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Gypsy jazz

THE Marc Atkinson Quartet (featuring Adrian Dolan on fiddle and accordion, Joey Smith on acoustic bass, Kelby McNayr on drums and Atkinson on lead guitar) will perform their gypsy jazz tunes at Capilano University's NSCU Centre for the Performing Art

Enjoy the dad jokes, ignore the advice

MY father has a sense of humour sharper than a serpent's switchblade. An English professor, he delights in the play of language and clever turns of phrase.

B.C. budget aims to kill deficit

'Disciplined' plan gives schools, hospitals, courts slim increases

Rumours bedevil Liberals

THE first week of the spring legislative sitting was a week from hell for the B.C. Liberals, and if this continues the rumours bubbling beneath the surface will soon boil over publicly. Some of the whispers seem wild, others quite plausible.

Heart attack rescue earns award from paramedics

A North Vancouver lifeguard who helped revive a man in the throes of cardiac arrest received the Vital Link award from the B.C. Ambulance Service last Wednesday.

Win tickets to see Ballet BC premiere new works at QE

Ballet BC performs the Canadian premiere of Walking Mad, by Swedish choreographer Johan Inger (using music from Ravel's Bolero), March 8-10 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

North shore's entertainment guide

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$7,500 'yarnbombing' plan axed

Council says city taxpayers shouldn't support guerilla knitting

North Shore teachers plan 'day of action'

Classes to continue as union weighs response to govt's legislated contract

Police seek link in dozens of thefts from cars

POLICE believe the dozens of vehicle break-ins that took place across the North Shore last week may be the work of one person or a small group. The spree started Feb.