In the Community

They’d headed to Goat Mountain to save a life. But as they marched through white backcountry in taxicab-yellow rain slickers – bone-tired and with one member battered and nearly burned – their own lives were in jeopardy.

Friends Adam Ikari, Rob Shackleford, Kent Fawcett and Christopher Rootes go for a wild ride in Cypress Mountain’s tubing park. The white stuff was falling again on Thursday with more snow in the forecast for Sunday.

District of North Vancouver firefighters Rod Boniface (left) and Kyle Burdett (right) present Devon Bailey (centre) of Muscular Dystrophy Canada with a cheque for $10,000.

Ambleside Orchestra percussionist Rick Walkey lays down a beat as the ensemble prepares for a Jan. 27 concert at Highlands United Church. Conductor Nicolas Krusek is slated to guide the orchestra through works by Tchaikovsky and Charpentier.

North Shore Rescue volunteer and Lions Gate Hospital emergency room doctor Alec Ritchie discusses backcountry safety at the North Vancouver City Library. nvcl.ca

Leading light of North Van literati retires after 44 years

Kilick Saxer, Harry Girdler, Ross Mojgani and Nicholas Gray of the Carson Graham senior rugby team gear up for a fundraiser to support a March tour of New Zealand and Australia.

The Seymour Art Gallery hosted a reception and awards ceremony Jan. 8 for its annual juried Discovery exhibition uncovering new and emerging artists.

Lighthouse Park Preservation Society members Jenny McQueen and Paola Merkins, and director Areta Sanders get ready for their next bird counting adventure. The group holds monthly bird counts on the first Sunday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

There may be warmer weather to come this week, but icicles were still clearly visible on this cliff base Sunday in Lynn Canyon Park just above the 30-Foot Pool Trail.