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Each year, the City recognizes those who have made a significant effort to support heritage conservation in the community. Awards are presented in five categories. The submission deadline is December 3. Learn more and get a nomination form at www.cnv.org/Heritage.
Saturday, December 4 from 5pm - 8pm Shipbuilders' Square at the Foot of Lonsdale Celebrate the holiday season and the official opening of the City's Shipbuilders' Square at this fun and festive outdoor community event. The Square will be sparkling with Christmas lights and filled with family activities including the popular bug lantern building workshop, gingerbread decorating, the lighting of a giant Christmas tree, live entertainment, a visit from Santa, passing Carol Ships, plus complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. Bring the whole family! Hosted by the Lower Lonsdale Business Association and the City of North Vancouver. Details at www.cnv.org.
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The Lynn Creek bridge deck is in need of repair and will be resurfaced over the next few months. Through funding support from the Building Canada Fund, the bridge deck will be repaired in two phases, beginning with the eastbound travel lanes. During construction, traffic will be reduced to two lanes (one in each direction) and at times, may be further reduced to one single lane with alternating traffic. Construction is expected to be complete by February 2011. Drivers are advised to expect lengthy delays. Please plan an alternate route, where possible. Details at www.cnv.org.
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What do you get when you combine West Vancouver’s sewage, trash and water? An estimated $1,200 in annual bills for homeowners. The district is currently combing through next year’s utility fees. On the table are 10 per cent increases in water and sewage dues and a five per cent bump in garbage collection bills. In total, the hikes would amount to an approximate $100 increase on next year’s tax statements. But if residents use less, they could pay less, director of engineering Raymond Fung told the District of West Vancouver council Monday night (Nov. 17). Although it’s estimated the median sewer bill “As difficult as it is to household’s will rise from $484 this make these kinds of year to $531 next year, and water fees will jump rate increases, it’s the from $412 to $454 in 2011, West Van properresponsible long-term ties are metered and on a user-pay system, he thing to do.” noted. needs Pamela Goldsmith- areInfrastructure the reason for the By mid-2011, the District of West Vancouver plans to pick up food scraps with Jones proposed fee bumps. yard waste. Municipal staff hope the move will save the district money in the face West Van mayor The 2011 utility plans of an influx of utility fees. propose $1.6 million Rob Newell photo in the piggy-bank for water pipe and main 86 per cent of the district’s total waste costs. Greater Vancouver Sewage upkeep and $2.3 million for future sewage system maintenance. Overall, and Drainage District garbage tipping figure jumped 18 per cent, while the earmarked cash is $1.6 million more than this year’s $1 million mainorganics are set to see a seven per sent increase. tence budget. The district plans to combat soaring rates by diverting trash to recyThe municipality can’t ignore its aging pipes, West Van mayor Pamela cling. Beginning mid-2011, the municipality hopes to start a district-wide Goldsmith-Jones said, noting the recommendations are proactive. food waste collection service. The following year, it aims to trim garbage “As difficult as it is to make these kinds of rate increases, it’s the collection to a bi-weekly service. The proposed cut will need public input, responsible long-term thing to do,” she said. Coun. Michael Smith noted. Metro Vancouver fees also forced the jumps in utility costs. The regionTo meet the region’s goal of a 70 per cent garbage diversion rate, focusal body’s sewer levy accounts for 57 per cent of the district’s total expensing on food scraps is the only way to go, Coun. Trish Panz added. es in the utility. Metro Vancouver’s bulk water rate’s 17.8 per cent increase The proposed utility rates will be before council for adoption on is outpacing district consumption offsets, Fung said, noting between 2004 Monday, Dec. 6. and 2010, water use decreased 20 per cent. raldous@northshoreoutlook.com As for garbage, Metro Vancouver bills and contract services account for
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When the party’s former NDP candidate Bill Forst, moved to Europe, Platt said she didn’t want to see the riding left without an NDP option. “I am running for (the riding) so it has a real choice,” the 54-year-old Platt said. Although she’s a new player in the federal ring, Platt ran under the Terry Platt NDP banner in two provincial elections in 2005 and 2009. Politics are a part of her family’s history. Platt’s greatgrandfather, George Casey, fought for union-level pay for Chinese immigrants building the Canadian Pacific Railway. He later became an alderman in Prince Rupert. Platt’s grandfather, George Hills, was mayor of Prince Rupert and her mother volunteered for the NDP under Mike Harcourt. “Democracy is more than putting your X on a ballot once every three years,” said Platt, a BC Ferries employee. “Somebody has to do these things, why shouldn’t it be somebody like me?” And in a time of economic downturn, Platt promises she won’t spend $87,000 of taxpayers’ money on leaflets, as Weston did this year. She said she offers
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t’s a tall order to ask someone to recount their life over a cup of Pike Place roast. It gets a bit taller – or, better yet, grande – when those doing the recounting are the Saxtons, Andrew Sr. and Andrew Jr. International finance, tourism, television, federal politics – the Saxton men have dabbled in a few things over the years. But, where does the tale begin? What’s the root of the Saxton success story? “Teamwork,” says Andrew Sr., passing his Grouse Mountain Skyride tie clip across the table. “That’s the key. COFFEE Without it you can’t WITH accomplish anything.” Sean Kolenko skolenko@northshore It’s an oddly incluoutlook.com sive statement from a man who arrived in this country an 18-year-old orphan from Hungary. He had been without a mother or father since he was 14, and only through the sponsorship of an aunt and uncle in Canada, was Andrew Sr. able to make his way across the Atlantic. He attended the University of British Columbia, where, he laughs, he learnt to be a banker and a Canadian. But, the important lessons, he says, began after UBC with a particularly philanthropic boss at his first full-time job at Canada Packers. There, the value of community and the importance of “always giving back” would take root and begin to inform all his future decisions, both in and out of the boardroom. So, for every skyride installation, there was involvement in the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon. For every real estate transaction or bid to buy the Vancouver
Canucks, there was a position on the board of the Vancouver Opera Association. Not to be outdone, Andrew Jr. – while putting together a rather impressive financial sector resume as a banker with Credit Suisse and HSBC in Switzerland, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore – has also spent time on the board of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and B.C.’s Asia Pacific Trade Council. And that’s all before deciding to go doorto-door asking North Vancouver residents to make him their Member of Parliament. “I like to think, I hope, some of my father’s stuff rubbed off on me,” says Andrew Jr., touching Sr.’s shoulder. “I was a banker for 20 years, like him, but eventually I also wanted something more meaningful, something with community involvement.” While his relatively newfound life of community service has thrust him into a seemingly endless stream of meetings and appointments 4,357 kilometres away from the region he serves, Andrew Jr. says that seminal lesson his father was taught all those years ago at the packing plant are still words to live by. “It was hard to be away for all those years, even though I always intended to come back,” he says. “But those years helped me decide that this was the best place to be. I still come back every weekend to talk to North Vancouver residents and see what’s on their minds. In banking, you have one boss. Now, I have 125,00 of them.”
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HAPPY AS A CLAM - Osaka Supermarket seafood department manager Fung Chan prepares for the store’s grand opening at Park Royal South earlier this week. The 37,000-square-foot supermarket features speciality food products from Asia, a large seafood section, bakery, sushi bar and deli. For more information, visit osakasupermarket. com. Rob Newell photo
— LET TERS TO THE EDITOR — What are DNV condo owners supposed to do with green waste? Editor, Again the fall is upon us and we condo owners are stymied as to what we are supposed to do with our spent hanging baskets, pumpkins, leaves, and other organic materials that accumulate on our decks in the District of North Vancouver. When I owned a single, detached home in the DNV these “organic wastes” were picked up at the curb every week. Now we condo owners are left to our own devices. There are 64 units in my complex. Do the math and we are paying more taxes than if there were single family homes on our land. Since the DNV is going forward with a vision of being “sustainable” I question the logic of council continuously approving densification – i.e. condos – and not looking after environmental consequences. We condo owners pay municipal taxes like everyone else in the DNV and we deserve more respect than to have our town
hall deny us access to following its own directives regarding the disposal of green waste. Start picking up “organic waste” at the condos in your jurisdiction, please! There is no other solution.
we call upon our Member of Parliament Andrew Saxton, to listen to the will of the people and stop the war now. Michael Charrois North Vancouver New Democrat
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Stop war now Editor, Ask why Harper’s Conservatives are committing us to three more years of participation in the Afghanistan War when Canadians have unequivocally said “Enough!” To those Liberals, ready to join in coalition with the Conservatives and their friends in the war industries: why are you asking to see the Conservative’s plan when Canadians have already agreed on a course of action in 2009? End Canada’s combat role and bring the troops home and give peace a chance. North Vancouver’s New Democrats have consistently opposed Canada’s participation in the Afghanistan war and
Fireworks regs in Canada among best in the world Re: Fireworks rules needed, North Shore Outlook, Oct. 28 Editor, Oh my god, you are so out of line with your comments. “Currently, there are no standards in Canada (or anywhere else) for manufacturing fireworks. They don’t come with instructions or a warning, or any safeguards to prevent injury or damage.” We just returned from the 12th International Symposium on Fireworks in Portugal with 42 countries in attendance, and it was very obvious there as in the previous forum that the regulation and use of fireworks in Canada is among the very highest standards in the world. Many countries look to regula-
tions and standards in Canada as something they work towards, and as an example of what to implement in their own country. I am at your disposal to provide concrete examples of the above.
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The Golden Heart award is Variety – The Children’s Charity’s “most prestigious mark of distinction.” Every year, at this elegant gala affair, groups and individuals are honoured for their commitment to excellence and for their philanthropic contributions to British Columbians. This year, it was time to honour Global TV BC for over 50 years of service. From their first on-air broadcast on Oct. 31, 1960 to their work with the Show of Hearts Telethon, they have become a household name and a leader in all they do. Here’s a toast to some of the many North Shore citizens who are part of this success story. B Global BC’s newest anchor man Chris Gailus is surrounded by beauty and brains as fellow co-workers/anchors Sophie Lui, left, Deb Hope, weather gal Kristi Gordon and Anne Drewa enjoy the gala festivities. C Outgoing Premier CAT’S Gordon Campbell is greeted at EYE the reception by Variety executive director Barbara Hislop. D West Cat Barr Vancouver’s Wendy Lisogarcbarr@westvancouver.com Cocchia, seen here with daughter Connie and husband Sergio, is one of many speakers at the event. Wendy is also owner of Absolute Spa and the senior vice-chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade. E At 92-years-young, bandleader Dal Richards and wife Miriam are among the evening’s VIPs. Did you know that the lights on the Lions Gate Bridge are called “Gracie’s Pearls” after former Socred MLA Grace McCarthy? Seen here with husband Ray, she continues to give back via her CH.I.L.D. Foundation. G Volunteering for over 20 years with Variety are two of the charity’s most elegant ladies: Barbara Stewart, left, and West Vancouver’s Arline McFarlane. H Former North Shore newsman turned communications manager Michael Becker, seen here with sweetheart Tracy Forbes, now spends his days raising money with the United Way. I They’re the main men behind this night’s award ceremonies: North Vancouver’s Brett Manlove, left, vice president and GM of Global BC Broadcast Operations and Ian Haysom, news director, take home the 24k gold flecked statue for a job very well done.
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An early second chance North Van’s old Maplewood elementary re-opens as the Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, an institution devoted to helping students with learning disabilities. SEAN KOLENKO S TA F F R E P O RT E R
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anya Torres first suspected her daughter, Kamaya Atterberry, had a learning disability about seven years ago. Kamaya, then only three years old, just wasn’t talking. When Kamaya was in the first grade, the stomach aches started. She was getting them frequently - nearly every day - but they had a funny way of disappearing when she got home. Then, she says, the tough questions began. “Why do the other students think I’m stupid?” Kamaya would ask, tears welling in Tanya’s eyes.
“Why do they laugh at the way I talk?” First Steps Tanya, a resident of North Vancouver for the past 20 years, works at the United Way of the Lower Mainland. Through channels at work, she says, she was able to get her daughter assessed for potential learning disabilities. And, as she suspected, the test results revealed Kamaya suffered from various severe learning impediments, impacting more than just the speech her daughter was teased about. And so, Tanya was faced with difficult questions.
Where does Kamaya go to get the help she needs? How does she begin to overcome these hurdles? “Kamaya was being bullied. She was withdrawing, regressing,” recalls Tanya. “But now, she is excited to go to school everyday. She can’t wait for Monday. That never would have happened before.” A New Environment Kamaya started attending the Kenneth Gordon School in January 2009, at its former Burnaby location. The school, which opened on the North Shore in
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At left: Kamaya Atterberry, Grade 6 student at North Vancouver’s Kenneth Gordon Maplewood school. At right: John Wilson, Kenneth Gordon’s head of school. Rob Newell photos September, has since changed its name to the Kenneth Gordon Maplewood to reflect its new building, North Vancouver’s former Maplewood elementary. Kenneth Gordon is an educational institution for children with learning disabilities. According to head of school John Wilson, the institution is geared toward students with language-based impairments like dyslexia, but some kids come to the school with comorbid conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The school, founded in 1973, offers Grades 1 to 8. Currently there are 80 students from across the province enrolled at the school, with a maximum of 15 children per class. Wilson says the goal of the institution is to have learners enrolled back in the public school system within three years of attending Kenneth Gordon. About 80 per cent of the student body, he says, are recommended to do so within that time frame. “We work hard to get them back there. We get to know each individual and see what they need. It can be a complex process, but we have the skills, training and resources to do so,” says Wilson. “As far as I’m concerned, we’re as good as it gets in North America.” And while Wilson, also a North Shore resident, enjoys daily front row seats to witness the work the school does, his connection to the institution runs deeper than any professional affiliation he may have. Wilson is the father of identical twin daughters with dyslexia, one of whom attended the school in Burnaby. He was so grateful for the work they did with his daughter, he quit his job and signed up for teachers college. “I was 45 years old and ended up in teacher training,” he says, with a laugh. “I was in business, and there making a difference means making a profit. But here, making a difference means changing a life. I love this place, it isn’t work.”
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The Cost of Change The Kenneth Gordon Maplewood school is considered a group one independent school. According to parameters set by the Ministry of Education, a group one school receives 50 per cent of a local school board’s per student funding. In the case of the Kenneth Gordon school, that’s $7,805 for each attendee. Further requirements for group one schools are employing B.C.-certified teachers, having educational programs match the provincial curriculum and maintaining adequate learning facilities. There are currently 54,901 students enrolled in 252 such institutions across the province. To make up for the lack of funding, however, group one schools charge tuition to their students. To attend Wilson’s school, families pay $18,800 per year. Tuition is tax deductible as a medical expense—a psycho-educational assessment is required for enrollment—and the school does have funds available for student aid. Kamaya “I definitely like school more than I like weekends,” says Kamaya, echoing her mother’s sentiments. “The teachers are helping me a lot. When I don’t understand things, they explain it to me. My old teachers didn’t used to do that.” These days, Kamaya says she’s enjoying just about everything her school has to offer, even joking about opening her own school one day, the aptly-named Kamaya elementary. She says her favourite subjects are art - the walls of the school’s foyer are flanked with student-made pieces from an abstract art lesson - and journaling, a daily writing exercise. Just a few years ago, her teachers were telling Tanya that Kamaya didn’t even know her ABCs. “I don’t want to brag,” Kamaya says, with a smile. “But I’m good at writing.” Kamaya even spoke to a crowd of 700 people at a conference for kids hosted by the Learning Disabilities Association - a far stretch from the girl who couldn’t be in class without falling ill. “I guess I’m brave,” she says. “Yeah, you are,” he mother answers. “She even introduced herself to a friend recently as the ‘Beautiful Kamaya.’ She never used to do that.” skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com
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Horsepower is up from 260 to 300, and torque is up from 225 to 300 lb/ft. Combining this engine with the new smooth hy would a city slicker shifting, eight-speed automatic enables the like me buy an SUV? xDrive35i to launch from zero to 100 clicks Considering their high in 6.8 seconds, which is about the same as the price point, appetite for fuel, ponoutgoing V8 powered X5. derous handling and difficulty to The new eight-speed auto weighs about the park, I’m scratching my head on same as the six-speed it replaces; yet its closer this. gear ratios in the low range provide better I do very little off-roading, not acceleration. that many of today’s sport utilities And the taller gears at the top offer more are up to serious bush bashing, and efficient cruising. You can leave the gear selecif you really need to haul a bunch tor in Drive (which was my preference) or slide of kids and hockey bags, the miniit to the left for manual shifting. van is more up to the task. This transmission, however, is so smooth; So why have I fallen for this I found the manual mode a bother, as you week’s tester – the 2011 BMW X5? The BMW X5 gets a mid-cycle refresh for 2011 with some never really know what gear you’re in without styling changes to the front fascia and rear apron, and new Perhaps it’s about more than just colour choices. But the big story is in the two new engines, checking the display. utility. The X5’s suspension - double wishbone for example the 300 hp turbocharged inline six-cylinder Many of today’s sport utes are in front and integral 4-link in rear – is firm found in this xDrive35i model. pleasant to ride in, but less fun to enough for performance driving, yet forgivdrive. BMW’s mid-size SAV (Sport ing on rough roads. Cornering is flat despite a But all this brawn comes at a cost, both at the Activity Vehicle) is an exception. relatively high centre of gravity, thanks in part fuel pump (15.3 litres/100km in the city) and at In designing a vehicle that is substantially to front and rear anti-roll (stabilizer) bars and the dealership where you’ll pay a starting MSRP heavier and sits higher than their renowned a near-perfect 50-50 front-rear weight distribuof $74,300 that can climb into six figures by sedan lineup, the company hasn’t sacrificed tion. adding a few options, freight and taxes. driving dynamics. In the X5, they’ve put some Adding to the X5’s road-hugging performance If gas prices are a concern at these lofty lev‘fun’ into functional. is BMW’s Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) – a els, the Advanced Diesel X5 xDrive35d, with For 2011, the X5 gets a mid-cycle refresh, complex system that helps drivers maintain conits 3.0 -inline six-cylinder, offers impressive fuel which includes two new engines, an eight-speed trol on loose or slippery surfaces. economy, along with 265 horses and a whopautomatic transmission, some styling changes to It’s extremely effective, and organizations ping 425 lb/ft of torque. the front fascia and rear apron, and new extelike the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Still, 10.9 litres/100 km city and 7.6 litres/100 rior and interior colour choices. (IIHS) won’t consider a vehicle a “top safety km highway doesn’t come cheap – $62,800 to The flagship of the X5 model range is the pick” without this feature. start. xDrive50i. It is powered by a new twin-turboBut in more spirited driving, you may want My tester was the slightly less pricey X5 charged 4.4 liter V8 that pumps out a massive less interference and more of your own control, xDrive35i. Starting at $59,990, this model still 400 hp and 450 lb/ft of torque from 1,750 – and DSC has that kind of flexibility in enjoys a potent powerplant – a new inline-six 4,500 rpm. That’s up big time from the previous gas engine that delivers the same 3.0-liter dis4.8 litre engine (350 hp and 350 lb/ft of torque) continued, PAGE 16 placement as before, but now features a single and good for a zero to 100 km/h sprint of 5.6 twin-scroll turbocharger. seconds. NEIL MOORE
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enowned New York jewelry designer Pamela Love debuts on the North Shore at LESLIEJANE. Love’s pieces are a whimsical response to the earthy, historicist, sultry tones that prevail designer collections for Fall Winter 2010. Her jewelry is a daring departure from the sometimes staid world of highend jewelry design.
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Griffins Boxing club fighters Tomi Borejszo (left) and Gabe Castellanos. Greg Hoekstra photos
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ou don’t see much once you step through the ropes, says Tomi Borejszo. There might be a packed house – family, friends, significant others, all sitting ringside – but there’s only one person in your sights and he’s directly across from you. Try as you might, you’ll never guess what he’s thinking. Luckily, he can’t read your mind either. It’s game plan against game plan, round after round, bell after bell. “It’s the most individual sport out there. It requires everything you have,” explains the 16-year-old Borejszo. “No matter what, you just have to keep fighting. That’s the rush.” It’s been just over a year since Borejszo fought his first bout and two years since he started training at North Vancouver’s Griffins Boxing club. But it’s been a rather meteoric rise for the St. Thomas Aquinas student, recently crowned provincial champion in the 66-kilo junior C division on Nov. 7.
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He says it’s been a combination of hard work in the gym – under the watchful eyes of the Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson posters that line the walls of Griffins – and focus in the ring that’s helped him so far, but the upstart fighter says he has no plans to rest on any early career achievements. “As far as I can go, that’s where I want to be,” he says. “That’s always the goal.” Another Griffins product, 25-year-old Gabe Castellanos, also took home top honours in the 64-kilo senior class at the provincial tourney. Castellanos, a North Van resident, has been training at Griffins, off and on, he laughs, for the past five or six years. Like Borejszo, Castellanos says he’s also got his sights set on scrapping his way to the top, citing a trip to the nationals or the Olympics as his ultimate goal. “Gabe could have been national champion by now,” says Dave Brett, a coach at Griffins. “He out moves, out hits and out smarts his competition.” Both fighters, along with a roster of other Griffins athletes, will be competing in the Saturday Night Fights 26 event at the club on Nov. 27. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All ages are welcome. For more information, visit www.griffinsboxing.com.
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Favourite food? “I could eat steak every day. I love it, especially when it’s got a good marinade on it. I also like pork tenderloin. I like to cook – pasta is what I’m good at – but I never have time.” Best soccer memory? “In 2007 my community team, Exel [from Burnaby] came first in a big tournament in San Marino, Italy.” Favourite team? “Real Madrid. They have my favourite goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Normally to be a professional goalkeeper you have to be tall. But he’s 5’10” and the best in the league.” Favourite Whitecap? “Martin Nash. He was my coach with the North Shore Under-14 team and also Sentinel Soccer Academy.” Favourite thing to do in spare time? “Mountain biking. If I can’t go to Whistler then at Fromme Mountain. And skiing and snowboarding at Whistler, but the majority of time on Grouse with a season’s pass.”
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t’s coming up 25 years ago next week that Bruce Barnett completed a most unique football grand slam. Okay, you know what a grand slam homer is in baseball. You know the Grand Slam of tennis is made up of Wimbledon, the Australian, French and U.S. Open tournaments. And golf’s Grand Slam is comprised of the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA championships. But what’s the Grand Slam of football? For those playing the gridiron sport here, it’s a name that could be attached to the four biggest championships available to them: the Subway Bowl, Vanier Cup, Shrum Bowl and Grey Cup. The Subway Bowl is the B.C. high school championship. The Vanier Cup is the Canadian university title game. The Shrum Bowl pits UBC and SFU in their annual grudge match. The Grey Cup… well we all know what that’s for. Bruce Barnett won them all and he is one of only two to have accomplished the feat, capping it off with one of those all-too-rare B.C. Lions’ Grey Cups on Nov. 24, 1985. I’ve known for some time that Barnett won all four but didn’t know of anyone else until UBC sports historian Fred Hume dipped into his meticulously-kept records of Thunderbirds who played in the CFL and I cross checked them with my B.C. high school records and programs to find that Richmond High’s Bernie Glier, Barnett’s teammate at UBC and with the Lions in 1985, also did it. Barnett began his grand slam in Grade 11 by quarterbacking Handsworth Royals to the B.C. high school championship at Empire Stadium on Nov. 23, 1979. Back then – many years before Subway became the title sponsor of the provincial “AAA” and “AA” championships when there was only one championship period – the final game was called the Frank Gnup Cup. The “AAA” trophy is still named for Gnup, the legendary UBC coach from 1955-73 who died in 1976. The Royals disposed of Notre Dame Jugglers 32-13 in the semifinals, then whitewashed Kamloops Red Devils ALL PUMPED UP FOR FOOTBALL - Bruce Barnett 20-0 in the championship game. It was a sweet victory (above) celebrates the 1985 Grey Cup game’s first tackle and a credit to head coach Dave Pearce, assistants Joe on the way to the BC Lions’ victory that year and the final Bell and Gene Molgat and the players because Kamloops championship of Barnett’s grand slam of football titles that had beaten Handsworth 23-13 in the Okanagan city earbegan with Handsworth and continued at UBC. lier, the Royals’ only loss against 10 wins that year. Barnett family collection Barnett, the team’s co-captain who also played safety on defence, engineered a 74-yard touchdown drive from onship twice in 1982. Sort of. the opening kickoff en route to 216 yards total offence (179 After winning the Vanier Cup, they still had one game left rushing, 37 passing). on their schedule, the Shrum Bowl a week later versus SFU The Royals have never played in the “AAA” championship who were playing in the U.S. NAIA and not eligible for the game since then. (They were undefeated in 1980 – Barnett’s Vanier Cup. A UBC loss would severely diminish their Vanier Grade 12 season – until losing in the B.C. semis). For that mataccomplishment. No worries, UBC won 19-8. ter, only once since 1979 has any North Shore team reached the The 6’1”, 195-pound Barnett was a Western Canada all“AAA” final (Carson Graham won in 2001), though most have star in his final two years at UBC. Following graduation, he been playing in the “AA” tier where five North Shore schools was taken by the Lions in the second round of the 1985 CFL have won 11 provincials in the past 20 years. draft, the 14th pick overall. Barnett went on to UBC, appropriately enough as recipient That fall the Lions won their first Grey Cup in 21 years, a of the university’s Frank Gnup Memorial Scholarship, worth 37-14 triumph over Hamilton at Olympic Stadium in Montreal $1,250, a nice sum in those days. (which incidentally is where Barnett was born – the city, not As an all-around athlete who led Handsworth’s senior the stadium – before his family moved to North Van when he basketball team to the 1980 Howe Sound title – as tournawas 12). That’s Barnett pictured above showing emotion after ment MVP and the team’s only Grade 11 – and during the making the game’s first tackle. B.C. “AA” (now “AAA”) tournament where they lost in the Players can play their whole career without winning one second round to eventual-champion Duchess Park of Prince championship. Barnett, who played three seasons as a pro George, Barnett was recruited to UBC as a defensive back. before giving way to a career-ending pelvic injury and now Head coach Frank Smith, who coached three years at teaches in Coquitlam and coaches basketball at Handsworth, Sentinel before a 21-year career with the Thunderbirds and won the grand slam of B.C. football in the space of seven seathree more with B.C. Lions, knew his stuff. Before Barnett had sons. played even one game in university, Smith was quoted as sayThe one he savours the most? “Honestly,” he said last week. ing, “We’ll use him as a defensive back. I feel he has an excel“I would have to say the high school championship because lent opportunity of playing in the Canadian Football League you were very familiar with all the people you at that position.” played with, you lived in the same community, In Barnett’s first season at UBC, the you grew up together. INSTANT Thunderbirds scuttled SFU 33-1 in the “It was [also] special because I had great Shrum Bowl, still one of the most oneREPLAY coaches that put so much volunteer time into sided UBC victories in the now-33-year the team to make the experience so positive. I Len Corben history of the event. appreciated what they did for us while I was in lencorben@yahoo.ca The T-birds won the Canadian chamhigh school, but even more so after becoming pionship in Barnett’s second season a coach myself and recognizing more clearly at UBC, dominating the opposition what that entails.” with a 54-1 crushing of St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Halifax in the semiThis is episode 400 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stofinal Atlantic Bowl (Barnett was chosen defensive player ries – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the of the game after snaring three interceptions, one which North Shore’s rich sports history. he returned 56 yards for a TD) before capturing the Vanier Cup with a 39-14 final-game victory over Western Ontario STORY IDEA – About Nov. 8, someone sent me an email at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium on Nov. 20, 1982. titled Story Idea. It was inadvertently deleted without even It was UBC’s first national football championship and the being opened. If you send it again, I’ll look at it. – Len Corben first year the game was called the Vanier Cup. The Thunderbirds actually had to win the national champi-
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THE MORTGAGE DILEMMA If you are like many potential home buyers today, you are wondering whether home prices are going to decrease, by how much and when. You are also wondering whether instead, to buy now to take advantage of ultra-low mortgage rates. Your choices lead to the consideration of weighing the benefits of low mortgage rates now versus waiting for possible decreases in home prices. In other words, will a low mortgage rate now benefit you more than a potential decrease in home prices – and how much would home prices need to decrease to offset you paying potentially higher mortgage rates. Not easy to predict, and not an easy decision, but I’ll try to help with some calculations. First, to help you understand the increased interest costs when mortgage rates increase, here is a comparison between three mortgages of $350,000, assuming a 5-year fixed term, 35-year amortization and rate increases of one half percent for each calculation. The bottom line here is that you will pay $17,101.39 more interest during the first 5-years of your mortgage alone if the mortgage rate is increased by one percent. Your overall payment per month is also $209.12 more.
or $307,000. Therefore, the purchase price of a home you qualify for is reduced accordingly. Most importantly though, you would need to rely on an equivalent (or better) percentage decrease in the purchase price of the home to offset the interest rate increases. And don’t forget that you might be paying rent while waiting, further compounding the home price reduction factor…. A compelling reason to take advantage of today’s low mortgage rates is to understand the effects of increased mortgage rates on your purchasing power. A sure thing right now is that mortgage rates are (again) close to all time lows. An unknown factor is where house prices are headed. To help you decide, seek the advice of your mortgage specialist and realtor.
This leads to a second calculation/consideration to help you decide whether to wait – and that is your purchasing power, which is based directly on the size of the mortgage that you qualify for. When mortgage rates increase, you qualify for a lower mortgage amount and thus a lower purchase price. To what extent could you be affected? Let’s assume that you meet with a mortgage specialist today and after all of your financial information is considered, you qualify for a mortgage of $350,000. (As above, you have chosen a 5-year term at 3.75% and a 35-year amortization.) Now consider you decide to wait to buy and interest rates increase by a total of one percent to 4.75%. The outcome is that you would now qualify for approximately $43,000 less mortgage, Mortgage Amount Amortization Interest Rate Interest Term Rate Type Payment Frequency Payment Amount Term Interest Cost Amortization Interest Cost
$350,000 35 Years 3.75% 5 Years Fixed Monthly 1491.70 $62,747.73 $276,509.67
$350,000 35 Years 4.25% 5 Years Fixed Monthly 1594.72 $71,288.38 $319,774.07
$350,000 35 Years 4.75% 5 Years Fixed Monthly 1700.82 $79,849.12 $364,341.76
Source: RBC mortgage calculator at www.rbcroyalbank.com.* * In this chart we assume the following: (i) a constant interest rate throughout the amortization period, (ii) interest is compounded semi-annually for fixed interest rates and each payment period for variable interest rates; and (ii) the payment schedule you selected is maintained with no additional payments or skipped payments, unless selected by you. Royal Bank of Canada does not make any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to any information or results in connection with these calculations. Royal Bank of Canada will not be liable for any losses or damages arising from any errors or omissions in any information or results, or any action or decision made by you in reliance on any information or results.
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TIGHT-KNIT - Since becoming roommates at Capilano Care Centre, Rose Nicholson and Mary Dailly have been busy knitting scarves, watching hockey games, game shows and reminiscing about growing up on the Prairies. Greg Hoekstra photo
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hey call themselves the Prairie Chickens. Two women in their 90s from the plains of Saskatchewan, brought together under the same roof at the Capilano Care Centre in West Vancouver. For Halloween this year they dressed up in witch hats. In the evenings, they like to watch Hockey Night in Canada. In the mornings, The Price is Right. In between, they’re usually in their room knitting or reminiscing about growing up on the prairies during the Great Depression. Upon meeting Rose Nicholson, 96, and Mary Dailly, 93, one would almost think they’d known each other their entire lives. But surprisingly, the two only met a little over a year ago, when they were placed in a room together at the North Shore care facility. Since they met the two former North Van residents have been warming one another’s hearts — and now they’re extending the favour to those in need. Earlier this month, Rose’s daughter, Gloria Fordyce, contacted a Vancouver-based charity with some good news. The two ladies, said Fordyce, would like to donate all of the scarves they had knitted over the past six months to seniors living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. In total, 105 hand-knit scarves will be donated to the Neighbourhood Helpers Project. Fordyce says she approached her mom and Mary after seeing
an online ad for the organization’s holiday shoebox drive. The ad asked for donations that could help seniors living in rooming houses and social housing who often don’t have family members bringing them gifts. “They always talk about how lucky they are, and how there’s people out there who don’t have family at Christmas,� said Fordyce. “I suggested to them that we do this and they thought it was great to give to less fortunate people.� Fordyce said that since May, the two roommates had been knitting non-stop. And they’re happy that their handiwork will be going to a good cause. “They’re very proud of themselves, which they should be,� said Fordyce. “Mary can knit a scarf every day.� Judy Chartrand, program coordinator for the shoebox drive, said the scarves will go a long way toward helping Downtown Eastside seniors who are homebound and living in unfavourable conditions. “It’s going to make quite a big difference. It’s a very generous donations,� said Chartrand. “In the Downtown Eastside there’s a lot of hardship. Some of those single-room occupancy buildings and rooming houses are quite cold,� she added. “We’re really thankful that they responded to our ad and offered to help people on the Downtown Eastside.�
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