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Kayakers ﬁnd stranded dog lost for 11 days Caitlin Dowling

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A dog feared dead after 11 days away from home has been reunited with its grateful owners. The Vanderkooy family has always known their beloved dog was a bit of a roamer. Japanese shiba Tucker, their pet for nine years, was always running off and getting into scrapes. But when Tucker went missing from the backyard on Sunday, Nov. 28, and the usual calls from neighbours to say he’d been found were not made, Cathy Vanderkooy began to fear the worst. “We thought coyotes may have gotten him,” said Vanderkooy. “He is a Houdini . . . an escape artist. We just ﬁgured this was his last escape.” After a week of waiting to hear about the dog’s whereabouts, Vanderkooy called her daughter who is studying in France to impart the bad news, and the family prepared a funeral for their pet. But on Thursday, Dec. 9, two men were kayaking through Lynn Creek when they heard barking. James Mole and friend Keith Klapstein slowed down to investigate. They looked up to see the dog up on a bluff in a bad state. Mole said the point where the dog was standing was virtually inaccessible to people and that they were lucky to have heard the dog over the sound of the rushing water. Mole noted it was an odd See Creek page 5

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CHRIS Vanderkooy, 16, is reunited with his dog Tucker after the pet went missing for 11 days and was found by two kayakers on a bluff above Lynn Creek.

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Air force helicopter braves 85 km/h winds on Cypress Mountain James Weldon

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A North Shore hiker is safe and sound after being plucked from the back of Cypress Mountain in conditions his rescuers described as among the worst they’d ever seen. The victim was on his way back from a day hike in the Cypress

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backcountry Wednesday afternoon when a change in the weather slowed him down and drove him off track. As the light began to fade, he realized he’d be unable to ﬁnd his way back. The man activated his emergency beacon and phoned 9-1-1. The call was relayed to rescuers, who launched a search. A rescue team travelling by foot made voice contact with the hiker at about 8 p.m. and soon spotted his headlamp on a steep snow slope on the far side of a gully. With dangerous terrain between the team and the victim, and

with a serious risk of avalanche in the area, the rescuers called on Canadian Forces based in Comox for help. A Cormorant helicopter reached the area a short time later, but it quickly became apparent the extraction was going to be extremely difﬁcult. While the aircraft was in the clear, the ridge where the man was stuck was shrouded in cloud. Poor visibility can cause a pilot to lose reference and spin out of control. The crew was also facing a ferocious 85-kilometre-per-hour downdraft, which could have driven a less powerful helicopter into the ground. The ﬂight crew chose to drop down the slope to a point where See Helicopter page 5

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Bodwell student dies in lake accident The second of a two-part review of the stories that made the news in 2010.

JULY Bodwell teen drowns at Alice Lake Students and staff at North Vancouver’s Bodwell high school mourned the loss of a 17year-old classmate who drowned at Alice Lake July 17, while on a school trip to the recreation area near Squamish. Lian Dun (Edward) Sun was at the lake with eight other teens and two chaperones when the tragedy occurred. Sun had been swimming in the lake with a friend near a raft not far from the shore when the friend suddenly realized that he couldn’t hear Sun behind him anymore. He turned around and saw no sign of the teen. At that point the friend shouted for help. One of the other students spotted the teen floating below the surface near the raft, jumped in and dragged him to shore. Cpl. Dave Ritchie of the Squamish RCMP said two people on shore started CPR on the teen and detected a pulse, but Sun did not regain consciousness. An air ambulance was called in and rushed the boy to Children’s Hospital, but he died shortly after midnight. Fleeing thief tries to run down police A 34-year-old drug addict who tried to run down a police officer in a stolen truck was sent to jail for two years by a provincial court judge in early July. James Chamberlain of Surrey was handed the sentence by Judge William Rodgers of the North Vancouver provincial court after pleading guilty to two charges including assault with a weapon (the truck). Crown counsel David Simpkins said the police officer managed to avoid being hit by the truck after firing two rounds from his gun toward the vehicle as it bore down on him in a quiet residential cul-de-sac. Chamberlain, who was behind the wheel, swerved away at the last minute. Chamberlain’s defence lawyer Herb Chambers told the judge his client was high on drugs at the time and was panicking when he tried to make his getaway. He said Chamberlain has been hooked on a variety of drugs including crack cocaine, heroin and crystal meth since he was about 13.

AUGUST Burst main triggers landslide Residents of Lynn Valley’s Wembley Drive were roused from their beds at 4 a.m. on Aug. 14 as water from a broken main tore up their street, ﬂooded carports and triggered a large landslide in the nearby

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A memorial for Edward Sun was set up in the Bodwell school library to help fellow students deal with the death of their classmate. Lynn Creek ravine. Nobody was injured in the slide. The broken main was an asbestos-cement pipe, a type notoriously prone to failure as they age. The district is replacing the remaining 80 kilometres of them with ductile iron at a rate of roughly ﬁve km each year.

or any indication that Delesalle was ejected from the car against her will. They also found no mechanical problems with the vehicle. Delesalle was a student at West Vancouver’s Collingwood School.

Two male passengers in the rear of the Chevy Blazer, Jacob Quistorf, 25, and Francis Malloy, 26, were also killed. Washington State Patrol ofﬁcers found evidence of drug use in the SUV. All the occupants were well known to police.

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Community mourns teen’s death A dozen bouquets of flowers in makeshift vases, handwritten notes, a tiara and a sketch of an angel marked the scene of Murphy Patricia Delesalle’s final moments. Distraught friends and family members continued to pay their respects in the days after the West Vancouver teen was killed on the 400-block of Keith Road on Aug. 24. Delesalle, 16, was a passenger in a moving vehicle in the area just after 10 p.m. when she either fell or leapt out, suffering severe injuries. Emergency crews rushed to the scene and performed first aid, but were unable to save her. Early media reports suggested Delesalle left the vehicle during an argument with a family member, but Cpl. Jag Johal, a spokesman for the West Vancouver police, was unable to confirm this. Police investigators found no evidence of criminal action

North Van man dies to save wife, unborn child The first thing Erin Wood wants her baby to know is that her father, Brian Wood, died to save their lives. “In his final act he did the only thing that would save us,” said Wood, 31. With an out-of-control Chevy Blazer bearing down on him, the 33-year-old North Vancouver man braked and swerved his Subaru wagon so that he would take the force and avoid a head-on collision, saving his wife of five years, pregnant with their first baby. “All the policemen say that if we had hit the car head-on, all of us would be dead,” said Wood. The accident happened as the Woods were making their way to a family home on Whidbey Island in Washington State Sept. 3. A Chevy Blazer, with four occupants, crossed the centre line when the driver tried to take her sweater off while driving, asking the other front passenger to take the wheel.

Police quickly enforce new drinking laws If there was a race to bust the first North Shore driver under the province’s new drunk driving laws, the North Vancouver RCMP won it by 11 minutes. At midnight Sept. 20, a series of stringent new driving regulations came into effect across British Columbia that drastically increased the ability of police to levy roadside punishments against intoxicated motorists. At 12:20 a.m., officers at a North Vancouver RCMP roadblock near the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing stopped a driver whose breath sample registered a blood alcohol concentration of more than 0.05. At 12:31 a.m., West Vancouver Police on Lions Gate Bridge did the same, catching a 64-year-old visitor from Europe at a similar level. Both drivers faced serious consequences. Any motorist who blows between 0.05 and 0.08 is subject to a $200 fine, a three-day driving prohibition, a possible

three-day vehicle impoundment anda$250licence-reinstatement fee. All of these are issued on the spot, like any traffic ticket, meaning a violator is punished without trial. Forthosewhoblowmorethan 0.08 — the cutoff for a criminal offence — the consequences are more severe still: a $500 fine, a 90-day prohibition, a 30-day impoundment, enrolment in a responsible driving program — at their expense — and, again, the $250 reinstatement fee. Violators must also pay for the installation of an ignition interlock device in their vehicle that will prevent them from starting the engine until they have entered a clean breath sample. Police in both jurisdictions caught their first drivers with blood alcohol above 0.08 at about 3 a.m.

OCTOBER Botox defence beats drink charge A woman in West Vancouver had her charge of refusing to give a breath sample tossed out in court after telling a judge she couldn’t blow into the roadside screening device because her face was frozen from Botox injections. Paddi Anne Moore, 51, used the unusual Botox defence while representing herself during a trial on a charge of refusing to

give a breath sample in North Vancouver provincial court Oct. 4. Moore was pulled over in West Vancouver shortly after midnight on April 24 and asked to blow into the roadsidescreening device. Moore argued in court she couldn’t purse her lips properly around the roadside device because of Botox injections she had received 10 days earlier in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, where she lives for part of the year. Cpl. Fred Harding of the West Vancouver police said Moore ﬁrst came to his attention because she was driving 50 kilometres per hour on a stretch of highway where the speed limit is 90 km/h. He said he pulled her over after Moore drove through a commercial brake check area on the side of the highway and almost collided with two other vehicles when she pulled out. After Moore acknowledged drinking alcohol that night, Harding asked her to blow into the roadside breathalyzer device. But “she made no attempt to blow,” he said. In a letter handed up to the judge in court, Moore’s Mexican doctor wrote that “the physical effects of Botox injections to the upper lip and mouth area is that the patient is unable to purse See Innocent page 4

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(her) lips or whistle.” The doctor wrote it is not uncommon for someone who has had the injections to be unable “to wrap their lips around a straw or wide circumference such as a breathalyzer blow apparatus” for up to six months. Judge Carol Baird Ellan agreed to dismiss the charge against Moore. Not guilty — after 26 years in jail More than 27 years after being convicted of a series of sexual assaults and labelled a dangerous offender, Lynn Valley resident Ivan Henry was acquitted of all charges by the B.C. Court of Appeal in late October. Flanked by his daughters on the courthouse steps, Henry, 64, thanked the appeal court judges, his lawyers and his family. Henry’s troubles started in 1983, when he was arrested in connection with a series of brutal sexual assaults in Vancouver’s west side. The case against him rested entirely on the victims’ identiﬁcation of him as their attacker, but the lineups Henry was put into were

heavily stacked against him. Even so, many of the women could not positively identify him. Henry represented himself in court, and was unable to exploit any of the weaknesses in the case against him. He was convicted on three counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape, and five counts of indecent assault. As a dangerous offender, he was handed an indefinite prison sentence. But his luck changed in 2002, when Vancouver police began Project Smallman, a re-examination of 25 unsolved sexual assaults from the 1980s. Using DNA evidence, they arrested a man who ultimately pleaded guilty, in 2005, to three counts and was given a five-year sentence. The man’s name is subject to a publication ban. During the Smallman investigations, prosecutors began to notice similarities between their cases and those Henry was convicted for. They forwarded their findings to the Ministry of the Attorney General, which appointed a special prosecutor to review Henry’s case and the Smallman evidence. In 2008, the prosecutor recommended Henry be allowed to launch another appeal. See Gordon page 8

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place to hear a dog bark, which caught their attention. “My best guess is he went into the park, and ended up swimming in the river,” he said. Mole said it was likely that the dog then got swept up in the rapids and taken down the creek. If they had not found the dog that day, he didn’t know when people would kayak the creek next. Mole went up to fetch Tucker to safety, and had to calm the frightened dog for 10 minutes before they could proceed. “He was a shadow of his former self,” said Vanderkooy. “It was obvious he hadn’t eaten for many, many days, and all he would have drunk was rainwater.” They took Tucker back to Klapstein’s home, and called the Vanderkooy’s home to let them know he was found. Vanderkooy’s son Christopher, 16, ran there straight away to collect his dog. At home, he hid behind a door with Tucker, to

surprise his mom when she arrived. “I slowly walked up and when I realized it I fell to my knees,” said Vanderkooy. When she called one of the kayakers to thank them for their kindness, Vanderkooy found out that it was a case of right place, right time. The kayakers were both rescue specialists with the Canadian Coast Guard who just happened to ﬁnd the dog while off-duty. As a happy coincidence they were fully trained for this rescue. After 11 days of being out in the wilderness alone, during one of Vancouver’s wettest weather snaps, Tucker is now back at home, seemingly unaffected by the rollercoaster of events. “He was very low in spirit, very weak and wobbly for the ﬁrst couple of days,” said Vanderkooy, adding that he has since returned to his old happy self, playing in the back yard with the family. “I just have to shake my head and say, ‘This dog! How many lives does he have?’”

Helicopter pushed to its limit for rescue From page 1 visibility was better, and then work carefully back up toward the man’s position, moving from one tree to the next, as each came into view. When they were about 20 metres above him, they lowered a team member on a line, threw a strap around his body and hoisted him back up to the aircraft. With conditions rapidly worsening, the pilots switched to instrumental navigation and moved carefully away from the mountainside and then back toward Howe Sound. Moments later, they touched down on a school ﬁeld in Lions Bay and

transferred the man to the care of B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics. “We pushed the machine to its limit. . . . I’ve been ﬂying this machine for six years, and I’ve never felt (it) draw that much power,” said aircraft commander Capt. Jean Leroux. “It’s not very comfortable, but there was no other way to go.” Leroux said the man was a well equipped and knowledgeable hiker who just found himself in a dangerous predicament. “He put himself in a bad situation, but once he was there, he did everything right.” The man was uninjured and in good spirits, said Leroux.

Man badly hurt in ﬁght outside shelter A man is in hospital in serious condition after he became involved in a ﬁght outside North Vancouver’s Lookout Shelter.

North Vancouver RCMP were called to the West Second Street homeless shelter at about 5:30 p.m. Monday after an onlooker called to report an altercation. Ofﬁcers arrived to ﬁnd a 53year-old man on the ground

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F you saw a portly bearded man handing out gifts to British Columbians earlier this week, it was probably Santa. Or maybe it was Alex Tsakumis, the freelance commentator and former Socred operative who’s managed to get his hands on some big greasy chunks of political coal. Call them the BasiLeaks. Tsakumis says the typewritten pages he’s posting online are a play-by-play account of the B.C. Rail affair, each written and signed by David Basi and witnessed by a Victoria lawyer as the sale advanced. If this is indeed Basi’s self-recorded history, and so it seems, it leaves no doubt about what many have long suspected — that the bidding process was a charade. Canadian National had the deal in hand from the get-go, and the other railroad operators were strung along only to help inﬂate the price. At

one point, Basi apparently told then ﬁnance minister Gary Collins it would be a miracle if they didn’t end up getting sued by one of the disappointed bidders. Clearly the possibility of winding up in court popped into Basi’s head well before then, or why else would he quietly record his version of events in front of a lawyer? Basi, no dummy, wasn’t going to be the guy without a chair when the music stopped. Unfortunately he wasn’t so shrewd when it came to accepting bribes from American railway executives. Leaked documents do not equal conclusive proof. But Tsakumis’s revelations do settle one question once and for all: the people of B.C. were denied their day in court and this sordid story needs to be told. We need a public inquiry.

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Dear Editor: I had to concur with Elizabeth James’s assessment on the sorry state of child welfare in British Columbia and the only slightly better conditions nationally (‘Families First’ Yet to Happen, Dec. 15). Here, in “the best place on earth,” the utopian music has been interrupted by the sound of dystopian gunﬁre at West 23rd and Oak. Gad! I was just stepping out for some grey poupon and a bullet whizzed through my fedora! Yes, decades of neglect have come home to roost, so brace yourself for more OK Corral action in tony neighbourhoods. James is right on in her accusations of ﬁnancial neglect; markedly under the stewardship of Mr. Campbell and his government of cosmeticians. Improvement does require greater investment, but, barring some miracle of social enlightenment, the louts among us will go on breeding louts and all the cautionary tales told in school will not dissuade them from mayhem and murder. Real alternatives are certainly arrived at through persuasion and availability. On the other side, the long reach of the law has to be equal to its grasp. As they say down in Texas, “Y’all kill one of us, we’re gonna kill ya back” or as they used to say in Ireland, “Nothing focuses the mind like a hanging in the morning.” I used to be persuaded by the moral arguments of fallibility and collective moral guilt that capital punishment was barbaric. But in a society where barbarism is becoming increasingly fashionable, I can foresee its eventual reintroduction. There will be a legal revolution in Canada brought on by civil and economic pressure. Disadvantaged youth should be given more opportunities, but also turned from the other path by the both persuasion and fear. This is a cautionary tale that could be told in school by the visiting constable and get everyone’s attention. Graeme Foster, North Vancouver

Dear Editor: Regarding your Dec. 17 story WV to Look at 1.1% Tax Increase: The 1.1 per cent tax rate increase is approximately $700,000 for the year. Coun. Michael Smith, the proposer, said the tax rate increase represents $33 per (Editor: average) taxpayer so apparently that is OK by him. Council, by a 3-2 vote, agreed. Regrettably, Coun. Smith appears to have selective memory. He forgot utility taxes have already been approved by council to go up some 15 per cent for this year (with much more to come in the near term) and that both Metro Vancouver and TransLink will also have their hands in our pockets in the very near term. He also forgot what he said to the Outlook on Dec. 9:

Dear Editor: I wanted to send my compliments to Cpl. Peter DeVries for another excellent column, Scofﬂaws on Two Wheels (North Shore News, Dec. 15). I haven’t been reading his column consistently, but I have enjoyed the ones I’ve caught — great knowledge and tone. He did miss one thing though, relating to the question he answered: cyclists are not permitted to (or at least should not) pass moving vehicles on

“Labour and wages account for 80 per cent of the budget’s increase (sic) and the municipality needs to put its foot down.” Some foot! Let’s be perfectly clear. All of the money for all of these entities comes from only one source — the taxpayer. The real problem with our municipal hall is an overpopulated and overpaid bureaucracy which represents more than 80 per cent of West Vancouver’s operating budget. Until that is addressed and managed in a more efﬁcient, less political manner, tax rate increases will continue without control. No more tax increases. Enough is enough. Scott Hean West Vancouver

the right. It puts them at greater risk for the dreaded “right hook,” especially in intersections. Most cyclists don’t know this, and in my experience and observation it is a pretty important piece of information for cyclists riding in trafﬁc. The writer of the question posited that cyclists were getting a “free ride” on infrastructure paid for my motorists. The fact is that most non-highway road infrastructure is funded primarily from

general taxes, the bulk of which come in the form of property taxes. If anyone can be said to be subsidizing the road infrastructure enjoyed by drivers and cyclists, it is property owners who use neither conveyance. And since cyclists have less of an impact and use less road surface than cars, it can safely be said that they overpay for their fair share of road and effectively subsidize motorists, too. Omar Bhimji Vancouver

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The ultimate Christmas reward: Boxing Day

TO my mind, Dec. 26th is the most wonderful day of the year.

Christmas gets all the ink, pro and con, but Boxing Day is my idea of perfect happiness. That’s not because I will join the unsatisﬁed hordes at local malls to rectify whatever disappointments Christmas itself may have perpetrated. I won’t be bargain hunting at mega-marts either, lining up for discounted wrapping paper or sacks of half-smashed cranberries. Nor will I follow the example of giving money or gifts to less fortunate people on Dec. 26th, like “Good King Wenceslas” on the “Feast of Stephen” in the 1853 carol. That’s a practice most Canadians now pursue before the holiday. Instead, I will do what I always do: revel in the pure, delightful reality that Christmas is over. This is the one day of the year when, ideally, your only real duty is to chillax. Back in my youth, Boxing Day was a holiday for the retail sector, as well; no shopping could be accomplished. So we children sat around sullenly, shocked that there was now no outlet for our epic greed. Dec. 26th was sheer, pointless anticlimax. Who needed it? Turns out, my parents did, just as parents do now. For exhausted mothers and fathers in particular, Boxing Day is the ultimate reward. Anyway, in my warped personal playbook, the day after something is generally better than the day of. The pressure’s off. With luck, there are tales to tell about the previous night’s shenanigans. For me, it’s a joy to wake up the morning following any successful dinner party and see the dirty glasses and smeared plates and empty wine bottles that are the evidence of friends having drunk well, and eaten well, and

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Kate Zimmerman had a great time. Fastidious people do it differently, of course, completing all their cleaning right after the guests leave, or while the guests are still there, so the next morning there’s no physical evidence that anything took place. They have their memories, of course, and maybe a few incriminating photos, but they are fully prepared — anxious, even — to move on to the next big project. Not me. Perpetually half-dazed, I don’t remember much of anything. So I need to see the glasses that were reﬁlled so late they didn’t make it into the dishwasher, and the pots that were sufﬁciently encrusted that they had to soak off the remnants of their triumphs all night. Like a queen inspecting her guard, I’ll review the carnage, the trickles of dried gravy trailing down the cabinets, the spattered

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DECEMBER Japanese tourist likely dead before she was reported missing Police forces must do a better job of working together on missing persons reports — particularly when a case involves the North Shore mountains — according to a recently released coroner’s report. Coroner Mark Coleman made the recommendation in his report into the death of 68year-old Japanese tourist Hiroko Kinugasa, who died of hypothermia on one of Grouse Mountain’s ski runs overnight between April 8 and 9 last year. Although Kinugasa was likely already dead by the time she was reported missing, “the incident raised questions regarding the possibility of taking steps to See Coal page 9

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There’s always something delicious on TV, as well. For some reason, it’s the norm for at least one channel to be playing Goodfellas. I’m not sure which satanic programmer ﬁrst decided that Martin Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece about vicious, greedy, drugged-out mobsters was good holiday eatin’, but he or she persists. Thousands of bloated Canadians evidently now believe that on this date every December, watching Goodfellas is traditional. The ultimate Boxing Day treat for me, however, came a few years ago. My family had returned from our then-usual routine of spending the holiday with my parents in Sechelt. We had young kids at the time, so the event had been lovely but also hectic, made even more hairraising by ferry trafﬁc. After helping to haul in the luggage and put the unwrapped presents in heaps to be organized later, I threw myself onto the couch and hoisted the remote control. And what was on TV but, to my mind, the absolute best possible thing for a Boxing Day afternoon: the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice, starring the immortal Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and a sparkling Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet. That was it; I was down for the count. A glass of wine, a plate of high-fat goodies, and the perennially tortured Mr. Darcy emerging from the lake in front of his stately home in a wet seethrough shirt — all was right with the world. I dearly hope that your Boxing Day is as thoroughly satisfying as that. kate@katezimmerman.ca

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TWO off-duty ﬁreﬁghters put their training to good use, Friday Dec. 3, saving a man’s life at North Vancouver’s Genesis Athletic Club.

Colin Rasmussen, 75, has been lifting weights at the Genesis gym behind Capilano Mall five times a week for more than 25 years. “It’s like my second home down there,” he said. Finishing his workout close to 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, Rasmussen began to feel unwell. “I started to think maybe I overdid it,” he said. “I felt kind of weak. I went in the shower, I came out of the shower . . . blacked out, and that was it.” He lost consciousness and fell to the floor. Gym user Craig Norris heard Rasmussen fall and alerted the front desk. The wife of an off-duty firefighter happened to be close by and ran to find her husband and his coworker who were on the exercise floor. New Westminster firefighters Paul Nemeth and Jody Barranti, who both live on the North Shore, rushed to Rasmussen’s aid. They rolled Rasmussen over and immediately administered CPR as the call was made to 9-1-1. “As far as Jody and I were concerned, it was a cardiac arrest,” said Nemeth. “We couldn’t find a radial pulse.” “I had no idea who was working on me or anything, I was totally out of it,” said Rasmussen. “If they hadn’t been

there I would have died. There’s no question about that.” Nemeth and Barranti worked on Rasmussen for five minutes. Workers at the gym brought their AED (automatic external defibrillator) to the scene, but as they were about to use it, the paramedics arrived with their equipment. After multiple rounds with the defibrillator, Rasmussen’s heart started, and he was rushed to Lion’s Gate Hospital. A stent was inserted to keep the artery open and stop further blockages. At St. Paul’s hospital in downtown Vancouver a few days later, a personal defibrillator device was installed in Rasmussen’s chest. “It’s amazing technology,” says Rasmussen. “This will never happen to me again with this thing in me.” Rasmussen says he’s grateful to everyone involved, from the firefighters to the staff and patrons at the gym, and the nurses and doctors at both hospitals. He is recuperating at home with his wife, Ingrid, and looks forward to Christmas with his family. Calling the men “wonderful,” Rasmussen said “I’d particularly like to thank the guys that saved my life, Paul and Jody. . . . They weren’t at work or anything, they did that strictly on their own.” Nemeth said that had Norris not been nearby to hear Rasmussen fall, the event may not have had such a happy ending “If someone wasn’t in the bathroom and heard him fall it could have been . . . who knows how long until someone found him.” Nemeth added that it was a team effort, and praised all the people on the scene that day for their help.

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COLIN Rasmussen thanks Craig Norris for helping to save his life. Norris heard Rasmussen collapse and fall in the showers at North Vancouver’s Genesis Athletic Club after a workout he ended early because he was not feeling well.

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RE/MAX’s Ann Green and Danuta Bialy ﬂash their smiles.

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Event organizers Julia Kennett and Kim Little, from Prudential Sussex Realty, greet guests. The North Shore/Sunshine Coast/Sea-to-Sky division of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver held its Annual Christmas Classic Dec. 2 at Capilano Golf and Country Club. This year, the event raised funds for the Lookout Emergency Aid Society’s North Shore Shelter. Those in attendance enjoyed a buffet lunch, silent and live auctions, 50/50 draw, karaoke and toonie toss.

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MARGARET Benson, a double lung transplant recipient, thanks Lions Gate Hospital emergency Dr. Peter Ramsay Dec. 21 as part of B.C. Transplant’s annual Operation Popcorn campaign, which gives transplant recipients an opportunity to extend thanks to hospital staff and the memory of the donor who gave them the gift of life.

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A14 - North Shore News - Sunday, December 26, 2010

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THE holiday season can be especially rough for those who’ve lost someone close recently or who’ve lost someone close at this time of the year.

According to a written statement from the Canadian Mental Health Association, with all the messages of family togetherness and joy, the emptiness left behind when someone passes away is in harsh contrast to what society seems to expect us to feel. The following are some tips to help you or someone you know get through a potentially hard time: ■ Talking about the deceased person is okay. Your stress will only increase if the deceased person’s memory is allowed to become a landmine that everyone tiptoes around. ■ Things won’t be the same. It’s normal to feel at odds with yourself and family events when dealing with grief. Do not isolate but limit involvement when you need to and plan new events. ■ Don’t let other people’s expectations dictate how your holiday will unfold. If you don’t feel like doing something this Christmas, don’t let others force you. If you do want to attend holiday functions, make sure you know your limits. Leave early, arrive late, drive alone — do

whatever you need to do to help yourself. ■ Seek support. Talk to your friends and family about how you feel. Also, many communities offer support groups for people who are grieving. Being around people who know what you’re going through can be very comforting. ■ Plan a special time to celebrate the memories of the person who died. Some families develop creative rituals like decorating a miniature Christmas tree at the cemetery, donating money to a charity like the Canadian Mental Health Association, singing their favourite seasonal song, reciting a special prayer before the evening meal, or even just lighting a candle. Symbolic gestures like these can help families validate their feelings of sadness and overcome the guilt of enjoying special occasions. ■ Take care of yourself. Stress, depression and bodily neglect are not a great mix at any time of the year. ■ Think about building some new traditions. Remember that it’s okay not to do what you traditionally do. Planning something totally different is not an insult to the memory of a loved one and can be a positive way to ease some of the pressure. For more information, visit www.cmha.bc.ca.

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CHRISTMAS Eve, Belgium, 1944: As a young girl decorates the Christmas tree in her aunt’s cafe, a Canadian soldier, there to trade margarine for cognac, strikes up a conversation with her.

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out at her. From brittle and faded paper records written in archaic French with quill pens, Adrienne pieced Antoine’s story together. Antoine was 17 when his name appeared in the census document. Digging deeper, Adrienne learned that Antoine was working in a brewery in 1656. He would have been 10 years old. Why this child left his parents and home in Normandy and how he got to New France is unknown. It is known that he was a farmer, a homesteader and ultimately a “coureur de bois,” an outlaw in the eyes of the French, travelling deep into the wilderness to trade

goods and liquor for fur. The French wanted an end to this illicit traffic and they wanted to populate the country. “Coureurs de bois” like Antoine were directed to marry one of the newly arrived “filles du roi,” (potential brides exported to Canada by the Crown) or be ostracized from the community. Antoine dutifully married Jeanne Faucheux and fathered three children. But the wild continued to call and in 1682, according to a notary contract Adrienne unearthed, Antoine answered. This time, he was a “voyageur,” a fur trader licensed by the authorities. That contract contained another significant discovery.

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magazine (see Adrienne’s website, adrienneleduc.ca) and Reader’s Digest and wrote a novel based on the life of Antoine Leduc. She taught genealogical research techniques and compiled information about locating, accessing and researching the records of her students’ countries of origin — all this accomplished in the days before computers. Adrienne’s expertise as a historian is formidable but it is her personal connection with her subject that makes her work unique. Of Antoine, she writes, “I wanted to add your adventures to the pages of history, to thank you and to do justice to your memory.” Tomorrow, Dec. 27, Maurice and Adrienne, his war bride, will celebrate 65 years of marriage. Adrienne is sure that Jeanne, the “ﬁlle du roi” who came to Canada 275 years ago and her husband Antoine, the “coureur de bois,” will be celebrating with them.

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Add sparkle to your celebration THE other day, the Hired Belly was jealously browsing Decanter.com’s summary of Champagne prices in the U.K.

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IF you want to ring in the new year with bubbles, there are plenty of budget-friendly buys other than Champagne.

The Brits are among the world’s biggest consumers of “bubbly.” And the preChristmas to New Year’s Eve run-up sports a deluge of discounts that can range anywhere from 10 to 30 per cent — if you pop for a half dozen. One of the ﬁrst casualties in a recession is Champagne sales, which in part explains the fancy prices. In an uncharacteristic show of naiveté, we tweeted: “(Link) UK Xmas Champagne 20-30% off seems terribly civilised. How come not in #BC? #Vancouver?” Replies came thick and fast, among them this: “How come not in BC? You’re kidding, right? You’re not really asking that question? LOL.” Well, we were kidding, of course.

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But not completely. After all, why can’t B.C. Liquor Stores behave like any other retailer and throw the consumer even a small seasonal perk once in a while, and maybe help to rebuild a ﬂat category? The answer, of course, is never simple. First of all, supermarkets everywhere are notorious for inﬂating “regular” prices to make discounts look bigger than they really are. And the U.K. big players are often

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no exception. That’s not to say there aren’t some great Champagne deals to be found, including at wine shops. Then again even if BCLS was inclined to show some holiday spirit, it would be undercutting its private wine store and hotelier customers — who, by the way, are themselves not permitted to sell for less than their supplierowned stores, even if they could afford to. In the meantime, our U.K. cousins (who, by the way, pay plenty of liquor tax themselves) are busy grabbing bottles of Taittinger Brut Reserve at Oddbins for $38 (BCLS $61.99) or Piper Heidsieck NV Brut from CoOp for $28 (BCLS $56.98). And don’t even get us started on the lesser knowns, such as Janisson, a perfectly drinkable Brut at CoOp for $19. Meanwhile, back on this side of the pond, Piper Heidsieck, Lanson Black Label and Nicolas Feuillatte all deliver good Champagne value for under $60 at both Everything Wine and BCLS. However, if Big C Champagne doesn’t ﬁgure into your budget, the range of more humble alternatives that can still add sparkle to your party may just surprise you. Here’s a selection of very different contenders from all over: ■ Antech Cremant de Limoux 2006 is still the best Champagne knock-off going. Brioche (bready) and toasty notes with ﬁne bubbles and

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community bulletin board From page 19 information visit www.nvdpl.ca. Holiday Hi-Light Festival: The gardens at Park & Tilford shopping centre, North Vancouver will be lit until Dec. 31. Red Sock Campaign: Nood has partnered with the Salvation Army to donate $2 or more for a pair of red socks, with the goal of raising enough for 10,000 socks, to be distributed to homeless and other disadvantaged people in the area where donations are made. Donations are open until Dec. 31 at www.nood.ca. Bright Nights in Stanley Park Stanley Park is hosting their 13th annual holiday celebration and decorations, including the miniature train, until Jan. 2 from 3 to 10 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas Day. Children’s farmyard closes at 9 p.m. daily. Partial proceeds from the train go to B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund. Canyon Lights: The Capilano Suspension Bridge will be dolled up in Christmas Lights until Jan. 2 and can be viewed from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children under 13 or $35 for a family, with proceeds going to B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund. Festival of Lights: VanDusen Botanical Garden invites the public to set a magical date night with twinkling lights, hot chocolate and seasonal music in their Festival of Lights. Runs until Jan. 2, every evening from 4:30 to 9 p.m. except Christmas. Tickets

shop on their own. Host: A volunteer is needed to show newcomers to Canada around the community and help them learn about the activities and services available in the community, for example libraries, transit system and recreation facilities. Volunteer would also practise English skills, provide friendship and support to newcomers.

$13 for adults, $9.50 for seniors and youth 13-18, $7.25 for children six to 12. Tickets available at the gate. For info call 604-257-8665. Booksale: All books will be 25 to 45 per cent off until Jan. 31 at this sale at Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Wednesday -Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604-986-1351 or www.presentationhousegall.com. New Years Chocolate Fondue: The last chance to gorge before New Year’s Resolutions kick in, Mount Seymour is hosting a 2.5 hour snowshoe tour to a candlelit chocolate indulgence set amongst the trees. Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. Tickets: 604-986-2261. Family First Night: For those wishing to stay close to the fire, Mt. Seymour’s Enquist Lodge and SnowPlay Park will host New Years celebrations with tobogganing, tubing, a warm fire and hot chocolate for kids with an early countdown before bedtime, 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 31. New Years at Park Royal: For the first time ever the mall will open New Years Day and the first 100 shoppers at each of the Guest Services Desks will receive a gift card from Park Royal between $5 and $100, with one $250 gift card. — Compiled by Debbie Caldwell and Tessa Holloway. Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com. For our online listings, go to www.nsnews.com scroll to Community Events and click on Add Your Event.

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City of North Vancouver Honours the Passing of Former Mayor Thomas Reid Former Mayor Tom Reid served on North Vancouver City Council, ﬁrst as Alderman in 1969, and then as Mayor from 1970 to 1977. During his terms as Mayor, his key accomplishment was the opening of the Civic Centre in 1975 with a new City Hall and City Library. A new Fire Hall and Silver Harbour Centre for seniors were also developed during his time as Mayor. He was conferred with Freedom of the City on November 6, 1979, for all his contributions to civic life and enhancements to the City. Flags at the Civic Plaza, the Fire Hall, Boulevard Park, Cenotaph and Waterfront Park are being ﬂown at half-mast on Tuesday, December 28th, the day of his Memorial Service, in recognition of his passing on December 4, 2010. City of North Vancouver Tel: 604.985.7761 www.cnv.org

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and everyone could let it go. If you harbour anger towards your dog after the fight, that is a lesson about your ego. Your dog doesn’t care how the confrontation looked to other people, but your ego does. Unconditional love is another lesson. Does anyone really know what unconditional love is? Our dogs do, they show that to us every day, without fail, regardless of our moods, health, job status or appearance. They love us as we are and do not judge us for what we are not. Can we truly say that about one another? Or even ourselves? Think about it as you pass judgment quietly in your mind about someone for what they drive, wear, what they do for a living or how they speak. Your dog would be happy to get affection from anyone whom you might deem unworthy. Your dog loves everyone unconditionally. As Christmas winds down and we enter into the final week of this year, resolutions will soon be made. Consider how your dog makes your house a home. Is this home filled with unconditional love or are there fearful emotions beneath the surface needing to be resolved?

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

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WEST Vancouver native Maëlle Ricker flies to gold in the Olympic snowboard cross final held in February at Cypress Mountain. Ricker raced into the history books as the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold on home soil. You’ll find all the biggest moments in North Shore sports from January to June 2010 in this edition of the North Shore News. Visit www.nsnews.com for more 2010 sports photos.

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Remember those? Man that was awesome. Join us over the next week as the North Shore News looks back at the big stories in North Shore sport for 2010. In this edition we focus on the headlines from January to May, the golden age of North Shore sport. January ■ Several North Shore hockey players rang in the New Year in style as they helped the Vancouver North West Giants win the prestigious Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Tournament held Dec. 26-Jan. 1 in Calgary. The North Shore/Burnaby-based Giants went undefeated in their six games, claiming the title with a 2-1 win over Strathmore, Alta.’s UFA Bisons in the tournament final played New Year’s Day at the Pengrowth Saddledome. West Vancouver defenceman Griffin Reinhart raced up ice and fired home the game winner with a long wrist shot as time wound down in the third period. The Giants were the first B.C. team to win the title since 1982. ■ North Vancouver’s Martin Jones went from an afterthought to a potential saviour to a bummed-out silver medalist in 18 minutes and eight seconds of ice time as Team Canada fell in overtime to Team U.S.A. in the final of the World Junior Hockey Championships Jan. 5 in Saskatoon.

Remember this? Sitting on the bench as the team’s backup goalie, Jones watched as the Canadians, trying for a sixth consecutive gold medal, fell behind 5-3 six minutes and 23 seconds into the third period. That’s when Jones was thrust into the spotlight as head coach Willie Desjardins pulled starter Jake Allen and put Jones in. Two late goals from Cana-

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dian hero Jordan Eberle tied it at 5-5 and put Jones and the Canadians into overtime with the largest audience in TSN history — an average of 5.3 million viewers that peaked at 7.5 million during the third period comeback — watching the game across the country. Less than ﬁve minutes into overtime it was all over. Team Canada, surging with momentum, created a great scoring opportunity but were turned away and as the puck bounced back up the ice Team U.S.A. broke out in a three-on-one rush. Defenceman John Carlson snapped a shot that beat Jones, ending the game and Canada’s gold medal hopes. ■ North Vancouver’s Liam Firus claimed gold at the national junior ﬁgure skating

championships held in January in London, Ont., earning the title of national champion for the second time in his career. Firus also scored a national title in the pre-novice category in 2007. This year Firus faced the best juniors in Canada and came out on top in his final year before he moves up to the senior ranks. ■ North Vancouver skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis scored a World Cup second-place finish on the famous Lauberhorn downhill course in Wengen, Switzerland. Manny blasted down the Lauberhorn course — the longest on the World Cup circuit — in two minutes, 32.98 seconds to finish 0.67 seconds behind Switzerland’s Carlo Janka. ■ North Vancouver snowboard cross racer Drew Neilson scored the most important fourth-place finish of his life Jan. 21, making the big final of a World Cup event in Stoneham, Que., the final race before the Olympic Games. Neilson’s performance earned him a spot on the Canadian Olympic team, ending a furious fight to get to his hometown Games after he suffered a debilitating wrist injury in 2008. ■ West Vancouver alpine skier Georgia Simmerling also earned a last-minute ticket to the Olympic Games as she was named to the Canadian squad Jan. 29, just hours after suffered a crash and was airlifted off the course in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

“Georgia Simmerling has had one incredible day,” Alpine Canada’s Kyle Marr told the North Shore News. “She made an Olympic team and got a free ride in a helicopter all in the same day.” ■ North Vancouver’s Anna Rice won her ﬁfth, and likely

last, national badminton title Jan. 30 in Winnipeg. The twotime Olympian defeated Ontario’s Michele Li in straight sets to tale the title. In the summer Rice announced that she was retiring from competitive play. See Ricker page 28

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Ricker wins Olympic gold in her hometown From page 27

February ■ Holy Schnikes! The Olympics happened right here! Alberta’s Jennifer Heil got the party started on the first night of competition, winning silver in women’s freestyle moguls on West Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain. One day later Alexander Bilodeau scored a historic medal for Canada, winning the men’s moguls on Cypress to claim the first gold for a Canadian on home soil. ■ North Vancouver natives Manuel Osborne-Paradis and Robbie Dixon, roommates and training partners, both tasted disappointment on Day 4 as Manny finished 17th and Dixon crashed in the Olympic

downhill in Whistler. On Day 8 both racers crashed in the Super G, ending their medal hopes. Things didn’t go much better for any of the Canadian ski team members, including West Vancouver natives Britt and Michael Janyk and Georgia Simmerling, as the squad ﬁnished the Games without a single medal. ■ Olympic outrage hit Cypress Mountain as organizers were forced to cancel 28,000 tickets as poor conditions made the standing-room-only area for snowboard cross, snowboard halfpipe, freestyle ski cross and snowboard parallel giant slalom unsafe for spectators. The venue was wracked by a lack of snow in the buildup to the

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WEST Van’s Georgia Simmerling carves a turn during a World Cup event. The 20year-old had an incredible day Jan. 29 when she was named to the Olympic team and suffered a crash and had to be airlifted off the slopes. ﬁrst time trial and did not end up with a fast enough time to move on to the elimination ﬁnals. There was some debate about whether or not they would be able to run the second round of qualifying, but eventually it did go off — and Ricker did too, ending up with the third best time. The elimination rounds were nothing but smooth sailing for Ricker as she was the fastest racer all day, winning all of her races going away. The

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■ Celebrity snowboarder Shaun White thrilled the Cypress crowd on Day 6 with an incredible halfpipe routine to win gold, landing the famous Double McTwist 1260 on his second run, a move that he invented that is often referred to as the scariest trick in snowboarding. ■ West Van’s Britt Janyk was a bright spot for the otherwise disappointing Canadian ski team, exceeding expectations by racing to a sixth-place finish in downhill on Day 6. “I know that I raced my heart out,” said the 29-yearold first-time Olympian and top Canadian finisher after the race. U.S. superstar Lindsey Vonn dominated the event, winning in spectacular fashion to become the first American woman to win an Olympic downhill gold. ■ North Vancouver-born Mercedes Nicoll placed sixth in women’s snowboard halfpipe on Day 7 as Australian Torah Bright took the gold. Nicoll advanced to the final 12 with an impressive 40.1 score in the semi-final, her highest score ever in competition. ■ More history was made on Cypress on Day 12 as Canada’s Ashleigh McIvor won the firstever women’s Olympic ski cross competition. The Whistler native led the way throughout the entire final run, with one competitor crashing within seconds of leaving the starting gate and the others in hot pursuit. The thrills and spills of ski cross — an event featuring four skiers racing down a course filled with jumps, turns and other obstacles — made it one of the surprise successes of the Games. ■ West Van 20-year-old Georgia Simmerling hit the slopes for her first taste of Olympic racing on Day 9, finishing 27th in the Super G. Earlier in the Games Simmerling was held out of the downhill because of treacherous snow conditions and then missed the super combined after bruising her See Royals page 29

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Royals earn second straight provincial basketball title From page 28

shin on a training run. “(It’s) been a pretty big rollercoaster,” Simmerling said. “It’s once-in-a-lifetime having the Olympics in your hometown, it was amazing.” ■ West Van’s Michael Janyk went into the men’s slalom race on Day 16 as Canada’s final hope for an alpine medal but came up short, finishing 13th. Janyk, ranked 10th in the world coming into the event, was considered an outside threat to win a medal. “I was going for it. I definitely didn’t hold anything back. But unfortunately with the conditions, what I wanted to happen didn’t,” Janyk said. “There are some positives from today, but I have to say, it wasn’t the day I envisioned in the last four years.” ■ Canada’s Jasey-Jay Anderson shut down Cypress Mountain in style, winning gold in parallel giant slalom snowboarding on Day 16, the final day at the West Van venue. The 34-year-old competed in three previous Games — Nagano, Salt Lake City and Turin — without reaching the podium. Soon after his gold-medal performance Anderson announced his retirement from competitive snowboarding. His win gave Canada six total medals on the snow-challenged slopes of Cypress, including four golds and two silvers. ■ Sporting contests not called the Olympic Games also occurred in February. Capilano University’s women’s volleyball team finished third at the provincial championships the final week-

end of the month, capturing their first medals since the 2006-07 season but failing to advance to the national championships. Head coach Wayne Desjardins was named the BCCAA coach of the year for women’s volleyball for the second time in his 11-year career while fourth-year middle blocker Claire Fergusson, an Argyle grad, earned all-Canadian honours after finishing fifth in blocks and ninth in kills per game in the B.C. league. March ■ The Handsworth Royals senior girls basketball team won their second consecutive provincial AAA championship, completing an undefeated season by beating Oak Bay 60-51 March 6 at Capilano University. The Royals were led by Grade 12 all-stars Diana Lee and Kris Young, starters on the senior team since Grade 9, who accounted for 70 per cent of the team’s points in the win over Oak Bay. During one key stretch in the fourth quarter Young and Lee combined to score eight points in 60 seconds to give the Royals a comfortable lead after Oak Bay had closed to within one point. Young, now at UBC, was named the tournament MVP while Lee, now playing NCAA ball at Boise State, led the team from the point guard position while playing the entire tournament with a stress fracture in her ankle. ■ Maëlle Ricker padded her golden resume in March by claiming both the snowboard cross See Debou page 30

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Debou guides blind skier to Paralympic glory From page 29

Crystal Globe and the overall Crystal Globe as the top World Cup point-getter in all snowboarding disciplines combined. Ricker clinched both Globes by strapping on her board for a

snowboard cross race March 19, ﬁnishing third, and then a snowboard halfpipe event the following day. Competing in the halfpipe for the ﬁrst time since 2007, Ricker threw down a routine that earned her ninth place in the competition, giving her the extra points needed to secure the overall title.

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NORTH Vancouver native Lindsay Debou (right) calls out the line for Edmonton’s Viviane Forest as the pair race to silver in women’s Paralympic slalom. The pair won ﬁve medals at Whistler Creekside.

■ Ricker wasn’t the only North Shore golden girl this year. North Vancouver resident Lauren Woolstencroft shredded the competition in alpine skiing at the Paralympic Games, taking home an astonishing five medals in five events. The Calgary native, born without both legs below her knees and no left arm below the elbow, won gold in slalom, giant slalom, downhill, super G and super combined to become the first women ever to win five gold medals at a single Paralympic Winter Games. At the end of the Games Woolstencroft was chosen to carry the Canadian flag into the Closing Ceremonies held in Whistler. Soon after the Paralympics ended Woolstencroft, an engineer for B.C. Hydro, announced her retirement from competitive skiing. ■ North Vancouver native Lindsay Debou, now a Whistler resident, acted as a guide for visually impaired alpine skier Viviane Forest as the pair racked up five Paralympic medals, including gold in downhill, silver in super G, super combined and slalom and bronze giant slalom. ■ Sonja Gaudet, another North Vancouver native, also claimed Paralympic gold, throwing lead rocks for the Canadian foursome that won the wheelchair curling event. Team Canada, including skip Jim Armstrong, third Darryl Neighbour and second Ina Forrest, defeated Korea 8-7 in the final played before a capacity crowd of 5,500 at the Hillcrest facility. Gaudet is the only member of the team who competed in 2006 Games, giving her double gold medals. ■ North Vancouver native Greg Westlake had a huge tournament for the Canadian sledge hockey team that ended up a disappointing fourth in the Paralympics. Westlake, now an Ontario resident, scored four goals and 11 points, both tournament highs, in the team’s five games. The Canadians finished first in their pool but were upset 3-1 by Japan in semifinal action, ending their dream of completing the Paralympic and Olympic gold medal hat trick with the national men’s and women’s teams. The squad then fell 2-1 to Norway in the bronze medal game. ■ The Argyle secondary gymnastics team claimed first in both the boys and girls divisions at the provincial championships, helping the Pipers run away with the overall team title. Combining the boys and girls scores gave Argyle a whopping 149 points to easily outpace second-place Delta’s score of 112.07. See Woolstencroft page 31

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Woolstencroft skis into history with ﬁve Paralympic gold medals From page 30

Windsor secondary, overall provincial champions in five of the past six years, finished third with a score of 104.742. ■ Jesse Jeffers of the Argyle senior boys basketball team put on a performance for the ages at the provincial AAA championships, scoring 50 points, including a game-winning layup at the final buzzer, to lead his team to a 79-77 opening round win over Sir Charles Tupper. The team didn’t win another game, finishing well back in the pack, but Jeffers was still selected as a third team all-star, averaging 32.7 points and 12.7 rebounds per game in the tournament. He now plays at Trinity Western University. ■ North Vancouver’s Connor Rankin scored in triple overtime to give the North Shore/Burnaby-based Vancouver North West Giants their second consecutive B.C. Major Midget League title March 20 at the Burnaby Winter Club. Rankin’s OT goal gave the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Cariboo Cougars in game 2 of a three-game series. The Giants won the series opener 6-2. The Giants then suffered a heart-breaking overtime loss to the Red Deer Rebels in the final of the Pacific Midget Regional Hockey Championships, missing out on the chance to advance to the national championship tournament. The Rebels scored 14 minutes into overtime of game 3 for a 2-1 win. ■ North Shore skiers rebounded from a tough Olympic showing to score four medals at the Canadian alpine skiing championships held March 22-27 in Alberta. North Shore natives ruled the downhill on Day 1 of the championships as North Vancouver’s Manuel Osborne-Paradis picked up his first Canadian title while West Vancouver native Britt Janyk won the women’s race. Later in the week Janyk was at it again, winning the giant slalom for her second national title of the week and 13th of her career. Britt’s younger brother Michael Janyk became the only skier to repeat as a national champion this year when he won the slalom on the final day of the championships. ■ North Vancouver field hockey stars Jesse Watson, Paul Wet-

tlaufer and Taylor Curran suited up for Team Canada as they battled to an 11th place finish at the FIH World Cup of Hockey held in March in New Delhi, India. Canada, making its first appearance at the 12-team tournament since 1998, opened with five straight losses in pool play to New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, Korea and Argentina but rebounded to defeat Pakistan 2-1 in overtime to avoid a last-place finish. ■ North Shore middle-distance runners Jessica Smith and Helen Crofts each won NAIA national indoor track and field individual titles while also helping SFU claim two relay gold medals in March in Johnson City, Tenn. Smith, an Argyle grad, scored gold while setting an NAIA indoor championships record in the 1,000 metres. Crofts, a West Van grad, blew away the field in the 800-m race to win her second consecutive NAIA title in that event. The duo then helped SFU win gold in the distance medley relay and the 4x800-m relay. ■ Team Canada, featuring seven players from the North Shore, won silver medals at the Pan Am youth field hockey championships held in March in Montevideo, Uruguay. The squad, ranked fourth in the eight-team tournament, went on an impressive run to the championship final before finally losing to Argentina, the top-ranked team at the tournament and No. 2 in the world. Players from the North Shore included Collingwood’s Lauren Annable, Argyle’s Rachel Donahoe, Handsworth’s Hannah Haughn and Kendra Perrin and Carson Graham’s Anabelle Hamilton, Alexandra McCawley and Emma Plasteras. The silver result was bittersweet for the girls as only the tournament champion earned a place in the first-ever Youth Olympics held in August in Singapore. April ■ North Vancouver’s Filip Peliwo cruised to victory in the under16 junior indoor national tennis championships held in April in Laval, Que. Peliwo, a North Shore Winter Club-based player who is now a member of Tennis Canada’s National Training Centre, See Jones page 32

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JESSE Jeffers lays in two of his 50 points as time expires in a masterful performance that led Argyle to a 79-77 win over Sir Charles Tupper at the AAA provincials.

Jones WHL’s top goalie From page 31

dominated his opponents in taking the singles title while also teaming up with Ontario’s Daniel Bednarczyk to take second in under-16 boys doubles. Peliwo, ranked No. 1 in the singles draw, did not lose a set against five opponents as he smashed his way to the title. ■ Members of the North Shore’s Capilano Wrestling Club fought their way to six medals, including two golds, at the Canadian cadet and juvenile wrestling championships held in April at Simon Fraser University. Sentinel secondary Grade 12 students Alison Sokalski and Taj Mohammad both came away from the meet as national champions in the juvenile (Grade 11-12) age category. Windsor Grade 12 student Jason Margo didn’t score a national title but he did accomplish a very impressive feat, finishing second in both the juvenile freestyle and Greco-Roman categories in the 80-kilogram weight class. Nathan Yanagiya scored silver while Hiroko Araki and Sunshine Soulsby won bronze medals. May ■ North Vancouver’s Martin Jones was named the Western Hockey League’s goaltender of the year while also leading his Calgary Hitmen to a WHL championship. Jones finished the regular season first in goals against average at 2.21, first in shutouts with eight, second in wins with 36 and fourth in save percentage at .919. Jones continued his stellar play in the WHL playoffs, leading all goalies in wins and goals

against average, tying for the lead in shutouts and finishing third in save percentage as the Hitmen took out the Tri-City Americans four games to one in the championship series. The team’s national championship hopes were dashed when they lost 5-4 to host team Brandon in the semifinals of the Memorial Cup. ■ North Vancouver’s Graeme Gordon starred in goal as his Vernon Vipers romped to an 8-1 win over the host Dauphin Kings to claim their second straight RBC Cup as national junior “A” hockey champions. The Vipers finished the five-team tournament with a 5-1 record, blowing out the Kings in the final in a game that was televised nationally on TSN. Gordon who made 23 saves in the final and was named player of the day on the tournament’s website. ■ The Capilano Rugby Club’s premier women’s team stomped Coquitlam’s United Rugby 52-8 to win the provincial championship title in front of an appreciative home crowd May 16 at Klahanie Park. The massive win was a bit of a surprise after team that finished the regular season with a 3-3 record and came in as the fourth seed in the playoffs. The change in fortune was directly related to the return to the team of several star players who missed a lot of action throughout the year. Andrea Burk, Darcy Patterson, Heather Jaques and Mandy Marchak all were away due to commitments with the national team while Beth McNeill, a member of Canada’s under-20 national See West page 33

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West Van schools sweep AA rugby medals From page 32

team, missed a lot of time with a shoulder injury. All of them except for Marchak made it back for Capilano’s romp through the playoffs. ■ Rugby dominance continued for the girls at Carson Graham secondary as they edged the top-ranked Cowichan Thunderbirds by a score of 8-7 in the B.C. senior girls AAA rugby championship game May 29. The win added to the team’s impressive record of six provincial titles in seven seasons. ■ The North Shore raced to a major score at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in May in Marion, Ind., led by a pair of middle distance superstars and a dominant decathlete. West Vancouver’s Reid Gustavson, competing for the University of British Columbia, took home gold in decathlon while Simon Fraser’s Jessica Smith and Helen Crofts each took home two golds and a silver. Gustavson claimed the decathlon title in his fourth and final NAIA championship meet after finishing in fourth place in each of his first three years. Smith and Crofts teamed up to help SFU win the 4x800-m relay and then scored 1-2 finishes in two individual events with Smith besting Crofts in the 1,500-m race and Crofts returning the favour in the 800-m race. ■ West Vancouver schools dominated the B.C. high school tennis championships held in May in Burnaby with Collingwood claiming the AA title and Sentinel winning the AAA event by landslide scores. No. 1-ranked Collingwood blasted their way to a 9-2 win over second-ranked Brentwood College in the final, capping off

a tournament in which the Cavaliers won 48 sets and lost only seven. The win gave Collingwood their third consecutive AA title and their fourth in the past five years. Two Collingwood players, Matt Herron on the boys side and Kelsey King on the girls side, were perfect in the tournament, winning 30 games and five matches each without losing a single game. In AAA action Sentinel also cleaned up, winning 46 sets while losing only five during the tournament. In the final they scored an 8-3 victory over the combined team from St. George’s and Crofton House schools. For the No. 1-ranked Spartans it was the second AAA championship in a row. Grade 8 phenom Arisha Ladhani was named co-MVP of the girls singles division after posting a perfect 3-0 record. June ■ West Vancouver schools finished first, second and third at the senior boys AA rugby provincial championships held in June in Abbotsford with Rockridge claiming the top prize with an intense 36-27 win over Collingwood while Sentinel earned bronze in the consolation final. “(It was) two teams just going after each other,” Rockridge head coach Perino Zambon said about the all-North Shore final. “Both teams were trying to stay with an attacking mindset, both teams were going after the championship. That’s what you see when you get two teams competing like that. I didn’t think one team was willing to back down from the other.” It was the first title win for perennial powerhouse Rockridge since they won four consecutive championships from 2004 to 2007. ■ The Argyle senior girls soc-

cer team settled for silver at the AAA provincial championships June 5, losing the gold medal final in a heartbreaking shootout. The Pipers dominated in a 0-0 scoreless tie against Claremont secondary at the University of Victoria but couldn’t find the goal they needed. Claremont goalkeeper Jess Renfrew was named the tournament MVP after blanking the powerful Pipers squad in regulation and overtime and then making two saves in the shootout as Claremont won after seven rounds of shooters. Argyle played the second half of their 3-0 semifinal win over Mt. Boucherie and the entire championship final without any Grade 12 players as their four senior players all left midway through the semifinal to make it back to the North Shore in time for their graduation banquet held on the day of the final. ■ For the second year in a row Handsworth’s Lindsey Butterworth paced the North Shore contingent at the provincial senior high school track and field championships, scoring gold in the 800 metres at Swangard Stadium. As a Grade 11 racer last year, Butterworth claimed gold in the 1,500 and silver in the 800. This year Butterworth was limited in her racing by a bout of mono leading up to the meet but still managed to hit the track for the 800 and pull away in the final stretch to win the North Shore’s only provincial gold medal at the senior level. Butterworth now races for the powerful SFU women’s track team. ■ In June North Vancouver’s Eugene Wong was awarded the Jack Nicklaus Award, given to the player of the year for all NCAA Div. 1 golfers. As a

sophomore at the University of Oregon Wong was named a first team All-American, an allPac-10 conference first team member and the Pac-10’s coplayer of the year. He won two NCAA tournaments, finished second twice and third twice while adding three other top10 finishes and placing outside of the top-20 in only one tournament. At the NCAA championships Wong placed ninth in the individual event before helping the Ducks finish third in the team competition, the

best-ever ﬁnish for the school. ■ Two North Shore young guns were taken in the third round of the NHL entry draft June 25. West Vancouver’s Max Reinhart went to the Calgary Flames — the team his dad Paul played for in the 1980s —as the fourth pick of the third round, 64th overall. North Vancouver’s Jordan Weal was taken 70th overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Reinhart scored 51 points in 72 games for the Western Hockey League’s Kootenay Ice last season while Weal was one of three draft-eligible players to score 100 points in the Cana-

dian Hockey League last season, the other two being Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin who went first and second overall. ■ North Vancouver teen Morgan Weller dove her way to a silver medal in one-metre springboard at the 2010 summer senior national diving championships held in Saskatoon in June, earning her firstever individual senior national medal. Weller, 16, scored 256.50 on her five dives in the final, narrowly edging her Boardworks teammate Rachel Kemp for silver while Quebec City’s Jo-Annie Dubois took the gold.

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BES - Hanne (ne´e Holmgren), Passed away suddenly on December 16, 2010 at the age of 68 years. Hanne is survived by her loving husband Dick, her children Diana (Ron) and Brian, and her granddaughter Sarah. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 2:00 pm at First Memorial, Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver, BC. Flowers gratefully declined. Donations may be made in memory of the deceased to the charity of your choice. First Memorial – 604-980-3451 NAHANEE - Melvin ‘Mel’ Edward It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Melvin ‘Mel’ Edward Nahanee. Mel was born January 10, 1943 and died peacefully on December 20, 2010 in the care of Evergreen at Lions Gate Hospital. Mel will be deeply missed by his family son Les Nahanee, daughter Gia Nahanee, grandchildren Aidan Nahanee & Sasha Nahanee, brothers Frank Nahanee, William James Nahanee, Edward ‘Douglas’ Nahanee & Stephen Lloyd Nahanee (Connie), sisters Edith Hanna, Janice Lynne Widdows & Lorrie Cole (Robert), soul-mate, Norma Rose Nahanee and many loving relatives and dear friends. Mel was a proud Squamish Nation member who enjoyed organizing a boxing program for youth back in the 70’s & 80’s. In his later years he loved the life of being around the water and boating he was free spirited with a touch of being a stubborn man. Mel’s pride and joy was family especially his grandchildren. A Celebration of life service was held at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre, 100 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 3:00pm.

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IN MEMORY OF A PERFECT ROSE

PARISH: Rosalee (Rose) passed away peacefully on December 3, 2010 at the age of 61 years after a lengthy struggle with cancer. Predeceased by her father, Brian, Rosalee will be lovingly remembered by her mother, Margaret, sister, Wendy Colquhoun (Barry), brother, Rick and nieces, Kristi and Kelsey. Rosalee will always be alive in the happy memories of her many friends and family. Rose had so much love to give and rarely thought of herself first. She will be sadly missed by many. As an elementary school teacher in North Vancouver for 35 years, Rosalee gave 200% to each and every child, in and out of the classroom. Rosalee also taught for 3 years in Germany for the DND. Rose found peace and solitude in her home on Bowen Island for the past 20 years. As co-founder of CAWES, Bowen Island’s animal welfare group, Rosalee was tireless in her efforts to prevent the feral cat population from multiplying. She also had an uncanny ability to communicate with and calm even the most terrified animal. During the past ten years as a CAWES Director, Rosalee volunteered at the feeding stations, fostered several cats, helped find homes for hundreds of strays, and took part in many fund raising events. She was a member of the Bowen Island Community Choir and the FoxGlove Fibre Arts Co-op. More recently she volunteered as a team leader for the Knick Knack Nook, Bowen Island’s Re-use It Shop, where everyone benefitted from her bright spirit and positive energy. Rosalee found much joy in her garden, especially growing her many beautiful roses. THE ROSE WILL CONTINUE TO BLOOM ON BOWEN ISLAND. A celebration of life will be held on Bowen Island at the Collin’s Hall, January 29th at 2 o’clock. Flowers gratefully declined, friends so wishing may make a memorial donation to Rosalee’s special love of animals, CAWES, RR#1X27, Bowen Island BC, V0N 1G0.

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GREEN - Douglas Herbert April 13, 1920 - Dec 18, 2010 Doug was born April 13, 1920 in Vernon, BC. He will be lovingly remembered by his only son Gary (Danys) Green. Grandchildren, Jeff (Gina) Green and Greg (Lemei) Green. Great Grandchildren, Samantha, Taylor, Peter, Rebekah, Rachel and Lalita. Doug was predeceased by his love Hilda Isabel Green, sisters Doris, Doreen and brother Hal. He also leaves nieces Dawn, Debbie and Andrea. Doug will be remembered by loving the Toronto Blue Jays and spending countless hours watching old movies and listening to his music. The family wishes to express their appreciation to Dr. Naran and staff, Vancouver Coastal Health especially ’Christine’, Jay’s Pharmacy, Meals on Wheels, Bob and Shannon for being so understanding and helpfull. There were many people who helped keep Doug’s wish in staying home all possible. A gathering to remember Doug will be held January 11, 2010 12:00 at Twin Towers ’Tea Room’, 172 East 2nd St. North Vancouver, B.C. 'We’ll miss you Gramp but know you’re with Gramma, we love you!'

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SADLER, DOREEN September 7, 1916 – December 16, 2010 Doreen passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at the Lynn Valley Centre on Thursday, December 16th, 2010. Doreen will be remembered by her family and friends for her warm and loving nature. She loved music and missed no opportunity to participate in any occasion where she could sing and dance. She was a gentle and very kind lady, and could often be found helping others in need of her comforting or cheering up. Doreen enjoyed her years at the Lynn Valley Centre to the fullest – her zest for life and playful spirit were appreciated by the staff and those around her. We wish to extend our most sincere thanks to all the staff, for their exemplary care of Our Mother, and the unfailing kindness and genuine love they showed her each and every day. Doreen is survived by her daughters, Suzanne and Maureen, grandchildren Sean (Nikki), James, Shane (Kristine), and Daniel (Kim), and great grandchildren Brylie, Brielle and Kameron her sister-in-law Patricia, as well as her nieces and nephews. There will be no service by request. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Be ambitious – show talents, display support for others, work hard, protect projects, but launch new ideas, ventures Thursday onward, not before. Sunday will be chore-filled. Relationships loom in importance Monday/Tuesday, but friction is more prevalent than harmony. Realize this is not your decade to win wars – battles maybe, not wars. (On the other hand, you can hop on an elevator of accomplishment if you co-operate.) Deep changes, finances, intimacy and health factors head for a successful conclusion Wednesday to Friday. Delays end! Saturday’s gentle, happy and wise! Taurus April 20-May 20: Wider understanding, compassion, love, far travel, legal matters, advertising, statistics, insurance, religion, concepts, higher education – these come to the fore. Life feels more serene. Still, there are numerous problems Sunday to Wednesday morning – in these very areas. These are complex, subtle problems, in which solutions and causes seem to mingle. Your best approach, unless you have a clear idea, is to sit and wait it out. Recent delays end by Thursday, so you can march forth in relationships, love, negotiations and contracts this day forward. Friday morning’s lucky for these! Gemini May 21-June 20: Mysteries, secrets, psychological depths, intimacy, sexual yearnings, subconscious promptings, large finances, investments and debt, lifestyle changes and commitments – these fill your days over the weeks ahead. Don’t start anything (especially in these areas) before Thursday. You would get caught in an eternal circling around a problem. But Thursday onward promises success. (However, realize this is not a big investment year, with the exception of investment in your own career/ business.) Health matters are significant for several weeks. Enlist a doctor, if needed. Relationships please Saturday.

Cancer June 21-July 22: The accent lies on relationships, agreements, negotiations, relocation, opportunities, dealings with the public, and love. This area has become the prime one of your life, and will remain so to at least 2024. You’ve already discovered that others are more stubborn, yet more attractive than they were last decade, and that you must change to accommodate them. Another hint of this arrives Sunday. The choice is love or alienation: nothing in-between. Arguments might arise to midweek (Wednesday). Be diplomatic! Romance, exciting meetings arise Wednesday to Friday. Woo someone! Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start no important projects, buy nothing significant, before Dec. 30. An old flame might appear this week or next, but it’s almost too late, sort of “life’s afterthought.” Your home continues to be sweet, affectionate. The end of this month and early January will favour re-decorating or purchasing property. “Vaguely” schedule that now, put aside the time. Happiness and social delights visit Sunday/ Monday. You might receive a loving message. A prospective relationship offers good romance, bad marriage. Leave commitment decisions for 2011. A month of work and health issues begins Tuesday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Sweet love and a winning streak fill the weeks ahead! If single, you’ll definitely be attracted to someone. An “instant wedding” could occur. However, realize two things: one, anyone first met (or affair begun) Sunday through Wednesday will always contain jealousy or resentment; and two, in general, loves begun between 2004 and next March (2011) will tend toward unpredictable surprises and sudden changes. Take care with money Monday/ Tuesday. Friends, travel and communications veer toward success Thursday/Friday. Home, family, or an intimate crowd please you most Friday eve, Saturday.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Delays end Thursday. Don’t start anything before then. This week and the next few nudge you into domestic surroundings and a restful stance. Various problems arise Sunday to Wednesday. You might decide to end a relationship. This is complex, with pluses and minuses. If you feel a calm, quiet disappointment about this situation, that’s your answer. Sunday provides one more clue that this decade focuses on a deep, major change of home. That might be a change of address, or other change. It’s necessary, so flow with it. Chase money Thursday through Friday morning: your luck’s high! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Don’t start any projects or relationships before Thursday. Communications, travel, casual friendships, paperwork and details fill this week and the next few – they will transform this entire decade. Shorter-term, problems and flaws become apparent in these Sunday to Wednesday, connected to work issues or more private, secret shortcomings. Well, work with a good heart. By Wednesday p.m. your energy and charisma rise, and you’re headed toward success, harmony, even love, by Friday daytime! Friday night and Saturday are easy, sensual, good for spending and wooing (not necessarily linked). Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The weeks ahead feature money, earnings, spending, selling, possessions and rote learning. A major change rolls slowly through this zone all this decade and half of next. You can build a castle of money! Sunday holds a clue, probably involving your career, ambitions or status. You’re happy Monday to Wednesday, but you face problems and barriers in money and social wishes: be patient. Though you’re tired Thursday/Friday, luck accompanies government or school applications, spiritual and charity efforts. Your energy and charisma rise in time for a New Year’s party! Recent delays end.

Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Your energy, charisma and confidence surge – for a few weeks. But don’t start anything before Thursday. Until then, handle two concerns: one, you must decide between ending or investing further (more time/effort) in a particular ambition or career direction. If you can’t decide, wait until Thursday/Friday, when you’ll get a lucky glimpse of your future, and how to get there. The second concern is more important, and centres on Sunday: your entire “self” is changing: what you want, and want to be. Think this through Sunday, ponder, take your thoughts seriously. All is good! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Continue to lie low, rest and contemplate for the few weeks ahead. You’ll deal with government agencies, institutions or charitable agencies. Be spiritual. Plan for the future – but don’t make any plans before Thursday. Sunday to Wednesday contains a few subtle hints that your inner world needs transformation. Perhaps your inner anger doesn’t “fit” your larger sense of right and wrong. What’s out of kilter? Be ambitious Thursday through Friday morning – your efforts could end with a stroke of luck! Your social side and optimism emerge just in time for New Years! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Wishes come true, flirtations invite you and your popularity rises – this week and the next couple. Plans and optimism hover around money and possessions. However, proceed cautiously before Thursday – start nothing, not even a relationship. And realize your hopes and your “net worth” are not in agreement – and “net worth” has the final say. Your hopes need a revision, as Sunday will show (subtly or not). When your view turns unselfish, turns to wider topics such as real love, true luck and success enter – Thursday into Friday morning. Saturday’s ambition is achievable! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

A38 – North Shore News – Sunday, December 26, 2010

RENTALS 6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

1, 2 & 3 br Bach lrg bright, Central Lonsdale $700 & up. Move in BONUS 720-2913 * 604-725-4873

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

DELBROOK GARDENS 2 BR $1540 Wdays 604-990-2971 Weekends 604-985-2876

1 BDRM, Central Lonsdale, 3rd floor, h/w flrs, heat and hot water incl, no pets, $950, Jan 1, Dodwell Strata Mgt. 604-838-5020 or 604-699-5264

Delbrook Gardens 777 W. Queens Rd -1 BR $1250. Wkdays 562-7097/Wkends 985-2876

1 BR $1095. avail now, 2 BR $1595 avail Dec 1; all ocean view, renovated, dw, ns, cat ok, lower Lonsdale, 604-988-1939

h/wtr ns np Jan 1 604-323-4467

1 BR, close to all amens, large apt., Jan 1, suits 1 quiet adult, n/s, $740 incls heat & h/w. No pets, North Van. 604-294-4502 1 BR, large. 16 & St. Georges, near hospital, incld heat & hw, no pets, ns $840. now 778-889-4719

1 BR, lrg, bright, blcny h/wd, west exp 15th & Lonsdale, $915 incl heat

EVERGREEN - 161 East 17th St. A 1 br spacious, clean well maint, n/p, n/s. Jan. 1st 604-990-8907

Bach $885, 1 BR $1115, 2 BR $1400 Avail Now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

KENMORE MANOR 140 East 17th St. A bright 1 bdrm Available. Heat & h/w incl. N/S, No Pets. 604-980-4554 LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 1, 2 & 3 Br large starting @ $980. np, ns, 604-980-9219

1 BR, large, $875, hardwood, hot water heat, Adult oriented, ns, np, Jan.1 or Jan 15. 604-202-3458 1 Br, Large, city/ocean view, $865, avail immed or Jan. 1. heat incl. quiet. drapes. gated or free prkg, no pets, 1 yr lease. 310 East 2nd, 604-904-0956

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool. 1 BR. $1075 2 Br. $1450 up views, storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

121 WEST 20th. Newly reno 2 BR, 3rd flr. hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease np, $1400, avail now, 604-681-2521

TUCKTON PLACE 1520 Chesterfield Rd. NV 2 bdrm $1350 No pets. Call 604-

2 BR avail $1225 central Lonsdale, suit quiet person(s), np, ns, 604-320-9238

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

6505

990-2971 or Wkends 778-340-7406

VICTORIA PARK PLACE 615 St. Georges Ave @ E 6th St. A studio, 1 & 2 BR , bright, clean quiet bldg, np, ns 604-980-9057

2 BR bright, hi-spd/cable, hardwood, ns, np, nr seabus, quiet bldg. $1600, 604-708-8998 X308

1775 Bellevue Avenue HOLLYBURN PLAZA 2 BR - Avail Jan 1 Starting at $1820. Fully Reno’d, granite countertops, Breathtaking Mnt & ocean view, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, 2 balc, 1.5 baths, HW floors, Walk to shops & restaurants. Steps to Seawall, transit & beaches. Sorry, no pets. 1 yr lse. Call 604-922-4724 to view.

6505-12

2 BR, Central Lonsdale, 1st flr, south facing, hw flrs, heat & h/water incl, no pets, $1200, Dodwell Strata Management. 604-838-5020 or 604-699-5264 2 BR, large apt character bldg hardwood, heat, hot water, cat ok! $1110, Jan. 15, 604-983-0423 2 Br large, immed or Jan. 1, south view. $1025, new carpets gated prkg. quiet, drapes no pets, heat incl. nr seabus, 1 yr lease, 163 W 5th. 604-980-7501 2 BR, new, Central, modern finishes, top appls. 1000 sf. Walk all ammen, $2100, avail Jan 1. 604-377-6559 2 BR, new reno & carpets, $1250 np, ns, avail now, 225 East 12th 604-786-3405

West Van Apt. Rentals

The Pink Palace on the Seawall 2 & 3 br, 2 bath spacious Indoor/outdoor pools. Fitness centre & billiard room, small pets allowed, no smoking 2222 Bellevue Ave. To view: 604-926-0627

6515

195 21st Street BELLEVUE TOWER 1 BR & 2 BR Avail Jan 1

Prestigious building next to seawall. Completely renovated, granite c/tops, new appls, d/w, new kitchen & bath rm cabinets, indoor pool. Stunning ocean, city & mnt view. Steps to community ctr, shops, transit & restaurants. Sorry, no pets. 1 yr lse.

Call 604-922-8815 to view.

AMBLESIDE TOWER Studio & 1 BR avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w. Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops. 1552 Esquimalt 604-922-8443 Luxury Over The Seawall! 1 BR& 3 BR pool rec. rm, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Av. 604-926-6287

Park Royal Towers

Duplexes - Rent

2 BR upper, city view, Lower Lonsdale, spacious, fp, covered prkg, share wd, $1450 incls hydro & heat, no dogs, Jan 1, 604-764-2612, 604-649-3123

6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR, Time Bldg,15th flr view, w/d, f/p, tv, nr seabus, $1395

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6540

Houses - Rent

3 BR, Ambleside 2 bath, gourmet kitchen off lrg family rm, view deck,1280 Ottawa, $3200,Avail Jan 1st. Call Ali 604-551-5141

3 BR character, N. Van, 3 ba, 2 kitchens, 2 f/p, updated $2500. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

Completely Renovated

4 BR 2 up/2down, 2 bath, wd, fp, priv. back yard, nr L.Valley Mall, Feb 1, $1975, np, 604-987-4996

1BR (700-770 sq.ft.) 2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

7 BR 2 levels, rec room, 4 baths, fp, B. Prop area, W. Van, exec view $3400. now 604-720-2913

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites 2 BR bright spacious, top flr, central Lonsdale, quiet well kept bldg. ns, np, avail Jan 1. $1192incl heat/hw, 604-904-7545

Apartments & Condos

WATERFRONT LUXURY

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

1 BR, large $870, Gated prkg, quiet, drapes, heat incl. no pets. 1 yr lease, walk to seabus 170 W 4th. 604-987-0558

2 BR, 13 & Lonsdale, hardwood, ns, no pets $1050 incl heat, avail Jan. 1, 604-984-9367

Apartments & Condos

Chesterfield/W15, 1br, fp, incld heat hw, cable, 1 yr lease, no pets, $850up, 604-987-9899

1 BDRM, $825, 2 BDRM, $1150, Cent. Lons. nice quiet bldg, n/p, available NOW, 604-988-3227

1 br $900, Bach $825. both reno, hardwood/carpet balc. bright, quiet, storage, ug prkg & heat, np, Jan. 1. 312 E 1. 604-729-2420 1 Br $875, Jan. 1 reno, hardwood 280 E 2nd.. 778-855-2420

6505

Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

BRIT. PROP. 4200sf. 4/5 br, 3 bath, view, large landscaped prop Jan. 1, $5500, 604-418-9463 NVAN, 578 W Kings Rd, 3 BR rancher, 2baths, avail Jan 1st, 3 month short term, $2200/mo + hydro, 778-892-1530

6540

Houses - Rent

CAULFEILD 4 BR, 2 ba Rancher, hardwood, f/p, w/d, pet ok $2300. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net DEEP COVE 604-929-5191 - n/s - 2 BR seaside cottage $2275 - 3 BR large lot, quiet area $2050

LUXURY 6 BR, 6 ba, West Van, dbl garage, media room $5500. 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!! HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds....$888/M NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5 bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

6600

Storage

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493

6605

Townhouses Rent

3 Br. large $1750, new kitchen & appls. Parklike Setting, Outdoor Pool, playground, priv. yard, 1314sf, drapes, heat & prkg incld. dw, 1.5 baths, 1 yr lease. no pets, 1228 Emery Pl. near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-987- 4922

Don’t Miss THIS! 3 BR t/house in quiet complex, 1.5 baths, fenced patio, pool, playground, near bus & shops, $1620 + utils, Dollarton & Seymour. Feb 1, 604-929-6024

AUTOMOTIVE Central Auto

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AUTOMOTIVE

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3 BR, 120 West 19 now. approx 1200sf, hardwood, heat/hw incl, 1 yr lease, np $1800. 604-681-2521

Collectibles & Classics

The North Shore’s Best 2004 Mercedes Benz E500 4 Matic Station Wagon, auto/ Tiptronic, AWD, pwr tailgate, sunroof, leather heated seats, local, only 77k & spotlessly kept. $25,850 2004 BMW X3 3.0 SUV AWD, auto/Steptronic, local, panorama roof, only 91K, spotless. $19,850 2004 Jaguar “X Type” 3.0 4dr Sedan All Wheel Drive, auto, local, only 64k, sunroof, leather pwr heated seats, spotless. $16,850 2005 Mercedes Benz C230 4Dr Kompressor auto, local, alloy wheels, only 70k, spotless $15,850 2002 Mercedes Benz C320 4dr Luxury Sedan, auto/ Tiptronic, local, leather, sunroof, pwr heated seats, only 52k from new, spotless. $14,850

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1988 PORSCHE 911, 1-owner, all original, low kms, immac. $26,800. 604-987-3876. D24627

9125

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2004 Mercedes Benz C240 4dr Sedan, auto/tiptronic, local, sunroof, alloy wheels, only 63k, immaculate $14,850 2004 Mercedes Benz C240 4Dr Sedan, auto/Tiptronic, local, only $14,850 56k, spotless. 2002 Inﬁniti QX4 Luxury SUV, auto, local, leather pwr heated seats, sunroof, 3.5L V6 engine, All Wheel Drive, very well kept. $13,850 2003 Audi A4 1.8t Quattro, 4dr, auto/Tiptronic, leather heated pwr seats, sunroof, local, only 51k & spotlessly kept. $13,850

Wed to Sat 9am - 5pm 2002 Jaguar “X Type” 2.5 All Wheel Drive 4dr Sedan, auto, local, leather, sunroof, heated seats, only 49K, spotlessly kept. $13,850 1999 Mercedes Benz SLK 230, retractable steel top convertible, auto/Tiptronic, local, leather heated seats, only 51k from new, spotless. $12,850 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 4 Matic Station Wagon, only 141k, extremely well kept. $11,850 1997 Saab 900SE 2.0 Turbo Convertible, 5spd manual, local, leather pwr heated seats, only 71k from new, exceptionally well cared for. $5,850

Domestic

1992 FORD Crown Victoria, cln, exc mech cond, needs air care sedan $1000obo 604-649-6416 1998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k, 2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd, no accidents, silver exterior, grey interior. $3900. 604-763-3223

9145

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9160

Sports & Imports

1989 BMW M5, only 50,000km, collector’s plates, like new. $18,800. 604-987-3876. D24627

9175

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Sunday, December 26, 2010 – North Shore News – A39

HOME SERVICES Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8030

Carpentry

CARPENTRY, ADDITIONS, decks, 32 yrs exp, licensed. Call Ken, Cell: 604-928-3270

8055

Cleaning

Capilano

MAID SERVICES

8080

Electrical

8125

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only. 604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

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8130

DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332

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CAPILANO MAID SERVICE Eco-Friendly or Traditional, Low Rates, Quality service, Refs, Insured, WCB. Call 778-895-1919 GEMINI CLEANING for 1 time & regular cleaning service. Insured. Free est. Refs. 604-988-4634 MAJESTIC CLEANERS Experienced & Honest 604-564-8484

8058

Computer Services

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8073

Drainage

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8087

Excavating

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8100

Fireplaces

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8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

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8075

Drywall

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LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687

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8180

Home Services

8125

Gutters A GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICE

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Inspection, cleaning & repair: - Roofs, gutters, windows, decks, patios, and more

8185

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Moving & Storage

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8135

Hauling

CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service 604-922-5101

8140

Heating

PRO GAS LTD Furnaces, boilers, gas fitting. Service & installation. 604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

8150

Kitchens/Baths

Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing NO HST til end of Dec • In business 50 years

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8160

Lawn & Garden

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8175

Masonry

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Roofing

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8255

Rubbish Removal

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8193

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8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room from $167. Int-ext, WCB 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700

– Renovator Member of the Year

Winner of the National SAM Award

– Best Renovated Kitchen in Canada

Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205

8220

Plumbing

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Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

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DELBROOK

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8295

8250

Roofing

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Snow Removal

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8250

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

PLUMBERS

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Renovations & Home Improvement

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ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed. Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321

8240

RAIN CENTRE LTD.

• Eco-Friendly or Traditional • Low Rates, Quality Service • References, Insurance, WCB

778-895-1919

Gutters

778

8020

604-937-6633 604-349-5533

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8310

Top Soil

Compost-Based

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Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre Ltd. 20 Riverside Dr., North Van

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8315

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping, hedge trimming & stump grinding. Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

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8335

Window Cleaning

604-588-0833

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A40 - North Shore News - Sunday, December 26, 2010

BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR! PAY NO TAX!

D N E

! E L SA

R A E Y

SALE STARTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 27. COME EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION.

hing t y r e Ev

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Save 50% L

Calvin Recliners Last ones in all leather reg. $1799 NOW $799

Save 50% ~ AP Bedroom

Canadel Solid Birch ~ Save 40%

Table & six chairs was $5999, NOW $3599

Birch solids & veneers, espresso Q platform bed, was $1379, Night stands, was $449, Dresser, was $1379,

colours

NOW $674 NOW $224 NOW $674

Save 30% Floor Samples of Coffee & end tables Lamps Wall art Vogel chairs Sam Moore chairs

Save 40% L

Marcus Sofa, reg. $1599, Loveseat, reg. $1549, Stock colour is Timber

NOW $999 NOW $949

Save 25% Zeal Sectional was $2199,

NOW $1649

Area carpets 50% off

...and so much more including Floor Sample Sale!

GERBER HOME FURNISHINGS L

Y ComfortStudio

734 West 14th Street, North Vancouver (one block north of Marine Drive off Bewicke)

604-985-9351 www.gerber.ca

Family owned since 1978