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n Sunday morning at 2 o’clock, grinding breaks, loud blasts and squealing wheels from CN trains can be heard from a park in Norgate.
It’s a problem some homeowners have been complaining about for more than a decade and MP John Weston, whose riding territory covers the Norgate community, is there to experience it himself. Camping out overnight with a handful of residents, he wants to hear the noise from railway tracks that are a five-minute walk away. “I’ve heard about this since before I got elected and I want to come see it for myself,” he explained, a loud blast or “whistle” in the background. “I’ve raised it with CN in meetings and I’ve met with the [transportation minister] about it.” While camping out that night, Mike Haveruk, a retired paver who has lived on Beechwood Crescent for 35 years, told The Outlook that the noise has been going on for 13 years, around the time CN took over BC Rail. “Everyone has to earn a living but we can’t put up with this 24/7, seven days a week,” he said, adding the whistling and blasts keep him up at night even though he has installed triple-glazed windows. “I haven’t had a good sleep in 13 years.” However, Lindsay Fedchyshyn, spokeswoman for CN, said crews are required by federal legislation to whistle in order to accommodate Transport Canada’s requirements. “Our crews follow a detailed set of instructions in the Canadian Rail Operating Rules that outline when a whistle must be sounded and the whistling sequence to be used. The Canadian Rail Operating Rules fall under Canada’s Railway Safety Act,” she said. But this isn’t good enough for Haveruk, who says the loud sounds wake him and other neighbours up every night. “Shut down between 11 [p.m.] and 7 [a.m.], that’s the only way to stop it,” he said, adding some residents have even moved out of the neighbourhood due to the railway noise. Weston and the residents brought decibel reading devices and tape recorded the whistles, which Haveruk says were much less frequent that night than most other nights. While a few blasts were heard this time, he said there are usually dozens more. “Everyone acknowledges that CN has to do its business,” said Weston. “But we need to reach a compromise on these [noise reduction] requests.”
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West Vancouver School District teachers and staff enjoyed an inspiring presentation on “passion” by Bard on the Beach Artistic Director, Christopher Gaze at their annual Opening Day event. From left to right: Zoltan Virag, Board Chair Cindy Dekker, Christopher Gaze, Christy Campbell, Michelle LaBounty, Morikke Espenhain
A Passion for Learning As temperatures turn cooler, we extend a warm welcome to new and returning families attending our Excellence in teaching reaches around the globe: Board Chair Cindy Dekker joins WVSS teachers Mariam Pirbhai and Shawn schools in West Vancouver, andasBowen Island. Anderson with Me toLions We ClubBay students they describe the personal impact of their recent trip to help build a school in India
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Our outstanding teachers, administrators and support staff are eagerly meeting their students and putting into action their plans for another year of innovation and engagement in the classroom. This year West Vancouver School District will continue to lead the way in inquiry-based teaching, selfregulation practices, and access and staff. I would likedigital to update youfor onstudents a recent action taken by trustees in support of teachers in West Vancouver District.experience At our March publ ic board we passed Our aim is “to provide the finestSchool educational in 2012 the country” and meeting, we are building on aour tradition motion to write a letter to Education Minister George Abbott to let him know how deeply of excellence with a renewed passion for teaching and learning. concerned we are about the ongoing and protracted provincial labour d ispute between
This year’s traditional event featured various presentations the theme of “passion” and the the BCOpening Teachers'Day Federation and BC Publ ic School Employers'onAssociation. power it has to In turn ordinary life into an extraordinary one. ouran letter, we made it clear that we support a mediated solution to the dispute, and urged the Minister to Christopher provide appropriate resources the proposed new direction for Bard on the Beach Artistic Director, Gaze, shared hisfor inspiring story of finding and following his the delivery of student support services. passion for the stage, thanks to the guidance of caring teachers and mentors. He encouraged our educators also outlined the core that guide us as theintrustees elected to draw on theirWe passion for teaching andbeliefs to “make a difference” children’s lives.to advocate for public education in West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island, including:
We look forward• toWe seeing the results of this passion at academic, athletic and artistic events throughout the believe that the professional ism, courage, commitment, passion and sheer hard year and wish allwork of our students and a integral successful year in thebecoming premier place for learning. of our teachers hasstaff been to our district the highest-achieving Sincerely
district in B.C. • We believe that the work of teachers is one of the vital tenets of a democratic society.
• We believe that, as Vince Ready stated in his 2007 Report for Collective Bargaining Issues, “at the heart of the labour relations system…is the need to compromise, to seek Cindy Dekker, Board Chair new and creative solutions, and to take a pragmatic and discipl ined approach to d ifferences which develop in the relationship.” • We believe that the appointment of a med iator agreed upon by both parties is essential to achieving a successful solution to the current job action.
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District of West Vancouver council voted in July to move mall owners Larco Investments’ mixed retail and residential development application to a public consultation phase. The exact date of the district-hosted open house will be announced in September, Park Royal vice-president Rick Amantea told The Outlook last week. “The public will be invited to see some models and materials that outline the project,” added Amantea. The current proposal calls for two towers — 19 and 24 storeys — with retail and community space at the base, to be built where White Spot restaurant stands today at Park Royal South. District staff deemed the project one of the largest proposals ever considered by council. During Park Royal’s own public engagement session the feedback was positive except in one area, said Amantea. “It’s traffic — and, at the end of the day, we understand that,” he further explained. “We are fully engaged in discussions with TransLink and the Ministry of Transportation. We are all looking at solutions.” Meanwhile, Christmas will come early for local fashionistas as Park Royal adds seven more retailers to its stable of high-end stores starting in November. On Nov. 1, Anthropologie, J.Crew, LUSH, The Men’s Club and Sephora will open in the mall’s new outdoor wing, which Amantea describes as having a contemporary feel. Then, in mid-November, Aritzia will unveil a two-level flagship store in the open-air complex. Opening alongside the new retailers this fall is Faubourg café, where customers can indulge in authentic Parisian pastries. More information on the Park Royal Village Expansion project is available online at shopparkroyal.com. mspitale@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MariaSpitale
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“And it’s all for a good cause,” he adds. Among the many obstacles, his team (Lisa Scherba, Leah Reid, Janice Raffin, Justin Manning and Salim Hassan) will suspend themselves on ropes over murky water for the “Lost Lagoon” challenge and, using all their upper body strength, try to swing across bars without dropping. They will also push through the “Second Beach Dash” where competitors crawl their way threw slimy faux seaweed. The challenge starts at Strathcona Park Oval at Raymar Avenue and William Street, with the exact time to be determined. “[Concrete Hero] appeals to a whole different segment of people,” explains Hassan of the obstacle course that can be completed by all ages and fitness levels. Each team member is raising a minimum of $400 to compete in the race. To donate go to concretehero.ca (click on Donate then type “SuperHeroes in Training” under team name).
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Lynn Valley and works as a graphic designer. “My mom died from breast cancer in 1972,” he tells The Outlook, his five teammates by his side. Then 20 years later his good friend passed away after a lengthy battle with brain cancer, followed by another close friend and co-worker just before Christmas of 2011. Now, unfortunately, a friend recently had a double mastectomy and is undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. In honour of these loved ones, Coulthard and his team have been working on muscle and flexibility for the Concrete Hero challenge with Gfit Outdoor Fitness Bootcamps, particularly by tackling the hills and stairs near Jericho Beach. The veteran runner has also participated in the Spartan Race, an intense obstacle course that took place in North Van this spring; the Tough Mudder, Whistler’s famous “Ironman meets Burning Man” course; the Vancouver Sun Run and many others. “It’s going to be fun but it should also be really challenging,” says Coulthard, who is excited friends can easily make it out to watch him do the obstacle course since its downtown.
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VICTORIA – Another school year dawns in B.C., with the prospect of disruptive labour disputes. First up are 27,000 support staff, in a legal strike position. These are the teacher aides, custodians, bus drivers and crossing guards. Most are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, with a few Teamsters and other locals scattered around the 60 school districts. Public discussion about these disputes usually focuses on wage increases, which CUPE members in schools haven’t seen for four years. Their current deals expired more than a year ago, after they were subject to the same two-year wage freeze imposed on the rest of government. The B.C. government moved from the postrecession wage freeze to a system they call “cooperative gains,” where raises must be financed by savings in other areas of the operation. Only two provincial employee groups have yet to do this: school support staff and teachers. (Education Minister Peter Fassbender confirmed last week that teacher raises will be funded by extra transfers from the provincial treasury as they try to get a long-term deal. But that’s a topic for another day.) CUPE, the largest union in the country, has a sophisticated media campaign to generate public sympathy. We are repeatedly reminded not only that the last raise was 2009, but that the “average” pay is a mere $24,000 a year. If that number is accurate, it reflects a large number of parttimers. Let’s look at a few provisions CUPE doesn’t talk about, on behalf of those self-employed taxpayers who have no paid holidays, no employer pension or benefits and no paid overtime, but are expected to help pay all of the above to government workers. The 60 contracts have many variations, but core elements are the same. In the Central Okanagan school district, the starting CUPE wage rate is $17.37 an hour. The top rate is $26.59, or $28.78 for workers who qualify for a “trades adjustment.” All contracts have rigid seniority and “bumping” clauses to ensure that new employees absorb any reductions in working hours. From a taxpayer’s perspective, this leads to the maximum number of employees making the highest wages. Overtime in Central Okanagan is time and a half for the first two hours, and double time after that. Contracts also include the provision that unscheduled overtime is subject to a four-hour minimum. It’s amazing how often an unexpected hour of work can arise when it’s paid at quadruple time. The Surrey school district contract details how even “spare board” employees are to be enrolled in the municipal pension plan, a defined-benefit system most private-sector employees can only dream about. Then there are paid sick days. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation reports that the average B.C. private sector worker took 7.4 sick days last year. The public sector average was 12. The Surrey contract details the windfall of unused sick days that must be paid out to employees who retire as early as age 55. The maximum is 150 days, for a lavish perk only available to employees hired before July 1, 1996. Even so, we’ll be paying these bonuses out for years to come. It goes on and on. Six weeks’ paid vacation after 20 years, with an extra day added for every year after that. There are many little things, such as a $60 “swimsuit allowance” for teacher aides who take part in swimming instruction. This is not to devalue the work done by these people. It is to suggest that given the growing gap between public and private employment benefits, finding savings is reasonable. -Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com
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ot that I want to publicize Jordan Bateman (the local spokesman for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation) even more, since the media do enough of that already (and let’s face it, I get my fair share of coverage too) – but in the absence of leadership from local leaders, his strategy regarding the transit referendum may well prevail. And what strategy is that? Why, getting people to vote against their self-interest in order to effectively disable TransLink – and with it, the regional vision we have pursued for decades with considerable success. Not, of course, that Metro citizens will intend to vote against more transit or a more sustainable region. But thanks to Jordan’s strategy, that’s what will happen. Here’s how the strategy works. 1. First, discredit government – in this case, TransLink, and the collective goods we pay for with taxes. Ignore the larger purpose of the organization and concentrate on the “bureaucrats,” whom you can dismiss contemptuously. 2. To do that, use small examples, real or manufactured, to tar the entire organization. Whether free coffee for staff, bonuses for executives, teething problems for Compass Cards, policing costs (or not enough policing), the installation of fare gates (or not installing fare gates), it doesn’t matter what the examples are – so long as there is a steady beat of criticism, amplified for and by the media. 3. Maintain that any new programs can be paid for by eliminating “waste, fraud and abuse.” Never give credit for any instances where that actually occurs. TransLink has already had three performance reviews and an audit, it has already saved millions in “efficiencies” (often a euphemism for cuts) – but never mind. Always maintain that spending is “out of control.”
4. Establish the bottom line as “No More Taxes.” Do not ever get into a debate about the value and merit of what those taxes purchase. Simply repeat, and repeat: NMT. 5. Suggest that voters can “send TransLink a message” by voting for “none of the above” on the transit-funding referendum. It matters not that eliminating the entire administration of TransLink (about 4 percent of its budget) would barely pay for a few more bus routes, much less a multi-billion-dollar rapid-transit line. Insist that cutting salaries and perks is a necessary condition (though never sufficient) before discussing new revenues. At that point, simply assert that we’re taxed out, even if we’re paying less taxes or getting new services. By aggressively attacking the organization so that those in favour of a new tax will have to defend it before they can argue in favour of its funding, you disarm the proponents before they even begin a “yes” campaign. Meanwhile, time is running out – 442 days left til Nov. 15 (though it’s possible that the referendum might be held in May or June) – and we haven’t even got the wording yet, much less leadership for a yes vote. One wonders whether the CTF was instrumental in convincing the premier to go with the referendum idea during the election since it gives them an ideal platform to pursue their agenda. Better yet, blame for a No vote can be put on local politicians for their inability to convince the electorate. And the subsequent cutbacks on local transit services as other sources of revenue decline thereby justify another round of criticism of TransLink. It just doesn’t get any better than that. -Gordon Price is director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. He blogs on transportation and urban issues at pricetags.wordpress.com.
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The Art of Branding the City of North Vancouver Central Waterfront Date & Time: Monday, September 16 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm Place: Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier Ballroom #1 (138 Victory Ship Way) Facilitator: Roger Brooks The City is developing a vision for the Central Waterfront Area and we want to hear from you. Roger Brooks, a specialist in transforming communities and developing destinations, will conduct a dynamic and informative presentation on how to transform our central waterfront from an empty shipyard to a unique public waterfront destination. This public information meeting will explore community visions for retail, restaurant and public uses to create a revitalized Central Waterfront. Complete the online survey at www.cnv.org/CentralWaterfrontVision and join us at the event to learn more.
Studio in the City 6: The Art Box Friday, September 13 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm at Shipbuilders' Square Join us for the launch of The Art Box, the City's first digital art piece designed and created by North Vancouver youth. The Art Box is a converted shipping container with a wall of screens that showcases local youth artwork. Its unique interactive nature allows the audience to "erase" a black and white image, revealing the colourful artwork underneath. The celebration also includes the unveiling of 600 feet of decorative fence wrapping designed by youth, live music with DJ Fortify and a ribbon cutting. Details at www.cnv.org/StudioInTheCity or www.theartbox.ca 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver BC V7M 1H9 | Tel: 604.985.7761 | Fax: 604.985.9417 | info@cnv.org
North Vancouver City Hall Community Garden Celebration Saturday, September 14th, 10am - 1pm at City Hall (13th Street Entrance) Join the North Shore Community Garden Society and the City of North Vancouver for an afternoon celebration to mark the official opening of the new City Hall Community Garden. This outdoor event includes willow weaving, winter gardening, pot painting, a scavenger hunt, snacks and treats! Bring the whole family and spend some fun and informative time in the garden. Details at www.cnv.org/CommunityGardens
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CapTuRing COlOuR - Alan Maples pours over his vibrant portraits from India in his North Vancouver architectural office. Maria Spitale-Leisk
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ost days, North Vancouver architect Alan Maples draws straight lines in his monochromatic blackand-white office. The partner in the architectural firm of Maples Argo designs highly technical research facilities with exact precision. Mapping out a biohazard containment suite or a radioisotope lab falls under the scope of his job. He’s currently working on a project for the Quantum Matter Institute at the University of B.C., where physicists explore extremely small particles and their characteristics down to the atomic level in a controlled environment. “Oh, it’s fascinating stuff. It’s also ridiculously complex,” says Maples. Splayed amongst architectural drawings on a glass table in his office is a oversized print of an Indian woman cloaked in a brilliant orange sari — a window to Maples’ world outside of architecture. Three weeks a year, Maples immerses himself in another culture with his Sony NEX-7 camera in tow. He prefers the unobtrusive Nex-7 to the digital SLR and myriad of large lenses that he used to lug around. This way he can capture authentic moments in an intimate setting such as a remote village in India. In 2009, Maples and his wife, who is also an architect, trekked from northern India to Delhi to the most religious city in India, Varanasi. His initial observation: “India’s infrastructure seems to be overwhelmed by the expanding population.” Maples took a detour from the congested streets. He hired a guide that led him two hours away from the beaten path. He was taken to Tordi — a remote village in Rajasthan, where Maples and his wife were given a warm reception by the local families, shopkeepers and tradespeople. Maples sets the scene: “A centuries-old fort overlooks the village. Below it, in the heart of the village, a splendid small hotel has just opened, accommodating travelers with simple elegance.” Clad in head-to-toe khaki, Maples stood out in a sea of
vibrant saris. Three generations of a family would emerge from their dwelling and cautiously approach the fair-skinned, bespectacled man wearing a warm smile. “Most of them didn’t speak English. We were doing a lot of sign language,” says Maples. He won over the families by asking to take photos of their children first. Once he gained their trust, the elders obliged. “At times, with many young children competing for attention, it seemed that the whole village was engaged in the endeavour,” says Maples. His portraits of the villagers capture a sense of “hard lives being lived well.” “I kept compositions straightforward, to allow the viewer to contemplate the subject without distraction,” explains Maples. “Each portrait of an individual or family can stand alone, but seen together, it becomes the portrait of the village.” He admits he photographed far less men than women during his brief stay in Tordi. “They were not anywhere near as photogenic because of the lack of colour,” he explains. The influence of Western culture is encroaching on the village, figures Maples. He noticed men wearing T-shirts with logos emblazoned across the front, and spied an elderly man pressing jeans with an antique iron powered by a charcoal briquette. Maples fears Tordi’s traditional values will soon become lost as the area becomes more developed. “They paved the road, so that’s one thing. The fact that we were there,” says Maples. Back home in North Van’s Canyon Heights neighbourhood, Maples created a self-published book of photographs as an homage to the people of Tordi. “There was some trepidation. I felt I was taking a liberty in producing a book about them,” he says. Maples had a couple copies of his book Tordi: Village in Rajasthan delivered to the school in the village. He later heard that his goodwill gesture was well received.
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Flipping through the book in his office, Maples mentions: “Some of these I put in not because they are particularly great photos, but just as a thank you.” He points to a picture of a man on a motorcycle with two kids piled in the back and a baby resting in the front. “People there are ridiculously proud of their motorcycles,” says Maples. His Colors of Rajasthan exhibit, featuring 20 framed photographs taken in Tordi, opens this week at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts and runs until Oct. 5. Maples has shown his photos in many galleries across the Lower Mainland, including Cityscape Community Art Space in North Van. He has traditionally presented landscape photos that capture and express the fragile beauty of B.C.’s natural environment. Cascading waterfalls are Maples’ muse, as evidenced by the six photographs of vertical drops — including Lynn Canyon’s Twin Falls — hanging side-by-side on one wall in his office. “I’m not a people photographer, by nature,” says Maples. “India was an anomaly for me. How could you not go for that colour?” For now, Maples must focus on his black-and-white drawings while dreaming about his next adventure. mspitale@northshoreoutlook.com
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Folk and blues music to fill North Shore MARIA SPITALE-LEISK S tA F F R e p o Rt e R
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ans of folk and blues music will get their fill next weekend when Canadian music legends Jim Byrnes and Roy Forbes play separate shows on the North Shore. Forbes and his faithful sidekick, his Gurian guitar, will stop by the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre on Sept. 13 and 14 for an evening of acoustics in an intimate setting. The experience promises to be reminiscent of the early days of Forbes’ career when he played in small coffee houses. Soon he found himself opening for artists such as John Lee Hooker, Supertramp and Santana, before gaining his footing on the Canadian folk music scene. Forbes has collaborated with celebrated Canadian folk singers Shari Ulrich and Bill Henderson, as part of the eponymous singing trio UHF (Ulrich, Henderson and Forbes). In 2006, the Juno-nominated artist made a more poignant album — Some Tunes For That Mother of Mine — in a marathon recording session. That collection of songs also pays tribute to some of the musicians he listened to growing up in Northern B.C. during the ’60s — Van Morrison, The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Neil Young. Forbes, who has come to be known for his distinctive high voice, now calls North Vancouver home. His local performances next weekend are a fundraiser for the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre. The shows start at 8 p.m. and tickets are $30. More information is available by phone at 604-929-9456 or online at firstimpresssionstheatre.com. Legendary blues man Jim Byrnes will bring his soulful sound to the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver on Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. B:10.33” Emotions arising from the many storms that Byrnes T:10.33” has weathered, including a serious car accident in the S:10.33”
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Canadian folk singer Jim Byrnes 1970s, are expressed through his powerful songs. Longtime fans of the multi-Juno acclaimed Byrnes will be treated to a evening of blues standards and his own compositions including Walk on Boy, Still Stuck on You and Love is Just a Gamble. Joining Byrnes for his Kay Meek Centre show is special guest Babe Gurr. While she has paved her own path on the Canadian music scene with her memorable rock/roots melodies, Gurr’s warm, sultry voice draws parallels to singers Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow. Tickets for Jim Byrnes and Babe Gurr are $30, plus service charges, and can be ordered by phone at 604-9816335 or online at kaymeekcentre.com.
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Château Bauduc 2009 Bordeaux Blanc | Bordeaux, France $24-ish | Private Wine Stores Sure, the typical Bordeaux white blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon isn’t anything new, but the way this wine is crafted certainly shakes things up. While the Sauvignon Blanc offers its trademark citrusy minerality and the Semillon brings a clutch of apples and pears, each vintage of this wine is then blended with a hearty splash of previously-aged Semillon, bringing forth a whole extra dimension of hazelnut, honey and marzipan. The result is a multi-layered wonder that will ably handle poultry, duck and a host of wild game. Argiolas Costamolino 2011 Vermentino Di Sardegna | Sardinia, Italy $19.99 | BC Liquor Stores Let’s step away from the Italian mainland, hop a ferry to Sardinia and jump on the Vermentino train! Why settle for yet another Pinot Grigio, when there’s this charmer of a white made from grapes grown on sunny hillsides almost 200 metres above sea level? Get ready to enjoy plenty of complexity and a good dab of richness with key lime pie, nougat, fresh acidity and a finish that goes on and on. Garry Oaks 2011 Labyrinth | Salt Spring Island, BC $25-ish | Private Wine Stores This Salt Spring Island red starts with 60 per cent Pinot Noir, but then turns tradition on its head by blending the balance with Zweigelt, a charismatic Austrian hybrid grape that drinks like a savoury Pinot with the structural oomph of a heartier grape. When they come together, it’s a lively swirl of Italian plum, black cherry, fresh thyme and the entire baking spice rack of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and so on. Serve with a wee bit of a chill and a whole lot of lamb. Movia Puro 2005 Rosé | Primorski, Slovenia $50-ish | Kitsilano Wine Cellar First off, it’s a traditional method (i.e. “Champagne” method) dry wine made from Pinot Noir. Now, the thing that separates the traditional method from other sparkling out there is that it starts as a regular white wine, and then goes through a second fermentation in the (sealed) bottle by the addition of a little extra yeast and sugar. Bubbles are created, and then, as a winery ages the bottle top-down, the yeast remnants (or “lees”) collect in the neck of the bottle, eventually being “disgorged” before the bottle’s re-sealed with cork and finally sent to market. The longer the wine sits on those lees, the more of those classic biscuit-y, fresh-baked-bread notes you’ll get. But here’s the deal this time around: you get to disgorge this one yourself. Cool, right? (Google “Movia Puro Rose disgorge” for some direction.) Once unleashed, that lees-y character brings along apple, quince and mandarin in abundance. As always, if you’re having trouble tracking something down, find me via KurtisKolt.com or Tweet me @KurtisKolt.
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Perfect Pairings: Kurtis Kolt teams up with CityMarket For the next several weeks Outlook wine columnist Kurtis Kolt will be hunting the aisles of Loblaw’s new CityMarket in North Van in search of the perfect pairings to go along with his weekly wine picks. Now, let’s get pairing: Just because these wines are a departure from the mainstream, by no means does that mean they’re not food-friendly. In fact, you don’t even have to get too fancy. Even if you don’t have time to make dinner and want to just grab an In-House Prosciutto, Gorgonzola, Walnut, Roasted Pear & Watercress Panini on your way out of the store, that Château Bauduc 2009 Bordeaux Blanc is so rich and juicy that it’ll work like a charm! Pour yourself a glass, put your feet up and note how that citrus and honey business that goes on in the wine is a perfect contrast to the (delicious) salty character offered by the prosciutto and Gorgonzola and ties all of those flavours together. Even something as simple as Vancouver’s Local Garden Fresh Baby Arugula just needs a little citrusy dressing and will be livened up alongside a glass of the sunny Argiolas Costamolino 2011 Vermentino Di Sardegna. The fresh lime and pinch of spice will carry the nutty, peppery arugula to new heights. Post-salad though, I wasn’t kidding around when sharing that the Garry Oaks 2011 Labyrinth is begging for lamb. There’s a hint of a smoky or gamey character to the Zweigelt that’s in the wine, something I definitely see as a good thing because it adds an extra layer of deliciousness to the dark fruit and herbal touches of the Pinot Noir. A Frenched Lamb Rack with a little fresh thyme is pretty much the ideal accompaniment that will echo many of the wines flavours and keep you topping up your glass. Whether a quick grab-and-go Panini, or a dinner you tend to for hours, pairing food and wine needn’t be something fussed over at all. Just pour yourself a glass and enjoy!
- Kurtis Kolt is a Vancouver-based wine consultant who won the Vancouver International Wine Festival’s 2010 Sommelier of the Year award for his work at Gastown’s Salt Tasting Room
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tion to rule that border staff are overstepping their powers. Oral arguments were held last week but a ruling isn’t expected for six to nine months. Blaine lawyer Len Saunders said he’s seen perhaps one in 100 bans reversed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staff at the post where it was imposed, but beyond that recourse is virtually impossible. “The CBP officer is judge, jury and hangman,” Saunders said. He’s seen a case where a B.C. resident with copies of his resume in his vehicle was barred after guards decided he was looking for work rather than vacationing. “Usually it happens because they think the person is coming down to do something other than what they claim.” A trip across the border into the U.S. can get you barred from entry for five Saunders recounts anothyears or more if American border staff decide you’ve lied about the reason er case involving a retired for your visit. Black Press file photo Abbotsford church minister who was regularly crossing the bor“Supernatural.” der to go to Lyndon to cover for He was slapped with a five-year ban in January the local minister for three weeks. after a nine-hour interrogation at the Peace Arch borThe first two times he merely said he was visiting der crossing. the church when asked his reason for coming to the Rook was on his way to Los Angeles to meet enterU.S. tainment industry contacts and to visit friends and The third time he said he was covering for the colvacation. He initially neglected to mention the busileague. ness side of his trip and was accused of changing his Although the minister was being paid only a small story and trying to illegally work in the U.S. per diem and didn’t consider himself to be working “This draconian regime flies in the face of open borin the U.S., CBP officers decided he’d lied to them the ders and Canada’s long-standing friendship and tradprevious two trips and banned him for five years. ing relationship with our neighbours to the south,” “If they can give an expedited removal to a minB.C. Chamber of Commerce president John Winter ister from Abbotsford, they can give one to anyone,” said. “These harsh border rules need to be fixed.” Saunders said. A higher profile victim was Chad Rook, a Vancouver twitter.com/nsoutlook actor who has appeared in TV series such as
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The Power of Networking
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We have surveyed our Chamber members three times over the past five years and the number one reason the majority have joined the Chamber is for networking. However I’ve noticed that for many, this can be very awkward and uncomfortable. People tend to stick with the networks that they know, which limits their potential for finding new clients, customers or people who can help them. Here are a few simple tips to help you become a better networker: • Keep good notes on who you have met, so when you meet them again you remember their name, their company and if they have anything special or unique about them. If they mention their wife is getting ready to have surgery, you need to ask how she is doing the next time you talk. • Build trust. This may take meeting the individual a few times but if you say you’re going to do something make sure you do it and in a timely manner. You never know when this person might recommend you or your company. A positive word from someone of influence carries a lot of weight. • Building networks takes time, effort and, most of all, sincerity. People can usually tell if you are just using them for their good name and to benefit from associating with them. People do business with people they like and trust. Being authentic and sincere are great qualities that people respond to. •Treat everyone equally. You never know when someone low down in the ranks might one day be a CEO of a company. The person you think has no influence can be far more important or helpful than you realized. The damage from snubbing people can be extremely difficult if not impossible to undo. • Be helpful. Perhaps there is something or someone that you can recommend that can benefit the person you are talking with. If you aren’t reciprocating and trying to help people by using your knowledge and contacts it will noticed. Networking is about establishing real relationships. • Keep up with your network. If you have a weekly or monthly eblast include them on the mailing list. This keeps them in the loop with what you are doing and will remind them of you and of your business services. If you come across information or an event that is something they are interested in, pass along the information. Perhaps you could invite them to attend with you.
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I’ve often said that joining the West Vancouver Chamber is no different than joining a gym. The more you use it the more benefits you get from it. We have a lot of events starting in September. Get out of your comfort zone and see how the power of networking can enhance your life and your business. Leagh Gabriel
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Soul food The North Shore Outlook and Save-On-Foods present the Top Chefs of the North Shore challenge, benefiting B.C. Children’s Hospital Six top chefs from the North Shore are sharpening their blades for a culinary food challenge for charity. On Sept. 14, chefs Matthew Formagin (Cafe for Contemporary Art), Spencer Watts (The Observatory at Grouse Mtn.), Dustyn Harvey (The Little), Lino Marquez Vargas (Hurricane Grill), Abby Sharma (Indian Fusion) and Shallaw Kadir (Fishworks) will each be serving up a signature dish at the Park and Tilford Save-on-Foods for shoppers to sample. All funds raised during the Top Chefs of the North Shore challenge will be donated to B.C. Children’s Hospital. The Top Chefs event runs from 1-4 p.m. at the Park and Tilford Save-On-Foods (333 Brooksbank Avenue). Before they start demonstrating their cooking chops, we asked the chefs to fill out a foodie Q&A so you can get to know a bit more about their kitchen influences. (See next week’s Outlook to find out what each chef will be preparing at the event.)
Spencer
Watts
chef de cuisine, Grouse Mountain, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, grousemountain.com The theme of your restaurant? Contemporary West Coast, local produce, sustainable meats and seafood, innovative technique. We might also find you dining out at: A sushi bar, dim sum or an oyster house. Your dream dinner date? Neil Armstrong. Last night’s dinner: Roast chicken, greens with cheese, fruits and nuts, wild rice. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: Northern Divine Caviar and champagne, Kobe beef and Bordeaux, ice cream cake. Secret treats: Frozen School Bar. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: My father, Ron Watts. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that meal in: Madison Park Restaurant, New York. Culinary confession (A particularly disastrous/ humorous food or restaurant moment!): I emptied a deep fryer on the ground while in culinary school! Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Poached pear tart, walnut and frieze salad, vinaigrette.
Can you help? Volunteers needed! Do you want to help local seniors stay connected to their community and remain independent?
You can make a difference by giving a helping hand.
Lino
Marquez Vargas
Hurricane Grill, 999 Marine Drive, 604-983-9444 hurricanegrill.ca The theme of your restaurant? Casual fine dining with a sports bar bonus We might also find you dining out at: Different restaurants all over the North Shore — I love the many different cuisines offered in North Van. Your dream dinner date: If I had to pick one, then it would have to be Maria Sharapova! Last night’s dinner: One of my all-time favourites, Ako Salad (add salmon). If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: My own creation, Lino’s Lasagna. Secret treats: Let’s keep them secret! lol. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: Fresh mussels, beer and Sharapova! You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: In an authentic family restaurant in Italy. Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Party platters, charcuterie, antipasti and seafood. I love seafood! Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Fresh herbs, butter, garlic, olive oil, spices.
Dustyn
Abby
Harvey
executive chef and owner of Fishworks and Canoe Oyster Bar, 91 Lonsdale Ave., fishworks.ca
The theme of your restaurant? We are a living community dedicated to culture, part art gallery, part taco/burritoria, part coffeehouse, free love. We might also find you dining out at: In North Van of course, well, Kolbeh Falafel House, Haru Sushi, Vera’s Burgers, Tao, Rebellious Tomato. Your dream dinner date? Joan Rivers! Last night’s dinner: Fish Burrito and a very green kale smoothie, cherries, brown rice cakes with almond butter. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: Three with everything, some fries and lentil soup from Lafayette Coney Island, Detroit Michigan. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: Fresh grapefruit juice with mango and lime. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: Claro’s Fish Taco Shack in Cabo San Lucas. Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Rice and beans, corn tortillas, steamed fish, fresh salsas, lots of fresh fruit!
The theme of your restaurant? Local ingredients, internationally inspired. We might also find you dining out at: La Regalade in West Vancouver or West Restaurant on Granville. Your dream dinner date: My dream date would be Wonder Woman. Last night’s dinner: I had a duck Bahn Mi Sandwich from The Sandwich Shop. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: My last meal would definitely be mamma’s Okra Stew with a bowl of rice. Secret treats: Nutella and peanut butter at midnight. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: A bottle of Hendricks Gin Culinary confession (A particularly disastrous/humorous food or restaurant moment!): During a busy lunch service I asked one of my new dishwashers to wash some clams for service... she put them in the dishwasher! Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Lobster “Mac and Cheese” — feel free to email for the recipe! Five must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Salt, butter, lemon, basil and garlic. Kadir also chefs at The Sandwich Shop - Unit 102 Lonsdale Quay, thesandwichshop.ca
Sharma
chef, The Little District, 1336 Lonsdale Ave., thelittledistrict.com
owner and head chef, Indian Fusion, 2045 Lonsdale Ave., indianfusiononline.com
The theme of your restaurant? Rustic regional cuisine. We might also find you dining out at: Anywhere that is off the beaten path Your dream dinner date My female dream dinner date would be Mila Kunis; my male dream dinner date would Heston Blumenthal. Last night’s dinner: Prawn, bacon, mushroom stuffed pork chop with fresh veggies on the side and rice. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: My last meal before the chair would be a lobster po-boy. Secret treats: Mint chocolate ice cream. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: Makers mark bourbon whiskey and a splash of ginger ale. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: The food in Japan. Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Family style dishes are my favourite for dinner parties because its easy on the cook and everyone gets to share. Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Olive oil, salt and pepper, garlic, butter and wine.
The theme of your restaurant? Indian Fusion has a very intimate and authentic East Indian vibe to it. Your dream dinner date Alain Ducasse – he’s one of the world’s most successful, influential and respected chefs and restaurateurs. Last night’s dinner: Corn on the cob, Jamaican patties, perigees and fried onions, and a poutine hot dog. Yup, you guessed it. I was at the PNE last night. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: A large piece of roast lamb with a side of mashed potatoes smothered in gravy, with a tall glass of ice cold Coca-Cola. Secret treats: Nanaimo bars and basically anything that consists of chocolate. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: My fiancé Nisha. We have great chemistry and can laugh and joke at just about anything. Happy hour wouldn’t be happy without her. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: Bangkok, Thailand. A combination of authentic spicy Thai pork ribs with vegetable fried rice, a fried egg and Thai chillies. Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes and tumeric.
2013 CANADIAN FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE THINK TWICE!!
We are looking for volunteers that can help seniors access transportation, shop for their groceries and even help them to put items away.
For more information, please call Elaine Smith, Volunteer Coordinator, North Shore Community Resources, 604-985-7138 or email elaine.smith@nscr.bc.ca
Shallaw
Kadir
chef/therapist Café for Contemporary Art, 140 E. Esplanade, 778-340-3379, cafecafca.com
Neptune Terminals
Some seniors would like help to get out and do their own grocery shopping. North Shore Community Resources (NSCR) will be offering volunteer assisted shopping trips to local stores.
at NSCR is an ❝ Volunteering easy way to give back to the community! ❝ – current volunteer
Matthew
Formagin
We hope you and your family can join us. Saturday, September 14 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Enjoy fun activities for children, terminal tours and much more!
“In recognition of the legacy left by those whose services to our community ended unexpectedly. They served with honour, commitment and professionalism. They will never be forgotten.”
SAY NO TO KINDER MORGAN SAY YES TO LOCAL ALTERNATIVES
Wednesday sepTember 11th aT 7pm Tsleil WauTuTh CommuniTy CenTre (3010 Sleil Waututh Rd. North Vancouver)
September 8 is the Annual Canadian Firefighters Memorial. Please join your North Shore Fire Departments in remembering and honouring all fallen firefighters from our communities and across Canada.
TOWN HALL MEETING: Join ForestEthics Advocacy and the Tsleil Waututh Nation Sacred Trust Initiative to discuss the viable alternatives to our dependence on tar sands oil, that will create local jobs that we can all be proud of.
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» TOP CHEFS
Soul food The North Shore Outlook and Save-On-Foods present the Top Chefs of the North Shore challenge, benefiting B.C. Children’s Hospital Six top chefs from the North Shore are sharpening their blades for a culinary food challenge for charity. On Sept. 14, chefs Matthew Formagin (Cafe for Contemporary Art), Spencer Watts (The Observatory at Grouse Mtn.), Dustyn Harvey (The Little), Lino Marquez Vargas (Hurricane Grill), Abby Sharma (Indian Fusion) and Shallaw Kadir (Fishworks) will each be serving up a signature dish at the Park and Tilford Save-on-Foods for shoppers to sample. All funds raised during the Top Chefs of the North Shore challenge will be donated to B.C. Children’s Hospital. The Top Chefs event runs from 1-4 p.m. at the Park and Tilford Save-On-Foods (333 Brooksbank Avenue). Before they start demonstrating their cooking chops, we asked the chefs to fill out a foodie Q&A so you can get to know a bit more about their kitchen influences. (See next week’s Outlook to find out what each chef will be preparing at the event.)
Spencer
Watts
chef de cuisine, Grouse Mountain, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, grousemountain.com The theme of your restaurant? Contemporary West Coast, local produce, sustainable meats and seafood, innovative technique. We might also find you dining out at: A sushi bar, dim sum or an oyster house. Your dream dinner date? Neil Armstrong. Last night’s dinner: Roast chicken, greens with cheese, fruits and nuts, wild rice. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: Northern Divine Caviar and champagne, Kobe beef and Bordeaux, ice cream cake. Secret treats: Frozen School Bar. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: My father, Ron Watts. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that meal in: Madison Park Restaurant, New York. Culinary confession (A particularly disastrous/ humorous food or restaurant moment!): I emptied a deep fryer on the ground while in culinary school! Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Poached pear tart, walnut and frieze salad, vinaigrette.
Can you help? Volunteers needed! Do you want to help local seniors stay connected to their community and remain independent?
You can make a difference by giving a helping hand.
Lino
Marquez Vargas
Hurricane Grill, 999 Marine Drive, 604-983-9444 hurricanegrill.ca The theme of your restaurant? Casual fine dining with a sports bar bonus We might also find you dining out at: Different restaurants all over the North Shore — I love the many different cuisines offered in North Van. Your dream dinner date: If I had to pick one, then it would have to be Maria Sharapova! Last night’s dinner: One of my all-time favourites, Ako Salad (add salmon). If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: My own creation, Lino’s Lasagna. Secret treats: Let’s keep them secret! lol. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: Fresh mussels, beer and Sharapova! You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: In an authentic family restaurant in Italy. Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Party platters, charcuterie, antipasti and seafood. I love seafood! Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Fresh herbs, butter, garlic, olive oil, spices.
Dustyn
Abby
Harvey
executive chef and owner of Fishworks and Canoe Oyster Bar, 91 Lonsdale Ave., fishworks.ca
The theme of your restaurant? We are a living community dedicated to culture, part art gallery, part taco/burritoria, part coffeehouse, free love. We might also find you dining out at: In North Van of course, well, Kolbeh Falafel House, Haru Sushi, Vera’s Burgers, Tao, Rebellious Tomato. Your dream dinner date? Joan Rivers! Last night’s dinner: Fish Burrito and a very green kale smoothie, cherries, brown rice cakes with almond butter. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: Three with everything, some fries and lentil soup from Lafayette Coney Island, Detroit Michigan. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: Fresh grapefruit juice with mango and lime. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: Claro’s Fish Taco Shack in Cabo San Lucas. Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Rice and beans, corn tortillas, steamed fish, fresh salsas, lots of fresh fruit!
The theme of your restaurant? Local ingredients, internationally inspired. We might also find you dining out at: La Regalade in West Vancouver or West Restaurant on Granville. Your dream dinner date: My dream date would be Wonder Woman. Last night’s dinner: I had a duck Bahn Mi Sandwich from The Sandwich Shop. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: My last meal would definitely be mamma’s Okra Stew with a bowl of rice. Secret treats: Nutella and peanut butter at midnight. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: A bottle of Hendricks Gin Culinary confession (A particularly disastrous/humorous food or restaurant moment!): During a busy lunch service I asked one of my new dishwashers to wash some clams for service... she put them in the dishwasher! Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Lobster “Mac and Cheese” — feel free to email for the recipe! Five must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Salt, butter, lemon, basil and garlic. Kadir also chefs at The Sandwich Shop - Unit 102 Lonsdale Quay, thesandwichshop.ca
Sharma
chef, The Little District, 1336 Lonsdale Ave., thelittledistrict.com
owner and head chef, Indian Fusion, 2045 Lonsdale Ave., indianfusiononline.com
The theme of your restaurant? Rustic regional cuisine. We might also find you dining out at: Anywhere that is off the beaten path Your dream dinner date My female dream dinner date would be Mila Kunis; my male dream dinner date would Heston Blumenthal. Last night’s dinner: Prawn, bacon, mushroom stuffed pork chop with fresh veggies on the side and rice. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: My last meal before the chair would be a lobster po-boy. Secret treats: Mint chocolate ice cream. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: Makers mark bourbon whiskey and a splash of ginger ale. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: The food in Japan. Menu suggestion for a hassle-free, sit-down dinner party for six: Family style dishes are my favourite for dinner parties because its easy on the cook and everyone gets to share. Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Olive oil, salt and pepper, garlic, butter and wine.
The theme of your restaurant? Indian Fusion has a very intimate and authentic East Indian vibe to it. Your dream dinner date Alain Ducasse – he’s one of the world’s most successful, influential and respected chefs and restaurateurs. Last night’s dinner: Corn on the cob, Jamaican patties, perigees and fried onions, and a poutine hot dog. Yup, you guessed it. I was at the PNE last night. If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be: A large piece of roast lamb with a side of mashed potatoes smothered in gravy, with a tall glass of ice cold Coca-Cola. Secret treats: Nanaimo bars and basically anything that consists of chocolate. You’d be happiest at Happy Hour with: My fiancé Nisha. We have great chemistry and can laugh and joke at just about anything. Happy hour wouldn’t be happy without her. You’d take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in: Bangkok, Thailand. A combination of authentic spicy Thai pork ribs with vegetable fried rice, a fried egg and Thai chillies. Must-have ingredients in your kitchen: Ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes and tumeric.
2013 CANADIAN FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE THINK TWICE!!
We are looking for volunteers that can help seniors access transportation, shop for their groceries and even help them to put items away.
For more information, please call Elaine Smith, Volunteer Coordinator, North Shore Community Resources, 604-985-7138 or email elaine.smith@nscr.bc.ca
Shallaw
Kadir
chef/therapist Café for Contemporary Art, 140 E. Esplanade, 778-340-3379, cafecafca.com
Neptune Terminals
Some seniors would like help to get out and do their own grocery shopping. North Shore Community Resources (NSCR) will be offering volunteer assisted shopping trips to local stores.
at NSCR is an ❝ Volunteering easy way to give back to the community! ❝ – current volunteer
Matthew
Formagin
We hope you and your family can join us. Saturday, September 14 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Enjoy fun activities for children, terminal tours and much more!
“In recognition of the legacy left by those whose services to our community ended unexpectedly. They served with honour, commitment and professionalism. They will never be forgotten.”
SAY NO TO KINDER MORGAN SAY YES TO LOCAL ALTERNATIVES
Wednesday sepTember 11th aT 7pm Tsleil WauTuTh CommuniTy CenTre (3010 Sleil Waututh Rd. North Vancouver)
September 8 is the Annual Canadian Firefighters Memorial. Please join your North Shore Fire Departments in remembering and honouring all fallen firefighters from our communities and across Canada.
TOWN HALL MEETING: Join ForestEthics Advocacy and the Tsleil Waututh Nation Sacred Trust Initiative to discuss the viable alternatives to our dependence on tar sands oil, that will create local jobs that we can all be proud of.
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NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT
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Cities target gaps in care for mentally ill Reopening Riverview Hospital among proposals for UBCM JEFF NAGEL BlaCk PrEss
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everal Metro Vancouver cities are criticizing the provincial government for mishandling care of the mentally ill and some are going so far as to suggest reopening the closed Riverview psychiatric hospital.
The issue is being pushed onto the provincial stage at the Sept. 16-20 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, where multiple resolutions will target inadequate psychiatric care and the knock-on effects for policing and other services. Maple Ridge council is behind the suggested reinstatement of Riverview Hospital, in Coquitlam, as a “modern centre of excellence” for mental health care and support since it has the necessary infrastructure and a long history. Its resolution argues inadequate treatment and housing for those with mental illness that followed the provincial policy shift from institutional to community care has led to “unacceptably poor outcomes” for B.C.’s neediest citizens and severe financial and social burdens for local cities. Delta Mayor Lois Jackson supports the concept, provided it’s a fully modern incarnation of Riverview and checks and balances are in place to protect patients. It’s time the issue gets a serious airing, she said. “There’s no place to house people to help them get well and get them back to a productive place in society,” Jackson said. “Everybody talks around it in the Lower Mainland but nobody seems to do anything about assisting these people.” Jackson said a catalyst for her community came in recent years when police took a young North Delta man to Surrey Memorial Hospital. He was later released and went directly to the Alex Fraser
Bridge, climbed the railing and jumped. She said it makes no sense to her that in most cases there’s nothing that can apparently be done but to release a mental health patient back to the community. Delta council has also advanced a resolution to UBCM calling on the province to revamp the intake of mental health patients and set up secure holding facilities with trained guards. Jackson said the aim would be to reduce the time police officers spend waiting in hospital for staff there to take over responsibility for a patient they’ve brought. “It can sometimes be one and a half or two hours depending on what’s going on at the hospital emergency at the time,” she said. “That takes our officers off the road when they be needed somewhere else.” Another Delta resolution would call for the creation by senior governments of early intervention centres to house mental health or addictions patients who a doctor decides may be a risk to themselves or others. The province says hundreds of mental health beds and other community supports have opened over the years but civic leaders contend it’s not enough and their police increasingly deal with those patients instead of other crime. One of the problems is that, left on their own, people with the most severe mental illnesses don’t seek out care and often end up addicted through self-medication. Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge said he hopes support from UBCM for the Riverview resolution might spur the province to shift its approach on the future of the 244-acre Riverview lands. Riverview was closed in 2012 after a gradual
shutdown over 10 years, with the goal of moving people back to their own community for mental health care. Grass is no longer cut and the buildings are being minimally maintained. Fraser Health still manages three facilities on Riverview for people needing specialized services. And the health authority has a new Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, which works specifically with people needing the highest level of care who won’t go to clinics. But Riverview continues to be viewed as a central and ideal location for more services, and Hodge said he believes some of the newer buildings, such as Valleyview, which was shut down last year, could be re-purposed as a short-term solution for those with the highest need. “There are people on our streets or out of sight that are not getting the care that they need,” Hodge said, suggesting that, perhaps the move towards de-institutionalization went too far. No long-term plan has yet been released for Riverview and speculation is rife on the property’s future. In an exchange in the legislature this summer, new Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP MLA Selina Robinson asked Housing Minister Rich Coleman for assurance the property wouldn’t be parcelled off and sold. Coleman responded that the province sees the property as a “long-term asset” for health care, mental health, addictions and other opportunities to help people in B.C. but wouldn’t be specific as to the future plans. – with files from Diane Strandberg / Tri-City News
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You’re invited to a public information meeting about the process underway to develop a vision for our Central Waterfront Area Date: Monday, September 16th Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Place: Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier Ballroom #1 (138 Victory Ship Way) Facilitator: Roger Brooks The City is developing a vision for the Central Waterfront Area and we want to hear from you. Roger Brooks, a specialist in transforming communities and developing destinations, will conduct a dynamic and informative presentation on how to transform our waterfront from an empty shipyard to a unique public waterfront destination. This public meeting will explore community visions for retail, restaurant and public uses that will appeal to residents and visitors and create a revitalized Central Waterfront. Complete the online survey at www.cnv.org/CentralWaterfrontVision and join us at the event to learn more.
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lleys can easily be disregarded as spots to park cars or handy places to chuck trash, but Roma Wilson says this LoLo lane is a little community that needs its own identity. She held a contest to create a name for the alley, which is tucked between First Street and Esplanade east of Lonsdale Avenue. The winning entry will be available next week on her Facebook page “More Fun Alley.” “By naming the alley, we hope to... create a connection between the alley and the residents and small business owners who call the alley home,” she says, adding Two Daughters Bakeshop, Rayne Longboards and Vancouver Urban Timberworks are a few of the businesses that add to the lane’s unique culture. Standing by two decorative painted tires in the alley, Tyler Russell, owner of nearby Cafe for Contemporary Arts, is opening an art gallery facing the lane in the next couple months. “This is one of the most innovative spaces I know of, even in Vancouver,” he says of the
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eclectic businesses. “It’s a great place to have a conversation. It’s a little rugged so you don’t feel poshy, it’s quiet.” By naming the alley, Wilson and Russell, who cofounded the More Fun Alley Association, hope the area will get its own identity and not have to be referenced by nearby streets. On Sept. 6, a team of judges will select the winning name. So far on the More Fun Alley Facebook page suggestions such as “LoLo Tree of fruits COCO pattern All Fruits Lane,” “Rainbow Lane” and “Eclectic Alley” have been thrown around. The contest was inspired by the Alley Network Project, an effort to name alleys in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. Firehouse Alley, for example, is close to Pike Place Market and was originally part of the city’s shoreline before development. A group of dedicated “alley-goers” hold get- togethers in the lanes featuring DJs, folk musicians, filmmakers and performance artists. The Tour de France and the World Cup attracted 3,000 people to Nord Alley, another popular back street in Seattle. “It’s a simple and easy way to do someBUSTLING LANE - Tyler Russell, thing that has an impact,” says Wilson outowner of Cafe for Contemporary Art side Russell’s up-and-coming gallery. (left), and Roma Wilson are naming the Asked whether she plans to initiate alley tucked between East First Street names for other alleys in North Van, Wilson and Esplanade. says, “It will probably happen on its own.” Michaela Garstin photo
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Test time for TransLink’s Compass card Less coin payment may speed up bus boarding to-be-eliminated FareSavers, which offer a discount on a book of 10 tickets, Madill said any amount of prepaid cash put on a card will qualiransLink officials say they’re confident fy for a 14 per cent discount. their new Compass card will work well That’s less generous than the 24 per cent disand be used by the vast majority of trancount from cash fares that FareSaver buyers sit passengers despite criticism that those who now get. pay in cash aboard buses won’t be given a valid Asked why FareSaver users will pay more transfer for SkyTrain. under Compass, officials say FareSaver disThe new payment system will undergo a beta counts had become “artificially inflated” in test by 10,000 volunteers – twice as many as recent years because TransLink was only TransLink hoped to recruit – starting Sept. 9 allowed to increase prices for cash fares, not the ahead of a full launch later this year or early prepaid tickets. next year. They say the discounts will become consistent Riders will tap their smart card on blue readunder Compass. er disks as they board a bus or SkyTrain and An auto-load feature will let users program tap out again on exit – the their card to autosystem will register the matically add a pretrip length and debit their set amount whenevaccount accordingly. er the balance drops The transfer incombelow $5. patibility of bus-issued A Compass card tickets – blasted on social that’s lost or stolen media as a double charge can be replaced and for those who pay cash the unused balance – stems from TransLink’s transferred over, prodecision not to retrofit vided the user has either all the bus fare registered. boxes at an extra cost “For the customer, of $25 million or else it’s going to be way ExprESS rIDE? - Transportation Daryl faregates at SkyTrain more convenient,” Dela Cruz expects faster bus lineups as fewer stations for $9 million. Madill said. people pay with coins. Evan Seal photo Neither fix would have Monthly pass worked for more than users who claim the a few years and were federal transit tax deemed not cost-effective. credit in the past had to collect their receipts But not everyone hates TransLink’s decision. each month. Compass card users who buy the Surrey transportation advocate Daryl Dela monthly pass option will be able to go online Cruz says those who pay in cash infuriate him and print out a transaction history to submit because they slow down bus boarding, especially instead. when they don’t deposit the right amount. Cash can also be used to buy Compass cards “It causes delays and holds up lines, especialat station vending machines in amounts as low ly on long and busy bus routes,” Dela Cruz said. as $6. “It’s almost a vendetta I have when I see the number of people who pay with cash fares.” Low-income options He predicts faster boarding as more people Responding to concerns that poor residents swipe cards instead of dropping coins and without bank or credit card accounts will face expects more buses will actually run on time as obstacles, Madill said there will be some addia result. tional locations, including a yet-to-be-announced Mike Madill, TransLink’s vice-president of retailer, where machines will dispense cards for enterprise initiatives, said convenience is the cash. main aim of Compass, but he agreed less cash Anti-poverty groups that hand out tickets payment should speed bus boarding. to low-income clients to get to job interviews “It’s more efficient and it keeps the lines movor appointments will be allowed to buy bulk ing,” he said, noting the new card can be read in Compass cards, valid for a single use for up to less than a third of a second. 90 days. Cash payers who don’t want to pay again if Some question marks remain. they transfer from bus to SkyTrain can avoid TransLink doesn’t know how many riders will that by getting a Compass card, so they’ll have forget to tap out with their card as they exit the a strong incentive to switch. system and then get charged for travelling the About 6,000 passengers a day pay in cash on default three zones when they may have only buses and transfer to SkyTrain – 1.5 per cent of travelled one. the 400,000 daily bus users. And it’s not clear what bugs the beta testers Other transit systems, including London and may uncover. Paris, don’t allow cash-paid transfers from bus “We expect things will crop up that we don’t to trains, and Madill said London saw its share know about and we’ll be able to make some of cash payers drop from 30 per cent to about adjustments,” Madill said. 2.5 per cent after its similar Oyster card rolled Asked if TransLink considered using some out. discounts or incentives to encourage early signFor now, TransLink will simply mirror the ups – as TReO successfully did in getting motorexisting three-zone system and fare structure ists to register to pay tolls on the Port Mann with the new cards. Bridge – Madill said it was unnecessary. “We really think that the card will sell itself,” he said. “We think the adoption rate is going to Reloadable card be pretty high right out of the gate.” The vast majority of transit users who use a After Compass cards are offered to the genmonthly pass or a book of pre-paid FareSaver eral public, the old and new systems will run in tickets are expected to easily make the switch parallel for a number of months before the actito Compass cards and find it much less hassle. No longer will they have to go to a retail store vation of the new faregates – the other part of each month to buy a new pass or book of tickets. the $171-million system. It should reduce fare evasion but more value Most will buy a month pass on their card is expected from better data on where transit online or over the phone, as well as at vending users go, guiding future transit system improvemachines at SkyTrains and some other locaments. tions. 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21-year-old man looking to stretch his legs while waiting for a ferry in Horseshoe Bay wound up having to be rescued from a steep cliff last Tuesday evening. Shortly before nightfall the Gibsons resident hiked up a short trail at the south edge of Horseshoe Bay. At 9 p.m. West Vancouver police were called to help rescue the man who was stuck on the steep slope of a ridge overlooking the water. An officer made voice contact with the hiker, but the treacherous terrain prevented rescuers from walking the man out. West Vancouver Fire and Rescue crews, using a rope rescue system, reached the man shortly before midnight. He was taken to Lions Gate Hospital as a precaution. The incident serves as a reminder that even the shortest hikes can become hazardous if you are unfamiliar with the area, said West Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Const. Jeff Palmer.
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But police were ready for the annual campouts and late-night parties that take place at parks outside high schools, pouring out alcohol and handing out tickets for possession. On Monday night, a group of students gathered in Caulfield, in the 4700-block of Woodgreen Drive near Cypress Falls Park. Police officers, who were seen pouring out alcohol, were particularly concerned that parents were spotted dropping off their teens. At another gathering, on the 100-block of Millstream Road, a “heavily intoxicated” teenage girl was checked and returned to her parents. Partying still hadn’t died down at 5:30 a.m. when a noise complaint came in from the 600block of Esquimalt. Officers arrived to find a group of teens making their way home. In North Vancouver, police charged six teens for having alcohol and had “numerous” others pour it out. “We got information from parents and homeowners who alerted us to youth gathering together so we were able to deal with it in a timely manner,” said North Van RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong. Parents have become more involved in warning their teens about the effects of alcohol and keeping track of them during pre-grad party season, De Jong added. No teens in North Van were reported to have suffered from alcohol poisoning, he told The Outlook, which can be very severe and lead the body to go into shock.
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Two friends, 3 interceptions and 3 TD passes It’s been 35 years but they still talk about that game
between the two rivals at six wins each. The interceptions by Suitor were a foreshadowing of his football future. After an outstanding career with Simon Fraser where he and Prepchuk were teammates, Suitor was he Buchanan Bowl, the annual football picked 15th overall in the 1984 CFL draft by bash between Carson Graham Eagles Saskatchewan and enjoyed an 11-year career and Handsworth Royals whose 2013 (1984-94) with the Roughriders during which encounter is set for this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. he intercepted 51 passes, still the ’Rider at Confederation Park beside Carson Graham, record. He earned CFL West all-star status has produced plenty of highlights over the five seasons (1989-93) plus CFL all-star selecyears. tion from 1991-93. One of my all-time favourites from among Suitor – who held the snap for Dave the 26 official (1987-2012) and 21 preRidgway’s last-second Buchanan Bowl era (1969-86) field goal that won the league and playoff conflicts 1989 Grey Cup 43-40 over between the two rivals involves Hamilton in what is argucurrent Handsworth head coach ably the most thrilling in Jay Prepchuk and TSN’s popular the game’s 100-year-old Canadian Football League gridhistory – is still revered iron analyst Glen Suitor. in the land of wheat, It was Oct. 19, 1978, coming Tommy Douglas and John up exactly 35 years ago, when lencorben@yahoo.ca Diefenbaker. Despite livthe two now-long-time friends ing back in North Van, opposed each other as players on he continues to be feathe field at Handsworth. tured on sports radio shows in Regina and Do they remember the game? They sure do. Saskatoon in addition to his cross-Canada And it’s no wonder. football analysis. Prepchuk was in Grade 12, quarterbacking Prepchuk, who went on to rack up 18 SFU coach Dave Pearce’s Royals. Suitor, a Grade game, season and career records (includ11, was playing safety for Carson Graham, ing most yards passing) remembers two of coached by Earl Henderson. Suitor’s interceptions in minute detail. That’s Suitor picked off three of Prepchuk’s passes, despite the hundreds of games he’s been but Prepchuk connected for touchdowns on involved in since then as a player and as three other tosses and Handsworth won 20-0. continued, PAGE 29 At the time, it evened the all-time record
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teacher-coach at Vancouver College (1985-87), Windsor (1987-99; 200203) and as UBC’s head coach (19992001). He’s been back at Handsworth since 2003. This summer the Seattle Seahawks awarded him their 12th Man North award for his contributions to the game. The three of us met up last Friday at the end of a pre-season scrimmage between West Van and Prepchuk’s Royals at Handsworth, the very site that featured Suitor and Prepchuk 35 years ago, to sort of re-enact that longago game with the photo you see at right. “I remember it was a beautiful sunny day… a great day for football,” Prepchuk recalls as he immediately taps into his mind-eye’s rear-view mirror. “I was excited because I thought we could throw the ball well against them. We had a great game and moved the ball very well and then Glen just read me perfectly. He was by far the best safety that I played against all year. “I remember stepping back one time and not seeing him in the area that I was going to throw to and throwing a post to Mike Bellefontaine. “Glen just kind of jumped out from nowhere,” continues Prepchuk, frequently punctuating his recollections with laughter at the memories, “and I couldn’t believe it because I thought I’d thrown a touchdown pass and here’s Glen jumping right out in front of it and picked it off. So I was very surprised and obviously disappointed that I’d thrown that interception because I thought I’d thrown a perfect pass and was ready to celebrate a touchdown. “I remember another drive that we were on, right near their goal line, and I threw another pass that I thought was a good pass and he again read the play and made a really nice intercep-
tion in the end zone. I remember being so upset on one of the interceptions that I ran as fast as I could to go tackle him and had a really good physical, hard tackle on him actually.” Fortunately for Handsworth, Suitor didn’t get far on any runbacks and Prepchuk hit paydirt with three other passes. Dave Empey’s game report in The Citizen called Prepchuk’s outing “a gilt-edged performance” and noted he “threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Rob Watson, a 30-yarder to Jerome Erdman and a 20-yard bomb to Mike Bellefontaine” while completing nine of 19 passes for 167 yards. Incidentally, Watson eventually became a longtime coach at Carson Graham. Erdman went on to play at SFU, then eight years in the CFL, including a Grey Cup win in 1984 with Winnipeg, and five years in NFL Europe with Glasgow Lions before beginning a coaching career with European, CFL, UBC and McGill University teams. Bellefontaine subsequently played at UBC on the T-Birds’ 1986 Vanier Cup champions and one season with BC Lions in 1989. Suitor, despite admitting, “I don’t remember the detail of the interceptions; I just make it up,” also says, “I think actually the story has improved as the years have gone on. “Jay and I are hockey linemates with Steve Martin [former Windsor football coach] in a senior men’s league on the North Shore. We’re called the ‘Football Line,’ the fourth line in a three-line system,” he jokes. “Maybe twice a year the old high school days will come up when we’re sitting in the locker room. That’s when I remind everyone that Prepchuk was a great quarterback in college and got a walk-on tryout in Saskatchewan.
But in high school, through college The Good old days - Handsworth and now, I remind him that there football coach Jay Prepchuk (left) and CFL were those picks in the big game at analyst Glen Suitor had fun re-enacting Handsworth.” the three interceptions Jay threw when So if you want a little excitement, he was the Royals’ quarterback and be sure to take in the Buchanan Bowl which were corralled by Carson Graham’s Saturday. You might witness another Suitor in the 1978 Handsworth-Carson Suitor or Prepchuk. Or perhaps a Sean game as once more they met up on the Millington, a Jerome Pathon, a Bruce Handsworth field where they competed Barnett or even another Roger Bassam 35 years ago. (current NV District councillor) or Len Corben photo a Justin Beddall (now editor of The Outlook). Bassam (Carson Graham’s quarterback in 1985 and ’86) and ~ est. 1975 Beddall (Handsworth defensive New Value-Priced Menu end and tight end in 1986 and ’87) dine in • take out • delivery faced each other in the big game 1356 Marine Drive • North Van • kypriaki.ca • 604.985.7955 in 1986. It was the last time the schools met before the Buchanan Bowl trophy was created. CG won 19-0. The game was played at Handsworth. And there were no interceptions as far as I know.
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WHATCOM COUNTY Berry Farm North of Lynden, family owned 80+ yrs. 19.2 acres. 8 acres newer Meeker Raspberries in production, 9 acres open for replanting. Halverstick Road. Most fertile & proven soil in County w/ample water rights. 3 bdrm house, garage, large shop & barn. $775,000, negotiable. Call for details or tour (360)305-2060. Email: ondeckt@hotmail.com
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Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required immediately. Must have inspectors ticket and Red seal. Will have hydraulic experience and must be able to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.
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ASETY Holdings Inc. o/a MicaBella in Tsawwassen & Lonsdale (N.Van) Req’s F/T Mineral Make-Up sales rep’s $13Hr & F/T supervisor with 1 to 2 Yr’s Exp. $17Hr. Email: asety3@gmail.com
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Complete Dry-wall & Renovation services. Textured ceiling specialist. Phone Steve (604)613-4861
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofing. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833
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NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
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Hiring Fair • Must have a vehicle • BC Care Aide Registered • Clear TB Test within 6/mo. • Clear Criminal Record check with vulnerable sector check • Valid First Aid & CPR Pre-registration & Invitation a must. If interested please e-mail: dgarrido@bayshore.ca
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Experienced truck and trailer mechanic with CVI ticket wanted for Langley fleet shop. Four (10) hour shifts, good wages and benefits. Fax resume to 604-513-8004 or email at tridem@telus.net
Sept. 11, 2013 Requirements:
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WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877
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LASSIE DOODLE PUPPIES (Collie x Poodle)Born Father’s Day (June 16). Mom is a PB small (45 lbs.) Rough Collie and Dad is a PB small (50 lbs) Standard Poodle. Puppies are black with varying amounts of white on paws and chest and some are blue merle. Both males and females available. We have bred this litter special to create the perfect family companion (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, always willing to please, happy indoors and outdoors, good with children and animals, low to no shed). We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family and our dogs are a part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time and commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support and guidance for life. Pups will have first shots and deworming. Black males are $850, females and blue merles are $950. 604-820-4827
BAJ EXCAVATING DEMO, Sewer, storm, drainage, remove concrete & blacktop, old house drainage. Call 604-779-7816.
Truck & Trailer Mechanic
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YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
TOWER TECHNICIAN
Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, tower technician the applicant must have full understanding of electronics and 3 phase power. This full time position requires knowledge of tower crane erection and dismantles .
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