Where to live in North Vancouver? (restaurants, shops, moving to)

[UKtoCanada2019]

Hi, I am moving to Vancouver and want to base myself in North Vancouver whilst I look for work. Wondered where would be a good place with close access to trails for hikes, decent bar to watch hockey, decent sushi restaurant and easy access to downtown (within 30-40 mins). I was looking at deep cove which looks like a nice place. I’m in my mid-30s.

Also, is there still snow on the three mountains north of Vancouver in mid-March?

Thanks so much for any help and recommendations.

[ckung]

I think Deep Cove is a great area to be in the North Shore with great access to hiking & mountain biking trails, to boating & watersports and to the town's selection of coffee shops, restaurants and pubs. I personally have close friends who live there.

Thanks to its beautiful location, Deep Cove experiences a flood of visitors and traffic to the area on weekends.

The biggest downside is its access to downtown Vancouver. It is approximately a 40 minute drive to downtown Vancouver during off peak traffic times.

With regards to snow, we usually do have some on the mountain tops of Grouse, Seymour and Cypress in March.

Hope this is helpful. Cheers!