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N. Van council censures mayor

Mussatto called out for amalgamation ‘bullying’ BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

City of NorthVancouver council — or at least the majority of it — is distancing itself from comments made by

Mayor Darrell Mussatto in a message to the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. Mussatto sent the email the day after chamber president Louise Ranger made a presentation to

council in February, asking elected members to support a restructuring study — what is commonly the ﬁrst step towards amalgamating two local governments. In his email, the mayor wrote that Ranger’s presentation was a sign of personal disrespect, given all the chamber events and activities he has supported in the past.

“And I have co-operated with the chamber — at great expense to my personal political capital — in leading the charge on crucial economic issues like the Low Level Road. It is with little hesitation that I say if I had not shown the leadership, the expansion project would not have happened,” he said. Mussatto said he was shocked and disappointed

that the chamber would speak in favour of the restructuring study without ﬁrst coming to him to discuss it. “I will certainly have to re-assess this relationship — if, on the basis above, you can say we actually have one,” he wrote before asking Ranger to circulate the email to the chamber’s board of directors. “I hope you will

have the decency to at least do that.” However, Coun. Guy Heywood, the council member who introduced the restructuring study, said the mayor’s email was “inappropriate to the ofﬁce of the mayor” after moving a motion to have council go on the record disassociating

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Vehicle veers off Seato-Sky BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

West Vancouver police are investigating after a vehicle inexplicably went off the Sea to Sky Highway and rolled 60 metres down an embankment, sending the lone occupant to hospital. The accident happened around 7 a.m. Sunday, on Highway 99 just south of Pasco Road. Police only learned of the crash after the driver, a 64-year-old Vancouver woman, climbed back up to the highway where a passing driver noticed her and called 9-1-1. She suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including cuts and bruises, a dislocated elbow and a possible fracture to her ankle, according to police. See Crash page 3

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Bowen residents protest ferry cuts JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A group of Bowen Island residents held their second protest in as many weeks on Saturday to oppose service cuts and fare hikes on B.C. Ferries routes. The latest demonstration in Snug Cove came just three days before fare increases came into effect April 1 and a month before service cuts to small ferry routes come into effect April 28. B.C. ferry fares went up an average of four per cent on Tuesday. But Alison Morse, a Bowen Island councillor and island representative on the ferry advisory committee, said for Bowen Islanders, the fares have actually gone up more than that — more than seven per cent in the last year when fuel surcharges are included. Fares are now just over $46 for a round trip for a car and driver between Horseshoe Bay and Snug

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Fares have also gone up on the Horseshoe Bay to Sunshine Coast route where a return trip now costs $66.20 for a car and driver, compared to $63.60 last week.

A one-way fare for a car and driver travelling between West Vancouver and Nanaimo is now almost $72, compared to $69 prior to April 1. Seniors — who used to

travel free from Monday to Thursday — must now pay half a regular fare as well. The ferry corporation also recently ﬁnalized cuts to its schedules aimed at saving money on smaller routes.

Bowen Islanders were successful in getting the ferry corporation to keep some of the early morning and later evening ferries on weekends by cutting ferries slightly later in the morning and earlier in the evening, said Morse. She said that’s good news for some shift workers who had been worried they wouldn’t be able to get to work if the early morning weekend sailings were axed. “We’ve had people who since last November have been totally stressed,” she said. “These people have been through six months of angst for nothing.” Recently, a large number of Bowen Island residents signed a petition protesting the changes to the ferry system. “I think people are fed up,” said Morse. “They’re wanting to get their message out to government. “I’m hoping the government will listen, but they seem to be entrenched in a position.”

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Crash cause unknown From page 1 The victim has told police she has no memory of the moments leading up to the crash, making the cause something of a mystery. Police say impairment from drugs or alcohol is not an issue and that an investigation of the crash site offers no indication the vehicle was moving at excessive speed or dangerously. “No charges are considered and any further inquiry into her condition is going to be primarily a

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itself from the email and to write to the chamber stating council appreciates the chamber’s role and welcomes its input. “I was certainly shocked by the response that they elicited for that and I believe it’s important to put up one’s hand when there’s intimidation and bullying towards individuals and organizations that come to council in good faith, believing they have a right to express opinions on controversial matters and not be bullied for them,” Heywood said. The fact that the mayor sent the message the next day indicated that he had enough time to consider his words before going after the chamber for expressing a “well known, longstanding view” that chamber members have about amalgamation, he added. Heywood also called out the mayor for implying that his support for initiatives favoured by the chamber should come with any expectations. “I hope that he supported

(the Low Level Road) project because he believed it was in the best interests of the community and not in exchange for the chamber’s silence on other issues that it believes in but happens to disagree with the mayor,” he said. Heywood added that the public has a right to give input to council without it being pre-screened or preapproved. Couns. Don Bell and Pam Bookham joined in making statements critical about the mayor’s conduct. “You have to allow for disagreement and you have to rise above whatever personal response you might have in terms of loyalties or expectations and recognize that as mayor, you have a great deal of authority, but you also have a great deal of responsibility. I think you did not do justice to the ofﬁce you are elected to,” Bookham said. After listening to the comments from across the table, Mussatto spoke in his own defence, standing by his position that amalgamation would only hurt city residents and businesses.

“I’ve always been opposed to amalgamation. I am opposed to amalgamation and I’ll continue to stand up for the citizens and businesses in our community and for their best ﬁnancial interests,” he said. “Amalgamation has not worked. It’s been a disaster in almost every other area where municipalities have done it and I will stand up for residents.” As for the his relationship with the chamber, the mayor stood by that too. “I’ve had discussions with both the general manager and president Louise Ranger and Mr. Alan Haigh, the chair, and I have a very good relationship with them and I hold them in the highest regard and I support the chamber fully in the work they do, they have done and continue to do.They’re very good people as are all the members of the board of the chamber. And I want to wish them continued success in the work that they do.” Heywood’s motion passed 4-3 with Couns. Craig Keating and Linda Buchanan joining the mayor in voting against it.

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There is help for hungry people, but right now it’s in the garbage. Approximately 40 per cent of food produced in Canada is not eaten, according to a 2012 study compiled by an Ontario think-tank, the Value Chain Management Centre. Much of that food could easily be rescued, cooked and served, according to chef Scott Rowe of the North Shore Table Matters Network, who made a presentation to District of North Vancouver council March 24. Metro Vancouver throws out approximately 250,000 tonnes of food each year. “What do we want to do

with this food?” Rowe asked council. “Do we want to turn it into biofuels, compost, or do we want to feed people?” Both the District and City of North Vancouver voted to instruct their respective municipal staffs to examine a food rescue program. Rowe’s presentation comes in the wake of Metro Vancouver’s plan to ban food scraps from garbage cans in 2015. Food tends to get squashed in landﬁlls, producing methane rather than breaking down. However, the plan to ban food scraps does not address feeding people, according to Rowe. And there is food ripe for rescue, he said. Major retail grocery stores often toss out food that is past its best-before date but safe to eat. “The

North Shore consumer has already paid for this food. It’s included in the retail price,” he said, adding that the protocols in place at chain restaurants also result in bulging dumpsters. Currently, only a sliver of edible food is recovered, according to Rowe. Rowe served as the chef of the New Hope Cuisine food rescue program.The day would begin with a truck driver plucking surplus food from retail grocery stores and returning it to the Salvation Army’s kitchen. From that point, Rowe and a team of students and volunteers would turn the food into low-cost meals or free food baskets.The program recently shifted See Meal page 5

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The District of West Vancouver bought the land and two buildings at 2195 Gordon Ave. for $16.07 million from Vancouver Coastal Health on March 26. VCH had used the site for addiction and mental health treatment as well an adult day program. The addiction program, called Stepping Stones, will likely relocate to North Vancouver, according to VCH media relations ofﬁcer Anna Marie D’Angelo. The adult day program can continue to operate in the building for 12 months while a replacement site is chosen. The sale worked out well for VCH and West Vancouver, said D’Angelo. “When the West Vancouver Community Centre opened up, a lot of our programs went into

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n a terse and, at times, accusatory and vaguely threatening email to the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce this week, Mayor Darrell Mussatto contended it was wrong for chamber officials to come out in support of a study into the nuts and bolts of potential amalgamation — particularly without running that by him first. As if the chamber needed the mayors’ permission to speak its mind or owes him one for supporting other chamber initiatives. For someone who is by now a career politician, it’s frankly baffling behaviour, especially during an election year. When given an opportunity to respond to a drubbing by members of council on Monday, the mayor chose to stick to his guns on the amalgamation issue and offer kind words about the chamber. That’s sadly indicative of the nature of

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politics, where council meetings feature a lot of praise and posturing while real scores are settled over the phone or behind closed doors. On the issue of amalgamation itself, the mayor pre-judges what the study will conclude. Yes, it’s hard to ignore other spectacular failures in amalgamation, especially when one of them helped give rise to Rob Ford. But a new study may very well beneﬁt from the mistakes made by other municipal amalgamations, most of which involved sticking together many more municipalities that have much less in common under a different set of provincial laws. In the meantime, perhaps the mayor can work on his tact. It’s silly season again, when politicians of all stripes are getting testy. But that’s no excuse for pulling the heavy card.

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Share the Road signs abound in Seymour Dear Editor: Signs, signs — everywhere are signs. Just like the song, it seems you can’t see the forest for the amount of new signs that have popped up east of Seymour. For some reason that is just too confusing to fathom, the

district decided to put some Share the Road signs on Dollarton Highway. The district must have received an exceptional two-for-one deal on these from their source. I counted 34 of these from the Second Narrows to Deep Cove — and that’s

just one side of the road. Now, I appreciate signs that are informative, helpful and for the public good — but one every block is ridiculous. Who approved this? Factor in the cost of man-hours to erect each sign and we are most

likely talking about tens of thousands of dollars. There are so many of these on the side of the road, that not only are they visual pollution and distracting, but detract from the beauty of the area that we live in. I know of one case where one Share the Road

sign is actually covering a Deer Crossing sign, and any local resident will tell you that deer on Dollarton are a major hazard, and that you need to be aware that they could jump out at any time. See Remove page 8

‘Catchy’ headline causes concern for rooﬁng company Dear Editor: I am writing to you in regards to your recent headline in the March 26 edition of your paper: Edgemont Fire Caused by Roof Fixes. While certainly catchy and clever it caused me a great deal of concern when I arrived home to your paper on my doorstep. Our company, RooFix, regularly

does a large amount of business on the North Shore and in Edgemont Village. But we were not associated in any way with this fire. The potential for fire and fire damage with the installation of torchapplied roofing to is a huge liability to the roofing industry and the source

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where workers are trained in the safe use of a torch and precautionary measures. All of our workers are fully trained in the safe use of torch-applied products, and we have a strict documented procedure to follow when a torch has been used, including ﬁre watches with infrared thermometers. However, the

safest course of action is to use one of the multitude of cold-applied roofing repair products, and complete cold applied roofing systems in lieu of torch-applied products, that completely eliminate the risk of fire and we regularly specify for this sort of circumstance. Sean Pepin RooFix Services Inc.

Black family legacy clariﬁed Dear Editor: A special letter to all of our former customers and friends who acknowledged the March 23 article, Black Family Legacy, by Laura Anderson. I would like to make a couple of things clear. One is that my son Adam is the master butcher at The Fresh Market, not Jason. Also, it appeared to some that we were opening up the store again and I have had many calls and questions to where and when.To set the record straight for all of the kindly calls, we are not intending on reopening up Peter Black & Sons. We are truly ﬂattered and appreciative that we are missed. Peter and Helen Black West Vancouver

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“Health and air quality of 300,000 B.C. residents to deteriorate as MetroVancouver bulldozes past globally renowned science, consultation with elected ofﬁcials, and races toward construction of $500 million incinerator.” - Fraser Valley Regional District media release, Nov. 21, 2013 If anything can be guaranteed about management of the solid waste we put to the curb, it is the unending political theatre it generates. Pro and con voices about waste incineration are raised by regional ofﬁcials, by Lower Mainland and Interior municipalities and by Nanaimo and peaceful Gabriola Islanders. Why should the angst burning beyond the bridges matter to North Shore residents? Well, apart from the fact that our garbage is a part of the Metro whole, if a $500 million incinerator is built and Metro inks a decades-long contract with a corporation that needs an ongoing supply of waste to keep the burner going, where is the incentive to mend our ways? That’s not to say the hyperbole from Chilliwack is helpful, or that Gabriola gardens will soon be covered with layers of toxic ash belching over from Duke Point; but if ever there was a time for calm

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discussion of the facts, it is now. My own opinions on the topic have swung back and forth like a pendulum in an earthquake. Until a few weeks ago, the subject seemed simple: a green cart; a blue box; blue and yellow bags, garden trimmings and a smelly bin of compostables to attract the bears we want to repel — a total of six containers plus an occasional visit from the 1-800 guys to ﬁnd a home for the big stuff, and our garbage is out of sight. That’s it — with the addition of bottle and electronics depots, the garbage and recycling items should end up in their rightful places — so long as we’ve sorted everything conscientiously and paid taxes to the municipality for the work we’ve just done. The subject seemed that straightforward until the furore over privatized recycling erupted to provoke last week’s column and the emissions from

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Gaetz or Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chairman of Metro’s Zero Waste Committee who said, “independent, scientiﬁc studies from around the world conﬁrm that modern, well-managed waste-toenergy facilities are the best choice.” As with any politicallycharged issue the problem here is one of trust. How can people square Brodie’s comment that, “. . . the Burnaby facility has an excellent performance record. . .” with FVRD claims that Metro’s 2013 bottom ash analysis failed 19 times in 479 tests? Some of the most serious failures showed unsafe levels of cadmium, residue from the batteries we use in many of our gadgets. So if we want to see who is at fault for the failures, perhaps we should look in the mirror. Metro Vancouver data shows that even if we achieve a waste diversion rate of 80 per cent — we are currently at about 58 per cent — there still will be an annual load of 700,000 tonnes of garbage to be processed. So, maybe, as Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta and Nanaimo Coun. George Anderson suggested to me, “We’d do better to stay the course we’re on and use the dollars on striving to reach our zero waste goals.” See Get page 8

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Close up the ‘North Vancouver divide’ forward, and thank you to Reka Charlton for an excellent letter to this paper (March 12). I own property in both the city and the district and there is really no difference between the two in terms of the taxes I pay to both and the services I receive or the facilities I use in both. Coun. Bookham’s concerns about the “cultural differences” were utterly ridiculous, and more about

Dear Editor: I am completely disgusted with our local politicians on both sides of the “North Vancouver divide” protecting their little ﬁefdoms, and refusing to even consider amalgamation, other than to have another study of a study to study what might be studied in this regard. Bravo to Couns. Heywood, Bell and MacKay-Dunn for attempting to push this

self-preservation than protecting the people. It seems to me that the people in both the city and the district “aspire” to being one joined and more costeffective community. There are hundreds of thousands of tax dollars being wasted while we continue this bloated bureaucratic duplication. Thank goodness the North Vancouver School District can manage all the schools

in the city and the district under one superintendent rather than two, or there really would be no money getting to the classrooms. It is high time we had one mayor for all of North Vancouver, fewer councillors in total, and we weeded out all the other duplicated city managers and expensive department heads. And for heaven’s sake, rather than the current situation (the city ﬁre chief

in charge of only one fire station, making virtually the same mega salary as other fire chiefs in much larger multi-station departments in normal-sized municipalities) could we please have a single fire chief to run the handful of North Shore stations that already respond to fires across the current silly and arbitrary municipal boundaries? Michele Payne North Vancouver

Remove three of four signs and message remains clear From page 6 You could remove three out of four of these signs and someone new driving in would still get the message loud and clear:

share the road. In conjunction with the signs, the district has also painted large arrows with bikes on the lanes to further communicate to the supposedly illiterate masses

east of the Seymour that we need to ride the centre line. We do this so that the bikes that now travel this bikefriendly highway can occupy one-third of our lane. I have many bike friends

who ride to work daily on this route and have no beef with that community. It’s our own “district braintrust” who deemed it necessary and ﬁscally prudent to erect well over

70 of these signs . . . at our cost. I would expect and demand that my tax dollars are put to much better use. Dave Fraser North Vancouver

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Citizenship bill irks international student Proposed changes to residency requirements would delay eligibility JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A proposed overhaul of Canada’s citizenship act has rankled residents who may see their citizenship delayed under the more stringent regulations. Bill C-24, tabled in February by Conservative MP Chris Alexander, would institute higher standards for citizenship and tougher penalties for fraud. However, the bill also overlooks the contributions of international students, according to former North Vancouver resident Amin Yazdani.

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publichearing WHAT: “Zoning Bylaw 1995, No. 6700, Amendment

Bylaw, 2014, No. 8354” (CD-651)

WHERE: 161 East Keith Road, Lots 12 and 13 except the

east 10 ft. now lane, Block 114, District Lot 274, Plan 878, and a portion of closed road, as indicated on the sketch

WHO: Michael Katz Architecture Ltd. WHEN: Monday, April 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm

Council Chamber at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street North Vancouver, BC

WHY: To receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” to reclasify the said property: FROM: RH-1 (High-Density Apartment Residential 1) Zone TO: CD-651 (Comprehensive Development 651) Zone to permit a 93 unit Residential Development, of which 52 units will be Stratiﬁed and 41 units will be secured as Rental in perpetuity as a density bonus. Parking will be provided underground and accessed from East 6th Street. A density transfer is being proposed from adjacent City land (closed road). This Public Hearing is held pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at kgraham@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, April 7, 2014, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. The proposed Bylaw and relevant background material may be inspected at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from March 27, 2014. If you wish to view the material online please visit www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to Barbara Westmacott, Planning Technician II, Community Development, at bwestmacott@cnv.org or 604-990-4216.

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Land, Learning and Livability April 16th Public Open Houses – Lucas Centre and Cloverley School Sites Lucas Centre Meeting Wednesday, April 16 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Lucas Centre Site 2132 Hamilton Avenue

Cloverley Meeting Wednesday, April 16th 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Cloverley School Site 440 Hendry Avenue

The North Vancouver Board of Education is seeking public input as it undertakes a land management process that will identify options for repurposing of the Lucas Centre and Cloverley School sites. Two public open houses will be held on April 16th to gather input on preliminary ideas and options developed by the NVSD, based in part on community input received at previous public events. You are invited to attend one or both to provide input on these early ideas and options for the future of the Lucas and Cloverley sites. For more information on the Land, Learning and Livability process, please visit: http://blog44.ca/landmanagement/

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Bill C-24 will reduce wait times, MP says From page 9 citizenship in December,” he said. “But if the bill passes I’ll have to wait an extra two years.” Currently, when applying for citizenship, international students and foreign workers can claim the ﬁrst year they spent working or studying in Canada before they became permanent residents. Under the new bill, that ﬁrst year as a non-permanent resident would not count. “As an international student I lived in Canada for four years before I became a permanent resident. Those four years I . . . learned about the community and Canada and the values here. But they’re basically saying that time has no value,” he said. Permanent residents used to be able to apply for citizenship after living in Canada for three out of four years. If the bill passes, they’ll be waiting at least four years before applying. However, the lag between making an

application and being granted citizenship will be greatly reduced, according to North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton. When the Conservatives came to power in 2006, they inherited nearly one million citizenship applications, Saxton said. “When you have that much backlog it just takes you longer to process it,” he said. “We expect that the current backlog will be reduced by more than 80 per cent by 2015/2016.” Instead of waiting two years for citizenship, residents will be granted citizenship status in 12 months or possibly less, according to Saxton. The bill also eliminates citizenship court judges, speeding up the whole process, said Saxton. However,Yazdani contended the system may lose efﬁciency in other areas. Whereas ofﬁcials now investigate an applicant’s residency dating back four years, they may now be charged with a six-year investigation.

Part of Canada’s attraction is its citizenship process, according to Yazdani. If the bill passes, international students with an eye on citizenship may be dissuaded, he said. “I have friends in Iran that are thinking about applying to Canadian universities to come here as international students,” he said. “They’re all a little bit disappointed and they’re all thinking harder.” Saxton disagreed. “I don’t think it’s going to be a big issue,” he said. “The whole purpose of this is to make sure that those applying for Canadian citizenship have a commitment to our country.” Under the changes, more applicants will be required to meet language requirements and pass a knowledge test, according to a release from Chris Alexander, the bill’s sponsor. The bill also includes maximum penalties of a $100,000 ﬁne and ﬁve years in prison for citizenship fraud.

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Two Brazilian tourists had to be helped down Grouse MountainThursday after biting off more than they could chew. North Vancouver RCMP paged North Shore Rescue members around 8:30 p.m. after the couple became

exhausted and stuck in the dark at the three-quarter mark of the BCMC Trail. “They were ill-prepared in both physical ability and equipment, and they got stuck at the snowline, which on the North Shore Mountains right now, is about 850 metres,” said Doug Pope, NSR search manager.

A Grouse staffer hiked down to their position and North Shore Rescue members met up with the group at the midway point before “very slowly and tenuously” helping them down to the base. “It was a tedious process. It took over three hours to get (them) down to the Grouse base,” Pope said.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to HOME & GARDEN

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HOME IDEAS Columnist Barb Lunter offers tips for creating homemade cards. page 14 GREEN GUIDE page 15

It’s a pretty safe bet that I have few friends in the lawn maintenance industry, especially with a nickname like “turf killer,” which I have been called regularly over the years. My lifetime running total for killing, I mean, transforming lawn into something more useful is roughly 725,510 square feet. A miniscule amount when you consider there are millions of square feet of lawn around.The mentors who taught me always said some lawn is valuable in creating a void space to set off the solid space of planting beds. Normal lawns are not damaging to the environment. It is the lawn of perfection, standing tall in all of its green glistening glory, addicted to chemicals with nary a weed to be seen across its perfectly groomed surface, that is damaging to the environment and no longer sustainable or healthy for our families. However, there are ways to grow a healthy

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Is it snowing? The lawn turned white The annual liming ritual that so many people seem to prefer is more about marketing than growing. We live in a high rainfall region and therefore our soils can be acidic, which lawns do not like. However, liming to raise the soil’s pH should never be done without ﬁrst knowing the soil’s pH. More lime is not better, it’s worse for lawn health. Soil acidiﬁcation does not happen rapidly, it takes

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A Public Hearing about redevelopment of four industrial lots located at 3829 and 3919 Dollarton Highway. The proposed development will consist of a ninety-five unit mixed apartment/townhouse project.

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publicnotice WHAT: WHERE: WHEN:

* Provided by applicant for illustrative purposes only. The actual development, if approved, may differ.

What changes?

This proposeal requires amendments to the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaws.

When can I speak?

We welcome your input Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 7 pm. You can speak in person by signing up at the Hearing or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail before the conclusion of the Hearing.

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Questions?

All relevant background materials and copies of the two bylaws are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office, Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm or online at dnv.org/public_hearing. Doug Allan, Community Planner, at dallan@dnv.org or 604-990-2357.

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This is the first sitting of the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel appointed to consider and deal with complaints against the parcel tax assessment roll, with respect to the following local area service work constructed under the provisions of Part 7, Division 4 of the Community Charter: 1. “A Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2014, 8360” (Concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter on the west side of the 1800 Block of Mahon Avenue between West 18th and West 19th Streets).” The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel shall hear complaints and may review and correct the parcel tax assessment roll as to: (a) the names of the owners of the parcels of land; (b) the actual foot frontage of the parcels; (c) the taxable foot frontage of the parcels. The parcel tax assessment roll, or the parcel tax assessment roll, as revised, shall be kept open for inspection at the office of the Director of Finance/Assessor, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, for at least 10 days immediately preceding the day appointed for the first sitting of the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel. North Vancouver City Hall

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the romance of note writing has slipped away from us and to some this is sad. I personally love receiving a handwritten note in the mail. When you receive a personal card in the mail you know the sender has taken the time to think about the card they chose for you and what they have personally written inside. Here is a simple and fun idea for a plain white cardstock that you can purchase at craft stores such as Michaels.These cards are sold in packs so they are very economical and great to keep on hand when you require a card in a pinch.

White cards are nice for everyday use; however, if you would like to send a fun birthday or anniversary note to a recipient here is a cute and easy idea to spruce up your plain white cards. Simply take your stamp pad and sponge and carefully edge the card on all sides with the chosen stamp pad colour. Repeat the same steps with the accompanying envelope on all edges. Let dry. You can edge the card set in one colour or mix and match. Once the ink has dried a personal note can be written inside.

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so it can rest and wait out the drought. Grass is not harmed by the practice. Weeds are frustrating I changed my perspective on weeds years ago and learned to be more tolerant, primarily so I did not expose my children to poisonous substances like fertilizer, lime, moss killer and herbicides. Ninety-five per cent of all weed growth in lawns can be controlled using holistic growing methods. Start by grass cycling to grow grass instead of weeds. Restrict or avoid the use of chemical fertilizer, which grows soft grass and robust weeds. Grow grass where it makes sense, out in the sun in free draining soil, not in the shade in damp soil. Hand-pull the nasty weeds or spray with vinegar solution. Punch holes and fill them up Core aeration is one of the best lawn-growing practises available to improve rooting and turf thickness. But core aeration without topdressing causes more damage to the lawn because the holes in the lawn inflict air-pruning on the exposed roots.Topdressing is supposed to be applied right after the aeration to fill in the core holes to protect the roots from air-pruning. If you use an organic topdress like manure, compost or turf soil blend, then chemical fertilization is not generally needed. Dethatching is usually done in tandem with aeration and topdressing but it is not always needed and excessive dethatching rips out more lawn than it grows. Remember that the normalization of unhealthy lawn growing practises like chemical fertilization, moss killing and over-liming does not make them safe or without consequence. Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist, garden designer and builder, and organic advocate. stmajor@shaw.ca

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HOME Green Guide From page 15 SAKURA DAYS JAPAN FAIR The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival will hold a two-day celebration of the cultural arts and age-old traditions of Japan, allowing everyone to try their own had at origami, calligraphy, ikebana and other Japanese arts and crafts demonstrations, Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, noon-4 p.m. at VanDusen Gardens, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. vcbf.ca

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house Sunday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at the community garden at North Vancouver City Hall by the 13th Street entrance. The event will include a workshop on urban composting. cnv. org/communitygardens INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL The Lower Mainland Green Team will be working with Evergreen to remove invasive plants

UNCOVER YOUR CREEKS on Monday, April 7, 3:15-4:30 p.m. at the entrance to Mahon Park, West 18th Street and Jones Avenue, North Vancouver. Learn about local ecology, engage in

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Community Bulletin Board ARTIST’S WAY A 12week course for artists and creatives wishing to rekindle their passion and direction Wednesdays, April 2-June 18 at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave., West

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PSYCHIC CIRCLE The spring fair is back at Capilano Mall until April 13 during mall hours at 935 Marine Dr., North Vancouver.

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PARENTING

Start searching now for summer jobs for youth Summer is just around the corner and your teen is hoping to find a summer job. While he’s sort of talking about wanting to work, he is waiting until later in the spring. But now is the time for you to sit down with him and help him develop a job search plan. There are plenty of sites online which will give him listings and good ideas and he will want to go there first. After all, when you are 16 the Internet is home to all information and wisdom! Compared to when we were young and had to check the newspapers and local bulletin boards, the Internet is so much more efficient and our kids know how to access this material. You also have an important role to play in helping him with this important transition from an idle summer student to a working teen.

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Parenting Today Besides what’s online, encourage him to collect information from friends, neighbours and relatives about their job experiences. Have him not only look online but tell his friends who have good jobs that he is looking so they can notify him if a job comes available.You can also talk to your friends who may be in workplaces that hire summer students. You may also have friends who would spend 10 minutes with your child

in an information interview to help him determine what he would like to do. You want to be doing this now before the rush. Students who wait until the last minute are unlikely to ﬁnd work. Once they identify some likely prospects the work begins in earnest and for most of our kids, this will be a new experience. Let them know what they might expect in a job interview. Have them practise some basic answers concerning their skills, availability and experience. Identifying their experience can be a challenge because this is their ﬁrst job. But think about it, have they done babysitting, cut a neighbour’s lawn, helped dad with major home repairs or been involved in a major project at school? Their experiences do not have to be paid engagements, simply times when their responsibility

and accountability were brought into play. Service Canada has a job bank online but it also offers some important advice for teens. Their site has a section for youth that you and your child may want to visit: youth.gc.ca. Take a look together and go through the suggestions. There are hints on writing a resume, on preparing for the interview and where to look for jobs. This is a great time to tell your kids stories about your ﬁrst jobs. It makes the information personal. I was interested to see that the site also covers information the teen should not provide until he is actually hired. That would include their social insurance number, driver’s licence number, health card number and banking information. The most challenging role for parents is to See Parents page 26

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PARENTING Kids Stuff START WITH ART An annual exhibition of art for children by established Vancouver artists April 227 at Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. The art can only be bought by those under 16 and is priced very moderately. Opening reception and puppet show: Sunday, April 6, 2-4:30 p.m. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com FAMILY OPEN HOUSE Leap Therapy for Kids will celebrate its ﬁrst birthday with

complimentary children’s activities throughout the day Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at 1093B Roosevelt Cres., North Vancouver. The event will include yoga, art, challenges and games as well as parent information. 604-770-0101 info@leap therapy.ca leaptherapy.ca IMAGINE AND EXPLORE — FLUTTERBY Children ages three to six, accompanied by an adult, will learn about the world of local moths and butterﬂies Saturday, April 5, 1-2:30 p.m. at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd.,

North Vancouver. $8.25. Registration required. 604990-3755 INTERNATIONAL TABLETOP DAY Spend an afternoon at the Parkgate library in celebration of board, card and dice games Saturday, April 5, 2:30-4 p.m. at 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Participants can bring their own games or play ones provided by the library. 604-929-3727 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-proﬁt, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@nsnews.com.

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insist that the child dress professionally for the interview. Even if the job is to be as a dishwasher or in construction, ﬁrst impressions count. If he strikes out and can’t ﬁnd any work, it is time to become creative. Parents in the neighbourhood will be looking for reliable teens to care for their school-aged

kids. Lots of parents prefer teen sitters because they are more likely to be active with the kids taking them places on the bus or to the local park. I recall one sitter we had who loved to bike and he and my son spent some great days biking around the town, having a wonderful time. Prepare some ﬂyers, deliver them door-to-door and ask to place them in local stores, the library and

community centre. Finding work can be a challenge but with a plan and some forethought it can happen. Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author ofVive la Différence, Who’s In Charge Anyway? and But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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LET’S TALK Develop English skills while discussing current events Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. No registration required. 604-925-7403 MEALS ON WHEELS needs volunteers on Monday,Wednesday

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BETWEEN THE SHEETS This Deep Cove book club meets the ﬁrst Thursday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. Each member recommends a book and they take turns hosting discussions in their homes. New members welcome. Adele, 604-9295621 billadele@shaw.ca BYOV (BRING YOUR OWN VOICE) COMMUNITY CHOIR rehearses Thursdays, 7:309:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley United Church, 3201 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver.The choir sings a broad range of music with a focus on fun and the love of singing. $40 per term. 604987-2114 lynnvalleychurch.com CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN The North Vancouver chapter of this national organization committed to improving women’s status and human rights meets on the second Thursday of every month, September to May, 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. 604-980-9076 cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca DUPLICATE BRIDGE Every Tuesday and Thursday, from 12:45-4 p.m. in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Drop-in fee is See more page 31

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Travel inspires eclectic menu

Chris Dagenais

The Dish

ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for portobello mushrooms. page 30

I feel that conversation is a dying art. Far too often . . . wait. Sorry, I just need to quickly ﬁre off this text. Where’s that funny little emoticon with the tongue sticking out? Got it. Now, where were we? Increasingly, we relate to each other digitally through status updates, short link-and-hashtagladen vignettes with tightly controlled character counts, and impersonal expressions of approbation such as the ubiquitous “thumbs-up” symbol. I can’t help but think that through our social media platforms we are not so much learning a second language as we are replacing our existing one with an abridged and oftentimes deﬁcient version. I have actually elicited looks of abject terror from young restaurant service staff when I have responded to a query about the quality of my meal by elaborating beyond the word “good.” Troublingly for many, it seems, there is not yet a one-click signout function for face-toface human interaction. Understandably, when I encountered a skilled conversationalist at Hugo’s Restaurant during a recent visit there, it was my turn to be surprised. Hugo’s is a gem of a

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space, a warm and airy chalet-like venue with vaulted windows, distressed wooden floors, stylish, earth-toned furniture, and an open kitchen that makes for fascinating viewing. Situated directly across the street from the marina at Eagle Harbour in West Vancouver, it is admittedly something of a destination restaurant for those not moored nearby, but my dinner experience there has convinced me that it is well worth the trek. I would return to Hugo’s solely for the pleasure of sitting on their sprawling and scenic covered patio in the summertime, although other motivations certainly exist to warrant additional visits. On the evening of my first Hugo’s experience I was dining alone and took a seat at the bar, a great vantage point from which to survey the meal service. My server, who was handling the entire room by himself in addition to performing bartending duties, had, as my English brother-in-law would say, some top quality chat. I learned from him, for instance, that Hugo’s undeniably eclectic menu (which ranges from Chicago-style deep-dish pizza to lamb biryani) is not a woefully misguided attempt at global fusion designed to appeal to everyone, but is rather a collection of favourite recipes from destinations around the world assembled by the restaurant’s owner, Bonnie Sauder. Sauder has travelled extensively and has lived in numerous countries, finding favourite dishes in each, which now populate Hugo’s menu. This was indeed welcome news as, in my experience, the “something

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heady blue cheese and the crispiness of the walnuts, I understood why this recipe had found its way from uncertain origins onto Hugo’s menu: it’s a truly tasty and refreshingly unique combination of flavours. Next up was a superstar of a squid dish that I will most certainly try to recreate myself. It featured surprisingly tender morsels of loligo gahi squid in black pepper and garlic sauce, served with rice and slaw. The preparation is purportedly popular in Thailand. Hugo’s version is delectably spicy and potent, the black pepper being a focal flavour. The whole dish is charmingly served in a steel frying pan, a vessel used for a number of the restaurant’s items. My final meal item was called Crackling Fried Chicken Thighs and provided some of the best fried chicken I’ve had in ages. Skin-on chicken thighs were dredged in batter with garlic, shallots,

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Mushrooms baked for ‘fries’

Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove You vegetarians out there will be very familiar with the meaty characteristics of portobello mushrooms. These giants are readily available in large supermarkets, and although they’re not cheap (usually around $4-5 for two large caps), one of them makes a substantial meal. Most recipes call for removing the stems since they tend to be woody and also the dark gills on the underside of the cap. Use a butter knife to scrape these out. They tend to bleed colour into the other ingredients in a recipe and they really don’t add much ﬂavour other than a slight bitterness.

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2 large portobello mushrooms, stems removed 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice 1 green onion, ﬁnely chopped 1 large garlic clove, minced 1 tsp hot Asian chili paste, use more or less to taste ¼ cup olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Gently wipe the mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Scrape the gills out of the underside of the caps with a butter knife and discard. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, lime juice, green onion, garlic and chili paste. Gradually whisk in the oil until the mixture is smooth.

Place the mushrooms in a plastic food bag and pour the marinade over them. Turn and massage the bag gently to ensure the marinade is covering both sides of the mushrooms. Place bag in refrigerator for several hours or overnight. When you’re ready to cook, preheat your barbecue or an indoor countertop grill until very hot. Remove the mushrooms from the bag, shaking any excess marinade into the bag (reserve marinade for later). Place the mushrooms on a plate and season both sides with salt and pepper. Transfer mushrooms to the grill. Make sure they sizzle or the grill is not hot enough (you want them to caramelize). Grill for three to four minutes a side until mushrooms have grill marks and are tender. Remove from grill and let cool for a couple of minutes, then cut into quarter to half-inch slices and drizzle with the reserved marinade and additional chopped green onion if desired. Serve hot or at room temperature. Makes four servings. Crispy Baked Mushroom “Fries”

2 large portobello mushrooms, stems removed ½ cup ﬂour 2 eggs, lightly beaten ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs (crispy Japanese crumbs, available at most supermarkets) ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/ tsp garlic powder 8 Pinch of dried basil (optional) Salt and freshly ground black pepper Marinara sauce or ranch dressing for dipping Preheat oven to 425º F. Clean the mushrooms with a damp paper towel and scrape out gills from underside. Cut mushrooms into half-inch wide slices. Place the ﬂour and the beaten eggs in two separate

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that you like), plus extra for topping 1 Tbsp shredded fresh basil ¾ cup grated mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 375º F. Clean the mushrooms with a damp paper towel. Brush both sides with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place mushrooms hollow side up on a baking sheet and bake for about eight minutes, until mushrooms are almost tender. While mushrooms are cooking, heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until onion is translucent, about three minutes; add the garlic and cook for one minute more. Add the sausage meat and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with the back of a spoon, until sausage meat is browned and cooked through. Drain any excess fat from the skillet; stir the marinara sauce and the basil into the meat mixture. Remove mushrooms from oven and drain out any accumulated liquid from inside (use tongs to pick them up). Divide the sausage mixture evenly among the four mushroom caps. Spoon about a tablespoon of additional marinara sauce over each one and sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over top. Return mushrooms to oven and bake until heated through, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately; makes four servings. Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. Contact: ashellard@hotmail.ca.

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What’s On From page 28 $2. 604-987-7529 DROP-IN FUN DARTS Play darts every Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion #118, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Free. 604-985-1115 EMPLOYMENT MENTORING PROGRAM Learn how you can encourage and inspire someone in your profession to fulﬁll their potential. North Shore Multicultural Society (207123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to share their passion for their career. Recruitment is ongoing. 604-988-2931 homas@nsms.ca

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SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE NORTH SHORE NEWS

Furry Creek inspires, humbles by Mark Hood

In the Sea to Sky corridor lies a golf course unlike any that I know of and those who play it are better for it: Furry Creek.

This is a course that plays you as much as you play it, defying you to elevate your game, use your imagination and get the better of it. Its stunning setting provides no end of visual distractions: mountain, ocean, forest and streams. Its layout across canyons, with blind shots, environmental hazards and elevation shifts, can intimidate the ﬁercest competitor. This is not grip-and-rip golf. This is a course where patience, steady

nerves and cunning are your closest allies. It is no different from other courses in that you simply have to play the shot in front of you. It is unique in that you will face shots you seldom come across in an order that shakes you out of your driver-iron-putter trance. There are few holes where rote play leads you to the next tee. You must observe, calculate, execute and above all, think.

This is a course that plays you as much as you play it, defying you to elevate your game, use your imagination and get the better of it. For some, it is too much to bear. For the rest of us, it is a godsend

and can actually make us better golfers. A recent trip in late March found Furry Creek in ﬁne condition for the coming season. It had been wet, but then again, we live in a wet place. The day we played was cloudless and beautiful, one of the best days of the young spring. I was fortunate that day to be joined by friends John Skuse, Andrew Skuse and Dan Foster. We arrived in good time and prepared at a

PHOTO Mark Hood

Since opening in 1993, Furry Creek has drawn accolades and astonishment for its setting, design and sheer audacity. Carved into the side of a mountain, riven by streams and chasms, running hard along the shoreline it is at once supremely challenging and at the same time playable for golfers of most skill levels if you approach it with a healthy attitude.

continued on page 34

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relaxed pace for our round. A minor delay because of frost added to the easy tempo and gave us time to stretch for this ďŹ rst round of the year. The course was coming to life after its winter hibernation, shaking off the cobwebs of long sleep. There had been some weather-related erosion and bunkers were still being reconditioned, so we were to treat a trip to the sand as ground under repair, with a free drop.

What also sets Furry Creek apart is the level of service you receive from the team at the course. The front nine begins with your tee shot plummeting more than 160 feet to the fairway below, with a viewpoint that ranks among the best in B.C. The course then threads up, through and around the deeply wooded mountainside- careening over creeks and crevices to the back half of the course. From the 10th tee to the 18th green you descend to the sea, then back up a slight rise to the clubhouse. It is a wild,

roller-coaster ride and an unforgettable golf experience.

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What also sets Furry Creek apart is the level of service you receive from the team at the course. While many other courses have made cuts to player services in recent years, Furry Creek has kept its standards at private-club level. From the starter to the Sea to Sky Grill to the pro-shop, you are treated as if they value your business because they do. They understand that you can choose to play anywhere and want to stay at the top of your list. I had a plan going in: manage the course, play simple golf, sneak up on it, play it smart. Standing on the opening tee box, revelling in the glorious sunshine and breathtaking scenery, I somehow forgot about the plan. No matter.There was plenty of golf left to play and mistakes on the 1st hole could be remedied on the next 17. For the opening holes we were all a little inconsistent, though not unexpectedly so for early season play. Considering how heavily it had rained the day before, the course was draining well and dried as we continued. One of the beneďŹ ts of the drop-from-

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At 238 yards from the bac k tees, the par-3 7th at Fu rry Creek is not for the faint of hea rt. the-bunker ruling was to take any worry about sand out of our shot calculations. Going for it became an actual possibility as opposed to a theoretical concept. For example, the approach shot to the green on the 4th hole is over a slight rise to a lowered green, obscured from sight and fronted by a pair of rather substantial bunkers. With the bunkers out of play, it was simply a matter of getting the distance right and following through. We were starting to get the hang of this game.

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Afterward, over a beer in hospitable comfort of the Sea to Sky Grill, we counted ourselves among the luckiest people on Earth to share such a day in such a place with such good company. Furry Creek remains one of my favourite courses and I always look forward to a round there.

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Northlands Dining Room ready for 2014 by Mark Hood

Long popular with golfers and regular diners alike, the Northlands Bar and Grill has taken the next step in its evolution as a go-to dining destination. The Northlands Bar and Grill at North Vancouver’s Northlands Golf Course is approaching the 2014 season with a new chef, new attitude and an old favourite.

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New for 2014, chef Shane Staecy’s menu focuses on in-house created selections prepared from quality ingredients served in generous portions at a

With its roast beef carvery and made-to-order omelette station, the Sunday Brunch Buffet is back at the Northlands Bar and Grill.

modest price. With vegetarian and gluten-free options on the menu, there’s something for every taste.

Main course entrees include an intriguing bison short rib with blueberry demi glaze and fresh Dungeness crab mac and cheese. Signature creations include the enormous Northlands Burger, featuring homemade beef patty, arugula, marinated eggplant, tomato, red onion, Havarti cheese and pesto aioli with fries salad or

soup for $14. Main course entrees include an intriguing bison short rib with blueberry demi glaze and fresh Dungeness crab mac and cheese. The wildly popular Sunday brunch buffet is also back, running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Selections include pastries, salad, fresh fruit, juice, French toast, bacon, artisan sausage, potatoes, chicken, pasta, a roast beef carvery, fresh madeto-order omelette station with your choice of toppings and dessert for $17.95. It’s a great spot to meet up with friends and bring out-of-towners, but reservations for the buffet are a must. Call 604-924-2950.

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What’s On From page 31 are welcome and music reading is not required. mtseymourunited.com ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH CHOIR Choristers of all ages and abilities are invited to sing with St. Martin’s Church choir, a traditional Anglican church located at St. Georges Avenue and Windsor Street, North Vancouver. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings. The choir sings at the 10 a.m. Sunday service. David Millard, 604-990-5289

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Late NSR leader Tim Jones honoured by SFU Athletics Late North Shore Rescue team leader Tim Jones was inducted into the SFU Clan Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday. Jones is the second person to be inducted into the Terry Fox Honourary Inductee category — the ﬁrst being Fox himself. He played four years of collegiate football with SFU, ﬁnishing in 1978 before going to the Toronto Argonauts in the 1978 CFL draft. During his post-football career, he worked with North Shore Rescue for more than 25 years,

participating in more than 1,600 rescues. He was awarded the Order of B.C. in 2011, and was given an honourary doctorate by Capilano University in 2012. In addition to his volunteer work with the rescue team, Jones also served as an advanced life support paramedic with BC Ambulance Service. He died suddenly on Jan. 19 on his way to the parking lot from NSR’s Mount Seymour cabin. Also entering the hall of fame this year are six athletes: Harold Willers

(track and ﬁeld), Sara Maglio (soccer), Eugene Gyorﬁ (swimming and diving), Ed Sernoski (wrestling), Andrea Schnider (basketball) and Jim Jardine (football); men’s basketball coach Stan Stewardson; Dr. Jack Taunton in the builder’s category; and the 2001-02 women’s basketball team. The 2014 induction class was honoured Monday at a luncheon at the university. Jones’ son Curtis accepted the induction on his father’s behalf. — Christine Lyon

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Four members of the Capilano Rugby Club helped British Columbia’s Under-18 provincial team win the prestigious Standard Chartered Bank InternationalYouth Sevens tournament held in Hong Kong March 27. Cole Keffer, Liam Mahon, Ryan Gray and Elias Ergas made up onethird of the B.C. team that went undefeated in four games to claim the title for the third straight year. The championship win came in dramatic fashion as the B.C. boys scored in double overtime against Hong Kong side DP Pirates to claim a 12-7 Cup Final victory. The North Shore stars featured prominently as the team cruised through round robin play. Keffer, Ergas and Mahon all touched down for tries as B.C. beat the DHL Lions 49-0 in Game 1. In Game 2 Keffer, a Sutherland secondary student and the provincial team’s captain, came to the forefront as

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most exciting game he’s seen here in the past three years.” The trip was the third annual tour to Hong Kong for the B.C. Elite Youth Sevens, a program See Marchak page 40

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implemented to identify, train and develop athletes who can go on to represent British Columbia and Canada at elite competitions. ••• Capilano Rugby Club senior players also hit the field in Hong Kong with the Canadian national sevens teams. Capilano’s Mandy Marchak helped Canada’s women’s team win their second consecutive Hong Kong International Sevens Title as the team put together a perfect 4-0 record in the tournament. The Canadians opened with a 19-5 win over Hong Kong and then pitched shutout ball the rest of the way, defeating Kazakhstan 33-0, Japan 38-0 and France 24-0 in the final. Marchak scored a pair of tries as the team marched to victory. On the men’s side West Vancouver’s Harry Jones suited up as Canada’s national sevens team battled to a seventh-place finish in

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giving up the game-winning try in the ﬁnal seconds. Jones scored one of Canada’s tries in the 14-12 loss. Canada then fell 31-14 to Wales, with Jones again scoring one of Canada’s two tries. The loss dropped Canada to seventh in the tournament

but the team picked up enough IRB Sevens World Series points to move into seventh place in the overall world standings. Rugby Sevens will make its Olympic debut in 2016 in Brazil.The Canadian women are ranked third in the world.

Canada falls in quarterfinals at U17 World Cup The Canadian national U-17 soccer team, featuring North Vancouver’s Rachel Jones, bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a tough 3-2 loss against Venezuela in the quarterﬁnals March 27 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Canada brieﬂy took the

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lead in the 40th minute of an entertaining ﬁrst half but Venezuela equalized just three minutes later to make it 2-2 heading to the break. In the second half Venezuela got the go-ahead goal in the 62nd minute and then held off all Canadian attacks to secure their spot in the semiﬁnals.

“If we look at what this is about, it’s about the future and I think these girls have really paved a way for the expectation of how under-17 players should come through and move up our system,” head coach Bev Priestman stated in a Soccer Canada release. “It’s exciting to know that this

can be achieved through the Canadian system.” Jones, a Sutherland secondary Grade 11 student and member of the Whitecaps elite youth team, started at fullback for Canada in the quarterﬁnal and played the entire match. — Andy Prest

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