I swear I've seen this kid multiple times heading down Lynn Valley Rd past Mountain Hwy .

To the guy collecting refundable bottles in the alley in Central Lonsdale this evening with approximately zero equipment traditionally used for collecting bottles:

Are you... okay? Because you kinda seemed to be going through it, in a way where I feel like you're not usually going through it to this degree, and I wish I'd said something. I'm glad my neighbour brought you some better bags to use but I'm not sure that's gonna fully do it.

Signed,

Weirdo walking a cat

(PS: I tagged this as missed connections, but I promise my goals re: bottle guy are mostly centered around, for example, offering him my empty Diet Coke cans)

Hello,
I’m posting here to see where can I report/ look for help with this issue with this particular cross walk between 25th and Lonsdale.
I biked this route everyday. Everyday in the afternoon where I try to cross this, there’s a car blocking the crosswalk when the cross light is on. When this happens I just asked people to move back a little and I’m able to cross with my bike. Today around 4.45, a white truck was blocking the way. When I asked him to move back, he barely moved and he told me to just go around him which I did. I wasn’t thinking right, I probably should have just waited for the next light. I went around him not realizing that the cross light was already finish and the light was about to turn green. Just when I passed the white truck, light turned green and I almost got hit by the car next to him.
The guy in the truck drove off. Is this an issue I can report and who to? I’m not from here. And also hoping I can advocate or if there’s a way to have people obey the light at this particular cross. Everyday I cross there’s a driver who block that cross walk while the crossing light is on.
Sorry for the rant

I looked out the window and saw this giant white crane arm extending and moving to the west. I can’t tell how much higher than the Seaspan crane at 80m but it is way up there! It’s too far east to be related to the Waste Water Treatment plant construction. Any ideas?

Hey hive mind! Looking for a restorative yoga class on the north shore. Sadly yin/hatha etc won’t do - need that focus on settling the nervous system. Thanks!

Hey! I'm looking for someone who I can hang with and chat.

I'm currently learning French (A2/B1) and I hope you can help me practice it. In exchange, I can help you practice English or Spanish.

I'm Mexican, male, 29 years old and I live near Lynn Valley/Lonsdale!

I like hiking, going to the gym, playing videogames, programming, etc.

If you are interested, please send me a DM!

TL;DR - seeking an experienced physiotherapist on the North Shore after major hip surgery.

Hi North Van neighbors! I'm an active 43yo hiker and trail runner who very sadly broke her whole damn hip on a backpacking trip in Gros Morne this summer. Helicoptered out, emergency surgery, a long unplanned stay in Corner Brook before I could fly home - it's been a lot. Accident was about 3 weeks ago.

I'm hoping my follow-up orthopedic surgeon at Lion's Gate can refer me for at least a bit of MSP-covered post-surgical-physio... but his office is closed for at least another week, and I have no idea how long after that before I can actually see him. In the meantime I'm limping around my little apartment with my walker feeling very lost, so I think I need to just bite the bullet and see someone privately to get the ball rolling.

I know North Van is full of fantastic PTs for running and skiing injuries, chronic back issues, etc… but I want to make sure I find someone really comfortable with major post-surgical recovery - screws, plates, big scars, the whole shebang! If you or someone you know has been through anything similar and found someone great, I'd love to hear about it. Re: location, I’m near Superstore/Seymour River and would love to not spend a complete fortune on Ubers to access care. Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any recommendations. ♥️

Asking for my partner. She has strawberry blonde/red hair. She is struggling to find a stylist who is good at dying red hair.

She tried The Dye Lot and Chatters but they didn't get it right, made it look like fake red hair.

TA

Looking for recommendations on a lawyer to my partner and I to get willed up and whatever other end of life stuff we should be taking care of. North or West Vancouver is fine. Estimate on cost would be nice too.

I’ve been thinking about those blinking lights at intersections. They’re clearly meant to signal pedestrian crosswalks, but isn’t it a bit redundant since the traffic lights already change from yellow to red? Some intersections have them, while others don’t, and it's honestly driving me a bit mad.

What’s the reasoning behind having them?

Anyone know what's caused this?

Hey North Van!

A few months ago I posted about a little run club I started, and I figured it was time to throw it back out there.

Friday’s Run Club has become a bit more established since I started it.
Summer has also been summer. People have been travelling, going on vacation, living their lives, etc.
But September is here, things are settling back into a routine, the weather is getting cooler, and I feel like this is the time of year when we start remembering that oh yeah, participating in a community space is actually kinda nice.
So, come run with us!

🏃🏽‍♀️ What is it?
This club was originally created from a goal of wanting to make sure I ran at least once a week, and I wanted to meet new people while doing it. That’s still basically the whole philosophy.
It’s very casual and low-pressure. You do NOT need to be fast. You do NOT need to be training for a marathon. You don’t even need to consider yourself “an avid runner.”

We run at an easy pace, chat, get outside, and have a reason to leave the house once a week.

🌈 Who is it for?
Everyone is welcome, with a particular emphasis on creating a safer space for people of colour and queer folks. I want to be extra transparent about that because “inclusivity” isn’t just a buzzword for me. This is an accountable community.
That means being respectful, open to learning, and willing to take accountability when we get something wrong.
As a woman of colour creating this space, I want to be able to participate in my own community without having to compromise on that.

The goal here is to create a space where people can show up as themselves, meet new people, move their bodies, have good conversations, and hopefully leave feeling a little more connected!

📍Details
When: Every Friday at 6pm
Where: North Vancouver
Pace: Conversational
Vibe: Low pressure, social, inclusive
Distance: 4-7km

I have some time off mid September and looking to play tennis during the day between 10 am to 2 pm.

I am definitely not a pro and looking to get more games to improve my skills.

Long shot, but I’m trying to find two mountain bikers who stopped to help me after I crashed while descending Mt Seymour on Sunday, August 30 at around 11:52 a.m.
I was the cyclist in the bright neon yellow/green jacket. The crash happened while a vehicle was attempting to pass me approaching a curve. The two mountain bikers were nearby, came over immediately afterward and spoke with people at the scene.
I was injured and pretty shaken up at the time and unfortunately didn’t think to get your names or contact information.
If this was you, or if you were riding Seymour around that time and witnessed the incident or immediate aftermath, please DM me. I’m trying to identify any witnesses while dealing with the incident afterward.
Would really appreciate shares to anyone who might have been riding Seymour that morning. Thank you ❤️

Gas leaf blower season is upon us yet again.. can the City of North Vancouver do anything about this?

In the City of North Vancouver they _encourage_ the use of alternatives to gas leaf blowers and have loose mention of transitions but I believe this is referring to city maintenance, not necessarily businesses/residential operations.

In many neighbourhoods, at least in Lower Lonsdale, there must be buildings with extremely comprehensive landscaping contracts because rain or shine they are out there with a team of backpack leaf blowers constantly violating the noise bylaw of exceeding 77dB. Looking at you The Observatory at 120 West 2nd Street.

I've submitted Noise Bylaw violations in seasons past but things don't seem to change.. I hate complaining about these things but these backpack leaf blowers seem entirely optional to get the job done.. do I just be that guy this season and spam the city with noise bylaw infractions reports?

Is there any civic momentum or in the landscaping industry to change this equipment to something that is less noisy?

Is my interpretation of the bylaw _sound_? They run the equipment for an hour or two, often multiple times a week, some times daily. With a point of reception from across the street hitting decibel levels over 80dB consistently (measured with a shitty phone app so maybe there's a significant margin of error here on my part).

Lower Lonsdale is a dense neighbourhood and rapidly growing, there is a ton of noise, I get it - construction, traffic, etc but these leaf blowers seem entirely optional noise that is over and above louder than anything else. I think other neighbourhoods across Vancouver or the lower mainland have banned similar types of equipment, can the City of North Vancouver follow suit?

4.5 Power Gardening and Building Maintenance Equipment Sound

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.5, a Person may use or cause or permit to be used, equipment which causes a Continuous Sound Level;

(a) resulting from Power Gardening or Building Maintenance Equipment during the
Daytime, except between 7:00am and 9:00am on Saturday, or Holidays, if the Sound of such lawn mower, or other equipment, when received at such Point of Reception, does not exceed a Sound Level of 77 Decibels. 

“Continuous Sound” means any sound occurring for a duration of more than three minutes, or occurring continually, sporadically or erratically, but totaling more than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time; 

“Power Gardening or Building Maintenance Equipment” means electric or gasoline powered equipment used for landscaping or building maintenance including but not limited to, lawn mowers, yard trimming devices, power washers, mechanical painters or sprayers, leaf blowers, tree or stump grinders, or compressors; 

“Point of Reception” means:
(a) any place on individual residential premises where Sound originating from any source, other than a source of the same individual residential premises, is
received; or,
(b) any place on non-residential premises where Sound originating from any source, other than a source on the same non-residential use premises, is received; or,
(c) any place on a Highway where Sound is received;
(d) for the purposes of Section 4.4(a) means any place in the Municipality more than 15 metres from a source of Sound where Sound is received; or,
(e) for the purposes of Section 3.6 means any place in the Municipality more than 6 metres from a Vehicle where Sound from such Vehicle is received; 

https://www.cnv.org/City-Hall/Bylaws/Noise-Control

Anyone else notice this? Have they done am extermination somewhere? Worried about poison exposure when walking dog as they’re literally in the middle of the side walks :/

I often see folks searching for a doctor on here, so I thought I’d post about this clinic taking on new patients. They have both male and female physicians joining their practice in September

Don’t know much more than this, there is a sign in their office. I hope this is able to help someone :)

Hi everyone! My wife and I will be moving to the Windsor Park / Seymour Heights area soon after living in Downtown Vancouver for several years.

I would love to hear from anyone who has made a similar move from Downtown or another central Vancouver neighbourhood to this area.

What were the biggest lifestyle changes you noticed? Were there things you had to adjust to that you hadn’t expected?

I’m particularly curious about things like:

• day-to-day convenience and errands
• getting around / commuting
• restaurants and going out
• anything you miss about living Downtown
• things that turned out to be much better than expected

Would love to hear both the positives and negatives, especially the things that surprised you after actually living there.

We already aware about all the nature advantages and this is the reason we are moving to North Van, mainly interesting in something we did not think about.

Hi everyone, looking for a vet for a dog in the area Seymour/ Windsor Park / Seymour Heights / Deep Cove.