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THE North Shore is turning greener this May with the implementation of the green can food scraps program.

Vancouver's 2012 cruise season gets underway this week with Port Metro Vancouver expecting approximately 670,000 passengers, up from 663,000 in 2011, on 191 vessel calls at the Port's two cruise terminals, Canada Place and Ballantyne.

STUDENTS at St. Edmund's elementary may have some actual grass to play on soon, after the City of North Vancouver agreed to develop a joint use plan for a small adjacent city park. In front of a gallery packed with St.

My Favourite Things Photo Contest: North Vancouver Museum and Archives will hold a social media "show and tell" until May 15 in conjunction with their latest exhibit "Made in B.C. - Homegrown Design.

THE District of North Vancouver is considering a property tax increase of 2.22 per cent in its budget deliberations. An April 20 story stated the increase could be as high as 3.5 per cent. That is incorrect.

Human's name: Liam Labriola, 4. Pet: Zoe, a husky-corgi mix, age 10 Favourite activity: Zoe loves swimming, chasing sticks and balls, and relaxing. To appear in Pet Pause send info to [email protected].

Teachers vote to stop volunteering in after-hours sports, arts, drama

THE mayor of the City of North Vancouver is calling on the provincial government to ignore new federal drinking water standards that he says provide no health benefits but could create $400 million in new costs for Metro Vancouver taxpayers.

Youth workers can make a difference

THE FOLLOWING is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.