West Vancouver News

Now that the rainclouds are finally clearing from the Vancouver skies, local singles may be looking for ways to impress that special someone with a tte--tte in the open air.

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The federal government has outlined its Employment Insurance reforms, including a provision that calls on recipients to accept work within one hour's commute.

Mike Harris, left, and Jeff Abbott are longboarding across Canada this summer to promote helmet use and raise funds for the Canadian Brain Injury Association.

Inshore Rescue Boat stations typically provide summer employment for six students, who work on three-person teams using five-metre inflatable boats.

Mounties have released surveillance images of an arsonist linked to a spate of fires and shootings throughout the Lower Mainland, whose 14 victims to date are all affiliated with a school that trains police officers, paramedics and prison staff.

J.Crew has opened on Robson Street. The bright and open two-level space near Thurlow Street is the first of three new Canadian stores J.Crew is opening this year.

By Catherine Barr - North Shore Outlook Published: May 24, 2012 9:00 AM Updated: May 24, 2012 9:59 AM It was a get gorgeous gala last week as the Pretty Please spring cosmetics and fragrance event was held at The Bay, Park Royal in West Vancouver.

It was a lovely evening drive on the highway. Traffic was sparse, weather conditions were dry and bright, the best possible CD was filling up the Yaris with music, a long weekend was still ahead, and I was heading south.

One-tank trips. These are the buzz words for summer travellers bent on explorations closer to home than in past years.

In SUFFOLK CNTY accident. right lane blocked on THE L.I.E./I-495 EB between X51/DEER PARK AVE/RT-231 and before X52/COMMACK RD.

By Peter W. Rusland - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Published: May 22, 2012 1:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2012 1:37 PM He is survived by his loving family, son Gerry, daughter Kathy, sister Lois, and his four grandchildren, Kate, Kit, Jenny and Malcolm.

A West Vancouver Blue Bus made a special detour to a down town floatplane terminal May 12 to ensure a woman could get to Nanaimo in time to see her dying mother.

B.C. tech sector companies ranked by number of employees in B.C. in 2012. Source: Business in Vancouver magazine.

A girl from Nanaimo is one of 7,000 bearers sharing the load in a relay retracing the route Rick Hansen took across Canada during his Man In Motion World Tour that ended in Vancouver in 1987.

B.C. tech sector companies ranked by number of employees in B.C. in 2012. Source: Business in Vancouver magazine.

The combined Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra and the West Vancouver Youth Band String Ensemble won gold standing recently in their competitive performance when participating in the Whistler Music Festival.

The Harper government will shut down a search-and-rescue station in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver as part of restraint measures Thursday that resulted in more than 1,000 employees at the Canadian Coast Guard and the Fisheries Department getting notice that their jobs could vanish.

POSTED: Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 01:42 PM PT BY: Lindsey O'Brien Tags: Port of Vancouver , West Vancouver Freight Access project Crews with Apollo Inc.

The recent return of Whistler's incredible summer weather just screams for you to get outside and explore the resort and rediscover all the resort can offer - both old and new.