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 become the Newsworthy column in the latest issue of the Blueridge Bulletin, our monthly 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:
- District of North Vancouver reverses Chemtrade chlorine ban
- Coquitlam council blasts Surrey for leaving the region high and dry on water use
- More EV charging now available across the District – including new chargers at Parkgate
- Vancouver Fraser Port Authority gets OK to dredge Second Narrows
- Notable moments in the history of Canada Day
- Strike News
- Metro Vancouver Workers
- BC Nurses Strike
- Nurses in British Columbia will picket the province’s largest hospital next week
- BC nurses will escalate job action Tuesday
- B.C. nurses start limited job action as strike deadline passes
- Rob Shaw: B.C. nurses reach strike position as pressure builds on Eby government
- How could a nurses’ strike impact B.C.’s health-care system? – CBC video
- Translink Strike
Published in the July 2026 Blueridge Bulletin:
- Dog licence canvassers coming to your neighbourhood – from the DNV
- TransLink fares are going up this week as per annual Canada Day tradition
- West Vancouver council reluctantly moves forward on province’s housing density changes
- Dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard approved to make room for big oil tankers
- Two North Vancouver properties flagged for landslide risk: Report
- Five tips to stay cool in your home without AC
- North Shore 50+ hockey team scores improbable national championship win – our local team made headlines!
- Residential gas bills to increase in B.C.
- North Vancouver District looking at ways to improve cycling routes to Deep Cove
- Metro Vancouver: Statement of Financial Information Released for 2025
- The ‘yuck factor’: Metro Vancouver report reveals what we’re still putting in our trash, but shouldn’t – inside there’s a headline saying “Nearly half Metro’s garbage is recyclable”
- District of North Vancouver gets ready to tighten rules on vape shops
- North Shore group deploys robot bruin for bear spray target practice
- Evo expands in North Vancouver, offers discounted e-bike rides during summer and FIFA World Cup
- DNVFRS offering free wildfire home hazard assessment
- Small leak of process water at oil refinery in Burnaby, B.C., is contained: operator
- Rain lowers wildfire risk in B.C. and brings ‘reprieve from the dryness’ – the early June rains are a welcome (if brief) relief
- DNV seeks public feedback on transportation plan
- New Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre set to open soon in North Vancouver
- Chemtrade Chlorine Plant
- DNV Residential Zoning Changes
- e-Scooters
- Guardian ticketed following E‑Scooter crash involving 12‑Year‑old – RCMP press release includes the rules
- North Vancouver RCMP fine parents after 12-year-old injured in e-scooter crash
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Independent findings on troubled $3.9-billion North Shore sewage treatment plant due in early 2027
- Metro Vancouver names team for independent review of wastewater plant project
- Independent Review Team Confirmed for North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project – Metro Vancouver press release
- North Shore group renews call for public inquiry into wastewater plant cost overruns
- Citizens group renews request for North Shore sewage plant inquiry
- Metro Vancouver announces review of wastewater facility where costs grew to $3.86B
- Mount Seymour Expansion Plan
- Survey extended until July 24th. See link below.
- Editorial: Are we ready for big changes to Mt Seymour?
- North Vancouver’s Mt Seymour Resort eyes massive expansion
- Mt. Seymour Resort Master Plan Website
- Provincial Survey Page – survey open until 4pm on
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- Stage 3 Water Restrictions Begin June 8
- Water fight: Surrey defies Metro Vancouver Stage 3 restrictions. What’s next?
- Metro Vancouver is asked to meet and exceed water restrictions as temperatures soar
- Metro Vancouver Urges Water Conservation Leading into Hot Weekend
- Stage 3 water restrictions (effective June 8) – from the DNV
- Tighter watering restrictions come in June 8 in Lower Mainland
- Metro Vancouver to ban car washing and lawn watering next week under Stage 3 rules
- Metro Vancouver Press Release
- Full Restrictions List in a Graphic
- Full Restrictions List in a Chart
- Strike News – because there seem to be a lot of these lately
- Nurses
- B.C. Nurses’ Union issues 72-hour strike notice after members reject deal
- B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach ‘breaking point,’ union president says
- BC Nurses Issue 72-Hour Strike Notice
- B.C. nurses vote 67 per cent to reject tentative deal in ‘frustration,’ union says
- B.C. nurses vote down tentative deal
- Air Canada
- Transit Workers (Coast Mountain Bus Company)
- Doctors
- 911 Workers
- Canada Post
- Metro Vancouver Workers
- Metro Vancouver union agrees to mediated talks as full-scale strike called off
- Mediation Between Metro Vancouver and GVRDEU Expected to Begin Soon with Support from the Labour Relations Board – Metro Vancouver press release
- Metro Vancouver outside workers going on full-scale strike starting Monday – June 15
- Union escalates job action with full-scale strike coming Monday – June 15
- Update: Metro Vancouver Statement on GVRDEU Strike
- Metro Vancouver outside workers picketing watersheds, protective services, warn full strike getting closer
- Metro Vancouver workers closer to ‘full-scale strike’ with no contract progress
- What’s at Stake in Metro Vancouver Workers’ Escalating Strike?
- Brown, cloudy water possible in Metro Vancouver as workers’ pickets expand: union
- Lower Mainland SPCA Workers
- Nurses
Just Because Stories – these are here because they made your webmaster happy:
Published in the June 2026 Blueridge Bulletin:
- DNV Council to review new residential zones bylaws for nearly 20,000 properties
- DNV councillors push to limit Vape shops
- North Van teen fined after standing wheelies on e-dirt bike – these have been seen in Blueridge
- Kids Design Your Ads: North Vancouver’s Seymour Heights Elementary
- DNV staff to recommend revisions on Seymour River Place proposal
- Canada Day Parade returns to North Vancouver
- Developing a new Community Transportation Plan – survey from the DNV open through June 14
- District of North Vancouver sued for flood damages
- North Vancouver losing millions in port taxes, district says
- How to report a suspected yellow-legged hornet in B.C., as officials track new detection in Washington – not as bad as murder hornets, but still worth keeping an eye out
- Why have there been so many helicopters over the North Shore lately?
- First wild Island marmots are out of hibernation – despite certain similarities, this article is definitely not about your webmaster
- Canadians being asked to complete 2026 census as letters are mailed out – it must be submitted by May 12th
- Fireworks in the DNV
- Potential Transit Strike
- Metro Vancouver transit strike: Bus operators vote in favour of job action
- Coast Mountain Bus Company transit workers vote 99% in favour of strike
- Transit workers vote on strike after failed talks with Coast Mountain Bus Company
- Metro Vancouver transit strike: Will bus operators take job action?
- Union representing Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus workers threatens strike
- Contract talks break off between Unifor and Coast Mountain Bus Company as union seeks strike mandate
- Metro Vancouver Strike
- Strike hits Metro Vancouver wastewater treatment plants as labour dispute intensifies
- Metro Vancouver unionized workers announce strike
- Strike notice by Metro Vancouver staff, district says essential services unaffected
- Metro Vancouver workers file 72-hour strike notice
- Metro Vancouver unionized workers file 72-hour strike notice on employer
- Local Government and Election
- Jordan Back seeks third term on DNV Council
- Krishna Raisinghani announces bid for City of North Vancouver Council
- DNV Seeking municipal election workers
- School board trustee Daniel Anderson enters DNV council race
- What’s with the bling? Mayors explain the lore behind their chains of office
- Editorial: Giving local government the credit it’s earned
- Local government 101: Everything you need to know
- Inflation drives up cost of North Shore municipal elections – the election is in October and everyone should vote
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant (NSWWTP)
- Editorial: Don’t spend that $235M all in one place, Metro Vancouver
- “Truth can’t be buried behind non-disclosure agreements”: Mayor Linda Buchanan on wastewater plan fiasco
- Fired contractor for troubled North Shore sewage plant project pays $235-million settlement
- Metro Vancouver settles with Acciona in North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant boondoggle – includes comments from DNV Mayor Mike Little
- Independent Review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program to Proceed – Metro Vancouver press release
- Settlement Reached for North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant – Metro Vancouver press release
- CAPU Student Housing development
- DNV council sends proposed CapU student housing back to developer
- DNV council to debate 21-storey student tower with “zero” residential parking – while not in Blueridge, this could add to traffic in the area of Mountain Highway and Keith Road
- Sea to Sky Rail Corridor
- Chemtrade Decision
- Weather / Fire Danger
- Crews extinguised Squamish wildfire
- Wildfire on edge of Maple Ridge research forest now being held
- Maple Ridge Wildfire Held – reported on Friday night, May 22
- How will the ‘super’ El Niño impact Metro Vancouver in 2026?
- Metro Vancouver fire protection at risk as drought, pipeline delays create ‘perfect storm’
- Campfire ban to be rescinded across B.C.’s South Coast ahead of long weekend – this begins at noon on May 15, is only for campfires, and it’s likely to be reinstated as soon as it warms up again
- Preparing for the real thing – from the DNV, about the training on May 6th
- BC Wildfire Service crews rein in wildfire in 100 Mile House area, second fire still out of control
- Emergency crews fight mock wildfire in North Vancouver – on May 6th
- Campfire, burning bans go into effect early for B.C. Coastal Fire Centre – Ban starts on May 7 at noon
- The fire danger in Blueridge hit High for the first time this year on May 4th. That’s very early!
- Heat records fall across B.C. as wildfire risks climb, streamflow advisory issued
- More heat records fall across B.C., including Vancouver’s previous high set in 1898
- Metro Vancouver
- Public can have their say on Metro Vancouver review
- [Metro Vancouver] Board Governance Review – Public Engagement on Board Size and Structure – webinars on May 28 & June 10, and the survey is open until June 14
- Nova Scotia firm sues Metro Vancouver for $5.5M, claims project costs ballooned
- [DNV Councillor] Pope says Metro Vancouver has ‘priorities backwards’ as leak probe draws fire
- Water and Water Restrictions
- ‘Not an easy decision’: Metro Vancouver warns of historic water restrictions
- Metro Vancouver Anticipates Stage 3 Water Restrictions to Start in June, Sets Daily Summer Water Use Target While Critical System Upgrades Underway – Metro Vancouver press release
- Water Restrictions Update (Instagram) – From Metro Vancouver
- Tighter watering restrictions expected in June for Lower Mainland
- Metro Vancouver prepares for the possibility of stage 3 water restrictions starting in June
- Vancouver is running out of water – and the solutions are wild – Video
- Stage 2 water restrictions in effect May 1 – from the DNV
Published in the May 2026 Blueridge Bulletin:
- Information session for prospective DNV Council candidates – Coming on April 29, May 13, and June 3
- Older and Wiser: Volunteering is a great way to stay connected to your community
- Grouse Grind Trail Reopening for the 2026 Season
- Spring 2026 Community Report – coming to your mailbox soon, or read it online
- Affordable housing project survives final District of North Vancouver vote
- Mario Canseco: Metro Vancouver’s role still unknown to residents ahead of election
- Help us protect our fish habitat this spring
- Councillor Lisa Muri calls to restore passenger rail service along the Sea to Sky corridor – the Apr 13 meeting went long, and this has been delayed until the next Council meeting
- DNV Council to review permit for 188-unit affordable housing project – this permit was approved
- Metro Vancouver Adopts New Drinking Water Management Plan
- What’s it like owning backyard chickens in North Vancouver?
- North Vancouver District council considers expanding Mountain Highway – while not directly Blueridge related, many of us drive this corridor regularly
- Why sewer costs are rising—and how homeowners can help – from the DNV
- New restaurant inspired by Italian countryside opens in North Vancouver
- Daylight Savings Time
- E-dirt Bikes Not Legal on the Streets
- North Vancouver RCMP report spike in teens riding dangerously on e-dirt bikes – this article adds some additional information to the RCMP press release
- Five complaints over weekend highlight growing concerns over illegal E-dirt bikes – these have been seen in Blueridge
- Wildfire Season
- Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.’s wildfire season
- Coastal Fire Centre warns of elevated wildfire risk amid dry, windy spring conditions
- Truck blaze along in B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
- Vancouver Island sees first wildfire of season as temperatures soar
- Wet and mild winter is ‘good news’ for B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster
- What’s in store for Canada’s 2026 wildfire season?
- Blueridge Dodges Loss of Home Mail Delivery For Now – the V7H postal code isn’t in the affected list, but we will be converted to community mailboxes at some point unless plans change
- Home mail delivery will continue along rural roads, Canada Post confirms – this article says it will take about five years to convert four million homes to community mailboxes
- Advocate says end of door-to-door mail delivery will be ‘isolating’ for seniors
- Canada Post to axe door-to-door delivery for 23,000 North Shore households
- 23,000 homes on the North Shore to lose door-to-door mail delivery within a year, says Canada Post
- Canada Post beginning work to end most door-to-door mail delivery
- Ironworkers Memorial Bridge
- Editorial: Don’t count on a new North Shore bridge any time soon
- Ironworkers Bridge the most congested in Metro Vancouver, report finds
- Data shows Ironworkers Memorial Bridge is Metro Vancouver’s most congested crossing – from the DNV
- Ironworkers Memorial Bridge most congested crossing in region, report says
- Bears
- R2 RapidBus Extension to MetroTown Moved up to September 2026
- Stage 2 (yes, two!) Water Use Restrictions Start May 1
- Metro Vancouver to Implement Stage 2 Water Restrictions on May 1 – Metro Vancouver press release
- Water restrictions and lawn sprinkling permits – from the DNV
- Metro Vancouver to implement stage 2 water restrictions
- You can’t water your lawn in Metro Vancouver this summer
- Metro Vancouver moving straight to Stage 2 water restrictions on May 1 – and Metro Vancouver says stage 3 restrictions could start in early June!
- Metro Vancouver to ban lawn watering amid early Stage 2 water restrictions
- Editorial: Conserving water now saves money in the future
- Below-average snowpack in Metro Vancouver’s water supply causing concern ahead of summer
- Snowpack in Metro Vancouver watersheds sits at 55 per cent of average – even worse than the 75% from the April 1 snow survey
- Average B.C. snowpack of 92% masks ‘strong regional divide,’ provincial bulletin says – that article doesn’t make clear what our local snowpack is, but this April 1st Snow Survey says the Lower Fraser region is at only 75% of normal for the time of year. Water conservation will be important this year as a result.
- Lawn Watering Restricted to One Day Per Week Starting May 1 – details from Metro Vancouver
- Lawn watering restrictions across Metro Vancouver start May 1
- Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- District of North Vancouver rejects provincial housing mandate
- DNV Council Votes Down Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing – this story got lost as it happened the same night at the chlorine plant vote; our summary is at the top of this page
- Province overrules West Vancouver council to approve housing density in Ambleside plan
- B.C. orders West Vancouver to implement plan to build more homes and meet its target
- West Van balks at provincial requirement to increase housing density
- Chlorine Production at Chemtrade
- Letter: Council should be applauded for rejecting North Vancouver chlorine plant proposal
- Letter: Rejection of Chemtrade chlorine proposal goes against national interest
- North Vancouver chlorine plant rejected from continuing operations after 2030
- Press Release from Chemtrade following the DNV Council decision
- Chemtrade units fall after rezoning application rejected by council
- District of North Vancouver rejects Chemtrade chlorine proposal
- 8 taken to hospital after chlorine gas exposure at Victoria pool – this article says the issue was caused by approximately 20 litres of 12-per-cent chlorine with 20 litres of hydrochloric acid; simple home cleaners mixing with household bleach can cause this sort of event; and the chlorine made at Chemtrade is much more concentrated; food for thought
- Editorial: Corporate interference is not welcome in public processes
- North Vancouver chlorine project risks ‘intolerable,’ Burnaby council says
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