Living

OK, you're all organized for back to school. Morning schedules are in place, homework plans settled and after-school care is working well. But, there is something else. Besides school, the kids (and you!) need to get active.

Have you ever noticed the bright shimmer that emanates from many dishes in local Chinese cuisine? It’s like the food has been cooked with a view to its inclusion in a photoshoot; it is glistening, colourful, and strikingly bright.

John Kennedy, Wendy Pearson and Pari Koch were among the participants in the Seniors Tennis Association of the North Shore Annual Picnic and Round Robin, held last month at Murdo Frazer Park.

Steve Elliott works the crowd as Elvis during a performance at Amica at West Vancouver as part of a recent 1950s-themed soda shop event open to residents of the retirement residence and community members alike. photos Lisa King, North Shore News

Walkers take off from John Lawson Park in the recent B.C. Epilepsy Society Cindy’s Walk in support of people with epilepsy and their families.

Local residents participate in the third annual Persian and Canadian Community Walk for Cancer, held recently at Mahon Park.

If you’re a Bordeaux lover, one of the biggest days in the wine year is fast approaching. On Oct. 3 Bordeaux aficionados will line up in droves to buy what they perceive are some of the must-have bottles in the wine world from the 2012 release.

Lions Gate Hospital CT scanner technologists Zahra Kurji and Claire Sommer check out the newest addition to their department: a $2.2-million GE Revolution CT scanner.

Have you recently experienced or are you expecting any major life events - and if so, have you reviewed the impact on your finances? Major life events typically involve work (starting or losing - including retiring from - a job), relationships (start