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Chinese signs questioned in West Van Putting Canada First group says ads threaten traditional values JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A North Shore resident who is part of an organization that’s complained about Chinese language advertising signs in other Lower Mainland communities is taking aim at similar signs on West Vancouver bus shelters. Brad Saltzberg, a North Vancouver resident and spokesperson for the group Putting Canada First, is taking issue with bus shelter advertisements along Marine Drive that have prominently featured messages in the Chinese language.

The signs also feature English. But Saltzberg said he’s offended by the proliferation of signs in non-ofﬁcial languages, which he said undermines “traditional English and French Canadian identity.” Saltzberg recently wrote to West Vancouver council about the issue after noting several advertisements featuring Chinese displayed on West Vancouver bus shelters. Signs have included ads for real estate agents, ﬁnancial planning and food products. “If it goes on unchecked it will continue to the degree we’re seeing in other business districts and other municipalities whereby No. 3 Road in Richmond, it looks like Hong Kong. It doesn’t look like Canada.” If the trend continues, he said, “Our whole city will See Language page 9

New rules mulled to curb monster houses STEFANIA SECCIA sseccia@nsnews.com

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A 17,500-square-foot home being built inWestVancouver was the example often cited Monday night during a council discussion about monster houses and what can happen without enough regulations. Some council members said it’s time to consider limits on the maximum size of houses allowed

in the municipality — even on large lots. The district is looking for ways to have new developments conform to the character of established neighbourhoods to stave off the rise of monster homes. Council members discussed the issue this week after hearing from Bob Sokol, director of See Maximum page 5

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OMG it’s a swarm of bees! “I heard them from inside my house!” “There are so many, the branch is nearly touching the ground!” “I’ve staked off a ribbon around them so no one accidentally walks into the swarm.” And, just like that, our street was abuzz with excitement; a hive of activity; swarming with curious onlookers. It was late on a Sunday morning, the neighbourhood was just beginning to stir, and someone arrived at our door: “You have to come see the swarm of bees that just landed on the Japanese maple, across the street.” So, up we went, and sure enough, bees were dripping from a branch in a shape like a wasp nest: fat at the top, rounding down to a point at the bottom. We were nervous but curious, so we snuck up to the orange ribbon a neighbour staked out to mark the lawn around them; no one dared cross it, and

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clearly the bees understood they were to stay on their side too, because no one was being stung. Our hive of onlookers grew, too, from a half dozen to two dozen, in a matter of minutes.The adults stood on the lawn across the street, the kids sat on the road.We were all lined up as though waiting for an opening act. We were getting restless, and thoughts of “how to deal with this problem” buzzed in our heads, but no one had quite vocalized it. “How do you know it’s bees and not wasps?” one daring person broached the taboo. “See?” one of the nineyear-olds said, holding up a specimen. “I found a dead one; they’re bees.” Not wasps. Now what? Everyone knows bees are in trouble; bees are integral to food production, yet colonies are collapsing worldwide. Before the words “spray” or “exterminate” or “kill” were uttered (you can believe they were in our thoughts) out came, “There must be someone we can call. Let’s Google it!” Wouldn’t you know

it, the District of North Vancouver showed up at the top of the list. The District of North Vancouver not only supports bees, but also keeps two hives in an apiary on the roof, according to a 2012 news release.The district website also provides information on what to do about an unwanted hive: Call Sharon Lisette of the North Shore Bee Club (604-813-6772). So, I called and naively began, “You wouldn’t believe how many there are!” Sharon just laughed, “Yes, I would.” Then she took my address and promised to send her husband right away.This outﬁt must be pretty Mickey Mouse, I thought. She didn’t even warn me to stay back, to be cautious, to get the children and people with allergies inside immediately. Then we waited, at a safe distance, watching in fascination. Someone brought out a cooler of beer to share and everyone had their cameras out, until Ric arrived. To his credit, he didn’t laugh at our distance or the

safety perimeter we had staked out, he simply walked with his hand out as though introducing himself to a strange dog, straight into the middle of the swarm. “They won’t sting,” he responded to our collective gasp. “They don’t want to lose the queen’s scent.” And so began the most educational Sunday of our lives, no offence to the Sunday school teachers, soccer coaches, or camp directors out there. Ric estimated there were 30,000 bees weighing down the branch of that stoic Japanese maple, and explained their original hive had grown too big; they had to leave or it would have collapsed. They “made” a new queen and she was searching for a new home, but queen bees are very big and not strong flyers. She was tired and needed to rest. Then, suddenly, with an unexpected shake of the branch, Ric dropped the fledgling hive into a slatted rack, which he had propped up to shorten the fall and soften the landing for the bees that landed first. We spent 45 stunning

minutes with Ric and his new bees.They buzzed around our heads.We scooped bees from the walls and lids of the box as the last of them scrambled to climb in. We asked questions like: “How do you know the queen is in there?” “Why are some flying around still?” “Which ones are the males?” To Ric, these questions were easy. “The first thing she did was climb as deep into that box as possible, and they immediately tried to cover her.” “The ones flying around are stirring up the pheromones so the others can find the queen.” And finally, “The males have bigger bums and moustaches.” Bee keepers apparently moonlight in comedy. Not until the slatted rack, heavy with eager bees, was loaded into Ric’s pickup, did it occur to someone to ask where he would take them. “There is a waiting list of keepers who have lost a hive or are expanding,” he said, and a subtle sense of loss seemed to pervade the air — or it may have just been

the pheromones — as the reality of saying goodbye to “our” swarm settled in. Ric would take them at least three kilometres away so that they would not slip into old habits and compete with their original hive, but before he left, he turned to me and asked, “You’re the one who called, right?” I nodded. “We’ll bring you a complimentary jar of honey; it’s a tradition.” Then he was gone, and so were our bees.Well, most of them. “The lingerers will either die or return to the original hive,” Ric explained. I love honey, but that jar doesn’t just belong to me. It belongs to every person on that street who didn’t dig the Raid out of their sheds and kill off one of the world’s most precious species. Ric Erikson and Sharon Lisette are bee keepers and bee rescuers, but also bee educators. Read more about them at beefriendly.ca, and maybe also thank your local municipal ofﬁce for taking an interest in bees. Betsy J.Agar lives in the Delbrook neighbourhood of NorthVancouver.

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Home damaged by blaze

Dundarave family escaped as ﬁre started BRENT RICHTER bricher@nsnews.com

WestVancouver ﬁre investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze that caused heavy damage to an upper Dundarave home Thursday evening. Crews got the 9-1-1 dispatch just before 8 p.m., when family members noticed the smoke and quickly got out of the house in the 2100-block of Palmerston Avenue. “It got going pretty good. It was touch and go with

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planning and lands for West Vancouver, on what the public had to say during consultation about monster houses and retaining public boulevards. “People are concerned about buildings that go straight up without much variety in the facade,” Sokol said. “They’re concerned about the preservation of established landscapes.” Sokol suggested using incentives for “good development,” rather than bringing in square-footage caps on new single-family houses as a means to reign in larger houses. Staff could explore ways

to curb monster house designs by removing ﬂoor area exemptions for garages and basements for example, he said. But council members indicated they think limiting the size of houses might be what’s in order. Coun. Craig Cameron said he understood Sokol’s idea of creating economic incentives to subdivide large lots instead of building monster homes, but “anybody building a 10,000or 17,000-square-foot home doesn’t give a hoot about incentives.” “They don’t have a need for three 3,500-squarefoot houses,” he said. “The incentives would have to be

so punitive that they would want to move to another community, which we don’t want them to do.” West Vancouver is already considered one of the more complicated communities in the region to build in, according to Sokol’s report. The idea of setting a cap is a welcome one, said Coun. Nora Gambioli. “I totally agree that we need to have a maximum square footage in houses in West Vancouver and if it’s tough to get to the number — well, I’m willing to have that tough discussion,” she said. Coun. Mary-Ann Booth noted in the last 10 years, the District of North

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t’s time to talk about the birds and the bees. Unfortunately, the facts of life aren’t all sunny these days. Bee colonies across North America are dying off in shocking numbers. Commercial beekeepers report one quarter to one-third of their bees dying every year. That’s alarming. Bees are responsible for pollinating more than 90 per cent of the world’s ﬂowering crops. Without bees, there is no food. A number of studies have recently linked the bee deaths to a neonicotinoid class of insecticides.The insecticides are widely used on some of North America’s biggest commercial crops, including corn, canola and soybeans. They are also used on many plants sold in commercial nurseries. When bees come into contact with the pesticide through the pollen or nectar of

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the plants, they suffer damaging effects. The chemical has also been linked to declines in bird populations by killing off birds’ food supplies. The chemicals have already been banned in Europe. This week Ontario became the ﬁrst province to move towards greater restriction of their use. Environmental groups in Canada have called on Health Canada to ban the pesticides here too. Many farmers have opposed that. But as one expert pointed out, if the pesticides kill all the pollinators, there won’t be any crops left to protect. One day, we’ll likely look back on this class of pesticides the same way DDT is considered today. Meanwhile, the birds and the bees and the rest of the planet deserve better. It’s time for the government to act.

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Faculty involvement is tradition at CapU Dear Editor: Mr. Lautens indicates in his July 4 column that he has “given up trying to illuminate the Capilano University dispute.” This is good because he clearly does not understand how Capilano operates. Capilano has a co-

management model that allows faculty members to be involved in decisions (course offerings, program development, who teaches which courses, etc.) affecting their everyday lives. For example, when it comes to the cancellation of programs, historically,

programs have been measured based on key performance indicators. If there were obvious problems, someone from the program had the opportunity to explain what was going on, and had an opportunity to correct problems. If the problems

persisted, the program was cut. So, yes, academics were able to peacefully decide which programs would be discontinued. As a long-serving board member has pointed out, it is only in the last few years that protestors have arrived at board meetings because

of a lack of transparency and after the procedure for identifying trouble spots was itself dumped without an adequate replacement. Faculty involvement is the Capilano way, even when the decisions are difﬁcult. Tim Acton North Vancouver

B.C. Liberals mortgaging kids future on pipe dreams Dear Editor: Since the Liberals have come to power, they have lowered our taxes. For some people this is good.We can take our money and go south and buy groceries and fuel. But this is a “double negative.”We are not supporting local businesses and generating taxes

that could go to support education and health care. Essentially, the Liberals have created a “user-pay” tax system. What we used to pay in our personal income tax, and money from business taxes, when the rates were higher went to support our safety net.

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The Liberals plan to put hundreds of millions towards LNG projects.This would not see any dividends for at least 12 years from now, if they had the contracts today. That is the term of a child’s public education.There are no guarantees with such projects, but there are futures for our kids.Those

futures look bleak, however, if the Liberals don’t get their priorities straight. Stop mortgaging our children’s future on your “pipe dream.” Invest in reality. Invest in our kids. Invest in our education system. Invest in their future. Dennis Lee North Vancouver

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Recalling the green grass of home Strange that it would take a trip away from Vancouver, a city that prides itself on growing some of the best grass in the world, to inspire a bad case of lawn envy. I grew up in a small Alberta town and never gave much thought to the grass under my feet during a childhood full of soccer, Slip and Slides and loitering. The grass needed no praise or mention, it was just a constant presence along with other staples like oxygen, mullets and bumper stickers featuring little boys peeing on one or another brand of pickup truck. I moved to Vancouver in my mid-20s, settling into one of those ubiquitous three-storey walkup apartment buildings near Broadway and Granville. Overnight my backyard grass access went from acres to zero, replaced by a

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Laugh All YouWant hobo sleeping in my $25per-month parking spot. It certainly made for some awkward games of bocce. But I didn’t really care. I was young and going to university, only needing a front yard when I wanted to do a bit of ironic collegekid lounging (just like regular lounging except with more sarcasm and cheaper beer). The Lower Mainland obviously has other outdoor treats to

offer as well, including the famous same-day beach and ski combo as well as other things like Frisbee golf, bike trails and Secret Forest Midnight Naked Laser Tag (probably). None of those things, however, can be accomplished in the tiny, gross front yard of an apartment building. Another thing that is tough to do on those gross apartment lawns is play with small kids. “Daddy, who left all these beer cans here.” “Uhhh, college kids.” “Looks like the kind you drink.” “Go to your room!” My wife and I didn’t want to get into that type of situation, so we moved to the North Shore, an even greener place, just before my kids were born. We have a basement suite now with a generous amount of backyard space

allotted to us, although when it comes to grass back there, it falls well short of the Slip and Slide standard. In fact, looking around the North Shore it seems that most yards and even many of the parks lack full-on Slip and Slide space. There are many amazing green spaces, but

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Language on signs a non-issue: mayor a lot of tolerance for the nannies and the higher purpose people who like to tell everybody else how they should think and what they should do.” Elizabeth Jones, executive director of the North Shore Multicultural Society, said she’s not surprised that advertising signs have recently become a ﬂashpoint in the Lower Mainland.

“I think signage is a big issue,” she said. “It triggers a lot of feelings people have about change and immigration. “A lot of racism and a lot of feelings about the change that’s taking place in communities is unspoken. When you get signage, it is right there. “We all grow up within a certain culture and community the way it is,”

said Jones. “Some people are better at adapting to change than others.” In April, Saltzberg’s group successfully mounted a campaign to get the social service agency SUCCESS to pull its Chinese-only ads from Richmond bus shelters. “I’m proud to say I’ve never believed in multiculturalism for even one minute of my life,”

said Saltzberg. According to the last Census data, more than 26 per cent of the North Shore population lists a language other than English or French as their ﬁrst language. Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, other Chinese languages and Korean are the most common languages spoken after English.

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don’t see why anybody would be offended by an advertisement in a different language,” he said. “There’s some people who would like to turn the clock back 50 years when all the immigrants to Canada came from Europe. It’s a different world.” Smith said as someone who believes in individual freedom, “I don’t have

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Summer Sessions Are In Session!

ART & MUSIC @ THE SHIPYARDS -- SATURDAYS, 3PM-10PM UNTIL AUGUST 30 The place to be is Shipbuilders’ Square for Saturday Summer Sessions - a free summer concert series with a diverse mix of performers and musicians. Come early for fun family activities including interactive art for kids, face painters, and art on the Pier. There'll be food trucks, local artisan vendors and a beer garden for those 19 and over. Bring the family, bring a chair and come to have fun. Learn more at www.cnv.org/SummerSessions

Open House: Bewicke Park / Mosquito Creek Habitat Enhancement

Thursday, July 17 from 5pm – 7pm at Bewicke Park (South end of Bewicke Avenue) The City of North Vancouver and Squamish Nation are working together on designs for habitat enhancement at Bewicke Park and Mosquito Creek. Join us at the Open House to meet with staff and provide your feedback on the proposed park and creek enhancements. Work is anticipated to begin in late summer / early fall 2014. Get more information at www.cnv.org/BewickePark

Don't Let Your Dog Be a Hot Dog!

In warm weather, it’s always best to leave pets at home. On a warm day, the temperature in a parked car, even in the shade with the windows partially opened, can rapidly reach a level high enough to seriously harm or kill your pet. Dogs cool themselves by panting and releasing heat through their paws and on warm days, the air and upholstery in your vehicle can make it impossible for dogs to cool themselves. If you see a dog in a car on a warm or humid day that appears to be in distress, call the SPCA 1-855-622-7722.

Lawn Sprinkling Regulations

One hour per week is all your lawn needs to be healthy! A reminder that lawn sprinkling regulations are in effect until September 30. Lawn sprinkling is allowed between 4am and 9am only. Even-numbered addresses: Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays Odd-numbered addresses: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays Details at www.cnv.org/sprinkling

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Tuesday, July 15, 12:15pm - 12:45pm The newest art exhibition at City Hall is a striking explosion of colour that represents an overload of information. It captures the moment of eruption when “things fall apart, the centre cannot hold”. Join artist Ilze Bebris for a discussion of the inspiration and process behind her work, Bust. The exhibit runs until September 8. Details at www.nvartscouncil.ca

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room for all the toddlers to park their pickup trucks. Yes, I was ofﬁcially green with envy. But then the mosquitos came out. And my allergies came out. And some guy on a ﬂatulent motorbike

came out (at 2 a.m.). And then I remembered that all that beautiful grass is covered in snow for anywhere between six and 13 months per year. Then I got on a plane, ﬂew back over the

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WHY: If issued, the variance will permit a 1,000 square foot, 1.6 storey Level-B Accessory Coach House at the rear of the lot.

The coach house complies with the height envelope. As part of the same application, Shaun Fitzpatrick has applied for a Development Permit with respect to the property legally described above. The Development Permit ensures the Level-B Coach House is constructed in compliance with the Level-B Coach House Development Permit Guidelines and all other applicable bylaws and guidelines of the City. The Public Meeting has been waived.

Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at kgraham@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions should be received no later than 4:00pm on Monday, July 21, 2014. The proposed permits and relevant background material may be inspected at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk between 8:30am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from July 10, 2014. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv. org. Please direct all inquiries to Wendy Tse, Planning Technician 2, Community Development, at 604.982.3942.

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Lower Mainland terms, they all own properties that are approximately the size of New Westminster and approximately the price of an unfurnished plate of sushi. Those are estimates. My parents’ house sits on a lot — not much bigger or smaller than any of its neighbours — that can simultaneously house a paddling pool, mini soccer game, Power Wheels race track, mini golf course, barbecue and mullet museum while still having plenty of room left for a huge deck that I can drink beer on while making my parents take care of the kids. And it’s not just the well-established folks who are set up like this. The young couples we visited all seem to have lawns that would be declared national parks if they were plopped down in North Vancouver. On top of that, everyone seems to live within a block of an empty ﬁeld of grass. The back gate of my

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

A Taste of Giving

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D)Z;OV@^)' Kyla Fox? Jonah Roberts ;O5 Lisa Stalham A Taste of Giving: A Beneﬁt Evening for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society was held at Milestones Park Royal June 10. The fundraiser was in support of North Shore resident Lisa Stalham’s efforts, entitled The Amazing Raise 2014, to support the society by signing up to run her ﬁrst marathon through its Team in Training program. Stalham was compelled to take action following her nephew’s recent diagnosis with leukemia. The Milestones event attracted 120 guests and raised approximately $3,100, bringing the initiative’s total to more than $10,000.

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NORTH SHORE SELFHELP PARKINSON’S GROUP meets the second Wednesday of each month, 1:30-3 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.This is a group for people with Parkinson’s and caregivers to meet for support, information and resource sharing, conversation, coffee and good humour. 604-980-0575 NORTH SHORE PROSTATE SUPPORT AND AWARENESS GROUP A cancer support

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Notice of Alternative Approval Process Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014 (Portion of Bridgman and Seylynn Parks) What:

Alternative Approval Process for Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014.

When:

Deadline for submission of elector response forms is 4 pm Friday, August 29, 2014.

Where:

Elector response forms may be picked up from the District Hall or dnv.org/aap. Elector response forms must be returned to the District Hall by the deadline.

See this notice to the left? The Keith Road Bridge project will replace the current 70-year-old bridge with a newer structure that can handle more traffic, will be safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and will better manage storm water runoff and protect the salmon-bearing creek. As part of the construction, Keith Road west of the current bridge will have to be widened to line up with the new, wider bridge. This means the District will need to remove a narrow strip of embankment land from Bridgman Park, along the curb on the south side of Keith Road.

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It is important to note that a piece of land north of the roadway which is greater than that being removed south of the roadway is being rezoned to park status as What is it?

The District of North Vancouver intends to adopt Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014. This bylaw proposes to remove the dedication for park and recreation purposes, as set out in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Park and Recreation Lands Reserve Bylaw 1978 (Bylaw 5026)â&#x20AC;?, from a 0.355 hectare portion of Bridgman and Seylynn Parks as shown on the plan above. The portion of land removed from the parks will be used to accommodate the expansion of the Keith Road Bridge and associated works.

How can I comment? Council may adopt Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014 unless at least 10% of the electors of the entire District of North Vancouver sign elector response forms and submit them to the District by the deadline of 4 pm Friday, August 29, 2014. If at least 10% of the electors sign and submit elector response forms by the deadline, Council may not adopt the bylaw unless the assent of the electors is then obtained (a referendum). The District estimates that 6,045 is the number of electors who must submit signed elector response forms in order to prevent Council from adopting the bylaw without the assent of the electors. Elector response forms must be in the form established by the District of North Vancouver. These forms are available on request at the District Hall or may be obtained by visiting the District web site at www.dnv.org/aap. Forms may be submitted in person at the District Hall, by mail (355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5), or by email to gordonja@dnv.org. The only persons entitled to sign the forms are electors of the District of North Vancouver. Need more info?

Copies of the proposed bylaw and related documents are available for public inspection at the District Hall, office of the Municipal Clerk, during regular business hours.

Who can I speak to? For more information on Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 8076, 2014 or this alternative approval process, please contact James Gordon, Municipal Clerk, at 604-990-2207 or gordonja@dnv.org.

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replacement park land.

Under the Community Charter the District cannot remove a park dedication without the approval of the electors.

If you wish to object

to the removal of this land from the park, you must file a response form, found on our web site or available in hard copy at District Hall. The plans for the new bridge are closely aligned with the Seylynn and Bridgman Parks Revitalization Plan and it should be noted that

any trees removed will be replaced at a 3 to 1 ratio,

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Community Bulletin Board STEAMSHIP DAYS FESTIVAL A tribute to Bowen Island’s heritage and a celebration of summer until July 13 at Snug Cove. There will be a classic car rally, live music,

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Mike Grenby

Money Matters Three headlines in the paper recently caught my eye: n “Five-year-olds encouraged to set up their own businesses” — about the proposed Fiver Challenge scheme in the U.K. to promote entrepreneurial thinking in children. n “Want flexible working? You are not alone” — a report that 70 per cent of full-time workers would like the option to work flexible hours and days. n “The reclusive founder who knew his limits” — about Amancio Ortega, founder of the Zara fashion chain and the third wealthiest man in the world (he’s worth $64 billion), who focuses on what he does best and hires others to do the rest. I’ve always encouraged readers to consider having a self-employed sideline at any point in their lives, one which could possibly grow into a full-time occupation and even continue into semi-retirement. Why? Working for yourself gives you more control over your life and work, including that flexibility so many

employees desire. In my own case, I started out as an employee, developed a sideline that eventually did become my full-time work, and have been able to carry that on into semi-retirement. Working as an employee can give you a fair amount of security, plus various job benefits. Having a self-employed sideline at the same time can provide tax benefits not normally available to an employee — like deductions and income-splitting (paying family members in a lower tax bracket to work for you). Going out on your own can be risky, which is why I encourage you to start a sideline while you have a job to provide a regular income, while you learn to be an entrepreneur. But even after you retire, turning a hobby into an income-producing sideline can be fun and profitable. Small businesses are a vital part of our economy, so you can often find financial and mentoring support. While senior executives can earn large incomes, most success stories involve people who started their own businesses like Virgin’s Richard Branson, Zara’s Ortega and so many others. Even if you aren’t five years old, it’s an approach to consider. Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal financial advisor; he’ll answer questions in this column as space allows but cannot reply personally. Email mike@ grenby.com.

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Canada Day Parade 2014 The Celebrate North Shore Society would like to thank the residents of the North Shore, our volunteers and participants for a great Canada Day Parade. We look forward to seeing everyone next year!

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Is This You Or Couple’s first date a game Someone You Know? From page 21

today, July 13. It’s also the day Barb and her teammate Jean Raby, 71, play their final game. Lancashire-born and raised, the two lived about an hour apart: Barb in Salford and Jean in Blackpool, but they met in North Vancouver 40 years ago when Barb and her mother were here visiting family. A pre-war baby born in 1939, Barb remembers her Mickey Mouse gas mask and the shortage of candy due to rationing. The gas mask is no more but, says Barb, “I still have my identification card somewhere. We played in bombed out buildings. I always loved exercise: swimming and netball. We walked or cycled everywhere so we were very fit.” Barb was 15, working as a machinist in the local factory, when she heard that a women’s soccer team, the Corinthians, was starting up. No matter that the games and practices weren’t in Salford, at least

there were enough women to make up two sides. Barb would get her uniform, a man’s white shirt, black shorts and men’s soccer shoes (no women’s shoes in those days) and cycle miles to games and practices. “There weren’t many teams in Lancashire. We played in Yorkshire and even the Isle of Man,” she says. Soccer, or more properly, football, is Britain’s national sport and Manchester United is one of the nation’s iconic teams. One of Barb’s first dates with fireman and husband-to-be John Rowlands took place 10 minutes from home, a Man U game on the hallowed ground of Old Trafford stadium. Barb and John married in 1962 and lived on the grounds of the fire station. Four children arrived within five years, “in steps and stairs. They were all born at home,” says Barb in her soft north country burr. “There were that many of us young ones living at the fire station, we all helped one another.”

In 1975, Barb’s summer holiday in Vancouver prompted a move to North Vancouver, where the Rowlands have lived ever since, except for the years in West Vancouver when John served as the municipality’s fire chief. Barb and Jean rekindled their friendship and started playing soccer on the Metro league’s North Vancouver team. They played alongside teammate Linda Sullivan, a player with a vision of a recreational league geared towards women who had never played the game. The North Shore Thirty Something Women’s Soccer League launched in 1992 with two teams and finished the season with six. Today there are 18 teams in the league, including Barb and Jean’s team, the Waves. They play midfield in the over-45 division, spelling each other off during their games. Off the field, there’s always time for Barb’s family and friends, even

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When The Triggs Family landed in the Okanagan, a few years after the sale of Jackson Triggs and Vincor (and their own DeLaine Vineyards) to Constellation Brands, I ﬁgured we’d be in for some interesting times. After all, Don Triggs, the man who steered Vincor to become the world’s seventhlargest wine products company, was not known for standing still. In what might seem in wine terms like barely the blink of an eye, Don and Elaine Triggs and their daughter have created a distinctive, state-ofthe-art, clean-lined winery, and immaculate, precisionplanted vineyards along with the wines to match. One of the ﬁrst tasks to which Triggs applied himself was the development of a high altitude vineyard, well above and outside the proposed Golden Mile Bench (in which their other acreage will be included). I was lucky enough to visit the site early on, and was

want to taste them. Hot off the press: the 2015 Winery Dogs of B.C. Calendar yields the usual troop of friendly canines, curated by wine columnist Troy Townsin. It includes a few rescue dogs from the BCSPCA, which beneﬁts from the proceeds. Look for it at participating wineries and soon at VQA stores. Belly’s Budget Best This week a couple of hot weather-worthy patio and barbecue picks:

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their cellar. My guess is the line has already formed for the next release. You’ll need an appointment to visit Culmina and drive up the impressive, tree-lined boulevard. But if you’re in the valley this summer, I’d highly recommend it, especially with winemaking now in the hands of Pascal Madevon. In my humble opinion, these are some of the most focused and terroirdriven wines around.You’ll

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duly impressed but still more intrigued and excited when Triggs told me that in addition to Riesling and Chardonnay he planned to grow Gruner Veltlner. Gruner is to Austria what Riesling is to Germany or Shiraz to Australia. So why plant it here, you might ask, especially when it’s so little known? And, based on experience, challenging to sell. However, I don’t think it will be challenging for the Okanagan’s first Gruner, which Culmina Estate has recently released. All the Culmina wines sport proprietary names, so it’s known as Unicus, which loosely translated means “incomparable” and “unprecedented,” and has spawned our modern adjective, “unique.”Triggs likes to refer to Gruner as “the love child of Riesling and Chardonnay.” The Austrians grow their best Gruner on elevated terraces, or “terrassen,” and there can be little argument that the 595-metre elevation Margaret’s Bench is as dramatic as any terrace you’ll find in the Wachau. The vines, of course, are still very young. But first tastes of this inaugural 2012 vintage reveal a complex, structured, mineral-andcitrus-toned drop, wrapped in juicy acidity, and with that distinctive pepper streak for which the variety is known (91 points, only at the winery). Any B.C. wine collector will want this for

it’s approachable and not that dry, Concha hasn’t decided to pursue that overt, commercial, sweet style we’re seeing so much elsewhere. A juicy blend of Cab. Sauv, Shiraz and Carménère, medium-bodied with approachable tannins, loads of dark red and black fruit with solid structure and a touch of spice.Two things: Barbecue and red meat (BCLS $16.99, 89 points).

Grass Hopper Gruner Veltliner 2012 / 2013 While it may not be in the class of Culmina, here’s a great intro to Gruner Veltlner, and it’s more than affordable. Up-front citrus and grapefruit followed by apple, pear and stonefruit. (BCLS $9.99, new vintage may be more, 89 points). Casillero del Diablo, Devil’s Collection 2012 Here’s one of those impressive Chilean reds produced on a large scale that over delivers for the money. A step up from the “basic” Casillero wines, I like the fact that while

WHY: If issued, the variance will permit a 1,000 square foot, 1.6 storey Level-B Accessory Coach House at the rear of the lot.

The coach house complies with the height envelope. As part of the same application, Thomas Frauenberger has applied for a Development Permit with respect to the property legally described above. The Development Permit ensures that the Level-B Coach House is constructed in compliance with the Level-B Coach House Development Permit Guidelines and all other applicable bylaws and guidelines of the City. The Public Meeting has been waived.

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TRAVEL

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MANTEO, North Carolina — The greybearded sailor, in baggy pantaloons, buckled shoes and sailcloth vest, stands on the back deck of the barque Elizabeth II. “Good Queen Bess has sent us here to plant an English community in the New World,” he says. He is, of course, an actor playing the part of a 16thcentury adventurer, one of the 116 men, women and children who established an English colony here on Roanoke Island in 1587. The Elizabeth II is a modern rendition of the type of ship they arrived on. Our actor is one of the costumed interpreters who reconstruct the adventure as visitors tour the ship, the settlement site nearby and an Indian village. It’s an adventure that ended with one of the most fascinating mysteries of all time: the riddle of what happened to that colony. It was the ﬁrst English settlement in America, 20 years before the famous Jamestown colony was established and 33 years before the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock. (The word “English” is important, for the Spanish had founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565.) The English ships landed on July 22, 1587. In August, America’s ﬁrst English child,Virginia Dare, was born in Roanoke. “Weeks later,” a guide explains, “her grandfather, John White, the governor of this little colony, sailed for Europe for supplies. “But he didn’t get back for a while: a little matter of a

war with Spain — including the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 — meant that every English ship was needed in Europe.” And when White, with new supplies, at last set foot on Roanoke again, in 1590, his people had vanished. What happened? Historians are divided. Either they were slain by the Indians or, short of food, they moved on and were assimilated into native tribes. Did Virginia Dare grow up to be a warrior’s wife?You can ponder that question before a statue of her, as an adult, in the Elizabethan Gardens in the area where the ﬁrst colony stood.The site of the colony was established through archeological digs from 1936 to 1948 — digs that produced no evidence of a massacre there. At an open-air amphitheatre to the north of the site a pageant,The Lost Colony, runs every summer, as it has since 1938.The action-packed drama begins in London, with Queen Elizabeth I commissioning Sir Walter Raleigh to found the colony. (Raleigh did not accompany the colonists). The pageant is staged by professional actors. (Andy Grifﬁth got his start playing Raleigh.) The drama gives no solution to the mystery. But it’s known that in Robeson County, on the mainland south of Roanoke Island, there’s a 40,000-strong band of light-skinned, blue-eyed people called the Lumbee, whose language includes 16th-century English words and many of whose surnames are the same as residents of the Lost Colony. You may draw your own conclusions.

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Sunday, July 13, 2014 - North Shore News - A27

PETS

Dog-friendly businesses abound in B.C. I don’t have any human children of my own. The ones I do share my life with on occasion are ummm, sort of . . . adopted. Or maybe inherited? Anyway, but I have dogs! And if you haven’t ﬁgured it out after reading this column for nearly 20 years, I love them to pieces. The ones that have passed on to rainbow bridge are still loved as much as the ones sitting beside me at this very moment. They are my children and I would do anything for them to keep them healthy, happy, protected and, most importantly, loved — the same thing a human would do for their human child. So when I read or hear a comment from someone boldly stating, “They are not children for crying out loud!” my response is, “Um, well, to me they are!” And I highly doubt that I am alone in my reply. Right folks? Having had the privilege of writing this column for as long as I have, I have been able to observe and write about how dogs have positively inﬂuenced our lives, health, peace of mind, community and businesses over the years. And what I can honestly say, from anecdotal evidence, is our lives are going to the dogs! Both large and small businesses have been

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection watching the boom in this crazy canine culture and, as a result, there is an economic boom in all things dog — from dog accessories to dog beds, clothing, daycares, etc., as well as places that allow dogs to accompany their people. The idea of Fido being left at home when his or her owners go out for the evening, or away for the weekend, is as archaic as choke collars! Want to go out for dinner and bring Fido along? Then check out vancitybuzz.com and read about 10 great Vancouver dog-friendly patios where you can sip a mojito and watch the sunset with your pooch at your side. Another great site to locate dog-friendly places is bringﬁdo.com. Go to this sight and type in your destination, press enter and voila — all things dog is at your ﬁngertips. How about a weekend in Whistler? We all know how insanely

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dog-friendly Whistler is. Type in whistler.com/petfriendly and take your pick of accommodations, restaurants, trails and lakes. Love the Okanagan wine regions? Then going to See Ya Later ranch is a must — and don’t forget to bring your dog — they are super dog friendly. Paying homage to the original owner of the winery, Major Hugh Frazer, who had two passions in life, dogs and parties (he apparently had plenty of both), dogs are allowed to visit the winery with their people! The entire story of the See Ya Later Ranch and the Major, as well as reviews on their awardwinning wines, can be viewed on their website sylranch.com. Speaking of the Okanagan, the B.C. Interior is a destination spot not just for wine lovers but also for those looking to spend a weekend or summer at campsites or cabins at the lake. There are so many more campsites and cabin rentals now available for dog owners than there were 10 years ago. I just Googled “dog-friendly cabin rentals B.C.” and was blessed with a plethora of choices. Cottagesincanada.com is another site you can check out for Fido-friendly lakeside cottages.

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When someone told me about Norm’s Eatery and Ale House in the Freemont district of Seattle, I had to check it out for myself. This place is full of hustle and bustle of the fourlegged kind! The food is great, the atmosphere is eclectic and I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many happy people enjoying food and beverages with their dogs in one place! This is a must for

anyone heading into the area with their dog. Besides your dog, you will need an open mind, a big smile and friendly attitude. Keep in mind that although these places are dog friendly, they still have rules and boundaries that both the dogs and humans must abide by to maintain the peace and good tidings. Please respect their rules so that we can continue to enjoy places

like these with our pets. Now, grab your leash, your dog and the keys to the car as there is no time like the present to share this beautiful life with your dog. Joan Klucha has been working with dogs for more than 15 years in obedience, tracking and behavioural rehabilitation. Contact her via her website k9kinship. com.

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For a limited time, the BC SPCA is allowing potential pet owners to adopt cats and rabbits from their local shelter, including the West Vancouver branch, for half of the usual adoption fee. The Half Price Love cat adoption event runs July 14 to 20 province-wide (with the exception of the Kelowna branch, which runs July 2 to 20). “During this time of year, we always see an inﬂux of animals at all of our branches throughout the province,” said BC SPCA spokesperson Lorie Chortyk, in a press release. “We want to end the wait for the many animals in our shelters who are looking for loving homes by offering a reduced adoption fee. We’re hoping it will encourage people who have been considering adopting a pet to visit their local SPCA and take home a new, furry friend.” Currently, there are 1,684 cats and kittens in BC SPCA care across the province — 766 cats and 918 kittens. The BC SPCA is also caring for 118 rabbits in shelters throughout B.C., with 50 per cent of them coming into care as a result of cruelty investigations.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Bowler tackles first Games

WV Lawn Bowling Club’s Tim Mason among local competitors at Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

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“I’m just sitting in here, looking out and I’m in Scotland, I’m at the Commonwealth Games playing a sport that I didn’t even know existed 10 years ago,” said Tim Mason, on the phone from Glasgow last Thursday. Mason, a multiple-title winning lawn bowler from West Vancouver, arrived just a day before to participate in his first Commonwealth Games.Years of competing, including winning gold at the 2014 B.C. Indoor Championships in March, winning pairs at last year’s B.C. Championships and being an alternate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, among others, have led Mason to this point. “It’s my first crack at the Common games and it’s pretty cool,” he said. “First time in Scotland but it’s pretty amazing, just the hype around the games and watching everything, (to) see all the clips and the videos that they sent us of what they’ve built and how all the energy is in the community, it’s pretty awesome.” The games don’t start for another 10 days, but for Mason and his team, this is an opportunity to not only get to know the Scottish greens, but also each other. “Especially with having the amount of time that we do, we can gel as a team because it’s difficult, it’s players from all across the country,” said Mason. Members reside from as close as Victoria, to as distant as Queensland, Australia. “And with the way the distance is, it’s not easy to practise and play with each other constantly, where a lot of the other countries they have access to that, where they take trips and they’re practising together so they have a lot of team bonding and communication.” Mason said the time they have given themselves before the games will allow them to focus on drills and practise together, “compared to jumping off a plane, taking two days and going out on

the greens and trying to win a medal.” The team has exhibition games first with Scotland and England, both of which will be some of their toughest competition. “Scotland’s assembled one of the best teams they’ve ever had.They’ve been ranked No. 1 in the world, they’re all pro guys,” said Mason. “Same with Australia, they basically bowl for a living, that’s their jobs.” The games run from July 23 to Aug. 3 in Glasgow, Scotland, and attract approximately 6,500 athletes and officials from 70 countries.Team Canada rounds out at about 265 athletes and close to 100 coaches. Trying to stay focused with the roar of the crowd and multiple events won’t be hard for Mason. “For me it’s nothing really new, it’s just from my background, my sports background,” he said. “When you get in a certain area. . . and playing, you focus on what you’re doing compared to what’s going on around you.” Mason’s background in multiple sports, including hockey, tennis and skiing to name a few, has also played an important role in his training. “I still take the same approach as I did when I was playing hockey,” he said. “I’m in the gym quite a bit and practise constantly.” Mason hits the gym six days a week, working on everything from cross training and cardio, to core exercises. In the winter he hits the slopes, all to stay in shape. “The games are about 2½ hours, almost three hours and you’re constantly lunging,” said Mason. “I always look at it (like) if we can beat somebody in physical fitness right off the top, I’ll take that check mark because it doesn’t cost anything. It’s a lot of muscle memory, it’s a lot of core but it’s also a lot of thinking. You’re drained at the end.” Lawn bowling is a combination of multiple sports, said Mason, mixing skills required in curling, bocce and darts as well as

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“I didn’t even know what they were doing, didn’t know what it was, just walked through the gate and said, ‘You’ve got to tell me what it is,’ and sort of got hooked,” he said. “Then (I) won my ﬁrst Canadian title a year in and was all of a sudden travelling around the world. . . . So it’s been kind of neat.” Mason has been working to promote the sport, even hosting a charity tournament every July 19 for the past seven years. “I’m not even going to be there this year, so I’ve got my committee that’s running it,” said Mason. “We’ve done it for seven years and we’ve raised money for Canuck Place and the cancer society, but the last four years have

been with theYMCA Strong Kids program, so we’ve sent over 2,000 kids to camp for a week, so it’s been good, but it’s just tough to be on the move and not be there.” Mason and his team will play their ﬁrst game on July 24, the day after the opening ceremonies where he will be joined by a host of fellow North Shore athletes, including Taylor Curran, men’s ﬁeld hockey; Emily Overholt 400-metre swimming; Emma Friesen, one- and three-metre diving; Harry Jones, men’s rugby; Jessica Smith, women’s 800-m running; and boxing coach Kevin Howard. For more information on Canada’s athletes and the games, visit commonwealthgames.ca.

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Become the new owner of a Mercedes-Benz Certified and benefit from: • Reassurance: 150-point certification inspection • Warranty: standard Star Certified warranty up to 6 years or 120,000 km • Confidence: complete vehicle history report • Security: 24-hour special roadside assistance • Peace of mind: five day/500 km exchange privilege 2011 B200

M656647

Night Black

$19,900

$17,700

2007 S65 AMG

N1469445A

Designo Platinum Black

$69,900

$63,700

2013 SLK250

V678948A

Calcite White

$50,900

$48,700

2011 B200

R1413880A

Jupiter Red

$19,900

$17,700

2010 GLK350

M657313

Steel Grey

$30,900

$27,700

2013 SLK250

N156967

Obsidian Black

$52,800

$50,700

2011 B200

M675891

Night Black

$20,800

$18,700

2011 GLK350

M635006

Calcite White

$32,900

$29,700

2013 SLK250

V644454

Black

$54,800

$51,700

2011 B200 Turbo

M719603

Mountain Grey

$21,800

$19,700

2011 GLK350 2WD

M667234

Steel Grey

$35,900

$29,700

2013 SLK250

V638552

Obsidian Black

$55,800

$51,700

2011 C250 4Matic Sedan

M682724

Calcite White

$30,800

2011 GLK350

M642021

Calcite White

$33,900

$30,700

2013 SLK250

N156930

Calcite White

$57,800

$55,700

2010 C350 4Matic Sedan

M640766A

Obsidian Black

$33,800

2012 SLK350

M663446A

Diamond White

$57,800

$55,700

2013 C250 Coupe

B642283

Diamond Silver

$36,900

2013 SLK350

V638555

Obsidian Black

$59,900

$56,700

2012 SLK350

B719388

Iridium Silver

$58,800

$56,700

2012 SLK350

M724473

Obsidian Black

$59,900

$57,700

2013 SLK350

V642531

Iridium Silver

$62,800

$59,700

2013 SLK350

V651706

Obsidian Black

$63,800

$60,700

2013 SLK350

V674977

Obsidian Black

$63,800

$60,700

2013 SLK350

V719844

Steel Grey

$63,800

$61,700

2013 SLK350

V679639

Steel Grey

$66,900

$63,700

2014 SLK350

B717387

Palladium Silver

$71,800

$69,700

2013 SLK55 AMG

B688414

Obsidian Black

$79,900

$71,700

2007 SL55 AMG

M665786A

Obsidian Black

$56,900

$50,700

2011 SL550R

M678468

Obsidian Black

$75,900

$71,700

2011 SL550R

N1415580A

Obsidian Black

$78,800

$73,700

2011 SL550R

B513520

Steel Grey

$79,900

$75,700

2011 SL550R

B659456

Obsidian Black

$79,900

$75,700

2013 SL550R

B730226

Mars Red

$104,800 $101,700 $189,900 $168,700

$29,700 SOLD $31,700

2011 GLK350

M684921

Obsidian Black

$35,900

$33,700

2011 GLK350

B686605

Steel Grey

$35,900

$34,700

2014 GLK350

B1464972A

Obsidian Black

$53,900

$51,700

2011 ML350 BlueTec

M608661

Palladium Silver

$42,800

$39,700

2013 C300 4Matic Sedan

B667816

Iridium Silver

$35,800

2013 C350 4Matic Coupe

V631773

Calcite White

$46,900

$33,700

2014 C350 4Matic Coupe

V682630

Obsidian Black

$54,900

$51,700

2011 ML350 BlueTec

M661069

Steel Grey

$43,800

$40,700

2014 C350 4Matic Coupe

V682537

Obsidian Black

$54,800

$51,700

2013 ML350 BlueTec

V663342

Steel Grey

$63,800

$60,700

2011 C63 AMG

B618189A

Obsidian Black

$52,800

$51,700

2013 ML350 BlueTec

V663339

Steel Grey

$64,800

$61,700

2012 CLS63 AMG

B645570

Palladium Silver

$86,900

$81,700

2013 ML350 BlueTec

V666815

Iridium Silver

$64,800

$61,700

2014 CLS550 4Matic

V693814

Black

$84,800

$81,700

2013 ML350

B678967

Palladium Silver

$66,900

$63,700

2014 CLS550 4Matic

V611707

Diamond White

$86,800

$82,700

2014 ML350 BlueTec

V682348

Obsidian Black

$68,800

$65,700

2014 CLS550 4Matic

V667885

Steel Grey

$86,800

$82,700

2014 ML350 BlueTec

V666650

Obsidian Black

$70,900

$67,700

2011 E350 4Matic Sedan

M667833

Cuprit Brown

$41,800

$38,700

2014 ML350 BlueTec

V687255

Diamond White

$71,800

$68,700

2011 E350 4Matic Sedan

M675908

Cuprit Brown

$41,800

$38,700

2011 E550 Cabriolet

M626299

Diamond White

$49,900

$46,700

2011 E350 Coupe

M685361

Indigolite Blue

$43,800

$40,700

2011 E350 Cabriolet

M696316

Iridium Silver

$50,800

$48,700

2011 E350 BlueTec

M653478

Indium Grey

$48,800

$43,700

2013 E350 Cabriolet

V609276

Obsidian Black

$59,900

$56,700

2011 E350 BlueTec

M682975

Diamond White

$49,900

$44,700

2013 E350 Cabriolet

V638535

Diamond White

$60,800

$57,700

2014 E300 4Matic Sedan

B676813

Palladium Silver

$60,800

$57,700

2013 E350 Cabriolet

V642492

Obsidian Black

$60,800

$57,700

2014 E350 4Matic Coupe

$63,700

1504859A

Himalyayas Mid Grey

Iridium Silver

$66,900

2012 SLSR AMG

V656019

2013 E350 Cabriolet

V642486

Obsidian Black

$60,800

$57,700

2013 smart Pure Coupe

M682443

Cristal White

$10,850

$8,700

2014 E350 4Matic Sedan

V682553

Palladium Silver

$67,800

$64,700

2013 E350 Cabriolet

V642498

Diamond White

$60,800

$57,700

2013 smart Pure Coupe

M678092

Rally Red

$11,850

$9,700

2010 S400V Hybrid

M696690

Iridium Silver

$52,800

$48,700

2013 E350 Cabriolet

N156929

Iridium Silver

$63,800

$61,700

2013 smart Pure Coupe

V629481

Deep Black

$11,850

$9,700

2011 S550V 4Matic

M655562

Obsidian Black

$64,800

$59,700

2014 E350 Cabriolet

V635451

Obsidian Black

$69,900

$66,700

2011 smart Passion Coupe

M679621

Deep Green

$11,850

$10,700

$42,700 SOLD

Mercedes-Benz North Shore

1375 Marine Drive (Open Sunday) 604-984-9351 mbvancouver.ca

(excluding AMG). Finance example based on a 2010 model: $25,000 at 0.9% per annum equals $426.27 per month for 60 months. Cost of borrowing is $576.20 for a total obligation of $25,576.20. Down payment may be required. Vehicle licence, insurance, registration and

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