Living

THERE was a time when eating in a hotel restaurant meant a breakfast of tough, three-day-old croissants, stale Corn Flakes and insipid coffee for breakfast. Actually, that's still what it often means.

- Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and illustrations by Jon Klassen (Balzert + Bray, unpaged) $19 IF you want something done and done well, just get cracking and do it yourself. This is a maxim most of us learned at our mother's knee.

- 5K Run/Walk to Uganda, Sunday, May 27, at 9: 30 a.m. at Cates Park, North Vancouver, in support of the Atin Afrika Foundation. Register at Forerunners, 980 Marine Dr., North Vancouver or at the site on race day.

NOTICES Call for Volunteers: The Edible Garden Project is looking for seniors to mentor and work with young daycare children to create inter-generational gardens.

Emergency fund important part of assets

THERE are dozens of reasons to adopt an older cat or dog, but only one that really matters: it's the right thing to do.

DIVORCE is often a stressful and ugly time, but one West Vancouver lawyer is encouraging couples to look beyond the courtroom to potentially more respectful and cost-effective processes.

THOSE behind a program providing an essential lifeline for patients living with a life-threatening illness and their families are issuing a call to raise both funds and awareness in hopes of expanding its scope.

HELPING animals is as easy as a walk in the park. The BC SPCA is inviting animal lovers to start registering today for the annual Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk, being hosted in 35 communities across the province on Sept.

Columnist reviews stance on OAS changes