In the Community

Guests to Cypress Mountain ski resort take in a fireworks display New Year’s Eve near the foot of the Mount Strachan trail.

Let’s enter the weekend with a chipper attitude . Those looking to dispose of their waning Christmas tree have a multitude of options, including chip-up events and by-donation fundraisers Saturday and Sunday in North and West Vancouver.

The Tim Jones Community Achievement Award, co-sponsored by the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and North Shore Rescue, is presented each year to a North Shore community member who has made outstanding contributions to the outdoors or s

After 32 years it was time to replace the "Q" at the Lonsdale Quay Market. Hoisted 60 feet into the air, the replacement will be equipped with LED lighting in its lighter aluminum shell.

On Dec. 15 Lynn Valley library staff Meghan Crowe, David Milner, Alison Campbell and Jacqueline van Dyk celebrated the 10th anniversary of the branch opening with cake and holiday tunes performed by the Argyle Secondary School choir . nvdpl.ca

Josh Dueck and Brangwen Mooney from Telus present Girls Club director Bree Cawley (centre) with an unexpected Christmas gift of a community grant cheque for $9,000.

Western Tree Services’ Don Barnicott (third from right) with Nick and Nolan Gorecki and crew will be putting on a Christmas tree Chip Up for Charity benefiting North Shore Rescue and Covenant House. The chip-up event takes place on Saturday from 9 a.

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation's Abby Hsiao delivers a poinsettia to new mom Candace Asconi pictured with her husband Ivano Poniz and their day old son. The foundation gave out 234 plants to patients on Dec. 22. lghfoundation.com