In the Community

A strong group of volunteers strives to get everyone into the North Shore Mountains.

Retired couple Elise and Stan Shepherd look forward to Mondays, when they work for free. The Shepherds wake up, have breakfast together in their Handsworth area home and then go their separate ways into the community to volunteer.

There are no nerves at Norgate Park, where home runs are always a guarantee. No one is benched and everyone has a buddy. No score is kept, but the smiles are plentiful. This is baseball without inhibitions.

Our favourite films are often memorable in part because of a memorable film score. Pandora’s Vox and Espiritu Vocal Ensemble are paying homage to the music of the movies with a performance, called Get Reel!, April 13 from 8 to 10:15 p.m.

And four other events that make Vancouver awesome this week

Howe Sound boater and conservationist John Buchanan recently captured some amazing footage of sea lions and other underwater marine life.

Marina Rojas conjures an abstract mountain scene using pieces of fabric and a loom at Silver Harbour Seniors Centre in North Vancouver. Textile art is one of many daily activities offered at the centre.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 11, 1912 (three days before the sinking of the Titanic), West Vancouver resident Christina Mark toasts the day by celebrating her 106th birthday with family and friends at the Olive & Anchor eatery in Horseshoe Ba