media coverage

“We could observe all this happening before our eyes. You’d have to be hiding your head in the sand not to see it. We are a microcosm study of the housing issue at the high end,”

said Booth.

Here is a selection of Mayor and Council News for 2017, 2018 & 2019

NEWS COVERAGE – 2019

Press Release -West Vancouver Yacht Club Awarded five anchor eco-rating certification - 2019/14/03 - West Van Yacht Club

NEWS COVERAGE – 2018

Christmas traditions from North Shore public figures - 2018/12/03 - North Shore News
Editorial: Game of 21- 2018/11/06 -North Shore News
West Vancouver mayor-elect Mary-Ann Booth confirmed in recount - 2018/11/02 - Tiffany Crawford
B.C. Election Results: Mary-Ann Booth edges out Mark Sager in West Van - 2018/10/21-Randy Shore
Mary-Ann Booth elected West Vancouver Mayor by 21 votes - 2018/10/19 - Brent Richter
West Vancouver proposes subsidized housing for working professionals - 2018/10/01 - CTV News
Density or waterfront views? West Vancouver mayoral candidates debate development - 2018/09/28 - CBC News
North Shore mayoral candidates have their say on transportation, affordability - 2018/09/28 - Amy Judd
It's election time, let the fun begin - 2018/09/17 - Daphne Bramham
Councillors take on former mayor for top job in Metro Van’s richest municipality - 2018/09/17 - Alex McKeen
West Vancouver "Tree House"condos a sign of things to come - 2018/08/08 - Brent Richter
Smith Foundation luncheon - 2018/07/18 - North Shore News
West Vancouver on the eve of change - 2018/06/21 - Brent Richter
Editorial: It’s better on payday - 2018/05/01 - North Shore News
West Vancouver Councillor Mary-Ann Booth announces mayoral run - 2018/04/21 - Mary-Ann Booth
Mary-Ann Booth officially announces West Van mayoral bid - 2018/04/13 - Jeremy Shepard
Here's why Mary-ann Booth wants to become the mayor of West Vancouver - 2018/04/12 - Gagandeep Ghuman
Metro Vancouver directors votes themselves a golden handshake - 2018/03/29 - Brent Richter
Fast Food - 2018/03/18 - North Shore News
West Vancouver charts course for economic development - 2018/03/02 - Jane Seyd
West Vancouver restores heritage committee - 2018/02/28 - Jane Seyd
West Vancouver to ask province for more control over tax policy -2018/02/21 - Jane Seyd
Douglas Todd: How Canada’s most expensive municipality grew alert to foreign capital — 2018/01/26 – Douglas Todd – Vancouver Sun
Vancouver to adopt ‘locals-first’ housing strategy — 2018/01/25 – Frances Bula – The Globe and Mail
West Vancouver grapples with heritage homes at risk — 2018/01/24 – Brent Richter
West Vancouver repeals speed bump ban — 2018/01/23 – Brent Richter
LAUTENS: Nuclear war: Why isn’t it a hot-button topic? — 2018/01/12 – Trevor Lautens
West Van family donates $700K for community centres — 2018/01/10 – Brent Richter
Seawalk dispute tossed back to courts — 2018/01/10 – Jane Seyd
Former chief justice from West Van receives high honour — 2018/01/07 – Ben Bengtson
A spectacular wish for 2018 — 2018/01/02 – Lindy Pfeil – West Vancouver Beacon Newspaper
Homes in pricey West Van neighbourhoods remain hot spots for affluent — 2018/01/07 – Jane Seyd

NEWS COVERAGE – 2017

Our top 10 most read stories in 2017 — 2017/12/31 – Brent Richter
YEAR IN REVIEW: Here are the most important North Shore stories from 2017 – Part 2 – 2H2017 — 2017/12/24 – Jeremy Shepherd
YEAR IN REVIEW: Here are the most important North Shore stories from 2017 – Part 1 – 1H2017 — 2017/12/21 – Jeremy Shepherd
Foreign owners third highest in West Vancouver — 2017/12/21 – Brent Richter
West Van council votes itself 15 per cent raise — 2017/12/20 – Jeremy Shepherd
West Vancouver residents divided on tree bylaw — 2017/12/18 – Jane Seyd
West Vancouver takes builder to court over tree cutting — 2017/12/14 – Jane Seyd
West Vancouver Police Department signs on to MedicAlert — 2017/12/11
West Van pays $700K for safer Wardance Bridge — 2017/12/07
2016 Census: Our average commute to work is 26 minutes — 2017/12/05
North Shore’s number one economic issue: transportation — 2017/11/30
West Vancouver saves historic Rush House — 2017/11/26
Traffic gridlock top topic at business breakfast with North Vancouver MLAs — 2017/11/17
Almost half of North Shore rents unaffordable: Census — 2017/11/14
West Van’s immigrant population up — 2017/11/03
District of North Vancouver moves towards “locals first” policy for condo pre-sales — 2017/10/31
CN Rail, West Vancouver spar over Seawalk — 2017/10/27
Vigilante tree cutting in West Vancouver’s Glenmore angers residents — 2017/10/24
West Vancouver seeks to demolish home allegedly built without permits — 2017/10/24
West Vancouver’s historic McClelland House to face wrecking ball — 2017/10/19
1 in 5 West Vancouver households ‘low income’ — 2017/10/10
West Van temperature records broken — 2017/08/31
West Vancouver lacks housing options: Vital Signs report — 2017/10/03
West Vancouver OKs new Ambleside project — 2017/09/23
Census reveals North Shore incomes — 2017/09/14
West Vancouver attempts to save 1919 heritage home — 2017/09/13
Boat ramp may make a return to Ambleside — 2017/08/11
Subdivision plan moving forward — 2017/08/04
Census reveals changes in North Shore language stats — 2017/08/03
West Vancouver council splits on future of Marine Drive — 2017/06/08
‘Locals first’ initiative wraps with 50 per cent buy-in — 2017/05/18
Census 2016: West Vancouver riding a grey wave — 2017/05/09
Eight homes approved on Evelyn Drive project — 2017/05/08
Councils united on transportation matters — 2017/03/31
West Vancouver’s municipal taxes jump 4.45% — 2017/03/28
Mayor calls for reinvigoration of West Vancouver — 2017/03/10
West Vancouver council slows development — 2017/02/21
StatCan data shows North Shore population slightly up — 2017/02/09
West Vancouver’s population shrank in 2016 — 2017/01/24