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The North Shore Keep Well Society hosted a demonstration exercise class during North Shore Keep Well Week at Capilano Mall Sept. 18. The week was intended to celebrate the organization’s many volunteers and 26 years of keeping local seniors healthy.

Human’s name: Renée Samels Pet: Mocha, her boyfriend’s dog, is a blue heeler-Weimaraner cross Pet tale: Mocha loves to chase birds and eat mussels and clams off the beach. She is also a jealous girl.

NORTH SHORE GRIEF RECOVERY Learn about the grief process and begin healing in a supportive, confidential group environment Wednesdays, Oct. 16-Nov. 20, 7-9 p.m. in the Edgemont Village area. $120 (subsidies available if necessary).

With the touch of a button, Mary Jane Mehlenbacher can transform her boat, her Gambier Island family cabin, or even a North Shore ski slope into her own virtual office.

Owning a dog is not an inexpensive venture these days. It starts with the purchase or adoption, both of which can run you hundreds, or in the case of a purebred dog, thousands of dollars.

THE HUMMINGBIRD SINGERS OF ELDERCOLLEGE are looking for a senior alto, lead/soloist to join their choir and perform a wide variety of music for seniors. Rehearsals are Fridays, 2 p.m. at Churchill House, 150 West 29th St., North Vancouver.

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LGH Foundation launches $1.5M Nuclear Medicine Campaign

There's nothing quite like being in the Okanagan during harvest (or any wine region for that matter), although the valley is particularly beautiful at this time of the year.

Are you worried that you can't afford to retire? Do you feel that working past the age of 65 should be a choice, not a necessity? Many Canadians believe they won't be able to get by financially if they stop working.