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Adopt a cat for half the price

As temperatures across the province start to drop, the BC SPCA is encouraging people who are thinking about adopting a furry family member to consider cats. Until Nov. 30, all adult cat adoption fees are 50 per cent off. "It's cold outside.
MEMORY LANE: Longtime educator makes his mark

MEMORY LANE: Longtime educator makes his mark

Most of us can recall a teacher that stands out from the others, for good or ill. The name Marvin Childs guarantees a smile from West Vancouverites who were his students. From 1955 to 1985, Mr.
NOTABLE POTABLES: Tea pairs well with a variety of flavours

NOTABLE POTABLES: Tea pairs well with a variety of flavours

When you think of matching your fave plate with a beverage, chances are your mind will go straight to wine. That make sense. Wine is one of humanity’s oldest and most widely consumed drinks.
Family-run salon makes a move

Family-run salon makes a move

Yoko's Haute Coiffure relocates from Ambleside to Lower Lonsdale
BOOKS: Fashion illustrator publishes collection

BOOKS: Fashion illustrator publishes collection

David Downton: Portraits of the World's Most Stylish Women by David Downton (Laurence King Publishers, 192 pages) $88 With incredible efficiency and restraint, David Downton's portraits come to life.
Early Years Fair coming to West Vancouver

Early Years Fair coming to West Vancouver

Laura Lee Kent, Carolyn Broady and Michelle Yule invite families to attend the Early Years Fair on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr.
HOME IDEAS: Proper rug sizing will pull a room together

HOME IDEAS: Proper rug sizing will pull a room together

It can be difficult to know what size of rug is best suited to the space in your home. Though there are rules, I would say they are more like guidelines when it comes to choosing a rug.
ROMANCING THE STOVE: Chicken meals varied, versatile

ROMANCING THE STOVE: Chicken meals varied, versatile

Whether you’ve roasted it yourself or resorted to the busy parent’s best friend, the rotisserie chicken, sooner or later you’ll end up with leftover chicken in your fridge. And that’s not a bad thing at all.
Blanket drive back for 2015

Blanket drive back for 2015

The 21st edition of the Realtors Care Blanket Drive is on now, running through Monday. Each year, the Realtors Care Blanket Drive provides warm clothing and blankets to more than 19,000 Lower Mainland residents in need.
PARENTING TODAY: Help children deal with their fears

PARENTING TODAY: Help children deal with their fears

The kids were excited. They don't watch a lot of TV but they have a few favourite programs that their parents tape for them to watch. And it was time. Their grandpa and I were watching them and we fired up the TV and selected an episode.