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FOURTEEN British Columbians who have made the province a better place were awarded the Order of B.C. in a ceremony on Thursday, including a West Vancouver artist and a North Vancouver philanthropist.

West Van artist continues to push conceptual boundaries

No more warnings for cell talking and texting

MOTORISTS disembarking from ferries at Horseshoe Bay on the morning Saturday, Sept. 8 should expect delays and detours as a cycling race winds its way along the Sea to Sky Highway.

Bridal trunk show: West Vancouver's Blush Occasions will host a trunk show on Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15 featuring a preview of Kenneth Pool's fall 2012 collection. Blush is at 1403 Bellevue Ave.

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 The Expendables 2 (14A) - Fri, Mon-Thur 7, 9: 40; Sat-Sun 1: 30, 4, 7, 9: 40 p.m. The Dark Knight Rises (PG) - Fri, Mon-Thur 8: 30; Sat-Sun 1, 4: 40, 8: 30 p.m.

PREMIER Christy Clark is "restructuring" her cabinet, but a more pressing challenge for her is finding enough credible candidates to carry her party's tarnished banner in the next election. She's not the only leader facing this daunting task. B.C.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca.

JUAN Manuel Sepúlveda, director of Lecciones para una guerra (Lessons for a War), will attend both screenings of his film at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival this weekend: tonight at 7 p.m. at Pacific Cinémathèque (1131 Howe St.

A mentally ill man who killed his sleeping father and seriously injured his mother by bludgeoning them with a wrench will spend at least one year in a psychiatric hospital. The B.C. Review board made a disposition in the case of Jordan Ramsay on Aug.