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Council tells developer to address neighbours’ concerns ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com

WESTVancouver has sent one developer back to the drawing board for a proposed senior’s housing project alongTaylorWay.

District council told the developers of Maison Seniors’ Living project on Monday that the plan needs more review and the concerns of immediate neighbours need to be addressed.

The building, an assisted living and memory care facility proposed for 825 Taylor Way and 707 Keith Rd., is set to take over two lots currently designated as single-family housing.The proposal has caused some conﬂict with the surrounding residents, including Eden Place, a dead-end street that backs onto the site. Andrew Franks, an

Eden Place resident, is concerned about privacy issues as the building would overlook his backyard. “Our property will be signiﬁcantly affected in terms of views, privacy and usability,” said Franks, who has lived with his family on Eden Place for 13 years. “This amendment fundamentally undermines the Eden Place neighbourhood and

the greater Sentinel Hill neighbourhood.” Diamond Karim, also an Eden Place resident, said the new building could drastically affect property values in the area. “The effect of this proposal on the value of the surrounding homes is large and negative,” said Karim. “The uplift from rezoning the property into

commercial space would be signiﬁcant. Some of it would throw back to West Vancouver through capturing the ‘uplift’ but none of it would throw back to people who own the property and live in their homes, they would bear the cost in the property values by themselves, this is not See Parking page 5

Eco-activist pleads guilty to U.S. arson

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I CAN DIG IT Lise Byers of the Handsworth senior girls volleyball team makes a pass in her team’s 3-0 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in North Shore premier league action Tuesday night at Handsworth. Scan this page with the Layar app or visit nsnews.com to see more photos as well as video clips from the match. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

A NorthVancouver woman and former radical activist who hid out from U.S. authorities for more than half a decade entered guilty pleas to three charges of arson and conspiracy in an Oregon court onThursday. Rebecca Rubin, 40, pleaded guilty to involvement in arson plots against wild horse facilities in Oregon and California and theVail Ski area in Colorado when she was a member of a secretive “eco-terrorist” group in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rubin left the group more than a decade ago and had been living in Canada. She turned herself in to authorities last year, after reaching a plea bargain with prosecutors. Under that plea deal, Rubin will spend a minimum of ﬁve years in jail for her crimes and could spend more than seven years in SeeWoman page 5

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Show some respect for the flag Angry motorists make ﬂaggers’ job stressful LAYNE CHRISTENSEN lchristensen@nsnews.com

“I love my job.” Jessica Gray, 24, is a flagger, or what’s known in the industry as a TCP, traffic control person. She’s bright and articulate and has a positive outlook on life. “I love every aspect of my job. I love the people I work with, and it’s nice to come into an environment where I have some support from my boss,” she says, sitting on the tailgate of her white Ford F150 in a parking stall at the Lynn Valley Tim Hortons, sipping on a Triple-Triple. Gray started flagging four years ago in Quesnel. If there is just one thing she could change about her job, it would be for motorists to show her just a little respect. “We’re there for everyone’s well-being and we’re not trying to hurt anyone, but it hurts us when they call us names and flip us off,” says Gray, who works as a TCP for Traffic Pro Services of Surrey, which provides traffic control and equipment rental to government and contractors throughout the Lower Mainland. “It’s really upsetting, because you think by now they would understand exactly why we’re there. We’re there to try and make everybody’s day run a little smoother even though there are delays.” There are an estimated 15,000 TCPs certified to work on roads and construction sites in B.C. It is a stressful and dangerous job. Gray, who moved to the Lower Mainland from Quesnel in May, would like commuters to know that there’s more to the job than holding a sign and holding up traffic. “People think we’re there to purposely ruin their day and make them angry . . . that all we do is go out there and stand with a sign and put our hand on our hip.” She has the public’s safety at heart. And that can take a personal toll. “We’re on constant alert.We come home just strained. Our

An important part of a lane technician’s job is to properly set up, maintain and remove work zones. Here, TCP Jessica Gray loads trafﬁc control equipment into her truck. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

nerves are fried every day. “You can either be a relaxed flagger and have something go wrong or you can be one of those sharp, alert flaggers that’s going to make sure everyone’s OK. If you’re one of those relaxed flaggers and you feel no pain at the end of the day, you’re not doing what you’re supposed to be doing. But if you come home with tight shoulders, sore back, your feet are hurting, you have a headache that’s pounding out of your ears, you did something right.” Despite the job stress, work as a TCP is interesting because it provides a window on a busy and exciting industry, she says. “I think it’s a fantastic job for people who want to experience construction from a different point of view. Instead of being the crane operator or the backhoe operator, you get to be on the outside looking in and seeing what everybody does.”

Like any job, however, it’s not for everyone.Those who are in the trade, should be in it for the right reasons, she says. “To be successful in something, you have to have passion for it.The moment you lose that passion is the moment it’s probably time to try something different,” she says. Gray doesn’t expect to flag for the long term. “One day I’ll go back to school and finish my criminology degree and I’ll go to work in social services or whatever it was I was aiming to do four years ago. Right now this works for me. It pays my bills; it keeps me satisfied.” As in any business, there is a downside. For Gray, that was working as an accident response flagger in Quesnel. “I saw a lot of things I never want to see again,” she says, apologizing as she chokes up. “Beyond the worst part of my job was having to go home to my family, who was alive and well, knowing that somebody wasn’t going

home to theirs.” To do the job confidently and correctly, a TCP must have more than the twoday training course that is the minimum requirement for certification, she says. (B.C. Construction Safety Alliance is currently reviewing the course to see where improvements can be made.) “Younger people come into this job almost with an invincible cockiness,” says Gray, who believes that on-the-job training and experience is key to a TCP gaining the skills necessary to carry out work safely. “Building your confidence enough to be able to stop a semi-truck at 120 kilometres an hour on an open freeway is what’s going to make you either one of the best or one of the worst.” Being a TCP requires respect for the job and the job site. “There’s a difference between fearing See Getting page 7

Lane technician Jessica Gray controls trafﬁc during work to upgrade a water main at 1300-block Mountain Highway.

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prison. She has also agreed to tell authorities details about the plots to destroy property, including forestry buildings, electrical equipment, a meat company, and other federal and private property when she was a member of both the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front, 10 to 15 years ago. Rubin has not agreed to give up details of other members of the group, two of whom remain at large. Rubin went to high school in NorthVancouver and attended Simon Fraser University before getting involved in radical environmental and animal rights movements in her 20s. Rubin’s lawyer Richard Troberman said Rubin’s involvement in the more radical fringe of the movements came from

frustration she felt that “bad things were happening and nobody was doing anything about it.” Rubin’s longtime friend David Barbarash concurred in an email interview that Rubin probably acted out of “a great sense of urgency to protect our planet and all inhabitants, including humans.” According to documents ﬁled in Oregon district court, Rubin’s direct action included joining a cell of the Earth Liberation Front known as the “Family” — a group skilled at planning, researching and carrying out plots to destroy targets based on political motives. According to documents ﬁled as part of the plea deal, one of Rubin’s actions was to release wild horses from a federal government corral in Burns, Ore., on Nov. 30, 1997 while other members of the group placed incendiary

devices at the facility, which went off, burning it down. She was also involved in a plot to target theVail ski area in Colorado in 1998 over expansion plans opposed by environmentalists. Rubin also helped release horses from another wild horse facility in California in October of 2001. While property damage committed by the “Family” was in the millions of dollars, “no one was ever hurt or killed by these people that I’m aware of,” said Troberman. “That wasn’t by accident.They took pains to make sure there were no people around.” Rubin eventually left the group and returned to Canada. But authorities closed in on cell members over the years, issuing an indictment in 2006. Rubin spent much of the time between 2006 and 2012 on the run from authorities.

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just.” Coun. Bill Soprovich agreed that the proposed building would be an intrusion on area residents’ property values. “I don’t like any commercial interest to go ahead and overpower the quality of life and the character of a neighbourhood in this community, speciﬁcally in this area,” said Soprovich. “I know it’s happened in others, but in this one, how can you have a wonderful cul de sac, a lead-in street which I’ve seen for years and then suddenly make a decision to just thwart that for everybody concerned?” The facility would house approximately 110 beds in a three-storey attached

residence, along with a twostorey resident amenity and dining wing.The building would have 40 parking spaces, with 32 underground and eight surface spaces, but there is concern among area residents about parking and trafﬁc congestion. Coun.Trish Panz said that although she agreed the project needed to move ahead, more work needed to be done to address residents’ concerns. “It’s always distressing to see your neighbourhood potentially changing in a direction that you didn’t think when you originally committed to living in that neighbourhood,” said Panz. Coun. Mary-Ann Booth also agreed that residents’ concerns should be addressed. “Our job

is to balance the views of the immediately affected neighbours with the needs of the greater community,” said Booth. Booth said there is currently no such facility in West Vancouver and with an aging population in Dundarave and Ambleside the need would only increase. “This is going to be the ﬁrst, I would venture to guess, of several,” said Booth. “We’re into the ﬁrst two years only of the baby boom, the wave of 18 years of the greying of North America, so this is the tsunami that’s coming and we can’t deny that.” The application is set to go back to West Vancouver’s Design Review Committee, with further public input.

“It was very difﬁcult. Being a fugitive is not fun,” said Troberman. “It’s much like being in a prison without walls.” Troberman said the weight of her past is one of the reasons Rubin never married or had children. “She didn’t want to have any of her earlier bad choices impact on anyone else.” BothTroberman and Barbarash said Rubin is a different person now than the young woman who committed the criminal acts more than a decade ago. “She’s 40 years old now. She’s had a lot of time to reﬂect,” saidTroberman. “Her motives were always pure,” he said. But now, Rubin realizes “there are other ways of trying to accomplish things. . . .” Rubin will be sentenced in January. See a longer version of this story at nsnews.com.

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Suffer no more T his week, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that Canada’s laws against assisted suicide are constitutional. They may very well be, but it does not make them just. The government’s argument in appealing a lower court ruling that struck the law down was that assisted suicide would “demean the value of life” and open up vulnerable people to risk of abuse. Laws against assisted suicide have their origins in early Catholic Church doctrine, which viewed suicide as an interference with God’s plan. Several church groups appeared as interveners during the appeal. For some who have watched a loved one die slowly and in agony with no hope of respite let alone recovery, law and doctrine is impossible to accept. The fact is, sometimes we’re ready

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to leave the party before our bodies are. A law that forces people to live in progressively worse pain as their dignity dwindles away until they inevitably die demeans life. The practice is no longer outlawed in some more progressive jurisdictions where rigorous fail safes are in place to make sure no one ever goes through with it unless they are of sound mind. To be clear: We are not advocating assisted suicide as some form of state-sponsored solution to severe depression or as one of a series of treatment options. But, for the sake of a few who live in constant pain or face a demeaning death with no prospect of relief, it is time to move the conversation into a new light. It’s unfortunate that our federal government does not wish to take the lead on such an initiative.

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Lynn Valley growth needed, well-planned Dear Editor: My wife and I are retired grandparents who have lived and raised our family here for the past 39 years. When we moved to Lynn Valley in 1974, there were no stoplights anywhere, no Karen Magnussen recreation facility.There was just a small library behind the Esso station off Mountain Highway, a modest shopping centre with limited services, and a 7-Eleven store that attracted mischief in the evenings.

I think the various district councils over these past four decades have done a very good job of planning balanced growth with excellent public consultation. If we want to attract younger families to Lynn Valley and the North Shore, we need to add some higher density housing such as row housing and multi-story, multi-bedroom apartment buildings, with related family-oriented facilities and services located nearby.

The recent questionnaire inviting “priorities and options preference” feedback is the result of several years of public consulting and workshops which we attended, and we think the current options being presented clearly communicate the feedback from all these events. There are three reasons why my wife and I support the plan that includes residential buildings up to 12 stories high: ■ it will offer more housing

alternatives for the next generation of young families so they can enjoy the same beneﬁts everyone here is already enjoying; ■ it will offer more housing alternatives for seniors like us who want to eventually downsize and remain in Lynn Valley. ■ it will expand the property tax base to help fund the ongoing cost of mandatory infrastructure maintenance and community services. The alternative is probably a major increase in all our

property taxes over the next 20 years. Additional families in Lynn Valley will also attract more businesses here, along with accompanying local jobs.We cannot and should not shut the door to other families who want to live in and enjoy Lynn Valley like we do. A sprawling collection of low rise units eating up our green space is a terrible alternative. David & Nancy Hunter North Vancouver

Parking, not arts, should be the Ambleside priority Dear Editor: It would be wise for our West Vancouver Municipal Council to face facts when

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The City of North Vancouver may change the rules for calculating how developers may accrue density bonuses for new developments. Staff have prepared a draft report that recommends following a standardized method for calculating density bonuses, including a formula that would apply in most cases. It also recommends capping bonuses at a set level for each land use category and establishing market values for density bonuses based on land use and reviewed annually. City council would be able to take unique circumstances into account up to the density bonus cap, after which further increases would require an amendment to the ofﬁcial community plan. Gary Penway, director of community development told council Monday that it

would still have the option to negotiate alternatives. For example, instead of a cash payment to the civic fund, a public hearing process could be held for a specific amenity. According to the report, there have been 22 important density bonus projects that have benefited the public since the official community plan was introduced in 1980. However, after the city held a workshop last fall on density bonuses, it found there was a demand for a standardized process that would create greater transparency and certainty for both developers and the public. The report recommends distinguishing between density bonuses that are below and above the official community plan’s base density. Bonuses up to the base density, which are often awarded for energy efficiency or public art, usually have a nominal effect on market value, making it difficult to charge a community contribution. However, bonuses past the base density up to the cap would be charged at an approximate market value written into the policy document. The market rate for

residential-level higher density developments is currently about $135 per square foot, said Penway. “This might seem counter-intuitive to people, but the lower density projects actually can pay more per square foot because their construction costs are lower,” Penway said. “So wood frame buildings actually pay $145 per square foot because they can afford to do that.” According to the report, payments would be made to reserve funds, such as the City Amenity Fund or Affordable Housing Fund, at a pre-determined ratio. Density transfers would not be restricted by bonus caps because they involve a relocation, not a new density. The new caps will be decided in a separate process, said Penway. However, it would likely be around 25 per cent, which is a common number for density bonusing, he said, noting that a sizeable enough bonus will help the city create real revenues. “The lower you make that cap, the less you’ll realize,” he said. “We’ll try to ﬁnd a number that provides some reasonableness on See Bonuses page 9

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For the last 40 years, the North Shore Women’s Centre has played an important role in the lives of local women and the milestone is not going unnoticed by current members. Its longevity speaks to not only the need that exists in the community, but also the generosity of local supporters in helping to keep the centre’s doors open. The North Shore Women’s Centre recently held its annual general meeting and executive director Michelle Dodds was pleased to see some of the organization’s founding members in attendance. “I think that’s a testament to how people in the community have stayed with the organization over the years,” she says. “I think we’re really fortunate to have some of those founding members still involved.” A drop-in resource centre located in Lower Lonsdale, the centre is focused on improving the social, economic and political status of women,

and through its array of programming, works to empower members. Dodds says they estimate they make 5,000-6,000 contacts with women annually and those numbers are continuing to increase. Examples of programming and services offered include computer training, peer support and counselling, workshops, legal clinics, a library and a girls’ empowerment camp. Staff are in the second year of a new health and wellness program that’s continuing to expand based on interest. In addition to the health consultations and individual holistic treatments, which form the basis of the program, they’re adding a meditation class this week, and a community kitchen component in the NewYear. For Dodds, the anniversary is an important one. “I think it’s a huge milestone given how difficult it’s been for especially women’s organizations over the last decade,” she says. “There’s been a lot of changes with respect to funding structures and models of operation as well for nonprofits, but specifically for women’s groups. “So I think it’s been tough and a lot of women’s centres that we had as colleagues around the province actually don’t exist anymore today, or they’ve been amalgamated

North Shore Women’s Centre’s Sharon Stevens (left), Anouchka Nowicki and Maryam Saroei prepare for their 40th Anniversary Fundraising Gala, Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. The evening will feature local wine, cheese, chocolate, a silent auction and prizes. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD under larger, broad-based organizations. So there aren’t many freestanding women’s resource centres left,” she says. When asked why she feels their centre has

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CITY COUNCIL:

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CITY CLERK:

Mayor Darrell Mussatto Councillor Don Bell Councillor Pam Bookham Councillor Linda Buchanan Councillor Rod Clark Councillor Guy Heywood Councillor Craig Keating Karla D. Graham, MMC kgraham@cnv.org

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Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, October 21, 2013, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. The proposed Bylaw and relevant background material may be inspected at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from October 9, 2013. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to Barbara Westmacott, Planning Technician II, Community Development, at bwestmacott@cnv.org or 604-990-4216.

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This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. 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.

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to permit the construction of a 5 storey commercial building containing 4 floors of office over 1 floor of retail space at grade, with underground parking accessed from the rear lane. Council will consider a floor area bonus of 0.45 times the lot area for a contribution to the Civic Amenity Reserve Fund and a bonus of 0.45 times the lot area to support the creation of Employment Generating office use. The total floor area for the site, including the bonus floor area, would be 3.2 times the lot area.

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FARZIN YADEGARI ARCHITECT INC., has applied to rezone Lot 5, Block 85, DL 549, Plan 750, located at 103-113 East 12th Street. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property

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ZONING BYLAW, 1995, NO. 6700, AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, NO. 8323 (MRTN Lonsdale Properties Ltd., Farzin Yadegari Architect, 103-113 East 12th Street, CD-643)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013 AT 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”. ZONING BYLAW, 1995, NO. 6700, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2013, NO. 8325 (C. Gentile/Karl Wein and Associates, 234-236 East 18th Street, RT-1 to CD-644) C. GENTILE/KARL WEIN AND ASSOCIATES has applied to rezone East ½ of Lot 2, Block 17, DL 549, Except Part in Plan 898, located at 234-236 East 18th Street, as indicated on the sketch below. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property FROM: TO:

RT-1 (Two-Unit Residential) Zone CD-644 (Comprehensive Development 644) Zone

to permit the current RT-1 zoned lot to be subdivided into 2 lots that will each accommodate a new 2 unit residential building. Each lot will have a 2 car garage accessible from the lane, in addition to 2 secure bicycle parking stalls. This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. 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 must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, October 21, 2013, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. The proposed Bylaw and relevant background material may be inspected at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from October 9, 2013. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to Wendy Tse, Technician I, Community Development, at wtse@cnv.org or 604-972-3942.

PUBLIC HEARING WAIVED NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that the Public Hearing concerning the following Zoning Text Amendment has been WAIVED. It is the intention of the Council of the City of North Vancouver to consider “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw 2013, No. 8327”, at the Regular Council Meeting to be held on MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013 in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC. ZONING BYLAW, 1995, NO. 6700, AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, NO. 8327 (Amendment to Residential Care Facility Definition and St. Leonard’s Society/Robert Johnson, 312 Bewicke Avenue, RT-1 to CD-645) MICHAEL HORNE, ST. LEONARD’S SOCIETY / ROBERT JOHNSON ARCHITECT, has applied for a Zoning Text Amendment with respect to the property located at 312 Bewicke Avenue, legally described as Amended Lot 26, Block 67, DL 547, Plan 750, to allow for a 670 square foot addition to the second floor in the rear of the existing 1.5 storey building. The 5 existing vehicle parking stalls, accessed from the rear lane, will remain unchanged. The proposed density of the project is less than the maximum potential in the Official Community Plan. Division 1, Part 2 of the Zoning Bylaw shall also be amended to revise the definition of “Residential Care Facility” as follows: “Residential Care Facility” means a Use located in a Building providing for the residential accommodation of seniors and people with disabilities, and other persons who require professional care and/or supervision in order to live a normal life within the community, limited to the following number of persons: (a)

where the facility is licensed under a provincial or federal statute and the licence sets out a number of persons to be accommodated in the facility, to the number of persons set out in the licence; and

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where the facility is not licensed under any provincial or federal statute or where the licence does not set out a number of persons to be accommodated in the facility, to 10 persons (6 of which are to be persons in care or under supervision).

The proposed Bylaw and any relevant background material may be inspected at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from October 9, 2013. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv. org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to Wendy Tse, Planning Technician I, Community Development at wtse@cnv.org or at 604-982-3942. 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 must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, October 21, 2013.

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SWIFT STROKES Lianne Gulka participates in The Amazing Art Race at Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver during the annual North Shore Culture Days weekend. Each artist had one canvas, one theme and 120 minutes to create a masterpiece. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

Community Bulletin Board SO WHERE DO YOU GO AT NIGHT? A family’s sailing adventure to the South Seas and Alaska aboard their homebuilt boat Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7-8:30 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Registration required. 604-987-4471 x8175 OMBUDSPERSON

OFFICE FOR THE DAY The public will have the opportunity to make a complaint in person Wednesday, Oct. 16 in North Vancouver. The ofﬁce can investigate complaints about all provincial ministries and boards, Crown corporations, colleges and universities, schools and boards of education, health authorities, local governments and self-governing professions. Appointments must be booked ahead of time at 1800-567-3247.

PUBLIC LECTURE Dr. Gifford-Jones will talk about his latest book What I Learned as a Medical Journalist Wednesday. Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Gifford-Jones will share his experiences interviewing medical authorities and challenging medical issues. Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

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Kindergarten Registration for 2014/2015 Kindergarten registration for the 2014/2015 school year begins at the Education Services Centre on November 4, 2013. Deadline for priority placement is December 20, 2013 Where: 2121 Lonsdale Avenue What to bring: • Child’s birth certiﬁcate (Canada) or proof of citizenship and • Proof of current residence (Hydro bill, purchase or rental agreement) Registration forms are available at all elementary schools, the Central Registration Office and on www.sd44.ca Learn more about all our Kindergarten programs at the: Kindergarten Information Meeting for Parents 7 p.m. October 23, 2013 Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue

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SENIORS RISING TO THE OCCASION Participants ascend the Grouse Grind last month in the second annual Mt. Kilimanjaro Grouse Grind for Alzheimer’s. The event allows community members to support the more than 70,000 people in B.C. and their families who are impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The local fundraiser was timed with the 16th annual Ascent for Alzheimer’s, which saw a team of eight B.C. residents climb Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro, similarly raising funds and awareness for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Scan with the Layar app for more photos. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

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looking for a senior alto, lead/soloist to join their choir and perform a wide variety of music for seniors. Rehearsals are Fridays, 2 p.m. at Churchill House, 150 West 29th St., North Vancouver. 604-929-6564 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION The Elders Council for Parks in B.C. will host a revealing drama about Elizabeth Rebbick, an entrepreneur, master gardener and visionary owner of the Capilano Suspension Bridge Friday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m. at

the Heritage Centre, 1620 Mount Seymour Rd., North Vancouver. Registration required. elderscouncilforparks.org VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS are needed for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle on the North Shore.This position requires 20 hours initial training, monthly or bi-monthly facilitator or steering committee meetings, and weekly circle facilitation. Facilitators contact new and ongoing participants,

promote the circle and take care of purchasing snacks, tracking and reporting attendance and carrying out bi-annual evaluation of the circle.The next training session will take place Oct. 25-27. 604-669-1616 VOLUNTEER TRAINING WITH SENIORS PEER SUPPORT COUNSELLING PROGRAM Learn skills and share with your peers to provide conﬁdential emotional support and resources to assist seniors to

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Advocates should help 55+ prepare for what’s to come I’m in a bit of a quandary. My colleagues are outraged by a recent decision by the Canada Revenue Agency. I’m not. Let’s start at the beginning.The CRA wants taxpayers to file their return online. Last year the CRA ended the mail-out service of the T1 personalized income tax package and the Telefile service, which allows taxpayers to file their return by telephone. Seniors’ advocates called these decisions “manifestly unfair and frankly unnecessary” and they accused the CRA of “pushing everyone online before they are ready.” It costs approximately four times more for the agency to process a paper return than an electronic return. The CRA says that a significant majority of Canadians now file their taxes online and in 2011, printed tax packages for approximately 1.3 million

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Older andWiser people in the country went unused.That’s a lot of wasted paper. A suggestion: Rather than eliminate the mailing of the TD1 tax form altogether, the CRA should mail copies of the return only to those who filed a paper return in the previous year. Let’s be clear here: the CRA may be pushing us to file our taxes online but Canadians can still file a paper return if they wish. Tax packages are available for pick up each year at a

Canada Post or Service Canada location or by calling the tax office.The forms can also be downloaded online. When a taxpayer chooses to file their return using pen and paper it’s free. I believe the decision to eliminate mailing tax forms to Canadians is a precursor to the elimination of the option of filing a paper return. In that case, in my opinion, the CRA should be required to provide the tax software necessary to file an electronic return at no charge to tax filers. Overall, I view the CRA’s decision not to mail out the TD1 tax form as more of an inconvenience than a hardship. I will go one step further. Instead of opposing the move towards electronic filing, seniors’ advocates should be encouraging seniors to file their taxes online for a couple of reasons.Tax experts point out that using a tax software program instead of a pen and pencil significantly reduces the chances of making a mistake and helps optimize calculations

From page 18 make craft sales a success, Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Free, materials provided. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com CALLING ALL HARMONICA PLAYERS Looking for seniors with some experience to start a weekly group Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Ellis, 604-9888679 CHOIR A mixed choir that entertains at the centre and for outside groups practises Fridays, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $25 per season. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com CRAFT GROUP Experienced knitters are wanted to make things for the centre to raise funds Wednesdays, 10 a.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St.

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for medical expenses, charitable, RRSP and RRIF calculations, and pension splitting. Seniors who ﬁle electronically will probably have more money in their pocket and they will certainly have a better understanding of the tax system. News that the CRA would no longer be mailing out returns or providing the Teleﬁle service caught a lot of seniors and their advocates by surprise. More changes are on the way. For example, the federal government intends to replace issuing cheques, including pension cheques, in favour of a direct deposit system by 2016. The lesson here is that seniors who can’t or won’t adapt to technological change are going to be left in the dust. Getting old and tuning out isn’t an option. Instead of opposing technological change, seniors’ advocates should be helping their clients prepare for it. Tom Carney is the former executive director of the Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society. tomcarney@telus.net

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Whether you are recovering from an injury or made the decision to become more active, getting back into fitness can be easy with the right tools. Dr. Kevin McLeod, an internal medicine specialist and head of the Cardiac Rehab and Cardiometabolic program for the North Shore health region, says there are generally two types of people getting back into fitness. There are those with a high level of baseline fitness who sustain an injury, so their proccess of returning to fitness would be specific to that injury, says McLeod. “They have to work with somebody who has advice on sports medicine or a good (kinesiologist), or physio and sort of recoup from that specific injury.”

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The second group consists of people who are not ﬁt at this time in their life. “For them ﬁrst and foremost you want to make sure that they’re safe to actually get back into exercise,” says McLeod, who also helps run Liberation Fitness, a health management clinic in North Vancouver. He says those people should focus on a gradual reintroduction. “People who haven’t done anything for a really long time, its not unreasonable that they sit down with their doctor or at least a trainer who has experience in dealing with those sorts of people.” Returning to activity may result in some minor aches and pains, but you shouldn’t be in excruciating pain. McLeod says not to let minor aches stop you, but do be aware of any warning signs. “If you’re really short of breath with activity; if you’re getting any type of chest discomfort or

funny feelings in your chest or palpitations, don’t ignore that.” Bad joint pain can also be a warning sign of over exertion. “Use your common sense, if something doesn’t seem right, there’s nothing wrong with going and asking somebody,” says McLeod. He recommends starting out slowly and gradually building. “Plan just three days a week, 10 minutes a day, it sounds like next to nothing and most trainers out there will say there’s no benefit with that, but it’s really just getting the person back into the mindset,” says McLeod. “After a couple of weeks, go to 15 minutes, and then 20 minutes, and 25, and try to get to that 30-minute mark ultimately five days a week.” When getting back into fitness, doing an exercise you enjoy and going with a friend will give you more reason to continue, says McLeod. “If you don’t enjoy going to the gym, you’re never going to stick with it,” he says. Knowing the right intensity at which to exercise is also important. “I tell people you want to push yourself enough that you’re breaking into a light sweat. If you go for a walk along the seawall in West Van and at the end of it you haven’t felt at all short of breath and you haven’t got at least a little bit of a sweat going, you’re not going to get a lot of benefit.” Scan photo with

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Many people may think that it would be better to eat cardboard covered in cheese than it would be to give up cheese. Sometimes the thought of not having milk for your cereal or with your cookies can be a real crisis, but there are so many creative alternatives to dairy, that it can be an easier switch than you think.

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People have been led to believe for years that milk and milk products are the best source of calcium. Calcium is important because it builds strong bones and healthy teeth, and contributes to other functions within the body. But some dairy products can actually have a negative effect on calcium absorption in the body. Because of the way some milk is processed minerals and nutrients are removed before the milk is bottled and sent to the store. Our bodies have to ﬁnd the minerals and nutrients that were removed in order to properly digest it. Dairy is also considered a more acidic food, and if you have a high level of acidity in your body, minerals are extracted from your bones in order to neutralize your pH. Even though there deﬁnitely is calcium in dairy products, there are better sources out there like beans, sesame seeds, sardines, kale, collard greens, spinach, turnip greens, tofu, and almonds.

How can you get calcium in your bones and keep it there?

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Eat your greens and beans.

Get vitamin D (from sun or supplements) as it controls your body’s use of calcium.

Avoid excess salt. Sodium can greatly increase the loss of calcium through your kidneys.

Get most of your protein from plants, not animal products (which are generally more acidic)

Don’t smoke. Smoking increases the loss of calcium from the body.

Exercise, so calcium has somewhere to go. Active people tend to keep calcium in their bones, while sedentary people lose calcium. Physical activity that puts some strain on bones causes them to retain and possibly even gain density throughout life.

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Now for the good part. Here are some recipes you can substitute for your everyday uses of dairy: Instead of sour cream, try this: Cashew Sour Cream – this is a refreshing topping for fruit and savoury dishes. ■ 2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight ■ 2 Tbsp cider vinegar ■ 1 tsp sea salt ■ Water to thin In a high-speed blender, blend all ingredients until smooth. Slowly add water to reach desired consistency. This will last up to one week, covered, in refrigerator. Get creative: add scallions and/or herbs. (source: Global WFM chef Derek Sarno)

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Homemade Almond Milk ■ 1 cup almonds Put almonds in a bowl and cover by several inches with cold water. Cover and set aside at room temperature to soak overnight or 10 to 12 hours. Drain and rinse almonds. In a high speed blender, blend almonds with three cups water until thoroughly combined. The mixture will be very frothy. Strain through cheesecloth, a ﬁne strainer or a nut milk bag. Store almond milk in the refrigerator and use within three days. Stir each time before using.

Makes approximately two cups

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While many books focus on the importance of ﬁnancial planning for retirement, a local couple’s new book looks at the emotional and psychological effects facing recent retirees. West Vancouver residents Lois and Ron Richaradson’s book Creating a Happy Retirement: A Workbook for an Action Plan is scheduled to be released in November. Rather than a brief epilogue, retirement is a new stage of life, says Ron, who is a retired family therapist and marriage counsellor. His wife is a retired writer and book editor.

intended to help couples talk through their ideas for retirement. Some people can get quite invested in their grandchildren, and that becomes the focus for them in their life. “But sometimes one partner isn’t interested in that,” says Ron. For the Richardsons, travelling together before retirement was a great beneﬁt in seeing how they each wanted to spend their time.

In general, a retiree should not have an abundance of time on their hands.

“One partner often expects the other partner to always be available for neutral activities,” says Ron. RON RICHARDSON “Some couples are ﬁne with that but in many “More and more, couples one person people say, ‘Hey, I’m wants to continue with going to be living for another 20 maybe 30 years, their independent activities.” and how am I going to spend that time?’” Generally, a retiree should not have an That new freedom can be frightening, abundance of free time on their hands, says particularly if who they are has become Ron. intertwined with what they do. “As retired people we just say to each other all Ron recalls counselling a recent retiree who the time: I don’t know how I ever had time for remained completely tied up in his job, work,” he says. even though it wasn’t one he liked.

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TORONTO — I can remember the moment Toronto began to win me over. It was at BMO Field, an hour after arriving in the city, in the waning minutes of Toronto FC’s MLS game versus the Columbus Crew. Losing 1-0, many Toronto fans upped and left when a storm swept in from Lake Ontario. Soaked to the skin, my son and I took advantage of space behind the Columbus goal just as Toronto equalized. We’d barely ﬁnished high-ﬁving the locals when Toronto scored the winner in injury time, sparking more sodden pandemonium.We saw ourselves on TV highlights that night. Just as well we

hadn’t worn our Whitecaps jerseys! Like many West Coasters, I harbored some instinctive disdain for Canada’s biggest city. I’d heard about its swagger, its summer humidity, and, of course, the Maple Leafs.Yet riding the bus full of fans back to the Fairmont Royal York, past the CN Tower and Rogers Centre (a.k.a. SkyDome), I was warming to Toronto. Some of that big-city swagger must surely have originated in the Fairmont RoyalYork, once the biggest hotel in the British Empire and still oozing opulence from every one of its 1,600 rooms.The hotel of choice for royalty and rock stars is down to earth enough to grow its own herbs, vegetables and ﬂowers on a rooftop terrace, as well as

maintain three beehives. The hotel will also store your bikes for you, a bonus in a city that’s expanding its bike lane network.With only two days in Toronto, we rented bikes at Segway Ontario, a short tram ride away in the Distillery District.The endless roadwork and construction across downtown made us glad of the two-wheeled escape. Once home to the Gooderham and Worts Distillery (said to be the world’s largest distillery by the mid-19th century) the Distillery District today is a well preserved pedestrian village. Upmarket stores, bars and restaurants have taken up residence in the red-brick Victorian buildings and Vancouverites might see some similarities with parts ofYaletown and

Gastown.The Mill Street Brew Pub is a great spot for local beers and great food — especially when you’re ﬁnished bike riding for the day. We left the Distillery District’s cobblestones behind and headed for Toronto’s Waterfront Trail. The trail is part of a series of bike and pedestrian paths that connect 31 communities along Lake Ontario’s shores. About 450 kilometres of the trail is signposted and the few kilometres we biked transported us to beaches seemingly a million miles removed from downtown Toronto. Known as The Beaches, this eastern Toronto neighbourhood is a rarity in that homes and not a freeway still line the lakeshore.The feeling of

community is palpable at the beach where seniors and toddlers were dancing to a live Cuban salsa band and dozens of beach volleyball games were in progress. Just a week before,Toronto had sweltered in the upper 30s. Now in the mid-20s it seemed that every dogwalker, kite-ﬂyer, rollerblader and cyclist in the city had descended on The Beaches and its boardwalk. Like proper tourists, we dismounted, bought ice creams and watched the world go by. Toronto’s weather gods weren’t quite so kind the following day. Under leaden skies and with drizzle in the air, we headed inland on the Lower Don Trail. Whereas much of the cycling in Toronto is on See Lower page 28

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Lower Don Trail blissfully free of vehicle traffic From page 26 routes shared with cars, the Lower Don Trail is blissfully free of vehicle trafﬁc. More than that, it’s a slice of downtown Toronto far removed from the city’s more popular tourist attractions. The Lower Don River is only about eight kilometres long but it ﬂows through one of the most densely populated communities

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in Canada. So it’s odd to cycle by rusting and abandoned footbridges, beneath concrete express ramps, and yet still spot a heron presiding over a river bank that resembles a healthy wetland. In places the grafﬁti is as dense as the wildﬂowers and the proliferation of the latter is due in part to the efforts of

volunteer groups. We dried off from the rain at the Evergreen Brick Works, known for almost a century as the Don Valley Brick Works. Evergreen is a national charity and one of the groups involved in reviving the Lower Don. It runs the brick works as a community environmental centre, nurturing the disused quarry as a park, naturalizing ponds and restoring the brick works’ old buildings. On any given day you’ll ﬁnd a farmers’ market, cooking workshops and family pizza nights at the site which once supplied the bricks for most of Toronto’s major landmarks. From Evergreen Brick Works we cycled through Beltline Trail and the racysounding Milkman’s Run (Couldn’t help thinking of Benny Hill) before zigzagging our way through quiet residential streets to Sherbourne Street. Sherbourne was the ﬁrst of Toronto’s separated bike lanes and from Bloor Street to King Street, biking is a breeze. Even after we’d returned our rental bikes we noticed signs of cycling’s growing popularity in Toronto. After ascending the CN Tower on our last night we walked across historic Roundhouse Park to Steam Whistle Brewing.There outside the brewery on Bremner Boulevard, not far from a BIXI bike-sharing stand, was an urban bike repair station complete with pump and tethered bike tools: free for anyone wanting a tune-up!

THE ULTIMATE TRAVELLER Peter Langer has just returned from a 4,200 kilometre trip through Colombia and Ecuador and he will share his experiences in four Ultimate Traveller presentations scheduled for West Vancouver’s Ferry Building Gallery on Wednesday evenings Oct. 16-Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Photo above: Megalithic tomb in the Archaeological Park of San Agustin, Colombia. For more information visit theultimatetraveller.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED PETER LANGER If you go: Segway Ontario in Toronto’s Distillery District rents a wide variety of bicycles for $35 a day, as well as offering walking and Segway tours.Visit segwayofontario.com. Toronto grew up around the historic Fairmont RoyalYork, which features several bars and restaurants and offers numerous accommodation packages. They will also store your bikes.Visit fairmont.com/ royal-york-toronto. Evergreen Brick Works is a hive of activity, combining history, education, and environmental activism. It also serves great food! Visit ebw.evergreen.ca. For all other travel matters Toronto, visit seetorontonow.com.

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to a dog, lying down is no different than shaking a paw. As humans, we place great importance on obedience commands such as down, sit, heel, come, and so on. But dogs do not place any degree of importance on the command itself.Their brains do not work that way.They don’t hear the word “down” and say to themselves “that’s a serious command, I have to obey that one.” But they do place importance on how, when and why a command is being used and what the end result is. Meaning when an owner tells a dog to “down” on its bed and stay there, the dog learns to maintain a down position in order to respect the expectation and boundaries its owner has attached to the command. Formal obedience training — as we know it today — became fashionable during the world wars when dogs were used for military purposes. Back then, dogs were taught a series of exercises that gave dog handlers control of otherwise unruly animals.The methods used where harsh and based on principles that dogs were simply robotic creatures incapable of emotions and conscious thought. The training, although considered abusive by today’s standards, did provide the dogs with the leadership (albeit fearbased) they required to follow orders and, in some cases, put themselves in the path of sure death. For example, the trick we call a “crawl” was a command used to teach a dog to crawl under fences or through trenches undetected. Crawl

was an obedience command back in the war, while it is a trick for us today. Many years of research later we now know that dogs are indeed sentient creatures who are highly emotional and form strong bonds quickly with those who provide the guidance and security they seek. Current training methods reﬂect that new knowledge. Yet the formalness of obedience itself is still rooted in the repetition of a series of classroom exercises to prove a dog’s level of obedient behaviour. There is very little in these classes — other than a verbal suggestion — to teach dog owners how to apply commands to their daily routine. As a result, the average ﬁrst-time dog owner still seems to assume that all they have to do is take an obedience class to achieve a well-mannered dog. I’m here to tell you that it takes more than simply showing up to your class with a bag of treats.You need to take what you learned in your class and apply it to your everyday life. Practice should not mean setting 15 minutes aside each day to perform what you learned in class. Rather, you should practise what you learned by applying it to your everyday life so the behaviours become habit, which in turn becomes learned expected behaviour. That is what gets you a well-behaved dog. Joan has been working with dogs for more than 15 years in obedience, tracking and behavioural rehabilitation. Contact her through her website k9kinship.com.

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People often ask me what my favourite wine is. The truth is at any given time it could be any number of wines. But I do go through phases of being intrigued by what’s happening in a given region or country and being impressed by the quality and relative value a wine delivers. In the biz they call it “QPR” (Quality Price Ratio), and that’s something at which Argentina seems to excel. Much of Mendoza’s (and other regions) growth in stature can be attributed to new plantings in areas such as Luyan de Cuyo and Uco Valley. They’re gaining well-deserved attention, particularly for high-altitude plantings (ranging from 900 to 1,600 metres in the Andes foothills), which tend to yield more complex drops. In fact, high-altitude plantings are now part of Argentina’s wine lexicon, with the abbreviation “MASL” (metres above sea level) in common use. One of the best examples around comes (perhaps not surprisingly) from one of Argentina’s Malbec pioneers: Catena High Mountain Vines Malbec 2011. Black fruit and ﬂoral aromas jump out of the glass before a juicy cassis and gently peppery and earthy palate buoyed by excellent acidity, with a lengthy, generous close. Great QPR indeed (BCLS $22.95). Put it in a big glass and enjoy it with roasted or grilled red meats (91 points). Here’s more good value: ■ Terrazas de Los Andes Reserva Malbec 2011 This wine yields bright red and black fruit on top,

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Scan this page with the Layar app to see video of firefigthers Carla King Penman and Matt Ciolfi in action on the FireFit course.

If you live in the District of North Vancouver, weigh 175 pounds, live on the sixth floor of a building and happen to get caught in a fire and have less than three minutes to be saved, you should feel glad that Carla King Penman and Matt Ciolfi are around. Penman and Ciolfi, both members of the DNV Fire and Rescue Services, scored excellent results at the FireFit national championships held in Edmonton this summer that earned them trips to the World Challenge running Oct. 22-27 in Las Vegas. The event features firefighters working individually, in pairs or as relay teams to navigate a course that includes firefighting tasks such as scaling six flights of stairs while carrying a 42-pound coiled hose, moving a heavy weight with a sledgehammer, and dragging a 175 pound dummy.The best male competitors in the world do it in less than 90 seconds while the fastest women do it in around two minutes. Penman and Ciolfi have both posted competitive times and are hoping to prove next week that they belong on top of the leaderboard.Together they won the mixed tandem relay competition at the national championships while Penman finished second in the women’s race and Ciolfi placed 18th in the men’s. The pair have been competing for four years and have become proficient enough that they make it look easy.They are quick to point out, however, that the race is never, ever easy. “Honestly, it’s death,” said Penman with a laugh. “It’s known as the toughest two minutes in sports.” “It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do,” added Ciolfi. “We train extremely hard to make it feel as easy as possible but it’s still always just devastating. Devastating is a word I use a lot.” Adding to the fun is that the race is done in full firefighter gear, including an air mask strapped to the racer’s face. Penman, 39, remembers running the course when she first became a firefighter 15 years ago. “That used to be the physical test to get into the fire academy,” she said. “When I did it I remember saying to myself ‘I am never doing that again.’” As tough as it was, Penman was good enough to make it into the academy and in 1998 started working for the district. She was the first ever female firefighter on the

District of North Vancouver firefighter Carla King Penman hits full stride during the FireFit nationals held this summer in Edmonton. Penman and fellow DNV member Matt Ciolfi finished first in the mixed tandem competition and will compete at the world championships Oct. 22-27 in Las Vegas. PHOTO SUPPLIED North Shore — a trivia tidbit that she doesn’t dwell on too much. “I didn’t really think anything of it,” she said. “Back then there were just no girls anywhere — it was just something I was used to. Every firerelated course I took was all men. . . . I was so used to working with men so when I got here it was no different. I just never thought of it as a big deal, honestly.” The North Vancouver native and former Capilano College basketball player is now deeply ingrained in the department. She married a fellow firefighter,Victor Penman, who has since risen all the way up to chief. Carla is also now an officer, a lieutenant. It was becoming an officer that got her back onto the FireFit course she swore she’d never

set foot on again. “Around the time that I was getting close to becoming an officer I just felt like I wanted to make sure I kept my physical abilities in top shape,” she said. “I was missing the competitive sport thing so I just decided to give that a shot again and now I’m hooked on it.” She’s now finished second twice at the national championships, both times trailing only Amber Bowman, the Canadian record holder and a world championship winner from Ontario.The pair will actually join forces to form a women’s tandem team at this year’s worlds. Penman will also compete in mixed tandem with Ciolfi — they’re known as Team Tight T-Shirts — and on a women’s relay team.

As for Ciolfi, the 27-year-old Vancouver Island native has been competing in FireFit since he became a district firefighter four years ago. He went to the worlds once before in 2010 and finished in the top 50 in the individual race but he’ll be aiming a lot higher this time around. Wherever he places, however, he’s happy to meet and compete with firefighters from around the country and around the world. “It’s a really great show and there’s so much camaraderie,” he said. “Everyone is helping each other out, it’s such a good vibe and good atmosphere to compete in. Everyone is pushing it absolutely as See Races page 32

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hard as they can.” In that spirit, Penman and Ciolfi have benefited greatly from being able to train with the Delta Fire and Emergency Services. The Delta team is big into the sport and has set up a near-replica course for firefighters to train on. It’s a great way to gear up for competitions but it also keeps them all ready for whatever they might

encounter when they go out on a real life fire call, said Ciolfi. “Instead of using weights or bike or going for a run, I use the tools of the trade to get my workout,” he said. “I’m working hard with an air pack and fire gear on all the time. And so when it comes down to a call I’m really comfortable in that.” Penman also likes to feel as fit as possible to handle whatever the job throws at her. And it is certainly a

job that throws all sorts of things, like the time Penman needed to deliver a baby. “We got there and started the delivery and the paramedics arrived right behind us. Myself and a paramedic delivered it on her bedroom ﬂoor. It was pretty amazing,” she said. “There are so many different types of calls that we go to.You never know when the alarms ring what it’s going to be. It always keeps you on your toes.”

Morgan eighth in world final ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

NorthVancouver’s Scott Morgan finished eighth in the floor final last weekend in Antwerp, Belgium, to wrap up his first ever appearance at the world gymnastics championships. Morgan posted a score of 14.833 points in the final after executing a solid routine. Kenzo Shirai of Japan won gold with 16.000 points, followed by Jacob Dalton of the United States with a score of 15.600. Fourtime men’s all-around world

champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan took bronze with a score of 15.500.The scoring gap came from the difference in degree of difficulty. “I have a difficult routine but not a huge start value like the winner from Japan,” he said in a Gymnastics Canada release. “I went in and hit an amazing routine for me and stuck most of my landings.” Morgan, 24, was the first Canadian male gymnast to qualify for a world championship event final since 2004 Olympic champion Kyle Shewfelt won a bronze medal on the

ﬂoor at the 2006 worlds. Morgan’s rise up the gymnastics ranks is all the more impressive considering he quit the sport for four years while in high school at Seycove secondary. He resumed training with North Vancouver’s Flicka Gymnastics Club in 2007 and made the Canadian national team in 2011. “It was incredibly nervewracking but so exciting to compete here and I want to do it all over again,” he said. “It’s one thing to think about it and to dream about it and it’s another thing to feel it and it’s absolutely amazing.”

ELBOW ROOM Argyle’s Scott Young (right) takes the brunt of a battle with Sutherland’s Kristian Yi Hietenen as Dzenen Bezdrab looks on during a North Shore AAA soccer matchup Thursday at Sutherland. The host Sabres won 3-0 to remain undefeated through ﬁve league games. Scan with the Layar app or visit nsnews.com to see more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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