[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":286},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fdark-slope-virtual-production-north-shore-studios-november-2026":170,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fdark-slope-virtual-production-north-shore-studios-november-2026":285},[4,23,35,50,59,70,83,95,105,121,134,145,160],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdark-slope-virtual-production-north-shore-studios-november-2026","Dark Slope is opening a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in December","Toronto-based immersive technology company Dark Slope will open a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in North Vancouver District in December 2026, adding to the film industry facilities on the North Shore.","2026-11-14","2026-11-14T09:30:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Brief",[13,14,15,16,17],"business","film industry","North Shore Studios","virtual production","North Vancouver District","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fai\u002Fdark-slope-virtual-production-north-shore-studios-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an empty film production soundstage with studio lights and cables","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",null,false,{"path":24,"title":25,"description":26,"date":8,"publishedAt":27,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":29,"image":21,"imageAlt":34,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2027-budget-workshop-november-2026","North Vancouver District's new Council will see three tax scenarios at its November 23 budget workshop","Staff will present 2027 property tax options ranging from 3.5% to 7.5% to new Council at a November 23 budget workshop, the first step in setting the District's 2027 budget.","2026-11-14T09:00:00-07:00","Long read",[30,31,17,32,33],"budget","property tax","Council","financial plan","Illustration of a budget document with columns of numbers and a pen on a desk",{"path":36,"title":37,"description":38,"date":39,"publishedAt":40,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":41,"image":48,"imageAlt":49,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fgrouse-grind-trail-reopening-north-vancouver-district-november-2026","The Grouse Grind is open: what North Vancouver District residents need to know for the November season","The Grouse Grind trail on Grouse Mountain reopened November 12 after its seasonal closure. This guide covers the trail, the access changes, the East Entrance closure, and an upcoming Board of Education public meeting.","2026-11-13","2026-11-13T13:30:00-07:00",[17,42,43,44,45,46,47],"community","Grouse Mountain","hiking","outdoor recreation","North Shore","School District 44","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fai\u002Fgrouse-grind-trail-reopening-north-vancouver-district-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a steep mountain trail with stone steps leading up through a mix of bare and evergreen trees to a view of the ocean.",{"path":51,"title":52,"description":53,"date":39,"publishedAt":54,"author":10,"category":55,"tags":56,"image":57,"imageAlt":58,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fgrouse-grind-trail-reopens-north-vancouver-november-2026","Grouse Grind trail reopens after seasonal closure","The Grouse Grind trail on Grouse Mountain reopened Thursday, November 12, after its seasonal closure. Hikers need a gondola descent ticket and must start from the main entrance, as the East Entrance remains closed for tree work.","2026-11-13T13:00:00-07:00","Election news",[17,42,43,44,45,46],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fai\u002Fgrouse-grind-trail-reopens-north-vancouver-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a steep rocky hiking trail with stone steps through a forest of conifer trees in late autumn.",{"path":60,"title":61,"description":62,"date":63,"publishedAt":64,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":65,"image":21,"imageAlt":69,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-board-of-education-inaugural-meeting-november-2026","North Vancouver's new Board of Education holds its first meeting on November 17","Seven newly elected trustees will be sworn in and elect a chair at the inaugural public meeting of the North Vancouver Board of Education on November 17 at 6 pm.","2026-11-12","2026-11-12T14:15:00-07:00",[66,67,47,17,68],"school trustees","Board of Education","inaugural meeting","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a long table and chairs",{"path":71,"title":72,"description":73,"date":74,"publishedAt":75,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":76,"image":81,"imageAlt":82,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fscott-goldie-creek-rescue-november-2026","'They saved my life': North Vancouver woman rescued from Scott-Goldie Creek after being swept in during Friday storm","Brittany Craig was fixing a waterline near Scott-Goldie Creek in the Woodlands area on November 7 when heavy rain swept her in. District fire crews located her by GPS ping, lowered a rescuer by rope and pulled her to safety. She plans to take swiftwater awareness courses. Fire Chief Mike Danks warns that storm-swollen creeks are dangerous for people and pets.","2026-11-11","2026-11-11T09:10:00-07:00",[77,78,79,17,80],"safety","fire rescue","weather","Deep Cove","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fai\u002Fscott-goldie-creek-rescue-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a rope rescue harness beside a rain-swollen creek in a North Shore forest",{"path":84,"title":85,"description":86,"date":87,"publishedAt":88,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":89,"image":21,"imageAlt":94,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-64-unit-rental-mount-seymour-parkway-november-2026","A 64-unit rental building on Mount Seymour Parkway goes before a design panel this week","LPI Management Ltd. is proposing a 6-storey purpose-built rental building at 3535 Mount Seymour Parkway. The District's Advisory Design Panel reviews the proposal on November 12.","2026-11-10","2026-11-10T09:40:00-07:00",[90,91,17,92,93],"housing","rental","Mount Seymour Parkway","development","Illustration of a six-storey rental apartment building on a North Shore street",{"path":96,"title":97,"description":98,"date":99,"publishedAt":100,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":101,"image":103,"imageAlt":104,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-rainfall-warning-november-2026","Heavy rainfall warning for North Vancouver District: what to expect Tuesday and Wednesday","Environment Canada has issued a heavy rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver's North Shore, with 60 to 100 mm of rain forecast from Tuesday morning through Wednesday night. The storm arrives a week after District Fire and Rescue pulled a person from a swollen creek in the Woodlands area.","2026-11-09","2026-11-09T22:55:00-07:00",[77,79,102,78,17],"environment","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fai\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-rainfall-warning-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a fast-moving creek in a North Shore forest during heavy rain",{"path":106,"title":107,"description":108,"date":109,"publishedAt":110,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":111,"image":118,"imageAlt":119,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fphysiotherapy-north-vancouver-icbc-worksafebc-msp-2026","Physiotherapy in North Vancouver: what ICBC, WorkSafeBC and MSP pay for, and where to go","Who pays for physiotherapy in North Vancouver after a car crash, a work injury or on a low income, how to check that a physiotherapist is licensed, and voche.me's pick, Medstar Physiotherapy.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T15:48:00-08:00",[112,113,114,115,116,117],"Physiotherapy","North Vancouver","ICBC","WorkSafeBC","MSP","Health","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fai\u002Fphysiotherapy-north-vancouver-icbc-worksafebc-msp-2026.webp","Illustration of a bright physiotherapy room with a treatment table, exercise bands and a window onto the North Shore mountains",true,{"path":122,"title":123,"description":124,"date":125,"publishedAt":126,"author":10,"category":55,"tags":127,"image":131,"imageAlt":132,"imageCredit":133,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdistrict-north-vancouver-landslide-warning-rain-november-2026","District asks North Vancouver hillside residents to watch for landslide signs as heavy rain nears","The District of North Vancouver listed the warning signs of slope failure for residents near steep slopes, as Environment Canada forecast up to 80 mm of rain for higher ground on Friday.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T20:30:00-07:00",[17,77,128,129,130],"landslide","rainfall warning","natural hazards","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thenorthshorelocal.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FSlope.png","A steep wooded slope above homes in North Vancouver","The North Shore Local",{"path":135,"title":136,"description":137,"date":125,"publishedAt":138,"author":10,"category":55,"tags":139,"image":21,"imageAlt":21,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-council-orientation-guide-november-2026","What District staff told North Vancouver District's new council to expect this term","The District of North Vancouver's 2026 orientation guide for the new council: a structural funding gap, aging buildings, a housing record since 2011, and the projects staff will bring to council by 2030.","2026-11-05T20:20:00-07:00",[140,141,142,143,144],"District of North Vancouver Council","Council orientation","Budget","Housing","Wastewater plant",{"path":146,"title":147,"description":148,"date":125,"publishedAt":149,"author":10,"category":55,"tags":150,"image":157,"imageAlt":158,"imageCredit":159,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026","What North Vancouver District's mayor, council and school trustees promised","The promises Mike Little, the six councillors and the four school trustees elected in North Vancouver District in 2026 made during the campaign, by topic, each linked to its record.","2026-11-05T20:10:00-07:00",[151,152,153,154,31,155,156],"Mayor","Councillor","School Trustee","promise tracker","transportation","wastewater plant","\u002Fimages\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fdeep-cove-1600.webp","The park at Deep Cove on a summer day, with people on the grass, boats at the marina and forested hills across the water","Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"path":161,"title":162,"description":163,"date":125,"publishedAt":164,"author":10,"category":55,"tags":165,"image":168,"imageAlt":169,"imageCredit":133,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-rcmp-fake-sheriff-phone-scam-october-2026","North Vancouver RCMP warns of a caller posing as a sheriff's officer","North Vancouver RCMP had three reports in a week of a caller claiming to be from the Vancouver Sheriff's Office and threatening arrest over a missed court date. The name and number are fake.","2026-11-05T20:40:00-07:00",[17,77,166,167],"scam","North Vancouver RCMP","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thenorthshorelocal.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F04\u002FNorth-Van-police-car-1.png","A North Vancouver RCMP police car",{"id":171,"title":6,"aiMetadata":172,"author":10,"body":186,"candidates":231,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":232,"faq":233,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCheckedAt":21,"imageCredit":20,"imageScene":258,"linkedin":259,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"meta":268,"metaDescription":270,"navigation":120,"path":5,"pinned":22,"primarySourceUrl":271,"publishedAt":9,"seo":272,"seoTitle":21,"sourceId":273,"sourceIsPaywalled":22,"sources":274,"stem":280,"storyType":281,"tags":282,"topicKey":283,"updated":21,"__hash__":284},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fdark-slope-virtual-production-north-shore-studios-november-2026.md",{"summary":173,"keyTopics":174,"semanticKeywords":180},"Toronto-based immersive technology company Dark Slope is opening a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in North Vancouver District in December 2026. The stage will use LED-volume technology for virtual production. North Shore Studios is located on Heatley Street in the District of North Vancouver.",[175,176,177,178,179],"Dark Slope North Shore Studios","virtual production North Vancouver","North Shore Studios expansion","LED volume stage North Vancouver","film industry North Shore BC",[181,182,183,184,185],"Dark Slope virtual production 2026","North Shore Studios North Vancouver District","LED volume stage Vancouver","immersive technology film production BC","North Vancouver film studio",{"type":187,"value":188,"toc":225},"minimark",[189,193,198,201,204,207,211,214,217],[190,191,192],"p",{},"Dark Slope, a Toronto-based company that builds immersive and virtual production technology, is opening a stage at North Shore Studios in the District of North Vancouver in December 2026, according to Auganix, a trade publication covering extended-reality technology.",[194,195,197],"h2",{"id":196},"what-is-opening-and-where","What is opening and where",[190,199,200],{},"The new facility is a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios, located on Heatley Street in the District of North Vancouver. Dark Slope describes its work as building tools for immersive storytelling. The December opening, as reported by Auganix, adds an LED-volume stage to the complex.",[190,202,203],{},"Virtual production stages use large LED screens to display computer-generated backgrounds during filming. A camera tracking system adjusts the screen image in real time to match the camera's position, so the footage captured on set includes the digital environment without needing it to be added in editing afterward. Productions use the technology to avoid location shoots and to control lighting conditions precisely.",[190,205,206],{},"North Shore Studios is a separate facility from Vancouver Film Studios, which is in the City of Vancouver. The studios on the North Shore form part of Metro Vancouver's film and television production infrastructure.",[194,208,210],{"id":209},"what-it-means-for-the-district","What it means for the District",[190,212,213],{},"The film and television industry is one of the larger employers in Metro Vancouver. Production facilities in the District of North Vancouver, and the businesses that supply and service them, employ people in a wide range of technical and creative roles. A new stage adds capacity that can be rented by productions working in the area.",[190,215,216],{},"Virtual production technology has grown quickly as a production method in the years since the technique became commercially practical for film and television work. Studios in several cities have added LED-volume stages to attract projects that want the method's combination of controlled conditions and reduced location costs.",[190,218,219,220,224],{},"Residents who want to follow business developments in the District can check the District's planning and business pages at DNV.org and the promise tracker at ",[221,222,223],"a",{"href":223},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Ftracker",", where commitments from the new Council on economic development and local business are recorded.",{"title":226,"searchDepth":227,"depth":227,"links":228},"",2,[229,230],{"id":196,"depth":227,"text":197},{"id":209,"depth":227,"text":210},[],"md",[234,237,240,243,246,249,252,255],{"question":235,"answer":236},"What is Dark Slope opening at North Shore Studios?","Dark Slope, a Toronto-based immersive technology company, is opening a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in the District of North Vancouver. The stage uses LED-volume technology, which surrounds a film set with large screens showing computer-generated environments, letting productions shoot scenes without building physical sets or travelling to locations. According to Auganix, the opening is planned for December 2026.",{"question":238,"answer":239},"Where is North Shore Studios?","North Shore Studios is on Heatley Street in the District of North Vancouver. It is one of several production facilities on the North Shore and is separate from Vancouver Film Studios, which is in the City of Vancouver. The District of North Vancouver's location on the North Shore has made it a base for film and television production serving the broader Metro Vancouver market.",{"question":241,"answer":242},"What is virtual production and how does it work?","Virtual production replaces traditional film locations and physical sets with large LED screens that display computer-generated backgrounds and environments. A camera tracks its own position in real time and adjusts the screen image to match, so the actors and crew see the digital environment during filming rather than adding it in post-production. Studios use it to reduce the cost and time of location shoots and to control lighting conditions on set.",{"question":244,"answer":245},"What other film production facilities are on the North Shore?","North Shore Studios on Heatley Street is one of several film production sites in the District of North Vancouver. The North Shore has a cluster of studios and production support businesses that serve the Metro Vancouver film and television industry. Metro Vancouver as a whole is one of North America's major film production centres, and production facilities in the District contribute to the local employment base in the sector.",{"question":247,"answer":248},"Who is Dark Slope?","Dark Slope is a Toronto-based company that develops immersive and virtual production technology. The company builds tools for storytelling in extended-reality formats, including virtual production stages for the film and television industry. The North Shore Studios facility in North Vancouver District will be one of its production stage locations.",{"question":250,"answer":251},"When is the Dark Slope stage at North Shore Studios opening?","According to Auganix, a trade publication covering extended-reality technology, the Dark Slope virtual production stage at North Shore Studios is planned to open in December 2026. The report was published in November 2026.",{"question":253,"answer":254},"What is Auganix and why is it the source for this story?","Auganix is a trade publication that covers the extended-reality and immersive technology industry, including virtual production technology used in film and television. It reported the North Shore Studios opening in November 2026. The publication covers company and facility announcements in the XR industry sector.",{"question":256,"answer":257},"How does the film industry contribute to North Vancouver District?","Film and television production is one of Metro Vancouver's larger industries. Production facilities in the District of North Vancouver, including those at North Shore Studios, support employment in technical, creative and support roles. A new facility like the Dark Slope virtual production stage adds to the capacity of the District's film production infrastructure.","A large empty film soundstage with high ceilings, a smooth grey floor, bright overhead studio lights and thick cables running along the walls, no people, no writing.",{"short":260,"long":261,"hashtags":262},"Dark Slope is opening a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in North Vancouver District in December 2026. The Toronto company brings LED-volume technology to the North Shore's film industry cluster.","Toronto-based immersive technology company Dark Slope will open a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios, located in the District of North Vancouver on Heatley Street, in December 2026. The stage uses LED-volume technology, which replaces physical sets and location shoots with large screens displaying computer-generated environments. North Shore Studios is part of a cluster of production facilities on the North Shore that employ hundreds of people in the local film and television industry.",[263,264,265,266,267],"NorthVancouver","NorthShoreBC","FilmBC","VirtualProduction","NorthVancouverDistrict",{"sourceName":269},"Auganix","Dark Slope opens a virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in North Vancouver District in December 2026.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.auganix.org\u002Fxr-news-dark-slope-virtual-production-stage-north-shore-studios",{"title":6,"description":7},"auganix:dark-slope-north-shore-studios",[275,277],{"label":276,"url":271},"Auganix: Dark Slope to Open Virtual Production Stage at North Shore Studios, November 2026",{"label":278,"url":279},"Wikipedia: North Shore Studios","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorth_Shore_Studios","news\u002Fdark-slope-virtual-production-north-shore-studios-november-2026","reported",[13,14,15,16,17],"dark-slope-north-shore-studios-november-2026\u002Fbusiness","r_f5TvQ0lmoYIAypy_PRrZCo72W6xY8P8oeFXSvsWls",[],1794678226182]