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Filipinos rally to aid homeland True picture still emerging; Feds to match donated funds

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The Filipino community on the North Shore is pulling together to offer comfort to those whose friends and family are still unaccounted for in the wake ofTyphoon Haiyan — and to raise money to help survivors. “Even as we speak, we have the leaders of the community making calls,” said Alvin Koh Relleve, president of the North Vancouver Filipino Community Centre.

Relleve said community leaders throughout Metro Vancouver met Sunday and launched a campaign aimed at raising as much money as possible for Canadian Red Cross’s typhoon relief fund by the end of this month. The Canadian government has said it will match funds donated to relief organizations speciﬁcally for typhoon relief by Dec. 9. Beyond the immediate need for aid, community leaders have been offering comfort to those whose loved ones are still unaccounted for in some of the worst-hit areas like Tacloban in the central Philippines. One woman has not been able to contact her parents in Tacloban, said Relleve. “I have friends there. See 9 million page 3

Veteran’s stolen medals returned BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A West Vancouver veteran who had a lifetime’s worth of military and merit medals stolen last week, has now had them returned. Five days after they were stolen in a smashand-grab from Murray Newman’s Beacon Lane home, someone dropped

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9 million affected by typhoon, storm surge From page 1 I cannot reach them,” he added. “It’s tough when communication is (down).” Relleve said he called the head office in Manila for one technological institution he used to work with in the Leyte area, hard hit by the typhoon. “They told me they haven’t received any communication,” he said. “The schools were totally wiped out.That’s the only thing they could say. It will be a long rebuilding process.” Relleve said Filipinos weren’t expecting the typhoon to hit as hard as it did. He added evacuation centres where people had sought shelter in the central area of the country were also hit by flooding from the storm surge. Relleve said people in the Philippines have told him that the images seen so far are just a small picture of what has actually happened in the country. “A lot of them are saying what is being shown on the news isn’t really complete,” he said. “It will be worse.” Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines on Friday, hitting the area around Tacloban — a city of 220,000 people on Leyte island — the hardest. Most of the city has been destroyed, with estimates of the dead ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000. More than nine million people have been affected by the storm. Damaged roads and infrastructure have made help slow to arrive.The United Nations has released $25 million in emergency relief funds. Canada has provided an initial $5 million to humanitarian organizations in the area. For now, Relleve said members of the Filipino community — which numbers about 8,000 on the North Shore — are drawing strength from each other and from their predominantly Catholic faith. From now until Nov. 29, the local Filipino community is collecting telephone pledges for its “Bangon Kababayan” fundraising project, which will go to the Canadian Red Cross. A final fundraising drive will take place at the Barangay North VancouverFilipino Community Centre, 113 East Third St. on Nov. 29 from 5 to 10 p.m. For information email bangon. kababayan@gmail.com or phone 604-773-6641.

Average secondary class less than 25 students ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com

FILL ’EM UP District of North Vancouver firefighters Mike Roberts (left) and Walt Warner promote the Fill the Boot fundraising campaign for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Firefighters will be shaking their wellies all day Friday and Saturday at various locations including most shopping centres and Edgemont Village. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

The size of classes have stayed relatively the same or dropped through all grade levels from the previous year, according to a recent report by the North Vancouver school district. Class sizes for elementary school grades, including kindergarten and grades one through three, increased by only one child from the previous year, while intermediate grades from four to seven had no increase.The size of secondary school classes actually decreased from more than 25 in 2012/13, to fewer than 25 in 2013/14. “The board was really pleased to see the changes that we were able to achieve,” said John Lewis, district superintendent of schools. “I think the careful management of the budget

on a three-year plan is paying dividends — that the board’s able to plan more effectively for the future and we’re seeing that in managing our class sizes.” Lewis, who presented the report at the Oct. 22 board meeting, said one of the highlights of the report is the reduction in the number of classes that exceed 30 students at the secondary school level. “There is a total of just under 2,000 classes and this current year only 61 of those classes are 31 or greater,” said Lewis. “When you go back one year it was 104 classes, if you go back two years it was 107 classes, so this is a signiﬁcant improvement over the last three years.” Lewis said as a result there has been a shifting of staff between the school levels. “We allocated more staff toward secondary than we had previously, so a little bit of a decrease to primary, increase of secondary,” he said. “We also have had a more thorough process at the school level when the school is building its See More page 12

City votes for less campaign cash Motion asks for no union, developer donations BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

In a largely symbolic vote, City of North Vancouver council passed a motion Nov. 4 calling on future civic election candidates not to take campaign money from developers or unions. While the vote carries no force of law, it was meant to head off more of the controversy that has come up repeatedly during the run-up to the 2014 municipal elections, said Coun. Guy Heywood, who

introduced the motion. The vote passed 4-3. “I hope councillors ﬁnd the motion balanced between left and right, and consider it a pre-emptive strike that allows us to put this matter to rest,” said Heywood, who selfﬁnanced almost all of his $9,000-campaign. Since the 2011 municipal election, several public processes have resulted in calls for Mayor Darrell Mussatto and Coun. Linda Buchanan to recuse themselves from votes on projects spearheaded by developers who made sizable donations to their campaigns. Onni’s parent company, RPMG holdings, and Pinnacle each donated $5,000 to Mussatto and Buchanan. Under the law, council members must individually

decide if they are in conﬂict of interest. Taking campaign donations does not require members to recuse themselves. Reﬂecting on a year of political scandal in the councils of Montreal and Toronto and the senate in Ottawa, Coun. Rod Clark said the public is “fed up” with the country’s politicians being in disrepute. “The public is demanding this of us. It’s come before us many times,” he said. “People taking money from developers and then sitting here and voting, supposedly with clear conscience and no infringements, it’s wrong. It’s simply wrong and this motion addresses it,” he said. Coun. Don Bell joined in supporting the motion,

but mainly on the grounds that it was a gesture towards the transparency councils strive for. “I don’t’ necessarily think it means you’re in the pockets (of developers). The problem is, it certainly can add to the appearance that such contributions may inﬂuence how candidates vote,” he said. “. . . We want to clearly reinforce the image that the decisions being made by council members are based on the evidence that’s before them when a particular application comes forward.” After noting that she won a seat on council in the last three elections spending comparatively little money, Coun. Pam Bookham urged her colleagues to vote for the motion. “Never have I sought,

nor accepted, campaign contributions from unions or developers. In fact, 95 per cent of the money spent on my campaigns, I’ve spent myself in order to have an opportunity to be a voice at this table,” she said. “Obviously, it’s not necessary to take that money in order to be successful.” That applies even more to incumbents who have the advantage of name recognition and voting records to campaign on, she added. “I urge all members of council to seriously consider whether or not they even want to have that appearance of conﬂict regardless of whether it is a legal conﬂict or not,” she said. But the three council See No page 12

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PUBLIC HEARING & PUBLIC MEETING Notice is given that a PUBLIC HEARING and PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Main Theatre of the Kay Meek Centre at 1700 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 6 p.m. for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to the District of West Vancouver Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws and proposed development permit, as described below.

The applicant is hosting two public information meetings prior to the Public Hearing and Public Meeting. The public information meetings will give residents an opportunity to learn about the proposed development and ask questions of the applicant in an open house format. Meetings are scheduled as follows:

Notice is also given of the District of West Vancouver’s intention to close and remove the dedication of a highway as shown hatched on Map B. The closed highway is to be consolidated with existing adjacent parcel(s) of land.

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Applicant: Grosvenor Capital Corporation Subject Lands: The lands enclosed by the dashed line on Map A and described legally below, known for convenience as the 1300 Block Marine Drive, south side. Legal Description: PID: 008-988-528, Lot A Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 11926; PID: 011-751-274, Amended Lot 8 (Explanatory Plan 4068) Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 4210; PID: 011-751-215, Lot 7 Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 4210; PID: 004-428-374, Lot 6 Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 4210; PID: 011-751-207, Lot 5 Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 4210; PID: 008-994-498, Lot B Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 11655; PID: 011-751-282, Lot A Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 4210; PID: 011-751-291, The Closed Lane In Explanatory Plan 15273 Block 25 District Lot 237 Plan 4210; Proposed Closed Lane shown hatched on Map B. Purpose: The proposed bylaws and proposed development permit would facilitate the comprehensive phased redevelopment of the 1300 Block Marine Drive (south side) to allow for two mixed-use buildings of six and seven storeys with underground parking, 98 residential units, retail and office space, and improvements to surrounding public space and sidewalks. Proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw Amendment: If adopted, proposed Official Community Plan

Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4768, 2013, would formalize Council’s land use policy direction for the special site identiﬁed in the Ofﬁcial Community Plan.

Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment: If adopted, proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4767, 2013, would rezone the subject land to a new site speciﬁc “CD50 – Comprehensive Development Zone 50 (1300 Block Marine Drive, south side)” to facilitate a comprehensive redevelopment of the site. Proposed Phased Development Agreement Authorization Bylaw: If adopted, proposed Phased Development Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 4769, 2013 would authorize the District and Marine Drive BT Holdings Limited to enter into a Phased Development Agreement under the Local Government Act that, among other details, would:

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Reduce, recuse C ity of North Vancouver Coun. Guy Heywood moved a symbolic but ambitious motion in council last week calling for an end to developer and union campaign donations in local elections. It’s not a surprise at all that those who beneﬁt most from union and developer contributions on this council voted against the motion — though that does not mean they’ve been bought. It’s probably a safer bet that developers and unions have done their own vetting of the candidates and then do what they can to see that their horse wins in the race. It doesn’t always work for them.You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him vote in favour of it. And spending a wad of cash, whether

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Gridlock sounds so peaceful Dear Editor: Thank you to both mayors and councils of the city and district on a job well done.Your overwhelming push for more densiﬁcation has resulted in the trafﬁc noise at my location becoming non-existent between 3:30 and 6:30 daily. If we could get a few more highrises built on Lonsdale, some in Lynn Valley and don’t forget Lynnmour, I think we could have no road noise 24/7.Think of it as North Vancouver being one big parking lot. Again, thank you for a job well done. Duncan Dickinson North Vancouver

it’s from developers, unions or your personal piggy bank, doesn’t buy a seat on council. Voters alone have that power. But Heywood’s motion does come from the right place: a desire to see the council chamber expunged of even the insinuation that every vote isn’t being done with the city’s best interests in mind. It would beneﬁt everyone to eliminate that aspect of the debate and focus more on the pros and cons of each proposal. Heywood’s motion ought to be applied with the force of law across B.C. but only the provincial government can make that happen and there’s no signal that’s coming. It’s too bad. Couldn’t we all do with a few less attack ads, campaign leaﬂets and robocalls anyways?

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Dear Editor: I am not sure where Wendy Qureshi and others within the Lynn Valley anti-development crowd are getting their information. Once again they are alleging that Bosa, the owners of the Lynn Valley Centre, have been refusing to renew tenant leases. I couldn’t imagine any business case that made empty storefronts a positive thing for Bosa, so I took the

time to ask them if these stories were true. Their response was pretty speciﬁc: “Bosa is not refusing to renew leases or . . . trying to force tenants out. Actually nothing could be further from the truth! Recently, the fellow who owned the dollar store did not renew his lease and Bosa even offered to lower the rent to keep him. In all of the planning we are constantly focused on how

to do the project with as little disruption to the mall and the tenants as possible.” Ms Qureshi is right though when she says that “the “uncertainty” of the mall does not bode well for new tenants.” I trust that she agrees that the best way to remove that uncertainty is by ﬁnally moving ahead to redevelop Lynn Valley Centre. Barry Rueger North Vancouver

Story maligned single moms Dear Editor: Shame, on Brent Richter and his Oct. 30 story,WV Bear Family Relocated Together. How dare he write that “West Vancouver just isn’t the place for a single

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Dear Editor: I usually check what’s coming up at Monday night council meetings. I do not recall any mention of parking changes around Lions Gate Hospital and Evergreen House, so I was very surprised last week to see new posts going into the sidewalks on the south side of 15th Street from the hospital parking lot entrance to St. Andrews and on the west side of St. Andrews from 14th Street to 15th Street.There are also new restrictions on the north side of 15th from St. Georges to St. Andrews and on the east side of St. Andrews from 13th to 15th Streets. I don’t know how many patients are in LGH on any given day, but I do know there are about 350 residents

that call Evergreen House their home. My husband, a veteran of the Second World War, is one of them. I visit him every day, twice most days. I live ﬁve blocks away and walk there often. However, there are times when I have errands and appointments to attend and I combine them with a visit to Evergreen. Living on a ﬁxed income I most certainly cannot afford parking fees. I know this letter will not change these new restrictions, but I have to tell you that you’ve added a whole new inconvenience to my life and I’m sure to many others. Patricia MacKillop North Vancouver The News reported council debate on LGH street pay parking on Jan. 4.

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What’s in a pipeline alters the risk “Although Kinder Morgan has conducted inspections for stress corrosion cracking on [its] Cochin Pipeline inWestern Canada through inline inspection . . . the [National Energy] Board has previously deemed the crack detection methodology employed by Kinder Morgan to be inappropriate.” NEB Letter and Order SO-K077-0052012 When debating the merits of pipelines versus railcar transport, did you notice on Kinder Morgan’s website that its Trans Mountain pipeline currently carries crude oil, semi-reﬁned and reﬁned products along the same pipeline? That fact had escaped me until Vancouver-based activist David Ellis brought it to my attention as I began this column. And here I’d been thinking a pipeline would be safer than the derailments we’ve seen across the country this year. Ellis is concerned because, as he travels on business throughout British Columbia, he often drives miles alongside a

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pipeline most of us don’t even know exists. The increased risk posed by what KM calls “batching” becomes clearer when you consider the volatility of refined oil products. Spilled crude oil might burn for a long time but Ellis believes our chief concern should be the explosion-potential of refined product. “As far as I know, Trans Mountain is the only pipeline in North America that carries both refined product and crude oil in batches,” he said. So bearing in mind that Canada’s National Energy Board “requires companies to take effective actions to prevent the occurrence of

leaks and ruptures,” where does NEB stand on the history and operational practices of Texas-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners? The answer is particularly relevant to the B.C. portion of KM’s Cochin line. On Aug. 2, 2013, NEB recorded that on June 12 and 26, six months after it had conveyed its 21 Dec. 2012 orders to KM, the company had “identiﬁed and reported two separate leaks” on its Trans Mountain pipeline in B.C. Although the products are corrosive, especially in a 60-year-old pipeline, such leaks are usually found at failed weldingseams along the line. The current spillsite is approximately 40 kilometres north of Hope, B.C. and the photographs I received from Ellis last week paint a disturbing picture of the cleanup that remains a work in progress. Initially thought to be a spill of about 25 barrels — 4,000 to 5,000 litres — by the end of October Trans Mountain had shipped more than 5,000 cubic metres of contaminated soil to Richmond, for

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remediation by the Tervita Corporation. The company discovered and reported the problem in the course of performing the inspections it was carrying out in compliance with the NEB’s 2012 directives. Nonetheless, the discovery was a disturbing conﬁrmation of the NEB belief that the company’s traditional inspection protocols left much to be desired. That’s because neither KM nor passersby have any idea how long the “batched” contaminants had been seeping into the surrounding environment. As Ellis asked, “What might have happened during our long, hot summer, had someone tossed a live cigarette-butt into a ditch full of reﬁned oil alongside the highway?” And speaking of pipelines in ditches, open for all to see — what about the NEB requirement that pipelines should not be exposed in such a way as to leave them vulnerable to tampering or vandalism? For me, however, the Aha! moment came when I read that, in May 2007, KM had concluded a $50million deal to acquire the

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could have been prevented by the installation of a recommended $500,000 acoustic remote-control shut-off device. At the time, President Barack Obama suggested the precautions were ignored because “the oil industry [had] enjoyed far too cosy . . . ties with government regulators.” A third and startling NEB communication suggests that this is not the case here. Giving a whole new meaning to the slogan Call Before You Dig, Letter and Order KAR-001-2013 was delivered to BC Hydro on Feb. 4, 2013. The letter listed 10 occasions between May 2008 and November 2012 when Hydro and/or its sub-contractors had excavated or otherwise violated the safety zone adjacent to a pipeline. The incidents included ones in Burnaby, Surrey, Hope, Kamloops and Valemount without notice to or permission from the pipeline company involved. A miscalculation at any

of these sites had the potential to create a forest ﬁre or a Lac Mégantic-size disaster right here in B.C. One way or another, the regular spills and disasters Canadians have witnessed this year suggest that, at some level, the billiondollar oil industry still regards million-dollar ﬁnes and spill cleanup expenses as the cost of doing business. Regulatory agencies like the NEB lack the funding and human resources to be everywhere at once. They have little option but to rely on the foxes to protect the hen house. So whether we prefer pipelines or rail to transport our oil and gas products, we need to make sure industry is never allowed to come anywhere close to developing political or regulatory cosy ties. My thanks to David Ellis, his Alberta counterpart Evan Vokes and to the NEB’s Rebecca Taylor for the signposts they offered to speed up my understanding of this complex topic. rimco@shaw.ca

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Treana Peake (third from the right) of the Obakki Foundation visits the water well in Gol Meen, South Sudan. The well is the second one built through money raised by Cypress Park elementary school students. PHOTO BRIAN CECI

WV kids give well funds A group of West Vancouver elementary school students have inspired a program to help bring water to other parts of the world. Sixty-four children aged six to nine from Cypress Park elementary in West Vancouver raised $8,000 to build a well in the South Sudan village of Gol Meen. This is the second time the students have raised

funds to help villagers in South Sudan. Last year, they raised more than $8,000 in six weeks to drill a water well at the village school of Riak Dor in support of the Obakki Foundation.The students raised the funds through bake sales, lemonade stands and from their own pockets, according to the website obakkifoundation.org. The Obakki Foundation

provides clean water to various communities in Africa. Obakki’s founder and creative director, Treana Peake was so inspired by the students that she developed the Kids for Clean Water program. The foundation is working with the students to help other schools in the province learn how to raise funds to build more wells. — AnneWatson

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timetabling and scheduling students, there’s more of a careful review of the classes.” Lewis said one example would be one class with 27 students and two classes with 31. All three classes could be shifted to become balanced classes of 28 or 29 rather than exceeding 31. “The board also invested in the ‘add-back’ budget . . .

of $1 million with the focus being increasing staffing at the secondary level,” said Lewis. “We often use the report just to identify areas that require further attention and in the prior year we had identified a little more staffing to go to the secondary level.” Of the current classes exceeding 31, only 25 would be eligible for compensation towards teachers.The other majority is in the band,

drama or other performing arts, making them ineligible for compensation. “You want your entire band, so it’s 45 or 50 students so that’s exceeding 30,” he said. “But what the band instructors will do is what is termed sectionals, so you’ll have your full band of 50 but then it will break it apart into different sections,” including percussion and brass. Lewis said an increased

number of classes have had no effect on space availability within the schools. “We still have a small decline in enrolment and that’s actually mostly at secondary schools right now,” said Lewis. “That’s where we’re able to manage the classes through the spaces that we have available within the building. So it hasn’t had an impact in that way.”

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members who received donations from the Canadian Union of Public Employees and those who received the most from developers voted against Heywood’s motion on the grounds their votes on the council table are guided by the consciences alone. “The implication here

of course . . . is that votes at this council table are for sale by campaign donations and that, quite frankly is incorrect,” said Coun. Craig Keating, arguing he has been completely transparent about accepting union and developer dollars in his campaign. Keating rejected the comparisons to Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. “Those things are problematic because there was an attempt to hide and not be transparent, and I’ve never attempted to hide anything I’ve done,” he said. He added that not everyone who’d like to run for council has the means to bankroll a campaign without contributions. Mayor Darrell Mussatto, who spent $51,686.43 last election, outdoing his three mayoralty rivals who spent a combined $2,339.37, made a similar argument. “I receive contributions and people think that there’s some sort of return favour that’s implied, and that just isn’t the case,” he said, adding that he has voted against development proposals from developers who helped ﬁnance earlier campaigns. “I think people believe in me and they know what I’m about. I think I’ve been very principled. I’ve been very respected and people support that.” Buchanan never spoke up during the debate. Members of several community groups including North Van Urban Forum and City Voices urged council to pass the motion.

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After conﬁrming they were in fact Newman’s precious medals, West Vancouver police had the happy task of shepherding them back to their rightful owner Friday night. “It’s just like a miracle,” said Newman on Tuesday. “They actually came to our home and presented to them me. The whole thing has just been an amazing business.” Unfortunately, someone did rip the medals’ original ribbons and mounting boards off, though West Vancouver police have already been in touch with specialists who can source out authentic replacements.

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to HOME & GARDEN Green Guide CAPILANO GARDEN CLUB will be holding its next meeting on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Canyon Heights Christian Assembly, 4840 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver.The evening will be a workshop answering members’ gardening questions. LYNNMOUTH PARK REHABILITATION PROJECT Help remove invasive plants, plant native plants and learn about the local ecology while restoring the native plant population in the park Sunday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at Mountain Equipment Co-op, 212 Brooksbank Ave, North Vancouver. dmcdonald@evergreen.ca

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Rare rhodos preserved

To many people plants have value beyond just money, and long term preservation of unique plant collections and even entire gardens has become an emerging trend in British Columbia. I know of several gardens on the lower West Coast that have been given to conservation organizations or municipalities as part of estate planning, Dart’s hill is just one notable example of this trend. Here on the North Shore, one of the world’s bestknown and knowledgeable rhododendron growers is making moves to protect and preserve his collection of rare rhododendrons for future generations.

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Alleyne Cook, or “Cookie” as he is affectionately known, and his wife Barbara are in the midst of preserving their rare collection of rhodos they collected over the last 40 years. Cook has given rhodos to many local gardens

and parks over his lifetime including the University of British Columbia Botanic Garden,VanDusen Botanical Garden and Stanley Park to name a few.Transplanting 56 mature rhododendrons takes a community of dedicated people to dig, wrap in burlap, transport and replant such rhodos. In this case, Cook’s rhodos are destined for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden (coastbotanicalgarden.org). I spoke with Mary Blockberger, operations and volunteer co-ordinator at SCBG, to ask her about Cook’s rhodo donation to ﬁnd out how the gift will help develop the garden. Blockberger said, “When Alleyne approached us

about accepting some of his collection, we felt incredibly honoured.We know that this will be a giant leap forward in the development of the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden, and his faith in our vision is, understandably, quite signiﬁcant.We have long wanted to devote an area of our garden to a spring walk, mixing rhodos with other trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs that provide interest year round. Alleyne’s gift meant we accelerated our planning for this area, and once a suitable area had been chosen, our volunteers got down to work.” As I mentioned, it takes

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with the move, joined by UBC Horticulture Training Program instructor Egan Davis, the program’s assistant Lee Sibbald and their students, as well as staff from the District of Sechelt and the City of North

a community to complete a project of this size and the community included seven members from the SCBG who travelled to North Vancouver to help

Vancouver. I contacted the UBC Botanical Garden to get their perspective on the value of this collection and the value of the training exercise for their students, but they did not return my request for comment.

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under the supervision of Egan Davis and Lee Sibbald worked with seamless progress. Some specimens required ﬁve people to haul on burlap sheets! And they cleaned up too.” The monetary value of Cook’s collection is real and deﬁnable but it is not the point. People who love plants preserve them because plants have intrinsic and transcendent value to society and the planet, especially in an era of ongoing environmental destruction. Alleyne and Barbara Cook clearly understand those values. And so do the talented and enthusiastic members of the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden who have worked tirelessly on a volunteer basis for the past several years to develop and grow a garden worthy of the admiration and enjoyment of future generations. As I have said before, when it comes to plants and perhaps people too, “maturity is virtue realized” and the opportunity to appreciate the virtue of Cook’s rhododendron collection will now be preserved for future generations. Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist. stmajor@shaw.ca

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Interior details unify home From page 15 vibe. Each individual tile was actually made from recycled beer bottles giving the room a funky, retro edge. For the ﬂooring, heating pads were installed and neutral 30cm x 60cm stone tiles were laid for an understated, elegant look. In order to maximize storage capabilities within this small space, the owners decided to have a narrow, cherry cabinet built to replace the pedestal sink. A small, round ceramic sink with a Purist Chrome single-control lavatory faucet was installed. A custom Caesarstone countertop was chosen to complement the sleek, rod-style cabinet handles from Cantu. A modern, sleek toilet was added along with 2 Kuzco pendant lights to softly illuminate the room, instantly adding luxury and elegance to a

very simple setting. It was important to the homeowners to unify the bathroom with the rest of the home by choosing trims, shelving and other interior details that complemented other features in neighbouring rooms. To polish off the look a small, cherry wood shelf was installed where the family painting could be showcased directly facing a traditional antique wall cabinet. This is a good example of how these owners managed to pair old with new in simple eclecticism. The result is a style that is simple and uncluttered and makes use of warm colours and textures that generate a sense of warmth and quality. Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home décor, entertaining and ﬂoral design. Contact Barb at barb@lunter.ca or follow her on her blog at lunter.ca.

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HOME Green Guide From page 13 Seniors’ Room at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Van. Meetings include speakers, workshops and ﬁeld trips. Elaine, 604-929-2928 or Chris, 604-924-1628

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as reclaimed building materials can often be successfully incorporated into a design. A little digging will yield plenty of green-minded options. Capturing rainwater in cisterns for grey-water use is getting more popular and greatly reduces water consumption. As water needs increase so too will these systems. The design parameters for a house I designed on Bowen Island required the collection and storage of rainwater for gardening purposes. And, of course, there’s the simple stuff: Upgrading a standard furnace to a high-efﬁciency variable speed model will make a big difference to yearly energy consumption while installing a programmable thermostat to lower

household temperatures during the day when you’re out or in the evenings when you’re asleep will help too. Incorporating weatherstripping to operable windows and exterior doors and applying a sealant or caulk around windows, doorframes, sills and joints will keep the cold air out and the warm air in, and increase efﬁciency. Designers and builders embracing the concept of sustainable design are becoming more in demand as society recognizes the beneﬁts of a more environmentally conscious approach to design. KevinVallely is a residential designer in NorthVancouver. Follow along Kevin’s “small house” design at cliffhangerhouse.com.

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AUTHOR TALK Guest speaker Dennis E. Bolen reads from his novel Toy Gun at a recent meeting of the North Shore Writers’ Association at the Capilano library. Bolen is a novelist, editor, teacher and journalist. For more information about upcoming NSWA events, visit nswriters.org. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Community Bulletin Board LIONS BAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (kindergarten-Grade 3) will hold open houses Nov. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Nov. 14, 9 a.m.6:30 p.m. and Nov. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 250 Bayview Rd.The school features open-plan classrooms and cross-phase learning, an on-site preschool and afterschool care.

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Louise Spears, Frank Sas and Janis Boyd The 12th North Shore Rotary Wine and Food Festival was held Oct. 19 at Park Royal North. Guests mixed and mingled and were invited to try some of the 134 wines from 27 wineries in B.C., California and around the world that were featured as well as offerings from 21 food vendors. Live music was performed by jazz, ﬂamenco guitar and Latin ensembles. Put on by the Rotary clubs of the North Shore, event proceeds will support Hollyburn Family Services’ North Shore Youth Safe House as well as other Rotary community projects.

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Community Bulletin Board From page 21 soroptimist@shaw.ca SMALL BUSINESS SEMINARS A series for new and aspiring entrepreneurs at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Schedule: How to develop cash ﬂow projections and planning for tough times, Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Identifying customers and clients:The keys to market research and developing a marketing plan, Nov. 14, 1-4 p.m. and Understanding your credit: 10 things a lender looks for in a business plan, Nov. 15, 1-4 p.m. vancity. com/eachonegrowone UNITY IN DIVERSITY AWARD Winners will be announced from among nominated individuals and organizations that have made a signiﬁcant contribution to promoting understanding and mutual respect between diverse groups serving West Vancouver Wednesday, Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr.

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NSCRS interviews hundreds of potential volunteers throughout the year and tries to steer them to organizations with volunteer opportunities that match their preferences. “Your area volunteer centre is the place to start,” says Boesen of those who want to volunteer but aren’t sure of what to do, noting that an interviewer at the centre can help potential volunteers decide what they might want to do. Sometimes people want to do something different that what they do or did as a career. “We help them find the best kind of volunteer work for them that’s going to be successful.” Volunteering can help people gain a sense of satisfaction and pride and feel needed, says Boesen, adding it’s also a way to stay engaged and form a new network of contacts, especially for seniors. “We have these marvelous volunteers at income tax time that do volunteer income tax services for people who live below an

income threshold and for low-income seniors. They get so much out of that,” says Boesen, adding it’s the only social contact some of the clients have. “Non-profit societies could not exist without volunteers. We have 106 regular volunteers at our organization and there is a monetary amount that you can attach to that to know what the benefit is to an organization, but non-profit societies they depend upon volunteers.” This year, the NSCRS is also holding a Christmas Carol Jingle Off in conjunction with Capilano Mall for teams from various groups, including schools and businesses. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for many years,” says Boesen, noting volunteers will be needed to help make it happen. But if Christmas carols don’t interest you, there are plenty of other volunteer opportunities on the North Shore to consider during the holidays and all year round. Says Boesen: “It’s a way to help your own community and strengthen it.”

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Parenting Today The kitchen was alive with energy and activity. There were four children ranging in age from two to six and they were helping make dinner. I know what you’re thinking, “What was I, crazy? Put in a video and get them out of the way so you can make dinner.” But kids are fun.They are fun to be around and they love to help.We were making pizza. One child was shredding cheese, another taking meat slices from the packaging, a preschooler was thrilled to have the messy job of spreading a spiced tomato sauce on the shell and the littlest of

the group was kept busy bringing things from one person to another. And did they ever love eating the pizza they had created! We get so busy that our focus can easily become one of learning how to be efﬁcient, which usually means getting the kids out of the way. Of course, their reaction is to try and get our attention so our great plans are thwarted because we need to deal with their interruptions. So you may as well allow them to be with you. That’s a reason to involve them but it shouldn’t be the primary one. As a parent, you have permission to be as silly, ridiculous or foolish as you wish, all in the interest of playing with your kids. I am now an emptynester so if I’m caught dancing around the living room singing silly songs at the top of my lungs, people may wonder about my sanity (or sobriety). But, when I had a baby or toddler in my arms the same activity was disarming and wonderful. It doesn’t take as much

time as you think to play with the kids and have fun. On a rainy day put on your raincoats and boots and go for a walk around the block and kick and splash in all the puddles. It’s fun and energizing. When did you last play hopscotch? Or build a snowman or throw a snowball? Or run through the sprinkler on a hot and muggy day? Join the kids for a short time and play. They will love it and to your surprise so will you. It’s also good exercise and great modeling about having fun outside. On a cold and miserable day, give the kids cushions and blankets and let them build the greatest fort ever. Once it’s ready, show up with a picnic lunch that you can eat with them in the fort. When you’ve been busy or distracted for a few days and you can feel the tension in the house, break it by playing.What about shocking the kids by offering dessert ﬁrst at dinnertime? You will be amazed at how good you will all feel when

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Kaylie Fung practises casting with her father Nelson at Rice Lake. Having fun with our kids creates an atmosphere of trust, says columnist Kathy Lynn. FILE PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN you do something fun and unexpected. At bedtime, when you are reading stories to your children, use different voices for the characters. If it’s a book they know well, change the words and they will have a great time correcting you. The sillier the mistake, the better. Playing with our kids is not only fun, it has real beneﬁts in solidifying the relationship between our children and us.When we

are generally enjoying each other and having fun, we feel good about each other. Then when there is a bad patch, when a child is being snarly or snarky, the good feelings make dealing with this time so much easier. Having fun with our kids creates an atmosphere of trust.When we spend time with them doing what they like to do, we let them know that what matters to them is important. None of this means that

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Willow trees, of the genus Salix, possess natural analgesic properties. These properties have traditionally been harnessed to produce salicin, which is metabolized as salicylic acid by the human body, and provided the earliest blueprints for what we now call Aspirin. The tips of the soft, supple leaves of the Rubus parviﬂorus, more commonly known as the thimbleberry, can be easily folded atop each other and then pinned into place with the stem of the leaf to create a solid and convenient little bowl in which to carry the berries of the plant. Meanwhile, the tender roots of the polypodium glycyrrhiza, or licorice fern, exhibit remarkably sweet and fragrant ﬂavours that come to life when steeped as tea and reportedly contain an ingredient that is a natural remedy for sore throats. All of this was much more common knowledge when human beings lived directly off the land and were better acquainted with the unique properties of its fruits. “We can identify thousands of brand logos at a quick glance,” says chef and ethnobotanist Saskia Wolsak, “but most of us can barely identify more than 10 plant species. The

B.C. is home to about 10,000 different species of mushrooms, including local mushrooms such as porcini, chanterelle and oyster. Scan the above photos with the Layar app to view more photos from writer Chris Dagenais’ recent foodie adventure in Lynn Headwaters park. PHOTOS CHRIS DAGENAIS thing is, you’ll never go hungry in the forest if you just know what to look for.” Wolsak, who has worked in kitchens in Costa Rica, Bermuda, and Canada, is a student of how human beings interact with and employ plant life in traditional practices, rituals, celebrations, and everyday routines. She also works with Swallow Tail Tours, a Vancouver-based company that supplies the culinarily adventurous with unique dining opportunities that include pop-up restaurants and ﬁne dining experiences in the wilds of British Columbia. Wolsak leads the botany portion of Swallow Tail’s foraging See Lunch page 33

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Romancing the Stove Meatloaf is one of my ultimate comfort foods; it’s a meal that to me just feels cozy and soulwarming. In researching this article I came upon some pretty bizarre meatloaf recipes containing things like coffee and sundried tomatoes. Needless to say, those didn’t make the cut. This is a recipe for basic, bring-backmemories meatloaf, glistening with a glaze of plain old ketchup, and it’s delicious. Two tips for making meatloaf: 1) Don’t overwork the meat mixture with your hands. Use a light touch or you’ll end up with a nasty, pasty consistency. 2) Don’t bake meatloaf in a loaf pan. If you do it will simmer in its own grease (eww). Form the meat mixture into a loaf shape and bake it on a rack in a roasting pan. The classic partner for meatloaf is creamy mashed potatoes. If you like gravy on your potatoes, using a dry, brown gravy mix is a quick and easy solution (there, my guilty secret is out). One more thing: sliced cold meatloaf makes a fantastic sandwich. Meatloaf 101 1 Tbsp olive oil 3 cups chopped yellow

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Preheat oven to 325º F. Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat; add the onions, thyme, salt and pepper and saute, stirring occasionally, for about eight minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Remove pan from heat and add the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste; stir to combine. Let the mixture cool slightly. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, the onion mixture, bread crumbs and eggs. Mix lightly with a fork or your hands until just combined. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf shape and place it on a baking rack in a foil-lined roasting pan. Spread the ketchup evenly over top; bake for approximately one hour until cooked through. Makes six to eight servings. Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots 1½ bunches fresh baby carrots (about 12), tops removed (don’t use the bagged baby carrots) 3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp brown sugar Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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TIME TRAVELLER The concrete light tower at Point Atkinson was built in 1912 to replace the original wooden structure (inset 1909 photo), which was built in 1875. Together, these structures have stood as vital navigational aids and icons to Vancouver for 138 years. In 1994 the lighthouse was ofﬁcially designated as a Heritage Building. In 1996 it was automated and then, in 2010 designated a surplus asset by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, thus making its future unclear. The West Vancouver Historical Society will host a presentation by Elaine Graham on the history and uncertain future of Point Atkinson Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre. wvhs.ca PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEST VANCOUVER ARCHIVES/SUBMITTED BY THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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SCOTTISH STRINGS The Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra’s Rob Waring, Anna Maharajh and Tamsin Lyle, with her children Flora and Rosie, invite the public to An Evening of Scottish Music and Dance on Saturday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Tickets: $15, available at the door or by calling the church 604-980-6071. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Handsworth receiver Kyle Sugimoto tries to shed a Belmont tackler in a recent regular season game. The surprising Royals earned a ﬁrst-round playoff bye in the AAA league and will play the W.J. Mouat Hawks this Friday at Windsor secondary in the quarterﬁnals. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Royals run on heart, brains Undermanned Handsworth hopes to keep dream season rolling Friday

JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

While the rest of B.C.’s high school football teams clashed helmets in the opening round of the provincial playoffs last weekend, Handsworth played the waiting game.

The squad earned a ﬁrst-round bye following a gutsy 24-21 win over the New Westminster Hyacks in yet another contest designed to give coach Jay Prepchuk high blood pressure. “Our guys showed a lot of heart by getting the ball

early in the fourth quarter and taking the ball all the way down the ﬁeld and scoring,” he said. Quarterback Mike Lemoine led the gridiron gang with 127 passing yards including one touchdown. Standing ﬁve-foot-six,

running back Alex Moon was a big presence on offence, carrying the ball 22 times. The Royal defence was anchored by lineman Alex Benning, who mauled the Hyacks for 19 tackles and still found enough energy to notch his own touchdown. Despite putting their footprints in New West’s end zone three times and kicker Matt Anderson

splitting the uprights for a 25-yard ﬁeld goal, the game still hung in the balance in the fourth quarter. With the clock winding down, Handsworth was able to fend off one last drive from a tough Hyacks crew. Trevor Eisenbock handles the other side of the ball as defensive coordinator, and his plans

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Eagles advance to AA quarterfinals

From page 39

were a big part of keeping the Hyacks out of the end zone, according to Prepchuk. The game was reminiscent of some pulsepounding ﬁnales earlier in the season that saw Handsworth squeaking past Vancouver College by one point and snatching a lastsecond victory against Notre Dame. “It’s been pretty stressful,” Prepchuk says, laughing about the team’s tendency toward fourth quarter dramatics. The team is hoping to pick up where they left off when they hit the turf at Windsor secondary this Friday against the No. 4 ranked W.J. Mouat Hawks. “It’s just nice to have that time for some of the kids to rest and get healthy and be strong and ready for our playoff game next Friday,” Prepchuk says. Heading into the playoffs, let alone the second round, seemed far-fetched at the beginning of the year. Handsworth was a AA program until a small boost in enrolment pushed the football team into the deep waters of AAA ball. The team is small, both in numbers and stature, but still managed to forge a winning record, in part because of putting emphases on speed and smarts. “There’s certain things we can’t change,” Prepchuk said. “One of them is how

big we are. . . . All the teams that we’ve played against are bigger than us.That’s something that we just can’t control so we have to use our speed and our agility and our quickness and our determination and our smarts to be able to outsmart these guys and that’s what our guys have been doing.” The Royals run a sophisticated offence and are capable of making quick adjustments depending on what Lemoine spots at the line of scrimmage. “The players around him are smart enough and dedicated enough to be able to understand the things that we’re trying to do on offence,” Prepchuk said. “We’re able to make adjustments during the game that I think a lot of other teams might not be able to do just because our guys know and understand football.” That understanding was demonstrated in a critical fourth down against the Hyacks when Lemoine changed a passing play and the Royals snagged the ﬁrst down. “The one thing about this group that’s maybe a little different . . . is they’re very studious, they understand the game.” With the second round of the playoffs fast approaching, Prepchuk has the team running at full speed in practice. “We don’t go light. All year long, because of our

numbers, we haven’t done a lot of hitting in practice. We hit the bags but we don’t hit each other,” he said. “If you’re not practising hard, you’re not going to play hard.” Prepchuck preaches unselfishness and hard work, but also reminds the team to enjoy themselves along the way. “It’s a chance of a lifetime to play high school football,” he said. Before he paced the sidelines, Prepchuk was in the middle of the action as the school’s quarterback. “We want them to have the greatest experience that they can and know that these opportunities don’t come along very often,” he said. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. this Friday. ••• The fourth-ranked Carson Graham Eagles won their AA provincial playoff opening round game 35-18 over Robert Bateman Friday. Grade 12 star A.J. Blackwell made plays all over the field, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns on offence while also scoring a crucial 99-yard fumble return touchdown on defence. The Eagles will take on the Vernon Panthers Friday night in Kamloops. In other AA action the No. 6 Windsor Dukes lost 14-7 in a tough matchup against the fifth-ranked Rick Hansen Hurricanes in Abbotsford Friday.

Carson Graham’s Sam Williams (right) collars a Robert Bateman receiver in a AA playoff battle Friday at Carson. The Eagles won 35-18 and will now take on the undefeated Vernon Panthers in a tough quarterﬁnal matchup Friday night in Kamloops. Scan with the Layar app to see more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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