Living

Quiz time! For this year’s edition of the Seniors Quiz, our seventh for those keeping track, all questions are sourced from one of the reports done by the B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate.

A North Vancouver high schooler is vying for the Miss Teen BC crown. Tamara Akpo, a Grade 11 student at Argyle secondary, is among 55 contestants from across the province who will compete for the titles of Miss BC, Mrs.

Adding natural elements like sand, bricks and bamboo can transform a dull outdoor play space into an imaginative playground for children and even reduce signs of depression, according to a new UBC study.

It was a rough week. A stomach bug making its rounds through numerous classrooms at my kids’ school eventually caught up with the Dagenais family and decimated us, plucking one member off at a time, starting with the youngest.

Representatives of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council presented the 17th annual Art in the Garden Tour, a two-day self-guided spring tour of North Shore gardens, May 28 and 29. Day one saw lots of rain, though organizers logged 862 visitors.

The sun is out and the heat is on. What better time to kick back on the patio and enjoy the warm months ahead? There’s nothing better than putting your feet up on your favorite ottoman with a cold beverage.

Over the last few weeks I have been discussing the steps involved in taking responsibility for your dog while training it for off-leash freedom when it is appropriate.

NORTH VANCOUVER, June 17, 2016 — Imagine a school day where biology is taught within the native botany of local forests, where history lessons of First Nations peoples are embedded in the context of nature, and where physical education happens hiking

Yesterday, June 18, Jean Hubbard’s family and friends gathered in West Vancouver to celebrate her life and to welcome her into her 91st year. One week earlier, on June 12, far away across the ocean, another woman celebrated her 90 years.

Roger Legg works out with John Braithwaite Community Centre health and lifestyles consultant Connie Russell.