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More education needed regarding pesticide bylaws

B.C. strawberries are in stores, and because of our amazing spring weather it looks like this year’s crop is going to be a doozy. The first batch I brought home recently was nothing short of perfection: ruby red and sugar sweet.

My recent meal at Bite at the Quay, the new, self-proclaimed “high-end Asian buffet” at the market, left me feeling ambivalent.

Dr. Terry Small, known as The Brain Guy, gives a presentation at a second annual health and wellness open house event held at Westerleigh PARC on Wednesday.

Dancers from the Driftwood Dance Academy perform for seniors at Sunrise of Lynn Valley, showcasing ballet, jazz, tap, modern and musical theatre classwork and choreography. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Amica at West Vancouver executive chef Keith Sandall demonstrates sushi making for resident Frank Gaida during the National Open House event held at the retirement residence last month.

Scleroderma Association of B.C.’s Rosanne and David Queen and 13th and Lonsdale Scotiabank branch manager Larry Clements invite the public to a fund- and awareness-raising barbecue at the bank, Friday, June 5, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Marieta Aleksan, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2007, is among those participating in the 20th Annual Crohn’s and Colitis Gutsy Walk Sunday, June 7.

Dr. Marco Marra, director of the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre, addresses those in attendance at Cancer Research in B.C.

Variety of events being presented at Grouse this summer