Living

I wrestled with this one, to be honest. I wanted to treat the subject respectfully, with maturity and aplomb. I wanted to offer pithy observations and profound insights wrapped in a colourful and intricate quilt of searing wit.

Park and Tilford Friends of the Gardens’ Jocelyn Wade and Ann Pentland take inventory in preparation for their upcoming spring plant sale.

We are so blessed to live in a place where so many great plants grow easily that I needed more than one opportunity to write about laneway gardens and what plants will thrive in them. Plantain (Plantago major), is such a valuable plant.

People just don’t dance like they used to. “It’s so sad to me,” says Kelly Konno. “People don’t have the opportunity to dance anymore. Back in the day in the ’50s they had sock hops and social parties and dances, whereas we don’t have that anymore.

Don’t cheat, do communicate. While Canada’s income tax system is based on self-reporting, the Canada Revenue Agency wants to make sure people do indeed report all their income.

A new program launching this month in North Vancouver is aiming to make it easier for more women to get involved in the sport of mountain biking.

A Taste of Cedar Springs PARC, an open house, was held at the Seymour area retirement residence last month. photography Cindy Goodman, North Shore News

Question: Is the Internet a luxury or necessity?

Lynn Valley elementary’s Jordan Lanctot has fun at Argyle secondary with students and Best Buddies program members Erika Brauner and Tara McMillan during last month’s Best Buddies Hooping It Up event.

Blenz HOpe Café manager Joanne MacDougall and assistant manager Ady Mejia invite community members to their inaugural Patio Tea Party, Wednesday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the HOpe Centre patio.