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A Fashionable Cause A Mayan cultural fashion show and dance featuring Ballet Folklorico Nahualli Friday, May 9, 6-9 p.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, 530 East 12th St., North Vancouver. $45, which includes wine and a Mexican dinner.

Friends of Hunter Park’s Janet Dysart shows some of the different invasive species to be removed during a community event at the park April 26 that also included a coho fry survey and stream bug check.

Anne Wilson, Helen Hackney and Susan Hughes get ready for the upcoming Highlands United Church Antique and Collectables Sale, Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to noon at the church, located at 3255 Edgemont Blvd. in North Vancouver.

Lynn Valley Garden Club’s Yvonne Kabata and Tara Findlay show off some of their offerings at the club’s upcoming annual plant sale, Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Clements Anglican Church, 3400 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.

I am a fan of a summer camp experience for children. This is not surprising because research shows that 90 per cent of people who went to a residential camp also send their children.

Computers gather dust as mobiles lead the charge

I've long subscribed to the belief that life is about the journey, not the destination. When we recall a particularly fond moment, the story of how we arrived at that moment is invariably more interesting than the moment itself.

The gardening myths of May are as plentiful as the weeds but, unlike weeds, myths are hard to purge. As I see it, I have a responsibility to provide some scientific clarity to help dispel the myths of gardening.

Several North Shore women have been nominated for YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards, which honour individuals and organizations who contribute to the wellbeing and future of the community.

The thought of making sushi at home can be intimidating as the techniques required to turn out a reasonable facsimile of what you'd get in a good sushi bar are quite advanced.