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Choose to focus on what's good in life

The greatest fools pine for what they have lost, crave what they do not have and fail to love what they have - while they have it. We are all great in this way; each of us has played the fool. It is part of our nature.

Tasty tips for making mussels, clams, squid

As the final entry of a three-part series on shellfish, this article will focus on mollusks. If you missed either two of my previous columns on crustaceans (crab, lobster, prawns, shrimp, crayfish, etc.), please email me at dez@chefdez.

Look ahead to autumn gardens

In late summer when annuals are lanky, tired and dried out, a whole contingent of fall-flowering perennials are opening fresh buds for a display of colour that continues from August to frost. Some enjoy shade.

City cyclist part of 'trek'

Local resident set to participate in annual bike event

Book features locals

Women and men are invited to contribute to a book about some fine women in New Westminster's history.

New home for seniors group

New Westminster seniors society moved into new downtown heritage space
Shooting for Hope across the globe

Shooting for Hope across the globe

New West grad keeps soccer school program going in Punjab, India

The delicate art of cooking crustaceans

As part two of a series of three columns on shellfish, this one will continue to focus on crustaceans. If you missed my previous column on crab and lobster, please email me at [email protected], and I will be more than happy to send it to you.
Art in Bloom in New Westminster

Art in Bloom in New Westminster

Tiptoe through the tulips

Tiptoe through the tulips: Julie Paciejewski, a horticultural worker at Queen's Park, tends to a bed of flowers.