Living

Teams up with Mollie Nye for caring clown program

THIS week, representatives of Aviva Canada Inc. announced the return of the Aviva Community Fund competition.

DOLLY Cartwright is a well-known volunteer and advocate for seniors' issues on the North Shore but how many of her friends and fans know she's a farm girl at heart? One hundred years ago, in 1912, Dolly's paternal grandparents, William and Emily Nesb

There's no arguing with ignorance

OK, I'll admit it. There I was heading home from the media preview for this week's BC Liquor Stores '09 Bordeaux release, when I caught myself humming "If I were a rich man." It turned out to be not so much as a lament as Tevye might have intended.

AS THE LEAVES FALL, PEOPLE'S MOODS CAN TOO. That's why October is good timing for the 18th annual Beyond the Blues: Depression Anxiety Education and Screening Day, which has helped 58,000 people across B.C. since 1995, according to a press release.

I LOVE MY JOB. Beauty product samples and lunchtime fashion shows are the perks of the trade.

HAVING recently moved back to B.C. from Edmonton, where I enjoyed a very hot, dry summer, my skin was in need of a moisture boost.

WHEN it comes to household tricks and tips I've always believed that "less is more."

YOU hear the sound of a door being slammed. This is followed by the thud of your 15-year-old daughter Stephanie's feet while she stamps down the hall and the crash of her backpack and books when she throws them to the floor.