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As speculation continues about a fall election, NV’s Craig Keating and WV’s Ralph Sultan discuss issues facing the province and their ridings SEAN KOLENKO S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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Welcome Welcome, and welcome back: To a new school year. A new grade. For some, a new school. For all, new discoveries and new ideas, soaked up via a combination of ages-old and extraordinary new teaching and learning methods. So much of the innovative work taking place in West Vancouver School District is breaking new ground: • • • •

Caulfeild’s transition to an iDEC school (an inquiry-based Digitally Enhanced Community—learn more at www.sd45.bc.ca/caulfeild) Wireless access for students, parents and staff to new student portfolios, teacher portal sites, and other communication and collaboration tools Principals at all schools will be introducing blogs and other social media tools to keep you up to date on the best thinking in education, school news and events, and much more School websites will have a new look, increased functionality, and improved ease of use

Our students have never known a world without the Internet. Social media (more accurately called digital media) are their communication channels of choice. And fast, mobile access to information, to teachers and subject-area experts, to homework assignments and curriculum agendas is today’s expectation. BC’s Ministry of Education has publ ished an interactive discussion guide on personalized learning that is designed for you to learn more about the directions the provincial school system may be taking, and provides an opportunity for you to give feedback on those possibil ities. You can access this useful tool on our district website at www.sd45.bc.ca or at www.personalizedlearningbc.ca. You can expect to see more exhilarat ing change in the year ahead, and at the same time more of what has been the constant in our school district for almost 100 years: educat ional excellence in every avenue of learning. We are excited and proud to be entering our centennial year as a school board and as a municipality in West Vancouver in 2012. Watch for more on this very special year in the months ahead. As always, we welcome your input on our d istrict initiatives via our online feedback form. We look forward to learning with you.

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WHAT’S NEW Early learning and self-regulation—why is it so important?

A recent article in the Globe and Mail turned the spotlight on self-regulation, “something that’s hard to quantify but it can be better than even IQ at predicting academic success. It’s also a side-effect of play-based learning, the centrepiece of new full-day kindergarten programs in Ontario and British Columbia.” Child development expert Dr. Stuart Shanker’s groundbreaking work around self-regulation is important for learners of all ages. West Vancouver School District is pleased to welcome Dr. Shanker as the keynote speaker on “Opening Day”, our summer Pro-D day for all staff in our district. Says Dr. Shanker, “the better a child can self-regulate, the better she can rise to the challenge of mastering ever more complex skills and concepts.” To learn more about best practice in early learning and the programs and services offered in West Vancouver School District, please visit www.sd45.bc.ca/ps/earlylearning.

Schools re-open on September 6, 2011—important startup information All schools have a shortened school day on the first day of school. Each school has a unique entry procedure, with different start and end times for specific grade levels and important instructions for new students. Please check your school website for complete details. How to register: To apply to register a student new to West Vancouver School District, please submit an online registration form at www.sd45.bc.ca. School offices re-open after summer break on Monday, August 29, 2011. To complete the application process, please bring required documentation in person to the school office. Student transportation: Limited services are available for eligible students. You must request transportation services every year for each eligible student in your household—please visit www.sd45.bc.ca for more.

o one knows exactly when a provincial election will happen, but the North Shore has been a busy spot for Victoria-related musings this summer. The most recent political happening was the announcement of City of North Vancouver Coun. Craig Keating’s appointment as the NDP candidate for the North Vancouver-Lonsdale riding. He’s no stranger to provincial politics, having run as the riding’s NDP candidate in 2005, but this time Keating says he feels B.C. is looking for significant change after a rocky political year. “It’s about having a clear vision,” Keating told The Outlook. “And being deeply committed to a platform that, admittedly, will not fix every problem but is focused.” As a four-term city councillor, Keating said his experience in council chambers has armed him with a knowledge of “the issues and the people” of the community. Areas of focus, added Keating, will be the long-discussed need for affordable housing in North Van, support for residents with disabilities and assistance for seniors. Too many, Keating feels, “are falling through the cracks” with disappearing budgets for agencies like Community Living BC. The stalled HYAD project, an assisted living development for adults with disabilities planned for a portion of the old Lonsdale School site, is one example. An NDP government, he said, would work to strengthen support for such projects. “People know, and have known, that I’m an NDP’er Ralph Sultan so I come at this with a set of values and experience,” said Keating. “The issues that we see right here and the issues we need to stand up for North Van have to go Victoria, not Victoria to North Van.” In the West Vancouver-Capilano riding, decade-long serving Liberal MLA Ralph Sultan recently confirmed he will run again in the next election after rumours that there might be some potential challengers for his Liberal candidacy fizzled out. “It’s a good place to be an MLA,” Sultan said, with a smile. “Why wouldn’t others want it?” Craig Keating Sultan, who has an extensive background in finance, said his areas of focus for the Liberals will primarily reside on the economic side of the ledger. A great regret of his is not establishing Vancouver, and the North Shore, as “the number one place dealing with the Asia-Pacific.” “We lost that mantle years ago to Calgary. We were asleep at the switch on that one,” said Sultan. “The banks, the anchor of the corporate community, had a big decision to make when they wanted to build offices in the west. And there was a very strategic decision made to build there. The energy business was big, but Alberta put more stock in business culture and entrepreneurship.” To create a centre of finance, said Sultan, a provincial government must instill confidence and not implement plans like B.C.’s corporate capital tax, instituted in 1973 by the first NDP government and later expanded by the second NDP-led government in 1991. “Every now and then we elect an NDP government and they have made no secret they don’t like these institutions,” said Sultan. “Our corporate reputation has been impaired by their party’s re-emergence every so often.” skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/seankolenko

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Cool summer keeps pollution down Province hires more sheriffs

Dearth of 30-degree days means no air quality alerts

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cooler-than-normal summer has put a damper on holiday fun but it’s also left many Lower Mainland residents breathing easier. No air quality warnings have been issued this year, due to an absence of hot weather in the Lower Mainland and an unusually low number of forest fires in the B.C. Interior. By this time last year, two air quality advisories had been issued spanning a total of six days. The hottest weather so far was last weekend – 27.4 degrees in Vancouver and 30.6 degrees in Abbotsford Saturday. But that was the first time Abbotsford topped 30 so far in 2011, according to Environment Canada meteorologist David Jones, adding there would usually be about seven 30-plus days by now. “That’s quite unusual,” he said. “It’s been a long cold spring, a slow start to summer and a total absence of hot spells.” The cooler weather has been widespread throughout B.C., he said, adding that’s helped keep forest fires down and helped with air quality in Metro Vancouver. “You need heat waves and big

T With cooler-than-normal weather this summer no air quality warnings have been issued this year in Metro Vancouver. File photo ridges of unchanging stagnant air to get air quality issues,” Jones said. “And you need long stretches of hot dry air to create fire risk. We just haven’t had either of those this year.” Metro Vancouver air quality planner Julie Saxton said ozone concentrations tend to build when it’s hot and there’s lots of sunshine. Last year’s advisories were driven mainly by fine particulate from wildfire smoke, she added. “We’ve been very lucky this summer that we haven’t had poor air quality affecting us,” she said, but

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added a hot spell could still develop between now and mid-September. It’s the slowest year in at least the last 10 for wildfires, according to B.C.’s fire information centre. So far 469 fires have burned 11,782 hectares. An average year sees B.C. fight nearly 2,000 fires and lose almost 100,000 hectares. As a result, B.C. has sent nearly 2,000 firefighters out of province this year to assist with fires in Ontario, Alberta and Alaska. newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/nsoutlook

he province is hiring and training 36 new auxiliary sheriffs in a move expected to help avoid further trial delays from insufficient courtroom security. It represents a net increase of 30 sheriffs over and above the government’s commitment in June to restore the hours of auxiliary sheriffs that had been cut in May. This spring’s reductions, equivalent to the loss of 34 full-time positions, and coupled with a shift to a system of roving on-call sheriffs, prompted several judges to raise safety and security concerns and postpone trials. Acting Attorney-General Shirley Bond said the new recruits should be on the job by December and will “help minimize the risk of court delays resulting from staff shortages going forward.” Sheriffs’ union spokesman Dean Purdy applauded the increase. “This is a move in the right direction,” he said. “It will help to ease the pain in the court system.” But Purdy estimated B.C. will still remain 70 to 100 sheriffs short of the number it had roughly three years ago, before their ranks were reduced through attrition. Provincial officials contend the gap will be less than half as big as the union claims. Purdy said sheriffs wages top out at $54,000 a year and many leave for higher-paying law enforcement jobs with the RCMP or Transit Police. Fifteen of the new recruits will serve in the Lower Mainland. Bond said the government plans to recruit a second group of new sheriffs starting in January.

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were also a highlight of the CAPB conference. “It’s about everybody planning properly for the future of policing,” explains Goldsmith-Jones. “Traditional police training is not fitting with the nature of policing today.” She says civilians can have a significant role to play in policing. Case in point, the introduction of MARIA SPITALE-LEISK the West Vancouver Police Department’s Crime CONTRIBUTOR Analyst position. This intelligence-based policing system allows federally-funded mental health strategy is officers to prevent crime — based on daily paramount to shaving the risstats from the region. ing cost of municipal policing, The WVPD’s prolific offender mansays West Vancouver Mayor Pamela agement program also indicates that the Goldsmith-Jones. majority of crimes are being committed by Fresh off attending a Canadian people living outside of West Vancouver. Association of Police Boards confer“People expect officers to walk the beat ence in Regina last week, Goldsmithlooking for crime,” says Goldsmith-Jones. Jones is equipped with ideas for new The WVPD is also concentrating some policing strategies that can improve of their resources on cyber crimes. Flying West Vancouver’s already low crime under the radar are crimes involving theft rate. Goldsmith-Jones under $10,000 — which results in a loss of The CAPB is open to those with a millions of dollars, figures Goldsmith-Jones. vested interest in municipal policing: “The elderly are particularly vulnerable,” she adds. police board members, police chiefs and mayors, The mayor says the WVPD has gone through for example. a period of reform these past six years and she’s Calling on the federal government to develop a pleased with the outcome. According to the latest mental health strategy was the most talked about crime stats from the WVPD, property crimes in issue during the conference. “Not all public safety problems are policing prob- West Vancouver have dropped 35 per cent in the past five years. lems — it just falls to the police,” says Goldsmith“It’s hard to take the status quo and say this Jones. is not good enough,” admits Goldsmith-Jones. She is, however, optimistic about local men“People say ‘how can you justify a low crime rate?’ tal health resources — citing this past spring’s We are putting resources in the right place and announcement of a $62.2 million acute mental here is the proof.” health facility at Lions Gate Hospital. There are also rising police costs to contend It is the position of the CAPB to call on the fedwith. “Policing costs have gone up five per cent in eral government to spend more money on a more proactive solution than an expanded prison system, the last 20 years,” says Goldsmith-Jones. “This is all supported by property tax.” adds Goldsmith-Jones. Goldsmith-Jones’ says her experience at the Federal prison costs have risen 86 per cent since policing conference was about civilian oversight. 2006 — according to annual reports on Plans and “This is how you bring Pam — a layperson — into Priorities of the Correctional Service of Canada. the world of policing,” she says. Feverous discussions around sustainable policing

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Preparing for PumpkinFest Some 1,000 pumpkin seedlings that were given away in West Vancouver in June are turning orange: a sure sign that PumpkinFest is near. A successful, impromptu harvest festival last fall that centered around the Peter Jones Blue Ribbon Pie Contest has turned into a full-fledged community event this fall called PumpkinFest. The event’s co-chairs — Jennifer Hatton and Patricia Bolton — are eagerly watching the leaves change colour as they count the days until the October 15-16 weekend. They are anticipating 3,000 people will turn up to celebrate the fall event. “I always tell people to picture an old fashioned harvest festival complete with everything from pie baking contests to a scarecrow building competition to lots of entertainment and activities for both kids and grown ups and then with a

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ong past his years of squabbling with the other kids in the sandbox, West Vancouver’s Peter Miller, a self-proclaimed troublemaker, has found plenty of causes to stand up for in adulthood. About eight years ago, there was the “big box” movement planned for Park Royal South. In a campaign against the project, he helped sign up twothirds of West Vancouverites and management at that mall backed off. Instead, residents were invited on a road trip to America to view a collection of potentially more palatable development forms. Eventually, the Village at Park Royal was born. Then there was the Hodgson House at 2355 Marine Drive. A real “time capsule of a house,” Miller calls it, he worked with other heritage advocates to save the house from redevelopment. Nearly century-old blueprints, clothes and toys — to name but a few of the treasures the house bore — were uncovered and donated to the West Vancouver Archives. The house was eventually sold and put on a barge to Nanaimo, but from the experience the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society was born. “That really was the genesis of the group,” says Miller, the society’s president. “So we figured we’d go ahead and create the society and be ready for the next project and continue advocating for heritage even though we couldn’t save the house.” An architect by profession, Miller grew up in London and lived in both Rome and Tokyo before landing on the North Shore. Residing in such locales, says Miller, instills an appreciation for all things heritage. His first architectural job in Vancouver was a restoration of the now-103year-old Manhattan Building at the corner of Robson and Thurlow streets. He’s quick to describe COFFEE the intricacies of the job — like how the building once WITH boasted a rooftop restaurant Sean Kolenko but the kitchen was located skolenko@northshore below, so the food had to be outlook.com sent by dumbwaiter to the diners. When crew members

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went into the building’s basement, he adds, they found the trunks of the trees that were cleared to make room for the structure. His latest project is working to ensure the historic North Vancouver General Hospital frontage, which faces 13th Street, is preserved when the new mental health building is built at Lions Gate Hospital. That facility, scheduled for completion at the end of 2013, will replace the Activation Building which currently houses mental health services. The Activation Building is the old North Vancouver General Hospital structure. Although a spokeswoman for the Vancouver Coastal Health, says there are no plans to knock down the heritage frontage, Miller says the root of this initiative came from a call he received from someone examining a model of the Lions Gate Hospital redesign. The model, he was told, displayed the new building standing where the current Activation Building sits. “The memories are needed. We’re appealing to people to look at grandma’s photo album to see if the family is standing at the particular area,” says Miller. “We want to weave it into the story of the hospital. If we had pictures we could weave it into a presentation. We want an indication of the public’s support and concern that it doesn’t get demolished.” —For more information on the society’s campaign visit their Facebook page. Information on the planned mental health facility is available at www. vch.ca. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/seankolenko

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s the parade of feather-topped folks descended on Waterfront Park for last month’s Caribbean Days Festival, a decidedly smaller and less adorned group emerged from North Vancouver's Café for Contemporary Art and readied themselves for an interview. A chance introduction over drinks between café owner Tyler Russell and Prince Hubertus of HohenloheLangenburg had sparked the meeting. Hohenlohe, a descendant of German nobility, was filming a documentary on global do-it-yourself art scenes and asked Russell if he could profile his café and some of the artists that had exhibited there. Jumping at the opportunity, Russell immediately gathered the troops. Adrian Boston, curator of multiple shows at the café, Dusty Hagerud, artist and gallery technician at West Van's Ferry Building Gallery and filmmaker Mark O’Krafka joined Russell and Hohenlohe’s entourage for the chat. Leaning on a fence overlooking Burrard Inlet, each participant was asked the standard, run-of-the-mill inquiries about their interests and their contributions to the café’s gallery space. But, more importantly, the interviewees also spoke about the artistic community they’ve become a part of, and the importance of gathering with local, like-minded people. “After I came back from Asia, I drove around looking for a place and this was the last place I saw," Russell tells The Outlook, with a smile. “I wanted to create a neighbourhood-based space for contemporary art, where the art wouldn’t be mandated by bureaucratic or market forces. There are important conversations [through art] that need to be had, in clean, but if that community function is beholden to something then you’re going to have a conflict of agendas.”

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nearly 100 artists that included 40 hours of video. It was a curator’s dream, he admits, but the type of show that, due to its size, engages the public in only a cursory manner. Such a massive undertaking contrasted, both in character and scale, to the art camps he worked at prior to attending school. While working as a coordinator of international relations in Nakatsue, Japan, a tiny village with a population of about 1,400, Russell ran camps for local kids. In conjunction with that initiative, he also facilitated a “Picnic on the Ocean” between a Korean and a Japanese artist on disputed waters between the two countries. Both ventures, says Russell, instilled in him an early desire to seek out “village sensibilities” in the relationship between art and the public. Connecting, in an intimate and immediate way, was a powerful tool and a lesson Russell quickly catalogued for future work. And according to Dusty Hagerud, Russell hasn’t strayed far from those past inspirations, as a desire to engage with the community is very much alive at the café. “The café gives you the chance to get gritty, get real,” says Hagerud, a 2009 Leo Award winner for best production design for a short drama. “It gives you opportunity to do insanely awesome things, not seen in this city at all.” Hagerud, a Lower Lonsdale resident and graduate of Capilano University’s IDEA program, is currently planning a puppet festival and a pre-Vancouver International Film Festival event scheduled for the café in the fall. He’s been working at West Vancouver’s Ferry Building Gallery since 2003, the same year he moved to LoLo. When he first got to town, Hagerud says, he found North Van a bit sleepy. But the neighbourhood’s changing, he adds, and its evolution shares a similar spirit with the emerging arts scene. “The demographic keeps evolving. The community is much more rich and colourful. People seem to think of the North Shore as a privileged place, but I think that’s changing as

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says he was drawn to a 72-year-old, blues-playing, cowboy hat-sporting, First Nations man named Tip-Ta, strumming a guitar on a nearby picnic table. So, O’Krafka introduced himself and the two bonded over the blues. Over the next year, they would bump into each other in front of the coffee shop and catch up when they had time. One day, Tip-Ta opened up about his life in the area, how things have changed and what he’s doing to keep his culture alive. The stories resonated with O’Krafka. Eventually, the two left the confines of the picnic table and started jamming over at O’Krafka’s place. In the midst of one such meeting, O’Krafka decided to shoot some footage of Tip-Ta. As soon as the camera started rolling, he knew he wanted more than a snapshot of one jam session. He wanted to make a film. Luckily, so did Tip-Ta, who agreed to the project straight away to “keep his culture’s legacy going.” Fast forward to this past November and TipTa’s in North Van — where O’Krafka now calls home — attending the premiere of an early cut of

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The 5th Annual Boat Show at the Creek, which runs from Sept. 22 to 25, is a rare opportunity to gander at Mosquito Creek Marina’s eclectic collection of one-of-a-kind boats. There will be dozens of marine vendors and brokers on-site to showcase exciting new opportunities in boating. But this ﬂoating boat show is also about getting out on the water with friends and family. Over 200 boats will be on display this year, and the Boat Show at the Creek is set to be four days of fun with plenty to see and do for everyone. “It’s great for those who enjoy the boating culture to be that close to these yachts,” says Donny Mekilok, general manager of Mosquito Creek Marina.

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or years a fit group of North Shore seniors have been hopping on their bicycles and exploring the Lower Mainland. The Norwest Cycle Club is a group for people 55 years or older and, according to director Keith Davey, it’s a fun way for people to enjoy cycling in a social and safe atmosphere. “It is not competitive at all,” said Davey, 82. “We go at a nice pace, about 20 kilometres an hour, and we look out for one another. “There is a leader at the front and a sweeper at the back and if we get split up by a light or something we all just wait for each other.” Typically riding about 50 to 70 km per outing, the club, which is operated out of the West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre, facilitates group day trips to a variety of urban and rural destinations throughout the Lower Mainland. “We have about 30 different routes that we take throughout the area,” said Davey. “Everyone gets a map so that we all know where we are going and where we are stopping for breaks.” Davey said his favourite ride is to head out to the Traboulay PoCo Trail, a route that takes cyclists through wilderness landscape along the Coquitlam River. “Going along the river is very nice,” he said. “It is really pretty and the trails are good there.” A retired professor of dentistry, Davey took up cycling as a hobby in 1995 and has been hooked ever since. He said he helped resurrect the club about seven years ago after it had been inactive for some time. “It is a good group of people. I am friends with most of them,” he said. “We have a good time. It is just a really great way to stay fit, get outdoors and get to know the area.” The program is currently full for Wednesdays and Fridays but there is a waitlist for next season and the potential for outings on other days. For more information on the club call program co-ordinator Caroline Brandson at 604-925-7288 or visit WestVancouver.ca. newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/nsoutlook

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The day the Jokers went wild How Denis Crockett and his teammates won the Minto Cup by default

enis Crockett admits he’s stubborn. You see, thanks to the unbridled tenacity of this longtime North Van resident, it is now 26 years ago – back on Sept. 7, 1985 – that he and his Victoria Jokers teammates, twice the B.C. junior lacrosse champions, were finally presented with medals for winning the Minto Cup Canadian championships of 1941 and 1942. The Canadian Lacrosse Association rather surprisINSTANT ingly, except perhaps for REPLAY its desire for the media attention it generated, offiLen Corben cially granted them wins by lencorben@yahoo.ca default well over 40 years after those national championships were cancelled due to World War II. The decision to award the medals came about because, when Crockett contacted the Canadian and Ontario lacrosse organizations in 1985 on behalf of all his old (literally by then) teammates to challenge the Eastern champions from Mimico (1941) and Etobicoke (1942) in a winner-take-all shootout, nobody knew where to find any of the Ontario players. While the defaults might have been tonguein-cheek, the medals were real. The Jokers’ quest for national recognition was hatched during a reunion in 1984 in Victoria where most still resided. Crockett and Reg Fleming, who lived in West Van from 1965 until he died in 2006, were two who

made the trek back to the Island for the gettogether. The team – named for George “Joker” Patton, a big supporter of Foul Bay boxla in Victoria and the owner of the exclusive Joker Club – had grown up winning their age division in the B.C. capital on an annual basis since the 1937-38 season when in Grade 8, eventually bringing home the B.C. junior title two years running. But World War II intervened as far as a shot at the prestigious Minto Cup was concerned. The Minto Cup – emblematic of the Canadian junior lacrosse championship since 1937 but in existence since 1901 when it was awarded at first to the nation’s senior lacrosse winners – is one of the oldest trophies in Canadian sports. It’s older than football’s Grey Cup and senior lacrosse’s Mann Cup which were first presented in 1909 and 1910 respectively. (The Stanley Cup is older, having begun in 1893.) Virtually all of the Jokers enlisted in the armed services and went off to do battle of a vastly different kind than that in which they had excelled on the local iceless arenas. Crockett worked at a military training school in Brandon and then went overseas. He landed at Dieppe, long after the Allied forces’ disastrous Dieppe Raid, as the area was being freed by the advancing Canadian army. Later he fought in the Leopold Canal region. He says he is lucky to be alive after being blinded in one eye and suffering injuries to one arm and both legs on the night of October 26-27, 1944, in Belgium. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and I was badly wounded,” he says. “I am a lucky

man. I should have been dead long ago.” He returned home, got a commerce degree from UBC and an MBA from the Ohio State University, then moved to his newly built house near the top end of Emerald Drive in 1951 where he and his wife raised a family of three and where he still lives today. He operated his own business, Crockett Holdings Limited, consulting in retail merchandising and wholesale presentation. The 1984 reunion got the Jokers to thinking what might have happened had they played on the national stage. It wasn’t too late, these then-60-year-old men agreed, and so a challenge was proposed. Crockett became the spokesperson and he still has all the correspondence to prove it. His letter to the Ontario Lacrosse Association on April 4, 1985 – which Denis delivered in person to their Toronto office – pointed out that the Jokers “were deprived of competing for the Minto Cup due to World War II. Our team is intact, including the coach! We hereby challenge your champion teams for 1941 and 1942 to field their team of record and play off for the Minto Cup. “Time is of the essence! Should this challenge remain unfulfilled on June 20, 1985, then you are petitioned to concede and we claim by default the Minto Cup for the years 1941 and 1942.” On May 17, 1985, Crockett upped the pressure with a letter to the Canadian Lacrosse Association requesting sanction for a shootout. The challenge became a media story. The Times-Colonist, The Province and The Islander all featured stories and pictures about the unusual request. By July 1985 it had been determined that, despite efforts in Ontario, the Mimico and

NO JOKE - Denis Crockett (above) was the key figure in persuading the Canadian Lacrosse Association to award medals (inset) for the 1941 and 1942 national junior championships more than 40 years later Len Corben photos

Etobicoke players could not be located. Thus, by special resolution, the Canadian Lacrosse Association decided in favour of the Jokers and promised to have its president Bill McBain fly out to present the Minto Cup and medals during a B.C. senior lacrosse playoff game on Aug. 24 or 25, 1985, 26 years ago this week. For some reason the plans got changed and the presentation was made two weeks later. But then, after a 44-year wait, who could complain about an extra week or two before the Jokers could finally go wild? This is episode 430 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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abadianhomes.com

YALETOWN

604.290.2647

Amir Abadian This spacious waterfront 2 level, 2 bdrm townhome park and water views from almost every room. Amenities including gym, pool, hot tub, bowling alley, private movie theatre and much more. Insuite storage and 2 parking stalls. This is luxurious waterfront living at it’s best and at a bargain value of $820/ft

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301-2255 Twin Creek Pl, W.V. 102-2255 Twin Creek Pl, W.V.

Prime West Vancouver location only a short walk to Dundarave village with all the trendy shops, beach and seawalk with almost 8500 sqf lot with beautiful water view and older 2 level livable house with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and 2 kitchens, easy to view any time.

NEW PRICE

$999,900 2567 Lawson Ave, W.V. The ultimate in luxury. This gorgeous Penthouse is being offered for the first time on the market. The private elevator will lead you into the foyer and into the lap of 3300+ square feet of luxury. You wont believe your eyes as you gaze upon the best view in West Vancouver from every room. Step onto a 1500 square foot veranda to breath in the fresh mountain air. It almost goes without saying that only the best quality finishes and fittings are featured in this home as every upgrade imaginable was ordered.

$3,359,000 $1,599,000 #1001-3335 Cypress Pl, W.V.

NEW PRICE

Enjoy unobstructed 180 degree view of City,Ocean,Lions gate and Island from this S/E corner of Stonecliff complex next to Provincial park with over 2000 sqf,2bdrm, 2 bathrm,Family room and office, high-end finishing, hard wood flooing, granite counters, S/S appliances & designer window coverings A/C system, Gym,Spa, Fireside Lounge with full size kitchen comes with 2 secured parking.

604.315.4405

$1,648,000

1 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 year

davelund@telus.net www.davelund.com

$869,000

Looking for 13/14 Town homes development site in central Lonsdale with easy access to Hwy 1 and all the amenities? Call Amir

Jim

604.690.3400

jimsbond@telus.net www.jimbond.ca

SOLD

145 E 27TH ST, NORTH VANCOUVER R $1,249,000

SOLD

WE PLACE YOUR MORTGAGE WITH A MAJOR BANK Ronin MTG today!

roninmortgage.com OAC lender/broker fees may apply

$1,328,000

4265 ST. PAULS AVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

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Beautifully remodelled from bottom to top that beats a new house in one of the most demanding area, in Delbrook, almost 3000 sqft of high quality which fits 2 families, 2 brand new open kitchens with S/S appliances, new dark H/W floors for the entire house ,new windows with high-end coverings ,new plumbing & wiring, new roof and hot water heating system. Sitting on a newly Land Escaped lot, finally enjoy an out-door swimming pool on newly fenced and private backyard.

BUILDERS ALERT

Lund Bond

MASTERS

$1,799,000 480 Evergreen Pl., N.V.

Dave

VARIABLE RATE

Sutton West Coast

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Look for details of this week’s open homes on the page indicated below.

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27. Ambleside ★ 269,000 702-1785 Esquimalt Ave Sunday 2-4

www.ernamaki.ca • ernamaki@shaw.ca

Rates as low as 3.19% on 4 year closed, ﬁxed rate mortgage!!

$1,3 00,0 00

Call and ask for details....

32. Grousewoods ★ 1,240,000 5532 Woodchuck Place Sunday 2-4

35. Capilano Highlands ★ 1,300,000 3024 Paisley Road Saturday 2-4

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QUALITY WORKMANSHIP AT ITS BEST This 2 storey family home near Edgemont offers 4 large bedrooms, 3 spacious bathrooms including a gorgeous en suite, high end kitchen with quartz counter tops, vaulted ceilings and skylights. Open floor plan with family room off the kitchen, eclipse doors to large sunny deck and a fenced, private back yard in a great family neighbourhood. Come see for yourself.

3024 Paisley Road, North Vancouver

Linda Findlay

Michael Alexander

Kelly Brommeland

Mortgage Specialist

604-786-1421

604-961-6457

604-551-7706

linda.findlay@rbc.com

michael.alexander@rbc.com

kelly.brommeland@rbc.com

Walk to shopping, banks, library, restaurants, schools, and public transit!

SOUTH SURREY

604-725-9179

RANCHERS FOR 50+

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JUST RENOVATED, south facing TOP FLOOR SPACIOUS 726sq ft one bdrm VIEW unit with balcony. MLS #V873431

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Panoramic MOUNTAIN VIEWS! 2bd 1.5bth 1046sq ft incl balcony. TOP FLOOR CORNER unit. MLS# V889113

SOLD

350 - 174 Street Sun-Sational Community where you can downsize with style and elegance. Come see why so many Love coming home to the Greens.

Open Daily Noon-5pm, (Closed Tues/Wed) Call Sally Scott 604-619-4902 www.thegreensatdouglas.ca

All personal lending products and residential mortgages are offered by Royal Bank of Canada and are subject to its standard lending criteria. ®Registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Rates effective August 18, 2011. † Interest Rate compounded half-yearly, not in advance. Rate subject to change without notice.

MacDonald Realty Olympic

#323-123 E19TH ST.

#320-123 E19TH ST.

LP: $269,000 OPENAY SUND4 2-

LP: $279,000

#702-1785 ESQUIMALT AVE. WEST VANCOUVER

LP: $359,900 TOP FLOOR move-in ready SPACIOUS studio

Creekside outlook wth Mountain VIEWS offers complete PRIVACY, Contemporary styling with NEW Dark Espresso Flooring, Designer colors new countertops, Light Fixtures. Comes with a Parking Stall and a Storage Locker. Strata fee includes LP: $353,000 HEAT, HOT WATER & CABLE!!! MLS# V896494

Come see this NEW LISTING!! 2 bedroom unit with 2 FULL BATHS + a small ofﬁce space. Building updates include NEW ROOF 2010. MLS# V893903

#210-123 E19TH ST.

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

Shakun Jhangiani 604.725.9179

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RogerJung Roger Jung 604.657.0645

rogerjung@shaw.ca

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NOW SELLING! 604.973.0158 theivyliving.com LOWER LONSDALE

Not A Ground Floor Suite! Not a ground ﬂoor suite! This south facing 1 bedroom suite has been partially renovated in a well maintained building. Plumbing has been updated and new roof to be installed this year, assessment paid by Seller. Centrally located within steps to all of Lower Lonsdale’s amenities yet on a quiet street. Parking and storage unit included. Maintenance includes heat, hot water and cable.

# 115 175 E 4TH ST, North Vancouver

1265 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, B.C. Developed by:

This is not an offering for sale. Such an offering can only be made by a disclosure statement. E & O.E.

Now Own 1- BD for Only 5 % down! Plus receive a $1500 Furniture Package! Offer Valid Only till Aug 31st.

$248,500

Call Roger at 604-657-0645 now to arrange for showings. 206 Lonsdale Avenue

North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G1

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604-960-1100 WONDERING WHAT YOUR PROPERTY IS WORTH? For a FREE detailed Market Evaluation Residential and Commercial expertise!

NEW E PRIC

302-1327 KEITH RD. N.V. $379,000

Outstanding ocean views from every Åoor of this meticulous Kelvin Grove home. 3 beds, 2 baths, hardwood Åoors, custom kitchen, custom bathrooms, custom paint, bonus 1 bdrm mortgage helper. Private garden on the view side, level driveway and RV parking...a great package!

Spectacular Custom Craftsman design home. Quality Änishes, beautiful ocean views, open plan, 4beds, 4 baths, built 2004.

250 Kelvin Grove, Lions Bay

190 Mountain Drive, Lions Bay

$1,195,000

NEW E PRIC

$1,619,000

20 Brunswick Beach, Lions Bay

3883 HOSKINS RD., N.V. $809,000

Vera 604-318-0024, Nora 604-351-0625 Heather 778-847-1452

Outstanding oceanviews from this rare townhome offering in Lions Bay. 2 beds, 1.5 baths, large kitchen, lv rm with Äreplace and view deck, private garden from family room, all with gorgeous views...10 mins to the beach...2 mins to bus...15 mins from Lions Gate...

5532 Woodchuck

408 Crosscreek, Lions Bay

$1,240,000

$479,000

Vera Holman

604-318-0024

225 Mountain Drive, Lions Bay $1,020,000

#102-245 W 15th

41 Brunswick Beach Rd, Lions Bay $1,575,000

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RE/MAX Masters

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View every edition at your leisure ~ at home or away.

McKilligan

604-306-2355

Waterfront at Brunswick, Lions Bay’s ecclectic beach community. A terriÄc weekender now, this spot would be perfect for a future custom build. The current home is meticulous and mechanically updated. The oceanfront privacy will surprise you! The main house offers open plan, 3 bedrms, and amazing views.

604-351-0625

778-847-1452 Royal LePage Northshore

604-926-6011

Now you can read the North Shore Real Estate Weekly online...

Great location for this large immaculate townhome! Generous rooms, 2 beds, 2.5 baths, front and rear patios, tons of storage. Chatsworth Mews, small well run complex, with new roof. This one is a 10!

Nora Valdez

Heather Kim

Thinking Of Selling? What’s Your Home Worth? Call Us Today!

Situated on a spectacular, private 1/2 acre forested setting in Lions Bay, this unique Westcoast designed architectural home features an open Åoor plan&multiple levels with outstanding SW ocean views & amazing natural light. The home features an open kitchen, vaulted ceilings, open staircases & walkways, expansive windows, skylights, & decks.

Thyra

3636 FROMME RD., N.V. $718,800

BE THE BOSS! And get to take holidays to the “shows” in Vegas and back east. Approx. 1200 sq. ft. shoe store Asking $163800 plus stock of about $130,000, in busy Mall Kingsway at Broadway. Average around $1/2 Million Gross sales for past several years. Nora 604-351-0625 and Vera 604-318-0024

Grousewoods beauty! 6 bdrms, 4baths, custom kitchen, large & private fenced yard, legal 2 bdrms suite, Great Location, quiet cul-de-sac, Handsworth catchment, see you at the open!

$615,000

CALL US TODAY!

$2,015,000

OPEN SUN 2-4

Warm , inviting 5, bedroom family home on a large 1/2 acre property with oceanviews. Vaulted ceilings,custom windows, hardwood Åoors, new cedar decks, great yardspace. Easy driveway with tons of parking including double garage.Bonus inlaw accomodation too! Located on the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in beautiful Lions Bay...10 mins on the scenic Sea to Sky from West Vancouver. 565 Upper Bayview, Lions Bay $920,000

111-216 E 6TH, N.V. $615,700

We have serious qualiÄed buyers ready to buy who missed out on our recent well-priced listings!

Lions Bay’s ecclectic beachside neighbourhood. This home exudes the special charms of a westcoast retreat;expansive decks, custom wood windows and detailing,3 bdrms,3 full baths, great room with stone Äreplace, seperate Coach house for guests or private ofÄce, an irreplacable package. Easy to show!

Vera 604-318-0024, Nora 604-351-0625 Heather 778-847-1452

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The Breakfast Club The West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will once again be hosting a breakfast club event. From 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. at Cafe TrafiQ. Local business owners are invited to come meet each other and establish new contacts. Cafe TrafiQ is located at 1860 Marine Dr. in West Van. For more information, visit www. westvanchamber. com.

wednesday, aug. 31

Byte Camp Learn the art of Flash video game design at this fullday camp, running from Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp is organized by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council and is held at the Maplewood House at 399 Seymour River Pl. The camp is reserved for those between the ages of 11-14. Those interested are asked to call Linda Feil at 604-988-6844. Cost is $235.

tuesday, aug. 30

God is in the Details Vancouverbased artist Sachiyo Takahashi brings her unique world of cinematic/ theatrical presentations to the Café for Contemporary Art from Aug. 11-Sept. 11. the monthlong exhibition features the artist’s first foray into creating micro-world peep boxes derived from a range of narrative performances. The café’s gallery space is open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, admission is free. The Café for Contemporary Art is located at 140 E. Esplanade Ave.

monday, aug. 29

Concerts in the Square The final installment of the city’s Concerts in the Square series kicks off at 3 p.m. at Shipbuilder’s Square. Starting at 7 p.m., headlining acts Dustin Bentall & Kendel Carson, the Sumner Brothers, Ali Milner and Portage and Main, amongst others, will take the stage. Art in Square, the popular on-site art attraction, will also be taking place. Featured artists this weekend will be Derek Carr, Wanda Doyle, Milan Chanel and Grazyna Wolski. For more info visit www.cnv.org/ concertsinthesquare.

sunday, aug. 28

Outdoor concert In celebration of its 100th birthday, the Lynn Valley Community Association will be hosting its final outdoor concert of the season featuring Angela Kelman and Polyester Philharmonic. The band will be playing the hits of the 60s and 70s, spanning Motown, disco and R&B. The concert will be held at the Lynn Valley Village plaza, birthday cake and hot chocolate will be served (by donation). Show starts at 7 p.m. and finishes at 9 p.m. For more info visit www.lvca.ca.

saturday, aug. 27

friday, aug. 26

thursday, aug. 25

sevendays

Shante Chanter At the Silk Purse: Shante Van Horlick, a classical crossover artist has been touring relentlessly around the province and the U.S., even singing in NYC’s Carnegie Hall last year while still in high school. When she was 12, she recorded her first record “Miracle” and is at work on another record now. Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Showtime is 10:30 a.m. The Silk Purse is located at 1570 Argyle Ave. For more visit www. silkpurse.ca

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A game of folded paper THE GAME: another take on the Exquisite Corpse is on at the Seymour Art Gallery from Aug. 30-Sept. 5. Adapted by the Surrealists in the early 20th Century from a parlour game called “Consequences,” the game involves several people composing a phrase or drawing collectively, but without the participants having any idea of the preceding contributions. This version of the game features original creations by the BC & Yukon Members of the Surface Design Association. The Seymour Art Gallery is located at 4360 Gallant Ave. in Deep Cove. Admission is free.

BC HYDRO VEGETATION MAINTENANCE - PADMOUNTED TRANSFORMERS To assure continued safety and system reliability, BC Hydro is removing vegetation around all BC Hydro padmounted transformers to clearance standards.

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Vegetation management work in North Vancouver, West Vancouver and on Bowen Island will continue until March 31, 2012. BC Hydro requires the area around its electrical equipment to remain clear for the following reasons: ã ã ã

Shows Daily: 12:30pm, 2pm , 3:30pm, 5pm, & 6:30pm

for the safety of our employees operating the equipment, to prevent overheating of the equipment, and to facilitate emergency repairs or replacement of the equipment.

The clearances around the transformers are: ã ã

2.5m from any and all doors 0.9m from all other sides

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Prior to BC Hydro removing the vegetation, customers may prune or maintain vegetation around transformers on their property to these clearances. If not, vegetation removal will be completed by BC Hydro crews.

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For more information about safely planting near BC Hydro equipment and clearance standards, visit bchydro.com/safety

For 50 years, BC Hydro has been providing clean, reliable electricity to you. Today we are planning for the next 50 years by investing in new projects, upgrading existing facilities and working with you to conserve energy through Power Smart.

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