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Bird Nest Box Maintenance on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon at Heywood Park, West 21st Street and Hamilton Avenue, North Vancouver. Help clean and monitor the nesting boxes before the birds return to nest. info@evergreen.

CAP KODALY ORFF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN Book a free trial class for your baby or toddler Tuesday mornings at St. Catherine's Church or Thursday mornings at West Vancouver Community Centre.

There are more ways to have bananas for breakfast than sliced on top of your cereal. Think outside the box some Sunday morning and serve up one of these delicious dishes using firm-ripe bananas (ones with just a few tiny brown spots on the peel).

This year the Chinese New Year begins on Jan. 31. This is the year of the horse, an animal noted in the ancient zodiac for its leadership, independence, strength, and elegance.

Kosta “The Fishmonger” Zogaris of Lonsdale Quay Market’s Salmon Shop shares some Pacific herring cooking and preparation tips as part of the Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer campaign (fishermenhelpingkidswithcancer.com). PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

The Sutherland Social Justice Club is presenting Adventures with Kevin Vallely, a talk by the local adventurer, Friday, Jan. 31 at the secondary school. Vallely will discuss his attempt to row the Northwest Passage.

New book intended to kick start your love life for 2014

One sure sign a country's fortunes are on the rise is when they hold a tasting and half the city turns out.

"Can you shoulder your leg?" Once she had completed the rigorous training required of every Tiller Girl, Mary Coker could demonstrate the affirmative.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) The North Shore Schizophrenia Society will hold a free public education presentation Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at Lions Gate Hospital, 231 East 15th St., North Vancouver.