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Down jackets to support Nepali schoolchildren

WHEN John Blakeley first arrived in Canada, Café de Paris on Denman Street was a natural spot for the charming Frenchman to work.

CHRISTMAS is a time for giving and receiving. Many parents are concerned that for their children it is only a time for receiving. We want to buy gifts for our kids; we want them to have a great time.

THE number of speed-related crashes significantly increases during the fall and winter months. Throughout October and November, ICBC is encouraging drivers to slow down and prepare for the challenges of wet, icy and snowy roads.

? Canada's Weather, by Chris St. Clair, Firefly Books, 226 pages, $24.95 IN a country as large and diverse as Canada it is no surprise that the weather can range from one extreme to another.

WHEN winter's grey mist descends on a lonely highway, stifling the dim headlights in the rearview mirror and exacerbating the limited visibility caused by pouring rain, there are a few basic things drivers can do to make sure they get wherever they'r

WHEN repair costs start adding up, it may be time to consider giving up your beloved jelly-green jalopy. Knowing when to sink more money into an old car and when to throw in the towel and purchase or lease a new car can be difficult.

? Rockin' Garages, by Tom Cotter and Ken Gross, Motorbooks, 192 pages, $39. THE pairing of fast cars and rock music was established as surely as if rock and roll was a baby delivered in the back of an ambulance racing to the hospital.