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Auto West BMW embraces sustainability
At this year's prestigious BMW Sales Excellence Award Ceremony, at the iconic BMW Museum in Munich, Germany, "The Most Sustainable BMW Dealership in the World" title was given to Richmond's Auto West BMW.
One's English can change, accidentally
Given the number of real injustices and outrages in the world, it's probably wrong of me to flip out about grammar and word usage.
Co-op living - a homey and affordable alternative
Oleh Konyk and his wife Yaryna Shulyak are like proverbial ships passing in the night.
Veteran journeys back to Korea
More than 60 years ago Korea was at war. It wasn't international, but at home, brother against brother. A democratic south, supported by Canada and the United Nations, and a communist north, supported by Russia and China.
Rally cars a favourite on the road
The quiet little town of Squamish has many attractions: rock-climbing, kite-surfing and para-sail-ing, hiking, sailing, fishing - pretty much any of the outdoor activities featured in the MEC catalogue. It's a little slice of Beautiful B.C., just a short drive from the city.
Civic-minded teenager needs your vote for national award
Ladner's Morgan Leung has been nominated for a national award honouring her work to make a difference in the community and abroad.
Russians follow an icy path to Canada
A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: From Russia with love. By car.
TFN putting focus on culture
The Tsawwassen First Nation is rediscovering its rich culture and heritage.
Meet records fall for Burnaby swimmers at 39th Hyack meet
Stefan Milosevic led a Hyack Swim Club wave of record-setting efforts at the 39th annual Hyack Festival Youth Cup last weekend.
Cord-cutting night a lesson in frustration
I've been an advocate in this column for cutting the cable cord and getting your entertainment content from online sources. But I've also warned that in so doing you'll be a pioneer with all the good and bad the pioneer life provides. You'll get the thrill of settling a new frontier. You'll also wake up one morning to find locusts have eaten your crops.
Vancouver needs more outdoor pools
To the editor: -- Re: Community Briefs-"Public Pools Open," May 17.
Slavery still with us in modern form
Most of us would like to believe that 19th-century abolitionists banished slavery from the world for good. But as science fiction author Philip K. Dick once observed, "reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." There are an estimated 27 million slaves worldwide to this day, most of them women and children working under the threat of violence and unable to walk away from their bondage.
Fashion file
Portobello West is the best place to shop for locally made art, clothing, accessories and sweets. On Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 from 11a.m.-5 p.m. visit Creekside Community Centre in the Athlete's Village to shop new and returning local vendors as well as bid on donated items in a silent auction to support Enterprising Women Making Art, a program of Atira Women's Resource Society. Info: : www.portobellowest. com.
Cenotaph to be rededicated
THE public is invited to a solemn rite-of-passage for North Vancouver's war memorial cenotaph this Sunday.
Hyacks lead record assault at meet
Stefan Milosevic led a Hyack Swim Club wave of record-setting efforts at the 39th annual Hyack Festival Youth Cup last weekend.
Walk for cystic fibrosis on
The march is on to find a cure for cystic fibrosis, a fatal disease of the lungs and digestive system for which there is no cure.
Parade with colours
Parade goers will share in a historic moment during the annual Hyack Festival International Parade this Saturday as The Royal Westminster Regiment takes up its bayonets and drums to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the granting of Freedom of the City.
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Tri-Cities Rotary Clubs and local grocers host the biannual Generous Hearts Food Drive to benefit the SHARE food bank, from noon to 6 p.m. at the following locations: Marketplace IGA in Coquitlam and Port Moody, PriceSmart Foods in Coquitlam, Safeway in Coquitlam and PoCo, Save-On-Foods in PoCo, and Thrifty Foods in Coquitlam and Port Moody. Info: www.sharesociety.ca or 604-540-9161. For a more detailed list of locations, see story on Page 10.
