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NORTH SHORE SCOUTS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS Tree Fundraising Sale will take place until Dec. 23 at Taylor Way and Clyde Avenue, West Vancouver. Hours: Monday-Friday, from noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

? Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, NY, Arthur A. Levine, $19.

Members of the North Shore Chorus rehearse for their upcoming concert, Keep Calm & Carol On, a show of popular holiday songs on Saturday Dec. 8, 7: 30 p.m., at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave. Tickets: info@nschorus.

IT was a glorious sight to see the North Shore Mountains sparking with a cloak of snow recently. It was also a reminder that winter has arrived.

RCMP have laid nine fraud charges against 23-yearold alleged foreign exchange swindler Adam Keller and issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.

IF there's a time of year when nostalgia reigns supreme, it's now

Taste Vancouver Food Tours: Christmas culinary tours through the Gastown neighbourhood will operate until Jan. 6, 2-4 p.m.

Realtors Care Blanket Drive: Lower Mainland real estate agents will collect gently used blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing, jackets, new socks and underwear until Dec. 3. Drop-off locations can be found at blanketdrive.ca.

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