In the Community

North Vancouver City Library trustees Leane Neufeld and Dorothy Watters invite the public to bring their shreddable documents to Queen Mary Elementary April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the library's annual SHRED-IT! Fundraiser .

Argyle Secondary students won a $5,000 grant for local charity as part of the school’s initiative to get youth involved in contributing to their community.

A team from the Vancouver Aquarium, transferred a female Giant Pacific octopus ( Enteroctopus dofleini ) to the ocean off the coast of Bowen Island on March 16.

Lily and Sonje Van Derkuip and Lily Gallant of the Girl Guides of the North Shore will be selling cookies and used books at The Great Girl Guide Book Sale April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church .

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.

West Vancouver Coun. Mary-Ann Booth and Meals on Wheels volunteer driver David Black get set to deliver food to seniors. Meals on Wheels is looking for volunteer drivers interested in providing seniors with hot meals and a little companionship.

Eire Born Irish Dancers Lauren Holloway (left), Melanie Bland and Marijana Dugandzic perform at Lonsdale Quay as part of the Market's St.Patrick's Day celebrations that also included face painting and cookies and a visit from a lucky leprechaun.

Maya Tomes (center) celebrates St.Patrick's Day as she and the rest of the North Shore Celtic Ensemble perform at a free " Pre-China Tour" concert at Canyon Heights Church.