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Town centre feedback invited at June open houses
May 18, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
As promised, North Vancouver District has expanded the time frame for public consultation on the issue of how the municipality’s Official Community Plan will be implemented in Lynn Valley town centre. We hope that people will share their views and…
Celebrate the Long Weekend with great dance band!
May 14, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Lynn Valleyites are invited to get their groove on - the Lynn Valley Legion is bringing back a great crowd-pleaser on Saturday, May 18! Says organizer Brenda Williams: “Once again we have convinced one of Vancouver’s best R ‘n B,…
#2: Oh, hail! Here comes the rain
From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
From the garden of Lynn O’Malley… This was going to be a celebratory post about the fact that my sunflower seeds poked their heads above the soil last Saturday, a scant week after I detailed their planting in this post….
Project Sunflower Diary #1: Lynn O’Malley sows her seeds
May 5, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
From the garden of Lynn O’Malley, voice of the valley: For the past two months, the LynnValleyLife team has been planning and promoting its scheme to blanket Lynn Valley in summertime sunflowers. We’ve talked sunflowers, mailed sunflowers, photo’d sunflowers and…
LVL Network members get first peek and VIP pricing at Seylynn Village
April 30, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
We like to offer special treats to our LynnValleyLife Network members whenever we can. So we’re delighted to announce a special, LynnValleyLife-only reception at which our members will be amongst the very first to experience a brand-new neighbourhood just down…
Lynn Valley Day 2013 will hit new heights (literally!)
From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
There’s always something new to look forward to at Lynn Valley Days, and 2013 will be no exception! For starters, we want to give a big community thank-you to William F. White International, which is sponsoring all of Lynn Valley…
Mark Sager given mandate to gather public planning views
April 26, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Last fall, Canada Safeway and Bosa Development sent North Vancouver District some preliminary applications for a newly imagined Lynn Valley Mall area. Their plans called for high-rise towers that got the ‘thumbs-up’ from some residents, but also resulted in an…
Project Sunflower set to launch!
April 13, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
This is the week that many of our LynnValleyLife Network members are receiving their Project Sunflower seed packets in the mail or on their doorstep (let’s hope those late-season snow flurries won’t be visiting the Upper Lynn area any more!)…
Cousteau name graces LV French school
April 7, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Last month, the The French International School of Vancouver (located in Lynn Valley’s former Fromme Elementary building) honoured the legacy of visionary Jacques-Yves Cousteau — the most celebrated French defender of marine ecology— by renaming itself The French International School…
Writing fest comes to Lynn Valley Library
April 1, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Readers of all stripes will find something to look forward to at the 2013 North Shore Writers Festival, which is being hosted this year at Lynn Valley Library on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20. Included in the line-up…
LV Optometry employee plans Mexican aid trip
March 24, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
April showers bring May flowers, and for Krista Phillips at Lynn Valley Optometry, May is the month her dreamed-about non-profit endeavour will finally blossom. Krista is part of a team of young people who are travelling to an impoverished area…
Advent of spring means LV Day coming soon!
March 20, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Happy Spring, everyone! Snowdrops and crocuses are currently doing their annual warm-up act for the daffs and tulips that will soon be putting on a show. But they aren’t the only ones busy doing their thing. The organizers of the…
Almost-spring days give cause for celebration
March 8, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
From Lynn O’Malley’s typewriter: These first sunny days of almost-spring make me realize how cabin-fevered I had become! There are still a few weeks ’til spring officially kicks in, and an even longer haul ’til we get some reliable, lasting…
John Gilmour enjoys the present while planning for the future
March 1, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
John Gilmour’s name and face are familiar to anyone who has followed Lynn Valley issues and politics over the past few years – because if there’s one thing John likes, it’s meeting the people in the neighbourhood. His self-confessed passion…
School registration deadline approaches
February 27, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
It’s time to think about September school entry, Moms and Dads! The North Vancouver School District Registration deadlines are here. You have until March 8 to ensure your child has priority for placement in their school of choice for September 2013. Look…
Wintry weather perfect for library book sale
February 21, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Don’t let the rain and cold get you down – that’s perfect weather for book-browsing! The Friends of the Library are having their semi-annual book sale this weekend, from Feb. 22 to 24 (see our Events Calendar for times). Each…
Lynn Valley tops Readers’ Choice Awards!
February 13, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Breaking news! Consider this: if Vancouver is ranked amongst the Top 3 livable cities in the world, and Lynn Valley has just been picked as the North Shore’s best neighbourhood, does that mean we just might live in what may…
LynnValleyLife welcomes 1,000th Facebook friend!
February 5, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
This past couple of weeks, our Facebook friends seemed to be multiplying by the minute – we were starting to wonder if there was something in the water! We’re now delighted to announce our 1000th Facebook friend: Mary-Ann Yazedji, who…
LV man promoting mountain film fest
February 1, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Lynn Valley resident Steven Threndyle is PR director for the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. He’d like to invite the community to come out to the festival, which runs from Feb. 8 to 17. Steven, tell us about your role…
What does future hold for the Black Bear Pub?
January 31, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Ever since the Lynn Valley town planning process first got under way, queries and rumours have been floating around regarding the neighbourhood’s favourite ‘local.’ What, people wonder anxiously, will become of the Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub if redevelopment proposals for Lynn…
Adopt a Lynn Valley street today!
January 30, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
There’s a great new North Vancouver District program that can improve your life – and your community – all at the same time. Whether you want to teach your kids responsibility, lose a few pounds, get your partner out walking…
New group supports those in pain
January 21, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Heather Divine, founder and CEO of the non-profit People in Pain Network (PIPN), invites local residents to attend a new group that will meet in Lynn Valley on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The goal of the organization is…
Public hearing held for 27th and Mountain Hwy
From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Polygon, the developer behind The Branches residence across from Safeway on 27th Street, has proposed another multi-family complex on the corner of Mountain Highway and 27th Street. An open house to discuss the four and five-storey buildings was held on…
Your views: citizens weigh in on town planning
January 18, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
We recently reported on North Vancouver District Council’s January 7 vote to extend the community consultation period regarding Lynn Valley town planning proposals. LynnValleyLife invited readers to familiarize themselves with the relevant issues and background information and then to fill…
Hear about LV runner’s Indian adventure
January 17, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
We recently reported that Lynn Valley’s Hilary Ewart had successfully completed a 100-mile, five-day run through India’s Himalayan range, in the company of other North Shore running friends. Now you can come hear Hilary and three other runners talk about…
Council votes to extend LV town planning consultation
January 8, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
North Vancouver District Council members sat in front of a packed house at their first regular council meeting since the Christmas break. Most people in attendance at the Jan. 7th meeting were there to demonstrate their interest in the future…
Wanted: your thoughtful views on LV development plan
January 3, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
For a number of years, North Vancouver District planners worked on an Official Community Plan for the municipality, which was formally approved by council in June 2011. That OCP then became the foundation for the further planning of ‘town centre’…
Good Neighbour announced at LV Christmas finale
December 24, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Wow! Lynn Valley, you’ve got what it takes! Last night’s grand finale of the 12 Days of Christmas in Lynn Valley Village was a labour of love by so many, most particularly the hard-working valley folk in the Lynn Valley…
Anxious nighttime search something to remember
December 21, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
It was a wet, slushy night and our band gig down at the Lynn Valley Village Christmas Tree Walk had been cancelled. I was looking forward to a night in front of the fire, but life, of course, had other…
Good Neighbour Award nominee: Travis Spencer!
December 20, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
We are collecting nominations for Lynn Valley’s Good Neighbour Award until Dec. 19, 2012. We’d love to hear, and share, stories about good-hearted folks who have gone out of their way to help you or their community, in ways large or small. Nominees…
