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Ensure your bike has gears suited to North Shore hills

Notices Minds in Motion: A fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer's and a care partner hosted by Alzheimer Society of B.C. Fridays, 9:15-11:15 a.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Beyond Boarding has set off on another adventure, Cycle to the Sacred, a bike tour that aims to generate financial and social support for a group of indigenous land defenders, the Klabona Keepers, in B.C.'s Sacred Headwaters.

Longtime West Van Home Hardware proprietors retiring

Notices Outdoor Yoga: Free flow-inspired practices Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. until Aug. 28 in Waterfront Plaza outside the Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Participants must bring their own yoga mat. lonsdalequay.

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

Some of the most remarkable wine tastings are marked by their sense of place. It’s a fact: you will always remember a special setting as much as the wines that were poured.

Designer travels the world to source the best materials

anniversary The Village at Park Royal is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this summer starting July 19 and culminating in a free concert for the community with musical artists Dear Rouge on Sept. 6.

How is it possible that after a decade of living on the North Shore I had never been to Spicy House, the long-standing Korean restaurant on Lonsdale Avenue and 20th Street? Perhaps it’s because the restaurant’s modest, nondescript façade and interior