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Bring spring indoors by forcing branches

Bring spring indoors by forcing branches

It's not too late to bring branches of magnolia, beauty bush and other March foliage into your home and treat yourself to a beautiful arrangement.
Hacking it in the garden

Hacking it in the garden

Have you heard of any good garden hacks lately? A hack, also known as a trick, is the current pop culture term for getting things done quickly.

Kids stuff

A day in the life of a wildlife rehabilitator Learn about the life-saving work of animal rescuers Wednesday, March 18, 2:30 p.m. at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. Suggested donation $2 per person or $5 per family.
Songs of spring astound

Songs of spring astound

Returning birds make their voices heard in local spaces
Take action to protect urban watersheds

Take action to protect urban watersheds

With World Water Day being observed March 22, representatives of Evergreen's Uncover Your Creeks program are encouraging community members to take action to protect urban watersheds.
Diabetes forum

Diabetes forum

Registered counsellor Deborah Braun speaks at Lions Gate Hospital at a health forum, presented by Vancouver Coastal Health’s North Shore Chronic Disease Services, entitled Lighten the Emotional Burden of Diabetes: Insights and Strategies.
Open house

Open house

North Shore Women’s Centre executive director Michelle Dodds takes her daughter Yzabella and Laura Yarwood on a tour of the facility during a recent open house.
Raising the barre

Raising the barre

Barre Fitness North Shore owner Norrie Zaplatynsky leads participants in an initiative dubbed the Workout to Conquer Cancer, a fundraising fitness challenge supporting the B.C. Cancer Foundation, at her North Vancouver studio March 5.
Winners crowned

Winners crowned

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation president Judy Savage and Vancouver Coastal Health coastal chief operating officer Mike Nader congratulate the recipients of the 2015 LGH foundation’s North Shore Health Care Awards for Outstanding Achievement, includin

Respect others at the off-leash park

I was reminded the other day of my aversion to dog parks. Nine years ago, when my pointer Piper, who is now 10, was an adolescent, we were going through a few challenging behaviours, as most dog owners experience with their dogs around that age.