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The grace period is over in one of the most hotly contested parking turf wars in Deep Cove.

With the municipal elections coming up in November and nomination deadlines and finalizations quickly approaching in the next couple of weeks, candidates are scrambling to get community members on board for a vote.

Judge sentences N. Van man to time served

The Oct. 1 front-page story, City of North Vancouver votes down draft OCP referred to the city as not having a plan. The city's official community plan of 2002 is still in effect, guiding decisions on land use, development, health and the economy.

First Nations, federal agency form real-estate joint venture

Parents whose kids play in a West Vancouver playground say they've been creeped out by a man taking photographs of their children without their permission. But West Vancouver Police say there's nothing illegal about those actions by themselves.

Online project to commemorate centenary of First World War

Galleries Artemis Gallery 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.

And the River Still Sings: A Wilderness Dweller's Journey by Chris Czajkowski, Caitlin Press, 256 pages, $21.95. Many people feel the call of the wilderness but very few actually follow it. Chris Czajkowski is one of the few.

A North Shore Rescue squad spent Saturday night rappelling into some of Grouse Mountain's steeper terrain to find a lost and indefatigable outdoorsman.