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Food seems to be the strongest current in this year's flow of ideas coming out of the gardening world. In community plots, the grocery store and at home, food safety is top of mind for many people.

Monthly Bird Count: Join the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Meet at the upper kiosk of the parking lot at Lighthouse Park. lpps.

Decorate your table with an elegant winter white theme

Now that we’re about to venture into another new year, I’m sure many resolutions will be made to eat healthier food and maybe get rid of a few excess pounds.

Jack Keast, along with fellow members of the SOB (Some Old Boys) Club, Norm Fieldgate, Ellis Breiddal, Tom Simpson, John Schleimer, Gottfried Polhammer and Buck Ellison, make a presentation of a polar bear sculpture by North Vancouver artist Michael

Fabric artist and weaving instructor Toby Smith works with Anette Bokicon on a loom at Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre. Weaving classes are among the many creative arts classes offered at the North Vancouver centre. Visit silverharbourcentre.

The passing of another year is often marked by raucous partying and the overzealous use of spinning, flapping or unfurling noise makers.

Sports, Recreation, Games, Fitness & Health Yoga: Gentle stretches and breathing exercises to help flexibility and relax your mind Mondays, 9-10 a.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $48 for eight classes.

Question: I know there’s a difference in wheel sizes between certain types of mountain bikes and city bikes, but what do the differences mean and why should I care? Answer: First let’s go over wheel sizes.

Recent and chronic sufferers alike often imagine the entire cause of their shoulder pain to be excess joint strain, but the true culprits are very frequently poor posture and a weak, unbalanced back.