Well it’s that time of the week again when we provide a detailed mashup of the most pertinent local news and current events that are happening in and around the Lonsdale Avenue corridor of North Vancouver. We do this so you can be sure you are staying on top of the things that you need to know without having to read dozens of unique articles, which of course can be quite tedious and time consuming. We are grateful for your readership and really enjoy supporting the community with media publishing. Have a great weekend and fingers crossed for some sunshine.
Here is our news and current events roundup below:
Georgia Straight – checkout these 9 new spots at the Shipyards in Lower Lonsdale, including the biggest outdoor skating rink in Metro Vancouver.
CBC News – published an article about how to allow your teen kids to grow up and find their wings, featuring Chris Burt of Hollyburn Familiy Services.
West Van Arts Council – is having an art event featuring a local artist who has down syndrome and is loving creating abstract artwork for the community.
Daily Hive – bus authority TransLink will launch the North Shore’s Marine Drive RapidBus in April cutting from West Van through Lower Lonsdale.
Lonsdale Quay Market – community kitchen demonstration in celebration of Lunar New Year with chef Regina Lee demonstrating Loong Kong Chicken.
Scout Magazine – wants you to know about a local restaurant called Farina a Legna which has a special menu for the Valentines Day holiday.
CTV News – the local Lonsdale Quay Seabus schedule will be changing slightly to operate a little less often and this could impact your work commuting.
North Shore News – outlines the population growth statistics for the City and District of North Vancouver which shows a fairly slow year over year growth.
North Van School District – sent out a media release to all of the families and parents in the area about the Novel Coronavirus and what you need to know.
North Van School District – the Superintendent’s Report is an annual update with the school budgets, plans and operational outlines for parents.
North Van City Fire Department – enjoy musical artist Dawn Pemberton at this free community event with gospel, soul, jazz and funk beats to dance to.
North Shore Multicultural Society – women’s networking event, where you can share your interests and values with other professional immigrant women.
North Van Recreation and Culture – sends out a weekly email with all of the top local events and happenings to check out in your community.
North Van Recreation and Culture – check out this Upper Lonsdale garden club meeting with Claire McGillivray on the Edible Garden Project.
District of North Vancouver – explore the beauty, challenges, and connections of big carnivores with biologist and wildlife photographer Darren Colello.
Vancouver Coastal Health – congrats to the nominees who were honoured at the Health Care Awards hosted by Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.
Resonance – created a unified and streamlined brand voice for the Lower Lonsdale Business Improvement Association Shipyards District branding.
Civic Info BC – the City of North Vancouver communications department is looking for a Digital Content Coordinator to work on an auxiliary basis.
North Shore Tourism Association – is happy to let you know that they launched a brand new website and brand at the Wallace Venue recently.
North Van Chamber of Commerce – join us for this fun Chamber networking event at the Hearthstone Brewery to meet other local professionals.
Capilano University – together with the North Vancouver Chamber, we’ve developed a series of workshops to help your small business grow.
North Van District Library – sends out a weekly email with all of the happenings, book readings and community activation’s taking place.
North Van City Library – wants you to know about their upcoming events and gatherings hosted at their library and partner locations in the corridor.
North Van RCMP – sent out this fun and playful community update about how a crow dropped something on a window and caused damage, great PR.
City of North Vancouver – disseminates their weekly email newsletter CityView and this week they have Skate Plaza updates, Dog Park info plus much more.
If you have updates you would like shared with our readers and the community of Lonsdale Avenue contact us to let us know for next week.