Living

Children’s author Marian Keen is joined by 2012 Olympic silver medallist in rowing Krista Guloien at West Vancouver Memorial Library for the launch of Keen’s new book Lexi and Hippocrates Find Trouble at the Olympics.

Dylan Rawlyk, greenspace project co-ordinator with Evergreen B.C., educates those in attendance at last month’s City Park Stewards Invasive Pull in Mahon Park.

"But how do I choose a consequence when my child misbehaves?" This is a question I often hear from parents. The first step is to remember the goal of the consequence. We want our kids to learn from their actions, positive and negative.

Representatives of North Shore Neighbourhood House's Edible Garden Project are inviting gardening newbies and enthusiasts alike to their Seedy Saturday seed swap event, Saturday, March 1. Held in the Neighbourhood House's Inman Room from 1 to 3 p.m.

Wednesdays Chess Club All levels are welcome to play chess Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-983-6350 myparkgate.

This is the time of year when we could all use a little something in our homes to brighten things up. February fog and rain can at times be very grey and so it's nice to bring pretty flowers into the home to add a splash of colour.

People need friends and so do gardens, and in the case of Park & Tilford Gardens, friends are needed more than ever.

Annual General Meeting: Old Growth Conservancy society with guest Sandra Bicego, manager of environment and sustainability, District of West Vancouver, will make a presentation on merging sustainability into the environment and vice versa: how can we

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.

Almost one quarter of the people in Metro Vancouver could be suffering from social isolation, according to early results from the My Health My Community survey.