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LAST week the NHL lockout took a turn for the dramatic when the league's deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, called one of the issues in dispute "the hill we will die on.

THINGS were said in 2012 willy nilly.

? Tubers by Mark Jowett Read Leaf Books, 166 pages, $26.95 They bounce and jostle through daylight and into the blackness of the underground. Nine stories explore the common journey linked by subway travel in three different cities.

LYNN Valley's Petro-Canada gas station and repair shop was the target of a break-and-enter in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

RCMP officer performs CPR; man does not remember attack

? Contact 2012 featuring Deadmau5 (Unhooked) with Nero, Alesso, Chris Lake, Lazy Rich and Rukes at BC Place, Wednesday, Dec. 26 from 6 p.m. to midnight. For more information visit contact-festival.com/#CONTACT2012.

LONDON-BASED singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas returns to North America this spring for 18 headlining shows including a March 26 gig at the Rio Theatre.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca. The Bakehouse: 2453 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.

Now that we've hit the two-week mark in December, it's time to break out those sweaters, dust off those decorations and get into the Christmas spirit.

When changes and improvements are made to a major component of our community, there are bound to be moments where local residents experience delays and, at times, inconveniences