Living

A fire under a grill is a welcome sight at a family cookout. A fire anywhere else can make your summer barbecue memorable for all the wrong reasons.

IN the wake of a personal tragedy, North Vancouver native Sarah Jamieson has decided the best means of healing is to continue putting one foot in front of the other.

A food writer should possess an aptitude for choosing the best item on the menu, intuition about inventiveness, and a gift for knowing how ingredients will come together. It never seems to work out for me.

SOME people go to island getaways to relax. I ended up on an island comparing smartphones.

MUFFINS are one of my favourite things to bake, especially ones that feature fresh fruit. Now that sweet summer berries and tree fruits are hitting the stores, take a few moments to whip up a batch of muffins for breakfast.

SOME plants are grown for their luxurious foliage, other plants are grown for their colourful flowers, but some plants are grown for the wildlife they attract into the garden.

THE words "compost coaching" may conjure up images of a gardener perched intensely over a compost bin coaxing worms to munch through apple cores, but a program offered by the North Shore Recycling Program is a little more down-to-earth.

Pub fundraiser: A fundraiser and silent auction will be held Saturday, Aug. 4 in support of Dave Hawkins, manager of Sailor Hagar's Liquor Store.

AS part of its continued support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, CIBC has launched the 2012 edition of the CIBC Pink Collection this week

- Hurdal Summer Shuffle and Slide: A five-kilometre walk/run for adults and 2.5-km fun run for kids, with an optional slip and slide finish for both courses, along the West Vancouver Seawalk, Saturday, Aug. 11, starting at Dundarave Park at 8: 30 a.