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Rhyme Time Sing, rhyme, laugh and learn with this early literacy program for parents, caregivers and babies from newborn to 12 months Wednesdays until May 28, 10:30-11 a.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Wilderness at your Doorstep: An annual celebration of pioneer history. Explore cool artifacts from the logging and mining days and discover more about everything from hiking to bears to archaeology.

Trevan Nagano, 8, Ridgeway elementary Art teacher: Michelle Pratt Favourite art: animation Favourite artist: David Shannon His teacher writes: Trevan communicates well through his visual art projects.

Every so often I like to venture out into the marketplace to see what's new and trendy on retail shelves in terms of entertaining ideas for both inside and outside on the patio. It's easy to be stylish on a budget.

It was time to prepare dinner. My niece and nephew along with my children were all in the kitchen ready to help. Now, these kids ranged in age from two-and-a-half to six years old.

My first exposure to a truly small home was back in May 1990 when a professor of mine at McGill University built a tiny 1,000 square foot house right on the grounds of the university's downtown campus. Prof.

The argument goes something like this: Invasive plants displace native plants, damage ecosystems, contribute to the loss of habitat for wildlife and cost the economy millions of dollars.

With about 75 hectares of rainforest to run around in, it’s not surprising that West Vancouver’s Lighthouse Park summer camps have been a popular choice for more than 10 years.

It’s a popular plot device in many summer camp movies for young campers to get up to mischief, especially if it exacts some slapstick-style vengeance on not-so-friendly campers or camp leaders.

Last summer, a group of kids ran up to Dan Grima and excitedly exclaimed they had just watched a mother grouse followed by four babies. “They were just enlightened by this experience,” says Grima, the Adventure Program supervisor at Grouse Mountain.