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Shoetopia: Contemporary Footwear by Sue Huey and Kathryn Kenny (Laurence King Publishers, 224 pages), $48 The love of footwear continues to expand as creative designers find new ways to explore foot fantasies.

Nutritionist Vashti Verbowski (second from left) takes Suzanne Gourlay, GardenSmart program’s Tricia Edgar and Janet Moody on a tour of the farmer’s market at Lonsdale Quay during a GardenSmart workshop, Strange But Yummy — Cooking With Local Produce

Ken Bigelow and children Kyle, 4, and Yuki, 8, pull and bag morning glory at Hunter Park. They encourage families to join them at the upcoming Friends of Hunter Park community invasive plants pull and planting Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Architect Frits de Vries is shown in one of the three North Shore homes that will be featured in the second annual Vancouver Modern Home Tour, Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The West Vancouver home at 2049 Gordon Ave.

Helicopter parents hover; they are always there to make sure that there are no bumps in the road for their children. Another aspect to this dynamic is the fear of failure. That is, fear of our children's failures.

Alpine Garden Club of B.C.: Fall plant sale Saturday, Sept. 20 from noon-4 p.m. at VanDusen Botanical Gardens, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. Great varieties of alpine, woodland and other species grown by club members and other small B.C. nurseries.

According to the Canadian Forestry Association (CFA), Sept. 21-27 is National Forest Week.

Celebrate teen photography contest North Vancouver District Public Library is sponsoring a teen photography contest Sept. 1-30. Open to North Vancouver District residents ages 13-18. One entry per person.

There are many ways to add decorative flair to your dinner table. It's not always necessary to invest in expensive candleholders when you can put together a few pretty votives with relative ease using craft supplies.

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