In the Community

RESIDENTS of the North Shore have the chance to win their community thousands of dollars - all they have to do is walk. On now until Sept. 19, Healthy Families B.C. will be hosting a walking challenge.

WHAT makes a woman of distinction? What qualities and abilities make her unique? Perhaps it has to do with being in the right place at the right time.

Waterfront Productions Shipyard Tours: An animated and informative walking tour of the former Burrard Dry Dock site led by guides dressed as Second World War shipyard workers leaves from the PGE Railway Station at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue, North V

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12: 305 p.m. Info: 604-929-4354 or artemisinthecove@gmail.com. Aurum-Argentum Gallery: 1351 Railspur Alley, Vancouver, on Granville Island.

Waterfront Productions Shipyard Tours: An animated and informative walking tour of the former Burrard Dry Dock site led by guides dressed as Second World War shipyard workers leaves from the PGE Railway Station at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue, North V

MEGAN BOUCHETTE, 8, BLUERIDGE ELEMENTARY Art teachers: Marnie Armstrong and Dianne Silverwood Favourite art: plasticine and painting Favourite artist: Barbara Reid Her teachers write: Megan notices the little things in the world around her.

Time to make some new (school) year's resolutions

More schools than ever are introducing waste-free lunch initiatives to help reduce waste and educate students about recycling and environmental stewardship

Page 27 New school year, new start. page 28 Stocking up on school supplies. page 29 Win a waste-free lunch kit.