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revitalization plan for Ambleside calling for a focus on pedestrians, as opposed to cars, sparked debate at the last West Vancouver council meeting over whether enough parking spots are available near the waterfront.

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“As much as I support walking and cycling, and do that a lot myself, I recognize that there are many residents of West Vancouver that have mobility issues and come from western communities and have to drive,” said Coun. Craig Cameron, referring to a detailed revitalization proposal presented to council. In the plan for Ambleside Village, which extends six blocks from 13th to 19th Street along Marine Drive south to Bellevue Avenue, providing access for cars is less important than other modes of transportation. “The public realm,” the proposal reads, “will give priority to the comfort, safety and accessibility of pedestrians, cyclists and transit users over the accommodation and convenience of private vehicles.” The plan, titled Ambleside Village Centre Streetscape Standards Project, will be up for public consultation in early December. Two festival areas along 14th and 17th streets would be pedestrian focused and would provide spaces for street vendors, performers, markets and festivals. The design allows these streets to be easily closed down for events and calls for reduction of road width and larger sidewalks along Marine Drive and Bellevue Avenue. The author of the plan, PW Partnership Landscape Architects, was hired by West Van to find ways to revitalize Ambleside. Public art, new benches and drought-resistant trees are highlighted for the community, which hasn’t seen new streets or sidewalks for over 20 years. “The public realm design,” the proposal reads, “will physically, visually and thematically reinforce the Village’s relationship to the waterfront.” Although the sense of community is appealing to councillors, for some the thought of losing parking spots simply won’t do, especially with West Van’s large elderly population that relies on their cars. “We’ve got to ask, do we have enough parking? And how much parking do we need?” said Coun. Cameron during the meeting. Coun. Bill Soprovich echoed his concerns. “One of the big things is how do people get to Ambleside in outlying areas. Not all are going to walk,” he said. “We’ve lost a fair amount of parking… we’ve got to be very, very realistic in where future parking is going to come from.”

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Design plans for the 1300-block of Marine Drive unveiled Council votes unanimously for public consultations about the proposed Grosvenor development to go ahead MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

est Vancouver residents packed into district council chambers on Nov. 19 to have their say on whether a pair of buildings — one seven storeys, the other eight storeys — should be added to the 1300-block of Marine Drive. Around 20 people, mostly seniors who live nearby, added their names to the list of speakers as overflow seating and a live-feed were set up outside the meeting room. Many were upset about a proposed development that would take up an entire block on the south side of Marine Drive, close to the waterfront, saying the buildings would block their view, ruin the feel of the Ambleside community and cause too much traffic. While some said Ambleside is in desperate need of revitalization and would support the development if the buildings were scaled back, others were adamantly opposed to the idea. “If approved, the seven and eight-storey redevelopment would be a radical change to the built form of an area residents have enjoyed for close to a century,” said Keith Pople, director of the Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers Association, adding be believes the high density of the buildings would be an unwanted precedent for further development. Others weren’t as critical, saying the buildings were designed well and fit into West Van’s Official Community Plan that states buildings over four storeys should be looked into for the site. Grosvenor, the UK-based company that district council sold the land to in March, showed the crowd

drawings of what the buildings would look like, including a central atrium for public art exhibits and lawn-covered roofs. The two buildings, which would house 88 residential units and 23 storefronts, aren’t typical towers, said the architect, but would instead be done in layers to optimize the view of the ocean and fit in with the neighbourhood. Around 300 parking stalls would be built underground, with about half for retail customers. The design would be West Coast Modernism, influenced by Arthur Erickson and other architects of the time. “We believe this project as proposed has the opportunity to be a real catalyst for revitalization in Ambleside and draw more people back,” said James Patillo, Grosvenor’s Vancouver-area manager. NEW buIldINGS oN ThE block - Grosvenor’s proposal for the The proposed design reflects 1300-block of Marine Drive includes a pair of buildings that would have ideas gathered from the public last 88 residential units and 23 storefronts. Submitted artwork year, he said, although some members of the audience disagreed. members. Small commercial buildings and “We cannot allow a small minority of naysayers to an empty lot are on the site now, as well as the West derail a project that will greatly increase Ambleside’s Van Police Department, which will be moved into a vitality and viability.” new building beside district hall. After everyone who signed up had a chance to The 88 residential units, ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 square feet or larger, would be above the ground speak, council voted unanimously for public consultations about the development to go ahead. The meetfloor retail spaces. The atrium between the two buildings are tentatively scheduled for Jan. 19 at the West ings, said the architects, would provide easier access Van Community Centre and Jan. 23 at the Kay Meek from the seawall to stores on Marine Drive. Centre. Watch westvancouver.ca for exact times. Visit “This project provides substantial benefit to the Grosvenor’s website 1300ambleside.ca for more inforpublic of all ages. The do-nothing option means furmation on the project. ther decline to the Ambleside area, more vacant lots and empty shops,” said West Van real estate agent mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com Stephanie La Porta, addressing the crowd and council

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Harry Jerome Public Consultation The Harry Jerome Recreation Complex has served City residents well for many years, and consists primarily of the Harry Jerome, Memorial, and Mickey McDougall recreation centres. Due to the age of the buildings, maintenance costs have increased and the facilities are less able to meet the changing needs of the community. The City is seeking public input into redevelopment options for the future Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre and adjacent public lands. Public input opportunities are underway and include presentations, Open Houses and a Town Hall Meeting. A public opinion survey is also available at www.cnv.org/HarryJeromeSurvey. For complete details, visit www.cnv.org. The public input process will conclude on November 30.

Annual Christmas Festival at The Shipyards Saturday, December 1 from 4:30pm-7:30pm at The Shipyards (Foot of Lonsdale) Shipbuilders’ Square sparkles with holiday cheer at this festive outdoor community event. A variety of fun family activities include gingerbread decorating, Christmas crafts and the popular bug lantern building workshop. Don’t miss a visit from Santa, the lighting of the giant Christmas tree at the foot of Lonsdale, complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and cookies, plus a variety of live music and entertainment. Bring the whole family and be sure to stop by the City of North Vancouver’s CityShaping and Living City booths for a chance to win prizes. Hosted by the Lower Lonsdale Business Association, in partnership with the City of North Vancouver. Get complete details at www.cnv.org.

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Finance Committee Meeting 2013 - 2022 PROJECT PLAN Monday, November 26 at 7:00pm City Hall Council Chambers

It's budget time at the City. On November 26, the Finance Committee will receive preliminary information regarding the 2013 - 2022 Project Plan. The community is invited to attend and comment on the proposals. Copies of the report will be available on Friday, November 23 after 4:00pm at City Hall. For more information, visit www.cnv.org.

Can You Make One Less Car Trip Per Week? It’s easier than you think. Instead of driving to the gym, why not walk or ride your bike? The TravelSmart website is a great resource for tailored, personal travel planning. Check out www.travelsmart.ca/northshore for details on how easy it is to explore your neighbourhood by walking, cycling or taking public transit. Pledge to take one less car trip per week for a chance to win a prize pack valued at $500.

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Plant protectors West Van couple receive enviro award for their decades-long fight to eradicate invasive plant species MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

emoving invasive species from Lighthouse Park has become a 25-year quest for a West Vancouver couple. Ivy, scotch broom, lamium and knotweed are on the top of Elspeth and Ray Bradbury’s search-anddestroy list. “Lamium travels like lava over the forest floor, kNoT youR AvERAGE couplE - Elspeth and Ray Bradbury, pictured it’s planted in hanging here with Coun. Nora Gambioli, are on a baskets then dumped, mission to rid parks of invasive plants like and ivy invades everywhere,” Elspeth tells The knotweed. Submitted photo Outlook. “We want these gone because they surround and kill native plants.” After ripping out the noxious invaders, the Bradbury’s replant native trees and shrubs much more suitable for the area. Along with other volunteers from the Lighthouse Preservation Society, the couple looks after five other parks nearby. The Dale Park is the most infested, they say, and like others will take years to restore. On the upside, Lighthouse Park is almost clear of ivory now. “The whole point is to increase biodiversity,” says Ray, explaining why its vital to look after surrounding parks. “The smaller the natural area is, the least amount of species it can support.” They hope to link all the small parks together again, instead of having them on their “own little islands.” This way, animals can travel over longer distances. “It’s heartbreaking to see how degraded parks have become through ignorance and carelessness,” says Elspeth. Dumping invasive plants into parks without knowing the environmental consequences is a leading problem, she says, along with gardeners planting foreign plants, like brightly-coloured flowers, because they look nice. The Bradbury’s became founding members of the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society after they retired to West Van 25 years ago. Today the group has grown to over 150 people. Between 2005 and 2010 they helped restore the popular Beacon Hill Trail and made a map of Caulfeild Park’s native plant species. They were awarded a West Van Environment Award earlier this month for their leadership. Japanese knotweed, one of the most dangerous invasive plants, should only be handled by district staff, says Ray. “You’re not going to get rid of it just by chopping it off. The roots go down three feet and spread 30 feet.” Knotweed, a bamboo-like plant that grows up to five metres tall, is threatening parks throughout the North Shore. One of the only ways to control its spread, says Ray, is by injecting herbicide into the stem. Lighthouse Park has already been treated for knotweed along with many other West Van parks, including Ambleside, John Lawson and Dundarave. “You can’t help the whole planet, so it’s good to start at your doorstep,” says Ray. “It takes hard work to do these things but we’re doing them for our grandchildren and future.”

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Squamish Nation’s DJ O Show doesn’t just perform at the turntables — she’s a music mogul in-the-making MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

hen heavy smoke engulfed Orene Askew’s apartment earlier this month she had only seconds to escape. But, as she dashed out, deciding what to save from the fire was easy. She grabbed her prized DJ set, the lifeline for her growing North Vancouver-based business. “Instinct took over. I don’t remember grabbing it,” says Askew, whose stage name is DJ O Show. She was asleep as a fire tore through her complex on West Fourth Street, completely destroying her neighbour’s suite and causing extensive smoke damage to hers. Everyone survived, but Askew and others living there were left temporarily homeless. But this horrible event hasn’t put a damper on Askew’s three-month-old company Orene’s DJing Services. “I’m just happy to be alive,” Askew tells The Outlook, wearing a black-and-yellow hat labeled “O Show” across the front. After completing a radio broadcast program at BCIT and taking courses at the School of Remix in Vancouver, the Squamish Nation member and Carson Graham grad knew DJing was her calling.

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he’s just out of an eighthour all-candidates boot camp, but Terry Platt is no newcomer to politics for North Shore New Democrats. The 56-year-old BC Ferries worker is now prepping for her third run at incumbent BC Liberal MLA Ralph Sultan, who has held the West Vancouver-Capilano riding seat since 2001. With the May 2013 election now less than six months away, Platt finds herself the senior B.C. NDP candidate for the North Shore, but has yet to hold a seat. This proud Luddite and animal lover recently sat down with The Outlook in her rented West Van home to discuss, among other things, her conspicuous lack of an online presence or social media strategy in the run-up to 2013. Despite eight years of politicking with the NDP — including one federal run for

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He was a large man, recalls Dosanj. Dosanj is a polite, average-sized guy but that didn’t stop him. One of the other Good Samaritans, branch manger Stanley Yee received injuries to his hands during the struggle that ensued. Donsanj, a driver with North Shore Taxi for ver wonder what you’d do if a bank more than a decade, and bank manger Bardia robber hopped into the back of your Pourmalek fortunately weren’t hurt. car? During the struggle, Dosanj, who had a Cabbie Kuldeep Dosanj can answer that Bluetooth device in his ear, managed to call question. 911 and police arrived quickly. The thief, It was crisp January morning back in 2011 police say, had allegedly robbed five banks in that quickly turned unforgettable for the veta span of two weeks. eran driver. That night at the family dinner table, His gut told him that something wasn’t Dosanj’s three children were amazed by their right about the guy who’d just hurriedly father’s tale of foiling a robbery attempt. jumped into his taxi. Apparently the story resonated with them. He was breathing fast and kept saying, Recently, his 19-year-old “let’s go.” son, Parmvir, made newsDosanj just happened to paper headlines and the be the first cab in the queue six o’clock TV news after he at the foot of Chesterfield thwarted a purse-snatching outside the SeaBus that day. attempt involving an elderly The passenger told him to woman. take him to Pacific Centre. “I’m so proud of my son Just as Dosanj was about too,” he says. to click on his fare meter, he editor@northshoreoutlook.com Recently at a special cerlooked into his mirror and emony at Northlands Golf caught a glimpse of two men Course, it was Dosanj’s son’s in suits in hot pursuit . turn to be proud as his humble father and This was trouble, he thought. several other North Vancouver civilians — To stall, Dosanj pretended his electric taxi including Yee and Pourmalek — were recwouldn’t start by cleverly leaving his foot of the pedal when he pressed the starter button. ognized by the North Vancouver RCMP for going out of their way to assist police and Then, he auto-locked the doors so the sustheir fellow citizens. pect was trapped inside but the man in the Sixteen police officers, support staff and backseat managed to escape. 10 members of North Vancouver Crime That’s when Dosanj, along with the branch Prevention Society were also honoured for manager and bank manager who had been their exemplary service. running down the street, corralled the sus-

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I have just viewed the options for the foot of Lonsdale and Lot 5 developments. I can’t believe it. Why would we use prime waterfront land for a museum and an art gallery – even a college? These are interior activities. They could go anywhere. What is most important about this site is to let people access the water. I don’t mean getting in a 42-foot boat and running across to Coal Harbor. There are plenty of private marinas that support this activity. I mean small boats with regular people getting on the water and enjoying it as the resource that belongs to all of us. I recognize that the harbour is busy with commercial and commuter traffic; however we can use creative means to direct recreational boating channels for kayakers, rowers, dragon boaters and other small craft. We should seriously be considering a community based watersport centre that houses dragon boats, First Nations canoes, rowing and kayaking programs run by community groups for the use of groups and individuals. Imagine the best of Granville Island and Jericho Beach in one

place. Yes there is a SeaBus. Yes there is a shipyard. Yes there are port facilities. And we should still have public access to the ocean. Our waterfront has largely been conceived as a concrete cliff — removing people from the water, not inviting them to it. Between Ambleside and Cates Park where can a person actually access the water to get their feet wet or watch the kids try to hold back the tide with their dams or wobble around on a paddle board? How about a “real accessible” beach? Too pie in the sky? Look directly south across the harbor! Right beside Ballantyne Pier — one of the busiest container ports in the harbor — is a real beach. Have we so forgotten that boating and access to water is part of the community’s history that we focus on saving pieces of our shipbuilding heritage, but do not actually let people access the water? Let’s give this space and all of our public waterfront lands a big rethink. How might they become a real waterfront for you and I to use in order to explore the natural resource we collectively own? Heather Drugge North Vancouver

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emember the days of poodle skirts, driveins and ’50s-style rock ‘n’ roll? Then good for you Peggy Sue, because you would have fit right in at the fourth annual Amica Helping Hands Gala. Guests dressed in their nostalgic best at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver to rock the night away to raise funds for the program which helps support seniors in need, especially during the upcoming holiday season where a gift basket full of food and essential items could make all the difference. Hosted by Global TV news anchor Deb Hope, the night also included live and silent auction items and Buddy Holly tribute artist Zach Stevenson. 1 Global TV news anchor Deb Hope is only too happy to help MC this fabulous event alongside Amica CEO, chairman and president Samir Manji. 2 Gala events like this are nothing without all the help of volunteers and

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staff. From left: Pat Bates, Carol Pedlar, Jocelyn Krul, Andrea Simoes and Pal Trehan. 3 Amica staff members Carnie Hilko and Chris Huggins dress the part in a perfect purple poodle skirt and Buddy Holly tribute suit. 4 Amica’s own Melissa Szakacs, left, and Deborah Burrowes help guests find their table for the night as everyone arrives for the big event. 5 Known for their generous philanthropy, North Vancouver’s Karim and Shala Chandani get ready to bid on some glamorous auction prizes before dinner.

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6 West Vancouver financier John Jennings and his wife step out in style in support of this very worthwhile cause. 7 Also helping out are Amica’s Laura Lachambre and Walid Bazzi who both work at the Amica facility in West Vancouver.

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the season wouldn’t prevent the Canadian company from reaching its nationwide goal of bringing in at least 10,000 coats for the needy. “Hopefully other West 49s aren’t facing the same problem,” she says, noting the company has been collecting all sizes of gently used jackets and offers customers a $25 discount per donated coat. “Everything from really tiny ones to men’s and ladies’ — anything helps.” Being a store that specializes in snowboarding apparel, much of what gets donated is naturally the same type of warm, apline attire, some THE GIFT OF GIVING - West 49 manager Amber Pattison and staff at the West even looking like it was Vancouver store have been collecting coats for charity this holiday season. Rob Newell photo bought recently from other West 49 stores. “Some of these will be brand new styles,” Pattison From 2002 to 2011, West 49’s Coats on Wednesday, the company had says, rooting through the big round for Kids put more than 80,000 coats only collected about 4,500 coats, shy drum that serves as the store donaon the backs of those in need, accordeven by half of its 10,000-coat goal, tion bin. “A lot of these I recognize although a final tally remained to be ing to a company spokesperson. from last year.” taken by press time. continued, PAGE 11 But by the last day of the drive

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ast year, the outpouring of support was overwhelming. There were boxes of kids’ coats packed away in the stockroom, all ready to ship out for a second life keeping another toddler or teenager warm — just like the year before. But this time around, the Coats for Kids collection bin at the West 49 store in Park Royal mall has far from runneth over. It’s not that there are no coats coming in, they’re just not coming in the same numbers as years prior. “In the past we’d always have a bunch boxed up by now, so this year’s definitely been slower,” says Amber Pattison, a manager at the West Vancouver store. “It’s kind of a bummer because obviously winter is coming.” So while many are welcoming the lingering fall weather and maybe putting off replacing their old winter coat, for charity drives like West 49’s, the warmer weather has put a freeze on donations. “People just aren’t coming in and looking for new coats and bringing their old one in yet,” Pattison tells The Outlook inside the Park Royal outlet. She had hoped the late arrival of

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And it’s a life largely structued around shift work — eight days on, four days off — at a job she’s held as a ferries customer service attendant for almost seven years. Working the route between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo, Platt says it’s a tough and often thankless job. But she refers to her colleagues as family and insists the worst day out on the waves is still better than the best day in any office. “And I worked 30 years in offices,” she adds, sitting at her kitchen table. Overhead hangs a portrait of Robert Baden-Powell, the early 1900s founder of what would become the international Scouting Movement. “That is my man, that is my hero,” Platt says, looking on admiringly at the reproduced painting. Platt credits ‘her man’ — for whom the North Shore’s popular Baden-Powell Trail is named — and his work in building Boy Scouts and Girl Guides globally, with teaching her a personal motto: “Be useful.” It’s an attitude and a will to action that Platt says she brings to everything she does; and serving her constituents in

Victoria would be no different. “I am angry with the way things are being handled here politically,” Platt says, citing the recent use of B.C. taxpayer dollars to purchase a series of promotional government advertisements for radio and television. “It’s a real shame.” Platt also cites as issues that should be of urgent political concern to all West Van voters the recent devaluing of the BC Ferries terminal at Horseshoe Bay — a move which could collectively cost West Van homeowners hundreds of thousands of property-tax dollars. She also laments the threatened downgrading and possible cancellation of some BC Ferries services in an effort to save money in the face of mounting operating costs. “When there’s talk of cutting these routes, these are British Columbians we are talking about,” Platt says, as if chastising Victoria from her kitchen table. “Also, these are Canadian communities. It’s time for the federal government to come up to the plate too and to do their share.” tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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tor Angelina Oates says she’s not sure who at the West 49 store chose her charity as the recipient of the donated coats or why. But one thing is for sure; she’s grateful they did. Serving as a lifeline for vulnerable kids in foster care and young mothers and their newborns, Aunt Leah’s counts on volunteers and donations to support an array of social programs for about 200 children and mothers a year, as well as two residential houses for pregnant and parenting teen moms.

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our selection yet,” says Cochrane while welcoming friends to the celebration. “It will depend on what people want, we’ll take it from there.” And, she says, with three wine representatives living nearby menu advice will be easy to get. “We want to offer wine that’s high end but also affordable,” adding a range in prices will likely be offered in the future. After buying The Corner Store in Pemberton Heights five years ago, Cochrane did extensive renovations, painting the building barn red, adding a bay window and planting a garden near the front door. This summer, North Van district council voted unanimously to amend zoning for the 100-yearold store so Cochrane could serve wine, beer and cider until 9 p.m., but she had to wait for provincial government approval before the first drop could be poured. Half a dozen tables covered in yellow tablecloths and fresh flowers now sit at one end of the store, with a coffee shop that doubles as a convenience store at the other. Now that Cochrane can serve wine and expand her menu, she plans to hold community gettogethers, such as artist openings and poetry nights. The Corner store in located at 2230 Lloyd Avenue in Pemberton Heights.

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on and Barbara moved to West Vancouver in 1962, settling in Dundarave to raise their young family. Through the years, Barbara was very active in the community, serving as a West Vancouver School Trustee, a member of West Vancouver’s Planning Commission, Parks Commission and Economic Task Force, and on the Board of this Foundation. Ron kept busy with his work at Howard Yano Architects, later Howard Bingham Hill, one of Vancouver’s most successful architectural firms.

The West Vancouver Community Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Ronald and Barbara Howard Fund, a flow-through fund dedicated to funding good works for cycling and the arts in West Vancouver. When Ron and Barbara down-sized, they stayed in Dundarave, but moved closer to the ocean. Now the couple used West Vancouver’s Seawalk extensively. As well, Ron switched from jogging to cycling, becoming an active member of the Norwest Cycling Club, operating out of the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre. Ron loved cycling throughout West Vancouver and beyond, surprising friends and family in Vancouver when he visited by bicycle. No surprise then that when Ron and Barbara’s

Supporting a Special Holiday Tradition The West Vancouver Community Foundation is pleased to support a very special holiday tradition in West Vancouver. On December 7th and 8th, Pandora’s Vox and the Espiritu Vocal Ensemble will join forces at the Kay Meek Centre for a presentation of their 2012 holiday concert, “In the Sack”, a dazzling array of seasonal songs guaranteed to warm the heart and lift the spirit. It promises to be an entertaining evening as Pandora’s Vox Founder/Director Gillian Hunt is sure to bring her award-winning choral music skills and her flair for the theatrical to this exciting production. For twenty-two years, Pandora’s Vox, an eighteen-voice female performance group, has been inspiring and delighting audiences in West Vancouver and beyond. Treat yourself to a free sample of the fun in store by checking out their website, and then kick off your holiday season by bringing the entire family out to this festive event!

children decided to create a flow-through fund in memory of their parents, they would choose to fund cycling, in addition to the arts, in West Vancouver. Thank you, Howard Family, for sharing your special connection to West Vancouver in this way. We appreciate your generosity, and look forward to supporting many community projects which further these ends and celebrate the life lived by Ron and Barbara Howard in their beloved West Vancouver.

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Meet Kristin MacMillan! Kristin serves on the Foundation's Board of Directors. We asked her a few questions, so you could have the opportunity to get to know her.

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One of the most gratifying parts of my job as Chair of the West Vancouver Community Foundation is hearing that an individual or family has chosen to make a gift to our community by leaving a bequest to the Foundation. People make this choice for a wide range of reasons, and they choose the particular aspect of life in West Vancouver that they want to support. But they always do it out of a deep commitment to West Vancouver and the very special experience they have enjoyed living here in this beautiful village by the sea. In this newsletter, we profile a couple who moved to West Vancouver as newlyweds so they could raise their family here. Ron and Barbara Howard loved their life here and we are grateful to their family for setting up a fund with the Foundation and leaving a legacy in honour of Ron and Barbara. I am pleased to say that since its formation in 1979, the West Vancouver Community Foundation has granted over $1.2 million to qualified charitable organizations and awarded over $187,000 in scholarships. The Board and our staff are committed to managing our assets in a due diligence manner and connecting with those in need through our granting process. This past year, we saw the departure of board director, Tom Allison, who served on the board for four years. I would like to thank him for his time, contribution and support to the Foundation. His talents and passion are sincerely appreciated. We also want to extend a warm welcome to Ben Shafiei, who recently joined our board. He will bring a breadth of knowledge and expertise and we are pleased to have him as part of our Foundation. As we are committed to meeting the needs of our community, we know it would not be possible without our generous donors, volunteers and sponsors. We thank you for all your support! Please consider the Foundation in your charitable giving or sponsorship budget. We would not be able to do what we do without your help. Thank you. Gerry

Watch us on Shaw TV! The Foundation continues to work with Shaw TV, with the generous support of sponsor Odlum Brown Limited, to produce a series of informative vignettes profiling our grant recipients. They air on Channel 4’s “Go Vancouver” and they are also available on the Foundation’s fabulous website! Perhaps you saw our most recent feature, highlighting the work of the West Vancouver Streamkeepers to build a salmon-rearing pond in West Vancouver's Memorial Park. The initiative, which is profiled in this newsletter, is the latest effort by this energetic and engaged community group, to protect and preserve local fish stocks by enhancing their habitat. A Shaw TV crew visited the organizers at the site where the pond is under construction, interviewing them and offering West Vancouver Community Foundation Executive Director Delaina Bell an opportunity to remark on the important contribution that the Streamkeepers are making to West Vancouver's physical environment. The Foundation is pleased to support this important work. Another recent Shaw TV vignette profiled a legacy project for West Vancouver's Centennial, the installation of a dozen permanent interpretive panels along West Vancouver's Seawalk. The panels contain stories and photos about the history and heritage of West Vancouver, and serve as an opportunity to reflect on the strides our community has made in its first one hundred years. This legacy project was made possible by a grant from the Foundation's Holly and Beke Burne Fund. Thank you Shaw TV for your excellent work in producing these colourful, intriguing vignettes about the many good works that the Foundation, with the help of its donors and sponsors, is able to support in our community. Thank you also to Odlum Brown Limited for your ongoing strong support for this initiative.

West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society Creates Salmon Rearing Pond In Memorial Park

What's your favourite hike in West Vancouver? Up to our cabin on Hollyburn Mountain What got you interested in the Foundation? I wanted to do something for the community that has provided me with a great place to bring up my kids. What's your take on the role of philanthropy in West Vancouver? We can’t take what we have for granted. To maintain West Vancouver, we need a plan for sustained philanthropy and community participation. What do you enjoy most about being on the Foundation's board? Working with diverse skill sets and backgrounds to achieve the common goal of continually making West Vancouver a great place to live.

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Each year, the West Vancouver Community Foundation is grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph at West Vancouver's Memorial Park. We join the members of West Vancouver's Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 in honouring our veterans and those currently serving our nation at home and abroad, and we lay a wreath in memory of all the Canadians who served their country and never came home. The Foundation is also a proud supporter of the Legion's annual Poppy Campaign. The Poppy Campaign raises funds to provide much-needed assistance to Canada's veterans, including a new generation of veterans who are coming home and turning to the Legion for housing, career transition counselling and trauma relief.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012 - 2013 Peter Ackhurst Mark Ballard Nancy Farran Bill Harvey Gerry Humphries, Chair Geoff Jopson Kristin MacMillan Fanny Patterson, Secretary Valorie Pawson Ron Royston, Treasurer Ben Shafiei Pat Shannon

With financial assistance from the West Vancouver Community Foundation, the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society recently completed construction of a coho salmon rearing pond in West Vancouver's Memorial Park on McDonald Creek. McDonald Creek falls nearly a kilometre in elevation from its source on the south side of Hollyburn Ridge in Cypress Park to Burrard Inlet at 19th Street. On its way, the creek, which is classified as endangered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, travels through five culverts, over a concrete dam, and is flumed from Marine Drive to the sea.

The pond is designed to provide a safe haven for fish when heavy rains turn the channelized creek into a torrent and the fish would otherwise get washed out to sea and, if they are not yet ready to go, die. Rocks and tree stumps have been placed in the pond to provide cover and habitat for the coho, and the slopes around the pond will be planted this fall. The pond is edged by a pathway and cedar MAGENTA split-rail fencing, and a wooden footbridge crosses its outlet end. In 2013, CYAN YELLOW BLACK the finishing touches will be added: a kiosk, interpretive and donor recognition signage and benches. The Streamkeepers report that the water flow through the pond is excellent. In May 2012, the Streamkeepers released 8,000 coho fry into McDonald Creek. Let's hope a few of those coho decide to stop in for a visit to their new pond!

Coffee or tea? Coffee Red or white? Red What book are you reading? Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance What is the last movie you really enjoyed? The King’s Speech What was your first car? 1976 Monza What are your hobbies? Hiking, watching my kids play soccer and cooking What's your favourite thing to do in on a sunny day? Walk on the seawall What's your favourite lunch spot in West Vancouver? My deck

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Mayor Michael Smith, Honorary Director Delaina Bell, Executive Director Salmon Rearing Pond at Memorial Park, West Vancouver

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L-R, back row: Bill Harvey, Geoff Jopson, Valorie Pawson, Nancy Farran, Peter Ackhurst, Kristin MacMillan, Ben Shafiei, L-R, front row: sitting, Fanny Paterson, Secretary, Gerry Humphries, Chair, Delaina Bell, Executive Director Missing: Mark Ballard, Ron Royston, Treasurer, Pat Shannon

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Meet Kristin MacMillan! Kristin serves on the Foundation's Board of Directors. We asked her a few questions, so you could have the opportunity to get to know her.

Gerry Humphries

West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society Creates Salmon Rearing Pond In Memorial Park

Board Director, Kristin MacMillan

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Mayor Michael Smith, Honorary Director Delaina Bell, Executive Director Salmon Rearing Pond at Memorial Park, West Vancouver

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The West Vancouver Community Foundation’s next deadline for accepting grant applications is February 15, 2013. Every year, the Foundation accepts applications from organizations within the community for projects relating to health, education, the arts, social services and the improvement of West Vancouver’s physical environment. For over thirty-three years, the Foundation has been providing grants to non-profit organizations that benefit the community of West Vancouver. In 2012, the Foundation awarded a total of $89,570 to thirty four non-profit organizations. To see our grant application form and grant guidelines, please go to our website at www. westvanfoundation.com. You will be notified of our decision approximately six weeks from the deadline. If you would like to discuss your project with us prior to submitting your application, please speak to Foundation Executive Director Delaina Bell at 604-925-8153.

The 5th Annual North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament was a smashing success, raising net proceeds of $125,000. Thank you to our sponsors, golfers and volunteers. And a special thank you to departing West Vancouver Community Foundation board member Tom Allison who, alongside the Foundation’s Helen Vanee and Mark Ballard, worked tirelessly on behalf of the Foundation to plan and run this wonderful fundraising event. Tom’s dedication to the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament over the years has made a huge difference to the wellbeing of folks on the North Shore. We will miss his gentle manner and his valuable contribution at our board meetings, but we are delighted that he will continue his work with the golf tournament. Here’s the final tally! $50,000 was given to the North Shore Women’s Centre to fund an innovative new health and wellness clinic dedicated to women

2012 Scholarship/Award Recipients

living in poverty, which will serve as a prototype across the Lower Mainland. The remaining $75,000 was shared between the West Vancouver Community Foundation and the North Shore Community Foundation. The Foundations add this money to their existing endowments, and use the income it produces to address future needs in the community. We are grateful to sponsors Darwin Properties (Canada) Ltd., Polygon and Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities, plus over sixty additional corporate sponsors for generously donating the majority of funds. Please plan to come out next year and be a part of this fabulous day on the links. The 6th Annual Mayors’ Golf Tournament will be held on May 24, 2013 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club. See you there!

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f big, bold, larger-than-life flowers are for you, this North Vancouver-based artist has exactly what you’re looking for. From her Pemberton Avenue studio, MarneyRose Edge paints close-ups of roses, adding realistic detail to each petal and stem. It wasn’t her first name that drew her to roses, she says, but the intricate detail that’s required. “I started out with simple flowers like tulips and lilies, then I realized I was drawn to complexity,” she tells The Outlook at her studio. “Roses are a challenge.” The rose, she adds, is the most romantic icon and the subject of many life celebrations. But why pick flowers in the first place? “I want to paint the light,” she says, “Flowers are good for this because of the transparency of their petals.” To add to this, she uses watercolour because of its ability to “glow from within.” And so she doesn’t get bored of flowers, Edge adds different colours to her nine bases so each painting looks different, even though she’s essentially doing the same topic. “As soon as I was introduced to watercolours, that was it. Game over, I was in love with them,” she says, surrounded by paintings, the recognizable scent of an artists’ studio in the air. Edge is part of Artists on Pemberton, a bustling cluster of artists and sculptors in North Van. Once the rose is finished, she adds varnish to protect the painting, instead of glass, a tech-

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nique used by American painters for the last decade. “Glass puts a barrier between the painting and you. Varnish steps up the vibrancy,” she says, pointing to a painting covered in glass compared to one that isn’t. Edge started painting 10 years ago and took it on professionally during the last three. Before this, she did technical work with prototype software for Kodak, giving her a distinct appreciation of the finer details in flowers. She already has her own solo show, Celebration, that will be at the New Westminster Arts Council gallery until Nov. 24. Edge proposed the show shorty after her father passed away and celebrating his life was on her mind. Then, a short time later, her niece announced she was pregnant and a celebration of new life was in order. “The rose shows all stages of life, from newborn buds to the robustness of youth and the fragility of age before fading away completely all within a spray,” she says, “Sometimes even coming back as a rose hip in another season.” The New Westminster Art Gallery is open Tues. to Sun. from 1 to 5 p.m. Edge will be at the gallery on Saturday, Nov. 24 to talk about her work. For more information, visit marneyroseedge.com.

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Decision on Lonsdale highrises deferred TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

ore than 100 people packed a marathon public hearing at North Vancouver city hall Monday night, most waiting hours for a chance to speak about a massive redevelopment project that, if approved, will bring more than 45 storeys of condo, office and retail space to the heart of central Lonsdale. Developers Onni Group are looking to build a 24-storey and a 17-storey condo tower atop two retail platforms with an adjacent six-storey office building in the 1300 block of Lonsdale Avenue, presently home to the Safeway grocery. The plan would add about 350 condos to the neighbourhood, a new

Onni plan to bring condo towers to Safeway site gets vocal reception Lonsdale Energy Corporation plant, a grocery store, a 37-space childcare centre, 926 parking stalls and 715 bicycle parking stalls. Supporters of the project — which far exceeds current building height and density restrictions for the area — outnumbered naysayers at the hearing 3-1, with 65 people speaking in favour of the Onni development, 21 speaking against, and a handful of residents on the fence. The hearing was part of a special council meeting dealing solely with

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One of the RCMP officers honoured was Const. Jas Dosanjh, who received a commendation for a late-night rescue in February 2011. That evening Donsanjh responded to a 911 call for a man who’d gotten lost in a forested area near Lynn Canyon. He was wet and hypothermia was setting in. But before relaying any more details about his whereabouts to the 911 dispatcher, the caller’s cellphone died. “When I referred to it as a needle in a haystack, that’s what it was,” says Dosanjh. All he had to go on was a cell tower location, which only gave a rough idea of where to conduct the search, and the fact the caller had mentioned a trail and walking over planks. Dosanjh along with a dog services member ventured into the forest. “The snow was up to our knees — absolute darkness,” recounts Dosanjh. Trudging through treacherous terrain, they continued undaunted with Dosanjh calling out the name of the lost man. “I got nothing,” he recalls. Nearly an hour in, he finally heard a faint sound but couldn’t see anything. Then, he noticed a small yellow dot about 200 metres away at the bottom of a gully. But there was no way of getting down to the lost man safely. “This was a vertical,” he explains. North Shore Rescue was dispatched. But, in the meantime, Dosanjh had to keep the man’s spirits up until he could be safely evacuated. He’d fallen in water, lost a shoe, and was hypothermic. He likely wouldn’t have lasted the night. Despite his dogged rescue efforts, Dosanjh doesn’t easily accept accolades. “I’m proud to have been recognized for my actions,” he says, adding he’s also a little “perplexed.” “Each and every member of this organization wouldn’t have acted any differently — this is what we do.” Since the rescue, Dosanjh has twice bumped into the man whose life he saved. “He’s grateful and I’m equally grateful that he’s OK.”

Still, Dosanjh figures his actions that night are just part of the job. “[There’s] an expectation of excellence in regards to every file, whether it’s simple or complex — a high expectation that the best and highest quality of service will be delivered. Anything short of that is unacceptable — to not only the force but to that member.” As Supt. Chris Kennedy said during the awards ceremony, it’s “comforting to know” there are civilians like Kuldeep Dosanj and police officers like Jas Dosanjh out there. Along with a congratulations from the superintendent all award recipients received a personalized plaque to commemorate their extraordinary efforts. Dosanj’s now hangs proudly in his living room. And there’s no doubt that he wouldn’t hesitate to do it all over again if he found himself in a similar situation.

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Young North Shore actors get stage time in Grease! Footlight Theatre Company giving young actors a chance to get leg up JANIS WARREN BlAck PreSS

hen Footlight Theatre Company set out its five-year plan for success, director and choreographer Lalainia Lindbjerg Strelau pushed for not only bigger shows but better emerging talent to showcase, too. Then, it had moved its productions to the Michael J. Fox Theatre, aiming to bring well-loved musicals to the stage such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and The Wizard of Oz. Its formula proved right and now, audience-goers know to expect high-quality performances from Footlight each November, she said. “We are really improving ourselves as a company as well as the name of the company every year,” said Lindbjerg Strelau. “And we have continued to raise the bar for our talent.” For its 46th season, Footlight chose Grease!, a story that Lindbjerg Strelau said is known around the world and needs no interpretation. In fact, the company was in awe when it came to open audition calls earlier this year: about 200 actors — most of them aged between 18 and 23 — lined up to be part of the show, which opened Nov. 7. “They just blew me away at the castings,” Lindbjerg Strelau said. “Grease! is an ensemble piece and every single person cast is so strong. If you pack them together, their energy can be overwhelming.” Footlight will have 32 actors on stage for Grease! — twice as many as seen with other companies. Several of the actors are from the North Shore. “One of our goals is to do very large family-friendly musicals,” she said. “When you go to see a musi-

cal at the Arts Club Theatre, it’s going to be great but you’re going to have a very limited cast because they all have to be paid. It’s expensive but that’s how those companies succeed: by cutting the number of actors.” Rather, Footlight tries to highlight as many triple threats as it can to give them a leg up in the industry. For Grease!, it is only paying for one actor: Jennie Neumann (Rizzo) as she is part of the actors’ union. The other actors are volunteer and “are doing it simply because they want to do Grease!” Lindbjerg Strelau said, adding, “We get people who are just on the cusp and starting their professional careers.” She cited two examples: Langley’s Kaylee Harwood, who GREAsE thE musicAl - Jennie Neumann (Rizzo) and Steffanie Davis played her first musical theatre (Jan) top row centre (in pink) are among the North Shore actors starring in role in Cinderella for Footlight Footlight’s production of Grease! Paul H. Wright photo six years ago, has since gone helped me grow as a teacher as well as a performer. on to perform at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and on Broadway in New York Meeting new cast mates who have the same passion as you is also really fun.” City; and Coquitlam’s Jennifer Gillis, 16, who was Along with Jennie Neumann (Rizzo), other cast as the Dorothy understudy last year for The North Shore actors in the production include Alex Wizard of Oz and recently returned home after a Gullason who plays the female lead “Sandy,”Alan stint on CBC’s Over the Rainbow. Blackwell, Michelle Bardach, Noel Hollett and Port Coquitlam’s Jianna Ballard, 18, said she was Steffanie Davis. thrilled to be selected as Pink Lady and beautyschool drop-out, Frenchy, for Grease!, which will • Footlight Theatre Company’s Grease! runs to be her fifth Footlight credit (she also worked on Nov. 24 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, with Lucas Cinderella, Meet Me in St. Louis, Joseph and The Blaney as Danny Zuko, Alex Gullason as Sandy Wizard of Oz). and Craig DeCarlo as Kenickie. Tickets are $19.59 “All the Footlight shows I’ve been in have been through ticketstonight.ca. For more information, completely different, which is great as an actor,” visit footlight.ca. she said. “You learn so much, and it has certainly

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The A-Bee-C’s of Conceptual Art TODD COYNe S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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All The buzz - Kevin Murphy’s metal hive sculpture was on display at UBC. Kevin Murphy photo

and winter. But the concept remains a potent and timely one. “Bees are really interesting to look at as a symbol,” Murphy says, “because they’ve been used as an example of an ideal utopia just because they have such a complicated social system.” However, that utopia and the whole idea of utopia is cast into doubt, he adds, by the persistent and large-scale collapse of whole colonies of North American bees, for reasons not wholly understood. “So it’s looking at what the future might look like for bees and then, by extension, for ourselves.” Murphy will be joined by fellow UBCassociated artists Damla Tamer and Kevin Day, each of whom will present their own approximately 20-minute talk before taking questions from attendees. The event is free and begins at 7 p.m. on Nov. 27 in the Dr. G. Paul Singh Room at the North Vancouver City Library. twitter.com/toddcoyne

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irst Nations are vowing to open their own casinos in B.C., citing the province’s refusal to share its gambling profits while continuing to expand the industry.

Reserve land in Surrey, Vancouver and the North Shore would be prime potential sites for a new aboriginal-owned casino in the Lower Mainland, according to Sto:lo Grand Chief Joe Hall, who heads the First Nations Gaming Initiative spearheading the concept. Hall said the Semiahmoo First Nation reserve east of the White Rock waterfront would be perfect. “It would be a prime location,” he said. “Because of the population and the location and because of the American traffic and the traffic from the Island that goes east.” Hall said the Semiahmoo band has considered building a hotel/conference centre that might also host a casino, but approval of a proposed 600-slot casino nearby in South Surrey would torpedo the band’s chances. “I understood they were pursuing that but there was no consultation with their community at all. So they were basically shut out.” Another option may be Katzie First Nation land near Fort Langley, Hall said. The South Surrey casino/convention centre proposed by Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is just the latest irritant for aboriginal leaders, who have for years asked the province for a two to three per cent share of the $1.1 billion in annual profits B.C. reaps from gambling. Hall said the Sto:lo are unhappy they’ll get no benefit from a newly opened community gaming centre with slot machines in Chilliwack that replaces an old bingo hall. Similar mini-casinos have also sprung up in recent years in Abbotsford, Mission and Langley without contributing to local First Nations, he noted. “The one in Chilliwack is very disturbing because it’s built on former reserve land that used to belong to the Ch’ihl’kway’uhk people.” He expects B.C. native groups will have to follow the lead of those in other provinces and open casinos in defiance of the law and battle the government in court for either the power

to operate or for a share of existing revenues. “We’ve attempted to go through the front door, but enough’s enough,” Hall said. He accused the province of “racing” to add new casinos ahead of First Nations. “There won’t be any market left for First Nations,” Hall said. “That’s why we have to escalate our efforts here to move forward.” Vancouver-area bands control land in Point Grey and on southwest False Creek. The North Shore has previously been flagged by the B.C. Lottery Corp. as the most populous part of B.C. still not served by casino facilities. Hall agreed possible sites there could range from Tsleil Waututh reserves in North Vancouver to the Squamish Nation’s Park Royal Mall site in West Vancouver. A Nov. 9 letter from Hall and the First Nations Gaming Initiative to Premier Christy Clark accuses the government of “deliberate and systematic exclusion” of First Nations from gambling revenue and outlined their new strategy. It warns aboriginal groups in B.C. will consider legal challenges to new casino projects, will be more publicly vocal in opposing them and make the government’s “discriminatory practices” an election issue this spring. Hall said the next steps will be for B.C. aboriginal leaders with the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Assembly of First Nations and First Nations Summit to jointly agree to form an aboriginal gaming commission for B.C. to regulate native casino development and name an advisory council of experts in First Nations gaming from elsewhere in Canada. Revenue from a casino would be shared with all First Nations in B.C., he said, adding the host band would get a larger share. “We’re doing this in a very careful, structured manner,” he said. Gambling revenue could offset the impacts on bands from government cuts and perhaps buy medical equipment or upgrade needed infrastructure. Rich Coleman, the minister responsible for gaming, was unavailable for comment. But a ministry spokesperson said First Nations can host casinos or community gaming centres on reserve and get the same 10 per cent share of profits as a hosting municipality. Three First Nations host gaming facilities and received a combined $2 million last year from community gaming centres in Squamish and Cowichan and the Casino of the Rockies run by the Ktunuxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council in the Kootenays. newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com

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Nov. 26. Those opposed to the sizeable redevelopment — which would see both the tallest building on the North Shore and a close runner-up built on the same site — took issue mainly with the densification of the neighbourhood and the associated problems of traffic, lack of parking and strain on infrastructure. Among those opposed were two highly regarded former city councillors, Stella Jo Dean and John Braithwaite. Braithwaite, for whom the city’s John Braithwaite Community Centre is named, slammed the design of the project, calling it a “monstrosity.” Jo Dean, for whom a small park immediately adjacent to the project is named, also panned Onni’s plans and criticized the city for what she called the “exorbitant” density bonusing city staff were prepared to allow for a single project. The bonuses allow developers to surpass things like buildingheight and density restrictions in return for community amenities such as affordable housing and childcare space, “employment-

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unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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