Deep Cove Crier December 2016 by North Shore News Features

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Cove Christmas traditions

From classic reads to volunteering, our community leaders share their favourite holiday rituals.

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December Deep Cove happenings

The Nutcracker and the annual Penguin Plunge are some festive events to check out during the holidays. December 2016

9900 Circulation East of the Seymour River

Cove shops collectively oppose pipeline by ANNA DIMOFF

CONTRIBUTOR

Gallant Avenue was quieter than usual for a Saturday and many of the storefronts dark. Taped to the glass of the Bluhouse Market & Cafe door, right below the wooden, hand-painted “closed” sign, was a poster advertising a march from Vancouver City Hall to protest Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Normally, Bluhouse owner Jennifer McCarthy only closes her shop one day a year, for Christmas. But on Nov. 19, McCarthy made an exception. Her staff stood behind their boss, willing to give ¸ ª¸~z ¸~ ¨ ¸ § ª «¸ © i§¦ ¥ § for the environmental protection of Deep Cove. “When I went to our crew here and asked, ‘What about this folks? Does anybody want to gather and get together and do this?’ One hundred per cent of the crew said, ‘Yes, I want to give up my wages that day to go,’” says McCarthy. “That really spoke to me about the importance of actually shutting the doors. We gave up sales that day too but it’s because we feel so strongly. This is something that we have to stand for right now in our community, it’s too big a risk.” Businesses belonging to the Deep Cove Merchants Association feel the same way, that the risk of allowing Kinder Morgan’s large-scale project to cut into their community is too great, especially for operations on the water like Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak. Erian Baxter runs the outdoor recreation company and saw a minor spill in 2007 that left her staff cleaning boats and equipment with dish soap for a week after a section of Kinder Morgan’s existing pipeline ruptured. “Belcarra (park) was hit pretty badly and (it hit) Cates Park just a little bit. It didn’t quite make it to Deep Cove with the way the inlet works but ... we closed © ¸ ¥ ¨ ¦ ©© i © ª¸~ l q© were speaking with our school director the other day and they’re still testing the mussels ... in the area and they’re still showing (contamination) in them from almost ten years ago,” Baxter says. “We don’t have the right to risk (those resources.)” The domino effect is far reaching for the small community and a spill could impact other businesses along the inlet, says Baxter. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation run Cates Park Paddling Centre and

Deep Cove business owners and employees Ashifa Saferali (Honey’s Doughnuts) Kristina Egyed (LaLa’s) Erian Baxter (Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak) Luca Giannetti (Cafe Orso), Megan Curren (Room 6) Jennifer McCarthy (Bluhouse Market & Cafe) and Debra Milcak (Deep Cove Pizza) protest Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion which they say presents a risk to their livelihood in Deep Cove. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Takaya Tours in Belcarra Park, while several of the summer camps operate farther up Indian Arm. “I’m so not a ‘not in my backyard’ person. I try really, really hard to look at all the aspects of it and in this one I’m just screaming ‘not in our front yard,’” says Baxter, referring to the pipeline proposal as a province-wide issue. Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak, on average, sees about 30,000 visitors per year and employs 60 to 80 people within ¸ ©¸ n ¸ ~ ¨ ¦ ¸ © i m ¥ © employees. “Those are all things that help our community and all of those would vanish in a heartbeat if there was a spill of any kind,” explains Baxter. “And that’s not just those nice people from Germany who can’t rent a boat, it’s those 50, 60,

“Those are all things that help our community and all of those would vanish in a heartbeat if there was a spill of any kind ...” 70 school groups that won’t get to come out, those kids’ summer camps. It’s not frivolous, it’s very community based.” Seeing young employees passionate about issues in their community was one of the factors that inspired McCarthy

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to look more deeply into the proposed pipeline. McCarthy said she’s frustrated by the time and energy being poured into an issue that has, in her eyes, made it clearer each day that the socioeconomic risk falls to the people whose livelihood relies on the survival of our coast. “We’ve been in business for two-anda-half years, so we’re still growing, we’re ¥¢¢ i ª¥ § ¨©© · ·© ª¸~ in the summer is ten times better than our slowest day in the winter,” explains McCarthy. “I would expect that if we had a spill here I would see every day be like my slowest winter day, because ¦© ¸¨i« ¦¸ © ¦¸ © ¥ ¦© © is because of people that are coming to this place because it’s so beautiful. They wouldn’t come (to Deep Cove) if there was see Pipe page 2

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! Mayor’s Message

District launches multi-prong attack on climate change

For the past several years I have chaired the B.C. Municipal Climate Leadership Council, a group of mayors and councillors from across the province working on moving climate change action forward as good public policy. Anticipating the coming impacts of climate change

is critical work as the risk lines blur between natural disasters emanating from earthquakes and tsunamis, and those generated by changing conditions due to climate change. Land slippage risk, for example, increases with changing rainfall intensities through global warming. And

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massive greenhouse gas releases from melting Arctic permafrost will accelerate global warming ¸ ª ¥ ¥ h © «© precipitation patterns. It is important on the local level that we invest in infrastructure that will withstand shifting risks, and that we make longterm policy decisions that recognize and reduce our contribution to climate instability. The mayors’ leadership council is non-partisan and works with other levels of government to harmonize policy positions and, sometimes, challenge policy shortcomings. For example, recently one of our MLAs wrote that “Right now energy generated in B.C. is almost completely clean and

renewable (97.9 per cent),” and that “the B.C. Climate Action Plan will see the province achieve 100 per cent renewable energy.” This statement is accurate for electricity, but electricity only accounts for 30 per cent of all energy use across residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors. If we include transportation in the mix, the net result is that greenhouse gas-intensive fossil fuels still account for the majority, over 62 per cent, of all energy use in B.C. Meanwhile, on the world stage, more than 20 countries have been able to grow their economies while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from all sources of energy. This is where we should be

heading in B.C. From 2008 (when the B.C. carbon tax was introduced) to 2012, B.C. became a climate action leader within Canada. However recent policy direction is seemingly reversing this. Allowing a stagnant policy to persist while waiting for other provinces and regions to catch up will likely result in erosion of the competitive advantage our province currently enjoys. B.C. will lose the momentum generated by the birth of our innovative clean-tech sector, which now directly and indirectly employs more than 123,000 people and contributes $15 billion to the province’s Gross Domestic Product. t¦ © ¤ · i§ © ¥ «¢ ª©

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oil all over the beaches. I seriously think we’d be out of business, without question, in a year, if there was a catastrophic spill.” The Deep Cove Merchants Association had the opportunity to discuss all of these concerns with Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beech on Nov. 9 at Honey’s Doughnuts. “I had only scheduled an hour and a half but we ended up having a threeand-a-half hour meeting,” said Beech, who told the Crier he walked the group through the research he had done to compile a 10-page document, which was presented to the Trans Mountain

ministerial panel for consideration. “I think one of the roles that politicians potentially haven’t been playing (recently) is more of that deep research and education role to make sure that people are properly informed and educated when big decisions that impact our community are being made.” The largest concerns outlined in his report included recreation, tourism and aquaculture, ¥ © ¦¥«¦ ¦© ª¥ª z i ª were well represented after reading the National Energy Board’s report. Beech said his constituent’s concerns were ©h©« ©ª ¸ ª © ¸ ª©ª on, in a ministerial panel

report, that included how a pipeline expansion would ¸¨¨©« i¢ n ©¢© ¥ ¥ ¸ ª real estate revenues in the area. Beech said it was a good sign in his eyes. “The real goal here is to make sure that MPs, especially the people who are making decisions, fully understand and are educated on the impact of either a yes or no decision,” he says. “I’m focusing on the issues that I can control.” As for possible alternative routes, Baxter says she hates to push the pipeline into another community but sees the sense in removing the route from an area that is so heavily laden with community activity and

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people working at the 156 renewable-energy projects operating or under construction around B.C., and the more than 200 companies selling their products around the world. Our province would best continue its leadership efforts if it advanced greenhouse gas reduction while allowing our clean energy sector to leverage its growing expertise to supply more of our energy needs. This way the province could ensure B.C. continues its leadership based on solid public policy ©«¥i«¸¢¢~ ª© ¥§ ©ª address climate change. To my colleagues I say, let’s not slide backwards, let’s continue to be leaders on climate change at all levels of government in Canada. c

Cates Park was closed to the public in July 2007 after a section of Kinder Morgan’s existing pipeline ruptured and crude oil showed up on the shore. PHOTO SUPPLIED

recreation. Both Roberts Bank in Delta and the Cherry Point w©i © ~ ¥ q¸ ¦¥ § are alternative terminal destinations that were put in front of cabinet for consideration, said Beech, before the Nov. 29 announcement from the federal government endorsing Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, which will triple the amount of bitumen destined for the Westridge terminal ¸ ª ¥ « ©¸ © i ©m¨ ¢ª the number of Aframax Tankers departing from Burrard Inlet. “I just want to ask people to learn a bit more about it, speak up and don’t assume that somebody else is going to protect where you work, live and play,” McCarthy says with a sigh. “If corporate interest get put ahead of environment and the outspoken concern of the community and First Nations, I think that would be a real shame to look back on.” And as Baxter and McCarthy sit in the cosy ¢ ¦ © «¸¨© ¸ ª ©h©« on the last year and their efforts to rally their community into action, an idea strikes. “Maybe that’s the problem,” Baxter says. “Maybe Kinder Morgan doesn’t feel like they’re part of our community. Maybe we should invite them for a potluck dinner.” c

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Happy End of 2016...what should we expect in 2017? It has been a crazy year and not just in real estate! On the purely real estate side, we saw a year which started with record high sales volumes and prices and is ending with very, very limited sales activity. We had seen an extremely strong (crazy?) detached housing market with much weaker sales in condo properties earlier in 2016. However as we end the year, that activity has flipped and the condo market is now much stronger than the market for detached homes. Fortunately for sellers, the prices of detached homes have not really come down much yet in our area, although we expect to see more significant price drops as we move into 2017. For buyers, there is now time to “breathe” before buying. In some cases those selling condos and buying into houses are doing very well relative to how they would have done a year ago- the gap has moved in their favour. What does this all mean for sellers and buyers? 1. Selling a detached home? Likely January and February will get you a higher price than what you will see later in the year as prices tend to drop a few months after sales volumes do. Sales volumes are down up to 40%, however it is very unlikely prices will see such dramatic drops. 2. Buying a condo and moving up to a detached house? You are in the best position- condo sales and prices are much stronger than they were and houses are weaker so the price gap works in your favour....for now.

3. Selling a detached home and moving to a condo? Time is not your friend as the gap is working against you as time goes on. Detached house prices are expected to continue to drop with condo prices continuing to increase. Your best bet is likely to sell and buy soon before the adverse pricing gap widens further. 4. Just getting into the market? The mortgage rules have changed and that may hurt you. Condo prices and interest rates are on the rise so moving as quickly as you can is advisable. If you are able to buy a house, that market is now more favourable for you than it was in the past. If you would like to discuss how the changing market affects you, or if you would like to receive a complimentary evaluation of your home, please contact me.

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Editorial

Email letters/comments to mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

! Crier Comment

! MLA Report

Making seasons bright

Province clear on Kinder Morgan pipeline position

We got a twinkle in our eyes when we saw a Christmas tradition absent for many years return to the Cove this ¦ ¢¥ª¸~ ©¸ ¦ ¥ ¸ ¢¥§¦ Kudos to the Cove business owners who have been pleading with the District for quite some time to bring back the ¢¥§¦ ~ ¦ ¥ ¸ ¥ ¦ ¦¸ ·©© granted. The festive décor was fully funded by contributions from some production « ¸ ¥© ¦¸ ¦¸ © i¢ ©ª ¥ ©© ©l Disney donated $4,000, after shooting The Deep here this fall. Meanwhile, $18,000 came from the District’s Commercial Area Revitalization Budget, which is largely funded by annual i¢ © © ©l The remaining $10,000 it cost to install the Christmas lights in 17 trees on Gallant Avenue involved labour, electrical upgrades and tree pruning which were done by the District’s parks and engineering departments. We’re hoping the Cove, now dressed in holiday style, will see more Christmas shoppers supporting our local businesses. Adding to the retail mix this December is a pop-up Winter Gift Gallery (inside the Seymour Art Gallery) featuring jewelry, paintings and more creations by local artists, as well as the Paper Label

modern loungewear pop-up in the Artemis Gallery. The white tree lights will keep Gallant aglow all year round, while the holiday lights will stay up until February. Anything to brighten up the Cove during ¦¥ ª ©¸ ~ ¥ © ¥ i © ¥ · £ In this holiday edition of the Crier, there’s much talk of holiday traditions. Many of our readers have made Christmas memories right here in the Cove. From the annual holiday panto at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre (don’t miss Captain Hook’s Revenge this year) to tobogganing on Seymour to braving the popular Penguin Plunge, there’s plenty of family friendly fun to be had in the Cove area this Christmas. Above all, please be safe this holiday season. Don’t venture outdoors unprepared. North Shore Rescue members deserve a warm Christmas dinner with their families. And remember you can call Operation Red Nose for a by-donation, safe ride home in your own vehicle on Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17 and 31. Visit operationrednosenorthshore.com for more information. Merry Christmas from the staff at the ©© © ¥© c

Recently, a tugboat carrying hundreds of thousands of litres of diesel fuel ran aground in Bella Bella. The resulting fuel spill has been a disaster for the local marine environment and the residents in the area. This is another example that shows what British Columbian’s have known for a long time: federal spill response capabilities have been inadequate, even ¨ « © ¢© ©¢ ¨ ¦¥ ¥ § ¸¨i«l t¦© provincial government has stood up for years, asking the federal government to step up to protect the West Coast. The provincial government has also done extensive research into best practices about how marine response on our coast could reach world-class standards. Following this accident, the federal government announced measures to strengthen B.C.’s coast. This recent announcement was a long time coming, but it was one welcomed by the provincial government. For many years, we have advocated for better marine safety and technology along our coast. Recognizing that B.C.’s coastline is the lifeline for thousands of British Columbians, it’s important to have systems in place in case of tragic instances. The commitment from the federal government to build a world-

leading marine safety system helps to address a number of the shortcomings that have for decades gone unheeded, especially in providing adequate spill response and prevention. On the question of new pipelines, like Kinder Morgan’s proposal to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline, our government’s position has always been clear and consistent: We will only support new heavy-oil pipelines in British ¢ ·¥¸ ¥¨ i © « ª¥ ¥ «¸ ·© met. These conditions include: The successful completion of the National Energy Board environmental review process; ensuring world-leading marine and land-based spill response, prevention and recovery systems are in place; ensuring legal requirements regarding Aboriginal and treaty rights are addressed and First Nations are provided with the opportunities to participate in ¸ ª ·© ©i ¨ ¸ ¦©¸ ~m ¥¢ ¤©« ¡ ¸ ª that British Columbia receives a fair ¦¸ © ¨ ¦© i «¸¢ ¸ ª ©« ¥« ·© ©i from any proposed heavy-oil project. x © ¥© ¢¸ £ ¸ª© ¦© © i © conditions four years ago, and the provincial government has not wavered on them since. ©© ¥ § ¸¢¢ i © « ª¥ ¥ ¥¢¢ ·© a challenge. We set the bar high for a reason. We need to ensure B.C.’s concerns around the environment, First Nations’ ¸ ¥«¥ ¸ ¥ ¸ ª © ¸¢¢ ©« ¥« ·© ©i are taken seriously. The responsibility for ©© ¥ § ¦© i © « ª¥ ¥ ¥ « ¢© ¸ ª will take a great deal of effort from both industry and governments. c

Crier editor Maria Spitale-Leisk’s favourite holiday tradition is being enchanted by thousands of colourful Christmas lights and handpainted wooden signs that have adorned her childhood neighbour’s home in Blueridge for 40 years. PHOTO ANDY LEISK

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DEEP COVE

Christmas

Traditions

From indulging in egg nog and a classic Christmas read by a roaring fire to lending a helping hand during the holidays to those less fortunate, our community leaders share their favourite Christmas traditions.

Marco Reichgeld

“Our favourite Christmas tradition is having our extended family and friends over for Christmas Eve. All the children (more than 15 of them) sing Christmas songs for the adults. The adults then celebrate by having a shot of Van Gogh Espresso Vodka, a tradition brought to our family from our Estonian brother in-law.”

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Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader

635 Roslyn Boulevard $2,088,000 “My favourite personal Christmas tradition is sitting down in front of the fireplace with a glass of eggnog reading Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Thomas portrays the joy of eccentric family and boyhood winter escapades in the snowy December streets of Swansea. Dickens invokes the need to reach out beyond ourselves and embrace humanity, as we share in the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge.” Richard Walton, Mayor, District of North Vancouver

“My partner and I didn’t grow up in B.C., but since we had our daughter Amy almost three years ago, we’ve made a concerted effort to develop some local traditions. We love when the carol ships come to Deep Cove, visiting Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge, the lovely Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden, and the kitsch of the Christmas Train in Stanley Park. Truth be told, we enjoy it all at least as much as Amy does!” Sarah Cavanaugh, curator, Seymour Art Gallery

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“My favourite tradition is joining my family in snowy Whistler over Christmas and playing Yankee Swap. It certainly changes the dynamics of giving! But it’s all in good fun and gets us thinking about the funniest presents when we are out shopping for the big day. And of course gets us all together to celebrate with several generations.”

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Jane Thornthwaite, North Vancouver-Seymour MLA

“On Christmas morning, Ravi (my wife) and I wake up and go to her parents’ house. We open gifts, and then go to the North Shore Neighbourhood House to serve Christmas lunch. We then visit with friends and family, before going to the home of some longtime family friends to eat dinner, crack Christmas crackers, play crib and make fun of Marilyn’s braised cabbage.” Terry Beech, Burnaby North-Seymour MP

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Seaspan sparks welding interest Windsor secondary recently received $12,000 worth of welding equipment – two portable fume extraction units, two multi-process welders, one plasma cutter, and one bench grinder – funded by the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Seaspan. The donation is meant to spark interest in welding among Windsor students, who will also be able to visit the North Vancouver shipyard to see welding in action. “This donation provides our welding program with updated equipment and enough consumables for an entire year to enhance the overall program,” said Windsor vice-principal Nancy Roberts. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

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SCENE

IN THE

COVE

North Van singer Mike Bertini headlines NYE event at Raven by MARIA SPITALE-LEISK THE RAVEN PUB AND RESTAURANT

The Raven Pub and Restaurant offers more than just delicious pizza. The cosy neighbourhood pub has plenty of entertainment on tap in December, from sports events to live music. This month, North Vancouver-raised alternative rock singer-songwriter Mike Bertini takes to the Raven stage on three evenings including New Year’s Eve. Here’s the December entertainment lineup (music starts at 8 p.m.): Friday, Dec. 2, Alex Balanko; Thursday, Dec. 8, Bruce Coughlin; Friday, Dec. 9, Northern Ignition; Saturday, Dec. 10, Dark Horse; Thursday, Dec. 15, Bruce Coughlin; Saturday, Dec. 17, Northern Ignition; Thursday, Dec. 22, Mike Bertini; Friday, Dec. 23, Adam Woodall; Friday, Dec. 30, Mike Bertini; Saturday, Dec. 31, Mike Bertini. The Raven is located at 1052 Deep Cove Rd. Call 604-929-3834 or visit the ravenpub.com.

DEEP COVE BREWERS AND DISTILLERS

You’ve seen iconic Deep Cove images and personalities emblazoned on their craft beer bottles. Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers is known locally and across the bridge for its awardwinning craft brews and spirits. Pair a pint of Deep Cove Harvest Ale with some spirited live entertainment and locally sourced food and drink inside the tasting lounge this holiday season. The entertainment lineup includes: Tobacco Brown, Friday, Dec. 2, 7-10 p.m.; Greg Neufeld, Saturday, Dec. 3, 7-10 p.m.; Dino Dinicolo, Friday, Dec. 9, 7-10 p.m.; Musos

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Singer-songwriter Mike Bertini will play for a hometown crowd three evenings in December at The Raven. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

artist (TBA), Saturday, Dec. 10, 7-10 p.m.; Oysters and DJ, Sunday, Dec. 11, 3-7 p.m.; Evan Kennedy, Friday, Dec. 16, 7-10 p.m.; Patrick Gavigan, Saturday, Dec. 17, 7-10 p.m.; Holiday Social featuring Colin Bullock, Sunday, Dec. 18, 4-7 p.m.; Mark Woodyard, Friday, Dec. 23, 7-10 p.m.; Chris Witoski, Friday, Dec. 30, 7-10 p.m. For a complete list of live entertainment for December, visit deepcovecraft.com. Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers is located at Unit 170 2270 Dollarton Hwy. Call 604-7701136.

FABULOUS FIRST FRIDAY SOCIAL

Dust off your dancing shoes and join in the fun at the inaugural Fabulous First Friday Social for those 55-plus, at Parkgate Community Centre on Dec. 9 from 7-9:30 p.m. Nick Bubas and the Fabulous First Friday Band will play easy listening tunes ranging from the Eagles to the Beatles. Cost: $9 for those without

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a Parkgate Community Centre Seniors’ Membership and $7 with a membership. Admission includes coffee, tea and light snacks. Parkgate Community Centre is located at 3625 Banff Court. More info: phone 604-983-6350 or contact Becky Brechin at beckylynnbee@ yahoo.ca.

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Deep Cove Christmas traditions told through a century of photographs by EILEEN SMITH

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The earliest reference to Christmas in the Seymour communities '"*' / #*( *)0% ', -.& !. '"% $%%+ Cove Heritage Society photo archives was a celebration held in 1911. There is a series of several photos telling the story of that one Christmas festivity held at Granite Quarries Ltd., right in Deep Cove. Granite Quarries was a large operation that was located directly beneath what we now know as Quarry Rock. The Cove area had two main industries back then, the quarries and logging. Granite Quarries employed about one hundred men at any one time, a few lived in cabins in the area but most stayed in the company’s bunkhouses located on the same property. The photos of the Christmas celebrations in the Quarry Lodge main room, heated by a pot belly stove that is apparent in one ¦ p¸¢ § ¥ ¦n ¥ ¥ §¢~n ¸ « ¨i m style telephone mounted on one wall), feature what appears to be Canada’s Red ¥§ h¸§ ¸¢ § ¥ ¦ u ¸ ¸ ª u ¥ © h¸§ n ©¢©« ¥« ¦ ¥ ¸ ¢¥§¦ ¸ ª ¥¢© of green boughs that form arches and gracefully outline the room. A handmade sign hanging from the ceiling proclaims either Happy or Merry Christmas. The small tree in the centre looks to be decorated with lights, tinsel garland, glass globes and other

decorations. There are paper box chains looping across the ceiling. The people in the photo look less than jolly, but we have to remember that cameras had long exposure times so folks had to stay very still in order to get a good picture, I am sure once the photos were ¸£© ¦© ¸ ~ ¢ª ¦¸ © ·©§ The room featured several rows of very long tables with chairs on both sides and set with dishes, pitchers, coffee pots, bottles and bowls of fresh fruit, all promising a sumptuous meal. Apparently the company was known to treat its workers very well and this does look like an elaborate occasion. Granite Quarries was in operation from 1908 until 1924; the other big industry in the area, Buck Logging, closed in 1922, ¦© © ¢ ¨ ¸ ¦ §© i © u©~ Mountain. With the big industries gone, Deep Cove undoubtedly became more of a summer cottage community. Back in the archives, the next photos ¨ ¦ ¥ ¸ « ¢ª i ª ¸ © ¨ ¦© 1950s, there are just a few and they have a very different feel to them from the earlier workers’ festivities; with the baby boom underway and folks winterizing homes to live in year round, these are © ¸· £¥ª §¥ ¢ ¥ ¦ ª ¢¢ n ¸ school play, children’s presents under a decorated tree and the Dryhurst Electric building at what is now the southwest corner of Gallant and Panorama with a single string of Christmas lights. I do

Moment in time: Winter in Panorama Park, circa 1960s. PHOTO SUPPLIED DCHS #1647 COURTESY WAYNE SMITH

The Irish family celebrates Christmas at the Quarries. (From left) Mrs. Arthur Irish Jr, (second left) Mrs. Irish, (fourth left) Arthur Irish Jr. PHOTO SUPPLIED DCHS #0748 COURTESY MR. & MRS. MCNEIL

recall the Kinsmen club had an absolutely enormous (well, I was small at the time) Christmas tree set up one year on the empty lot that was the southeast corner right across from Dryhurst’s … but, there are no photos that we know of. There are a few photos from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s depicting Christmas pageants, school plays and concerts, but there are surprisingly few photos in the archives so far.

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A Deep Cove resident walks with a dog on a Mount Seymour trail, in a modern-day Christmas scene. PHOTO MARIA SPITALE-LEISK

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The Christmas star still shines bright by REV. ED HIRD

The Star of Bethlehem gets our attention year in and year out. What is it about the Christmas Star that never fails to shine? What is it about the Bethlehem story that captures the imagination of billions of people throughout Canada and the entire globe? Two thousand years after the birth of Jesus, we are still bearing gifts, following that star. If it was not for the wise men, none of us would be doing our Christmas shopping. It is amazing how much energy we can put into Christmas, buying gifts, cooking turkeys, throwing parties. Sometimes we can in our busyness forget that we are called to follow that star. As that Christmas carol put it, “O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light.” There is something very moving about perfect light, royal beauty bright light in the midst of a people living in great darkness. December can be a time of great hopes and great stress. December is that time when fragmented families try once again to reconnect, however painfully. Why do so many families watch the classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life every Christmas? Perhaps it is because this movie captures the darkness and struggle that so many

families experience at Christmas, and yet how the Christmas Star can still break in with unimaginable light and hope. Each of us, as the “We Three Kings” carol puts it, may choose to look up and see a star, that to the earth it gives great light. Each of us can choose to see the Christmas Star, whose glory shines so far ª¸~ ¸ ª ¥§¦ l ¸«¦ ¨ «¸ i ª § ©¸ delight in the beauty of the Christmas Star that led the wise men to Jesus’ manger. How many of us are willing to follow that star wheresover it goes? Wise men and women even in 2016 still seek him. As the Christmas carol put it, “Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great desire of nations, Ye have seen his natal star: Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn king.” The Christmas Star leads us to come and worship, to come and adore him among the cattle and the sheep in a lowly manger. This Christmas season St. Simon’s Church presents the Christmas cantata Behold The Star on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. You are invited to come see the Bethlehem Star and let this star touch your life this Christmas. c

Rev. Ed Hird has been the rector at St. Simon’s Church, 420 Seymour River Pl., since 1987. stsimonschurch.ca

Deep Cove Shaw Theatre 4360 Gallant Avenue North Vancouver Deep Cove’s harbour shimmered during a colourful sunrise on Nov. 4 which painted the sky and water in pastel shades of pink, blue and yellow. PHOTOS MARIA SPITALE-LEISK Produced with permission of Lazy Bee Scripts

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Deep Cove happenings in December The Cove area offers many festive events this holiday season, from watching the Christmas carol ships cruise by the shoreline to picking out a fresh fir tree to ringing in the new year on Mt. Seymour with a dazzling fireworks display. Here’s a curated list of activites to help you make memories in Deep Cove this Christmas.

Until Dec. 18 Paper Pop Up

Paper Label is selling its cosy, modern lounge and active wear at a pop-up shop in Deep Cove until Dec. 18, at the Artemis Gallery. The winter shop will feature an assortment of locally created, original gifts. More info: paperlabel.ca. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Until Dec. 23 Seymour Scouts Tree Sale

Seymour Scouts Annual Christmas Tree Fundraising Sale runs until Dec. 23 at Parkgate Village. All proceeds benefit various Scout programs in Deep Cove. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Dec. 11

Seymour Dance Nutcracker Seymour Dance students Hanna Weiman, Olivia Branch, Logan Hall, Maddie Chee and Arianna Elsworth will be performing in The Nutcracker at Centennial Theatre on Dec. 11. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Dec. 17

Carol Ships in the Cove Gather on the shoreline around the bonfire to watch a floatilla of brightly coloured carol ships parade past Panorama Park starting at 7:30 p.m. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Jan. 1

Penguin Plunge

Dec. 31 First Night Mt. Seymour

Tobogganing, s’mores by the fire pit and a dazzling fireworks display are all part of the family friendly New Year’s Eve event on Mt. Seymour. More info: mountseymour.com. PHOTOS SUPPLIED MT. SEYMOUR

Don your best costume and brave the chilly waters in the Deep Cove harbour for this popular annual tradition. The event runs from 12:30-3 p.m., with plunging promptly at 2 p.m. PHOTO MARIA SPITALE-LEISK

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