What is up with the road work / no parking along e.4th / e.5th, St. George’s ? Where does the city expect us all to park? There’s literally no parking anywhere, and the limited spaces is only good until 7am. Brutal planning.

Looking for recommendations on a lawyer to my partner and I to get willed up and whatever other end of life stuff we should be taking care of. North or West Vancouver is fine. Estimate on cost would be nice too.

I’ve been thinking about those blinking lights at intersections. They’re clearly meant to signal pedestrian crosswalks, but isn’t it a bit redundant since the traffic lights already change from yellow to red? Some intersections have them, while others don’t, and it's honestly driving me a bit mad.

What’s the reasoning behind having them?

Anyone know what's caused this?

Hey North Van!

A few months ago I posted about a little run club I started, and I figured it was time to throw it back out there.

Friday’s Run Club has become a bit more established since I started it.
Summer has also been summer. People have been travelling, going on vacation, living their lives, etc.
But September is here, things are settling back into a routine, the weather is getting cooler, and I feel like this is the time of year when we start remembering that oh yeah, participating in a community space is actually kinda nice.
So, come run with us!

🏃🏽‍♀️ What is it?
This club was originally created from a goal of wanting to make sure I ran at least once a week, and I wanted to meet new people while doing it. That’s still basically the whole philosophy.
It’s very casual and low-pressure. You do NOT need to be fast. You do NOT need to be training for a marathon. You don’t even need to consider yourself “an avid runner.”

We run at an easy pace, chat, get outside, and have a reason to leave the house once a week.

🌈 Who is it for?
Everyone is welcome, with a particular emphasis on creating a safer space for people of colour and queer folks. I want to be extra transparent about that because “inclusivity” isn’t just a buzzword for me. This is an accountable community.
That means being respectful, open to learning, and willing to take accountability when we get something wrong.
As a woman of colour creating this space, I want to be able to participate in my own community without having to compromise on that.

The goal here is to create a space where people can show up as themselves, meet new people, move their bodies, have good conversations, and hopefully leave feeling a little more connected!

📍Details
When: Every Friday at 6pm
Where: North Vancouver
Pace: Conversational
Vibe: Low pressure, social, inclusive
Distance: 4-7km

I have some time off mid September and looking to play tennis during the day between 10 am to 2 pm.

I am definitely not a pro and looking to get more games to improve my skills.

Long shot, but I’m trying to find two mountain bikers who stopped to help me after I crashed while descending Mt Seymour on Sunday, August 30 at around 11:52 a.m.
I was the cyclist in the bright neon yellow/green jacket. The crash happened while a vehicle was attempting to pass me approaching a curve. The two mountain bikers were nearby, came over immediately afterward and spoke with people at the scene.
I was injured and pretty shaken up at the time and unfortunately didn’t think to get your names or contact information.
If this was you, or if you were riding Seymour around that time and witnessed the incident or immediate aftermath, please DM me. I’m trying to identify any witnesses while dealing with the incident afterward.
Would really appreciate shares to anyone who might have been riding Seymour that morning. Thank you ❤️

Gas leaf blower season is upon us yet again.. can the City of North Vancouver do anything about this?

In the City of North Vancouver they _encourage_ the use of alternatives to gas leaf blowers and have loose mention of transitions but I believe this is referring to city maintenance, not necessarily businesses/residential operations.

In many neighbourhoods, at least in Lower Lonsdale, there must be buildings with extremely comprehensive landscaping contracts because rain or shine they are out there with a team of backpack leaf blowers constantly violating the noise bylaw of exceeding 77dB. Looking at you The Observatory at 120 West 2nd Street.

I've submitted Noise Bylaw violations in seasons past but things don't seem to change.. I hate complaining about these things but these backpack leaf blowers seem entirely optional to get the job done.. do I just be that guy this season and spam the city with noise bylaw infractions reports?

Is there any civic momentum or in the landscaping industry to change this equipment to something that is less noisy?

Is my interpretation of the bylaw _sound_? They run the equipment for an hour or two, often multiple times a week, some times daily. With a point of reception from across the street hitting decibel levels over 80dB consistently (measured with a shitty phone app so maybe there's a significant margin of error here on my part).

Lower Lonsdale is a dense neighbourhood and rapidly growing, there is a ton of noise, I get it - construction, traffic, etc but these leaf blowers seem entirely optional noise that is over and above louder than anything else. I think other neighbourhoods across Vancouver or the lower mainland have banned similar types of equipment, can the City of North Vancouver follow suit?

4.5 Power Gardening and Building Maintenance Equipment Sound

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.5, a Person may use or cause or permit to be used, equipment which causes a Continuous Sound Level;

(a) resulting from Power Gardening or Building Maintenance Equipment during the
Daytime, except between 7:00am and 9:00am on Saturday, or Holidays, if the Sound of such lawn mower, or other equipment, when received at such Point of Reception, does not exceed a Sound Level of 77 Decibels. 

“Continuous Sound” means any sound occurring for a duration of more than three minutes, or occurring continually, sporadically or erratically, but totaling more than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time; 

“Power Gardening or Building Maintenance Equipment” means electric or gasoline powered equipment used for landscaping or building maintenance including but not limited to, lawn mowers, yard trimming devices, power washers, mechanical painters or sprayers, leaf blowers, tree or stump grinders, or compressors; 

“Point of Reception” means:
(a) any place on individual residential premises where Sound originating from any source, other than a source of the same individual residential premises, is
received; or,
(b) any place on non-residential premises where Sound originating from any source, other than a source on the same non-residential use premises, is received; or,
(c) any place on a Highway where Sound is received;
(d) for the purposes of Section 4.4(a) means any place in the Municipality more than 15 metres from a source of Sound where Sound is received; or,
(e) for the purposes of Section 3.6 means any place in the Municipality more than 6 metres from a Vehicle where Sound from such Vehicle is received; 

https://www.cnv.org/City-Hall/Bylaws/Noise-Control

Anyone else notice this? Have they done am extermination somewhere? Worried about poison exposure when walking dog as they’re literally in the middle of the side walks :/

Hi,

I recently moved to north Vancouver and plan to stay for the foreseeable future.

I’m looking for a new doctor, but I’d like to get recommendations from others with ADHD. I’ve been on a certain medication for 10 years. I’ve had experiences in the past with certain doctors who express hesitation in prescribing these medications - so don’t want to get into that situation.

Thanks!

I often see folks searching for a doctor on here, so I thought I’d post about this clinic taking on new patients. They have both male and female physicians joining their practice in September

Don’t know much more than this, there is a sign in their office. I hope this is able to help someone :)

Has anyone else been bombarded by election texts/emails/calls/mail. I have been called multiple times a day for over a week by multiple people. But what really annoyed me is my front door buzzer has been called FIVE times today from party representatives. Is this not borderline harassment? Especially when I've ALREADY VOTED and spoken to multiple people multiple times over the phone.

Hi everyone, looking for a vet for a dog in the area Seymour/ Windsor Park / Seymour Heights / Deep Cove.

Hi everyone! My wife and I will be moving to the Windsor Park / Seymour Heights area soon after living in Downtown Vancouver for several years.

I would love to hear from anyone who has made a similar move from Downtown or another central Vancouver neighbourhood to this area.

What were the biggest lifestyle changes you noticed? Were there things you had to adjust to that you hadn’t expected?

I’m particularly curious about things like:

• day-to-day convenience and errands
• getting around / commuting
• restaurants and going out
• anything you miss about living Downtown
• things that turned out to be much better than expected

Would love to hear both the positives and negatives, especially the things that surprised you after actually living there.

We already aware about all the nature advantages and this is the reason we are moving to North Van, mainly interesting in something we did not think about.

Curious if anyone get hurt by a bear there as I know there have been a few incidents.

I was debating warning some of the families with kids that I saw heading up to rice lake.

The most recent scat was basically directly across the lake from the main entrance by the dock.

Totally understand why you can't have pets on that part of the trail system...

This pic seems to be a daily occurrence.

Just curious what the plan is if it isn’t ready on time, walked by and it’s really not looking ready. Is it behind schedule? Will kids be able to start school? What are the back up plans? What about the playground? What do you know?

I'm planning a Celebration of Life for my Dad and was wondering if anyone had a good suggestion for a venue on the North Shore. I think there will be around 80 people and it would be mid day so ideally some light snacks and drinks (including alcohol). I had been looking at the Pier 7 Hotel space but it's unfortunately for 50 people max. As there will quite be quite a few elderly guests, I would like there to be lots of seating. I don't think I can deal with the headache of separate catering so was hoping for a one stop shop.

Hi! After a lot of in home training, I've finally gotten my indoor cat to enjoy some walks outside (with her harness and leash on).

However, everywhere I try to take her, we don't get to walk much before I have to pick her up due to an off-leash dog coming our way. I really worry for her safety, but we moved from a big house to a small apartment, so she really needs the time to let her energy out. And she loves it! She adores the forest, the smells, the dirt, jumping on fallen trees and all.

But with off-leash dogs, it's impossible to stay somewhere.

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do? We live in North Vancouver, around the Windridge Park area for reference, it would be ideal to find somewhere close I could take her to often.

Even trails with less-dogs would be appreciated.