Today, the DNV recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day and honours the culture and history of local First Nations, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and all Indigenous communities.
Today, the governments of Canada and British Columbia announced a $3.3 million investment towards improvements to Deep Cove’s village core along lower Gallant Avenue.
The funding come through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s COVID-19 Community Resilience stream.
Read the press release
BC Housing has announced that the proposal for an 86-unit, four-storey affordable rental building at 600 West Queens in the District of North Vancouver has been approved to receive a grant from its Community Housing Fund.
The recently launched North Shore Homelessness Action Initiative (NSHAI) is a cross-jurisdictional committee created to enhance coordination across the North Shore with the goal of preventing and alleviating homelessness in our communities.
Flags at District Hall and the Operations Centre are at half-mast in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, and for the many more who suffered at these institutions.
Metro Vancouver will begin testing new interim public-facing alarms at four sites at the Cleveland Dam and along the Capilano River starting today, May 27.