In the Community

With the holiday season almost in full swing, it’s a timely reminder that Rudolph and his team of volunteers are at the ready to offer a safe ride home, if you’ve indulged in too many rum and eggnogs.

A lantern-making workshop was held recently at Karen Magnussen Community Centre in anticipation of the Lantern Parade as part of Lynn Valley Community Association’s Parade of Trees set for Dec. 2. Visit lvca.ca for more information.

Battered Women’s Support Services advertisement part of larger campaign

Visitors to Vancouver’s serene Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden on the weekend saw something very unusual going on: A wayward river otter was helping himself to the koi in the pond.

The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

Artist and photographer Frank Townsley demonstrated some basic watercolour painting techniques at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver Nov. 18.

Larson Elementary students in Grade 5, 6 and 7 saw otters going after salmon, trees mulched on by beavers and neon green glowing moss at a Coho Discovery Day workshop along Mackay Creek last week while restoration and infrastructure work continued al

You can try hide from it, but sometimes it's best just to surrender to your inner joie de vivre.

St. Pius X Elementary students Massimo La Pica, Victor Guzman and Cristian Mosquera prepare for the school’s Christmas Craft Fair on Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.