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Lower Lonsdale Fall Festival – Sunday, September 27th
Posted by Michelle Evans in Babies & Children, News & Events on September 23rd, 2009
On Sunday, September 27th, the 100 block of West 1st street in North Vancouver will be buzzing with excitement. The 5th annual Lower Lonsdale Fall Festival kicks off at 10am with a pancake breakfast and will continue through 4pm with loads of entertainment and family fun.
Some of the action will include:
- North Vancouver Fire Fighter Truck #11 ladder truck, reptile exhibit, bouncy castle and mascots Salty Sam and Rocky the Ram
- Musical Entertainment on the main stage: Childsplay, Circle of Friends, and Kutipara
- Dance Demonstrations by Hot Flash Hoffers and the JB Tappers
- Draw prizes throughout the day
- Roving Performances by Mark The Wanderer Crystal Ball Juggling, Graham the Magician and Public Dreams Stilt Walker Michele Christen
- The Edge Climbing Wall
- Lower Lonsdale Craft Fair
- Street demos by Griffins Boxing, Natural Trekking Nordic Pole Walking, Second Wave Skate and Snow Board Shop, Obsession Bikes and Paws For Dance
For full details, visit the City of North Vancouver’s event listing.
The North Vancouver City Library
Posted by Michelle Evans in Arts & Culture, Babies & Children, Coffee Shops on November 15th, 2008
The all new North Vancouver City Library opened its doors on September 20, 2008 at 120 West 14th Street, just adjacent to the fountain plaza, 80’s Restaurant and the old NV City Library location.
The facility is beautiful and a state-of-the-art green building that incorporates 120 solar panels on its roof that not only meet its own power needs, but add power back into the Lonsdale Energy Corporation’s plant for use in the surrounding areas.
This library isn’t your grandma’s library… it comes complete with a digi kids area – a computer lab for wee ones, meeting rooms, study rooms, a terrace and a full media room with listening and viewing stations for DVDs, CDs and games. It also offers free WiFi during opening hours; you can also use the library’s printers wirelessly from your PC laptop. Nice touch.
One of the coolest features for teens is “The Room”:
Be sure to check out the graffiti art. Just for teens, this special room was designed with feedback from the library’s Teen Council and includes game gear, study tables and a 52-inch flat-screen TV.
Now THAT’s a library. Incidentally, the North Vancouver City Library has a “Teen Department” blog.
We showed up this morning just in time to catch the Storytime & Craft for kids 4-8yrs, one of several children’s programs offered by the North Vancouver City Library. Most of the kids were younger than 4 and the staff was very accommodating.
Last but certainly not least, North Van’s own Braza has opened the Braza Library Café right on the main floor and you can, indeed, bring your coffee into the library and make an outing of it. No more need to go to Indigo to drink a Starbucks and enjoy a read.
I think I’ll make a weekly visit to the library a part of my regular routine. The North Vancouver City Library is open 7 days a week.
Northmount Pharmacy: A Mom’s Must-Know
Posted by Michelle Evans in Babies & Children on October 9th, 2008
To be honest, I’d never been to Northmount Pharmacy until my son was born, but I found out a special secret about this particular North Vancouver pharmacy, located at 101-145 East 13th Street, across the street from Safeway…
They can and will make medications into concoctions that babies and toddlers will ingest without a huge fuss. They will mix prescription drugs with various compounds which will actually make them palateable to children. This is MAGICAL! The first time I had a prescription medication turned into chocolate syrup was the day I figured all my troubles as a mother were over. Aparently they can make most prescription drugs into chocolate syrup, suckers, popsicles and the like. Plus, if you have a doctor who will phone or fax in the prescription, Northmount will take it and have it prepared for you before you even arrive. Bonus!
So if you ever have to get a prescription medication for a baby or young child, give Northmount Pharmacy a call at 604-985-8241 first and do your kid a favour: See if it can be turned into something yummier than bitter chalk that sticks to your tongue like glue. These compounds are not free (actually they’re not all that cheap at all) but well worth the cost if your kid will actually swallow the pill.
Jack & Lola: Everything for Kids 0-6
Posted by Michelle Evans in Babies & Children, Shopping on September 28th, 2008
Today I found this amazing little children’s retail store in the home of the old Shore night club (a.k.a. Montana’s back in the day) at 135 West 1st Street, just next to the John Braithwaite Community Centre. Jack & Lola is a fantastic children’s all-the-stuff-you-could-ever-need store; if you could use it for child rearing, they have it.
The outside of the store leaves a little to be desired; I just about missed it while driving by, but because it was a change from my usual view and the fact that they had a giant banner hanging from the side entrance, I happened to notice it. Having said that, whatever the outside of the store was lacking was made up for by the impeccable merchandising and design inside. It was absolutely beautiful!
There was a great section showing different bedroom options – they even carried the Stokke collection that I wanted when I was pregnant but never found – and a fantastic little play area for the kids to get in some fun while moms get to ooh and aah over all the crazy cuteness.
In true North Vancouver fashion they only carry high end stuff, but that’s just fine. Honestly if you want the run-of-the-mill cheap stuff go to Wal-Mart. The staff was friendly (it even turned out I had worked with one of the employees nearly 10 years ago; North Vancouver is like that) and when I asked them about a specific product I’ve been looking for, the store owner’s husband was quick to ask if I’d like to leave my name and number and they’d call if and when they were able to get it in.
Jack & Lola has only been open about a month, but it certainly won’t be a secret for long.
Have you been to Jack & Lola yet? How was your experience? Share your thoughts with us.
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If you have kids, or are expecting, you should also check out Northmount Pharmacy, where they can make medications into tasty concoctions that kids will actually ingest.
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