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Political pundits weigh in on polls Party support can swing by 20 points in final weeks, pollsters say

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A recent poll conducted in the three North Shore ridings shows the Liberal candidates leading in two and the NDP leading in one.

But support among

Conservative voters is also increasing and a large undecided vote remains a wildcard factor.

The polling company Insights West conducted the recent poll for the Dogwood Initiative – a B.C. environmental organization – in seven federal ridings,

VOTE 2015 including three on the North Shore, between Sept. 9 and 13.

Pollsters asked 300 adults in each local riding which candidate they would

support if the election were held tomorrow. Those results are considered accurate with plus or minus 5.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Results show the Liberals are maintaining their leads in both West VancouverSunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country and North Vancouver ridings, while the NDP is out in front in Burnaby North-Seymour.

But Conservatives are holding steady in two ridings and making gains in a third.

There’s still a lot of volatility among the electorate, said Mario Canseco, vicepresident of public affairs for Insights West, which could serve to narrow the races in the weeks ahead.

In North Vancouver, the story the polls tell is “the Liberals made a surge” since July, said Canseco. Liberal

candidate Andrew Wilkinson made the big gains since a similar poll was conducted in July, jumping from 25 to 33 per cent. Conservative candidate, incumbent Andrew Saxton is in second place, according to the poll, with a support holding steady – moving from 24 to 25 per cent. Support for NDP candidate Carleen See Polls page 3

No sign of missing hiker after 10 days BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

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We’ve had 10 days now. We’ve had nearfreezing temperatures at that altitude most of those nights and we’ve had several rainy days including a significant storm over the weekend,” said Doug Pope, North Shore Rescue search manager. “When it’s one to two degrees (Celsius) and wet, it can cause hypothermia quite quickly.

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Polls are a snapshot, not a prediction From page 1 Thomas has slipped, from 19 per cent in July to 11 per cent. Support for the Greens remains relatively unchanged, at 10 per cent.

In West Vancouver, name recognition of Liberal candidate and former mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones likely helped her party take a narrow lead, moving from 23 to 28 per cent. Some of that lead may have come at the expense of NDP candidate Larry Koopman, as some voters opt for a “strategic voting” choice. The NDP’s results dropped slightly from 19 to 18 between the July and September polls.

Conservative candidate and incumbent John Weston is holding second place in the riding, and has also made gains in support, from 22 to 25 percent. Green candidate Ken Melamed remains in fourth place at nine per cent.

In Burnaby NorthSeymour, “The numbers have changed quite drastically” since July, said Canseco.

The story the poll tells in that riding is the narrowing of the race between the NDP and Conservatives, he said. While NDP candidate Carol Baird Ellan is still leading in that riding with 28 per cent, that support has dropped since July, when a similar poll put it at 35 per cent. Conservative candidate Mike Little, meanwhile, has significantly closed the gap, moving into second place with 25 per cent, up from a previous 15 per cent. Liberal support has also increased, putting candidate Terry Beech in third place with 16 per cent – up from six per cent in July. Polls indicate Green candidate Lynne Quarmby has dropped from second to fourth place, going from 19 per cent in July to

seven per cent in September.

One factor that’s still likely to have a big impact come election day are the undecided voters, which range from 20 to 24 per cent in the three North Shore ridings, according to the Insights West poll.

Canseco said that’s not unusual in a riding-level poll asking about specific candidates, which produce more undecided voters than national polls which only ask about party support.

Riding level polls also rely on smaller sample sizes than national polls. While roughly 300 people were polled in each local riding for the Insights West poll, national polls normally rely on a sample size of 1,000.

But national polls can also miss key influences in local ridings. Some national pollsters, like Eric Grenier’s threehundredeight. com aggregate a number of national polls results and then attempt to weight them based on local factors.

Canseco said regardless of the size, pollsters have to make sure they get a sample that’s representative of the demographics in the riding – by asking the right questions.

How the poll is conducted can also influence the result, said pollster Greg Lyle of Innovative Research. Most national polls are either conducted online or by “robocalling” voters. Live telephone polls – which is how Insights West conducted the riding level polls – are considered more accurate, but are also more expensive.

A final key factor is when the poll was done. “Early polls are not necessarily predictive of the end,” said Lyle, noting that in some elections, support for parties can swing by 20 points in the final weeks.

Conservative candidate and incumbent MP John Weston and his wife Donna Weston (left) chatted with Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, at Delany’s Coffee in Dundarave Sunday before heading out to take part in the 35th annual Terry Fox Run. Visit nsnews.com for a video conversation with Laureen Harper. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

MP Weston defends Tory pledge at Terry Fox Run Participation not politically motivated, says longtime supporter JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Conservative candidate John Weston, who ran the Terry Fox run in West Vancouver with Laureen Harper, the wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on Sunday, said he doesn’t think an announcement linking support for the

Terry Fox Run to the outcome of the federal election means the event is being used for political gain.

“I think it’s fully appropriate to support the Terry Fox Foundation,” said Weston. But he said if one party is making a specific promise, “it can’t happen unless the party that’s proposing it gets

elected.”

Weston was responding to questions this week in the wake of a controversy that blew up after the Terry Fox Foundation and members of the Fox family appeared to distance themselves from a promise by the Conservatives to help the charity if they are re-elected.

Party spokesman James Moore announced Sunday the Tories would match donations raised during this year’s Terry

Fox Run, up to $35 million, if they win the election. With Laureen Harper by his side, Moore challenged other parties to “double down on our commitment” to the Fox foundation, adding “But it’s a commitment that will for sure be met by Stephen Harper should he be elected.”

Moore added the Fox family thought the announcement was “great” See Foundation page 5

Two men charged in JIBC linked arsons

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Police laid 23 charges Monday against a man they allege was the mastermind behind a string of arson attacks on law enforcement officials including a deliberately set fire in West Vancouver.

Police have arrested and charged Vincent Eric GiaHwa Cheung, a 40-yearold Langley resident with numerous charges including 11 counts of arson for violent incidents across the Lower Mainland between April 2011 and January 2012.

But they said they are

still looking for the man who actually carried out the arson on the home of a former West Vancouver police chief in January 2013.

Security footage from the incident, first released three years ago, shows an unidentified suspect pouring liquid from a jerry can on the house in the 1000-block of Lawson Avenue in the early hours of Jan. 13, 2012, and lighting it. The resulting fire caused extensive damage to the home and sent one person to hospital.

Until about two weeks before the fire, the home belonged to former West Vancouver Chief Const.

Scott Armstrong, who headed the detachment from February to December 2006.

“We are still looking for information to try to identify the person in that video,” said Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the RCMP’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. “We believe there are people out there who know who that is.”

Investigators concluded the arson was linked to a string of violent Lower Mainland incidents that targeted 15 people with a connection to the Justice Institute of B.C., which trains

police and other emergency personnel. Police said a threatening email was received by the Justice Institute in July 2011 that named nine people. All but one had their homes or vehicles targeted in an attack.

Police believe a woman who worked at ICBC used the insurance company’s database to obtain personal information about 65 people who worked or studied at the institute, including the 14 victims. The woman was fired from her job in 2011 for inappropriately accessing customer information, said ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman. To date, no

charges have been laid against her.

The West Vancouver arson at the former police chief’s home was the last in the string of violent incidents. But police said between Dec. 31, 2014, and Jan. 13, 2015, a number of victims of the attacks received suspicious letters in the mail. One of those contained a warning that attacks would resume this year.

Houghton said police believe they know the motive for the attacks, but would not discuss it, saying that will be part of the court case.

Houghton described Cheung as having been

“associated with people involved in gangs and organized crime,” specifically the United Nations gang.

A second man, Thurman Ronley Taffe, a 54-year-old Burnaby resident, has also been arrested and charged with arson in connection with one of the incidents.

Both men appeared in B.C. Supreme Court Monday morning and have been remanded in custody until their next court appearance Oct. 1.

“I’m sure there will be a lot of very interested people going to that court appearance,” said Houghton.

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Sunshine Coast fixed link study raises ire

Highway link would add to traffic crisis, says W. Van mayor BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

West Vancouver business and community leaders are pouring some salt water on the province’s plan to study a highway link to the Sunshine Coast.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone made the announcement last week, saying the study would look at the costs and benefits of a proposed link, as it relates to tourism

and investment on the Sunshine Coast and in Powell River.

Options on the table range from a highway link around Jervis Inlet to direct bridge connections along the coast, according to the ministry.

But, a new highway to a new community would only mean more traffic for the North Shore’s already choked bottlenecks, according to West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith.

“I think the whole thing is completely ridiculous.

I don’t know why they would float this,” Smith said.

“Obviously, with the development that would occur on the Sunshine Coast and all the day-

trippers that go up there – we already have a traffic crisis on the North Shore.

How are those people going to get on and off the North Shore?”

Smith said any such fixed link to the coast should come with a third crossing to Vancouver, though he acknowledged there’s little chance of that happening.

“The North Shore is the only part of the entire Metro region that hasn’t had additional road capacity – to and from – added in the last 60 years.

Every other area – pick an area, and you have new bridges and tunnels and everything else and nothing for the North Shore.”

Holly Kemp, president

of the Horseshoe Bay Business Association, questioned the costs of such a project.

“It’s hundreds of millions if it’s not a $1-billion-plus.” Kemp said.

“It seems it’s a really good diversion away from their existing transportation system, which is in fact the ferries.

If they don’t have $200 million to help out the ferry system with the Horseshoe Bay terminal, then where are they going to come up with the hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars it’s going to cost to do something like this?”

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and were “enthusiastic” about it.

But the family, which has been adamant in its non-partisan stance, later issued a statement saying “we did not respond enthusiastically suggesting the idea was great as MP James Moore reported in yesterday’s Conservative announcement…”

The family added “We will continue to make no public comments with respect to any federal party promises during the election campaign unless it is a unified all-party

announcement.”

The Terry Fox Foundation also issued a statement with a reminder of the foundation’s “nonpartisan” status.

Weston said Laureen Harper’s participation in the West Vancouver run on Sunday wasn’t politically motivated.

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ike many, we were caught off guard by the province’s announcement it would investigate the costs and benefits of a fixed link to the Sunshine Coast.

With only 30,000 residents, what could justify building kilometres of new highways and or bridges?

But, a prudent government does these types of studies before making brash spending decisions and so we patiently await the study’s results, albeit with a dose of skepticism, and an eye to the foreseeable impacts.

A fixed link would surely trigger a building boom in Gibsons and Sechelt, making the Sunshine Coast even more of a bedroom community than it already is.

A new crop of commuters would join the already existing ones who’ve mastered the art of the slow zipper merge on the Lions

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Gate Bridge. But the province didn’t mention anything about the costs and benefits of building more lanes or a new Lions Gate to accommodate the Sunshine Coast’s sprawl.

Tempting as a newer, wider bridge might be, let’s remember there is about 300 metres between the end of the Stanley Park causeway and the first traffic light on West Georgia Street. And there’s another one about 300 metres beyond, and so on.

Even with a mythical four-or-more-lane Lions Gate, we suspect traffic would back up in much the same way it does now.

The congestion we endure and expensive infrastructure we must fund are the unavoidable consequences of building a city across rivers and mountains as we have over the last 100 years.

You’d think we’d have learned our lesson by now.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must include your name, full address and telephone number. Send your letters via e-mail to: editor@nsnews.com The North Shore News reserves the right to edit any and/or all letters to the editor based on length, clarity, legality and content. The News also reserves the right to publish any and/or all letters electronically.

Dementia caregivers get a break at Parkgate Dear Editor: Congratulations on your article Living with Dementia (Sept. 20 Sunday Focus feature story by reporter Maria Spitale-Leisk).

I have several friends who are in situations similar to Bryan and Judy Chalmers. The article

touched my heart and is very timely on both a social scale and a Lions Club fundraising project.

I am a member of the Deep Cove Lions Club. This Saturday we are holding a third fundraising event for My Parkgate Break. The event, Shredding for a Cause, will

be mentioned in your Community Bulletin Board (on page 22 of today’s paper). Thank you for this service.

My Parkgate Break is an adult daycare program at Parkgate Community Centre for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease. The

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There is no denying that humans contribute to climate change Re: Enough Yo-yo Science, Sept. 13 Mailbox.

As a working scientist, I am deeply saddened that any person educated to even a high school level could display the level of scientific ignorance evident in this letter. Of the thousands of climate scientists in the world,

99 per cent agree that the worldwide climate is changing due to the carbon-releasing activities of humans. CO2, like other greenhouse gases, captures long-wave radiation (especially heat) and re-radiates it into the atmosphere, so when we do things that release

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Academy of Science and the WHO. Scientists work by searching for flaws in the work of others, and trying to disprove hypotheses in order to uncover the truth. Healthy skepticism is a job requirement for a scientist. So when all of the world’s scientists actually

agree on something you should damn well sit up and pay attention instead of pretending that you know better, and blustering about media personalities, and head-in-the-sand politics.

Ebben Flood via comments section at nsnews.com

Test drive your candidate before voting Dear Editor: We are in a long election process and it has given me time to think about the fact that our MPs want us to pay them $150,000 minimum per year to vote according to their leader’s wishes.

It should be mandatory for candidates to appear at all-candidates meetings so that we can get something other than talking points once every four years. I don’t want to hear a prepared speech. I want to hear a discussion about issues that matter to Canadians.

I think we should get a bit of a test drive before we send our representative to Ottawa.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - North Shore News - A7

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Canada can do more to aid in refugee crisis Dear Editor: I am writing to you about the horrific humanitarian crisis unfolding in Europe.

In April of 1939 when I was nine, my elder brother and I stood on a platform in Frankfurt station and said goodbye to our parents. We were fleeing Nazi Germany. Our lives were saved by the Kindertransport program and the willingness of the Unite Kingdom to let us enter the country. The

reason for our flight was because we were Jewish.

Our parents were not so lucky. They left for Cuba on the last ship to leave Europe, the St. Louis, but on arrival in Havana the 1,000 Jewish refugees on board were denied entry.

The ship remained in the harbour for two weeks during which time Hitler’s army invaded France and the Netherlands. All pleas for sanctuary were denied, including by the Canadian government. The ship had

to return to Europe where immediate deportment to concentration camps loomed as a reality. If it had not been for the sponsorship by a Quaker family in the U.K., they too, would have been killed.

The picture is somewhat different now, but the principle remains the same. Around two million people from Syria and other countries are fleeing for their lives. They are being held in camps under

horrendous circumstances and all but Germany and Sweden are extending meaningful help.

I am sure you can understand that I am appalled by the way the refugee problem is being handled across Europe, and would call on Canada to act as a beacon of decency as the U.K. did in the past. The situations that some are trying to escape are so desperate that they are willing to put their lives into the hands

of callous criminal peoplesmuggling gangs, resulting in the tragic consequences that we are seeing. Despite the scaremongering of some, I am sure that the actual cost to Canada of taking more humanitarian action is relatively small, particularly when human lives are at risk.

I understand and agree with the importance of

vetting immigrants before admittance to Canada. It should not impede action.

Of course, there will be opposition from some sections of society to admitting more refugees as there was in 1939, but the argument for saving human lives needs to be made strongly and cogently.

Renate Griffiths West Vancouver

Thank-you to an angel at the Walmart checkout Dear Editor: On my way home from work on Friday, Sept. 11 I stopped to buy a few necessities at Walmart. I joined the express queue and noticed the lady immediately in front of me was purchasing a suitcase, which made me wonder where she was

travelling to. She paid for her purchases and moved aside. My purchases were then scanned and as I inserted my credit card into the machine, a voice from behind me said, “I’ll get that.” I turned around and the woman with the suitcase, whom I now refer to as an angel disguised

as an attractive young woman, handed the cashier cash for my purchases.

I was absolutely dumb founded, and once I had picked my jaw up off the floor, all I could do was stutter “Thank you, bless you, thank you!”

The smiling cashier gently told me to remove

my card and this angel in disguise, this complete stranger, paid for my groceries.

I will never forget your kindness to an older woman, and I hope that one day I will be able to pay this generosity forward.

Tilly Barnes North Vancouver

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WHAT: 2015 Tax Sale WHERE: City Hall, Council Chamber WHEN: Monday, September 28, 2015 at 10:00 am Pursuant to Section 254 of the Community Charter and Section 405(1) of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that as of September 28, 2015, the following properties will be subject to Tax Sale unless delinquent taxes, together with interest, are paid.

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2748 Eastern Avenue

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124 1st Street West, Unit 601

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Prospective purchasers of tax sale properties should be aware that they will not have the right to receive title or possession of the property until after one full year following the date of Tax Sale.

During this period, the registered owner of the property has the right to redeem the property from the sale. Properties sold at the Tax Sale are subject to the Property Purchase Tax. In the case of all properties, it is the purchaser’s responsibility to satisfy themselves regarding the condition/potential of the property.

For more information, please contact the Tax Department at 604-983-7316.

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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, October 5, 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

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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.

Family Services of the North Shore would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, breweries, guests, volunteers and partners for making our 1st Annual Beer By The Pier such a huge success.

(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;

This fun, sold out, community evening in early September helped Family Services of the North Shore raise $20,000 in net revenue which will enable us to offer more critical counselling support to individuals, families, youth and children in need on the North Shore, as well as support our mental health outreach efforts through our YouthLAB program.

(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;

From everyone at Family Services of the North Shore and our Beer By The Pier Committee – Anne Fischer, Jaci Edgeworth, Kate LeGresley, Kathryn Hegger, Kelly Brooks, Michelle Kelsey, Michelle Monroy, Rik Bjornson and Susan Chow - thank you for helping us care for our community!

(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);

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ESTIM ATED TAXES 2016

2017

2018

$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

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PJ Kids Club 1150 22nd St. Properties Family Hub Society Preschool 1250 Chartwell Dr.

$550

$570

$590

$330

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Proposed Exemption 224.2(f): Places of Worship - Ancillary Lands Christ the Redeemer Parish 595 Keith Rd.

$10,840

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

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.

$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

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.

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$27,580 $28,480 $49,040

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - North Shore News - A9

Hiker’s car found in Cypress lot

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ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, NO. 8438 would permit the rezoning of this property from RT-1 Zone (Two Unit Residential 1) to CD-665 (Comprehensive Development 665) Zone in order to allow for a front-to-back duplex on each existing legal lot at a Floor Space Ratio of 0.5 times the lot area within a 7.2 metre (23 foot) maximum ridge height. Two enclosed parking stalls in double garages will be provided at the rear of each of the lots.

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WHERE: 231 West 18th Street, legally described as: PID 012-033-588, Lot 7 of Lot 5, Block 20, DL 548, Plan 3942

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freezing temperatures at that altitude most of those nights and we’ve had several rainy days including a significant storm over the weekend,” said Doug Pope, North Shore Rescue search manager. “When it’s one to two degrees (Celsius) and wet, it can cause hypothermia quite quickly.

RAINY DAY HERO Participants in the West Vancouver Terry Fox Run brave Sunday’s downpour as they run and walk in honour of our nation`s hero from Dundarave to Ambleside and back. Since the 1980 Marathon of Hope, $700 million has been raised in his name for cancer research. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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Surrey resident Neville Jewell, 52, has not been seen since hiking the Howe Crest Trail on Sept. 12.

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North Shore Rescue says it’s unlikely a White Rock man who disappeared on the Howe Sound Crest Trail could have survived more than 10 days in the wilderness.

“It’s pretty remote.

We’ve had 10 days now. We’ve had near-

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For someone that’s not well prepared … with no extra clothing, no shelter and no real outdoor experience, it would be difficult for someone to survive 10 days at this time of the year up there.”

Neville Jewell, 52, parked his vehicle in the Cypress Mountain parking lot on Saturday, Sept. 12 and headed for the Lions.

Around 2 p.m. he texted his girlfriend to say he had made it to the west Lion and that it had been a strenuous hike.

“That’s the last anyone’s heard from him,” said Pope said.

Cypress staff noticed his vehicle had been seemingly abandoned on Sunday and asked West Vancouver police to investigate.

Forensic investigation of Jewell’s cellphone data indicates he likely got lost somewhere east of the ridgeline that leads to the Lions and wound up in the steep terrain of the Sisters Creek drainage, which flows into the Capilano watershed.

North Shore Rescue, joined by volunteers from search and rescue outfits from Lions Bay, Coquitlam, Surrey, Maple Ridge and Mission planned to stay in the area until 4 p.m. Tuesday before deciding whether to continue the search.

The sad case underscores the importance of backcountry preparedness, which the team tries to raise awareness of with

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All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission.

Written or email submissions should be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall.

Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, September 28, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, including background material, will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from September 17, 2015, and online at cnv.org/publichearings.

Please direct inquiries to Tessa Forrest, Planning Analyst, Community Development, at tforrest@cnv.org or 604-982-3946.

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WHAT: “Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw, 2015, No. 8428” and “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2015, No. 8429” WHERE: 450 East 5th Street, legally described as: PID 007-879-831, Lot A, Block 11, DL 273, Plan 14233 WHEN: Monday, September 28, 2015, at 6:30 pm in Council Chamber 509

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All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or email submissions should be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall.

Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, September 28, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

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The proposed OCP Amendment Bylaw and Zoning Amendment Bylaw, including background material, will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from September 17, 2015, and online at cnv.org/publichearings.

Please direct inquiries to David Johnson, Planner 2, Community Development, at djohnson@cnv.org or 604-990-4219.

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North Vancouver designers Kat and Josh Walker don’t have to look very hard to find inspiration.

The Australian natives who’ve made their home on the North Shore and are currently living, working and raising their young family here, continually find themselves reflecting their beloved surroundings in their eclectic works.

“We’re very inspired by the things around us. Josh and I have two young sons so it’s about family, and it’s also about West Coast design. . . . We just are absolutely enamoured with Vancouver,” says Kat. The creative couple are the brains behind Reclaimed Print Co, a new company launched last year that offers a diverse range of artworks and home decor products printed on locally sourced

and sustainable wood.

One of their design focuses is the Lower Mainland and that collection of images features works like “Raincouver” and “Liquid Sunshine,” as well as others inspired by the Grouse Mountain lumberjacks and Stanley Park totem poles.

“It’s all part of us just showing how much we love this city,” says Kat. Reclaimed Print Co is a featured exhibitor at this week’s Interior Design Show West (IDSwest), described by organizers as Western Canada’s annual premiere residential design show.

Examples of other North Shore-based exhibitors at this year’s IDSwest, running Thursday to Sunday, include: Brent Comber, an award-winning designer focused on creating sculpted objects, functional pieces and designed environments (Info: brentcomber.com); and Pot Incorporated, which See IDSwest page 16

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Today is the fifth annual National Tree Day in Canada, which coincides with National Forest Week.

If you weren’t aware of National Tree Day, you are not alone. We often take our rich heritage of trees and lush forest cover for granted, which is why Tree Canada (treecanada.ca), encourages Canadians to celebrate trees each year.

The recent storm weather event has refreshed in our minds that urban trees are under considerable stress from insects, disease, drought, wind storms and vandals. It is interesting to

note that recent comments in the media describing the summer “sail effect” as a major cause of blowdowns across our region does not accurately describe why so many trees blew down during our late summer storm. If you investigate a little closer, the primary cause of many of those tree blowdowns was damage to the tree’s root system related to nearby construction, poor soil preparation or incorrect tree selection. For example, the trees that blew down along the Trans Canada Highway were recently affected by widening of the highway, which stripped the adjoining tree cover from the ecosystem and constructiondamaged root systems were unable to support those trees during the windstorm.

Similar causes can be found for many other trees across our region that blew down during the storm.

Many of the affected trees were planted in shallow soils, which limited rooting depth and width. And many of See Construction page 15

Contrary to popular belief, trees do not blow down because they are too tall or big, rather trees blow down because of a variety of factors that contribute to destabilization. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

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the wind-affected trees were planted in tight spaces in road medians or sandwiched between a sidewalk and a road leaving little room for lateral rooting. The sail effect was a contributing factor but not the primary problem.

Trees do not blow down because they are too tall or big; trees blow down because of other factors that contribute to destabilization.

For example, choosing a coniferous tree that has a wide growing but shallow root system and planting it on shallow soils will ultimately lead to failure during strong wind storms.

Deciduous trees with their comparatively deeper root systems would be a better choice to plant in shallow soils. Incorrect soil preparation is another cause of tree failure because if the tree cannot grow wide and deep into the surrounding soil, the tree will not produce a robust root system to hold itself up during extreme weather events. Beyond incorrect pruning practises such as tree topping, construction damage caused to a tree’s root system is the most common reason for tree failure during wind storms. Digging into a tree’s root system during construction cuts off parts of the root system thereby

weakening the tree in future.

And construction damage inflicted upon roots allows soil-borne pathogens to enter the wounded roots causing disease, which weakens the tree. Other causes such as soil compaction on the root zone and trunk damage caused by people and machines also contribute to tree decline and failure.

A recent spatially continuous mapping of worldwide tree density published on Nature.com revealed that there are approximately three trillion trees on planet Earth. While that seems like a lot of trees, researchers also estimate that more than 15 billion trees are cut down worldwide each year, and the number of trees on the Earth has been reduced by approximately 46 per cent since the start of human civilization.

Canada ranks number two in the world, behind Russia, as one of the biggest tree cutting nations with approximately 2.48 million hectares of gross forest cover loss between 2012 and 2014. Canadians do replant a large number of trees, for instance, Tree Canada has planted 80 million trees over the past decade. And those numbers do not include the millions of trees planted by forestry companies or municipal tree planting in our cities. However, tree

planting from all sources including commercial reforestation do not come close to the number of hectares of gross forest cover lost to logging, mining and land development.

I have spoken before about the many scientifically proven benefits of growing trees including managing storm water runoff, cooling our heat-sink cities, providing a home to many forms of life and improving property value. If those facts are not enough motivation for anyone to plant and protect trees, consider the following. A study published on Nature.com found that, “People who live in neighborhoods with a higher density of trees on their streets report significantly higher health perception.”

And, “Having 10 more trees in a city block, on average, improves health perception in ways comparable to an increase in annual personal income of $10,000 or moving to a neighborhood with $10,000 higher median income or being seven years younger.” So if you want to breathe clean air and help care for Mother Earth, plant a tree in your garden and feel healthier and younger.

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“What IDSwest does is it makes you aware of how much creativity there is in Vancouver,” says Kat. “It’s very inspirational but it also makes you come up a level as a business. It really encourages you to rise. . . . They have such a high standard of design work that comes and displays there, it’s incredible. Even though it’s a little intimidating it’s so inspiring and exciting to be a part of it. I would not miss it for the world. I love it. We’re super excited to be there.

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Both Kat and Josh contribute designs to the company. She serves as owner and creative director and he (trained in graphic arts and also working as a web developer for a company out of Oakland, Calif.), as a principal designer. “Josh and I have known each other since we were in high school. We both studied film together, we’ve worked together on and off I feel like since we were teenagers. So we work really well together. We complement each other he’s very editorial and I’m very visionary,” says Kat. The concept for Reclaimed Print Co grew out of Kat’s experiences working in marketing for a small local business.

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the idea for the company was born. “We love the esthetic of it,” she says.

Interested in doing something that was sustainable, they use locally sourced wood from mills, most of which is coming from Alberta. In addition, all of their wood is handcut. “It was about creating something that was handmade as well as industrial. . . . So we figured the handcut wood would actually give it a more homemade appeal,” she says.

In addition to their Vancouver-focused designs, other collections include works featuring animals, like deer and bears, as well as robots. “Those ones are really juxtapositioned to the wood. People love them because they’re just so bright and colourful and playful,” says Kat. Photographic works have been contributed by her father, photographer Graham Fletcher, also a North Vancouver resident.

“He did a whole collection called the Shipyard Collection, which has been a big one for us,” says Kat. “He travels a lot as part of his work so he has got a whole bunch more (photos) to come. We’re actually

slowly going to be launching his as limited editions because there are a number of people now that are wanting more of his work so we’re going to be developing that line a lot,” she adds.

Reclaimed Print Co’s designs are available in a variety of wooden canvas sizes (as well as stain options) and can be printed as coasters. Community members can also upload their own photos via the company website to be printed, again in a variety of sizes. A new offering in response to customer demand is custom artwork of people’s pets. Calling it Pup Art, consumers are encouraged to send them pictures of their furry friends to be printed in the Andy Warhol pop art style.

“I went into this fairly blindly so every day is a learning experience for us. But I would have to say I am so impressed with the amount of people that really do care about a sustainable product and they want something creative.

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A shade better than the rest Barb Lunter

Home Ideas

Inexpensive wine glasses can become attractive candlelight features on your next dinner party table with the use of vellum paper and tea lights.

This idea is not a new one but it’s a good one and really adds pizazz to your table setting.

Vellum paper is sold in craft stores in 8.5- by 11inch sheets. There is a wide selection of patterns and colours to choose from to match many different table decors.

Pick up three to five sheets of these vellum papers and a small bag of tea lights at the craft store.

You can either use the regular flame tea light for this idea or the batteryoperated version. Your local dollar store should carry inexpensive wine glasses that you can also use for this idea.

Download a shade pattern from the Internet.

These patterns are offered on many different websites so you should not have any problem finding a template.

I used Save-on-crafts.com for their template. It was easy to download and print on my home computer.

Once you have downloaded and printed off the shade template, cut the pattern out with scissors and lay it on the vellum sheet. Trace the pattern onto the vellum sheet and cut out the shade.

Wrap the shade around the wine glass and secure it with a piece of scotch tape.

Place your tea light inside the wine glass.

Alternate the lamps along the centre of your rectangular dining table.

Another cute idea with inexpensive wine glasses is to dip the bottom stem

Attention Parents!

into coloured or black chalk paint. Let the base dry and write each guest’s name in chalk on the wine glass.

Once the evening is done you can wipe the guest’s name off the chalk bottom and reuse the wine glass for another evening.

Note: In order for the chalk paint to dry evenly, set the wine glass on a piece of parchment or wax paper for 15 to 20 minutes and then move it to an unused space on the paper. This will allow the paint to adhere properly without leaving paint edges. In addition, these glasses will not be dishwasher-safe.

Hand wash the goblet and wipe the chalk portion with a damp cloth.

Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and floral design. barb@lunter.ca lunter.ca

Vellum paper and tea lights can be used to transform wine glasses into unique candlelight features.

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Community Bulletin Board THE FOOD BANK’S MOST WANTED To mark hunger awareness week (Sept. 21-25), the Greater Vancouver Food Bank will be saddling up and hitting the road to kick off its fundraising season Wednesday, Sept.

23, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lonsdale Quay, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. The public is asked to make cash and non-perishable food donations.

ROCK ON Matt Smith leads the community rock choir Impromptu as they sing classic and contemporary rock, pop and Motown songs. The group meets every Thursday evening at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Gathering from 6:30 p.m. and singing from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Drop-in fee: $10. No musical experience is required. Visit impromptumusic.ca for more information. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

AWARD NOMINEES NETWORKING RECEPTION A cocktail reception from 5-6 p.m. will be followed by announcements for the 18th Annual Business Excellence Award nominees featuring a glimpse of winning short films from last year’s event created by the film students at Capilano University Wednesday, Sept. 23, 5-8 p.m. at the Bosa Centre at Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. $49 for nonmembers/$25 for members.

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DEMOCRACY CAFE-WORKSHOP 1: CIVICS 101 Discuss the characteristics of the Canadian system of government and democracy Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7-9 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Registration encouraged. 604-9840286 x8144, nvdpl.ca FEN BURDETT ARTIFICIAL TURF SPORTS FIELD An open house to get the community’s input regarding the planning of a new field and amenities

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READY, SET, RECYCLE Jan Graham sorts her recycling with the help of Jana Tubinshlak outside Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. From 2009 to 2015, a monthly volunteer-run recycling drop-off event organized by residents Mark Thomson and Andrea Cormier was held in the theatre’s parking lot. Today, municipal recycling programs collect most materials and Presentation House saw its last drop-off event in August. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

Community Bulletin Board From page 21 shelter. Learn more about this project and provide input Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7-8:30 p.m. at Capilano library (Potlatch Room), 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver ENGLISH CORNER Enjoy English conversation while making new friends Friday, Sept.

25, 10-11:30 a.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400, westvanlibrary.ca

CULTURE DAYS More than 50 free arts, culture and heritage events will take place at various locations across the North Shore Sept. 25-27.

Complete schedule at artsoffice.ca.

SHRED FOR MYPARKGATE BREAK The Deep Cove Lions along with Parkgate volunteers invite people to bring their sensitive documents for shredding in exchange for a donation to support MyParkgate BREAK! on Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Parkgate Community Centre parking lot, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

MyParkgate BREAK is a social recreational program for seniors with early to moderate dementia.

TROLLEY DANCES A trolley ride will transport guests to four secret locations where audiences will be entertained by site-specific performances Sunday, Sept. 27, noon to 5 p.m. Tickets: $25/$15 or $70 for a family of four.

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EXPERIENCE CHARMING COMEDIES • INSIGHTFUL STORIES •

ONE-OF-A-KIND CONCERTS • LIVELY CABARETS • CHARISMATIC PERFORMANCES • The Kay Meek Centre 2015/16 season brings world-class live performances to the North Shore. There are 20 exciting shows — with something for every taste — from theatre to classical music, from international guest artists to award-winning Canadian favourites.

D on’t miss the THEATRE season that will have you laughing out loud about rural life in 1950’s Caledonia, take you back to one of the most pivotal times in Vancouver’s rock n’ roll history, make you think about world issues that are close to home with Eric Peterson in SEEDS, and be touched by a story about generations connecting in 4000 MILES starring Nicola Cavendish.

FAMILY THEATRE presents classic tales in a whole new way. HAMELIN: A NEW FABLE is a musical re-telling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

THE LITTLE PRINCE is a heartwarming rendition of the popular novella. Complete with pajama party and treats after the show!

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For MUSIC lovers there are Grammy and Juno award-winning international recording artists hitting the stage with Rock, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Cuban and Latin music. The Blind Boys of Alabama are making an exclusive stop in December, bringThe Blind Boys of Alabama ing their uplifting Holiday Gospel show.

The CABARET series brings a dynamic selection of musicians to the intimate jazz lounge format providing the perfect evening out with friends.

Classical matinées are back with the MUSICALLY SPEAKING series hosted

by Paul Gravett presenting renowned performers. Following each show there is afternoon tea!

The FESTIVAL FILM SERIES starts on September 26th and features some of the hottest award-winning films from festivals around the world. Check the website for listings.

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A26 - North Shore News - Wednesday, September 23, 2015

NORTH SHORE

SEPTEMBER 25. 26. 27. 2015

WELCOME

Culture Days is a national movement to raise the awareness, accessibility and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. It’s an opportunity to discover something new – to try a musical instrument, sing along with a big choir, attend an artist talk, join a musical jam session, or get your hands dirty at any number of creative workshops.

Check out the 50+ events listed here and make a plan to get out and have some fun. There’s something for the ‘artist in everyone’ at a Culture Days Community Activity Hub near you.

HUB 2 SHIPBUILDERS’ SQUARE + LONSDALE QUAY Including The Pipe Shop and Lower Lonsdale area.

TRADITIONAL INDIA SERIES ‘RASA FLOW YOGA’ Experience the essence & bliss which is one’s true nature through yoga (1 hour sessions).

WHERE: TriCity India Heritage Arts & Culture, Water Studio, 161 East 1st Street WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nn pp ¥q q TRADITIONAL INDIA SERIES ‘RASA FLOW YOGA’ Experience the essence & bliss which is one’s true nature through yoga (1 hour sessions).

WHERE: TriCity India Heritage Arts & Culture, Water Studio, 161 East 1st Street WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m pp ¥q q pp q q

HUB 1

FREE DANCE DAY@PERFORM ART STUDIOS Dance workshops and performance at our new custom studio on the 2nd level.

WHERE: Lonsdale Quay Market WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m pp ¥q q l pp q q

CENTENNIAL THEATRE Including Silver Harbour Seniors’ Centre.

SENIORS ACTING UP High energy showcase by a group of Silver Harbour performers.

WHERE: Silver Harbour Seniors Centre, 144 East 22nd Street WHEN: Friday September 25 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO Your big chance to try out the musical instrument of your dreams.

WHERE: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q l pp q q VOICES & VIEWS MEMORY BANK NV Museum & Archives invites your to go ‘on the record’ and share your memories.

WHERE: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q pp q q BURSTIN’ WITH BROADWAY COMMUNITY SINGALONG Get ready to belt out your favourite Broadway show tunes.

WHERE: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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FAIRFIELD MUSIC & CRAFTS AT THE QUAY Instrument demos, mini lessons, & music making crafts for kids.

WHERE: Lonsdale Quay Market WHEN: Saturday September 26 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

TRADITIONAL INDIA SERIES ‘RASA FLOW YOGA’ Experience the essence & bliss which is one’s true nature through yoga (1 hour sessions).

WHERE: TriCity India Heritage Arts & Culture, Water Studio, 161 East 1st Street WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m pp ¥q q pp q q FREE DANCE DAY@PERFORM ART STUDIOS Come to ‘a morning of dance’ in our new custom dance studios at Lonsdale Quay Market.

WHERE: Lonsdale Quay Market WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m np pp ¥q q nm pp q q CHILDREN’S MUSIC JAM: KODALY & ORFF INSTRUMENTS Play instruments, sing familiar songs, learn basic concepts with instructor and musical therapist Jennifer Yamazaki.

WHERE: Lonsdale Quay Market, WHEN: Sunday September 27 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

AFRICAN DRUM CIRCLE & WORKSHOP CapU Community Music School has drums, rhythm & songs from Ghana. Or bring your own drum and play your part! All ages!

WHERE: Pipe Shop, Shipbuilders Square WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m m pp q q m q q SOUL DANCE FLASH MOB Catch this high energy performance by the Academy of Middle Eastern Dance.

WHERE: Lonsdale Quay Market, WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m m pp q q m lp q q

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North Vancouver - Seymour 604.983.9852 | jane.thornthwaite.mla@leg.bc.ca @jthornthwaite

PICKIN’N’SINGIN UKULELE WORKSHOP CapU Community Music School presents introductory workshop for ages 6+ with songs of the Hawaiian masters.

Ukeleles available or bring your own.

WHERE: Pipe Shop, Shipbuilders Square WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m l pp q q l q q

Events subject to change without notice.

Visit the North Shore Culture Days website at www.nvrc.ca/arts-culture/

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - North Shore News - A27

NORTH SHORE

SEPTEMBER 25. 26. 27. 2015

HUB 3 LONSDALE CULTURAL CORRIDOR

Including Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, North Vancouver City Library, CityScape, John Braithwaite Community Centre.

HUB 4 LYNN VALLEY VILLAGE

Including North Vancouver Museum & Archives (NVMA) Community History Centre, Lynn Valley Library and surrounding area.

ARTS GRANTS: A “HOW TO” WORKSHOP NVRC Cultural Services staff provide info and tips on grant programs and processes.

WHERE: John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West 1st Street WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m np pp ¥q q nn lp ¥q q

BRUCE STEWART: WEST OF EDEN x ¡ ¤ ¡ ¥ ¥ ¡ z ¢ ¥ ¡ ¥ £¡ ££ ¡ ¡ ¡ n p q WHERE: ytz ~ ¡ ¡r lmpl } ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm pp q q pp q q

GORDON SMITH GALLERY: FREE ADMISSION View the AFK collection of works by world renowned Canadian artists.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm pp q q pp q q OH YA! YOUNG ADULT WRITERS PANEL kc dyer, Eileen Cook, Owen Matthews & Lisa Voisin discuss YA writing and publishing.

WHERE: y t¥ £ ¡ { ¤ ¥ r nmp s¡ n v ¡¡ WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m pp q q lp q q

FAMILY RECORDS WORKSHOP Get tips from the NVMA archivist on how to organize family records and treasures.

WHERE: ytz ~ ¡ ¡r lmpl Institute Road PRE-REGISTER at p q pql pp ¡ pn WHEN: Friday September 25 m pp q q pp q q

GORDON SMITH GALLERY: FREE ADMISSION View the AFK collection of works by world renowned Canadian artists.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm pp q q pp q q

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Interactive music and theatre improv fun for the whole family.

WHERE: Lynn Valley Library Community Room, nm { t¥ ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m pp q q q q

PLAY WITH THE ORCHESTRAS! Open Rehearsal, North Shore Chamber Orchestra & Ambleside Orchestra - Open to all musicians to come and play Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm lp q q m lp q q

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY DRUMMING CIRCLE Experience and integrate the rhythms of all creation through drumming.

WHERE: { t¥ ¡ u ¡¢ £ r ¡¢¥ ¡ { ¢ ¡r nmpp ¡¢¥ t ¥ ¡ ¡ WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m np pp ¥q q nm pp q q

PAINTING DEMOS Watch distinguished artists Fran Alexander, Eileen Fong & Melanie Cossey at work, learn new techniques and experience the Art Rental Show.

WHERE: v£¥ ¡ v ¥£¡r ll { ¢¥ ¡ ¡ ¡ WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm lp q q pp q q PARC LIVING ARTIST WALK LAUNCH & FAMILY DAY Opening cermony of “Artist Walk” celebrating the Artists for Kids patron artists. Plus, art activities and face painting.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q l pp q q ROCKING THE NORTH SHORE WORKSHOP A Spoken Word, Poetry, Music and Dance interactive experience.

WHERE: John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West 1st Street WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n lp q q lp q q GORDON SMITH GALLERY: FREE ADMISSION View the AFK collection of works by world renowned Canadian artists.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm pp q q pp q q CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, ROSS PENHALL & ROBERT YOUNG & GUEST CURATOR HILARY LETWIN Discussing the exhibition “At What Cost?” and exploring the environment through different themes.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q m pp q q POLAND, POLISH NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES PRESENTATION ¥ ¢ ¢ £ ¥¤ x ¥ ¢ ¥ ¡ ¡r ¡ ¡ ¥£¡ r Noble Prize Laureates, and Warsaw ‘Yesterday & Today’.

WHERE: y t¥ £ ¡ { ¤ ¥ r nmp s¡ n v ¡¡ WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m m pp q q lp q q LAUDATE SINGERS PANEL DISCUSSION & PERFORMANCE A fascinating glimpse into the artistic process for singers & composers.

WHERE: Smith Gallery, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue.

WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m l pp q q pp q q

SQUAMISH COMMUNITY EXHIBIT & MATHIAS JOE TOTEM ¤ £ ¡ ¡ ¡¢ n p z¥ ¥ | ¡ ¥ ¥ totem pole.

WHERE: NVMA Community History Centre, lmpl } ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: Saturday September 26 nm pp q q pp q q BRUCE STEWART: WEST OF EDEN x ¡ ¤ ¡ ¥ ¥ ¡ z ¢ ¥ ¡ ¥ £¡ ££ ¡ ¡ ¡ n p q WHERE: ytz ~ ¡ ¡r lmpl } ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nm pp q q pp q q CULTURE CRAM: ORIGAMI WORKSHOP Learn how to make beautiful origami models, a traditional Japanese folk art for all ages.

WHERE: Lynn Valley Library Community Room, nm { t¥ ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q pp q q CULTURE CRAM: ZOROASTRIAN EXHIBIT A display of Zoroastrian manuscripts, costumes, magazines, books, ritual items, and more.

WHERE: { t¥ ¡ { ¤ ¥ w r nm { t¥ ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q pp q q CULTURE CRAM: BELLY DANCE & SAMBA FUSION A fun dance workshop for movers and shakers of all ages.

WHERE: { t¥ ¡ { ¤ ¥ w r nm { t¥ ¡ w ¥¢ WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m n pp q q m pp q q CULTURE CRAM: NORTH SHORE CELTIC ENSEMBLE COMMUNITY PLAY DATE Join in with fiddlers of all ages, and get moving in an interactive celtic dance performance.

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WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING - MOKU HANGA Try this wood carving and Japanese print making workshop.

WHO: Janna Kumi WHERE: BC Parks Heritage Centre, 1620 Mt Seymour Road PRE-REGISTER at 604.986.4892 WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m np pp ¥q q m pp q q PARKGATE ART STUDIO DROP-IN Bring your art-in-progress to the art studio, meet artists and creative friends.

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WHO: Ruth Scheuing WHERE: Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Avenue, Deep Cove WHEN: ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m m pp q q l pp q q PARKGATE POTTERY STUDIO OPEN HOUSE Visit the fully equipped studio, throw some clay, see the display of art work.

WHERE: Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court WHEN: v¥ ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m nn pp ¥q q l pp q q ARTIST TALK & DISCUSSION View whimsical one-of-a-kind furniture pieces created from seemingly impossible ideas.

WHO: Judson Beaumont WHERE: Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Avenue, Deep Cove WHEN: Saturday September 26 m pp q q l pp q q 4TH ANNUAL SALISH SEA GATHERING Discover Coast Salish music, displays, salmon bbq and interactive Draw-In. WHERE: Whey-ah-Whichen/Cates Park, 4131 Dollarton Hwy WHEN: Sunday September 27 nn pp ¥q q pp q q DEEP COVE HERITAGE SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE Enjoy heritage displays, plus colouring pages and cookies for all.

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BACKSTAGE AT HENDRY HALL Secrets are revealed in this back stage tour and talk with actors, director and stagehands.

WHO: NV Community Players WHERE: Hendry Hall Theatre, 815 East. 11th Street WHEN: Saturday September 26 np pp ¥q q nm pp q q COLLECTIVE ART PROJECT: TIME LINES A collaborative creation of a beautiful cross section of a tree made of concentric lines and your words of wisdom.

WHO: Sophie Babeanu & Sandrine Pelissier WHERE: Sandrine Pellisier Artist Studio, 125 Garden Avenue WHEN: Saturday September 26 np pp ¥q q nm pp q q 195 STUDIOS: OPEN HOUSE & MINI WORKSHOPS All about the birds! Real life exotic birds will be on site. Visit artists in their studios and participate in mini workshops to create your own 3D bird, artist trading card or Mona Lisa smiling mouth mask.

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PLEASURE FAIRE WALK & TALK AT MAPLEWOOD FLATS Art expert Bill Jeffries reflects on the Dollarton Faire Mud Flats resistance & occupy movement of the 1970’s. Presented by NV Museum & Archives & Wild Bird Trust.

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ARTIST TALK & DISCUSSION Artist talk about ceramics and the use of the human body and column in her work.

WHO: Sally Michener WHERE: Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Avenue, Deep Cove WHEN: v ¢¥ v¡ ¡ ¤¡ m m pp q q l pp q q

North Shore Culture Days is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the extensive range of arts, culture and heritage programs that contribute to the quality of life for North Vancouver residents.

Promotion of this annual three-day event is undertaken by the North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission on behalf of the City and District of North Vancouver, with additional support provided by Vancouver North Shore Tourism Association, and the North Shore News.

We hope that North Shore Culture Days will be a catalyst that inspires continuing involvement in artistic pursuits for all residents. For more information about the year-round arts and cultural programs offered and supported by North Vancouver Recreation & Culture, visit www.nvrc.ca.

Events subject to change without notice.

Visit the North Shore Culture Days website at www.nvrc.ca/arts-culture/

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FARM FUN Three-year-old Olivia Southworth waits out the rain after having her face painted at Maplewood Farm’s 40th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Sept. 19.

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Kids Stuff TALK TO YOU NOW The North Shore Multicultural Society will host a conversation group for ages 13-18 listings@Thursdays until Nov. 12, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. The program offers an opportunity to practice English, network, gain volunteer experiences and learn about services to help settle in Canada.

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Non-traditional sports gaining steam

OK, you’re all organized for back to school.

Morning schedules are in place, homework plans settled and after-school care is working well. But, there is something else.

Besides school, the kids (and you!) need to get active. For some

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So what else is there?

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Bike polo, underwater rugby and axe throwing can be considered definitely different.

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Unconventional or weird sports are picking up steam in Canada. By combining favourite elements of “traditional” sports to create new sports, Canadians are finding new and unique ways to get active. Whether weird or traditional, participating in sport of any kind is a great way to ensure that we meet our daily physical activity requirements and break up our bouts of sedentary behaviour.

According to research conducted

by ParticipACTION, Canadian adults spend an average of 9.5 hours per day being sedentary, while Canadian children and youth (ages 5-17) spend an average of 8.5 hours per day.

Kathy Lynn

Parenting Today

A recent poll revealed that 51 per cent of British Columbians would try a weird sport, but only 19 per cent have tried one. In addition B.C. is the second most willing province when it comes to trying a weird sport. Sport is a powerful reflection of Canadian culture, and

there are plenty of weird and wonderful new sports available to us, right in our own communities. So let’s take a look at some suggestions.

For paddleboard yoga you simply need a board and the skill level varies from those who practise on the shore to those who practise on the ocean.

If you like the water, try some skim boarding.

You’ll need the board, wetsuit and life jackets but they’re all available for rent. Or you can take up windsurfing. For this it’s suggested you take a lesson before giving it a shot.

Life jacket, wetsuit and kiteboard are needed.

On Grouse Mountain any skill level can participate in disc golf. Just

rent the discs and give it a try. Experienced skiers and boarders can take their action to a higher level with heli-skiing where a helicopter flies you up to otherwise inaccessible peaks.

For a unique take on running, consider headlamp trail running on any of the many B.C. trails. The final suggestion is roller derby. For this you need protective gear including helmet and roller skates. Generally this involves tryouts to join the league.

These are just a few ideas. And certainly you don’t want to ignore all the regular activities. But when I looked at this list I

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25, 3:45 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. 604998-3450 nvcl.ca NOW PLAYING AT THE LIBRARY The Lego Movie will be screened Saturday, Sept. 26, 2-4:30 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. nvdpl.ca

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Active play and sports both have plenty of advantages

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Setareh Afsoosi (17) Mountainside secondary Art teacher: Sarah Place Favourite art: painting/surrealism Favourite artists: Adam Lupton and Banksy Her teacher writes: Setareh is a naturally gifted artist, rarely seeking instruction; she prefers to work independently, learning from mistakes and building confidence. Lately, she’s focused on portraits, which reflect emotions she’s exploring. Setareh is a brave artist who is willing to take risks with her artwork. Her artistic choices are instinctive, distinct and sophisticated.

Young Artists of the Week are selected from North Shore schools by Artists for Kids for displaying exceptional ability in their classroom artwork. For details, visit the website artists4kids.com. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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realized that the trick is to explore different options for you and your kids and you will be active and happy.

It’s so easy to get stuck in an activity rut and simply go through the motions. Of course, if you have an activity you love, then continue. But let the kids scroll through different websites and see what grabs their attention.

When considering the extracurricular activities for our kids, it’s also important to think about the difference between sports and activity or play.

When your child joins

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a sports team there are a lot of advantages. He will learn how to work in a team, how to follow instructions and he will develop sport specific skills. He will also learn how to be a gracious winner and loser.

With activity or play, he can set the pace himself.

For example, if he’s playing hockey he follows the rules, plays a particular position and plays when the coach sends him on the ice. That’s a sport. If he is skating on a pond with some buddies he can decide when, how and where he will skate. He is in charge of the activity and sets the rules he wants

FALL ART CLASSES A program titled Art Explorations for ages nine13 will be offered Tuesdays, Sept. 29-Nov. 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver. $195.

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to follow. That is play.

And both are important for kids. With play they learn to problem-solve, make decisions, and become creative.

Kids who have play they love and a sport they also enjoy are developing a wide range of skills. So whether you go traditional or try some of these weirder activities, get up and get moving.

Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author of Vive la Différence, Who’s In Charge Anyway? and But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home. To read more, sign up for her newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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Malcolm Curtis admits he has been off the track a few times.

He has also had a few accidents, but they weren’t his fault. He was hit by other drivers.

“My car got beaten up last year a little bit,” he notes, saying of the other drivers: “They were having their own race and they weren’t paying attention and didn’t break properly.”

It’s all par for the course, though.

Curtis, a North Vancouver resident and millwright by trade, is a regular participant in the Pro 3 series, a spec series run

by Sports Car Club of B.C. Racers in this series navigate a 1.2-mile, nine-turn road course at Mission Raceway Park during a season that runs from May to October with eight weekend events featuring three races at each event.

“On ovals they only turn left. We turn left and right,” explains Curtis of the road course.

A spec series is a series that features cars with similar specifications, and drivers are only allowed to modify the same certain elements of their cars. For this series, drivers can do modifications to the suspension, brakes, tires, and a few other things.

For example, they fix the suspension so they can lower the ride height of the car to get better control around

corners since lowering the car lowers the centre of gravity.

Curtis drives a modified 1987 BMW 325i.

“My car being a sedan they call us the tin tops,” he says.

The Beemer is fitted with plenty of safety gear, including a full roll cage, an FIA-certified race bucket seat, a five-point harness, and fire extinguisher. Drivers wear crash helmets with a head-and-neck restraint device.

“The cars are very safe,” says Curtis, who is a member of a four-person group called Red Zone Racing. Drivers try to avoid contact on the track, but it’s inevitable, he adds.

This is club-level racing, so there are no sponsors and no prize money. All investment in the sport falls on the drivers, and Curtis admits: “It’s just a big money pit.”

But he loves it.

“I call it my addiction,”

North Vancouver resident Malcolm Curtis is a millwright by trade and works at both a sawmill and a steelmill. He is also an avid motorsports fan and races in a club-level series at Mission Raceway. PHOTOS SUPPLIED DAN KELLY he notes.

Curtis spent much of this season in the middle of the pack and, with one race weekend left in October, expects to finish third overall.

“To get into second or first place I think I’d have to cheat a little bit with my car and I’m not allowed to so I won’t,” he says, laughing.

Originally from South Africa, Curtis spent some time with rally racing in his younger days, and

considered revisiting it here in B.C., but couldn’t afford to do both rally and road racing, so chose the latter.

The main difference between the two types of driving is car control.

In rallying the car is for most of the time out of control because the driver wants to be able to switch it to go in whichever direction he or she needs it to go, explains Curtis.

“In my day it was a road you’d never seen in

your life before,” he adds.

Drivers were given a drawing from race organizers and a navigator read out to the driver where they were going. “So you kept the car very much unbalanced the whole time.”

In road racing the car is very balanced. All the braking is done in a straight line.

“You’re keeping your car as controlled as possible,” he notes.

The more controlled

and adept a driver can be in keeping turns neat, the faster the car can go on a road course. When practising for a race, Curtis says he mainly focuses on running the lines.

“The ‘lines’ are the entrance, the apex, and the exit of the corner. And if you get those really down pat you can gain a lot on somebody else who is all over the place.”

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Career path leads to auto mechanics something I really enjoyed.”

It helped that he had a great teacher, Victor Lo. “I would not be where I am without him so I definitely owe him a thanks,” says Leenstra, noting Lo was supportive but challenged him to do his best and keep going even when the work was hard.

In Grade 12, Leenstra installed winter tires for another teacher at Rockridge secondary who had connections to the Subaru Rally Team of Canada and helped him get a position as an apprentice with the team.

He worked with them for a year but was sidelined by a car accident in which he injured his back and leg.

But having a real job in the industry served as inspiration and Leenstra decided to pursue it as a career.

He attended a general mechanics program at BCIT and finished his first year.

For the program, students complete one year of school then a certain number of work hours as an apprentice before they return for a second year. Leenstra says he has accumulated enough hours, but doesn’t have the

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One morning when they were driving to school together, Josh Leenstra decided to count how many cars his dad has owned so far.

On that day the count was already well into the 40s.

Fast forward a few years, and it’s not surprising that Leenstra shares his dad’s interest in old cars and trucks, and that he now works as a service technician at a Squamish Ford dealership.

What is surprising is that Leenstra, who grew up in Lynn Valley, wasn’t too interested in taking automotive shop class as a teen at West Vancouver secondary.

“Originally I was actually more interested in the wood shop,” he notes.

Then his dad bought a 1951 GMC pickup.

“I wanted to learn how to restore it with him, so I thought the best place to get some sort of basic knowledge would be in the automotive shop,” says Leenstra, who was in Grade

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Although he continued taking the automotive class throughout high school, a career in the automotive industry was not on his radar. His dad owns a construction company and he was set to follow in his footsteps.

But class was fun and unlike any of the other ones he was taking. Leenstra says the curriculum was about 80 per cent hands-on and 20 per cent from books.

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“I wake up in the morning and I’m excited to go to work.”

But automotive repair is complicated these days.

“There are so many electronics and computerrun systems on the vehicles now,” explains Leenstra, adding sometimes he gets cases in which he has to just plug the car into the computer and do a re-program. Electrical problems can be simple to diagnose, such as finding a dead module, or they can be more complicated, such as finding a pinched wire in the wiring harness.

“Just this morning I had the entire interior out of a truck trying to find a broken wire,” says Leenstra.

But finding the solution to an automotive mystery is what Leenstra enjoys most about being a service technician. He especially enjoys fixing a problem after a car owner has already been to two or three different repair shops and he’s the one who figures it out.

The look on their face and the relief in their voice is rewarding.

“That’s what I love,” notes Leenstra, who says he plans to continue working in auto mechanics until he’s replaced by a robot.

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And while Leenstra recommends a career in the trade, he admits it might not be for everyone.

“Anybody can do it.

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Jennifer Orum has owned her 1970 MGB roadster for about 12 years.

This isn’t the first British car she has owned, but it is her first collector’s car. The West Vancouver resident wasn’t always a car fanatic, but she did notice cars when she was younger. She just couldn’t afford them. Her interest in vintage cars has grown over the years, and she is now a member of the MG Jaguar Club, and was a co-organizer for the group’s August show at Waterfront Park.

Getting a classic car is one thing, notes Orum. Lots of people have classic cars, but along with ownership comes the opportunity to be involved in car clubs and car events, she says, adding: “That’s equally as important as the car itself.”

Orum made sure she bought a car that was in excellent shape so she wouldn’t have to worry about too much maintenance.

But if you enter car shows, which she has, you have to put effort into keeping the car looking good, she explains. Having an excellent mechanic, which she says she does, helps. Orum’s MGB is now

Jennifer Orum takes her 1970 MGB roadster to car shows across North America, covering about 6,000 miles a year. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD a “driver,” and travels about 6,000 miles a year, usually to car shows. But it’s off the road from about November until March because of the weather. However, the little red roadster has driven in bad weather and it held up fine.

“These cars were built to drive,” says Orum.

It’s a very reliable car, but it’s important to put an

effort into keeping it in good shape, she notes Although she doesn’t usually do repairs herself, she does carry spare engine parts in the “boot” (trunk) when she travels in case she needs a replacement and is stopped somewhere that doesn’t service British cars.

However, “these engines are pretty simple,” she notes. There are no

computers onboard, so repairs are not as complicated as they can sometimes be on newer cars.

Orum says roadsters like hers represent a bygone era when cars sported unique design.

“These were iconic cars from back then. They were just part of a lifestyle,” she says.

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With no telephoto lenses available the only way for a photographer to get closer to the action was to be standing at the very edge of the track.

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“The main thing we do during the offseason is tear our cars apart and rebuild them and fix them up,” says Curtis.

Basic maintenance is ongoing, and Curtis says he goes through about a set and a half of tires each season. Brake pads are changed regularly, rotors too, and Curtis does an oil change after each race weekend because the engine is running at super high rpm for six 20-minute sessions per weekend.

“That engine is pretty much screaming the whole time,” says Curtis. “I just feel sorry for it,” he adds with a laugh.

At 54, Curtis has no plans to slow down.

One of the drivers in the series is 82, so he’s got a while to go yet before he even considers retiring, and he has the full support of his family, which includes his wife and two daughters, all of whom regularly attend his races. His wife helps with his schedule and is a valued member of his team, notes Curtis.

Although both of his kids love motor sports, neither is interested in becoming a driver, says Curtis. But he is currently mentoring his 14-year-old granddaughter, who has plans to race. He looks forward to a day when they might race together.

When asked if he would let her win, he answers quickly: “Sure I would, of course, why not?”

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What’s On Wednesdays CIRCLE DANCE Learn easy dances with music and steps from many traditions the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. (arrive 6:45 p.m.).

Admission by donation.

Registration and location: Wendy Anne, 604-9883522.

CWEST — CREATIVE WOMEN EXPRESSING SOUL TOGETHER A free, open group for women to write, knit, draw, paint, scrapbook or otherwise be creative together meets the second Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. and the fourth Saturday, 3-5 p.m. of every month at a private home in North Vancouver. Email lauriekienlen@yahoo.ca.

THE DUTCH KOFFIECLUB meets the third Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m. to noon at the food court, at Park Royal South, West Vancouver. Meet new people and keep up your Dutch language skills.

The club also welcomes Flemish and South African people. Used Dutch magazines and books will be available. Hans, 604990-5433.

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER is a global women’s organization that meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. from September to June.

Members work to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

New members and guests welcome. 604-922-8342 soroptimist@shaw.ca

ESL BOOK CLUB A free club to read and talk about Canadian novels Wednesdays, 10:3011:30 a.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. 604925-7403 westvanlibrary.ca GLENEAGLES SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Classes every Wednesday for experienced dancers, 7-9 p.m. at Hollyburn Elementary School, 1329 Duchess Ave., West Vancouver. For more information, contact Norm Haug 604-984-7458

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CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN — NORTH VANCOUVER CFUW is a national organization committed to improving women’s status and human rights. The North Vancouver club meets on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m., September to May, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Guests welcome. 604-980-1274 cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca

BETWEEN THE SHEETS This Deep Cove book club meets the first Thursday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. Each member recommends a book and takes a turn hosting discussions in their homes. New members welcome. Joan, 604-9291224.

CHANCEL CHOIR New members are invited to join the choir, which practises on Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. No experience necessary. 604985-0408 st-andrews-united.ca

SPEAKERHUB TOASTMASTERS meets every Wednesday, 6-7:45 p.m. in the Silver Harbour Seniors Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver, to help participants improve their public speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Guests are welcome. speakerhub.ca

NORTH SHORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA meets Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Sutherland secondary, 1860 Sutherland Ave., North Vancouver, and is looking for new string players (especially bass players).

604-980-3132 jeanaireland1@hotmail.com NORTH SHORE CHORUS meets Wednesdays, 7:15-8:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. New members are welcome. 604-9852559 nschorus.com or audreyowen@shaw.ca.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM North Shore Multicultural Society (207-123 East 15th St., North Vancouver) is looking for volunteers to participate in a variety of community events with newcomers. Recruitment is ongoing. 604-988-2931 or sochellr@nsms.ca

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHO: Trifecta Ventures Inc. / Vernacular Design Inc. WHAT: “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2015, No. 8434”, CD-663 WHERE: 1337 Jones Avenue, legally described as: PID 015-142-663, Lot C (See 395496L), Block 65, DL 271, Plan 750 WHEN:

CONTRACT BRIDGE Every Monday and Thursday, 12:30-3 p.m.

Monday, September 28, 2015, at 6:30 pm in Council Chamber

Notice is hereby given under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that Council will consider issuance of the above Zoning Amendment Bylaw.

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ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, NO. 8434 would permit the rezoning of this property from One-Unit Residential (RS-1) Zone to Comprehensive Development 663 (CD-663) Zone in order to subdivide the existing lot into two lots, each with a new single family dwelling at a Floor Space Ratio of 0.5 times the lot area within a height envelope of 6.1 metre (20 feet) to a maximum of 9.14 metres (30 feet). A new rear lane will provide vehicle access to each garage that will contain two parking spaces.

BYOV (BRING YOUR OWN VOICE) COMMUNITY CHOIR rehearses Thursdays (except July and August), 7:30-9:30 p.m. at St. Clements Anglican Church, 3400 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. The choir sings a broad range of music with a focus on fun and the love of singing. $55 per term. 604-987-2114 lynnvalleychurch.com

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Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, September 28, 2015, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, including background material, will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from September 17, 2015, and online at cnv.org/publichearings.

Please direct inquiries to Christopher Wilkinson, Planner, Community Development, at cwilkinson@cnv.org or 604-990-4206.

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All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or email submissions should be sent to Jennifer Ficocelli, Deputy City Clerk, at jficocelli@cnv.org or by mail to City Hall.

TIME TRAVELLER This was the program for the civic service in West Vancouver honouring the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. At the time, no one thought that now — 62 years later — we would be honouring her again as the longest-reigning Queen of England, exceeding the reign of Queen Victoria. For comments or questions, contact info@wvhs.ca. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEST VANCOUVER ARCHIVES/SUBMITTED BY THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver.

Drop-in fee: $1. 604-9877529 DADS PARENTING: Westcoast Family Resources Society offers a free group on Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 604-417-3407 DUPLICATE BRIDGE Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 to p.m. in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook

Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. $3. 604-9877529 DROP-IN FUN DARTS Play darts every Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion #118, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Free. 604-9851115 MAKE CYCLING BETTER: HUB — Your Cycling Connection meets See more page 40

CapU marks Truth and Reconciliation Capilano University is commemorating Truth and Reconciliation Week with a variety of oncampus events that will take place until Friday, Sept. 25.

Truth and Reconciliation week aims to raise awareness and educate and inform the public about the historical significance of residential school survivors by honouring and acknowledging the past.

The following events have been organized by Cap’s Indigenize the Academy committee:

! Wall of Oppression, an art installation by Stephen Atkins; Wednesday, 9:3011:30 a.m. at CapU Library Square. ! Findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; all day Wednesday and Thursday (Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre and Capilano Students’ Union, respectively) ! Elder Walk About Campus; Thursday, 4-5 p.m. ! Keynote address by Dr. Gwen Point; Friday, 1:453:15 p.m. at BlueShore

Centre for the Performing Arts.

Truth and Reconciliation Week at Capilano takes place on the second anniversary of the Walk for Reconciliation when more than 70,000 aboriginals and non-aboriginals gathered in Vancouver to remember the history of residential schools in Canada.

At the time, Capilano’s aboriginal community invited the campus at large to take part in the walk and in on-campus events held to remember, educate and heal.

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CELEBRATIONS

Branka and Robert Murray Branka and Robert Murray, seen on their wedding day in the photo above and a recent photo top left, were married on Sept. 29, 1990. Their son and family and friends from Australia and Germany send best wishes on their 25th wedding anniversary.

Jillian and William Clack Jillian (Jill) and William (Bill) Clack were married on Sept. 17, 1965, in Burlington, Ont. Previously residents of Calgary, they now live in West Vancouver and have three sons and four grandchildren. Family and friends congratulate the couple on their 50th wedding anniversary.

Send us a good-quality photo and a description of your wedding announcement, milestone anniversary (first, fifth and every subsequent five years, or any year after 60th anniversary), or birthday (80 years and every fifth year thereafter, or birthdays yearly for those ages 90 and older) along with a contact name and phone number and we’ll try to include it on our Celebrations page. Send your submission to rduane@nsnews.com or bring a print to #100-126 East 15th St., North Vancouver. Celebrations is a free service and there is no guarantee submissions will be published. Text may be edited for style and/or length.

Grant and Lorraine Campbell Grant and Lorraine Campbell were married on Sept. 25, 1965, in Winnipeg. They have lived on the North Shore for 42 years, and have two sons. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to Hawaii.

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Creating a lifeline for Ugandan children Carli Travers to share her story in North Vancouver

MARTHA PERKINS Contributing writer

Seven years ago, Frank Gish was deeply moved by a story in the Vancouver Sun about a young woman who could no longer blithely walk by a group of abandoned children in the streets of Kampala.

Just as Carli Travers, a social work graduate from Vancouver, was compelled to do something to help these children, Gish knew he too could not stand idly by.

“I think sometimes you’re just ready for something,” Gish says of why this story more than all the others he’d read, resonated so strongly. “It was Carli’s courage and compassion that jumped out at me. I needed to find out more about her.”

Travers’ email was in the story and so he wrote her a note, asking how to make a donation.

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The email exchange continued and evolved into a friendship. A few years ago, Gish and his wife, Joanna Mereu, who live on Bowen Island, travelled to the Ugandan home that Travers’ has created for abandoned children and got a sense of the chaos that is her everyday life.

As the legal guardian of 16 children and mother to five sons of her own, there is constant chaos and activity even before you add in the five dogs, three cats and a monkey.

“You just kind of roll with it,” says Gish.

Travers and her husband Robert Birungi will be making a presentation in North Vancouver the evening of Oct. 8.

Gish encourages people to hear Travers’ story, which she’s recounted in a book called And Then She was Free, so they know that there is so much we all can do.

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Carli Travers has created a home for abandoned children in Uganda. She and her husband will give a presentation in North Vancouver on Oct. 8. PHOTO SUPPLIED “She’s given children, with no chance at all, security. They’re safe, they don’t have to steal to eat, they have a chance to get an education. Just come

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“If we all do something, we’ll make a difference.”

To learn more about the community that Travers has created, go to

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE

Chris Dagenais

The Dish

Large menu has much to offer

ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for pork page 42

Have you ever noticed the bright shimmer that emanates from many dishes in local Chinese cuisine?

It’s like the food has been cooked with a view to its inclusion in a photoshoot; it is glistening, colourful, and strikingly bright.

This can be achieved, in part, through the use of cornstarch. In many Chinese culinary traditions, and especially in North American restaurant extensions of those traditions (most often in those that self-identify as Cantonese, Szechaun or both), a bowl of cornstarch slurry (cornstarch dissolved in water) is kept on hand to finish the dishes. The slurry is added near completion of cooking, capturing flavoursome pan drippings in its suspension, thickening any cooking liquids present and, applied properly, evenly coating ingredients with a signature shine.

This approach can work out magically, but is also fraught with hazards.

For me, if the cornstarch thickening process hasn’t been judicious, the resulting

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food suffers from an unappealing glueyness that can be cloyingly viscous on the palate. It seems a big risk to take, especially when the food is typically so full of complex and wonderful flavours, hallmarks of so much Chinese cuisine. So why do it?

A new theory on this convention emerged for me out of a recent visit to Coral Court Szechuan Cuisine, the enduring North Shore fixture that for many years lived on lower Lonsdale Avenue, but moved in 2012 down the 100-block of Second Street East. My theory emerged when I considered my ordering habits here and at our other local Chinese

restaurants, which, as I have remarked on these pages before, tend to boast long, ambitious menus, some peaking at more than 100 dishes.

One of the things I enjoy most about eating at a Chinese restaurant is the wide variety of flavours I can experience in a single sitting.

My visit to Coral Court, accompanied by my wife DJ, supported this indulgence as we tucked into no less than eight dishes between us, all of which arrived at the table, piping hot and lovely to behold, within minutes of each other. Ordering like this is not an uncommon practice, I would suggest, as other tables were similarly

laden with myriad plates, and the steady stream of takeout orders leaving the premises all seemed to contain numerous containers.

The diverse meal prompted me to ask myself if, outside the context of eating a multi-course taster menu, I have ever ordered that many dishes in a restaurant that serves European-influenced food.

I could not recall such an occasion. The tendency in such restaurants seems to be to order an appetizer, a main course, and possibly dessert.

The result of this tried and true ordering formula is that kitchens that follow European traditions are rarely required to produce

untold numbers of dishes for each table in the restaurant at once. Practices like the slow reduction of a sauce over low heat, for instance, are afforded only with time.

When, however, you’re preparing many dishes all at once, selected from a huge menu, for every single table in your restaurant, time is limited. You need a quick and efficient method to bind the flavours of your dishes and send them on their merry way to your room full of eager diners.

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Cut the tenderloins into 1½-inch thick medallions, then flip each medallion onto a cut side and press down with the palm of your hand to flatten slightly. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil and one tablespoon of the butter in a large sauté pan over high heat.

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Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove

pinch of salt and sauté for about 30 seconds, using a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

Add the mushrooms and sauté until all of the mushroom liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are golden, about three minutes. Season the mushrooms with a bit of salt and pepper, sprinkle with the flour, then add the Marsala to the pan. Once the Marsala has almost completely evaporated, add

the chicken broth and cook until sauce is reduced by half, about three minutes. Stir in the cream and the parsley; return the pork and any accumulated juices to the pan and cook, turning the medallions over once, until meat is firm to the touch and still a little pink in the middle (cut into a piece to check), about three or four minutes.

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Maple-Balsamic Glazed Pork Medallions ½ cup pure maple syrup ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard 2 lbs pork tenderloin 1 Tbsp olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Combine the maple syrup and balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to two-thirds of a cup, about three minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from

heat and stir in mustard. Cut the tenderloin into half-inch thick slices; place each piece between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound to quarterinch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over mediumhigh heat. Sprinkle pork evenly with salt and pepper; cook half the medallions at a time, sautéing them on each side until golden brown. When all medallions are cooked and resting on a plate, add the vinegar mixture to the pan. Add all the pork back to the pan and heat until pork is cooked through but still slightly pink, turning the medallions to coat with the sauce. Drizzle some of the sauce over each serving. Makes four to six servings.

Check out this column in the Taste section at nsnews. com for an additional pork recipe: Pepper-Glazed Pork Medallions. ashellard@hotmail.ca

Pork is a versatile meat that works well with marinades and sauces. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Spicy eggplant veggie dish steals the show From page 41 examples of both the rewards and challenges of cooking with cornstarch.

The best dishes of our meal were vegetarian, in the end, with a spicy eggplant dish stealing the show. Spicy, hefty morsels of eggplant were stir-fried with slivered cloud ear mushroom and strips of bell peppers and carrots, and were covered in a piquant, deeply flavoured sauce.

On rice, this dish would likely be a single diner’s sufficiency on its own. Chili and Garlic Spiced Green Beans, a perennial Szechuan favou-

rite, delivered on all fronts as well. The beans were fried until seared on the exterior but retained a bit of crunch, while the garlic adopted a deep golden caramelization that was nicely complemented by a red chili heat.

The house special Ginger Beef was tasty, if a touch tough to the bite, with a tangy, slightly sweet sauce studded with crispy slivers of celery and carrot. Wontons with spicy chili garlic sauce featured a generous half dozen tightly packed dumplings swimming in soy sauce-infused chili oil with scallions and worked well in terms of flavour,

though the oil in which they were bathed proved overwhelming by the end of the dish. Tan Tan Noodle soup was a curious affair; the soup part had evidently absorbed completely into the noodles, leaving them swollen and glistening with a thick, rich, peanut-heavy sauce instead. I enjoyed the noodles, ultimately, as they were so nicely seasoned with peanuts, garlic, ginger, and a host of other complex flavours. Missing the mark entirely, in our opinion, was a dish of Ma Po tofu, a hefty serving of very soft, nearly custard-like cubes of tofu in a particularly thick, gelati-

nous sauce dominated by the uniquely citrusy, perfumed flavour of the Szechuan peppercorn. The flavour was regrettably monotone while the texture was off-putting. Our order of Vegetable Chow Mein made very liberal use of celery and was inoffensive, if unremarkable. Coral Court shines brightest, I feel, when it lets its ingredients speak for themselves with minimal manipulation.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

West Vancouver’s Riley Burns churns out some tough yards during an 8-0 exhibition loss against the Carson Graham Eagles Saturday at Carson. The West Van program has received a boost from some recent grads who have come back to coach. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Youth movement

Recent grads come back to West Van to take over coaching duties ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

Last year the hints were there for young coach Pooya Dourandish that he and his friends, all in their mid-20s, would soon be put in charge of all the football teams at West Vancouver secondary.

Coach Shawn Anderson took over the team in dire circumstances in 2010. He was named the head coach in August, just a couple of weeks before the season was about to start, and was shocked by what he saw at the first practice. More precisely, he was shocked by what he didn’t see: players.

“I was told we were going to have 20 guys there

so I got all excited,” recalls Anderson. Except there weren’t 20 senior players at the practice. There were two.

Anderson scraped together a lineup for the first few games but after a blowout loss against Carson Graham, he was left with just 12 healthy bodies and was forced to make the difficult decision to pull the plug on the season.

From that low point, however, the former Handsworth quarterback – he led the Royals to a provincial title in 1996 – re-built the Highlanders program, turning it back into a well-regarded team with big rosters and a collection of recent grads,

including Dourandish, brought back to help coach.

But with family duties calling – he and his wife Alex have a two-year-old child and another one due in November – Anderson began mulling over the possibility of turning the team over to the young guns.

“I needed to take a step back,” he says. “My family is very important to me and I’ve put a lot of pressure on my wife over the last five years of coaching.

(Coaching) is a full-time job, in my opinion, in addition to teaching.”

Now all that was left was to let 25-year-old Dourandish know that he was now the head coach of

a senior high school football team.

“He had jokingly talked about it for the whole year before,” Dourandish recalls.

But when the time came following the 2014 season, it was no joke.

“OK, you guys are doing it,” Anderson told Dourandish and his collection of young coach friends. Dourandish was to be the head coach with former West Van teammate Andrew Cho and three Sentinel grads – Marcus Tan and brothers Nic and Mitch Shuster – acting as assistants. Dourandish’s best friend, fellow West Van 2008 grad Sean Holler, was to take over the junior team, a squad that Anderson had also been coaching.

Dourandish was nervous.

“I’m not young, but I’m pretty young in coaching terms,” he says, adding that he has felt the age gap when

he attended meetings with other head coaches who are mostly older teachers. His nervousness, however, was topped by his excitement.

“It’s always nice to have someone trust you enough to hand over their baby.

(Shawn) helped grow the program and then just handed over the keys.”

The switch has gone smoothly. The Highlanders dropped their opening game 8-0 against Carson Graham Saturday but, more importantly for the program, they fielded a strong roster of more than 25 senior players. The junior team is in even better shape, boasting a roster of nearly 40 players.

Anderson, who still acts as the offensive co-ordinator for the junior team and overall co-ordinator for the West Van football program, See Dourandish page 44

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Dourandish leads group of young coaches From page 43 has been happy to see the young coaches taking such good care of his baby.

“I think it’s amazing.

I really do. I know what a challenge it is,” he says.

“They’ve all taken on leadership roles. They’re really coaching. They’re practice planning, they’re breaking down film, they’re doing the work of a coach instead of just supporting at practice.”

Anderson is also impressed by how the coaches have shaken up their lives to fit the awkward 3-5 p.m. daily practice time into their lives.

“That’s a huge commitment and I hope that our players understand that,” he says.

Holler, the junior coach, went so far as to request early morning shifts at work so he could make it to practice each afternoon.

“You’re committing to start work at 5 a.m. and come here to practice?” says Anderson. “That’s amazing.”

Dourandish credits Anderson with helping him learn the organizational skills needed when you’re in charge of every last detail. “(It’s) stressful at times, because he loves to be very well prepared,” Dourandish says with a laugh. “The toughest thing would be dealing with everything….

You get home from a game

and have to upload the film, start planning right away, co-ordinate with your coaches what you want to do that week. It’s a little bit more challenging than just going out there and yelling at kids.”

Anderson admits, however, that he’s learned a few things himself from his more laid-back protégé.

“I’m a (Handsworth head coach) Jay Prepchuk disciple – there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. Whereas Pooya is a bit more collaborative with the players,” he says.

“The players really respect Pooya for his commitment to the program and for his temperament. He’s a laid-back kind of guy.

They haven’t had that. I’m not super laid-back. I’m learning from Pooya that it’s OK to have fun and roll with what’s going on.

He does such a great job of that.

“He’s a good guy, he’s a fun guy. He’s out in the world. He drives a big truck and he listens to county music. That’s the kind of guy he is and the kids kind of relate to that. He’s not young like them. He’s not their friend, but they can relate to him a bit more than the cranky old guy that I’m becoming.”

Dourandish first started coaching in Grade 11 after a torn ACL put him on the sidelines. Instead of rueing his bad luck, he signed up to

New Highlanders head coach Pooya Dourandish - a 2008 West Vancouver secondary grad - leads his troops during Saturday’s matchup against Carson Graham. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH help with the Grade 8 team.

“No coaching, really, just kind of being there and holding stuff for people,” he says with a laugh. “You get a look at what the game looks like from the other

side. I don’t know – it just hooked me.”

Now that he’s a head coach, the hooks are in him even deeper.

“The dream is to coach football and get paid for it,”

he says. “You understand that you maybe live in the wrong country for that.

But if I can be involved in coaching for the rest of my life, I’d be a very happy person.”

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North Shore scores at Western Canada Games

GOOD TRY Members of the Capilano Rugby Club’s U16 (top photo) and U14 teams go for gold at the North Shore Sevens rugby festival played Sept. 12-13 at Klahanie Park. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

North Shore athletes helped Team British Columbia come out on top at the Western Canada Summer Games held last month in Wood Buffalo, Alta.

B.C. finished the two-week, multisport event with 225 game points, topping second-place Alberta’s 192 points and third-place Manitoba’s 167 points.

One of the most prolific athletes at the Games was West Vancouver cyclist Emily Handford who racked up five medals, including three golds. Handford reached the top of the podium in the mountain bike race, mountain bike eliminator and the general classification race while claiming silver in the road race and bronze in the time trial.

Other individual gold medals went to wrestlers Amara Jarvinen in the 65-kilogram class and Lyric Atchison in the 69-kg division.

North Shore players also suited up on several golden teams, including William DeCooman III in men’s baseball, Jamie Foot and Teagan MacKay in women’s soccer, Lane Messier in men’s team artistic gymnastics and coach Dan Huzar with the women’s volleyball team. Childhood friends Sam Bailey and Michael Kelly teamed up to help B.C. win gold in men’s basketball.

Dylan Defer scored silver with the men’s soccer team while Madison Legault won bronze with the women’s basketball team and Sasha Gorchanyuk claimed bronze in women’s tennis singles.

••• Three North Shore bowlers helped Team B.C. claim medals at the 2015 Canadian Lawn Bowls Championships held recently in North York, Ont. North Vancouver’s Jenny Sui teamed with Shirley Lai and Gigi Chan to win

Buddies Sam Bailey and Michael Kelly celebrate a gold medal win at the Western Canada Summer Games. PHOTO SUPPLIED silver in the women’s triples competition.

The B.C. squad came agonizing close to gold, losing to Ontario 15-14 in the championship final.

On the men’s side North Vancouver’s Steven Santana and West Vancouver’s Tim Mason teamed with Derek Kaufman of Comox and Joe Hunt of Coquitlam to finish third in the fours competition, defeating Ontario 18-11 in the bronzemedal match.

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