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:
- Police warn of increase counterfeit bills circulating in community – this is in North Vancouver specifically
- The public input period on the DNV Draft Financial Plan has been extended to March 10, 2026
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Mayors call for BC to act on wastewater plant – from the DNV website
- Meteor Over North Shore on Tuesday, March 3
- NASA says meteor that lit up Vancouver sky was travelling 100 times speed of sound
- Could you find pieces of the meteor that flashed across Metro Vancouver?
- Fireball, sonic boom over Vancouver Tuesday evening, likely meteor – of the many stories about the bright light and loud thump on Tuesday evening, March 3rd
- The end of Daylight Saving Time in BC
- B.C.’s Eby is urging West Coast governors to fall in line with daylight time change
- Past attempts at year-round daylight time have all failed, sleep expert says
- Ending seasonal time change could help business, but not enough for universal support
- B.C.’s move to end clock changes won’t be without complications
- Why most Canadians will keep daylight saving time changes as B.C. stops
- Experts slam B.C. moving to Daylight Time for good
- Last spring forward for B.C. as it moves to permanent daylight time
- B.C.’s premier is celebrating the move to permanent daylight time. Others aren’t so sure
- B.C. makes daylight time permanent after years of promises
- Canadian province to adopt year-round daylight saving time – International coverage from the BBC
- Alberta’s Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
- Alberta mulls ditching time switch — again — as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
- Spring forward: Will Quebec follow B.C. in abolishing time change?
Published in the March 2026 Blueridge Bulletin:
- DNV Utility bills mailed in late February: due March 31
- Vancouver port applies to dredge Burrard Inlet this year to fuel oil exports
- New off-leash areas proposed in District of North Vancouver dog strategy
- Why vote in local elections on North Shore? – written by Blueridge resident Councillor Jim Hanson, who has also submitted it to the March issue of the Blueridge Bulletin
- Metro Vancouver wants input on their 2027 budget
- Letter: We must be patriotic, even when snacking on the couch – while we generally avoid opinion here, this letter writer is quite correct: Cheezies are the superior product!
- DNV schedules public hearing on chlorine zoning change
- B.C. cities left in limbo as province quietly abandons Bear Smart oversight – this is disheartening, as the DNV only recently received our Bear Smart designation. If it bothers you, you can contact MLA Susie Chant about it.
- How to celebrate Lunar New Year across the North Shore – February 17 brings us the Year of the Horse
- DNV to hold public hearing on Development Permit changes – this is related to improving the development permit process for some non-residential applications; the residential portion is coming later
- North Vancouver’s Grouse Grind reopens to hikers early
- North Vancouver girl awarded $3.6 million in crosswalk crash – while not related to our community, we all pay taxes, and some of those taxes will go to this decision. Hopefully the DNV has improved their vegetation management in the 10 years since this horrible accident happened.
- Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- DNV Council to consider delay in small-scale housing rollout – that headline is a bit misleading; any delay sought would only be for the Marine Drive corridor where Bus Rapid Transit is being planned
- The NDP’s Push for Density Is Working. Not Everyone Is Happy
- $1-Million Question: Do the Province’s new housing rules make North Shore more affordable?
- DNV Council to review options for Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing – this happened at the Council workshop on Monday, February 9 & 10
- DNV 2026 Draft Budget
- District of North Vancouver homeowners face 3.5% tax increase – this is old news to regular readers of the column, or the News from the Sausage Factory column in the Blueridge Bulletin. The anticipated tax increase hasn’t changed in months.
- Share your input on the 2026 draft budget – public input open from February 13 to March 2.
- The DNV’s 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan will be introduced at a DNV Council meeting on February 17, 2026, with the public input period running from February 13, 2026, to March 2, 2026. You can learn more, review the plan, and comment here: https://www.dnv.org/government-administration/2026-2030-financial-plan-budget
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
- District of North Vancouver wants auditor general for Metro
- Experts, not politicians, should oversee projects like North Shore Wastewater Plant: Catherine Pope
- 1,500 concrete deficiencies, design conflicts identified in North Shore Wastewater project: Metro Vancouver – between 2022 and 2025; these are not new
- In an early 2026 conversation on Instagram, Metro Vancouver confirms that the current cost estimate does not include the decommissioning of the old WWTP.
Published in the February 2026 Blueridge Bulletin:
- Parking restrictions on Hyannis Drive, February 4 & 5 – at the Baden Powell trail
- The DNV’s 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan will be introduced on Feb 17, with the public input period running from February 18, 2026, to March 2, 2026.
- Conservative leadership hopeful Fulmer calls for sewage plant inquiry – though the BCA and the Blueridge Bulletin do not take a stand on particular elected officials, it is clear that the North Shore wastewater plant will be a factor in future elections
- What’s that deep sound booming across the water in Vancouver lately?
- Pilot program introduces wireless clips for garbage and organics carts
- Man behind Nanaimo ‘infusion’ aims to help ease way for U.S. health-care workers – if you are not familiar with Tod Maffin, I suggest you find him on your favourite social media site. His videos are always upbeat and focus on Canada. And if anyone wants to create a North Vancouver Health Care Infusion website, that would be great. We need it, and your editor has no time to do so.
- Petition calls for third crossing from North Shore to Vancouver – we’ve covered this before, but it made the media again; here’s the petition link
- Want to be a published author? North Shore Writers’ Association contest now open – and you might also consider writing for the Blueridge Bulletin!
- DNV Community Heritage Awards nominations open
- New Year, New You: 5 things to try on the North Shore in 2026
- North Vancouver workshops aim to educate renters about tenant rights
- BC Hydro delivers new EV chargers in North Vancouver – in the Westview shopping centre
- How to recycle your Christmas tree in the District
- These were the top 10 most ‘unusual’ 911 calls in B.C. in 2025: E-Comm – your webmaster was once a volunteer firefighter… this article terrifies me
- Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- City of North Vancouver prepares for thousands more multiplex homes – the DNV will be addressing this same issue in the comming weeks
- DNV Councillor Muri lambasts Eby over housing legislation – the development Councillor Muri was commenting on isn’t near Blueridge, but her comments pertain to Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) which is very much on the minds of Blueridge residents
- Feb 4 Highway Closure
- Date is set: Overnight on Feb 4, starting at 10 pam and going through until 5 am. A detour will be availble. More informaiton.
- Upcoming Highway closure in City of North Vancouver – the closure of Highway 1 will happen in early February, but the date isn’t set yet. Check our homepage for more information
- Chemtrade Rezoning Application
- Property Assessments
- Metro Vancouver Board Shakeup
Published in the January 2026 Blueridge Bulletin:
- Deep Cove Penguin Plunge returns New Year’s Day
- Stay up to date on your [garbage] pickup day
- Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge is now open – it closed for maintenance on October 1
- Evolve E-Bike Share expands to Deep Cove in partnership with Tsleil-Waututh Nation – there’s a new parking station Burr Place and Berkley Road
- Are you overpaying for your Metro Vancouver transit ride? Here’s what to know – if you ride the bus, you can save money using a Compass card instead of paying with cash or tapping a credit card
- Vehicle day-pass required to access Mount Seymour park
- Have you seen the new colour coded weather alerts? (Instagram)
- 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
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Metro Vancouver Board Shakeup
- ‘Unbelievable’: Metro Vancouver councillors slam board chair’s proposed leak investigation
- Statement on Metro Vancouver Board Governance by Chair of the Metro Vancouver Boards
- Metro Vancouver leadership under scrutiny after abrupt exit of CFO
- Municipal affairs critic calls for local government oversight and accountability
- Statement: Response to Media Reporting on Metro Vancouver Leadership
- Board of Metro Vancouver leadership in chaos as scrutiny continues
- Dec 12, 2025: Accident at Berkley and Sechelt: There was a serious accident this evening. Information is still limited:
- North Vancouver RCMP investigate fatal single vehicle collision (North Vancouver RCMP)
- One teen dead, another person in serious condition after crash in North Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
- 19-year-old dies after crashing into a tree in North Vancouver (CTV News)
- Driver dead, passenger in serious collision after North Vancouver crash (CityNews)
- Housing, Including SSMUH
- Editorial: Mandating new housing is the right thing to do
- Why I oppose provincial housing mandates: Jim Hanson
- Rob Shaw: Eby brushes off mayor revolt over B.C. housing laws
- Metro Vancouver mayors call for province to roll back housing legislation amid concerns about eroding autonomy – DNV Mayor Mike Little was among those who participated
- West Van OKs OCP update but won’t follow provincial housing directive
- North Vancouver district council approves plan on future housing growth – but note that Bill 25 recently recieved royal assent, and it will change all of this again
- NSEM Misuse of Funds