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The WorkBC North Shore Youth Employment Services Centre recently held an open house at its North Vancouver location. The event was held to familiarize local residents with the services offered at the centre.

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- Idea Party, hosted by idea lady and networker extraordinaire Joyanna Anthony, part of The Art of Healthy Living Series, Thursday, May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Ferry Building Gallery. Cost: $13. Registration: 604-925-7270. Info: www.

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IF there's a bigger wisecracker in the B.C. wine industry than Gray Monk's George Heiss Snr, I've yet to meet him or her.

A trio of store openings brings incentive to clean closets for spring fashions. J.Crew has opened on Robson Street. The bright and open two-level space near Thurlow Street is the first of three new Canadian stores J.Crew is opening this year.

G.I.F.T.S. Scholarship Contest: North Shore teens ages 13-19 are invited to create a short (two minutes or less) talking-head-style video about what the North Vancouver City Library means to them for a possible scholarship worth $890.

TRANSFORM the plainest of herb gardens into something pretty with a variety of homemade herb markers. There are plenty of garden markers on retail shelves at the moment, but sometimes it's nice to custom-make your own.

SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER. Everyone is smiling and contemplating the lovely warm days coming for the next few months. Everyone, that is, except for students who are facing final exams.