NEWS-CLIPS October 21/2020 to November 20/2020 Note: Due to the abundance of articles related to COVID-19 only a select few are listed here. 3 Metro Vancouver employees fired in connection with deadly Cleveland Dam water surge.pdf 412 residential units proposed near Lynn Creek.pdf A strong society must encourage - not limit - debate.pdf All-rental project goes to public hearing in DNV.pdf Broad Upzoning Makes Housing Less Affordable.pdf Concern grows over city hall conflict case.pdf Court action aims to remove Vancouver city councillor from office.pdf COVID-19 cases top 900 in North Shore health region.pdf District of North Van OK-s affordable housing partner for Delbrook.pdf DNV fireworks ban should go to referendum.pdf DNV moves on affordable rental housing in Delbrook.pdf Due to water main construction.pdf E-bike pilot rolls forward in City of North Vancouver.pdf Each Country Share of CO2 Emissions.pdf Election night results give Liberal Karin Kirkpatrick the projected win in West Vancouver-Capilano.pdf France lockdown - what went wrong and what can Canada learn.pdf Here is why TranLink does not enforce its manditory mask policy.pdf Illegal hostel owner Emily Yu evicted from North Van townhouse.pdf Info meeting online for apartment project near Phibbs Exchange.pdf Lack of exposures and global data show virus threat low on transit.pdf Lynn Valley homeowner ordered - clean up or pay up.pdf Moderna Vaccine 94.5 percent effective against COVID-19.pdf Multi-day events linked to COVID-19 surge in BC.pdf North Van-Seymour candidates debate.pdf Notice - DNV Solid Waste Bylaw Changes.pdf Notice - New Mountain Highway on-ramp set to open.pdf Notice - Port of Vancouver land use plan amendment.pdf Notice - Public Hearing for 904 Lytton St.pdf Notice - Public Meeting on rezoning 1565-1589 Rupert Str.pdf Notice - West Vancouver Public Hearing vs DNV Public Hearing.pdf Notice - Where are the dads.pdf Notice -DNV Property Disposition.pdf NPA set sights on Wiebe.pdf PM changes tone on freedom of speech.pdf Power outages planned in North Vancouver in November.pdf Rise in Fraser Health cases creates worry.pdf Second COVID-19 exposure reported at Handsworth Secondary.pdf Seniors in care homes dying of loneliness.pdf The next pandemic.pdf The North Shore political landscape looks different.pdf TransLink announces CEO Kevin Desmond to leave organization in early 2021.pdf Trudeau announces plan to purchase 76 million doses of Covid vaccine.pdf UN committee member stresses human rights.pdf Understanding aerosol transmission could be key to controlling coronavirus.pdf Vancouver outlines its Climate Emergency Action Plan.pdf Vancouver weighs the cost of climate action and inaction.pdf West Van making plans to face rising sea levels.pdf What happens when a local newspaper dies.pdf What We Know About the Airborne Spread of the Coronavirus.pdf Why local decisions on road pricing and sprawl matter in a climate crisis.pdf 3 Metro Vancouver employees fired in connection with deadly Cleveland Dam water surge Father and son were killed in early October after torrent of water was released due to human error Michelle Ghoussoub · CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 1:55 PM PT | Last Updated: 12 hours ago https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cleveland-dam-employees-fired-1.5784364 The Cleveland Dam was down to a trickle on Oct. 5 after a sudden surge of water killed two people downstream. (Yvette Brend/CBC News) Three Metro Vancouver employees have been fired in connection with a deadly water surge that occurred when a spillway gate at the Cleveland Dam in North Vancouver opened unexpectedly during maintenance in early October. A torrent of water was suddenly released into the Capilano River. Two men, a father and son who were downstream, were killed as a result. A preliminary report released a week after the Oct. 1 surge later found human error related to the programming of the control system was the "clearest contributing factor" in the tragedy. "Metro Vancouver continues to co-operate fully with external agencies in their investigations and will not be providing further comment at this time," said the regional district in a statement. When the water surged down the river, rising by three metres in a matter of minutes, it hit a popular fishing spot where a number of anglers were fishing. Two people pulled into the water were rescued and two swam to shore. Others standing near the water managed to scramble to higher ground before they were hit by the surge. Video Human error 'clearest contributing factor' in deadly Cleveland Dam incident: preliminary report The preliminary report was released amid calls for Metro Vancouver to make the dam safer. There is currently no siren or alarm system to warn people if the dam malfunctions. Such a warning system was never installed because of concerns the noise would annoy residents in the Glenmore and Grouse Woods neighbourhoods less than 400 metres away, according to engineering reports from the early 2000s. The dam, built in 1954, has a history of malfunctioning. Inspection reports from WorkSafeBC detail two errors that left people in danger in 2002. 412 residential units proposed near Lynn Creek STAFF REPORT November 13, 2020 11:43am https://www.northshoredailypost.com/412-residential-units-proposed-near-lynn-creek/ District of North Vancouver staff is seeking council direction on a rezoning application by Seylynn North Shore Development to redevelop 24 existing lots for a mixed-use development with up to 412 residential units. The development site at 1505-1571 Fern Street, 520-540 Mountain Highway, and 1514-1568 Hunter Street, is approximately 3.2 acres in size. The project called Seylynn Gardens includes 206 market rental units, 42 non-market rental units, 164 strata units. The development will consist of one eight-storey rental building, one 19-storey mixed-use building, one seven- storey condo and another eight-storey condo building. Under the Zoning Bylaw, the project would require a minimum of 672 parking stalls for residential purposes, 103 parking stalls for visitors, and 28 parking stalls for commercial purposes for a total of 803 stalls. The application, however, proposes 416 parking stalls for residential purposes, 42 stalls for visitors, and an additional 28 stalls for commercial purposes for a total of 486 stalls. This is more than what the District of North Vancouver asks for as the district’s policies allow reduced parking in town centres. “It is anticipated that some component of the commercial parking spaces would be designated for shared use to allow use by residential visitors during times of low demand from commercial patrons,” according to the staff report. The development also proposes non-market units that are as follows: 24 one-bedroom units, 15 two-bedroom units, and 3 three-bedroom units. The applicant is targeting rents for the non-market units that match the Metro Vancouver median rents as published in the CMHC Rental Market Survey, according to a staff report to the council. The developer is proposing 824 bike parking spaces, which exceeds the requirement in the District’s Zoning Bylaw. “In conjunction with the cycling infrastructure improvements proposed, the bicycle parking in the project should help to reduce reliance on private vehicle use for residents and visitors to the project,” the staff report says. The development also includes dedication and construction of a new north and south public lane through the site to connect Hunter Street to Fern Street, as well as the dedication and construction of a portion of Lynn Creek Town Centre’s “green spine” linear park at the east side of the development. Leslyn Lewis: A strong society must encourage, not limit, debate Many Canadians long for the days when holding your own in a verbal disagreement was not only allowed, but seen as a sign of intellect Author of the article: Leslyn Lewis, National Post Publishing date: Nov 14, 2020 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/leslyn-lewis-a-strong-society-must-encourage-not-limit-debate "The days of raising strong children who would not allow words to 'break their bones' are gone," writes Leslyn Lewis. The old childhood adage, “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is dead. This simple phrase, quoted by so many from my generation, has helped a lot of parents explain a simple truth to children: no matter what someone says to you, your feelings and emotions are your own responsibility. We understood that people might have a bad opinion of us, and they might even say bad things about us, but their words could only hurt us if we let them. Today, however, people are not free to disagree, and even an innocent or naive verbal misstep can have dire consequences. This is most evident in our current political climate. While “PC culture” has been an issue for years, it has taken a sudden turn towards a cultish “us” versus “them” narrative. You are either “woke” and “on the right side of history,” or you are evil, backwards and full of hate. Like any cult, loyalty must be 100 per cent, and to question a single point of their narrative is enough to get you “cancelled.” This radical movement to suppress dialogue, speech and even beliefs is often supported by the media, which dictates what is and isn’t fact. Reported news is replaced by opinions and commentaries. Once these unsubstantiated facts are planted in the mind, they form a belief system that becomes very difficult to change: the connection to the belief and those who agree with it creates an emotional attachment to a warped version of reality, similar to how cults recruit and hold adherents.