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In favour of a longer summer

SUMMER has gone and school days are back; how short summer felt. What harm would it do if summer was at least a week longer? Summer comes by and flies past. Time was too short and we haven't had time to do all the things that we wanted to do.

Corporate culture can learn from sport

Teamwork is the new positive word that many companies use these days to encourage their employees to work together for one common goal. There is no doubt that teamwork does work and work well; however, for most companies it is just a word.

Top photographer aims for talent collaboration

AFTER travelling the world and shooting war zones, fashion models, athletes, actors, and all sorts of intriguing faces, photographer Gordan Dumka is training his keen eye on founding an artists' agency in Vancouver.

What's going on for seniors

NOTICES Call for Musicians: The Deep Cove Old Time Jazz Band needs senior musicians to fill in for their performances when regular players are on vacation. Practices take place on Mondays from 1 to 2: 30 p.m.

Twenty years of learning

IT'S time to celebrate. Eldercollege at Capilano University begins its 20th year on Sept. 17 and courses are now available for registration.

Puppy training tales

A friend of mine got himself a new puppy, cute as a button, but full of energy and herself. So full of herself in fact, that she has decided that urinating around the house is a pretty fun thing to do.

A community for everyone

NSDRC grew from humble beginnings

Back to school, back to sports

AFTER a summer of eating junk food and relaxing, it's time to get back into shape for the upcoming sports season. During the long, warm summer months, people find it a lot harder to exercise, eat well, sleep right and stay motivated.

Exploring a strange new world

UNIVERSITY: the final frontier. Academically speaking, that is. From elementary school to high school to university, all the schooling we go through leads up to our final release into the real world.

Engage the brain this fall

It isn't just the kids heading back to class this September