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Here comes the gown

Here comes the gown

Today’s wedding-wear an opportunity to showcase a bride’s individuality
Spring into style with the season’s hottest trends

Spring into style with the season’s hottest trends

The crocuses are blooming, the birds are chirping and North Shore residents are dusting off their Grouse Grind gear … it’s officially spring! Here, two of the city’s most respected fashionizers share the trends they’re coveting this season North Vanc
OLDER AND WISER: Volunteering a valued activity for many seniors

OLDER AND WISER: Volunteering a valued activity for many seniors

Across the North Shore next week volunteers will be honoured for their commitment to helping organizations with their work in the community.
Fitness class adds new twist with drumsticks

Fitness class adds new twist with drumsticks

Nelia Mojdehi doesn’t have much in common with superstar drummer Travis Barker. Although the West Vancouver mom of two teens does sport a small collection of inspirational tattoos and has a passion for music.
Five BC Parks Campgrounds for Escaping the Crowds

Five BC Parks Campgrounds for Escaping the Crowds

Pitching a tent in one of British Columbia’s many provincial parks is the perfect way to get out of town.
DESIGN IN NATURE: Unbreakable blossoms: consider sturdy hellebores this season

DESIGN IN NATURE: Unbreakable blossoms: consider sturdy hellebores this season

Hellebores are one of my favourite flowers. Often out in the winter when most of the garden is sound asleep, they have so much going for them, truly a great garden plant for our zone.
Teen scientists put West Van worms in orbit

Teen scientists put West Van worms in orbit

From West Vancouver, four young scientists watched (and one likely slept) as 5,000 kilometres away the Falcon 9 rejected gravity’s grip and took their worms to the stars. On Feb.
THE DISH: Takeout Baigan Bartha packs punch at Vaades restaurant

THE DISH: Takeout Baigan Bartha packs punch at Vaades restaurant

I have a chef friend who is originally from Kolkata, a city I visited about a decade ago and one that I had the extraordinary privilege of exploring for a couple days in the company of a local, the cousin of my chef friend, who took time out of his b
CANINE CONNECTION: Good fences make good dog parks

CANINE CONNECTION: Good fences make good dog parks

I’ve never been a fan of dog parks.
MEMORY LANE: Full-time volunteer works for the birds

MEMORY LANE: Full-time volunteer works for the birds

At Maplewood Conservation Area, the goldfinches fly and rest and flicker about their daily rounds, undeterred by the driving rain, oblivious to observation.