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Hi Neighbour, Do you know about the Halloween event that the City of North Vancouver (CNV) is planning to have on October 30th? The Community and Partner Engagement Department chose Grand Boulevard as the venue for a first-time Halloween event … Continue reading →

Third Quarter – Done! Well done, I say! It’s fun to think that we’ve managed to keep TGIF on the Boulevard going for three quarters of a year. Who could have predicted this? It began as an experiment last December, … Continue reading →

Hi Neighbour, Are you feeling the cold creeping into your days—and bones—with the clear message that our September Indian summer is over? Well, I have felt it for a few weeks. But I didn’t want to believe it. Hope springs … Continue reading →

MY APPLE, Part 2 After I wrote My Apple, Part 1, I finished reading the book “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson, which was published in 2011 and printed again, with an added epilogue, in 2013. In case you don’t know … Continue reading →

My Apple, Part 1 I’m happy to say that I’m an Apple person. Most of you, readers, would immediately understand that that doesn’t mean that I really like apples. Just seeing the capital ‘A’ explains that I’m not talking about … Continue reading →

August Shutdown If you’ve been watching, you might have noticed that I didn’t post any articles in the last month. Well, our illustrious photographer and IT person, went on a trip to Germany, so we took a break. Not a … Continue reading →

PARENT TALK Lately, I have been thinking about the expressions that my parents brought to Canada from the UK and Ireland and the new ones we kids often heard growing up in Canada. Admittedly, two of us started Grade 1 … Continue reading →