In the Community

The North Shore mountains are offering up plenty of ways for people to ring in New Year’s Eve this year, assuming they can nab a ticket in time. Cypress Mountain ski resort is lighting up its plaza fire pits Dec. 31 starting at 5 p.m.

The North Vancouver RCMP including Cpl. Richard De Jong (centre) dropped off bags of toys for the Christmas Bureau to the ladies of Family Services North Shore. familyservices.bc.ca

On Dec. 14 local McDonald's franchisee Jim Pike hosted a community event to celebrate the re-opening of the 1219 Marine Dr. restaurant where the team held a fundraiser for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation .

James Carter of the Northshore Auto Mall presents a cheque for $45,000 to Julia Staub-French of Family Services North Shore for the toy drive at the annual Christmas Bureau kickoff event on Nov. 28. familyservices.bc.ca

The North Shore community helped the Shoppers Drug Mart stores at Parkgate, Park & Tilford, Capilano Square, Esplanade, Dundarave, Ambleside and Lynn Valley to raise $23,308 for SAGE Transition House through their Growing Women's Health campaign.

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