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Schools re-open with short first day, as enrolments are confirmed

The evenings may be cooling down but don't pack up the sunglasses just yet. The Lower Mainland is likely to bask in some continued balmy weather in the coming weeks, despite the official start of fall on Monday evening.

Sundays Folktales and Laughter A storytelling series with humorous folktales from around the world takes place the second Sunday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver.

Sharing in the common language of creativity

Galleries Artemis Gall ery 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 778-233-9805 artemisgallery.ca Biennale International Pavilion Shipbuilders' Square, 15 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver. Sunday-Thursday, 11a. m.-6 p.m.

We may assume a smug superiority after reading one in four Americans believe the sun revolves around the Earth, but isn't it equally troubling that three out of four North Shore residents don't vote in local elections? They proudly affix signs of blu

Hollywood Frame by Frame by Karina Longworth. Princeton Architectural Press, 208 pages, $35.

North Vancouver voters, have you not registered to vote in the Nov.

Girls as young as 14 pimped from North Vancouver hotels, court hears

Another weekend of sunshine, another weekend of North Shore Rescue members dropping what they're doing to rescue lost and injured souls in the backcountry.