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As firefighters work to turn off the water, onlookers take photos of a fire hydrant fountaining water into the intersection of West 16th Street and Lonsdale Avenue Friday. Witnesses say a vehicle hit the hydrant. Scan the photos with Layar for video.

Slide dumps sediment into West Vancouver's Rodgers Creek

NORTH Vancouver RCMP say someone on the North Shore may be walking around with critical evidence in an assault case recorded on his smartphone.

With the first day of spring officially here, many people are looking forward to dusting off their patio furniture and heading outside to enjoy the warmer weather that should be on its way.

THE Tsleil-Waututh Nation says a marine accident on Monday underscores why the band is steadfastly opposed to an expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, and the accompanying increase in tanker traffic it would bring.

"HELLO walls," Willie Nelson sang. "How'd things go for you today?" If the walls could reply, it's quite likely they would steer the conversation away from heartbreak and loneliness and toward paint and wallpaper.

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.

Personal training continues to grow as a viable career option and there is a serious need for highly trained and skilled personal trainers.

Finding ways to incorporate nature into interior design, by Christine Lyon Bringing the spirit of the great outdoors inside doesn't have to involve chinked log walls or mounted deer heads.

Teresa Cain, principal designer at Interior Solutions Design Group, sits in a Vogel chair of natural fabric. SEE STORY ON PAGE 36. INSIDE: PAINT VERSUS WALLPAPER DESIGN TIPS THAT COME IN UNDER $100 BUILDING A HEALTHIER HOME