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Notices Stroke Prevention and Recovery: Learn if you are at risk Monday, March 10, 2-3:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre, 695 21st St. $3 with partial proceeds benefitting the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.

A new documentary by a North Vancouver couple that's intended to help viewers learn about the possible causes of the explosion in children's food allergies and what's being done to help cure them is set to air on CBC TV's The Nature of Things, Thursd

Counting down to next week's Vancouver International Wine Festival, it's apparent that this will be one of the most well attended in the festival's 36 years.

We're lucky, living on the wet coast, that local warm winter temperatures allow for a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities year-round.

RADICAL RAGS - THE FASHION OF ACTIVISM This live model fashion show presented by Ivan Sayers will take place Saturday, Feb. 22. at 2 p.m., in the sanctuary of St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church in downtown Vancouver.

Million-Dollar Classics by Martin Derrick and Simon Clay (Chartwell Books, 192 pages) $14.99 Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but price is determined by what people are willing to pay.

Dear Mattie: How do I dress up my sweater? — Looking for new ideas in Capilano Dear Capilano: Sweaters are very trendy right now. It is the look of the sweater that is making the impact. That look comes from the overall ensemble.

Hot Rod Garages by Peter Vincent (Motorbooks, 220 pages) $32.99 Despite the fact that every year rust takes another bite out of potential restorations, the interest in custom cars continues to grow.

In this pastiest of seasons, many a complexion could use a little pick-me-up. Fortunately there are a couple of cheeky new products on the market that promise to do just that.

Counting down to next week’s Vancouver International Wine Festival, it’s apparent that this will be one of the most well attended in the festival’s 36 years.