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As well as taking their lunch every day, school students often have to pack along homework, binders, textbooks, water bottles, gym clothes and more.

LIKE most people, I help my friends move house out of selfinterest

A pair of close calls in the North Shore mountains this week have underscored the dangers of relying on smartphones for navigation in the wilderness, according to rescuers.

Memory Games for body, balance and brain will take place Mondays, 1-3 p.m. until Aug. 20 at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. drop-in. Info: Gail Roxburgh, 604-982-8330.

Dog Days of Summer: Celebrate with a poochrelated parade, contests and food, and support B.C. dog guides at Bowen Island's Union Steamship Marina, Aug. 12. Events start at noon. Info: 604-947-0707.

TO the people who once lived there, including one of British Columbia's best-known writers, the rustic cabins built on stilts on North Vancouver's Maplewood mudflats were paradise.

Argyle Avenue: 1400-1600 Block, West Vancouver. Harmony Arts Festival - Art Market: A line-up of more than 80 artists and artisans selected by a jury team will take over Argyle Avenue Aug. 10, 2-9 p.m. and Aug. 11 and 12, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Info: www.

Roadworks top list of N. Shore bills

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 The Dark Knight Rises (PG) - Fri, Mon-Thur 3: 40, 4: 45, 8, 9; Sat-Sun 1, 3: 40, 4: 45, 8, 9 The Campaign (14a) - Fri, Mon-Thurs 3: 30, 4, 7, 7: 20, 9: 10, 9: 30; Sat-Sun 1: 10, 1: 3