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Our Neighbourhood News: From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Hi there neighbours, and a very warm welcome to our blog, From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife.
Why do we call it ‘From the Front Porch’? Because that’s where the real news of a community is shared – on front porches and sidewalks, and in coffee shops and playgrounds. So sit down and stay awhile…. and check back regularly, so we can keep you in the Lynn Valley loop.
Visit here for musings on local life from our neighbourhood observer, Lynn O’Malley, and stories from our editor Robin Thorneycroft. Our realtors Jim Lanctot, Kelly Gardiner & Melanie Butchart bring news from the world of Lynn Valley real estate, and we have a range of guest voices from your local neighbours.
If you have any tidbits of interest, please send them along to our neighbourhood news-gatherer, Robin, at [email protected]. We can’t guarantee we’ll be able to post them all, but we’ll do our best to spread the word on this blog or on our Facebook site!
![New real estate changes for 2023](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20190213_094844-SQ-180x180.jpg)
New real estate changes for 2023
![Back in the saddle 2022](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220916_154813-180x180.jpg)
Back in the saddle 2022
![Ready and willing to help](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJhbGlnbmFibGV3ZWItcHJvZHVjdGlvbiIsImtleSI6ImJ1c2luZXNzZXMvbG9nb3Mvc3F1YXJlLzM4Njc2MzEvMTU1NDkxNjE0NV9JTUdfMjgwNS5KUEciLCJlZGl0cyI6e319-180x180.jpg)
Ready and willing to help
![Gillian Konst - Good Neighbour 2022](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221203_135146-180x180.jpg)
Gillian Konst – Good Neighbour 2022
![Mental wellness resources](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sq-mental-health-180x180.png)
Mental wellness resources
![Looking for our Good Neighbour 2022](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/LVL-GoodNeighbourAward2-180x180.jpg)
Looking for our Good Neighbour 2022
![History never recorded](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Fig-4-sq-180x180.jpeg)
History never recorded
![Garden delights](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Growing-Free-Kirsten-Chursinoff-1-180x180.jpg)
Garden delights
![Lynn Valley leads local elections](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LVL-vote-180x180.png)
Lynn Valley leads local elections
![CBC broadcaster shares joy of Lynn Valley](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-23-09.28.29-180x180.png)
CBC broadcaster shares joy of Lynn Valley
![Events ahead of local elections](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/305799609_493489912785124_1225007948704872717_n-180x180.jpg)
Events ahead of local elections
![New neighbours buzzing about Argyle](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220916_154813-180x180.jpg)
New neighbours buzzing about Argyle
![LVCA Family Fun Fair](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20180616_124747-sq-180x180.jpg)
LVCA Family Fun Fair
![Women helping women](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MG_JEG_HR4Web-copy-177x180.jpg)
Women helping women
![Trees to be cleared at Rice Lake](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-04-09.42.25-sq-180x180.png)
Trees to be cleared at Rice Lake
![From big bands to Bollywood](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-img_8220-sq-180x180.jpg)
From big bands to Bollywood
![Getting wild about art](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wildeyecedars-1-180x180.jpg)
Getting wild about art
![Getting outside and learning something too](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/photography-sq-180x180.jpg)
Getting outside and learning something too
![Party on: Concerts coming back to LVV](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/260351323_2992136197781669_5563013468494278774_n-sq-180x180.jpg)
Party on: Concerts coming back to LVV
![Party on: Lynn Valley Days](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/lv-days-4-180x180.jpg)
Party on: Lynn Valley Days
![Great Lynn Valley Neighbourhood Garage Sale - The Map!](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/LVL-GarageSale-Art-1kw-sq-180x180.png)
Great Lynn Valley Neighbourhood Garage Sale – The Map!
![Spring maintenance and heat dome preparation](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20210628_162158-1-180x180.jpg)
Spring maintenance and heat dome preparation
![Community events return: helicopters, North Shore Rescue & food trucks](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_20220507_104007-180x180.jpg)
Community events return: helicopters, North Shore Rescue & food trucks
![Easter Creativity](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LVL-Easter-22-3-1-180x180.png)
Easter Creativity
![Check out some community caring](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022.03.18-Caring-Community-Kits-59-1-180x180.jpg)
Check out some community caring
![Music and events returning to the plaza](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20180627_182516-1-180x180.jpg)
Music and events returning to the plaza
![Spring Break in the Wild](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/275136395_5134442749940058_1940798351280939365_n-180x180.jpg)
Spring Break in the Wild
![Where local government meets wildlife](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vine-maple-180x180.png)
Where local government meets wildlife
![Speculation tax for 2022](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20220309_093421_edit_96958508761246-180x180.jpg)
Speculation tax for 2022
![Great Lynn Valley Neighbourhood Garage Sale](https://lynnvalleylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/LVL-GarageSale-Art-1kw-sq-180x180.png)
Great Lynn Valley Neighbourhood Garage Sale
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