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Third SeaBus, new B-lines, top priorities But TransLink wish list could remain just that without funding BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
The long-promised third SeaBus and B-line express buses between LynnValley and Lonsdale Quay, Phibbs Exchange and Dundarave as well as Metrotown and Capilano University could all be coming to the North Shore if theTransLink mayors’ council gets its way. The mayors’ council on regional transportation, chaired by District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton, released its list of transportation infrastructure priorities Thursday — along with how they’d like to pay for the $7.5-billion of increased bus
service, bicycle infrastructure, light rail lines in Surrey and extended underground subway in Vancouver. While much of the cost is capital funding that would likely be shared with senior levels of government, the mayors’ top suggestion was for the province to hand over a portion of the provincial carbon tax.Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone quickly quashed that, on the grounds that it would be dipping into provincial revenue. “I don’t think it should be any surprise that it’s in there since we’ve been advocating for it as the most sensible application of the carbon tax since Premier Campbell introduced the carbon tax seven years ago,”Walton said. While keeping the carbon tax revenue neutral was part of the plan, the goal was to reduce British Columbians’ carbon output, partially by encouraging people to use public transit, Walton added. SeeWalton page 9
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A provincial court judge asked a lawyer to tell him why he shouldn’t send a North Vancouver drycleaning company owner to jail after the company pleaded guilty to violating environmental regulations in a way that allowed a toxic
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North Shore A to Z The North Shore News photography team — all of us longtime staffers — is interested in fresh ideas, new perspectives and anything we haven’t covered before. Inspired by a web photo where the artist carved the English alphabet on the tips of 26 pencils, I decided to do my own rendition and photographically capture the alphabet across the North Shore. Some of the letters that you may think would be easy to find ended up being the most challenging, including the letters L and H. They were the very last ones I shot, keeping in mind that just covering signs was going to be a last resort.The following is a selection of photos from this lettered journey. Go to our website at nsnews. com to view the entire alphabet, with a few extras. — Cindy Goodman
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Events go downhill fast for backcountry hikers Hikers lucky after risky decisions BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Similarly, when you find yourself lost or stuck in the North Shore backcountry, don’t try to bushwhack your way out downhill. That’s the lesson from two North Shore Rescue operations last weekend that saw hikers put themselves in peril while trying to make their way out of precarious situations on their own. The team was called out June 7 after a German tourist made her way to the Grouse chalet after becoming lost and separated from her boyfriend on the way back from Goat Mountain. North Shore Rescue scoured the area on foot and by air but it wasn’t until RCMP officers checked the couple’s hostel that they found the man had made it out on his own, said search manager Doug Pope. Based on his last position on the mountain, Pope said it’s likely the man came
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Letter to walkout students hypocritical Dear Editor: I, as a Grade 11 student, am very disappointed and discouraged with the email that was sent out to all the parents of North Vancouver students June 3 regarding the student walkout. First of all, if I thought staying in class and doing things the way the district or the teachers want me to would allow my voice and my opinion to be heard, I would certainly do just that.
But let’s face it, following the rules never caused any change. Ever. Period. The vague, politicianlike ways in which the school district recommends students protest would have no effect. Furthermore, the fact that the walkout was being condemned due to it “placing students at risk,” causes me to ask, where was I today? I most certainly was not
in school, and why? Because the teachers are on strike, and why is that? Because of the “current labour dispute between BCTF and the BCPSEA.” In other words, the two sides can’t agree and the students are suffering because of this. So to then claim that it is unsafe for me to be outside of school during regularly scheduled classroom hours — I cannot express my
outrage, other than to say that I am sorely tempted to hurl my very expensive computer out the window. One more thing — if the goal is to have students “not be disruptive to learning” then may I suggest that locking teachers out of schools, banning them from conveniently helping students, marking tests, or preparing lessons, preventing students from studying by forcing
librarians to close school libraries during lunch and break, and causing teachers to lose faith in the democratic system by unfairly cutting 10 per cent of their wages while they attempt to do the same amount of work as they had before in a lesser amount of time, are not the best approaches to solving this problem. Joshua A. Singer Johnson North Vancouver
Densification ruining NorthVancouver’s quality of life Dear Editor: Re: Highrises Proposed for Lower Capilano, May 28 The way the District of North Vancouver is rubber-stamping the “unprecedented”
(over)development of the North Shore, one would almost be inclined to think that city council members are actually developers and not city planners. It is encouraging to see that at
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densification, North Vancouver is in danger of losing its identity as a great place to live, and if this isn’t cause for pause, I don’t know what is. It seems that city
council has adopted a new mantra: if there is a tree, cut it down and build a condo. Along Marine Drive and Lonsdale all we see See Buildings page 10
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A few dark sides to beautiful game The five Ws are the essential building blocks of journalism, the foundation upon which we construct our information cathedrals to explain the world. Today, for instance, I’m going to use the five Ws as the building blocks to explain why I’ll probably be an unemployed hobo by the end of the next four weeks. Who:The world’s soccer royalty, including Messi, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo’s smirk, Xavi, Rooney and the contents of the stomach of Luis Suarez. What:The World Cup! When:The next four weeks! Where: Brazil, the beautiful game’s bikiniwaxed, meat-on-a-sword, sexy dance, sure-I’ll-weara-thong-to-the-beach
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Laugh All YouWant heartland. Why: Here’s where things get a little painful, like a wax job that overshoots the landing strip by an inch or two. More than 10 million Brazilians live in favelas — loosely translated as slums — that feature high crime rates and include many shanty homes that do not have sewers or water.
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Brazilians love their soccer but they also love the more mundane things in life, like bullets that miss major organs and sewage rivers that take the right path (not through the kitchen, I would guess). The cost to Brazil of hosting the World Cup is being estimated at around US$11 billion — the biggest price tag in the history of the competition — and judging by the mass protests that began last year and are still taking place, many Brazilians believe that money could have been better spent elsewhere. World Cup organizers dropped $300 million building the 46,000-seat Amazonia Arena in Manaus, a rainforest city of two million people that has no professional soccer team that could come close to
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by car.The temperature in Manaus is often above 30 C at this time of year, landing somewhere between 40 and Mount Doom when you include the humidity. Anyway, I’m sure all those British people will be fine. Making the waters even murkier is the presence of FIFA, the global governing body of soccer that many observers feel is starting to act a little bit too much like a cartoon villain. Recent reports allege that the 2022 World Cup was awarded to Qatar thanks in part to more
than $5 million in bribes paid to voting members. Since Qatar won the right to host, their bid has been besmirched by allegations such as the propensity of their migrant stadium workers to die on the job and the propensity of their summers to be so damned hot that the players will need to wear uniforms made out unyielding sheets of solid ice, a tactic that up until now had only been employed by the Canadian national team. See Problems page 10
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W. Van residents named to Order of BC JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
For what they’ve done in the air, on the ice, and in the world of ideas, three West Vancouver residents were recently named to the Order of BC. Writer and visual artist
Douglas Coupland garnered the award based on a body of work that stretches back to era-defining satire Generation X. Coupland has penned 14 novels and four works of non-fiction. His books have been published in 35 languages and sold around
the world. An acclaimed visual artist with an exhibition currently showing at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Coupland also worked on the Terry Fox memorial at B.C. Place and the digital orca sculpture outside the Vancouver Convention Centre.
publicmeeting 2013 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC WHEN: Monday, June 23, 2014 at 7:00 pm
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City Council, at its regular meeting, held on Monday, June 9, 2014, endorsed the following resolution: PURSUANT to the report of the Deputy Director of Finance, dated June 9, 2014, entitled
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THAT the 2013 Annual Municipal Report, be received by Council at a Public Meeting on
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The 2013 Annual Municipal Report 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 June 9, 2014, and online at www.cnv.org. Please direct inquiries to Sharleen Karamanian, Deputy Director of Finance, at 604.982.3949 or skaramanian@cnv.org. North Vancouver City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 Tel. 604.985.7761 | Fax. 604.985.9417 | www.cnv.org
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Former Canucks bench boss Pat Quinn also claimed the order. In B.C., Quinn is known for guiding the Canucks to Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup finals. Internationally, he’s recognized for coaching and managing four hockey teams to gold medals in a variety of international tournaments. Quinn is a member of the Canucks Alumni, which makes financial contributions to community initiatives through the B.C. Hockey Benevolent Association. K. Barry Marsden’s innovations in aerial firefighting helped him earn the Order of BC. The pilot and aircraft maintenance engineer helped found aerospace technology company Conair, which is one of the Fraser Valley’s largest employers. Marsden’s contributions to the growth of Canada’s aviation industry also won him the Order of Canada. Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon called the award, “the province’s most prestigious accolade.” This is the 25th year the Order of BC has been handed out.
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OLD WORLD CRAFTSMANSHIP MEANS FLAVOUR AND VALUE Life brought him to Canada where he managed a meat plant in Ontario. When he and his wife moved to BC, he struck out on his own with a retail shop in the Market at Park Royal: the Black Forest Delicatessen. Two years later, he opened his own processing facility where he was able to control the products, processes and ingredients that he sold to his customers. As part of the renewal of the Park Royal Shopping Centre South, The Black Forest Delicatessen has a new, expanded location with a bigger and better selection of artisan prepared meats, imported foods, cheeses and ready to eat meals than ever before. While the location is new, the dedication to traditional practices remains unchanged. “99.9% of our meat products are produced in our own factory by skilled master sausage-makers from Germany and our raw material come from the Fraser Valley, all natural and certified organic,” says Jurgen. “Our people adhere to the German puritylaw, using only meat, water and spices-
without any additives, fillers or preservatives.” The finished product has attracted rave reviews from North Shore and Lower Mainland customers as well as local, national and international competitions. In 2013 alone, at the Great Canadian Sausage Making Competition, Jurgen and the Black Forest team took first place for their frankfurter, liver and Polish sausages and second place for their Ukrainian sausage. The Black Forest is also the local only meat shop that smokes its own products using local Hemlock wood. It’s more work, but the satisfaction Jurgen gets from the finished product and the gratitude he feels from his loyal customers makes it all worthwhile. “Also we want to thank our customers for the support over the last 21 years. It is a big reason we could build a state of the art 12,000 square foot production facility and our beautiful new store.” If you understand the difference that quality ingredients and skilful preparation make in the food you serve and enjoy, you owe it to yourself to drop in at Park Royal South and discover the all new Black Forest Delicatessen. It truly is a labour of love.
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PERC a known carcinogen From page 1
The questions came after Lester’s pleaded guilty to keeping the dry-cleaning solvent tetrachloroethylene known as “PERC” without a closed lid and without a secondary containment system, as required by regulations. The company was charged after environmental protection officers conducted an inspection on June 21 last year and found two buckets — one containing green liquid and another containing solid material —sitting on the floor. “There were no lids on either of the buckets,”
said Crown counsel Perbeen Mann. Dharshi confirmed both buckets contained PERC and told officers he had had no containment system for three or four months prior to the inspection, said Mann. Lester’s was one of 48 Lower Mainland dry-cleaning businesses inspected last summer. Mann said breathing PERC can be harmful. The chemical has been recognized as carcinogenic. “There are some serious consequences,” she said, adding that’s why the chemical is heavily regulated. Dizziness can happen if someone breathes air
containing PERC at a concentration of 200 parts per million and inhalation at 6,000 parts per million can be fatal, said Mann. Worksafe B.C. regulations specify that workers shouldn’t be exposed to any more than 25 parts per million over a 15-minute period, she said, with a maximum of four 15-minute periods over eight hours. Mann added that when PERC evaporates into the environment, its chemical components contribute to depletion of the ozone layer. Environment Canada investigators did not test the air for the concentration of PERC at Lester’s, she added.
Mann said it’s not the first time company owners have run afoul of environmental regulations. Dharshi and the dry-cleaning company also received warnings about violations for storing PERC improperly in 2004, 2006 and 2011. Merrick told lawyers that was concerning, asking how customers would be assured of safety when they walk into a dry-cleaning shop if those who break the rules aren’t subject to serious deterrents. Merrick acknowledged there’s no precedent for a jail term, adding the regulations only came into force in 2003. The hearing was adjourned until July.
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The mayors have also contemplated a new regional carbon tax, a sales tax directed to TransLink and road pricing as means funding transportation but any new funding method would require voters’ approval in the form of a referendum, Stone has said. But,Walton cautioned, the consequences of failing to fund transit could make
life in the Lower Mainland quite miserable.The region is expected to house another million people by 2040, Walton said. “If a referendum does not pass — if these funding sources do not appear — that’s going to have a significant impact, obviously, on the quality of life and our ability to be economically prosperous,” he said. While the exact costs of how the changes in a
regional carbon tax, sales tax or road pricing would affect the pocketbook of a typical North Shore commuter haven’t been crunched yet, Walton said the cost has to be put in context. “If there’s no investment in transit and mobility within the region, people are going to be spending longer in traffic, tied up.There’s a tremendous loss of time and value in people’s lives anyway.”Walton said people
have to measure that value too. So far,Walton said he has only had positive feedback on the plan, from groups representing a variety of interests. One of those groups is the North Shore’s chapter of cycling advocacy group HUB. Antje Wahl, chairwoman of HUB’s North Shore committee, praised the plan, saying it would reduce congestion.
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Problems abound but still, it’s The Cup
From page 7
This week FIFA president Dr. Evil — er, Sepp Blatter — responded to the allegations by saying that we’re all racist. So how can we get
excited about something so shady? Well, to steal an NHL tagline: “Because it’s the Cup.” Except take that cute Canadian passion and add about seven billion people, give or take Alabama. It’s like March Madness, the Super
Bowl, Justin Bieber’s Twitter account and the Harry Potter books got together for a giant orgy that produced a baby.That baby is the World Cup.The sad thing is no one knows who the father is. My guess? Beckham.
Yes, it’s all a bit messy. Yes, there are problems.Yes, Brazil has a player named Fred. Just Fred. But yes, we’re still going to watch every minute of it. Let’s just remember not to ignore the rest of Brazil while our eyes
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important question for us footy fans who are intent on watching the World Cup but have other duties to tend to such as our jobs, families, and personal hygiene. The obvious option for us office folks is to record the games and then watch them at night after work. The problem, however, is that all the Costa Ricans or Nigerians or Belgians in the neighbourhood go bananas after every goal, save, or decently clever throw-in. Making it home from work without finding out who won the day’s matches is almost impossible. That’s how you end up taking 90-minute lunches, secretly watching games online at your desk at work, or just downright walking out of the office to get drunk at the pub down the street. That’s how you lose your job and, maybe, everything that you own.The only saving grace: hobos have a lot of time on their hands . . . oh hey, there’s a game on. Email Andy at aprest@ nsnews.com to let him know where you’ll be watching the games, either before or after you lose your job.
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is the homogenization of architecture: retail space on the bottom with condos on top. Buildings with any character are being replaced by cookie-cutter storefronts that are hardly inviting to shoppers. Maybe it is time to tweak the “community plan” a bit. Let’s look after the needs of those already here before thinking about amenities garnered from developers and increased tax revenue generated by those moving into these new condos. Proposed development at the intersection of Capilano and Marine will devour an “outdated” hotel and a “gas station.” In recent years we also lost two other gas stations, one on Lonsdale and another on Third Street. Have there been any replacements for these services? Soon a third filling station will be gone. At this rate it won’t be long before we will have to wait in gas lineups to have the privilege of paying outrageous prices at the pump. Almost seems like some oblique plan to encourage us to use public transit. Rolfe Welker North Vancouver
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Teen wants warnings on gas pumps Collingwood student proposes reminders on climate change JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
Warning labels on gas nozzles may be what we need to dump the pump, according to one West Vancouver Collingwood School student. Emily Kelsall, 16, is trying to persuade West Vancouver council to mandate reminders of climate change be affixed to all gas station pumps. “I’m another teenager who’s scared for my future,” said Kelsall, a member of Our Horizon, a non-profit Canadian environmental group, in her address to council. The labels feature images of children as well as animals in diverse habitats along with warnings about the risk of extinction faced by those animals. The labels address two issues, said Kelsall: responsibility and delayed feedback. “If you put your hand on a hot stove you immediately pull it back.
That would be immediate feedback. However, the most severe impacts of climate change are still down the road, so we don’t gauge them as important,” she said. The labels allow car owners to see the consequences of global warming each time they fill up, which has a profoundly different effect than a price hike, according to Kelsall. “We can raise prices on gasoline and carbon contributing sources all we want, but we will only ever be putting stress on the value of what lies in our wallet,” she said. Recalling the legal battle pitched by tobacco companies over similar labels on cigarette packs, Coun. Nora Gambioli expressed concerns about the district’s ability to weather an onslaught of corporate lawyers. “I know that gas companies are much larger than tobacco companies so my concern would be how many millions of dollars they would be willing
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In 2010, when Jacqueline Way’s son Nicolas was three years old, they embarked on a year-long initiative, doing one thing to give back to the world in some way every day for 365. Way blogged about the experience, hoping to inspire others to also give back more in their lives, and chronicled she and her son’s daily gives, which ranged from walking instead of driving, to raising funds for international aid projects.Three years later, she partnered with friend and fellow West Vancouver mother Sareh Donaher, an École Pauline Johnson teacher, in hopes of bringing the concept to students across the North Shore and beyond. “The power of the change and the education it gave my son, I couldn’t not but want to carry it forward to more children and let them have the benefits that my son got from our daily giving. . . .We want to change the world and we can’t do it by ourselves and we figure what better than the next generation?” says Way. Their resulting initiative, the 365give Challenge, an education program that teaches students how to give back to the world every day,
was launched as a pilot in January at Pauline Johnson. Multiple classes took part over a 10-week period, rotating their giving from class to class each week. Examples of gives include beach, playground and park cleanups, delivering Valentine’s Day cards to seniors at a local centre and fundraising for various charities. “It was amazing, it was groundbreaking and I’ve said this many times, that it exceeded our hopes and goals for the project. One of the biggest things that we felt we could accomplish with 365give as a new social and emotional learning program was that it would be simple to implement in the classroom, it would be very well and easily integrated with the curriculum and it would be extremely empowering for the students and it was all of those things and more,” says Donaher. Students at Sentinel’s sports academy and Ridgeview elementary also took part, bringing the total participants to approximately 300 students so far. Based on the project’s success,Way and Donaher are hoping to expand the program in September, seeing more local schools and teachers come on board. “Our goal is to have it in every classroom in every school,” says Donaher.
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HEALTHWORKS SEMINAR Dietician and nutritional consultant Desiree Nielsen will give a free presentation, Find Inner Peace:Your Gut;Your Bacteria; andYour Health, about how bacteria in the digestive tract connects to immune health and the nervous system Tuesday, June 24, 5:30-7 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. RSVP. 604-987-0104 info@ourhealthworks.com
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Community Bulletin Board THE NORTH SHORE CANADA DAY PARADE is only a few weeks away and the organizing committee still has some openings for group applications and volunteers. Application forms are available on the website canadadaynorthshore.org or call 604-721-4462 for more information. PHILIPPINE DAYS FESTIVAL An exposition of Philippine arts and culture to celebrate the 116th anniversary of independence June 15, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Waterfront Park, North Vancouver. The family event will feature a parade, live performances, booths, a kids’ playland, Filipino cuisine and shopping. philippinedaysfestival.com
BROWN BAG LUNCH TALK David and Margaret Rolfe will describe with illustration their boating trips on the River Thames primarily between Windsor and Oxford Wednesday, June 18, noon at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. Bring a “brown bag” lunch; coffee
and tea provided. Free, but donations appreciated. 604926-4381 DISASTER RESPONSE AND YOU A workshop on how to respond during a disaster, what to think about if asked to evacuate, what to put in a “grab and go” bag, what resources are available and more Wednesday, June
18, 7-9 p.m. at North Shore Emergency Management Office, 147 East 14th St., North Vancouver. nsemo.org
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DRAFT OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN A public meeting to consider additional public input on proposed changes to the draft OCP prior to the preparation of a final plan
CULTURE AWARENESS AND WORKPLACE SUCCESS Free workshop for internationally trained new Canadians Wednesday, June 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
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N ORTH S HORE D ISABILITY R ESOURCE C ENTRE
The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP):
WHO WE ARE
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The North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC) was established in 1975 by a group of parents, professionals and advocates to create services to ensure that people with disabilities could live comfortably in their communities.
www.nsdrc.org CARF accreditation was awarded to NSDRC for the following programs: Supported Living, Infant Development and Community Based We acknowledge the financial support Services. of the Province of BritishColumbia.
The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a Canada-wide registered matched savings plan for people with disabilities. Here are some basics*: • For every $1 put in an RDSP account, the federal government can (if your family income is below $87,123) match with up to $3! This is the Canada Disability Savings Grant • For people living on a low-income (less than $25,356), the federal government will put in $1000 each year for 20 years! This is the Canada Disability Savings Bond
To find out more about who we are, please visit our website at www.nsdrc.org .
WHAT WE DO • Advocacy, Information and Referral services • Infant Development Program • Special Services to Children • Summer Bursary Program • Teen & Pre-Teen Program • Supportive Transition Adult Group Education (STAGE) • Adult Life Skills Program • Residential Services
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• For people living on an income between $25,356 -$43,561, they can still receive a partial bond Anyone can contribute to an RDSP- family, friends, neighbours… it gives people who want to help a way to do so -and yet many eligible people have not signed up! THE NSDRC IS HOSTING A FREE INFORMATION SESSION ABOUT THE RDSP! Tuesday June 24, 6-8 PM at 3158 Mountain Hwy (NSDRC Offices).The session is free, but please register by calling 604-904-4088.
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We directly serve over 450 individuals through our residential and community based programs. Our Information and Advocacy Program receives more than 1,000 calls/year from people with disabilities, their families, friends and networks on the North Shore. We make every effort to ensure that their voices are heard, and that they are supported to participate in their community as fully and independently as possible.
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Youth with special needs, their families, caregivers and support workers attended the North Shore Transition Fair on May 6th at the Capilano University Sportsplex. Many who attended commented that they were pleased with the opportunity to learn about post -secondary options and adult services directly from the thirty fair presenters representing a variety of services on the North Shore and lower mainland. The information is valuable to families and youth as they begin planning for the transition to adulthood from high school. The North Shore Community Council for Transitional Planning takes this opportunity to express appreciation to the presenters who provided timely information, answers and resource material. We also thank Capilano University; School of Access & Academic Preparation and the North Vancouver School District for their contributions and the provision of the venue and contributions from; Community
Living British Columbia, Ministry of Children and Families, North Shore Disability Resource Centre, Dykhov Nurseries, Saman Bakery, Safeway ( Lynn Valley), Save-On-Foods (Park and Tilford) and the Balloonery. Your participation at the Transition Fair made it a success and contributed to an improved transition process for youth with special needs in our community. The North Shore Community Council for Transitional Planning: School District #44,North Shore Disability Resource Centre, Capilano University, North Shore Connexions, School District #45, Community Living BC, Ministry of Children and Family Development.
The information will be provided by PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network), non-profit experts on the RDSP. *Courtesy of PLAN
NSDRC’S 7TH ANNUAL CONCERT FEATURING ODDS! The North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC) is pleased to announce Odds in concert, Saturday, October 18, 7:30pm at Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver. All proceeds go to NSDRC programs. Tickets available at www.centennialtheatre.com or call 604-984-4484. Please book accessible seating by phone.
THANK YOU! In May 2014, the Canadian Progress Club donated $6,000 to the North Shore Disability Resource Centre! Pictured are: (from left) Suzanne Klassen (NSDRC), Penny O’Rourke (Canadian Progress Club) and Liz Barnett (NSDRC). This generous donation is much appreciated, and will help us build “A Community for All”.
Did you know…you can now follow the NSDRC’s Information and Advocacy Program on Facebook and Twitter! Find out about community news and events, workshops and other goings on. To follow us on Twitter, simply sign in and search @NSAdvocate or @NSDRCcbsProg and click“follow”. For Facebook, Google-search NSDRC Facebook, or click the Facebook link on our website: www.nsdrc.org.
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Shopping around can really pay off Could there really be a $300 difference between two international companies for renting a compact car for the same length of time in the same location? And what happens when the cheaper quote suddenly jumps almost 50 per cent? Do you have any recourse? Yes and yes. I would have expected a difference of a few dollars, so was quite surprised when the second company quoted
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“Can you wait just a minute — I need to check something with my supervisor,” said the woman on the phone. And a few minutes later: “It looks like I was using current figures. The summer holiday rate would be $882.” While that was still cheaper than $1,008, I said I wasn’t thrilled the original quote had just jumped almost 50 per cent. I asked to speak to her supervisor but the woman
said she’d see what she could do and eventually came up with $750. “That’s still 25 per cent more than your original quote,” I replied. Finally we agreed on $707. I spent about 20 minutes on the phone (I hadn’t been able to get a rate online). That means I would have had to be earning perhaps $1,300 an hour to have ended up with $300 after tax for working those 20 minutes. For major expenses, it’s
certainly worth shopping around — perhaps initially online. Also ask about any additional discounts. For example, with the rental car company I received 10 per cent off for being a BCAA or Costco member. Even though in one of my columns I did encourage readers to consider earning more money to meet extra present and retirement spending wants, you shouldn’t neglect the
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HUB has announced its Bike to Work Week 2014 Spring Champions and two North Shore workplaces were among the winners. Arc’teryx Equipment, which has its head office in North Vancouver, was the winner of Best Workplace (251-500 employees). And Best Workplace (501-1,000 employees) went to the City of North Vancouver. Workplace teams representing almost 600 organizations across Metro Vancouver participated in HUB’s Bike to Work program, which took place May 26 to June 1 and encourages the growth of bike commuting.
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Capilano University presented six alumni and one organization with awards for outstanding achievements and the spirit of community and lifelong connection to the university at the eighth annual Alumni Awards of Excellence held June 3. This year’s recipients include: the Distinguished Alumni Award — Lisa Hubbard; the One to Watch Alumni Award — Joseph Cooke and Gemma Isaac; the President’s Service Award — Coastal Corridor Consortium
simple phone call — with a phone card or Skype if you need to call long distance — to make sure you are getting the best price. After all, money saved (non-taxable) is worth more than money earned (taxable). Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal financial advisor; he’ll answer questions in this column as space allows but cannot reply personally. Email mike@grenby.com
and Peter Ufford, and the Award for Excellence in Empowering Learning — Dianne Neufeld and Jane Still, both Capilano University faculty.
Business nominated
North Vancouver-based LedgerDocs, an online document management application, has been nominated for the 2014 City of Vancouver Awards of Excellence. The new civic awards program recognizes outstanding achievements made by individuals — adults, youth and children — organizations, and businesses. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in downtown Vancouver on June 23.
Small business help
Updated guides have been posted online to help small business owners in B.C., announced Minister of State for Small Business and North VancouverLonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto. Now available are the Starting a Small Business Guide and the B.C. Import/Export Guide. To learn more and access the guides, visit www.resourcecentre.gov. bc.ca/publications.html Compiled by Christine Lyon Submit information on North Shore business groups or events to clyon@nsnews.com.
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Camps give kids fitness and fun this summer! If you have busy, active kids and a full time job, you’re probably looking for healthy ways to keep them occupied this summer. This year North Shore Taekwondo is offering their award-winning children’s programs in a series of summer camps. Running Monday to Friday throughout the summer, the week long camps combine Taekwondo training with exciting and engaging outdoor activities to give children as young as four a chance to learn selfdefense skills and street-proofing. “Each day will offer fun and exciting Taekwondo drills and challenging games designed to promote team work and individual focus,” says Master Tony Kook.“Students will learn practical self defense skills, from dealing with bullies to street sense and stranger safety. Some of the organized afternoon activities we have planned include bowling, laser
tag, swimming, outdoor games and gymnastics.” Founded on a philosophy of patience, respect, humility and love, children get martial arts training, learn discipline and meet new friends. North Shore Taekwondo Summer Camps are for everyone because having fun, learning something new and enjoying great exercise is what a
quality lifestyle is all about. We provide experience and expertise in leading first-class camps for children and youth. The main thing our camp offers that they can’t get anywhere else is the perfect balance of character development- like focus, confidence, and respect- with fun enjoyable activities and practical life skills. One thing your child will also get is a team of experts dedicated to their success. “We emphasize the importance of a healthy mind and healthy body. Our passionate and enthusiastic instructors work very hard to see all the students succeed. If you’re looking for a summer camp that leaves your child happy, healthy and with new valuable life skills, you owe it to yourself to find out if the Summer Camps at North Shore taekwondo are right for your family. Call them for registration information at 604-986-5558 or visit them online at www.northshoretaekwondo.com.
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North Van musician keeps on swinging June is an eventful month for Allan Rose and his family. Married June 30, 1966, Allan and Zealand Morgan raised their four children in North Vancouver. “Our daughter was almost four and her sister was two when our twin boys were born,
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Creativity runs in the family. Allan’s sister is an artist and their uncle played drums into his 90s. Allan has been playing the clarinet since he was 10 years old. That was in 1945 when the swing tunes perfected by the big bands were the background music of the times, even, thanks to radio and records, as far north as Edmonton, Allan’s hometown. He was a diligent student of the instrument. Every day after school, he’d set the 78s spinning on the record player and play along with Benny Goodman and Harry James. By 1951, when Allan was 16, he faced a musical dilemma. Should he play clarinet like Goodman or switch to the trumpet and play like James? A record brought home by his sisters solved the problem. “It was Four Star Favorites by Artie Shaw,” says Allan, “with all the good songs, ‘Begin the Beguine,’ ‘Stardust.’ And that was it. I was going to play clarinet like Artie Shaw,” he laughs. Allan was a student at the University of Alberta when an advertisement
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sudden death. He returned to school, first UBC where in 1966 he met and married Zealand, his lab partner, then back to the University of Alberta. Summer jobs in bands at Chateau Lake Louise and Jasper Park Lodge financed Allan’s education as a dentist and helped support his family. Allan’s dentistry practice supported his family and his musical vocation. Now retired, Allan has again exchanged one practice for another. On the eve of his 79th birthday, he has still got that swing. He plays at the Cottage Bistro jazz club and at John Braithwaite Community Centre and is looking into the jam sessions at the centre and at Mollie Nye house. Play on, Allan Rose, the world can always use more music. Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore. 778-279-2275
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Experiencing Tofino’s green world ANN BRITTON CAMPBELL MeridianWriters’ Group
TOFINO, B.C. — “It was one of those twobottles-of-wine ideas,” admits George Patterson, owner of Tofino Botanical Gardens, a lush, fivehectare sanctuary of gardens, forest and shoreline on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island. Patterson and I are huddled in a cedar-shingle shelter in the gardens, escaping a downpour that turns the surrounding evergreens, moss, salal, and other vegetation a deeper shade of green. Experiencing the local green is what drew me to Tofino — not only the verdant landscape of this coastal temperate rain forest, but also the green philosophy that infuses much of Tofino’s tourism industry. Patterson’s wineinspired idea — to offer a kind of adult environmental camp in the hostel-cum-researchcentre in his gardens — is a fine example of the local passion. While I’m all for living in environmentally appropriate ways, when it comes to vacations I like my luxury. And so I opt to stay at the eco-savvy Pacific Sands Resort, where beachfront villas boast low-flow toilets, beams made from timber killed by mountain pine beetles and a geothermal system that draws energy naturally stored just below the earth’s surface to heat the villas and provide hot water. “Environmental practices are just a regular part of living here,” says Dave Pettinger, director of the resort’s operations. Pettinger is always on the lookout for promising green technologies and is open to considering wind and tidal power in the future. I ask if solar energy might also be in the cards. “In Tofino? Not so much,” he says with a laugh. Ah yes, given that Tofino has measurable precipitation 202 days a year, sun energy is scarce. A torrent of that precipitation is falling as I pull on raingear for a soggy hike to Tonquin Beach with Gisele Martin, a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and owner of Tlaook Adventures.
Along the way, Martin points out various “wild groceries” (berries, leaves and the like) that the aboriginal people have harvested for centuries. She stops to dig a tiny licorice fern out of a mossy tree cleft with her pocketknife and hands me Tic-Tacsized pieces of the green root to suck on. “I was sick with a cold and a friend brought me this — best medicine ever,” Martin says. Later, I’m thinking I’ve found the best remedy for stress ever as a steady stream of warm oil flows out of a copper vessel onto my head and through my hair. The cascading oil is part of the Sacred Stone Spa’s Ayurvedic Shirodhara treatment, a western interpretation of an ancient Indian health practice that, truth be told, sounded like Chinese water torture when I first heard about it. In fact, it’s a deeply soothing experience. Like the treatment, this unassuming spa is a delightful discovery, thanks to its Asia-inspired interior and eco-friendly approach that includes an organic product line and all-encompassing recycling. Even the half-a-kilogram or so of sesame oil used in my Shirodhara treatment will be recycled into biodiesel to power vehicles. Imagine, used massage oil replacing fossil fuel. Bet that was a two-bottles-ofwine idea. If you go: For more information on travel to Tofino visit the Tourism British Columbia website at hellobc.com.
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system that has extreme value to the world and where all of the fresh waters sources for Ecuador are born.”This region, Carvalho notes, is also home of emblematic and endangered species such as the Andean Condor and the Spectacle Bear. Up until now an accessible, comfortable trekking program didn’t exist here. For many years climbing has been a luxury for only a select group of expert mountaineers. For more information visit destinationecuador.com.
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First-of-the-season patio sippers suggested
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Notable Potables With serious summer weather right around the corner, what better time for our first of the season’s patio sippers, wines to show off your consummate good taste at the first al fresco opportunity. When it comes to whites (and increasingly many reds) corks are a thing of the past, so much so you can safely discard that pesky corkscrew from your backpack.The
fact is, especially when it comes to whites, it’s no longer only budget wines that come with the convenience and freshness of a twist top. One of the more remarkable features of the Okanagan Valley is the wide range of varieties grown. Travel its length and you can encounter some 60 different varieties, and possibly more. A good number of those arrived with the Becker Project of the mid 1970s, when a considerable number of cool-climate Germanic aromatics were planted under the study led by the University of Geisenheim. Today they make up some of the oldest vines in the valley, and what they produce is becoming increasingly noteworthy. Gray Monk (the Heiss Family were key players in the Becker Project) still has significant plantings from those early days. And some
of those lesser, more obscure varieties are well worth tracking down. Gone is the era of the consummate winemaker’s “cocktail” when everything that was left over was dumped into a tank and sold off at the cheapest possible price.Today’s B.C. blends often deliver good value, and in some cases (Joie Farm) are hallmark wines and impressive statements of the house style. Combine that with the blossoming of West Coast cuisine and a growing group of wine savvy chefs and it should come as no surprise that white blends now make up one of the largest categories. Here’s a worthy haul of blends and others to kick your summer off in style: Maverick Estate Origin 2012 Winemaker and owner Bertus Albertyn left Burrowing Owl, just across
the way, to establish one of the valley’s most exciting new wineries. Check out this unique blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Gewurz, for an intriguing mix of grassy, rose-petal floral, and citrus notes in juicy acidity ($15.90, 90 points). Quails’ Gate Chasselas, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris 2013 Chasselas was the first vinifera planted on Quails’ Gate’s estate and it remains a mainstay in this blend. Aromas of citrus and pear followed by an easy sipping apple-and-pear toned palate in a slightly drier style than before, with good structure and a lengthy, zesty end ($18.99, 89 points). Gray Monk Pinot Auxerrois 2012 It may be tough to pronounce but just call it “Pinot Ox” and you’ll be fine. From some of the Okanagan’s oldest plantings: citrus on top, followed by
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mouthfeel and a lengthy citrus-lime ending ($24, 91 points). Intrigue Social 2013 Riesling, Gewurz and Muscat Canelli combines for a food-friendly sipper that sports citrus and apple notes up front with a well-rounded pear-and-melon toned palate ($14.90, 89 points). Try before you buy BCLS and BC VQA offer 20 in-store tastings in the Lower Mainland where you can “try before you buy” from a dozen wines, plus enter a draw for a dream wine touring vacation for two to British Columbia wine country. Schedule and contest details (no purchase required) at winebc.com/ contest. Tim Pawsey writes about wine for numerous publications and online as the Hired Belly at hiredbelly.com. Contact: info@ hiredbelly.com.
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quality over quantity. Don’t go out in the backyard and take 30 minutes to run through the entire class repertoire with your dog. That’s not any fun for you or your dog. Instead, use one command productively. Let’s use “sit” as the first example of productive practical training time with your dog. Sit has many applications throughout your day with your dog — the first being to go outside.Whether Fido is going for a walk or going out into the backyard to do his business, he should sit before going out any door. At the back door, ask your dog to sit. If you are in the beginning of your obedience training classes, chances are you still need a treat lure to get your dog into a sit. If this is the case, then practise that way at home. Lure your dog into a sit, reward it, and before you open the door, use your release command to free your dog from the sit position and out the back door.The same rules apply when your dog comes inside. If your dog no longer needs a treat lure, which means you can say “sit” and your dog does it without hesitation, then say the command, reward your
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North Vancouver’s Eugene Wong got his PGA Tour Canada campaign off to a strong start this month, finishing tied for second at the season-opening PC Financial Open held at Vancouver’s Point Grey Golf & Country Club. Wong scored 16-under par in the four-day event to finish one shot behind Joel Dahmen of Clarkston, Wash., and tied with Chilliwack’s Brad Clapp. Wong, a 23-year-old Handsworth grad, made a late charge on Sunday, scoring birdies on holes 14 and 15 to move into a tie for the lead but a bogey on 17 dropped him one shot off the pace. Wong had a 15-footer for birdie on 18 but couldn’t find the bottom of the cup, ending the day with a score of three-under 69. “I thought it broke a little left but it just stayed out there,” Wong told The Vancouver Sun after the round, describing the final putt. “I hit my line so I can’t be mad about it. I was probably three or four shots out of the lead after 12 holes, so me coming back is pretty big. I will just take this as a building block to the next step.” Wong took home $13,200 out of the total prize purse of $150,000. ••• It was a case of student beating master at a PGA of BC event held in Kamloops last weekend as Seymour Creek Golf Centre pro Oliver Tubb beat his boss and friend Bryn Parry on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. Tubb and Parry, both representing the North Vancouver-based golf facility, carded identical scores of four-under par 140 through two rounds of the awkwardly named
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some time since I played up to the level I expect of myself.” While Tubb is a relative rookie, Parry has been tearing up local tours for the past few years. Tubb said he wasn’t at all surprised to see Parry tie him with eagle on the last hole. “Never a doubt that he’d make it,” he said. “It’s not fun to lose, but I have so much fun playing against these young guys,” said Parry. “Every year, it’s a different group of challengers, guys like Oliver and Luke Bogdan, and that means I have to keep getting better, I have to keep improving to keep
up with these guys.” ••• Parry may not have had any luck in the playoffs in Kamloops but he has seen plenty of it on other courses recently. He recorded his eighth career hole-in-one last month when he jarred it from the tee on the No. 2 hole at Bandon Dunes in Oregon. Parry used a six iron to find the cup on the 199-yard par 3. It was his second ace of the year following a walk-off he hit at Pagoda Ridge during a Vancouver Golf Tour event. ••• This great little story comes from Brad Ziemer of The Vancouver Sun:
To say Mike and Noreen Unsworth beat the odds the other day at Chateau Whistler Golf Course is understating things just a tad. Try 26 million to one. That’s what Chateau Whistler head pro Padriac O’Rourke says the odds are of two people recording back-to-back holes-inone on the same hole in the same round, which is exactly what the retired West Vancouver couple accomplished on Tuesday. It happened on the short, downhill par-three 10th hole, where Mike knocked in his seven-iron See Married page 32
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from the blue tees into the hole. Noreen followed with her six-hybrid from the same tee. Their playing partner, Whistler resident Bobby Shotropa, couldn’t believe it — and neither could the Unsworths. “It was playing about 124 or 125 yards,” Mike says. “Bobby hit first and then I hit. When I hit it, Bobby said, ‘It’s going to go in, Mike. It’s going to go in.’ He was commentating as it rolled toward the hole. So we danced around and then Noreen got on there with her hybrid and she even hit it higher and I said, ‘That could go in, too,’ and then, boom, it disappeared.” “It was unbelievable,” Noreen says. Word spread quickly
at Chateau Whistler, mainly because Shotropa started driving his cart around the course telling all his friends. When they finished their rounds, O’Rourke and some of his staff were there to present the Unsworths with champagne and a couple of Chateau Whistler flags. “It is unbelievable, just crazy,” O’Rourke says. “It couldn’t happen to nicer people. . . . We went out to dinner last night to celebrate.” What makes this story even more amazing is that it was Noreen’s 13th holein-one. “But it’s never old hat,” she insists. The Unsworths are golf nuts, playing at least 300 rounds a year. They are both members at Nicklaus North in Whistler and Shaughnessy in Vancouver.
Noreen is also a member at Seymour in North Vancouver. “We know a lot of people who play as much golf as we do and they haven’t even had one hole-in-one,” says Mike, who turns 75 on Monday. Noreen is 73 and she almost shot her age the other day when she carded a 75. She hasn’t met anyone who has more holes-in-one than her baker’s dozen. “I have done it all over the world,” she says. “I had one in Gleneagles (in Scotland) where the Ryder Cup is going to be played at the King’s Course. I had one at Seymour, one at Marine Drive, three in one year at Shaughnessy.” Mike’s ace on Tuesday was just his second. — with files from TheVancouver Sun
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