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Youth vote in trouble, expert says Millennials in danger of becoming democracy’s lost generation
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They’ve got the power to swing this tight election race and the fate of the country but the majority of Canada’s 18 to 24 demographic, if past trends hold up, will likely stay home on Oct. 19.
That’s the bleak prediction of political scientists who worry the Millennials are becoming democracy’s lost generation. Less than 39 per cent voted in 2011. “Young people are coming of age. They’re not voting and they’re never starting to vote,” said David Moscrop, a UBC political
VOTE 2015 scientist. It’s something there are a number of efforts to turn the tide on – student groups have get-out-thevote campaigns, lobby groups are pushing for
more youth-friendly policies and Canadian satirist Rick Mercer has pursued the issue on his show, The Mercer Report. Apathy, isn’t the reason for the dwindling turnout, all agree. Research shows young people are in some ways more engaged than their older cohorts – they just don’t engage with politics in the same way, Moscrop said. Their activism takes other forms.
Political parties too share some of the blame for leaving young people behind, Moscrop said. Rather than seeing them as untapped votes, parties tend to target their scarce resources and platforms to demographics that are more likely to show up when it counts. “I do know that the parties, when they’re knocking on doors, aren’t talking to young people. When a young person
answers the door, they’ll say ‘Are your parents home?’ It’s a pretty common problem,” Moscrop said. The trend should be worrying for Canadians of all generations Moscrop said, when you ponder the “false majority” governments that will be produced with future low voter turnout. “How legitimate is a government that has 100 per See Cap page 5
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N. Shore Rescue stretched to absolute limit
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After a record-setting year of missions into the backcountry, North Shore Rescue members say they are in need of a rescue themselves. The team carried out two difficult and frustrating rescues over the weekend, bringing the total to 113 in 2015. The team typically faces 80 to 100 calls for help each year. It’s simply too much for the all-volunteer team, said Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader. Team members spent their Saturday evening tracking a lost hiker who refused to stay in one place, and hunkering down with another subject in a cold, wet gully for the night, waiting to be airlifted out in the morning. Before he died, former team leader Tim Jones was lobbying the provincial government to provide up-to-date communications equipment, stand-by helicopter service and on-call pay for the busiest members. “Oh my God. Tim would be losing it on this, for sure. I really wish he was here to lead the charge on this because at this rate, it’s not sustainable moving forward. We’re doing our best to maintain the very high level of service that we are providing in this community but we are being treated as a fourth 9-1-1 response agency,” Danks said “The only difference is we’re 100 per cent volunteer.” Team members have collectively spent about 4,500 hours volunteering on rescue missions so far this year, Danks said. If you add in training and maintenance hours, that number is closer 20,000. When it comes to rescue efforts, North Shore Rescue relies on mutual aid from other volunteer search and rescue outfits in nearby communities but that too isn’t sustainable, Danks said. More than sacrificing their home lives, careers and sleep to rescue strangers in need, members face sky-high life insurance rates because of their high risk activities, and they often find themselves stuck with child care costs. “People who volunteer for search and rescue are actually paying to be a part of this,” he said. Charging rescue subjects isn’t an option on the table, Danks said. Already, the
team finds people delay calling for help because they’re under the impression that rescues will cost them. Delaying calls just hampers search efforts, often into the night, putting the lost subject and rescuers at risk, Danks said. Danks said he does not know what the exact solution is but he would welcome a sit-down with Premier Christy Clark. The issue became political fodder in Question Period during the opening session of the legislature on Monday. NDP public safety critic Mike Farnworth needled North VancouverLonsdale MLA and Emergency Preparedness Minister Naomi Yamamoto to meet with the team and provide “more than platitudes.” The province has provided $6.3 million to pay for operational expenditures, training and equipment this year, according to the ministry. That includes funding for members’ liability and workers’ compensation benefits, and B.C. Search and Rescue Association administrative costs. Emergency Management B.C. also contributed $406,000 and NSR received a $100,000 gaming grant. “What I can say is that I share the frustration of the folks in search and rescue and, being a resident of the North Shore, I see people, day in and day out, ignoring the simple rules. They are not prepared. I urge everyone to make sure that if they head into our hills, they’re prepared, so we don’t have to add any additional resources to North Shore Rescue,” Yamamoto said in the legislature. North VancouverSeymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite said she will convene a meeting with the North Shore’s four MLAs and North Shore Rescue leadership to look for a solution. “I can’t promise anything at this particular point because we actually haven’t sat down and talked about their priorities. Certainly, in the past I had many conversations with Tim when he was with us with regards to suggestions,” she said. “Let’s get us all sitting down together and let’s hash out a plan and perhaps put forward a proposal to government that we will be able to agree on provincewide.”
Members of the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team peer into a Bentley at the scene of a homicide near Princess Park on Tuesday. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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the morning, and arrived sometime between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., said neighbours. They found one man dead at the scene. RCMP investigators had the 900-block of Wellington Drive near Princess Park
behind police tape Tuesday morning. Investigators appeared to be focusing on two vehicles – a newer model black Chevrolet Malibu and a white Bentley – that were parked back to back on the side of the street. Investigators appeared to be peering into the windows of
the Bentley. Ashton said police are still in the process of recovering evidence from the crime scene. The Malibu was loaded on to a truck and taken away around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Ashton said investigators still want to speak with
anyone who lives in the area or was driving through in the early hours of the morning who has information that could help police. Neighbours watching the scene unfold this morning said nothing like this has ever happened in their normally quiet neighbourhood.
Fromme trail saboteur pleads guilty to mischief
Crown seeks house arrest for 64-year-old Tina Kraal JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
A Crown prosecutor says he’ll be seeking a term of house arrest for a 64-yearold North Vancouver woman who has admitted to deliberately laying obstacles across a North Vancouver mountain biking trail. Crown counsel Mark Myhre said he’ll be seeking a conditional sentence order for Tineke (Tina) Kraal after Kraal pleaded guilty in North Vancouver provincial court Friday to mischief in the case. Under a deal between Crown and defence lawyers, Kraal has pleaded guilty to mischief that “renders property dangerous” for her actions in sabotaging the mountain bike trail on Mount Fromme between Jan. 5, 2013 and Jan. 4, 2015, but will not face a more serious charge of mischief likely to cause danger to life. Myhre said outside court the agreed statement of facts entered in the case include
an acknowledgement that “someone could have been seriously hurt.” Myhre added, “The main thing the Crown wants to get out through her sentencing is that what she did is a crime. It’s dangerous. And if you do it, we’ll try to hold you accountable.” The Upper Lynn Valley resident is accused of repeatedly laying branches, logs and sticks across steep sections of the Lower Skull and Quarry Court trails on Mount Fromme. The case came to light at the beginning of this year after two mountain bikers placed hidden cameras in the trees, allegedly capturing Kraal’s actions on surveillance. Kraal was arrested at 5 a.m. on Jan. 4 as she exited a trailhead. Kraal’s plea Friday came after an unusual application by Myhre, essentially asking provincial court Judge John Milne to take a hike with lawyers on the Skull trail on Mount Fromme. Myhre told the judge
going to the mountain would be the only way to really get a sense of how steep and dangerous the mountain biking trail is. Shaun Rivers, one of the North Shore mountain bikers who made the videos of Kraal, testified about the Skull trail in court on Friday, telling the judge it’s “the steepest of all sanctioned mountain bike trails in North Vancouver.” The steep trail has a lot of “rock and unforgiving terrain,” he said. As part of the hearing, the judge was shown a video Rivers made with a camera mounted on his bike, riding down the Skull trail. A North Vancouver RCMP officer who investigated the case also testified, telling the judge when he went up to the trail in the days before Kraal was arrested, “I realized the angles on the hills were far more steep than I expected.” Myhre told the judge the case is unusual in that the scene of the crime is so closely tied to the offence itself. But that wasn’t enough to convince Milne to take a hike up the mountain. Milne said the mountain
bike video was graphic enough, showing “boulders, outcrops, narrow pathways through very large trees and trees within inches of the handlebars.” He added it wouldn’t be a prudent use of court resources to spend half a day hiking a trail. Kraal’s lawyer Martin Peters indicated he will seek a conditional discharge for his client. Kraal – who was accompanied by her husband and by North Shore trail activist Monica Craver – declined to comment on her plea. Outside the court, Peters said Kraal has already been “tried in the court of public opinion.” “She and her husband have been mercilessly harassed, not only by the press but through social media,” he said, adding, “Some of the comments on social media are by people who are very, very angry.” Peters said Kraal and her husband were so concerned they installed an alarm system in their home. “These people have been hounded,” he said. A date for Kraal’s sentencing hearing has been set for Jan. 21.
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cent of the power in a firstpast-the-post election and only two of 10 Canadians who support them?” he said And of course, there are more practical reasons for youth to become engaged, according to Paul Kershaw, UBC professor of public health and founder of Generation Squeeze, an organization that lobbies to put young people’s needs on the government’s radar the way the Canadian Association for Retired Persons has done for seniors. Full-time wages have fallen relative to cost of living. Student debt is at record levels and the price of housing is, well, you know. “We’re squeezed environmentally and we have little supports for the new realities of raising our families,” Kershaw said. But government still can spread its largesse to accommodate changing demographics when it is properly lobbied, he said. As an example, the government spends $32 billion more per year on medical care for people over 65 than it used to but it hasn’t changed any policies to reflect the fact that families can no longer get by on a single income. “When you’re adding $30 billion in more spending but you’re not raising additional taxes, then you have to find your dollars elsewhere to square that budget circle,” he said. “That demographic shift is no less significant than the aging of the population. ... Right now Canada ranks among the worst in industrialized countries when it comes to investing in the generation raising young kids. That’s why child care costs more than another mortgage.” Disenfranchisement is a vicious circle, Kershaw said. Though there are some exceptions, most of the parties’ platforms offer little for young voters, giving
Capilano University student Sonia Bear pledges to vote on Oct. 19, part of the Capilano Students’ Union effort to increase the youth voter turnout. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD them less incentive to show up, Kershaw said. And while voting is tremendously important, Generation Squeeze aims to lobby the parties as they’re developing their platforms. “If we wait until voting day, we’ve missed really exercising our power,” he said. One person not buying the notion youth voter engagement has peaked is Mercer. “They’ll say that until one day, (young people) will show up and vote and then everything will change and they’ll never say that ever again. I think that’s what’s more likely to happen. I don’t know if that will be this election but that’s going to happen,” he said. When the new season of The Mercer Report premiers on Oct. 6, it will feature a segment shot at a voter turnout drive at St. Francis
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Candidate meeting well run, but missing one Dear Editor: I was most impressed with the all-candidates’ meeting (Sept. 24) at North Lonsdale United Church, organized for the first time by an enthusiastic group of young people. I only caught the name “Megan” as the key organizer, and “Julian” as the moderator. Both did an excellent job. I wish to thank them on behalf of our riding. The six well-chosen, articulate questions, covering key policy areas, were displayed on large screens. It was the first time I’d seen this, and it was helpful for the audience. I was impressed with the six candidates’ respectful dialogue, and their references to one another in a warm and friendly way. Though questions were not taken from the
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TransLink service not on par with its charter “The TransLink Customer Service Charter is our promise of quality service. We’re committed to giving you a service that’s efficient, safe, reliable and comfortable.” – translink.ca Unfortunately for TransLink, despite the “best minds” taxpayers underwrite to the tune of half a billion dollars, reality often doesn’t measure up to the good intentions laid out in its Customer Service Charter. Leaving aside the frequent service interruptions on SkyTrain, two recent experiences involving bus service to/ from the North Shore highlight the need to improve communication and co-ordination throughout the system. On the reasonably calm morning of the big windstorm, I decided to visit the PNE. After 10 years of not seeing the fair, I heard entry would be free until 1 p.m. So rather than drive and pay $20 to park, I walked to Park Royal to
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take the PNE special. An empty bus arrived on time. I boarded, paid the fare and sat down. We waited a while for more passengers. No one arrived, so the driver started the engine and pulled into traffic. At that point, he called dispatch and said, “I have one elderly lady on board, that’s all.” Then, after a moment of listening, “OK, just thought I’d let you know.” Forgiving him the unnecessary adjective, I expected the bus to travel eastward, picking up more passengers along Marine Drive on our way to the Ironworkers’ Memorial
Second Narrows Crossing. Not so. The driver and I rode a regular-size Blue Bus up to the Upper Levels Highway and directly down to the fair, for a $1.75 fare! On arrival, I made note of the West Vancouver sign, so I’d know where to board the return bus. After only two hours of strolling, with a gale force wind blowing tents, signs and displays in every, dangerous direction, I decided to abort. Unfortunately, there was no bus to be had. What I didn’t know until later was that the bus, likely still empty, was stuck in traffic on The Cut due to an accident or fallen tree. The problem was, no one thought to communicate that to the driver of a Phibbs Exchange-bound bus that was sitting, empty, about six metres away from me. So although I almost hopped on board, I decided to be patient and wait for the West Vancouver ride. Wrong move. I left the fairgrounds at 1:10 p.m. and eventually made it to Park Royal exactly three
hours later on another Phibbs-bound vehicle plus a transfer to a bus that wound its tortuous way throughout North Vancouver. Yes, it was a tough day throughout the Lower Mainland but we’re supposed to be ready for emergencies like that and all transit buses have twoway communication. A simple call from the stalled bus on The Cut, plus a call from dispatch to the first Phibbs-bound driver sitting at the PNE, would have made for more efficient service. Now, while that story is mostly about inconvenience and unnecessary TransLink operating costs, the next tale has more serious implications for passenger safety. It happened three to four weeks ago and involved a North Vancouver woman who prefers I don’t mention her real name. Age 24, “Anna” doesn’t drive. She works varying shifts at a Burnaby location. Sometimes her parents drive her there
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The redevelopment of Ridgeway Annex is one step closer to approval after a public hearing at North Vancouver City Hall Monday, though its critics say the developer is getting a bargain price. Developer Anthem Properties is asking for zoning and official community plan amendments in order to complete the sale and allow for the construction of nine single-family homes on the school site at Fifth Street and Ridgeway Avenue. The 62,000-square-foot property, purchased for $5.1 million by the developer in 2013, has been vacant since 2011. Although a large majority of neighbourhood residents are in support of the project, some speaking at council Monday think the school board needs to renegotiate its original agreement. “If this rezoning is passed, the developer will be purchasing lots for $567,000 each,” said nearby resident Carol Abbott, citing a recent Globe and Mail article that claimed one-third of detached properties in the City of North Vancouver were worth a million dollars or more in July of last year. “This does not include an increase in real-estate values to July 2015.” Abbott said the influx of
families moving to North Vancouver from even pricier neighbourhoods like Kitsilano will continue to drive the need up for such schools in future years and the school board, which will use the funds from the sale to go towards debt incurred from the Sutherland secondary and Westview elementary overhauls, needs to go back and dicker for a better price or retain the site as a school. “We have all seen a resurgence of young families with children who come into our community from Keith Road to the water and from St. Davids to Park & Tilford,” said Abbott, who explained the site could house a new learning facility in the future. “With the right planning in place, the future school could house kindergarten to Grade 3 and privately held daycare within the building. . . . A little bit of cleaning up and the school and grounds can be used, until then, for a private daycare facility, which is much needed in the City of North Vancouver and on the North Shore.” Retired teacher and neighbourhood resident Linda Riddell echoed those points, saying the developers should “get back to the table and renegotiate a higher sale price if that’s possible.” Resident Sandy Parkinson, who lives just four houses away from the site and whose son attended
A proposal by Anthem Properties for nine single-family homes is being considered for North Vancouver’s Ridgeway Annex school site. FILE PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD the now decommissioned school, expressed her support for the nine singlefamily homes, seven of which will include secondary suites and two more with laneway houses. “I’m in support of the zoning application of the former Ridgeway Annex site by Anthem Properties,” said Parkinson, who described the rarely used current site as “a poor investment.” She said she looks forward to the influx of new neighbours the redevelopment would bring and estimates the new homes would raise property values in the surrounding neighbourhood. Council was also supportive of allowing Anthem to move forward with its development. “The changes being proposed, the OCP and zoning bylaw, is consistent with the surrounding neighbourhood and it’s supported by the
neighbourhood,” said Coun. Linda Buchanan, who was against the idea of the decommissioned site being used as a school again. “I put the question back to the community in terms of, if they don’t want the
board of education to move forward in creating solid new facilities for students and want to put children back into a 1950 building that is filled with asbestos, is not seismically sound, that doesn’t make much sense to me and quite frankly, who’s going to pay for that?” she asked. “Rezonings take years. Every project that comes in front of us has taken years. If we were to say everybody should go back and renegotiate then we’d never get any business done in the city.” Coun. Holly Back agreed. “I certainly wouldn’t put my children, no matter how old they were – I wouldn’t put them in that building,” she said. “Also, to renegotiate a price after the sale? I’m sorry
I’ve never heard of that. These people bought the property in good faith and I don’t think we can go back and renegotiate the price and ask them to pay more.” Coun. Craig Keating, acting as mayor in Mayor Darrell Mussatto’s absence at Monday’s meeting, explained that negotiating a price is not the city’s place. “At the end of the day, I think the interests that the city controls is in fact not what the purchase price is. Our interest is land use and whether or not this land use is either appropriate for that neighbourhood and whether or not it has neighbourhood buy-in.” Coun. Rod Clark was absent from Monday’s meeting. The project will be back before council on Oct. 5 for second and third reading.
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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 224 (1) A council may, by bylaw in accordance with this section, exempt land or
improvements or both, referred to in subsection (2) from taxation under section 197 (1) (a) [municipal property taxes], to the extent, for the period and subject to the conditions provided in the bylaw.
(2) Tax exemptions may be provided under this section for the following: (a) land or improvements that (i) are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit corporation, and (ii) the council considers are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the corporation; (d) the interest of a public authority, local authority or any other corporation or organization in land or improvements that are used or occupied by the corporation or organization if (i) the land or improvements are owned by a public authority or local authority, and (ii) the land or improvements are used by the corporation or organization for a purpose in relation to which an exemption under this Division or Division 6 of this Part would apply or could be provided if the land or improvements were owned by that corporation or organization;
MUSIC MAKER Five-year-old Bronwyn Gardner tries out a French horn Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo at Centennial Theatre. The hands-on activity was part of North Shore Culture Days, which took place Sept. 25 to 27. More than 50 free arts, culture and heritage events were offered at community hubs across the North Shore. For more photos, visit nsnews.com/photo-galleries. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
(f) in relation to property that is exempt under section 220 (1) (h) [buildings for public worship], (i) an area of land surrounding the exempt building, (ii) a hall that the council considers is necessary to the exempt building and the land on which the hall stands, and (iii) an area of land surrounding a hall that is exempt under subparagraph (ii); (h) in relation to property that is exempt under section 220 (1) (i) [seniors’ homes], (j) [hospitals] or (l) [private schools], any area of land surrounding the exempt building; (k) land or improvements for which a grant has been made, after March 31, 1974, under the Housing Construction (Elderly Citizens) Act before its repeal.
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Proposed Exemption 224.2(h): Private Schools - Ancillary Lands Collingwood School Society Inc. 70 Morven Dr. 2605/2560 Wentworth Ave.
Proposed Exemption 224.2(k): Seniors’ Housing - Ancillary Lands Kiwanis Seniors’ Housing Society of West Vancouver 2151 Gordon Ave. 959 21st St. 975 21st St.
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BRIGHT LIGHTS
NV education foundation tea
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Nathalie Lavallee with daughter Catherine Maguire of Argyle with Thomas Knoph, of Carson Graham, with mother Linda Knoph
Foundation president Barbara McKinley and directors Pat Quan, Cathy McNaughton and George Saunders Representatives of the North Vancouver High School Education Foundation presented their annual tea at The View on Lonsdale Sept. 13. The non-profit organization was founded in 1979 and works to help students further their post-secondary education through the awarding of scholarships and bursaries. At this year’s tea, 50 scholarships and bursaries, totalling $65,000, were awarded to graduating high school students who were in attendance, accompanied by their families. nvhsef.org
Donors Heather Fleming (Neil Salkus Memorial Scholarship), Rudy Sedlak and Lona Jakobsen (Anthony Sedlak Scholarship Fund)
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Carson Graham’s Tara Gholamian, Kayvon Karimi and Anita Mahinpei, now a UBC student
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Bill Riley shows off the bananas he has been growing on his District of North Vancouver property in recent years. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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Banana plant continuing to reach new heights From page 13 to provide the warmth required by tropical and other tender plants to flourish in summer and survive cold winter temperatures. Riley is a spry 87 years young with a keen memory for details and an enthusiasm for life. We talked about a wide range of topics including making way too much homemade wine with the Mussatto family some years ago, his life during and after the Second World War and his affection for his bananas, which have become a hobby for him
during retirement. “My plant has produced small bananas over the last few years. But none of them have ripened enough to be edible because our season is not long enough for ripening,” he told me while we stood looking at a large bulbous flower head surrounded by rows of small bananas. Riley is a retired petroleum engineer and geologist who likes a challenge. He was given his first banana plant by Johnny Mussatto, uncle of City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto. Riley started his plant some seven years ago from
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odd numbers such as threes and fives. For small tables and consoles stick to three items rather than two smaller ones. Work in groups rather than individual items. Combine photos and objects in groups of three or five in assorted sizes. If you have room for a long table behind your couch, accessorize it with a nice lamp to add light in the room. Add a few photo frames and perhaps a potted plant. Entrances look wonderful with small tables accessorized with a mirror, key tray and perhaps a small lamp. Coffee tables usually require accessories with height. Tall candlesticks and sculptures work well here as well as a stack of hardcover books. Add a flower arrangement to bring some greenery into the room and perhaps a vase. Bookshelves are probably the most challenging to accessorize. Hardcover books should be nestled in with other small items such as plants and photo frames. It’s important not to have too many books and over-clutter the shelves. I like to add some reflective surfaces when accessorizing a bookshelf. Shiny vases and bowls are wonderful when combined
When accessorizing look for items such as hardcover books, photographs, candles, vases and other containers. Also, flowers and plants, trays and sculptures are other great options. PHOTO SUPPLIED BARB LUNTER with flat surface objects to provide texture to the bookshelf. And remember to change up your throw cushions on your couch. Flat, worn cushions make the room feel tired. Try switching up your
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Reaching out to children in Africa North Shore native runs charity for youth in need
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Heather Stephens goes to funerals every week. In the townships around Nelspruit, South Africa, where she has lived for two decades, the AIDS pandemic still claims a huge number of lives and, as a consequence, many children are left without parents. These orphans are among the vulnerable youth and children in need that Stephens has devoted her life to helping. “They have a right to have a life and a future. It’s not their fault their parents passed away,” Stephens said during a recent visit to the North Shore. Born and raised in North Vancouver and West Vancouver, Stephens has lived in Africa for the better part of 33 years. She trained as a teacher in Canada and worked as an educator and teachertrainer in Africa for many years. In 2009, she founded the community
development agency Mamkhulu.org, which is supported financially by North Vancouver-based Christian charity Reachout To Africa. Mamkhulu translates to “auntie” in the Siswati, Zulu and Ndebele languages. “We’re a group of seven women . . . and we run programs for orphans and vulnerable children and youth,” Stephens said. Those programs include youth-run school clubs and psychosocial support camps. The charity also provides care and resources for street kids and teen mothers. “Mainly the goal is to get them through high school, because they can’t do anything without their high school (diploma),” Stephens said. Already, she has seen her work pay off. Many of the youth who have been supported by Mamkhulu have gone on to not only graduate high school, but See Sustainability page 20
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PUBLIC NOTICE WHO:
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Permissive Tax Exemptions for the Years 2016 to 2019
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Monday, October 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Pursuant to Section 227 and in accordance with the provisions of Section 224(2) of the Community Charter, Notice is hereby given that the City of North Vancouver will consider “Taxation Exemption Bylaw, 2015, No. 8443”, which will provide the following properties with an exemption for the payment of municipal taxes in the years 2016 to 2019. The tax figures below are estimates only and will be modified based on changes in assessment and tax rates as determined by Council for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. For further information, please contact Tracy Germaine, Manager, Accounting, Reporting and Collections, at 604.990.4208 or tgermaine@cnv.org. ORGANIZATION
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ESTIMATED TAXES 2017 $ 36,602 16,247 8,838 3,214 3,195 2,711 14,362 2,975 1,090 21,553 14,291 5,491 8,099 45,573 12,778 12,773 3,695 822 13,019 6,975 2,181 4,856 2,267 2,750 2,783 37,528 45,731 2,320 3,185 4,717 3,865 6,106 106,383 6,726 62,333 413 15,559 1,555 20,225 3,706 1,854 2,730 31,326 1,903 1,907 1,870 24,276 17,814 17,946 2,001 757 6,863 17,409 4,869 3,003 1,250 28,942 90,624 4,411
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AUTHOR TALKS — THREE’S A THRILL MYSTERY SUSPENSE PANEL Mauro Azzano, Robin Spano and Sam Weibe share their latest novels and writing experiences Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca FALL ADULT ART CLASS A non-instructional program titled Life Drawing
will be offered Wednesdays, Sept. 30-Nov. 4, 7-9:30 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Pl., North Vancouver. $75. Registration required. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca DEMOCRACY CAFE WORKSHOPS Nonpartisan community conversations about Canadian democracy Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 7-9 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-984-0286 x8144 nvdpl.ca ARTISTS FOR KIDS OPEN HOUSE A 25th
anniversary celebration with hands-on art making activities and an opportunity to explore the latest exhibition Thursday, Oct. 1, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. gordonsmithgallery.ca DEMOCRACY CAFE WORKSHOPS Nonpartisan community conversations about Canadian democracy Thursday, Oct. 1 and 8, 7-9 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca
INTRO TO WINDOWS 10 A drop-in, demostyle course to learn how to navigate the newest version of Windows Thursday, Oct. 1, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. nvcl.ca NETWORKING AND LEARNING The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will present Michel Falcon, a customer and employee experience consultant who will talk about six proven ways to leverage customer experience to grow your business and employees Thursday, Oct. 1, 6-8 p.m. at BlueShore Financial, 1080 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. $20/$15. nvchamber.ca TASTE OF THANKSGIVING Taste seasonal bites from classics to foodie favourites Thursday, Oct. 1, 5-8 p.m. at Whole Foods Market at The Village at Park Royal. $10. All proceeds will support Pauline Johnson school. wholefoodsmarket.com See more page 29
HEALTH MATTERS Lisa McKillop, Laura Reynolds, Chris Kennedy and Leona Acaster encourage people to donate to Shoppers Drug Mart’s Growing Women’s Health fundraising campaign. Until Oct. 9, customers at the Parkgate, Lynn Valley and Dundarave locations are invited to purchase a “leaf” for $1, a “butterfly” for $5, an “apple” for $10 or a “bird” for $50. Proceeds support Sage Transition House. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
Sustainability is ultimate goal From page 18 also find employment and even pursue postsecondary studies. “We’ve got, I would say, a dozen kids already that are either in or have finished university.” Stephens first travelled to Africa in 1982. She and her family did community development work at a hospital in Angola. “I went in 1982 thinking we were staying two years,” she said with a laugh. In 1985 she started working in Zimbabwe, eventually returning to Canada for a period while
her own children finished high school. In 1994, she moved to South Africa where she has lived ever since. At 68-years-old, Stephens’ three children and four grandchildren often ask when she plans to move back to Canada. But it’s not a question she’s ready to answer just yet. Currently, she is focused on making Mamkhulu a selfsustaining organization and hopes the youth who have been supported by the agency’s programs will begin to take on leadership roles and help out younger kids in the
region. “Helping kids help themselves” is the charity’s slogan. There are children all over the world, Canada included, in desperate need of help, Stephens said, but South Africa is where she feels she can make the biggest difference. “People are important wherever they are,” she said. “It’s a global community. We need to support people on the other side of the world too.” For more information, or to make a donation, visit mamkhulu.org or reachout2africa.org.
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50 YEARS OF SERVICE – A CELEBRATION
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NS RESCUE – 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
Answering the call: a profile ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com
“It’s your job to keep yourself alive. It’s my job to come and find you. And I will.” This is the message Connie DeBoer shares with schoolchildren as director of public information and education for North Shore Rescue. She has spoken with thousands of kids over the years during community outreach presentations and stresses the Hug a Tree program. The program, developed through U.S. search and rescue teams, tells kids to say put and not move around if they get lost so searchers can find them. It’s a message that adults need to hear as well, she notes. Too many times, subjects wander around trying to find their own way after getting lost but that may just make them harder to locate, and could lead to more danger, such as falling into a gully or off a cliff edge.
“There’s no one else there that’s going to keep you alive but yourself until we can get there,” says DeBoer. Prevention is key, and DeBoer and other members of the team emphasize outdoor safety and preparation first in cutting down the need for rescues. But if someone does get lost or injured, staying in one place and being able to take care of yourself (such as staying warm and having enough water) until help arrives could greatly affect the outcome. As well as providing education and information, DeBoer is one of five female members of the North Shore Rescue team who are all on full active duty. “We all just do the same job. There’s no difference,” she says of their work with the team. In search and rescue scenarios, training, teamwork and technique trump muscle mass. “You simply have to be as trained as everyone else,” explains DeBoer. “Everybody does the job and you’re on the team because you can do the job, and it’s all for one and one for all, and that’s the way it has to be in life and death situations.” DeBoer says she is humbled to be part of such a special organization. Since joining North Shore Rescue about nine years ago, DeBoer has been involved in an estimated 400 search, rescue and recovery operations, including the rescue of Joy Zhang, a young woman with special needs who was missing for three days near Sasamat Lake in Port Moody in 2012. DeBoer was the first to find Zhang, and recalls hearing the words “I’m here” as she called out to Zhang, who then popped her head up above some tall grass in which she was sitting. DeBoer says it was a great feeling to be able to return Zhang to her parents, and she never gave up hope she would find her alive. It’s that hope that keeps DeBoer motivated through many volunteer hours with NSR, and it’s a hope that was
Connie DeBoer, seen in the photos above and at left, is a fully active member of North Shore Rescue. PHOTOS SUPPLIED first triggered more than 20 years ago. Then living in her hometown of Rocky Mountain House in Alberta, DeBoer was involved in the search for a missing two-year-old boy who wandered away from a family campsite. About 300 volunteers turned up to help, but there wasn’t a team in place at the time to organize the search. “Convergent searching is very ineffective,” explains DeBoer. Sadly, the toddler was found dead two days into the search. “It really made an impact on me,” says DeBoer. The community responded to that tragedy by forming a search and rescue team and it became one of the largest teams in Alberta. Organized search and rescue teams help searches go faster and operate more effectively, notes DeBoer, who See When page 27
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - North Shore News - A23
NS RESCUE – 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
Taking a peak behind the scenes with an NSR member ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com
As summer fades to fall and the weather starts to cool down, Scott Campbell will soon be carrying his skis, poles, and ice climbing equipment in his car. At all times. He already has personal safety gear (everything he needs to survive for a minimum of two days in the bush), and a change of clothes in there. He also carries a small backpack with extra clothes for a potential patient. Campbell is a member of the North Shore Rescue team and is always ready to respond when he gets the call. In general, if an emergency call comes in, all active members are requested to attend, and there may be a special callout to HETS members to meet at a specific location to prepare their rigging as ground crews move in, in case a longline rescue is needed. Campbell explains that technically a longline refers to slinging gear, but once a human is attached
to the rigging it becomes a HETS operation (Helicopter External Transport). A lot of NSR’s searches are solved quickly by air reconnaissance, he notes. Helicopters are an important part of the team’s search and rescue operations. Campbell has been a member of NSR since 2013, but has been involved with searches as a ski patrol member for longer than that. It was through his ski patrol work that he connected with North Shore Rescue and was eventually able to join the team. An outdoorsy type, Campbell always enjoyed working with NSR over the years when their paths crossed as he was on ski patrols, and still loves the team aspect of it. His current role as an active member includes taking care of radio communications, such as reprogramming frequencies when required. Campbell explains that there are a few different roles on the team, including active members, resource members (someone with a particular skill, such as a mechanic to fix the trucks), and other
Scott Campbell is seen at right in the photo above preparing to board a helicopter. He says an important part of being an NSR member is the camaraderie. PHOTO SUPPLIED resource members that are part of agencies, such as B.C. Parks. Regular active members are on call 24/7 unless they are out of town and away from the Lower Mainland. He explains how the process works when a person gets lost or injured on one of the North Shore trails, and it
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into action. It’s the SAR manager’s role to quickly and efficiently communicate with all team members and co-ordinate the search. Just like Campbell, all active members already carry the gear they need to respond and rarely have to go to the “Embassy” (North Shore Rescue’s home base) to gear-up unless specialized equipment is required. The team also has extra gear at each of their SAR stations and at their caches, where they also hold extra tents, food and water in case they can’t get out and have to spend a night or two in the bush. Weather determines what they bring on calls, and when it gets colder, they generally need to bring more, including warm water and maybe even hot tea. The location of the subject also determines what they bring. For example, Campbell says he may not change into his bush gear if the subject is at the bottom of Grouse, but will have to change if he’s heading into Hanes Valley.
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Allan Danks proudly reveals that his son Mike was three months old when he first climbed Mount Seymour. “That was on my back I must admit,” he adds with a laugh. Allan was an avid outdoorsman who was involved in climbing and caving before he moved to the North Shore from his birthplace of London, England, in 1965. He taught his three kids everything he knew about the outdoors, and those skills are now being put to good use as his sons Mike and Glenn follow in their father’s footsteps as members of North Shore Rescue. Allan was 31 years old when he joined the team in 1971. He spotted an ad in the North Shore Citizen, the local paper at the time, asking for volunteers. In its earliest inception, North Shore Rescue was more involved in civil defence, but soon evolved into a search and rescue team, and that’s what appealed to Allan. He knew he could put his skills to good use in the service of search and rescue. Allan admits it was a challenge at that time to be a father, work full time, and volunteer with North Shore Rescue. Quite often he also lost wages when he was on a call with the team because his day job was an hourly paid position. “It was a little bit of an economic disadvantage but overall the benefit outweighed that,” says Allan. Allan took his family hiking and taught them the layout of the local mountains, and Mike in particular was a willing participant. It wasn’t a complete surprise then when Mike applied to join the NSR team at the age of 19, which was the youngest an applicant could be. “It was just kind of how I grew up,” says Mike, noting he always knew he wanted to join the team thanks to his dad’s involvement. “It just became a way of life for me” Over the years, Mike has served as a team member,
Karl and Greg Winter are one of three sets of fathers and sons who have volunteered with NSR. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN a field team leader, and an air operations co-ordinator. After the unexpected death of team leader Tim Jones in January 2014, Mike took over as team leader. Jones had become the face of the organization and a mentor to many
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members. And Mike says he has benefited from both his dad’s input and his time with Tim. “Tim mentored a bunch of us to be leaders on this team but I don’t think any of us anticipated him leaving us so soon,” says Mike, noting that Tim set them up for success. Although he is no longer actively involved in call-outs with the team, Allan still participates when he can, such as helping with the recent open house event, and says he and Mike do talk about operations. As a dad and a former team leader, he can’t help but want to give his son some advice. “I love to give advice but I’ve started to find it unnecessary,” says Allan, adding he is surprised and impressed by his son’s growth on the team. “He’s certainly a man of his own calling now.” Allan’s other son Glenn is a resource member for NSR and does lots of the equipment repair and maintenance. “So while he’s not necessarily in the field, he’s helping them to do their work in the field,” explains Allan. And there is a good possibility that the Danks legacy will continue beyond the three already involved, as Mike has three young daughters who are already interested in the work he does. Although Mike was the first of the team’s sons to join, he isn’t the only one. Tim’s son Curtis is now a member, and Greg Winter, son of Karl Winter, one of the team’s founding members, is also on the team. He currently serves on the search and rescue team and the rope rescue team, and is on the helicopter longline rescue team (HETS). Greg was 31 when he applied to the team. “It took me a bit longer to mature than some people” he admits with a laugh. He had been volunteering with the Cypress ski patrol at the time but felt wanted to do more. “I had sort of
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! North Shore Rescue was founded in 1965. It was originally formed to assist civil defence work in the event of a nuclear attack. Members were trained in topics such as nuclear fallout measurement and welding. ! NSR was one of the first search and rescue teams in B.C. to train in human tracking, use search dogs, and develop special protocols for treating hypothermia victims.
Three of North Shore Rescue’s founders, Dave Brewer, Karl Winter, and Gerry Brewer, got together at the team’s recent open house event on Sept. 13. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
! NSR has a two-year memberin-training program. There are currently about 50 active members of the team. Each member can spend hundreds of hours a year on team activities. NSR team members are volunteers and most have full-time day jobs. ! The team (in partnership with the Metro Vancouver) has an annual, nightly Grouse Grind patrol to address call volume associated with unprepared hikers stranded by darkness on the popular mountain trail.
! North Shore Rescue takes an official position against charging for rescues because of the risk of injured or lost subjects or their family and friends delaying calling for help. Time is of the essence during a search and rescue operation and delaying calling for help can mean the difference between life and death. The team emphasizes training and education as a means to help individuals be more prepared for outdoor activity and take responsibility for their safety and the safety of others. ! North Shore Rescue averages about 80-90 calls a year. However, the team hit a record number of calls for August this year, which added up to around 41, and more than 110 calls for the year so far. The September long weekend saw the team responding to nine calls, also a record. Source: northshorerescue.com
this unanswered sort of hunger,” says Greg. He has now been a member for 16 years, and says his dad’s involvement served as a big influence on him. His dad often took the family on various outings up mountains or into the bush, and he learned a lot from him. When asked if he understood as a kid what his dad was doing with the team, Greg says he saw his dad in photos dangling at the end of a longline, or read about his involvement in rescues, and knew what was going on, but his dad had been a member for Greg’s whole life, so it was all he knew. “It was just kind of a given,” says Greg. These days his dad is still active on the team but his participation level isn’t as high, partly due to being treated for a recent illness. Karl is still involved with maintenance, equipment, and logistics for events, and the Winter men did work together many times on rescue operations over the years. His dad is more of a
Allan Danks is a longtime NSR member and his two sons are also now with the team. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN doer than a talker, though, so they didn’t engage in long conversations out in the bush, but rather their presence together spoke volumes. “My dad and I have this relationship that we actually work well together,” reports Greg. And just like the Danks, the Winter name may continue to be a part of the team for many years to come, as Greg has video of when he caught one of his two young daughters
dressed in his NSR gear and pretending to use his radio for a rescue. Perhaps it’s in the genes. Greg and his dad still talk about various NSR operations, but Greg notes that his dad often saves his tales of the good old days for other people, so he listens in when he can. Both Mike and Greg say they appreciate the contribution their dads and other earlier members put forth to build the team into what it is today, but things are quite different now than they were then, with technology and the use of helicopters bringing the most change in the way search and rescue operations are carried out. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is the challenge of being a father, and a husband, working full time, and volunteering for NSR. But for Greg and the others, the effort is worth it. “I feel fortunate that I can be part of North Shore Rescue with my dad as well as all the other people that come from different, unique backgrounds. It’s like family really,” he says.
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merely entered through the window. Good advice spiced with humour is liberally administered and “The Bunjitsu Code” is supplied at the end of the book. Not so strangely, the code bears an eerie resemblance to the taekwondo rules of conduct! Funny and wise and
your young adult child might enjoy a special dinner out at a favourite restaurant. When making your plans, remember she will also want to see her friends. So include her in any planning. If you haven’t already given your child a good basic cookbook this is the time to do so. And be prepared to spend some time in the kitchen with your child who will now have questions about cooking. Your child is likely to also have some requests for special meals,
particularly ones she can’t afford. If you have a healthy relationship with your kids you are not losing them any more than your parents lost you. The relationship is changing, but face it, the relationship changed slightly when they went off to school and for the first time you didn’t know the details of their day, similar to when they became teens and more of their lives were separate from yours. And heavens, today with technology you may hear from them more than you did when they were in high school. In fact, you may need to ratchet down
your responses to their questions to give them a chance to figure out how to live on their own. Your job was to raise your child to become a capable young adult and you have succeeded. Pat yourself on the back and enjoy your relationship with the young adult your child has become. Kathy Lynn is a parenting expert who 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. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.
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LEGO ROBOTICS Grades 5-7 are invited for hands-on learning with teen mentors Tuesdays, Oct. 6-Dec. 15, 3:45-5 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. The workshops are divided into three parts. nvcl.ca
SHOUT IT OUT A choir for kids ages five12 meets Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. The group welcomes any child who has an interest in having fun through music. mtseymourunited.com
DIY SMARTPHONE PROJECTOR Grades 7-12 are invited to learn how to make a smartphone projector Wednesday, Oct. 7, 4-5:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. All supplies will be provided. nvcl.ca TWEEN ADVISORY GROUP Grades 5-7 are invited to share their ideas for planning cool events at the library Tuesday, Oct. 27
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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for squash page 36
A recent evening spent making chocolate from scratch at Coconama was nothing short of transformative. That word is often bandied about, I know, as a hyperbolic way of categorizing some new experience that probably doesn’t warrant the description, but I mean it here in its truest sense. When I walked into Coconama one recent weeknight with my chocolate aficionado friend Tanya, I had a certain vague understanding of the world’s favourite sweet indulgence. When I left, my conceptions were completely transformed and I can say with certainty that I will never look at, taste, or smell chocolate the same way again. I have so much to say about Coconama, a delightful and truly unique new addition to the North Shore, that I could likely write a series of articles about them; like their chocolates, the Coconama experience is multi-layered, nuanced and not easily summed up using the conventional vernacular we apply to foodstuffs. I will fail to aptly describe, for instance, the sensation of tasting the confectioner’s
Numb Green Tea truffle, so named for its combination of white chocolate, matcha, and complex sansho pepper, an ingredient sourced directly from Japan by co-owner and head chocolatier Takanori “Taka” Chiwata. The round dairy notes of the truffle’s white chocolate give way to a subtle and earthy, faintly vegetal green tea flavour before being completely obliterated, in a sudden and wholly unanticipated way, by the incomparable sansho component, which begins its merciless assault on the palate with a pleasant citrusy advance that steadily increases in potency before morphing into a full-on mouth-numbing, sinus-clearing, perfumed blitzkrieg of untameable pepper flavour that makes your tongue wonder if it’s being tickled or tortured. Amazing stuff. Coconama is approaching its fifth year of operation. It was headquartered in Richmond for more than four years before relocating to the North Shore this summer. Chiwata and partner Kayoko Hamamoto both worked for a large corporate confectioner in Japan, he as a product developer, she as a researcher. Moved by Canada’s beauty and a distinct sense that they were mere cogs in the industrial machine back home in Japan, removed in their jobs from even the faintest possibility of direct engagement with customers, the duo packed their bags and brought their passion for chocolate to B.C. I’m glad they did, and I would suggest that after a visit, you will be too. The phrase “Connect
Coconama owners Takanori Chiwata and Kayoko Hamamoto offer chocolate-making classes in their new North Vancouver store. PHOTO LISA KING people with chocolate” is boldly emblazoned on Coconama’s door. This is an apt motto for their operation, which is located down on the getting-evercooler-by-the-day strip of East First Street that is also home to Finch & Barley, Well Fed and The Juicery. You see, Coconama is not just a retailer of wonderfully innovative chocolates, they are chocolate educators too. In fact, their commercial space is 90 per cent production floor/learning centre and only 10 per cent retail. Chiwata and Hamamoto run classes for the public several times each week, imparting knowledge about chocolate to participants. Tanya and I signed up for a hands-on chocolate-making class, well-priced at $40 per participant for two hours of intensive instruction, and proceeded to create our own mini dark chocolate bars from scratch. We
began by roasting raw Brazilian cocoa beans, then cooled them, shucked them (preserving the toasty shells for use in an extraordinary tea later in the evening), ground them by mortar and pestle (a deltoid-taxing, but invigorating 30-minute affair), mixed the resulting paste with cocoa butter, raw cane sugar and cocoa butter powder, continued to emulsify the mixture, eventually turning it out into delicate molds, and letting it set in the cooler while Hamamoto walked us through some additional chocolate-making instruction. At the end of it all, we were able to tuck into the 70 per cent cacao bars we had created and even brought a few home to show off to our respective families. The class, which has a capacity for eight students, is a fascinating glimpse into the world of the chocolatier, and is one of
the most enjoyable culinary instruction experiences I’ve had. Coconama’s owners are patient, humble, affable, and knowledgeable, and are clearly very passionate about their chosen field. This passion is reflected in the wildly inventive truffles that form the basis of Coconama’s retail operation, which, in addition to the small counter of chocolates available for purchase at their commercial space, is supported by their participation in numerous farmers markets throughout the Lower Mainland. I chose a selection of 10 truffle cups (small plastic ramekins that contain about 10 cubed truffles, priced at $4.50 each, on average) to take home to become better acquainted with Coconama’s signature style. The most remarkable flavours from my selection See ‘Salad’ page 37
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Fall season features a variety of squash cholesterol. The only part of cooking squash that’s a bit of a pain is cutting it up. The outer skin is very hard, and unless you have a really sharp knife it’s easy to cut yourself. Here’s a great suggestion from Chatelaine magazine to make the process safe and easy: Make several large slits through the skin with the tip of a sharp knife. Microwave the squash on high for approximately three to five minutes to soften the skin. Remove squash from the microwave and let it rest for one to two minutes, or until it’s cool enough to handle. If your recipe calls for peeled squash, remove the skin with a peeler or knife, then slice the squash in half lengthwise and discard the seeds. If leaving the peel on, cut into wedges or chunks.
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A few nights ago I roasted some butternut squash to have with a roast beef dinner. My first taste reminded me of why I absolutely adore squash in any way, shape or form. We’re just coming into prime squash season and you should be able to find lots of different kinds in produce stores or farmers markets. Though they vary slightly in taste and texture, all types of squash are rich in nutrients, low in calories, and free of fat and
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Divide the salad greens evenly among four serving plates; top with the warm squash slices and drizzle with the dressing, then sprinkle each serving with feta, pumpkin seeds and cranberries. Makes four servings. Source: chatelaine.com Roasted Parmesan Acorn Squash 1 acorn squash (about 2 lbs) 2 Tbsp olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Prime squash season is upon us, so stores and markets should be stocking up on the tasty gourds. The different kinds vary in taste and texture. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Butternut Squash Purée Steam one-inch cubes of squash until tender. Purée with sour cream and butter until smooth, then sprinkle with salt, pepper and chopped chives. Sweet & Spicy Butternut Squash
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inch of water to the pan, cover and cook until the squash is tender. Sprinkle with sliced green onions or chives and crumbled feta. Source: realsimple.com Roasted Squash Salad with Cranberries & Pumpkin Seeds ¾ cup apple juice 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 clove of garlic, minced 5 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp minced shallots 1 butternut squash (about 1½ lbs) 1 Tbsp honey Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 6 cups mixed salad greens 1 cup crumbled feta or goat cheese ¼ cup salted pumpkin
seed kernels (pepitas) 2 Tbsp dried cranberries Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat oven to 400° F. Line two large baking sheets with foil. In a small saucepan, boil apple juice with vinegar and garlic until liquid is reduced to one-quarter cup, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in three tablespoons of the olive oil, the Dijon and the shallots. Cut a large, shallow slit through the skin of squash; microwave on high to make it easier to cut, three to five minutes. Slice squash in half and discard seeds. Cut into slices about one-third of an inch thick and remove peel. Toss with the remaining oil, honey, and salt and pepper until coated. Spread out on prepared baking sheets and roast until just tender, about 15 minutes.
Heat oven to 425° F; spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. With a sharp knife, cut a thin piece from one side of the squash to prevent it from rolling when you halve it. Trim the ends off the squash and cut it in half lengthwise; scoop out the seeds and pulp, then slice it into three-quarterinch thick half moons. Place the sliced squash on the baking sheet and drizzle with the oil, tossing squash to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with two tablespoons of the Parmesan. Turn the squash slices over and season the other side with salt and pepper and the rest of the Parmesan. Roast, without turning, until the squash is golden brown and tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Makes four servings. Source: doitdelicious.com Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. ashellard@ hotmail.ca
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(which barely scratched the surface of the more than 30 available) included: Hojicha - earthy, toasty-roasted green tea with dark chocolate; Ginger - sharp, fragrant and spicy ginger root with dark chocolate; Hot Chili - dark chocolate with a fiery red chili heat; Sake - (possibly my favourite of the lot) smooth, silken chocolate with a potent dose of sake kasu, the finely pulped, intensely aromatic lees leftover from rice wine production; Rich coffee - as the name suggests, sort of like an unsweetened mocha; Lemon Basil - milky, rich white chocolate with refreshing herbs; Coconama Salad - truly inspired, if a touch academic, infusions of white chocolate with kale, beetroot, yam, tomato and avocado. As we head into the North Shore’s rainy season and seek indoor refuge, I can think of very few more enjoyable ways to while away the hours than expanding the mind and palate at Coconama. Our two-hour chocolate-making class for two was $80. Ten ramekins of truffles were an additional $42. Coconama is located at 264 East First St.
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Due to a technical error an advertisement outlining West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce events that had already happened ran in our September 20th issue. The North Shore News apologizes for the error and the confusion this may have caused to our community. GALA ON 12TH Mo Cechini, Mike Winterbottom, Rev. Stephen Muir and Lizz Linsday invite the public to St. Agnes Anglican Church’s third annual Gala on 12th Street benefitting both the church and the Sharing Abundance Association on Saturday, Oct. 3, 6-10 p.m. at St. Agnes Hall, 530 E. 12th St., North Vancouver. Tickets: $60, available at the church office or by calling 604-250-6658. The evening will include a catered dinner, live and silent auctions, cash bar, live musical entertainment and more. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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high for this weekend’s early season tilt but with Burnaby in first place and Capilano in second after two weeks of play, Reeves is expecting another tough game. “My job is to try to keep the emotions in check,” he said. “You do get sucked into that kind of conflict and
end up losing your shape and patterns. It’s great that we have a local rivalry with Burnaby … but at the same time I want to make sure we win the game.” It’ll be a nice early test for Reeves who has been helping coach the Capilano elite team since January and inherited the head coaching job from Tom Larisch this summer. A retired special education teacher from the U.K., Reeves moved to
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club and last year they came calling. “They were nagging me to come back and get involved. I eventually succumbed.” Capilano opened regular season play with a 24-7 home win over UBCOB Ravens played in sloppy conditions Sept. 19 before losing 43-24 on the road the next weekend against the defending champion UBC Thunderbirds. Through those two games it’s been tough to get a good read on what kind of team Capilano will be this year, said Reeves. “The first game was played in monsoon-like conditions. The game plan went out the window as soon as we saw what the weather was like. We won that game just on talent alone, really. And then Saturday’s game at UBC was a disappointment, although when you look back on it it was probably just two missed tackles and two handling errors handed them four tries. That kind of took the game away from us.” Reeves was impressed, however, with the way his team kept battling against UBC, scoring two late tries to close the gap a little. “The potential is there - that’s for all to see,” he said, adding that he’s excited about the challenge of harnessing that potential throughout his first season as Capilano’s head coach. “It’s a big challenge
in that they have a great bunch of players, there’s a lot of talent, there’s a lot of young talent. Some of the more established players like Glen McKinnon and Mike McDonald are, I would say, some of the best players in B.C. It’s a case of harnessing the experience and the youth and putting it together to make a championshipwinning team.” Reeves also listed club captain Chris Robinson and Luke Cudmore, national team member Jamie Cudmore’s younger brother, as veteran players he’ll be counting on for leadership. The youngsters they’ll be fighting beside include Clement Vernezoul, a 23-year-old who has suited up for France’s junior national team and came to the Lower Mainland to join Capilano this fall, slated to replace the injured Charlie Jones at fly-half. “He’s going to be an outstanding player at Capilano,” said Reeves. “He’s enjoying himself so much that he’s persuaded his cousin to come and join us in about three weeks. He’s a centre who has played at a high level in France too.” Another area of strength for the club is in young centres Nathan Yanagiya and Cody Pitman, two players not very far removed from strong football and rugby careers at Carson Graham secondary. “I honestly think that
they’re probably, if not already the two best centres in B.C., then they will become the two best centres in B.C.,” said Reeves. The club should also get a boost this weekend with the return
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experience. The lineup was all set this summer but two props were injured in the preseason. “That’s why you coach,” said Reeves with a laugh. “It’s not like you can wish
for somebody to give us two props out of thin air. We’ve got to get lads in there who are capable and improve their skill levels.”
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This year there’s a new wrinkle to the setup of the B.C. Rugby league fall season with the introduction of relegation. Seven West Coast mainland teams, including a new entrant from Seattle, will be competing for six CDI Premier League spots for the spring season, while four Vancouver Island teams will be competing for three spots. The two teams that finish at the bottom during the fall relegation round will drop down to Div. 1 for the spring season. That adds a little drama to early season competition but Reeves said he’s focused on the other side of the standings. “I’ll be completely honest, I haven’t even considered the potential to be relegated,” he said,
adding that with the results they’ve already posted they’re already close to qualification. “My concerns are how we get to the top, not how we avoid going to the bottom. I’d be mortified if we got relegated, because we’ve got such a talented group of players.” There will be five games on the slate on Saturday, including three senior men’s games, a U20 men’s game and a premier women’s game, all against Burnaby Lake. The women kick things off at 11:30 a.m. with the premier men set to take the field at 2:45 p.m. Reeves has already had a taste of what Capilano is like on a busy Saturday and is expecting a big crowd this weekend. “It’s undoubtedly a great place to be when the stands are packed and there’s a
great atmosphere – and there will be this Saturday,” he said. “It is a high standard (of play). We’ve got former internationals, provincial players, former youth internationals on both sides playing. It is the best ticket in town.” Saturday will also be the club’s fourth annual Capilano Breast Cancer Awareness Day with all players on both sides wearing pink socks and some players outfitted in pink jerseys purchased through $100 donations from club patrons. Half of all ticket sales will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Reeves will even get in on the action, digging out an old pink jersey to wear on the sidelines. “It will be a pretty sight,” he said.
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