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Vote on Lynn Valley plan delayed No option favoured for town centre among divided residents JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

The residents of Lynn Valley have come to a consensus: they don’t agree. District of North Vancouver council delayed its vote on the controversial

Lynn Valley Town Centre plan Monday after an exhaustive report found no clear winner among development options voted on by the public who participated in the process. After sifting through a “morass of statistics” based on four open houses

attended by nearly 1,200 district residents, Coun. Mike Little said he was frustrated to learn there was no favourite. “The community’s not polarized, it’s fragmented,” noted Coun. Roger Bassam. The town centre is bordered by Mountain Highway to the east and Fromme Road to the west and includes sections of East 29th and East 27th streets.The neighbourhood

is earmarked to receive approximately 2,500 new housing units and 5,000 new residents over the next 20 years, but exactly what those housing units will look like is still unclear. One option would be characterized by ﬁve storey buildings and a reduction in anticipated growth.The ﬁve-storey limit might hurt the economic viability of key sites, resulting in a failure to improve roads and

sewers and upgrade transit, according to a staff report. A proliferation of low-rise buildings did not sit well with Coun. Doug MacKayDunn. “I’m going to keep an open mind but I have to tell you quite honestly that I’ve not been impressed with what I’ve seen at ﬁve storeys, it reminds me of Kiev in Ukraine,” he said. MacKay-Dunn wasn’t overly enthused about a

town centre for Lynn Valley to begin with. Unlike the district’s other town centres at Lower Lynn, Maplewood, and Lower Capilano, many Lynn Valley residents are not enthused about development, MacKay-Dunn said. “Lynn Valley has seen a great deal of development and trafﬁc congestion has worsened and residents, See Number page 7

Yelp sues North Van reviewer for fakes ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com

A popular customer review site is taking one North Vancouver user to court for making money on false claims. Yelp, a website where consumers can find opinions on everything from restaurants to clothing stores, is suing a North Shore man for allegedly posting fake reviews and making a profit from them. The company filed the lawsuit Sept. 19 in B.C. Supreme Court. “Yelp has a large, engaged user community and we learned about this individual’s actions from that community as well as from business owners who he had contacted and who, in turn, reported him to us,” said Aaron Schur,Yelp’s senior See Suit page 5

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Townhouses approved on affordability BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Despite some longstanding frustrations about trafﬁc in the neighbourhood and some skepticism about what qualiﬁes as “affordable,” City of NorthVancouver council has given the OK for a new townhouse complex in central Lonsdale. Council voted 6-1 Monday night in favour of the 18-unit development at 2340 to 2370 Western Ave. The project is a slightly tweaked version of a similar development council roundly rejected in March this year, the key difference being the elimination of eight “lock off” units — self-contained bachelor apartments that are joined to the main home by a door. Parking stalls were also added. The vote followed comments from a steady stream of supporters, only one of whom lived in the neighbourhood, who approached the microphone during the pubic hearing immediately prior to praise the 1,300-square-foot, threebedroom units for their affordability. Neighbours who live on Western Avenue and 23rd Street now, however, urged council to quash the redevelopment on the grounds that putting the dense housing on their street would ruin the sense of neighbourhood that attracted them to live on the dead end street, that the street is already overtaxed when it comes to parking and that turning left onto 23rd Street is already a

difficult and, at times, dangerous task. But it was the issue of affordability — a highly relative term — that dominated much of the discussion.When asked by a member of the public how much the townhouses would list for, the developer estimated $600,000 to $700,000. City council changed the official community plan for the street in 2007 to allow for the type of density the developer was seeking to build. After noting that he was the one who moved the motion to reject the project just six months earlier, Coun. Craig Keating was the first at the council table to support the revised plan on the grounds that the developer had done more community consultation and that the proposal fit with the OCP. But the OCP never should have allowed the density in an area already congested with traffic, Coun. Pam Bookham countered before rebuking council for its habit of pursuing affordability through dense development. “We can keep reiterating the mantra about affordable housing and density but time and time again, we are seeing that density is not solving the affordability problem,” she said. For that, young families would be better served buying farther east in the Fraser Valley where land is cheaper, Bookham added. But, taking into account the cost and time spent See Project page 5

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North Shore businessman among the dead in terrorist attack at Nairobi mall MATTHEW ROBINSON Vancouver Sun

A family on the North Shore is mourning the loss of a father who was one of two Canadians who died in a weekend terrorist attack in Kenya that killed at least 68. Karima Damji replaced her Facebook proﬁle picture with a smiling photo of her father, businessman Nagib Damji, drawing condolences from friends for the loss of what one termed “a great soul.” Other close family

members repeated the act in a silent act of remembrance. “I’ll never forget the way his face would light up with joy when he told stories of our family’s history and origins. A beautiful human being,” Abdulrehman Haneef wrote on one family member’s tribute. Damji’s family was expected to issue a statement later this week, after press time. The two Canadians were killed as gunmen used AK-47 assault riﬂes

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and threw grenades at Nairobi’s upscale Westgate mall, a venue frequented by expatriates and wealthy locals.

Ofﬁcials said the other Canadian killed was diplomat Annemarie Desloges, who worked at the Canadian embassy in Nairobi. The attack that began Saturday dragged into Sunday, with 10 to 15 terrorists holed up inside the building with as many as 50 hostages as Kenyan authorities mounted what it called a ﬁnal operation to end the siege. Somalia’s Islamist rebel group, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility and said the attack was revenge for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia. A number of Canadians took to social media on Sunday to voice their sympathies for the families of the Canadian victims.

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Man hit by Blue Bus shares fault in accident ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com

One man has found that running for a West Vancouver bus is a greater pain than waiting for the next one. A B.C. Supreme Court justice found recently that Russell Heyman — a man who was struck by a blue bus three years ago — bore the brunt of responsibility for the accident. Heyman, who was 41 at the time, was running

to catch the number 251 bus to Vancouver on April 26, 2010, at Park Royal South at approximately 8 a.m. The six-foot, 300pound man said the bus was stopped in front of the Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant when it started to pull away from the curb. According to court documents, Heyman said he waved at the driver to stop but his hand came into contact with the bus causing him to spin around and fall to the ground. The

bus’s rear tires ran over Heyman’s ankle and he suffered a broken shoulder. Simon Cooper was driving the bus that day. He told the judge he saw Heyman running towards him, but company policy was that once all the passengers had been loaded at the stop, drivers were to close the doors and leave. Once away from the stop, drivers were not allowed to pick up any more passengers who might be running

to catch the bus. Cooper said he heard a bang and saw a ﬂash but did not see Heyman fall. The driver stopped when a passenger called out that someone had fallen under the bus. Cooper then got out and spoke to Heyman who was lying on the roadway. Blake Goddard, owner and operator of Booster Juice, was out front of his store when he saw Heyman running to catch the bus. He said Heyman was not running very fast but was

motioning for the bus to stop. As Heyman got closer, the bus pulled away and Heyman put out his hand, Goddard told the judge. The contact caused Heyman to fall on his torso on the sidewalk with his legs on the street, he said. Justice Ronald Skolrood found Heyman 60 per cent responsible for the accident and Cooper 40 per cent responsible. He said Heyman bore a greater degree of responsibility for the mishap because he

struck the bus deliberately once it was in motion, demonstrating a lack of care for his own safety. In his decision, Skolrood wrote that Cooper’s conduct was more of a lapse in judgment in failing to recognize a hazard. “The prudent course of action would have been to at least slow down...” wrote the judge. But he concluded Heyman was more responsible for creating the hazard in the ﬁrst place.

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litigation lawyer. “We worked with our users to gain more information about who was behind this and ensured that our technical barriers to this kind of conduct were working effectively.” The reviewer, who is identiﬁed only as John Doe in court documents, used various email addresses and aliases, including James McNulty, jon tom and bill mads. Court documents reveal that he “resides or has a dwelling in North Vancouver.” According to the lawsuit, the man allegedly made deals with an unspeciﬁed number of businesses to post fake positive reviews in exchange for money, had

contacted members of the public to post fake reviews which he would pay them for and threatened to create more reviews unlessYelp paid him money.The lawsuit alleges the North Shore reviewer has posted fake reviews since 2012. The companyYelp was founded in San Francisco in 2004 and has reviewers based all around the globe.Yelp makes money through the advertisements it sells to businesses and states on its website under user restrictions, that by registering with the site users agree not to be compensated to write a review. Schur said the company is taking legal action against the North Vancouver man because ofYelp’s explicit

rules against posting fake reviews. “We are suing because we take an aggressive stance against people who submit deceptive content, and look forward to helping more people understand that we’re extremely serious about protecting consumers from those who would like to take advantage of them through fake or unreliable testimonials,” said Schur. Schur saidYelp does have information on the individual in question that may be revealed as the lawsuit progresses. “We hope that this lawsuit will help raise awareness of the illegality of such false testimonials, and show consumers and businesses alike thatYelp takes seriously

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commuting for those people, the city still has a role to create more housing options, Coun. Linda Buchanan argued. “They’re choosing not to have the single-family home and they know the tradeoff, and for them spending another two to three hours with their family . . . those

are signiﬁcant family values we have to look at,” she said. Affordability, by the last generation’s middle class standards, is already long gone on the North Shore, Coun. Rod Clark said, before throwing his support behind the project. “We’re never going to be able to attract young families that want the kind of lifestyle they enjoyed when they were

growing up,” he said. As for the traffic tie-ups that already plague the area, 18 more units of housing wouldn’t make a significant difference, the majority on council agreed.To remedy that, the city has been lobbying the Ministry of Transportation to recalibrate the traffic lights on Lonsdale Avenue between 23rd Street and exits from Highway 1.

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ack before May 14, most people thought the B.C. Liberals had as much chance of winning an election as they had of selling voters a non-existent bridge. Fast forward a few months, and Premier Christy Clark is back in the driver’s seat — somewhat literally, some would argue.That bridge is back as well, and the two combined in a recent piece of political theatre that Clark excels at when the premier announced plans to build a bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel. In terms of sheer political chutzpah, Clark has few rivals. Her “go big” announcements rarely lack audacity. Knowing that, it shouldn’t be surprising that her transportation leanings are less about studies and TransLink funding formulas and more about a big ‘ol hunk of concrete, something that people in the vote-rich suburbs can get behind.

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It can certainly be argued there are more pressing, and indeed smarter ways for the province to spend its transportation dollars. Answers to questions about the cost of a bridge, funding sources and environmental issues were all missing from the announcement. Predictably, the NDP criticized the bridge sound bite as a premature substitution for planning or policy. Encouraging more car commuters is certainly not what many ﬁner minds on transportation issues would advocate. But Clark is pointedly aware those ﬁner minds aren’t the ones who voted for her at the ballot box. For Clark, the grand gesture of political showmanship will always trump the details. Even with a winning mandate, Clark remains the consummate campaigner, who never forgets what — and who — propelled her over the top.

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Dear Editor: There’s nothing like the disappearance of a favourite place/landmark to bring you up to speed with the nature of change and the phenomenon of aging. With some things, you can’t imagine them not being there. Capilano Pet Hospital — where, since we ﬁrst moved to the North Shore 50 years ago, our cats and dogs have received the

best in veterinary care, at all times of the day and night/days of the week — is one such place. Capilano Pet Hospital is where the legendary Dr. Earnshaw “the Cat Whisperer” got his start, and Dr. Bratty perfected the sutureless spay. A motherlode of early memories is tied up with this bedrock North Shore institution. Seeing it go is very much like losing an old friend.

I’ll always remember riding the Queens bus and looking for Dylan in the window, or having to make an emergency dash late on a Sunday.The staff was unfailingly conscientious. In 50 years as a client, I don’t think I ever received a bum steer. One of the earliest memories I have of the hospital involves a vicarious encounter with grief. Late in the afternoon, in the middle

of a routine visit for one of our cats, I watched while an obviously distraught vet tried to explain to a grieving couple why their cat had to be put down. Grief in loss, and learning to live with it; such are the trials and tribulations of pet ownership. Goodbye to all the hospital staff. And thank you for being there. Hugh Nevin North Vancouver

Art galley trumps parking lot for tots Dear Editor: I have mostly enjoyed Trevor Lautens’ columns over the years and have found them interesting and entertaining. However, I was ﬂabbergasted at his comments in the column

Sept. 13 vis-à-vis the proposed art gallery for the 1600-block of Bellevue Avenue. My heart bleeds for the poor toddlers, to whom he referred, at having to lose their nice “leafy parking lot” which they walk through on

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teenagers and young men and women of the future, who will undoubtedly get more enjoyment from the beauty of art, than a parking lot. Dorian Bishop West Vancouver

NorthVan bus depot also a noisy neighbour Dear Editor: It seems good things — news, disgruntled taxpayers and opinions — come in threes. First it was the “mosquito” in LoLo that no one could locate but deﬁnitely upset a few people.Then it was the train whistles announcing the train at crossings a number of blocks from the Norgate community. Now, allow me to chime in (no pun intended as it’s much more noticeable than a chime) about the sounds emanating from the North Shore bus depot. There are hundreds, maybe over a thousand, citizens who live across the street from this industrial relic. High pitched squeals are nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. while they rotate

tires, hammer parts and leave doors/gas caps open that have a high pitch you wouldn’t believe. Did you know that for at least six months a year for one to two hours every Sunday afternoon every single bus idles to ensure it starts on Monday? Eighty diesel vehicles can make a house shake! Buses shoot from a parking lot to the main lot up and down Ridgeway all day while screeching eerily close to cars, children and pets. Supposedly this noisy, dangerous behemoth is closing down in the next few years.TransLink — please keep this promise! This promise was broken in 2011, 2007 and probably many times before. Tiff Daniels North Vancouver

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residents will move in and out of the neighbourhood was a major concern for Alex Schwarz. Schwarz accused district staff of turning a blind eye to the massive expenses associated with the transportation infrastructure that would be necessary to serve expanded population. The district’s ofﬁcial community plan does not include a viable transportation plan for Lynn Valley, Schwarz said. “Until something happens, Lynn Valley has to stay small.” David Hunter spoke in favour of greater density in the area.The Karen Magnussen recreation centre and the Lynn Valley Library Square both turned out wonderfully despite some initial vocal opposition, Hunter told council.

quite frankly, are tired.” A second option for the town centre consists of midrises between five and eight storeys with an option to build as high as 16 storeys in the central core. The second option would allow plenty of open space while addressing infrastructure needs, according to the staff report. Council heard support for development from mall merchant David Hewitson, who declared himself “the unofficial mayor of Lynn Valley mall.” “Business has been crap since Zellers disappeared, we need to do something because it’s getting harder and harder to keep that mall afloat,” Hewitson said. Exactly how Lynn Valley

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little impact on those over 50.This plan will have huge impact on people my age and younger than me.” Hazen Colbert spoke in favour of a five-storey height limit. “To say that 12 storeys or 16 storeys came out ahead on the basis of average ratings is like saying that the prisoners on death row prefer a firing squad over hanging,” he said. The town centre plan coincides with Bosa Development Corporation’s recently unveiled plan to build 379 condo units in seven buildings including two 12-storey towers in the area. A five-storey height limit would make the project unviable, according to Mark Sager, Bosa’s point man for the project and a former West Vancouver mayor.

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communications director Jeanine Bratina. The district recommends people stay out of the area for 24 hours following application. As many as 10 signs were posted to advise park users spraying was taking place, according to Bratina. Japanese knotweed was previously treated with glyphosate following a failure to uproot the plants, said the district’s sustainability section manager Julie Pavey. “It’s so vigorous it can’t be dug out successfully because the rhizomes spread very quickly underground and they can go as deep as ﬁve metres,” she said, speaking about

the issue in July. A rhizome as small as two millimetres can grow a new plant, according to the district’s website. The weed crowds out native plants, reducing local biodiversity and limiting animals’ food sources. Knotweed has also been known to sprout through roads and retaining walls. The only feasible method of controlling knotweed is with pesticides, according to the district. Larger knotweed plants are injected with herbicides while smaller stalks needs to be sprayed as injection would break the stem, according to Pavey. Knotweed is exceptionally durable, thriving in cold, moist, and

dry conditions. The district has recently proposed a municipalitywide ban on unregulated ﬁll in an attempt to stem the spread of the dominating weed. But use of herbicides remains controversial. A 1997 study of Ontario farmers conducted by the North Carolina school of public health found the rate of pre-term births increased with the use of herbicides including glyphosate. Monsanto, manufacturer of the herbicide, criticized the study for relying exclusively on self-reporting. A 13-week study in which mice were fed high doses of glyphosate determined their organs became heavier while their growth was stunted.

West Van recognized for budgeting Number crunchers at the District of West Vancouver have scored a hat trick, after the municipality was recently recognized for its ﬁnancial reporting. The Government Finance Ofﬁcers

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three years running is a real achievement,” said Mayor Michael Smith. “It speaks to the dedication and commitment our staff has to providing clear, accurate ﬁnancial reporting . . . ” — AnneWatson

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to time due to vigorous growth, crowding or poor performance. And sometimes when plants are planted hastily and their

mature size is not clearly understood the resulting planting can look crowded or off balance. Another advantage at this time of year is the ability to shuffle plants to obtain better height relationships between co-habiting plants. Those plants too tall or too short for their placement can be relocated to fit better into the overall design. The other advantage is being able to add, replace or remove plants that don’t fit the bed’s design. Remember that gardens are always in a

state of progression and therefore change should be embraced. Since the soil is warm and the weather is cooling, planting out new plants or transplanting can be done now with little concern of poor establishment. Planting in the fall will allow new root growth to occur before the onset of winter and next spring plants will be prepared to make new growth and add interest to spring’s beauty. I generally do not believe that adding

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fertilizer or bone meal to the planting hole is necessary at this time of year. And we do not want to force soft lush growth on plants in advance of winter’s chilly embrace. It is important to incorporate some form of organic matter to the planting hole because it’s the only the chance the plant may have for years to have its root zone enhanced with lifegiving micro-organisms. As

well, organic matter builds structure which improves water holding capacity and soil aeration, improves nutrient cycling caused by micro-organisms and increases root zone depth. Those are claims that no chemical fertilizer can make. Remember when planting to dig the hole wider than the size of the plant’s root ball so you have room to make spacing adjustments. Always add manure or

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compost into the bottom and sides of the planting hole. After backﬁlling the plant in its new home do not stomp on the soil to pack it in place. Only apply foot pressure gently and lightly to avoid destroying soil structure and compressing the oxygen out of the soil. After planting, mulch the soil’s surface and then water the plant into its new home and let nature do the rest of the work. If you are planting trees, no amount of foot compression will hold up a tree, you must install a tree stake outside of the tree’s root ball and tie the tree with non-girdling material like ArborTie made for tying trees. Beyond planting in the fall, now is also a good time for division of most hardy perennials. As long as the perennial in question is not blooming, it can safely be transplanted from now until December. I usually prefer to let perennials withdraw their green energy from their leaves before division occurs to provide the maximum regrowth potential the following spring. But ultimately the work has to get done so if you cannot wait, simply

maintain as much healthy foliage in each division and allow it to remain on the plant after replanting so the plant can withdraw some green energy for next spring. Use the planting guidelines previously mentioned for replanting divisions. Let’s not forget the veggie garden during our fall work. Fall plantings of cold tolerant crops can be highly successful and provide produce well into winter. Assuming you were planning ahead and started your fall crop of plants from seed way back in August, you can safely plant out those little plants now so they can root and get growing before cold temperatures arrive. I am often asked how to get fall veggie transplants to survive the beating rain and cooler temperatures. I use a homemade row cover made from irrigation pipe and plastic that I place overtop of my fall transplants to help them establish. The cover does not have to be more than a few feet tall. Cool season root crops include radishes, carrots, onions, garlic, beets and to a lesser extent a late crop of potatoes. Spinach, lettuce, parsley, arugula and

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veggies that prefer cooler temperatures can also be planted in pots on the balcony or directly into the garden to yield some lateseason produce for dinner.

Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist, garden designer and builder, teacher, skills trainer and organic advocate. For advice contact him at stmajor@shaw.ca.

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decorative black boulder that sits in the centre of your living room ﬂoor, as long as the envelope and windows of a home are robust enough (recall the Passive House principals I described two months ago: double wall thicknesses, triple-pane windows), then the warmth will be

absorbed and re-radiated as described. While there is no downside to this carbon-neutral and zero-cost heating method, relying on it for your home’s heat does require speciﬁc building positioning to the sun See Geothermal page 14

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themselves more broadly with passive house design principles. (Please do not hesitate to email me directly for more.) Geothermal heating is another efﬁcient option for some in our area.

and the incorporation of the previously mentioned robustness. I encourage anyone seriously considering passive heating to familiarize

The process operates from the heat differential that exists between the temperature of the air and the temperature of the land just below the surface. With the aid of an electrically powered

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Permissive Tax Exemptions Council will be considering adoption of the following bylaw on October 7, 2013

Note:

The tax figures below are estimates only, and will be modified based on changes in assessment, as supplied by BC Assessment, and tax rates as determined by Council for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Proposed Bylaw: Tax Exemption for 2014 - 2023 Ice Sports North Shore Bylaw 8004, 2013

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The District of West Vancouver

This is a 100% tax exemption on land and improvements for the public portion of a facility providing a municipal service under a partnering agreement. The exemption will be provided for 10 years (until 2023).

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Address

Ice Sports North Shore 2411 Mt. Seymour Parkway

Est. Taxes 2014

Est. Taxes 2015

Est. Taxes 2016

$81,996

$86,095

$90,400

District of North Vancouver 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5 Main Line 604-990-2311 facebook.com/NVanDistrict

www.dnv.org

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2013 Tax Sale Pursuant to section 405 of the Local Government Act, The District of West Vancouver is required to publish the time and place of the tax sale and the description and street address, if any, of properties subject to tax sale. The 2013 Tax Sale will be held in the Council Chambers of The District of West Vancouver, 750 17 Street, West Vancouver BC at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 30, 2013. The following properties will be included in the Sale unless delinquent taxes, plus interest, are paid before that time. List subject to change. ADDRESS 8511 Seascape Drive

LEGAL DESCRIPTION SL 5 DL 2361 GROUP 1 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT STRATA PL BCS776

1097 Hillside Road

PL 9111 DL CE BL 34 LOT 17

1094 Hillside Road

PL 9394 DL CE BL 38 LOT 8

72 Glenmore Drive

PL 9088 DL 603 BL C LOT 6 OF LOT 2

Can you take one less car trip per week?

Notice to Prospective Purchasers: Purchasers of tax sale properties should be aware that they will NOT have the right to receive title or possession until after one year following the date of the tax sale. During this period, the registered owner of the property has the right to redeem the property from the tax sale thus canceling the sale. Properties sold at Tax Sale are subject to the Property Purchase Tax.

For more information, please call the Tax Department at 604-925-7032, or visit westvancouver.ca

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