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 >

Bear warning issued in North Vancouver after police get four calls in one night

Incorrectly stored garbage is the top reason for bear-human conflict in North Van

Jul 24, 2024 3:28 PM Read more >

Yuri Fulmer nominated for Conservatives in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

The West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding – narrowly won by the BC Liberals during the last election – is considered one to watch by political commentators

Jul 23, 2024 4:37 PM Read more >

West Vancouver approves 'transformational' plan for Cypress Village development

The deal will see British Pacific Properties develop 3,700 housing units while the district gets 262 acres of Eagleridge park land

Jun 26, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

City of North Van mayor blasts Metro Vancouver over sewage plant fiasco

Mayor Linda Buchanan says there is a lack of fiscal ‘discipline and transparency’ in the regional government

Jun 20, 2024 3:43 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver announces independent review of ballooning sewage plant cost

Announcement comes a day after BC Premier David Eby said it’s time to hire an auditor

Jun 18, 2024 9:58 PM Read more >

Province to buy ICBC building in North Van and develop 'hundreds' of housing units

City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan says the plans will also include ‘job-generating, mixed-use' developments

Jun 17, 2024 3:49 PM Read more >

ICBC vacating headquarters on North Vancouver waterfront in 2027

An announcement of what will replace the Crown corporation on prime City of North Vancouver property is expected ‘soon’

Jun 13, 2024 3:18 PM Read more >

North Van artist famous for Queen's coin portrait sues over missing, damaged sculptures

One sculpture was stolen and another was broken at North Shore exhibitions, the artist claims.

Jun 11, 2024 8:01 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver rejects significant cost sharing on $2.8B North Shore sewage plant overrun

North Vancouver and West Van taxpayers will see sewage costs go up by $590 a year after directors the regional board reject a call for help from North Shore board members

May 31, 2024 2:37 PM Read more >

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