Notable Neighbours
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kevin McKay creates Outhere designs
January 9, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
LynnValleyLife loves to profile local artists from all walks of life. If you’re a Lynn Valley musician, writer, artist, or other performer, let us know and we’ll send you our questionnaire! Here’s our latest interview, with visual artist Kevin McKay: How long…
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…
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…
Good Neighbour Award nominee: Paige Larson
December 19, 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…
Good Neighbour Award nominees: Rosemary Postlethwaite and Darla at Waves!
December 16, 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…
Lynn Valley crafter does wonders with wool
December 14, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Our LynnValleyLife editor discovered Holly Choi’s felted creatures through the international website, etsy.com, and was happy to find their creator lived right here in Lynn Valley. She was even more delighted that Holly was able to make her a customized felt ornament…
Good Neighbour Award nominee: Jim Wright!
From 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…
Good Neighbour Award nominee: Gillian Konst!
December 12, 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…
Good Neighbour Award nominee: Wayne Gooch!
December 10, 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 don’t…
Good Neighbour Award nominee: Stephanie Brawn!
December 7, 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….
Good Neighbour Award Nominee: Rene Valen!
December 3, 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….
Good Neighbour nominee: Patty Hopper of Vancity!
December 1, 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…
Lynn Valley runner has a peak experience
November 24, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
When Lynn Valley’s Hilary Ewart successfully tackled her second Knee Knacker Run earlier this year, one might have thought that running up and down our North Shore mountainsides would have been enough of a challenge for one year. Soon, though,…
First annual Good Neighbour Award announced!
November 20, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
LynnValleyLife is delighted to introduce a new, year-end community tradition – the 1st annual Good Neighbour Award! Has someone been a “good neighbour” to you this year? Did a person here in Lynn Valley go out of their way to help you,…
North Vancouver RCMP receive Queen’s Jubilee medals
October 25, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
It was slipped into our email inbox like any other press release from the North Van RCMP, but this one – we think – is rather special. Twenty-two of our local RCMP officers, employees, and volunteers were recently awarded the…
Live Love Dance gala will support North Van mother
October 19, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Many of you by now will have heard about the plight of Chelsea Steyns, a North Vancouver mother who grew up in Lynn Valley and has in the last few years borne not one, but two sets of twins. Having…
Book, play to feature Lynn Valley mothers and daughters
September 18, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
About a year ago, North Vancouver women were invited to write a 2,000-word biography of their mother as part of a new project launched by the Mothership Stories Society. In October, a book launch and theatre production will give you…
An update from the Harris family
September 11, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Many people in Lynn Valley and beyond were moved to empathy and action by the plight of local mom Erica Harris, who has spent the summer battling an aggressive leukemia that was not responding to treatment. People and agencies moved heaven…
LV trainer publishes first novel
August 14, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Nicole Palacios is best known in Lynn Valley for her personal training business. But that may change now that she’s also the author of her novel, Bel Air Bodies, available for sale as an Amazon ebook. We tracked Nicole down…
Lynn Valley mom itching to share eczema tips
July 29, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
When a pediatric nurse told Shula Klinger that her incessantly wailing baby boy was “going through a rough patch,” she didn’t realize how prophetic those words would prove to be. Months of crying jags, rashes, breathing difficulties and ER trips…
Knee Knacker just latest challenge for elite LV runner
July 12, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Some of the world’s top ultra-marathoners will be participating in this Saturday’s infamous Knee Knacker, a 30-mile run from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove along the Baden Powell trail, and Hilary Ewart is excited to be amongst them. It’s the…
Family needs your help to bring mom back to health
July 5, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
UPDATE! Come out to the Friday Night Concert in Lynn Valley Village on July 6 and register with Canadian Blood Services on the spot to see if you are a potential donor for Erica or another person in need. Read…
Bob Rasmus takes pride in the Lions
April 9, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
FROM THE EDITOR: If you’ve attended a Lynn Valley community event any time in the past two decades, chances are you’ve crossed paths with a Lion – a certain Lynn Valley Lion, that is. Bob Rasmus is known to many…
Finn’s friends have formed landmark charity
March 30, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
From Lynn O’Malley: There aren’t many of us who can claim our lives have had the same immediate impact as that of a little boy named Finn. Finn Sullivan was a Lynn Valley lad – brother to Sarah and Baird,…
