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After a few runs on the fresh snow on Cypress Mountain Friday morning snowboarder Mark Halliday declared: “Opening run (today was) better than any day last year.” Halliday, who’s had a pass at Cypress for the past two decades, and most other local skiers and snowboarders were all smiles on Friday as Cypress and Grouse mountains opened up under sunny skies and memories of last year’s paltry snow conditions quickly melted away. “I never stopped believing,” said Halliday, about snow conditions at local ski hill operations. The veteran snowboarder described conditions on Friday’s ski runs as, “Wellmanicured, great grooming. It’s epic.” Matthew Taylor of North Vancouver was also enjoying the fresh snow at Cypress on Friday. “First day of the season,” he said, grinning. “(The local snow conditions were) dreadful last year,” said Taylor, a pass holder who only got in about a dozen days last winter. He’s planning for many more ski days this season and was planning a trip up Grouse Mountain on Saturday. “So my wife and I can go for a few turns.” Cypress reported Friday the ski hill had already accumulated more snow at its base area – around 45 centimetres – than at any

Skiers and riders on Cypress Mountain’s upper Maëlle Ricker’s Run are reflected in the goggles of skier Robert McMillan Friday morning. The mountain resort’s downhill area opened to snow enthusiasts with more snow at its base area than at any point last season. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD point last season. While skiing opened around the same date last year, the snow on the hill then was mostly manmade. “(Last year) it was a challenging season for sure. We relied heavily on snowmaking to get some days … the natural snow never came,” said Joffrey Koeman, See more page 7

Storm silences Blueridge phone lines BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Residents in North Vancouver’s Blueridge neighbourhood have been sitting by the phone but it just won’t ring. More than 500 Telus

landline customers lost service during heavy rains on Monday and they may be waiting for up to a week to get a dial tone. “It’s been since Monday night. All the phone lines are down. Just dead,” said Bonnie Richter, a

Derbyshire Way resident. “Wednesday, it was going to be back on. Thursday it was going to be back on. Now they’re saying they don’t know when the service is going to be back on.” While those with cellphones have been able to

deal with the loss of service, Richter said she’s concerned for people who have homebased businesses and, particularly, seniors who are incommunicado. “If they’re in their homes See Rainwater page 5

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After a terrifying escape from their war-ravaged country, a Syrian family of seven arrived at a UN refugee camp in Iraq and will be arriving on the North Shore in the coming months thanks to a coalition of local churches who will sponsor them. Mary-Sue Atkinson of St. David’s and Anne Kaario of St. Andrew’s hold a picture of the camp. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

North Shore United churches come together to sponsor refugee family from Syria

A united response JUSTIN BEDDALL newsroom@nsnews.com

The family paid smugglers to help them escape from war-torn Syria. The perilous journey was made mostly at night – especially terrifying for their five school-aged children – and included bumpy rides in pitchdark cars, field crossings on foot, a mountainside descent and even navigating across a river in a small boat – but they eventually crossed the border safely into Iraq. They landed in a UN refugee camp that, despite the bleak conditions, offered respite from the bombings and bullets that had become frequent close to their home in northeastern Syria. The decision to abandon their home and their life was difficult, but necessary. Fortunately that family of seven will soon get a fresh start on the North Shore because of a group of local churches. Seven North Shore united churches are combining resources to sponsor the Syrian family of seven. The family is expected to arrive in the coming months. To protect the family’s privacy, the church coalition isn’t disclosing their names, ages or photos, but in a pamphlet

SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS entitled Syrian Refugee Appeal by the North Shore United Churches, they’ve included a story about their plight from Syria written by the mother of the family. “We are greatly encouraged and grateful that caring people are helping us be reunited with my brother-in-law and his family in Canada,” she concluded in the message. The churches – Mount Seymour, Lynn Valley, St. Andrew’s, North Lonsdale, Highlands, St. David’s and West Vancouver – are responding to the humanitarian crisis resulting from the bloody civil war in Syria that’s lasted nearly ﬁve years. During that period, approximately 250,000 have been killed and more than 11 million others forced from their homes. Despite some calls for Canada to suspend its plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of December amid concerns over the fast-tracked

Rev. Michael Caveney of St. David’s United Church and Carson Graham Grade 11 student Beth Shandon, representing North Lonsdale United Church, light a candle. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN timeline and security issues, especially following the deadly terror attack in Paris, Rev. Michael Caveney, lead minister at St. David’s United Church, is conﬁdent Canadians will offer the refugees a warm welcome. “While I cannot speak for the entire group, I believe that (Saskatchewan) Premier Wall’s call to suspend fast-tracking 25,000 Syrians points out the

immense complexities of settling this many people in Canada,” Caveney wrote in an email. “However, I am conﬁdent that Canadians are capable of opening up their hearts and their homes to people coming from such a devastated part of our planet. We are capable of sharing with others how we have been blessed to live in such a great country as Canada.”

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To find a family, the churches liaised with MOSAIC, a multilingual non-profit organization that assists immigrants and refugees. The churches chose to privately sponsor a larger family because together they had the necessary resources. The churches, as a private sponsor, will financially support the family for 12 months, a cost expected to be approximately $70,000. Along with financial support, the churches will help the family with adapting to their new lives in Canada, English language skills and search for employment, said Mary-Sue Atkinson of St. David’s United Church. Atkinson explained that this is reunification sponsorship: the father of the family has a brother who has lived in the Lower Mainland for years and has children born in Canada. To help cover the cost of sponsoring the families, the churches have planned several upcoming fundraisers. A “Syrian Sunday” was held Nov. 15 at North Lonsdale United Church and a second will take place Nov. 29. All donations from church services on these dates will go towards supporting the

What can North Shore residents do to help Syrian refugee families resettling in Metro Vancouver? “Financial donations and rooms are the immediate need,” said Elizabeth Jones, executive director, North Shore Multicultural Society. “A lot of it is going to depend on housing because they are going to need at least 1,500 housing units in British Columbia that can be rented at welfare rates. That makes the North Shore a tough one.” Still, Jones said North and West Van residents can open up their homes. “If people come forward and say I have an empty suite in the basement and would be happy to have a family – you know that’s what they are looking for.” She said residents who have suites can register them at the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. website (issbc.org). The North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership

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had, though, at least one advantage, Richter said. “The one good point is we haven’t heard from any telemarketers,” she said with a laugh. “It’s been nice and quiet around that 6 p.m. time when the phone keeps ringing and it’s somebody trying to sell you something.”

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outspent new spending limits if they had been in place in 2014. So would ﬁve North Shore council contenders. The escalating role of money in local elections isn’t healthy for democracy. The more money that’s necessary to even enter a race, the fewer people will try. And all too often, political donations come from companies or unions with a direct interest in decisions being made at municipal hall. Whether it’s real or imagined, when that happens there’s an uncomfortable suspicion on the part of the public that he who pays the piper calls the tune. A ban on corporate and union donations is sadly lacking in the new rules. Finally, one of the most important issues in any regulatory structure is enforcement. If nobody enforces the rules or checks for loopholes, they remain essentially meaningless.

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An open search for new Cap U leader is best An open letter to the board of governors at Capilano University: I just returned from the University of Alberta in Edmonton where faculty from across Canada and England gathered for a weeklong conference to address the erosion of academic freedom, free speech and democracy. Many topics were discussed, including the importance of open forums during search processes for top university positions. This had long been the tradition at Canadian universities and continues at some, primarily in eastern Canada. The practice of open searches

has been discouraged by the professional agencies that co-ordinate searches (often referred to as head-hunters) which have vested interests in avoiding open forums to provide an advantage for their own stable of candidates. This conﬂict often works to the advantage of careerist administrators with top-down styles of governance, while open forums where all stakeholders have an equal opportunity to engage in the selection process provide an advantage for applicants who hold the faculty, student and community interests at heart. Suggestions that the candidate’s current

employment may be jeopardized by open discussions are false – that compromise should not be accepted. I urge you to launch this new era for Capilano University with a transparent and open public process where all stakeholders can participate in forums with the short-listed presidential candidates. Holding the best process to ﬁnd the best leader is paramount for the future of our institution. George Rammell, former Capilano University instructor

Bottle pickers don’t deserve to be ticketed for hard work they do Dear Editor: Most of the people who are picking up bottles curbside are hard-working people. A great many of them are seniors trying to supplement their income. As we now live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, bottle collecting is honest, hard work. It is also dirty, heavy and can be dangerous when working with glass, not to mention the damp, as winter is here.

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No one grows up wanting to do this, but (for these people) the end of the money comes before the end of the month in most cases. Once the box is on the curb it is no longer on private property. I can understand homeowners not enjoying the awful noise (of bottle picking), once a week and the city and district apparently losing revenue; however, if the homeowner took these refundables to Encorp themselves, that revenue would be lost as a result. That is

unlikely to happen. Those who don’t need the money won’t make the trip; let those who do, do. Don’t have bylaw issue tickets. Poverty is a horriﬁc problem and it’s not just those who receive some form of government aid that are struggling. Let’s think of some solutions rather than penalize those who are out – in all kinds of weather – trying to make an extra buck. S.T. Ryane North Vancouver

“I’m just so happy. I can’t tell you how happy I am.” North Vancouver’s Fred Moxey, a former Coast Guard commander, reacting to the reopening of the Kits Coast Guard base (from a Nov. 15 news story). “People need to plan to be self-sufﬁcient for at least 72 hours.” Mike Andrews, of the North Shore’s Emergency Management Ofﬁce, discussing disaster planning after a recent earthquake training exercise in North and West Van (from a Nov. 18 news story). “I don’t think we need to lecture people and be paternalistic about what climate change is and the role of fossil fuels in climate change.” Coun. Craig Keating on gas pump labels (from a Nov. 20 news story).

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Sunday, November 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A7

More snow in forecast for coming week

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spokesman for Cypress Mountain. This year snow has come mostly courtesy of Mother Nature so far. “It’s definitely a different feeling for opening day,” said Koeman. Just in case the weather doesn’t co-operate all season, both Cypress and Grouse have invested $500,000 each in additional snow-making equipment this year. That’s dramatically increased Grouse’s ability to make snow, said Julia Grant, spokeswoman for Grouse Mountain. As temperatures have dipped over the past week, those snow guns have been firing. Skiers and snowboarders also got their first taste of winter on North Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain Friday afternoon, as Grouse welcomed back those itching to break out the skis and boards. Grouse opened its

Paradise Bowl and Paradise Jib runs off the Greenway Chair Friday afternoon. Since Nov. 1 “We’ve had a couple of good snowfalls,” said Grant. Snow depth on Grouse was about 35 centimetres at the midmountain plateau and 43 cm at the peak on opening day. “We’ve got some nice fresh corduroy,” said Grant. “We’re pretty optimistic for this winter.” Seymour Mountain, which doesn’t have snowmaking equipment, is opening its tobogganing area this weekend, but hasn’t opened any ski or snowboarding areas yet. “We’re getting close. We’re not quite there yet,” said Simon Whitehead, spokesman for the ski hill. Whitehead said there has been about 57 cm of snowfall so far and there’s more snow forecast for the coming week – welcome news for all three local

mountains. Seymour prefers to have about a one-metre base on the ski runs off the main chair lift before opening, said Whitehead. “Last season we opened on a lot less.” Understandably, the last ski season is one that local mountains aren’t keen to dwell on. A washout year with little snowfall left ski hills struggling, with Cypress and Seymour conceding to Mother Nature and closing before the end of March. This year, a strong El Nino weather pattern shaping up in the Paciﬁc could still present challenges. But that may not happen right away, said Doug Lundquist, an Environment Canada meteorologist. “We think it will be a warmer winter but El Nino often comes with an early outbreak of cold air,” said Lundquist. “Warmer weather comes in the last two-thirds of winter. It can

be cold at the beginning.” High elevations like the local ski mountains will get snow Monday and Tuesday, he said. Then a swath of Arctic air is expected to move in and temperatures could dip to overnight lows of between -5 and -10˚C on Wednesday and Thursday. Lundquist said the warmer temperatures that an El Nino weather system brings are usually more apparent in the Lower Mainland in the latter part of the winter – from the end of December onwards. But Whitehead said Seymour has examined snow data for the last big El Nino year, 1997, and found the snow base in April wasn’t much less than a non-El Nino year. Ski mountain representatives were thinking positive on Friday. “We’re thrilled (by recent snowfall), as I’m sure Grouse and Cypress are,” said Whitehead.

Henry settles suit with Vancouver A North Vancouver man who was wrongfully convicted of a series of sexual assaults and spent more than 26 years in jail has cleared one major hurdle on his way to compensation. Midway through his trial suing the attorneys general of B.C. and Canada and the City of Vancouver, Ivan Henry and the city reached an out-of-court settlement. The actual terms of the settlement are conﬁdential,

as are the circumstances that led to it, although the city’s lawyers had previously argued that Henry never actually was wrongfully convicted. “He’s pleased this part of the case is behind him but he appreciates that he still has quite a battle ahead for the rest of the trial,” said Marilyn Sandford, one of the lawyers representing Henry. Henry was convicted of 10 sexual offences in 1983

and declared a dangerous offender, thanks in part to the prosecutor failing to disclose a number of victim statements that revealed inconsistencies in the Crown’s case. Another

suspect was later convicted of the crimes through DNA evidence. Henry had to go to the Supreme Court of Canada to win the right to sue the prosecutors. – Brent Richter

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not a choice – they haven’t chosen to relocate, they’ve had to leave their home with very little, so that’s a challenge. Syrian refugees have been quite traumatized in this process within their country and their journey out of it,” she said. Then, of course, there’s language issues and regular culture shock. “They’re in a terrible situation right now so I think there’s going to be a lot of relief (when they arrive in Canada).”

alisond@nsms.ca. Jones said very few refugees typically settle on the North Shore. “When there starts to be private sponsorship we expect those numbers to go up.” Along with the church groups who’ve privately sponsored Syrian refugee families, she said other friend and neighbour groups have inquired about sponsorship. Jones understands the challenges the new refugees will face. “With refugees it’s

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Church to host talk on refugee crisis Nov. 23 From page 3 refugee family. Donations for the family can be made at any of the seven United churches through their websites or by calling. A tax receipt will be issued for all donations more than $25. Atkinson explained that under current regulations, refugee families must repay the Canadian government for transportation to Canada, medical fees and application fees up to a maximum loan amount of $10,000. The family is charged interest on the loan and

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An orphaned bear cub will have a second chance at life after being caught snooping around a ritzy West Vancouver waterfront restaurant. West Vancouver police and Conservation Ofﬁcer Service members responded to the Beach House restaurant at the

foot of 25th Avenue in Dundarave Wednesday morning when someone spotted the nine-monthold bruin around the dumpsters and grease traps. Conservation Ofﬁcer Simon Gravel said he believes the cub’s mother was the bear hit and killed on Highway 1 near the Westmount Road exit last month. “It was determined that the cub was not foodconditioned. We did not have multiple reports of him trying to access nonnatural food and he was showing fear of humans. … That’s a good sign for a bear,” he said. “But he was also not in good shape

to spend the winter by himself.” After knocking him out with a tranquilizer dart, Gravel brought the bear to a North Vancouver veterinarian who determined he was underweight but otherwise in healthy condition and thus would make a good candidate for rehabilitation at Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley. Too often, residents fail to report bears getting into mischief out of fear that conservation ofﬁcers will come and shoot the bears. But, Gravel said, that has the counterproductive effect of putting the bears at more risk because it

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A10 - North Shore News - Sunday, November 22, 2015

Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4851, 2015; Proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4852, 2015; and Proposed Phased Development Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 4853, 2015:

To allow for a 17-unit residential development at 370 and 380 Mathers Avenue.

Notice is given that a public hearing will be held to allow the public to make representations to Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws as described below: WHEN: Monday, November 30, 2015 at 6 p.m.

A public meeting will be held concurrently with the public hearing for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to Council respecting proposed Development Permit No. 12-053 for 370 and 380 Mathers Avenue, as described below. SUBJECT LANDS: 370 and 380 Mathers Avenue (shown in blue on the map below) Legal Descriptions: The East 1/2 of the North West 1/4 of District Lot 1074 Group 1 New Westminster District Except Part in Plan 10097; PID 015-957-187; and Lot 1 District Lot 1074 Plan 10097; PID 009-506-438

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• mailed to Mayor and Council at Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; or • delivered to the ofﬁce of the Manager, Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk at Municipal Hall; and must be received no later than 3 p.m. on November 30, 2015 to ensure availability to Council at the public hearing. Technical issues affecting receipt of electronic submissions may occur so persons relying on this means of transmittal do so at their own risk. Written submissions received for the public hearing regarding the proposed bylaws and for the concurrent public meeting regarding the proposed development permit will be included in the public information package for Council’s consideration and for the public record. Submissions received after the close of the public hearing will not be considered by Council.

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Copies of the proposed bylaws and proposed development permit and other relevant documents that the Council may consider in deciding whether to adopt the bylaws and whether to approve the development permit may be inspected from November 13 to 30, 2015 at Municipal Hall on regular business days (Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Copies may also be inspected at the public hearing and concurrent public meeting. For convenience only, some of the documents may also be viewed at westvancouver.ca or at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.

The proposed bylaws and proposed development permit would facilitate the redevelopment of 370 and 380 Mathers Avenue to allow for a 17-unit residential development (known as the Residences on Mathers).

S. Scholes, Municipal Clerk November 13, 2015

If adopted, proposed Ofﬁcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4851, 2015 would enable the rezoning of the subject lands for the proposed residential development and place the site within a Development Permit Area.

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If adopted, proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4852, 2015 would rezone the subject lands to “CD52 – Comprehensive Development Zone 52 (370 and 380 Mathers Avenue)”. If adopted, proposed Phased Development Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 4853, 2015 would secure a voluntary community amenity contribution and provide zoning certainty for a period of ﬁve years. If approved, proposed Development Permit No. 12-053 would control the form and character of the development of the subject lands including: 17 units consisting of nine single family dwellings and four two-family dwellings; 39 parking spaces; tree protection (secured by a covenant); and new landscaping.

The applicant is hosting a Development Application Information Meeting, for residents to learn about the proposed development and ask questions: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 | 6–8 p.m.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

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Youth Appreciation Dinner

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Bob Renshaw and John Bishop Representatives of the North Shore Optimist Club presented their 23rd Annual Youth Appreciation Dinner at North Vancouver’s Holiday Inn and Suites Nov. 10. The event sees club members recognize the positive roles that young people play in the local community. Those in attendance were treated to dinner, and listened to presentations from club members and guest speakers. Youth appreciation certiﬁcates were also distributed.

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It will be a difﬁcult experience to top. In the lead-up to his 10th marathon, North Vancouver distance runner Paul Cripps committed to doing something major. Little did he know what the future would hold. Attending this year’s BMO Vancouver Marathon Health, Sports & Lifestyle Expo, Cripps was introduced to a company called Marathon Tours and was intrigued by its offerings, boasting travel to an array of exotic destinations based around one marathon or another. Registering for their regular updates, Cripps’ “something major” eventually came into focus when he heard Marathon Tours was offering a trip to Greenland, home of the Polar Circle Marathon. Billed as “the coolest marathon on earth,” the event, presented by Albatros Adventure, is based out

Lynn Valley’s Paul Cripps, 45, celebrates after crossing the finish line in the Polar Circle Marathon, held Oct. 24 in Greenland. PHOTO SUPPLIED JON SMITH of the small township of Kangerlussuaq, and its route passes through arctic desert and the Greenland ice cap. “I did the research on it and it seemed ridiculous but not too ridiculous,” says the married Lynn Valley father. “It just appealed to that crazy side,” he adds.

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The timing worked out and Cripps took the plunge, running the event Oct. 24 — his fourth marathon of 2015. “It just made me appreciate the fact that I might be 45 but there are still loads of really cool things you can get out there and do. Push yourself

out to the edge of your comfort zone a little bit and it’s amazing what you get back,” he says. Cripps reports he was one of ﬁve Canadians in this year’s ﬁeld of 144 runners, representative of 26 countries. Fellow competitors also included 14 Navy Seals who ran the

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others, like himself, who found themselves wondering “‘What the hell have I signed up for?’” “It’s a very windy place and the weather can change on an hourly basis. There’s really no preparing for it. In the run up to it the temperatures were 0 C or -2 C,” he says. The morning of the

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Community Bulletin Board OPEN HOUSE The YWCA North Shore WorkBC Employment Services Centre is hosting an open house Nov. 25, 2-4 p.m., at 106-980 West First St., North Vancouver. The event is for jobseekers and the community to visit the new North Vancouver centre and learn more about its free local employment services. WEATHERIZE YOUR HOME FOR WINTER Join Cool North Shore Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Restore, 126 Harbour Ave., North Vancouver, 6:308:30 p.m. for a seminar about ways to conserve energy and improve energy efﬁciency in your home. Fee $10. weatherizehome. eventbrite.ca INTRO TO TWITTER Learn how to use this social networking site, Thursday, Nov. 26, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. nvcl.ca LET IT BRAINSTORM A workshop for “Let it Rain,” a community art project where uplifting phrases will appear in public locations after it

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family’s Finlay Creek farm outside Comox, to celebrate British Columbia’s union with Canada. His grandmother, Jane Finlay, was of First Nations heritage. She was a crack rider and sharpshooter and a belle of the Comox Valley. Jane’s husband, Frank Childs, was a founder of the Comox Valley Co-operative Creamery, established in 1901. Maternal grandfather Samuel Williams made his way from the coal mines of Wales to those in Cumberland. Somewhere in Marvin’s collection of family papers is a map of the route Samuel travelled to bring supplies to the hideout of fellow coal miner and union organizer Albert “Ginger” Goodwin. Marvin’s ﬁrst teaching assignment, after getting

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thought about becoming a student himself. He had his savings and a persistent dream to be an architect. Marvin left Edgewood and enrolled at the University of British Columbia — in teacher’s summer school — where a colleague suggested he “‘come and work at my school,’” he recalls. This was Manson Toynbee, another of West Vancouver’s wellremembered teachers,

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and, happily for Marvin, principal of Gleneagles School. In 1956, Marvin was in England on a teaching exchange program when he met Ruth Johnson. They married and set up house on Keith Road in West Vancouver where they raised two daughters. As they saved to purchase their house, Marvin and Ruth lived frugally, watching National Film Board of Canada documentaries at the

community centre and writing poems together, researching their bird and animal subjects at West Vancouver Memorial Library. Over the years, they were active with Camp Artaban on Gambier Island. Following Ruth’s death and his retirement in 1985, the door to the next phase of Marvin’s life opened: a teaching assignment in Tokyo that continued for 10 years.

During this decade, Marvin enjoyed a secondary career as a male model with an advertising agency, resurrecting his acting skills to portray Santa Claus one day and a mogul on his yacht another day. Along the way, he became fairly ﬂuent in Japanese. “I felt at home in Japan. It struck me that the houses of the Japanese who worked in the Cumberland mines

were exactly like the houses in Japanese villages, with their narrow winding lanes and tall fences.” Back home in Canada, Marvin has the occasional opportunity to speak Japanese — when his daughter’s mother-in-law visits or when it’s raining and he ﬁnds he’s noting the fact in Japanese rather than English. Life is a circle of family, ﬁtness and bridge with friends. On daily walks

with canine companion Molly, they frequently encounter former pupils. Each one is recognized and greeted by their name, a gift of personal attention and interest that is just one of the qualities that made Mr. Childs an exceptional teacher and human being. Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore. 778-279-2275 seniorsconnect@shaw.ca

BAZAAR GROUP Help make craft sales a success, Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Free, materials provided. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com CALL FOR MEMBERS Men over the age of 55 are invited to sing with the mixed voice West Vancouver Heritage Choir Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. No audition required. 778-239-5717 CHOIR A mixed choir that entertains at the centre and for outside groups practises Fridays from 9:45 a.m. to noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $28 per season. 604-980-2474

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Spend a day spending nothing Mike Grenby

Money Matters

Just imagine spending a day without spending! Worldwide Buy Nothing Day, conceived in Vancouver in 1992, is coming soon – Nov. 27. It highlights a consumerism awareness option as it coincides with the annual

Black Friday spending frenzy. Like it or not, we must realize our relationship with money can have a major impact on our lives – and our personal relationships. When money matters affect us in a negative way, it’s

time to take steps to restore a positive relationship. To help understand your relationship with money – and because money management should be 60 per cent personal and 40 per cent ﬁnancial – brieﬂy answer the following

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questions. If you have a partner, take this quiz separately, then compare answers. ! What is your attitude toward money – especially spending? ! How do you manage your finances? ! What role (if any) do other family members and perhaps advisers play in your finances? ! How do you deal with financial crises – unexpected expenses, drop in income, investment losses? ! How do/did your parents manage money? ! What is the best financial move you ever made? ! The worst financial move? ! Do you have a financial plan? If yes, what does it comprise? ! What are your financial objectives? ! What is your biggest concern about money, and what are you doing about it?

Do some of your answers surprise you? Do they reveal any underlying concerns which should be dealt with, possibly through professional/psychological help? Just like having an alcohol-free day (or week), a food-free or any other “-free” day, use Buy Nothing Day (and your answers to the preceding questions) to motivate you to take action to deal with any problems – or, hopefully, to conﬁrm you are on the right track. Perhaps also use the awareness prompted by Buy Nothing Day to help reduce any excessive spending in the upcoming often too heavy spending holiday season. Your budget will thank you. Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal ﬁnancial advisor; he’ll answer questions in this column as space allows but cannot reply personally. Email mike. grenby@gmail.com

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Special Advertising Section

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t this time of year as we prepare to celebrate the joy and comfort of our family and friends, it’s a ﬁtting time to consider those right here in our own community – who may not have the support that many of us often take for granted. While good causes are everywhere, there are some excellent organizations based right here on the North Shore doing great work. Most of us will acknowledge that giving is a personal choice; what we hope to do in the following pages is to introduce you to the causes; their priorities and some of their successes – each provides very dedicated and much needed resources and support. My hope is that this will help you and your family select a cause that resonates with you and encourage you to offer your assistance, participation and – if you are able – a donation. Whether you give your time and energy or a few dollars, even the smallest contribution makes a difference. Please take a moment to have a look and see if the work of one of these North Shore organizations aligns with your own values, concerns and efforts, and if so – then seek them out and say hello, they are all really great people. Get connected to one of these valuable organizations and together we can help keep the North Shore the greatest place in the world to live. PS: don’t forget to “connect with us” on our Facebook page! Sincerely, Vicki Magnison Director, Sales & Marketing

BC Cancer Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Canadian Bipolar Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Canadian Mental Health Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Coho Society of the North Shore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Harvest Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Family Services of the North Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hollyburn Family Services Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Lions Gate Hospital Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 North Shore Black Bear Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 North Shore Community Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 North Shore Community Resources Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

BC Cancer Foundation 150-686 WEST BROADWAY, VANCOUVER

Our Vision: A World Free From Cancer

The BC Cancer Foundation is the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest funder of cancer research in this province. We enable donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia.

Our Donors: Supporting Cancer Research

1 in 3 British Columbians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Our donors are supporting world-renowned cancer research happening right here in BC that will directly improve care for cancer patients in B.C.

Our Ofﬁces

We have ofﬁces in each of the BC Cancer Agency’s six regional centres located in Abbotsford, Kelowna, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria.

North Shore Crisis Services Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 North Shore Multicultural Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 North Shore Neighbourhood House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 North Vancouver Museum and Archives and the new Museum at The Shipyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 North Shore Schizophrenia Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 West Vancouver Community Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Zajac Ranch for Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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telephone 1 888 906 2873 internet www.bccancerfoundation.com

Community

Our unique relationship with the BC Cancer Agency allows our donors to be part of research discoveries made right here in B.C. that are improving cancer care in your community.

Donors Support Life-Saving Research

The BC Cancer Agency’s donor-supported Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) Program is the next evolution in the standard of care for cancer patients in B.C. In recent years genomic scientists have been blowing up the centuries old rationale of diagnosing and treating cancers based on their anatomical origin. POG is re-classifying cancers on an individual basis, focusing on the genomic features that make the disease grow, survive and often evade standard treatments. For patients like Leslie Laforest who enrolled in POG after a cancer recurrence, the study has meant relevant hope, in the form of treatment options that are matched to her cancer’s exact make-up. Leslie’s entire genome —both cancer and healthy tissue— was sequenced to create a virtual map detailing every aspect of her cancer. Her cancer was then matched to drugs that target the speciﬁc attributes driving her disease and the options analyzed by a group of over 60 experts. “POG has given me life and the ability to believe, for the ﬁrst time in years, that I can grow to be an old lady,” said Leslie. A sentiment that means a lot when just a few months prior she was facing a bleak, short future.

Events

The BC Cancer Foundation hosts galas, luncheons and mass participation events such as The Ride to Conquer Cancer, Workout to Conquer Cancer and Lose the Booze to raise funds for cancer research at the BC Cancer Agency. The BC Cancer Foundation is also the beneﬁciary to over 200 community organized events such as the Glotman Simpson Cypress Challenge.

How You Can Get Involved

There are many ways you can support cancer research in your community. Become a monthly donor, donate in celebration or in honour of a loved one, register for an event or start your own fundraiser. Visit www.bccancerfoundation.com to learn more about how you can support the BC Cancer Foundation.

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Elaina Moss, Program Manager (L) and Kristen Pring-Mill, Executive Director (R) at the Foundation’s 2015 conference “New Approaches to Managing Bipolar Disorders”

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Bita Ardakani and Sandra Severs

Canadian Bipolar Foundation

Canadian Mental Health Association

320-145 WEST 17TH STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER

300-1835 LONSDALE AVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our Focus

The Foundation’s mission is to initiate, develop, and facilitate projects, programs, and services to promote wellness, education, and empowerment for people with bipolar disorders and for their supporters. A project of the Foundation, the Paciﬁc Bipolar Centre in North Vancouver provides specialized clinical and peer support directly to the local bipolar community.

Our People

• A board of directors, chaired by Chris Dorais • An executive director, Kristen Pring-Mill, BA (Yale) • A program manager/ counsellor, Elaina Moss, BA, RPCc • A research coordinator, Arthur Weissinger, PhD • An education coordinator, Debbie Sesula, MA, RTC, CPS • Peer supporters • Volunteers Our team works out of North Vancouver and Toronto.

How you can get involved

• Donate, volunteer, be a member, spread the word

telephone 604 971 0723 internet www.BipolarCanada.org

Facts

Established in 2010 as the Pacific Bipolar Foundation, the charity has sought to understand the challenges of bipolar disorders and ways to overcome them. The Canadian Bipolar Foundation helps people to recover and reclaim their lives, learn self-management, practice prevention, and find compassionate support. We have broadened our scope to encompass the national bipolar community and have amended our name accordingly. Bipolar-specific services can be hard to find, and we are proud to fulfill this community need.

Our work in the community

One-on-one and group support services are available at the Paciﬁc Bipolar Centre, including: Balancing Bipolar: a program offering weekly one-on-one sessions from professional peer supporters Community Support Group: meets Thursdays 4-6 pm Youth Support Group: for those in late teens/early 20’s Family Support and Education Night: meets on the ﬁrst Tuesday of every month from 6-8 pm Counselling: low-cost professional counselling Education: we offer educational events and courses, and we have developed documentaries and manuals to provide important information about managing bipolar disorders Research: our research has direct applications to the diagnosis, treatment, and self-management of bipolar disorders

CMHA branches across the country provide a wide range of innovative services and support to people, and their families, who are experiencing mental health challenges. One of our core goals of these services is to help facilitate access to the resources people require in order to improve and maintain mental health and integration into the community. The services are tailored to the needs and resources of the communities where they are based and help to build resilience and support recovery from mental illness.

Our People

Our Board: 12 volunteers Chair: Don Stuckert Executive Director: Sandra Severs

Testimonial

A peer support success story from Balancing Bipolar: “Felt comfortable sharing my emotions and did not feel any judgment from the other person. Gave me a sense of hope and that I was not the only one going through hell. [My peer supporter] explained that it takes a lot of time and effort to get better and what we go through is very normal at the beginning. I felt happier after our meetings and had more of a motivation to continue to better myself in any way.”

Events

Just Singin’ Round at the Vancouver Rowing Club, our annual concert fundraiser, will take place on August 2, 2016. Connect with us to learn about our educational events and other fundraisers.

telephone 604 987 6959 email northshore@cmha.bc.ca internet northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca

Welcome to the Kelty Dennehy Mental Health Resource Centre

The newest addition to community mental health support on the North Shore is the Kelty Dennehy Mental Health Resource Centre now open Monday -Friday, 11am-3pm., at the HOpe Centre. Operated by the CMHA, the resource centre provides information about mental health/addictions and system navigation. In partnership with the City of North Vancouver Public Library, a small library collection of books on mental health and addictions will soon be available for borrowing by residents of the North Shore using their public library card. Check out www.hopementalhealth.ca for more information.

Our Work in the Community

HOpe Café (HOpe Centre) – a social enterprise providing employment opportunities for people with lived experience of mental health issues Kelty Dennehy Mental Health Resource Centre – working with community partners to provide access to mental health information, navigation and advocacy Employment Services – case management, customized job development and counselling support at WorkBC Counselling Support – one-to-one support for people with chronic illness and anxiety/depression; affordable, brief counselling Bounce Back – telephone coaching for people with mild/ moderate anxiety and/or depression Homeless Outreach and Advocacy – serving those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness Supportive Housing – 19 beds in three residences supported by VCH’s adult mental health team Psycho-social education/support groups – Hearing Voices, WRAP, Living Life to the Full (adults and youth), mindfulness CAYAC/ STEPS/North Shore Youth for Mental Health – programming and support for youth dealing with depression and anxiety

Your donation supports our community CMHA depends upon donations. Please consider making a year-end donation to support our work and receive a charitable tax receipt.

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Coho Society of the North Shore

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Harvest Project 1073 ROOSEVELT CRESCENT, NORTH VANCOUVER

2235 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER

Our Focus

The Society, which was founded in 1980, is a volunteer environmentally-based organization. The goals and objectives are to raise funds for the protection and revitalization of salmon streams on the North Shore and to raise public awareness of the importance of protecting our aquatic environments. The bottom line is to achieve an ever increasing return of salmon stocks to all of our rivers and streams.

Our People

Now in its 37th year, the Coho Society has approximately 150 volunteers who work with our dedicated Board of Directors to get the job done.

Keith Fenton, President

Coho Society Achievements

Over the years the Coho Society has contributed over $500,000 to numerous North Shore environmental groups to help fund a variety of projects such as construction of fish hatcheries, ladders, weirs, incubation boxes, rearing ponds, as well education and research facilities. Some recent projects include funding to West Vancouver Streamkeepers for the construction of both Rodgers and McDonald Estuary Enhancement Projects providing salmon better opportunities to return to their spawning grounds. Funding has also been provided to North Shore Streamkeepers for the construction of weirs in Mosquito Creek which were necessary following damage to the creek bed by storm in November, 2014. The Coho Society has also financially supported a new initiative that entails the installation of banners along Marine Drive and Main Street. The banners feature environmentallyoriented art created by 300 elementary school children during educational workshops that followed field trips to our North Shore rivers and streams. These banners identify salmon bearing streams as well as promote the Coho Festival.

Coho Festival - Signature Event

The Coho Festival, a signature environmental event on the North Shore, is held on the ﬁrst Sunday after Labour Day at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. The theme of the Coho Festival is “Celebrating the Return of Salmon to North Shore Rivers and Streams.” Activities include our famous salmon barbeque where celebrity chefs (community leaders) have an opportunity to show their support of our organization and community. Other activities include live entertainment, beach bar, kids’ park and stewardship zone where environmental partnership groups have displays and hands-on exhibits. There is also a Coho Run from Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver to the festival site, a Coho Walk along the Capilano River and a Coho Swim along the northern shoreline of Burrard Inlet. The Squamish Nation is a key partner of the Coho Festival and performs the traditional “Blessing of Salmon” ceremony. The Coho Festival, which has an attendance of over 10,000 is one of the largest events of its kind in Canada.

How you can get involved

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Our Focus

“Extending a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out” is our mission. We reach out to families and individuals experiencing serious life-challenges. We channel community resources to provide coaching, counsel, groceries, and clothing to support 300-400 clients each month. We help people reconnect with jobs, school and wellness.

Our People

Harvest Project is made up of more than 130 volunteers who bring time, effort and expertise to client-care coaching, warehousing, and food recovery and distribution. All work together with a small staff and our board to serve clients from North and West Vancouver.

Facts

Through Harvest Project, the North Shore community positively impacts the lives of hundreds of our neighbors and the health of the whole community. This past year, we provided more than 3,000 coaching + drop-in sessions, 8,000 food hampers + emergency bags+ 9,000 clothing items. 19,000 volunteer-hours were contributed.

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Our work in the community

While the North Shore is known as one of the more prosperous communities in Canada, critical family resources can be scarce for those ﬁnding themselves in desperate times. Harvest Project provides front-line support for those in need. Clients are often single parents, newer residents and those dealing with catastrophic or chronic health issues. Several thousand people are struggling and forced to go without food, medicine or dental care just to remain in their apartments or homes. Most are only one more unexpected bill, illness, family crisis or job-loss away from being forced into homelessness.

A recent story

Recently, a young woman dropped in to make a donation and she let us know that, a few years ago, her mother (with two children) had been a client at Harvest Project. Our programs, including vital groceries that enabled lunches for school, were huge factors in helping the family survive and gain its footing. The young woman is now ‘giving back’ as part of a successful North Shore business.

How you can get involved

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Our Focus

Family Services of the North Shore is an accredited, not for proﬁt, community based organization that has been strengthening our North Shore community for over 60 years through counselling, support and education. Our vision is a connected community where people care for one another. The agency serves three municipalities: the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, as well as the Village of Lions Bay and Bowen Island. We also lead the provincial work in the prevention of eating disorders.

Our People

Led by Executive Director, Julia Staub-French, 10 board members, a team of 60 staff & contract workers, 439 volunteers and 2,100 donors help care for 7,400 + people in our community who beneﬁt from our critical counselling, education and support programs and services.

Events

• The 3rd Annual Christmas on the Shore – Sold Out Thursday, November 26th, 6:30 pm at The Beach House Restaurant • The 6th Annual Family Services of the North Shore Toy Drive Saturday, November 28th, 10 am – 4 pm at the Northshore Auto Mall • The 30th Annual Winter Family Ball Sunday, December 6th, 4:30 pm at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

How To Get Involved

Family Services of the North Shore Leadership Team Laurie Kohl, Karen White, Julia Staub-French, Michelle Tice, Vivian Martin

Family Services of the North Shore 203-1111 LONSDALE AVENUE, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our Work in the Community

Christmas Bureau – A program that brings hope and joy to low-income families, seniors and persons with disabilities during the holidays. Individual, Couple and Family Counselling – A counselling program which supports adults who are struggling through mental health issues, conﬂict, grief, divorce, separation, and other life-changing events. Child and Youth Counselling and Prevention Program – A counselling program for children and youth experiencing a range of issues including anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, bullying, school stress, coming out, suicidal thoughts, cutting, eating disorders, dating violence, self- esteem and more. Stopping the Violence – A counselling program for women who have experienced relationship abuse, sexual assault and/or physical, emotional or sexual abuse as a child. I hope family centre – A play-based program that helps parents, caregivers and children (ages newborn to 6 years old) connect in healthy and secure ways. The Family Preservation and Support Program – A community counselling program which provides intensive in-home support to reduce risk to children, strengthened the capacity of parents’ care for their children, and helps reunify families when their child/children have been removed to a temporary foster home. Jessie’s Legacy – An eating disorder prevention program that provides education, resources and inspiration to prevent eating disorders and address disordered eating. This innovative program supports BC youth, families, educators and professionals through online resources, live events, social media, and the Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves movement. Companioning Community Care – A community-based volunteer program, which offers on-site and in-home programs for adults living with terminal illness, bereavement, disability or the severe effects of cancer treatment.

The Facts

Sponsor a Family by providing a Christmas Hamper. Bring hope and joy to a family, senior or person with disabilities this holiday season. We need your help, this year our need is even greater. Call 604 984-9627 today. Donate online, by phone or by mail to: Family Services of the North Shore 203 – 1111 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2H4 Volunteer your expertise. Email volunteer@familyservices.bc.ca or call 604 988-5281. Sign up for our e-newsletter at familyservices.bc.ca to ﬁnd out more ways that you can help Family Services of the North Shore serve the most vulnerable in our community. Generous supporters like you ensure Family Services of the North Shore can provide critical counselling, education and support services to children, youth, families and individuals in need. Your gift will go a long way in strengthening our North Shore community.

This year we reached over 7,400 individuals, children, youth, couples, and families through our innovative programs. “As a child, I attended the Winter Family Ball. As an adult with a young family residing on the North Shore, being able to provide support to an organization that offers a wide range of needed services to people in my community is deeply fulfilling.” The Christmas Bureau brought hope, joy and inclusion for 1,708 low-income people this past holiday season, including 714 families, 58 seniors and 174 persons with disabilities. “The Christmas Bureau will make it possible for me to make Christmas memorable for my three children. As a single mother, I couldn’t have done it on my own.” Our Youth Leadership Advisory Board sent clear messages to their peers that it’s okay to have mental health issues and it’s okay to talk about it to them. The engagement and outreach work they have done through video, class presentation, and direct advocacy has been exceptional, the result being that this year 50% more youth have accessed our counselling services than last year. “I think (the YouthLAB) has been the best three years of my life, honestly, because it has given me so many opportunities to help me realize who I am.” Our Stopping the Violence Program helped keep women and children safe, increased confidence and resiliency, and supported the development of new life skills and relationships. With the help of our counsellors, 465 women and children recovered from the devastating effects of trauma and mental health issues this year. The Family Preservation and Support Program family counsellors and support staff provided over 30,000 hours of counselling last year. “Learning to trust, first my counsellor, then myself…the strength of this therapy is something I never knew could happen. I think it has saved my life. If the care had not be subsidized (free for me), I could not have done this.”

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Hollyburn Family Services Society

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation

104-267 WEST ESPLANADE, NORTH VANCOUVER

231 EAST 15TH STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our Focus

Hollyburn Family Services Society, Incorporated in 2004 and accredited by the CARF International, provides unique services in response to existing and emerging community social needs on the North Shore. The agency operates a comprehensive continuum of preventive, emergency and transformational services to support the growing number of homeless youth and seniors. They guide youth from “at risk” situations to become resilient members of our community, provide parenting education, support and resources to families and caregivers and offer children and adults who have been victims of domestic violence the support and resources to heal.

Our People

An engaged volunteer Board of Directors continuously oversees the strategic goals, ﬁnancial status and quality performance improvements. Over 7200 volunteer hours and 24 passionate staff members ensure the agencies services and supports meets the needs of the community’s most vulnerable members.

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How to become involved

Volunteer – Donate – Sponsor – Hire - Provide Housing

Successes In Numbers Last Year

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Lions Gate Hospital Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to support world-class health care on the North Shore and throughout the region. Your donations are used to purchase state-of-theart medical equipment and to facilitate major upgrades, staff education and research. Our work supports Lions Gate Hospital, The HOpe Centre, Coastal Simulation Centre, North Shore Hospice, Evergreen House, Cedarview Lodge and Cedar Garden, Kiwanis Care Centre, Margaret Fulton and West Vancouver Adult Day Centres.

Our People

Our Board and 100+ volunteers Chair: Paul Hamilton President: Judy Savage

Donations

Our Community Hospital

Lions Gate Hospital is the acute health-care hub of our community, providing top-tier medical care for families throughout the North Shore. It’s also the largest acute care hospital within the VCH-Coastal Community of Care region, and the principal referral centre for families living throughout the Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River and Central Coast regions.

Our Work

Thanks to donors like you, Lions Gate Hospital has been able to develop the facilities and expertise to deliver the gold standard of care in advanced medical imaging, mental health care, joint replacement, neurosurgery, simulation education and palliative/hospice care. Every year, Lions Gate Hospital supports: 58,000 visits to Emergency; 1,500 births; 7,200 endoscopy procedures and 134,000 diagnostic scans; 740 joint replacements; 29,000 surgeries; 20,000 outpatient visits.

Bridging the Gap

The funds raised by the Foundation help bridge the gap between what the government can provide and what our community needs. Over the past six years alone, donations have helped build the North Shore Hospice and HOpe Centre mental health facility, as well as renovate LGH Emergency, purchase new medical equipment and fund staff education and medical research.

Making a Difference

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Every donation, large and small, helps transform care at LGH. Long-time Foundation donor Jean Verner’s legacy gift of $50,000 was used to purchase specialized urology equipment. Thanks to Jean, doctors have doubled the number of surgeries they are able to perform in a day. “As a public care system, we do receive funding, but we are still very dependent on private donations. Every gift helps us do things better.” – Dr. Chris Hoag, LGH Urologist

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Nina Matthews, Maria Watson and Sandra Severs of the CMHA’s North and West Vancouver Branch, recipient of $50,000 from the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament.

North Shore Black Bear Society

North Shore Community Foundation

C/O 355 WEST QUEENS ROAD, NORTH VANCOUVER

600 WEST QUEENS ROAD, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our Focus

The North Shore Black Bear Society is a non-proﬁt society formed in 2005 to reduce human-bear encounters through education, cooperation and community support. The society works in partnership with the North Shore’s three municipalities to prevent wildlife conﬂict in residential areas and to equip those who live and recreate on the North Shore with the knowledge to keep themselves safe and to prevent the unnecessary deaths of bears and other wildlife.

Our People

Our staff: two part-time staff Our Board: 10 volunteers A group of committed volunteers Executive Director: Christine Miller

Events

International Bear Day Festival Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Capilano University Year-round merchandise sale Plush black and Kermode bears, ﬂeece blankets and children’s books. Contact us for more information.

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Our work in the community

The North Shore Black Bear Society representatives provide age-appropriate presentations for people of all ages; speak with hundreds of people each year at educational displays at community events; hang signs and canvass areas where bear sightings have been reported; make home visits to assist residents with their management of attractants, primarily, household waste, birdfeeders and fruit trees; and inform new homeowners on the North Shore about how to keep bears and other wildlife wild, and away from residential areas.

Testimonial

“Our family moved to the North Shore from Brazil, and my husband and I learned about living in bear country at our English classes when the North Shore Black Bear Society came and made amazing presentations. We now have the information for living on the North Shore, and we know how to avoid attracting bears near to our house and how to hike safely on local trails. Now our teenagers and I volunteer with the organization!” Milena Golubics Andrade

Facts

The North Shore is a beautiful place where forests, creeks and wildlife spaces are close to residential areas. These are home and natural pathways into our communities for a number of wildlife species, including bears, and effective attractant management is the responsibility of all who live here. Assisting in adopting and maintaining effective attractant management practises requires a strong, informed, consistent and wide-reaching education program that provides information and support to our residents.

How you can get involved

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To improve the quality of life for residents on the North Shore by funding community programs, services, and scholarships. We manage a variety of trust funds and issue grants from the investment earnings for the beneﬁt of North Shore residents from Lions Bay to Deep Cove.

Our People

The North Shore Community Foundation is a volunteer organization. All activities are undertaken by a volunteer Board of Directors and a group of dedicated helpers, which keeps our overhead very low. Our Board of Directors is: Michael Boehm, President; Jan Argent, Chris Ball, Sandra Dodd, Robert Fawcett, Shirley Kepper, Aaron Kuzik, Elizabeth McLaren, Anne McMullin, Alex Moscrip, Jackie Morris, Sue Ridout, Kay Vinall.

Facts

The North Shore Community Foundation manages over $3 million in assets in 26 different funds, and this year will disburse more than $200,000 from fundraising and investment earnings for scholarships and to worthy local charities.

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Our work in the community

Since its founding in 1988, the NSCF has contributed more than $1.5 million to community programs and services on the North Shore. The NSCF provides a tax-effective means for people and organizations to preserve capital for the long-term beneﬁt of the community. We maintain active contacts with a variety of social service agencies, cultural and educational institutions and other community groups in order to understand emerging needs. We also develop relationships with donors and potential donors to ensure we meet their intentions effectively.

Upcoming events

Each year, the North Shore Community Foundation presents the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament, in partnership with the West Vancouver Community Foundation. The annual fundraiser has raised more than $900,000 in its eight years of operation. The 2016 MGT will be held on May 27 at the Seymour Golf and Country Club.

Testimonials

I would like to express our sincere gratitude for the generous grant received for the MyParkgate BREAK Program newly launched here at Parkgate Community Centre. It provides valuable social, recreational and leisure support to individuals with mild to moderate dementia. – Cathy Paterson, Parkgate Community Services Society At this time of ﬁscal restraint on all of us, we are indeed fortunate to be able to call upon the North Shore Community Foundation to support our endeavours. – Troy Steyn, North Shore Meals on Wheels Society We are a small grassroots organization operating on a very modest budget. Your support will make a huge difference in the lives of children who struggle with reading. – Mary McGivern, One to One - A Children’s Literacy Program

How you can get involved

There are many ways to contribute to the North Shore Community Foundation, all of which are eligible for a tax receipt. Check our website for more information, or call to set up a meeting. The NSCF also welcomes volunteers and corporate sponsors to help assist with the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament, or to serve on the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

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Laura Reynolds, Executive Director

North Shore Community Resources Society

North Shore Crisis Services Society

SUITE 201, CAPILANO MALL, 935 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

212-145 15TH STREET EAST, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our Focus

Connecting people to local services for nearly 40 years, North Shore Community Resources Society is where the North Shore goes for help.

Our People

“NSCR is run by a volunteer board of directors, has 25 staff and more than 85 wonderful volunteers. Whether involved in direct service or information and referral, everyone is dedicated to helping those who live or work on the North Shore. Online, by phone or in person at Capilano Mall, we provide our community with complete access to information on programs and services.”

Testimonials

“Many many thanks for all that you do, including both the seen and all the unseen thankless tasks that make your ofﬁce amazing! North Shore resource and referral has been SO helpful to me over the last few years, and it is so appreciated!”

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North Shore Crisis Services Society has been providing services to abused women and children on the North Shore for over 36 years. Our mission is to promote a secure and abuse free environment for women and children. NSCSS makes a vital, non-judgmental and compassionate contribution to the spectrum of social services available to residents in our beautiful North Shore communities.

Your donation supports our community

Executive Director: Laura Reynolds Staff: 20 regular and 21 relief employees

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Our People

Board of Directors: eight volunteers

Chair: Donnie MacDonald

Achievements

This past year, NSCSS provided services to 2,271 clients and answered 3,815 crisis and support calls

How to become involved

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Thank you to our generous donors, funders and volunteers!

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How to become involved

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Client Testimonial

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North Shore Multicultural Society

NORTH SHORE

MULTICULTURAL

SOCIETY

North Shore Neighbourhood House

207-123 EAST 15TH STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER

225 EAST 2ND STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our Focus

Our focus is on assisting new immigrants to the North Shore with orientation and information that will help them achieve full, active and equal participation in Canadian life. Newcomers arrive with skills and experience, ready to live and work in North Shore communities. Receiving cultural knowledge about how systems work in Canada assists people to quickly settle and connect to life in Canada. NSMS serves approximately 4,000 clients each year and delivers diversity and inclusion workshops to 2,100 established residents. We work towards creating inclusive North Shore Communities.

Our People

We are led by a 12-member Board of Directors We have over 57 skilled staff members and 80 volunteers from a variety of cultural backgrounds who are able to provide culturally appropriate services in multiple languages. Service languages include Farsi, Kurdish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, English and French.

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Our Programs and Services

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The North Shore Neighbourhood House is a not-for-proﬁt registered charity serving the North Shore community since 1939. We believe in working together to meet the grassroots needs of our neighbours, especially our most vulnerable residents, is essential to building a safe, healthy and strong community. The house values and promotes cooperation, respect and empowerment through the provision of programs and services designed to meet the needs of individuals and the community as a whole.

Testimonials

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How to Become Involved

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telephone ¦s¨ Ã½Ç ½°¡½ email lhubbard@nsnh.bc.ca internet www.nsnh.bc.ca

Our mission

Our Mission as a charitable organization is to support the needs of our local community through programs and services, with a special interest in reaching out to marginalized and/or vulnerable populations such as newcomers and those living in poverty. Ensuring all of our residents are adequately supported improves the quality of life for all citizens; when we support our neighbours to reach their full potential, we help them more effectively contribute to their community – as skilled, conﬁdent workers, as enthusiastic volunteers, as capable parents and as helpful neighbours.

Our work in the community

The North Shore Neighbourhood House is a not-for-profit registered charity that offers programs and services to children, families, seniors and youth on the North Shore all year long. Our commitment to service excellence is more than a statement; it is part of our culture. It is reflected in our mission, vision, and values, in our programs and services, in the way we engage community, and in the way staff interact with each other. q Ân¢ Ânq q § ¯Â n ÂÂ ¿Â Èq nÂ qÈ childcare to 500 children daily at 14 licensed locations throughout the North Shore q pÂÂ ÅÄ ´qq È ss qÂ ~q qn {qq pÂn °Ã xqÅnÈ ¢ q Ân¢ Ânq q § ¯Â n ÂÂ ¿Â Èq ÅÈ nÂ q ńqq y n È¢|ÅÈ Åx ~ Ä ¢Â ¬s qÂ ~q q Ân¢ Ânq q § ¯Â n ÂÂ ¿Â Èq }Â ¢ qn qÈ ÂÄÄq ¢È { ¢ Â qn ° ss xÂ ¢ ÅÄÄ Å~~x ¯x nÂ Ä§ Äq{ skills, new experiences, and youth resources q nÂ q Èqn qÈ ¢Â ¡¬ss ÈqÄ ÂnÈ ÅÄÄ Å~~x

Your donation supports our community

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FIND YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY

The new Museum at The Shipyards

A recent story Museums act as bridges between people and communities, helping connect the past with the present while looking to the future. An event that did just that took place at the Community History Centre in September 2015 when the NVMA and members of the Squamish Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mathias family co-hosted a traditional Totem Pole Welcome Ceremony. Under the stewardship of the NVMA, a Thunderbird Pole carved in the 1930s by legendary Chief Mathias Joe was returned to public view; an acquisition made possible by Donald Reid who made a generous donation in memory of his sister Barbara Reid Richardson. With members of the Reid family in attendance, the pole was ofďŹ cially welcomed

by the Mathias family and members of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations through a ceremony that featured regalia, sacred song, drumming, and offerings to elders, witnesses, and distinguished guests. Spoken tributes paid respect to their ancestors, while thanking the community for helping to revive and pass on traditional ways. It was a meaningful moment when the pole was unveiled as some members of the Mathias family had never before seen a pole carved by their beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. NVMA is proud that this artifact is now in our care with the blessings of the Mathias family, and that it can be shared with the entire North Shore community after the new Museum opens.

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Our Focus

The unique and deep history of Vancouver’s North Shore begins with the wonderful natural environment that we continue to enjoy today. Our mountain culture and outdoor recreation are unique in a major metropolitan area. First Nation settlements extend back thousands of years and settler history dates from the mid-19th century. There are many industries rooted in the North Shore including logging and shipbuilding, major port operations, rail services, property development and ﬁlm and TV production. And the recent arrival of immigrants from around the world, including Iran and East Asia, add to a vibrant cultural mix in what is a still growing community.Since 1972 this history has been captured and shared by the North Vancouver Museum and Archives (NVMA) whose mission is “To engage, strengthen, and inspire the community and its visitors by exploring history, connecting people and sharing ideas.”

Our People

Established in 1972, the North Vancouver Museum and Archives (NVMA) has been governed since 1996 by the NVMA Commission which provides direct links between our organization, our community and our parent municipalities. This 11-member joint civic properties commission, operating under the auspices of the City and the District of North Vancouver, includes four members appointed by each municipality and one Councillor from each municipality. It also has an appointee from the Friends of the NVMA Society which is the registered charity of the NVMA and responsible for fundraising and membership. All members are volunteers who bring energy, creativity, enthusiasm and commitment to their work as members of the NVMA Commission and the Friends of the NVMA Society.

Facts

North Vancouver Museum and Archives and the new Museum at The Shipyards 3203 INSTITUTE ROAD, LYNN VALLEY, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our work in the community

NVMA is a community-focused organization. It exists to engage, strengthen and inspire our community and its visitors by exploring history, connecting people and sharing ideas. We are the sole custodian of North Vancouver’s publicly-owned cultural, archival and museum collections and preserve historically valuable community records and make them meaningful and accessible to the public by organizing exhibitions, delivering educational programs, caring for collections, researching and documenting our community’s history, and providing access to archival records and information.

Testimonials

“North Vancouver has been the focal point of development for deep undersea technology in British Columbia for many decades. For more than forty years, I have been both a North Vancouver resident and involved in the sub-sea industry. Starting as a commercial diver who often worked at Burrard Dry Dock, I went on to develop and produce deep-sea inventions ranging from manned submersibles to armoured diving suits that allow divers to work at depths greater than 350 metres without the need for decompression, nor the fear of the crippling ‘bends’. These products are currently in use by many navies and the marine industry around the world. Burrard Inlet is central to the history and economy of the North Shore, so I’m a strong advocate for a new museum where families and visitors can learn about local waters, both above and below the surface. It’s time to open the door to our proud maritime history by creating a new ‘Museum at the Shipyards’. Quote from inventor and undersea explorer Phil Nuytten, OBC, LLD, DSc.

How to become involved

In January 2014, the NVMA launched a campaign to generate the $10 million needed to complete the new Museum. We are close to 80% of the way there but our goal is to secure the majority of commitments by December 2015. Gifts may be: ©Äq ¢ |q ~q §q Â qn ¢ nqq ¢Â ³ q xqÅnÈ s°¬ ¢Â s°Ç¥°Ã

Few are aware that North Vancouver has this unique and deep history as it is currently displayed in very limited and outdated space. And so our vision is to “Create the new Museum at The Shipyards; a dynamic and innovative history centre that will become a focal point of community life on the North Shore.” For years the people of North Vancouver have enjoyed a special quality of life. But North Vancouver has no central gathering place. It’s time to create one and make it even better. In 2014 the City released a Central Waterfront Development Plan to create a place where residents and tourists will spend time during the day, after work and on weekends. This plan includes the new Museum at The Shipyards. Located in the historic Pipe Shop it will be a venue where people can discover their community roots and explore stories of people through interactive exhibits and activities; where they can learn about their past and help create their future. Just minutes from the active Seabus Terminal the new Museum will be an attraction for thousands of residents and tourists each day from the North Shore and Metro Vancouver.

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A34 - North Shore News - Sunday, November 22, 2015

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North Shore Schizophrenia Society

Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre

205-1865 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER

144 EAST 22ND STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER

Our People

Families Helping Families We are a pioneering familysupport organization, providing help for families whose relatives have a mental illness. We provide personal support, information, education, and advocacy, undertake awareness work in the community and sponsor events

Our Focus

All Serious Mental Illness We support families dealing with all types of serious mental illness including: • Bipolar disorder • Depression • Anxiety disorders (including OCD) • Borderline personality disorder • Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder Based on a family peersupport model, our programs including support, education, advocacy and awareness are provided by trained family members - people who have “been through the mill” and can share their experience.

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Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre is guided, operated, and supported by a 13-member Board of Directors, an eight-member staff, and an impressive contingent of over 300 volunteers.

Our focus

For more than 40 years, Silver Harbour has provided recreational programs and social services for local seniors. These help seniors stay physically active, eat nutritious meals, and learn new skills and information. They also enable seniors to express themselves creatively in a wide variety of arts programs. The Centre’s programs range from ﬁtness classes to painting, legal services to transportation, and bridge to bus trips. But seniors say they receive much more than interesting programming at Silver Harbour. They have the opportunity to build selfworth, to contribute, and to create a sense of community with the seniors around them. We hope you will check out our website, come in for a visit, or donate to support the wellbeing of local seniors.

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How to become involved Silver Harbour offers a caring gathering place and more than 70 programs and social services for seniors. If you’re 55+, check out our website or come in person to experience our activities. And adults of all ages are welcome to volunteer at our Centre.

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Donations Your donations are used to directly fund the programs and services that support seniors’ efforts to stay happy, healthy and actively engaged in their community.

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West Vancouver Community Foundation 775–15TH STREET, WEST VANCOUVER

Our Focus

VISION “Through philanthropy, we build a better West Vancouver.” VALUES INCLUSIVE: We are committed to ensuring that everyone in the community has the opportunity to beneﬁt from the philanthropy of our citizens. TRUSTED: We manage ﬁnancial donations to the Foundation with the utmost care. COLLABORATIVE: We actively seek partnerships with community organizations to meet emerging needs. FOCUSED: We seek to enhance the quality of life in West Vancouver through four main pillars: our natural environment; arts and culture; physical and social wellness; and education. CURIOUS: We continually seek to understand unmet community needs that demand our attention. CONNECTED: We know the community, and are committed to building longstanding relationships with our donors and our grant recipients. JOYFUL: We make it easy to be philanthropic, and celebrate the joy that comes with giving.

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Our work in the community

Established in 1979, the West Vancouver Community Foundation has accumulated net assets in excess of $10 million, has more than 64 funds and has granted more than $1.5 million in support of 155 community projects and organizations and awarded more than $215,000 in scholarships and awards in support of over 140 deserving students.

A recent story

A talented, long-lived and beloved former teacher and professional baseball player has left behind a gift that will beneﬁt thousands of local residents. Ernie Kershaw, the ‘pitching professor’, taught Math at West Vancouver Secondary School for 33 years, retiring in 1973. Following his death in 2012 at age 102, the West Vancouver Community Foundation will receive $50,000 out of a total $200,000 bequest to local organizations. Former superintendent Geoff Jopson, who is now the Chair of the West Vancouver Community Foundation Board, says Kershaw’s legacy is the continuation of a long life devoted to his community.

Carmen Zajac

NORTH VANCOUVER

Zajac Ranch for Children

300 – 2006 WEST 10TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER

What we believe

At Zajac Ranch for Children we believe camp is a life changing experience that every child deserves. Each year, we offer this experience to approximately 500 children living with chronic, life-threatening or debilitating conditions.

Our Goal

Our main objective is to allow children who can not attend traditional camps due to their medical conditions the chance to go to camp and beneﬁt from the unique opportunities camp can offer.

Raising an autistic child is very demanding and we feel extremely fortunate to have found Zajac Ranch, a place that makes our son feel happy and welcome. Zajac Ranch provides our son with opportunities to participate in activities he normally wouldn’t be able to. Camp is something he now looks forward to every year.

- Parent of medical camper Kenneth

I can’t say enough about the surroundings and the competent and caring staff members. Adam felt welcomed and safe right from the moment we arrived. We never thought Adam would get on a horse but his biggest accomplishment at the Ranch was that he rode a horse and LOVED it! We are not sure what was done to give him the conﬁdence to do it, but he is sure proud of himself. There is so much to say about Zajac Ranch... For Liam and the whole family it has been nothing but the most exceptional experience. The fun, friends and conﬁdence Liam has gained while at Zajac Ranch is immeasurable. Every time we drop Liam off he is soooo excited and when we pick him up the feeling of family just resonates through the camp. There are activities that in no way would be possible for us to do with Liam but are possible at Zajac Ranch. And for that I am eternally grateful.

February 10, 2016 – Board of Director’s Information Session

February 15, 2016 – annual deadline for grant applications April 15, 2016 – annual deadline for scholarship applications May 27, 2016 – in partnership with the North Shore Community Foundation, we present the 9th annual North Shore Mayors Golf Tournament, Seymour Golf and Country Club June 17, 2016 – third annual Mayor’s Lawn Bowling Social, West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club

To donate to the Foundation, please call 604-925-8153, on-line via our website at www.westvanfoundation.com or by mail. Please make cheques payable to the West Vancouver Community Foundation. Your donations help us build a better community and your generosity is very much appreciated.

Here is what some of our camper families from North Vancouver are saying about Zajac Ranch

- The Marriott Family

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A36 - North Shore News - Sunday, November 22, 2015

TASTE

Tea pairs well with a variety of flavours

Tim Pawsey

Notable Potables When you think of matching your fave plate with a beverage, chances are your mind will go straight to wine. That make sense. Wine is one of humanity’s oldest and most widely consumed drinks. However, a visit this past week by Tea Association of Canada president Louise Roberge included a ﬂight of seven contrasting teas, along with a trio of intriguing tea and food pairings, courtesy of Forage Restaurant. Tea is steeped in its own history, but ordering a pot of regular or specialty tea after a restaurant meal doesn’t happen all that

often. Part of the reason is we like to prepare our own pot at home. However, Roberge says that a desire for less caffeine, as well as an awareness of some of the reported health beneﬁts of tea, is changing that scenario and bringing new opportunities, especially when it comes to food and tea pairing. In addition, the association’s Tea Sommelier program, introduced a decade ago, is forging ahead. It’s now offered in community colleges in Ontario, Nova Scotia and B.C., as well as online. To date there are 185 and counting certiﬁed tea sommeliers in the country. The Forage offerings spanned three contrasting styles of tea, including Green Jasmine with Salmon Crudo, and richbodied Pu-er tea with a Gelderman Pork Bao and smoked maple hoisin sauce. Particularly convincing was a Lapsang Souchong Smoked Duck Carpaccio Roll with melon and arugula, which proved a delicious pairing with its

similarly smoky namesake tea. Interested in pairing some of your own favourite dishes with tea? The tea association provides a wide range of matching ideas at tea.ca. ••• The sad reality of buying wine for everyday drinking is that you might just have to kiss a lot of proverbial frogs before you meet that handsome prince. Savvy marketers have identiﬁed $20 (in Canada, at least) as being the magic number below which a wine needs to be priced to sell well. One person who has taken that message to heart over the years is author James Nevison, who has just published the 10th anniversary edition of his best selling Had a Glass (Random House, $20). This handy book yields up a treasure trove of widely available drops, all of which sell for under $20. Not to mention food and wine pairing hints, with easy-to-read icons. ••• My pick of the week: Tinhorn Creek Oldﬁeld

Tea is steeped in history and is a popular drink all over the world. There are many different kinds of tea and many that pair well with a variety of food. PHOTO TIM PAWSEY Collection 2Bench White 2014 Tinhorn’s hallmark white blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Viognier and Muscat hits its stride with peach and tropical up-front notes followed by

a generous but complex palate, with extra heft from barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc, and citrus and stonefruit that’s persistent, with a zesty citrus end. Match it with grilled chicken with cilantro

and lime dressing ($24, 91 points). Tim Pawsey writes about wine for numerous publications and online as the Hired Belly at hiredbelly.com. Contact: info@hiredbelly.com.

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PETS

If only humans were more like dogs

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection get it right. Another amazing thing about dogs is their freedom from judgment. They don’t go to the dog park, see a foreign dog and say, “Nuh-uh. Who let THAT in here?” In fact, the first thing they do is wander over to that new dog, get really personal by going in for a good sniff of their hiney, then offer to play! From time to time conflict may arise, usually due to a misunderstanding, but it’s usually quickly resolved without grudges or resentments. On occasion, a dog may enter the group and start a serious fight.

This poorly socialized dog unfortunately didn’t have a lot of healthy guidance early on and now sees life through fearful eyes. Its fears tell it to be afraid of other dogs because something might be taken away from it. Given time and proper guidance, the unsocial dog will begin to understand that other dogs pose no threat and it’s OK to share because there is enough to go around. Dogs get that — the sharing thing I mean. They don’t have a fear of running out of anything because if another dog takes their ball, heck, there is a really cool stick that is probably way more fun than that drool-covered ball! They proudly carry that stick, probably seeing the whole incident as a blessing rather than a burden. Dogs are cool that way. Dogs make great lemonade. Because of their inherent joyfulness, they don’t fret over the bucket of lemons at their door. They can turn a rainy, windy day into the best puddle-splashing event ever.

Or, they can never leave the comfort of their house and work on their goal of ﬁnding the ultimate sleeping position. Dogs could happily sleep an entire day away. They have absolutely no fear of missing out. Wondering and worrying about what other dogs are doing is just not part of their present moment thinking program. They just don’t give a hoot. Dogs are the best sleepers. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to sleep as deeply as dog? Imagine how it would feel to wake up as rested as a dog every morning. Unlike cats, who seem to sleep with one

eye open at all times, dogs sleep with both eyes shut and can do it anywhere. They can turn the noise and negativity of the world off and be found lying belly up, blissfully snoring, and unabashedly passing gas on the bed. Dogs are amazing communicators. If only we could communicate as honestly as they do. Besides being incredibly astute at recognizing, interpreting and understanding the most minute body language changes, they are direct and to-the-point when they have something to say. They don’t beat around the bush leaving cryptic and

confusing messages. If a dog has something to say to the dog down the street, it leaves a clear message at the base of a tree or shrub and walks away. In our convoluted and messed up human world, it’s a wonderful blessing to share this life with uncomplicated and fearless dogs. If only we could let go of our egos and be more like them, what a peaceful place it would be. Joan Klucha has been working with dogs for more than 15 years in obedience, tracking and behavioural rehabilitation. Visit her website k9kinship.com.

Adopt a cat for half the price As temperatures across the province start to drop, the BC SPCA is encouraging people who are thinking about adopting a furry family member to consider cats. Until Nov. 30, all adult cat adoption fees are 50

per cent off. “It’s cold outside. We’re reminding British Columbians that when one cat is adopted, it frees up shelter space and allows us to bring another cat in from the frigid winter conditions experienced in much of the province,”

said Lorie Chortyk, BC SPCA general manager of community relations, in a press release. Right now, there are more than 1,400 felines in BC SPCA care who need homes. Visit spca.bc.ca for more information.

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It has been a really hard week for the human race. So much anger, fear, confusion and misinformation on so many levels. It makes me want to retreat to a mountain hideout, away from this fanatical chaos. It also makes me envy the simple and uncomplicated lives of dogs. Left to their own devices, they figure things out quickly and efficiently. The only thing that tends to mess up the minds and lives of dogs is humans. But that’s OK, because one of the coolest things about dogs is that they are super forgiving and really do want us to get it right. Sometimes I jokingly tell myself that’s the reason they can be such a challenge to train. Because in their moments of misbehaving, they are actually teaching us about ourselves as we flounder around trying to get them to behave. If we are really paying attention to ourselves in the moment, we will learn. If not, well, dogs will keep on doing what they do until we

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A38 - North Shore News - Sunday, November 22, 2015

TRAVEL

Last stop on the Underground Railroad Slaves found safe houses in Auburn on the way north

MITCHELL SMYTH Meridian Writers’ Group

AUBURN, NY: AfricanAmericans, ﬂeeing from slavery in the U.S. South, called her their “Moses.” Slave owners called her many things, most of them obscene, all of

them unflattering. But Harriet Tubman was not deterred. She continued making her secret forays into the Deep South to lead slaves to safety in Canada. Auburn, a pleasant, leafy town in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, seems an unlikely place to be reminded of cotton fields and slave auctions and leg irons and lynchings. But it is indeed where you’ll find a part of the story of this dark blot on America’s conscience, for it tells the story of

Harriet Tubman. It was here that she lived the last half of her life and now her home is a museum. Exhibits and guides tell how, before the U.S. Civil War, Auburn was one of the last stops on the so-called Underground Railroad. This was a loose arrangement of guides and safe houses run by antislavery advocates spiriting slaves northward. Auburn is about 200 kilometres from the Niagara River near Buffalo where the fugitives would cross into Ontario.

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The diminutive (152-centimetre-tall) Tubman was born a slave in Maryland in 1820 or 1821. After escaping in 1849 she was safe in the northern states, but a year later President Millard Fillmore signed what was called a “Compromise” to the Fugitive Slaves Act, making it a crime for any state to harbour fugitives. That meant slaves had to get farther north. To Canada. The Underground Railroad was already in existence, but the Compromise gave it a new head of steam, and Harriet Tubman knew it well. Guides in the museum visitor centre tell how, from her base in St. Catharine’s, Ont., and then (from 1857) in Auburn, she made trip after trip to Dixie, leading more than 300 slaves to safety.

But more important than that, perhaps, the story of “the Black Moses” got a lot of attention in northern newspapers and many inﬂuential people were attracted to her cause. Her motto, says a guide, “was ‘Keep going.’ She’d tell her charges, ‘If you are tired, keep going. If you are scared, keep going. If you are hungry, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going.’” She kept up the “freedom train” journeys during the Civil War (1861-1865), at the same time acting as a spy for the Union behind enemy lines. Auburn resident William Seward, the U.S. secretary of state and an anti-slavery campaigner, sold her a little farm on South Street, and she used the house to shelter runaways. That house burned down and in 1870 the present house was

built nearby. In her later life, Tubman recalled that as “conductor” of the Underground Railway, “I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” Harriet Tubman died in 1913. A marker in the visitor centre records that the New York Times listed her as one of the 250 most important people in the world to have died that year. She is buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn. If you go: For more information visit the Harriet Tubman museum website at harriethouse.org. For information on travel in New York state go to the New York State Division of Tourism website at iloveny.com. — More stories at culturelocker.com.

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A life-size photo of Harriet Tubman, “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, greets visitors to the Tubman museum in Auburn, NY. She helped more than 300 black American slaves to freedom in Canada. PHOTO SUPPLIED MITCHELL SMYTH/MERIDIAN WRITERS’ GROUP

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Sunday, November 22, 2015 - North Shore News - A39

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Audrey Sawers (right) of the Handsworth senior girls field hockey team sweeps past a Kelowna defender during the semifinals of the provincial AAA championships Saturday in Duncan. The Royals beat Kelowna and went on to win silver. PHOTO SUPPLIED JANET GOSNEY

Royals, Pipers hit podium Silver, bronze for North Shore teams as Cowichan goalie comes up golden

ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

It was silver and bronze for the Handsworth and Argyle senior girls ﬁeld hockey teams at the

provincial championships held last weekend in Duncan, both North Shore squads having their title hopes swept aside by a golden goalie. The Handsworth Royals,

appearing in their fifth straight AAA provincial championship final, claimed silver for the second year in a row after losing a shootout against the Cowichan Thunderbirds. The final

game was scoreless through 60 minutes of play and went straight to a shootout where Cowichan keeper Robin Fleming, a member of Canada’s junior national development team, shut the door on the Royals. “They have a big weapon in their goaltender,” said Handsworth head coach Graham Walker. “We

played a great game against them. We had several breakaways and several penalty corners with very good shots on net, but we just could not put the ball by her. She made some excellent, excellent saves.” The same fate befell the Argyle Pipers who were See Three page 40

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Three North Shore teams in top seven

From page 39

shut out 2-0 by Cowichan in the semifinals before bouncing back to claim bronze with a 3-1 win over Kelowna. West Vancouver rounded out a strong showing overall for the North Shore, winning their opening round pool before going on to finish seventh. “Three in the top seven – that’s a great outcome for the North Shore schools,” said Walker. Argyle struggled early in the tournament, posting a 1-1-1 record in pool play, but turned it around starting with a 3-1 win over West Vancouver in the quarterfinals. “I was really happy for Argyle,” said Walker. “They had a tougher tournament but they pulled it out and obviously played really, really well by the end of the tournament.” As for Handsworth, they opened the tournament with an easy 8-1 win over Sardis but the Royals were in for tough tests the rest of the way. They scored 2-1 wins over both Heritage Woods and Frances Kelsey to take top spot in their pool before beating McMath 3-1 in the quarterfinals and Kelowna 1-0 in the semis. “I think we deserved to win all the games that we won for sure – they were tight, but we did a really good job defensively and a really good job offensively,” said Walker. “We did manage to really control the play when it was critical to, and we got up early in most of the games, which was good. We were always that one little step ahead.” The Royals, however, couldn’t take the final step against Cowichan, but the players were satisfied that they left it all on the field, said Walker.

“All the girls were extremely proud of how they played and knew they played extremely well,” he said. “My goal, which was a lofty goal, was to finish somewhere in the top three if possible. So I was ecstatic for the team, I really think they played above and beyond themselves. We obviously set our goals high every year but we did have a really young team this year. Most of the players had not played together before and they really developed into a strong, cohesive team…. We don’t have players who are outstanding individuals. Everybody plays as a unit, as a team, and they just developed so well during the season and by the end of the season they were at peak form. It got us to the final in a game which we played really, really well.” The back-to-back silvers come after the Royals won three straight provincial titles from 2011 to 2013. The odds look favourable for Handsworth to continue their finals streak next season as this year’s team featured only four Grade 12 players on the roster and just six players back from last year’s silver medal squad. This year’s team was led by Grade 11 defender Hana Davis and Grade 10 attacker Erin Dawson, said Walker, adding that there are 12 Grade 11 players on this year’s team who should be back for another shot at gold next season. “That’ll be fantastic – it’ll be a really good base for the team for the 2016 season,” he said. “I think we’ll have a good, strong senior team next year. The junior program is excellent. We have two really good junior teams with players in 8, 9 and 10 coming up, lots and lots of kids part of the field hockey program at Handsworth. The future looks really good.”

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UBC juggernaut packed with North Shore talent Haughn named MVP as T-Birds win ﬁfth straight national ﬁeld hockey title

ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

North Shore players were all over the pitch for the University of British Columbia as the Thunderbirds scored a thrilling shootout victory over the host University of Victoria Vikes to claim their fifth straight CIS field hockey championship Nov. 8. UBC got a last-minute goal from Coquitlam’s Niki Best to push the final to overtime and the Thunderbirds went on to score a 3-2 win (3-1 in the shootout) to claim the 17th McCrae Cup in team history. Handsworth grad Hannah Haughn was named the tournament MVP. “One thing I have been telling the team all season is to never give up,” Haughn, a fourth-year kinesiology student from North Vancouver, said in a UBC

release. “My teammates are amazing. They stick to the game plan from our amazing coach and you can’t ask for more from them.” Other North Shore links on the team include fifth-year Collingwood grad Katrina Davis, third-year Rockridge grad Sophie Jones, first-year Rockridge grad Amy Jones, third-year Handsworth grad Megan Hayden, and secondyear Handsworth grad Emily Martin. Sophie Jones scored a crucial last-second goal in UBC’s final round robin game, a 2-2 tie against the University of Toronto, to keep the Thunderbirds’ golden hopes alive. Haughn, a member of Canada’s national team, earned her second national championship MVP award, the first coming during her rookie season in 2012. The four-time All-Canadian was also named the Canada West league MVP for the first time in her stellar UBC career.

North Vancouver’s Hannah Haughn takes control during a game earlier this season with the UBC Thunderbirds. Haughn earned MVP honours as UBC won its fifth straight national title Nov. 8. PHOTO SUPPLIED RICH LAM/UBC THUNDERBIRDS

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CLUES ACROSS 1. And so forth (abbr.) 4. Used to be United __ 7. Upper left keyboard key 10. Invitable ruin 12. Consumed 13. N.H. Maine river 14. Sen. Thurmond 16. More (Spanish) 17. Oh, God! 18. Designed chairs 20. Insect living in organized colonies 21. Anglo-Saxon theologian, c.700 22. Ecclesiastics 25. Magic incantation 30. Swan Lake and Don Quixote 31. Affirmative 32. Conspiracy 33. Citizen of Stockholm 38. Light brown 41. Roman judge 43. Sonny & Cher classic 45. Chopped mixture for stuffing 48. Am. Nobel physicist Isodor 49. Maya __ of Vietnam Veterans Memorial 50. Expressed pleasure

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B. C. D.

Clue: Air Transport

Clue: Move around

Clue: Support plane in the air

Clue: Act of flying

CLUES DOWN 1. Murrow, Sullivan & Koch 2. Carrying bag 3 Countess of Grantham 4. Key fruit 5. One kept in readiness 6. Bring back to normal 7. Avid 8. Lots of 9. Formal close (music) 11. Dad’s partner 13. Point that is one point E of SE 15. Myself 19. Minor disagreement 23. Promotional materials 24. Bahama capital 25. Rudiments of a subject 26. Bleat 27. Right linebacker

28. Flower petals 29. Early culture of Gr. Britain 34. Worldwide internet 35. 7th Greek letter 36. When born (abbr.) 37. Before 39. Existing forever 40. About name 41. Myanmar monetary unit 42. Island north of Guam

44. Soft 45. __ Castell, makers of pens 46. Excessively fat 47. Eliminates 48. A Hindu prince or king in India 51. Carrier’s invention 52. Possessed 53. Deserve through action 54. Doyen 58. A way to change colour

YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

Solve the code to discover words related to aviation. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 12 = l)

55. In bed 56. Finnish 57. Canacol Energy stock symbol 59. Leather strap for hawks 60. UA fraternity est. 3-9-1856 61. Low, sideless cart 62. They __ 63. Single Lens Reflex 64. Point that is midway between N and NE

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MAR 21 – APR 20 Aries, things go well this week, but expect a few bumps along the way as well. Learn how to clear these hurdles and you will stay on track.

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APR 21 – MAY 21 Taurus, keep your eye on the prize, resisting the temptation to get swept up in distractions. The longer you can maintain your focus this week, the more likely you are to be successful.

SCORPIO

OCT 24 – NOV 22 Scorpio, after many weeks of putting in your best effort at work and at home, it very well may be time to take a break. Here’s a chance to book a vacation before the holiday rush.

GEMINI

MAY 22 – JUN 21 Luck puts you in the path of someone you have been anxious to meet, Gemini. Use this opportunity this week to ask all the questions you have been wanting to ask.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21 Sagittarius, even though you are quite persuasive, you cannot always make miracles happen. If someone isn’t moved by your call to action, don’t take it personally.

CANCER

JUN 22 – JUL 22 Persistence is your best ally this week, Cancer. When others give up early, you have the tenacity to continue. Don’t be surprised if others notice your hard work.

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20 Capricorn, there’s not much more you can pile onto your plate without it tipping over. This week lighten your load by asking family to help. They are more than willing.

LEO

JUL 23 – AUG 23 Other people appreciate your ability to put a positive spin on things, Leo. Use that talent to help two friends overcome their differences in the next week.

AQUARIUS

VIRGO

AUG 24 – SEPT 22 Keep an open mind when someone comes to you with a suggestion, Virgo. Even though you are quick to dismiss it outright, give it a second thought.

PISCES

20 Answers: A. plane B. travel C. wings D. flight

WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to aviation.

TLIOP Answer: Pilot

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