In the Community

Virginia Dehaven, Roger Thomey and Lyn Hillier ready for the Rotary Club Lions Gate North Vancouver charity book sale Feb. 13-18. Thousands of books are slated to sell for $2 each at Capilano Mall. The sale goes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

West Van police, Squamish Nation collaborate to turn criminal’s Ford F-350 into a rolling cautionary tale

Sometimes it takes a dark night of the soul to find hope.

In 1963, a West Vancouver couple travelled to Italy for their honeymoon. There they visited the Carrara marble quarry where Michelangelo got the stone to build his famous sculpture called David.

Staff from BC Playthings brought gifts and goodwill to the maternity unit at Lions Gate Hospital to launch their February fundraiser Show Your Love. The store is donating 10 per cent of sales to the campaign which runs until the end of February.

Gala chairwoman Mo Cechini, Father Stephen Muir and musician Mike Winterbottom ready for 1001 Nights, a celebration slated for Saturday at St. Agnes Hall to benefit REST.

The RCMP Youth Intervention Unit put one question to North Vancouver high school students recently: What does a community look like to you? The artists’ colourful responses are hanging in the lobby of the RCMP offices.