Living

Sometimes the benefits of pursuing a vocation extend to others, even to the community as a whole. Bob Alexander's love of music inspired him to produce concerts for his community.

Collection made from all upcycled materials

Lesley Jones, president and CEO of EconoWise Sunrooms & Patio Covers, chats with a passerby at the 15th Annual Spring Home Expo, produced by Evergreen Exhibitions, and presented March 18-20 at North Vancouver’s Karen Magnussen Arena.

In the early 1970s when my children were born, I never would have contemplated that my daughter would become an engineer and my son an Internet whiz.

Tatum van de Wetering (11) Seymour Heights elementary Art teacher: Jessie Forman Favourite art: digital art and traditional drawing Favourite artist: Finchwing Her teacher writes: Tatum is a very talented and prolific artist.

Pemberton Heights group selling Kolsch-style sipper

Rosemary Wang, the eponymous Rose of West Vancouver’s Rose Thai Restaurant, smirked ever so slightly as she weighed up Gil, my dinner partner, and I one recent weeknight in her dining room.

The commodity bear market that began in 2011 has not been kind to the Canadian dollar, but the epic collapse in the price of oil which started in 2014 has been downright nasty.

As much attention as writing this column has brought to me over the decades, my life as a dog trainer has been far from glamorous. It can be a wonderfully rewarding career.

Stories from the path less travelled surface at the North Shore's annual Fascinating Expedition and Adventure Talks, better known as FEAT to the local endurance and ultra-sport community.