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GOT HOPE Since her son was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative disease, Deb Purcell has never lost hope

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GROUSE’S GRIZZLIES Grinder and Coola celebrate 10th anniversary

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FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET UP TO $15,085 FOR HOME ENERGY UPGRADES Government incentives for home energy retrofits are back! For a limited time, the provincial LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentive Program and the federal ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes Program are offering significant rebates for energy improvements such as high efficiency heating and hot water systems, insulation, windows and doors, draftproofing and much more. These incentives are available for detached and semi-detached homes, as well as some multi-unit residential buildings. For details, visit www.cnv.org/LiveSmartBC.

Sunday, September 18 from 11am - 4pm at The Shipyards (foot of Lonsdale) The Lower Lonsdale Business Association is hosting the 7th Annual Lower Lonsdale Fall Festival. Join friends and neighbours at this unique community celebration for a day of non-stop family fun! The event features a wide variety of award-winning musical guests, cooking and garden demonstrations, dance performances, free train rides through the pumpkin patch, face painting, balloon creations, plus lots of displays and activities from local merchants. Take advantage of the free bike valet and leave the car at home.

Celebrate Rivers Day at Heywood Park Sunday, September 25 from 10am - 2pm Mackay Creek at Heywood Park (Marine Drive and Hamilton Ave) Join the City of North Vancouver, Evergreen and other community groups for a Rivers Day celebration at Heywood Park. Rivers Day began in 1980 and is now celebrated by millions of people around the world. Come meet your neighbours, help remove invasive plants and plant local species in the park. Tools, plants and light refreshments will be provided. Details at www.cnv.org.

Back this year is the popular pie baking contest and prizes for home grown produce. So bring down that perfect zucchini and show off your favourite pumpkin pie recipe. Details at www.cnv.org.

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merican filmmaker Woody Allen once famously quipped that 80 per cent of success in life is “just showing up,� a figure later amended to 90 per cent by then-president George H.W. Bush. But neither man ever led an avalanche rescue mission or a deathdefying three-day search-and-rescue operation in the remote wilds of the North Shore — on their day off. North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones, on the other hand, counts both of those experiences as among his most formative and are those for which he credits receiving his latest accolade: the Order of British Columbia. Jones is one of 14 British Columbians chosen to next month receive the province’s highest honour for making extraordinary contributions to the betterment of B.C. He shared some of the lessons gleaned from his 24 years as an unpaid rescuer on the eve of this

“career� highlight. “This job doesn’t come with just showing up every Saturday,� said Jones, who’s a full-time paramedic with the BC Ambulance Service in North Vancouver when not jumping out of helicopters in his free time to save stranded hikers. “It’s not enough to just show up. To get in that helicopter you have to be more than passionate about it.� On Tuesday, Jones recalled a rare avalanche that killed one and stranded several people on the Grouse Grind in the winter of 1999. He was first on-scene and the experience taught him all about leadership. “In a rescue setting, leadership is not a democracy,� he said of pulling hikers out from under the metresthick snow. “However, leadership in an administrative capacity is a democracy and it’s taken me a while to learn how to switch it on and off.� That administrative side seems to come naturally to Jones too, who insists the best thing about winning the Order of B.C. is the attention it brings to his search-and-rescue “comrades� on the North Shore and to the thousands of rescue volunteers across the province. “I’m very humbled. This really continued, PAGE 14

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.C. cities are again threatening to abandon the RCMP if Ottawa won’t bend in negotiations underway to renew the force’s contract. That’s remains a real possibility, said Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender, after Alberta and Saskatchewan “broke ranks� and signed a new 20-year RCMP contract that delivers none of the cost-control measures B.C. municipalities have demanded. “We – and the other provinces and territories – are not afraid to look at the alternative, which would be forming our own provincial forces,� he said. The Prairie provinces agreed to keep the existing cost-sharing formula, which makes cities with more than 15,000 population pay 90 per cent of municipal RCMP costs and requires smaller cities to pay 70 per cent, while Ottawa covers the rest. “That deal is not a deal that we’re prepared to sign,� said Fassbender, who is the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ observer in the talks and co-chairs a committee of mayors of RCMP-served cities in the Lower Mainland. B.C. and its cities had been pressing the federal government to shoulder a bigger share of the costs. So far, Fassbender said, Ottawa has suggested it could increase its subsidy from 10 to 30 per cent for officers who serve on integrated regional policing teams, but not for the bulk of detachments where the 90-10 split would still apply in larger cities. Nor, he said, is there any sign of progress on other major cost drivers of the

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RCMP, including the medical plan and pension benefits that are “one of the richest in the public sector.� B.C. cities, some of which spend a quarter of their budgets on policing, complain climbing pay, benefits and equipment costs are making the Mounties unaffordable. Fassbender noted Saskatchewan and Alberta both got a me-too clause that guarantees they get the benefit of any improved deal the federal government might sign with B.C. B.C.’s current RCMP contract expires in March but can be extended if a new agreement isn’t reached in time. Any new deal will also include the same exit clause that’s in the current contract. Fassbender said it lets any city or province terminate the RCMP with two years’ notice. There have been repeated calls over the years for Metro Vancouver to adopt a regional police force. Advocates say it would be better equipped to bust gangs and other criminals who don’t care about civic borders. But Fassbender said he would still prefer to keep the RCMP, which he said provide a high quality of policing. “Nobody has convinced me that making a change will be in the best interest of our taxpayers and crime on our streets.� The Stanley Cup riot is not a good reason to pursue a regional force, Fassbender added. Several cities would have serious concerns about the potential costs and reduced local service levels if their local police were replaced by a regional force, he said. There are 11 RCMP detachments in the Lower Mainland, including North Van. Seven cities, including West Van, are policed by municipal forces.

MARCH 1, 1936 – AUGUST 28, 2011

Dave Kinsella passed away on August 28, 2011 at Lions Gate Hospital in the company of family and friends. A true gentleman and sportsman, he will be remembered for his quick wit, his wonderful sense of humor, his generosity and his compassion. Coming from Ireland and Eastern Canada, Dave eventually settled here on the North Shore. He was respected for his dedication to the newspaper industry, having worked for publications in North and West Vancouver for more than 30 years. Dave was one of the Outlook’s ďŹ rst carriers and for 11 years, with his loyalty and commitment, he contributed to our success. The Outlook sends condolences to the family and friends of Dave Kinsella.

The CITO BC Construction Industry Training Organization (CITO) currently has vacant positions on its Board of Directors. CITO is responsible for a range of activities with regard to construction industry training including establishing industry standards; system training plan development for the trades programs within the construction sector; and consultation and communication with industry. CITO is an Industry Training Organization (ITO), registered as a not-for-profit legal entity, which is accountable to the BC Industry Training Authority (ITA). ITA is the crown agency responsible for governance and expansion of the provincial industry training and apprenticeship system. CITO has an eleven member board and membership is voluntary. The Board is strategic in nature and broadly representative of the industrialcommercial-institutional construction industry that can include employers or employees. To the extent possible, representation will include: • An at-large board representing the industry as a whole (not any one constituency) • A minimum of six employer directors who employ apprentices • A minimum of three directors with varying trade qualifications • Other directors with specific relevant skills & competencies and a strong interest in industry training • A representative mix of open and union shop employers • Regional representation The ideal candidates will possess some or all of the above skill set and/or senior industry experience that will contribute to advancing CITO’s strategic plan. CITO’s strategic plan can be found on CITO’s website at www.bccito.ca under the ‘About CITO’ tab within ‘Director Resources’. Additional information on CITO and an application form can be found on the CITO website (under ‘Director Resources’) or by contacting: CITO BC Construction Industry Training Organization 412 - 4370 Dominion Street Burnaby, BC V5G 4L7 604-431-1994 (phone) 1-866-826-9643 (fax) info@bccito.ca (email) Applicants are requested to submit a covering letter and completed CITO Director Application to the above address. The posting will stay open until the vacancies are filled.

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SEPTEMBER 2011 September is always a time of excitement, I don’t know if we ever grow out of the back to school feelings of anticipation for the start of something new. For our SWAN network it is a time to get back to networking, it is a time to reconnect with our business associates, it is a time to welcome our new Executive team on board and it is a time to say thanks. Thank you to Michelle Alford for leading us as president , for all of the hours you gave to SWAN last year and for continuing to work with me this coming year in the role of Past President. Please welcome our 2011/12 Executive Members President - Laura Monteiro Vice president - Mary-Jane Mehlenbacher Treasurer - Marci Deane Secretary - Karen Dodd Membership Coordinator - Kathie French I am thrilled to be taking on the new role of President for the 2011 2012 year and encourage all o of you to make it your goal to bring a new business professional with you to a breakfast meeting this yyear to ensure we continue to grow our already ssuccessful network. – Laura Monteiro, President

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Sitting inside her living roo room surrounded by a walls plastered with family photos and kid-created art, she says Trey’s journey hasn’t really changed her family. “This is all we know.” There’s stress and fear, and unity. Not many others understand what it is they’re going through, she says. “Every year you’re wondering if it progressed or stabilized. It makes you appreciated every second.” On this sunny Friday Trey, now 7, is running around the house with his younger siblings Sadie and Avery. He’s gregarious and energetic. His biggest passions are people and sports, says Deb. He loves playing street hockey, riding his bike, trips to Maple Wood Farm and art classes. He also plays on the North Van Football Club soccer team and Lynn Valley Little League’s Athletics, a team coached by his dad. Deb’s best moments come when she sees he’s happy, having fun. Of course, there have been moments of gutwrenching torment, like when he started preschool and other kids teased him. “It’s heartbreaking to see when other kids are mean,” she says. But mostly, other children, especially the ones he’s grown up with, treat him like any other kid. Trey’s condition means more trips to the doctors, more surgeries and a weekly infusion but he doesn’t complain much. And now, the family has even more cause for hope. Last month Trey qualified for a new U.S drug trial: IT Elaprase, which targets the diseases progression in the brain. As Deb notes, the drug he’s currently taking only targets the physical deterioration and 80 per cent of children with Hunter’s undergo a slow mental decline. Until he was six and a half, Trey had a normal IQ but recently they’ve noticed that he’s having some difficulty progressing with his learning. She’s optimistic the new drug will help her son. “It gives us hope that Trey is going to be able to do things his brother and sister and everybody else around him (are doing).”

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hen he’s seated inside the boat, he’s the good guy, says North Vancouver RCMP Const. Gary Goller, with a laugh. It’s his partner Const. A.J. Johnk’s turn to do the dirty work. With a small vessel halted beside the North Van police boat, Johnk gets down to business. Armed with a checklist of musthave’s for boaters, he systematically runs through the onboard expectations. Life jackets? Check. Whistle? Yep. Flashlight? Right on. The group, one member of which is a retired cop from North Van, meets all the requirements and is sent on its way. Such exchanges, agree both Goller and Johnk, are representative of much of what marine policing is all about — public safety. On a particularly beautiful Friday morning last week, Goller and Johnk’s patrol of the North Van waters takes them from the foot of Lonsdale to well inside Indian Arm. The water’s choppy that day, rocking the vessel each time it encounters a wave. “It takes a while,” says Goller, when asked about getting his sea legs. “But you deal with it and overcome it.” In addition to ensuring all boaters are requisitely equipped, officers are also looking for illegal fishing, drinking and other criminal code offences. When they can, says Johnk, they head deep into Indian Arm to check on a lady who lives in a remote cabin. She relies on a generator for power and has everything brought in by boat. Depending on the size of the vessel, says Goller, tickets for boaters can be steep. Having no fire extinguisher or flotation device, for instance, can fetch a ticket of about $200. A vessel without the proper markings, name and port of registry on the hull, can be charged even more. “We know people are just out for a good time,” adds Johnk. “But people overlook things.” North Van North Vancouver RCMP has one boat, a 330-horsepower, 26-foot fiberglass vessel, docked in a protective slip in Deep Cove. When in operation, there are always two officers onboard. According to Const. Richard De Jong, spokesman for the RCMP, there are 13 officers trained to work the boat but it isn’t staffed 24 hours a day. The cost of the vessel is about $120,000, all necessary equipment included. That cost, says De Jong, is borne by the province, while the detachment foots the bill for the officers’ salaries and the gas, which costs $200 each time the vessel goes out. In late August, North Van RCMP, Transport Canada and volunteers from the RCMP community policing office and auxiliary constable program undertook a large-scale boating initiative in which 56 boats were checked, 15 of which received warnings for various infractions. Such a program, says De Jong, is done “over and above” the RCMP’s regular marine patrols. But it isn’t all lifejackets and whistle checking, says De Jong. The waterways can be avenues for more serious offences and

police boats can become a first line of defense. “In criminal matters, you move from routine patrol to investigative set quickly,” says De Jong. “This is a port city and can be the site of the importing of illicit drugs and illegal immigrants.” With a little help from friends When needed, marine units from surrounding detachments may assist North Van officers. Richmond RCMP was recently given its first boat, donated by the Steveston office of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Coquitlam RCMP also have one boat, as do the New Westminster and Port Moody police forces. The Canadian Coast Guard’s Pacific Region fleet, which has an office in Vancouver, patrols about 27,000 kilometres of B.C. shoreline including North Shore waters. Assistance can also be given by the Vancouver Police Department, which has a two-vessel marine unit operating round-the-clock. In an email to The Outlook, Const. Jana McGuiness, spokesperson for the VPD, says the marine department has “mutual aid agreements with outside jurisdictions as safety on the water is a priority no matter where an incident is occurring.” The RCMP also operates West Coast Marine Services, its largest marine unit, from detachments in Prince Rupert, Port Alberni, Campbell River and Nanaimo. It acts as a support service to land-based units and provides frontline policing to remote coastal communities. Like the Coast Guard, West Coast Marine Services monitors a lot of shoreline, nearly 42,000 kilometres worth, and responds to requests for service when needed. “But like anything, those calls must be prioritized. If need be, we can muster a crew and go overtime," says Mike Lariviere, operating support officer form West Coast Marine Services. "But those decisions are made by each of the detachments. They say ‘we’ve got this situation to take care of’ and that will take the place of regular patrol.” West Van Municipal jurisdiction ends at the high-water mark, or where the water meets the land. As such, the West Vancouver police force does not patrol the waters surrounding the municipality. Each of the aforementioned camps can and does when their help is requested. West Vancouver does enjoy an active coast guard auxiliary team. The 26-member squad practices search and rescue exercises once a week and each member is required to live a short drive from the team’s vessel, currently moored at the West Vancouver Yacht Club. The group does not, however, have any enforcement capabilities. “They aren’t law enforcement but I believe, in a lot of situa-

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“He is just hanging out, playing around and putting on a show for everybody. “I’m used to seeing bears at the San Francisco zoo behind a big glass sheet that might walk by every now and then. But here you get a pretty good view of them and you see them doing their thing. It’s a pretty cool opportunity.” Again, music to Macquisten and Manky’s ears, the two say, confirming the other goal of the habitat’s design: Giving people exposure to the bears in as natural a manner as possible. “It is very hard to see natural bear behaviour in the wild because a bear in the wild is always aware you are watching them and behaves accordingly,” explains Manky. “With Grinder and Coola, they have been around people most of their lives so they are very used to having people around them and having people watch them. So, when you do see them here, they are basically doing what they would normally be doing if they were out in the wild.” The result, for visitors and scientists alike, says Macquisten, is the opportunity to not only learn about bears from a wildlife management and rehabilitation perspective but also learn about their social interaction and personality traits. According to the two men, while smaller than Coola in size, Grinder is the dominant, more outgoing bear. “Grinder is always the first to do anything,” says Macquisten. “Every single year they have been here, he is always the first one out of the den after hibernation. He just bursts out and leads the way.” And if there is a fight over food treats, adds Manky, it is usually because Grinder tried to get a bite out of both. Coola, Manky says, is the more analytical of the two. For instance, when it comes time to make the bed up in the den for hibernation, he says, Coola is always picking up different branches and testing them out or adjusting them to see if they will fit the bed properly and comfortably. “Coola is always carefully thinking about how to make the bed and then Grinder just barges in and lies down,” Manky chuckles. “And if there is a branch he doesn’t like he just throws it out.”

Both bears, according to Macquisten, are quite smart, perhaps even as clever as some apes. “They both use tools,” he explains, “which is a good measurement of an animal’s intelligence.” One of Macquisten’s favourite examples of this occurred during the bear’s first full winter on the mountain, when Grinder found an old cafeteria food tray that had probably been buried somewhere in the enclosure before they arrived. “Grinder took it to the top of the hill; sat it down and then put his chest on the tray and slid down the hill,” he recalls. “At first, I thought it had just been an accident or coincidence or something, but then he took it back up the hill and did it again. Then he did it a third time and was likely going to do it again if Coola hadn’t come by and ripped the tray apart. “But that was a first indication to me that they were able to use things as tools, in this case to have fun.” And fun is something he says the two enjoy immensely. “They are like big children,” says Macquisten. “They are constantly playing. They hide different favourite sticks and bones that they use as toys in the pond or bury somewhere to play with later.” Grinder and Coola can also be quite emotional as well, says Macquisten. “They get quite anxious when they are separated,” he explains. “And, of course, it was highly traumatizing for them when they were orphaned and they were quite upset for weeks. “Even today, they don’t like big trucks.” As the bears grow into adolescence, Macquisten says that he hopes that they can stay in good shape and that more visitors will come to see them. “I hope that more people will get to meet them and learn about their personalities and about bears in general,” Macquisten says. “And that we can take what we have learned from these bears and put it into practice for other orphaned bears who are being let back out into the field. “It has been just a wonderful thing to have them here for the last ten years. As you can tell, we are all really quite fond of them.” newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/nsoutlook

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WOKIN’ TALL Jarrod Purnell, owns North Vancouver’s Wok Box restaurant with his wife Jessica. Select menu items from the Pan-Asian resataurant will be available as part of the hot lunch program at North Vancouver schools.

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ok Box Capilano Square is setting out to “take over hot dog day” at North Vancouver schools by offering healthy and equally delicious Asian cuisine as an alternative hot lunch meal. Natasha Purnell, who owns the North Van Wok Box franchise with her husband Jarrod, says a Handsworth secondary parent who was a fan of the pan-Asian quick service restaurant introduced them to the hot lunch program in the North Vancouver School District. “We started with Handsworth last summer and it streamlined from there,” she says. Select Wok Box meals fit the criteria for the Brand Name Food List — B.C.’s nutrition standard for schools. At the high school level, approved lunch box options are beef teriyaki, kung pao chicken, Mongolian chicken and Asian vegetables, all served with rice. Elementary school kids can dive into fun-sounding boxes like dragon chicken and jungle noodles disguised as nutritional lunches, such as teriyaki chicken with broccoli and julienne vegetables with chow mein, respectively. “It’s different; it tastes so good,” explains Natasha, of the popularity of Asian-inspired lunch boxes. “The food is in a little red takeout box and you get a fortune cookie at the end.”

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tice,” says Warwick, who currently has a painting of a field of wildflowers that she is not looking forward to returning. “I like the colours and the movement of it. It is cheerful and right for a dental office. It just makes you smile.” Warwick says that when she picks out pieces for the office she tries to find something that is restful and contemplative. “We get a lot of people that will start dialoguing in the waiting room talking about the art,” she says. “A lot of patients will even ask about different pieces and who they were done by. And they are very conscious about going home and looking up the artist’s name. Warwick says she has also been considering picking something for her own personal use. “I have often thought that it would be kind of fun to do it for my home rather than buy a piece of artwork and then you get sick of it after a while,” she says. “This gives you an opportunity to look at new stuff every once in a while and try it out to see if you like it or want it. “Plus, it is just nice to be able to support an up-and-coming local artists that is trying to get an in.” newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/nsoutlook

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Method Lightly cover the rack of lamb in olive oil and season with desired amount of salt and pepper. In a hot pan or (better yet on your BBQ) sear the lamb so it’s browned on all sides. Use a higher heat to sear quickly without cooking the lamb. Put aside and let cool. To make the crust, combine herbs and figs in a food processer until finely chopped. Then add the panko crumbs and mix for an additional 5 seconds. If you don’t have a food processor, simply chop the figs and herbs by hand until fine and then mix in panko crumbs fully. Brush the Dijon mustard onto the meat side of the rack of lamb, spreading a generous layer right from the bones in front to the bones in back. By hand, press the crust onto the Dijon so it sticks, ensuring that the crust is evenly spread. Place the rack of lamb on a baking sheet or wire rack, crust side up, in a preheated oven at

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The Royals of Handsworth

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andsworth Secondary opened back on Sept. 5, 1961. On Saturday the school kicks off its 50th anniversary year celebrations with its home-opener football games versus West Van (juniors at 10:30 a.m., seniors 1:30 p.m.). To help the school celebrate, I’ve foolishly taken on the task of naming Handsworth’s greatest athletes. I say foolishly because it’s a jynormous job researching the post-high school achievements of so many who have done so well after graduating from Handsworth’s hallowed halls. That’s to be expected, of course, since over the years the Royals have won a ton of high-profile B.C. championships: girls’ volleyball (1988, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010), football (1973, 1979, 1996, 2007), basketball (boys in 2006, girls in 2009 and 2010), soccer (boys in 2006 and 2008, girls in 2009), track and field (1981 and 1982) plus two in the lower-profile school sports of diving (1995) and snowboarding (1995). So let’s get started:

BADMINTON Anna Rice (1998) – Five-time Canadian champion. Played professionally in Denmark 12 years. Competed in 2004 and 2008 Olympics, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games and numerous other major events.

was top scorer). Chosen for World team vs. Holland in 1999. Candy Thomson (1985) – MVP of 1994 CIS championships with UBC. Played for Canada in 1991 Pan-Am Games (silver), 1992 Olympics and 1997 World Cup qualifying tourney. Ian Bird (1988) – Played for Canada in 1988 Olympics. Suffered head injury that sidelined him until returning to win 1997 B.C. Comeback Athlete of the Year. Played in 1999 Pan-Am Games (gold) and 2000 Olympics. Lisa Eastman (1990) – Played five years for UBC. Won 1990 CIS championship and 1991 and 1993 Canada West titles. Paul Wettlaufer (1996) – Played for Canada in 2000 and 2008 Olympics; 1998, 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and 1999 (gold), 2003 (silver) and 2007 (gold) Pan-Am Games. Andrea Voros (1999) – Three-time MidAmerican Conference all-star at Ohio University. Regional All-American in 2002. Kristen Shier (2005) – Played five years at University of Toronto, three as captain (including 2007 with CIS champions). Selected AllOntario twice and All-Canadian once. Samantha Smith (2005) – Played five years at UBC, winning CIS titles in 2006 and while captain in 2009. Played for Canada at 2010 Commonwealth Games. Jennifer Luther (2006) – Starter three of four years at Stanford University. Hannah Smith (2007) – Starter four years at Columbia University. Won Lion Pride Award given to player who best exemplifies Perseverance, Respect, Intensity, Dedication and Effort on the field, in the classroom and community. Sarah Zargarpour (2008) – Started all 19 games in goal during second year at Bucknell University in 2010. Co-captain this season. Jessica Barnett (2009) – Arguably the best all-around athlete in Handsworth history. Left basketball and soccer to play field hockey at University of Iowa. Started all 36 games in first two years. Named a west region all-star. Siobhan Gordon and Britt Siu (2009), Heather Haughn and Alex Thicke (2010) – All played for University of Toronto’s 2010 CIS champions.

BASKETBALL Craig Pedersen (1983) – Starred at SFU. Played pro in Denmark 15 years. Twice scored 60+ points in a game. Captain of 1998 Danish champs. Coaches Danish national team. Derek Potter (2000) – Won Slats Gill Award (presented to player most exemplifying what the legendary OSU coach demanded of himself and his players) in FIGURE SKATING final year at Oregon State in 2005. Barb Terpenning (1974) – Placed second in singles Ryder McKeown (2001) – Started 95 of 106 games at inaugural Skate Canada international event in 1973. in his final three seasons at UBC. Shot a CIS secondFinished second and third in 1974 and 1975 Canadian best 65.4% from the floor in 2003-04. Grabbed a near senior championships and 13th in 1974 worlds. school record 20 rebounds in a 2005 game. Erica McGuinness (2003) – UBC captain from 2005FOOTBALL 08. Holds UBC records for single-season assists and Jerome Erdman (1979) – Played at SFU, eight years career scoring. Canada West rookie of the year, defenin the CFL with Winnipeg (including a Grey Cup win sive player and two-time all-star. All-Canadian and CIS in 1984), Ottawa and Edmonton and five years in tourney MVP. Three CIS championships. Britain with Glasgow Lions. Coaching career includes Tyler Kepkay (2005) – Led U.S. junior colleges in NFL Europe, Hamilton and Toronto in the CFL, scoring in 2006-07. Starred for University of Utah McGill and UBC. in NCAA tourney in 2009. National team member. Jay Prepchuk (1979) – Racked up 18 game, season Playing pro ball in Germany. and career records (including most yards passing) Diana Lee (2010) – Starter in first year at Boise while quarterbacking at SFU. Now head coach back at State. Played on national junior team this summer Handsworth after stints at Windsor and UBC. in world U-19 championships where Mike Bellefontaine (1980) Canada had an 8-1 record. – Member of UBC’s Vanier Rob Sacre (2007) – Played for Canada Cup champions in 1986 and in 2010 world championships. Had best Canada West winners in season at Gonzaga University in 20101987. Canada West all-star in 11. Started all 35 games, scored 12.5 Len Corben 1988. Played for B.C. Lions points a game, shot 48.8% from the field lencorben@yahoo.ca in 1989. and 82.3% from the line, blocked 66 Bruce Barnett (1981) – shots (second-best in school history). Canada West all-star in 1983 Kristjana Young (2010) – Rejoined and 1984 at UBC. Played for Diana Lee on the court with the national teams that won four major junior team this summer. Beginning sectrophies: Handsworth’s 1979 B.C. title, UBC’s 1981 ond year as a UBC starter. and 1982 Shrum Bowl wins over SFU, UBC’s 1982 Vanier Cup and B.C. Lions’ 1985 Grey Cup. CURLING Andrew English (1993) – Canada West all-star and Robin Knowles (1968) and Dawn Knowles (1971) – All-Canadian in 1994 and 1995. Played seven seasons Teammates on North Shore Winter Club rink that captured in the CFL for B.C., Toronto and Hamilton. B.C. and Canadian titles in 1976 and 1979 and earned Strachan Hartley (1994) – Captain of UBC team that bronze for Canada in first world championships in 1979. won 1997 Vanier Cup and captain at McGill University while getting his doctorate. A CIS all-star and twice DIVING winner of CIS top academic/athlete award. Blythe Hartley (2000) – Won 20 Canadian senior Patrick Sullivan (2007) – Played three seasons at titles and three NCAA titles for University of Southern Queens University, including Vanier Cup championship California. Competed in three Olympics (1 bronze), in 2009. Playing this year at UBC. two Commonwealth Games (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze),

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one Pan-Am Games (2 gold, 1 bronze) and four world championships (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze).

FIELD HOCKEY Peter Milkovich (1984) – Played 250+ games for Canada. Competed in Olympics (1988 and 2000), Commonwealth Games (1998) and Pan-Am Games (silver in 1991 and 1995 and gold in 1999 when he

PART 2: Athletes from a dozen more sports will be profiled in two weeks’ time.

This is episode 432 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

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