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Flagger struck as driver flees Injured worker urges patience during Lions Gate delays

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A North Shore traffic flagger is calling drivers to slow down on the Lions Gate Bridge after she was the victim of a hit-and-run by a driver trying to avoid nightly lane closures. The incident happened just around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 not long after Amanda McRobbie and her fellow flaggers reduced the Lions Gate to single-lane alternating traffic for ongoing bridge work. As she was bringing southbound traffic to a stop to allow northbound vehicles across, one driver in a black BMW SUV tried to skip the sixminute wait by veering around the vehicle in front of him, McRobbie said. She called out for the driver to stop and held out her stop sign, but the driver kept going until he struck her, pinning her between his hood and side view mirror. McRobbie said the man drove for about 10 feet before she freed herself and he sped

off into Vancouver. “My head was turned to the driver. (I) was screaming ‘Stop!’ and we looked each other in the eyes. No shock, no remorse. He was b-lining it past me and just wanted me off his vehicle. If anything, he accelerated,” she said. McRobbie said she estimates the driver was moving between 10 and 25 kilometres per hour. She radioed her supervisor at the south end of the bridge, who was able to get photos of the vehicle and licence plate as he sped into Vancouver. West Vancouver police offered to call her an ambulance but it wasn’t until much later that she started feeling pain from the collision. “At that time, I was still all revved up on adrenaline and I didn’t feel anything. The next day, I went to my doctor and by 3:40 p.m., everything was all tightened and I’ve suffered from neck, shoulder, arm and back pain on my right side as well as constant headaches since,” she said. McRobbie has opened ﬁles with ICBC and WorkSafeBC and she remains off work. The incident has been just the latest in a series of conﬂicts and drivers See Driver page 9

Lynn Valley man arrested in region-wide fentanyl bust BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A North Vancouver man was among those rounded up in a region-wide drug bust targeting the province’s fentanyl supply lines last month. The case had been under investigation since the fall of 2014 when police agencies became aware of a spike in fatal drug overdoses related to fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller used to make counterfeit oxycodone. Vancouver Police Department held a press conference Tuesday morning to show off a cache of drugs, money

and weapons seized around the Lower Mainland in Project Tainted. On Feb. 17, police agencies around the Lower Mainland carried out a series of raids, which has resulted in more than 100 charges being laid against eight people. Lynn Valley resident Walter McCormick was among those arrested. Ofﬁcers from North Vancouver RCMP’s strike force arrested the 51-year-old man in Langley and seized some evidence from the back of his car before racing See more page 11

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Climbers plucked off Crown Mtn Helicopter retrieves hikers stranded overnight on ledge

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It’s being called the hat trick by North Shore Rescue. The volunteer team carried out three highly technical rescues from Crown Mountain in the North Shore backcountry in three days. The drama started unfolding around 2 p.m. Saturday when B.C. Ambulance Service alerted the team to an injured hiker near the summit of Crown Mountain. Some North Shore Rescue members happened to be hiking on Grouse Mountain at the time and started making their way towards the Crown summit while search managers called in a helicopter.When they arrived they found a 61-yearold Richmond man who had slipped on a patch of snow and slid into a tree. “He was on his way to a 1,000-foot drop and the last thing that saved him was that tree,” said Doug Pope, NSR search manager. “He sustained an arm injury from hitting the tree but the tree saved his life.” Two rescuers were lowered down via helicopter long-line to secure the patient and air lift him back

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otherwise, Pope said. The team was pressed into service again at 9 p.m. Sunday when police alerted them to two backcountry adventurers who were overdue from an attempt to climb Crown’s northeast couloir. Search managers didn’t have access to a helicopter capable of carrying out night searches so they sent two teams in on foot, one from Grouse Mountain and one through the Hanes Valley in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. The ﬁrst team to arrive called out and got voice contact from the stranded

climbers. “They couldn’t go up any further.They were off route and stuck on this ledge about 100 metres below the summit.There wasn’t much our ground team could do in the dark, safely, to assist, but they were secure on the rock,” Pope said. At ﬁrst light Monday, North Shore Rescue members arranged for a Talon helicopter and longline team to pluck the cold but uninjured hikers off the ledge, one at a time. “It was about -5 C and the winds were gusting so they weren’t well prepared for spending the night out on

the rock,” Pope said. That area of the backcountry remains closed due to unsafe winter conditions but unusually warm temperatures at sea level have given people a false sense of safety in the backcountry, Pope said. “I’ve been hiking that mountain for 30 years and I’ve never seen it that busy, even in the summertime. It was really busy and the majority of people weren’t prepared for the conditions. They were probably more appropriately dressed for a hot yoga class than a technical mountain hike,” he said.

About 140 janitorial staff who work as cleaners at Lions Gate Hospital and five other care facilities for seniors on the North Shore have been handed layoff notices. Cleaning staff who work for Aramark, the company which provides contracted janitorial service at the centres, were told Monday their jobs will officially end and they will have to reapply for positions by September at the latest. The layoffs are being prompted because Vancouver Coastal Health is opting to contract with a different company, Compass Group Canada, for the cleaning services. Aramark has held the cleaning contract for Vancouver Coastal Health hospitals and extended care facilities since 2004. According to the Hospital Employees’ Union, the change means about 935 staff will be laid off between Aug. 9 and Sept. 22 as a result of the change. Union spokesman Mike Old criticized the move, calling it “contract flipping” on the part of the health authority to save money on workers’ benefits. “Money and cost are usually always SeeWages page 9

Council candidate sues for defamation Hazen Colbert seeks $83K in damages for ‘reckless and abusive’ comments pre-election JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

We may be through with the 2014 municipal election, but the 2014 municipal election isn’t through with us. Former District of North Vancouver council candidate Hazen Colbert is seeking $82,500 in damages for what he claims were “reckless and abusive” comments that may have torpedoed his 2014 election campaign. Frequent councilwatcher Doug Curran maliciously and repeatedly

attacked Colbert’s character and credentials, according to the claim, ﬁled on Dec. 1, 2014, two weeks after the election. The conﬂict started when Curran accessed Colbert’s Facebook page in October 2014, according to the claim. Shortly afterward, Curran alleged Colbert attended Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, rather than the University of Victoria. The accusation is untrue, according to Colbert’s claim. Colbert graduated

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according to the claim. But Colbert’s claim fails to list speciﬁc “actionable words” allegedly used by Curran and is “unnecessary, scandalous, frivolous or vexatious, and ought to be struck,” according to Curran’s statement of defence. Colbert suffered no damage to his reputation due to Curran’s statements — none of which were defamatory but which were “fair comment on a matter of public interest,” according to the statement of defence. In the suit, Colbert claims Curran repeatedly defamed him, including by handing out 250 copies of a letter entitled The Real Colbert Report at an all-candidates meeting less than two weeks before the

election. The letter labelled Colbert a slanderer and called his education credentials into question, according to the suit. The letter, which was distributed at another all-candidates meeting just days before the election, had a negative impact on Colbert’s campaign, according to his claim. Colbert garnered a “far statistically lower” voting percentage in the polling places near the allcandidate meeting where the letter was distributed, according to the claim, causing “irreparable” damage. Colbert ﬁnished last in the election with 3.84 per cent of the votes. His best result came at Lynn Valley Community Recreation

Centre, where he captured 5.6 per cent of votes cast. His worst results were at Cleveland elementary, where he captured 2.68 per cent of the votes. Curran’s “defamatory words fractured the integrity of the (democractic) process,” according to the claim. Besides $82,500 in damages, Colbert is also asking the court to order Curran to not write or speak about Colbert for three years. Curran should also be ordered to refrain from addressing District of North Vancouver council, any North Vancouver community association, and the Liberal Party of Canada for one year, according to the claim. Curran has asked for the claim to be dismissed.

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Rodney Graham, Jeff Wall, Attila Richard Lukacs, and fellow West Vancouver resident Douglas Coupland, among others. “West Vancouver has been my home for over 50 years. My work has been inspired by living here and I believe it is time to celebrate this by supporting the visual arts in the place I call home,” stated Smith in a release Monday. West Vancouver Museum director Darrin Morrison said Smith’s generous donation will bring tremendous recognition to the museum. “These works will enable us to continue to offer the very best in exhibitions, collections, and educational opportunities,” added Morrison. A selection of works from the collection will be on display at the museum on Saturday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Gordon Smith on hand for the reception from 2 to 4 p.m. — Maria Spitale-Leisk

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e bring you a disturbing story this week about a North Vancouver traffic flagger who was struck by a vehicle during the nightly lane closures of the Lions Gate Bridge. West Vancouver police have issued the driver three violation tickets, including one for fleeing the scene.We look forward to someone being held accountable through a fair court process. But unfortunately, this is indicative of a larger problem. Flaggers, like other people who work on the frontlines, tend to be the lightning rod for people’s frustrations. Frustrations that, if they belong anywhere, belong with the decision makers at much higher levels. Just a few days after the case on the Lions Gate Bridge, Sooke RCMP announced they were looking for a suspect who sped through a construction

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zone, swearing at a flagger and hitting him. The Lions Gate Bridge, famously, is a bottleneck and the construction work that’s happening on it now is surely making matters worse. But the work is necessary and the workers deserve to be safe in their jobs and not face abuse from someone in the comfort of his or her vehicle. Next time you’re tempted to let a flagger be the outlet for your irritation, instead, give them a tip of your hat, a smile or a friendly wave using all five of your fingers. They’re out there in the elements and breathing exhaust fumes for hours on end in the name of safety. No matter what your rush is, there’s nothing that justifies the bad behaviour people seem to feel entitled to display around them. They deserve better.

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Consider the alternatives Dear editor: For nearly 30 years the West Coast Alternatives Society operated a substance abuse treatment centre on the North Shore. During that time we provided counselling to nearly 10,000 local residents, which included more than 500 young children, between the ages of three to 12. Most of our clients grew up in nice homes along beautiful boulevards, in what most of us would agree is one of the most liveable and caring communities on the planet. During that time our most important referral agency was Turning Point. In fact, when our agency was forced to close, our board of directors made a signiﬁcant donation

toward the building of Turning Point’s women’s support recovery home, the first for the North Shore. It was Turning Point’s stellar reputation and outstanding leadership in the field of addiction recovery that made our board’s decision a nobrainer. In our last 15 years of operation, Alternatives was located in Delbrook Plaza, just above the Westview exit off the highway. We were located on the ground floor; directly above us were a number of privately owned condominiums. During that entire time, there was not one single incident at our facility. Prior to Delbrook Plaza, we were located in the old Cloverley

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elementary on Hendry Avenue, when it had been turned into a YMCA. Our immediate neighbour just one door down the hall was a Montessori elementary school, and directly below us, a daycare centre. Frankly, we were surprised that no one seemed to be concerned about us, but not surprised that in nearly 15 years in this location, there had not been one single complaint. Residents in the area (being) proposed for this new facility really should consider the alternatives. Nearly every community in the Lower Mainland — and for that matter around the province — are plagued with wellintentioned but far subpar “recovery homes” that

are in fact nothing more than flop houses. In many cases, social assistance cheques are signed over to “recovering” addicts who “manage” their clients’ money, but where regulations are not maintained, including fire and safety codes. Turning Point is a firstclass treatment facility, and if residents of the North Shore feel they deserve the best, then they should welcome them and be thankful that our fathers and sisters and daughters and mothers will be able to access help, right here on the North Shore. Alan Podsadowski former executive director, West Coast Alternatives Society

Slow the pace of district development Dear Editor: I feel compelled to comment on the appalling behaviour of the majority of North Vancouver’s civic council members with regard to density.The latest example, another failed attempt by district Coun. Muri to halt development, is typical of top-down decision-making that doesn’t represent the views of the majority of residents.That view is supported by the fact that Muri received the most votes in the recent district election, that a North Shore News online poll showed a majority in favour of slower development, and that simply speaking to people about it, as I often do, is always met with wearied and dismayed reactions at the

alarming trafﬁc increase and constant construction.These are the voices and needs that should guide council, not those of developers. Mayor Walton suggesting that the cause for congestion is “us” for picking up kids after school, or Coun. Bond stating that the issue is more complicated than rocket science, come across as intentional obfuscation and insults peoples’ intelligence. It simply goes without saying: more and larger projects means more people and trafﬁc. And if a city and district-wide vote were done on this issue, which it should be, there is no doubt in my mind what the overwhelming consensus would be. Howard Abel North Vancouver

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Get facts before marking your ballot

“Emotion will trump facts every time.” — Keith Baldrey, North Shore News, Feb. 11, 2015

Nine days after Global BC’s chief political reporter compared the current transit plebiscite campaign with the one that ended with voters axing the HST in 2011, North Vancouver resident Mike Barrenger outlined the confusion shared by many Metro Vancouver voters. In essence, both men made a plea for reasoned consideration of the facts surrounding the $7.5billion transportation and transit plan proposed by TransLink’s Mayors’ Council. In his Feb. 20 letter

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to the editor (Transit Plebiscite: Vote Yes or No but Base it on Facts), Barrenger wrote, “Should we make this important referendum decision on the basis of incomplete and inaccurate facts? Absolutely not.” And therein lies the reason for the growing

heat being generated in the campaign — what are the facts? Remembering the 16year history of TransLink and the 14-year history of broken promises by the B.C. Liberals we see little to persuade us to trust that the plebiscite language, as amended by Transportation Minister Todd Stone, is anything more than politically tweaked wording on a piece of paper. The long-standing reasons for my distrust are many and still not as complete as Mr. Barrenger deserves them to be. Nonetheless, here are a few of the most important issues voters need to have addressed if they are to make an informed decision

on their mail-in ballot: The first few jump right off the pages of a side-byside comparison between the mayors’ wording and the final version approved by the minister: The mayors’ version called the vote a referendum on its proposed 0.5 per cent increase in the sales tax to be dedicated to the plan. Stone not only altered “referendum” to read “plebiscite” he removed the words “independent audits and public reporting” from the question. Why? To use Baldrey’s analogy, the HST vote was binding; yet despite all the rhetoric flying out of the Yes side, the only thing certain about the minister’s version is that, should the

vote go his way, you’ll get an increase to the sales tax. But wait! That isn’t even a sure thing because the minister changed its name to read “a new 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax” — is that because it’s easier to manipulate a congestion or carbon tax than the PST? Next, Stone omitted “tunnelling along Broadway” in favour of the fuzzier term “rapid transit” and, similarly, changed “Build light rail transit to connect Surrey…” to “build rapid transit…” Why? To leave plenty of room to substitute still more overly-expensive SkyTrain projects to be built by SNC-Lavalin – the corporation that’s

challenging serious charges laid by the RCMP regarding its overseas dealings? Then there’s the Compass Card. Aimed at saving an annual $7 million in fare evasions (buzzer.translink. ca/2012/02/the-costs-offare-evasion/) we were told Cubic’s system would cost $100-million. But as happens too often in this walk-all-over-us province, 100 soon became 171. Today, $171M still not being enough for the San Diego company that specializes in “military defense equipment and fare collection systems,” the cost sits at over $190M. That’s 27 years of lost fare See Root page 8

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VIEWPOINT

Root causes of congestion are many from page 7 revenue before we break even. Why? Did none of our politicians think of ignoring past and present lobbyists and putting projects to a fair tendering process for a ﬁxed-price

contract? For North Shore readers – $75 million of those dollars would buy three new SeaBuses, leaving $115 million for a revamped Taylor Way intersection and other regional needs.

Now let’s talk “improved” congestion: The Expo, Millennium and Canada Lines reduced congestion, right? Please don’t shout; it’s rude. If efﬁcient public transit systems prevent

congestion, the City of London I left in 1956 should have been a beacon to the world. If transit was the be-all and end-all, why did trafﬁc ﬂow so smoothly during Vancouver’s four-month bus strike in 2001?

The facts show that the root cause of congestion has many faces — uncontrolled growth; failure to co-ordinate construction projects; developers’ carts put before local infrastructure horses, lack of emergency controls

Why should North Shore vote YES? 50% MORE SEABUS SERVICE Save time and wait less with service every 10 minutes during rush hour and every 15 minutes throughout the rest of the day.

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Together, these projects and many more meet the demands of an expected population growth of 1 million in the next 30 years, which would otherwise put unimaginable strain on an already overcrowded transportation network. Voting YES in the upcoming Transit and Transportation Referendum will reduce the costs of congestion by 33% and improve the quality of life for everyone. All for less than 35 cents a day per household. Vote YES for a faster commute, a stronger economy and a better environment.

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and designated alternate routes in the event of major obstructions, out-of-date trafﬁc-light sequencing, inﬂexible work schedules that cause daily peak rush hours – all play a part in creating congestion. Some interesting discussions of congestion issues and deterrents can be found at: roadpricing. blogspot.ca/2013/02/10years-of-londons-congestioncharge.html and by Googling “Central London: congestion charging impacts — sixth annual report.” Finally, only because full commentary would be book-length, it is well worth considering an answer given me by Patrick Condon, a University of British Columbia professor with more than 25 years of expertise in sustainable urban design. “The plebiscite,” Condon said, “is a terrible idea. “By foisting this on us, the province has abrogated its responsibility. It is the province that runs TransLink, not the mayors and it has been the province that has consistently chosen expensive transit systems — the Millennium, Canada and Evergreen lines — based on SkyTrain when local authorities, again and again, have favoured much cheaper light-rail systems,” he said. Explaining that those poor choices mean TransLink must pay for them “each and every year for decades,” Condon concluded. “It is these debt-servicing costs that are contributing greatly to the need for the additional taxes that are now the subject of this plebiscite.” How true. rimco@shaw.ca

Stop the scare mongering Dear Editor: I’m getting weary of all the scare mongering that we have to vote Yes. I have no bus service where I live in West Vancouver. There is not enough money from TransLink for this service. Walking and cycling is impossible due to the steep terrain. Do I think this will change if I vote Yes ... don’t think so. Ina McMillan West Vancouver

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frustrated with the bridge delays, McRobbie said, noting she already once had to jump out of the way of a speeding BMW. “Sadly, we had to think it was only a matter of time. We knew somebody was going to get hit,” she said. In her two years on the job, McRobbie said she has never seen ﬂaggers have to deal with so much abuse from drivers. “It’s just soul crushing. I’ve ﬂagged from Langley to West Van to Richmond

and I’ve never had anything quite like dealing with the Lions Gate Bridge,” she said. Her nickname for the area has become “international waters” since police from the three jurisdictions surrounding the bridge never seem to patrol it. Also frustrating has been the length of time it took West Vancouver police to ticket the driver, despite having his licence plate number. The 25year-old West Vancouver man has since been served three violation notices for

disobeying a trafﬁc person, unsafe passing and failing to remain at the scene of a collision, according to Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver Police spokesman. “The suspect driver, not surprisingly, has a different story. We’ll test the stories at trafﬁc court,” Palmer said. Ultimately, McRobbie said she hopes the driver doesn’t dispute the tickets and learns his lesson “This is important. We have 50 people walking around in this work zone including the

ﬂaggers who are standing in the way of trafﬁc. All we have is a plastic hat and a sign. We’re trying to keep everyone safe — drivers, workers, pedestrians, ourselves and we need everybody to work together,” she said. Work to replace the joints of the bridge deck was originally scheduled to end in late February, however the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure now lists the project extending until mid-March.

Two arrests in SkyTrain stabbing JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Two men are in custody facing serious charges in connection with the death of 27-year-old James Enright of North Vancouver who was killed near the Edmonds SkyTrain station in Burnaby last month. Jesse Evan Ali Sellam, 22, has been charged with second-degree murder and 18-year-old Taitusi Funaki

Vikilani faces charges of manslaughter and assault causing bodily harm in connection with Enright’s death. Enright died in the early morning of Feb. 15 after a ﬁght broke out near the SkyTrain station. Sgt. Stephanie Ashton, spokeswoman for the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said at the time Enright didn’t know the group of people ﬁghting but

somehow the friend he was with got into an altercation with the group. Enright stepped in to help his friend and was stabbed. Aston described his death as a result of being “in the wrong place at the wrong time” and trying to help someone. Both men charged in the case appeared in Vancouver provincial court Monday and remain in custody. Neither has entered a plea to the charges.

Wages not expected to change From page 3 the reason for changing these contracts,” said Old. Old said most cleaners at Lions Gate Hospital and local care homes earn about $15.50 an hour — up from the $10 per hour range they earned when services were ﬁrst contracted out. Old said he doesn’t expect wages to change under Compass. But workers with

over a decade of seniority with Aramark will see accumulated beneﬁts like vacation time set back to a starting level if and when they are rehired under a new contractor, he said. Gavin Wilson, spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said cost wasn’t the determining factor in changing the contract. Wilson said the health authority is conﬁdent the

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Few people can claim the distinction of being able to elevate the profession of growing plants into the realm of conservation. For Alleyne Cook, however, conservation of rhododendrons is just part of his life’s work. Cook is a past supervisor of parks for the City of Vancouver and he is credited with establishing the Ted and Mary Greig Azalea Walk and magnolia collection in Stanley Park. Cook was also responsible for transplanting large numbers of rhododendron species into VanDusen Botanical Garden some 30 years ago to build the Sino Himalayan Garden rhododendron collection.Twenty years before the VanDusen work, Cook was a member of a team of horticulturists that transplanted a rhododendron species collection in England from Tower Court to Breakheart Hill in the Valley Gardens of the Crown Estate Windsor — one of the gardens of

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Every once in a while I like to check out what’s new and exciting in the gourmet world. There’s always a new kitchen gadget that’s changing the way we cook and a few others that make life a little easier in the kitchen. My recent stop at Bella Vita Home Essentials in West Vancouver (bellavita. ca) didn’t disappoint.There are a number of fantastic kitchen gadgets on the market, so I thought I would share some of my favourite ﬁnds that are selling very well.

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Tagines You may have wandered by these conical tagines when browsing the aisles in a kitchen store.Tagines have, in the past, been traditionally used for cooking North African dishes. Nowadays many food dishes may be prepared in a tagine.Typically made from ceramic or clay, the tagine’s shape provides an ideal hot and moist cooking environment for the food inside.The cone is a critical

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Green Guide ORGANIC TOP SOIL FUNDRAISER Grand Boulevard Parent Participation preschool is having a spring top soil fundraiser Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Queensbury elementary parking lot, 2020 Moody Ave., North Vancouver. $5 per bag or $30 per yard. North Vancouver delivery available with donation. All proceeds to support school programming. BACKYARD SEED SAVING Learn the fundamentals of seed saving,

the day’s bounty back home. And the City of North Vancouver sent the enthusiastic Dustin Cromie and Jeff Case to help with the transplanting of larger rhododendrons. Once the students were focused and working on their task, Davis walked through the garden and said, “I love the sound of spades. It’s the sound of change and progress.” On hand to assist Davis with training was Horticulture Training Program graduate and current program assistant Kerrie van Gaalen. She has a degree in mechanical engineering and got into the ﬁeld to work in sustainable engineering. I asked van Gaalen why she left engineering to enter horticulture.

“I have always been passionate about plants. When I was young I would go out and collect plants and bring them home to grow. I collected so many that my mother ﬁnally banned me from bringing home any more,” she said affectionately. I had hoped to talk to all of the students but there was simply not enough time. I did get some great thoughts from several people.Training program student Dominique said, “I like plants because each one has its own story.” Barbara Cook, the lady of the house, said, “It makes me feel young to see everyone working towards the same goal.” “There are generations at work here. It’s a lineage that goes back to 60 years or more. Even you (Todd), are

part of it. Didn’t you work at a botanical garden once?” Gerry Gibbens, well-known plant guru from VanDusen, said to me cheekily with a poke that elicited laughter from both of us. The buzz of activity during the day made it difﬁcult for me to talk to Davis but I ﬁnally talked to him over lunch and asked him what was the most important thing he hoped the students would learn during the day. “That it’s a historic moment for local horticulture and I want them to understand the gravity of their goal,” he said. We also discussed his current job and his hopes for the future of the horticulture program at UBC. “I want the UBC program to

including seed breeding, selection, simple genetics and more, Saturday, March 7, 9:30-11 a.m. at North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second St., North Vancouver.To register visit eventbrite.ca or call the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 604-990-3755.

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FRUIT TREE PRUNING 101 Learn how to identify which branches to prune every year, typical shapes of fruit trees and more Sunday, March 8, 10-11:30 a.m. at Queen Mary Community Garden, Keith Road and Mahon Avenue, North Vancouver.To register, visit eventbrite.ca or call the Lynn

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR HEALTHY VEGETABLES IN SMALL GARDENS West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre Garden Club kicks off the gardening season with a talk by Ryan Nassichuk Monday, March 9, 1:30 p.m. at 695 21st St., West Vancouver. Cost: $5. Registration: 604-925-7280. EASIER GARDENING WITH ARTHRITIS Hosted by the Capilano Garden Club, with guest speaker Joanne Smith, a certiﬁed hand therapist,

CAPILANO FLOWER ARRANGING CLUB Join Irantaj Zargarpour, teacher of Sogetsu Ikebana and Western Flower Arranging, for a demonstration on parallel and line designs Wednesday, March 11, 7:15 p.m. at Delbrook recreation centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email info for your non-proﬁt, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@nsnews.com.

achieve the same level of synergy we had at Park and Tilford,” Davis said enthusiastically. Synergy was clearly evident from everyone

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Community Bulletin Board NORTH SHORE BUSINESS EXPO The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is presenting their annual Business Expo Wednesday, March 4, 1-5 p.m. at the Pinnacle Hotel Ballroom, 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver.The event features two business workshops and a reception, as well as an opportunity to showcase products, services and network with other business people. Free. nvchamber.ca EXPO BUSINESS AFTER 5 NETWORKING RECEPTION Mix, mingle and network with North Shore business professionals after the North Shore Business Expo Wednesday, March 4, 5-7 p.m. at the Pinnacle Hotel, 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. Appetizers and cash bar available. Complimentary for North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce members/$25 for non-members. Register at nvchamber.ca. MEN’S SUPPORT RECOVERY HOUSE A community information meeting where district staff and representatives from BC Housing and Turning Point will provide further information, answer questions and collect feedback Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-990-2454 mauboulesa@dnv.org

travel talks accompanied by photographs with world traveller Peter Langer Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver. Schedule: Experiencing Bali Through its Temples, Ceremonies and Arts, March 4; Discovering the Beauty of India, March 11. $15 per session. 604-925-7270 ferrybuildinggallery.com INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Celebrate International Women’s Day with Gamergate,Wikipedia and Online Harassment:What’s Gender Got to DoWith It? panel discussion Thursday, March 5, 5-7 p.m. at the Bosa Theatre at Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Films will be screened at 10 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. followed by question and answer sessions. A live chat session will take place at 11:30 a.m. on how far have we come and where are we going. Free. capilanou.ca/womens-studies/ INTRO TO EMAIL Learn the steps in creating and managing an account and basic send and receive functions Thursday, March 5, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Registration not required. nvcl.ca TECH TALKS — THE CLOUD AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU Learn how to easily store, share and create documents, photos and more using the cloud Thursday, March 5, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca/tech-talks

UNITED CHURCH Everyone’s favourite songs Friday, March 6, 7 p.m. at 1525 Taylor Way,West Vancouver. All are welcome, refreshments provided by donation. 604-922-3961 CRACK HEARD AROUND THE WORLD A national event where all Whole Foods Market stores across the country simultaneously crack and sample an 85-pound wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano Saturday, March 7, noon at The Village at Park Royal. Free tastings and pairings. NEIGHBOURS OF THE WILDERNESS Guest speakers, discussion and action roundtables on the topic of energy Saturday, March 7, 1-3:30 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 1058 Ridgewood Dr., North Vancouver. Free, all are welcome. SENSATIONAL SUNDAY A fun “messy church” event with dinner, songs and lots of Lego building Sunday, March 8, 5-7 p.m. at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, 195 Windsor Rd. E, North Vancouver. All ages welcome. By donation. saintmartins.ca Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-proﬁt, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.To post online, go to nsnews.com, scroll to Community Events and click on AddYour Event.

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How to avoid raising an entitled child Entitled is becoming a dirty word. If you look in the dictionary you’ll ﬁnd that entitled means “to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim.” When we talk about kids being entitled we are generally describing young men and women who believe they have a right to the best job or situation without putting in the work. They want to jump from mailroom clerk to senior administrator in a matter of months. That’s the claim of many older people who work with these young adults. I have also heard parents complain that their older children expect to be able to move from the family home to another lovely space. No used furniture in a basement suite for these folks! This sort of attitude and

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together while discussing great books and meet new friends Tuesdays until April 28, 3:15-4:30 p.m. at Chartwell elementary, 1300 Chartwell Dr., West Vancouver. Register online. westvanlibrary.ca BOOK TALKS FOR YOUTH Join Canadian author Deborah Ellis for a book talk Friday, March 6, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley Library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Register at 604-990-5800 x8118. nvdpl.ca GEEKTASTIC KICKOFF PARTY Grades 7 and up are invited to drop in to celebrate

the conversation ﬂowed. When it came time for the author, an expert on the different generations of children and their characteristics, to speak to the group, I noticed she was holding off for some reason. Then her daughter, a millennial, arrived. At that point the author pointed out that her daughter is one of those young people who marches to the tune of her own drummer and may show up late and not see that as a problem. But her mom, the author, had promised to wait until she arrived. Mom did, we all did and this daughter seems to me to be a perfect deﬁnition of entitled. She had no concept of adjusting her schedule to meet the needs of the event and her mom’s guests. She had not learned to be considerate of the needs of others, and her mother was

enabling that behaviour. Setting reasonable expectations is one way we can avoid raising an entitled young adult. From when our children are very young we need to teach them the difference between wants and needs. How often have you heard a preschooler say, not that she wants a cookie but that she needs a cookie? Our kids learn at an early age that parents respond to the word need. We have a responsibility to meet our kids’ needs. The trick is to recognize whether what they are requesting is a want or a need and odds are we will ﬁnd that most times it is a want, it is something they would like but can live without. The next stage to looking at what our children want is to decide if it is something we would like them to have. And,

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when? In other words, maybe it makes sense to you that your child should have a new hockey stick but that doesn’t mean it has to happen this very day. You might ask him to save some of his allowance to put toward the purchase, or wait until his birthday. When kids learn that they need to save for some things, wait for some things and do without some things, they learn that they are not automatically entitled to everything they want. Children who do regular chores around the house learn that it takes work to make the household run smoothly. They do not expect that whatever they want will just appear magically. With our busy schedules it is so easy to just give in to our kids and maintain the peace. But that backﬁres when we want

them to learn that they have to work hard to earn an education, a job, a vacation, a house or their own stuff. We can avoid raising children to become young adults who believe they are entitled. We do this by setting expectations that they behave in ways that are considerate of others, by differentiating between their wants and needs, by insisting they do their fair share around the house and to take responsibility for their own decisions and actions. Good parenting is not easy. But it’s rewarding. 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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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Fish and chips meal mighty good

Chris Dagenais

The Dish

ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents Parmesan recipes page 22

In case I get lost later amidst a flood of affectionate adjectives related to Alaskan cod,Vancouver Island snapper, coleslaw or skinon French fried potatoes, let me establish this fact right now: Montgomery’s Fish & Chips at Lonsdale Quay Market serves outstanding . . . well, fish and chips. I’m not talking “better than expected” or even “pretty tasty, all things considered” kind of good; I’m talking unbelievably delicious, take-the-Pepsichallenge-against-allcomers, unequivocally, fantastic fish and chips. Now, let’s back up for a minute. Lonsdale Quay finally has a market to be reckoned with. I have watched various businesses come and go over the years and at times the specific mix of vendors in the market has been better than at other times. While there are still a few locations available to let (the Bowen Island Pizza Company is arriving soon, I hear), I feel like our local retail, service, and specialty food thoroughfare has at last found its stride. Markets in other cities are important hubs not only of commerce but of social activity; they are thriving centres for community dialogue and

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but I suggest that North Vancouver’s quayside bazaar shares with them a similar commitment to high-quality local specialties that will continue to propel it to the fore of North Vancouver’s social scene. Notice that within the walls of the market you will not ﬁnd any fast-food chain franchises. East Side Mario’s, for example, despite its exceptional view of the Vancouver skyline, failed to ﬁnd an audience. Perhaps that is because the experience it offered did not share the same locally focused, not-easily replicated approach of its neighbours. I have written before on notable specialties within the market, including The Sandwich Shop and its

memorable porchetta, the excellent pies of Sharkey’s Chophouse, Cilantro and Jalapeno’s ﬁery tomatillo salsa fresca, Green Leaf Brewing Co., and the rich steamed Eggs Benny at the All Day Café. But all of these great additions to the Lonsdale Quay Market are newcomers compared to Montgomery’s Fish & Chips, the unassuming, diminutive shop at the far south end of the food court that has been quietly doling out some of the best ﬁsh and chips in the city (I’m speaking broadly here, of Greater Vancouver) for 15 years. Derek “Montgomery” Edwardson, Darlene Edwardson, and James Edwardson head up the small shop, serving freshfrom-the-docks, made-to-

order fried seafood to a seemingly endless crowd of eager market-goers. The Edwardsons describe their ﬁsh and chips as traditional English style. Now, for those of you die-hard literalists who watch for subtle variations in the delivery of goods styled as “traditional,” let me give you a head start: Montgomery’s serves their chips with skins on, which you don’t often see in England. Further, patrons can choose from a selection of ﬁsh, which includes cod, halibut and red snapper, these latter two rarely appearing on an English chippie menu. Finally, Montgomery’s operates within the broader opening hours of the See Halibut page 23

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Parmesan offers fragrant versatility

Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove

For more than eight

centuries, cheesemakers in the Italian region of Parma-Reggio have been producing the fragrant, versatile cheese we know as Parmigiano Reggiano. Not to be confused with the tasteless, powdery dust that comes in a can from the grocery store, true Parmigiano has a wonderful, nutty depth of ﬂavour. Though it is quite costly to buy, if properly wrapped, a chunk of Parmesan will keep

in your refrigerator for many weeks, and you have the option of grating it, shredding it (use the large holes on a box grater) or shaving it into shards with a vegetable peeler. To store, wrap the cheese tightly in a couple of layers of plastic wrap. Discard the old wrapping and re-wrap the cheese in new plastic after each use. Grate just as much as you need for each recipe, as grated cheese will lose

18 baby red potatoes, cut in half 3 Tbsp soft butter 6 Tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese Garlic powder, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

a slotted spoon, remove potatoes to a plate and set aside. Sprinkle cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper over the remaining melted butter in the baking dish (go easy on the salt, as Parmesan is salty all by itself). Place the potatoes on top of the butter and cheese, cut side down; sprinkle tops of potatoes with a little more salt and pepper. Bake for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. Allow potatoes to cool in the pan for ﬁve minutes before serving. Makes six servings.

Preheat oven to 400º F; melt butter in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Add the potatoes and toss to coat lightly with melted butter. With

Rosemary and Parmesan Cheese Crisps (Fricos) These make a lovely garnish for soups or salads, or served by themselves

its ﬂavour and freshness far more quickly than the whole piece. Though most people only think of Parmesan as a topping for spaghetti or pizza, try a sliver of a really good Italian Parm with a glass of red wine, it’s a match made in heaven.

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Preheat oven to 375º F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a mixing bowl, combine the cheese, flour and one teaspoon of the rosemary. With a measuring spoon, drop two level tablespoons of the cheese mixture onto the baking sheet and flatten it into a three-inch circle with your fingertips. Continue forming circles of cheese until all cheese mixture is used. Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of rosemary

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Halibut ‘buttie’ offers generous portion on a bun From page 21

market, meaning it closes at 7 p.m. at the latest, precluding the celebrated English tradition of late-night fish and chips take-away. These are minor considerations, however, as in the grand scheme, Montgomery’s manages to harness the very best of what English fish and chips represents, serving generous and meaty pieces of remarkably fresh fish in crispy, light, and golden brown batter. Their fish, which retains its moisture throughout, is never bogged down by heavy oil; their distinctly non-greasy specialty is clearly deep fried at the perfect temperature and for a precise cooking period, resulting in

delicate, almost tempura-like morsels. These traits were revealed consistently throughout my recent meal at Montgomery’s. I brought my kids for a treat and cannot recall the last time I saw them tuck so enthusiastically into a ﬁsh-based meal. Blondie and The Boy shared a meal of two pieces of cod with chips and I had a halibut buttie (the English term for a sandwich on a bun). The portions were generous, but that did not stop us from sharing between us another outstanding dish of red snapper “nuggets,” tender, light brown strips of Vancouver Island snapper served atop a bed of hand-cut chips. An order of coleslaw, crispy, creamy and fresh, served as the requisite vegetable component, while an indulgent side of

deep fried scallops, tender and sweet, made for an original dessert. Our meal was $45, including two soft drinks. Montgomery’s Fish & Chips is located at Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court. 604-929-8416 Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. A self-described wine fanatic, he earned his sommelier diploma in 2001. Contact: hungryontheshore@gmail.com.

Cheese and spinach pair well in orzo recipe From page 22

1 cup orzo (rice-shaped pasta) 2 tsp olive oil 2 tsp butter 1 clove garlic, minced 1 small onion, ﬁnely chopped 1 Tbsp all-purpose ﬂour 1 cup milk, preferably 2% or homogenized 1½ cups roughly chopped baby spinach ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cook orzo in a large pot of boiling, salted water until just al dente; drain well. Heat oil and butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, about two or three minutes. Be sure not to let the garlic burn. Whisk in ﬂour and cook until ﬂour is very lightly browned, about one minute. Slowly whisk in the milk and cook, whisking constantly, until sauce is slightly

thickened, about three or four minutes. Add spinach and cook until wilted, about two minutes. Slowly add the Parmesan, stirring constantly, until cheese has melted. Add the cooked orzo and toss gently to combine with sauce; season to taste with salt and pepper. 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 Wednesdays AMBLESIDE ORCHESTRA rehearses Wednesdays 3:15-5:30 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Intermediate level of musicianship required. Bring a music stand. David, 604-922-1035. CIRCLE DANCE Learn easy dances with music and steps from many traditions the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. (arrive 6:45 p.m.). Admission by donation. Registration and location:Wendy Anne, 604988-3522. DEEP COVE LADIES LIONS CLUB meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and last Wednesday of each month at Lions Garey Ham Court, 936 Bowron Court, North Vancouver. New members are welcome. Sally Scott, 604-924-1923. THE DUTCH KOFFIECLUB meets the third Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m. to noon at the food court, at Park Royal South,West Vancouver. Meet new people and keep up your Dutch language or improve it.The club welcomes

Flemish and South African people also. Used Dutch magazines and books will be available. Hans, 604-9905433 Nel, 604-987-6879. 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. westvanlibrary.ca 604-925-7403 NORTH SHORE CHORUS meets Wednesdays, 7:15-9:45 p.m., at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. New members are welcome. 604-985-2559 nschorus.com or audreyowen@shaw.ca SOUL POWER HOUR Wednesdays 7-8 p.m. presenting soul secrets, wisdom, knowledge and practical techniques to transform all areas of life. For details or to register email hamiltoncy@gmail.com

Thursdays BYOV (BRING YOUR OWN VOICE) COMMUNITY CHOIR rehearses Thursdays (except July and August), 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley United Church,

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM North Shore Multicultural Society (207123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to participate in a variety of community events with newcomers. Recruitment is ongoing. 604-988-2931 or sochellr@nsms.ca DADS PARENTING: Westcoast Family Resources Society offers a free group on Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 604-417-3407 FAMILY OF ORIGIN PARENTING Westcoast Family Resources Society North Shore offers a free group on Thursday mornings. 604-417-3406 MAKE CYCLING BETTER: HUB —Your Cycling Connection meets the second Thursday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. All are welcome to join this group to help improve local cycling facilities. northshore@bikehub.ca or bikehub.ca NORTH SHORE SAFETY COUNCIL meets on the ﬁrst Thursday of most months, noon1:30 p.m. at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. All are welcome who have an interest in pedestrian, cyclist, driver, sport and home safety. 604-983-6444, x7233 northshoresafetycouncil.ca

WEST VANCOUVER ROTARY SUNRISE CLUB meets for breakfast every Thursday, 7:15-8:30 a.m. at Capilano Golf and Country Club, 420 Southborough Dr.,West Vancouver. 604-913-3959 WEST VANCOUVER ADULT POPS BAND meets every Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the West Vancouver Community Centre music room, 780 22nd St.,West Vancouver. New members are wanted for the woodwind and brass sections. Auditions not required. Phil, 604-9802403 WOMEN’S SETTLEMENT ENGLISH CLASSES The North Shore Multicultural Society offers classes for immigrant and refugee women with children up to ﬁve years old, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:15-11:45 a.m. at St. Andrews United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. Daycare is provided. Register in person Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the North Shore Multicultural Society, 207-123 East 15th St., North Van. 604-988-2931

Fridays CONNECT NOW BUSINESS LUNCHEON An opportunity to meet other professionals and business owners the fourth Friday of every month, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at

Narrows Pub, 1970 Spicer Rd., North Vancouver. $10 non-members/$5 members plus lunch. connectnowbusinessnetwork. com/events/#!event-list FRIENDLY FRIDAYS An informal group that meets every Friday, 9:3011:30 a.m. for coffee and conversation at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Participants work on their own knit, crochet or other small projects. $4/$2. 604987-5820 mollienyehouse.com FRIENDSHIP MEETINGS Those looking for a friend or a helping hand in settling into the community are invited to group meetings with people from around the world every second Friday, 1-3 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. 604-926-4381 ststephenschurch.ca ROOYESH GROUP meets every second Friday to discuss matters such as psychology, immigration, teenagers, music, poems, cultural issues and more. Meetings are in Farsi with English translation available, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 203, Capilano Mall, 935 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. Free. Zara, 604980-1290 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-proﬁt, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

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WOLF PACK STILL PROWLING The NorthVanWolf Pack completed a four-game sweep of the Delta Ice Hawks to open the PJHL playoffs.They’ll now take on the Grandview Steelers in the conference ﬁnals. Game 1 was scheduled for March 3 after North Shore News press deadline with Game 2 slated for Saturday, March 7 starting at 7 p.m. at Harry Jerome Recreation Centre

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The Capilano Blues women’s volleyball team came away from last weekend’s PacWest championship with bronze, narrowly missing out on the big prizes but climbing the podium for the second straight season. The Blues finished second in regular season play to earn a bye into the provincial semifinals played Friday at Camosun College.There they faced the No. 3 Vancouver Island University Mariners in what was a rematch of last year’s provincial final. And it was the Mariners again who came out on top, earning a spot in the PacWest final and a berth in the national championships in a slugfest of a fiveset win over the Blues. “I would be more disappointed if we didn’t battle, but we battled,” said Capilano head coach Cal Wohlford. “It was an unbelievable game.” The Mariners jumped out to 1-0 and 2-1 set leads but the Blues kept fighting back to force a fifth. It was a matchup of contrasting styles, said Wohlford. “We were the best blocking team, they made some unreal digs and offensively both teams were really

strong,” he said. In the fifth set the Blues led 8-6 at the switch but just couldn’t hold on.VIU finished with a 25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-11 win. “A couple of little plays here and there, you lose some momentum,” Wohlford said of the deciding moments in the fifth set. “In a normal game we would have had a chance to fight back but it’s only to 15 points — if you don’t respond right away you can lose it fairly easy. That’s kind of what happened.” Libero Kelsey Johnson led the VIU defensive crew with 23 digs to earn player of the match honours for the Mariners. Right-side hitter Kira Sutcliffe earned the honour for Capilano with 20 kills, six stuff blocks, one ace and six digs. The Blues bounced back from their disappointing loss one day later, smashing the College of the Rockies Avalanche 25-16, 25-14, 25-19 to win bronze. “We were pretty disappointed but everybody responded and everybody wanted to win a medal.We got everybody in and we did it in good fashion,” said Wohlford, adding that he was happy to see his team play up to its potential in victory and in defeat. “We won pretty much in the same style that we lost in. . . .We were very offensive, our blocking

was really strong.We performed both matches, which I think is important. No matter if you win or lose, every game you play in you’re giving it your best. I felt that we did that — we were playing our game.” Rookie middle blocker Danae Shephard led the way for the Blues in the bronze medal game, earning player of the match honours with four kills, five blocks and two aces. Wohlford was hoping to make a return trip to the national championships — the team finished fifth last year — but it’s always tough to get out of the loaded PacWest conference. “Do we deserve to be at nationals? Absolutely,” said Wohlford. “We’re one of the top teams. If you put those four teams together on another weekend the outcome could be different. But that’s what sports is all about.What we try to do is peak at the right time and we were right there.” The Blues men were also in action at the provincial championships and also ended up on the losing side of a tough five set match.The sixth-seeded Blues were in upset mode against the thirdranked VIU, taking the first two sets to push the Mariners to the brink. But VIU fought back, winning the final three sets, including an intense

16-14 victory in the fifth. Capilano’s Brendan Cairns had a monster game, posting 25 kills, a block and an ace to earn player of the match honours for the Blues ••• Prior to the provincial championship tournament Sutcliffe was named the PacWest player of the year. In regular season action she finished third in the league in total offence, her average of 3.25 kills per set placed her fourth in the league. She also finished 14th in the league in blocks with an average of 0.39 per set. “All year everybody has been watching her progress and get better,” said Wohlford after the championship tournament. “She’s a threat out there and this weekend she showed it. It’s easy for people to put the label on you but you have to step up and perform, and she did that this weekend.” Sutcliffe also earned first-team PacWest all-star status and was named an all-star at provincials. Capilano third-year setter Sarah Hughes from Burnaby was also honoured, earning a spot on the second all-star team, while Shephard made the PacWest all-rookie team. On the men’s side Cairns, an outside hitter from Grande Pointe, Man., was Capilano’s sole representative on the awards sheet, earning a spot on the PacWest allrookie team.

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Wrestler turned skier hits Canada Games podium

Strong showing for North Shore athletes in Prince George ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

North Shore athletes showed well in the ﬁrstever British Columbiahosted Canada Winter Games over the past two weeks, led by a pair of talented athletes who hit the podium in Prince George despite competing in unfamiliar sports. North Vancouver’s Emily Weekes scored three silver medals in para crosscountry skiing, a sport she took up less than a year ago. The 24-year-old was a former wrestling star, having competed in that sport in the 2007 B.C. Summer Games and 2009 Canada Summer Games held on Prince Edward Island. Two weeks before the 2009 Summer Games, however, Weekes suffered an injury that left her with nerve damage in her right arm. She taped up the injury and won bronze for Team BC in P.E.I. but over the next few years the injury worsened. Looking for a new sport, Weekes ﬁrst took up triathlon before moving to crosscountry skiing this season after being recruited by Tony Chin of West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club. “I had never even skied alpine when I started cross country,” stated Weekes in a Team BC release. “I competed internationally in triathlon and wrestling

and skiing really isn’t that different. Everything about competing is the same — the mental preparation, the focus, the execution. So it made it easier to move into a new sport because I’ve been involved in sport my whole life.” In Prince George, Weekes finished second in the women’s 2.5-kilometre standing classic race, the 1.2-km standing sprint and the five-km standing race. The Carson Graham grad, who is also training in para biathlon, is excited about her future on the snow. “I’m actually doing way better than I expected and I kind of wish I had started this sooner,” she said. “I wrestled for nine years then I did triathlon for five years but I’ve picked up skiing much faster than either of those sports. It’s been really fun and my coaches have been unbelievably supportive.” The North Shore’s only Winter Games gold went to West Vancouver’s Katie Fleckenstein who dominated the competition in the women’s ski cross finals held at Tabor Mountain. Fleckenstein’s win was all the more impressive considering she’d never competed in a ski cross competition before. The 15-year-old also competed in her preferred alpine races at the Games, but it was in ski cross that she cruised all the way to the top of the podium. Fleckenstein finished

first in qualifying and then won all of her elimination heats the following day, holding off her Team BC teammate Nicole Mah in the final to claim gold. “As I was going through my heats today I was winning so I was getting more and more into it,” Fleckenstein said in a Team BC release. “To win the gold was amazing, it was just so much fun.” Fleckenstein finished seventh in Super G, 10th in slalom and crashed in her preferred race, the slalom, earlier in the Games. Despite the win, Fleckenstein isn’t sure if a full-time switch to ski cross is in her future. “Ski cross is fun, but the alpine, you’re by yourself and doing your own thing,” she told Postmedia News. “And just the way the ski feels is nicer.” North Vancouver’s Mark Robertson scored silver in para-alpine giant slalom. The 15-year-old claimed his medal despite battling through an injury that kept him off the slopes for much of the season. “I’ve been out with a knee injury so that has really affected my training,” he stated in a Team BC release. “I didn’t know what to expect and it hurt a bit but some Advil and putting it in the snow settled it down.” Robertson reportedly did not enter a competition this season

prior to the race, instead spending his time working with a physio to get his knee into shape for the Games. “I finished fourth at nationals last year but this is my first big win,” he said. “It’s pretty special and it’s something I’ve never experienced. The course was really good and the snow was great, absolutely perfect.” Katie Weaver and ElizaJane Kitchen, a pair of North Vancouver skiers, helped Team BC win silver in the women’s 4x3.75km cross-country relay. Kitchen raced the anchor leg, maintaining the team’s second-place position right through the finish line. “It was the greatest feeling ever coming into the stadium,” stated Kitchen in a Team BC release. “I started to get a little choked up and it was amazing to come in there and have all our friends and family and people from the community out here cheering for us. It was an incredible feeling.” North Vancouver’s Michael Sibley also hit the podium in Prince George, winning bronze as a member of the province’s men’s gymnastics team. Aaron Mah and Darren Wong from Vancouver, Cameron Stanley from Cultus Lake, Steven Chaplin from Mission, and Alexander Farquharson from Delta joined Sibley to place third behind Ontario and Quebec.

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Sutherland set to host gymnastics provincials Sutherland secondary will host the provincial high school gymnastics championships March 5-7. Thursday morning’s session will see all the boys compete followed by a demo from North Vancouver national team member Scott Morgan at around noon. Girls will compete all three days with elite Level 4-5 athletes due up on Friday morning.

Setting it straight

A March 1 sports story incorrectly identiﬁed the winner of the Quinn Keast scholarship for AAA senior boys basketball. The award went to Brandon Meyers of the Windsor Dukes.

A new point of view.

CBC News Andrew Chang

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