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Ahoy Mateys!

Ahoy Mateys!

Pemberton Plaza White Spot employees Gillian Curry, Jessica Noble, Morgan Price, and Maria Barajas are ready for Pirate Pak Day today.
Sebastian & Co. serving up specialty meats in West Vancouver

Sebastian & Co. serving up specialty meats in West Vancouver

In South America, grilling meats is an art form.
Longtime West Vancouver realtor remembers the early days

Longtime West Vancouver realtor remembers the early days

With a little help from everybody, Tom Wardell moved house in West Vancouver. Residents looking for alternatives to the North Shore’s current development method: “tear down the original, throw it away and build new,” take heed.
Saks Off 5th makes splash at Park Royal

Saks Off 5th makes splash at Park Royal

On Sept. 15, 1924, at the height of the roaring twenties, businessmen Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel decided New York City’s upper Fifth Avenue district needed a luxury apparel store where the area’s residents could spend their post-war prosperity.
Bad Dog’s fresh bread costs little dough

Bad Dog’s fresh bread costs little dough

I want to say that back in my day you could pick up a loaf of bread, some milk and a dozen eggs for a fiver, but I might be remembering it wrong. You certainly could for a tenner. I recently bought a loaf of chocolate sourdough bread for $12.
August is a sublime time to plant spinach

August is a sublime time to plant spinach

I love to eat spinach, but I have had zero success growing it. This is the year that I’ve decided to conquer this – so far no luck. This summer is hot and dry, which does not provide great spinach growing conditions.
Mother and daughter share literary journeys

Mother and daughter share literary journeys

Duo write about fantasy, living with autism in respective books
It’s important to get up and move around

It’s important to get up and move around

How easy is it for seniors to get around the North Shore safely and effortlessly? Not so easy said seniors at a recent event “Seniors on the Go” sponsored by the City of North Vancouver Library and the City of North Vancouver Seniors Action Table.
Fringe accents, bold hues hot for fall

Fringe accents, bold hues hot for fall

It’s that exciting time of year when the fall shipments are coming in to Get Dressed boutique on Westview Drive, and the store’s manager, Rhonda Landy, is tearing the boxes open to reveal their fashionable bounty.
Longtime learner has long-term plans

Longtime learner has long-term plans

Parents were thrilled when they learned that David Goelst would be opening a new school in their community.