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INTERCITY bus service along the Sea to Sky corridor will have fewer stops for passengers starting next month. Greyhound is cutting nine stops from its Vancouver to Mount Currie route, including the Sunset Beach stop in West Vancouver.

Artists for Conservation Gala

Wednesdays AMBLESIDE ORCHESTRA rehearses Wednesdays, 3:15-5:30 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Intermediate level of musicianship required. Bring a music stand. David, 604-922-1035.

A massive windstorm that hit the south coast on the weekend toppled trees on to Hydro lines, knocking out power to almost 2,000 homes in West Vancouver and leaving ferry customers stranded at Horseshoe Bay after two sailings to Vancouver Island were

Puget Sound nation gives totem pole to North Vancouver band

GARDENSMART WORKSHOP - TRANSFORM YOUR LAWN Learn how to convert your lawn or weedy patch into healthy garden soil without having to dig Wednesday, Oct. 2, 7-8:30 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. $8.25.

Dear Editor: I write in response to the Sept. 20 letter, Move Cell Towers Higher.

The District of West Vancouver shut down its community and aquatic centres early Monday morning as firefighters fought a car fire in the building's parkade. A rec centre staffer was on his way into work around 6:20 a.m.

West Vancouver's Blue Bus drivers and mechanics can issue a strike notice at any time after their union voted 96.5 per cent in favour of rejecting the District of West Vancouver's final contract offer.

Don't wait to call for help: North Shore Rescue