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 North Shore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Shore (Lake Superior), the area of Minnesota, USA and Ontario, Canada north of Lake Superior.
North Shore (Greater Vancouver), suburban communities North of the Burrard Inlet in Greater Vancouver.
North Shore, Staten Island, a region of the New York City borough of Staten Island.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Shore   (308 words)

  
 NSMB.e.MAGAZINE - Freeride, Extreme and North Shore style Mountain Biking
Both Seymour and Grouse are under the jurisdiction of The city/district of North Vancouver and the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
North Vancouver lacks the lustre of West Van but it is a place with a soul and it's inhabitants represent the entire range of our society.
Dan is an important figure in the history of the North Shore because of the range of his talents.
www.nsmb.com /trail_tales/its_the_shore_09_00.php   (1375 words)

  
 North Shore Rescue - SAR Mountain Rescue Services
North Shore Rescue offers a variety of SAR services - the main ones being; mountain search and rescue; helicopter rescue; urban search and rescue; public education; and civil emergency response.
The mountains and canyons of the North Shore present a tremendous variety of outdoor recreation opportunities to Lower Mainland residents and visitors.
North Shore Rescue provides Helicopter Flight Rescue Systems (or HFRS), which is used to extract injured subjects, or subjects in difficult to reach locations.
www.northshorerescue.com /services.html   (431 words)

  
 West Vancouver North Vancouver Real Estate : Tom Hassan
Nestled under a canopy of lush evergreens beneath the peaks of the North Shore Mountains, North Vancouver is one of the most beautiful and exclusive areas in Greater Vancouver.
North Vancouver stretches from the coastal village of Deep Cove to the alpine slopes of Lynn Valley, from the quiet elegance of Edgemont Village to the bustling shopping centres of Marine Drive.
The shores of the Cove are the gateway to B.C.'s newest Provincial Park in Indian Arm- a 14 mile pristine fjiord.
www.northshorehome.ca /buying/north_vancouver_tour.html   (595 words)

  
 Vancouver/North Shore - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The North Shore is a suburb of Vancouver, North of the Burrard Inlet.
The Lion's Gate Bridge is a 3 lane suspension bridge that connects the North Shore with Downtown Vancouver.
Grouse Grind is the busiest hiking trail in all of Greater Vancouver.
wikitravel.org /en/Vancouver/North_Shore   (1926 words)

  
 Greater Vancouver posts striking gains in compact growth, 15-year study shows — Sightline Institute (formerly ...
Vancouver, BC – From 1986 to 2001, Greater Vancouver’s share of residents living in compact communities increased from 46 percent to 62 percent—in striking contrast to Seattle, which had only 25 percent of residents in compact communities in 2000.
New Westminster and the cities of Vancouver and North Vancouver have the best record, with between 78 and 90 percent of their residents living in compact neighborhoods in 2001.
If Greater Vancouver had the same overall population density as Seattle about 650 square kilometers of additional land would be covered with suburban development—an area equivalent to all the remaining developable land in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), plus four-fifths of the remaining agricultural land.
www.sightline.org /press/releases/rel_sprawl_van_sep02   (972 words)

  
 North Shore Rescue - History of the Team
NSR has developed a comprehensive communication system capability utilizing 5 strategically located VHF radio repeater sites.This is vital due to the mountainous terrain on the North Shore, expanded hiking areas that have opened up and with the meteoric rise in mountain biking and the accidents that come with this extreme sport.
NSR with the assistance of private and municipal support has produced it own topographic maps for the North Shore that are specific for our team operations.
NSR is working closely with the North Shore Mountain Bike Association on this update and on safety initaitives.
www.northshorerescue.com /history.html   (559 words)

  
 Regent College Prospective Students :: Community Life (Living in Vancouver)
North American students can either insure their vehicle with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), or they can retain insurance coverage from their province or state providing they go through the process of registering the insurance with ICBC.
Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
For further information on Christian schools in the Vancouver area, the website of the Society of Christian Schools in BC is also an excellent resource.
www.regent-college.edu /prospectus/community_life/living_vancouver.html   (1545 words)

  
 BCNG Portals Page
North Shore Women’s Centre is rallying against $5M in federal funding cuts announced this week.cuts to women’s services this week.
North Shore organizations team up to help the homeless survive the severe cold.
North Shore business owner takes part in charity that gives bicycles to low-income families – just in time for Christmas.
northshoreoutlook.com /portals-code/list.cgi?paper=43&cat=23&...&more=   (223 words)

  
 west north vancouver bc canada north shore tourism images pictures photographs
Wherever one might be on the Lower Mainland of BC the North Shore mountains are always visible and makes an imposing impression on local residents and visitors alike.
Vancouver is the economic engine of the region that drives the expanding population and increasing importance of tourism to all the surrounding communities.
Between the two, the North Shore and Vancouver, they offer everyone the greatest range of recreational opportunities to be found, within proximity to a urban environment, in the world.
www.seethenorthshore.com   (340 words)

  
 North Vancouver City
Property owners in North Vancouver's lower Lonsdale area, who felt they had little in common with the farmers and loggers of Capilano and Lynn Valley, decided their interests would be better served by incorporation as a city, which duly took place on May 13, 1907.
When the 1,012-hectare North Vancouver City was carved out of the surrounding district, it had almost 2,000 residents and possessed 53 businesses, a bank, two hotels and a school.
The North Vancouver beaches were an attraction for Vancouver residents, but the burgeoning summer tent colony, which stretched from Moodyville to St. Paul's Mission Church, became a health concern for city council.
www.discovervancouver.com /GVB/north-vancouver-city.asp   (1510 words)

  
 Accommodations: Hotels, Motels - Greater Vancouver, BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Greater Vancouver, BC Hotels, Motels, Accommodations, for the Greater Vancouver area including Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, and North Vancouver.
Richmond is part of the Greater Vancouver area located South of Vancouver and separated by the northern arm of the Fraser River.
North of Vancouver, separated by Burrard Inlet, and connected by 2 Bridges, lies North Vancouver.
www.garvick.com /vancouver/hotels/greater.htm   (119 words)

  
 Photos from Vancouver Photos - Pictures from Vancouver Pictures
The most beautiful city on earth, Greater Vancouver, from the North and East, is surrounded by mountains, from the West, the Georgia Straight and Vancouver island, and by the US from the South.
Vancouver from the air is as beautiful as it is from the ground, downtown is seen from the south (top left), and from the North (top right) with Stanley Park in the front.
Greater Vancouver would not survive without the many bridges that span it's rivers and inlets.
www.ehabweb.net /vancouver.html   (203 words)

  
 The North Shore Points of Interest
Within the North Shore are the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver and the District of West Vancouver.
This area is situated between the North Shore Mountains with recreational activities year-round.
A city since 1907, the North Vancouver port is one of the most active in the area.
www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/vancouver/points_of_interest/vanpoi2.htm   (415 words)

  
 Nanaimo travel guide - Wikitravel
Nanaimo [1] is the central hub city of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada.
Like much of Vancouver Island it has moved from being primarily an industrial town to a tourist city that attracts a large number of retirees from the rest of Canada.
North of Nanaimo is Campbell River, Telegraph Cove and Port Hardy.
wikitravel.org /en/Nanaimo   (1086 words)

  
 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nestled under a canopy of lush evergreens beneath the peaks of the North Shore Mountains, North Vancouver is located on the North Shore of Vancouver, one of the most beautiful and exclusive areas in Greater Vancouver.
The Coast Mountains, which begin on the North Shore and sweep north along the British Columbia coast and through Alaska, are the tallest range in North America and among the most heavily glaciated.
Head north out of Vancouver for a scenic tour of the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island, or stay on the intensely scenic Sea to Sky Highway, passing through the magical winter resort town of Whistler and looping through the Coast Mountains.
www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns/?townID=3373   (3437 words)

  
 buses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NORTH Vancouver District council and staff are eager to get discussions on the road about a single bus service for the North Shore.
West Vancouver mayor Pat Boname is already on record as being lukewarm about a single bus service for the North Shore.
In a Nov. 23, 1998, letter to North Vancouver City mayor Jack Loucks, the West Vancouver mayor said, "We believe it is too simplistic to suggest that because of the success of the Blue Bus it automatically follows that one larger operating entity would better serve the public transit needs of North Shore residents."
www.nsnews.com /issues99/w051099/buses.html   (758 words)

  
 North Shore
North Shore, New Zealand, a city in the Auckland conurbation, New Zealand
North Shore (Massachusetts), a suburban region of Boston, Massachusetts which includes the towns of Saugus and Revere.
North Shore (Greater Vancouver), The suburban communities North of the Burrard Inlet in Greater Vancouver made up of the Municipalities of District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver and the District of West Vancouver.
north-shore.kiwiki.homeip.net   (295 words)

  
 North Vancouver (Vancouver, BC) News
The talk this afternoon is that the former Director of planning, engineering, parks and regulatory services for the District of North Vancouver Richard Zerr has lost his wrongful dismissal case against the...
On Monday, November 27, 2006 the Medical Health Officers of the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health recommended that the boil water advisory that had been in effect for the City of Vancouver, North...
Each Greater Vancouver community has its own bylaws dictating whether sidewalks surrounding homes and businesses must be shoveled after a snowfall: Vancouver: Only homeowners within the downtown business area...
www.topix.net /ca/vancouver-bc-north-vancouver   (848 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This riding is on the north shore of Burrard Inlet across from Vancouver and Burnaby.
Liberal Don Bell, mayor of the District of North Vancouver, defeated incumbent MP Ted White, who was running for the Conservatives, by 2,071 votes in 2004.
Was elected to the North Vancouver school board for three terms; was re-elected councillor from 1993 - 1996.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/riding/287   (719 words)

  
 Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland History - Indians & Early Explorers
The Indians that settled around Vancouver come from the Coast Salish peoples, (not as commonly thought, the Haida, whose society centred around the 150 islands in the Queen Charlotte group).
The arrival of the white man was followed shortly by the scourge of new diseases like smallpox, tuberculosis, and venereal diseases, which decimated the native populations.
When the North West and Hudson's Bay companies merged in 1821, the province already had significant agricultural interests centred around the forts, supplying the travelers, traders and the Royal Navy.
www.foundlocally.com /Vancouver/Local/Info-CityHistoryIndians.htm   (481 words)

  
 North Shore (Greater Vancouver) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the right are the City and District of North Vancouver, and to the left is the District of West Vancouver.
The North Shore (of Burrard Inlet) is a term commonly used to refer to the following areas of the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada:
The only other road access is by way of Highway 99 from the north, or through the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal from Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver)   (350 words)

  
 Photos from North or West Vancouver Photos - Pictures from North or West Vancouver Pictures
The wettest part of Greater Vancouver, the North Shore is surrounded by mountains from the North and by the Burrard Inlet from the South.
I think it is the best place to live in Greater Vancouver, because of the scenery and the proximity of both Down town and the mountains.
The North Shore is connected to the rest of Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge (partially seen here), and the second narrows bridge.
www.ehabweb.net /nsvan.html   (153 words)

  
 The North Shore News weekly top stories from Vancouver's North Shore, British Columbia, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NORTH Shore Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) representatives have branded property tax increases to fund TransLink as unfair.
NORTH Shore teachers' associations and their provincial adversary in the current labour dispute were both buoyed this week by news that respected Vancouver lawyer Stephen Kelleher will oversee a facilitation towards a negotiated settlement.
A NORTH Vancouver man is seeking an explanation for his mother's discharge from hospital which left her passed out in a waiting area.
www.nsnews.com /issues01/w120201/121201/news.html   (255 words)

  
 Vancouver Bed and Breakfasts - Vancouver's North Shore, British Columbia, Canada
In an endless vista of unspoiled wilderness scenery, the Vancouver North Shore is home to many must-see destinations, three ski mountains, an abundance of hiking, mountain-biking and snow-shoeing trails, beaches, shoreline parks, restaurants, shopping and entertainment.
Vancouver City, including both the East and West side as well as downtown Vancouver.
Cities (Suburbs) south and south/east of Vancouver including Delta, Ladner, Richmond, Surrey and White Rock.
www.wcbbia.com /vancouvernorth.html   (331 words)

  
 BCNG Portals Page
When work here at the new Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant is finished, millions of people in Greater Vancouver will finally be able to have full confidence in the quality of their tap water.
Ferguson is senior engineer for the $600-million Seymour-Capilano project, which was launched in 1991 after the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) identified muddy water as a potential recurring complication.
Come late 2008, water from the two North Shore reservoirs will flow through more than 50 treatment processes before being delivered to homes, hospitals, schools and businesses.
www.northshoreoutlook.com /portals-code/list.cgi?paper=43&cat=23&id=782516&more=   (1093 words)

  
 Vancouver Coastal Health - North Shore & Sea to Sky Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Vancouver Coastal Health delivers health services to over one million people in communities from Richmond through Vancouver, the North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Sea-to-Sky area and Powell River.
Vancouver Coastal Health has officially unveiled its Access Central telephone line that offers one-stop access to support recovery and addiction housing services, as well as detox and day treatment.
This number is for patient families living outside of the Greater Vancouver area who need to call in for appointments, services and information.
www.vch.ca /enewsletter/files/index-northshore.html   (1073 words)

  
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In-School Mentoring Program with Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver — provides boys and girls in elementary and high school with friendship, guidance, support and positive role models.
Scouting, City and District of North Vancouver through Scouts Canada Vanc-Coast Region — provides education and leadership skills to children and youth living in the North Vancouver community.
Vancouver 604-879-7511BC Parents in Crisis Society Volunteer-run parent support circles for parents of children under 12 years, preventing child abuse, promoting problem solving, mutual support and self help.1155 W. Pender St.
www.uwlm.ca /NR/rdonlyres/B9DE33BC-BD48-449B-81E0-E4DC76D8A92D/41471/NorthShore.doc   (504 words)

  
 North Shore Pest Detective
North Shore Pest Detective serving the lower mainland of British Columbia with quality pest control
These alternative methods range from modifying cultural behavior to minimal use of the least toxic chemicals or completely non-chemical, natural solutions.
These methods require a greater understanding of our complex ecosystem which make the educational process as important as correct application, also known as
www.pestdetective.com   (282 words)

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