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VARIOUS LOCATIONS Film buffs, adrenaline junkies and overall outdoorsy types will want to mark Feb. 8 to 15 on their calendars for the return of the annual Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­International Mountain Film Festival.

There was a time when St. Patrick's Catholic church and the elementary school it shares the grounds with at 12th and Main would be teeming with children and families of Irish descent. Same goes for the high school at 11th and Quebec.

Various locations Film buffs, adrenaline junkies and overall outdoorsy types will want to mark Feb. 8 to 15 on their calendars for the return of the annual Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­International Mountain Film Festival.

As part of the Courier's Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Special neighbourhood series, we pay a visit to Scalie Shoes in Kingsgate Mall.

The Foundation's famed nachos rise to the top of the pile

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The heritage-designed Welcome Mt. Pleasant clock erected on Main Street where it meets Kingsway is a physical reminder of the transformation of a once troubled community into one of Vancouvers most sought-after neighbourhoods.

Canada's national pastime hits the pavement in Mount Pleasant

24,000: Population, according to the 2006 Census 45: Percentage of residents between ages of 20 and 39 62: Percentage of residents who speak English as a first language 10 : Percentage who speak a Chinese language as their first language 5: Percentag

Clem the truck to pick up green waste