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Best of the West: North Shore restaurants and B.C. wineries attempt to create the perfect combination at Best of the West 2013 scheduled for Aug. 7 at Ambleside Pier. For more information visit the website at harmonyarts.ca/best-of-thewest.

TWO West Vancouver residents are among 25 people planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this week in a show of support for Canada's first National Public Cord Blood Bank, set to go live next month. Dr.

NOTICES Memory Games for Body, Balance and Brain: A unique total body workout that combines physical fitness with brain fitness to help improve memory, concentration and balance Mondays, 1-3 p.m. until Aug.

YOU never know what kind of curveball life is going to throw at you at any age, so it is important for you to be prepared in order to protect your family in any situation.

ENGINEER Shin Maki faces the board of the Nissan corporation, trying to convince the assembled executives that, as the 1960s approach, selling cars in America is a good idea.

ONE of the major problems with the electric car is that they haven't really designed it for idiots like me. Let me explain. I quite like electric cars for short-distance travel.

Lawn Sprinkling Schedule: Mornings-only (4-9 a.m.) watering regulations are in effect until Sept. 30. Even numbered addresses - Monday, Wednesday or Saturday mornings and odd numbered addresses - Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. Info: metrovancouver.org.

THERE is something nice about setting an outdoor dining table at this time of year. The long summer days allow us to sit outside and enjoy the last of the day's heat.

I had never heard of a "professional forager" before I watched a TED lecture given by Tama Matsuoka Wong.

AS you walk along the 200 block of West Esplanade in North Vancouver, the sound of Mexican pop music becomes audible.