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WHEN raindrops keep falling on your head, it doesn't mean your kids have to get wet. A pair of North Vancouver moms has designed a line of chic, water-resistant ponchos for kids ages three to 11.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca. Noegenesis: New paintings by Shelley Fearnley will be on display until March 10.

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (G) - Fri 6: 40; Sat-Thur 1, 3: 40, 6: 40 p.m. The Artist (G) - Fri, Mon-Thur 7: 10, 9: 45; Sat-Sun 1: 10, 3: 50, 7: 10, 9: 45 p.m.

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DRIVERS won't be paying to cross the North Shore's bridges any time soon, but that doesn't mean they'll avoid road levies altogether, according to comments this week from the provincial government and the region's transit authority.

Huge crowds weigh in on 1300-block

Road height option intended to limit traffic views and noise

AS the Great Teachers War of 2012 winds its way to an inevitably bitter conclusion, it's worth brushing aside the overheated rhetoric and exploding a few myths as we watch events unfold.

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