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Jane Seyd

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.

Contact Jane with your story ideas, tips and questions.

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jseyd@nsnews.com

Recent Work by Jane

Metro Vancouver leaders debate sharing skyrocketing costs of North Shore sewage plant

Metro Vancouver leaders debate sharing skyrocketing costs of North Shore sewage plant

North Vancouver mayors say North Shore taxpayers should have help from regional neighbours for a project that now comes with a revised, eye-watering price tag of $3.86 billion.
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CN train collides with truck on North Van railroad crossing

CN train collides with truck on North Van railroad crossing

Investigators are still trying to determine why the truck was on the railroad tracks at the time. No one was injured in the incident.
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Late dump of snow wraps 'wild ride' of a season for North Shore ski hills

Late dump of snow wraps 'wild ride' of a season for North Shore ski hills

This weekend is the last chance for spring skiing at Seymour and Cypress, while Grouse is expected to end their season later this month
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Tesla driver on cellphone in North Van fails to notice cop right beside her

Tesla driver on cellphone in North Van fails to notice cop right beside her

North Vancouver RCMP handed out 141 tickets for drivers using cellphones while behind the wheel last month
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Luxury mansion in West Vancouver hits the market for $26.9M

Luxury mansion in West Vancouver hits the market for $26.9M

Another West Van home, a Russell Hollingsworth-designed ‘masterpiece,’ is also on the market for the first time, listing for $19.95M
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Don't count on Ottawa to bail out Metro on sewage plant fiasco, warns North Van MP

Don't count on Ottawa to bail out Metro on sewage plant fiasco, warns North Van MP

Taxpayers should direct their questions about costs of the sewage treatment plant to civic leaders, said North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson
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Seaspan awarded $500M in contracts for design, early work on 6 Coast Guard ships

Seaspan awarded $500M in contracts for design, early work on 6 Coast Guard ships

The first of the larger ‘workhorse’ Coast Guard vessels to come out of North Vancouver's Seaspan Shipyards is scheduled to launch in 2030
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North Vancouver councillor calls for audit of sewage plant budget hike

North Vancouver councillor calls for audit of sewage plant budget hike

DNV Coun. Catherine Pope says the projected costs for the project, now pegged at $3.86 billion, are 'unacceptable' for North Shore taxpayers
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Costs quadruple for North Shore sewage treatment plant to $3.86B

Costs quadruple for North Shore sewage treatment plant to $3.86B

North Van and West Van taxpayers could face increases of $725 per household annually as project costs balloon.
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Former West Van mayor Mike Smith calls on current Mayor Mark Sager to resign

Former West Van mayor Mike Smith calls on current Mayor Mark Sager to resign

Smith says he’s lost trust in Sager following a B.C. Law Society suspension. A petition is also circulating online calling on the mayor to step down.
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