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Community Meeting on Pacific Arbour’s Plans for the former Wetmore Motors Site Pacific Arbour has applied to develop an approximately 1.2 acre site on the north-west corner of Marine Drive and 22nd Street as 126 rental housing units for seniors, with common facilities and 8000 sq. ft. of commercial floor area. An Official Community Plan amendment, rezoning and development approval are necessary for the project to proceed. The site is owned by the District of West Vancouver, and in August 2008 the municipality issued a Request for Proposals for the use of the property as seniors housing. In June 2009 Council selected Pacific Arbour as the preferred proponent. The District of West Vancouver wishes to consult with the community on the development proposal and invites you to a meeting to learn about the development proposal for the site, to ask questions about the project and to provide comments. The input received at the meeting will be used in evaluating the development proposal.

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A WALKING TOUR OF CENTRAL LONSDALE, HOSTED BY MAYOR MUSSATTO Friday, September 24 from 3pm - 5pm Civic Plaza, 120 West 14th Street (meet at the ﬂagpoles)

Interested in what's happening in your community? The City's Facebook page includes the latest news and information about City projects, open houses and community events, as well as a new online video series featuring a variety of interesting topics. Visit Mayor Mussatto's Facebook page to ﬁnd out where he’ll be in the City and to participate in discussions with the Mayor and other community members on a variety of subjects. Learn more at www.cnv.org/MayorMussatto.

Join Mayor Darrell Mussatto for an informative walking tour of Central Lonsdale. The Mayor will speak to a variety of topics including climate change, waste management and housing, as related to current and future plans for the Central Lonsdale neighbourhood. Bring your ideas and questions for a refreshing outdoor information session and conversation with Mayor Mussatto. The walking tour will take place rain or shine - please dress accordingly. For more information, visit www.cnv.org/MayorMussatto.

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Redevelopment of the City's Civic Centre is scheduled for completion in fall 2011. The majority of demolition work is now complete and construction is underway. During this time, various access points to City Hall will be closed to accommodate ongoing construction activities. Currently, the lower east entrance to City Hall is closed. Access to the upper level from Civic Plaza remains open, however this entrance will be closed as needed to allow construction activities to continue. When this entrance closure occurs, visitors are asked to access City Hall from the main 13th Street entrance. Short term handicap parking and drop off parking continues to be located in the 13th Street laneway. For more information, visit www.cnv.org/CivicCentreRedevelopment.

The North Shore Emergency Management Ofﬁce (NSEMO) encourages all North Shore residents to put together an emergency supply kit, make a family emergency plan and become informed about the different types of emergencies that can occur on the North Shore. NSEMO is offering several emergency preparedness workshops this fall, beginning September 28. Register at www.nsemo.org or phone 604-983-7440. Pre-registration is required for all courses. Details at www.cnv.org.

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Out in school: More than a decade after a discriminatory harassment ruling involving Handsworth student Azmi Jubran, North Shore schools says gay students have the support they need.

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ow that kids are back to school, it may be time for some families to take a crash course in nutrition and healthy eating once again. While summer is a great time for cotton candy at the fair and marshmallows around the camp fire, experts agree that proper nutrition — including balanced meals, healthy snacks, and a good breakfast — goes a long way in fueling hungry young minds and ensuring academic success. Because students spend a significant part of their day at school, it’s important that parents provide their kids with healthy options to eat throughout the day, says Diane Finegood, a professor of kinesiology at Simon Fraser University. It’s also important that parents set the right examples in the household. “Parents who role model healthy eating habits at home can influence kids’ decisions,” says Finegood. “With back-to-school, the fall is already a time of transition. So it’s a good opportunity for some to alter their eating habits.” The key is limiting the number of unhealthy options at home. In order to do this, Finegood suggests saying no to junk food at the point of sale — the grocery store, and resisting “pester power” from kids to buy sugary drinks and snacks. Doing so can help stave off childhood obesity, Finegood says, which means children will likely face fewer health problems as they grow older. “The earlier someone struggles with obesity, the more challenging it may be to address it,” says Finegood. “If you tackle it when kids are very young, and foster healthy eating habits, they are more likely to carry those habits into young adulthood.” Of course, that’s not to say that we can’t all indulge once and while. “We all need to recognize that health behaviour is about doing the healthy thing most of the time — not all of the time,” Finegood says. “It doesn’t mean we can’t have unhealthy foods on occasions... we just need to ensure that most of the time we are eating healthy and being active.” For more information on nutrition, including meal-planning tips and healthy snack ideas, visit Health Canada’s website at www.hs-sc.gc.ca.

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news Bomb scare closes Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal The B.C. Ferries terminal in Horseshoe Bay reopened Tuesday morning after being closed due to a “suspected bomb,” West Van police say. At approximately 11 a.m., the West Vancouver Police Department received a call from B.C. Ferries about an unclaimed briefcase, the department’s spokesperson Cpl. Jag Johal said. A worker phoned police regarding a “suspicious package,” he said. The RCMP’s explosive detections unit was then called in, Johal said. Approximately two hours after the initial phone call police determined the suitcase was empty. The terminal was then re-opened, Johal said.

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“These are very effective clubs because they help our gay students feel supported....”

or five years Azmi Jubran endured relentless taunting and physical assault from his Handsworth secondary school classmates. He was spit on, kicked, punched, had his shirt set on fire in the middle of a class, and his tent urinated on by Geoff Jopson other students during a school campWV School District ing trip; all of this for being perceived superintendant to be gay. Jubran and his parents reported sexuality in today’s society. the incidents to Handsworth admin“These are very effective istration and the North Van School clubs because they help our District but the board “failed to fulgay students to feel supportfill their duty to provide Mr. Jubran ed and connected to a caring with an educational environmental adult who understands and free from discriminatory harassment,” respects them,” said West Van a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal later School District superintenruled. dent, Geoff Jopson. “There That landmark case inspired the is very little harassment or Ministry of Education to overhaul the discrimination at West Van provincial standards for codes of consecondary in regards to this duct with respect to the B.C. Human (sexual orientation). The Rights Code. issues of the past are really In 2007, and 14 years after Jubran’s not there.” suffering first began, the Ministry of Most of the high schools Education mandated that it is the in the North Van School responsibility of every school disDistrict also have gay straight trict to develop a policy that provides alliance programs, said Rob protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, Olson, a school counsellor at transgender, and questioning students. Balmoral junior secondary. Also, individual schools must do the He said the district’s polisame within their codes of conduct. cies around bullying are A year later, the education ministry based on other cutting edge added Social Justice 12 as an elective policies. to the B.C. high school curriculum. “If a kid is being bullied... The course looks at social injustice the repercussions...there is a by examining historical movements big huge scale,” said Olson. including gay rights, and defining ter“On one scale the kid [the minology on the subject. bully] could go to jail, if it IN THE CHURCH - Associate superintendant of the Catholic “It’s an amazing course,” said B.C. is serious enough and the Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese, Dan Moric, says Teachers’ Federation president Susan RCMP will be involved.” Catholic schools do support students with same-sex attractions. Lambert. “In my view every child In other cases students Greg Hoekstra photo should have access to that course are spoken to by the teacher because it talks about engaged citiand there are level of conseboth public and independent, have made zenship in the issues of the day and quences that are looked at, Olson added. strides in creating safe and supportive environtalks about critical thinking and how one If a scenario presented itself in the school ments for LGBT students. addresses problems that divides society.” where a student was caught making a derogaFive years ago West Vancouver secondary Making Space is another directive of the school set up a Gay Straight Alliance – an after tory comment, Olson said they would be called education ministry which instructs elementary on it. school safe haven for LGBT students and their and high school teachers on how to incorpostraight friends. The group, which is moderated rate sexual orientation issues into lesson plans by a school staff member, meets once a week where it is appropriate. continued, PAGE 25 to talk about their personal experiences and Locally, many schools on the North Shore, engage in meaningful discussions about homo-

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ranci Stratton lets a smile linger, and then admits to it: September is one of her favourite months of the year. School is finally back. “It’s a great time of the year,” she says. But it’s not because the working mother is celebrating the fact that her three kids are finally out of the house and back in the classroom. Stratton has a bit of an educational ‘ironwoman’ streak going. For 18 straight years she has been deeply involved with the North Vancouver School District. It began in 1989 when she volunteered COFFEE to work on a school WITH parent advisory committee (PAC). She got Justin Beddall editor@northshore hooked. outlook.com Soon she began volunteering at the district PAC level too, as well as serving on a litany of other school committees. She became a PAC chair and co-chair. It meant that she had to constantly juggle her work-home-school schedule, but she didn’t mind – her family supported her and she was proud to be a PAC parent. At first, her focus was primarily on her own kids – Jennifer, Alex and Will – who were all enrolled in the North Vancouver school system at the time. She liked to stay informed about the NVSD and jokes that she was able to be “one step ahead” of her kids, probably much to their chagrin. But soon, instead of just being interested in her own kids she was worrying about all 15,000 in the district. With her youngest about to graduate from Carson Graham secondary, she decided to run as a school trustee in 2008 and was elected. Stratton put her name on the school board ballot despite her insider’s understanding of the dramatic challenges facing the North Vancouver school board: rapidly declining enrollment and looming budget cuts. The budget process was going to be difficult, but she felt years as a PAC

member gave her keen insight into the issues and school organization – which would ultimately benefit the kids. She was girded for the fact that the board would have to “make tough decisions that not everyone was going to like.” But, she explains, that’s “part of good leadership. “We’re all in it for the students,” she says. As part of the three-year commitment on the board, Stratton says she was also prepared for some “sleepless nights” pondering those tough decisions. “It’s part of it,” she says. She admits that some school board meetings were tougher than others, like the emotionallycharged Jan. 19 meeting when the district announced the potential school closure list. But those tough decisions, she says, need to be made with the big picture in mind: the kids and the school district. “I know why I’m here,” she says. Still, she feels badly for the parents and children whose schools have closed. “I feel for them,” she says. “I know what that’s like.” That’s why she feels it’s so important for the board to listen to all stakeholders before making community-altering decisions. With the difficult budget decisions behind them, the board will now be focused on a strategic planning process. And this school year, Stratton will have added responsibility. In June, she was elected chairperson of the board – which means she will be spokesperson for the board and lead Tuesday night school board meetings. To help prepare for her new role, Stratton has been reading Leading In a Culture of Change, Servant Leadership Across Cultures and re-reading a few stories from Malcolm Gladwell’s The Outliers. The first school board meeting is next Tuesday (Sept. 21). She’s excited, and probably a little nervous, kind of like that feeling you get before the first day of school. editor@northshoreoutlook.com

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ast week many drivers in West Vancouver encountered a ponytailed school girl chasing a pink ball into the street. Fortunately it was only an optical illusion used by Preventable.ca to remind drivers to slow down, especially in school zones. September is a particularly dangerous time for children being hit by cars, so the safety organization launched the unique traffic safety reminder in 3D on a busy street near a school. The 3D girl with the runaway ball, which is a first in Canada according to Preventable, has triggered a media frenzy, from CNN to Time magazine, to name just a few. Of course, not all the commentary has been positive. The 3D illusion has been the subject of derision on the web – one blog headline reads: “Optical illusion lets you safely run over fake children.” “Speed Bumps of the Future: Creepy Optical Illusion Children,” read another online headline. The safety awareness campaign has also raised the ire of safety second-guessers concerned that hard-braking drivers may actually cause a real accident. But as Preventable spokesman David Dunne told The Outlook last week, a risk assessment of the traffic safety initiative was conducted long before the optical illusion greeted unsuspecting drivers. Also, as Preventable noted in a release, before seeing the 3D girl on the road drivers encountered a large street sign in the 30 km/h zone that warned “You’re probably not expecting kids to run out on this road.” As Dunne told The Outlook: “The image is not a shocking image. It appears and then receded gradually. It doesn’t jump out at you, and it’s quite apparent that it is a static image, not a real child.” As some critics have pointed out, having a 3D girl suddenly appear on the street could be a “terrifying experience” for an unsuspecting driver. But what is more terrifying than lead-footed drivers, many still texting and talking on cellphones, zooming through a school zone? Not all drivers pay attention to the annual back-toschool warning from police to slow down and obey school zone speed limits. Prevantable.ca should be praised for launching an innovative, buzz-creating campaign aimed at preventing children from being struck by cars and getting drivers to change dangerous driving habits. –North Shore Outlook

BOAT SHOW - The 4th Annual Boat Show at Mosquito Creek Marina had boat enthusiasts flocking to North Vancouver last weekend. With more than 200 boats for sale, vendor booths, a Pitch and Putt Duck Off, Squamish Nation drummers and dancers, canoe races and more, there was fun for all in attendance at the annual event. Maryann Erlam photos

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3D traffic safety Dear editor, In a June 2010 news release from ICBC, their focus is on the approximately 5,000 alcohol-related crashes each year in B.C. that cause 3,000 injuries and 115 deaths. Preventable. ca claims that there are 400 people killed in B.C. each year in motor vehicle crashes, while tens of thousands of others are injured, seriously. And further from Preventable.ca is that the most frequently reported child pedestrian action results in injury or death is crossing at an intersection followed by running onto the road. From the BC Superintendent of Motor Vehicles there’s this statistic from 2008 in which motor vehicle accidents resulted in 196 deaths. Plenty of numbers, on deaths, but they don’t add up to the same thing,

nor do they single out pedestrians, children or adults, from those riding inside the motor vehicles as a driver or his passengers. Four hundred is a shocking enough number on its own, but to use $15,000 to get my attention when I’m already doing the posted speed limit isn’t going to save the life of a child from running onto a road chasing a pink ball. I’d like to have more statistics on what the slowest speed would be required so that if someone where struck by a moving vehicle they would at least have a chance of survival. Dave Gosse, North Vancouver

Save the Capilano Bridge Dear editor, For 20 years, my family has driven from downtown over Vancouver’s Capilano Bridge. As a child, seeing the metal chords flowing above the deck was pure magic. This bridge did, and still does create a historic and visual milestone. Recently I found out that the Capilano Bridge will soon be demolished and will be replaced by a bland

cement viaduct. Is the Vancouver region really willing to lose what seems to be an iconic and historic bridge? We know that the bridge maintenance program was abandoned years ago; the Capilano’s exterior was left to quickly deteriorate like an unkempt home. Was this to make the case easier for public acceptance in replacing it? Surely, our community is not that superficial and would be willing to look beyond the flaking paint? The only public consultation, held on August 12th this year, was to announce the rapid premade plans for the bridge’s replacement. We are astounded that there has been no formal community consultation, discussion, or investigation of the potential values of this historic bridge. We can easily imagine alternatives to demolition. The Capilano could be given a fresh coat of paint and converted into a designated bike and pedestrian path for the Spirit Trail Bikeway. It could even become a farmer’s market, a community garden/green space, exterior public culture space, or a pedestrian bridge. Other, similarly progressive cities, have considered and taken positive advantage of their heritage bridge’s potential. It’s not too late to make

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Barbecue Blues North Vancouver Community Players are starting up their season with a barbecue. This play follows the Campbells, a couple in their mid-40s with two complicated children. It’s a funny, local comedy. Individual tickets may be ordered online from www. northvanplayers. ca anytime or by calling 604-983-2633 three weeks prior to opening night. All shows in the theatre at Hendry Hall 815 East 11th St. in North Van.

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A Shine of Rainbows It is time for movies at the Kay Meek Centre. Tonight at 7:30 p.m., in the main theatre, A Shine of Rainbows will be playing. The movie follows an extraordinary woman who helps an orphan boy find self-acceptance and love through her unique gifts of colour and magic. For more information visit www. kaymeekcentre.com or call 604-9133634.

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Contemplation Well-known North Shore artists Gordon Oliver and Ollie Pritchard are showing their work at the Silk Purse Gallery at 1570 Argyle Ave. in West Van. Their acrylics and oils depict a sense of spirit and self awareness. Join the artists at the opening reception tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. For more info visit www.silkpurse.ca or call 604-925-7292.

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Natural Tranquilities Catch the last day of this show at the Silk Purse Gallery at 1570 Argyle Ave. in West Van. Artists Christine Collison, Martin Henry and Judy McKinnon exhibit their beautiful collection of still lifes, landscapes and wildlife paintings in watercolours and acrylics. For more information visit www.silkpurse.ca or 604-925-7292. The gallery is open Tuesday through to Sunday from noon until 5 p.m.

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Judgement day The Silk Purse Gallery is calling all artists for their 2011 art exhibitions. Work must be dropped off today between 10 and 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885, 22nd St. in West Van. Everyone is welcome to submit art work - you do not need to be a North Shore resident. For more info and art jury requirements please call 604-9257292.

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Discover Your Sacred Gifts Workshop Don’t you want to be spending your time doing things that are meaningful to you? Not to your parents, not to your boss, not to your friends but to you. The way to discover what is most meaningful to you is by discovering and awakening your Sacred Gifts and then unleashing them. This workshop takes place at the Mt. Seymour United Church at 1200 Parkgate Ave. in North Van, tonight between 5:45 and 9:45 p.m. For info: www.yoursacredgifts. com.

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A Taste of Pakistan fundraiser Awardingwinning musician Cassius Khan, who is renowned for his ability to execute highly skilled Tabla compositions while also singing Ghazals, promises to spice things up with his beats starting at 7 p.m. Khan’s music is followed by a fabulous Pakistani fashion show and students from Kamal Music Center will cap off the night. Tickets are $20 at the Kay Meek Centre and 100% of the proceeds go to the Canadian Red Cross to assist in flood relief in Pakistan. For tickets: 604913-3634 or www. kaymeekcentre.com.

ar lovers from all over the province came out to play this weekend at The Porsche Club of America’s Escape 2010 event. Held at the beautiful Delta Sun Peaks Resort, there was no shortage of North Shore faces at the Porsche show and shine and gala weekend which included demos, seminars and an excellent chance to pal around with fellow Porsche car enthusiasts. Money raised from the event and live auction awards evening goes to support the British Columbia Childhood Cancer Parents’ Association (BCCCPA) because as the club’s motto states . . . “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people.” B Senator Nancy Greene Raine, a 1968 Olympic gold medallist, and husband Al Raine, Mayor of Sun Peaks, are among the VIPs at the Saturday night gala awards dinner. C Escape 2010 event chair Danny Ilias, seen here with wife Anne, deserves a big round of applause for putting together a first-class weekend. D Porsche Cars Canada’s new CEO Joe Lawrence, seen here with wife Patti, has high praise CAT’S for club owners during his keynote EYE speech at the gala event. E Hey baby, Cat Barr want a ride? Not even a year old yet, cbarr@westvancouver.com little John Ilias looks very comfortable behind the wheel of the limited edition 2010 Boxster RS Spyder. No wonder all the girls were swooning.F Kent Patterson, left, and West Van’s Don Jewell not only took part in the show and shine, but are happy to be sponsoring the weekend on behalf of Glassart Print Company. G Former North Shore Outlook editor Andrew McCredie and son Callum make note of their favourites as they stroll through the village during the show and shine. H BCCCPA board members Al and Simone Carpenter help raise money for their charity with a special 50/50 draw and Canucks’ hockey ticket raffle. IDelta Sun Peaks’ new chef Steve Buzak barely had time to unpack before he and his staff pulled off a perfect three-night banquet event for all the hungry Porsche car members J Taking home a prize or two for his pristine Porsche is member and organizer Steve Warner who also hails from North Vancouver.

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Cyberbullying A troubling trend that has spread far beyond the reaches of traditional schoolyard bullying.

Unlike bullying in past, cyberbullying can also be perpetrated by kids using a pseudonym, which makes addressing the problem even more difficult for both victims and school administrators. “One of the worst things about cyberbullying is that, unlike face-to-face bullying, people often don’t know who the perpetrator is,” says Cassidy. “It’s also sometimes done in packs, where a group of people gangs up on one particular victim.” In her research, Cassidy says she found that some parents and teachers dismiss cyberbullying as being less serious than it really is, perhaps because they don’t fully understand the scope of it. Others seem to think it’s all a part of growing up. “There seems to be this attitude that ‘girls will be girls and boys will be boys.’ People think ‘we all survived it, and they will too,’” says Cassidy. “That’s the wrong way to look at it.” What parents don’t always realize, says Cassidy, is how important a teen’s online presence is to their social life and identity. “Social networking, text messaging, this is kids’ lives,” says Cassidy. “Kids are online a lot more than parents think. When we asked parents how much time their kids spends online each day most said one or two hours. But when we asked the kids, they often said much, much longer.” What happens on the Internet can cause ripples throughout a teen’s life. It can leave them devastated, depressed, and sometimes suicidal.

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hen Wanda Cassidy first read the conversation, she could barely believe her eyes. “ur a short, fat b****, with nothing to offer. . .I would rather die then ever look like you,” wrote one young girl, using the instant messaging program MSN. “dude your waist is long like it never ends... you were born ugly and youl die ugly too,” fired back the second girl, a Grade 7 student at a school in Metro Vancouver. The conversation was just one of many that Cassidy and her colleagues at Simon Fraser University were confronted with when they undertook a study of cyberbullying in Lower Mainland schools. Since that time, the North Vancouver resident and director of SFU’s Centre for Education, Law and Society has been advocating that local educators — and parents — pay closer attention to a troubling trend that has spread far beyond the reaches of traditional schoolyard bullying. In 2007, Cassidy and two SFU colleagues, Margaret Jackson and Karen Brown, surveyed 365 students in grades 6, 7, 8 and 9, from five schools in Metro Vancouver (including one school on the North Shore). What the researchers found is that cyberbullying is affecting far more tweens and teens than previously thought. According to the study, between 30 and 35 per cent of all kids surveyed admit to cyberbullying another youth. About the same number say they have been on the receiving end of cyberbullying. “That’s a much higher percentage than traditional bullying. And that’s only what kids self-report,” says Cassidy. “People need to realize this is a problem that’s not going away. If anything, it’s going to increase.” By definition, Cassidy says cyberbullying is the act of transforming traditional bullying into malicious, defamatory, or hateful words that are spread using technology such as cellphones or the Internet. In some cases, photos or videos are also used to embarrass a victim or attack their character.

Chris Kennedy, deputy superintendent at the West Vancouver School District, said educators have definitely noticed a change in the problems facing today’s students. “On Monday morning in the past there would often be fallout from what happened at the party on Friday or Saturday night. Now, it’s fallout from what happened on Facebook, MSN, or via text over the weekend,” says Kennedy.

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As a result, the West Van School District has been forced to adapt quickly, in part by developing new programs and curriculum that address cyberbullying and online safety, and in part by training teachers on the latest technology. “Teachers need to be familiar with these websites and programs, and they need to know about things such as security settings,” says Kennedy. In addition to that, WVSD has also launched a parent education program, aimed at teaching families about cyber safety and good Internet practises at home. “It’s such a difference experience than when most parents went to school,” says Kennedy. “It is kind of shifting sands right now... our curriculum is constantly evolving.” The North Vancouver School District is also developing programs to address the growing trend of cyberbullying, including an innovative initiative that has senior students from Windsor secondary school speaking to younger students at elementary schools throughout the district. Victoria Miles, communications manager for NVSD, says the program has been very successful so far because kids tend to listen to other kids. “It’s not some person several generations removed wagging their finger at them,” says Miles. “Kids really get this and they understand that it’s important when older kids, who they respect, are talking to them.”

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Students from the two schools shut down by the North Van School District last year are settling in at their new schools. MARIA SPITALE-LEISK CONTRIBUTOR

he start of the school year can be an anxious time for students, especially for those who are attending a new school. Plymouth and Fromme elementary schools were permanently closed at the end of the last school year to satisfy budget concerns within the North Van School District. As a result, the parents of the displaced students sought out other schools in nearby catchment areas. Doug Beveridge is the principal of Seymour Heights, one of the schools that is receiving some of the new students. He estimates 80 kids from Plymouth have now joined his school, and explained how the transition process actually started last year. “Students from both schools went to Outdoor School together in Grade Six and then this (the Plymouth closure) was done,” said Beveridge. Another part of the transition involved Beveridge going down to Plymouth several times last year to get to the know the kids and learn what they wanted from their new school. Then in June both the Seymour Heights and Plymouth Parent Advisory Councils hosted a combined barbecue at Seymour Heights as a way to welcome the new families to the school. Beveridge watched last week as the students settled into their new classrooms and is pleased with the results. “I think it’s been extremely successful,” Beveridge reported. “I see a lot of happy faces on both children and parents

alike. I think there was still some anxiousness yesterday prior to class placement. But at the end of the day I think the kids are happy.” There are also some familiar faces that the students will recognize Fromme and Plymouth from their old school. elementary have been closed. The former administrator from Plymouth is now the vice-principal at Seymour Heights. As well, three other staff members from Plymouth – a special education aid and two teachers – have also been reassigned to Seymour Heights. “Then when I have questions about some of the new children I have people to go to as well,” said Beveridge. “We get to have conversations with people who know the family histories.” Having the former Plymouth students cross Mount Seymour Parkway has been perhaps the biggest concern throughout the whole amalgamation process, said Beveridge. The school is now looking at implementing a walking school bus that will meet up with the students to help them cross the parkway safely. “If there was a big concern over the transition from the Plymouth kids walking up to Seymour Heights it’s the way the North Van drivers drive on the parkway,” said Beveridge.

“It’s the speed at which they are driving at.” Should a student still be anxious with the transition, Beveridge says there are school counsellors available for confidential conversations. Seymour Heights also has an open door policy for any parent that has concerns or questions. Meanwhile over in Lynn Valley, former Fromme elementary students are also adjusting to their new schools. Heather Skuse, who spearheaded a campaign to keep Fromme open, said special needs students have been impacted the most during the transition. For Skuse’s daughter, who has Cerebral Palsy and is also legally blind, moving to Lynn Valley elementary means leaving behind a handicapped accessible playground. “She isn’t able to do much on the new playground (at Lynn Valley),” said Skuse. “She could get up on it (the playground) at Fromme and was familiar with it. It was bigger and wider.” There is also a whole new set of challenges for Skuse’s daughter inside the school. There are students and teachers who are not familiar with her condition. She also has to eat her lunch in a resources room with other special needs kids, instead of in her regular classroom, Skuse said. “She’s pretty anxious,” explained Skuse. “We had a couple nights of tears. She said she missed Fromme.” At the same time, Skuse admits that the amalgamation is still fresh, so she is hopeful that any special needs concerns will be addressed by school staff in the coming weeks. reporter2@northshoreoutlook.com

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Sports smorgasbord for kids Local sport organizations come together under one roof to introduce kids to some unique sports, along with some classics. MARIA SPITALE-LEISK CONTRIBUTOR

ockey and soccer are always picked first by North Shore kids, leaving the more unpopular sports in the dust. On Saturday the underdog will be in the spotlight when some of the more than 100 North Shore sporting organizations come together under one roof at Grant Connell Tennis Centre. The local organizer of Sports Day in Canada said the goal is to get kids and adults interested in multiple sports. “There are people that if they knew there was a fencing club at Seylynn Hall they might actually consider going to a competition to see it and talk to the coach,” said Tom Walker, recreation and community services coordinator, North Van Recreation Commission. “But hey why don’t we bring them all together in one place so people can come to a garage sale or flea market of sport.” The Capilano Mat Rats, one of the event’s participants, introduces kids in grades four to seven to Olympic Freestyle Wrestling in a safe and positive environment. The young wrestlers learn beginner moves and the rules of the sport, which grooms them for high school wrestling programs. Kids will also get to try their hand at some of the featured sports including badminton, judo, and Canada’s official summer sport lacrosse. “How many kids have not actually held a lacrosse ball in a lacrosse stick and then actually shot at a target?,” said Walker. It’s also an opportunity for people to talk to North Shore Olympians including Anna Rice – the highest ranked North American singles badminton player, as well as the 2009 U.S. Open Champion. “The main purpose for me (being at the event) is to have fun and to let kids be exposed to badminton because it is not such a huge sport in Canada yet,” said Rice. “These kinds of encounters can change kids’ lives. If I hadn’t ever picked up a racket I don’t know what I would be doing right now.” Rice is also a huge supporter of KidSport North Shore – a nonprofit organization that prevents kids from being sidelined because of their family’s financial circumstance. KidSport does cover the cost of registration for certain sports, however the equipment costs still fall on the parents. In effort to relive some that burden, the organization is holding a used equipment sale at Saturday’s event. “In Coquitlam, which did this just recently, I saw skates gently worn, good quality for 10 or 15 dollars,” said Walker. “And that’s LEARNING A NEW RACQUET - North Shore-raised Olympian Anna Rice a tenth of the cost of a reasonable pair of new skates. shares some badminton tips with a group of eager young students, including Introducing kids to a whole range of sports cuts down on over- Gabriel, Everest, Isaiah, Sebastian and Neha (from front). Greg Hoekstra photo specialization said Walker, who did his SFU master’s thesis on community development in sport and recreation. can actually help kids achieve their overall sporting goals. “It’s a critical problem in Canada across the board of over con“Grant Connell never picked up a racket before he was 16,” said centration at too young an age,” he said. “To not default to the pressure Walker. “He was a hockey player and a swimmer at the North Shore for early specialization where parents get in mind that I want my kid to Winter Club…and pretty good at it.” be the next Gretzky and forces the kid into one sport to the exclusion of Sports Day in Canada takes place on Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. others.” at Grant Connell Tennis Centre, 280 Lloyd Ave. North Van. He also points out that cross training and multiple sport experiences

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*** The 1965 class from North Vancouver High will gather Saturday night at the Holiday Inn for their 45th anniversary. Their first reunion was when the school closed in 1979. They’ve met regularly since. Their last one will be in 2015 for their 50th. Some names from that ’65 class: Lynn Ridgway (now Johnston) – the creator of the hugely popular For Better or For Worse comic strip, which puts her on the list of very famous Canadians – was editor of the yearbook in 1965. She’s coming from Ontario for the reunion and while here will also be signing her books at Kidsbooks in Edgemont Village this Sunday beginning at noon. Ted Warkentin, the football quarterback and basketball player, went on to play four years on the gridiron at SFU and two with the B.C. Lions and is now president of Marine INSTANT Chrysler Dodge Jeep in REPLAY Vancouver. In 1965, the Norsemen Len Corben were North Shore senior lencorben@yahoo.ca boys’ basketball champs, Howe Sound zone winners and placed fifth in B.C. while being awarded the provincial tourney’s most sportsmanlike team trophy. Russ Black was captain of coach Ed Pedersen’s team and a North Shore and Howe Sound all-star. Today he runs the community-based RBL (Real Basketball League) for 1,000 boys and girls in kindergarten to Grade 10 in Vancouver, something he’s done for 13 years. Bill Russell was another North Shore and Howe Sound all-star for North Van that season. Lou Klasen and John Rodenhizer were other Grade 12s on the team. Ted Sebastian scored both touchdowns in NV’s 14-7 grudgegame win over Delbrook that school year to retain possession of The Helmet, the coveted trophy that went to the winner of their annual game. It was Mike Putz who did Delbrook in by setting up the winning major with “an electrifying 50-yard run” (in the words of The Norsemen, the school paper, probably written by Rodenhizer, the sports editor.) Putz could also be charged with robbing the cradle (he married Sue Pickering who was a year younger and one of the best athletes in the NVHS class of ’66), but the same cannot be said of six other guys, all 1965 North Van grads who married co-eds from their own class of ’65. Wayne Melton and Jane Burling married as did Wayne Reynolds and Arlene Dixon, Doug Botting and Carol

Henderson, Bob Henderson and Jean Nicoll, Rob Miller and Barbara Mercer, and Bill Thomson and Bev Bennett. All seven couples are still married which says something for the staying power of NVHS grads. The senior girls’ grass hockey team, unbeaten in eight league and Vancouver & District playoff games, reached the B.C. championships where they tied three and lost two. Right winger Linda Buckingham went on to play at Acadia in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where she also competed for the university’s swim team, setting several Maritime inter-collegiate backstroke records. Leslie Bird was the best all-around athlete in the ’65 class. She was the top goal scorer on t hockey team, a good badminthe t ton player, hurdler, sprinter and N North Shore and V&D champ pion long jumper. She excelled in gymnastics, capturing the alla around title at that year’s B.C. h high school meet. Later she comp peted for UBC and Canada intern nationally, including at the world c championships. Other Grade 12s on the senior fi field hockey team include Barb M Moon, who played five years f UBC; Carolyn Fulton, Carol for J Johnstone, Kathleen McIsaac, Ruby Reid, Dale Richardson, Michelle Weekes and the nowdeceased Joycelyn McNeill and Marg Kowluk. Among others with notable sports resumes: Rick Burrows, who broke the V&D inter-high, Vancouver Relays and Canadian indoor high school pole vault records while at North Van; and Mike Riste, who turned weekends caddying at Capilano Golf and Country Club into a lifetime love of golf history as one of the founders and the key driving force behind the B.C. Golf Museum and Hall of Fame. Tom Bell, co-chair of the successful NVHS 100th anniversary celebrations last month and co-chair with Laurel Chamberlin (Gurnsey) of the ’65 reunion, recalls long-ago cross country races against Rusty Bruce, a fine baseball and soccer player. “Rusty was a pretty good long distance runner too,” remembers Tom, “and we were good friends. But I always beat him. In [junior high] P.E. class we used to run down Grand Boulevard and up the back streets to Sutherland. Rusty was way ahead of me this one day and he was bound and determined to beat me. But just as he entered the track for the last lap he collapsed and I passed him.” It turned out Rusty wasn’t just winded; he had a ruptured appendix and had to be rushed by ambulance to hospital. When Rusty died on Feb. 15, 2009, Tom went to the funeral at the Tsleil-Waututh Cultural Centre. “Part of the tradition,” notes Tom, “was that every guy there had a chance to carry the coffin, six taking turns for 30 to 40 feet at a time.” It was carried all the way along Dollarton Highway to the burial site, so Tom had a chance to carry it several times, a special memory that will last a long time. Yes, there’ll be lots to talk about on Saturday. As for this year’s Grade 12s, it’ll be your turn before you know it. This is episode 391 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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raucous North Vancouver bush party is being blamed for a long list of crimes, including multiple cases of vandalism, drug possession, a robbery, an assault with a weapon, and a sexual assault. The party, which took place the night of Aug. 4, had phones ringing off the hook at the North Vancouver RCMP headquarters. Between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the next morning police were called to 19 different incidents as a result of the party, RCMP Cpl. Peter DeVries said in an interview. In what has become an annual event, between 50 and 100 local youths gathered in the woods near the Floppy Bunny Trail in Upper Lynn Valley. The party spot was around the water tower located near the north end of Mountain Highway. DeVries said the party — sometimes called the “grad camp out” or “grad sleepover” — has been growing in popularity for years. Students traditionally camp out in the woods overnight on the Monday of the Labour Day weekend, then go straight to class the following morning. While the party is well-known in the community — and even accepted by some parents — DeVries said the fallout from this year’s party should serve as a wake-up call to North Shore parents. Of particular concern is the alleged sexual assault, which is currently being investigated by RCMP. DeVries said he couldn’t comment further, but said the assault allegedly took place in the dark woods at the party. “It’s an environment that should really scare parents,” said DeVries, noting some of the youths were as young as 14 while some of the partygoers were in their 20s. “Just imagine. Your 14-year-old daughter is in a pitch-black forest with a bunch of drunk teenagers, drugs and young adult men. I can’t imagine a more comprehensive recipe for disaster.” Police originally said there may have been two sexual assaults connected to the party, but have since clarified there is only one investigation underway. At this year’s party RCMP officers issued a total of 30 violation tickets for minors in possession of alcohol and seized a large amount of liquor. In addition, the BC Ambulance service was called to treat a number of teens, including one who was “so intoxicated police couldn’t rouse him,” DeVries said. North Vancouver District Fire Services was also called to extinguish a large bonfire, which contravened the extreme fire hazard and fire ban. DeVries said fire officials were alarmed by the fire’s close proximity to houses in the Upper Lynn Valley area. Police received multiple complaints from nearby residents whose properties suffered damage as a result of vandalism. Party-goers are also being blamed for destroying part of the mountain biking and hiking trails, and for leaving behind garbage,

burned items, bottles and cans in the forest. Last week, when the story first appeared on northshoreoutlook. com, the newspaper received a flurry of comments from users claiming to be Argyle secondary students who attended the party. The users, many posting anonymously, said they didn’t witness any assaults or violence during the party, and many blamed RCMP for the vandalism and other mischief that occurred, saying police shouldn’t have forced the intoxicated teens out of the woods and into a residential area. “The way I see it, if the police never showed up everything would have been fine,” wrote one student. “The only problems caused are from the police breaking the party up and having everybody move down into the neighbourhoods,” added a second user. “What’s troublesome is that among this group there seems to be a sense of indignation at the fact that police are enforcing liquor, drug and criminal laws that they themselves admit to breaking,” wrote DeVries in an email to The Outlook after reading the comments. “Such a response demonstrates not only problematic decision making, but also a flawed perspective on the law, one that suggests obedience to the law can be relative to, and dependent upon, one’s own personal beliefs or perspective of a situation.” DeVries said police had a duty to respond to the party, and said the event represented a risk of physical harm to all those involved. Doug MacKay-Dunn, a District of North Van councillor and chair of the North Shore Substance Abuse Working Group, says his organization backs the RCMP’s decision to put the kibosh on the annual end-of-summer bash. “We support what the police are doing. We understand there is tradition, but this tradition has gotten out of hand,” he said. MacKay-Dunn added that it’s difficult, if not impossible, to keep kids from partying, but said “binge drinking in a dark forest” isn’t something the community can condone. “Kids need to understand that there can be terrible, dire consequences if you place yourself somewhere that there could be harm,” said MacKay-Dunn. Victoria Miles, communications manager for the North Vancouver School District, declined comment on the issue, given that the party wasn’t a school-sanctioned, or sponsored, event. Speaking to The Outlook, DeVries said police are hopeful parents, and students, will get the message that such parties are dangerous environments rife with criminal elements. He urges parents to take the necessary steps to keep their children out of harm’s way. “Parents simply must take responsibility,” says DeVries. “They’re the ones with the power.” He added that teenagers and parents seeking advice and support can always contact the North Vancouver RCMP’s Youth Intervention Unit at 604-985-1311.

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orth Vancouver RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding the arsonists who torched Eastview elementary in Lynn Valley last month. The blaze, which was started around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the school before firefighters arrived on scene and doused the flames, according to the RCMP. Police believe a number of youths may have started the fire, and they’re hoping the suspects have talked about it to friends since returning to school last week. RCMP Cpl. Peter DeVries said witnesses saw a number of teens in the area the night of the incident. Just after the fire started, three young men reportedly ran to a neighbour’s house and asked the resident to call the fire department. By the time police arrived the three youths had disappeared without leaving their names. “We don’t know the extent to which [the teens] were involved, but that’s something we’d like to find out,” said DeVries. The three teens are described as boys between 14 and 16 years old, each of them around 5’10” or 5’11”. DeVries said witnesses also reported seeing a white vehicle with a black roof in the area of the crime. The vehicle was driven by a black male. There was a white female in the passenger seat. DeVries said police think the suspects were too old to be students at the school, but they may attend one of the nearby high schools. Eastview

elementary, which has a student body of just over 300, is typically a feeder school for Sutherland secondary. In his 13 years as a police officer DeVries said he’s seen countless acts of vandalism at schools across the Lower Mainland — including broken windows, graffiti, and fires — so this case isn’t unique. “Schools are often targeted because a lot of kids don’t like school,” said DeVries. “I wouldn’t say this is a problem that’s particular to the North Shore or North Vancouver.” He said police sometimes conduct targeted patrols of certain schools on evenings and weekends, but said they rely heavily on tips from the community in order to narrow which schools are hot spots for teen drinking and drug use. Eastview Principal Colleen Elderton said there have been issues of graffiti and vandalism at the school before, but said this was “quite a good summer” in comparison to past years. Elderton declined to comment further about the fire, but said the school was “shiny and new again” in time for the first day of school. DeVries said police believe someone knows who set the fire, and they’re urging that person to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311 and ask for Const. Ebisawa. Students can also talk to a parent or teacher. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.bccrimestoppers.com. Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $2,000 if your information leads to an arrest and conviction.

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The Royal City Youth Ballet Company is on the hunt for North Shore ballerinas. The 22-year-old company is gearing up for its annual “We usually get a Nutcracker performance. The long-standing holiday favourite few dancers from will tour throughout the Lower Mainland, including North the North Shore.” Vancouver. “We usually get a few dancers Donna Fishwick from the North Shore,” the comcompany’s director pany’s director Donna Fishwick said. Up to 125 ballerinas are required to put on the timeless ballet performance, she said. The company is made up of approximately 50 members. The non-profit organization strives to bridge the gap between dance schools and professional companies. Dancers ages seven and up who are interested in becoming a member of the company are invited to audition on Saturday, Sept. 18, at the school at 511 Columbia St. in New Westminster. Tryouts start at noon.

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from, PAGE 6 “Oh yeah,” he affirms. “Definitely. Absolutely.” Meanwhile, Bodwell High School principal Stephen Smith said the school’s motto – strength and diversity – clearly illustrates that any kind of taunting of students for their sexual orientation is completely unacceptable. “Social justice is something that we really are promoting here,” said Smith. The international school has even gone as far as naming each dormitory after world leaders who stood for strong principles of social justice such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and Pierre Trudeau. At the same time, Smith has seen first-hand the cultural implications of homosexuality. “We probably have a quite a number of students in our school who are gay but we have no idea that they are at this point,” he said. “The student would definitely feel that pressure from the family and the culture.” Any student who is struggling with their sexuality that reaches out to a Bodwell counsellor is normally referred to an outside resource on the North Shore that specializes in LGTB issues. The associate superintendant of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese is setting the record straight on how homosexuality is addressed in a Catholic high school setting. “There’s often a view that we [Catholics] have disdain for others who don’t act the

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same way that we do, and that’s just not true,” explained Dan Moric. He said there is no question that society is different today and Catholic educators are adapting to the change. “So the kind of conversations we’re having about how one supports a student with a same-sex attraction may not have occurred 40 years ago,” said Moric. “But the church teaching on that topic hasn’t changed.” When asked how homosexuality issues are incorporated into the curriculum, Moric said that social justice is part of the very fabric of the school’s fundamental principals. “It’s pretty hard to teach what we do about everyone being equal in the eyes of God, and everyone being worthy of dignity and respect, and then have anyone take from that a belief that racism is OK or that hatred is OK,” he said. Moric, a one-time Saint Thomas Aquinas principal, has had students who are struggling with their sexuality confide in him. He also revealed that the school has in the past supported students who made decisions that were not in line with the Catholic faith, including pregnancy outside of wedlock. Overall, Lambert believes a lot of progress has been made since Jubran was a student at Handsworth. “I think that was a pivotal case in raising awareness in what can happen if you allow bullying of children to go unchecked,” she said. reporter2@northshoreoutlook.com

Metro Vancouver 2040 Shaping our future New Regional Growth Strategy released for comment Metro Vancouver has released its latest draft of the Regional Growth Strategy for comment. Metro Vancouver anticipates an additional 1 million people by the year 2040. The Regional Growth Strategy provides the long term land use planning framework for new residential and commercial development, and includes polices for the protection of industrial, conservation, recreation and agricultural lands. The new Strategy and online comment form can be found by following the Regional Growth Strategy link on the Metro Vancouver website.

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he sputtering global economy hasn’t slowed the stream of international students to West Vancouver schools. This year all of the allotted 510 international student spaces are full, the school district’s superintendent Geoff Jopson said. That figure is down from two years ago, when 570 international students were enrolled in the district. But that’s by choice, Jopson explained. “We did drop the number from 570 to 510, so we could take more West Van students,” he said. The district receives $14,000 in tuition per international student, one of the highest rates in the province. This year it hauled in approximately $8 million from its overseas recruitment, a figure down $300,000 from two years ago when 570 international students sat in West Van classes. “We did worry a bit [because of the economy], but they are still coming,” Jopson said.

For the past seven years, West Van’s been working on the China market, he said. Currently more than 100 students in West Van’s school system come from the country, Jopson noted. “We had a lot of students from China and Japan for the short summer-term program,” he said. “Many of them came back for the school year.” The district aims to diversify where its international students come from, in order to buffer itself from economic recessions, Jopson said. A large percentage of the district’s international students come from South Korea. There are also pupils from Germany, Mexico and Italy, Jopson notes. “We don’t want to be reliant upon any one economy,” he said. Next year, the district will increase its tuition fees by $200, Jopson said. The slight bump mirrors a rise in medical insurance costs. “Our [international program] is most the expensive but we have no trouble in attracting [students],” Jopson said. “We don’t see any sign that is going to change.” raldous@northshoreoutlook.com

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Berry delicious blueberry muffins INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups of finely ground almond flour 1/2 tsp baking soda scant 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract 3 large eggs 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 300 F (150 C) and line a muffin tin with baking cups. 2. Mix the almond flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. 3. Add the maple syrup, vanilla and eggs to the flour mixture and whisk together until thoroughly combined and smooth. 4. Add the fruit and mix well. 5. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin and bake until the muffins start to lightly brown and a knife comes out clean when inserted, about 25 to 30 minutes. –This recipe is based on the Muffin - Mix Muffin Recipe in Everyday Grain - Free Gourmet published by Whitecap.

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Helping you prepare your children for tomorrow Full day kindergarten – It’s back to school time and, in today’s skill based economy, it’s more important than ever to ensure children get an early start on their education. That’s why the Province of B.C. is implementing full day kindergarten for more than half of all ﬁve-year olds in 2010 and for all eligible children starting in 2011. Providing kids with an early start will give them the skills they need to be successful in school and to be prepared for the opportunities of the twenty-ﬁrst century. For more on helping prepare your children for tomorrow, visit gov.bc.ca

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eral meetings which have historically been held once a month, and come up with a list of guest speakers. McGraw said the executive has its sights set on a parfter a “difficult year” that saw some schools being liamentarian who attended the NVPAC’s last AGM and closed down, the chair of the North Van Parent reviewed with them how to conduct effective meetings Advisory Council has big plans for the upcoming as a non-profit. “He’s really good,” said McGraw. “He’s year. been doing this for a long time. We would really get a lot of value out of this.” The executive of NVPAC is elected from volunteers who served as PAC reps at their home schools. Their job is to support and represent all of the North Van PACS at the school district. “So we work very closely with all the various partner groups in the school district,” McGraw explains. Something else that McGraw is championing this year as chair is to do a thorough review of the NVPAC’s communications strategy. “As new tools come into play like social media and whatnot, $ 0 5 and as people start to t 74% WATER & Power Smar gain experience with the te ENERGY SAVINGS ba Re effectiveness of email, it’s always good to review how effective our BEST CLEANING communications stratIN IT’S CLASS! egy is,” said McGraw. “Sometimes parents feel MSRP: $1798 inundated and over$ 0 5 t whelmed with informaar Sm er w Po Rebate tion and on the other hand some parents feel like they have no idea MSRP: $1298 what’s going on.” Inconsistent attenPERFORMANCE SERIES Before Power Smart Rebate dance numbers at genFRONT-LOAD BRAVOS SERIES eral meetings is another LAUNDRY PAIR TOP-LOAD LAUNDRY PAIR area the NVPAC hopes • 4.0 Cu.Ft. Washer • 12 Cycles • 4.3 Cu.Ft. Washer • Tier 3 Estar to improve on. McGraw • 10 Year Motor Warranty on Washer • 10 Year Motor Warranty on Washer said there have been • Tier 3 Estar • 6.7 Cu.Ft. Dryer • 7.4 Cu.Ft. Dryer as many as 40 parents (MHWE200XW/YMEDE200XW) (MVWX500XW / YMEDX500XW) at some meetings, then Before Power Smart Rebate other times maybe four people will show up. $ 25 “We’d love to have more t Power Smar parents involved,” said Rebate McGraw. The NVPAC has STAINLESS STEEL already initiated diaJETCLEAN PLUS JETCLEAN PLUS JETCLEAN PLUS DISHWASHER DISHWASHER DISHWASHER logue with the chair of • Stainless Steel Tub (MDB4709AWW/B) (MDB4630AWW/B) the North Van School (MDB7759AWS) Board and has learned TOUGH SCRUB NEW STEAMthat the board’s focus OPTION CLEAN OPTION STAINLESS STEEL this year is going to be 24.9 CU.FT. FRENCHBlack or White Finish (See store for Black or White pricing) DOOR FRIDGE on the development of Black or White Finish (See store for Stainless pricing) (See store for Stainless pricing) (MFI2569VEM) long-term strategic plan. McGraw said it is something that the NVPAC has encouraged the $ MSRP: 2629 board to look at since the beginning of last year. He also acknowlMSRP: MSRP: MSRP: edges that coming up $ $ $ 599 499 BLOWOUT PRICING!!! Before Power Smart Rebate 949 with a long-term strategic plan is challenging for any school district ments ire Energy Star Rebate Program because there are just qu re m ra New prog ne 1. too many variables that Purchase a select ENERGY STAR clothes washer, dishwasher, refrigerator or freezer and receive up to Ju of as ct fe ef in $50 in rebates! For more information about the Power Smart Rebate, visit www.bchydro.com/saveboth. are outside of their control. VANCOUVER COQUITLAM “I think it’s going 8488 Main St (604-321-6644) 1-1315 United Blvd (604-540-2665) to be a very productive year,” he said. We have HUNDREDS of fantastic one-of-a-kind deals on Buy and Sell! Visit www.coastappliances.com for a direct link. Everyone’s feeling very ADVERTISING ACCURACY: We aim for the utmost accuracy in our advertising, but the occasional error can occur. Any error will be corrected as soon as it is recognized. Customers purchasing merchandise so affected will be advised immediately of correction. Offers in effect until Sept 30, 2010. positive.” MARIA SPITALE-LEISK CONTRIBUTOR

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Advertising Sales Consultant The Award-Winning North Shore Outlook newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Advertising Sales Consultant. The candidate must have the ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service. The winning candidate will be a team player and will be called upon to aggressively grow an existing account list. The ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. The successful candidate will have sales experience - preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The position offers a great work environment with a competitive salary, commission plan and strong benefits package.

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EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured. Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437 GL ROOFING & Repairs. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Insured. 604-240-5362

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

LEAKY ROOF?

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Alin Maintenance Services S Roof SChimney SSkylight SRepairs S All Leak Problems 604-319-2229

SUPER STAR ROOFING LTD. Re-rooﬁng & New-rooﬁng of cedar shake, duroid shingles. Torch on 1 or 2 ply & concrete tiles. Fully insured and WCB covered. Paul 604-866-1212 Fax 604-859-1215

LEGAL SERVICES

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

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#1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL

Make us your ﬁrst call! Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.

CONTRACTORS

604.587.5865

www.recycle-it-now.com CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service. All loads recycled. Minibins service avail. 604-922-5101

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is rated #2 for at-home jobs. Train from home with the only industry approved school in Canada. Contact CanScribe today! 1-800466-1535. www.canscribe.com. info@canscribe.com. ONLINE, ACCREDITED, WEBDESIGN TRAINING, available for persons facing challenges to employment, administered by the Canadian Society for Social Development. Visit: www.ibde.ca. Space is limited - Apply today!

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MOVING & STORAGE 2guyswithatruck.ca Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136

SV GENERAL CONTRACTING 0870931 B.C. Ltd. D Site Prep D Land Clearing D Civil Services DStorm & Sanitary D Demolition D Trucking & Material Supply

Ofﬁce: 604-599-3861 svdlsvul@shaw.ca

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ELECTRICAL

#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC.

- Hardwood Floor Specialist -Installation, Sanding, Reﬁnishing Express your unique and individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding. 778-995-Wood (9663). View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com

EDUCATION/TUTORING

APARTMENT / CONDOMINIUM MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certiﬁed. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

281 AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program.Financial aid if qualiﬁed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

PLUMBING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! Different from the rest. 604-861-8885 www.advancemovingbc.com ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1man $35/hr, 2men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience-604 506-7576

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com

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PAVING/SEAL COATING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES Lic.gas ﬁtter. Reas $. 778-895-2005 3 LICENSED PLUMBERS. 66 years experience. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member

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ALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 ~ 604-820-2187. PAVEX PAVING-your home paving expert. Driveway replacement or repair. Call Steve for free estimate 604-614-2401

$500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. Toll Free: 1-877-776-1660 www.moneyprovider.com.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Additions, Reno’s & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. Call 604.218.3064 HOME RENOVATIONS Basements, Carpentry, Door and Window Replacements, Hardwood Floors, Kitchens and Pressure Washing. Call Nick (778)855-6034 JAMES THE FLOOR MAN (back in business) Carpet, lino, VA tiiles installed, Painting, yard work. 778-861-5066.

PETS 477

GARDENING

WEED FREE MUSHROOM Manure 13 yds - $150 or Well Rotted 10 yds -$170 604-856-8877

373A TELEPHONE SERVICES A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. CHEAP TELEPHONE RECONNECT! Paying too much? Switch, save money, and keep your number! First month only $24.95 + connection fee. Phone Factory Reconnect 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca. **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

In Business Since 1981 MASTER QUALITY & SERVICE Fair Prices. Interior * Exterior

Ronaldo 778-881-6478

MILANO PAINTING 604 - 551- 6510 Interior & Exterior S S S S

Professional Painters Free Estimates Written Guaranteed Bonded & Insured

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PAINTING & DRYWALL Professional Services:

FREE Estimates FREE Color Consultation All your Painting & Drywall Services

778-865-3945

PETS

ANGORA RABBITS, born July 28 & 30. $50 each. Call Marianne 604530-8670 CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866 CKC reg lab pups guart’d ﬁrst shots vet chk, microchipped, exc temp. declaws. $550 & up. 604-533-8992. ENGLISH COCKER puppies, 2M, 1F, 1st shot, light golden colour, tail docked, $400. 778-866-8668. FILA / MASTIFF GUARD DOGS. Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shots Great Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957. Gentle Giants, loyal family dogs, unreg. St Bernard pups, 1st shot, $850. ready now (604)462-8605 GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161. GREAT DANE X ENGLISH MASTIFF PUPPIES. $400. Call 604-826-5285 or 604-556-9095. JACK RUSSELL X puppies $280. Also parents for sale. Please call: 604-820-5242. JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES, tri-colour tails docked, 1st shots, vet checked Call 604-820-5225.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991

GREATDOODLE PUPS, great Dane X, std. poodle, blks, harls, merls, $350 up 604-780-6607 KITTENS, 2 adorable Siamese X Snowshoe, blue eyes, trained vet ✔ 2nd shot $295/$395 604-856-1727 LAB Pups CKC Reg’d Champ.lines 2 females (1blk/1yellow), 1st shots, de-wormed, tattooed, vet ✓ $800. 604-857-9192 Lab pups, dewormed, 1st shots, vet check, yell/blk, fam raised adorable, $450&up. (604)845-3769, chwk. LAB Retriever pups, yellow/blck, $650; chocolate, $750. Vet check, quality lineage, dew claws, 1st shots, dewormed. (604)702-0217 MANX X KITTENS absolutely adorable, litter trained, good with dogs. $50. Call 778-323-2343 MAREMMA MALE PUPS, 9 weeks old, excellent sheepdogs. $450. Call 604-798-9528. NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604856-3647. PRESA puppies, family farm raised. Great temperment. Great guard dog. $700. 604-855-6929. SHELTIE PUPPY FOR SALE. One female, 3 months old, all shots, Call for more information (604)826-6311 TOY POODLE PUPPIES 6 wks, brown, black & brown, and black $650. 604-820-4230 604-302-7602 WEIMARANER PUPS!! CKC reg weimaranerpups@gmail.com $950 vet chkd 604-794-3256 YORKIE PUPS, 1m/1f, registered, shots, health guaranteed for free, contact:nancybill07@gmail.com

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FURNITURE

CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591.

DVD PLAYER, Panasonic which can also record to DVDR disks $15. In very good working condition. Call 778-808-3047 NEW Norwood SAWMILLS - LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick - cycle - sawing increases efﬁciency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT - FREE Information: 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

PALM TREO 755p Smartphone $20. in very good condition. Two years old, works on Telus Mobility Network. Original box, manuals & cables. The Club LX steering wheel lock $20. Panasonic 2.4 GHz Cordless phone $10. Call 778-808-3047 STEEL BUILDING INVENTORY SALE... $4 to $11/sq.ft. Immediate orders only - FREE shipping, some exclusions. Up to 90 days to pay. Deposit required. Pioneer Manufacturers since 1980. 1-800-668-5422. TV STAND, black with glass doors $10. 21”D 29”W 18”H. Buffet/cabinet $50, natural oak. Bookshelf, white $10. Request photos from mbrust@shaw.ca Call 778-808-3047

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE BUSINESS FOR SALE IN ABBOTSFORD Owner wishes to retire. This is an established, proﬁtable business and is complete with a repeat customer base. We sell household appliances in the Fraser Valley. Asking price $170,000+ inventory of a $120,000. Serious inquiries only, please call: 604-556-6768.

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TOWNHOUSES

LANGLEY Willowbrook 31/2 Br Large TH w/Appl and Laundry and Balcony. 2 car Garage. ns/np. 1450$ avail. 604-788-0237

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

TRANSPORTATION

* SELL YOUR HOME FAST * Buying Any Price, Cond., Location. NO COMMISSIONS ~ NO FEES ~ No Risk Home Buying Centre (604)435-5555

WE BUY HOUSES

Older Home? Damaged Home? Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH! Call Us First! 604.657.9422

LOTS

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

806

1970 CHEVELLE SS 396 Cranberry red with black stripes, fully restored. 1970 Chevelle SS 396 White with black stripes, fully restored. Asking $55,000.00 each 1968 GMC pickup, blue metallic, fully restored. Asking $15,000.00 call 250 296-3509

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LARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing No credit check $0 down - 0 interest Starting @ just $89/mo. USD Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport For Recorded Message 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com Offer ends 9/30/10!

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SUITES, UPPER

CLOVERDALE Coach House near Willowbrk Mall. 1 bdrm $795 incl util cbl & internet. N/S 604 317-6224

HOMES WANTED

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AUTO FINANCING

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309

MORTGAGES

BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

DRUMS-complete Yamaha Stage Custom Maple set w/cymbals. Exc. shape. $950: Denis (604)535-6235 JUPITER Alto SAXAPHONE. Purchased from King’s Music. $575. Serviced,ready to go.604-798-7982. KEYBOARD, Yamaha TSA1500, cd ROM and manuals, new, pd $1300 sell for $500. (604)824-1903

Sofa Italia 604.580.2525

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LAND OF ORCHARDS, Vineyards & Tides in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley. Live! Work! Bring Business! Free Brochure - Website: www.kingsrda.ca - Email: mmacdonald@kingsrda.ca Toll-free: 1-888-865-4647.

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 9 out of 14 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Want a VISA? www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1999 HONDA Civic Si(G) Silver ext Grey cloth int Coupe Sunroof Manual 168,000 km 4 cyl Air condition Power everything ABS Airbags Aftermarket taillights and spoiler New water pump and timing belt Reg. oil change, ﬂuids, brake check, etc. $5600. Call 604-8563435 or 604-309-3757 for more details

REAL ESTATE ACREAGE

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

VERY Private 5 acres with beautiful 2100 sq. ft. log rancher and small detached shop. Only 10 minutes from 100 Mile House. Quick occupancy. $339,000 Maria Walker, Royal LePage, 250-395-0245

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada

Cleared and tranquil with Koi ponds on 10 park-like acres with two updated homes in S.E. Langley: $1,495,000. Website: free2list.ca Phone: 604-857-9093 or email: icuchange@paciﬁccoast.net

RECREATIONAL/SALE

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BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2011 BIGFOOT Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800667-0024. www.rosmanrv.com.

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20 Acre Ranches ONLY $99 per/mo. $0 Down, $12,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas. Owner Financing, No Credit Checks. Money Back Guarantee. Free Map/Pictures. 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com

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#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the ﬁrst 20 callers! 1-800457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

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