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Coats for Kids: The Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) will hold its 16th annual campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau until Dec. 9.

BOOK LOADED WITH CITY FACTS - The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver, by Chuck Davis. Published by Harbour Publishing, $49.95. CHUCK Davis loved Vancouver.

AS either a Christian holiday or simply a reason to gather with family, Christmas has spread around the world from its European roots.

REALTORS on the North Shore encourage the public to donate to the 17th annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive.

Weston's 10th highest in B.C. at $514K; Saxton's 10th lowest

Parks Canada wont go ahead with plans for a Bowen Island National Park Reserve after the community voted 55 per cent against the proposal last week.

Prices are going up for B.C. Ferries passengers headed for Vancouver Island or the Sunshine Coast. Effective Dec. 12, the ferry corporation will tack a new 2.5 per cent fuel surcharge on tickets between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale.

West Vancouvers Sentinel secondary was evacuated for the second time in five days Tuesday when a threat was called into the school on the heels of another scare Friday. Students and staff were ordered out of the building shortly after 12:45 p.m.

A North Van Mountie helps return the rule of law to a country torn by conflict

The North Shore Winter Club was evacuated Monday morning after a hazardous ammonia gas leak was detected. The club was cleared shortly before 6 a.m., when staff heard a worrying noise coming from the ice rink's refrigeration plant.