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Overholt stripped of Pan Am gold Judge’s call takes medal away from WestVan teen

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This weekWest Vancouver’s Emily Overholt went from a relatively unknown swimmer to a surprise Pan Am Games silver medalist to a tragic near-champion, all in just a few short days. That’s quite a wild ride for a swimmer who just a few weeks ago was celebrating her high school graduation.The rollercoaster ride started Wednesday when the 17-year-old won silver in women’s 200metre freestyle swimming at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, outracing all but Olympic champion Allison Schmitt of the United States in a world-class field. Schmitt won gold in a Pan Am Games record time of 1:56.23 while Overholt parlayed a blazing start into a comfortable second place finish in a personal best time of 1:57.55. It was her first ever 200-m freestyle race in a senior international competition. The Overholt breakthrough appeared to go into overdrive on Thursday when the teenager — the youngest member of Canada’s swim team at the Pan Am Games — outtouched Caitlin Leverenz of the U.S. at the wall to finish first in the 400-m individual medley. A few moments later, however, her joy turned to bitter disappointment in a scene that played out on live television. Overholt had just finished an interview

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Historic hospital facade’s fate in question CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

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Nature on our doorstep CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Suzanne Wilson opened her front door on June 18 to discover some feathered houseguests had taken up residence on her property. Cradled in the bottom of her decorative grapevine wreath was a wee robin’s nest with a single blue egg inside. “They must have built it really fast because we come in and out that front door all the time and all of a sudden it was just there,” the Cloverley resident says. Two days later, there were three little blue eggs. And on July 6, when Wilson went outside to water her roses, she snuck a peek in the nest and saw hatchlings. Featherless and with their eyes still closed, the newborns weren’t exactly cute, Wilson admits. “They’re like big, fat brown worms.” Wilson, her husband, their adult daughter and their young granddaughter have been using the side entrance to the house since discovering the nest, lest they get madly chirped at by the chicks’ protective mother, who keeps watch from atop a nearby swing set. The family might have to avoid their front door for a little while yet. According to Janelle VanderBeek, care centre co-ordinator at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C., the American robin leaves its nest 14 to 16 days after

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adaptable and the Wilsons’ door wreath probably looked like an inviting nook in which to settle down. “What they’ve found here is likely a nice sheltered area where there aren’t any crows.” VanderBeek stresses the importance of leaving a bird’s nest alone if you find one on your property. “With a lot of different species of birds, some of them will nest close together, and if you move the nest they won’t realize that it’s their nest anymore, they’ll think it’s someone else’s,” she explains. Residents who have a bird’s nest on their property may want to put out a birdbath, particularly during dry spells, but leaving food out is not advised, VanderBeek says. “At this time of year there are lots of natural berries and food sources for them,” she says. “If you’re putting out sunflower seeds or something like that, that’s a very high fat diet and babies might develop bone deficiencies and metabolic diseases.” If you find a chick on the ground, Vanderbeek says you should observe it before taking action. “If a baby falls out before it’s ready — so if it still has naked spots on it — put it back in the nest, and if it’s hopping around on the ground, just leave it alone.” If the bird appears injured or distressed, call the Wildlife Rescue Association helpline at 604-526-7275.

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Heritage advocates want hospital’s facade retained From page 1 building — one that would allow for, among other things, an on-site photo collection of the hospital’s years of service and the retention of the building’s original driveway and surrounding mature trees. But some members of the public are hoping the city will go one step further. Jennifer Clay, vice-president of the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society, expressed during the meeting’s public input period her disdain over tearing down the historic structure. “If the city really wants to commemorate their own heritage A-listed building, the most appropriate commemoration would be to retain the facade,” Clay said. “Please consider setting a good example for other owners of heritage A-listed buildings. If you do not, we would fear we will soon have a city of commemoration plaques, that would be sad.” Council was in agreement that efforts to retain the building’s facade should be made. “It’s an old girl, it’s had its day, it needs to go. It’s absolutely not preservable from a functional sort of sense; however, there is that beautiful facade and I think the discussions have been centred around what we can do to preserve as much as possible,” said Coun. Rod Clark who said the city needs to step up and voice these concerns to the provincial government. “I think we need to provide some leadership with respect to this and

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express that because if we don’t nobody will. The community is going to and I think that while the suggestion of the motion is that the people go to the provincial government, I think that we need to stand up with those people at the same time and share that message.” While in support of the motion, Mayor Darrell Mussatto wanted to make it clear that this is a provincial government issue and heritage advocates who want to save the building’s

facade should take up their concerns with the provincial government. “This is on our table but it’s a provincial government issue. They should be going to their MLAs ... to say ‘We think this is a valuable heritage building’ and get them to pony up the dollars and bring it forward,” he said. In the end, council voted unanimously in favour of the motion to hold off on demolition until a facade retention plan is made by the province.

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e’re finally getting a look at Plan B in the wake of the failure of the TransLink funding plebiscite.The B, it seems, stands for boondoggle. The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver are threatening they’ll go their own way and seek to build rapid transit lines without the regional transportation authority. Other mayors in the region are now so disgruntled, there’s talk of disbanding the mayors’ council — the only smidgen of influence elected officials (and by extension, the rest of us) have with TransLink. And who can blame them? They did the impossible and put together a (mostly) unanimous vision for needed transit improvements only to have the whole thing kneecapped by being put to a doomed-from-the-start plebiscite. The most frequent grievance aired

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Mighty Martin Mars worth the cost Dear Editor: We are finally seeing the redeployment of the Martin Mars water bomber. So much of Canada is in flames that no asset that size should have been parked until the entire firefighting budget was exceeded. It was brought back in desperation because there is nothing but bad news in this drought year. Much ado was made of the bomber’s age and cost. Sure, it costs three-quarters of a million in standby costs. And it costs around $4,000 an hour to operate. But why is it at a desperation stage (this year more than $60 million) when every province’s firefighting

budget has been blown, that it is brought back? Most of the provinces’ population and their dwellings are situated close to major lakes. We have lots of them. The Martin Mars is the largest amphibious tanker in the fleet. In a fire in the Okanagan it can cycle several times a day, dropping millions of gallons of water on a forest fire. Nothing else can do that. A C-130 Hercules can carry tons of retardant but needs a large airport to land and refill. Helicopters carry only a small fraction of the Mars load. They still cost $1,000 an hour but it’s only a pea-shooter compared to the Mars. They have their place on smaller fires.

As long as the parts are available, these Mars bombers will be serviceable. They outperform 10 helicopters in a single location and cost considerably less based on “amount of water or retardant dropped in a 10-hour day.” The decision to take it out of service was political folly. No educated, knowledgeable ﬁreﬁghter would ever take that kind of asset out of service until a satisfactory replacement was secured and in place. How much of B.C.’s forest could have been saved had the Mars been in service from Day 1? Leo Vanderbyl North Vancouver

Towering evergreens not well suited for suburban settings Dear Editor: Treasure Those Monumental Trees, July 8 Mailbox laments the disappearance of large conifers on the North Shore. On the contrary, this is a good thing. The federal government publication “Native Trees of Canada” states that our local evergreens at maturity can reach a height of 165 feet (50

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metres). Every standing tree will eventually succumb to old age, disease or blow down. At 165 feet, the potential area of destruction is a circle of 21,302.5 square feet (1,979 sq. m). I have measured the growth rates of local (domesticated) conifers compared with that of the trees in a closed canopy forest cover.They are as follows: Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock, 16

times as fast;Western Red Cedar, 25 times as fast. We should use caution when allowing our local conifers to grow beyond 100 feet (30 m) tall.This is to invite disaster at a future date.Those who can recall typhoon Freda in 1962 will agree that major damage can occur. James Thomson West Vancouver

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“Using herbicide is cheap and dirty and that’s what they like.” Former North Vancouver ecologist Kevin Bell criticizing the city and district’s use of glyphosate to kill knotweed (from a July 17 news story). “The Squamish just wasn’t satisfied with the evidence saying there won’t be any significant impacts on the organisms.” Squamish Nation member Aaron Bruce outlining environmental concerns about a liquefied natural gas plant proposal (from a July 12 news story). “I thought, what if it was a snake?” Shannon Studer comments on rescuing a baby skunk from a Park Royal dumpster (from a July 17 news story).

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2015 shaping up to be the summer of noise TREVOR GIBBS Contributing writer

It was one of those beautiful summer days in Vancouver in July. Since there was construction of various kinds going on in all the apartment buildings around me, including my own building, the sound of hammering, drilling and the rasping sound of metal on metal was getting me down.Then of course there were the three different garbage trucks in the little alley in front of my apartment, the green organic one, the blue one and one other. All dumping various containers into their innards with the maximum required noise. So I packed it in and headed down to John Lawson Park, only to be stopped by a very large freight train, which probably stretched from Whistler to

West Vancouver, and carried with it that delightful sound of the usual screeching of metal wheels on metal. When it finally passed, I headed for the Ferry building. Unfortunately that day was when the noisy mobile grass cutter was at work. So I walked quickly towards Ambleside Beach, my safe haven. However, before I could get there I had to put up with a pile driver at the Grosvenor site, and assorted other construction machinery. Finally I got to Ambleside, and noted that today it was actually a dogfree beach, what a luxury I thought, and only two seagulls to boot. No goose droppings to climb over. My peace of mind was soon shattered by a steady flow of float planes coming out of Vancouver heading up the Sunshine Coast, flying right over me. I looked at

the seagulls, they looked at me and flew out to sea. I was thinking of diving in and following them but then there appeared six Jet Skis doing their noisy pirouette, and the mandatory freighter blowing its loud horn to scare off the salmon fishing boats from the ship channel. So I gave up and headed home followed by a constant stream of float planes and now helicopters flying low over West Van.When I reached the Ferry building, not only was the power mower still at work, but it was now accompanied by a weed wacker and trimmer, which was followed up by

a leaf blower. I guess the whole West Van maintenance staff was at work. I finally made it to the little park near the Music Box figuring here at last I would find peace. No such luck, all of a sudden about 100 plus crows arrived, probably for their annual Summer Crowvention where as luck would have it, they have a contest to see which crow can make the most noise. So I got up and moved on, at least walking back I would only have to put up with the usual police sirens, ambulances, cyclists and truck traffic.What a relief, I opened up my daily

WestVancouver resident who has observed the changes in WestVancouver from a small seaside village to a home for the rich and famous with some concerns for the quality of daily life now in his neighbourhood.

gratitude journal and was trying to decide what to write in it for today when I turned on the radio and discovered the Canadian dollar had now fallen close to 77 cents U.S. — just before my big trip to the United States. The conclusion of all this is that in 2015,West Vancouver is now a very noisy place. Are we getting a better quality of life as compared to 2005 and 1995 for the high cost of housing here and the material wealth? I think not.

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Pre-election poll predicts tight race in W. Van riding MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

A pre-election poll prepared by Insights West shows Liberal candidate and former mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones leading in the West Vancouver federal riding, but just barely. A tight one per cent margin sits between Goldsmith-Jones and incumbent Conservative MP John Weston, according to poll results released last week. Of the 301 adults Insights canvassed who live in the West VancouverSunshine Coast-Sea-toSky constituency, 23 per cent said they would vote Liberal, while 22 per cent picked the Conservatives, 19 per cent chose NDP and nine per cent preferred the Green Party. “In West Vancouver, running a former mayor gives the Liberals credibility and name recognition,” said Mario Canseco, vice-president of public affairs for Insights West, of Goldsmith-Jones’ slim lead. In the North Vancouver riding, Canseco said it’s another two-way race but not because the Liberals and candidate Jonathan Wilkinson are in the lead with 25 per cent, but rather the Conservatives and incumbent Andrew

Saxton, at 24 per cent, are losing votes to both the NDP and the Green parties, which earned 19 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, of the votes. Which party leader — Thomas Mulcair, Elizabeth May, Stephen Harper or Justin Trudeau — would make the best Prime Minister of Canada was another question on the Insights survey. Mulcair makes the grade in North Vancouver, with 29 per cent of the vote. Harper is one per cent behind Mulcair and followed by Trudeau at 23 per cent and May at ﬁve per cent. In West Vancouver Mulcair, at 28 per cent, also won the popular vote for preferred prime minister by a four per cent margin over Harper and trailed by Trudeau at 22 per cent and May at 11 per cent. The poll, conducted on behalf of environmental group the Dogwood Initiative, also showed that 63 per cent of North Vancouver voters and 57 per cent of West Vancouver voters disagreed that B.C. would beneﬁt from more oil tankers on the coast. People should take all the survey results with “a high level of caution” said UBC political science professor Maxwell Cameron, citing factors such as the federal election

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still being many months out and the small sample size used. Chief among Cameron’s issues with the survey is the “massive margin of error” at plus or minus 5.6 percentage points for each riding. “Meaning you could be off by as much as 10 per cent on any of these questions,” said Cameron, adding that using a sample size closer to 2,000 people would paint a more accurate picture. Canseco said the 300-respondent sample size is robust enough to issue these early polling numbers, but there are more important factors that Insights considers to get a well-rounded response: polling people that “accurately represent the ridings” in terms of demographics and past voting behaviour. “You could be talking to 20,000 people, but if all of them are non-voters, or from the same area, or the same gender, it doesn’t matter much,” said Canseco. Cameron said he suspects the Dogwood Initiative’s motivation with this poll is to try and ﬁgure out in the closer ridings who is the best challenger to the Conservatives, which raises the issue of strategic voting. “Will people be looking at these kinds of

polls — whether they are reliable or not — and try to make judgments about who is the best candidate to unseat the incumbent?” said Cameron. “Voting strategically is probably not a good thing to do. People should be voting with their conscience in a tight race.” When it comes to the oil tanker question, Cameron ﬁgures the Dogwood Initiative is anticipating that tankers and pipelines are going to be an issue that is going to hurt the Conservatives in the B.C. ridings. Mulcair’s political experience gives him an advantage over Trudeau, said Cameron while breaking down the North Shore numbers for preferred prime minister. “Trudeau has proven that he has charisma, but there are still some doubts about him and his readiness to be a leader,” said Cameron. The Insights poll results can be inﬂuential on how the candidates brand themselves in the leadup to the election, said Cameron. “The candidates will look at (the numbers) and decide: Do I want to emphasize that I am a Liberal candidate or do I emphasize that I am part of the Trudeau team or do I emphasize that I am Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and a former mayor?”

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The District of North Vancouver is looking to tweak the zoning in the light industrial area north of Main Street area so it “evolves” as the area east of Mountain Highway redevelops into a residential and commercial hub. The district’s committee of the whole members got a look Monday at some of the ideas being ﬂoated for the area following consultation with a group of business owners, many of whom also own buildings they operate out of. Among the ideas that are being pitched: Change the zoning to allow more commercial, allow property owners to rent out unused space, and add in sidewalks, landscaping and other things to beautify the area. One change of use not on the table is residential development. In the cities around the world that district staff studied, introducing residential uses ultimately precipitated the failure

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Granville Island, as much as I think some people would like it to be. It’s not. It’s where people work.” Council, in the past, has only eroded the industrial area by allowing large-scale commercial businesses to move in, like Canadian Tire and Michaels, Muri said. Coun. Roger Bassam too warned the committee about creating an accidental snowball effect, like bringing in improvements that change valuations and, by extension, assessments and tax bills, forcing current businesses off the North Shore. The area has a very low vacancy rate, he noted.

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A growing non-proﬁt organization dedicated to helping people experiencing chronic pain and their families live better lives is continuing to expand its reach across the North Shore and beyond. Heather Divine, a former North Vancouver resident who’s currently based in Courtenay, has experienced chronic pain since 1990. Over the last 25 years she has worked in a variety of capacities to help others who are similarly affected, for example, with various pain associations. Based on her experiences, Divine launched the People in Pain Network in 2011 and is continuing to grow the organization, offering an ever-expanding number of peer-led pain self management support groups. “Our mission statement is reﬂected in our meeting strategy and it’s to bring education about self management and community resources into the meeting to enhance

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a.m. to noon at John Braithwaite Community Centre; the Lynn Valley Self Management Support Group, which meets the ﬁrst Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at John Braithwaite; and the Mollie Nye Self Management Support Group, which meets the third Wednesday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mollie Nye House. Info: 1-844-747-7246, info@ pipain.com or pipain.com.

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could learn as either can save a child’s life,” he said. Martial arts training offers much more than self-defence. It enhances all aspects of a person’s life and the skills gained enable a child to undertake other tasks enthusiastically and without fear. The self-control learned also balances confidence with humility so that the child does not become arrogant with other children. Yoo says confidence not only protects a child from becoming the target of a bully, but the respect instilled in the student also ensures the child will not themselves become a bully.

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July 26, noon-5 p.m. Info: caribbeandays.ca. SHRED IT AND FORGET IT The Friends of West Vancouver Memorial Library will hold a fundraising shredding event Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For a minimum $5 donation unwanted personal paper will be tossed into a secure shredder in the library’s parking lot at 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca

COMMUNITY UNCONFERENCE INTRO SESSION Open and informal community exchanges, everyone is free to share their expertise, thoughts, opinions or just listen Wednesday, July 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. The session is to prepare for the “Un-Conference” Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lynn Valley library; the theme is Connection, Acceptance and Community. Free; no registration required. 604929-3727 x8168 nvdpl.ca PROJECT BOOK CLUB Learn about various types of book clubs, book selection, topics to prepare and more Wednesday, July 22, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Registration via “calendar” at nvcl.ca is required. INFORMATION MEETING There will be a Business Improvement Area information meeting for business owners in Ambleside and Dundarave Thursday, July 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr.

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SUMMER ART SALE The North Shore Artists’ Guild will be showcasing 36 local artists and more than 450 paintings Saturday, July 25, noon-9 p.m. and Sunday, July 26, 12-5 p.m. at The Pipeshop in Shipbuilders’ Square, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. nsartists.ca ARTY PARTY IN THE PLAZA Participate in a variety of visual art offerings including painting, printmaking and creative upcycling Thursday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. at Civic Plaza, West 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver. All ages and abilities welcome. northvanrec.com FARM TO FEAST Dine on a four-course meal featuring B.C. products

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Our fountains and water features have been shut off. Under the regional Water Shortage Response Plan, we irrigate school yards, sports and sand-based playing fields using the minimum levels required to maintain areas in a useable condition. Irrigation of the soil-based baseball fields at Loutet and Chris Zuehlke have been reduced to once per week. The sand-based soccer fields at Kinsman, Norseman, Ray Perrault and Loutet require daily watering to survive. While a normal soil-based field or residential lawn will go dormant in dry weather, a sand-based sports field will be destroyed if not properly irrigated, which may result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in restoration costs.

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When Christine Elsey was a kid growing up on Riverside Drive in the Seymour area, she remembers the “greasers” coming from Vancouver to the canyon at the top of the road. They wore ducktail hairdos and drove hot rods with their engines showing. They would swim and dive off the cliffs at the canyon. “And we’d all be mesmerized because that would be a bit of the city coming to us,” recalls Elsey with a laugh. The canyon was a popular spot for families at the time, and kids and parents often met for picnics and swimming. Elsey refers to her neighbourhood as an idyllic place to grow up. “It was a very magical place,” she says. The area was rural, with few residents, and there was an emphasis on poultry and subsistence farms. Elsey

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describes the area then as working class. There was a man who delivered vegetables and another one who delivered milk. The family had an icebox, and an ice man delivered big blocks of ice. There were also three small stores fairly close by for daily essentials, and a Safeway on Lonsdale Avenue (reached by bus that ran just twice a day for more supplies. The area also hosted what Elsey calls a handful of rustics, eccentrics, and artists that really made the character of the area. One such person was Owen Dinsdale. A former teacher from Wales, he lived on a six-acre property and was “kind of an offthe-grid guy.” He grew his own food and was friends with all the kids. He often took them for long nature walks up in the Seymour canyon, which is now the watershed area, and taught them about ecology, naturopathy, animals and more. “He was a very important ﬁxture in all the kids’ lives and everybody that was there, and I think he should be remembered,” says Elsey. Now 62, Elsey lives

in Deep Cove, but her parents still live on Riverside Drive and she raised her kids there. These days, her childhood reﬂections are bittersweet. “There were magical woods everywhere. Very few houses, and it was a lot of swamps inside the forest and we all played in those. There were a lot of skunk cabbages and a lot of moss and a lot of old stumps and trees, and it was just a wonderful forest.” But when she was 19 Elsey wrote a poem about her neighbourhood because she was heartbroken. She says there was an inﬂux of development into the area starting in the early 1970s. Lots got smaller and subdivisions grew. “The character of the place has been changed and it has become urbanized,” she notes. It is still a topic that upsets her. Seymour spans a large area of the District of North Vancouver from Seymour river to the west, Mount Seymour Parkway to the south, Mount Seymour Road to the east, and the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve and Mount Seymour Provincial Park to the north. Some have referred to the area as “old school”

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neighbourhoods From page 19 (Northlands, which is public, and Seymour Golf and Country Club, which is private). Access points to trail networks dot the upper regions, making it popular with mountain bikers, trail runners, and other users, and skiing has been a ﬁxture on Mount Seymour since the early 1930s. The Seymour area experienced tragedy on Jan. 19, 2005, when a landslide on the BerkleyRiverside escarpment resulted in the death of resident Eliza Kuttner. Her husband Michael was seriously injured, and a number of homes were damaged. Just to the south of Mount Seymour Parkway lies the area of Maplewood. Currently known for its business parks, strip malls,

Maplewood Village Centre is slated to become a new area hub in the next decade. PHOTO KEVIN HILL. and light industry, change is expected in the next 10 years. Recently, the district decided to move forward with public input about a new hub for residential and employment growth in Maplewood Village Centre. A previous North Shore News story noted that the area consists of 35 hectares of land between Mount

Seymour Parkway and Dollarton highway, and is expected to hold another 1,500 housing units and 100,000 square feet of commercial space over the next 20 years. An interesting mix of industry and ecology, this section of the North Shore See page 21

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neighbourhoods From page 20 also features Maplewood Flats Conservation Area and Maplewood Farm. The Dollarton waterfront also has an interesting history having previously been dotted with squatters shacks, and featuring a thriving counterculture of artists that started in the early 1970s on the Maplewood mudﬂats and adjacent areas. During the 1930s and ’40s, about 1,000 people lived along the shore in squatter communities. Most of the cabins were destroyed in the 1950s. The last cabin, located near Cates Park, where artists Al Neil and Carole Itter drew their inspiration, was moved to a storage site in late June of this year after a group of artists rallied to save it. Nestled in between Seymour, Maplewood, and Deep Cove lies territory of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Members of the larger group of Coast Salish people, they are the original inhabitants of the area covering all three districts.

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Neville Garzouzie lives in the Berkley Avenue area with his wife Celeste. They have three daughters, who all moved to the North Shore ﬁrst before their parents followed. Neville’s parents were of Lebanese heritage, and he grew up in South Africa, where he met his wife. The couple owned a business there for 34 years. They have lived on the North Shore for nine. “It’s a wonderful country with wonderful people,” he said of Canada. When he ﬁrst met his wife at a dance in South Africa, he stepped on her foot. “I’m not a good dancer,” he admitted. Neville had a stroke a number of years ago and wasn’t expected to survive. He did, though, and considers himself blessed. He had many stories to tell of his interesting life and family, and on this day, he was out in the neighbourhood with his camera.

Nine-month-old Aidan (left) and 14-year-old Casey were out for a stroll in Parkgate Park with their owner Kathryn Lundy. The pair, both of the American Eskimo dog breed, go for a walk every day. The park is particularly suited to them because it’s quieter, has fewer animals and critters to chase, and is an easier outing for Casey, who is walking a little slower these days. According to Kathryn, Aidan’s father is the “most winning-est” in his category of all time and won Best of Breed at the Westminster dog show six years in a row.

George Reed was enjoying a snack and conversation with two friends outside Bean Around the World in Parkgate Village. His dog Harry, a Manchester terrier, sat on his lap. George moved to the Dollarton area with his partner in January. They came from Coal Harbour, and made the change so they could own a house rather than live in an apartment. So far, they are enjoying the area and neighbours, who George says are very friendly. “If you want to be dramatic, it’s my ﬁnal resting place,” said George of his new home.

Seventeen-year-old Nick Djonlic was having lunch at the small drivethrough location of Tim Hortons at Amherst Avenue. Nick is going into Grade 12 in September. He lives in Coquitlam and commutes at least half an hour every morning to his job at a construction site on Dollarton. It is his ﬁrst real job and ﬁrst real pay cheque. In his spare time, Nick takes boxing lessons, but doesn’t know if he’ll ever go pro.

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West Van’s Frost family takes root Ray and Ann Frost’s West Vancouver home is a shady oasis, thanks to a leafy maple tree and two majestic cedars. The maple was planted about 30 years ago. The cedars have been there much longer, over a century by Ray’s calculations. The Frost family moved into their new home in 1960 after buying the lot in 1958, the year Ray applied for a teaching position on the North Shore. He was in luck. West Vancouver’s new junior high school, Hillside, was to open in September. While construction slowdowns delayed the opening until January 1959, Ray, his fellow teachers and their students did morning and afternoon swing shifts at

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Inglewood junior high school. Ray taught English and drama at Hillside until he retired in 1986. “We feel blessed for living here and for Hillside, with its interested, engaged parents and good students.” A post mentioning Ray’s upcoming proﬁle prompted comments on the Facebook page, I Grew Up in West Vancouver: “I

love Shakespeare because of Mr. Frost” and “a great guy, light years ahead of his time.” Ray came to the teaching profession by way of sports, journalism, family inﬂuences and marriage. As a youth, he played box lacrosse, basketball, and pick up baseball, and was editor of the Britannia secondary school student newspaper. While at the University of British Columbia, he rose from sports editor of the Ubyssey to editorin-chief. When Ray and Ann married in 1952 and started their family, he traded journalism for teaching. By 1958, the growing family needed more room. “On the weekends, we See North page 23

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North Shore teacher renovates family home

From page 22

visited our friend Marion Wylie in West Vancouver. We loved it over here — the coolness and freshness given by the trees. Plus the lots were larger than in Vancouver,” says Ray. Architect Don Manning, known for livable, efﬁcient, reasonably priced houses, designed their home, incorporating Ray and Ann’s ideas with innovations of his own. A downturn in the industry, almost impossible to imagine from the perspective of today’s fevered housing market, ensured that master tradespeople and quality building material were available. The result was a West Coast post and beam design, with a modest footprint yet spacious enough to include ﬁve bedrooms. Ray and Ann decided to renovate in 1990. Ray remembers “tremendous co-operation from the inspectors. They would come out and advise me; I would do the work as

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adds Ann. “Well, almost,” says Ray. The renovation took

ﬁve years but Ray was in no hurry and he had the skills. The Frost men were builders. Alongside their father, Ray and his brother Ron, with help from their uncles, raised four houses for the family on Vancouver’s east side. “It was the end of the Depression,” Ray remembers, “and it was OK to build your own house.You could move into a house when it was just tarpaper over shiplap and ﬁnish building bit by bit. We built with used lumber and nails that I pulled out of boards and straightened. We could create our own housing and do it economically.” Ray’s grandfather was an accountant who came out from Ontario to work in the cannery industry. About 1900, he opened a trading post at the foot of Gore Street where First Nations people could tie up their canoes. He raised a daughter, Ethel, and four sons. Harold, Ray’s father, was a painter for the B.C. Electric company. Brother Ab (Albert) was a tugboat

captain and Uncle Herb, a teacher. Uncle Walter was a machinist whose photographs of trains, ships and cityscapes are in the Vancouver Archives. “My dad and my uncles and aunt were born in Vancouver between 1898 and 1908, around the time the ﬁrst airplane ﬂew.” Around that time, a grove of cedars were taking root in what would become the Frost family’s neighbourhood in

West Vancouver. Ray, himself a father of four and grandfather to seven, was born at his family home in 1929. Today, he and Ann enjoy their home and garden, and the shade of their trees. “Why would we sell up and move? This is where the family gathers. This is our family home.” Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore. 778-279-2275 lander1@shaw.ca

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Investing involves balancing skills We often talk about rebalancing our lifework-play priorities and activities. But when is the last time you rebalanced your investments? The main balance factors involve diversiﬁcation, liquidity, income need and risk. For example, do you have the appropriate amounts (for you at this time) in (1) the variety of your investments, (2) the investments which can be turned quickly into cash without penalty, (3)

Mike Grenby

Money Matters the income-producing instruments and (4) the risk categories (as in, “don’t invest past your

sleeping point”)? (1) The variety in the stock market, for example, should cover the major parts of the economy – manufacturing, consumer, ﬁnancial, resources, property and so on. The over-all variety in your portfolio could include GICs, bonds, equities, real estate and perhaps a business (plus possibly niche areas like precious metals, jewelry, antiques, art, stamps, etc.). (2) As well as actual cash in savings accounts, you can also access cash

quickly and without penalty from money market funds and Canada Savings Bonds. While GICs, term deposits and other bonds are liquid, redemption could involve penalties. (3) Rent, interest, dividends and business cash ﬂow can provide regular income; Canadian dividends receive preferential tax treatment. (4) Risk tolerance will depend on your personality as well as your time horizon and stage in life. When one investment

or sector does well or poorly, that will alter your investment balance.You then might sell what has gone up and/or buy more of what has gone down or another instrument in that category. However, this could trigger capital gains (outside your RRSP/RRIF) and also involve transaction costs. So another rebalancing strategy is to choose future investments in the category that has gone down in value to bring it back up to the appropriate balance.

Note that rebalancing forces you to sell high and buy low – something you might otherwise struggle to do. Bottom line:Your ﬁnancial balance is as important as your personal one. Review both at least once or twice a year and adjust as required.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE CLINIC VOLUNTEER Vancouver Coastal Health offers volunteer opportunities to provide assistance to staff and families who attend community Well Baby Clinics. FRONT DESK VOLUNTEER Are you an art and music lover? Do you want to ensure West Vancouver remains a vital and thriving cultural community? We are currently accepting applications for a front desk volunteer to greet guests and handle some telephone duties. Experience with cash is an asset. DEEP COVE DAZE FESTIVAL ASSISTANT Deep Cove Daze is a oneday summer festival that takes place Sunday, Aug. 30 in Panorama Park in Deep Cove.This is a community event dedicated to breathing life into the community and getting everybody out and supporting the bands and artists in the area. Musart Cultural Society is looking for volunteers who would be responsible for set-up

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RECEPTION VOLUNTEER A volunteer is needed to help with receptionist duty, membership mailouts, Wingspan mail-outs. Volunteers also meet and greet the public during the following regular shifts: weekends 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. HARMONY ARTS FESTIVAL Harmony Arts Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary July 31 to Aug. 9, highlighting the talent of North Shore artists, sharing the value of arts appreciation and creation, and building community pride and participation. Experience the arts through exhibitions, demonstrations, concerts, an art market, and hands-on activities. Many volunteer positions available. FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER The 2015 Coho Festival is happening on Sept. 13 at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.This year’s festival will offer live entertainment, great food, interactive learning about the environment, salmon and other wildlife. Come and enjoy the festival as a volunteer.Volunteer jobs include set-up, take-down, barbecue, and kids’ park supervisor. If you are interested in these or other possible volunteer opportunities, call 604-9857138.The society is a partner agency of the UnitedWay.

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TASTE

Barbecue fest successful in Similkameen

Tim Pawsey

Notable Potables Who knew that rain in B.C. would be so welcome? Last week’s Similkameen BBQ King event took place against a backdrop of six weeks of scorching temperatures and a weekend of lightning strikes. The rain held off for a while, but eventually a downpour had everyone running for shelter. And I heard not one single complaint, which says a lot about the character of this distinctive corner of B.C. wine country. Much like the small region itself, the Similkameen BBQ King contest has matured, attracting a range of food and wine entries that truly underscore what’s happening in the area. The venue itself is quite beautiful: The Grist Mill is a slice of heritage, lovingly restored. (If nothing else, go for the excellent hard boiled egg and avocado sandwich on the freshest of bread, made with ﬂour ground on site.) The Grist Mill’s own chef Natasha Schooten was crowned the 2015 Similkameen BBQ Queen for the Best Wine and Food Pairing of the night

(judges choice), as well as for the Most Creative Dish. Her slow-smoked short ribs with smoky sweet apricot barbecue sauce on zucchini nann bread was served with a smartly conceived yellow tomato, blueberry, basil and pico de gallo (salsa) that was a shoo-in with Corcelettes 2014 Oracle Rose. That was good to see as well. Earlier this year, the Corcelettes crew took a leap of faith, purchasing the Herder Winery & Vineyards, which enjoys a commanding valley view from Upper Bench Road. Corcelettes 2014 Zweigelt Rosé is a deliciously juicy drop, with bright strawberry and grapefruit notes and plenty of heft (90 points, $17-$20). Try it with grilled fresh Sockeye. Also worth a nod is Corcelettes Gewurztraminer 2013 Accolade, a classic expression that sports an intriguing banana twist to its lychee and rose petal tones, full fruited but well balanced with a dry end (91 points, $17-$90. The BBQ King’s People’s Choice pairing award went to chef Chris Boehm of Penticton’s Burger 55 for his braised short rib and Qualicum blue cheese stuffed AAA beef burger with blueberry basil apricot jam, shallot root beer barbecue sauce, topped with a delicious trufﬂe parmesan zucchini wedge. It was well matched with Oroﬁno 2012 Scout Vineyard Syrah. There is no shortage of worthy stops in the valley. Ever fancy starting

DIGGING IN J"Sa' <P6 3a<" G8Ha DLE(E KEVIN HILL a winery? Stop by Rhys Pender and Alishan Driediger’s Little Farm Winery (open sporadically, but usually Saturday) to see just what starting a winery entails. The couple juggle family and a busy work schedule with working in the vineyard they planted from scratch and running the winery. They’re already known for their extraordinary, shiste-mineral Mulberry Tree Riesling (92 points), and their “regular” Riesling 2013 is evolving nicely. But you’ll also want to check out their green apple, mineral and slate-toned 2014 Chardonnay (92 points), or Blind Creek Cabernet Franc Rosé 2014 (from just across the valley), with quince and marmalade aromas and even a sneaky

hit of jalapeno in the background (91 points). Nor is Similkameen only about grape and fruit wines. Turn off the main Highway at Lowe Drive and follow the signs to ﬁnd Twisted Hills Craft Cider, where cider maker Kaylan Madeira and partner Jo Schneider are producing some excellent, true apple ciders. Dry styled Pippin’s Fate is a superb quencher on a hot day, while Tangled Rose (which blends organic cider apples with organic Santa Rosa plums) make for a delicious stand-in for an off-dry rosé). Similkameen has plenty going on, enough to warrant staying a couple of nights, if not more. For comfortable, modern rooms with sweeping valley views and superb

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PETS

A common sense guide to dog care

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I’m not sure why common sense seems to be so . . . uncommon these days. Part of me wants to blame technology and all the “smart” gadgets that seem to be having the opposite effect and making people dumb. Humans are beginning to forget how to think for themselves. And if that’s the case, maybe someone can create an app for that? Common sense involves thinking with foresight while thoroughly contemplating the present. Common sense involves not reacting — especially overreacting — to a situation, but taking a moment to asses it with a clear head after all the information has been gathered, then taking action. Common sense involves listening to intuition — that calm voice within that guides you. Common sense says that an overweight, senior, arthritic, or physically challenged dog should not be hiking in the backcountry because these dogs are affected by strenuous exercise the same way humans with these health conditions are.This means extra strain is placed on their joints, their spine and their heart due to carrying extra weight, compensating for pain or being a senior dog. They tire faster and their bodies hurt sooner. Common sense knows that all dogs, regardless of physical challenges, can dehydrate quickly on warm days as they attempt to keep cool by panting, so pack water for a dog when going on a hike, especially if access to fresh water is unlikely.

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection Common sense says to stop and rest, and even turn around far before your destination, when a dog is lagging behind. And common sense knows that a dog’s heart — meaning its desire to keep up and follow its owner anywhere, despite its limitations — is one of its greatest attributes and can also lead to its demise. Common sense knows that dogs have a difﬁcult time regulating their body temperature in hot, humid weather and shouldn’t be made to exercise during the hottest time of the day, especially if they are carrying extra body fat, in pain or elderly. Common sense knows that a dog’s feet are sensitive like ours and can get burned when walking on hot pavement, sidewalks and even gravel trails. If it’s too hot for you to walk barefoot on a surface, it’s too hot for a dog. Common sense takes the time to learn the signs of heat exhaustion in dogs and takes precautions because heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke and possibly death.There is a plethora of information available at your

fingertips on that trendy little smartphone in your pocket. Common sense knows that it’s not wise to bring a dog along in the car on a hot day because the inside of a car can heat up very fast very quickly when parked in the sun, causing a dog to unnecessarily suffer, even die, in those hot conditions. Common sense also knows it’s perfectly fine to bring your dog on a car ride as long as you don’t plan on stopping and leaving it in a hot car. Common sense knows a dog should be fully cooled down after exercise before it gets in a hot vehicle that has been parked in the sun, because a hot dog cannot cool down effectively in a hot car. Common sense also knows that when a dog is in a car that’s parked in the shade with the engine running and the windows up that the air conditioning is most likely on and the dog is comfortable in the enclosed environment. So, there is no need to stalk the owner, call the police or become a vigilante and break the windows of the vehicle to rescue the dog. Common sense also knows that if you have a dog and any of the advice in this column seems unfamiliar, maybe you need to take the time to educate yourself on practical dog care, first aid, awareness, behaviour and, well, common sense! 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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Explore the Shore Adventure Quest How well do you know your backyard? Guide yourself from Deep Cove, west to Horseshoe Bay, to answer er our trivia questions for a chance to win a $500 North Shore prize pack. 1.

How many steps are there to the trail at the Panorama Drive base of the Baden Powell Trail/Quarry Rock Hike?

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(month/date/year) was the Lynn Valley Centennial Cairn originally dedicated, in honour of the men and women of Lynn Valley who died in the service of their country?

______________________________________________________________________ 2. Name the animal depicted in the large mural located in the heart of Deep Cove.

______________________________________________________________________ 13. What is the name of the foundry where the bronze ﬁgure ‘Your Ancient Scribe’ was created?

______________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the numerical bearing from the Ancient Anchor in Cates Park to SFU?

______________________________________________________________________ 14. Which long legged, wading bird, has taken up residence in Edgemont Village (in plastic form)?

______________________________________________________________________ 4. How much does the Jade War Memorial in Cates Park weigh (in kgs)?

______________________________________________________________________ 15. What year was Capilano River Regional Park designated as parkland?

______________________________________________________________________ 5. Name the eight cities on the world clocks inside the main entrance to the Birch building at Capilano University.

______________________________________________________________________ 16. What is the distance the Capilano River travels from Capilano Mountain to reach Capilano Lake?

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______________________________________________________________________ 17. What is the listing status of the species of resident bears at Grouse Mountain, Grinder and Coola?

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______________________________________________________________________ 18. Who presented the propeller situated at the fountain in Horseshoe Bay?

______________________________________________________________________ 7. Provide the vessel name on one of the life saving buoys hanging inside the dining establishment at Lynnwood Marina.

______________________________________________________________________ 19. What is the name of the artist who created the ‘Sea to Stream’ ﬁgure at Sewell’s Marina?

______________________________________________________________________ 8. His vision and support enabled the construction of Park & Tilford Gardens. Name the former Chairman and CEO of the distillery company that established this community project.

______________________________________________________________________ 20. Name one of the groups that worked to make Whytecliff Park one of Canada’s ﬁrst marine protected areas.

______________________________________________________________________ 9. Which tree is the focal point of the Park & Tilford Christmas light display?

______________________________________________________________________ 21. What two bodies of water meet at the point where Lighthouse Park stands?

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Wild ride for Overholt

From page 1

“Wait, what?” Overholt said, before being whisked away to learn more about her unfortunate fate.The verdict: a judge ruled that Overholt had performed an illegal turn, using a “nonsimultaneous touch” during the breaststroke leg of the medley. Swimming Canada launched an appeal but the disqualification was upheld. In a strange twist, the men’s 400-m individual medley winner — 21-time Pan Am medalist Thiago Pereira of Brazil — was disqualified for the exact same infraction. Watching this all unfold was a large gathering of the Overholt family, including Emily’s father Carman, mother Deborah, older brother Andrew and younger brother Marcus, along with several other assorted aunts, uncles and grandparents. They, too, took a rapid ride on an emotional rollercoaster. “The word to use is deflating,” said Carman when reached by the North Shore News the day after the race. “It was one of her best swims and we were thrilled for her.... (We were) disappointed with the outcome but respectful of the official call.” Emily’s day was far from over though. She came back out just a short time later to swim the opening leg of the 4x200-m freestyle relay, staking Canada to an early lead that was soon gobbled up by the United States and Brazil. Canada finished third, giving Overholt her second medal See Future page 30

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Future still bright for young swimmer

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of the Games.The young swimmer then addressed the media, responding to the disqualiﬁcation. “To be honest it’s all a blur,” she told CBC when asked about the touch that earned her the DQ. “I don’t really remember too much from the race.The ofﬁcial saw it — I have to trust that they did.” Overholt’s willingness to address the issue and resilience in putting in another strong performance in the relay drew praise from a number of onlookers, including Swimming Canada high-performance director John Atkinson. “That shows the character of the young lady, that she had that happen, dust yourself down and get back up for the relay, lead the relay off in the manner that she did,” Atkinson said in an interview with the

Canadian Press. It was a tough night for Overholt’s parents who exchanged a few texts with their daughter but couldn’t go meet her at the Athlete’s Village. “I must say it was a time when I was struggling because I wanted to be with her and to be able to console her and support her but it just couldn’t happen,” said Carman, adding that he too was greatly impressed with the way Emily responded to the situation. “She really handled all of it in really quite a mature and elegant way. I have to say I just think for her to have to face the media and conduct interviews under those circumstances was just extraordinary and I thought she really handled it very, very well.” Emily’s Pan Am Games experience isn’t over yet. On Friday morning she qualiﬁed for the 400-m

freestyle final, a race that was scheduled for Friday evening following the North Shore News’ press deadline.That race will be her last Pan Am event, but next week she’ll hit an even bigger stage, taking part in her first senior FINA World Aquatic Championships running July 24-Aug. 9 in Kazan, Russia. After that the Collingwood School grad and former member of the West Vancouver Otters Swim Club will spend a year prepping for the 2016 Olympic Games before joining the vaunted University of British Columbia swim team in the fall of 2016. By that time this disqualification may just be a small blip on an already stellar swimming career that seems destined for even bigger things. “She clearly has set some lofty goals for herself,” Carman said, adding

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