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Green team

Green team

Jonathan Schoeman and Amar Sidhu were two of the many volunteers who came out to participate in the North Vancouver City Park Stewards and Evergreen award-winning City Park Rehabilitation Project at Wagg Park, located at Mahon Avenue and West 20th St
New website connects local youth

New website connects local youth

North Shore Youth Services Directory
THE DISH: Creative combos feature Japanese favourites at Sushi Bella

THE DISH: Creative combos feature Japanese favourites at Sushi Bella

This week’s column is a collaborative effort between me and aspiring North Shore food writer, grade-fiver Nodin C. Ravensbergen, who, at 10 years old, already has an exceptional sense of where he wants to go.
BOOK BUZZ: Classic nursery rhymes illustrated by Canadians

BOOK BUZZ: Classic nursery rhymes illustrated by Canadians

Sing a Song of Bedtime by Barbara Reid (Toronto, North Winds Press) $20 Buying the perfect gift for a new baby just got a lot easier with the publication of Barbara Reid's companion to Sing a Song of Mother Goose .
PARENTING TODAY: How busy families can stay connected

PARENTING TODAY: How busy families can stay connected

Children's relationships with peers and adults have a greater impact on their well-being than socio-economic status, according to new UBC research.
Young artist of the week: Grace Monks

Young artist of the week: Grace Monks

Grace Monks (11) Blueridge elementary Art teacher: Andrie Bates Favourite art: patterns, designs, modern art Favourite artist: Andy Goldsworthy Her teacher writes: Grace has a lot of talent with drawing, painting and sculpture.
DESIGN IN NATURE: Fighting back against the chafer beetle

DESIGN IN NATURE: Fighting back against the chafer beetle

Consider alternative options to lawns and curbside areas like decorative or veggie patches
Lion dance

Lion dance

Amica at West Vancouver residents are treated to a Chinese New Year celebration featuring a dance performance by the Vancouver Chinese Lion Dancers and lunch Feb. 7. Open to the public, proceeds supported Amica’s Helping Hands Charity.
Spirited party

Spirited party

Angela Leigh of North Shore Tai Chi and Qigong gives a demonstration with swords at the group’s recent annual Tai Chi and Qigong Friendship Potluck Party held at Highlands United Church.
Playful approach

Playful approach

BC Playthings’ Rose and Donna Grocott and Sam Walton donate a number of fidgets (stress balls and adult colouring books), for use by patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments, to Lions Gate Hospital oncology nurse clinician Pat Macdonald and LGH Fo