Living

It used to be assumed that kids hate broccoli. Not so any more. I’m surprised how many of them seem to love it.

It is Sunday as I type these words. This is a day often marked by a slow start, including a typically indulgent breakfast and strong coffee. Today, however, I am participating in a “juice cleanse” curated by The Juicery Co.

Ray Brunelle, Garth Phillips, Art Weseen and Paul Symons invite interested curlers to join their Norwest Men’s Curling Club, based at the North Shore Winter Club. Games are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, beginning Oct.

Seniors Acting Up, a cabaret group that performs at seniors facilities twice a month, is looking for new members. The group rehearses Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at North Vancouver’s Silver Harbour Centre. Cost: $18 per season.

Jane Rundle experienced a brain-stem stroke 28 years ago at age 34.

Norman Watt spoke to a full house at the Lynn Valley Library last month.

Local band The Tourist Company, comprised of Taylor Swindells, Jillian Levey, Josué Quezada and Brenon Parry, released a new three-song EP, entitled Atlantic, Sept. 9.

Ling Pai, Dr. Kevin McLeod and Matthew Conway are among the North Shore health professionals set to give presentations at a Health Matters Patient Health Forum, being held Saturday, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A friend told me he just bought his second revenue property. "I'd like to give all this away one day," he said, pointing to the pile of paperwork that inevitably comes with running one's own business.

Notices Strides for Melanoma Walk for Awareness: All ages are welcome to join the event Sunday, Sept. 28 1-3 p.m. at Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver. Includes entertainment by The Benders. melanomanetwork.