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Theft from cars spikes in N. Van RCMP warn the public to lock up valuables after 48% increase ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com
North Vancouver RCMP are warning the public to remove anything of value and lock up their vehicles after a recent spike in thefts from autos.
Police crime analysts report there were 536 thefts from vehicles between Jan. 1 and May 15, an approximate 48 per cent increase over the same time period last year. Supt. Chris Kennedy,
officer in charge of the North Vancouver RCMP, said the majority of these thefts were preventable. Seventy per cent of the targeted vehicles were left unlocked. “If people started locking their vehicles, we could actually eliminate perhaps close to 70 per cent of all these thefts,” said Cpl. Richard De
Jong, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP detachment. Items reported stolen included cell phones, wallets, purses, computers, sunglasses, cash and registration papers. West Vancouver Police reported 70 thefts from vehicles over the same time period. Last year during the same time period in West
Vancouver, there were 63 thefts from autos. De Jong said it is difficult to pinpoint why some communities are hit harder than others. “Criminals are transient, they do come from other communities,” although “some of them are from North Van,” he said. Police are recommending the public
be extra vigilant to avoid becoming a target of auto theft by locking car doors, rolling up the windows and removing all items of value from view. To avoid becoming a victim of identity theft, wallets and personal identification, such as passports, driver’s licenses and birth certificates should also never be left in a car.
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Defence lawyer questions vials used to collect blood samples JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
An RCMP officer who allegedly drove his SUV into a median and wound up in a ditch had a blood alcohol content of .128, according to a toxicology analyst who testified during a trial in North Vancouver provincial court Friday. Sgt.Victor Cunha is facing charges of both impaired and dangerous driving in connection with the incident. Shortly before midnight on Nov. 30, 2012, Cunha was driving at nearly 90 km/h when his SUV hopped onto the Highway 1 barrier and lost a wheel before settling in a steep gully in West Vancouver, according to witness Brendan Grills. Cunha’s defence may hinge on the admissibility of blood samples taken later that night at Lions Gate Hospital.
After Cunha rebuffed both a nurse and a lab tech, Dr. Andrew Stager was left to reluctantly wield the needle, according to the emergency room doctor. Stager warned Cunha he didn’t ordinarily draw blood but Cunha, who the doctor described as “upset” and “intimidating,” insisted, according to Stager. Stager drew one good blood sample and a second that seemed insufficient, according to his testimony. After his blood was drawn, Cunha wished the arresting officers good luck in getting the sample admitted in court, according to West Vancouver Police Department Const. Matt Plant. In court, Cunha’s defence lawyer Michael Klein has questioned the use of an expired vial to collect the sample of Cunha’s blood, which was eventually used in the toxicology analysis. The expiration date referred to the manufacturer’s warranty and was not indicative of the veracity of the sample, according to Jacqueline Mack, the forensic toxicology analyst who examined the sample. “There was nothing
blood alcohol content could have been between .147 and .165 — twice the legal limit of .08 — according to Image, who applied a formula based on how quickly alcohol is absorbed and subsequently dissipated. Klein asked if some impaired drivers might be more skillful behind the wheel than bad drivers. Image allowed that was possible, but added that any impaired driver would be safer when sober. Cunha was “dead set” on fleeing the scene, according to Grills, who described
physically wrong with the tube,” Mack said. In conducting tests on blood from 2,000 similar vials over her career, Mack said she’d never had concerns about the accuracy of a sample — with the exception of one shattered vial. Mack found Cunha’s blood alcohol content to be .128, but it could have been much higher when he was behind the wheel, according to forensic alcohol specialist Brian Image, who also testified at the trial. While driving, Cunha’s
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Tranquil oasis should be garden’s aim Dear Editor: Apart from size, what’s striking about the new homes in North Vancouver is the lack of originality in garden design. So carefully manicured are the lawns and plant beds, that artificiality itself seems to be the aim, if not the ideal.Though distinctive home design is well-understood in the real estate industry, lawns continue to look nearly
identical, and function more like carpets than living things. Where great effort is spent on symmetry and order, the ultimate effect is one of sterility. Attention to “neatness” when factored into the final look of a front yard, looks more neurotic than natural. As a status symbol, a grass lawn is about as meaningful as a coat of paint. If the manicured look
has visual appeal, it’s cancelled out by the simple aims of environmental stewardship, which are only now beginning to catch on. Of course I could be guilty of wishful-thinking here. Where industrial strength power tools are routinely brought to bear on even the smallest patch of green, peaceful neighbourhoods can quickly turn into industrial zones. Many a
rare summer’s afternoon has been ruined this way, say what you like about noise regulation by-laws. For pollinating insects and many species of birds, the typical lawn project is lethal. Run-off into nearby creeks makes a mockery of government attempts to support fish.Where water consumption is concerned, there ought to be a law. If the motivation behind power
gardening is to free up extra time, people are missing out on one of the great secrets of parenthood, namely getting kids hooked on growing things. Once upon a time, a home was considered a sanctuary; a man’s castle, an oasis of tranquility, a retreat from the chaotic and hostile industry of the See Perfect page 7
Good Samaritan saves the day forWestVan walker Dear Editor: I write to share an impressive act of honesty, of which I was the beneficiary. Recently, I went for a walk on the seawall in West Vancouver. It was a wonderful sunny afternoon.
I decided to rest on a bench, taking in the view and my beautiful surroundings. I removed my handbag and put it on the bench. After the rest, I continued with my walk for another half hour before I realized I did not
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city.Working the soil was thought to be restorative and regenerative. If you were going to grow things, you should be able to eat them, above all else. In this part of the world, speed, and ironically, “individualism” rule, even at the expense of the common good. Fifty or 100 years from now, when individual neighbourhoods, rather than governments, determine the norms of civility, a completely new gardening zeitgeist will emerge, and people will regard the completely conventional, perfectly legal gardening practices of today as not just environmentally retrograde, but unthinkably bad manners. Hugh Nevin NorthVancouver
Sculpture offends children didn’t attend any of his classes. If I were to produce a sculpture of professor Rammell, it would have horns and a pitchfork to properly portray him. I suggest Mr. Rammell spend his time fishing, or gardening, or helping sick people rather than producing the rubbish he has. Madeleine Adeoba Retired Assistant to the Vice-President, Capilano University
Dear Editor: I was extremely angered by George Rammell’s comments and sculpture of the president of Capilano University. Obviously, one of the best things President Bullcroft has done is to eliminate professor Rammell from the university.Three cheers to the President. Mr. Rammell should think of attending kindergarten classes where they now teach antibullying. I am so happy my
Bright lights of North Van Dear Editor: Re: “North Van School District aims for greater energy efficiency,” North Shore News, May 16. After two years of construction, we end up with a building that is lit up
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Heed on weed: predicts legalization in 5 years From page 1 involvement in the new commercial marijuana business. Even as head of the Vancouver Police Department’s drug section, he was an advocate for drug policy reform, said Heed. “I advocated for changes to the laws here in Canada,” he said. “Current prohibition laws in Canada are a failure.” Heed said the percentages of Canadians who admit to having tried marijuana — about one-third of the population — and those who admit to being regular users — about 11 per cent — haven’t changed in decades, despite the war on drugs. During his brief stint as the top cop in West Vancouver, Heed created controversy when he cancelled the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program that
had been delivered in West Vancouver elementary schools for a dozen years, describing it as a waste of money. Heed still stands by that decision. “The ‘Just say no to drugs, boys and girls’ does not work,” he said. “I’m saying take the profits away from organized crime.” Heed said he’s not alone in his views. “Many leaders in policing and political figures feel the way I feel,” he said.They just won’t say it publicly, he added. Heed also predicted that Canada could see full legalization of recreational marijuana use for adults within five years — mostly because of shifts in U.S. states and other countries. Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department, had no comment on Heed’s new venture. “We wouldn’t have
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Attention all new and experienced cyclists! Bike to Work Week is here and we invite you to join in the fun. Make sure to stop by the celebration station at 1st Street and Mackay on May 29th between 4pm - 6pm for a chance to win great prizes, free refreshments and useful cycling information. Track your greenhouse gas reductions, kilometers travelled and calories burned by registering at www.bikehub.ca. Don't forget it's also Bike to School Week. Register your class at www.bikehub.ca/btsw for a chance to win prizes daily. Get more information at www.cnv.org/BiketoWorkWeek
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Saturday, May 31 & Sunday, June 1 from 12pm - 5pm in North Vancouver What a great way to spend a weekend! Don't miss this self-guided tour of some of the most beautiful private gardens on the North Shore. The tour includes 16 gorgeous gardens, along with art on display and live music at each location. Artists and gardeners will be available to answer your questions. The tour happens rain or shine and costs $1.00 per garden at each of the garden sites. Pick up your free tour map at City Hall, the City Library, CityScape Community Art Space or local garden centres. Details at www.nvartscouncil.ca
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LONSDALE FROM 12TH STREET TO 14TH STREET, JUNE 2 - 6 Roadwork is taking place on Lonsdale Avenue from 12th Street to 14th Street from June 2 - 6. Single lane traffic will occur in each direction while asphalt is being removed and the street is being repaved. Parking restrictions will be in effect. Drivers can expect traffic delays and are asked to plan an alternate route, if possible. For all City roadwork information, visit www.cnv.org/Construction
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Monday, May 26 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm in Civic Plaza, Lonsdale and 14th Street HUB, Canada Bikes and the North Shore Safety Council are joining forces in Civic Plaza to celebrate the first ever Bike Day in Canada. This isn't a race, it's a gathering of people who love cycling. Come talk to a bike mechanic, check out an electricassist bike and have some refreshments. The North Shore Safety Council is also hosting a Bike Rodeo for kids where they can ride around a fun obstacle course, learn about riding in traffic and practice hand signals. Bring your bike or scooter and helmet.
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■ Freedom Gallery Event, an art exhibition and auction, presented by Change Her World Together in support of women and children impacted by the sex trade in India, Friday, May 30, 7-10 p.m. at the Café for Contemporary Art in North Vancouver. Tickets: $25 includes live music, food and drink. changeherworldtogether. org
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Zoey Ann Stimpson and Meagan Corbett hope community members will join them in an upcoming celebration of freedom, hoping those in attendance walk away inspired to take action to help women around the world in need. The best friends are behind Change Her World Together, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness to help make positive change and be a voice for oppressed women and children both locally and internationally. Stimpson and Corbett
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Ambassadors wanted From page 13 come up with a different focus,” says Stimpson, a former North Shore resident and yoga teacher, who just moved to Squamish. “Last year was about raising funds and raising awareness.This year is about connecting with our community locally and inspiring the community to get involved in something greater and then accessing more local projects.” As a starting point, they’re gathering the local community at an upcoming Freedom Gallery Event, Friday, May 30 at Lower Lonsdale’s Café for Contemporary Art. They plan to showcase the work and impact of the organization thus far. “With that, we’re hoping to develop more momentum, bring on more ambassadors to get involved in Change Her World so it becomes more sustainable for us, and then develop partnerships locally,” says Stimpson. The Freedom Gallery Event will feature live music as well as the display and
auction of approximately 20 works by local artists ages eight and up. “We’ve asked all of the artists to create a piece that represents freedom in their eyes,” says Corbett, a North Vancouver resident.The art works will be on display until May 30. Proceeds will support the Sonagachi Drop In Centre in the red light district of Calcutta, India, serving women working in the sex trade and their children, through the Women’s Interlink Foundation. “They are basically a safe haven for the children to go while their mothers are working,” says Corbett.The centre offers education and dance-movement therapy programs, as well as attends to the children’s health and wellness needs. “This night is about celebrating our freedom. Part of our mission is recognizing that and being able to celebrate it,” says Stimpson. “Sometimes when you think about something like the sex trade it’s really daunting and it’s horrifying so no one really talks about it. But what we want this evening to. .
. celebrate (is) what we do have. Because this is the opportunity we’re given and there’s no point in dimming that opportunity if we can come together and create a powerful community and within that grow something and create something bigger that can help something afar.” Change Her World Together has also issued a 2014 community challenge, encouraging community members to launch their own fundraising campaign for a cause close to their hearts, offering a how-to guide on their website, changeherworldtogether.org. “We . . . want to be a form of support,” says Corbett. In addition, Stimpson and Corbett invite interested community members to come on board with their ambassador program. “People that want to get involved, they feel like they have some extra time or skills that they want to contribute, they can reach out to us as well to help grow the army,” says Stimpson.
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Community Bulletin Board CHARITY GARAGE SALE AND BOTTLE DRIVE Saturday, May 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 936 Bowron Court, North Vancouver, to help raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. lisa.amazingraise@ gmail.com SALUD! TOAST TO THE ANIMALS The B.C. SPCA West Vancouver branch is hosting an evening of wine, appetizers music and a silent auction Sunday, May 25, 6-9 p.m. at West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr. All funds raised will benefit the West Van SPCA.Tickets $40 available at the shelter or online. spca. bc.ca INTRODUCTION TO BLOGGING Learn how to set up a blogging account and customize it Tuesday, May 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at
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HOP INTO HOOPLA Librarian Jennifer O’Donnell will be conducting workshops on streaming and downloading content on computers, tablets and smartphones Tuesday, May 27 from 2-3 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd.,Wednesday May 28 from 2-3 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, and Thursday, June 5 from 2-3 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd.Workshops are free. Registration is required. 604987-4471 or 604-929-3727.
AUTHORS IN OUR COMMUNITY Former geologist and gold prospector Michael Maser will present Gold Mad, a historical thriller set in the Klondike, on Wednesday, May 28, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca
READY, SET, LEARN Sandra-Lynn Shortall, district principal of early learning at West Vancouver School District, Shannon Orinzy and Kim Ansell will be presenting a free workshop called Transitions in the EarlyYears,Tuesday, May 27, 7-8:30 p.m.at West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Drive.
AUTHOR TALK Argyle graduate Kelsey Blair is launching her novel Pick and Roll Thursday, May 29, 3-5 p.m. at Argyle secondary, 1131 Frederick Rd., North Vancouver. argyle@sd44.ca ARTS AND ARIAS SPRING CONCERT Saint Edmund’s elementary, located at 535 Mahon Ave., in North Vancouver, is holding its annual fundraising concert and silent auction Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. stedmunds.ca
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So you are receiving a tax refund this year. Once the excitement wears off, I’d suggest you: n Use 40 per cent of the money to pay down any debt. n Invest 40 per cent — perhaps in this year’s RRSP. n Spend and enjoy the rest. n Try not to get a refund again next year. Dealing with the last point first, while it feels good emotionally to get a refund it shouldn’t feel good financially. Receiving a refund means you gave Ottawa an interest-free loan for a period ranging from a few months to more than a year. Why? Possibly because you put yourself down at work to have more tax withheld than necessary, as a form of forced saving. (A better approach: Have that extra money transferred every payday into a Canada Savings Bond, or out of your chequing account into an RRSP or other savings/
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Whenever you know you will be claiming such expenses and that will create or increase a tax refund, you may ask to have less tax withheld at source by completing Form T1213 (13); go to cra-arc.gc.ca/E/ pbg/tf/t1213/t1213-13e.pdf. Or if you aren’t employed and pay tax instalments, you may reduce the amount. As far as the current refund, unless you specifically direct the money to destinations like the ones suggested earlier, your refund will soon disappear into general spending. Too often people fail to get the most value for their money — to make their money work as hard for them as they worked for it. And this is your money. The same approach applies to a windfall, like a lottery or other win, or an inheritance. Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal financial advisor. Email mike@grenby.com
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Notable Potables This week saw a defining moment in the evolution of British Columbia’s wine industry. On May 20 a group of wineries who’ve come together under the banner of The Golden Mile Bench filed a formal request with the B.C.Wine Authority to be recognized as the province’s first subappellation (which refers to region of origin). Even though the sometimes contentious process has taken about five years to reach this point, if all goes as planned, the application could be approved within a few weeks
or months. Currently, B.C. is divided into six Designated Viticultural Areas (DVAs), of which the Okanagan Valley is the largest, containing a range of immensely varying sites, soils and climatic conditions (in wine-speak broadly referred to as “terroirs”). Under B.C. wine laws, a sub-appellation, or Sub-Designated Viticultural Area, can be approved only once a number of conditions have been met.These include completing in-depth scientific analysis that prove the wines produced there “consistently demonstrate distinctive characteristics related to shared soil, topography and climate, enhanced by the adoption of specific production practices.” A number of experts contributed to the Golden Mile Bench study, including longtime Pacific Agri Centre (PARC) Summerland viticultural research scientist Pat Bowen.The name Golden Mile dates from a time when Oliver once enjoyed fame as the “Cantaloupe capital of
Canada.” In recent years its use has been unofficially adopted to publicize the numerous wineries that now populate the west side stretch of the valley on Oliver’s southern limits. The proposed new designation has been applied for by the dozen or so wineries (including Tinhorn Creek, Road 13, Gehringer and Culmina), on the bench above the valley floor. Some wineries below, whose vineyards do not extend to the area defined, are not included, while the proposed northern boundary (based on soil sampling) runs right through Bill Eggert’s Fairview Estate. Culmina owner Don Triggs notes the family’s 595-metre-elevation Margaret’s Bench (likely the highest vineyard in the south Okanagan) is also not included. It’s important to note that these wineries would not have sole use of the term. Any winery that buys grapes from within the sub DVA could use them to make a Golden Mile Bench designated wine. Despite the objections
of those wineries excluded (who do have the option to apply for their own designation where feasible), it’s likely the application will be approved, and the Golden Mile Bench will come into being. Under current B.C. regulations, the Okanagan Valley DVA is described as “the land within the watershed of the Okanagan water basin.” With the growth in the industry, and the emergence of so many obvious regional variations within the 250-kilometre long valley, such a vague description has become irrelevant, failing to provide the consumer with a label that details a meaningful origin. Ontario moved some years ago to adopt a comprehensive system of soil-based sub-appellations throughout all of its DVAs, which addressed existing growing regions. However, mainly for commercial reasons, B.C. has ignored the issue, choosing instead to be guided by major winery interests, wine tourism and brand designations that offer
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Lynn Valley Days Cele bratin g since 1912
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Bosa Development is proud to support Lynn Valley Days and will host a benefit concert for the North Shore Disability Resource Centre. The Boom Booms in Concert Saturday, May 31, 2014 Admission by donation with 100% of the proceeds going to the NSDRC.
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We are a nation of heavyweights. Nearly half of Canadian adults are overweight or obese. Inch by inch, right across this country, our waistlines continue to expand.We demonize fat. Thin is in. Fat is fatal. Here is what the latest research has to say about that: poppycock. Carl Lavie, a cardiologist at the John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans and a leading researcher in his field, is the author of a new book, The Obesity Paradox. In his own practice he found that his patients who were overweight or moderately obese and had heart disease tended to do better than those who were thin.The same was true of those with arthritis, kidney disease, diabetes, cancer and HIV. The research is also on Lavie’s side. A 2013 mega analysis of 97 studies covering 2.9 million people found that people with a body mass index of 25 to 30, which is considered overweight, have the lowest
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Older andWiser mortality rate. BMI is a measure of body fat based on weight and height. Twenty-five or greater qualifies as overweight while 30 or greater is obese.The mildly obese, a BMI of 30-35, had a five per cent lower mortality rate than the normal weight BMI. Before you reach for that box of chocolates, be aware that after that, the numbers don’t work in your favour. The obese and the morbidly obese have a higher mortality rate that is directly correlated to their weight. Still, for the overweight and mildly obese there is very little data to prove that weight loss improves health outcomes. In fact, the research suggests that in some cases, overweight people might be the longest living of all. That’s the obesity paradox. Now, as you might imagine, the suggestion that carrying a few extra pounds
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AFRICAN IMPACT “The St LuciaWetland Park must be the only place on the globe where the world’s oldest land mammal (the rhino) and the world’s biggest terrestrial mammal (the elephant) share an ecosystem with the world’s oldest fish (the coelacanth) and the world’s biggest marine mammal (the whale).” — Nelson Mandela quoted at rhinoafrica.com. For more information on volunteer opportunities to help with conservation projects in St Lucia, KwaZuluNatal visit africanimpact.com and wildlands.co.za/ partners/project-rhinokzn/.
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Protecting endangered animals in South Africa
The last rhinos MANDY TRICKETT Contributing writer
“You will die if this drug gets into your bloodstream,” the veterinarian tells us without fanfare. He’s holding up a hefty rifle and a wickedly large dart filled with M99, a drug 10,000 times more potent than morphine and strong enough to bring down a rhino in minutes. We know his warning is a serious one (just 0.001 milliliters can be lethal to humans) but we also know we’re in excellent hands: this is Dr. Dave, the same wildlife veterinarian involved with Lawrence Anthony in the attempted rescue of the northern white rhinos from Uganda in the book The Last Rhinos. With his words ringing in our ears, we go through a run-down of the equipment: the darts with their gaudy red tails, the vials of antidote, kits for sampling blood, clippers for ear notching, a cordless drill, a supply of tiny microchips.We are on a game reserve in South Africa’s KwaZuluNatal province, for a day of identifying and notching young rhinos to protect them from the rapidly escalating threat of being poached for their horns. In South Africa alone, 1,004 rhinos were killed by poachers during 2013: that’s almost three
per day, every single day. So far in 2014, 172 have been killed there. Since March 2013, all remaining rhinos in Mozambique have been killed: there are simply none left.The rhino is truly on the brink of extinction because of this savage trade. To join the team, we get up at 4:30 a.m., slurping down a quick coffee and rushing off to a bumpy bush airstrip. A tiny white helicopter takes off, sending our hair and clothing flying in all directions.The veterinarian, Dr. Dave Cooper, is on board to search for and dart a sub-adult rhino. The ground team, including us, is left to load up all the necessary gear and follow in two trucks. A suitable rhino calf is quickly spotted and we race through the bush to catch up with the chopper. It’s not easy co-ordinating things: the rhinos can be anywhere on the 23,000 hectare (56,800 acre) reserve. Not only is it like looking for a needle in a haystack, Dr. Dave must also find a very specific needle, namely a young rhino with “clean” ears, one that has not yet had its ears notched and tagged for identification. The race is on and time is of the essence. Once darted, the rhino must be found and worked on within 15 minutes.The youngster is blindfolded to protect the eyes and sluiced with water to keep cool in the increasing heat. Blood samples are taken.The small scraps of flesh removed from the
ears by the notching are taken for further testing. Microchips are inserted into the horns so the animals can be tracked and located, and also to provide vital evidence in poaching cases. The animals are measured and checked for any wounds, which are quickly slathered with antibiotics. All this is done with practiced efficiency while several incredibly brave men from the Anti-Poaching Unit stand guard between Mom, her infant and us. It’s an unnerving experience for both animals and humans, but given the ferocity of today’s poaching gangs, it is necessary if these splendid creatures are to survive in the wild. The thwock of the helicopter tells us where the airborne team is waiting for us to catch up.There’s an urgency in the ground to air communications: they have found a black rhino, lighter on its feet than the white rhino and arguably feistier. “Dart’s in! Dart’s in!” comes the call and we rush in, straining to see where the woozy calf will break through the vegetation. It falls, its breathing shallow and rapid, and the team sets to work. Fifteen hectic minutes later we retreat to our vehicles, waiting for the youngster to come round. Seeing him up on his feet, the vehicles lurch away See Team page 35
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Irish peat bog sheds light on Stone Age MITCHELL SMYTH MeridianWriters’ Group
BALLYCASTLE, Ireland: It took 40 years, but Seamas Caulfield finally solved the puzzle of his father’s peat bog, and in the process unearthed a 5,000-yearold Stone Age village. Schoolteacher Patrick Caulfield was digging peat — long-decayed vegetation that has been used for domestic fuel in Ireland for centuries — in a bog near this western Ireland hamlet in the 1930s when his spade struck rocks two metres down. He cleared the immediate area and discovered that the rocks formed part of a wall. “He had the feeling that it was a significant find and he wrote telling about it to the National Museum in Dublin,” says Gretta Byrne. “He received an encouraging letter back, but explaining that they (the museum) couldn’t investigate because they didn’t have the resources.” Ireland, especially the western counties, was facing hard economic times between the world wars. What had that peat spade struck? The riddle fascinated young Seamas. He grew up and became an archeologist, and as Ireland came out of the economic doldrums he led an archeological expedition to the peat bog on what’s called the Céide Fields (pronounced “kay-jeh”). What they unearthed has been called the most extensive Neolithic site in the world, a farming community dating back to before 3,000 B.C. Now a state-of-the-art visitor centre has been built on the site to showcase the Céide Fields dig. Gretta Byrne is the manager. She takes a visitor on a walk over part of the site, on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, pointing out stone-walled fields, livestock enclosures, dwellings and tombs used by people at the dawn of
recorded history. Archeologists think the Stone Age community covers 10 square kilometres. Because the bog it sits under is 90 per cent water, they’ve been able to push iron rods through the peat and locate dozens of kilometres of stone field walls. But only a fraction of what’s believed to be there has been excavated, so the curious get a much better “feel” of the ancient settlement from the galleries in the visitor centre. These explain that the people who lived here were farmers and fishermen. They were peaceful people, it appears, for the community is well spread out, “not huddled together as they would be if they were fearful of attack,” archeologist Caulfield says in an introductory video. “We believe they lived here for about 500 years,” says Byrne.Why they left is a mystery (global cooling is one theory). But after they went, forests and other vegetation grew, then died and decayed, creating, through the eons, the twoto four-metre deep blanket of peat bog. In the galleries are recreations of Stone Age buildings, showing manikins doing such things as milling flour and tending livestock. The centrepiece, in the foyer, is the trunk of a pine tree bearing axe marks where schoolteacher Caulfield cut off branches for firewood. “Radiocarbon dating indicates it was growing about 4,200 years ago,” says Byrne. “It was blown over and preserved by the bog.” The visitor centre, an award-winning steel-andglass pyramid, welcomes some 35,000 to 40,000 visitors a year. If you go: For more information visit the Céide Fields Visitor Centre website at museumsofmayo.com/ceide. htm. For information on travel in Ireland visit discoverireland.com.
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through the thick bush to allow a mother and child reunion. “It’s hurry up and wait, just like the army,” jokes a team member as we sit in the blazing sun while the chopper scouts the savannah for another rhino youngster. This time, a white rhino mother and calf are found but must be gently herded away from a group of four or five other adults.They are in an area of bush full of thorny young acacia trees which attack our arms.Thorns draw blood as our legs disappear into thick, scratchy grasses: ticks are a constant plague.The darting is successful, the work quickly completed, the ignominy of lying unconscious in the veld soon over for the female calf. She gazes around in confusion, surprised by the ring of vehicles and humans. She stands for a couple of minutes then ambles off towards her mother as if nothing happened. The day is now hot and there are concerns that we will not be able to find and work on a third calf in these increasing temperatures. Despite the huge costs involved in putting these teams together and renting the helicopter and pilot, a decision is made to hold off the next darting until the relative cool of the late afternoon. By then, the skies have clouded and it’s extremely humid.Team leader Simon drives like a man possessed, rocketing over the rough dirt roads to meet up with the chopper. Standing in the open flatbed back of the truck is no time to start thinking about insurance cover, we realize: our spines are being seriously abused, our knees creak and our fingers ache from our white-knuckle grip on the grab bars. The airborne team locates a final white rhino mother and calf, but this is a truly dedicated mother. She’s anxious and dangerous and must be chased off repeatedly. We crouch beneath the hovering chopper, hands over our ears, while Dr. Dave resorts to using a blaring klaxon to keep Mom away. The calf is a male and, luckily, is tranquilized right next to the dirt track: given Mum’s attitude, the team must be really quick this time and when the antidote clicks in and the calf is up on his feet, we all want to be well clear of
the site.The mother is back on the scene within seconds as we cling to the sides of the Land Cruiser, hoping that all her concentration is on her baby — not on us.The calf isn’t even wobbly as he comes round from the drugs and the pair canter off into the deep bush, instantly lost to sight. Dr. Dave packs up his rifle, stows the vials of M99 away and says his farewells. For him, it was just another day’s work. For us, it will be an indelible memory. We come away saddened that the rhinos must be treated like this, tranquilized, poked and probed. We’re angered that poaching is such a tragic waste of these beautiful animals. Tell all those rhino horn users to go chew on their fingernails: both rhino horn and fingernails are basically keratin, so the aphrodisiac or health effects would be about the same. But we are immensely heartened by the fact that there are people who care enough to do this work and we are fervently praying for their success.
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A tragic reminder that hot cars can be deadly Boy oh boy, it has been a tragic week in the dog world. A week filled with lies, deception, irresponsibility and death. The kind of stuff tabloid headlines are made of. These mendacities are not about the latest Hollywood celebrity, but about a dog walker and the loss of six dogs’ lives. On Monday Langley RCMP confirmed that the bodies of six dogs initially reported stolen by their dog walker had been found. Police believe the pets actually perished in the back of the dog walker’s vehicle from heat exhaustion. Fifteen years ago this would have fuelled my “all dog walkers are irresponsible” fire and I’d be there to cast the first stone at the local village square stoning. But the fact of the matter is that today’s professional dog walkers are not the same as they were 15 years ago. Many of them are insured, bonded, have a business licence and are educated. But like everything in life, one bad apple can spoil the bunch. I’m not going to cast the first stone but rather ask a question: Can this woman be judged as a bad apple, or is she just uneducated? It’s hard to say since I don’t know her. But what I do know is that six innocent, loved family dogs, one being her own, are dead. As a professional, she should know the dangers of exercising dogs on a hot day then placing them in a hot vehicle, even with the windows open and water available. It takes less than 30 seconds to Google “safety of dogs left in vehicles” to find a plethora of information. The search results outline in great detail the dangers and the inevitable death of a dog when this is done. A professional dog walker should know this. Then there is the ethical issue of where the dead
Joan Klucha
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situations like this from happening again we have to change the prevailing attitude that dogs, and all animals, are disposable. If we give them value, not just monetary value, but emotional value, we can change the attitude. Recently, scientists discovered what all of us empathetic humans already knew intuitively: that animals have self-awareness and emotions. Maybe having science announce this is exactly what is needed to change the minds of those who don’t view animals as sentient beings and therefore consider them disposable. In the Lower Mainland we are fortunate to have some great dog parks — fully fenced, segregated and secure that lead to trails in beautiful parks. But the best parks, trails and security can’t take the place of a lack of empathy, education and responsible choice. The unfortunate truth is that incidents like this
happen every year, all summer long, all over the country.We only hear of the tragic ones like this because the lies unraveled and the truth came out. But there are untold stories of dog owners who leave their dogs in cars and come back after grocery shopping or grabbing a coffee and find their dogs dead.They just don’t notify the police and media creating some elaborate cover-up. If we are to move forward, let us all hope this unfortunate situation brings awareness to the deadly tendency to leave dogs in cars on warm days. And let’s hope this woman is now spurred into motivation to clean up her life and contribute authentically to society. Joan Klucha 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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Lina Augaitis still laughs when she hears the words: world champion. “It’s funny,” she said with a giggle. “I’m like, ‘Me? OK.’” The gold and silver medals she brought home from the World Stand Up Paddleboard Championships held earlier this month in Nicaragua, however, are no joke. Neither was the decision Augaitis made in January to quit her job as a teacher at West Vancouver’s Mulgrave School to pursue a childhood dream of becoming a professional athlete. “I really loved my job there, it’s an amazing school,” she said, adding that the decision was made all the more difficult by the fact that quitting at Mulgrave would involve giving up a sweet teaching gig in a location where teaching gigs aren’t that easy to find. “It’s tough to get jobs in the city,” said Augaitis. “I had a really nice one and it was a tough call.
But I’m not young — I’m 33 — and I knew that if I didn’t do it now I wouldn’t do it, and then I’d regret it. That would be the worst. . . . It was my childhood dream to be a pro athlete and I just felt like I had the chance, it felt like it was coming together. I had this moment that if I didn’t take it I would probably be 60 years old and regretting it and talking about ‘oh, if only I’d blah blah blah blah blah.’” The Ottawa native, who has lived on the West Coast for more than a decade, grew up racing a number of disciplines. A quick search through the North Shore News database has her name popping up in results for such varied sports as adventure racing, trail running and snowshoeing. Stand up paddleboarding came onto her radar when she stumbled upon the sport while on a trip to California. When she returned home she entered a race in Vernon and blew the rather small field away. “I’m kind of addicted to racing
and so it was like, ‘Oh . . . huh . . . paddleboard racing. Who knew?’ And it kind of just blossomed from there.” Since then she’s worked on her skills, putting enough wins on her resumé along the way to convince herself that she could compete with the best in the world. An a-ha moment occurred in 2013 when Augaitis raced alongside Squamish paddleboard pioneer Norm Hann in Hawaii and the two became the first Canadians ever to complete the more than 50-kilometre paddle in the Molokai2Oahu race. This month’s win at the worlds was the biggest of her young career. Augaitis’s world title came in the SUP distance race, an 18kilometre point-to-point trek that saw the racers weaving through a number of islands, hitting calm waters as well as open, choppy waves along the way. There was trouble right from the start for Augaitis as her path was blocked by an inattentive boat driver right next to the start line. “A boat was in our way,” she said. “It was mostly in my way, just because of where I was standing. I almost touched the boat until it motored off, but then I got caught in the eddy of it. It
ruined my strategy. My strategy was just to go out as hard as I could and kind of lose everybody, but I ended up in the pack.” Augaitis recovered well enough to join a group of three racers that separated from the pack. The trio became a duo as Augaitis and Australia’s Shakira Westdrop pulled away for a duel to the finish. The Canadian thought she was certain for silver, not gold, when the pair reached the home stretch that included a fourkilometre section of downwind racing. “You’re following the waves and you kind of ride the bumps,” she said. “You’re kind of like surfing your way down. Generally that’s not my forte, and (Shakira), she’s actually a surfer. I got to that point and I was like, ‘oh no, here it is, I’m going to lose it now.’ I don’t know what happened but I got in front of her. The last little section was a side-chop headwind, which is really hard on a stand up paddleboard, you go pretty slow. But it is my forte. I guess I saved a little bit of juice and I was able to hold the lead and I came in two minutes ahead of her.” Augaitis completed the race in See Boarder page 40
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Boarder quit teaching job to paddle after her dreams From page 39 one hour 58 minues and 24 seconds. Two days later the same two racers battled for gold in the technical race, a shorter circuit involving three laps around a course that incorporated a number of tough turns and manoeuvres. This time it was the Aussie who claimed the win, edging Augaitis by six seconds. “Obviously I would have liked to have won, but because it was such a good battle it was satisfying regardless,” she said. Augaitis left with new confidence that she could compete with, and beat, the best in the world. She also took home her two medals and one amazing moment on top of the podium. The championships included medal ceremonies
complete with national anthems. Australia’s anthem was in heavy rotation — Aussies won seven of the 12 golds up for grabs — but Augaitis was thrilled to hear the notes of “O Canada” on that Nicaraguan beach. She was the only Canadian to win a medal. “That was probably like the coolest thing ever,” she said of hearing the anthem. “It was pretty amazing, actually. It’s always so special to be able to represent your country. In stand up paddleboarding we do it so rarely, it’s so much more of an individual sport and not really about the country, so it was pretty amazing to cross the line in first. . . . I was more proud that I was doing it for Canada than I was doing it for myself. She’s hoping to hear
that anthem a lot more. Maybe even at an Olympic Games. The International Surfing Association is lobbying to get its sports, including stand up paddleboarding, included in the Summer Games.
That’s probably a long way off, but the sport has already come a long way. A few years ago many people didn’t even know that it existed, said Augaits, and even now most people don’t realize that it can be
done competitively. “(People) totally see it as a beach-cruising, fun thing to do. The reaction most of the time is, ‘Oh, you can race those things?” The sport is changing
at a rapid pace, as is Augaitis’s life. Hence the chuckles at her new world champion status. “I didn’t think it would happen so quickly,” she said. “I’m still kind of pinching myself.”
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