Living

Author issues reminder to protect B.C.'s rainforests

Consequences. It's a nice simple word, but in terms of child discipline it is a word that is misunderstood and misused. When children misbehave, parents discipline. It sounds easy enough, but we all know it's a challenge.

As The Doobie Brothers song says, people are "takin' it to the streets" and while volunteerism rates have levelled off in many countries, the number of volunteers worldwide is impressive.

Spring is unfolding on the North Shore with butterflies, birds and wildflowers delighting our senses.

New England Farmgirl, by Jessica Robinson, Gibbs Smith Publishers, 192 pages, $40. Farm fresh.

Approximately 100 people took part in the sixth annual Heart Day Walk, held recently at Cates Park. Hosted by North Vancouver’s Harding family, the event supports the Children’s Heart Network.

Community agency settling into new home

Last month, I took my family on a vacation to Palm Springs, Calif. We stayed in a home formerly owned by Darryl Zanuck, the legendary movie producer of the 1940s and 1950s.

The Complete Aromatherapy Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness , by Nerys Purchon and Lora Cantele, Robert Rose Inc., 480 pages, $25. Essential oils have been used for centuries but they are more readily available today than ever before.

The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.