowing downstream for several hours.

Aug 4, 2024 | nsnews.com | Jane Seyd

The summer real estate market has proved a bit of a head scratcher on the North Shore. “We call it ‘inconsistent’,” said Aaron Rossetti of North Vancouver’s Rossetti Realty Ltd. There was an assumption that once interest rates started heading down, a surge of buyers would come into the market. But while listings have increased, buyers haven’t been as active as expected, he said. That’s a trend seen across the Lower Mainland.

Jul 31, 2024 | nsnews.com | Jane Seyd

North Shore streamkeepers say having signs at local creeks telling the public who to call when they spot a spill would go a long way to being able to nab pollution at the source. Carolyn Robertson, vice-president of the North Shore Streamkeepers, made the comments after local dog walkers spotted a white milky substance draining into North Vancouver’s Wagg Creek from a storm drain on Friday and flowing downstream for several hours.

Jul 29, 2024 | nsnews.com | Jane Seyd

Residents who live near West Vancouver’s Altamont Beach say they’re dismayed that the municipality is closing one of their most-loved beach accesses in order to sell the property with a neighbouring lot, potentially adding $1 million to district coffers. Members of council voted Monday, July 22, to close the popular beach path at the foot of 30th Street, in order to add the land to a district-owned property at 3000 Park Lane, which the municipality wants to sell.