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Hollyburn Family Services donation

Hollyburn Family Services donation

Staff of Harcourts real estate collected Christmas items to supply Hollyburn Family Services with gifts for many of the North Shore homeless youth the society works with.
Poinsettias for patients

Poinsettias for patients

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation volunteers and staff delivered pointsettias to patients on Friday, Dec. 23 to bring Christmas cheer to those who were spending the holidays in the hospital.
Frigid air

Frigid air

The Deep Cove Penguin Plunge mascot shares a paddleboard with parents Mike Derbyshire and Karly Cox, as well as their children Kanami, 2, and Kane, two months. The 34th annual goosebump-inducing affair takes places on New Year’s Day at Panorama Park.
Mingle of the Jingles variety show

Mingle of the Jingles variety show

North Shore Group Christmas luncheon

North Shore Group Christmas luncheon

Volunteer grateful for ‘second chance’

Volunteer grateful for ‘second chance’

This December, Nancy Taylor has been doing some Christmas baking. That may be just a routine holiday activity for some, but for the Lynn Valley resident it’s a signifier of how far she has come in the past year.
Family Services of the North Shore Winter Ball

Family Services of the North Shore Winter Ball

Backpack Buddies fundraiser

Backpack Buddies fundraiser

Mark Abeywickreme, Robb Epp, Ken Christensen and Bryan Dohery of North Vancouver's four Save-On-Foods stores give Joanne Griffiths of Backpack Buddies the news that they have raised $10,000 for the charity.
PHOTOS: A snowy winter's eve

PHOTOS: A snowy winter's eve

Leipzig, Germany

Leipzig, Germany

Edie Preugschat takes the North Shore News to Leipzig, Germany, in August.