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Break the ice with fun THERE'S lots to look forward to every Christmas - good food, good friends, that new baking cookbook I've been asking for (hint hint). But there are also perils. Namely: the family.

Toast Holiday Traditions with seasonal culinary events at Hart House on Deer Lake, 6664 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Schedule: A seasonal luncheon buffet will run weekdays until Dec. 23 with two hour seatings starting at 11 a.m. or 1: 30 p.m.

SEVERAL North Shore developers and construction projects are among the finalists for this year's Georgie Awards. The Canadian Home Builders' Association of B.C.

FOR intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders, lessons might be the last thing they think they need, but Seymour Mountain has put together a program tailored to bring skilled athletes to the next level.

ADD a dash of winter to your coffee table this holiday season with your own snow globe village. A cosy little corner is all this cute table display requires, and you can feature an assortment of holiday ornaments and figures.

THE first step when reviewing any new restaurant is to do exhaustive background research. (Meaning I Google it, obviously.

HANDS wave in the air as the sound of drums and music fills the room. But this isn't your typical musical show.

Parent-Child Mother Goose: North Vancouver District Public Library will host two eight-week sessions of this program for parents and their babies (newborn to 12 months) that focuses on the pleasure and power of learning rhymes, songs and lullabies in

WHERE will this holiday season find you? Will you be spending a traditional holiday with family and friends or will the lure of fresh powder tempt you to the slopes? Or is it the sound of turquoise waves crashing into white sandy beaches that catches

AS the story of Helen Page's life unfolds, the 95-year-old is as open about the low points as she is about the highlights. She was born in Winnipeg, Man., on Oct. 16, 1916. Her mother died when she was 10 and her father when she was 15.