aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

There have been a number of potentially hot issue stories about the North Shore in the news recently. I thought I would combine them into one post for (polite, thoughtful) discussion purposes.1) The Canexus propane plant in the District will be temp...

topics: burnaby, environment, mayor, new-westminster, north-vancouver

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

Probably to no one's surprise the Vancouver Sun is reporting today that the Lions Gate Bridge is one of the Top 10 most likely places to be involved in a motor-vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver. Fortunately for us North Shore dwellers we are not at t...

topics: burnaby, coquitlam, new-westminster, transportation

aggregated from: Chow Times

Hi All:How would you like desserts like this & for free?Coconut Crepes from Tamarind HillTamarind Hill will be giving a complimentary dessert for every $35 spent in their new restaurant in North Vancouver.We visited the Tamarind Hill on Lonsdale Ave ...

topics: dessert, new-westminster, north-vancouver, restaurant

aggregated from: Burnaby Politics

Former four-term Reform/Alliance/Conservative MP Paul Forseth is seeking the Conservative nomination in Burnaby-New Westminster in the pending election.He wishes to take on NDP incumbent Peter Julian. Forseth and Julian sat in Parliament together re...

topics: burnaby, coquitlam, election, ndp, new-westminster

aggregated from: Burnaby Politics

Paul Forseth appears to be gearing up for a bid for the Conservative nomination in Burnaby-New Westminster. The Conservative nomination opened late last week and the filing deadline is on September 25.Forseth could be acclaimed, which would put him u...

topics: burnaby, candidate, coquitlam, councillor, elected

aggregated from: Chow Times

Everyday Friday Suanne and I go out for dinner just by ourselves. We leave the boys at home. They are happy to get rid of us, just as long as they get to play the PS3 and hog the computers. They appreciate time away from us as much as we do the...

topics: burnaby, menu, new-westminster, north-vancouver, restaurant

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

I said that I would not get on the Canada Line to-day, simply because I dislike crowds. I also do not much enjoy waiting in line and if I had tried to ride the Canada Line today, that is what would have happened. In somewhat the same vein as the op...

topics: carbon-footprint, coquitlam, density, eco-density, gateway

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

Greetings, some results from the World Piping Championships, Glasgow,Scotland, August 15th. Regards, the other Ron SFU repeats as the top Pipe Band for the sixth time. To see the Band in competition,go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/Scotland/music/worlds/2...

topics: championships, new-westminster

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Well, that didn't last long. The Langley Thunder, perennial Western Lacrosse Association bottom feeders, finally made the WLA playoffs, only to be bounced in four straight by the famed New Westminster Salmonbellies (Advance story here). Nonetheless, ...

topics: langley, new-westminster

aggregated from: Burnaby Politics

The NDP convention kicks off later this week in Halifax. The party does not want the focus to be on policy, but since New Democrats go to convention to discuss policy they cannot help it. Here are the policies that are being proposed by the two Bur...

topics: burnaby, ndp, new-democrats, new-westminster, union