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Injured ballerina returns to stage MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Mending North Vancouver ballerina Lucila Munaretto made an emotional return to the stage last weekend, four months after she was seriously injured in a roller skating accident.

“I wasn’t expecting it, and I was like, seriously?

Like, is it true? I couldn’t believe it. I was so happy,” said Munaretto, who stepped in for another ballerina that had taken ill.

It was a small role by normal standards, only minimal movements and no jumping, but for Munaretto it meant the world to her to be back on stage with her fellow Pacific DanceArts colleagues Dec. 12 for their annual

holiday show. Munaretto’s mom, sister and boyfriend watched proudly from the audience at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby.

“It felt like a part of me was missing,” said Munaretto, who had been sidelined from dancing since her accident on Aug. 13.

Munaretto made headlines this summer when she was rushed unconscious and in serious condition to Lions Gate Hospital after colliding with a van on a busy roadway in Upper Lonsdale while on roller skates.

The 21-year-old promising ballerina originally from Argentina shattered many bones including her jaw and pelvis and spent two weeks in a medically induced See Dance page 5

Police investigate alleged school slap JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

TOTEM TRIBUTE Squamish Nation elder Xiquelm Eugene Harry takes part in a blessing ceremony to“close the eyes” of a totem pole on the Lonsdale waterfront Wednesday. Read the full story on page 8. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

A North Vancouver school support worker is temporarily off the job and the RCMP have been called in to investigate after a Grade 5 student at Norgate elementary was allegedly slapped in the face by a staff member.

A letter to parents at the

school from John Lewis, superintendent of schools for the North Vancouver School District, went home Thursday stating that an “unfortunate incident” took place Wednesday between an employee and a student, who reported being struck.

The school district is taking the matter “very See Police page 9

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Dance studio a second home during rehab From page 1

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But Munaretto persevered and used her love of dance to pull through her ordeal, even practising ballet moves while lying in her hospital bed with a shattered pelvis.

The day after she was released from Lions Gate, after spending six weeks there, Munaretto insisted on visiting the dance studio.

Being in that environment again invigorated Munaretto, who has remained positive and focused on her end goal: “To be able to dance forever.”

Munaretto got the allclear from doctors three weeks ago to start taking small graceful steps again in the studio. That’s where she can be found when not at

her frequent physiotherapy sessions.

“I feel like it’s (Pacific DanceArts) my second home,” said Munaretto, reached by phone after class Thursday, with festive music from the studio playing in the background.

Munaretto was recruited by the Vancouver-based dance school three years ago, while living in Brazil with her family. This summer she was on the doorstep of becoming a professional paid ballerina when tragedy struck.

But today Munaretto is not showing any outward signs of that traumatic event, considering she was on crutches two months ago. Her brain injury is taking a while to heal, but Munaretto’s doctors are confident she will make a full recovery.

There is some incentive for Munaretto to get stronger so she can take centre stage again – a Pacific DanceArts show in the spring, Swan Lake, that she is rehearsing for.

This Christmas, meanwhile, takes on a special meaning for Munaretto who is thankful to be alive.

“Yes. I will have the best gift ever, my mom is here,” says Munaretto, whose mother travelled to North Vancouver from Brazil to

be at her daughter’s bedside days after the accident.

On Dec. 6 Munaretto’s family threw a surprise party to celebrate her life, at North Lonsdale United Church, steps from where her accident happened.

“I wasn’t expecting it, it was such a surprise,” says Munaretto, who got to meet and thank everyone who has helped on her road to recovery, from first responders to hospital staff to complete strangers.

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Paper trails to you T he premier has accepted the lengthy list of recommendations aimed at firming up government transparency in the wake of the “tripledelete” email scandal – as if these were things that should have to be spelled out to begin with.

Somehow, we’ve allowed our politicians and bureaucrats to get into the misunderstanding that those emails were theirs to begin with. In the private sector, most everyone knows and accepts that their employer may read their work-related emails. We are Christy Clark and her staff’s employers and we’re entitled to have a look.

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The thought of punishment for deleting public information is nice but we say prevention is better than a remedy.

A far better system would be one that removes completely the ability to delete emails from politicians and their staff.

This comes as the executive director of the B.C. Liberal Party has stepped down to face criminal charges in Ontario for allegedly arranging the deletion of sensitive emails related to their ongoing gas plant scandal. Even if we do get new legislation, sadly, we don’t expect the stick-handling to change.

This severe allergy to transparency and accountability is something all levels of government across Canada have developed. There remains a motivation to stay one step ahead. That’s something legislation cannot fix.

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District policy promotes public discourse

Dear Editor: I’m writing because I’m concerned that some members of the public may have formed an incorrect impression regarding the District (of North Vancouver)’s new policy to manage inappropriate correspondence. I’d very much appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight.

The district is provincially mandated to ensure our workplace is free of bullying and harassment.

In the past, our policy has focused exclusively on interactions between employees, and between staff and council. This new policy explicitly ensures that interactions between the public and staff, and the public and council are free from bullying and harassment.

I’d like to be very clear that this does not

mean that all correspondence to council now goes through the municipal clerk for review.

What this policy does do is allow us to manage unique situations where a specific individual or organization repeatedly sends offensive correspondence. In these rare situations, the policy requires a resolution by council to start managing the correspondence from the specified source and the source is notified that the action is being taken.

By directing specific correspondence through the clerk, the policy ensures that legitimate access to council is maintained. Any correspondence from the specified source that addresses policy, procedural or other concerns continues to be forwarded to council. Only items that are exclusively offensive, misleading, threatening or

similarly inappropriate are separately managed by the clerk.

Putting this policy in place is not an attempt by council to avoid criticism or shy away from the public taking them to task on a decision they have made or are considering. This is about ensuring, just as we do with staff, that members of council are not subjected to what constitutes very clear bullying or harassment. We believe the policy enhances accountability and promotes the kind of public discourse expected by our community.

Making the policy public and open to comment is consistent with our overall goal of respectful and meaningful public dialogue.

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Nobody can predict climate change 85 yrs from now

Dear Editor: Keith Baldrey pens an excellent column (Paris Agreement’s Lofty Goals Unrealistic, Dec. 16), but without getting into the whole debate about the validity or not of the anthropogenic climate change or global warming argument, I would just add that what

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is truly unrealistic are the predictions of what the climate will be in 85 years time.

No one can even predict what will happen a few months hence, never mind in 85 years time.

One thing local scientists have grabbed on to is that sea levels will rise a metre in this

century; this despite the fact that the average rise over the last few centuries has been 18 cm per century, i.e. a 500 per cent increase all of a sudden. Where is all this water going to come from?

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Star Wars superfan Yves Ho on why Stormtroopers are his favourite characters in the movie saga, which continues with this week’s opening of The Force Awakens (from a Dec. 18 news story).

“Thankfully, it turned out to be more of a slumber party than Donner party.”

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Bike lift study an unnecessary expense Dear Editor: North Vancouver’s topography is one reason many are non-cyclists.

Will a bike lift on West Keith Road (costing $1.9 to $2.9 million) make me a cyclist — no. How many lifts at $250,000 to $3 million each, will it take for taxpayers to become cyclists?

The city already budgets for bike paths (though I tend to see more cyclists on the sidewalks next to the bike path), buses have bike racks, and many cyclists, when possible, plan their routes to minimize steep grades. Some even add a mechanical assist option.

Some are great cyclists.

How will the city keep people from using the lifts for unauthorized uses? Who is liable for accidents? What are the maintenance costs? Will a car lane or parking be lost to install the lift?

While the $60,000 study may not be much in the scope of the city’s budget, is this how you

want your property taxes spent?

In a recent North Shore News article about DNA analysis costs being passed on to the city, a cost of $26,000, Coun. Linda Buchanan’s response was “we either have to put that onto the taxpayer or

look at reducing services.”

Coun. Buchanan’s concern was about a $26,000 bill but she was quite accepting of $60,000 for a bike lift feasibility study.

Bike lifts will become another free service for taxpayers, as needing

an annual pass would be unenforceable unlike the parking passes some taxpayers have to pay annually to park in their own neighbourhoods (LoLo, Lonsdale corridor, hospital district).

Both groups are taxpayers, but some easier

to ticket and charge.

Soon tax assessment notices will be arriving and council will lament increasing cost pressures before hiking taxes.

Huge bills for a sewage treatment plant are looming and needed recreation centres will

be put off for a few more years. But we will get multiple bike lifts.

Roses to the three councillors (who voted against the feasibility study) and raspberries to the four (in favour).

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Cates totem’s eyes closed in ceremony Pole may find new home along Spirit Trail after restoration

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Squamish Nation elder Xiquelm Eugene Harry speaks to the totem pole at the symbolic “closing of the eyes” ceremony Wednesday at the Cates repair facility adjacent to Lonsdale Quay. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

A longstanding totem pole outside Lonsdale Quay public market is getting a proper send-off before it is taken down.

The Squamish Nation on Wednesday conducted a “closing of the eyes” ceremony to honour the aged and worn totem pole, before its removal to make way for waterfront construction.

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto and Seaspan CEO Jonathan Whitworth were also in attendance, along with other city and Seaspan employees.

The totem pole has sat on the front edge of the Seaspan-owned Carrie Cates building since 1985.

“This log, when they brought it to me, was very special to me,” said Stanley Joseph of the Squamish Nation. “It was a 500-year-old log and I know it today when I look at it, its eyes can be opened up again for the people to enjoy it, for the people to be protected by this pole. It is very sacred to us.”

Joseph was the main artist and carver of the totem pole who was commissioned, along with three friends, to create the piece in the early ’80s.

“It’s a sad day for me because I’ve lost friends who helped me carve it, and I know they’re here today and they’re happy for me that I’m still here and doing my artwork and carrying on in this life,” he said.

Joseph said he was grateful that city and Seaspan representatives were present for the ceremony honouring the totem pole and its long presence in the community.

Although it will be removed from its current location, Mussatto said that if the totem pole was restored it could potentially find a new home on the upcoming Spirit Trail. “This area is changing, and I think in a very positive way,” he said. “But we think it’s very important to make every effort to incorporate the pole and the spirit into the Spirit Trail. We’re really happy to work with the Squamish Nation to do that.”

Joseph said he wants to personally work on the restoration of the totem pole.

“I’ve been restoring totem poles From for over 40 years. I was taught by Bill Reid when I was in college as a young man. This totem pole can be refurbished and put back together. Its eyes can be opened again,” he said.

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TRAIL TALK Lori Watkins and daughter Julia Coopland, 5, chat about wilderness safety as they check out a new personal safety sign near the cafe at Lynn Canyon Park.

The District of North Vancouver is installing the signs at 17 high-use trail locations. They’re designed to send a clear message about personal preparedness to all trail users, including tourists who may not speak English. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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The employee involved is a support worker at the school, not a classroom teacher.

The incident between the worker and the student happened on school grounds and within school hours but not in the classroom, said Corp. Geoff Harder, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP detachment, which is now

investigating. Harder said there were witnesses to the confrontation, who are being interviewed by officers. He added the student did not suffer any lasting injuries as a result of the slap.

He added it will be up to investigators whether to recommend a criminal charge of assault when they have all the information about what happened.

Cindy McQueen, president of CUPE, which represents support workers at the school, said she could not comment on the incident.

In his letter to parents, Lewis said the school district is still considering the best course of action to take.

“It is the school district’s expectation that all students are treated in a respectful and caring way,” wrote Lewis. “It is also important that the parent community feel comfortable sending their children to our schools.”

Lewis declined to comment further on the issue Friday, saying the employee remains on leave until the investigation has concluded.

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Guests first toured a Gingerbread Village, on display through Dec. 31, featuring beautiful gingerbread houses created by local businesses, community groups, schools and members of the public. The evening’s MC was Global BC’s Kaitlyn Herbst. Other festivities included live and silent auctions, a trip raffle, 50/50 draws, live entertainment by the band Her Brothers and an address by guest speaker Monica Star, a former client of SOS Children’s Village. Funds raised by the event support the organization’s programs and homes for local foster children, as well as homeless youth who are struggling to live independently.

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Homeless Partners seeking support for 2015 ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

HUGGS CANADA A North Vancouver non-profit is selling holiday cards to support young people’s education in India. page 12

This year’s Homeless Partners initiative is seeking to fulfill the Christmas wishes of 343 Lower Mainland residents who are experiencing homelessness.

With five days to go, organizers of the initiative, which works to forge personal connections between the less fortunate and fortunate, are half way to meeting their goal and are encouraging community members who are able to find it in their hearts to give this holiday season.

“Obviously homelessness is a pretty big issue in our Greater Vancouver area,” says Brian Felushko, this year’s Homeless Partners spokesman.

The Richmond resident serves as the country director for HOPE worldwide of Canada and chapter director for HOPE worldwide of B.C., which is in its eighth year of working with Homeless Partners.

Felushko is also lead minister of Vancouver Church of Christ, which currently meets in New Westminster.

“We wanted to engage somehow with the homeless. . . . We just felt like part of the whole homeless experience is you miss those special times and so we thought can we combine acknowledging a special

time like a holiday when people are probably missing their families or really being alone with the practical needs that people who are experiencing homelessness have,” he says.

Homeless Partners is a nonprofit program founded in 2005 by former North Shore couple Jennie and Daniel Keeran. Run solely by volunteers, this year it’s operating in a number of cities in addition to those in the Lower Mainland, including Victoria, Vernon, Regina and Winnipeg.

In the Lower Mainland, volunteers visited 10 different shelters and interviewed people who depend on them for assistance.

They recorded their personal stories and asked them what would meet some needs for them as a gift at Christmas, says Felushko.

“The stories that we’re able to put up, some are really touching and moving and people get to learn a little bit more about what it might be like to experience homelessness and why people are in that situation,” says Felushko.

The stories and wishes (typically two per person) are then posted on the initiative’s website, Homelesspartners.com, arranged by shelter.

“A few gifts have actually helped some people find jobs – (for example) providing work boots for the guy who wants to go and work but he can’t apply for a construction job without the proper footwear,” says Felushko.

Community members are encouraged to visit the site, read

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Homeless Partners campaign volunteers Heng and Wendy Look encourage community members to give to this year’s campaign, which seeks to forge personal connections between community members at large and those experiencing homelessness. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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education. “HUGGS, it really is making a difference in the lives of these young people,” says HUGGS director Marilyn Gullison, Heel’s mother.

The organization is currently supporting 34 students and has had 25 graduates who are now working in their community in a range of fields, including nursing, education and computer programming.

“These young people in India, despite what their family situations are, their determination to study and their having finished their studies to work in their community, this is something for which we are very, very proud. It’s the difference that they are making now in their community,” says Gullison, a North Vancouver resident.

“This is just more than we could have dreamed. It’s wonderful,” she adds.

In addition to covering student fees, HUGGS

Just in time for the holidays, HUGGS Canada is offering gift givers a means of showing loved ones they care while simultaneously helping youth in need in India receive a life-changing education.

The North Vancouverbased organization, an acronym for Helping Underprivileged Girls and Guys Study, was founded by Lisa Heel in 2003. Now in its 13th year, it’s continuing to sponsor youth in Andhra Pradesh (a state in southeast India), by covering the costs associated with their secondary and careeroriented post-secondary education. HUGGS students have academic ability and supportive parents, however limited financial resources that would otherwise prevent them from continuing their

provides a study centre where program students are able to come daily after school. “Most of them have no places at home where they can study quietly, with reasonable light,” says Gullison. HUGGS also provides monthly nutritional supplements to the families that are most in need, things like rice and other foods.

“We also have meetings with the mothers encouraging them in the kind of care that they can give the kids,” she says. “Because we’re a smaller organization we really do know the kids and their families and there’s a sense of family really within the HUGGS community,” she adds.

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Half of the requested gifts have been pledged so far From page 11 the stories and pledge a gift, which are to be dropped off at the appropriate shelter before Christmas.

As of Wednesday, approximately half of the 696 Lower Mainland gift requests had been pledged.

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North Shore Shelter is a partner with the project and 38 local people’s stories and gift wishes are currently posted.

Of the 74 gifts

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requested, 40 have been pledged so far.

In addition to volunteering with the initiative, Felushko also contributes personally and says it always feels special.

“It’s more of a personal connection than just say, ‘Put $50 on my credit card,’” he says.

Wendy and Heng Look have been volunteering with Homeless Partners for the last three years. For the last two they’ve been meeting with North Shore Shelter users, recording their personal stories and Christmas wish list items.

The couple got involved out of an interest in ensuring this group of people isn’t forgotten around Christmas.

“Most people in our society have so much more than they really need. It’s much better for us to be giving to these people than to be giving to each other or ourselves. We don’t really need anything,” says Heng.

The people they interviewed all expressed gratitude for any help that comes their way, he says.

The gift requests are modest in nature. For example, North Shore Shelter users’ requests include warm footwear, a rain jacket, a sleeping bag, food cards, a shaving kit and makeup.

“A lot of these people are trying to get back on their feet. They’re trying to get themselves in a situation where they don’t need to rely on the shelters any more,” says Heng.

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Finding work would help him feel most encouraged.”

Craig hopes to receive a construction nail bag and a hammer for Christmas.

“It’s eye-opening and it definitely does give us a different perspective since we’ve never been in that situation before. People come from all different types of backgrounds, and they’ve faced some difficult circumstances which have landed them in this area.

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with their parents and other residents of their Norgate neighbourhood, this pintsized gang with good hearts spent weeks canvassing, going door to door, handing out flyers asking for donations for the North Shore Housing Centre.

The collection resulted in more than 50 jackets, 100 pairs of socks, toques and toiletries, more than $300 cash, 15 bags of blankets, clothes, scarves, mittens, shoes, and even a DVD player. And more boxes of

toiletries were donated by Best Western on Capilano Road. With their Santa sacks full, the Norgate residents group got together on Dec. 13 to host a special lunch for 80 people at the centre.

Lunch was provided by Presto Catering and the kids, who range in age from five to 12, helped serve the hot meals, along with coffee, hot chocolate, and dessert. SaveOn-Foods at Pemberton Plaza donated bread for the meal, as well as a gift certificate.

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Pemberton corner store a long-standing local hub Tracey Cochrane is keeping the corner store charm alive in Pemberton Heights, where community spirit is palpable especially at Christmas time.

The Corner Stone Bistro is a home away from home, where old friends from the neighbourhood catch up over speciality coffees and groups of moms unwind in the airy, yet cosy space featuring art-meets-industrial decor.

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It’s surprising, with such a big part of his life devoted to volunteering, that Bryan Terrace found time to earn a living.

Yet his working life appeared to leave scant room for community service, especially with family added to the mix. The affable North Vancouverite made it work and enjoyed life along the way.

Growing up in North Vancouver in the 1950s, Bryan played sports (rugby and competitive swimming), joined the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets and started working after school when he was 14.

Two weekends into his first job, bagging groceries at Super Valu in Lynn Valley, Bryan’s boss made him an offer.

“He said, ‘How would you like to go to 89?’ I said ‘Sure,’ thinking great, a four cent raise after only two weekends on the job. It turned out 89 was the store number. So I didn’t get the raise but I did change stores and worked at the Super Valu on Lonsdale until I was 19.”

Many different paying jobs followed this one: truck driver, construction, electrician, drycleaning franchisee, alderman (youngest

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in the City of North Vancouver), insurance sales, electrician again and finally, mortician. And almost as many long-term volunteer jobs: 15 years as community band drum major, 25 years as auxiliary

constable with the RCMP, S.O.B. (that’s Some Old Boys), and charter member of the Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club for 40 years.

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Club selling trees in WV From page 18 band to march. Giving up the bugle and drums he played in the sea cadets band, Bryan took up the drum major’s mace and set the schools’ band musicians to drilling.

“They didn’t pay me, so I guess I was a volunteer,” he says with a laugh. With Smith in charge of music and drum major Terrace in charge of field formations, the band garnered awards and accolades internationally and at home.

In 1975, Bryan was 32, married with two young sons and working in insurance sales with Joe Thornley. When Joe and his fellow Mount Seymour Lions decided to start a new club, they rounded up potential members, including Bryan.

Their first order of business was to decide on a name. Ambleside was easy: most of the self-described “motley crew” worked along that stretch of Marine Drive. Tiddlycove was a nod to the affectionate yet mocking image of West Vancouver immortalized by cartoonist Len Norris.

Joe, the veteran Lion, gave the newly chartered Ambleside Tiddlycove club two key messages. First, “The members of your club will become your lifelong friends.” Second, pointing out the seasoned Mount Seymour Lions, “This is

what you will look like in 40 years.”

Forty years later, the club’s three remaining charter members, Peter Black, Richard Goluboff and Bryan Terrace can attest to the truth of one of Joe’s predictions.

Camaraderie and teamwork keep the Lions Christmas tree lot at Ambleside Park, the largest of the club’s annual fundraising activities, ticking along smoothly.

Bryan and his fellow Lions sell the trees. Sheltered from winter’s rain and cold in a converted shipping container organized by Don Rippon, George Sim prepares meals for the volunteers and Rod MacIsaac manages the finances. Customers warm up at the fireplace and kids enjoy popcorn – the Lions’ latest amenity, courtesy of Nigel Malkin.

Each sale adds to the benefits the Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions return to their community. Forty years of fundraising, generating well over $1 million, has supported organizations large and small and individuals in need too. For example the club has supported a new outpatients care centre at Lions Gate Hospital, an upgrade to the playground at Ambleside, and equipment for both the North Shore and Lions Bay search and rescue teams.

Christmas is almost with

FESTIVE FEAST North Shore Meals on Wheels incoming chairwoman Debbie Couling and past chairwoman Marlene Lougheed ready a lunch for hungry volunteers at the society’s annual volunteer luncheon and tea party, held Dec. 3 at West Vancouver’s St. David’s United Church. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD us. The trees are decorating homes across the North Shore. Bryan and his fellow Lions are in their dens.

When they return to the lot at Ambleside for chip up, the first two weekends in January, the fireplace and the popcorn machine will be on. Bring in your tree, chip in a donation and say “Hi” to the Lions.

Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore. 778-279-2275 seniorsconnect@shaw.ca

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PETS

Animals give us gifts daily I’ve come to realize that as I grow older my Christmas list gets shorter because I’ve learned the things I really want can’t be bought.

That might sound cliché and I guess in a way it is.

Personally, I have found the commercialization of Christmas overwhelming, to the point I’ve considered boycotting it. But it’s not just the copious amounts of money being spent on material things that gets to me, it’s more about how we now base our value or our self-worth on these things.

The more extravagant and expensive the gift received, the more extravagant our value must be.

We try to fill a void in our soul with stuff. Yet what the soul craves cannot be satiated with the latest smartphone. If it could, we would stop purchasing the “latest and greatest” and be satisfied with what we have. This void can only be satiated by the authentic connections we make with those around us that feed our soul with gifts of joy, peace and love instead of gadgets or bling. Those soulful connections include the ones we have with our dogs.

Our dogs give us the gifts of Christmas every single day of the year and most of us barely acknowledge those gifts.

Ever wonder why a dog is so happy to see us, no

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection matter how long we have been gone? Because dogs value us. Their happy tails are the joy sticks that let us know we are appreciated, and that we are important to them. The simple welcoming gesture of a wagging tail speaks to our soul and makes us feel loved and valued, which instills a sense of self-worth. When your dog happily greets you, take a moment and genuinely thank your dog for letting you know that you are valuable and loved.

It will do you wonders.

Peace on earth and goodwill to all – but how does one find authentic peace and share goodwill with others? Through our dogs of course. I recently read a short essay on the connection between animals and the earth. The author claimed that one of the reasons animals are so peaceful is because of their direct contact with the earth’s energy beneath their unshod feet. That

earth energy enters the body and creates harmony and balance within. And the reason humans feel the overwhelming urge to pet an animal, be it a dog, cat or horse, is because we crave the physical connection and the homeostasis it creates.

The essay claimed that first world humans have lost their ability to connect to nature due to their connection with “things” rather than nature. When we share life with a dog (or any animal) we bring some of that nature-based peacefulness back into our lives. The more time we spend with animals, the more authentically peaceful we become. And the more peaceful and stress-free we become, the more we are willing to share goodwill with others.

Joy to the world.

Wouldn’t that be nice?

Especially in the divisive times we have been experiencing lately. Joy is happiness; it is a state of being; it is a choice.

Dogs are the most joyous creatures created. If you could ask a dog “What’s the best day of the week?” it would answer “Every day.”

Joy is hard for humans. It takes great effort to look within and find happiness without a specific reason.

We seem to have to find a reason to justify our joy, instead of just being happy for no reason, like a dog.

External influences give us momentary feelings of joy, but these feelings are just that – momentary.

The joy lasts as long as our interest remains focused on a particular material item.

When our interest fades, so does the feeling of joy. That is when we begin looking for the next “thing” to bring us back to a state of joy. It becomes an addiction really.

If we could just be happy and grateful for being alive where we are right now with what we have, like our dogs are, we could find that state of internal authentic joy.

Gratitude equals joy and joy equals gratitude.

Remember that your dog has no concept of Christmas. It doesn’t need the things under the tree to feel peace, love and joy.

Dogs live this way every day of their lives. To dogs, every day is Christmas!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Joan Klucha has been working with dogs for more than 15 years in obedience, tracking and behavioural rehabilitation. Contact her through her website k9kinship.com.

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To help Sam and Elliot, and other animals in care at the West Vancouver shelter, visit spca.bc.ca/ westvancouver to donate, or drop off donations at 1020 Marine Dr.

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Sunday, December 20, 2015 - North Shore News - A21

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Ryan Baker, quarterback of the Windsor Dukes junior football team, looks for running room in the junior AA provincial final against Mission at BC Place Dec. 5.

Baker was named the game’s MVP as Windsor claimed the title with a 27-21 win. PHOTO SUPPLIED CARA LIGHTMAN

Jr. Dukes claim B.C. gold

Big plays push Windsor past Mission at BC Place ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The Windsor Dukes junior football team claimed the provincial junior AA title with a 27-21 win over the Mission Roadrunners Dec. 5 at BC Place.

The breakthrough play

came in the fourth quarter when star quarterback Ryan Baker hit receiver Ben McMichael for a 95-yard catch and run touchdown pass.

“He was gone, man. He was gone,” Windsor head coach Shawn Myers said of McMichael’s sprint that

started just five yards from his own goal line. “Ryan threw a good ball, he caught it in some pretty nasty traffic and he kind of got lucky, to be honest, with the completion when his feet hit the ground with the ball.

From there it was all skill.

He juked a couple of guys and then from there it was off to the races. He never looked back.”

McMichael’s 95-yard sprint came shortly after he

made another big play, this time on the defensive side with a key interception. That sequence typified a game that was characterized by tough defence interspersed with breakaway plays, said Myers.

“It wasn’t a chisel kind of a game, it was home run plays,” he said.

Windsor running back Keelan White opened the scoring near the end of the second quarter with a

three-yard touchdown run.

Mission responded on the last play of the half to take a 7-6 lead into the break.

Baker regained the lead for the Dukes near the end of the third quarter, punching in a one-yard touchdown run followed by a two-point convert to make it 14-7 for Windsor.

Baker then added his second rushing touchdown of the See North page 22

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North Shore players grab football awards

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day midway through the fourth quarter following McMichael’s interception in Mission territory.

Mission responded with five minutes left to make it 21-14 but on the next possession Baker hit McMichael with the home run pass to give Windsor a commanding late lead. Mission replied again with a touchdown with a little more than a minute left but time ran out on the Roadrunners, making Windsor the champs. Baker was named the game’s MVP. “Ryan has been the MVP of everything this year. He’s the true quarterback leader that you hope for,” said Myers. “He’s got a great arm, he throws the deep ball. … He can read the defence, he’ll change the play on the line.

He’s got the confidence to do it.

And when he doesn’t see anything open he’ll run it off himself, drop his shoulder and get an extra few yards. He’s been the guy all year.”

Jeremy Sinclair also picked up an award in the championship game, earning top lineman honours.

“He’s strong, he’s smart,” said Myers. “He really understands the game well. He’s been kind of a leader on that offensive line

group, making sure everybody knows what they’re doing in the moment.”

Sinclair also kept up a tradition that began in the very first game of the season.

“We joke that he gets a holding penalty every game – sure enough he got another one in the final,” said Myers with a laugh, adding that Sinclair’s other skills far outweigh his daily penalty.

“I’ll forgive a hold.”

The Dukes were pushed to championship levels by a group of talented athletes, said Myers.

“We’ve been fortunate, we’ve got a couple of horses,” he said.

“Really at the JV level one, two or three really good players can make a big difference for you. We’re fortunate we’ve got a handful of guys. You can’t really shut down one guy. If Ben doesn’t burn you, Perri (receiver Julien Perri) will burn you, Keelan will burn you, Ryan will burn you by himself if he has to.”

This championship win bodes well for the future of the Windsor football program, said Myers.

“We told them right from Day 1 that if they had the desire to go out and get it, they certainly had the skill to do it,” he said. “They proved they had the desire. And I don’t see that changing. I see these

guys as a unit hopefully making a run at the senior level if not next year, then in two years when they’re in Grade 12.”

••• A number of North Shore athletes took home major awards following the senior high school football season. At the AAA level North Vancouver native Chris Ellis, who plays for Vancouver College, was named the provincial defensive MVP. Ellis helped lead the Fighting Irish to the AAA championship final where they lost to Victoria’s Mt. Douglas Rams. Ellis recorded more than 100 tackles as a middle linebacker for the Irish this season while also contributing two touchdowns as a fullback on offence.

Argyle’s Cole Theobald also ran away with one of the big awards, earning a spot on the AAA provincial all-star team as the quarterback. Theobald was also named offensive MVP of the AAA Pacific Conference after guiding Argyle to a 4-1 record in conference play. The Grade 12 quarterback racked up 2,463 total yards this season, 1,767 passing and 696 rushing.

He also accounted for 25 total touchdowns, 19 passing and six rushing.

North Vancouver’s Chris Ellis, playing for Vancouver College, was named the AAA football provincial defensive MVP. PHOTO SUPPLIED Other AAA award winners included Theobald’s Argyle teammate Nicholas Pearce and Handsworth’s Jacob Ghazizadeh and Sam Tholl. Pearce earned a place on the AAA provincial allstar team at the linebacker position while Ghazizadeh was named a provincial all-star receiver.

Tholl, Handsworth’s quarterback, was named the AAA Grade 11 player of the year on offence.

Provincial all-star honours were

also handed out to several North Shore players at the AA level, led by the championship-winning Carson Graham Eagles.

Carson’s Flynn Heyes earned a provincial all-star spot at running back while teammates Aaron Skye earned an all-star nod as a defensive lineman and Christoph Stangl as a linebacker.

Ellis from Vancouver College, Carson Graham’s Sean Tweed and Handsworth’s Nadim Sayani all earned 2015 scholarship awards.

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CHRISTMAS EVE December 24, 2015 · 7 PM Please join us for a family service of carols and candlelight for all ages 2893 Marine Drive ∙ West Vancouver, BC ∙ V7V 1M1 ∙ 604-926-1812 ∙ westvanpresbyterian.ca

This Christmas, let the mystery be part of your celebration Come... Sing… Pray… Renew your spirit

Mt. Seymour United

United Churches encourage you to attend, anytime, anywhere.

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1200 Parkgate Avenue 604-929-1336 www.mtseymourunited.com

1044 St. George’s Avenue 604-985-0405 www.st-andrews-united.ca

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Tues. Dec. 22 Enter and leave in silence.

7:30pm Longest Night of the Year Candlelight Service, for those struggling Christmas Eve with the season 4pm Jesus’Birthday Party Celebrate Jesus’birthday with activities, Christmas Eve carols and, of course, a birthday cake!

4pm Young Family Service 7pm Music and Readings 7pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols. Music begins at 6:45pm. Everyone welcome!

Christmas Day

10am A joyous Christmas Day Service

604-987-2114 www.lynnvalleychurch.com A new church building will be complete at the end of next year. Until then, we gather to worship in the Lynn Valley Rec Centre (at Mountain Highway & Frederick Road) every Sunday at 10:30am

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Bring the whole family!

7:30pm & 10pm Carols & Candlelight 11pm Bring in Christmas morning with Worship Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Communion. Celebrating Christ’s Birth.

Also broadcast live online at 4pm Family Christmas Pageant 7pm La Posada Family Carol Service www.wvuc.bc.ca/live 7pm Carols, Choirs and Bells Making Room for Mary, Joseph, Jesus, St. David’s United 10pm Celtic Christmas Service and other refugees in our lives.

1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver Christmas Day Lynn Valley Rec Centre 604-922-3967 10am Carols & Communion Christmas Day www.stdavidsunited.com 12pm Edgemont Community 10pm Ecumenical Candlelight Communion Christmas Day Meal Service at St Clement’s Anglican Church, (call 604-980-6071 to reserve a seat) Mon. Dec. 21 3400 Institute Road 5:30pm Blue Christmas Service

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Sunday, December 20, 2015 - North Shore News - A25

ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH WEST VANCOUVER

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Join us in the Joyous Spirit of Christmas Celebration St. Stephen’s Anglican Church

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December 24 Rev Dr Ross Lockhart Christmas Eve Services at: 7pm - Contemporary 11pm – Traditional with Communion

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December 24th 4 p.m.

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Thursday, December 24: • 8pm - “Midnight” Mass • (Featuring carols, candles & communion) • Sunday, December 27: 10:15am - Carols and Holy Eucharist (no 8am service)

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A30 - North Shore News - Sunday, December 20, 2015

TIMEOUT!

Solutions can be found in next Sunday's issue.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Characters in one inch of tape 4. In a hold 9. Jewish mystic 14. A way to souse 15. A small sharp knife 16. Frogs, toads, tree toads 17. Brew 18. Rowdy carouser 20. Poetries 22. __ salts, remedy 23. Expect eagerly 24. Obstructing the view of something 28. Denotes three 29. Expression of uncertainty 30. Greek portico 31. Bureau 33. Electric battery 37. Vapor density 38. Radioactivity unit 39. Strive to equal or match 41. Cologne 42. Carrier’s invention 43. Highest in degree or quality 44. Female horses 46. Serbian 49. Publicity 50. Actress Lupino 51. Supporting structures 55. Jobs

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LAST SUNDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

Solve the code to discover words related to skiing. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 9 = o)

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WEEK OF DECEMBER 20-26, 2015 ARIES

MAR 21 – APR 20 Think about ideas for the future if what you are doing right now does not seem very exciting to you, Aries. A new plan of attack can reinvigorate your motivation.

LIBRA

SEPT 23 – OCT 23 Somehow you always manage to pull through even with a ton of things on your plate, Libra. Even though you are successful, remember to schedule some downtime once in awhile.

TAURUS

APR 21 – MAY 21 Taurus, focus your energy on home-related projects.

Procrastination is your enemy in these circumstances and can staunch any productivity you may have achieved.

SCORPIO

OCT 24 – NOV 22 Don’t get caught daydreaming too much this week, Scorpio.

People at work may think you’re not serious about your efforts when nothing could be further from the truth.

GEMINI

MAY 22 – JUN 21 Gemini, there is a way out of every situation, even if it seems like all exits are blocked. Swallow your pride if need be and accept the help of others when it’s offered.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21 Sagittarius, expect to spend some money this week. Just how much you will spend depends on your ability to find the best bargains and discounts.

CANCER

JUN 22 – JUL 22 Cancer, you will be getting a lot of help with a special project, so expect it to go quite smoothly. Just be sure to pay back the favor when you can.

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20 It can be frustrating when others do not seem to understand your motives, Capricorn. Don’t feel pressured to change your way of doing things, especially if it’s working.

LEO

JUL 23 – AUG 23 Leo, a new perspective could help you see that things you thought were a big deal are really mole hills instead of mountains, and that’s an important lesson to learn.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 – FEB 18 Aquarius, something you have been looking forward to for some time is about to happen.

It has been a long time coming but entirely worth it.

Enjoy the ride.

VIRGO

AUG 24 – SEPT 22 Virgo, learn how to deal with conflict in a productive way. Otherwise you may be stressed out and full of angst for no reason at all.

PISCES

FEB 19 – MAR 20 Pisces, stick up for yourself when you need to. You are your biggest advocate, and you will present a strong front when feeling secure.

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Clue: Travel over snow LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWERS: A. hemline B. collar C. sleeve D. waist

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

SOUMLG LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWER: FABRIC

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A32 - North Shore News - Sunday, December 20, 2015