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IF you're wondering what snow conditions are like at the North Shore mountains' three ski resorts, the answer, more than likely, can be found in your pocket.

Dog Handlers' Pet Food and Supplies Drive: Local dog walking companies will once again be collecting pet food and supplies throughout December for three Lower Mainland charities: Pacific Animal Foundation, Action for Animals in Distress and Dogwood R

A Vancouver man who was arrested driving away from a British Properties home where police seized more than 600 marijuana plants has been found guilty of running an illegal grow-op.

$25-M replacement for Burrard Beaver to be built in Netherlands

Realtors' Annual Christmas Classic Fundraiser Members of the North Shore/Sunshine Coast/Sea-to-Sky division of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver held the Realtors' Annual Christmas Classic Fundraiser Dec.

VOCALISTS from across the province are once again invited to audition for this year's Variety's Got Talent. North Vancouver's Asha Diaz won the contest last time around.

ANOTHER big fight is brewing in the education system, but unlike the last dustups this one doesn't involve the B.C. Teachers Federation going to war with the provincial government.

Find the answers to the following questions on pages 8 and 9. Part 1 of the quiz ran in our Wednesday paper. Find it online at nsnews.com if you missed it.

This Is 40. Directed by Judd Apatpow. Starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca. Bellevue Gallery: 2475 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5: 30 p.m.