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Jeff Torres When North Shore cops caught him dealing drugs, Jeff Torres knew he had to change his life. It took the Argyle student two run-ins with police before he was able to steer a different course. Now a Capilano University student, last year Torres spent time away from the books as a World Vision Canada ambassador. His involvement with the humanitarian organization started after a North Van cop gave him a second chance. Torres then ran an Ironman and raised $10,000 for the World Vision. Torres helped organize World Vision’s local annual 30-Hour Famine fundraiser. He spoke with 80 West Van secondary students who gave up food for a day to help raise money. Unlike most youth his age, the 20-year-old has no cellphone, a sacrifice he made so he could use some money from his part-time job to sponsor a 7-year-old Tanzanian boy, Makoye. “We can make a huge difference, even though it might not seem that we can.” Torres said. “We can really impact the world.”
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Lauryn Oates Lauryn Oates has sacrificed much of her youth, not to mention her life, championing women’s rights in Afghanistan. At the age of 16, this West Vancouver resident founded the Vancouver chapter of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA) — a volunteer, non-profit organization that has raised more than $3 million for female literacy programs in the war-torn country. Today, Oates manages its teacher training program and makes frequent visits to the country. Friends of Oates have died doing similar work, but the now 28-year-old is determined to see her job through. “I go [to Afghanistan] knowing there is risk, but it’s more important to continue that work than to not go,” she says. continued, PAGE 5
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Global Initiative Group The students at Seycove secondary school have big plans for 2012. They have hosted raffle sales, sold socks and a jumble of other fundraising drives to fund their next humanitarian trip to the Dominican Republic. The trip is being organized through the school’s Global Initiative group, a student-led cohort that meets on lunch breaks. Last year, the group organized a trip to Dominican Republic where students did everything from mixing concrete to lugging cement blocks for local contractors. Seycove students say their international humanitarian work teaches them not only about other cultures, but also about themselves. “A bad [thing] for us might be getting a C+ on a math test,” says Grade 12 student Alex Southam. “But others don’t have bread. It really puts things in perspective.” continued, PAGE 9
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Happy New Year! First, thank you for electing me to represent you as Member of Parliament for the North Shore and Bowen Island. It’s been a distinct honour and privilege to serve you. Secondly, I would like with you to reflect upon a year of peace and economic recovery in our community and upon some of our recent accomplishments on the North Shore. We have much to celebrate in 2010. Strong signs of economic recovery come to mind, along with an exuberant Olympic Torch Relay and the successful Games that followed. When I was elected in 2008, constituents said they wanted an MP who would serve the community; listen; reflect the community’s priorities; work towards them; and deliver results. The priorities you set for me included: assembling a responsive constituency staff; focusing on the economic recovery, for workers and seniors; upgrading our infrastructure; engaging the Pacific Rim; focusing on health; and protecting or enhancing our precious environment. Today we see an updated aquatic and community centre, and senior’ centre; highway, sewer and water treatment plant improvements, an extended Spirit Trail, improved playing field facilities, brand new artificial turf fields for field hockey and soccer; and a replacement for the old “Blue Bridge” along Marine Drive. I’m proud of how quickly and efficiently Canada’s Economic Action Plan was implemented, helping Canadians through the worst global recession since the 1930’s. The
Plan has won global acclaim while; more importantly, we have seen about 450,000 new jobs created since July 2009. Meanwhile, individuals, families, and community organizations are still struggling, and together we still have work to do. We saw positive results from the Prime Minister’s visit to China, in the form of Approved Destination Status for China-based tourism to Canada. Last month, our Government waived the visa requirement for Taiwan visitors another initiative which I specifically supported. Meanwhile, our Environment Minister added over 30% to the total of Canadian lands dedicated as national parks; signed the Copenhagen Accord; and participated actively on the international stage to bring the major polluters closer to an effective agreement to decrease emissions. In Ottawa, I was humbled by unanimous House of Commons support for my first Private Member’s Bill, C-475, which battles crystal meth and ecstasy. My Parliamentary Fitness Initiative continued, an all-party program to profile the virtues of increased physical activity. After two years serving as your Member of Parliament, one observation hits home. Achievements in public life are attained, not by MP’s alone, but by close communication and cooperation among community members. With that thought in mind, on behalf of my staff and family, I thank you again, and wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year. With best regards, John Weston, MP
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Looking back at the headlines that mattered the most to North Shore residents. As his last act, Wood reportedly swerved his car to ensure his side of the vehicle took the force of the collision. After the accident, Washington State Patrol determined his actions likely saved the lives of his family. Police say the SUV that collided with Wood’s car lost control after the driver tried to remove her sweater while a passenger held the wheel. Both passengers in the back seat of the truck were also killed. An outpouring of support followed from both the gaming and North Vancouver communities and the Brian Wood Memorial Trust was established to support his family.
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Heroic father-to-be dies in car crash As a video game designer at Relic Entertainment, Brian Wood was instrumental in developing the “Company of Heroes” saga. But in the days, now months, following his tragic death, Wood has been lauded a hero himself for sacrificing his life to save his wife and then-unborn daughter, Sierra Grace Wood. On Sept. 3, Brian was killed in a car crash on Whidbey Island in Washington State, after an out-of-control SUV crossed the centre line and crashed into his Subaru station wagon.
U.S. high schooler plunges to death at Capilano Suspension Bridge Nearly four months after 17-year-old American high school student Daniel Cho fell 30 metres to his death over the Capilano Suspension Bridge, a coroner’s report revealed the San Mateo, Calif. native was on LSD when he fell. The report, made available in late October, said Cho and two other students took the drug while on a bus from Seattle to Vancouver on June 6. Adult chaperones on the bus reportedly noticed some strange behaviour from the students, including an inability to complete their customs forms. The report notes that by the time the bus reached the bridge the other two students were no longer feeling the effects of the drug, but Cho was seen bumping into people, falling off steps and pushing other students. Shortly before his fatal fall, Cho climbed over a railing into an out-of-bounds area, but returned to the path after a chaperone noticed where he was standing. Shortly after that, it is believed that Cho climbed a fence at the viewing platform while no one was looking and plunged into the ravine below.
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Harrowing rescue mars annual West Van boat race The sailors were briefed by Environment Canada the night before. It was no secret the wind and the waves would be strong. But, the afternoon was to bring calmer weather. So, the West Vancouver-run Southern Straits Classic race went on as planned. By, 3:34 p.m. the event had been called off, but it was too late. Race participant and West Vancouver resident Clint Currie, and his boat Incisor, was turtled by a 15-foot wave. He was in the 9°C Strait of Georgia water, where he would remain until another boat, Radiant Heat, and its crew would come to rescue him. He was waterlogged and in the second stage of hypothermia, but after two days in hospital he was released. He thanked the crew of Radiant Heat for their courage, noting if they hadn’t seen him he would have died. Tony Brogan, Radian Heat’s skipper, said it was all part of being a sailor. Incisor was found bobbing between Sisters and Lasqueti islands after the race. It was hauled to Mosquito Creek Marina where Currie has a yacht building business. Even though the experience was a harrowing one, Currie said he planned to have Incisor back on the seas shortly. continued, PAGE 7
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It’s the busiest recreation centre in North Vancouver and it’s poised to move across the street to a new home. But, the final plans for a re-done Harry Jerome complex have been a hot-button topic for City of North Vancouver council. Coun. Craig Keating has been vocal about seeing the old centre renovated. Mayor Darrell Mussatto told The Outlook the future of the complex will become an election issue. He feels the city may be “biting off more than it can chew.” Other members of council, notably Coun. Guy Heywood, warned of the restrictions council has put on potential development options after deciding to allow the lawn bowling club to remain on its current plot. Aquatics users have lobbied for a 50-metre pool. Flicka gymnastics is not part of the new plans, but has expressed great interest in inclusion. Council has decided to investigate what it would cost to bring the club along. The Silver Harbour Seniors’ Centre is included in the plans and will be chipping in money from the sale of its lands. At last count, the project was expected to cost between $62 and $63 million. Adding the other user groups, however, leaves the final price tag up in the air. If anything is for certain, the project will be one of the biggest construction projects the city has engaged in to date. continued, PAGE 8
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large bonfire, even though a fire ban was in effect at the time. When the story first appeared on The Outlook’s website, it ignited a flurry of responses from users claiming to be Argyle secondary school students who attended the party. The users, many posting anonymously, said they didn’t witness any assaults and blamed the RCMP for any vandalism or mischief that may have occurred Cpl. Peter DeVries, spokesman for the North Van RCMP, said the fallout from this year’s party should serve as a wake-up call to North Shore parents about the dangers of the popular party.
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Drive-by shooting remains a mystery As Cpl. Peter DeVries, spokesperson for North Vancouver RCMP, stood in front of the media in August, he had a simple question to ask. “It isn’t much is it?” he said, holding a small bullet casing. “It’s not much, but when shot at 1,000 feet per second, I think we all know it’s deadly.” DeVries was appealing to the public after police had hit a dead end in their investigation of a drive-by shooting that resulted in three .45 calibre bullets ripping through a North Vancouver home on Aug. 1. The bullets, told DeVries, landed but a few feet from a sleeping 7-year-old. Police believe the shooting stemmed from an incident several hours earlier in West Vancouver. DeVries said police suspect three of the men involved drove to the home in question and fired three shots from a handgun, believing the home belonged to one of the males they had fought with. It didn’t. The home is located on Squamish Nation lands, but police aren’t sure whether the shooters were also members of the Squamish Nation. He called for the community to speak out as did chief Gibby Jacob, to no avail. The crime remains unsolved.
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Grads gone wild Tradition or not, this year’s annual graduation bush party had North Vancouver RCMP warning parents of the dangerous circumstances present at the yearly bash. The party, often called the “grad camp-out” or “grad sleepover”, had RCMP called to woods near the Floppy Bunny Trail in Upper Lynn Valley 19 times between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 4. RCMP officers issued a total of 30 tickets to partygoers for minors being in possession of alcohol, seized a large amount of liquor and investigated one possible sexual assault in connection with the festivities. Police said there were youths as young as 14 at the party alongside participants as old as 20. North Vancouver District Fire Services was also called to the gathering to extinguish a
School closures, program consolidations and $100 million in surplus lands April 20 was a tough meeting for John Lewis, superintendent for School District 44. No one wants to close schools, he said, but faced with a $6-million budget shortfall for 2010-2011, the reality of the situation was a number of North van’s smaller neighbourhood schools had to go. Plymouth elementary was the first school to go, shutting its doors in June. Blueridge elementary will close in 2013. Keith Lynn Alternate School will close in 2011 and amalgamate with other alternative programs offered in the district. When the renovated Carson Graham re-opens in 2012, it will be consolidated with Balmoral junior secondary. Declining enrollments and a move toward larger facilities are the main reasons behind the school closures. Closing one school saves the district about $400,000, said Lewis. Looking ahead, school district staff said they are examining potential uses for its surplus lands, valued in the neighbourhood of $100 million. School district secretary treasurer Irene Young told The Outlook that lands could be sold to developers to pay for future projects like a renovation to the outdoor school in Squamish.
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West Van reaches out to Pakistan with fundraising event
Nearly 12,000 km separates West Vancouver and Pakistan, but 2010 saw that distance close as North Shore residents worked to raise funds for flood victims in the troubled nation. The Pakistani Canadian Women’s Society, a group composed of Pakistaniborn women, worked to send much needed supplies to their home country. Tents, water, antibiotics, vaccines and food, all were in desperate need to help the millions displaced from their homes. The Outlook raised $8,000 for flood relief at a sold-out event at the Kay Meek Centre in September. Musicians and a Pakistani fashion show and dancing were all part of the evening. The women’s group was instrumental in organizing the fundraiser, one of only two such events across the Lower Mainland.
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Bob’s Battlers When North Van resident Bob White was diagnosed with leukemia, he was ready to put up a battle. And so was his family. The financial advisor was placed in isolation care and underwent chemotherapy treatment. The whole time, his three daughters stuck by his side. Weeks after White was released from the hospital, his daughter Shannon signed the family up for Light the Night — a walk held every fall in Stanley Park to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. That was four years ago and the family has been involved in the event ever since, raising more than $27,000 for Light the Night. “I wanted to do something to give back because I had benefitted through the research and all the medical advancements of the past,” White said. This coming summer, five years after the initial diagnosis, White will be considered cured. He plans to go skydiving.
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Ozzie Niles Ozzie Niles clocks approximately 1,000 kilometres a month driving cancer patients to
treatment and back. The Canadian Cancer Society volunteer drives close to a hundred North Shore residents to appointments at the Cancer Clinic in Vancouver. It’s just something he likes to do, he says. But for those he drives, it means so much more. Some of them don’t have cars, others feel to sick or tired to drive home after treatment. Niles has also become a friend to many of the people he drives. He’s a good listener and cancer surviver himself. Driving is something the North Van resident says he has always enjoyed, as well as giving back to the community. “I don’t have to go to another country, I got a mission to do something here,” Niles told The Outlook.
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Driver of Change North Van Blue Bus driver Dave Rai has witnessed human suffering in the Downtown Eastside that leaves him feeling gutted. But it doesn’t stop him from visiting the most impoverished postal code in Canada. Once a month, Rai stocks up a friend’s 5-tonne truck with 1,400 sandwiches, 80 pounds of rice, 55 pounds of chickpeas and 60 pounds of rice pudding. Rai, his family, friends and fellow bus drivers then set up tables and start serving meals to the city’s poorest. When Rai started the lunches, he paid for the food out of his own pocket. Now his non-profit venture — the
Great Helping Hand — is supported by donations from the Blue Bus company and drivers. “It’s the right thing to do,” Rai said. “I can’t see hungry people standing there.”
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House of Miracles In their younger years, Ruth Tschannen and Patricia Smith sought community — a place where people worked together and neighbours knew neighbours. On opposite continents both women found there answer in Camphill societies — residential and school communities for abled and disabled people to live and work together. Tschannen and Smith started a Camphill home in North Vancouver and live with six roommates who have disabilities. During the day, the women work with people with disabilities at North Van’s Cascadia Society. Tschannen and Smith have dedicated their lives to making other people’s lives better. Although both women agree their lifestyle choice may have lost them a certain kind of freedom, they say they have gained something greater. “These people have the incredible ability to open other people’s hearts,” Smith says. Follow The Outlook on Twitter: @nsoutlook
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3 outside of the West Vancouver Community Centre during the Winter Games. (Daniel Pi photo) G A paraglider practises before taking flight from atop Grouse Mountain. It was the first flight for the North Shore resident. (Greg Hoekstra photo) H Portrait of a fighter: North Vancouver's Wendy Roy after a training session for a bout at one of the Lower Mainland's first MMA events. (Daniel Pi photo) I A pair of youngsters from Langley catch some waves at Ambleside Park on a perfect day in July.
(Greg Hoekstra photo) J Local mountain bike legend Wade Simmons descends a trail on Mt. Fromme. The District of North Vancouver upgraded a slew of bike trails this year. (Rob Newell photo) K A Rockridge player looks to pass the rugby ball as he's being tackled during the provincial playoffs. The Ravens took the B.C. crown with a 36-27 victory over the Collingwood Cavaliers. West Van schools swept the medals at the provincials, with the Cavaliers taking silver and Sentinel earning bronze.
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ew Year’s resolutions can be frustrating and in my experience the inability to keep those resolutions is often the source of frustration and negative energy. So instead, I bypass resolutions and choose to think in terms of dreams. As boomers, we’re always trying to find personal balance, and we often forget about ourselves in this equation. Some have this figured out but for me. I admit that balance is still a work in progress. BOOMER Just like a good compass, when TALK we get lost we need to know where we are going. I remind Denise Kelly myself that before you can think denise.play@gmail.com of taking good care of others, you need to take care of yourself. The question we need to ask ourselves is “What are we becoming?” Setting dreams allows us to create a vision of where we want to go and structure our steps so we will get there. We can dream at any age without discrimination and they can be the fix we need to get out of a slump or to help someone fighting an addiction. I am a dreamer. I push the boundaries and reach for the stars in life, and I proudly encourage family and friends to do the same. Having the ability to dream and act on our dreams is one of the most amazing abilities we have and the greatest gift we can give ourselves. We are in control of creating happiness in our own life and I know firsthand the journey to make this happen is as exciting as achieving an individual dream itself. Most people have forgotten how to dream, given up, or think their dreams will never become a reality. My dreams are in pictures. I see the tranquil blue water, the topless black sports car, buildings in Greece and the podium on which I will stand to deliver workshops for those who I can help access their dreams. So, as the new year unfolds why not unleash those dreams. Whether you consider them resolutions or not, make a list using pictures and figure out the steps you need to get there. –Denise Kelly is a North Vancouver boomer proudly living with her two children, husband and dog Mel. She looks forward to sharing stories to motivate others. She can be reached at denise.play@gmail.com.
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paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft wins five golds North Van’s Lauren Woolstencroft made history at Whistler Mountain on March 20, becoming the first female ever to win five gold medals at a Winter Paralympics. The 28-year-old B.C. Hydro electrical engineer gave a couple of fist pumps after taking the women’s super combined-standing alpine ski race by an astounding 12.15 seconds. Earlier, Woolstencroft won the downhill, slalom, giant slalom and super-G. Overall, Woolstencroft has won eight gold medals in Paralympic competition. When she was born, Woolstencroft’s legs ended just below her knees and her left arm stopped just below the elbow; but that didn’t stop her from functioning normally, including starting to ski at the age of four. Woolstencroft recently retired from competitive skiing.
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Maëlle Ricker wins Olympic gold The hometown crowd was in hysterics when West Van’s Maëlle Ricker won gold in the women’s snowboard cross on Cypress Mountain on Feb.16. Ricker managed to compose herself following a shaky start in her first qualification heat. With low cloud blanketing the course, she finished 17th after taking a spill. In her next qualifying run she had the third best time, just as the sun broke through the cloud over Cypress: an omen of good things to come for Ricker. The semifinals saw Ricker go up against American Lindsay Jacobellis. Ricker jumped out to the early lead and then suddenly, with the two close together, Jacobellis lost her balance and hit the outside of a gate, which automatically disqualified her. In her final race, Ricker took off like a Ferrari out of the gate and was never challenged all the way down the mountain finishing well ahead of the competition. The crowd, which included tons of family and friends, went nuts as Ricker flew down the last couple of jumps to claim Canada’s second gold medal of the Games.
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Three-peat: Royals senior v-ball team wins another crown On Dec. 4, the Handsworth Royals senior girls’ volleyball team was crowned provincial champions for the third year in a row The top-ranked Royals beat their No. 2-ranked rivals from Riverside secondary in a best-of-five showdown in Nanaimo. Handsworth went into the tournament having suffered only two losses all season. It was Dover Bay secondary that gave the North Van girls their first real test of the tournament: the team from Nanaimo had home court advantage and plenty of athleticism on their side. In the final, Handsworth started out strong, winning the first set, but were then handed a 9-25 blowout defeat by the Port Coquitlam squad in the second frame. The Royals shook off the loss, and went on to take two of the three remaining sets to win the crown. Handsworth head coach Tom Oxland called the victory a team effort. Adding to team’s already high emotions, for some of the girls it was their third straight victory and a final one in a Handsworth uniform.
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Sebastian Salas, Grind guru Without even trying, Sebastian Salas set a new Grouse Grind record on Aug. 31. The 23-year-old Vancouverite completed the 2.9-kilometre trek – which packs an intense workout at a 30 degree incline – in a blistering time of 23:48. He also shattered the previous Grind record of 24:22, held by New Zealand mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt for a staggering six years. After he had a chance to catch his breath, Salas spoke to The Outlook and said that he wasn’t planning on going for any record that day; however when he reached the Grind’s 3/4-mark he knew he was on pace for the top title. Salas has been training in endurance sports since he was 9-years-old. He also competes weekly as a semi-pro cyclist. His Grind advice: focus on the task at hand, don’t let your mind wander and try to fight to urge to stop or slow down. Earlier in the summer, on June 29, another Sebastian – Sebastian Albrecht of Vancouver – nabbed the record for the most Grinds completed in a 24-hour period: 14.
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North Van duo lead Team Canada on the hardwood At 5’ 10” and 7’0”, they are the shortest and tallest members of Canada’s 14-player national men’s basketball team. One brings the muscles in the paint, the other has lightning speed. Point guard Tyler Kepkay, 23, (pictured at left) and centre Robert Sacré, 21, both hail from Handsworth secondary and played together on the school’s powerhouse basketball team in 2005. On Aug. 10, in an exhibition game against China at Rogers Arena, Kepkay recorded a game-high eight assists in Canada’s 86-62 win. Meanwhile, Sacré hauled in three rebounds of his own and contributed a hoop, a blocked shot and a steal. Later that week in Toronto, Team Canada beat France twice with plenty of help from the North Van boys. In a four-minute span in the final quarter, the Handworth pair was everywhere. Sacré blocked a shot and scored twice on jumpers 30 seconds apart. Then after a Sacré steal, Kepkay just missed on a three-point attempt that Sacré rebounded. Moments later Kepkay sank a jump shot to put Canada up by 25. Last season Kepkay played in Germany’s second-tier pro league. He was one of the league’s leaders in assists, averaging 4.2 a game. Sacré played his second official season with Gonzaga University in 2009-2010. In November 2009, in preseason play at a tournament in Lahina, Sacré scored a team high 14 points to defeat Cincinnati 61-59 in one of the most thrilling title games in the tournament’s storied history.
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Christa Bortignon, A master of the track At 73, West Van’s Christa Bortignon isn’t slowing down anytime soon. She routinely practises her high jump, arching her back in ways that would make most seniors wince just watching. Of course, Bortignon does have a cushy landing spot: the pile of pillows on her bed. And she doesn’t do back flips, just the scissor jump – because of my age, she says. The one-time competitive tennis player once made it to the finals in the doubles category at the Canadian Championships at Hollyburn Country Club. Then arthritis set in. She later drew inspiration from West Van’s Olga Kotelko who, at 90, holds several world records in masters track and field. Bortignon looked up Kotelko’s number, they met at a track in West Van, and the rest is history. Bortignon now trains in the 100-metre dash, long, high and triple jumps and shot put. This past June, she brought home several golds, as well as Canadian and provincial track and field records in her age group from the B.C. Masters Championships. continued, PAGE 16
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Why the North Shore Winter Club when you live in Delta? “Because North Shore has better teams. I’ve played hockey since I was 5. I played two years in Delta and four years here.” Best thing about hockey? “Making plays; setting up my teammates.”
Favourite thing to do in the holidays? “Playing in the snow and having snowball fights with my cousins, my brother and my family. My brother usually wins.”
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erhaps you know the name Ralph Hall. Hall was sports editor and then editor of The North Shore Press in the 1950s, editor of The North Shore Citizen from its inception in 1958 until July 18, 1975, and an alderman in the City of North Vancouver in 1976 and 1977 and between 1980-87. He was probably best known for his featured sports column “Ralph Hall’s Hallerings” which appeared regularly during the 1950s and up until Nov. 5, 1969. He also did the front-page Mountain-Ear community gossip column, although it went without his byline until it was resumed some time after he left as editor. It was Hall who gave me my first paid job as a sportswriter (and obituary writer!). In his Hallerings column at either Christmas or New Years, Ralph would print the names of all the major sports personalities in the community – which amounted to several hundred – wishing them a joyous festive season. But he didn’t list the names alphabetically, so everyone had to read through all the names to see it they were still in his good books. I’ve been fortunate to have many people provide their memories, knowledge, scrapbooks and photos which has helped make it possible to tell these Instant Replay stories ever since the first issue of The Outlook back in 1999. Add to that the Captain’s Corner feature which has been a hit since it began in October. So, taking a page from the old Hallerings, here’s a big Happy New Year to you who have been so helpful, specifically those during the past 18 months. No doubt I’ll be calling on many of you for more in the future. THE ‘HALL’ OF Let’s start with Dick Lazenby, Larry Reda, Fred Hume, FAME – Ralph Daien Ide, Blair Shier, Gerry Karvelis, Jim Lawrence, Hall (above) wrote Shannon Craver, Ralph and Joan Bower, Jason Beck, Jim Hallerings, the North Martin, Janet Turner, David Eskenazi and Paul Yates. Shore’s longestThen there’s Ian Dixon, Jim McLaren, Julie Clements, running sports column. Jim Robson, Ernie and Audrey Kershaw, Peter Therrien, North Vancouver City and Tom Rippon, Vern and Janice Porter, Valerie Jerome, Dave Len Corben collections Phillips, James Copp, Diane MacFarlane, Jim Carter, June Niven, Alan and June Hird, Tom Cumming, Dick Acaster, Munro, Rob Fai, Roger Hardy, Roger Kronquist, Joe De Bruin, Bob Lenarduzzi, Nathan Vanstone and Elaine Wick. Dorothy Henderson, Sylvia Dyson, Lorna Lang and Jean Also Buster Moberg, Jim Burnett, Anne Bracey, Ken McKay. Winslade, John Maynard, Jack Tasaka, Shirley Mortell, What about Tom Bell, Laurel Gurnsey, Doug Bonner, Celia Rob Ros, Mike Smith, Pete Brown, Gary Sinclair, Denece Hall, Bill Sim, Anthony Kapusta, Jack Keast, George Smith, Billesberger, Peter Hotston, Earl and Anne Henderson, Woldy Gayle Hitchens Borthwick, Ray Wickland, Kaye McNamee Sosnowsky, Sarah Best, Al Borthwick, Tim Williams, Nima Neale, Greig Bjarnason, Joanne Gauthier, Tyler Kepkay, Nassefat and Rusty Corben. Robert Sacré, Leslie Sacré, Bob Fontaine, Randal Ius and Oh, yes, Jim Galozo, Bob Molinski, Phil Langley, Dave Wayne Hobson. Rice, Dave Backie, Jim Carabetta, Vicki Sharp, Ken Robinson, Add to the list Carole Logan, B-J Davidson, Edna Ross, Denny Maynard, Bill Ewing, Bucky Ellison, Andrew Merv Peters, Lynn Johnston, Linda Buckingham, Russ Black, McCredie, Tom Walker, Mayvis Corben, Doug and Betty Bill Russell, Leslie Bird, Doug Bromage, Duncan Kippan, Manning, Al Rexworthy and John Stuart. Louise Hemer, Bob Mason, Boyd Mason, Bob Dempsey, Dan Plus Lorne and Carole March, Bill McKee, Chris Locke, Dempsey, John Schleimer Sr. and Jr., Orland Kurtenbach, Larry Donohoe, Rick Mark, Ian McDonald, Linda Medland, Jen Rollins, Jim Ballard, Trudy Gilmour, Murry Carle, Ramin Paul Killeen, Murray White, Darryl Rustemeyer, Barry Sadaghiani, Thomas Staron, Ian Collings, Gary May, Mae Callaghan, Ken Mayson, Tom Larisch, Brad Baker, Liz Warren, Herb Jenkin, Macartney Tonello-Greenfield and Vern Dobbin, Court Brousson, Tom and Joan Carlile, Larry Brown, Storey. Nicky Carroll, Len Slade, Jay Chalke, Margaret Benson, In addition there’s Clara Coles, Judy Mordy, Louise Wright, Jennifer Chapman, Michel Leveille, John Blain, Paul Simmons, Bruce Barnett, Jason Farris, Paul Biln, Norm Fieldgate, Janine Ed Collins, Ray Marshall, John and Leslie Buchanan, Charles Fieldgate, Joffre Brondgeest, Pete Larson, Naomi Zwier, Officer, Brian Pound, Paul Winn and Jack Brauckmann. Alison Brookfield, Robyn Anderson, Martin van den Hemel, How about Tom Kirk, Rod and Kim Hebron, Rob and Val Ken Schmidt, Doug Breuls, Wade Bartok, Grant Kerr. Pellatt, Mike Pellatt, John Dever, Ken and Gayle Calli, Doug Mustn’t miss Joe Iacobellis, Max Weder, Jennifer Ettinger, Rush, Flossie Thomson, Sylvia Slinn and Pat Kotush. John Bolton, Bill McNulty, Lui Passaglia, Joan Parnell, John Of course there’s Karen Magnussen-Cella, Tony Cella, Buis, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Cecil Halsey, Shirley Sutherland, Greg Douglas, Andree Sharon Proctor, Magdalena Moore, Elaine Tanner and John Janyk, Robert Kwong, Watt. INSTANT Nancy Greene Raine, Gary Add to that Jo-Ann Harrington, Michelle Graham, Gordie REPLAY and Gloria Wagner, Wayne Scott, Stewart Elliott, John Crowley, Dave Dickinson, Julia Wagner, Tom and Wendy Len Corben Hawkins, John and Jane Hawkins, John Crowley, Brad lencorben@yahoo.ca Duck, Brad Duck, Suzanne Thornhill, Bill Mahon, Liam Mahon, Margie Spooner, Emma Unrau, Larry Parkes, Wendy Plasteras, Doug Barker, Rob Inman, Jordan Schatroph, Jim Holtz, Wayne Norton, Schuman, Nick Jacklin, Chris Spence, Ola Kobza, Tom Francis Mansbridge, Sue Oxland, Emily Franklin, Mike Rockwell, Wayne Desjardins, Beaton, Alex Douglas, Tim Bannister, Zach Smith, Jane Kuzniak, Emily Kuzniak, Charlene Jenkins, Lloyd Guss and Carl Savage. Casey Guerin, Billy Coupland, Dante Hannoun, Paul Must not forget Jim Harrison, Joe Miller, Scott Palmer, Chiarenza and Jessica Franz. Steve White, Tiffany Chester, Diana Ebel, Coreen Torok, Ben There’s also all the rest of the SOB (Some Old Boys) Club Ainsworth, Christy Flaser, Amy Lennon, Heidi Rootes, Kelly members, not already mentioned, that meet for lunch at Francilia, Shannon Brown, Jenny Gibson, Christine Kirk, Cheers on the last Friday of the month, and the men from Merv Magus, Chris Lori, Bob Graham, John Rodenhizer, Dave Bridge Community Church that meet for coffee at Lonsdale Rodenhizer, Catherine Barr, Kirsten Barnes and Terry Dillon. Quay every Tuesday morning. There’s more: Glen Green, Pamela Smortchevsky, Peter And, of course, Justin Beddall. Winckler, Tod Pelly, Joe Lidster, Marjorie Thorpe, Pete Moffat, Apologies if I’ve missed you among the 300-plus names. Diljeet Dimock, Dave DeGruchy, Mike McLaughlin, Marc What would I do without all of you? 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West Van schools sweep rugby provincials West Van secondary schools captured all three medals in this year’s rugby provincial finals. The Rockridge Ravens dominated round-robin play, winning by large margins and beating three schools by a combined score of 139-13. In the gold medal matchup, it was a clash of titans: the Ravens versus the Cavaliers from Collingwood Collingwood rose above expectations, after limping into the provincials ranked seventh in the province. The team also had plenty of incentive going into the finals after suffering two humiliating losses to Rockridge during the season, 61-0 and 38-3. The two teams fought a see-saw battle; Rockridge always held the lead but the Cavaliers were close behind. In the end, the Ravens prevailed 36-27. It was Sentinel’s first appearance at the B.C. championships and coach Andrew Plant said the players exceeded all expectations. In the bronze medal game, Sentinel defeated Richmond’s McRoberts 22-19.
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Collingwood dominates the tennis court High school tennis powerhouse Collingwood secured its third straight provincial championship at the end of May. Playing at Burnaby Lake, the No.1-seeded school smashed through the AA competition led by Grade 11 tennis phenom Matt Herron and Grade 10 player Kelsey King. Herron was selected the tournament’s Outstanding Boys’ Singles player, winning all five of his matches; meanwhile King won the girls’ title in similar fashion. In the semifinals, Collingwood beat third-seeded Shawnigan Lake 8-3 – the closest margin for the school in the entire tournament. The final game saw Collingwood dominate Brentwood College 9-2. Collingwood tennis coach Alan Rose said despite losing five Grade 12 students at the end of this season, he still has several strong players remaining – including Herron and King – as well as a 20-member junior team to draw rising talent from.
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Handsworth female hoopsters earn second consecutive AAA title In the end it all came down to defence: four steals in just over a minute when the final game was too close for comfort and the Handsworth senior girls’ basketball team secured their second straight AAA B.C. championship. The Royals were ranked No.1 in the province all season with a 28-0 record going into the tournament on March 6 at Capilano University. After disposing of three other teams in round robin play, including a squeaker against the New Westminster Hyacks, the Handsworth girls met the upstart Oak Bay Breakers in the finals. It was a back-and-forth first half that ended with a slight 30-27 Handsworth advantage. Oak Bay responded fast in the third quarter narrowing the score to 45-44. Then with almost eight minutes left in the game, Handsworth’s scoring leader, Kris Young, was whistled for her fourth foul. That’s when the Royals came up with four steals in just over a minute which resulted in two hoops and a Handsworth lead the rest of the way. An unstoppable Young and gutsy point guard Diana Lee were key contributors in the 60-51 victory over Oak Bay.
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Toying with death Jerry Garcia, John Candy, and Princess Diana skulls appeared at the West Van Ferry Building Gallery on Oct. 22, just in time for the Halloween season. These nichos â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a form of Latin American folk art that combines popular culture with spirituality â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were part of a Day of the Dead-inspired exhibit that ran at the gallery until Nov. 14. Jose Antonio Madrazo, who hails from Mexico City, fashioned his miniature skeletons to represent the departed engaging in everyday activities. The skulls are displayed in brightly coloured Mexican shadowboxes, or nichos, which are made of hand-forged metal, wooden figures, and ceramics. The exhibit featured a heavy influence of pop culture icons such as Marilyn Monroe. Though he has been criticized by some people in his home country for his art, which has been referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;voodoo stuffâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;irreverentâ&#x20AC;?, Madrazoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of humour with such a sensitive subject â&#x20AC;&#x201D; death â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has earned him notoriety around the world.
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Quest for gold West Van artist Jane Clark had been chasing gold long before 2010 Olympic athletes were even born. The 81-year-old would stoop down beside the rushing water, near the north arm of the Fraser River, and dip her 100-year-old pan under the current until she reached the silt bed. Although it was a fruitless effort â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clark never did find any gold chunks worth talking about â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was the hunt that proved more valuable. B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rugged scenery inspired the British native to capture her surroundings on canvas. Just in the time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Clark was called upon to commission a series of murals in the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain and the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain. The murals depict postcard-perfect landscapes from Callaghan Valley â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of her favourite places to paint. In the mural of the Saddle, tones of blue, grey, and white give way to a snowpacked trail and distinct cream puff mountain tops; meanwhile vibrant yellow and red clouds hint to a golden sunrise or shimmering sunset.
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Cow on the iceberg The melting snow slipped between ice sculptor K.A. Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingers with each passing art commission faster than ever before. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how he knew climate change was afoot. The snow became weaker and warmer and the techniques that once worked in sculpting werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possible anymore. Colorado has climbed atop precarious icebergs in the northern reaches of Antarctica to collect ice core samples that are embedded with artifacts - which he later replicates in acrylic. These sculptures have become a tangible way for people to visualize the effects of climate change. In April, Colorado gave an Earth Day lecture at the West Van library about his work with icebergs. The talk coincided with his exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animals on Polar Iceâ&#x20AC;? - which showed at the library during the month of April. He also illustrates global warming through oil sketches that depict massive shaggy cows, one per portrait, perched on ice shelf, with hulking blue icebergs on the horizon. Colorado works with NASA and other groups around the world to conceptualize scientific issues through art.
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Taboo exhibition Nude paintings and photographs of women were hung openly on the walls at the Café for Contemporary Art in North Van for a two-week period in April; some had been hiding from shame in basements, having never seen the light of day. The paintings were part of an exhibit, Norooz Art Festival: From Forbidden Arts to Fertile Ground, which was conceived to promote illicit and marginalized Iranian artwork. More than 30 artists — including some IranianCanadians living on the North Shore — were featured in the show; four of the contributors live in Iran but were not to be named in the media, said organizers. One Iranian artist smuggled his canvases of nudes through backpackers headed to Germany; another reportedly hides hundreds of contraband images in his basement. The inspiration for Shohreh Ghanbary’s painting — The Exiles — came from a place of pain and suffering. As a young woman, she spent six years in jail for protesting with other university students after the Islamic Revolution in 1981. While on parole, she escaped Iran on foot through a mountain pass in 1988. That experience is highlighted in Ghanbary’s painting – which depicts silhouetted figures, the wind whipping at their clothes. continued, PAGE 23
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A mysterious family portrait Three grown children made the trek from Haida Gwaii to West Van in March because they had received information that their grandmother, who had passed away nearly a decade ago at the age of 102, was in town. Haida elder Hazel Stevens had been immortalized in an oil portrait that was being featured in an art exhibition at Park Royal in April. In Haida Gwaii, a neighbour spotted Stevens’ familiar face which had been splashed across a newspaper ad to promote the exhibit. The grandchildren then set out in search of the truth. Daniel J. Izzard was a renowned North Shore impressionist painter who had captured Stevens’ image on film during a trip to the Haida Gwaii in the late 1980s. As Izzard’s wife, Pilar, remembers it, the grandkids walked into the gallery, in late March, as if they were on a mission. They immediately gravitated towards the portrait of Stevens, froze in their tracks, and declared in unison and disbelief, “That is our grandmother! That is our Nuni!” Given that the Park Royal exhibit was the first public showing of Izzard’s work since his passing in 2007, Pilar said the experience was an emotional roller coaster for her. It was also gratifying for her to be able to see other people being touched by her husband’s life’s work.
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