February 2026 on the Shore
The constellation Orion framed between the trees on Mt. Seymour main trail. Photo: Ghislaine Courcelles
We've been digging through council meetings, tracking housing progress, and keeping an eye on transportation developments across the North Shore. As always, there's a mix of encouraging moves forward and frustrating roadblocks. Let's dive in - Martyn, Heather and Duncan.
🦟🦟 🦟🦟 Affordable? Nope. The house on the left is a single-family home with a suite in the bottom and a coach house. It’s on the market now for $4.6M. The site next door was a single-family home split into two lots, each with a single-family home (no suites). Guessing each will sell for ~$2.7M. Down one block on the same street new duplexes are selling for $2.5M. Photo: Heather Drugge
🐻🐻 The Globe and Mail named North Vancouver, Canada’s most livable city for 2025. Notably, they don’t make a distinction between the City and the District. Fine with us! We know how awesome the Shore is as a whole.
🐻🐻🐻The new Casano-Loutet bridge was craned into position across the highway in early February. Riding or walking along Lynn Valley Road is pretty unpleasant (if not dangerous) today. The new bridge will allow people to ride and walk across the highway — linking Lynn Valley with Central Lonsdale. Photo: a BNS member
🐻🐻🐻🐻The e-bike share is now North Shore wide with the addition of West Vancouver. Now you can rent an e-bike and drop it in any one of the bike parking areas in all three Shoreside municipalities. Yes, they are working on being able to drop bikes downtown and even further away, but that’s a next step. Photo: Heather Drugge
🦟🦟 🦟🦟There was a marathon public hearing (5.5 hours over two days) at District of North Vancouver about Chemtrade’s application to rezone the district portion of their site. The Port of Vancouver has said Chemtrade cannot manufacture chlorine on their lands, so Chemtrade is asking DNV for a zoning alteration to allow them to continue on District Land. It’s controversial because chlorine is a hazardous material if released and the district is planning more density in the adjacent Maplewood area. Learn more> Image: staff presentation on the rezoning
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Community events
Community Climate Connections
How to Power a City explores the front lines of the clean energy revolution. From zeitgeist solar adopters to hurricane survival and communities fighting to keep the lights on, How to Power a City showcases a diverse group of people leading the way to our nation’s clean energy future. Watch the trailer here. (Rating: TV-G, Runtime: 57 mins). Community Climate Connections is a series of presentations and conversations about climate and biodiversity solutions hosted by RegenerateBC facilitators Michelle Sheardown and David Hunter.
📅 Date: Tuesday, March 10 at 1:30 pm OR 📅 Date: Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 pm
Lynn Valley Library 1277 Lynn Valley Road
🎟️ Free - no need to register, just drop in
Green Roofs 101
This introductory course presented by Green Roof Infrastructure Network of BC (GRIN), provides homeowners and gardeners with basic technical know-how and practical skills to design, install and maintain green roofs. It will focus on lightweight, low-maintenance systems that are best suited for small DIY projects. We will explore local case studies and share top tips in selecting plants, soils and accessories to create a successful green roof.
📅 Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026. 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM,
📍VanDusen Guides Classroom | 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, V6M 4H1
🎟️ $83.00 Register here
Invasive plant pull in Tempe Heights Park
Please wear closed-toe sturdy shoes (preferably with ankle protection), dress for the weather – Possibility of rain, so dress in layers and appropriate rain gear. Bring a water bottle and mug. We will have water and cups at the event, but please bring your own if you have one. Light refreshments will be provided. Bring your own gloves if you have some. We have extras if you don’t.
📅 Date: Saturday, March 21st 9:00 a.m.
📍Tempe Heights Park 2650 Tempe Knoll Drive
Signs of spring. Photo: Ghislaine Courcelles
Where on the Shore?
The first person to send us an email with the location of this condo-development will receive a Better North Shore T-shirt. (Past winners are ineligible) hello@betternorthshore.ca Photo: Heather Drugge
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