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Thousands turn out for water slide, Car Free fest MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Six thousand thrill-seekers legally sped down three blocks of Lonsdale Avenue in inner tubes Saturday for the first-ever massive slip-and-slide event to hit B.C.’s south coast. By all accounts, Slide the City and Car Free Day on Aug. 22 made a giant splash with locals and visitors alike, as well as businesses in the Lower Lonsdale area that benefited from the extra exposure and foot traffic. The main attraction was clearly the 1,000-foot (300 metre) slip-and-slide, which stretched from Keith Road near Victoria Park to Fourth Street. A crowd gathered around the large landing pool to critique each slider’s splash at the end. Excited riders, most of whom secured their chance to slide down a steep section of North Van’s famous arterial road months ago, started lining up just before 9 a.m. Saturday for the sold-out event. A family from Langley was among those waiting in line, eagerly anticipating their first slide of the day. “I booked it in March; I was like, ‘Hell, yeah,’ ” said Tara Payne. By early afternoon adrenaline was running high. “I actually hurt my vocal cords,” said 15-year-old Carson Graham secondary student Jude Tear, of the jubilant screaming he did on the slide.

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The much-maligned Lions Gate Bridge bump has itself been bumped — at least for a while. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure crews spent nine hours overnight Sunday removing 4.5-centimetrethick welded metal plates

that were blamed for causing trafﬁc chaos for North Shore commuters last week. “The bridge is back to normal,” said Norm Parkes, executive director of highway operations for the ministry. “Pieces for (maintenance) of the joint were delayed and we decided, rather than just leave the bump there and not do any work, we took the bump away.”

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The joint at the north end of the bridge had similar work done in January this year.The plate was an annoyance but didn’t result in the same problems as the one at the south end, Parkes said. “We didn’t think it would be as impactful as it was. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have done it,” he said. There is no timeline for

when work on the south joint will restart, but Parkes said the engineers have gone back to the drawing board to come up with something better than the dreaded bump. “We’ve tasked our engineers with doing exactly that – ﬁguring out what an alternate cover will look like, and when is an optimal time to do the work” Parkes said.

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Riders chase thrills on Lonsdale slide From page 1 slip-and-slide stopped right outside their home at Fourth Street. Layne Schad, who was visiting from Saskatchewan, took full advantage of the slide, saying the event would logistically never fly in his vertically challenged province. Most participants hurtled down Lonsdale on official Slide the City inner tubes of bright colours, while others were more creative with their inflatables brought from home: a large orca, an old-school Nintendo game controller, a pizza slice, a cow and a queen-

size mattress helmed by a guy wearing a captain’s hat charting a course down Lonsdale. The long lineups were the only downside to the water slide, with many people reporting they waited an hour and a half between turns. North Vancouver resident Steph McWatters said she was misled by Utah-based Slide the City organizers after buying what she believed to be an unlimited, all-day $61-pass, only to be cut off from sliding around 1:30 p.m. “And that seems expensive for two slides, maybe three,” said McWatters.

Not everyone that turned up to the event was there to partake in the sliding. Seven-year-old Jude manned a lemonade stand for his friend while she went down the slide, and even had the city’s mayor as a customer. Also on the sidelines was Patricia Blanchard who said she could hear organizers setting up the slide overnight from her apartment at the corner of Keith Road and Lonsdale. “From midnight you could hear them laughing while setting it up.They were having fun,” said Blanchard. Fun was the operative word for the day, agreed

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto. “Everybody is having a ton of fun. I don’t think I’ve seen Lonsdale this fun in many years,” said Mussatto, adding that he would love to see the water slide return next year. Given the Stage 3 Metro Vancouver watering restrictions, in the weeks leading up to the event the city faced some criticism. Around 50,000 litres of water — purchased by STC organizers from privately owned Country Fountain Spring Water in Abbotsford — was trucked to North Vancouver and used on the slip and slide.

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ther Lower Mainland municipalities looked on with jealousy at all the fun we were having over here on Saturday. By almost all accounts, the Slide the City event with its 1,000-foot (300metre) water slide was a smash. If it’s any comfort to the naysayers, the water was legally acquired from a bottled water company in Abbotsford and “a portion” of it was to be recycled to water local plants. That said, we’re pretty unimpressed that Slide the City organizers slipped out of town without taking questions as to where the water was coming from, how much was being used and how much was being salvaged. With this being the summer of watering restrictions, drought shaming and forest ﬁres, the optics weren’t great. People only want to talk about the fun parts, it seems.

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Organizers also could have been a little more upfront with their 6,000 ticket buyers, many of whom said they didn’t have enough time to get their rides in, thanks to the lineup. But, all told, we’ll raise a glass of recycled water to the event and look forward to it coming back next year with a few lessons learned. It was a powerful way to reclaim public space, celebrate with our neighbours and have some good, clean fun. This, after the City of Vancouver rejected the slide over safety concerns. Clearly, their loss was our gain. Similarly, we look forward to the Car Free Day festival growing into an annual must-visit event, especially as the foot of Lonsdale and the Shipyards come into their own. Kudos are owed to its organizers and volunteers.

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Star light, star bright – not on my block Dear Editor: Over the past ﬁve years, I have noticed an increasing number of new construction projects or renovations that have included the installation of a multitude of exterior lights that can number in the dozens. These highintensity unshielded lights usually ﬂood at the owner’s house and landscaping (and their neighbours’ houses).

On my street in a sleepy little corner of West Vancouver, I am completely surrounded by houses where the exterior lights are left on every night, seven nights a week, from dusk until well after midnight. In some cases, the lights are left on the entire night. Ironically, these people are never out there marvelling over what a wonderful sight it is. Five years ago, I was

able to sit out on my deck in the evening and stargaze while bats ﬂew around eating mosquitoes. The neighbours at the time had no unnecessary lights on. We didn’t even have a streetlight. Now I cannot see the night sky because my neighbour’s excessively bright lights that resemble aircraft landing lights blind me. I miss the days when

there was just a dim porch light left on only if the people were out or expecting company. It seems that the people who do not want lights from their neighbours shining into their eyes and windows, have no rights to enjoy the darkness. The International Dark Skies Association website has a wealth of information on research revealing that light pollution is a

waste of energy resources and harmful to the environment, wildlife and to people’s health, safety and sense of wellbeing. I propose the adoption of a bylaw limiting exterior lighting thereby protecting the environment, wildlife, health and the rights of people who want no light shining on their homes at night. Jonathan Moore West Vancouver

Council-approvedVienna trip an unnecessary expense Dear Editor: At the July 20 regular meeting, City of North Vancouver council voted 5-2 in favour of attending the Walk21 Conference

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Europe. We would all like a trip to Vienna but we wouldn’t expect someone else to pay for it. I.A. Blanchett North Vancouver

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Dear Editor: I have been a Harmony Arts volunteer for three years.There were apparently more than 200 of us this year, not to mention exhibitors, musicians, etc. I do not believe we should be exempt from parking bylaws because of this; however, the (municipality) should appreciate the extra demand on longterm parking within walking distance during their endorsed festival, sponsored if not paid for by West Vancouver. (During the festival) I parked in 1700-block Marine unlimited parking which had “temporary no See Lighten page 7

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Make it easier for drivers to butt out Dear Editor: The media loves to blame the wildﬁres on cigarettes carelessly thrown from vehicles. They got their information from what source? Out of 10,000 lightning strikes, the cigarette was the culprit. No proof! I stopped smoking four years ago and am very happy I did. When I did smoke, I always had an ashtray in my car or truck. I never had the temptation to toss a lit cigarette out the window. In fact, the classiest cars and trucks had lighted ashtrays as a

prestige item. Tossing a cigarette out the window is sheer stupidity. I mean, why not just put it out in the ashtray? You know, the amenity that every car manufacturer put in their vehicles? Oops. There are none. It seems that every car and truck manufacturer decided to remove cigarette ashtrays from their vehicles on or about 2008. So the smoker has a backup camera but no ashtray. So what does the smoker do? ... Get rid of the butt out the window, because there is

no place in the vehicle to extinguish a lit cigarette. For 100 years the auto industry provided ashtrays to cater to the smokers. The smokers are still there but the industry removed the ashtray to extinguish the butt. So is the auto industry at fault for creating all the wildﬁres? Nope. It is still the guy who ﬂicked his butt out the window because there was no place to butt it out inside his vehicle. Start thinking. Please. Leo Vanderbyl North Vancouver

Lighten bylaw enforcement at festival time From page 6 parking” for construction. I had observed the site busy with work vehicles all week but no action the weekend before nor this second Harmony Arts weekend. So, taking a chance on logic (no construction, no reason to not park) I did

so and got a ticket. Mea culpa. My mistake. My ﬁne. My big objection is the second ticket written two and a half hours later.This seems punitive and totally outside the civic pride and city endorsement of this fabulous event. I’ve paid without disputing through approved channels.Why?

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Energy board hearings halted Kinder Morgan hearings up in air over conﬂict of interest JENNIFER MOREAU Contributing writer

The national energy board hearing for the Kinder Morgan pipeline could be back on track soon, as the oil company is confident it can replace evidence removed over conflict-ofinterest concerns. The NEB put the hearing on hold last Friday, because Steven Kelly, the Conservative government’s latest appointment to the board, is an oil industry consultant who filed evidence in support of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.The NEB is now striking that evidence, but Kinder Morgan will have a replacement plan by Friday, as requested by the NEB. “We are confident we can meet requirements outlined by the NEB and that the regulatory process can proceed in a timely manner without material delay,” said Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson

in a media release. Kinder Morgan commissioned Kelly to provide an opinion on the supply and demand for oil in the future, and his evidence was ﬁled in December 2013. Marc Eliesen, a former deputy energy minister in Ontario and Manitoba, described Kelly’s work as the primary economic evidence in the pipeline case, and said other experts were basing their arguments on it. Eliesen, an intervenor who withdrew from the hearing in protest, also raised concerns about Kelly’s evidence, stating he used a netbacks analysis based on one scenario: that oil would stay at roughly US$100 a barrel for the next couple of decades, something that’s already changed. “In my professional judgment, Kelly’s evidence left a lot to be desired,” Eliesen said. “It didn’t have the usual disclaimers; it didn’t have the sensitivity analysis.” (A sensitivity analysis would have accounted for alternate scenarios, not just the $100-a-barrel projection.) No one from Kinder Morgan was available to comment further on what evidence the company was using to replace Kelly’s

analysis. Kelly’s NEB appointment takes effect Oct. 13, and he will not be part of the three-person panel that makes a final recommendation on the pipeline proposal. Kelly is listed as a vicepresident of IHS, a Calgarybased consulting firm, and he’s held senior positions with Shell Canada. According to Tara O’Donovan, a spokeswoman for the NEB, the board’s chairman, Peter Watson, was involved in the appointment process, but it’s the Governor in Council (advised by cabinet) that makes the final call on appointments. When asked if Kelly would have any influence on the NEB’s decision on the Trans Mountain file, O’Donovan said the panel reviewing the pipeline expansion will make its decision independently of the rest of the board. The appointment and delay have been further frustrations for North Shore NOPE, one of the local groups granted intervenor status for the NEB’s hearings into the project. The group’s founder, Janice Edmonds, said she had purchased flights to Calgary so she could be

present for Trans Mountain’s arguments before the board and her group has been counting on a Sept. 24 hearing date. “People have arranged their whole summer.We’ve had this deadline of Sept. 3 for preparing our written argument.We’ve been working really, really, really hard, giving up our summer holidays to prepare this evidence and final argument and all of that is now cancelled,” she said. Edmonds said Kelly should not have been appointed in the first place. “Why would he be appointed to an organization that’s supposed to be independent and neutral and make good decisions that are supposed to be in the best interest of Canadians?” she asked. “It’s obvious, even to somebody like me that it’s a conflict of interest.” Edmonds also questioned the timing of the announcement and speculated that the Oct. 19 federal election may have been a factor. “I’m sure they didn’t want to have the hearings when they knew there’d be lots of protesting and lots of media coverage of the hearings,” she said. — with files from Brent Richter. Jennifer Moreau is a reporter at Burnaby Now.

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The unusually dry summer has left some planting projects sitting on the drawing board waiting for fall rains to provide cooler conditions and salvation from the drought. But wait no longer if you’re a veggie gardener because timing is everything when it comes to planting. Winter gardening is not a widely practiced art in our region with many gardeners simply planting a few tulips and some pansies and calling it a season.Veggie gardening during fall and winter is not only possible in our region, it can be highly productive if you start early.Traditionally, winter vegetable crops are seedsown in August which allows time for germination, growth and establishment before winter. Early establishment of winter vegetables is critical if you actually want to have something to harvest during

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and closed at night to retain heat.We also used mounded planting beds which allowed the sun’s rays to warm up sides of the planting bed thereby improving plant growth during the waning warmth of fall. Fall and winter vegetable gardening is not for everyone but it’s also not that difﬁcult once you learn the rhythm of the season. Even the landless gardener living in an apartment can grow lettuce and radishes in large pots on the balcony or indoors on a windowsill. A key part of learning how to grow fall and winter vegetables is to choose the right plant for your garden’s conditions and for your skill level. Everyone wants to grow tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, but you could throw a kale seed on the roadside and the seed would grow. Cucumbers and tomatoes take considerably more skill to grow for harvest. For beginners, people who are time-starved or those with space constraints, I suggest growing easy and rewarding plants such as lettuce, kale or chives. And many perennial herbs like rosemary and sage can be grown and harvested year-round. Some ﬁnal advice — skill and technique grow healthy plants, not products. Choose only those additives to the crop that you would consider edible for you or your children. Any additive used for crop growing will be metabolized into plant tissue, or residual on the leaf (i.e. pesticides), so you will be eating the additive. Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist, garden designer and builder, teacher and organic advocate. Contact stmajor@shaw.ca

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know the answer or saying no school teacher once to peer pressure. asked North Shore Taekwondo’s Master “We try and teach them Tony Kook how how to speak up,” says Kook. martial arts schools teach “Confidence teaches you there’s important life skills differently never a wrong time to do the than other sports. She wanted right thing.” to know what kids would learn in Monthly themes “Confidence taekwondo that are the focus of teaches you might be different the character there’s never a than what they’d development wrong time to do learn in soccer, portion of the the right thing.” baseball or hockey. curriculum. The difference, he said, is in the approach, “There are only so many ways to kick and punch, but a great martial arts school is going to use those as tools, use those as means to develop life skills,” he says. “In other sports they’re going to learn respect in indirect ways. We do it in a very, very direct way.” Kook says that teaching life skills is at the core of his school’s martial arts curriculum.

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“The classes are tremendously fun, they’re very safe and they’re age appropriate,” says Kook. The school has an average ratio of 10 students per one instructor, allowing for one-onone interaction and support. “We’re truly here to really, really help people to achieve goals and improve quality of life,” says Kook. “We’re just using taekwondo as the tool to get there.” North Shore Taekwondo offers classes for children aged 4 to 6, youth aged 7 to 13 as well as teens and adults aged 14 and up. Classes operate on a monthly membership basis.

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North Van family ready for start of school ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

Nine-year-old Riya Bahia is looking forward to returning to school in a couple of weeks. She’s heading into Grade 5, and says starting a new grade brings on a mixture of emotion. “I’m nervous about if it’s going to be really hard and I’m also excited to see all the new challenges ahead of me,” she notes. Riya’s favourite subject is science, which she is “really good at,” and she likes school because she gets to “learn about different things and different places.” Although there will be some of the same kids from last year in her new class, there will be some new ones, but Riya says she makes new friends simply by being friendly. She already has a lot of friends at school and that’s part of the reason why she is looking forward to going back although she really enjoyed the break. “I had an amazing summer,” she reports. Highlights include a trip to Mexico and sleepovers with her cousins. Outside of school, Riya enjoys swimming and diving, and will start ice skating this winter. She also likes to ride her bike and her scooter and jump on her trampoline. Riya’s not too worried about getting back into the swing of things at school,

and says she’s generally organized throughout the year, but gets plenty of help from her mom and dad. She also uses an agenda to keep track of her various activities and schoolwork. “I try my best (to stay organized),” she says, but admits sometimes she forgets her homework at school, especially if she is rushing to get to an afterschool activity. Riya already knows she may want to be a lawyer when she grows up.When asked how she stays focused and interested at school, she explains that she has a couple of strategies. Sometimes if she feels she’s losing focus, she will ask to move to a quieter place in the classroom or even out in the hall so she isn’t tempted to look out the window. And if she feels herself losing interest she employs some positive thinking. “If I keep myself focused and do a hundred per cent I will get a good job when I’m older and I’ll have a good life. I think a little bit about the future and I try to stay as focused as I can.” Riya’s mom Ruby says moving through the various school stages with her daughter has been a learning experience. Talking to other parents helps. And her three-year-old son is now starting preschool so she will be starting the process all over again. Ruby says school seems more fast paced now than

when she was a kid and it’s a lot of work to stay on top of everything. “It’s deﬁnitely almost another job,” she notes. The North Vancouver mom, who is also a registered nurse, and her husband both work shift work and rely on family for help. “Both sets of grandparents are very helpful,” she says, admitting with a laugh: “They’re great. They’re probably more organized than we are.” Digital calendars connected on their phones helps all the adults stay in the loop, and a print calendar is used at home for the family. With all the work ahead, it’s not surprising Ruby says she gets a bit tense in the last couple of weeks leading up to the start of school. “I’m excited because I think she (Riya) gets excited but deﬁnitely it is a bit nerve-racking.” Preparation for the new school year starts with reviewing some of the schoolwork from the previous year, and journaling to help Riya get back into the practise of reading and writing. Bedtimes have never really been a problem, but Ruby is not looking forward to having to prepare school lunches ahead of time again. It’s the part she least likes about school. Finding a good variety of food that has well-balanced nutrition

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rewards or stickers for each week completed successfully. Combat lunch fatigue Create a list of ﬁve to 10 lunches with your child and rotate the menu. Or have picky eaters create a list of foods they love. Invest time teaching kids how to pack their own lunch. Loss prevention

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As the school year inches closer, parents are making various preparations. School supplies, scheduling, and lunches are among the top considerations, but it won’t be long before coughs and colds are top of the list. Kathryn Libunau is a pharmacist at London Drugs in North Vancouver and says the start of a new school year brings with it some common questions from parents.The most popular ones are about lice. Libunau explains that if a child has lice it’s important to check behind ears and at the base of the child’s neck for eggs. There are a variety of treatments available, but Libunau says a child shouldn’t be treated unless he or she has lice. In some kids lice is showing resistance with conventional treatments, she notes. It may be more likely with kids who have already had multiple treatments, but there are also natural approaches that may be effective if conventional treatments aren’t.

Hand hygiene is also important for kids, especially when they start back to school. Libunau recommends washing hands and up to elbows. In general, hand sanitizers are also an option, but some kids show sensitivity to hand sanitizers because many are alcohol based. She also recommends parents regularly wipe surfaces that are used a lot, including doorknobs, phones, etc. Start of school also brings lots of questions about coughs and colds, and Libunau notes that treatment depends on the child as some medications, such as those containing decongestants, are not suitable for kids under the age of six. In general, parents can focus on keeping kids healthy by making sure they eat well, get plenty of rest, and get some vitamin C, such as by eating oranges. “Keeping them hydrated is really important too,” Libunau, adding some kids forget to drink water when they get busy. Staying hydrated will help keep their energy up, she says, and warns to reduce intake of sugary drinks.

Libunau doesn’t have specific medication recommendations for parents when it comes to preparing for a new school year, but suggests being aware of flu season, which generally starts midOctober, and considering necessary medication for allergies, as well as electrolytes for kids who are vomiting or have diarrhea. “In general just good hygiene, I think that would be the main thing,” says Libunau of tips for parents to help keep their kids healthy during the school season. In a recent press release, London Drugs made the following suggestions for parents about preparing their medicine cabinets for back to school. ■ Dispose of expired or unused medication to reduce the risk of accidental ingestion, misuse or overdose. ■ Check the expiration date on all medications and on items in your first aid kit. Some medications, such as certain antibiotics, can become dangerous after expiration. Medications can be disposed of by bringing them to a pharmacy.

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From page 20

BACK TO SCHOOL

number of containers. Prepare outfits on Sunday Get set for the week and practise volume outfitting. Gather five clear bins and label them Monday to Friday, or use the closet to hang outfits in order by day. Assemble a weeks worth of outfits. Sync your calendars Set repeating kids activities, field trips, doctors appointments, professional days, meet-the-teacher days and holidays into a digital calendar and share with family. Also have a centralized print calendar. Colour code online and offline activities using the same colour key. Build a strong teacher bond Go out of your way to set up a good relationship with your child’s teacher. Let them know who you are and that you have both your children and the teacher’s needs as a top priority. Begin with breakfast Set up breakfast the night before, insist kids are dressed before eating, and use a timer for slow eaters. Prepare for homework Set up a quiet area for homework, schedule it after school before any other activity and be available to answer questions. Triage paper School triggers a constant stream of paper. Keep organized by setting up and labeling three magazine holders: “upcoming events,” “homework completed” and “action required,” or use a three-tray inbox system. Organize school work and artwork Use a bankers box and create tabs from kindergarten to Grade 12 using hanging files. As each year goes by, you have a home for the “keepers.” Use an under-the-bed, covered bin labelled with the name of each sibling for large art. Reduce rot No sweets or screen time close to bedtime.

Build in buffer time Whatever you do, build in buffer time. It is the most proactive way of reducing stress. Enlisting your kid’s help Involve children whenever possible in school preparation to increase a successful transition. Preserve the moment Take a picture in the same spot at the start of each school year (e.g. front door, front of the school, in the car) and have your child hold a sign up with the grade and year for posterity. Prepare for inevitable setbacks Despite all your preparations, things will go sideways at some point. Don’t beat yourself up. Remember this saying: “Enjoy it because it’s happening.” Marie Potter is a North Shore resident, mother of twins, trained professional organizer and serves on the board for Professional Organizers in Canada. mariepotter.ca

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE

Brunch goes above and beyond

Chris Dagenais

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for burgers page 28

I have found my new favourite brunch dish on Tap & Barrel Shipyard’s weekend menu. The menu, which is billed as a “soft launch” offering, represents the earliest efforts from the recently opened restaurant and is presumably a work in progress, with additions or modifications to be made in the future. If this first iteration is any indication, however, brunch atTap & Barrel promises to be very, very good. The dish in question, Poutine and Eggs, is an inspired work of shamelessly indulgent culinary art, comprised of rough-cut, skin-on fries, cheese curds, brown gravy, mounds of pulled bacon, soft poached eggs and expertly emulsified hollandaise sauce, all served in a rustic cast iron pan. On paper the dish reads like a dare formulated by a playful kitchen crew: “What could we put on the menu that would be so outrageously hedonistic that even the most desperate, morning-after brunch-goer would take pause before ordering it?” I imagine the chef wondering: “I know, let’s start with a base of poutine and work our way up from there.” I polished off a whole order of the poutine during a recent Sunday morning visit toTap & Barrel with

my family.We sat at a spacious booth table on the restaurant’s grand patio and remarked on the enormous footprint of this newest addition to Lower Lonsdale’s dining scene.The Shipyards location ofTap & Barrel is a behemoth with sprawling interior seating in the historic, high-ceilinged Coppersmith’s Building and an airy, wrap-around patio right in the middle of Shipbuilder’s Square. Tap & Barrel’s footprint has actually prompted a re-routing of traffic through Shipbuilder’s Square; the little bridge that once led from the parking lot just east of Lonsdale Quay into the square has now been incorporated into the restaurant’s patio. I mention this because when it comes to restaurants it is generally my habit to prefer and champion the underdog; I admire small businesses that evidence the passion and unique vision of their ownership. Tap & Barrel’s expansive Shipyard location clearly trades on the blue chip equity of its highly successful sister restaurants in Olympic Village and False Creek; I get the impression that no expense was spared in the design of this newest space.That said, I have to applaudTap & Barrel for delivering an experience that, while polished and wellconsidered, nevertheless felt at all times authentic and honest. Despite its imposing size,Tap & Barrel is not a faceless chain enterprise. In my experience, each location manages to fit into its specific geography like a good neighbour, supporting the community that supports it. Take, for example,Tap & Barrel’s eponymous taps, of which there are many. I was very pleased to see that

D-6 ? ;-33[S#2 Q[. S8*-1U8Q -1 1W[ EWU6_-3)2 8ZZ[32 - 2-1U2Z_UQY +30Q*W% all four of the North Shore’s breweries were represented on the new restaurant’s draught beer list, with nearby neighbour Green Leaf supplying an exclusive Grand Opening India Session Ale. Further,Tap & Barrel is a regional leader in the wineson-tap movement, supplying both entry-level and premium pours dispensed from pressurized stainless steel kegs. I have expressed my fondness for wines-on-tap before as they dramatically reduce bottle waste and spoilage and, certainly in the case ofTap & Barrel’s North Shore location, ﬁt the local preference for sustainable products. From the perspective of a wine guy, I take great comfort in knowing that my glass of wine will never be off and I relish sampling offerings from wineries that may not be readily available elsewhere; Okanagan Falls-based MeyerWinery chardonnay by the glass, on theTap & Barrel menu, is a

treat indeed. Aside from the wonderful poutine, which achieved a perfect balance with its salty, buttery, crispy and creamy notes, the other brunch items we tried were unanimously enjoyable. My wife DJ tried a meatless version of the breakfast pretzel, a plateﬁlling knot of soft, chewy, salted pretzel with poached eggs smothered in beer and cheddar sauce; the dish typically includes pulled bacon as well. DJ and I enjoyed local selections from the on-tap list to accompany our meals, DJ opting for a pint of Hoyne Pilsner, while I pursued a broader overview with ATaste of B.C. beer ﬂight, which included smaller pours of cider and beer from Central City, Bridge, Green Leaf, RedTruck and Hoyne. The kids split an order of French toast topped with strawberries and bananas drizzled with chocolate sauce, capped with whipped cream, and accompanied by a ramekin of maple syrup. DJ and I appreciated that the

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kids were able to leave the table immediately following their meal and exhaust their frenetic sugar rush on the adjacent pier (where, incidentally, they spotted a seal soaking up the sun on the nearby helipad). Pursuing the theme of reckless abandon to its ultimate conclusion, we all shared a dessert called the Black Bottomed Mason Jar Pie, a squat glass jar packed with a layer of crushed ginger snaps, half an inch of thick chocolate ganache, bourbon cream and whipped cream. Splitting it four ways was the right approach for this tasty but exceedingly rich dish, offset nicely by a double espresso. Our meal was $82 before gratuity.Tap & Barrel Shipyards is at 8 Lonsdale Ave. tapandbarrel.com 604638-2339 Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. He earned his sommelier diploma in 2001. Contact: hungryontheshore@gmail.com.

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Though no one wants to admit it, our amazing summer is definitely winding down. I just saw some golden leaves on a tree (eeeeeek!). While the blissful warm days are still with us, get the most out of barbecue season by hosting a casual gettogether centred around the perennial stars of the grill: juicy hamburgers. I’m only including recipes for the burger patties themselves below. Get creative when it comes to choosing what to wrap them in.Try using flatbreads, naan, focaccia, bagels or pitas rather than the usual burger buns. If you prefer the more traditional route, be sure to buy something interesting like onion or cheese buns from the bakery counter rather than the pre-packaged variety. A couple of notes about grilling your burgers: make an indent with your thumb in the centre of your burger patties when you’re forming them to prevent them from puffing up when they’re cooking; and make sure the grill is really hot before placing the patties on it. Don’t press down on the burgers while they’re cooking because you don’t want to squish those yummy juices out. Cheesy Spinach Burgers 1 lb lean ground beef Half an envelope of dry onion soup mix (be sure to

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1 lb lean ground beef 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 2 green onions, chopped 2 oz blue cheese, crumbled 1 egg Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Place all ingredients in a large bowl and gently mix with your hands just until combined. Shape mixture into four patties and grill over high heat until no longer pink in the centre. Makes four servings. Steakhouse Burgers 1 slice white sandwich bread, crust removed, torn into quarter-inch pieces 2 Tbsp low-fat milk (1% or 2%) 1½ lbs lean ground beef 1 tsp kosher salt

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp ketchup 2 tsp minced shallots In a large bowl, mash the bread and milk together with a fork until they form a chunky paste. Add the salt, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and ketchup and mix well. Add the beef and shallots to the bowl, breaking up the meat with your hands. Gently mix all ingredients together just until combined. Form mixture into ﬁve patties and grill over high heat until no longer pink in the centre. Makes ﬁve servings. Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. Contact: ashellard@ hotmail.ca.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

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Sela owns the VanOpen

Israeli pro wins Hollyburn-hosted pro tournament for the fourth time ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

Dudi Sela continued his dominance at the Odlum Brown VanOpen on Sunday, winning the Hollyburn-hosted tennis event for the fourth time in 11 years. The Israeli pro, ranked No. 100 in the world, knocked off Australia’s John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 7-5 to add another trophy to his collection that already includes fancy VanOpen glass rackets labeled 2005, 2008 and 2010. The win made Sela the ﬁfth player ever to win fourplus titles at a single ATP Challenger event, and with 24 tournament victories he’s now in sole possession of second place on the alltime Challenger titles list, breaking a tie with Japanese veteran Go Soeda. Tournament director Ryan Clark joked following Sunday’s victory that Hollyburn’s centre court should be renamed Sela Court. So how can the seemingly unstoppable player be prevented from

winning again here? Sela has some ideas. “I think you should not let me in here anymore,” he told the crowd after the match, drawing a big laugh. “You need a different champion next time.” This year Smith was hoping to be that different champion and he put up a good ﬁght in the second set as Sela started to unravel following a close call that didn’t go his way. Already up a break, Sela believed he had won a point to give him a 4-2 lead, dropping his racket to celebrate.The ball, however, was called in and the game continued with Smith eventually earning a break to tie up the set while Sela stormed about the court, still upset about the call. The two players then exchanged some brilliant points through the next four games — Smith bashing away with his big lefty serve and Sela countering with incredible backhand returns — before Sela earned a break to go up 6-5 and serve for the match. After

the match Sela talked about the call that got him fired up and his reaction to it. “It was tough because it was 6-4, 3-2 advantage to finish the game and suddenly a bad call — you start thinking too much about the umpire and everything is changing, the momentum, he hits a good shot. I tried to keep positive and play my tennis, tried to play what worked before, stick to my strategy…. I think at five-all I played a really good game, I returned and I broke him and I finished pretty good. I think it was my best match of the week.” In the end Sela found himself standing in the middle of the court holding a trophy and talking to the crowd, just as he first did in 2005. Things have changed a lot since then. “I remember 11 years ago when I was here I was very nervous,” he said. “Now I feel at home.” Things have also changed off the court as well, with Sela now the father of an 18-month-old son and his wife expecting

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opponents. “Next time, I want to win again,” he said with a laugh. The women’s draw also saw a repeat champion as Great Britain’s Johanna Konta scored an impressive 6-2, 6-4 win of Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium to earn her second VanOpen singles title, pairing this trophy with one she claimed in 2013. Like Sela, Konta can also make a few claims to owning centre court as she also won this year’s doubles title, teaming up See Konta page 30

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with Maria Sanchez of the United States to knock off Romania’s Raluca Olaru and Anna Tatishvili of the United States in the women’s doubles ﬁnal Saturday afternoon. Konta certainly looked at home on the Hollyburn court, although she laughed when a reporter informed her after Sunday’s ﬁnal that the club was located in a West Vancouver neighbourhood known as the British Properties. “I didn’t know that. I had great support here. It helps that I’ve been here before and they’ve seen me around…. If you’re comfortable in your surroundings and in a good frame of mind then obviously you’re going to give yourself the best chance to play at your best.” Konta said she’s not only never won any other tournament twice but she’s never even made it back to a tournament to defend a title before. “This is a very new

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Super senior Bortignon scores six medals at World Masters WestVancouver senior Christa Bortignon claimed six medals at the World Masters Athletics Championships held recently in Lyon, France. Competing in the women’s 75+ age category, the 78-year-old claimed gold as the only competitor in the 80-metre and 200-m hurdles while winning silver in the 100-m and 200-m sprints and bronze in the long jump and triple jump. Bortignon currently holds 13 age-group world records and is the only masters athlete, male or female, to hold the 100-m, 200-m and 400-m world records in the same age group at the same time. Masters fans will get a chance to see her and thousands of other athletes up close this week at the North Vancouver-hosted 55+ BC Games running today until Saturday.Track and ﬁeld will be held at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Bortignon, who took up track and ﬁeld at age 72 after reading about fellow

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