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Schools test new curriculum this fall K-9 transitioning to ‘flexible learning,’ full rollout next year JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Kids on the North Shore head back to school Tuesday with that familiar mixture of first-day excitement and jitters that their parents probably remember. They still have the pencils, books and backpacks, but some students will also use tablets in their classrooms while teachers are more likely to use touch screens than blackboards. This year, it’s not just the tools of education that are changing. September marks the start of a three-year program to introduce a new curriculum in schools. At its core is a renewed emphasis on learning skills students will need to carry them through both their school years and beyond that in the adult world — critical thinking, how to work collaboratively with others and how to communicate effectively. “If we’re preparing kids for the future, those are really important skills that kids need to have,” said Lynne Tomlinson, director of instruction for the West Vancouver School District. For the most part, educators are enthused about the changes. It’s unlikely parents will notice any dramatic shifts, said Kathleen Barter, an administrator who works with the curriculum for the North Vancouver School District. “A lot of it is what is already happening in our classrooms,” she said.
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Although there’s a stress on allowing students more choices, “It’s not everybody does whatever they want,” she said. Many of the approaches being adopted in the new curriculum are similar to those found in International Baccalaureate schools, which emphasize values like global citizenship and social responsibility. Several schools in both
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After months of construction and restricted access, the $20million project to widen the sidewalks and install suicide prevention fences on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing is finally done.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure opened the gates on the west sidewalk just in time for the evening rush hour Thursday. North VancouverSeymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite said completing the project is a step towards one of the main goals she had when entering provincial politics
in 2009 — resolving the transportation issues that plague the bridgehead and Seymour area. “I’ve been lobbying for lots of changes, not just the bridge safety issue, but also the on-ramps and off-ramps and the whole transportation infrastructure project that we got approval for earlier this year,” she said. “I think
safety is one of the key issues that prevents people from actually getting on a bike. If we can make the cycling infrastructure safer for people, then they will be more encouraged to get on a bike and then that would obviously alleviate one extra car on the road,” she said. See Fence page 8
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North Vancouver teenagers looking for a big hurrah to kick off their last year of high school are being warned by police that bush or park parties will be shut down. Starting five years ago North Vancouver RCMP noticed a pattern every
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e applaud the completion of the new sidewalks and suicide prevention barriers on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing. At $20 million to widen the sidewalks and install the fence, this is a big cost but we are convinced we are getting value. The fence might not be the prettiest sight but it’s better than seeing a family needlessly in grief.The Ironworkers, along with four other Lower Mainland bridges, was the source of 50 per cent of all suicides by jumping in the province. Numerous studies have found that if people are physically prevented from acting on a fatal decision in a moment of crisis, they can be helped.The vast majority won’t go on to attempt suicide again. But the fences are just part of what
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makes this a good project.We expect more cyclists and pedestrians to take advantage of the wider sidewalks. Clearly, during its design 60 years ago, these people were an afterthought. It’s cheaper to do something right the first time than to retrofit it later. There are a number of road infrastructure projects in the works on the North Shore and around the Lower Mainland and we’d like to think they will all be multi-modal.That means they’ll work for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. A startling number of our streets still don’t even have sidewalks. As they say in urban planning circles when asked to justify the expense of bike lanes: It’s hard to justify a bridge based on the number of people swimming across a river. To put it another way: If you build it, they will come.
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Here we go round the roundabout Dear Editor: Some time ago, residents of East First were the (lucky) recipients of a temporary roundabout at St. Andrews and East First. I was thrilled to see this installed and hoped it would be permanent because it drastically slowed down the commercial traffic that uses East First, primarily a residential street. It forced large trucks to turn right and down to the new low road and didn’t send them speeding over the virtually useless speed bumps midway down the 300-block.
Most of the 300-block is a 30 km/h zone yet this is rarely adhered to by anyone other than residents. The preceding 200-block has a park, daycare, and access to another daycare via the alley, and is also 30 km/h. It also has speed bumps. Recently, the temporary roundabout was removed and replaced with the legacy north/south stop signs, sending cars speeding down East First past parks and daycares and groups of children. I knew the roundabout was not liked by many in this neighbourhood, but if the idea is for increased pedestrian safety, then north/south stop
signs do not create this. Make it a four-way stop or patrol the area more actively. Cut back the trees that block the 30 km/h signage, make it a four-way stop and then patrol the area more actively. Separately, not too long after the installation of the roundabouts, it became increasingly clear that many people needed a refresher on how to operate roundabouts. Perhaps this is something that all of North Van would benefit from. Kelly Mann North Vancouver
Bizarre story of ‘officer boozy breath’ boggles the mind Dear Editor: Re:West Vancouver Cop Sent Home with Boozy Breath, Aug. 12 front-page story. I am still quite unable to grasp the implications of this bizarre story. How did this officer, having been forced to take a breathalyzer test — a test he or she promptly failed — ever get his/her private vehicle out of the parking lot at the West Vancouver police station? Other members knew this
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Why is this person still a police officer? Clearly, this is a case where an officer was given a minor reprimand for an offence that would cost the rest of us a licence suspension and a substantive fine, if not jail time. It is difficult to believe “Officer Boozy Breath” is still a serving member of Canada’s most expensive private police force. Max Rundle Wilkie Kelowna
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On this Labour Day weekend I’m starting to think that employers need to rethink the whole paid vacation thing. Not, like, revoking it or anything like that.The labour movement fought long and hard to earn rights for workers. Before there were labour laws, employers were free to work their employees as long as they wanted — all day, every day. Workers on the way to the factories and mines would see rich folks driving to vacation destinations in their fancy motorcars with their children in the back spilling old-timey grape juice on the seats, all the while screaming, “forsooth, are we there yet?” The workers, naturally, believed that they too should have the right to once a year wander around some strange city trying to read a map while wearing aTilley hat. And so they united, risking their jobs and sometimes even their lives to earn more rights, including vacation days. Now workers are legally entitled to paid vacation days in most countries around the world except for a few backwater nations such as Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and the United States of America. Vacation days are great, but recent observations have me feeling that we aren’t using them correctly. Several of my friends just got back from vacation and we’ve
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I was listening to these stories having recently returned from my own summer vacation in which my family, including two children under the age of five, visited so many of our lovely Prairie friends and family that by the end of the trip we’d covered a total distance greater than 10 per cent of the earth’s circumference. It’s a distance that would have taken us a few kilometres pastToronto if we’d kept going, which is an interesting comparison because by the end of all the driving I would have been perfectly happy to plow the car into Lake Ontario. My friends and I are all back at work now and none of us have the healthy glow one should have coming off a battery-recharging vacation. We more accurately have the sweaty glow one gets after eating a full rack of ribs and drinking two bottles of red wine every day for three straight weeks. That’s all good, though — that’s what vacations are for. The problems arose when we returned to work and were expected to, you know,
get back to work. Like, right away. And not just work, but work harder than normal to cover for other people on vacation and to get ourselves back on track while also going through the 400 vitally important email messages accrued while we were gone. Messages like the several hundred from concerned spammers who were worried about our ability to “please our lovers the way they want to be pleased.” Aw, thanks for caring, guys. It’s not realistic for employers to expect an instant return to peak performance. Can’t you see we’ve got the shakes because we haven’t gone to a greasy roadside diner for at least 24 hours? I mean we’ve literally got the shakes, as in milkshakes are squirting out of our pores. Mmm, chocolate. So here’s what we need: vacation from vacation days. It could be just a little time to relax and ease back into things following our hardworking, stressful vacations. Maybe it could be spending that first day back in a nice quiet room with comfy
couches and a discreet bartender, a place where we wouldn’t feel any shame in the fact that we were only gone for three weeks but have completely forgotten how to log on to our computers. Or maybe a half-day trip to an Internet-friendly spa where they’ll scrape the sunburn off our necks and remove those last few Doritos from our hair while we take our time responding to the few emails piled up in our inboxes that aren’t penis-enlargement related. That would be a healthy way to end a vacation and re-enter the working world.
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Games lacked spectators Dear Editor: Re: 55+ BC Games To me, the athletes/ participants, the organizers and the volunteers seemed great, but the spectator support was pathetic. I watched archery and a soccer game at my local park all four days. For quite
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The new 2.5-metre sidewalks are a “fantastic” improvement over the old, narrow bumpy ones, said Tony Valente, HUB spokesman. “I’ve been cycling across that bridge now since 2009… and it was rough. It just wasn’t safe,” he said. In October 2012, a Langley man was assaulted by a fellow cyclist after a near-collision on the sidewalk. Police called it a case of “path rage.” Valente said he’s seen an increase of people riding on the widened east sidewalk since it opened in February and he expects having the west sidewalk open will encourage even more cyclists. According to the province, the bridge currently sees about 148,000 pedestrian and cyclist crossings per year. The fence’s design hasn’t been universally popular with some critics who say it is a view spoiler. Thornthwaite said drivers should be focusing on the road, not the view — and the fence was designed with safety in mind. The B.C. Coroners Service recommended that
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with,” Thornthwaite said. “You can still see through it but you can’t climb it. Studies have said that, for people who may have suicidal tendencies, having a deterrent like that can prevent them from doing it and hopefully they can get help afterward.” It’s too soon to say
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Community shredding event. Saturday, September 12, 2015 10 am - 2 pm Pemberton Plaza parking lot, 1290 Marine Drive
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Democracy Cafe aims to get out the vote
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Voter turnout in the last federal election was a dismal 61 per cent, one of the lowest turnouts in Canadian history. To combat election season apathy, ignorance and general confusion, North Shore Community Resources is collaborating with a number of local agencies to host the Democracy Cafe, a series of free public workshops that aim to engage citizens in politics in the runup to the next federal vote on Oct. 19. The cafes will run Sept. 19 to Oct. 8 at five locations across the North Shore: North Vancouver City Library, Lynn Valley Library, Capilano Library, Parkgate Community Centre and West Vancouver Memorial Library. “It’s a pretty unique event. It’s not an allcandidates meeting, it’s not
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training, Mollard has spent most of his professional career in the non-profit world and is the author of The Citizenship Handbook: A Guide to Democratic Rights and Responsibilities for Canadians.The Democracy Cafe, he says, is a response to the “democratic deficit” created
by declining voter turnout figures in Canada. “This seeks to, in a small way, address that deficit by providing a forum for people to come and learn.” Political experts will facilitate the workshops, but attendees are encouraged to participate in dialogue and share their own knowledge
and experiences.They are also invited to join an online conversation by using the hashtag #NSDemocracyCafe. Mollard envisions the Democracy Cafe as a place where people of all ages and backgrounds, from youth to seniors and from newcomers to longtime Canadians, can gather and learn. “Being engaged in public life means you’re meeting people, you’re engaging with people, you’re talking with your neighbours,” he says. If all goes well, the Democracy Cafe could become a regular event on the North Shore. “If this works and people are interested, we could see doing something like this in the future at the provincial and municipal levels as well.” Registration is encouraged but not required. Call North Shore Community Resources at 604-985-7138 or visit the individual venue websites for more information.
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North andWest Vancouver school districts are already IB schools. At Capilano elementary, Grade 5 teacher Tara Pringle said it’s an approach that encourages students to be more active participants in their education. Questions are encouraged and it’s recognized that making mistakes is part of how kids learn, she said. “You try things.They don’t work.You try something else.” Pringle and fellow elementary school teachers Jillian Gordon and Arash Kaboli are quick to point out that nobody’s getting rid of important “facts”
or content in the new curriculum. But the stress is on understanding bigger ideas behind the facts, said Kaboli. Kim Coleman, a North Vancouver parent of two elementary school students, said approaches to learning have changed since she went to public school. “In theory I agree with less 1950s rote memorization,” she said. “You don’t need to memorize things.You need to know where to find information.” Coleman said her biggest concern is that adequate resources may not be available for teachers to carry out the type of personalized
learning described. “It’s all the same budget at the end of the day,” she said. An emphasis on environmental science and aboriginal perspectives is also part of the new curriculum. Teachers will spend the first professional development day later this month learning about and discussing the changes. Meanwhile, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong is warning drivers that police will be out in force next week to watch for speeders in school and playground zones.Those going over the posted speed limit can expect to be hit with a $196 ticket.
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Lying in an intensive care unit bed at Baltimore, Md.’s Johns Hopkins Hospital in the wake of surgery to remove a brain tumour, Claire Snyman recalls the moment she realized she had survived. “I knew that when I was able to, I would do something to pay it forward and to give back,” says the West Vancouver woman. Today, three years later, Snyman, 39, is grateful for her health, her latest MRI clean, and this week is releasing a work of nonfiction sharing her story of diagnosis, surgery and recovery, as well as how she learned to stand up and become her own advocate. The book is intended to help others as well as raise funds for brain tumour and brain cancer research. Originally from South Africa, Snyman has called the North Shore home for almost 10 years, along with her husband and their nineyear-old son. She works as a marketing and business
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injury, those facing other life-changing situations, caregivers and medical professionals interested in learning more about a patient’s perspective, as well as people simply in search of something positive to read. Having previously led a healthy life, everything changed for Snyman one morning in May 2010 when she woke up with vertigo. “Everything was spinning around me. I couldn’t figure out what was going on. I got out of bed very slowly and I felt like I was on a merry-goround,” she says. Attributing the dizziness to a bug of some sort in light of burning the candle at both ends in her busy professional career and role as a wife and mother (to a then four-year-old), she figured a day or two of rest was all she needed. The next day, after experiencing what she believed to be her first migraine, Snyman sought medical attention. “I remember lying there in the CT scan room wondering, ‘Goodness, I
hope there’s nothing in my brain that’s not supposed to be here,’ but I didn’t really give it a second thought. Then I was back in the emergency room waiting for everything to come back and I remember hearing the doctors talking down the hallway about some scan that had come back about someone who had a brain tumour. . . . And I remember thinking, ‘Gosh that’s really sad.That poor person with a brain tumour,’” she says. Snyman was shocked then when doctors told her they had in fact discovered she had a rare benign brain tumor, a colloid cyst, approximately onecentimetre in size. She was also diagnosed with viral meningitis, which she fully recovered from over the next week at home. Her brain tumour however, was another story. “I joined what they call the watch and wait group of brain tumour patients, which is basically where they get monitored with MRIs or CT scans, and I was monitored with MRIs. . . .They watch and look at the brain tumour to see if it’s growing and if
it’s having any impact on the brain and the tissues around it,” she says. Snyman also sought second opinions both in Vancouver and the United States. Her condition seemed relatively stable until August 2012 when she became sick with another vertigo attack and a more intense migraine than the ones she had been experiencing on a regular basis since her initial diagnosis. An MRI revealed Snyman’s tumour had suddenly grown, doubling in size, and was obstructing the flow of fluid in her brain, causing swelling. “My memory was starting to go, my lower limbs were starting to feel weak. My brain, it was strange, I felt like I was in a fog,” she says. Snyman ended up undergoing emergency brain surgery for removal of the tumour in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital. “That was the beginning of the next journey really,” she says.While the surgery was successful, her recovery was arduous. “It took me a good 18 months to two
years to recover from my surgery,” she says. Further slowing her recovery was that she experienced aseptic meningitis after her surgery, resulting in readmission to hospital. While today Snyman’s stamina is markedly improved, she still works to manage her condition (which still exhibits at times through lesser migraines and vertigo), through daily medication and her diet, as well as by maintaining balance in her life. That said, Snyman is pleased to be back at work and has an enjoyable busy, home life. “I’ve been very, very lucky and very fortunate to come this far and not to come off with a lot of hindrances and side effects from my surgery. I’m not 100 per cent, I can’t say that, and I’ve had steps backwards for sure, but I would say I’m in a really good place as long as I listen to my body and my brain,” she says. Two Steps Forward — Embracing Life with a Brain Tumor has its roots in
a journal Snyman started keeping following her brain surgery, a means of helping her deal with her emotions. She eventually came to realize her thoughts may well serve others and spent the last two years on the project. She also launched a corresponding website, Twosteps.ca, intended to offer fellow brain tumour survivors information on available resources. Proceeds from the sale of each book will support the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (which Snyman is involved in through her
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Development Information Session Early Public Input Opportunity – Rezoning Application 367 East 8th Street Proposed subdivision of 367 East 8th Street into two lots for the purpose of constructing a single family dwelling plus coach house on the western lot, and two single family dwellings with a detached garage on the eastern lot. Dwellwell Developments Limited invites interested members of the public to attend the Development Information Session with the Applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments. Date:
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for older adults is provided in one of three ways: home care, retirement homes that are most often privately run, and government-funded residential care facilities. Let’s look at these options in more detail. Home care (also referred to as home and community health services) is offered through Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Home care is designed to supplement, rather than replace, care to individuals that is provided by family, friends and community. Services include bathing, dressing, mobility and transfers, exercising, medication management and more. Home Care Nursing (VCH) provides professional nursing care in your home. Physiotherapists and occupational therapists
Older andWiser from Community Rehabilitation Services (VCH) can help you set up your home to make it safer and easier to get around. Numerous private sector providers offer home-care services on a for-profit basis. There are some good people out there but remember you are inviting people into your home so do your due diligence. Adult day-care services, available at the Margaret Fulton Centre in North Vancouver and
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Vancouver. Not just a run of the mill Pharmacy, but an old fashioned apothecary. Lonsdale Pharmacy is owned and operated by Fehmina and her husband Arif. Designed around a replica soda fountain and bistro seating, Fehmina uses her 22 years experience not just to fill prescriptions but to answer questions and to get to know her patients. The modern Victorian design allows for a peaceful wait, to enjoy complimentary espresso, chai, or water, while Fehmina takes care of your prescription and health needs. And of course, what is a pharmacy without a vintage popcorn machine.
Fehmina and Arif are very proud of their unique design, and it reflects on the service they provide. As all of us are concerned about price, drop by with your old receipts, and let Fehmina give you a quote. You will be pleasantly surprised by her competitive prescription prices. Transferring your prescriptions is easy....let Fehmina do all the work! If large line ups and slow service are not your cup of tea, now you have a choice.
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SENIORS Seniors Calendar SENIORS’ GATHERING — SOUND ADVICE Hugh Hetherington and Flo Spratt, from the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, will talk about hearing loss and coping methods Tuesday, Sept. 8, 10-11:30 a.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. nvcl.ca DEMENTIA DIALOGUE ON COMMUNICATION Discuss and identify strategies for communicating more effectively with those living with dementia Monday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-noon. Address will be provided upon registration. 604-984-8348 OSTEOFIT A full body workout designed for those with osteoporosis at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Mondays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.12:15 p.m. $144 for 16 classes. Mondays, 1:45-2:45 p.m. $72 for eight classes. 604-980-2474 POLIO SURVIVORS, MS OR STROKE
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Nursing homes offer 24-hour care From page 18 who do not need 24-hour availability of nursing care or specialized health-care services. Some seniors refer to this as intermediate care. Most seniors are in their mid- to late-80s by the time they enter a retirement home. Typically the service includes your own room or suite, daily meals, laundry, linens, 24/7 availability of staff, outings, regular fitness and social programs, Internet access, health
and wellness programs and transportation to appointments. Some retirement homes will have an assisted living floor and a floor for those with memory issues. Finally, nursing homes, also referred to as residential care or long-term care, are meant for those who have complex needs, require 24-hour nursing care or specialized care and are not able to remain safely in their own homes. Long-term care provides the highest level of medical
care outside of hospitals. Most people in long-term care are older and the facility will be the final home for most of them. Who is eligible for these types of health and support services, how do you access them and what do they cost? I’ll answer those questions in my next column. Tom Carney is the former executive director of the Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society. Ideas for future columns are welcome. tomcarney@telus.net
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Don’t panic over stock market slide Warren Buffett doesn’t panic and neither should you. Since the 1920s, North American stock markets have tended to exhibit a 10 per cent correction once per year on average.The last time we saw this was during September and October of last year, only to see prices recover even faster than they sold off. Almost a year later, it’s fair to say that we were due for another correction. Well, here we are. And as is always the case, fear is at a fever pitch. For example, Apple about 21 per cent from its peak. Shockingly, it traded as low as $92 (a further 13 per cent drop) in early pre-market trading as a small group of panicked sellers entered “market” orders to sell
Community Bulletin Board POLISH FESTIVAL VANCOUVER Celebrate Polish culture, food, music, singing, folk dancing and more Sept. 6, 1-6:30 p.m. and Children’s Day Sept. 7, 1-5 p.m. at Lynn Valley Village, 1255 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.
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indiscriminately at any price possible. “Just get me out!” you can almost hear them scream. Apple’s drop didn’t last, as the stock clawed back almost all of this panic selling within an hour. Selling at that morning’s illogical low of $92 was akin to seeing a dangerous
CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMENNORTH VANCOUVER Meeting will feature information and sign-up for interest groups and a report on this year’s session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Thursday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Guests welcome. 604-980-1274, cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca
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a growing fear that China’s economy is slowing faster than officially reported and more than most people were willing to believe. It strikes us as unbelievable that China’s official claims of seven per cent GDP growth is accurate and we’ve written about our disbelief many times. Their economic growth may even be negative but the world can’t know for sure because the Chinese government deems that truth is whatever they say it is.This is the ages-old nature of dictatorships. And like every dictatorship throughout history, their self-confidence to govern greatly exceeds their competence level. Investors are finally waking up to this realization.
But these are largely China’s problems and not ours.Their stock market, even after a more than 40 per cent decline, remains more expensive than the North American stock market. Furthermore, the fact that their accounting standards and business practices are not as reliable means that the “E” (earnings) in P/E ratio should not be compared to North American companies. Where China does affect us is in the commodities area but that bear market started in 2011 and is easily avoidable by investors (especially mining). As Warren Buffett says, “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”This is not the time to be fearful
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but the time to buy good companies that are on sale while avoiding companies that rely too much on Asia. Also, like Buffett, it is wise to hold cash especially when market uncertainty rises. Sometimes cash is the best asset class of them all. Lori Pinkowski is a senior portfolio manager and senior vice-president, Private Client Group, at Raymond James Ltd., a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.This is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Raymond James. Lori can answer any questions at 604-915-LORI or lori. pinkowski@raymondjames.ca. You can also listen to her every Monday morning on CKNW at 8:40 a.m.
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more than 35 local businesses Thursday, Sept. 10, 5-8 p.m. on Marine Drive between 24th Street and 25th Street, West Vancouver. Ticket holders go door-to-door, present their passport and receive sample food, coupons and discounts. All ages welcome. $20 adults, $5 children under 12. westvanchamber.com
THE BANK OF MOM AND DAD: MONEY, PARENTS AND GROWN CHILDREN Author Derrick Penner will discuss the financial issues that families are facing and provide suggestions for clear, honest communication Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400, westvanlibrary.ca
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landmine a few feet away and still managing to step on it out of sheer panic. While Apple has been a casualty of this dramatic sell-off, the cause of it has been an outflow of money from risky emerging markets (both their stocks and currencies) and shifting it to developed world economies. We don’t invest in emerging markets per se because we deem them too risky and unreliable. For example, we can’t be sure Indonesia’s stock and currency market will recover but we know blue-chip, profitable North American companies such as Apple will. The main reason for the capital flight out of emerging markets has been
NETWORKING BREAKFAST Join the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce for breakfast, networking and a kickstart to business after the summer break Friday, Sept. 11, 7:15-9 a.m. at Holiday Inn and Suites, 700 Old Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver. $25 Members, $35 Non-members nvchamber.ca
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CHAMPIONS ANTIBULLYING SEMINAR Champions Martial Arts Academy is hosting a seminar Saturday, Sept. 12, 2-3:30 p.m. at 125 1st St. E, North Vancouver. Free and open to the public. 604-983-3799, championswayoflife.com Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 - North Shore News - A23
YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE
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Vietnamese resort overlooksVinh Hy Bay, northeast of Ho Chi Minh City
Amano’i villa slows things down “And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow…” —William ButlerYeats
MIKE GRENBY ContributingWriter
VIETNAM Population: 126,865,000 in an area slightly smaller than California. Since 2000, Vietnam’s economic growth rate has been among the highest in the world, and, in 2011, it had the highest Global Growth Generators Index among 11 major economies. —Wikipedia AMANO’I Vinh HyVillage, Vinh Hai Commune, Ninh Hai District NinhThuan Province,Vietnam Telephone: (84)68-377-0777 Email: amanoi@ amanresorts.com
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Vinh Hy Bay,Vietnam: The Irish poet William Butler Yeats was writing about The Lake Isle of Innisfree when he penned the line above. But if he were alive today, he could well have been describing Amano’i on the remote mountainous coast north of Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon. For Amano’i also translates as “peaceful place” — the kind of place most of us need to visit now and again to take a break from today’s hectic world. Given the country’s turbulent history, perhaps it’s surprising to find this sort of peace in Vietnam — especially if you spend any time dodging the literally millions of scooters in Ho Chi Minh City or on the highways. “That’s why we suggest our guests do their Indochina sightseeing and cultural touring first, then finish up here for some relaxation,” said Sean Flakelar, Amano’i general manager. Getting here is a small adventure in itself. You would probably fly via one of the major Asian hubs to Ho Chi Minh City, then take a one-hour local flight to Cam Ranh Airport which services nearby Nha Trang. This is where the peace starts “dropping slow,” as an Amano’i driver meets you and even helps you put on your seatbelt in the vehicle, where you find bottles of water and a jar of candied dried banana snacks to sustain you during the one-hour, 55-kilometre drive to the resort. The hustle of local village scenery soon gives way to the beach and mountain tranquility of Nui Chua National Park and eventually Vinh Hy, considered one of the country’s four most beautiful bays. Cristy Gonzales and her front office staff greet you with cooling facecloths as you arrive at Amano’i’s central pavilion, with its broad staircase climbing up to the bar and restaurant.
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dressing and help speed the healing process. And there was no charge. Whether it was a buggy driver getting out of the buggy when dropping you off at your pavilion, a spa attendant remembering your workout routine, a waitperson serving you at your favourite table — or general manager Flakelar providing clothes from both the shop and his wife when an airline lost a guest’s suitcase — you felt truly cared for. — The activities. Flakelar broke down the guest experiences as: (1) Land: Visiting the Cham Tower of Po Klong Garai and shopping in nearby Phan Rang City; walking around the friendly fishing village of Vinh Hy — and then, by contrast, visiting the very poor Rag Lai indigenous tribe only a few minutes away up in
the hills; trekking into the nearby rock formations. (2) Water: Hobie Cat sailing, kayaking, snorkelling, swimming in the ocean or the beach club pool, or simply lazing in the sun or under an umbrella: peacefulness at its best. (3) Fitness and wellness: Choose from the morning complimentary yoga sessions in the Lotus Lake pavilion, tennis and the wide variety of treatments offered in the spa. To that list I would add: (4) Dining: whether in the dining room, by the cliff pool, at the beach club, at a deserted beach accessible by kayak or in your pavilion and catered by executive chef Daniel Woodbridge who kindly created a special menu for each of our dinners.We ended up repeating our favourites several times: a dozen tiny scallops each, pomelo salad, seared tuna, flash-grilled shrimp, mixed green avocado salad with sweet lemon dressing and a special local dessert of tapioca topped with tropical fruit. “And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow . . .” I know poet Yeats would have loved it here. — North Shore News money columnist and travel writer Mike Grenby teaches journalism at Bond University on Australia’s Gold Coast – mgrenby@bond.edu.au
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One of the perks of my self-employment is that I am able to take my dogs with me throughout my day. Not only do I enjoy their company while I drive, but I am able to take them for walks or hikes at any time of the day between clients and classes. When we get home, they are well exercised and ready to relax and let me enjoy a quiet evening and a glass of wine. When I purchased my Toyota Tacoma seven years ago, I did so knowing that I would be carrying precious cargo in the back and spent a few extra bucks to ensure their comfort and safety, especially in inclement weather, thus creating the Taj Mahal of dog vehicles. It may seem counter productive to offer this advice, but many people, like me, enjoy the company of their dogs as they run errands. It is possible to travel with your dog on warm days if you take proper precautions to ensure the dog’s safety and comfort.
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the heat and sun from windows. Even though I park in the shade, I still use them to help keep the interior of my canopy cool from reflected sun light. My dogs stay within the security of my truck’s canopy. I spent a fair amount of money getting the inside of the canopy that covers the bed of my truck insulated, which not only keeps it warmer in the winter months, but cool in the summer. Tinted windows with UV-reflective coatings offers additional protection. You can also purchase window guards, which allow you to open windows fully without the fear of your dog escaping. In the bed of my pickup I have an AC outlet that allows me to plug in either a fan or heater. It runs off my truck battery whether the engine is running or not. Portable fans can be purchased at many vehicle accessory stores. They plug into what used to be called a cigarette lighter, but is now referred to as the cell phone charger adaptor. Some are even battery operated if your vehicle no longer has an adaptor. Accessibility to cool water is a must. I place a small ice pack, available at most camping supply stores, in my dog’s water bucket which helps keep the water cool. I also place larger ice-gel packs within
the covering of the dog beds to keep their beds cool. Now the disclaimer: I still don’t recommend people take their dogs with them when temperatures are high. I am a very conscientious dog owner and take extra precautions that others may not consider before I leave my dogs in my truck. The biggest precaution is that I never put my dogs in my truck if it has been sitting in the sun. The back of my canopy has to be cool if I am going to take my dogs anywhere with me. I also never put my dogs in my truck if they are hot, such as after exercise. They must be completely cooled down and fully hydrated before I place them in the truck. Even with these precautions I don’t take my dogs and leave them in my truck when temperatures are high, regardless of how much they want to come. Being a conscientious dog owner means putting my dogs’ needs for safety and comfort before mine. So as much as I’d miss them, they stay home in the safety and comfort of the house when it’s hot. 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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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
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Eagles flying for 50 years Carson Graham celebrating half a century of football
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On the eve of a 50th anniversary celebration, the founder of the football program at Carson Graham secondary still has vivid memories from that first season in 1965. They aren’t memories of stirring victories on the field but rather scrambles off the field to complete all the thankless tasks needed to start a team from scratch. “I remember getting about 20 guys together and painting helmets,” Earl Henderson, now 77, says with a laugh on the phone from his home in Victoria. “I had to do all those things myself, all the way through. I wasn’t lucky enough to have a field that was always lined. I had to go line it at lunch hour for the game that night.” From those humble beginnings the program grew.What he couldn’t produce on his own Henderson would beg,
borrow or steal from whatever source he could, including legendary BC Lions trainer Bill Reichelt and CFL Hall of Famer Bob Ackles. “I tried to keep the costs down for the kids as much as I could,” says Henderson. “If a kid needed a pair of shoes and couldn’t afford it I’d go to the Lions. I knew Bobby Ackles very well — he and I grew up in football together — and when he was the equipment guy he’d give me pairs of shoes for the guys.” Henderson stayed on as head coach for 27 years before handpicking John Buchanan to take over. Henderson volunteered as an assistant for three more years after retiring, driving in from Coquitlam each day, while Buchanan learned the head coaching ropes. “He’s been fantastic — you can chalk that up on my scoreboard,” Henderson says of Buchanan, laughing again. “He took that program to a whole new
level that I never got to.” Buchanan guided the team for 20 years, sending several players to the pros and winning the team’s only AAA title in 2001 (the Eagles won the AA title in 1993) before stepping down from the head coaching spot prior to this season. The list of famous Carson Graham alumni includes former NFL player Jerome Pathon as well as 15 CFL players, including standouts such as Gerald Roper, Paris Jackson, Sean Millington and Glen Suitor. Coach Brian Brady has taken over the team this year, becoming only the fifth head coach in the history of the program. Another of those head coaches was Larry Donohoe, currently an assistant coach in his 36th year with the team. Donohoe, who was the head coach for two seasons, cocoaching with Ray Marshall for one of them, joined the team at a time when his life was at a crossroads following the death of his father.
“Earl Henderson, after my dad passed away in 1980, said if you’re not going back to school you’re going to coach,” remembers Donohoe. “I haven’t left yet.” Donohoe is organizing the team’s 50th anniversary celebrations to coincide with the team’s homecoming game against West Vancouver Sept. 19. Events will include a tailgate party at 11 a.m., the varsity game (admission by donation to the Harvest Project) at 1:30 p.m., and a reunion celebration in the evening at Narrows Public House. For Donohoe, football has been a huge part of his life since he first strapped on pads himself as a running back and receiver for the Eagles. “There’s team bonding in every sport but for some reason it just seems that for football it’s just different,” says Donohoe. “I still see a lot of the guys that I played with in ’79 and ’80. It’s funny, I can’t remember
any math test I ever took but I can remember just about every game that we played.Those were good times and we got a lot out of it.When Earl scooped me back in to coach it was worth something for me to be involved.” Football means family for Donohoe, literally and figuratively. He played with Suitor, a 1989 Grey Cup champion with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and now an analyst for TSN, in the late 1970s and now they are brothers-in-law. “Glen was always a student of the game, he took it very, very seriously,” says Donohoe. “He’d always push us to get out and throw. He was very driven and it obviously paid off for him.” Suitor likely won’t be able to make it to the anniversary due to his broadcasting schedule but he’s already sent in a message to be read out on See Football page 26
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the celebration day. In it Suitor recalls his first practice. “I’m paraphrasing but will not forget the message from coach Henderson that day,” Suitor writes. “He said: ‘Men, welcome to the Carson Graham Eagles, if you are here for the jacket and to become the big man on campus, there is the door and you can leave now because we will play with nine players if they are the right nine and here for the right reasons.’ I knew at that moment that if you worked hard and were a team player you could make the team. Earl Henderson would be a positive influence for me and I have always considered him a mentor.” Henderson says he’s proud of the Carson players who made a mark in the professional leagues but added he’d also like to acknowledge the backups who committed the time and effort to play on the team knowing that there wouldn’t always be playing time for them. His voice cracks slightly as he recalls the effort the players put in week in and week out to play a handful of games a year. “I’m just as proud of the kids who were third, fourth, fifth
stringers who came out and busted their butts in practice every day,” he says. “If you ask around the league, you’ll find that I was the kind of coach that anytime we got either ahead enough that I thought we were going to win or behind enough that I didn’t think we had a chance to win, all those kids that were subs got in the game. I wasn’t the kind of guy who played my first string all the time.” Henderson and his wife were involved in a serious boat accident a month ago in Victoria that left Earl with a broken shoulder, five broken ribs and a broken lumbar vertebra, while his wife suffered 17 broken ribs. The old coach says he won’t come to the anniversary celebration if his wife needs him to stay on the Island but if she is healthy enough in two weeks he will try to make it to over to see his old team once more. “I’m really, really planning on it because I love all those guys and I’d really like to see them.” ••• For more information about the anniversary celebrations or to purchase tickets to the reunion contact Larry Donohoe by email at sportswest@telus.net.
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