Living

White Spot’s Adam Hollis serves up a fleet of Pirate Paks to Tania Thompson and her son Oliver, who live in West Vancouver.

Taking your pet for a walk is a great calorie-burner

It's been a few years since I was in South Africa. But I vividly recall a visit to KWV's hallowed Cathedral Cellar, for so many years the heart of the "old" South African wine industry.

Yoga at Loutet Farm A casual, fun class for all skill levels will take place Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. until Aug. 26 (rain or shine) at East 14th Street and Rufus Avenue, North Vancouver.

Notices Line Dancing will be available Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., during August at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. All levels welcome. Drop-in fee: non-members $4/members $2. 604-987-5820 mollienyehouse.

Investment success generally depends more on time than timing.

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

I think we all tend to take our canine companions for granted from time to time. Sometimes it is only when they are sick or injured that we fully recognize or remember just how much they mean to us.

Lunch at Silver Harbour Seniors' Activity Centre may be one of the North Shore's best kept secrets. People come in twos or groups of three or four or more, perhaps before or after a class.

ART MARKET View and purchase original works by artists and artisans at the Harmony Arts Festival's annual Art Market, Aug. 8-10 along Argyle Avenue between 14th and 17th streets in West Vancouver. harmonyarts.