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Staff argue change could boost driver and cyclist safety

Court upholds first-degree murder conviction in horrific 1994 triple homicide

The newest trend in gardening goes up, rather than out

"You can connect a living wall to rainwater harvesting," Poiraud says, discussing methods to further reduce a home's ecological footprint.

"By cataloguing a diverse range of ways for professionals to act - GovTogetherBC will make it possible for governments and citizens to collaborate and innovate to get things done. Every government should follow this lead.

Baby Storytime: Free drop-in for children ages two and younger, Thursdays, 10: 1510: 45 a.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Info: www.nvcl. ca.

Mark the changing seasons with a glass of something delicious

I would like to answer another question that did not come in to the Ask A Cop column, but rather found its way across my desk this week.

A Surrey man who choked his girlfriend to death, then wrapped her body in plastic and dumped her in a North Vancouver park has been given a four-year jail sentence.

? One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson (Scholastic, 282 pages) $18 The first line of Eva Ibbotson's charming book for middle grade readers (published not long after she died in 2010) establishes the tone.