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SANTA Claus gets all the credit, but the North Shore agencies that bring Christmas to those most in need give their thanks to the volunteers. And this year, like every year, they need a lot of extra hands.

IN a 2011 report entitled "Backyard Composting Undervalued" by Christine Pinkham and Elizabeth Leboe of the North Shore Recycling Program, I found an interesting statistic about backyard composting.

ONE person is dead after an early-morning fire broke out in an apartment block in the Ambleside neighbourhood of West Vancouver. Firefighters rushed to the multifamily residence at 1485 Duchess Avenue at about 2 a.m.

NORTH Vancouver resident Phil Nuytten was among 40 distinguished individuals recently inducted into the College of Fellows, the voting body of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

NOT everyone has time to volunteer, but for those who can't there's an easy way to ask for charitable donations for Christmas instead of more stuff.

A potential familial relationship on the North Vancouver school district board is no cause for concern, according to trustee candidate Ian Young. Young, 23, is running for a City of North Vancouver spot on the North Vancouver school board.

A West Vancouver author who released a cookbook/gardening primer has been honoured for her efforts.

POLICE who snared a suspected burglar outside a West Vancouver home Nov. 4 later allegedly found loot at his home that had been taken from that same address in two previous break-ins.

One person is dead after an early-morning fire broke out in an apartment block in the Ambleside neighbourhood of West Vancouver. Firefighters rushed to the multi-family residence at 1485 Duchess Avenue at about 2 a.m.