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Libraries say checks are in place

Grocery volunteer: Grocery volunteers assist clients in selecting free food and keep the grocery "store" stocked and tidy. Gift wrap: Volunteers are needed to wrap gifts during a holiday fundraiser for a local charity.

BUILDING a new home or undertaking a major renovation is likely among the most financially daunting tasks the average homeowner will ever face.

On the night of Thursday November 2nd, hundreds of North Vancouver business leaders gathered at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier for the 2011 North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.

THIS unassuming little tuber has a lot going for it - it's nutritious, inexpensive, low in calories (before you add the butter and sour cream), available anywhere and can be prepared in hundreds of ways.

I'VE decided this week to address what I and the experts consider to be one of the most significant risks on our roads today: distracted driving.

North Vancouver RCMP have released an image of a man they say may be behind the theft of veterans' Poppy Fund boxes from half a dozen North Vancouver businesses.

NAME Lisa Bayne Norm Binion Chris Dorais Barry Forward* Cyndi Gerlach John Harvey Mike McGraw AGE 40 55 41 52 47 No answer provided 47 OCCUPATION? Manager of programs, Correctional Service of Canada Financial advisor; Capilano University instructor;

West Vancouver's Cypress Mountain kicked off its ski season Tuesday, marking the earliest opening in the resort's history.

Cuts to libraries and classroom support concern