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Council nixes temporary rink at Shipyards this winter JUSTIN BEDDALL newsroom@nsnews.com

Skating by the seashore in the City of North Van? Not this winter. On Monday council voted unanimously to reject a staff proposal to further explore the feasibility of creating a

temporary seaside skating rink that would operate from December 2015 to February 2016 at Lot 5 at the Shipyards. Building and operating the temporary rink would cost $275,000. “I applaud staff… bringing this forward and looking at something that

would be something that the community would quite like for the season but I was a little taken aback at the cost,” said Coun. Linda Buchanan. “I think that this is something that we as a council have already incorporated into our vision for the Shipyards so I would prefer to see this money spent towards the actual rink moving forward.” According to a staff report, the rationale

behind building a temporary rink was twofold: Firstly, it would provide a chance to see if there’s an appetite for public skating at the Shipyards. Secondly, an interim rink would enable CNV staff to gather information on ice making and other technical requirements needed for operating a skating sheet close to the Burrard Inlet. The report noted that Whistler

followed the same twostep sequence, creating a temporary rink before installing a permanent one, which enabled operational issues to be ﬁxed and tweaks made to the ﬁnal design plans for a permanent rink. Coun. Craig Keating said he was “a little bit perturbed that at one point in the report that there is a line that suggests that we want to test out an ice rink to see if the public wants

one.” “We’ve considered an ice rink and it’s coming,” he noted. “And so that’s it… too late, done. So I think it gets down to the fundamental issue here, (which) is probably $275,000 is too much to pay on something like this. I’d rather see the money go to the ﬁnal product.” Keating said he believes an ice rink at See Shipyards page 3

Historic Binning House sold

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After years spent decaying in a legal tug-of-war, West Vancouver’s historic Binning House has been sold. Heritage advocates who have been ﬁghting for years to preserve the home built in 1941 on Mathers Crescent by famed artist Bertram Charles Binning are breathing a sigh of relief. The new owner is Jesse Saniuk, a secondgeneration West Vancouver Realtor who happened to grow up in the Altamont neighbourhood. “I saw it and thought, ‘That’s the kind of house I could live in forever,’” said Saniuk, 28. “My dream for the property is to basically restore it and, if I can, add some square footage to it, like a master bedroom or See Heritage page 9

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Campaign manager testifies

Emails point to role in news investigation of former MP JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A former West Vancouver Conservative Party campaign manager has testiﬁed in court about his role in gathering information about then-Liberal MP Blair Wilson and passing it on to a reporter with The Province newspaper. Neil McIver, who managed a federal election campaign for former Conservative MP John Weston in 2005 and 2006 and volunteered in the role of “voter outreach” for the election campaign of former Conservative MP John Reynolds in 2004, was called to testify in B.C. Supreme Court about emails that described

providing Province reporter Elaine O’Connor with information about Wilson in 2007. The testimony came as part of a defamation trial in B.C. Supreme Court. Wilson is suing The Province, O’Connor, his father-in-law William Lougheed, blogger Steve Janke and former Liberal MLA Judi Tyabji for publishing or distributing damaging allegations that Wilson was financially irresponsible, guilty of Elections Act violations and unfit for public office. On Monday, one week after the trial began, lawyers announced an out-of-court settlement had been reached between Wilson and Liberal political strategist Mark Marissen – ex-husband of B.C. Premier Christy Clark – who was also named in the lawsuit. In opening arguments, Wilson’s lawyer Jay Straith described family members with what he said was a vendetta against Wilson and political enemies as working

together to destroy Wilson’s political career. On Thursday, Straith took McIver through a series of emails that pointed to his role in gathering materials about Wilson and passing those to The Province for an article published at the end of October 2007. The emails also included exchanges with Lynda Lougheed, the daughter of William Lougheed, about plans to gather information about Wilson and pass it to the newspaper. McIver acknowledged under questioning that he was aware Straith obtained the emails through a subpoena to the company where McIver worked at the time. In court, Straith asked McIver to read aloud an email he wrote to Lynda Lougheed in early October 2007 about wanting to set up a meeting with her father and forwarded a report he described as containing “publicly available documents” about

Wilson, including one about a lawsuit that had been filed against Wilson by a former employer claiming Wilson had padded his expense accounts and misappropriated money. Under questioning by Straith, McIver said he didn’t know who wrote the report he forwarded or confirm facts contained in it before passing it along. McIver also testified about a meeting, referred to in the emails, that he set up with O’Connor on Oct. 10 or 11 of that year – also attended by communications expert Shawn Thomas - to show her material he had gathered about Wilson, including information about “past legal troubles.” “Did you tell Elaine O’Connor there were rumours of Blair Wilson being involved in cocaine?” asked Straith. “I just don’t recall,” said McIver. “Was there a suggestion he had done anything illegal in regard to his 2006 campaign?” asked Straith.

“I don’t know,” McIver replied. McIver testiﬁed he later sent a package to O’Connor containing the material he showed her. In another email exchange, read aloud in court, Lynda Lougheed wrote to tell McIver that her father had met with Tyabji and her husband, Gordon Wilson, and that Tyabji had already shown some materials to senior Liberal ofﬁcials. In a reply, read out in court, McIver wrote back, “That alone is not enough to force the Libs to act. It has to be overwhelming. Don’t worry. We’re also proceeding with Elections Canada issue.” In an email to O’Connor a few days later, McIver wrote to the reporter, “I’m working through the Elections Canada stuff now.” In a later email to Lynda Lougheed, read in court, McIver wrote, “Things are See Source page 10

Shipyards plaza plan includes regulation ice rink From page 1 the foot of Lonsdale is achievable from a technical standpoint. “As Coun. (Don) Bell has just suggested you can go down to outdoor rinks in California in warm weather… they play hockey into July in Phoenix, Arizona. We can do these things. This is not a technical challenge and I don’t think it’s something that we need to reinvent the wheel in terms of how we test our own waterfront to ensure that it works.” Keating believes a permanent outdoor rink is a “fantastic idea” and noted “we live in a municipality in which 80 per cent of the people live in multi-unit buildings and they are looking for the opportunity to have great outdoor experiences and this would be a great outdoor experience.” The city has been down this road before with naysayers second-guessing plans for the waterfront, added Keating. “The fact of the matter is they said that

The City of North Vancouver’s central waterfront revitalization project includes plans for a regulation-size hockey rink in the Shipyards central plaza, to be open seven days a week from November to February. IMAGE SUPPLIED about beach volleyball – tremendously successful event there. People said that about the Night Market… I remember what a struggle it was to get the Friday market through, great event. This will also be a great thing.” The councilendorsed vision for Lot 5 development includes the installation of a permanent seasonal rink as a key piece of the

public space. Conceptual proposals for the waterfront revitalization plan submitted to the city earlier this year by three different ﬁrms all include an ice rink. The Central Waterfront Development Plan, unanimously supported by council in July 2014, notes “the central plaza will be approximately 20,000 square feet in order to accommodate a

regulation (17,000 sq. ft.) hockey rink and the largest outdoor skating rink in Canada.” The rink will be open seven days a week from November to February. The waterfront revitalization project is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. “I personally think it’s a good idea and think it’s one of the areas where we could lead and show a

very creative and attractive amenity for our residents and for people who want to come here as tourists,” said Bell about the rink. “I am very favourably inclined towards giving very serious consideration to having an ice rink included in our ﬁnal design. I just don’t think this is the way to go about it and spend the amount of money that is involved at this point.”

Metro closes trails for winter BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

No sooner than the first snow fell in the backcountry, North Shore Rescue members were out saving lost hikers in winter conditions. Volunteers were out until nearly midnight Monday to rescue a man and woman in their 20s who had gotten lost while attempting the Hanes Valley Trail. Metro Vancouver officially closed the trail for the winter earlier that day. The RCMP were able to “ping” their cellphone’s coordinates, allowing North Shore Rescue members to quickly get on the right track. Search managers sent three teams in on foot via Grouse Mountain and found the couple in a creek bed near Crown Pass. The team used gear from a nearby supply cache to warm the hikers up and get them better equipped to walk out. “They were woefully ill-prepared for the conditions. They had no lights. They were in sneakers. They were not prepared and they did not leave enough time to do the route in these kinds of conditions,” said Doug Pope, North Shore Rescue search manager. “They were in a very serious situation. They were already starting to be hypothermic and, if they weren’t able to get the call out, they could have easily died back there because they had no gear to keep themselves alive.” Hanes Valley, Coliseum Mountain, Lynn Lake, Crown Mountain, Goat Ridge and Goat Mountain are all now off-limits for the winter, and have signs posted at trailheads warning hikers to stay out. “It is closed for a reason. It is a very difficult area. There’s no cell reception. It’s steep, mountainous terrain and we’ve had two deaths in there in the last two years and we’re doing everything we can to avoid a third one,” Pope said, referring to Tom Billings and Liang Jin. Other trails in the area remain open but the changing season means hikers have to take extra precautions, Pope said. The sun sets around 4:45 p.m. this time of year.

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Fire hall visit helps girl heal from River Woods blaze Six-year-old’s donation of birthday funds garners ﬁreﬁghters’ admiration MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

After the heroes in the rubber boots saved her family’s house and her “fishies” during a co-op complex fire in May, sixyear-old Leila Gonzalez has donated half of her birthday money to the Seymour/Deep Cove fire hall. Leila was living at the River Woods Housing Co-op in the Parkgate area when the large blaze broke out just after 8 p.m. on May 7. “I was really scared because it (the fire) was on my friend’s house and our house, and it was big,” she recalled. “And my fishies were still in the house, but one of the firefighters saved my fishies.” It was a chaotic scene as heavy smoke filled the complex and loud alarm bells rang while disoriented residents ran out of their homes. Leila remembers her brother walking around outside barefoot in his pyjamas. Six months later and Leila’s family is among 16 River Woods’ families still displaced by the fire. Leila learned that her home sustained a lot of fire and water damage and many treasured items were lost. “I lost my favourite picture of flowers and it was pink and I got it from Ikea and it was so pretty

and it had butterflies,” she said. “I lost all my puzzles, and I love puzzles.” Yet, when Leila’s sixth birthday rolled around on Oct. 16, she wasn’t thinking about replacing her toys, but instead asked those coming to her Minion-themed party to donate money. Two days later Leila, with $71 dollars in her pocket, marched over to the fire hall on Mount Seymour Parkway to donate half her birthday money to the heroes who helped her family on that frightening May evening. The captain of the fire hall, Greg Roberts, says he was taken aback by Leila’s generosity. He thought the Grade 1 Dorothy Lynas elementary student only showed up to the fire hall for a tour, not realizing Leila was there to donate birthday money to the District of North

Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society. “That’s huge,” said Roberts. “The fact that it came from a six-yearold, that’s an enormous example.” The firefighters’ charity supports North Shore non-profits, such as North Shore Rescue. Roberts recalls the firefighters’ fund supporting a young kid in the Seymour area suffering from a serious illness by building a play structure in the kid’s backyard. Leila, her family and relatives received a full tour of the station and took turns spraying the big fire hoses. It was a cathartic experience for Leila, who was traumatized for months after the fire, according to her mom, Clarke. The youngster has since learned that loud emergency vehicle sirens

shouldn’t be scary because they signal help is on the way. “And now whenever I see firefighters or ambulance, I say: ‘Go ambulance!’ or ‘Go firefighters!’” said Leila. Clarke couldn’t be prouder of her daughter’s selflessness. “I think it’s pretty special,” she said. “I mean, it’s really meaningful. Leila’s personality is really great in the sense that she thinks about other people.” To recognize Leila’s outstanding generosity, the firefighters invited her on Oct. 27 back to the fire hall where she received two DNV firefighters’ T-shirts, a toque, a Dalmatian stuffie and a letter of thanks. Leila and her family hope to return home to River Woods next summer.

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new study out this week threw fuel on the ﬁre that is always smouldering just under the surface in discussions of Lower Mainland real estate. That’s the debate about the extent of foreign capital in our housing market and the effect it is having. A study by urban planner Andy Yan found about 70 per cent of homes sold recently in the richest neighbourhoods on Vancouver’s west side had been bought by people with non-anglicized Chinese names. The cries of racism have been swift – and also largely unwarranted. If our governments actually wanted to capture information about the citizenship status of those buying $4-million homes, they could. So far, however, nobody has had the political gumption to make that happen. In the absence of that data, studies like Yan’s are all we have.

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The real-estate industry has worked to aid and abet the wilful blindness of government on this issue to further its own interests. Reality, however, has a way of leaking out. As Yan’s study suggests, foreign capital is a major force in the upper echelons of our real-estate market. How else to explain mansions worth multiple millions purchased by “housewives” and “students” with little declared income? What happens in the upper stratosphere of the real-estate market also trickles down to the lower levels occupied by mere mortals – the middle class who hope to own a home in a community they live and work in. How we deal with this – or don’t – has long-term implications. Rather than shout racism to deﬂect attention from legitimate issues, a thoughtful multi-level government response is needed.

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Hedge creatures delight passersby Time for deconstruction Dear Editor: At last and not a moment too soon the federal election is ﬁnally over and no matter how we voted or how we feel about the outcome, the results are just a matter of time. Now it is time to relax and look around at the wonders of the world, or at least the wonders of the gardeners employed by the District of North Vancouver. As a person who takes the bus, I get the privilege of admiring the ride and have noticed some fun things those gardeners have done, particularly on Lynn Valley Road and Delbrook Avenue. I still have not ﬁgured if those marvellous green sculptures are happy caterpillars or some other kind of creature but they make me smile every time I see them.

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Dear Editor: Look around your neighbourhood in the District of North Vancouver. Listen! Do you hear the all too familiar sound of the “wrecking ball” (claw-power shovelbucket) tearing down yet another solid, graceful looking, modest house of the ’50s? Old-growth timber, scalloped-edged cedar siding, bricks and stone work — all in a heap of rubble. Many of these homes have been well kept and renovated as the years went by. The City of Vancouver has recently mandated that deconstruction take place rather than demolition. Seventy-ﬁve per cent of a house must be recycled. If

the house was built before 1940, then 95 per cent must be reused. While most onlookers would certainly rather see these well-kept period houses used as homes, I think we can all agree that the materials should be reused. When questioned about this matter, the powers that be at district hall have so far answered simply: “We aren’t there yet.” Well, let’s get there. And while we’re at it, let’s see a hefty increase in deconstruction permit fees, and building permit fees. This alone would do a lot to help silence the wrecking ball. Tina Childs North Vancouver

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Cub killings prompt call for policy review MICK WEBB contributing writer

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A recent North Shore News article addressed the concerns of local bear advocate Christine Miller, regarding the shooting deaths by a conservation officer of a mother bear and her two cubs “after the mother had broken into four garages to get access to garbage.” While understanding the reason for the adult bear’s death, Christine Miller was questioning why the cubs were also shot, and not transported to a qualified rehabilitation centre (Critter Care in Langley), as has been normal practice for years regarding lost, injured or orphaned bear cubs. The shooting of these cubs is just the latest in a disturbing new trend by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, the most publicized incident being that of former conservation officer Bryce Casavant’s refusal to kill two cubs, electing instead to take them to a rescue centre on Vancouver Island. However, COS-ordered bear cub shootings are continuing in greater numbers, but are less known. This summer has seen four cubs shot on the North Shore alone, and there are disturbing statistics from other areas indicating many more bear cub shootings. In defending the recent shooting of cubs on the North Shore, COS Inspector Chris Doyle claimed,

“Their conflict level was too high to be considered good candidates for rehabilitation.” It would appear that the root cause of this alarming increase in the numbers of bear cub kills, is the wording of the COS policy directive to its officers, wherein they have to make a judgment call as to the suitability of the cub for rehabilitation, or to be shot. In the original policy, qualified rehabilitation centres made this decision. Inspector Doyle is now referring to the newly changed policy when he justifies the cub killing. Doyle goes on to say, “We’re simply aligning our response to the procedure we’re receiving from provincial biologists and veterinarians.” This explanation does not withstand scrutiny, as there are reams of scientific and field evidence by international experts attesting to the success of rehabilitating bear cubs back into the wild. Here in B.C. we have fully qualified and skilled rehabilitation centres available, all with excellent success rates. Why then are the cubs being shot? Conservation officers are guided by a detailed matrix in deciding appropriate action when dealing with the many bear situations they encounter. At no point are cubs acknowledged, or

A mother and two cubs graze on grass in a British Properties backyard in mid-October. All three were later shot. The cubs were deemed not suitable for rehabilitation. PHOTO SUPPLIED recognized as separate entities from adult bears within the scope of the matrix. It is the feeling of the writer that, due to their youth, cubs should automatically qualify for rehabilitation rather than death. CO’s can be spared the decision on whether to kill or save a cub, and a cub’s life

saved, simply by the relevant COS policy being changed back to how it used to be; namely, allowing bear cubs to be taken to rehabilitation facilities, and the judgment as to their rehab suitability being made there. If the killing of bear cubs repulses you, as it does the writer, make your

protest heard by emailing Environment Minister Mary Polack, env.minister@gov. bc.ca, demanding changes to COS policy that require cubs be taken to rehabilitation centres as a better option to shooting them. I would also like to respond to Inspector Doyle’s comments that “The public

needs to do its part in preventing conﬂicts… what’s frustrating to us is we’re still dealing with the same attractant issues in the same communities. Certainly on the North Shore, garbage and other attractants are readily available to bears in many areas.” Since the 39 North Shore bear deaths in 1999, an outraged community has responded to education programs regarding bear awareness, coexistence and attractant control to a commendable degree. It is true that some residents are still not complying with this most basic of requirements when living in bear country, but the vast majority are, and deserve recognition for this. A long-time Deep Cove resident, Mick Webb is an advocate for the respect and fair treatment of all animals. He volunteers with the North Shore Black Bear Society, and can often be seen hanging Bearin-Area signs in the District of North Vancouver.

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Heritage advocates express relief over home’s restoration From page 1 something like that.” With its floor-to-ceiling windows, open concept, flat roof and large overhang, it is considered to be the first example of West Coast Modernism, a style that is found in neighbourhoods around this part of the world. Binning’s home was also something of a mid-century salon, with writers, artists and architects, including Ron Thom and Arthur Erickson coming there to mingle and be inspired. When Binning’s widow Jessie died in 2007, she stated in her will that she wanted the house preserved and remain open to scholars and academics. But all of that was cast into doubt when The Land Conservancy, the non-profit that took over the home on a charity basis, wound up in bankruptcy protection. In an effort to pay back more than $6 million owed to creditors, TLC first attempted to sell the home to a company owned by developer Bruno Wall. The sale was halted by the courts, but the University of British

The 1941 Binning House is considered to be Canada’s first example of West Coast Modernism. FILE PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Columbia swooped in and ﬁled an appeal, claiming the trustees of Jessie Binning’s estate improperly transferred the home to TLC, and that it should be sold with the proceeds going to the BC Binning Memorial Fellowship, a scholarship available to students getting their masters in ﬁne arts at UBC. That was Jessie’s second wish if no suitable foundation could be found to preserve the home. Saniuk said he would be “very open” to allowing public and scholarly access to his new home as Jessie had wanted.

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“I would encourage it, in fact. If people would appreciate the house then maybe it will lead to more houses and more people wanting to restore this interesting architecture that we have here on the West Coast, which up until this point, has pretty much been sadly ignored,” he said. “We have so many foreign buyers right now who really put zero value on it but there is value in it. Maybe the proﬁt is not as much but the lifestyle that you enjoy can be worth a lot more than that, I think.” Under bylaws passed by the District of West

Vancouver, the home must be maintained and any alterations must be approved by the district in consultation with a heritage expert. Heritage advocates who have been watching in dismay as the house was neglected under TLC’s stewardship, are expressing relief. “I’m more pleasantly surprised than I thought I would be,” said Adele Weder, founder of the West Coast Modern League and personal friend of Jessie Binning. “It looks like he’s done his homework on the house and is interested in its heritage and its value as a national historic site.” Weder said her group, along with the district and other heritage advocates, will be supportive when it comes to restoring the home and making it available to the public as per Jessie’s will. “This is an exciting possibility. He has a chance to be a real hero,” she said. The property was listed $2,188,000 and sold after multiple bids. The proceeds will go to UBC minus the cost of UBC and TLC’s legal bills, which Weder said were more than $600,000.

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progressing nicely and the Elections Canada issue is underway.” He warned Lougheed in the email that when an article about Wilson was printed, Wilson would likely characterize it as “just a family squabble … the whole little-guy-gettingattacked routine. This needs to be countered and certainly can be with a little strategy.” In one of her email replies prior to publication of the article, Lougheed wrote to McIver, “I’ve been told the Liberal Party has a replacement for him. He’s a psychopath through and through. I won’t be surprised if he ends up in jail.” On the day the article came out, McIver sent an email to Lougheed at 1:47 a.m. letting her know it was online, with the comment, “This will be interesting. Stay strong.” “I might suggest it’s like a kid before Christmas, sitting up for Santa,” said Straith. “You were waiting for this article to come out.” Straith also asked McIver in court whether he had an

agreement with O’Connor before he gave her material about Wilson. “Yes,” said McIver. “That any information I provided was protected. That my name would be protected as a source.” In cross-examination on Monday, Province lawyer Dan Burnett asked McIver if he had an advance copy of the story or control over what the story was going to say. “No, none,” said McIver. On Thursday, Patricia Morrison, the sister-inlaw of William Lougheed, also testified about a conversation she had with him shortly after the death of his wife Norma Lougheed, who was Morrison’s sister, at the end of May 2007. Morrison testified Lougheed was angry after finding out after her death that Norma had been giving money to her daughter Kelly Wilson – Blair Wilson’s wife – and had decided to cut off all contact with the Wilsons. “He said, ‘I’m going to grind them into the ground. I have deep pockets. I’m going to grind them into the ground,’” she testified. The trial continues.

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Drones help to study endangered whales North Van scientist tracks southern residents JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

In the photo at left, a southern resident killer whale (J17) lifts her head straight out of the water in a behaviour known as“spyhopping.” Aerial photos of J17 revealed that she was likely pregnant (confirmed with the birth of J53 a couple of weeks ago). PHOTOS SUPPLIED NOAA, VANCOUVER AQUARIUM, TAKEN UNDER NMFS RESEARCH PERMIT AND FAA FLIGHT AUTHORIZATIONS

The high-resolution images can detect changes in the whales’ widths within a few centimetres, giving researchers a good idea of how much food they’re getting. The images also allow researchers to detect pregnancies early on in the whales’ 17-month gestation to help track miscarriages and young calves that don’t survive. The pilot begun in northern coastal waters last summer was so successful that in September the research team expanded the project to look at the population of criticallyendangered southern resident killer whales, which live in the Strait of Juan de

Fuca and southern portions of Georgia Strait. That population, which relies on chinook salmon, is down to only 82 whales, said Barrett-Lenard – about half what the population was 40 years ago. “They have declined substantially,” he said. “We think that food is part of it.” Commercial boat trafﬁc in the area and chemical contamination caused by runoff from nearby cities is also thought to play a part in making the whale population vulnerable. But the research this year shows there is also reason for hope. “We found they were in reasonably good shape from

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takes pictures from about 30 metres above the water, doesn’t seem to bother the whales, said BarrettLennard. “I’m not an advocate for the wholesale use of drones to ﬂy over wildlife,” he said. “But if you do it carefully with a very quiet drone it can be very, very useful.” While the project’s goal was to gather scientiﬁc information, one of the unintended bonuses was “we were surprised at how beautiful the pictures were,” said Barrett-Lennard. Researchers observed “all kinds of social behaviour we

what we could see,” he said – likely because it was a good year for chinook salmon. The whales also demonstrated a lot of social behaviour like rolling and breeching. “When you see those kinds of behaviours, we know they have energy to burn.” Five whale calves were also born in the past year to the population, including one during the research project. “We saw it within a day or two of it being born,” said Barrett-Lennard. The custom-made drone, which is designed to be especially quiet and

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weren’t really intending to look for,” he said – including the whales’ habit of sharing the fish they catch. “What we saw from the air is pretty much every time they caught a fish one whale would carry it around for a while and take a bite and hand it off to another one…We never once saw them catch fish and eat it right away.” Eating, for the whales, appears to be a social ritual similar to the way it is for humans, he said. Social behaviour was also evident in the whales’ tendency to swim very close together. “Although they are these big versatile predators they are very much dependent on each other,” he said. “They swim close enough to touch most of the time. They really care about their membership in the group and the composition of the group.” Project leaders hope their information will help pinpoint which salmon runs are crucial to the population’s survival. That can guide fisheries policy on both sides of the border, said BarrettLennard, to better time commercial fishing openings and boost salmon enhancement projects.

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Orchestra members Rob Karr and Mac McManus The Ambleside Orchestra’s Opening Season Gala Concert took place on the night of Oct. 22 at West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Centre. The evening started off with a wine reception and was followed by the concert, which featured 13-year-old Augustin Wright performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor with the orchestra, conducted by Nicolas Krusek. The program also featured performances of Slavonic Dances by Antonin Dvorak and Overture to a Fairy Tale by Oskar Morawetz. The gala evening was a fundraiser for the Ambleside Orchestra’s youth scholarship and orchestra development programs. amblesideorchestra.ca

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I am a linen devotee. I love the fact that it is one of the world’s oldest fabrics, and it is biodegradable and recyclable. Linen has always been known to be sustainable. Did you know the production of linen uses five to 20 times less water and energy than the production of cotton or other synthetic fabrics? I also love linen for its durability and versatility. Linen is two to three times stronger than cotton and improves with age. Ellen Walde, owner of Le fil rouge Textiles, is a North Vancouver resident whose love affair with linen started early in Germany. Walde’s mother introduced her to the natural fibres when she was a child. It was only to be natural fibres in their household for clothing and bedding. The Waldes loved linen and other natural fabrics

North Vancouver’s Ellen Walde launched design house Le fil rouge Textiles (French for“the red thread”) in 2003. The company’s diverse products include baby alpaca cable knit scarves and shawls, and linen bath sheets. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD for their breathing qualities and overall healthier attributes than petroleumderived fabrics. In her teens Walde found herself scouring ﬂea markets in Germany

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Be prepared for the coming of winter Fall a chance to make positive improvements to outdoor spaces It’s time to prepare the garden for winter, so here’s a small primer for fall ideas and clean up in the garden. Keeping it green If you want a healthy garden, feed the soil to feed your plants that nurture your soul. Use the large amounts of biomass that nature drops to the ground, in the form of fallen leaves and plants stalks, as food not as green waste. For example, place fallen leaves on the lawn, use the lawn mower to shred and bag them, and then spread throughout planting beds. Cut up plant stalks into pieces to use as mulch in beds or amongst compost areas. Leave fallen leaves in beds to add colour and to provide food for soil organisms. Yes I know what you are thinking — it all sounds rather messy. If those ideas offend your sense of cleanliness, I understand. Leave the leaves and

layer on a chosen mulch to suit your taste with the added benefit that you don’t have to rake up all those leaves and plant stalks and haul them away. And, feeding fallen plant debris to the soil provides food for soil organisms, like fungi and bacteria, which are the true engines of soil fertility. This is a virtue no chemical fertilizer can claim. Ultimately, you save money, there’s less work and you’re helping the environment. The myths of fall persist Read through the hundreds of gardening websites and you’ll find some good tips and tricks for fall garden clean up, like lightly thinning bamboo stems before winter to prevent snow damage and using the cut canes for upcycling projects or plant stakes. You will also find hundreds of uninformed tips from people who have no real training and frankly

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raccoons that dig up buried kitchen waste in urban environments. • Spraying fruit trees with dormant oil and lime sulphur as stated by people who still believe spraying poisonous pesticides will

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Be inspired by friends’ spaces From page 14 Fall’s optimism finds purchase in the soil of Mother Earth as we work the season of planting. Using the rhythm of the season, the warm soil fills with ideas of pansies, kale, cabbage, cool season vegetables and a few colourful conifers or evergreens to brighten up the garden or containers. Winter flowering plants may be few, but many plants produce colourful berries, have ornamental bark or an interesting texture to their leaves. Use those types of plants to provide interest in the dark days of winter. Gardening is not just about colour, it’s also about texture, structure and creating a sense of place. Consider the garden’s purpose

If your garden is simply a bunch of plants that “live around the house” and nothing more, then perhaps it’s time to consider the beneﬁts that a well-designed garden can add to your lifestyle. Think new and forget the status quo. Front yards are now used for patios, veggie gardens and ground cover plantings as the lawn is dying a slow “chafered” death. Backyards are now used for specialized function-designed outdoor living spaces. And kids only play on lawns for a few years of their lives, so build them something interesting like a tree fort, a pond to catch frogs or a secret garden of their own. Visit friends and family to see what they do in their garden that may work for yours and your lifestyle.

Outdoor living has become increasingly popular over the past decade with no sign of relenting. And remember gardens are not just for adults. Young children love to explore nature and learn how things grow. Consider building raised gardens for kids. Even teenagers, my own as an example, will hang out at home if they have their own space. I built my teens a covered area under our second story deck complete with paving stones, privacy lattice and seating, along with some pots and upcycled art. My teenagers have now claimed the space and use it regularly. Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist, garden designer and builder, teacher and organic advocate. stmajor@shaw.ca

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After-school clubs are a great resource The question of when kids can stay at home alone has recently been discussed in the media. Interestingly, no one law across Canada stipulates how old a child must be to stay home alone, but the Canada Safety Council recommends age 10 as a minimum, and that children younger than 12 shouldn’t be left in charge of their younger siblings. Manitoba and New Brunswick regulations state that children can’t legally be left alone until age 12. There are a number of considerations. The obvious ﬁrst concern is the temperament of the child. Is he generally responsible? Does he think about the consequences of his actions or is he a risk-taker? Does he act impulsively or is he easily led astray? Is she a child who can comfortably entertain herself on her own

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Parenting Today or does she prefer to be with other kids? How much time are we looking at? There is a big difference between leaving a child from time to time when you run out to the store or having her be on her own every day from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Is she on her own or does she have younger siblings to care for? If that’s the case, the relationship

between the kids is an important consideration. The availability of other adults for the child also makes a difference. If there are other adults nearby whom the kids know and trust, you and they can relax knowing that if a problem arises they have help. Along the same lines, can the kids reach you if they need advice or support? The ﬁnal, but very important step to take when planning to leave kids alone is to ask the kids. They know when they are ready. My kids are 14 months apart in age and one summer we suggested they would be ready to be alone while we went out for a few hours. They were keen but made it clear to us that they would not be comfortable being alone after 10 p.m. “That’s when the bogeyman comes out,” they explained in all seriousness.

So when we were going to be out late in the evening we called a sitter. After about a year they decided they could handle the later hours. But as I read this material about kids alone, my thought was that even a mature, responsible child would get bored and lonely. How much better would it be for him to be engaged with other kids in healthy activities in the after-school hours? And for many kids the Boys and Girls Clubs are the answer. The staff at the clubs are all young role models and mentors for the younger kids who attend. They use activities – sports, homework clubs, creative arts, healthy food and cooking programs, leadership development, and safe access to the online world – as tools to connect with kids. The result?

Kids themselves choose to belong here for after-school, evening and weekend programming. There are currently 12 neighbourhood clubs in the Lower Mainland and they are planning for three to ﬁve new ones. Go to bgcbc. ca to ﬁnd a club near where you live. Besides the after-school programs, there is also Camp Potlatch during the summer months, as well as counselling services and an employment program through Work BC. The programs are all affordable for all families. No one is ever turned away and BGC is always ready to negotiate with any family. Generally club membership is $100 annually with small fees for full-day programs when school is out. It is also important to know that the programs are for all kids, not just the

underprivileged. Every kid is welcome and for BGC every kid is amazing. A mix of trained staff and carefully screened and trained volunteers staff the programs. BGC staff offer counselling and employment programs. If you have a club nearby it’s a great resource for you and your children. They will meet other kids from the community and can stay involved throughout their childhood. They can even continue as they get older by becoming leaders in the programs or camp counsellors. 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. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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TIME TRAVELLER Taken by North Shore photographer William McPhee, this photo captures a typical encounter at West Vancouver Memorial Library’s registration desk in the 1950s. This and many other historical photos are available through the library’s digital collection at digital.westvanlibrary.ca. The library celebrates its 65th birthday this Nov. 11 with an exhibition featuring historical photos and an archival video. Visit westvanlibrary.ca to find out about the library’s Remembrance Day commemorations. PHOTO COURTESY OF WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY

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Meatballs aren’t found solely in Italian cuisine. Many cultures serve ground meat formed into balls or other shapes, and the meat involved won’t necessary be beef. Chicken, turkey, lamb, and pork all make great foundations for meatballs, and there are many ﬂavourings you can use. The following guidelines will help your meatballs to turn out juicy and delicious: 1) Use meat that contains a generous percentage of fat; very lean meat equals dry, dry, dry meatballs. 2) Handle the meat as little as possible when mixing the ingredients; overworking it will result in meatballs with an unpleasant, pasty texture. 3) Be liberal with seasonings, especially salt and pepper. I’ve made many a batch of meatballs that ended up being bland due to lack of salt. A good idea is to fry a small portion of your meat mixture once you think you’ve seasoned it correctly then taste it. Chances are you’ll need to add more salt and/or pepper. 4) Don’t overcook the meatballs. Bake or fry them until they’re just cooked through. Overcooked means dry. 5) Use a small icecream style scoop to make your meatballs. These are quite inexpensive to buy at

Meatballs can be made from beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, or pork, and pair well with many different types of seasoning, such as cumin, parsley, cinnamon, and allspice. Adding cheese and bread crumbs also adds to the flavour. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN cookware stores and they’re great for making evenly sized cookies as well as meatballs. Lebanese Meatballs These are good served with couscous as a main dish, or served as an appetizer. 8 oz ground beef 8 oz ground lamb 1 egg, beaten ½ cup fresh bread crumbs (make some in a food processor as a good way to use up leftover bread) ½ finely crumbled goat cheese or feta ½ cup finely chopped green onions ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 Tbsp finely chopped mint

1 tsp ground cumin A pinch each of ground cinnamon and ground allspice Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 Tbsp olive oil for browning Toasted pine nuts for garnish For the yogurt sauce: 2 cups plain yogurt (I prefer to use Greek yogurt with a higher fat content, but 2% is OK) ¼ cup tahini (optional) ½ cup chopped cilantro Juice of one lemon 1 clove garlic, minced Kosher salt to taste To make the meatballs: place all ingredients except the olive oil and pine nuts

into a large bowl. Very gently combine the ingredients thoroughly. The less you handle the mixture the more tender the meatballs will be. Form mixture into small balls (about golf-ball size) and set on a plate. Meatballs can be refrigerated until you’re ready to cook them. Preheat oven to 350º F. Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over mediumhigh heat and brown the meatballs in batches, turning them once or twice in the pan. Transfer the meatballs to a baking sheet and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until cooked through. To make the sauce, mix all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl; thin with a little milk if it

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I have found that Canyon, chef and owner Scott Kidd’s diminutive Edgemont Village eatery, glides nimbly into each new season, taking the best of what is available on the market and turning it into fare well suited to the weather outside. On my most recent visit to this consistently solid North Shore room, said weather was frightful, with petulant little drops of rain falling sideways, creating chilly gutter rapids atop mounds of soggy leaves. Against this hopelessly autumnal backdrop, I took comfort in the hearty dishes on offer at Canyon, drawn

both from their regular menu and from their dinner specials list. I visited the restaurant with my friend Gil, with whom I have sadly endured a recent spate of mediocre meals around the city. While he has been a frequent co-pilot on my reviews over the last couple of years, it had been a while since our last professional foray together and we were both ready for a really good meal. Canyon did not disappoint. We were seated at a comfortable and spacious booth at the back of the room near the open kitchen, which was staffed with only two cooks who nevertheless managed to turn out meals for about 20 or so diners over the course of our visit. Gil and I were impressed with the speed and proficiency of the kitchen team and were left fully sated when our forks were finally set to rest for the final time that night. At the outset of the evening, our server described three appetizers and three main specials, an ambitious set of features for a rainy weekday evening. Each one sounded very appealing, making the meal selection process so challenging that it was a full half hour into our visit before we ordered. Specials

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NORTH SHORE SCORES PacWest men’s soccer championship final Oct. 31 Kwantlen - 0 Capilano - 2 PJHL hockey Oct. 31 Grandview Steelers - 3 NV Wolf Pack - 8 AAA field hockey North Shore final Nov. 2 Handsworth - 3 Argyle - 2

Members of the Capilano University men’s soccer team celebrate after scoring a 2-0 win over Kwantlen in the PacWest championship final Saturday at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. The win capped off a wild season for the Blues that started with a winless September. PHOTO SUPPLIED LAURA MAY & KAILI’I’SMITH

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On top of having a ton of talent, the Capilano Blues men’s soccer team also has a pretty good DJ. As the team celebrated

their 2-0 win over Kwantlen in the PacWest championship ﬁnal Saturday night, the players wheeled a powerful little stereo onto the ﬁeld and started kicking out the jams.

First came Queen’s “We Are the Champions,” an obvious classic choice given the situation, but then Drake’s “Started From the Bottom” came blaring, and there really couldn’t be a better song to describe

these Blues. They started from the bottom – the Blues were dead last in the league standings halfway through the season – and now they’re here. “I can’t even describe it,” said team captain Devan Woolley as Capilano’s celebration continued under a sky full of ﬁreworks, graciously provided by

Halloween revellers in the neighbourhoods surrounding Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. “I’m so happy, so pumped. Biggest comeback for the boys.” That the Blues would be blaring Drake with gold medals around their necks seemed nearly impossible after they started the season See League page 27

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with a record of 0-5-1 in September, planting themselves firmly at the bottom of the standings. One player quit the team but other than that the Blues insist there were no blow-ups, no dressing room fist fights, no angst-ridden team meetings even while the playoffs were seemingly slipping from their grasps. It was assistant coach Desmond Tachie who coined a phrase that summed up the situation. The Blues, Tachie told the team, were the best 0-5-1 squad he’d ever seen. Then the calendar flipped to October and the Blues started proving Tachie right. They won a game. Then another and another. Including Friday’s 2-1 semifinal win over VIU and Saturday’s championship shutout, the Blues finished with a 9-1-1 record in October after going winless in September. “Crazy year,” said Capilano head coach Paul Dailly after the final. “We just kept believing in each other, kept believing in the system, the guys we had in place. We got a couple of bounces here and there and that just seemed to steamroll things for us.” “I knew we were good, I knew it was there, we just needed the bounces,” said Woolley, who was named the PacWest tournament MVP after playing two games of his normal hard-hitting, ball-winning style at defensive midfield. “We started getting (the bounces), and we started getting the wins.” In Friday’s semifinal against VIU, the Blues got goals from second-year Sentinel grad Bruno Fieri-Marinho and third-year St. Thomas Aquinas grad Nicolas Morello before holding off a late rally to score the win that sent them to the final and also earned them a berth in the CCAA national championships. Saturday’s final got off to a smashing start for the Blues as Fieri-Marinho scored again, collecting a header knocked on by

Kristian Yli-Hietanen and blasting it full volley into the top corner six minutes into the match. The match could have turned early in the second half when Yli-Hietanen missed a header on one end of the field followed almost immediately by Capilano defender Andres Romo picking up a straight red card for a flying, studs-up challenge at the other end. Down a man but up a goal, the Blues defended ferociously and actually created more scoring chances than the Eagles throughout the half. Yli-Hietanen wreaked havoc on the Kwantlen defence, his strong runs down the left side putting pressure on the Eagles nearly every time he touched the ball. As injury time began YliHietanen sealed the deal, beginning a play killing the clock near the corner flag before wheeling back into the crease, racing past the defence and firing in a low shot for a 2-0 lead. A couple of minutes later the final whistle blew and the celebration began. “Credit to the guys, they just gave everything they had, they left everything on the field,” Dailly said of how his team kept in control despite playing down a man for most of the second half. “What a battle, what an effort from everybody. I just can’t say enough about these guys…. And thank goodness for Kristian sealing things up there at the end with a few minutes to play. Obviously very nice to see that second one go in, took a lot of pressure off and we could finally exhale.” The last-minute goal capped off an incredible rookie season for Yli-Hietanen, another Sutherland grad who led the league in scoring with eight goals in 14 games, earning the PacWest Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards as well as a spot on the league all-star team. “He’s the real deal,” Dailly said of his star striker. “He’s been everything we thought and more. His work rate is unbelievable. It really is. Very unselfish player. Just a team-first guy.”

“He deserves it – he’s had a hell of a year,” Woolley added about Yli-Hietanen’s awards. “He runs his bag off the whole game, leaves it all on the field every game.” The Blues picked up other awards along the way. Fieri-Marinho’s two goals helped him earn the nod as the tournament’s Top Forward. “He’s found the net, he’s gotten hot at the right time,” said Dailly. “(Friday’s) goal was a beautiful free kick from 30 yards out with the wind at his back. We love to have him as hot as he is now, playing with as much confidence as he is.” Second year Sentinel grad Hudson Nelles was named the tournament’s Top Goalkeeper after earning Player of the Game honours in both the semifinal and the championship shutout. “Clean sheet in the final – that’s what it takes to win these types of games,” said Dailly, who earned an honour himself, claiming the PacWest Coach of the Year award. The coach, however, wanted only to heap praise on his players, in particular a few veterans who set the tone on defence. “Dev Woolley always gives you all he’s got. I’m just so happy for these guys. Thomas (fifth-year defender Thomas Arnott) is in his fifth year. Dev in his fourth year. There’s been some lean years for them and finally they get a bit of reward.” The win gave the Blues men their first provincial title since 2008 and their 15th overall. Capilano also won nationals in 2008, their sixth Canadian championship. The 2015 title, however, is certainly a unique one given the early season struggles. Woolley credited the team’s chemistry with getting the Blues through their tough start and keeping them rolling all the way to the provincial title. “I’ve been here for four years and this is, by far, the tightest team. Just from Day 1. I wouldn’t pick any other group of guys to win this with. It’s been awesome.”

Capilano’s Devan Woolley was named tournament MVP. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN The team will now turn their attention to the national championship scheduled for Nov. 11-14 at Champlain College Saint-Lambert in Saint-Lambert, Que. “I feel good. We have to feel good,” Dailly said about challenging for a national title with his red-hot Blues. “I like our chances. It’s eight teams and we’ve got just as good a chance as anyone.” No matter what happens in November, Dailly won’t soon forget the incredible October that came after a nasty September. “This month has been unbelievable,” he said. “What a turnaround. They’re just oozing conﬁdence, and they should be. They’ve been playing great as a unit, they’ve been battling.... It’s just tremendous heart, tremendous desire, tremendous gut check on this team. I couldn’t be prouder of them.”

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