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SPRING'S neon fashions call for a whisper of colour on the lips, not a shout. Maybelline New York's Color Whisper delivers sheer colour without the weight of an opaque lipstick. See-through pigments are suspended in a gel formulation.

SEVERAL North Shore building projects were honoured at the 21st annual Georgie Awards held Feb. 23 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Presented by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of B.C., the awards showcase the best and brightest in B.

AS our gardens spring to life it seems that the hunt is on to find good topsoil, mulch and compost to enrich the gardens. Really rich organic topsoil is a rare commodity anywhere in the world.

Reading Tails: Emma, a certified St. John Ambulance therapy dog, will help kids read Wednesdays until March 13, 4-5 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. To register for a 20-minute appointment call 604-9257408.

WHAT were those indignant sounding screams coming from a raptor circling high in the sky above Maplewood Conservation Area one crisp winter morning? A close look showed it to be a red-tailed hawk.

MENCHIE'S, I owe you. You were there when I needed you; when my six-year-old was petrifying into a small boy-plus-iPad statue, the only signs of life the whistles and crashes of the game he was playing.

R-2000 sets standards in energy efficiency

THERE always seems to be a never-ending use for corks. You will see cork in flooring, bulletin boards, coasters, furniture pieces and in many shoes as well. Here's a fun and easy idea to use some of your leftover corks.

I'VE recently noticed a few little green shoots nosing their way out of the ground. The mornings are lighter, the days are getting warmer, and spring can't be that far behind.