In the Community

Annual Pirate Pak Day funds will send deserving kids and young adults to Zajac Ranch.

Painter Susan Thomas readies her upcoming exhibit, Dodo and the Wild Babies for exhibition at Ron Andrews rec centre. The paintings of endangered animals, such as elephants, giraffes, orangutans and lions, are set to be exhibited from Sept. 1 to Oct.

A small, weighted soccer ball lands with a quiet thud on the gym floor. Rather than roll away in an endless game of “chase the ball,” it sits there, waiting. It will move only when a dozen pair of dancing feet tell it to.

The inaugural West Vancouver Heritage Club Games fundraiser took place on Aug. 17 with more than 22 teams of four taking part in the event hosted by the West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club, the West Vancouver Tennis Club and Hollyburn Sailing Club.

Art teacher: Peter Williams Favourite art : Sketches Favourite artist : Emily Carr Her teacher writes: Amber is extremely creative and talented, especially with her drawing and sketching.

There’s softwood and hard justice on the streets of North Vancouver. Following the departure of Const. Matt McCoy this week, North Vancouver RCMP augmented their traffic enforcement unit with his wooden doppelganger.

The Japanese city of Chiba and the City of North Vancouver celebrated the 50th anniversary of their sister city relationship at Chiba Gardens in Waterfront Park on Aug. 11.

Each stitch dips into the past. Each stitch holds the future. Chepximiya Siyam’ Janice George’s love of weaving began when she looked at a photo that was old when she was a child.

When he started driving transit for BC Hydro in 1979, then 23-year-old Peter King was the youngest driver the company had ever hired.

Harvest Project exists to help individuals and families overcome difficult life circumstances so that they can participate more fully within the North Shore community. The organization has accomplished this in many different ways for almost 30 years.