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Meals on Wheels needs volunteers on Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings. SUNDAY North Shore Cric Crac Storytelling Evenings presented by the Vancouver Society of Storytelling take place the first Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m.

Authors in our Community: Sandra Djwa, author of Journey with no Maps: A Life of P. K. Page, will give a talk Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7: 30-9 p.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Info: westvanlibrary.ca.

Area residents cool on Delbrook redevelopment

STOP the presses . . . I have great news.

Pet jumps into Seymour River, owner follows

WEST Vancouver MLA Joan McIntyre and former West Vancouver police chief Kash Heed have both come out in favour of legalizing marijuana.

HIN Lee and Irene Nevill of Friends of the North Vancouver District Public Library invite the public to the group's annual book sale, Friday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 28, noon to 4 p.m.

WINTER arrived with a wallop over the weekend, with more than a foot of snow falling on the North Shore's mountains.

In January 1964, Kam Srikameswaran flew from Bombay to Toronto. When he stepped off the plane, it was into a silent, empty world. "It was a Sunday and it was just after a snow storm, so I couldn't see anything except white," says Kam.

North Shore Green Markets: A showcase of local Canadian-made products, unique foods, art, jewelry and entertainment. North Vancouver locations and hours: Maplewood Farm, 405 Seymour River Pl., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Civic Plaza, 141 West 14th St.