Living

WHAT is a window? For most homes a window is simply cut-out in an exterior wall that allows some measure of light to enter the house while providing a view to the outside.

Kids learn by watching others

AFTER 58 years of mandatory parental participation, Upper Lonsdale preschool is changing its approach to early education next September in the hopes of boosting sagging enrolment.

Lawn Sprinkling Regulation: Until Sept. 30 sprinkling will be permitted from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. only. Even numbered addresses may sprinkle Mondays, Wednesdays or Saturdays and odd numbered addresses on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Sundays.

IF the weather gods smile on us this weekend, pack up your cooler and head to the beach for a good old-fashioned picnic.

STUDENTS from a North Vancouver Montessori school got a chance to walk the halls of power at the United Nations headquarters in New York in May.

I do believe I've had enough of the prejudiced attitudes towards pit bulls, or towards any breed of dog that resembles them. They are, after all, just a dog.

ARTS, CRAFTS, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT Quilting: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Free. Info: 604-983-6362 or kshubert@myparkgate.com.

REGISTRATION is open for the 2012 Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk taking place Sept. 9 in 35 communities throughout B.C.

HARD to believe, perhaps, but the summer wine touring season is now firmly upon us.