Living

The slow cooker (or crockpot) may be one of the greatest inventions of humankind. It's a convenience I've only recently embraced, and I could kick myself for not discovering it sooner.

North Shore News columnist Al Grass leads a group of outdoor enthusiasts along the Yew Lake Trail in Cypress Provincial Park as part of Birds, Butterflies and Blooms, a recent Elders Council for Parks program. elderscouncilforparks.org

Loutet Farm’s Linda Wark checks the clarity of honey jars at a Honeyfest and Community Market Sept. 12. The North Vancouver farm is presenting a Pumpkin Patch event Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

HUGGS Canada, which offers a college education and job training to adolescent girls in need in southeast India (current students are shown here) is celebrating the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child (Oct.

Bob Jackson leads a Pole Walking in the Neighbourhood course Wednesday at West Vancouver Memorial Library.

Last week I wrote about the chronic problem of unsocialized and untrained small dogs that are allowed to behave obnoxiously towards large dogs while their owners presumptuously expect the large dogs to tolerate the small dogs being, well, jerks.

Of all the North Shore residents who could be considered "living community treasures," Heinz Berger is among them. The seawalk. The pitch and putt golf course and the fitness circuit at Ambleside. The recreation complex and seniors centre.

Please pay careful attention to the income tax consequences of your investment decisions. If you hold interest-paying instruments in an RRSP/RRIF, for example, you shelter the interest from tax.

Residents encouraged to get involved in Homelessness Action Week initiatives

A decade ago, if you'd suggested to anyone that Kamloops would be on the verge of becoming B.C.'s newest wine region, chances are you would have elicited a look of disbelief - if not an outright guffaw.