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Jingle Ball Concerts Ava Music and Art Centre will host Christmas music and carol performances at various times until Dec. 13 at Capilano Mall. Schedule: avamusic.ca. There will also be storytelling and pictures Dec. 14, 12:30-2 p.m.

Canada Post announced that over the next five years, the remaining one-third of households receiving home delivery will be converted to community mailboxes.

The annual Park & Tilford Holiday Hi-Light Festival opening event took place on the night of Nov. 29 with a huge crowd on hand for the Light Up countdown led by City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

Advent CalendarsAdvent calendars are making a resurgence after a brief respite in past years. In the last several years in particular, they've become very popular and greatly commercialized (even coffee chains are carrying them).

A fight about the fate of West Vancouver's historic Binning House is being played out in B.C. Supreme Court this week.

Christmas at the Market Lonsdale Quay will host holiday story time, Santa photos and crafts Dec. 14 and 21 from noon to 3 p.m. at 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. Funds raised from photos will be donated to Aunt Leah's Place.

They don't make crampons for dogs. North Shore Rescue is asking residents to be extra cautious when going for a hike on icy trails after having to help a woman and dog out of a creek drainage Tuesday.

Seniors in North Vancouver can expect better programs at the Silver Harbour Seniors' Activity Centre because of a $20,000 age-friendly grant from the provincial government.

Waterfront slots part of redevelopment offer for Lot 5

Lynn Valllley Lions Christmas Tree Sales feature a variety of fresh trees at the Karen Magnussen Community Centre lot, 2300 Kirkstone Rd., North Vancouver, until Dec. 20, weekdays from noon to 8 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m.-8 p.m.