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Linda Brown, 57, and Dan Nolan, 60, are two of those North Shore near-seniors accessing Hollyburn’s resources because there’s nowhere else to turn. Before suffering a 2007 workplace injury that left her unable to earn a living, Brown owned her own home near Lions Gate Hospital where she had happily lived for 22 years. “I’d never even had a landlord before,” Brown told The Outlook. Too young to claim either a pension or BC Housing’s Shelter Aid For Elderly Residents (SAFER), and with her only means of support an $800 disability cheque, Brown was forced to sell her home. Last week she was lucky enough to get into a social housing pilot program with some help from Hollyburn. Turning 60 today (Thursday), Nolan quit his job as a journeyman carpenter several years ago to take care of his ailing wife. “I had to put my whole life on hold and haven’t been getting a cent,” he said. Now living in a group home, he’s relying on Hollyburn to get him to his 65th birthday, when he can claim some benefits.
NOT THERE YET - Linda Brown of North Van still has years to go before qualifying for seniors’ benefits. Todd Coyne photo Eguchi said needy near-seniors are not a new trend, but are certainly a growing one. “Many have very sad stories of losing their spouse, divorce, accidents and getting diagnosed with a devastating illness, et cetera, which has left them in this situation,” she said. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne
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s the City of North Vancouver remains in a deadlock with developer Onni over the skyward build out of the Lonsdale Avenue Safeway site, the District of North Vancouver is poised to snatch away its claim to the tallest building on the North Shore. District council approved third reading Monday of four bylaws that lay the groundwork for the 790-unit Seylynn Village condo development on 5.5 acres of land between Fern Street, Mountain Highway and Highway 1. At the prior meeting of Dec. 3, council had sent the Seylynn proposal for three towers numbering 24, 28 and 32 storeys back to staff because of concerns that, at 98.2 metres, 32 storeys was an unprecedented height for the North Shore. At council’s direction, staff reported back with an amended proposal that knocked the 32 storey tower down to 28, bringing it in line with the North Shore’s tallest building, The Observatory in North Van city. But the change would mean relocating 36 units on the site, requiring the widening at least two of the three towers in order to mitigate the financal hit to the developer, according to staff. The height decrease would have also jeopardized many of the development’s community amenity contributions, such as childcare facilities and an estimated 70 units of affordable housing. Council decided those threats of bulkier buildings with fewer community kickbacks ultimately weren’t worth trading for the littleoff-the-top they had sought the week prior. During discussions before the 4-3 vote for a 32-storey Seylynn, there were other concerns about the project, too. Coun. Lisa Muri voted against giving assent to third reading, saying she’d rather see the highdensity development moved south to the more industrialized area of Mountain Highway and Crown Street, instead of into a neighbourhood of single-family homes.
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“Our first big development — our first high-rise — and it’s probably going to be the largest that we ever consider in the district,” Muri said, suggesting council hold another public hearing on the project. “I think it’s a lot to ask the community to change the way we’re asking them to change. And I think we should have taken baby steps and we didn’t.” Coun. Mike Little agreed, even calling for an official district height cap of 28 storeys. But along with Muri and Coun. Doug MacKayDunn, Little found his vote defeated by the council majority. “We cannot remain frozen in time when we live so close to a major international city,” Coun. Robin Hicks said, siding with a 32-storey Seylynn development. “Density means height in our economy and I don’t think there’s any avoidance of that.” Hicks cited the district’s recently implemented Official Community Plan and its call for new housing for young families and improved access to transit. This development, he said, offers both. “It’s a pick-your-devil choice here,” Coun. Roger Bassam said, downplaying the difference that removing four storeys from a 32-storey building would make to area residents. “After much thought, I’m comfortable with this package going forward — as comfortable as I can be knowing that we’re changing the skyline.” Echoing Hicks, Bassam said the North Shore’s skyward tendency is all part of “growing up” and “becoming the neighbour to a big city.” Mayor Walton, having spoken at length about the project the week before, was brief in his remarks, saying only that he supports the project on the basis of the density and walkability it affords the neighbourhood around Capilano University, Park and Tilford mall and the Phibbs Exchange transit hub. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne
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Vertically challenged Trees, not towers, have been the only thing growing taller in the District of North Vancouver in recent decades. As it stands, there are only a handful of buildings over five storeys in the North Shore’s most populated municipality. Soon, though, you can expect a growth spurt. On Monday, district council voted in favour of moving forward with a 790-unit development proposal for Lower Lynn that, if approved, would include three mixed-use buildings of considerable height: 24, 28 and 32 storeys. As Mayor Richard Walton told council at the Dec. 3 meeting, the Seylynn development would add much-needed units, especially for seniors and young people. Plus, in exchange for height allowances for the project, the developer would likely add several community amenities, including a daycare in one of the buildings. Of course, this project alone won’t solve the dearth of housing options available in the district. But it’s a start. When the district engaged residents of Lower Lynn about the proposed project, there was a real appetite for change in the neighbourhood. But in most established neighbourhoods, there’s little desire to change the canvas of a single-family residential community surrounded by tall trees and forest. After all, that’s why most moved here in the first place. But if those same people want to age here
or see their children remain here after they leave the nest, there needs to be some change to the existing housing tableau. Along with Lower Lynn, the district has identified three other areas for added density: Lynn Valley Town Centre, Lower Capilano/Marine Village Centre and Maplewood Village Centre. These areas make sense for vertical growth because of their proximity to community amenities, outdoor recreation and transportation hubs. How much density, of course, will be negotiated with neighbourhoods during consultations with the municipality and developers. Soon, the district will begin an extensive dialogue with residents of Lynn Valley, where there have been preliminary proposals for three towers at the shopping centre site. Already, however, there are signs of opposition — from a homemade anti-tower lament posted to a lamppost to an online petition against the proposed towers. But as Mayor Walton notes, these decisions must be made with a view to 20 or 30 years in the future. After all, those who oppose towers today may, a few decades from now, be looking to downsize but want to remain close to friends and family. Or maybe one of their children is looking to become a first-time condo owner but wants to stay in North Van. All of that will require an added inventory of smaller, cheaper places to call home. That’s why it’s time to grow up — just a little. —The Outlook
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harity has changed a lot in 20 years, say Harvest Project executives Gary Ansell and Kevin Lee. The North Shore non-profit is on the cusp of entering its third decade of “providing a hand up, not a hand-out” in the community and the two men are in a reflective mood as they embark on their most ambitious fundraising season to date. “Twenty years ago it was enough, maybe, if you were a worthy charity to just go out and say, ‘Hey, we’re a good organization and here’s what we’re doing and look at the guy in the plaid shirt that we’re helping out here,’” Lee tells The Outlook from the offices of Harvest’s North Vancouver headquarters. “Now it’s a much bigger picture that we’re called on to share with the community,” he continues. “It’s an impact story now, more than I think it was 20 years ago when you just had to tug at the heartstrings.” In charity as in the business world, any organizaON THE MOVE - Harvest Project executive director Gary Ansell busy at work in the community. tion must adapt or die. And today Harvest is more Rob Newell photo focused than ever on proving its positive impact in the community and making its fundraising and fundspending as open and accountable as possible. grams and outreach initiatives that feed, clothe, coun- shelves stocked, they say. “Most contemporary charities — and we are one So, just as Lee and Ansell are called upon more and sel and educate hundreds of North Shore families and of those — are measuring their impact by saying, more to prove their utility in dulling poverty’s roar, new immigrants every year. ‘Why is the place better off because Harvest Project is they’re this year calling on donors to find increasingly “We keep poverty at a dull roar,” Ansell explains. here?’” Lee explains. creative ways to fundraise — if the old cheque mail-in But to keep that up in 2013, Harvest needs money. As if Harvest’s work didn’t already speak for itself, model of Christmas charity doesn’t necessarily do it Two-hundred thousand dollars by mid-January to Ansell and Lee outline the North Shore-specific profor them. keep the doors open, programs running and food
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ans Ruch of North Vancouver has already gone beyond the pale in his effort to think outside the donation box, turning his personal loss into Harvest’s gain. “I’m not that athletic, so I’m not going to ride a bike to Seattle or something,” the Save-On-Foods employee tells The Outlook. “But what I am is I’m extremely overweight.” Ruch challenged his friends, colleagues and community members to support his goal of dropping 100 pounds by Nov. 26, all in an effort to raise $10,000. And since his employer Save-On has historically supported Harvest’s food hamper and drop-in grocery program with regular donations, Ruch felt the local charity was a natural fit for his own fundraising. At the initial July 18 weigh-in, Ruch was 277 pounds. But by Nov. 26, he was just 197 pounds, having lost an astonishing 80 pounds in just over four months, he says. “It was actually a lot of fun because I made it not about the weight loss but about the fundraising,” he says Monday, noting that he’s still accepting donations until Dec. 31 when he will write a cheque to Harvest. A local personal trainer even donated time to help him drop the pounds.
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DOUBLE TAKE - Hans Ruch, before and after his weight-loss challenge. Submitted photo
All told, Ruch raised $4,300 by the Nov. 26 deadline. But having gotten wind of his efforts, executives at Save-On’s parent company Overwaitea Food Group promised to match dollar-for-dollar what he had raised by the November deadline. That put his total raised at $8,600, just $1,400 shy of his $10,000 goal with two and a half weeks still to go.
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ust as how Harvest administers its hand-up in the community has changed over the last two decades, who receives it has changed too, with children and new immigrants making up a larger share of Harvest’s clientele than ever before. Still, the one constant in this growth industry is need. “Every year has a different flavour,” Ansell says. “We’re still seeing an increase but it’s where the increase is coming from and who it is that’s the most intriguing.” Two out of five clients in need this year were newcomers to B.C., including both out-of-country and out-of-province immigrants. “That’s quite an eye-opener,” Ansell says. “The typical case is people arrive and it just takes time to get traction. And during that time there’s a gap, and so we find that about 40 per cent are recent immigrants.” “A family will start off pretty well prepared for the move but it takes longer to get established or to get professional certification to be an engineer or whatever,” Lee adds. “And they can’t move back because they don’t have the money, so folks are here. They’re on track but then there’s a gap.” The remaining 60 per cent of clients are mainly single parents, often with kids in tow, accounting for a growing demographic of youngsters aged one to six that come through Harvest’s doors. Ansell estimates Harvest sees about 300 North Shore families in its structured programming every month and an additional 80 to 120 single adults for one-off emergency services like food and clothing. “They’re not the Downtown Eastside profile,” Ansell says. “They are us. They’re our neighbours, literally.” Anyone wishing to contribute to Ruch’s campaign to help the Harvest Project can do so online before Jan. 1, 2013 at facebook.com/ groups/imloosinit. Those wanting to make direct donations to the Harvest Project can do so anytime at harvestproject.org. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne
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dANcING wITh The STARS - (L to R) Actor Ralph Macchio, filmmaker Christian Bruyère, actress Karen Olivo and choreographer Paul Becker. Anne Cronin photo Blake (Garrett Clayton, Disney’s Teen Beach Musical) whose mother dies in a horrible car accident, forcing him to live with his estranged father who works as a dance teacher in Miami. Blake is anxious to continue his promising MMA career, but things get complicated when he meets his father’s prized pupil, 18-year-old Pia (Allie Bertram), who is training for the upcoming Holiday Spin, an annual ballroom dance contest on Christmas Eve. When romance emerges between Pia and Blake, it threatens to derail the fragile reconciliation between father and son. “The movie speaks to both family and forgiveness,” Bruyère tells The Outlook. The veteran filmmaker has created over 100 documentaries and dramas over the past 20 years, including the long-running TV series Champions of the Wild and CBC television movie Scorn, which won a 2001 Gemini award for Best Television Movie. Holiday Spin will be on CTV on Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. and CTV Two on Dec. 25 at 7 p.m.
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section will be at the font). n If you’re making two boxes (24 days worth of beer), place one on top of the other. n Estimating where each bottle will be pulled out, write the date in black marker starting with “25” and going into January). n Add Christmas bows or other decorations on top *Tips: Attach messages onto each bottle to make the calendar extra special. Open sixpacks of assorted beer to save money.
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signed for about $200,000. I think that was the first thing he bought… the car was his big splurge. I remember driving in it with him a few times. He and Rich Harden [the major league pitcher from Victoria], both of them drove faster than I’ve ever driven in my life. They had that need for speed. I’m sure on that day when we had the players in there, and I’m covering my butt here, I’m sure we drove the speed limit and everything was fine.” On the last day of school before Christmas, Carson Graham played a 1:30 Friday afternoon game at Handsworth. At some point in the second half, the referee tossed Ryan out of the game. “You know, it was just one of those situations,” Rob explains, “I don’t know if he saw a foul or a travel that didn’t get called but I think it was something the referee didn’t do and Ryan was very passionately making his point. Finally the referee gave Ryan the heave-ho and the referee wasn’t going to start play again until he had exited the building. “What made it funny was Ryan hadn’t been to Handsworth before and he didn’t know his way around… and he couldn’t find the exit. The players on the bench were right beside me and at one point, one of the girls leaned forward and said, ‘I don’t think he knows how to get out.’ So a smirk became a giggle and a giggle became a laugh and the laugh was just the final straw. It was pretty funny. It was all in good fun and it suited Ryan’s personality to a tee because he’s Captain Positivity. He had just a tremendous vibe all year. You know, when I look back, he shouldn’t have got kicked out of that game. The reality was, he was trying to make a point. The cool thing about Ryan is he’s not a guy who stays mad.” Well maybe and maybe not.
Ryan had his major-league debut with the Marlins just five months later on May 23, 1998. He moved to the Cincinnati Reds in 2002, to the Chicago Cubs in 2004 and returned to Texas in 2012. He has now pitched in 547 big league games with 124 wins, more than any Canadian except hallof-famer Ferguson Jenkins. That basketball season is now a long time ago. But in 2010, following a game he pitched for the Cubs in Seattle, he recalled what great athletes Carson Graham had, bringing up Lindsay Pimlott’s name as an example. Lindsay (now a Vancouver police officer), Kirsten Dixon and five others were stalwarts in three sports and 11 played for Carson’s provincial rugby champions, including scrumhalf Aidan McKinnon who later played for Canada. I casually asked him about his ejection. His immediate response – and I do mean immediate – was, “I’m still mad about that.” He was so passionate about it, you’d think it had happened the day before. This is episode 471 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history. Len Corben’s latest book about longtime West Van High teacher Ernie Kershaw who also played pro ball for the Vancouver Capilanos in the 1930s and ’40s, is titled The Pitching Professor: The Life and Times of Ernie Kershaw. It’s available by contacting Len at 604-9880455 or lencorben@yahoo.ca.
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ine-year-old Griffin Martel smiled wide as jolly St. Nick and Mrs. Claus handed him an early Christmas present thousands of kilometres up in the air. “Even though Griffin doesn’t talk,” says his mom Alysone, “we knew he was having a great time. He lets us know with big smiles.” Griffin held tightly to the stocking filled with toys, candy and ornaments while his entire family hopped on the hour-long flight. The North Vancouver family boarded an Air Transat flight on Dec. 4 with the Children’s Wish Foundation. Griffin joined around 100 other children with life-threatening illnesses to search for Santa and bring him back to Vancouver. A fourth grade Seymour Heights elementary student, Griffin suffers from uncontrolled seizures and is developmentally delayed. Meeting up with families involved in the Children’s Wish Foundation events has provided a support system for the young family. “We get to share experiences and learn from each other. We have a lot of the same questions,” his mom tells The Outlook. Even though Griffin can’t talk, no one could mistake his excitement on this day. “He mainly uses facial expressions, his arms and sounds to tell us how he feels,” says his mom. “There was no doubt he was very happy.” Now it’s up to Griffin whether he will share his Christmas present with his siblings Nicole and Spencer. mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin
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Digital Media Manager Black Press Digital (B.C.) Black Press is seeking a creative, web-savvy freethinker to work in our Digital division. This is an immediate opportunity for a full-time, permanent post, based out of our head office in Surrey. Reporting to the Director of Content for Black Press, the Digital Media Manager is integral in managing online initiatives with our 120 Black Press websites in B.C., Alberta and Washington State. A key feature of the job is training and support for those web-based initiatives, so you’ll need to be a clear thinker with a high degree of patience. You will be part of development and ongoing projects and site improvements to enhance the user experience for our clients, viewers and staff. You will: t CF JOUFHSBM JO EFüOJOH QSJPSJUJ[JOH BOE implementing new web features t XPSL XJUI BOBMZUJDT UP VOEFSTUBOE CFIBWJPVS analysis, site traffic, campaign effectiveness t XPSL XJUI B WBSJFUZ PG JOUFSOBM TUBLFIPMEFST UP create and enhance site design , content and navigation t JEFOUJGZ BOE NBOBHF JTTVF SFTPMVUJPO JODMVEJOH escalation as needed t DSFBUF QSPKFDU TUBUVT SFQPSUT BOE EFMJWFS TUBUVT updates to project participants Key Competencies t &YDFMMFOU QSPKFDU NBOBHFNFOU TLJMMT BOE BUUFOUJPO to detail t "CJMJUZ UP NVMUJ UBTL QSJPSJUJ[F BOE QSPCMFN TPMWF t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL JOEFQFOEFOUMZ BOE BT QBSU PG BO A-Type team Role Essentials t 1PTU TFDPOEBSZ KPVSOBMJTN USBJOJOH PS XPSL JO B related field t &YQFSJFODF XJUI JOUFSQSFUJOH XFC BOBMZUJDT and determining best practices for audience engagement and retention t %FNPOTUSBCMF VOEFSTUBOEJOH PG TPDJBM NFEJB BOE related best practices (Facebook, Twitter), and monitoring tools (HootSuite, TweetDeck, etc). t &YQFSJFODF XJUI BVEJP BOE WJEFP QSPEVDUJPO editing We want you to bring new ideas to an old industry. We are looking to expand in areas we haven’t even thought of yet. As a trusted second-in-command to the Director of Content, you will help generate ideas for site improvements, then work with our technical team to make them happen. Applications will be accepted until Dec. 31, 2012. Rob DeMone Director of Content, Black Press B.C. #310 - 5460 152 Street Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9 &NBJM webeditor@blackpress.ca For more details, visit www.blackpress.ca Only those candidates short-listed will be called for interviews. www.blackpress.ca
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2 Satellite Antennas Installers (reqd). Sal:$20.00/hr. F/T, Pmt. 6+ months exp. Duties: Install / test / repair antennas and related equip. Follow specifications. Test installed system conformance. Replace or repair defective parts. Attach antenna base to footing after concrete dries. Use hand & power tools and equipment. Lang: English. Contact Myron from Blue Universe in Vancouver, BC. Work at various locations in BC. Apply at mgates@blueuniverse.ca or fax (604)568-4671
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The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an immediate opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will be required to meet sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients and developing new business with an aggressive face-to-face cold calling mandate. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever changing business environment. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required. We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan along with a strong benefit package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Sunday, December 23, 2012, to: Carly Ferguson, Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 or by email: admanager@mapleridgenews.com Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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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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