A holdover from days gone by, Avalon Dairy has survived economic uncertainty and brutal competition to prosper as Vancouver's last independent dairy Photo-Dan Toulgoet

The milky way
When Alma Battersby was a kid in the 1930s, deliverymen using horses and wagons regularly brought milk, bread, ice and mail to households in Vancouver. She remembers them coming to her family's home on East 12th Avenue, where a Salvation Army store now sits.
 

Band says aesthetics not up for discussion
Vancouverites can find out more about the Squamish Nation's plan to erect 13 advertising billboards near local bridges, including the Burrard Bridge, at an open house Aug. 23. But their opinions won't affect the band's controversial plans.
 

Computer face screening helps gamblers stay away
Standing at an information kiosk near the inside entrance to the River Rock Casino floor in Richmond, Linda Syssoloff demonstrates a computer that teaches people about the steep odds they face when playing slot machines.
 

Volvo launches onto lawn at dangerous curve
A Dunbar resident says it's a "miracle" no one was killed two weeks ago in a spectacular car crash in which a Volvo ended up in her front yard.
 

City spending $1.8 million now to save millions down the road
Greenhouse gas emissions at city hall are expected to fall by 320 tonnes annually thanks to renovations underway to improve the building's energy efficiency. Compared to 1990 emissions, say city staff, that's an 18 per cent decrease, or the equivalent of removing 62 cars from the road.
 

Don't let fruit rot on the ground
A backyard near Queen Elizabeth Park is scattered with apples that have fallen off a tree heavy with fruit.
 

Anchors aweigh for boats without permits
False Creek squatters flouting new anchoring regulations will likely have until next week before full-scale enforcement of the waterway begins.
 

One neighbour's extra cash another's headache
The PNE has long provided extra income for those neighbours selling parking in their garages or driveways. But some residents say the disturbance created by traffic in their neighbourhood has become a seven-month long annoyance.
 

Feel the vibe on Fourth Avenue
When Mark Heartwell drives up in his 1974 VW Beetle, he inevitably steals the show.
 

Get a little southern exposure at Trout Lake
Ana David believes Vancouver's Latin community needs a boost because, she says, too often Latinos are portrayed in the media as drug dealers and illegal immigrants.