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OLDER and WISER: Housing issues not just for the young

OLDER and WISER: Housing issues not just for the young

Seniors also at risk of losing homes
Clothing starts mental illness conversation

Clothing starts mental illness conversation

Lower Lonsdale resident Mikaela Karram, who suffered for years with severe anxiety and depression, decided to pay it forward with a charitable clothing line of the same name and committing random acts of kindness.
HOME IDEAS: Company announces its colour of the year

HOME IDEAS: Company announces its colour of the year

Pantone has released its colour of the year for 2017. The winner is “Greenery.” You will see this shade in many different forms this year.
NOTABLE POTABLES: Canadian wines showing well at festival

NOTABLE POTABLES: Canadian wines showing well at festival

Last week brought a sneak preview of the extensive range and variety of tastes on offer at this year’s wine festival at Blue Water Café.
BOOK BUZZ: Stories of caves, cats and adventures without cell service

BOOK BUZZ: Stories of caves, cats and adventures without cell service

Under Water Under Earth by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski, Somerville, Mass.
Awards recognize courage to come back

Awards recognize courage to come back

At the age of 40, North Vancouver teacher Margaret Benson was running out of time. She was on the waiting list for a double lung transplant but knew the wait time could be up to two years. It was time she didn’t have.
THE DISH: Pulled pork flavour profile pleasing at Corner Stone Bistro

THE DISH: Pulled pork flavour profile pleasing at Corner Stone Bistro

Thank you to Corner Stone Bistro for preserving the integrity of pulled pork and recognizing that it ought not to be encumbered by the insidious, pervasive reek of artificial smoke product.
Watering woes a thing of the past

Watering woes a thing of the past

Duo creates system for self-watering gardens
MEMORY LANE: Life of church service remembered and celebrated

MEMORY LANE: Life of church service remembered and celebrated

It would be difficult to calculate the number of lives touched by Madelyne MacKenzie and the West Vancouver United Church caring ministry, but the evidence is in plain view wherever she goes in her community.
LoLo candy store finds sweet spot

LoLo candy store finds sweet spot

Slasher flicks and sour candies go hand in hand for cinephile Lisa Caruk. Not only does the Lynn Valley resident love horror and thriller films, she also finds herself acting in them.