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Wednesdays Chess Club All levels are welcome to play chess Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-983-6350 myparkgate.

Howe Sound home destroyed in early morning blaze

City and District of North Vancouver firefighters doused a burning boat inside a shed at the Mosquito Creek Marina Thursday afternoon. The 9-1-1 call came in just after 1 p.m.

Kids' work transforms North Van utility boxes

B.C. Ferries has awarded a $15-million contract to North Vancouver's Seaspan shipyards for the construction of a new cable ferry. Construction on the 78-.5-metre ferry is scheduled to start in June.

LENTEN BOOK STUDY A study based on Henri Nouwen's book Can You Drink the Cup? Mondays, March 3-April 14, 1:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Presbyterian Church, 2893 Marine Dr.

Members of the North Shore Thirty Something Women's Soccer League held their annual winter event Feb. 16 at North Vancouver's Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier.

North Vancouver District Public Library celebrates a half-century milestone and adapts for the future

But campaign donation limits not on agenda for 2014

Two reports that surfaced this week are focused on the middle class, as are a horde of politicians.