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On Tuesday afternoon 10 students from Lord Tennyson elementary out-of-school care program dropped by the Courier office, each bearing a bag of gifts for Directions Youth Services.

Police board affirms policy of simultaneous releases

Retailers arent the only people who rely on the Christmas season to keep them afloat through leaner months of the year. Across the Lower Mainland, food banks are ramping up campaigns in the hopes that donations will tide them over into the new year.

Three Vancouver organizations have earned the respect and admiration of Tides Canada for their efforts to empower people to be a positive force in the world.

Like a lot of people, Erin St. Jean is looking for ways to give back to her community this holiday season, but finds sifting through lists of charities to be a challenging endeavour.

The two young dancers giggle with nerves as they wait for the music to cue and the rehearsal to start in a studio on Main Street.

Despite the unstable economy one local initiative is seeing a welcome boost in business in the lead-up to Christmas.

With 27 children between them (and more on the way within the next nine months), Canucks players and their wives are acutely aware of how devastating it would be if one of their children was diagnosed with a serious illness.

The Vancouver School Board awarded PricewaterhouseCoopers a $100,000 contract to review the district's finances and come up with budget proposals for 2012/13.

Police officers, the general public and city council all have a poor grasp on the role of the Vancouver Police Board, says a report going before the board Wednesday.