Jane Seyd

Jane Seyd is a senior news reporter at the North Shore News, covering courts, crime, education, health (including the COVID pandemic), real estate, politics and the occasional bear sighting in North and West Vancouver.

She has won multiple awards for her writing and has been nominated twice for a Webster award for excellence in journalism.

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Recent Work by Jane

Ottawa quietly hikes Seaspan contract price of Navy joint support ships by almost $1B

Pandemic supply chain issues, labour costs all factored in to $3.4B build contract

Aug 14, 2024 12:05 PM Read more >

West Vancouver council narrowly passes housing density bylaw

Councillors lambast Victoria for top-down cookie cutter approach

Aug 12, 2024 8:05 PM Read more >

Neighbours rally to halt West Van council's sale of public beach access

Council still to make final vote on Altamont beach path sale

Aug 9, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

Construction starts on 6-classroom expansion to Lynn Valley Elementary

Two school expansions, one new elementary planned for North Vancouver

Aug 7, 2024 3:27 PM Read more >

Second mystery spills turn North Vancouver's Wagg Creek brown

Streamkeepers are launching a monitoring program to find out what pollutants are entering local creeks. Two recent spills have impacted North Vancouver’s Wagg Creek

Aug 6, 2024 8:00 PM Read more >

Most and least expensive homes to sell on the North Shore this summer

Modern British Properties mansion with a view sold for $18 million

Aug 4, 2024 12:05 PM Read more >

West Vancouver rakes in $184K in first 4 months of pay parking at parks

The cash comes with frustrations though, as some park users say weak cell service makes it impossible to use the pay-by-phone system at certain West Van locations

Aug 2, 2024 7:58 PM Read more >

Mystery spill turns North Vancouver's Wagg Creek white

Streamkeepers launch a monitoring program to find out what pollutants are entering local creeks in incidents such as the unsolved North Van spill last week

Jul 31, 2024 2:01 PM Read more >

West Vancouver to reconsider rezoning requirements following provincial ultimatum

West Van council rejected the province's demands in May, but will reluctantly bring the issue back – possibly in August – following an ultimatum from Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon

Jul 30, 2024 8:12 AM Read more >

West Van council votes to close popular Altamont beach access to sell property

The District of West Vancouver intends to add the path at the foot of 30th Street to a neighbouring Park Lane property to sweeten the sale

Jul 29, 2024 7:18 AM Read more >

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