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Conservatives promise relief to ‘seniors who need it most’ BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Conservative leader Stephen Harper made his second campaign stop on the North Vancouver side of the new Burnaby North – Seymour riding Tuesday, this time targeting seniors’ votes. Harper promised, if re-elected, his government would create a tax credit shielding the first $2,000 of private pensions from income tax for seniors getting by on a single income. Harper made the announcement to a crowd made up mostly of seniors gathered at the Canlan Ice Sports arena. “The tax credit will extend additional tax relief to nearly 1.6 million single and widowed seniors in Canada and, in combination with the existing pension income credits, it means a single senior will receive additional tax relief of up to $600 annually. This is important, friends, and it is an affordable commitment. It helps the seniors who need it most,” Harper said. The Conservatives say the plan will take four
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years to set up and cost $395 million per year when fully implemented. “The Liberals and the NDP want tax hikes to fund your retirement. We want tax breaks to fund your retirement,” Harper said. Liberal candidate in the riding Terry Beech characterized the tax credit plan as a “drop in the bucket,” compared to what See Liberals page 3
Coroner IDs Lynn Canyon drowning victim BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
The BC Coroners Service has identified the man who drowned in Lynn Canyon on Friday evening as Syed Wajahat Ali, 25, an international student from Pakistan who was living in Coquitlam. Police received a report
of a possible drowning just after 5 p.m. when Ali, who was with a group of other young men, jumped from the lower cliff into 90Foot Pool that can be seen from the Lynn Canyon suspension bridge and got caught in an underwater eddy. “His three other buddies, (and) a park ranger observed this. He
went under the water and never resurfaced,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “Our dive team attended and confirmed (Ali) was literally trapped under a rock in the water.” District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services raced to the scene with their swift water
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Liberals, NDP promise to boost GIS From page 1
seniors in poverty need. “It’s a few hundred dollars if they apply for the credit. I think the Liberal plan is much better — restoring OAS and GIS to 65 years of age. That will put $13,000 into the pockets of most lowincome seniors,” he said. The Liberals are also promising to increase the guaranteed income supplement by 10 per cent. “Instead of having to apply for it like under the Conservative plan, you automatically qualify for it and it puts $920 per year into the hands of our lowest income seniors,” Beech said. “That would reach 1.25 million seniors, 900,000 of which would be single women…I think it’s an issue that’s definitely worth addressing since because one in four single seniors lives in low income.” The NDP too is promising to bring the pension eligibility age back to 65, according to NDP candidate Carol Baird Ellan. “We know that Harper’s plan has not been working. He promised not to interfere with pensions and yet he raised the eligibility age from 65 to 67 shortly after taking office,” she said. “We’ve got 200,000 seniors living in poverty.” Within the first six months of taking office an NDP government would meet with Canada’s premiers to discuss enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan.
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All-candidates meetings WEST VANCOUVER – SUNSHINE COAST – SEA TO SKY riding candidates will take part in a debate for high school students at Kay Meek Centre on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. CAPILANO STUDENTS’ UNION will host a federal allcandidates forum on Thursday, Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Capilano University, CSU Library Lounge, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver.
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Under the Greens’ plan, seniors would be covered by a guaranteed livable income, which would be indexed to the cost of living. “It’s been done in other jurisdictions very successfully. That goes much farther in addressing the real poverty that many seniors face,” she said Seniors would also benefit from a national pharmacare program and a national affordable housing program the Greens have included in their platform, Quarmby said.
EDGEMONT AND UPPER CAPILANO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION will host a debate for all candidates in the North Vancouver riding on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7-9 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd. 604-9885594 BURNABY NORTHSEYMOUR riding will hold an all-candidates meeting Thursday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. 604-929-7957 Please send details of election/candidates meetings to listings@nsnews.com.
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Tory website attacks former judge Baird Ellan’s record JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
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The Conservatives used their tough-on-crime agenda to launch an attack website against former provincial court judge and star NDP candidate Carol Baird Ellan in the Burnaby North – Seymour riding this week, inviting the public to judge Baird Ellan’s past legal decisions. On youbethejudge.ca, the Conservative campaign features three of Ellan’s judicial decisions in cases, including a child sexual abuser and child pornographer, highlighting
sentences the Tories describe as soft on crime. Those include a twoyear jail sentence Baird Ellan handed an 86-yearold North Vancouver man in 2010 for past sexual abuse of his two granddaughters. The site then encourages those who find the sentence too lenient to enter their contact details into a Conservative campaign data collection system. Mike Little, the Conservative candidate and former District of North Vancouver councillor, said Baird Ellan’s record on the bench is something the public
should know about. “There are a lot of decisions I think the public would be surprised at how lenient she was on the perpetrators,” he said. “Our top priority is naturally going to be to keep our children safe,” he said. Little said for that reason, the Tories chose to outline areas where young victims were “not protected by the justice system.” The website pointed to one 20-year-old decision where Baird Ellan handed an additional one-day sentence to a man who’d spent 51 days in jail for exposing himself to children for the 22nd time.
Little contrasted that with the Conservatives’ record in bringing in laws that increased minimum sentences for sex crimes against children. “We just think this is something we need to be discussing,” he said. Baird Ellan said the website “appears to be a sign of desperation.” She said the website presents an oversimplification of her decisions as a judge by taking them out of context and not mentioning legal precedents that bind judges’ decisions. “None of these cases See Attack page 9
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Social media ‘glamourizing’ cliff jumping From page 1
safe effort on our part to try and retrieve him.” As darkness fell in the canyon around 7 p.m., searchers pulled back for the night and RCMP set up a police perimeter. They recovered the body without incident on Saturday morning. Even during the recovery attempt, more cliff jumpers were putting themselves in danger. “They were literally taking the body out and there are guys that are going down to climb and jump,” De Jong said. The summers of 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2013 all saw drowning deaths in Lynn Canyon but the number of fatalities has fallen of sharply since the District of North Vancouver started its park ranger program in 1993. “In 1993, before we had the ranger program, we had 17 people perish in the canyon over a 12-year-period,” said Gavin Joyce, the district’s manager of engineering, parks and facilities. “They have my full support and confidence. They do a wonderful job out there as evidenced by what’s happened over the last three or four years.”
The rangers try to make contact with as many people as possible entering the canyon to warn them about the very real dangers of cliff jumping. The district has in the past avoided enforcement as a method of keeping canyon visitors safe. “At this point we don’t have bylaws or fines in place. It’s the practicality of it — issuing tickets, chasing people down in a park — we believe the best approach at this point is with the ranger program, education and discouraging people from cliff jumping,” Joyce said. Firefighters have been called to Lynn Canyon for rescues 12 times so far in 2015, with five or six of those happening in a single hot weekend, according to Kennedy. The hot dry summer sent people flocking for the relief of the cool water but more and more folks are showing up in the canyon thanks to videos on social media going viral “glamourizing cliff jumping into Lynn Canyon,” Kennedy said. “We tried our best to get our message out there. It’s great that people want to come into our parks and enjoy them but there’s an inherent danger that goes
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Fatal attraction L ynn Canyon has always been a place apart on the North Shore. For more than 70 years, teens have come to the canyon to test themselves against the elements in an environment of otherworldly beauty.The canyon’s danger has always been part of its lure. Those who come to jump the pools in the canyon in a route known as “the circuit” are young, still in the thrall of what psychologists refer to as “personal fable”: Bad things happen to others but they won’t happen to me. But bad things do happen, as they tragically did again this past weekend when an international student jumped to his death after being pinned underwater in one of the pools. He joins a list of young people who have died in similar circumstances in Lynn Canyon. Jumping from the canyon has always existed in a grey area. For the past two decades, authorities have taken the approach of warning and education rather than enforcement. For the most part it has worked.
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But who comes to the canyon and the risks they take has also changed in the past 20 years. Today, social media is full of glamorous, exciting photos of cliff jumping. Those taking risks don’t have the local knowledge they might have in the past about when to avoid the canyon — the times high water moves rocks and creates deadly currents that can pull swimmers under. They come with GoPros and iPhones that add to peer pressure to make deadly decisions. There are no easy answers about how to prevent death in the canyon. Based on statistics, the “harm reduction” approach taken by authorities so far appears sound. But it isn’t foolproof. That will be little comfort for the family of the young man who was the canyon’s most recent victim. We hope it will give pause to others — those who showed up to the pools to jump as soon as the canyon’s last victim was recovered. All thinking: it couldn’t happen to me.
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Windstorm tree removal an extravaganza Dear Editor: During the windstorm, two eight-inch diameter trees blew down on West Vancouver municipal property abutting the parking lot for the building at 545 Clyde Ave. (On Thursday, Sept. 10), shortly after 9 a.m. when I arrived at my office in the building, there was a West Vancouver municipal crew here, dealing with the removal of these two small trees. The crew consisted of seven persons, including three flaggers, two tree cutters and two equipment operators. The rolling equipment they brought with them consisted of: one bucket truck, one pickup truck, one log chipper, one log
chip carrier and one dump truck. By 9:30 a.m. they were at work. At 10:30 a.m., having chipped up the branches and deposited a log in the parking lot, the flaggers surrounded the log with safety warning tape. Then the personnel and the equipment left the scene. They returned at 11:15 a.m., and brought in another dump truck, in addition to the equipment described above, towing a trailer on which sat a front-end loader. They proceeded to unload the front-end loader, presumably to pick up the small log and put it in one of the dump trucks. I wondered, as I
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The next job was to drive the front-end loader back onto its trailer and secure it. The job was completed by 11:25 a.m. The workers then had a chat and by 11:35 a.m. they left.
I would guess that the entire operation — to remove two small trees — would have cost the West Vancouver taxpayers the equivalent of what I paid in property taxes last July. I estimate that I could
have cut down and bucked up the two small trees by myself in an hour — tops. A commercial tree service could have done the job in 30 minutes, with a crew of two. Richard Baker West Vancouver
Canadians on the hook for our national debt Dear Editor: Am I missing something? Our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is claiming the Conservative party is better able to handle the Canadian economy than are any of his political rivals. He is renowned for ducking questions and
likes to use the phrase “the fact of the matter is...” so, then, let us look at the facts. During the last nine years of the Liberal government (Chretien/ Martin) the accumulated federal debt was reduced by $59.5 billion. By comparison, during the nine years of Harper’s
regime, the accumulated federal debt increased by $121.7 billion to a whopping total of $616.4 billion. Check it out at debtclock.ca. In case you are wondering how this massive federal debt affects you personally, every man, woman and child in Canada is on the
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Canada’s tattered democracy in a sorry state “Fundamental freedoms: Section 2(b) Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.” — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Constitution Act 1982 In its elaboration of the Charter wording, Heritage Canada says Canadians are free to create and express their ideas, gather to discuss them and communicate them widely to others. So why is it that, across the country, including here on the North Shore, quality Progressive Conservative candidates have allowed themselves to be barred from debating their party’s election platform at all-candidate meetings? Most particularly, I’d ask that question of former District of North Vancouver Coun. Mike Little — a man who was always ready to discuss his position on agenda items with his constituents. But the state of
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Canada’s tattered democracy goes far beyond the current election campaign. So because hell hath no fury like a woman voter scorned, I hope you’ll forgive me for getting some things off my chest: Stephen Harper would not be where he is today had he not ridden on the coattails of hundreds of sincere Western Canadians who worked their butts off to get the Reform Party up and running. In B.C., the impetus for a new federal party came from a succession of scandals in both Liberal and Conservative governments.
It’s safe to say that the party that began in the basement rec room of a Victoria home might never have taken off had a few Albertans not seen its potential and persuaded Preston Manning to seize the opportunity and run with it. The impetus for Albertan voters was their dissatisfaction with the National Energy Program launched in 1980 by then prime minister Pierre Trudeau and his energy minister Marc Lalonde. Overriding all was that many Western Canadians felt the country was being governed for the benefit of Ontario and Quebec. North Shore Reformers were glad of the leadership coming out of Alberta and redoubled their efforts to “take back our federal government.” Slogans like The West Wants In, TripleE Senate and others in like tone were the order of the day. Triple-E, of course, meant Equal, Elected and Effective. I have no idea when Harper joined the party but my first memories of
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him saw him at Manning’s right-hand as we worked the hustings to gain membership and work on Reform’s first election campaign. In hindsight and in light of more recent events, we should have paid him a good deal more attention. Except to make note of the fact that one of Harper’s earliest promises
was that he would no longer engage in the practice of appointing government-friendly individuals to the Senate, I’ll say no more about the people in the Upper Chamber.You have all seen the news ad nauseum. Suffice it to say, senators are not elected and the place is so riddled with patronage it can no longer
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political scientist at the University of British Columbia, said the attack website appears designed to motivate the base of Tory support in the Burnaby North – Seymour riding, who are more likely to “get riled up over issues of crime and justice.” Cameron said taking on Baird Ellan’s decisions continues a Tory pattern where “they haven’t hesitated to very publicly criticize the courts for decisions that have been made.” Liberal candidate Terry Beech said the Tory attack website is “certainly not
the type of campaign that I want to run.” “If I was Mike Little I’d be ashamed for using that tactic,” he said. Cameron said the fact parties are starting to pull the gloves off is a sign of a tight race in the newly created riding. “It’s a battleground riding that both the NDP and Conservatives want,” he said, adding campaigns are “going to get a lot nastier” the closer it gets to Oct. 19. “You can be peaking in the polls for weeks,” he added. “The only day it matters is election day.”
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in Parliament, let alone with British Columbians, Harper was free to announce — in Russia, no less — that his government had signed a 32-year Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with China. Since the acronym for that was reduced to FIPA, I imagine the “Protection” part has little to do with protecting Canadian interests. Lastly — of the big ones
— the West certainly had no say as to the benefits or risks associated with the $15.1-billion bid by China’s CNOOC Ltd. for Calgary-based Nexen Inc., which Harper’s government approved. Would we have any voice at all if a Chinese company decided to drill for oil off our coastline? Or would we just have to pay millions in compensation if permission is denied? Heritage Canada
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From do-it-yourselfers in search of design inspiration to local residents looking for architects to work with to community members who simply want to see firsthand the inside of unique homes in their own backyards, theVancouver Modern HomeTour is back for
2015 and is promising something to suit all interests. “It’s really for everybody and we do that on purpose because we don’t want to make it an exclusive event. It’s a rare chance and a rare opportunity but it’s not exclusive to just one group.We want anybody who wants to do it to be able to go and see this work,” says Ken Shallcross, vice-president Modern Home Tours LLC, founded in 2010 and based in Austin,Texas.The company works to introduce modern architecture and living to people across North America and offers home tours in a number of cities across Canada and the United States. “There really is this desire, people want to see
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to show off their designs, people want to show off their homes.There is a high willingness of people to participate,” says Shallcross. This year’s tour was co-curated by Anicka Quin, editor-in-chief of Western Living Magazine, and is being held during the publication’s Design Week, running Sept. 17-30.
It’s featuring seven diverse homes, four of which are on the North Shore, chosen because they exemplify modern architecture and living. Among them is a 1960s Lewis post-and-beam home in West Vancouver that underwent a major renovation by LCI Design. Two homes on North Vancouver’s Sunshine Falls Lane are featured. One of which is the Cliffhanger
Residence, designed by Kevin Vallely.The three-level home sits on a 25-foot wide by 100-foot long site that drops nearly 60 feet over its 100-foot length. “The home basically had to be built into the land with that incline in mind. It’s a small townhouse but it’s right on the water and it’s absolutely gorgeous,” says Shallcross. The second home, on Sunshine Falls Lane,
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Have you been upstairs? The second floor at RONA is a MUST SEE! The Second Floor at North Vancouver’s RONA on First Street is humming with activity. Aimed at making the North Shore’s barbecue season a yearround experience, Mark Block, Manager of RONA’s Second Floor Outdoor Living Showroom, invites all-comers to meet him and his friendly team and to stroll through the patio displays to see Beachcomber hot-tubs, a variety of barbecues and accessories and a large selection of outdoor products for your garden. “Local forecasters are telling us we can look forward to a continuation of warmer temperatures and drier than usual weather,” said Block. “So with the addition of one of our firepit tables, you can still enjoy barbecues with family and friends,” he said. Together, Mark and his teammates, John Desaulniers and Mark Charland have over 30 years of experience with hot-tubs and every outdoor living accessory you have dreamed of seeing in your garden.
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A NorthVancouver woman and her partner took away the ultimate prize last week after being announced the winners of the $2.1 million PNE Prize Home. Jill Denison of North Vancouver and partner Robert Rawson of Vancouver were drawn from nearly 90,000 entries Thursday evening by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, winning the PNE’s 81st annual prize home, something the couple was shocked to discover after their names and ticket number were announced on the news. “We thought we’d just tune into the news to see who won the home,” laughed Denison. “The ticket was at my place in North Van and I was over in south Van having
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Denison, who said she’s “never won anything before,” said the news came as quite a shock and that both she and Robert need time to process the whole thing before deciding what exactly to do with their $2.1 million prize. “We haven’t had time to process it all, so we have no
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HEAT THE HARVEST: COOKING FROM YOUR GARDEN A dynamic GardenSmart cooking workshop for gardeners hosted by chef Erik Smith Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:308:30 p.m. at Queensbury Sharing Garden, behind the businesses at 644 Queensbury Ave., North Vancouver. Participants will harvest, prepare and partake in a feast from the garden. Cost: $8.25. 604-990-3755 eventbrite.ca ALPINE GARDEN CLUB OF B.C.—FALL SALE A great assortment of shrubs, perennials, alpines, woodland and other species grown by members and small B.C. nurseries Saturday, Sept. 19, noon-4 p.m. at the Floral Hall at VanDusen Gardens, 37th and Oak Street,Vancouver. BACKYARD RAINWATER HARVESTING Learn how to build your own rainwater harvesting system and how to overcome some common problems in rainwater harvesting Sunday, Sept. 20, 2-4:30 p.m. at Blueridge/ Seymour Heights Sharing Garden, at Lytton and Carnation Streets, North Vancouver. Cost: $8.25. 604-990-3755 eventbrite.ca DIY FERTILIZER: AERATED COMPOST TEA FOR MAXIMUM PLANT HEALTH Learn tips to make a strong compost inoculant for the tea, what equipment is required and more Saturday,
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Capilano University is renewing its stock of pianos. Through an agreement with Kawai Music Canada and Loewen Piano House, the University is hosting a sale of pianos on campus. Loewen Piano House is a proud partner in the Kawai Piano Institutional Program at Capilano, now in its 21st year at the University. More than 100 pianos, several used at the University, will be available including: Grands, Uprights, and Digitals. Many are new, some are less than one year old, and others have been professionally refurbished. Brand names include: Kawai, Yamaha, Heintzman, Boesendorfer, Bluethner and Shigeru KAWAI. Specific brands will be allocated at 2 different locations including: North Vancouver and Richmond. To schedule an appointment call: 604-801-5393 www.loewenpianohouse.com Friday, September 18th • 10 am to 9 pm Saturday, September 19th • 10 am to 6 pm Sunday, September 20th • 10 am to 5 pm Capilano University Multipurpose Room - Sportsplex building 2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver, BC Visa, MasterCard, Interac, and Warranty and Delivery, arranged through Loewen Piano House.
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PUBLIC NOTICE Permissive Tax Exemptions for 2016
Under provision of the Community Charter (SBC 2003) Chapter 26, Part 7, Division 7, Section 224.
It is the intention of the Council of the District of West Vancouver to consider 2016 Permissive Tax Exemptions Bylaw #4846, 2015 at the regular Council Meeting to be held on Monday, September 28, 2015. Proposed 2016 Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw #4846, 2015 will provide the following properties with an exemption from paying municipal taxes in 2016. NOTE: The tax figures below are estimates only, and will be modified based on changes in assessment and tax rates as determined by Council for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Extract of Community Charter Chapter 26 Part 7:
Division 7: Permissive Exemptions: General authority for permissive exemptions 224 (1) A council may, by bylaw in accordance with this section, exempt land or
improvements or both, referred to in subsection (2) from taxation under section 197 (1) (a) [municipal property taxes], to the extent, for the period and subject to the conditions provided in the bylaw.
(2) Tax exemptions may be provided under this section for the following: (a) land or improvements that (i) are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit corporation, and (ii) the council considers are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the corporation; (d) the interest of a public authority, local authority or any other corporation or organization in land or improvements that are used or occupied by the corporation or organization if (i) the land or improvements are owned by a public authority or local authority, and (ii) the land or improvements are used by the corporation or organization for a purpose in relation to which an exemption under this Division or Division 6 of this Part would apply or could be provided if the land or improvements were owned by that corporation or organization; (f) in relation to property that is exempt under section 220 (1) (h) [buildings for public worship], (i) an area of land surrounding the exempt building, (ii) a hall that the council considers is necessary to the exempt building and the land on which the hall stands, and (iii) an area of land surrounding a hall that is exempt under subparagraph (ii); (h) in relation to property that is exempt under section 220 (1) (i) [seniors’ homes], (j) [hospitals] or (l) [private schools], any area of land surrounding the exempt building; (k) land or improvements for which a grant has been made, after March 31, 1974, under the Housing Construction (Elderly Citizens) Act before its repeal.
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$3,300
$3,400
Proposed Exemption 224.2(a): Not-for-Profit Organization Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 60 580 18th St.
$3,200
Proposed Exemption 224.2(d): Preschool, Daycare and Community Care Irwin Park Tree House Childcare 2455 Haywood Ave.
$380
$390
$400
PJ Kids Club 1150 22nd St.
$550
$570
$590
Properties Family Hub Society Preschool 1250 Chartwell Dr.
$330
$340
$350 $11,510
Proposed Exemption 224.2(f): Places of Worship - Ancillary Lands Christ the Redeemer Parish 595 Keith Rd.
$10,840
$11,170
First Church of Christ, Scientist 714 20th St.
$3,030
$3,120
$3,210
North Shore Jewish Congregation 1305 Taylor Way
$4,430
$4,560
$4,700
North Shore Unitarian Church 370 Mathers Ave.
$8,390
$8,640
$8,900
Parish of St. Christopher’s (West Vancouver) 1068 Inglewood Ave.
$3,650
$3,760
$3,870
Parish of St. Stephens 885 22nd St.
$4,620
$4,760
$4,900
$7,170
$7,390
$7,610
St. Anthony’s Church 2347 Inglewood Ave.
Park Royal Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses 1335 3rd St.
$14,850
$15,300
$15,760
St. David’s United Church 1525 Taylor Way
$7,870
$8,110
$8,350
St. Francis-in-the-Wood Anglican Church 4773 South Piccadilly Rd.
$6,710
$6,910
$7,120
St. Monica’s Anglican Church 1410 Nanton Ave.
$2,730
$2,810
$2,890
West Vancouver Baptist Church 450 Mathers Ave.
$14,150
$14,570
$15,010
$5,140
$5,290
$5,450
$20,650
$21,270
$21,910
$44,940
$46,290
$47,680
Mulgrave Independent School Society 2310 Cypress Bowl Ln.
$30,160
$31,060
$31,990
St. Anthony’s School 595 Keith Rd.
$13,490
$13,890
$14,310
$28,410 $29,330 $50,510
$29,260 $30,210 $52,030
West Vancouver Presbyterian Church 2893 Marine Dr. West Vancouver United Church 2062 Esquimalt Ave.
Proposed Exemption 224.2(h): Private Schools - Ancillary Lands Collingwood School Society Inc. 70 Morven Dr. 2605/2560 Wentworth Ave.
Proposed Exemption 224.2(k): Seniors’ Housing - Ancillary Lands Kiwanis Seniors’ Housing Society of West Vancouver 2151 Gordon Ave. 959 21st St. 975 21st St.
More information available: 604-925-7033 | westvancouver.ca
$27,580 $28,480 $49,040
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Author grateful to man who saved her CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com
If it weren’t for the quick actions of a helpful stranger, Penny McDonald might not be writing today. She might not even be alive. McDonald was waiting for her granddaughter’s soccer game to start in Lynn Valley Park on Sept. 15, 2013, when she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. Fortunately a man, who was with a woman and two children, heard her cries for help and immediately
called 9-1-1. She had two life-saving surgeries at Vancouver General Hospital and, after three weeks in intensive care, she returned home to recover. McDonald had a letter published in the North Shore News in November 2013 in which she thanked her savior, but she got no response. Two years later, she has achieved a lifelong dream and published a youth mystery novel entitled The Emerald Collar, which she is launching on Friday, Sept. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.
at Lynn Valley library in the Community Room. “While that may not be extraordinary for some people, it was a miracle for me,” McDonald says. She is hopeful the man who came to her rescue (whose name started with a “J”) will catch word of her book launch and get in touch. She says she would love to give one of her novels to him and his family. McDonald adds she is “blessed to be able to work on a sequel” to the Emerald Collar. She plans to publish The Dolphin Ring next year.
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Community Bulletin Board AUTHOR TALKS Join local author Joanna van der Gracht de Rosado for a reading and discussion of her book Circles, about the life of her aunt during the Second World War, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7-8 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. No registration required. nvdpl.ca
! E R U CULT SEPTEMBER 25, 26, 27, 2015 FREE EVENTS + HANDS-ON FUN…
WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. at West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre, 695 21st St. The event will include an illustrated talk by West Vancouver’s archivist Reto Tschan on the role of the archives in preserving West Vancouver’s heritage.
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HUB 3 FREE admission to the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. View the Artists for Kids collection; attend an artist talk; enjoy a performance by Laudate Singers; participate in an orchestral playdate!
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noon-6 p.m., Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sept. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Mosquito Creek Marina, 415 West Esplanade, North Vancouver. $12.
Canada’s largest floating boat show will include sales, seminars, sea trials, demonstrations and more Sept. 17 and 18 from
NORTH VAN HIGH 1954 CLASS REUNION will be held Friday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. at Marina Grill, 1653 Columbia St., North
Vancouver. Friends and family welcome. For more info call 604-987-6550. GRAND OPENING PARTY Yoga Root will offer free classes during the day and a party from 7-11 p.m. in celebration of their opening Friday, Sept. 18 at 106-850 Harbourside Dr., North Vancouver.
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Election season is a chance to learn We are currently involved in a very long election campaign. There will be ads, billboards, news stories and debates. No matter where you go the conversation is likely to turn to politics. And what, you wonder, has that to do with parenting? It matters because how we vote and who we elect can have a profound impact on our society and meeting the needs of children and families. Pay attention.What are your concerns? Who will best address them? Much as it sounds hokey, the truth is that every vote counts and every election helps determine the world we will live in and leave to our children and grandchildren. You may choose to become informed so that you can vote intelligently. You may choose to get involved with the campaign of your preferred candidate. You may choose to work on election day.
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Whatever your choice, let the kids know what is happening. Our children learn by watching us.When we get involved in the electoral process and let them see our involvement they grow up knowing that they have a civic duty to pay attention, to vote, to work on a campaign and possibly to eventually run for office. Let’s say you decide to put some time in on a campaign.You’re going to deliver lawn signs to supporters.Your 12-year-old
would be a perfect partner for the task. He can help you find addresses and will love placing the signs on the lawn. On election day, make sure your children know that you are going to vote. If possible, bring them along to the polling place. This is also a great time to open the conversation about your political beliefs. Kids today are aware of the some of the issues, even young children know about environmental concerns. They are certainly aware of possible education issues. And teens, who are worried about jobs and eventually buying a house, are concerned about the economy. So, you have an entry to talk to your kids about election issues. Show them the campaign brochures that come into the house.Talk about them. Help them learn See Engage page 26
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how to distinguish fact from political spin. I’m not talking about turning every evening into a civics lecture, but a casual awareness and mention can lead to some meaningful conversation. If your children are teens, be prepared for a political argument so be clear on your stand before you start this process.The average teen will love to take you on. After all, they take you on about everything else, why not politics? And if you are a strong supporter of one party, odds are your teen will argue vociferously for the opposition. Just listen, be respectful, state your point of view and don’t panic. A lot of this argument is simply for the sake of debate. There is also a role for
TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC STORY TIME Bring a teddy bear and join in for fall seasonal stories Friday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. For children aged two and up, with an adult. Suggested donation of $2 per person. 604-990-3755 ecocentre@dnv.org 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.
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When I saw this mother the following week she was grinning. She told me that she had learned that her son had quietly been working for the NDP candidate. So all the talk was just that, talk. Mind you, our kids will not always choose our political path. I bet not all of you vote as your parents did. Our job is to introduce our children to the path of democracy.Teach them to pay attention and vote, but vote intelligently. Then when they are adults and making the decisions that will impact us when we’re seniors, we are certain they are making them responsibly. Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker, broadcaster, columnist and author. For more information, visit her website: parentingtoday.ca.
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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for hearty fall soups page 28
We need more spaces like the one at 144 Lonsdale Ave. There’s something about that narrow, intimate room that seems to appeal to straightforward and approachable restaurant tenants, the kind that produce reliably tasty and affordable food with a nononsense attitude. Before its current occupants, 144 Lonsdale was home to La Tasca Lounge, which offered up an eclectic assortment of international dishes produced by affable, humble chef Giorgio Prego. La Tasca was sadly short-lived and my email efforts to contact chef Prego to find out what prompted the sudden closure of his diminutive diner fell into the spiraling abyss of cyberspace. I eagerly awaited new signs of life in that room, which sat empty for months, hoping that it would be taken over by another independent restaurateur. Happily, it eventually was. Martin and Shari O’Neill, the cheery and welcoming husband-and-wife team that have reinvigorated this tiny bit of Lower Lonsdale real estate, have recently opened the cutely, if somewhat campily, named Meat at O’Neills, an eatery singularly
dedicated to the provision of mighty tasty, comfortoriented sandwiches. My brother-in-law Tom, a charismatic and forward-thinking young guy, owns and operates a very successful collection of sandwich shops in Glasgow. He calls the business Piece, which is a Glaswegian colloquialism for sandwich, revealing one of the key insights into the success of his business: don’t take yourself too seriously. I have gleaned a few valuable insider tips from Tom over the years on the operation of a viable sandwich shop. Aside from maintaining a healthy dose of humility (making a good sandwich is pretty much within everyone’s grasp, really, so turning the experience of eating one in your shop into a pretentious, unduly complicated or pompous affair is simply not going to fly), it is also important to ensure that you can stand behind 100 per cent of the ingredients that go into your creations. If you want to distinguish your shop from a certain ubiquitous chain named after an underground mode of mass urban transit, you need your ingredients to positively sing with every bite, showcasing the care and attention to detail that make your sandwiches artisanal rather than cookie-cutter. I was pleased to discover on my recent visit to the North Shore’s newest casual dining destination that the O’Neills have embraced these important principles of sandwich artistry (or is it sandwich craftsmanship, more to the point?).The menu is small and focused, allowing the O’Neills to ensure consistent quality and care across each offering.
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Colder season calls for hearty, savoury soup When the days start to shorten and the crispness of fall is in the air, my love of cooking kicks into overdrive. After a long, hot summer of salads and meals off the grill, I can’t wait to fill my big green cast iron pot with a savory soup or stew, filling the house with all kinds of lovely aromas. Add a simple tossed salad and some nice grainy bread and you have a perfect, heartwarming dinner. Leftovers will only taste better the next day since the flavours will deepen and mellow after an overnight stay in the refrigerator. Stuffed Pepper Soup 1 lb lean, ground beef or ground turkey thigh 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided use Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 cup chopped onion ¾ cup chopped red bell pepper ¾ cup chopped green bell pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ tsp dried basil
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Romancing the Stove Two 398-ml cans diced tomatoes One 398-ml can tomato sauce 1¾ cups low-sodium beef broth 2 Tbsp chopped, fresh parsley Pinch of dried oregano 1 tsp white sugar 1 or 2 cups cooked white or brown rice Shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese to garnish Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; add the ground beef or turkey, season with salt and pepper and cook until browned,
breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Drain off all the fat and turn the meat out onto a plate lined with a paper towel; set aside. In the same pot, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat; add the onions and bell peppers and sauté them for three minutes, then add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds longer. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, parsley, basil, oregano and the cooked meat. Bring soup to a gentle boil, then reduce heat, cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes.Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Stir in the cooked rice (if you like a thinner soup only use one cup of rice). Alternatively you can place a scoop of cooked rice in each serving bowl and ladle the hot soup over it.This is a good idea if you plan on having leftovers since the rice will become mushy if the soup isn’t eaten right away. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top of the hot soup. Makes about six servings. See Cornstarch page 29
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according to package directions. Once soup has simmered for 15 minutes, puree it in small batches in a blender. Hold down the lid of the blender with a kitchen towel, as hot soup tends to erupt. Return the pureed soup to the pot; stir in the whipping cream and add the cooked tortellini. Heat until warmed through again; top each serving with grated Parmesan and shredded basil. Makes six to eight servings. Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. ashellard@hotmail. ca
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sausage to the ground beef that formed the loaf. The three-cheese grilled cheese, served on golden brown, sliced granary bread, was a masterful example of a proven classic, its blend of gruyere, fontina and red Leicester achieving just the right balance of indulgent creaminess and tangy bite.The final sandwich, the Bratwurst with Sauerkraut on a soft, long bun, was also enjoyable with its good quality sausage sourced from Black Forest Deli, but for my taste, perhaps because I have been grilling these at home all summer, I would have appreciated a touch more grill marking/caramelization on the brat. The restaurant’s website reports that hearty stews will make their way to the menu this fall. Our four sandwiches, with three bags of chips and four sodas, was $48 before gratuity. Meat at O’Neills. 144 Lonsdale Ave. 604-987-1115. meatatoneills.com hungryontheshore@gmail.com
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Community Bulletin Board From page 22 benefit the JGL Foundation for Cerebral Palsy. MAKING A DENT IN HUNGER Craftsman Collision aims to fill courtesy cars with food donations by teaming up with Save-On-Foods and matching every item donated on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. The participating North Shore location will be at Lynn Valley Save-On-Foods and customers will receive a shopping list of ideal food items to donate.
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FORMER REFUGEE TALK Walta Ghebremeskei will talk about being a refugee, the immigration process and the experience of settling in Canada Sunday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. at St. David’s United Church, 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver. 604-925-5060 OPEN HOUSE The Seymour Salmonid Society will be holding their annual open house Sunday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m.3 p.m. at the Seymour River Hatchery, bus in from the parking lot at the top of Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. Event includes tours, barbecue and kids games and prizes. Bring cash for barbecue. seymoursalmon.com 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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Olmstead ready to represent
Family bonds link RugbyWorld Cup rookie to North Vancouver ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com
The beard certainly fits with the Canadian motif and the name sounds familiar to longtime North Shore rugby fans, but the voice sounds pure Australian. So who is this Evan Olmstead guy who is about to make his Rugby World Cup debut with Canada’s senior men’s national team? He’s a North Shore boy at heart, blazing a path to rugby glory that would have made his father — former Capilano Rugby Club president and longtime club supporter John Olmstead — very proud. Evan was born at Lions Gate Hospital and lived in North Vancouver until he was three years old when John — a Canadian through and through — took a job in Sydney, Australia. “It was initially supposed
to be just for two years, and then that became four, and that became 21,” Evan explains with a distinct Australian accent. “We pretty much just stayed.” John, however, wouldn’t let the family forget two of his most beloved passions — rugby and Canada.The Olmstead family kept tabs on the Canadian national rugby team, taking in all of the squad’s games when Australia hosted the World Cup in 2003. In 2007 the family took a vacation to France to take in the World Cup again. Sadly it would be the last full family vacation for the Olmsteads as John died of a heart attack in 2008.The news shook communities on opposite sides of the world. “Dad had two wakes — one was in Australia and one was at the Capilano club,” Evan says.There’s now a plaque in the stands at
Klahanie Park bearing John Olmstead’s name, a special place for the family. “I think he made a lot of really good friends playing there. I think friends went to play there because of dad.They were just a good group of guys, I guess.” Evan, meanwhile, developed a passion for his father’s sport and as a teenager grew into a standout rugby player.The Australian U20 national team was sniffing around, inquiring about his services, and Evan had a choice to make: would he run with the wallabies or would he buy a toque and throw it into the ring back in Canada? A lot of factors went into his decision. Australia has an elite team, higher ranked than Canada, but it would be harder to make the lineup and stay at the top level.The Olmstead family wanted him to honour their heritage
— mother Coleen is straightup Canadian too — and wear the Maple Leaf. In the end, Evan says it wasn’t a difficult choice at all. “To represent the country where I’m from, all my family…. I went for it,” he says. “I’ve always been very attached to Canada despite living in Australia and sounding not particularly Canadian. I had that history watching the team, chasing them around.” Now 24, Evan first played for Canada at the U20 level, suiting up at the World Junior Trophy tournament held in Georgia in 2011. After a few seasons on Australian clubs he found himself searching for a team and landed with the Prairie Wolf Pack for the Canadian Rugby Championship season in 2014. Evan thrived, helping the Wolf Pack to their best-ever finish and earning himself a selection onto Canada’s “A” team, one step below the senior national team. He showed well, eventually forcing his way onto the
senior team to make his debut in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup against Samoa on July 29 in Toronto. He’s now earned four caps for Canada as well as a coveted spot on the World Cup team. All in all, it’s worked out pretty well for the North Shore boy. “I’m absolutely thrilled,” he says. “It’s a great group of guys, it’s a very special team, the coaching staff is really good, I’m improving a lot as a player just being with these guys pointing out little bits and pieces to work on. I’m in better shape than I’ve been in in my life…. Definitely, without a doubt, it was the right decision.” The World Cup, hosted by England and Wales, kicks off Friday with Canada getting into the action Saturday against Ireland in Cardiff,Wales. Canada’s other matches, all shown live on TSN, will be played Sept. 26 against Italy, Oct. 1 against France, and Oct. 6 against Romania. “It’s really exciting See Father page 34
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Father would have been thrilled
From page 32
— we’ve got our World Cup kit, it’s all branded with the logo,” Evan says.The roster hasn’t been set for the first fixture but Evan, playing lock, is hoping he can bull his way to as much playing time as possible. “I think I’m the least-capped player on the team. I’m making my run at the right time though…. I don’t want to get to the World Cup and just be a squad member. I want to get on the starting team, I want to play as many
minutes as I can get.” Whatever playing time he gets, Evan says he’s happy to represent the rugby club his father helped build alongside fellow Capilano World Cup players Jamie Cudmore, Jason Marshall and Harry Jones. Aside from a few youth games during family vacations back to Canada, Evan has never played for Capilano but he’s thrilled that the club has basically adopted him as an honourary member. He’s got an inside source on the North Shore — his
grandmother still lives in North Vancouver. “She reads (the North Shore News) a lot — any time there’s a mention of the Capilanos she cuts out the article and sends it to us in Australia,” he says with a laugh. The jersey from Evan’s first game with the Canadian national team carries special significance for the Olmstead family. “I knew that that first jersey would be a special one that I’d get framed up and put it in the house,” he says.
“That would be a little bit of a tribute to dad and his support and encouragement over the years.” Evan has a pretty good idea of what his father would think about his boy playing for Canada in a Rugby World Cup. “He would have been absolutely thrilled,” Evan says. “He would have been absolutely over the moon. He loves rugby, most of all, and obviously was a big supporter of mine. I don’t think anything would have made him happier.”
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