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GORDON MCCONNELL Gordon McConnell, seen on his wedding day in the photo above and a recent photo at right, will celebrate his 100th birthday on May 13. He was born in 1913 in a CN railway station in a small town in Saskatchewan.

WEDNESDAY 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. Info: David, 604-922-1035.

KGMS team advances in Destination Imagination

Author Talk: Annie Paquette will talk about her book Left, Right, then Center: A story From the Middle, an insightful and humorous spiritual memoir Wednesday, May 8, 7-8: 30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Here is the last of our election grid question and answers. Candidates were limited in their responses by a word count. B.C. Conservative candidate Ian McLeod did not supply answers. To see all our election coverage in one place, go to nsnews.

North Vancouver City Library's Teen Photo Contest and Gala: Until May 10, teens in grades 6-12 are invited to email to the library a single photo in which they have captured this year's theme "The Right Place at the Right Time.

North Shore Zone Festival of Plays Ice Breaker Party

"Disposing of surplus properties, often with associated operating costs, would appear to make sense. However, these one-time sales cannot be relied on to resolve structural budget imbalances." Moody's Credit Opinion, Province of B.C.

Mayor forces Coun. Clark to withdraw 'jewed down' comment

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