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pUTTINg Up The Trees - A small army of West Vancouver firefighters set up 100 Christmas trees on Dundarave Beach last week for a fundraiser focused on ending homelessness. Money raised from tree sponsors of the annual event goes to the North Shore Lookout Shelter. Over the past five years $125,000 has been raised.“We see the face of homelessness on this very beach, in our parks and ravines,” said Michael Markwick, spokesman for the Dundarave Festival of Lights. “The face of homelessness in our community is looking older and younger, as increasing numbers of seniors and youth turn to the North Shore Shelter for help.” The trees will be lit on Dec. 1 at the Dundarave Christmas Fair, a family-friendly concert that runs the four Saturdays before Christmas. Thanks to money raised from the trees, the Lookout Shelter has been able to double its transitional support staff. “The goal of the Dundarave Festival of Lights is to end homelessness beautifully — one person at a time, one Christmas tree at a time,” said Markwick. Most of the festival’s 100 trees have already been claimed by families, businesses and community organizations, but there are still a few left. To sponsor a tree, contact Warwick at 779-847-1426. Submitted photo

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Tsleil-Waututh excluded from pipeline hearing phase The North Vancouver-based First Nation says the federal government is obligated to consult directly with them on Trans Mountain pipeline proposal TODD COYNE S Ta f f R e p O RT e R

he government of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is stepping up efforts to keep the band’s oil pipeline opposition front and centre in the national political arena. On Nov. 5, the Tsleil-Waututh called out the Conservative government’s natural resources minister Joe Oliver over the National Energy Board’s denial of intervenor status for the band during the first stage of hearings on Kinder Morgan’s $4.1-billion proposal to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline on Burrard Inlet. One week later, Chief Justin George commended Thomas Mulcair for comments the federal NDP leader made in Victoria accusing the federal government of gutting the environmental review process for pipeline projects. In each case a press release was issued from the Tsleil-Waututh outlining both the North Vancouver band’s opposition to the Kinder Morgan project and its plan to use the proposal to set the benchmark for government-to-government consultations on similar resource projects between the federal government and First Nations in the future. But consultation takes two, and the TsleilWaututh’s staunchly anti-pipeline stance may be a non-starter. In an email response to The Outlook’s request for an interview, Natural Resources Canada said the ministry received the Nov. 5 letter addressed to Minister Oliver from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, but

said little else. The Nation penned the letter out of frustration at having been denied the chance to speak at the NEB’s upcoming commercial tolling hearing on the twinning of the Trans Mountain pipe. That hearing will be the first official government review of the plan to expand the Edmonton-to-Burnaby pipeline. It’s also the point where oil exporters and the NEB set the price structure for the approximately 450,000 new barrels of oil per day that would flow in addition to the 300,000 barrels today. “Basically they’re putting money before the environment and before the people of British Columbia,” Tsleil-Waututh councillor Carleen Thomas told The Outlook after the Nation was barred from participating in the tolling phase. “So now we’re focusing on getting the ear of [Minister] Joe Oliver.” While the minister had not responded to the Tsleil-Waututh letter by the time of his ministry’s Nov. 20 email to The Outlook, Natural Resources Canada spokesman Paul Duchesne said “the Government of Canada takes its legal duty to consult with Aboriginal groups very seriously,” adding “the National Energy Board will conduct a rigorous review of the proposed project with opportunities for Aboriginal groups to participate.” But the Tsleil-Waututh say they’re not confident the government will fulfill its legal duty engage with First Nations on this and other resource projects. They say the NEB will rely on third party Kinder Morgan to carry out the Crown’s responsibility to engage First Nations and to propose mitigations where necessary. This, the band says, relegates First Nations to stakeholders in the process as opposed to self-governing bodies with constitutionally protected rights and titles to land under the Supreme Court. “The government has a legal obligation to consult with First Nations but there is currently no mechanism for that consultation to take place,” Chief

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George said in a press release. “This project is one of many energy projects in British Columbia that have the potential to impact aboriginal rights and titles. We need to get the process right or each project will encounter the same challenges.” The Tsleil-Waututh have since broken off formal relations with the Texas-based oil company, saying the Nation “will not participate bilaterally with Kinder Morgan in any process that may be legally styled at some point as ‘consultation’ with respect to the pipeline project and its approval processes.” Coun. Thomas said, despite what many claim, the Tsleil-Waututh are not “anti-development” or “antioil,” and “understand that we have a need for the oil industry,” but added the Kinder Morgan plan to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline by 2017 is too risky for the Nation to tolerate from an environmental standpoint. Trans Mountain has has held nearly three dozen public information sessions along the 1,100-kilometre pipeline route between Edmonton and Burnaby’s Westridge Terminal.

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Annual Christmas Festival at The Shipyards Saturday, December 1 from 4:30pm-7:30pm at The Shipyards (Foot of Lonsdale) This Saturday, Shipbuilders’ Square sparkles with holiday cheer. Don't miss this fun and festive outdoor event featuring a variety of fun family activities! The kids will love gingerbread decorating, Christmas crafts, the popular bug lantern building workshop and a visit from Santa. Enjoy live music and entertainment, complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and cookies, and watch the foot of Lonsdale sparkle with the lighting of the giant Christmas tree. 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. Details at www.cnv.org.

Youth Services Directory The 2012 Youth Services Directory is a handy resource for youth of all ages. It's packed with helpful information such as employment programs, recreation, youth centres, health centres and emergency phone numbers. Get your copy or the pocket-sized info card at www.cnv.org/Youth or at City Hall.

We've Hit 1000 Likes on Facebook! Thanks to everyone who has 'liked' the City's Facebook page. We appreciate your interest and involvement in the news, projects and events happening in the City of North Vancouver. Watch for lots of seasonal information in the coming weeks, as well as videos, contests and the latest City news. If you haven't already - 'like' us today at www.cnv.org/Facebook and stay up to date with what's happening in the City of North Vancouver. 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver BC V7M 1H9 | Tel: 604.985.7761 | Fax: 604.985.9417 | info@cnv.org

North Vancouver Bicycle Master Plan The City and District of North Vancouver have jointly developed the North Vancouver Bicycle Master Plan to guide the creation of a bicycle network that strengthens community connections and supports a sustainable transportation system. Here in the City, the plan includes 107km of bicycle facilities, and when fully developed will place every City resident within 300m of a bicycle route. The routes make a complete bike network and connect neighbourhoods, community centres, schools and other important destinations. Learn more at www.cnv.org/BicycleMasterPlan.

Ray Perrault Park Dedication On Thursday, December 6 at 1:30pm the City will host a ceremony for the official naming of Ray Perrault Park (formerly Boulevard Park) in honour of former Senator, City resident and politician the Honourable Raymond J. Perrault P.C. The ceremony will take place at East 13th Street and Moody Avenue.

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Public Open House Ambleside Village Centre Streetscape The District has developed a comprehensive set of proposed standards and conceptual designs for sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, street furniture and other open space elements within public street areas of the Ambleside Village Centre. Come to the Open House to find out about the proposed standards and conceptual designs, which have responded to public comments received at and since the May Open Houses, and give us your input. Todd Coyne photo

Food for thought The North Shore Table Matters Network is drafting a North Shore Food Charter to guide food policy across the three municipalities TODD COYNE S Ta f f R e p O RT e R

alking politics at the dinner table might make for rude company, but for a growing group of North Shore residents the politics of what’s on your plate is topic of discussion No. 1. They’re urban agriculturalists, locavores, farmers’ marketeers and everyday people concerned about food safety, sustainability, security and access. For years they’ve been publicly meeting and eating their way across the three municipalities under the umbrella of the North Shore Table Matters Network. Now those 200 or so members are preparing to lay down the law on the local food supply. That is, they’re working to hash out the terms and wording of what they’re calling the North Shore Food Charter — a document they anticipate municipal governments ratifying in the New Year. “It’s a one- or two-page, very high-level vision statement that essentially is trying to get all the North Shore municipalities moving in the same direction,” Heather Johnstone of the Edible Garden Project told The Outlook at a Nov. 22 community consultation and food charter input session at North Vancouver city hall. Two themes most commonly cropping up at these discussions of food fairness are ensuring the access and affordability of healthy, sustainable foods for people with economic, geographic or physical impediments. Seniors, for instance, are often limited in their food choices to the nearest grocery store accessible by transit, and once there, may be limited in their choices by a fixed income. Others’ options may be hamstrung by what’s available to eat at their school or work cafeteria, where meal offerings are often determined by agribusiness economics rather than by taste, nutrition or environmental impact. “From the provincial perspective, the Ministry of Agriculture is focused on agricultural production and is largely viewed as an economic venture,” Johnstone told attendees at the charter meeting. “This means there’s a focus on producing crops for export often, producing jobs and generating revenue and the focus is not necessarily or producing high-quality food.” One of the challenges facing the authors of the North Shore Food Charter is that food policy hasn’t typically fallen within the purview of municipal governments, though that may be changing. This year, delegations came to all three North Shore municipalities, lobbying for food production and urban agricultural initiatives like backyard beekeeping, chicken coops, farmers’ markets and community food gardens. In most every instance, municipal politicians granted their wishes. “This is not a discussion that’s happening behind closed doors, or in Ottawa, in city hall,” Johnstone said of the North Shore Food Charter. “It’s a discussion that’s happening around the table as we share a meal, as you’re shopping for your groceries in the grocery store and as you’re feeding your families. This is an opportunity for us to create what we want to see around food.” The Table Matters Network will meet again Feb. 4 in the District of North Vancouver to finalize a draft of the food charter before presenting it to the North Vancouver and West Vancouver councils for approval, likely in early spring. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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hat was by last week’s popular opinion a slamdunk Central Lonsdale development will now go back to the drawing board for a new public hearing next year. In a 4-3 vote Monday, North Vancouver city council rejected the Onni Group’s plan to build more than 45 storeys of residential, office and retail space in the heart of the city, amid allegations from some council members that the developer “rigged” the project’s public hearing the week before. If approved, construction would have begun on 350 new condo units built in two towers of 17 and 24 storeys each, alongside a new six-storey commercial office building on the current Safeway site at Lonsdale Avenue and 13th Street. Instead, Onni was directed by a majority of council to come back to city hall in the New Year with downsized plans and a less “bullying” attitude toward the public hearing process. “The aggression on the part of the developer has put me off significantly,” Coun. Rod Clark said, accusing Onni of “hijacking” the Nov. 19 public hearing by signing up several of its own staff and supporters to speak in favour of the project before many city residents could have their say. It’s important to note, however, that such practices are not against city policy on public hearings. And it’s something Onni’s VP of development, Beau Jarvis, told The Outlook opponents were doing as well. The allegations were enough to prompt Coun. Clark to table a motion to amend the city’s public hearing policy to restrict sign-ups to in-person only. That motion was referred to staff for further study. “They signed up three pages of people — all the handwriting was the same,” Clark said. “And that precluded a lot of people who had honestly come here to give us their

opinion from speaking because it got too damn late and they went home.” After more than six hours and 90 speakers, that hearing wrapped up in the wee hours of Tuesday morning with proponents of the project outnumbering opponents more than three to one. But at Monday’s council meeting, many in attendance wore red in opposition to the Lonsdale development. And their message won out, with councillors Don Bell, Pam Bookham and Guy Heywood joining Coun. Clark in sending the project back for reconsideration. The four councillors cited problems not only with Onni but with the project itself, including a pedestrian walkway that doubled as a semi-trailer access, increased traffic on 13th Street and what many said would be an over-densification of the city centre. Coun. Clark also blasted the project’s community amenities — a 37-space daycare and a dozen units of affordable housing, among others — referring to them disparagingly as “trinkets.” Over on the pro-Onni side of the debate, Mayor Darrell Mussatto and councillors Linda Buchanan and Craig Keating tried in vain to convince their colleagues to approve the building bylaws and then compromise on the specific building details at a later date. Coun. Buchanan accused those on council calling for a second public hearing of making up problems with the project just to forestall making an admittedly tough decision Monday. “I consider what I’ve been hearing as really red herrings in terms of making some difficult decisions,” Buchanan said, referring to the Safeway lot as it stands today as under-performing asphalt. “I don’t think delaying decisions is necessarily good leadership and at the end of the day, this has gone through a tremendous amount of public process,” she added. But at the end of this day, the final vote stood in favour of holding another public hearing on a rejigged Onni project at the end of January 2013. This prompted Mayor Mussatto to issue a warning to council and the city at large. “It’s not going to come back bigger,” he said. “It would come back smaller. And if it does come back smaller, we would lose a lot of the amenities the city is banking on.”

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But she’s not concerned about accumulating precious metals. She participates in the games to show donor families what a remarkable difference their loved ones have made to recipients and to promote organ donation (she loves to give away her medals to donor families in attendance), a cause she’s very passionate about. That commitment to educating and inspiring others was recently recognized. A few weeks ago, Benson, along with North Vancouver heart transplant recipient Jack Palmer, a Grade 9 student, were honoured for their accomplishments during a District of North Vancouver council meeting. This summer Palmer received the National Canadian Transplant Association’s Youth Award and in May Benson received a prestigious Courage to Come Back Award. “This was the most humbling experience of my life because I don’t do what I do for awards — I do it because of what it means to me,” says Benson. Perhaps the best part was the fact Benson was able to share the award with her class. Benson had to give up teaching because the medication she was on made her susceptible to infection, but was able to return to the classroom four years ago. She now teaches Grade 3 one day a week at Highlands Elementary. “I love them. So much fun, so much energy,” she says. “I just knew there was something missing — I wanted to be a teacher since I was three.” When she brought her Courage to Come Back Award for show and tell, the kids were super excited yet very gentle when it came to touching the intricate statue, she says. It was a good lesson for the young children about what you can accomplish if you “believe and keep plugging on.” “Like I say, I am home. Teaching is my purest joy,” says Benson, her eyes watery. —To help celebrate the 13th anniversary of her lung transplant, Benson is hosting a Gift of Life Zumba party Dec. 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. to promote organ and tissue donor awareness. Location: 4622 Hastings Street, Burnaby. Tickets: $20. For more info, contact Benson at 604-9856628 or winniethepooh@ telus.net.

Routinely, she’d line up her stuffed animals and pretend she was the teacher. The family’s pets also attended class, but didn’t have the attention span of her Teddy Bears, she jokes. Next she graduated to teaching neighbourhood kids and later got a real teaching degree and started her career at Brooksbank Elementary. But for a while, it looked like a genetic lung disease would snatch away her dreams. At 14, Benson was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Back in those days the chronic lung disease severely shortened life expectancy, which was only 15 years at the time. But she ignored that. “You do what you do. [You] can’t stop the world and get off,” she says. “That’s what I’ve done all my life. I don’t know anything different.” She defied the odds and began teaching at Brooksbank elementary in her early 20s, where she became known as “Mrs. B.” But in her 30s her lungs began to fail her. She became extremely sick. Her only hope was a double lung transplant, but because she was B+ blood type, which is relatively rare, she was put on a donor wait-list. As she waited, she continued teaching, now lugging around an oxygen tank in her knapsack and beeper her pocket in case a donor match came up. But she later had to give up teaching while she waited because she was so frail. Then, in 1999, she got a match. The seven-and-a-half-hour lung transplant operation went well but she suffered a seizure and stroke during a subsequent operation that left her fighting to regain her equilibrium. But she had a goal. She’d read about the World Transplant Games while in hospital and she was determined to participate. Again, she stuck to her overarching mantra: no matter what happens, believe in your dreams, believe in yourself. Benson participated in her first World Transplant Games in 2003 in France. She came home with gold, silver and bronze medals and has been competing around the world ever since. She currently holds the world record for race/walk in her age category. editor@northshoreoutlook.com

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District, City of NV ‘understand crucial role that the business community plays’ Editor,

I would like to clarify remarks I previously made about the District of North Vancouver and how it had won the title of Most Small Business Friendly Community for the Lower Mainland region (Outlook, Oct. 17). In that article, I was discussing how businesses pay a higher rate of property tax than owners of residential properties, as is the case in almost all municipalities in the lower mainland and throughout the province. I stated that the gap between the two in the District of North Vancouver had increased over the previous year. While the numbers that I used were cor-

rect, they don’t always tell the whole story, which I would like to clarify. The District has sought out to create an attractive climate for investment. Having a municipal property tax rate for businesses that is below the regional average is just one of the ways they have done that and they should be congratulated for it. I want to stress how proud I was to present Mayor Richard Walton with the Most Small Business Friendly Community award in September. It certainly was well deserved. In North Vancouver, we are lucky that both the District and the City understand the crucial role that the business community plays in making this a place great to live. Honourable Naomi Yamamoto Minister of State for Small Business

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1 Volunteers Bibi Hamid, left, Rachelle Schellenberg and Krista Arnold are all smiles as they greet guests and VIPs for the evening. 2 Mission Possible is lucky to have these North Vancouver gals on board. From left: Janie Peters, Maureen Houston and Jan Keast. Andrea Simoes and Pal Trehan.

3 Guess model Ashely Morris and handsome West Vancouver dentist Geoff Gillespie are among the VIPs in attendance. 4 Mission Possible director of communications Jenn Dagg kept an eye on all the activity in a fabulously chic antique gold sequin dress. 5 When they’re not auctioning off items for charity, you

can catch radio show hosts Drew Savage and Nat Hunter, of the Nat and Drew show, on Virgin 95.3 radio. 6 CTV news anchor and event MC Mi Jung Lee poses with executive director Brian Postlewait who is an inspiration to all and the driving force behind Mission Possible.

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A home for the holidays North Shore's Dogwood Rescue seeks owners for sporting dogs By Michaela Garstin

urray, a gentle three-year-old Weimaraner, had a hard life before he met the volunteers at Dogwood Rescue. While skipping between foster homes in Utah, his right leg had to be amputated, the result of a rupture between his shin bone and paw that severed ligaments and tore his Achilles tendon. Murray was in constant pain, so veterinarians decided removing his entire leg was the only way to give him a somewhat normal life. But a lot has changed for the hound since he arrived on the North Shore. In just a month, Murray has settled in nicely at a Dogwood Rescue volunteer’s home. He now goes on two-hour mountain hikes, outrunning most dogs and proving absolutely nothing can slow him down. Sitting patiently in another volunteer’s living room, he’s getting ready for a photo shoot with The Outlook. Like other Weimaraners, Murray has a sleek grey coat, aristocratic features and long limbs bred for speed. While waiting his turn, the medium-sized dog leans on his foster owner, letting her know he wants to be picked up. He looks too big to be a lapdog, but she hoists him up, and he looks content cuddling in her lap. “It can be difficult placing a dog with three legs,” Lori Brownlow explains, referring to the rescue organizations that looked after Murray in the United States. But he’s just like his four-legged friends, she adds, often having more stamina than others. “Murray needs an active couple because he’s used to two- to three-hour hikes with his foster family in Utah. It’s OK if they have older kids, but he can get too bouncy for younger ones.”

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urray is one of 30 dogs waiting for homes at the North Shore’s Dogwood Rescue. As part of the Iams Home 4 the Holidays program, the volunteers want to let people know the benefits of adopting a rescue dog instead of buying one from a pet store. Last year, more than a million dogs found families through the program, giving Dogwood Rescue hope the extra attention will boost adoptions this Christmas. “Rescue dogs deserve another chance at a loving home,” says volunteer Allison Gibault, holding Little Guy, an affectionate medium-sized dog found wandering the streets in the Lower Mainland by a homeless man. “If everyone adopted rescue dogs instead of ones from a breeder, we’d be able to help a lot more.” Dogwood Rescue has found homes for around 800 dogs since it started four decades ago, says the charity’s founder Lichen Tilley, nestled between two dogs on the couch. Dealing primarily with “sporting” or “gun” breeds, the group adopted 100 dogs last year and 200 the year before. With 14 foster homes, mostly on the North Shore, Tilley hopes this trend will stay. “The number one reason we lose foster homes is because people fall in love with their dogs and keep them,” says Tilley, who has permanently adopted rescue dogs of her own.

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CuckooKits ready for Christmas The kits will be on display at one of the North Shore’s last Christmas craft fairs this year MICHAELA GARSTIN

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ost Christmas craft fairs on the North Shore were over by the end of November, but not to fret, there are still a few left to go.

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Fionna Finden and Jen Notte, the designers of CuckooKits, are sticking it out to the last day. The kits come with all the parts kids need to create magical mini forests, window charms and tiny bird sanctuaries. The bird kit, for example, includes brightly painted twigs, baby birds, eggs and nesting material, as well as “Did you know?” trivia. While these kits have proven popular with girls, boys are usually drawn to Thomas the Turtle, a prehistoric turtle forest kit with three eggs, leaves, moss and a mini bird. After growing tired of toys like video games that aren’t based in reality, the North Vancouver moms came up with the idea for CuckooKits and launched their business this October. The entrepreneurs assemble and package the kits at home before they go on display. “We’re raising our kids on the North Shore for a reason,” said Finden, who lives in North Van with her two young children. “The things in these kits can be found in

nature, in parks.” For the holiday season, they added a small wreath for kids to build, complete with three birds, nesting material and a festive ribbon. “Nature is endlessly interesting,” says Notte, whose three young children helped collect supplies for the kits. “Other toys can’t compare.” The North Van ladies will be at the Delbrook Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday, Dec. 2 and have a permanent display at Red Tulip in Lynn Valley Village and online at etsy.com/shop/CuckooKits.

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More beans please North Van’s Moja Coffee triples its capacity with state-of-the-art roaster from Portugal MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f W r I t E r

oja Coffee’s old roaster has been preparing beans since the company opened a decade ago.

The “workhorse” of roasters, it now sits at the back of the North Vancouver café beside a towering, shiny new machine imported direct from Portugal. After scouring Europe for the perfect roaster and meeting the “who’s who of roasting,” Moja’s owner Doug Finley found what he was looking for. The “Joper” does triple the capacity of the old roaster, feeding his café and off-sales to other Lower Mainland businesses. “We didn’t want a machine that any roaster could work with,” says Finley, standing beside his brother-in-law and Moja’s head roaster Andrew Wentzel, as he prepares for the next bunch of beans. It takes talent to use the new roaster, he says, whereas the old one was more straightforward. “A lot can go wrong in the 15 minutes it takes to roast the beans,” warns Finley. “It takes the skills of a roaster to understand what goes on in those crucial stages.” Burlap bags full of coffee beans from Central and South America, Africa and Indonesia are piled in the café’s back room. Soon they will be poured into the roaster, cooled and then wrapped for the café or to sell to Thomas Haas, Terra Breads, Whole Foods and the Vancouver Convention Centre, to name a few. Moja is the only coffee shop in the Lower Mainland with this particular roaster, says Finley, adding there are only one or two in the entire country. It comes equipped with an automatic filter that takes out any cement or rocks that come with the coffee beans, he says, opening a compartment at the bottom of the roaster. Sure enough, a half dozen small pebbles are inside. “We had to manually screen everything with the old machine.” The old Probat roaster, however, isn’t obsolete. Small, specialty batches are still being made inside. Moja, which means “one” in Swahili, began in an industrial area behind Capilano Mall 10 years ago before moving to its new location close to Main Street in North Van. Finley’s wife’s family in Kenya was in the coffee industry, sparking his passion for java. “We set out wanting to make the best single-origin coffees we could find,” says Finley, explaining where the name Moja came from. “Just 10 seconds of roasting can mean the difference between a good and a bad cup.” With a decade of coffee roasting experience, what’s his favourite drink? There will be no seasonally flavoured lattes for Finley. He enjoys a cup of Nicaraguan coffee or, ideally, an espresso. “We’ve both drank way too much coffee,” he jokes, standing beside Wentzel. “I don’t think our cardiologists are thrilled with that.” —The new Joper roaster can be seen through a window at Moja Coffee’s café at 1412 Rupert Street near Canadian Tire. mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin

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Black Press is collecting coats for kids in support of the Greater Vancouver Builder’s Associations’ 17th Annual Coats for Kids Campaign to be held Nov 19 - Dec 7. Last year over 3000 coats were collected by the GVHBA members for distribution by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and other agencies.

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Saturday December 1, 2012

NORTH VANCOUVER Have a great time at the Christmas Festival

North Vancouver Museum and Archives Bug Lamps Workshop

Info and First Aid

Santa’s Workshop

Lonsdale Quay Market

Tech Tent

City of North Vancouver

North Vancouver Community Arts Council Christmas Crafts

Bean Around the World – Complimentary Coffee

North Vancouver Neighbourhood House Gingerbread Decorating

aus arrives!

5:25 .............. Official Lig

hting of the City Christmas Tree with M ayor Mussatto

– Public Walkway –

Wallace Mews Closed to public traffic .

5:15 .............. Santa Cl

4 TECH TENT

7 TOILETS

10 Harvest Project 11 Starbucks – Complimentary Hot Chocolate

Audience Seating Canopies

6 The Shore 104.3 FM

Shipbuilders’ Square Stage

Check out the Christmas by the Sea - Parade of Trees.

5:30 .............. Brubeck

Christmas featuring Dan Brubeck Quartet with vocals by Adam Thomas

Pinnacle Hotel at the PIER (to front door)

Live entertainment, lots of fun for kids and everyone! Hot chocolate, cookies and more!

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�� ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------��

6:45 .............. The VOC

(Vancouver Community Outreach) Sweet Soul Gospel Ch oir

from Lonsdale Avenue

DELIVERING FOR

5:00 - 5:15 .... North Va

H APP Y ! YS A D I L O H

ncouver Museum & Archives

Coopersmith Building

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e Fire Juggling Show

The Shipyards at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue NEW START TIME!

188 east esplanade @ st Georges

4:30 .............. Mike Batti

THE PIER Restaurant & Bar

from 4:30-7:30 pm

Lower LonsdaLe • Pier 4

Schedule of Events

City of North Vancouver Christmas Tree

lowerlonsdalebusinessassociation.com

The Pier

Happy Holidays to all my customers and friends.

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7:30 .............. Festivities

LLBA 2012 Festival series produced & managed by Lewis & Sears marketing and event management. Email: info@lewissears.com

end

ers…favourite

The Noel Sing

carols

Giving warms the heart. Donating a coat can warm two at a time.

Minichiello’s Custom Tailoring & fine dry cleaning

Season’s Greetings Wishing everyone on the North Shore a joyous holiday season and a healthy and prosperous 2013.

CYAN CYAN MAGENTA MAGENTA YELLOW YELLOW BLACK BLACK

established 1965 127 West Esplanade, Nor th Vancouver 604.985.9222

spel Choir

The VOC Sweet Soul Go

Winter J and Lady N

moving sale Just in time for

The Brubeck Brothers with Adam Thomas on vocals. Jazzy Holiday classics!

Fire juggler Mike Battie

Black Press is collecting coats for kids in support of the Greater Vancouver Builder’s Associations’ 17th Annual Coats for Kids Campaign to be held Nov 19 - Dec 7. Last year over 3000 coats were collected by the GVHBA members for distribution by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and other agencies.

Bring in your coats to the

104-980 W. 1st St., North Vancouver

Christmas! Italian Silk Ties: buy one get two free (you can share!)

Marcoliani,

world renown

Happy

Italian Luxury Socks: buy one pair get

RAT C L I F F & COM P AN Y

Brenda McLuhan

Employment & Labour Law

Daryl Collier

Business & Estates

LLP

Lawyers

HOLIDAYS

Belts & Cufflinks: buy one get one free

Happy Holidays & Best Wishes for the New Year.

Custom-tailored Suits: buy one get one 50% off

Clients often remark that we are a different kind of law ﬁrm. We think so too.

(large selection of stock fabrics – bring a friend!)

The difference is in our expertise and approachability. You’ll be relaxed and comfortable with us.

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Custom-tailored & Pants: CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CYAN MAGENTAShirts YELLOW BLACK on sale: $245 each or 3 for $600

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Peter Bonny

Brian Hanson

Real Estate & Relocation

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Veronica Singer

Charles Piercey

Wills, Estates & Trusts

David von der Porten

Real Estate & Business

We are not just lawyers. We are trusted advisors. 221 West Esplanade

North Vancouver, BC V7M 3J3

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he mood in the locker room was decidedly downcast after the 52-22 loss to WJ Mouat. It was the biggest game of the season, the quarter-finals of the AAA high school playoffs. Now the season was over. But after giving his players a few short minutes of reflection, the young head coach of the West Vancouver Highlanders broke the silence. Sure, his team had lost the game against the No.1-ranked squad in the province. But they’d played hard. And they’d prepared hard. “They were a better team that day,” says coach Shawn Anderson, 33. And it was still a season to be proud of. Extremely proud. The Highlanders had achieved both goals they’d written on the white board in their dressing room at the start of the season: 1) Win two league games and 2) Be competitive in every game they played (which meant always avoiding ‘running time’ which occurs when a team is losing by more than 30 points). “We did [win two league games, against Notre Dame and New Westminster]. Very tight games, very competitive games — that’s what we wanted,” explains Anderson. That advanced the team to the playoffs, where they beat Rutland 31-11 in the opening round before facing Abbotsford’s WJ Mouat. “It was a very successful year for us,” says Anderson, a business teacher whose email signature has this famous quote attached: “Success is not a goal, it’s a by-product of hard work and commitment.” And since taking over the senior football program at West Vancouver Secondary in 2010, the high-energy coach has lived by those words. Of course, his first season was particularly difficult. Interest in playing football at the school had waned over the years and many of his senior players had yet to win a game in a Highlanders uniform. That meant he had a small squad and when the team was hit with a spate of injuries early in the season, Anderson, with only 15 players left, was forced to fold the squad because of safety concerns. It was especially gut-wrenching when he had to deliver the news to the team’s two Grade 12 players who’d never play high school ball again. “A very difficult day,” recalls

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Anderson. But Anderson had a strong nucleus of Grade 11 players and planned to field a team the next season — no matter what. That’s when he began goal-setting with his players and coaching staff. That year, even though they wouldn’t be facing any on-field opponents they could commit to certain goals: working out in the weight room, improving their conditioning and recruiting new players. “[We] made it an emphasis for us,” says Anderson, who met up with several rival coaches in the off-season to discuss how they had structured their programs. At the start of the 2011 season, Highlander players and coaches collaboratively brainstormed about their goals. One was to be competitive. And they were. The other was to make the playoffs, which they didn’t. That influenced the way Anderson set goals with his players for the 2012 season. He wanted clearly defined stepping stones for success. “Realistic goals but not easy,” says the coach. The goal-setting translates off the gridiron as well, says the coach. In the final week of the season against St. Thomas Moore, for instance, the Highlanders had a poor week of practice and lost the game. The previous week, they’d prepared well for their opponent and got a victory. “[It] sunk in with the kids. [They] prepared so well for New West and saw the payoff. [They] realized preparation is so important.” Whether it’s for a job interview or for the game or for an exam, “you can’t expect to be successful without being properly prepared,” he says. And you can expect the Highlanders to be well prepared for success for next season. Although the team will be without some graduating Grade 12s — including dynamic quarterback Johnny Franklin and receiver Blake Whiteley — they have many talented returnees. “[We] have a solid core that buy into what we are doing,” he says. And for next season, the coach plans on working with the team on creating goals even earlier — during spring ball in May — so they can add some off-season goal-setting to the white board. editor@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/justinbeddall

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and snack on fruits and veggies. Sometimes just keeping track of what you eat in a day is enough to help you avoid extra calories. Start a food diary or sign up for a free online food tracker such as myfitnesspal.com. It takes about 15 minutes a day to fill out, but it may help you keep a balance between rich and lowcal foods. One word of caution: always check with your physician before starting a new diet or any new and physically challenging activity. Indulge and enjoy. Everyone looks forward to their traditional favourite foods and there’s no need to miss out on all the feasting. Help yourself to Aunt Mary’s fabulous almond rocha, pour yourself a glass of your spouse’s amazing homemade eggnog. Depriving yourself may cause a rebound excess at a later date. Enjoy one serving – but skip the seconds. The holiday season offers us a bit of a distraction from the cold and dark winter. It gives us an opportunity to enjoy the company of friends, and food is central to that enjoyment. Giving ourselves permission to indulge, within reason, in some of the foods we love may be one of the best gifts we can get. —Josie Padro is a writer/ researcher for North Shore Community Resources, nscr. bc.ca.

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In the fall and winter, it is more difficult to drink the amount of water our bodies need to function properly. We are not perspiring as we do in warmer temperatures and unless we are used to drinking at least the prescribed eight glasses of water daily, it is easy to forget how important water consumption really is. Seniors are particularly susceptible to dehydration. They have less body mass, they eat less and some are less active than others. As well, some prescription medications are diuretic by nature, and as a result elderly seniors tend to consume fewer liquids. Also, elderly seniors with early onset dementia forget that they should be drinking water and therefore are not getting adequate hydration. Other seniors who experience bladder control issues will avoid drinking fluids to prevent embarrassing accidents, sometimes complicating an issue that is easily avoided by just having adequate hydration. A few signs of dehydration may be:

n Confusion, irritability, complaining of dizziness or headaches n Decreased urine output; going to the bathroom fewer than five times per day. n Dry skin; when you pinch your skin it should have good elasticity or turgor. Pull up the skin on the back of the hand for a few seconds. If it does not return to normal within a few seconds, the person is dehydrated. n Dizziness, decreased blood pressure and difficulty with walking, which could result in falls. What are some of the ways to increase your fluid intake on a daily basis? n Water is always the best. Upon rising in the morning drink a large glass of water, and have a large glass of water with every meal. n Incorporate good quality fruit and vegetable juices into your diet as part of your intake. n Fruits such as melon, berries, and cherries are a good source of water. n Have clear broths and eat soups to add to your fluid intake. n Eat Jell-O as a dessert. n Drink herbal teas and limit the amount of caffeinated beverages consumed including sodas, coffee and regular

teas as they are dehydrating. If you are a primary caregiver for an elderly senior or loved one, take the initiative to encourage and offer ample liquids on a daily basis. Offer juices and water whenever the possibility arises and encourage elderly seniors to sip a glass of water throughout the day by leaving it within arm’s reach for them if they have mobility issues. Tastes change as we age and often a juice that was once preferred does not taste the same, so variety is important. Watch for signs of dehydration in elderly seniors and if you are not sure, it is always wise to contact your medical care provider. As with most illnesses, prevention is the key. Making sure your loved one stays hydrated now is much easier than treating him or her for dehydration later. Realizing how important adequate hydration is, can be often overlooked by many of us, so let’s all make an effort to increase our water intake consciously. —Elizabeth Shewchuk is founder of Daughter for A Day, a North Shore company that provides home care assistance and support for elderly seniors.

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new poll of B.C. residents’ attitudes to giving show the charities most likely to get their donations are the B.C. Cancer Foundation, B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society.

That’s one of the findings of an online poll of more than 900 B.C. residents conducted by Insights West. The research firm found the average respondent donated $732 to charities last year, but that fell to $445 once the top four per cent of very large donors were factored out and the median donation was $200. The top three branded charities each scored close to 95 per cent awareness and 52 per cent said they would give in the future to the B.C. Cancer Foundation, compared to 46 per cent for Children’s Hospital and 40 per cent for the Canadian Cancer Society. Nine other charities, from Big Brothers and Sisters to the United Way, had 90 per cent plus recognition but only 20 to 30 per cent of respondents were likely to donate to them in the future – about half the rate of the big three. It also found a 52 per cent majority of B.C. residents willing to give to local food banks – twice as many as other unbranded causes such as the homeless or religious institutions. Insights West president Steve Mossop said charities face an intensifying battle with their competitors to get public attention and pull in scarce dollars from donors who already complain of being chased by too many causes. Campaign events like runs and walks that pull in friends and family with a link to a cause are one of the creative marketing methods in use. Personal belief in the cause was the top determinant of whether a respondent would donate to a charity, the poll found. But transparency and good outcomes from donations were also very important. The top two reasons not to donate to a charity – listed by 83 per cent of respondents – were that administration costs are too high and that too many groups want money. “Charities that don’t do a good job of explaining where the money is going and aren’t up front about their administration costs are going to suffer in the future,” Mossop said. “People are really looking at the percentages of overhead or the percentages of donations spent on fundraising and administration.” One source of those numbers is watchdog organization Charity Intelligence Canada, which runs an online database of Canadian charities at charityintelligence. ca. It shows fundraising costs consumed nearly 30 per cent of the donations collected by the Canadian Cancer Society’s B.C and Yukon division, an improvement from 40.5 per cent two years ago. B.C. Children’s Hospital plowed 21.4 per cent of donations back into fundraising, while the B.C. Cancer Foundation rate was 23.7 per cent. The B.C. Cancer Foundation was the only one of the three to appear on Charity Intelligence’s 2012 list of top-performing Canadian charities that it says give the best bang for the donor’s dollar. The report said the foundation, which

supports cancer research through the B.C. Cancer Agency, has sharply cut fundraising costs and that trend should continue as it limits major events, no longer uses lotteries and leverages more money from government. Other B.C. charities that made the watchdog’s top picks list were the B.C. SPCA, the Victoria Hospice Society, Vancouver’s WISH Drop-In Centre for women, the Vancouver Native Health Society and Aunt Leah’s, a New Westminster-based non-profit for at-risk youth. MORE ONLINE:

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