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They probably weren't out to make a political statement. But three youths who robbed local teens of their fireworks at gunpoint - one while wearing an anonymous Guy Fawkes-style mask - on Halloween night still have a lot of explaining to do.

Unfortunately, the season of giving commingles with the season of scamming the givers.

North Vancouver RCMP are hunting for two suspects after a man was mugged at knife-point in Lynn Valley during the early hours of Saturday. The 24-year-old man was walking through Kirkstone Park around 2 a.m.

The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

One man is in intensive care and West Vancouver police are investigating after a vehicle jumped the curb and struck a pedestrian in Ambleside Thursday. First responders rushed to the 1400-block of Clyde Avenue just before 1 p.m.

School working hard to shake 'alternate' stereotypes

GILLES TIBO, Scholastic Canada, $7.99. This soft-cover book features colourful and cute illustrations that will appeal to both adults and kids.

With the holiday entertaining season on its way, we asked Sean McAdam, manager of Everything Wine on Marine Drive in North Vancouver, for a few tips.

COATS FOR KIDS The Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) will hold its annual campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau from Nov. 18 to Dec. 6. Drop-off locations can be found at gvhba.org.

Aging happens to everyone else. It isn't until there is a change in your health or in the health of someone important to you that getting back to normal or regaining your independence becomes a focus.