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TWO Greenpeace protesters rappelled off the Lions Gate Bridge Tuesday morning to drape an anti-tarsands, anti-pipeline banner over Burrard Inlet. Traffic moving across the bridge was slowed as police cordoned off a lane in response to the protest.

ON a three-day trip to Taiwan last week, West Vancouver MP John Weston met with Taiwanese leaders and promoted the West Vancouver school districts international education program.

GLENEAGLES elementary students recently participated in a renaming celebration for their school. On May 17, Gleneagles officially added the First Nation's name Ch'áxa, a Squamish word representing a sound made by herring.

Human's name: Laura Rolandi Pet: Farkas, a four-year-old long-haired German shepherd Favourite activity: Farkas is happiest when chasing squirrels, or walking in Bridgman Park.

THE man found last week on Bowen Island has been identified as a 19-year-old UBC engineering student who went missing last fall. Mitchell Gallivan was last seen Oct. 19, riding his bike in southwest Vancouver.

Un-Gala Fundraiser: Harvest Project is inviting people to purchase a virtual ticket by May 31 and stay home and enjoy time with friends and family. A $25 ticket can be purchased at www.harvestproject.org.

MANY North Shore drivers will soon be taking their last trip through the North Vancouver AirCare centre after the province announced it will be ending the program in 2014.

POLICE have released video of a man allegedly setting fire to the home of a former West Vancouver police chief earlier this year.