Brent Richter
Developer seeks 35 more units for West Vancouver Earls site tower
A developer is seeking to add more units to an already approved but not yet built tower project in the District of West Vancouver, bordering the District of North Vancouver. In June, 2018, Darwin...
TransLink looks at electric SeaBus options
TransLink has an established goal of using 100 per cent renewable energy in all operations by 2050
North Vancouver’s 1960s Capilano Mall plans for redevelopment
The managers of Capilano Mall are planning for redevelopment of the 1960s-era mall. QuadReal Property Group has begun consultations on exactly what the redevelopment will entail. “It’s time to...
Tsleil-Waututh Nation aims to fight Trans Mountain in Supreme Court
North Vancouver’s Tsleil-Waututh Nation is hoping to take their legal battle against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to the Supreme Court of Canada. The nation announced Tuesday that they...
Squamish Nation aims to build 1,000 units of housing
The Squamish Nation is on its way to bringing home perhaps 1,000 of its members who have been unable to live on their North Shore and Squamish Valley reserve lands. The nation’s council has formed a...
'Iconic' redevelopment planned for West Vancouver’s famous Pink Palace apartments
1960s buildings "nearing the end of their lives" and seismic concerns mean demolition is inevitable, plus more rental units are badly needed
British Properties project plan grows by 456 units
A long-approved but largely dormant development plan off Cypress Bowl Road is back before council, albeit with some major tweaks. In 2008 – four council terms ago – the District of West Vancouver...
Owner of illegal North Vancouver townhouse hostel ordered to pay back strata
A woman who ran an illegal hostel out of her Central Lonsdale townhouse has been ordered to pay the hefty legal bills her strata rang up trying to shut her down. The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered...
North Shore terminals humming through trade fracas
Exports through the North Shore’s export terminals continue to hum despite some commodities being whipsawed in global trade disputes. Mid-year stats released by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority...
West Van open to taller Park Royal towers
Though excavation and construction are already under way, West Vancouver council will soon be considering whether to add more floors to two already approved residential towers at Park Royal. In May...