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West Vancouver-based Larco lands Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in $180 million deal

West Vancouver-based Larco lands Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in $180 million deal

West Vancouver-based Larco Enterprises Inc. hospitality wing has acquired the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver at Georgia and Burrard streets from Ivanhoé Cambridge for $180 million.
NOTABLE POTABLES: Key events to highlight B.C. premium liquor

NOTABLE POTABLES: Key events to highlight B.C. premium liquor

A couple of key happenings underscore just how much Vancouver’s premium liquor culture continues to surge and grow in popularity.
Brain plasticity

Brain plasticity

Debbie Sesula, peer support program co-ordinator, North Shore Adult Community Mental Health Services, speaks at a North Shore Schizophrenia Society Public Education Lecture Series event. The next free talk, Brain Plasticity and Everyday Life, by Dr.
Foundation seeks support

Foundation seeks support

Fundraisers dedicated to sending children to camp
MEMORY LANE: West Vancouver woman survives Dutch famine

MEMORY LANE: West Vancouver woman survives Dutch famine

Marleen Cotterill has lived in Canada since 1963 and in West Vancouver since 2001. She is a Canadian citizen with sons and grandsons born in this country, yet a piece of Marleen's heart will always belong to Holland.

Be a good neighbour and control nuisance barking

With summer around the corner, windows and patio doors are being left open and people are spending time outside after months of being locked up away from the dreary rain.

Fashion File

SCARVES FOR WATER The Obakki Foundation, founded by West Vancouver's Treana Peake, has launched a new limited-edition $29 scarf, Orchid, in order to build a well in the village of Ronga, South Sudan.

Books: Tips from an image strategist

First Impressions: Dressing for Impact by Patti Morrison (130 pages, $15) There is no doubt that we all make certain assumptions about someone as soon as we meet them.
The good witch of Ambleside keeps it eclectic

The good witch of Ambleside keeps it eclectic

West Vancouver shop features owner's custom creations
Resident gardeners

Resident gardeners

Grand Boulevard Ridgeway Residents Association’s Dianne Jackson, Oliver Harden and Carole Stewart invite the public to their Third Annual Urban Agriculture Workshop Saturday, May 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Loutet Farm.