News We’re Following
Here we share the news stories we’ve found that matter to Blueridge residents in one way or another. Each month these are included in the latest issue of the Blueridge Bulletin as well, our subscription email.
Also note that sometimes we track major stories on our homepage.
If you have a news story to suggest, please submit it to bulletin@blueridgeca.org and we’ll take a look. Thank you!
Latest News Stories:
- Have you seen the new colour coded weather alerts? (Instagram)
- DNV Crews removing hazardous trees (Instagram video)
- FortisBC is raising its gas rates, typical bill to rise by 11%
- Utility rates to increase for North Shore ratepayers in 2026
- Christmas Map: Here’s where to find the brightest lights on the North Shore – there are 4 sites in Blueridge and Seymour Heights if you’re interested in a walk
- Evolve E-Bike Share expands to Deep Cove
- Metro Vancouver 2024 Full-Scale Waste Composition Study (PDF) – if you ever wanted to know what we throw away, all the details are here
- Editorial: Wet weather sewage pricing sounds crazy but is necessary
- Italian restaurant opens in former Raven Pub location in Deep Cove
- DNV council to vote on townhome proposal on Mount Seymour Parkway – this development permit was approved at the Dec 1 meeting
- NSEM Misuse of Funds
Published in the December 2025 Blueridge Bulletin:
- North Shore residents to pay higher ‘wet weather pricing’ for sewage
- Canada introduces new colour-coded weather alert system
- Eve Lazarus: The history of North Vancouver’s Maplewoods Flats is fascinating – a look at some nearby local history
- New road condition sensors enhance winter safety across the District
- Development at Riverside Drive & Mt. Seymour Parkway – initally submitted to the DNV in May 2019, there is now a Public Information Meeting available
- Christmas Bureau brightens up holidays for North Shore families in need
- Shipyards Christmas Market is coming back, now with beloved Bavarian-style pork
- District of North Vancouver plans budget cuts to lower taxes
- Stinky agua season: Metro Vancouverites report mouldy, musty-tasting tap water – have you noted any odor to the water?
- Meet the newest member of Maplewood’s farm family
- Digital emergency supports – from the DNV, these are things you can use to keep informed and get help in an emergency
- Pet owners panic over looming loss of North Vancouver’s only all-hours animal hospital
- 2025 Fall Community Report is now available from the DNV – it will be in your mailbox soon
- Winter festivities return to The Shipyards
- Evacuating Blueridge in an emergency – NSEM has a page discussing how the various areas of the North Shore would evacuate. Nearly everyone in Blueridge and Seymour Heights is in zone 7.D.
- Green dye testing for sewer and stormwater systems – the DNV has a major problem with stormwater getting into the sewer system, and that is causing the sewer bill from Metro Vancouver to go up; it’s best for everyone if any places where this happens are found and fixed
- How you can prepare for heavy rain – from the DNV, includes a short video and links to useful resources
- Housing
- Les Leyne: Crackdown on ‘excessive’ off-street parking requirements raises alarms – this is about Bill 25
- City of North Vancouver opens the door to thousands of multiplex homes
- B.C.’s multiplex rollout hits speed bumps as cities diverge
- West Vancouver falls short on provincial two-year housing target
- North Vancouver District meets 81% of 2-year housing target
- Halloween Fireworks
- Letter: It’s time to ban Halloween fireworks for good
- Video shows suspects setting North Vancouver house on fire on Halloween
- North Van RCMP seeks suspects in Halloween night arson – this was started by a firework deliberately thrown into a home in the 4000 block of Dollar Road, not too far from Blueridge
- Fireworks, fights and arson kept North Van RCMP busy on Halloween
- Four-in-10 District of North Vancouver Halloween fireworks permits bought outside the municipality (in 2024)
- Metro Vancouver
Published in the November 2025 Blueridge Bulletin:
- Jackie Bateman: North Shore seems to have a bit of a dog poo problem
- Editorial: Every North Shore neighbourhood needs small scale housing – the North Shore News puts a stake in the ground
- Public Hearing about Official Community Plan Updates for Housing (in response to provincial Bill 44) on Nov 12 at 7 pm
- North Shore mountains see season’s first snowfall – October 25th!
- North Vancouver District council split on plan for future housing growth
- Fireworks permits in the District – fireworks may only be set off in the DNV on Oct 31 between 6pm and 10pm, with a permit
- Huge Lynn Creek development passed by North Vancouver council – North Shore News take on the same story
- West Vancouver council votes to defy provincial housing directives – BC Minister Responds
- North Shore community associations host town hall with Mayor Little, MLA Chant and MP Beech – covers about half the town hall meeting
- Did you know you can subscribe to pages and topics on the DNV website? (Instagram link) Your webmaster uses this feature to track all kinds of things happening in the District
- North Vancouver’s Holiday Inn turns into “Haunt-Inn” for Halloween fundraiser – North Shore News take on this story
- City of Burnaby cuts permitted size of new multiplex homes due to public outcry – they are wrestling with SSMUH
- North Van District giving away (and planting) free trees
- Inside the North Shore’s most horrible haunt: Dovercourt Crypt
- North Vancouver RCMP urge fireworks caution ahead of Halloween night
- Hunt for unexploded bombs at North Vancouver site extended to 2026
- The Fall 2025 Seymour Hatcher & Education Newsletter is available
- People, Dogs and Parks Strategic Plan – survey from the DNV open Oct 14 – Nov 2
- Prada and Pyrex on the shelf at North Vancouver’s new Highlands Thrift Store – opens in the Highlands United Church basement on October 18th
- Mail delivery set to resume as Canada Post workers to switch to rotating strikes
- B.C. housing bill focuses on multi-units, publicizing short-term rental penalties
- B.C. residents warned of people impersonating Girl Guides selling cookies – wow… that’s sinking to a new low
- Housing and Transportation Cost Burden Study released. Some key points for DNV residents:
- DNV has housing costs among the highest in Metro Vancouver (see page 9)
- DNV has transportation costs that are also among the highest (page 12)
- DNV’s total housing and transportation costs are 5th highest in the region, exceeding $50,000 per year (page 15)
- DNV’s total burden of housing costs is lower than average, though, due to the higher than average income of DNV residents (page 20)
- SkyTrain is linked with housing and transportation affordability (page 24)
- Transportation costs are largely driven by vehicle ownership (page 25)
- What happens if disaster strikes the North Shore? NSEM lays out new evacuation plans
- Fire Prevention Week 2025: October 5 to 11
- Fall feeding frenzy for local bears
- North Shore municipalities looking to boost committee recruitment and here are the DNV committees still looking for volunteers
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Metro Vancouver sewage treatment plant project budget cut by nearly $4 billion – apparently something has been learned from the NSWWTP debacle
- DNV councillor misleading on North Shore Wastewater Plant: Metro Vancouver chair
- Metro Vancouver Adopts New Approach for Upgrading the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant – North Shore News article – while not directly related to our treatment plant, it is related in some ways
Published in the October 2025 Blueridge Bulletin:
- Winter tire season in B.C. rolls around on Wednesday
- Wild salmon return in Upper Seymour River offers hope for the future
- B.C. wildlife expert has tips on animal attractants as winter nears
- TransLink to build washrooms at North Vancouver’s Phibbs Exchange – likely to open in 2027
- Celebrate the Urban Tree Canopy Festival October 4-5
- Lynn Canyon suspension bridge closing two months for construction
- North Vancouver councillor slams delay of Spirit Trail extension
- Tsleil-Waututh Nation unveils ‘Every Child Matters’ crosswalk in North Vancouver
- How is District of North Vancouver preparing for heavy rains this fall?
- Request a tree on your boulevard
- How confusion and inconvenience are filling B.C. landfills with recyclable plastics
- Child populations stagnate in two North Shore municipalities
- Parking
- Pay parking starts block by block in Lower Lonsdale – while this doesn’t directly affect Blueridge or even the DNV, many of us shop and dine in this area, and we will be impacted
- Is pay parking coming to North Vancouver District streets? – despite the rather alarmist headline, your editor saw no current appetite for adding pay parking to the District any time soon at the council meeting where this was discussed
- Housing
- West Vancouver Mayor warns housing directives ignore transit crisis
- West Vancouver council continues housing targets tussle with new minister
- DNV announces a webinar (as well as several in person opportunities) to learn more about the potential updates to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and where additional housing will be going in the coming years.
- Water
- North Shore Waste Water Treatment Plant
- North Shore Wastewater Plant fiasco: We deserve better protection against massive cost overruns
- North Shore wastewater plant faces sharp criticism – from the North Shore Neighbourhoods Alliance
- Kirk LaPointe: Metro Vancouver taxpayers left in the dark over ballooning sewage plant costs
- Eby slammed for ‘abandoning’ water treatment plant review
- Ministry rejects inquiry into North Shore Wastewater Treatment boondoggle