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THE Move More on the Shore program, Table Matters food security network, and two individuals - Heera Chung and Eun-gyung Lim - were recipients of 2013 Healthy Community Hero Awards, presented by representatives of the Active North Shore Network at Sa

WE all know that our young people are going to be facing very different challenges than we did when we reached adulthood.

Circle Dance: Learn easy dances with music and steps from many traditions the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. (arrive 6: 45 p.m.). Admission by donation. Registration and location: Wendy Anne, 604988-3522.

WHAT first began in 2006 as a valiant, but low-key attempt to introduce Vancouver diners to our own spot prawn fishery has turned into the city's most delicious celebration of spring.

DISTRICT-OWNED Ambleside waterfront lots between 13th and 18th street are officially parkland after council's unanimous vote Monday, May 6 to make it just that.

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One of the most popular areas to live on the North Shore is also one of the oldest. Somewhere between 1860 and 1870, British Royal Engineer John Lynn settled on a piece of land at the mouth of a North Shore creek that would come to bear his name.

NORTH Vancouver City Library has launched a new program to help preschoolers get ready for learning.

COME hear your friends and neighbours share their tales of fresh starts, food, farming and the buzz of spring. North Shore Stories: The Birds and the Bees is a community event in which six locals will share stories in 10 minutes or less.

Adventures in Cooking: Ambrosia Adventures will host a class with Top Chef Canada finalist Trevor Bird, owner of Fable Restaurant, Wednesday, May 15, 6: 45 to 9: 30 p.m., at Y Franks store, 503 15th St., West Vancouver.