Living

I’ve always felt that outdoor candles make an outdoor space feel luxurious. There’s nothing prettier than the soft glow of an outdoor candle on your dining table during the summer months.

Simple math doesn’t always apply when it comes to investment losses. For example, if your $10,000 portfolio loses 20 per cent (down $2,000 to $8,000), you will need a 25-per-cent gain to regain that $2,000 loss.

Things have taken a bit of a turn in my canine home over the last few weeks. My German short-haired pointer, Piper, has been showing his 12 years of age along with the normal, albeit heart-wrenching, deterioration of health that accompanies his age.

Erin McLeod finds inspiration after devastating knee injury

North Vancouver mother Ashley James is among the scheduled speakers at postpartum awareness event Mommin’ Ain’t Easy: A Conversation About Emotional Wellness, Tuesday, July 26 in Richmond.

Longtime municipal politician and North Vancouver resident Stella Jo Dean, shown here with her family dog Star, was recently recognized at B.C. Mills House.

Pepper, a 2,200-pound Percheron working horse from Stanley Park, and handler Jerry visited Hollyburn House in West Vancouver last month as part of the retirement residence’s western days celebration

As co-ordinator of Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society, it is my privilege to carry on the tradition of writing a column for and about seniors.

Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli (New York, Hyperion) $18 The main character in this funny picture book is definitely not as wise as owls are traditionally held to be.

“Being a parent in today’s world is more difficult and complex than ever before.