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Persian community welcomes lift of trade ban

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Members of the North Shore’s sizeable Persian community are welcoming news the Canadian government will drop sanctions that halted imports and exports from Iran – but not because they’re eager to see their favourite brand of pickles back on the shelves.

The officer called for an ambulance and ran out to assist the victim.

As of Friday morning, the pedestrian remained in intensive care. The dog received minor injuries in the collision.

The vehicles were travelling at the 50-kilometre-per-hour speed limit at the time, Palmer said, and the victim was wearing dark clothing making

Global Affairs Canada announced last week the unfreezing of financial services and trade with Iran – sanctions which were originally put in place by the Conservatives in 2013 – as a result of Iran fulfilling its commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency on halting its nuclear program.

Sam Garman, owner of Mitra Bulk Food and Deli in Ambleside, said the move ought to be a win for Canadians and the people of Iran. “It’s great for everybody,” he said.

Garman said it may mean lower prices for some Iranian products in his store, but the real economic imperative is allowing large Canadian businesses to do business in Iran – one business in particular.

Shortly after the United States and European Union dropped their sanctions last month, Iran purchased 116 Airbus jets and announced it was looking to purchase up to 400 more planes, including from Quebec’s Bombardier,

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Sam Garman of Mitra Bulk Food and Deli on West Vancouver’s Clyde Avenue stocks shelves in his Persian grocery store. Garman will have access to more products now that the ban on Iranian goods has been lifted by the federal government. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Pedestrian critical after being struck in West Van

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A man visiting West Vancouver is in critical condition with serious head injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Marine Drive.

The incident happened around 9 p.m. Thursday evening at the 23rd Street crosswalk.

A West Vancouver police officer was just a few

car lengths back and witnessed the incident as the 80-year-old driver of a Mazda ran into the 50-yearold victim and the dog he was walking.

“It was obviously dark at the time and raining and vision was obstructed a bit. The officer, at the very last moment… sees a flash of the white colouration of the dog that the pedestrian was walking with and then sees the impact,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver Police spokesman. “He was struck and thrown quite a distance.”

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Eric Turcotte (at left) works in the skate shop at Canlan Ice Sports North Shore. A concussion during a minor hockey game in 2011 (above right) has sidelined Eric from playing the sport he loves, but he continues to be involved, teaching kids how to play hockey. PHOTO (LEFT) CINDY GOODMAN; PHOTO SUPPLIED (RIGHT) KAZ TURCOTTE

First of a two-part series on changing attitudes to concussions in sports

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A recurring intermittent headache triggers a memory for Eric Turcotte of that life-changing day four years ago when he lay motionless on the ice.

The other hockey players swirled around the 14-year-old splayed out by the boards, seemingly oblivious to the serious head injury at hand. A few seconds earlier Eric was celebrating a goal and making a beeline towards the bench for a shift change.

In the blink of an eye he was blindsided by a levelling bodycheck thrown by an enforcer from the opposing team and sent head-first onto the ice. Eric’s mother, photographer Kaz Turcotte, watched the frightening incident unfold from behind her camera lens, capturing every sporting parent’s worse nightmare.

Years later she is still haunted by the photo of Eric lying there, not moving. Her son hasn’t been the same, cognitively, since the concussion.

“Like still mixing up letters and words,” says Kaz, her voice heavy with emotion. “He also believes there are memories he has forgotten.”

Eric agrees that his one concussion has had lasting effects. “I feel like I would have been a better speaker,” he says.

During that “life-changing” October 2011 game, Eric was escorted to the dressing room in a disoriented state. He didn’t know it at the time, but his rep career with North Vancouver Minor Hockey was over.

At the Lions Gate Hospital emergency room Eric was diagnosed with a sprained neck and a mild concussion. That was a Wednesday

evening. The debilitating concussion symptoms didn’t hit Eric until the following Sunday.

He couldn’t form mental images and there was the mounting pressure on the back on his head.

“I felt like I was growing horns,” recalls Eric.

His worried parents went from one medical specialist to the next trying to find answers about their son’s worsening condition. By that point Eric was experiencing persistent nausea, thunderous headaches and over-sleeping.

He says he basically sat in the dark for a month, making paper airplanes. Kaz would find them all over the house — in planters, behind chairs.

Eric’s parents were also in the dark, figuratively. At the time doctors kept telling Kaz and her husband they didn’t know much about concussions. That frightened them. ! ! !

Recently concussions have become a hot topic in the medical community and in sporting circles, with many crediting NHLer Sidney Crosby, who suffered back-to-back concussions in 2011, for raising the profile of the issue.

“That’s when people started talking because you’ve now got arguably the best hockey player who is not able to play the game he loves,” says Dr. Shelina Babul, a renowned sports injury specialist with the B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit.

The recent movie Concussion starring Will Smith has linked repeated head injuries in the NFL to a risk of dementia. With concussions becoming part of the mainstream, attitudes have shifted in the 10 years since Babul started in this field. “It was the old adage you had your bell rung and you’re going to be fine.”

With concussions now at the forefront of player safety conversations and more studies on the risks of head injuries being released, parents and coaches are paying attention.

Return-to-play protocols for concussions have become part of the amateur and professional sporting landscape.

“So we have come a long way,” says Babul. ! ! !

Lions Gate Hospital is a hotbed for concussion-related ER visits among youth.

There were 710 children and youth, from newborns to 19-year-olds, treated for concussions at Lions Gate from 2013 to 2015, the most of any Vancouver Coastal Health hospital.

Emergency room visits for children with concussions are on the rise, these recent B.C. Injury Research statistics suggest. This isn’t to say there are more head injuries, explains Babul, but rather parents are becoming more informed, exercising caution and getting their kids checked out.

Young boys were hospitalized at twice the rate of young girls in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, according to the recent statistics.

Cycling (39 per cent), playground activity (12 per cent), and skiing and snowboarding (11 per cent) were the top sport and recreation-related reasons for concussion hospitalizations.

But as in Eric’s experience, these children could be seeing physicians who are uninformed or still prescribing outdated advice for concussions, Babul argues.

Many physicians and bewildered parents have come to Babul for step-by-step instructions on how to effectively treat a concussion.

The previous standard was to simply wake up the concussed person every two hours in

the middle of the night. This is not the case anymore.

“The issue was that if you Google concussions you are going to get millions of hits,” says Babul. “How do you know what’s the most credible versus Joe Blow just putting up a blog?” ! ! !

So what exactly is a concussion? In simplest terms it’s a brain injury caused by a direct or indirect hit to the head or body, but it’s much more complex than that.

Upon impact, the brain vigorously shifts or shakes and is knocked against the skull’s bony surface. The grey area lies in the fact that concussions are difficult to diagnose. The brain damage can be so microscopic that often times CT and MRI scans don’t pick that up.

Also, no two concussions are alike. Genetics, being predisposed to concussions and previous head injuries all come into play in recovery.

While most people recover within two weeks from a concussion, 15 per cent of the population will have long lasting effects.

“There’s no magic bottle of pills for a concussion,” says Babul. “The treatment is absolute physical and cognitive rest. The idea is that you want your brain to reset and recharge.”

The effects of concussions are cumulative, which is why doctors stress the importance of recognizing head trauma right away and being honest about symptoms. Staying in the game can lead to grim consequences.

“The idea is that when you sustain a concussion and you continue to play, you are now three times more likely to sustain a second, potentially more severe, concussion,” explains

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Babul. “And if that concussion isn’t recognized you are now nine times more likely to sustain brain damage and possibly even death.”

Bubul points to a study that found 56 per cent of athletes polled would hide their symptoms just to stay in the game.

“You can’t cast your brain like you can your foot or your arm. If you are feeling off you need to do something about it and not be a hero to your teammates, to your coaches, to your parents,” she says.

In an effort to make credible concussion information more accessible, Babul and a team of experts worked with the province to develop an online, free-of-charge Concussion Awareness Training Toolkit. The website is broken down into different modules aimed at various audiences that deal with concussions — medical professionals, coaches, players, parents and school administrators.

The one-stop-shop includes the concussion basics, personal accounts of head injuries, as well as video lessons and resources to help prevent, recognize and manage a player’s recovery.

Cattonline.com also includes a 30-minute course that counts towards concussion certification training for doctors, coaches and volunteer parents.

Various soccer associations in the province have already starting using CATT. B.C. Hockey will vote this year on whether to make concussion awareness training mandatory.

Recently there has been talk in B.C. of legislating concussion protocols for youth, but Bubul says enforcing a law around concussions might be complicated. She would rather see consistent concussion policies throughout the sporting world and everyone, including medical professionals, on the same page.

Collingwood School is changing the game in North Shore high school athletics when it comes to concussion protocols. Boys’ football is the only high school sport that has specific concussion protocols, according to B.C. School Sports.

So, six years ago

Collingwood took the initiative, sending three staff members including athletic director Dave Speirs and the school’s nurse to a big concussion conference held annually in Niagara Falls, Ont. That province has pioneered concussion protocols for school sports. “So basically we started stealing all the best stuff,” says Speirs.

Piece by piece Collingwood administrators assembled injury prevention and treatment protocols for students, ensuring they have the latest research in their corner.

“If there’s one thing about concussion management, it’s that it’s a very fluid area,” says Speirs.

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Rugby tends to get a bad rap when it comes to concussions, but as Speirs explains head injuries don’t discriminate in sport.

“It’s just as likely for a senior girls’ soccer player to sustain a concussion or a field hockey player to get a ball off the head,” said Speirs.

Speirs says no one is taking chances with concussions these days.

“No one is playing around with people’s brains anymore,” he says. “It’s not even remotely the same world as it was even 10 years ago, never mind 20. Ten years ago there was not a business about concussions, whereas now

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Collingwood’s Elias Ergas gets physical against the Rockridge Ravens during a 2015 rugby matchup. Collingwood uses a concussion protocol for its athletes. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH Two years ago Collingwood added to their injury prevention arsenal by hiring a full-time, certified athletic therapist, Gavin Leung, who works out of a sport clinic the school built into their new senior campus.

Baseline cognitive tests are done at the beginning of the season for all athletes, with results cross-referenced during retesting to see if there has been a change in areas such as memory, concentration and reaction time.

Leung is also a fixture on the sidelines during Collingwood sporting events.

During away tournaments, Leung can be found running a

there’s all kinds of clinics across Vancouver where they promise to help your child get better from a concussion.”

Speirs remembers a time when a kid came off the field with his eyes rolled to the back of his head. The next day the kid verbally told the coach the doctor gave him an all clear.

Today there are safeguards in place at Collingwood, called Return to Learn, Return to Play protocols, based on discussion at a concussion symposium in Zurich.

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contact with the parents who are given a package. Included in it are forms for a doctor’s diagnosis and treatment recommendation that goes on file at the school.

The concussed student is then slowly integrated back into school and sports. The process itself doesn’t start until the student is symptom free. You don’t want that second concussion, says Speirs.

A big issue Collingwood experienced a few years ago was having athletes not reporting community-acquired concussions before jumping into the game.

“We had kids that were in a bad way,” says Speirs.

B.C Hockey’s chief executive officer Barry Petrachenko agrees the sporting world has changed since Crosby’s

concussions. He says optics have a lot of do with that.

“So if our players see a big hit in the NHL and potentially a dangerous and reckless hit and that’s accepted, then it trickles into minor hockey,” says Petrachenko.

Minor hockey rules have adjusted to cut down on concussions. Head shots are not tolerated. In 2013 Hockey Canada banned body checking at the PeeWee level and below. Harsher penalties are being doled out for aggressive offences, with a graduated system of discipline as a way of targeting certain behaviours, says Petrachenko.

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issue as opposed to a badge of honour.”

North Vancouver native and former NHLer Paul Kariya spoke to ESPN.com about his decision to hang up his skates in 2011 after sustaining a couple of bad concussions.

“Whatever it is I’m going to do, I’m going to need my brain to do it,” Kariya told ESPN. Kariya reportedly took up ballroom dancing to help his brain rehabilitate, along with hyperbolic chamber therapy, working with American concussion expert Dr. Daniel Amen.

Sports can have a powerful grip on athletes, to the point where they don’t realize it might be time to step away. ! ! !

Longtime North Vancouver soccer player Lee-Ann Denham has sustained a whopping 13 concussions.

She had her bell rung the hardest five years ago while playing in a co-ed soccer match.

“It was pretty big. That’s when things became a little more (serious).”

A male player was attempting to kick the ball from one end of the field to the other and it made contact with Denham’s head on the way through. She was standing close to where he kicked the ball and she absorbed that force with her skull.

“I was definitely dazed,” says Denham, who spent eight months in a mental fog.

After sustaining back-toback concussions in 2015, Denham was out for a full year.

“The main thing after the last few concussions is that it’s

Collingwood Grade 11 student Carter Armstrong is tended to by the high school’s in-house athletic therapist, Gavin Leung, at the school’s sports clinic. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD affected my vision the most,” reveals Denham.

She also struggled to return to work — which is soccer.

Denham coaches for the North Shore Girls Soccer Club and knows what concussion warning signs to look for.

She gives the example of seeing an 11-year-old girl badly concussed during a game last spring. The normally bubbly 11-year-old appeared withdrawn.

That girl’s concussion sparked a dialogue within the North Shore Girls Soccer Club’s board and the overall organization, says Denham.

“They decided they should probably have a clear (concussion) policy,” she explains.

All the talk of concussions hasn’t stopped parents from

putting their kids in the sport, says Denham. In fact she thinks the enrolment numbers are growing.

“I think the benefits outweigh the risks,” says the longtime soccer enthusiast and one-time Capilano College player. “When the fog clears you kind of realize I’ve gotten so much from the sport.” ! ! !

Eric Turcotte, now 19, still maintains a relationship with the sport he says he will always love.

He teaches introduction to hockey classes for kids at Canlan Ice Sports North Shore, where he also works in the skate shop, as he saves up money for school.

Turcotte, who has an affinity for 3-D computer

modelling, is hoping for a career in the gaming industry.

He still laments that cheap shot from the enforcer on the opposing team, who was eventually kicked out of minor hockey for too many offences.

“It changes your life I guess. Sports ain’t my main thing anymore,” says Eric, who once dreamt of a professional hockey career and following in the footsteps of his dad who played in university.

It pains him not to rush up and down the ice anymore, but he still watches hockey from the sidelines, playing the game out in his mind.

“Mostly I think about what I would do if I was out there right at that minute?” he says.

“How would the game change if I was just out there?”

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which is trying to stave off bankruptcy.

“That’s billions of dollars.

That creates a lot of jobs for a lot of people,” Garman said.

“Canada fell behind and everybody knew that.”

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP and parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, said, “The sanctions basically operated to bring Iran to the negotiating table.

“By January 16, our allies had lifted their sanctions and so, for us, we are both aligning with our allies and also wishing to constructively, cautiously, re-engage with Iran in terms of economy

opportunity.”

Goldsmith-Jones said it will also be easier for Canadians to send money to family in Iran, although Garman, who is also a licensed Realtor, said money is more likely to be flowing in the other direction, especially from developers eager to do business here.

“From what I see, everybody’s trying to build something here and they can’t because they couldn’t bring the money in. That should make it much easier for them to get involved in the industry,” he said.

Nick Hosseinzadeh, a North Vancouver resident and Iranian politics watcher, said it is a positive move from a humanitarian standpoint, although he said sanctions

from the European Union had the biggest impact, as Canada was doing very little business with Iran prior to 2013. “(The sanctions) hurt the (Iranian) government to an extent but what it really comes down to is it hurts the ordinary people,” he said, noting the currency bottomed out while the price of food and unemployment spiked.

“Certain medicines were hard to buy for people. You never want a situation like that.”

Still, Hosseinzadeh said it was refreshing to see the rest of the world resolve a problem in the Middle East with diplomacy, even with a pariah state that is in many ways still isolating itself from the West.

“The Iranian government is still one you can’t entirely

trust. They do sponsor some groups that are recognized as terrorist groups and there’s no denying that but the approach of not directly engaging with Iran as we’ve seen wasn’t a very prudent one,” he said.

The Canadian government still condemns Iran’s human rights record, aggressive rhetoric towards Israel and efforts to destabilize the region, Goldsmith-Jones said.

But, there’s something of an ideological shift between her government and the previous one when it comes to international relations, she added.

“We feel… very, very strongly that you have to keep talking even to those you don’t agree with. That’s what diplomacy means. It’s the only way to make inroads,” she said.

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hina has become the world leader in wind power. After earning notoriety for the thick smog over Beijing, China now builds nearly half the world’s wind turbines.

There’s no downside to China’s investment in clean energy unless you were banking on Liquefied Natural Gas exports to carry your province to untold levels of prosperity. Which brings us to Premier Christy Clark.

The recent throne speech dealt with LNG in two languages: words that downplayed any immediate expectation of riches materializing and a vague insistence that it will all work out in the end.

The unfortunate few who listened to the whole speech heard about “unforeseen global conditions” and success not being for quitters.

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It’s an odd thing that our government is still selling us a product when no one else is buying.

Does anyone remember Clark’s campaign van emblazoned with the slogan: Debt Free B.C.? That was when LNG was going to generate $100 billion over 30 years.

We appreciate optimism, but optimism is not a plan.

With 15 months before our next provincial election, we urge voters to analyze optimism, to crack it open and see if they can detect some common sense.

There will be plenty of promises from our premier over the next year, and plenty of talk about “the courage to say yes.” But sometimes promises are nothing more than wind.

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Let’s think about investing in our communities Dear Editor: Re: recent articles on home prices and unaffordability A day does not go by without an article or news item connected with the cost of housing in the Lower Mainland. There have been raging debates about causes and potential remedies but very little action. It is as though our cities have been afflicted with a financial disease, which spreads much faster than our ability to react. All the while, for many people, the dream of owning a home recedes further from reality. The issue really began to bother me when some friends, both professionals working on the North Shore, remarked that they had given up hope of ever raising their family here. These are people who would be great neighbours, involved with their community, wanting only a modest place to call home. But as soon as they save $100,000 for the

down payment on a house, that hypothetical house has gone up by 50 per cent and they are $50,000 short of what they need. It’s very disheartening.

What if something could intervene, to slow the appreciation of property values, especially at the more affordable end of the spectrum? What if municipalities could purchase building lots, homes and condominiums and remove them from the regular market? These properties could then be available only to buyers who would actually live there. They would appreciate only at the rate of inflation, so they would not be subject to “flipping” or other speculative use. What if some properties could be held to be used for future public amenities, making it easier and cheaper for municipalities to improve infrastructure?

What if a new category of investment could be created by

the three levels of government, similar to the tax free savings account, which allowed people to invest in their communities?

This collective investment fund could be used specifically for the purchase of targeted properties. Some sort of panel could choose the properties and approve the eventual buyers. Over time, maybe we could buy back enough of our city that ordinary buyers once again would have a shot at home ownership. The speculative market could be limited to the higher end properties, affecting a much smaller and less vulnerable pool of buyers.

Maybe this is a naïve plan, but if it were possible, I would much rather take my money currently earning 1.5 per cent, and invest it in a way that improves my community. How about you?

Craig Johnston North Vancouver

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Dear Editor: At the Metro Vancouver Alliance event on affordable housing in North Vancouver on Feb. 8, mayors Darrell Mussatto and Richard Walton, and acting mayor Craig Cameron were asked to make commitments to champion proposals brought forward by the Alliance to support non-market affordable housing. The heart wrenching stories shared by speakers about their own struggles with homelessness were stark reminders that even in a wealthy area like the North Shore, homelessness is still a devastating problem for many.

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Affordability in general is becoming a hot topic in B.C. and housing appears to be at the crux of it all. Retired residents on fixed incomes are struggling to keep up with uncontrollable increases in costs of living. Poverty continues to be a place from which there is no return with every spare penny being taken up by housing costs. Even middle-class workers with steady, good

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Dear Editor: “It’s the creative industries, it’s tourism, it’s business, it’s legal studies.” -– CapU President Kris Bulcroft, 2016 The final art class at CapU is in honour of the president’s choice of ‘creative industries.’

Last week we considered how convex forms imply growth and how concave forms hint of collapse and implosion. In this final class we will consider strategies of learning about art and the humanities in an imploding ‘re-visioned’ (artless) university, a university in which art has been sacrificed on the altar of business.

If you are a student who wants to continue learning about art your only option now is to seek instruction in other disciplines. I recommend the business program.

Business has become the final authority on art and

culture at CapU. Consider this: during a recent CapU board meeting, a business faculty board member stated that the sculpture of protest by a studio art instructor “should be removed, I don’t like it ... it’s disturbing.”

This business instructor is an authority on art precisely because she is a business instructor and business has the advantage of making art a ‘currency’ relevant to advertising and branding.

Art is business and business is art. If Pablo Picasso were alive today he’d be a venture capitalist interested in derivatives and the bottom line. He certainly wouldn’t be making controversial sculptures. He certainly wouldn’t ask: “What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only eyes if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician, or a lyre in every chamber of his heart if he is a poet, or even, if he is a boxer,

just his muscles? Far, far from it: at the same time, he is also a political being, constantly aware of the heartbreaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. How could it be possible to feel no interest in other people, and with cool indifference to detach yourself from the very life which they bring you so abundantly? No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” (Pablo Picasso, March, 1945), Ahh, sadly, that quote is from an old lesson. Now, back to today’s class: the manipulation of form and colour in the pursuit of influencing public opinion for better business.

Studio Art class dismissed.

Marcus Bowcott North Vancouver

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The West ignores forces of darkness at its peril

Dear Editor: Can somebody tell me why it took only five years to defeat imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, which had a larger, better equipped and organized military, while it will be taking much longer to defeat ISIS? In spite of all the airstrikes from the air forces of several European countries, they are still up and about killing more people, gaining and losing ground here and there in Syria and do not seem to have any problems successfully rallying to their cause new murdering zombie volunteers from other countries.

They are creating a massive exodus of refugees who flee for safety into neighbouring countries including

Europe. Heaven forbid that the immensely wealthy Saudis and the Emirates would lend a hand to their own suffering brothers in faith. It falls on some of those infidel European countries to bear the brunt of these unprecedented human displacements.

I dare to predict that as the war against ISIS expands into Libya, because of those tempting oil wells, there will be an additional massive refugee influx into Europe from Libya through Spain and Italy, just a stone’s throw away. ISIS has already taken over two Libyan coastal towns. What better way for ISIS to infiltrate Europe than among the thousands of refugees who will be fleeing

there, a land of open borders? Europeans’ patience is already wearing thin. Unless the United Nations and not just the U.S. decides to deploy well-trained ground forces to decisively deal with ISIS, Boko Haram and their merry group of men, things are going to get much worse.

Also, the West would be well-advised to keep an eye on that North Korean wouldbe Fuehrer Kim Jong-un. He is developing and expanding his military forces and nuclear weaponry ignoring all complaints; shades of 1939.

With all that is happening in our world, can Armageddon be too far off?

John Bueno North Vancouver

QUOTES OF THE WEEK: We’re not in the business of getting pats on the head and being told to go to bed.”

— Capilano University instructor Michael Markwick speaking at a North Shore affordable housing assembly Monday (from a Feb. 10 news story).

We have a zero tolerance policy for sexual misconduct.”

— George Cadman, chancellor for the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, commenting on the case of a North Vancouver priest charged with sexual abuse (from a Feb. 10 news story).

Everybody is aware that child care is really, really scarce in North Vancouver .”

— Daycare owner Lorraine van der Poel talking about child-care space (from a Feb. 10 news story).

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PROPOSED PERMITS: Proposed Development Permit 15-090 would allow development of 2989 Cypress Bowl Lane for a temporary sales centre, and sign bylaw variances for site signage. Proposed Temporary Use Permit 15-056 would allow use of 2989 Cypress Bowl Lane for a temporary sales centre for three years with limited operating hours. Prior to permit expiry the site would be restored in accordance with the Temporary Use Permit terms.

Council will consider resolutions regarding the proposed permits at the date, time and place described above.

PROVIDE YOUR INPUT: Council welcomes your input. You may speak or present a written submission at the meeting. Prior to the meeting written submissions may be emailed to Council: mayorandcouncil@westvancouver.ca; mailed to Council: Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; or delivered to Legislative Services at Municipal Hall. Written submissions must be received no later than 3 p.m. on February 22, 2016 to ensure their availability to Council for the meeting. Written submissions will be included in the public information package for Council’s consideration.

NOTE: The February 22, 2016 Council Meeting will begin immediately following a public hearing at 6 p.m.

GET MORE INFORMATION: The proposed permits and other relevant documents may be inspected at Municipal Hall, February 4 to February 22, 2016, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except for statutory holidays) and at westvancouver.ca/home-building-property/planning/major-applications.

Copies may also be inspected at the Memorial Library and at the meeting.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Child’s Play Draw or doodle on a huge chalkboard or take pictures of your friends on a swing suspended from the ceiling, but do indulge your inner child at the CityScape Community Art Space’s latest show, Child’s Play, running at the Lower Lonsdale gallery until March 6. The opening night reception on Feb. 4 featured sweets and treats for guests, along with fruit punch and wine as guests mingled with the exhibiting artists. The show features the whimsical works of six local artists and runs the gamut of glass work, paintings, puppets and sculpture that will inspire and put a smile on your face. The gallery is located at 335 Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca

Exhibiting artist Marlene Pyykkö

Exhibitions co-ordinator Stefanie Wysota with husband Gordon Wysota

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Climber embraces life in the vertical world ! Lynn Hill is the guest speaker at Women Rock, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Visit vimff.org for tickets and info.

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Before Lynn Hill discovered the hulking rock formations of Southern California, she was happily clambering up trees and lampposts in her Orange County neighbourhood.

It was the early-1970s and rock climbing was still a relatively unknown sport in America, but Hill’s older sister and her sister’s boyfriend had recently taken up the fringe activity.

The pair were learning techniques from rock climbing pioneer Royal Robbins’ book, Basic Rockcraft, one of the first instructional climbing manuals available.

“Kinda sketchy, but it worked,” Hill says. “I think the drawings were pretty good.”

Recognizing Hill’s natural climbing ability, the couple invited the 14-year-old to tag along on one of their excursions in 1975.

“I just loved that kind of movement, and they could tell, and so they took me out one day and that was pretty much the beginning of that story,” she says.

When Hill turned 16, she got her first car and started driving herself out to Joshua Tree National Park on weekends.

There, she met other climbing enthusiasts and was integrated into the Stonemasters, a small band of long-haired, bandanawearing adventurers.

“We were just a loose collection of climbers that would meet on the weekends,” Hill explains.

The group was known for their free-spirited lifestyle, minimal use of equipment, and unwritten code of ethics that pushed the standards of free climbing. Routes were to be completed from the ground up and there was no “hang dogging” allowed, meaning you could not hang on the rope to pause and rest.

“Back in the day, you were supposed to pretend that the rope didn’t exist. If you touched it and used it for equipment

American rock climber Lynn Hill ascends the legendary Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Hill is the guest speaker at Women Rock, a Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival event celebrating female rock climbers. PHOTO SUPPLIED that was considered aid and that was the evil sin of free climbing. You’re supposed to free climb it as if there was no rope.”

Now living in Boulder, Colorado, Hill has been rock climbing for 40 years and is among the best-known climbers in the world. She was a successful competitive sport climber from the late-’80s into the early-’90s when she retired from competition and resumed traditional rock climbing. Her most

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West Vancouver’s The Cancer Store releases guide to living well with a stoma ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

In 2013, when cancer struck West Vancouver resident Leanne Chan’s family twice in three months, she dedicated herself to researching things that could help, investigating treatment options, diet and nutrition.

“When you first get diagnosed you put so much energy into trying to amass information,” says the 43-yearold busy mom and yoga teacher with a background in communications, marketing and corporate philanthropy.

As her family members’ cancer journeys continued, Chan found herself engaging in conversations with others who shared they too had experienced cancer, either personally or within their friend and family networks.

They willingly shared the resources they had discovered along the way, as well as expressed an interest in hearing more about her findings.

“You can imagine, all of a sudden our whole family, our whole nucleus, got very, very focused on cancer, anticancer, nutrition, alternative therapy. . . . And because maybe we had two people going through it at the same time, we were always collaborating resources,” she says.

This prompted Chan, in partnership with her fiancé Darren Pedersen (who had been diagnosed with stage three rectal and colorectal cancer), and his sister Kelly Schmidt (who had been diagnosed with brain cancer a couple of months prior), to launch The Cancer Store, a one-stop online shop featuring cancer guides, recipes, wellness videos and resource recommendations.

In addition to maintaining their not-for-profit website (thecancerstore.ca), the family has participated in a number of fundraisers, like the Diamond Rally, as well as launched the One More Day Campaign, providing families affected by cancer with an opportunity to make lasting

Leanne Chan, Darren Pedersen and JoAnne Strongman flip through their new book, hot off the presses, entitled Health The Way Nature Intended: Your Complete Guide To Eating And Living Well With A Stoma. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD memories with the ones they love, in addition to raising awareness of the importance

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Family works to empower others From page 12 lymph nodes, is doing well, and is just being monitored.

All of the family’s continued efforts are intended to help empower families facing a cancer diagnosis – their own included.

“Our medical system is great and we are eternally grateful to Darren’s surgeon and whatnot but you really do become a bit of a number.

And it’s scary, you’re going in to see a doctor who almost holds your life in their hand, whether it’s your oncologist or your surgeon, and he’s flipping through your files because he can’t quite remember who you are because he has seen 50 people that day.

It’s scary for anyone,” says Chan.

By arming people with knowledge, they hope to help them easily get back on the

road to good health.

To that end, the family has just released a new book, written by Chan, entitled Health The Way Nature Intended: Your Complete Guide To Eating And Living Well With A Stoma. The lifestyle guide was designed for those living with a stoma or compromised digestive system due to colon cancer treatments, colitis or Crohn’s disease and offers daily meditations, mindfulness training, shopping and meal planning advice, recipes for juices and smoothies, as well as suggestions of exercises to strengthen and nourish the body.

The book came about as a result of Pedersen’s work schedule as the 45-year-old financial advisor has offices in both Vancouver and Nanaimo and therefore splits his time between both communities.

“I created this book for

him for the time that he was away from me,” says Chan.

Realizing the information she had compiled would be of use to other families, the book project continued to snowball and was made possible thanks to the support of other contributors, JoAnne Strongman, of JMS Food Styling and a fellow West Vancouver resident, and award-winning food photographer Bruce Law, who donated their time.

Proceeds from Health The Way Nature Intended will support The Cancer Store’s philanthropic efforts to help individuals and families thrive through their cancer journeys – past examples of which include helping families directly or in the purchase of medical equipment for local hospitals.

Copies of the book are available at healththewaynatureintended.com.

HEALTH NOTES LENTEN LUNCH AND TALK All are welcome to Lenten Talks Thursdays until March 17 at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, 2347 Inglewood Ave., West Vancouver. Speakers will discuss palliative care and donations of $5 will support the North Shore Centre for Palliative Support and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Join in at noon and enjoy homemade soup and a bun. 604-926-6881

ski or snowboard for a minimum donation of $10 Mondays until March 28, 6-10 p.m. at Mount Seymour. Guests can donate more if they wish, but $5 from every ticket will support Powell Place and Springhouse women’s shelters. Guests can join the Women’s Park Jam in the terrain park from 7 to 9 p.m. followed by apres ski in the lodge. 604-986-2261 x212 mountseymour.com

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PLAYFUL APPROACH BC Playthings’ Rose and Donna Grocott and Sam Walton donate a number of fidgets (stress balls and adult colouring books), for use by patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments, to Lions Gate Hospital oncology nurse clinician Pat Macdonald and LGH Foundation’s Louise Campbell. In addition, the Edgemont Village shop has launched a February fundraiser, entitled Show Your Love, and will be donating 10 per cent of all sales this month to further support the hospital’s oncology clinic. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Obakki launches 2016 Live with a Purpose campaign The Obakki Foundation Live with a Purpose campaign invites individuals or groups from around the world to take their personal passion and use it for good.

Whether it’s mountain climbing, holding a bake sale, running a marathon or hosting a dinner party, the campaign encourages participants to take what they love to do and use it to make positive change in the world (while having a lot of fun), according to a press release.

The Live with a Purpose competition is open to participants who choose to donate the funds that they raise to the Obakki Foundation, a registered Canadian charity.

The individual or group that raises the most money will be awarded a trip for two to accompany founder Treana Peake on a philanthropic mission to Cameroon, Africa. Submissions to participate in the competition are now open

and will run until Feb. 29.

On March 1, participants will begin working with the Obakki Foundation team to set up their personal Live with a Purpose campaign and fundraising website page and will receive an in-depth information package that outlines best practises for fundraising, provides suggested social media posts, and summarizes how to work with the Obakki Foundation Live with a Purpose brand. Fundraising will run from March 1 to July 31 and the winner will be announced via social media on Aug. 5.

The total amount raised in the 2015 campaign was $36,260. One hundred per cent of all donations to Obakki Foundation (including funds raised through the Live with a Purpose campaign) go directly to the foundation’s humanitarian projects.

Info: obakkifoundation.org/campaign/ live-with-a-purpose.

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SPIRITED PARTY Angela Leigh of North Shore Tai Chi and Qigong gives a demonstration with swords at the group’s recent annual Tai Chi and Qigong Friendship Potluck Party held at Highlands United Church. Festivities included demonstrations of various forms, group workouts and donations of food, funds and clothing to the church’s Saturday Lunch Program. meetup.com/northshoretaichi PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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What’s Going On ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST The North Shore Writers’ Association will run its 20th annual writing contest for fiction, non-fiction and poetry. First prizes of $100 will be awarded in each category.

Entry deadline is Feb. 29. nswriters.org ACCESS YOUR CREATIVE SILENT VOICE: A COURSE ON UNBLOCKING CREATIVITY Life coach Yas Azarpajouh will guide you through a series of methods to access your creative voice and connect with your inner self at North Vancouver District Public Library. The 12-week course goes to May 15. Register: 604-929-3727 ext.

8166 nvdpl.ca CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (CFUW) – WEST VANCOUVER Guests are welcome on the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Westerleigh PARC, 725-22nd St., West Vancouver. On Monday, Feb. 15, featured speaker, UBC professor and researcher, Yasmin Akhtar, talks about “Insects: Meat of the Future.”

New members welcome. cfuw.westvan@gmail.com CELEBRATE HERITAGE WEEK Places of Distinction is the theme of the Hollyburn Ridge Association’s two-hour free snowshoe tours offered Wednesday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 21, 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet in the parking lot of the Cypress Nordic area for this moderate excursion.

Registration required, email with your preferred date. Snowshoes required. hollyburnridge@gmail.com SPIRIT TRAIL SUNRISE PARK TO LYNNMOUTH PARK OPEN HOUSE The City of North Vancouver is seeking public input for improvements on one of the final sections of the Spirit Trail. An open house will be held at North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second St., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 5-8 p.m. cnv.org BROWN BAG LUNCH TALK Robyn Woodward will present an illustrated talk about recent expeditions and her visit to sites associated with explorer Sir John Franklin in the Arctic, Wednesday, Feb. 17 at noon, St. Stephen’s United Church, 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. ststephenschurch.ca RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS - NORTH SHORE International Day of Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) begins Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. at Library Square, 120 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Participants will walk together and distribute flowers and notes of kindness. randomactsofkindness.org BROCKTON SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE All ages are welcome to visit Brockton School for information about its curriculum and community Thursday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., 3467 Duval Rd. North Vancouver. brocktonschool.com PERSIAN BOOK CLUB Read and discuss classical and

contemporary Persian literary prose during this class led by Feloor Talebi, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca DENE CROFT: CLASSICAL PORTRAITURE IN OIL Learn set-up, composition, lighting and painterly technique with artist Dene Croft Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m.-noon at Opus, 119 - 949 West 3rd St., North Vancouver. denecroft.com HAND WEAVING WORKSHOP A full day of weaving with artists Rebecca Graham, Mechtild Morin, and Tsawaysia Spukwus who share their techniques Saturday, Feb. 20, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver. The cost is $125 for ages 15 and older. northvanartscouncil.ca/ education TAIZE CONTEMPLATIVE SERVICE Join in for a contemplative candlelight service with music and Taize songs accompanied by piano and violin, silences and prayer, Sunday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave. North Vancouver. standrewsunited.ca CREATIVE ESCAPES Bring your knitting project, colouring book, creative writing or other artistic project and join in on the last Thursday of each month for informal evenings of imagination and socializing.

The next Creative Escapes dates are Feb. 25 and March 31, 6-8 p.m. at CityScape

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SCOTTISH STEPS The Deep Cove Scottish Country Dance Club is looking for new members. The club meets Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. at Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, 420 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver. First class free; $7.50 for subsequent classes. Call 604929-2866 for more information. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN is needed to provide information, advocacy, emotional support and referrals on our crisis and intake line to women who have experienced violence.

hiking, biking, swimming, movies, listening to music, hanging out. Big and Little Brothers spend two-four hours a week together for one year. bigbrothersvancouver.com.

The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

BINGO CALLER Volunteer is needed to facilitate bingo games twice a month on Thursday afternoons 3:30-5 p.m. Volunteer will also help set up the room, greet players and call the numbers for the game.

INCOME TAX CLINIC VOLUNTEERS are needed for the income tax clinic in March and April to help clients complete their own returns.

Volunteers must participate in webinar training provided by Canada Revenue Agency.

BIG BROTHER Be a part of something big! Be a Big Brother. Big Brothers are men over the age of 18 who provide fun and friendship for boys ages seven- to 12 who have limited to no contact with their fathers. Big and Little Brothers do a variety of no-cost/lowcost activities of their choice:

MENTOR If you are a caring, reliable adult willing to share a couple of hours a week with a kid who could really benefit from your company you are for KidStart, a free volunteer mentoring program for vulnerable children and youth. Volunteers are assigned a young person of the same gender who they see on a weekly basis and engage them in community activities.

Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. Free admission.

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Advocate report highlights important issues MSP recommendation a head-scratcher, however

Spending on home and community care by the province amounts to $2.8 billion a year and is up nearly 80 per cent since 2001.

while the population is growing in four out of five areas.

In other words more seniors are receiving home care but seniors are getting less care per person province wide.

And when it comes to income supports for seniors, meeting the demand for service for the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program and the HandyDART service, Mackenzie found the demand is also outstripping the supply.

On a more positive note the report found that 96 per

population growth in B.C. and waiting lists for subsidized seniors housing continues to grow.

The government’s current strategy for caring for seniors is to shift more resources to home and community care.

According to Mackenzie, three out of five health authorities are providing fewer hours of home care

Is that enough? A new report, Monitoring Seniors Services, from Isobel Mackenzie, the seniors advocate, found that home care is not keeping up with senior

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cent of seniors have their own doctor and four out of five seniors have no diagnosis of dementia.

Mackenzie has done what she was supposed to do here: highlight areas where seniors’ needs are being met and draw attention to areas where improvements are most needed. Given that, I am puzzled by the position the advocate has taken on the issue of the Medical Services Plan premiums. MSP premiums have to be paid by anyone living in B.C. for six months or more.

Now I don’t have a lot of time for people who say health care should be free but we do need to make sure the way we pay for health care is fair and equitable. MSP premiums are prorated for those who make up to $30,000.

If you are a single person and earn more than $30,000 you will pay a monthly fee of $72. You can make twice that or 10 times that amount and you will pay the same premium. Mackenzie thinks

Older And Wiser Tom Carney the minimum threshold for exemption for payment for MSP premiums should be raised and she wants to make sure those who qualify for MSP premium assistance are aware of it.

There is some merit in that I suppose. While up to half of seniors 65 and older could be eligible for an MSP subsidy, only about 30 per cent make use of it.

But I think she misses the point. What the province calls a health premium is really a regressive tax that

unfairly targets low-income individuals.

Every province in Canada, except B.C., has rolled their health care premiums into their income tax system with payments based on the ability to pay.

It seems to me the seniors advocate should be advocating for that. She’s not.

Part of an advocate’s job, in my opinion, is to tell the government when their policy is wrong.

If the seniors advocate won’t, or more likely can’t do that, then we need to find someone who will.

Postscript: If your income is less than $30,000 a year you may be eligible to receive MSP premium assistance.

It’s certainly worth a telephone call (604-683-7151) to Health Insurance BC to find out.

Tom Carney is the former executive director of the Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society.

Ideas for future columns are welcome. tomcarney@telus.net

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In Loving Memory It is with profound sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our beloved founder, and dearest friend, Betty Brown. She was the definition of generosity, and touched the lives of many North Shore residents.

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Rock climbing has become a ‘cool thing to do’ From page 11

pleased to see the demographics change over the decades.

“It’s nice to see that there’s a lot more women,” she says. “They’re really strong. It’s impressive to see what the women can do today and they’re closing the gap, so that’s satisfying for me to see.”

“People would say that this is a sport that requires upper body strength. And that’s true, to some degree, but a woman can have a high strength-to-weight ratio which helps a lot,” she

in Europe, Vietnam, Thailand, Morocco, Australia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cuba and China. In 2002, she recounted her biggest triumphs and tragedies in an autobiography entitled Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World.

Back in the ’70s, when Hill was introduced to rock climbing, there were few other women pursuing the activity. A long-time proponent for gender equality in rock climbing, she’s been

continues. “There’s so much more involved in climbing – a lot of it is psychological.”

While there are certainly more female rock climbers today than there were 40 years ago, there are also a lot more rock climbers in general.

“It’s become kind of a cool thing to do now instead of this weirdo thing to do,” Hill says.

People have caught on to the health and body sculpting benefits of the sport and indoor climbing gyms are now easy to find. It’s a

different picture from her teenage years when she and her friends would have been considered non-conformists.

“Back when I first started, we were not really interested in following mainstream because mainstream seemed to be about things that were the opposite of the beauty of climbing – it was about having stuff, having material wealth – things that don’t have anything to do with nature and relying on yourself.”

Today, in popular climbing areas, people have to

jockey to find parking spots and open climbing routes, she says. Bigger crowds have brought in more rules as well as more environmental and safety concerns.

“And so it’s much more regulated than it’s ever been, but it has to be because there’s more people.”

The growing popularity of rock climbing hasn’t dissuaded Hill from engaging in the sport, which continues to challenge her physically and mentally.

“It’s so multi-faceted that it’s a part of my lifestyle.

It’s not just a sport – it’s a lifestyle” that includes travel, camaraderie and an appreciation for the natural environment, she says.

“And I can’t think of a better way to evolve as a person than to be trying to adapt to nature itself and its forms and features.” ! ! !

In addition to Lynn Hill’s talk, the VIMFF Women Rock event will include the screening of three films about female rock climbers: Golden Gate, Transition, and Women’s Speed Ascent.

SENIORS CALENDAR EXERCISE FOR MOBILE SENIORS The Keep Well Society offers free classes at seven different venues on the North Shore. The program includes one hour of exercise followed by blood pressure checks and health coaching, massage, speakers and social times.

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Picks perfect for valentines

Don’t look now but it’s Valentine’s Day.

But it’s still not too late to run out and spoil your sweetheart. Here’s my rundown on some bubbles, stickies, ports and other treats to make your Valentine’s dinner (or any other tryst) truly sweet.

I’ve seen my share of artfully themed labels but a trio caught my attention this year: Etike Blue Heart Pinot Grigio, 2014 (Sicily). Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve, how about right on your bottle? Here’s a cute Valentine’s thought: an ingenious, pretty, blue pottery heart (with “I love you” in a few languages) doubles as a gushy label for this wine.

Apple and pear notes on top followed by a quite generous fruity palate. Fine as a sipper with white fish or chicken dishes (89 points, BCLS $17.49).

SWEET TREAT Purdy’s chocolatier Rachel McKinnley displays an early creation from a 3-D chocolate printer that was recently visiting Purdy’s in Park Royal. The printer was on hand for demonstrations and was capable of producing 3-D shapes made out of chocolate. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Gotin del Risc Bierzo Mencia 2013 (Bierzo) This label gets points more for cuteness and creativity than actual readability.

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“Gotin” in the local dialect means “a glass of wine shared between friends.” Bright berry fruit, medium-bodied with quite firm tannins plus spice and mineral hints (90 points, $17.99).

Two Hands Sexy Beast Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 (McLaren Vale) Here’s a wine that’s much more than a pretty face. Full frontal Cabernet, as only the Aussies know how, with intense red fruit and floral notes on the nose followed by mulberry, black fruit and spice with a hint of mint on the plush palate, luscious, structured and lingering (92

For years, chocolates have been given as a gift, as a sign of love, devotion or affection.

It’s an ancient tradition that has its roots in chocolate’s Aztec beginnings (although we can be pretty sure that Montezuma never paired his with red wine. In fact, he drank it, often in the bath).

Rubinelli Vajol Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2011 Aromas of bright red and black berry fruits with a slightly savoury, beautifully textured entrance followed by a well-structured, dry palate with an excellent fruit-acid balance, firm dark cherry and plum notes, wellintegrated tannins through a lengthy finish. A wonderfully polished example (92 points, $40).

Steller’s Jay Sparkling Shiraz (Okanagan) Another in-a-pinch match for dark chocolate with layers of black cherry and mocha notes under a fun and frothy dark crimson mousse.

Pretty in the glass, and a definite crowd pleaser (90 points, $25.99).

Lanson Champagne NV Brut Rosé Once sneered at by wine snobs, rosé has made a big comeback, and nothing says sexy quite like a seriously good rosé Champagne.

Besides that, if you can make it last right through the meal, it’s a pretty versatile food wine. This very polished drop from one of France’s oldest houses sports pretty pale rose in the glass with fine bubbles. The Pinot character shows through with red fruit, plus citrus hints, good acidity and a crisp finish (91 points, $69.49).

For better or worse, chocolate and Valentine’s Day are inextricably linked.

Forbidden Fruit Cerise d’Eve (Similkameen) Seductive and luscious port-style fortified wine from a little piece of paradise in Similkameen. Intense cherry flavours and toasty notes from oak aging. Think dark chocolate mousse and sipping by the fire (91 points, $29.95).

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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Etike Blue Heart Pinot Grigio sports a pottery, love-laden label. Two Hands Sexy Beast Cabernet Sauvignon and Gotin del Risc Bierzo Mencia are two more picks for Valentine’s Day. PHOTOS TIM PAWSEY

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Let’s end the demand for puppy mill dogs I think it’s safe to say that anyone with an ounce of compassion in their heart was angered, saddened, even horrified at the abuse and neglect that the dogs recently rescued from a puppy mill in Langley suffered – all for the sake of money.

My social network pages were inundated with comments about the atrocity as the news was shared worldwide. There is no doubt that animal-loving people are enraged by this news event, as they should be.

But is our emotional outrage enough to put a stop to puppy mills and animal abuse? As a dog-loving community, our numbers are great and we should be able to come together, take action and make changes happen instead of just emoting about the problem. Because complaining and sharing our disgust is getting us nowhere in regards to ending animal abuse.

There are many ways to address this issue and for the next few weeks I will cover them all. But today I am going to address the human component. This is the element that creates the situation that creates the problem; it’s the element that drives our emotions and our desires.

Our enraged emotions are looking for justice and for someone to blame. “How can something like this happen?” we ask.

Putting our justice system aside for the time being, we can begin finding answers by pointing blame at ourselves.

Yep, that’s right. If it wasn’t for the human ego and the desire for status and recognition, this situation would never have happened. In fact, puppy mills would not exist if the human ego would stop being so fascinated with itself and get over having things that make it feel special and worthy of attention, such as the latest and greatest “designer” dog.

If you haven’t become enlightened enough to figure this out yourself yet, the ego will never be able to feel worthy because it has an

Canine Connections Joan Klucha insatiable need to acquire things outside of the self. A sustained feeling of selfworth comes from within leading to an appreciation for oneself in unselfish, non-self-absorbed and nonself-serving ways.

Filling one’s life with the latest designer dog because of its popularity status will never give you a feeling of self-worth. But bringing a dog into your life because you truly love dogs will, because the nurturing, the sacrifices and the desire to share life with a dog comes from a place of love.

True, authentic living is realizing when you are feeding the ego and when you are feeding the soul.

I’ll leave those deep comments for you all to ponder further.

You see, puppy mills exist because of demand. All we have to do is stop creating a demand for these designer dogs. If humans didn’t want them, no one would be producing them.

Here’s the other thing: designer dogs are just mixedbreed dogs. Yep, it’s true.

Yet somehow these designer mixed-breed dogs are more valuable than regular Joe mixed-breed dogs. And why is that? The human ego, again! Humans have attached both a status and a stigma to mixed-breed dogs. The simple term “mutt” – a word typically used to describe mixed-breed dogs – unfortunately implies low value or second rate. A mixed-breed dog of undetermined lineage is of low value, but a mixed breed dog of somewhat determined lineage is of high value?

This is sheer nonsense.

Our ego is so gullible it is shameful!

At local shelters and private rescues the average adoption fee for a dog, most of which are mixed breeds, is approximately $350, give or take $50 here or there. A designer mixed-breed dog starts at $1,000 and goes up from there.

As a community of responsible, educated dog owners and lovers, we have to come together and put a stop to this abuse once and for all. And it can begin with educating ourselves. The only way we can truly end this is by putting an end to our own ignorance.

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Your North Shore Guide to the games people play SPORTS NEWS? Contact sports editor Andy Prest at 604-998-3538 or email aprest@nsnews.com

Royals survive Eagle attack

Defence key in tough AAA title game ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The Handsworth Royals senior girls basketball team weathered a spirited challenge from a game but undersized Carson Graham team Thursday night before pulling away to claim the North Shore AAA banner with a 61-39 win.

The big, athletic, seniorheavy Royals came into the game as the No. 9-ranked AAA team in the province while the unranked Eagles threw out a lineup that seemed out-sized at every position. But that didn’t stop Carson Graham from putting a scare into their North Vancouver rivals, scrapping out of an early hole with a big second-quarter comeback to make the score 30-26 for Handsworth at the half.

The tide slowly turned in the second half as Handsworth unleashed their athletes in a full-court press that flowed into a widearmed zone defence, causing numerous turnovers that turned into easy baskets for the Royals. A frantic stretch of tough defence from the Royals spurred a 16-0 fourthquarter run that finally put the game out of reach. When the final buzzer sounded the scoreboard indicated a comfortable win but the home team seemed more relieved than anything.

“I’ll tell ya, that Carson – they’re a feisty, hard-working (team),” said Handsworth head coach Scott Palmer. “(Carson head coach) Cam Nelson should be really proud of them. … They were fabulous. I thought they played really well tonight against us. They came out ready to play, they shot the ball well and we looked nervous.”

Palmer was happy with how his team responded in

Handsworth’s Julia Strigl and Siobahn Parker put the squeeze on Carson Graham’s Georgia Nelson during a hard-fought North Shore AAA senior girls basketball final played Thursday at Handsworth. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery and video highlights of the game. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH the second half after struggling to handle the Eagles in the first half.

“I thought we looked a little uptight, we weren’t running stuff and we were missing shots that we usually make. … We just weren’t playing smart basketball,” he said. “Once we settled down and got focused, we started not turning the ball over and good things happened for us.”

The momentum shift started when the Handsworth defenders started using their bouncy legs and long arms to create some havoc for Carson Graham.

“We really did a good job of clogging the passing lanes,” said Palmer. “We caused some turnovers for Carson and that got us the ball back and got us a few easier hoops because we were struggling in the half

court against them. Their zone was causing us to take some difficult shots.”

The Royals were led by forward April Christiansen who put up a monster stat line that included 22 points, 10 rebounds, seven steals and five assists.

“April Christiansen was just out of this world today,” said Palmer. “She’s been sick as a dog, coughing and hacking, but she was an absolute warrior today. … She came to play, right from the get-go.

She’s tough to guard. She’s a good, savvy basketball player who takes the shots she can make.”

The Royals were missing starting guard Nicola Ros – an elite volleyball player who can bring it on the basketball court too – so other players stepped up during the second-half surge.

Point guard Emily Burns was the only other double-digit

scorer for Handsworth with 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Forward Logan Billard also had a healthy line of nine points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals while Julia Strigl came off the bench to grab nine rebounds in 15 minutes of play. Starters Oana Lapuste and Emily Wood, who was filling in for Ros, both helped the Royals crank up the defence, each scoring five points with four steals.

The Eagles were led

by Georgia Nelson who scored 16 points with four rebounds.

Both teams will now turn their attention to this week’s Crehan Cup Lower Mainland championships.

The top three teams at the tournament will all earn automatic bids into the

See Lower page 21

Carson Graham’s Melissa Duynstee and Handsworth’s Logan Billard get Thursday’s AAA final started.

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From page 20

provincial AAA championships while the fourth- and fifth-place teams will head into wild card matchups against Fraser Valley teams.

Palmer is hoping his crew will avoid the scramble by making it into the Crehan Cup final.

The only other top-10 Lower Mainland team, second-ranked McMath from Richmond, is on the other side of the draw.

The Royals fell out of the top-10 rankings in January but vaulted back to No. 9 last week thanks to a win over fifth-ranked Riverside. Those roving rankings are indicative of a season spent looking for consistency,” said Palmer.

“We’re usually a top-10 team so it was disappointing when we fell out of the rankings,” he

said. “That perhaps goes to our inconsistency this year. … If we play at the level that we are capable of playing, we’re going to make a lot of noise. But then we could lay an egg the next night. We’re trying to find a consistent 40 minutes in a game. The girls are really working towards that right now.”

This is an all-out year for the team considering that the entire starting lineup and seven of the 11 players on the roster are in Grade 12. The one young gun amidst the seniors is Strigl, a rare Grade 9 player on the senior team.

“She’s going to be a player,” said Palmer. “She’s got great hands, great finish around the hoop. She’s learning the game at senior. …

She stepped up well for us tonight, played some

important minutes.”

If they are going to make some noise at the Lower Mainland championships, the Royals will need to have a cleaner effort than what they showed against Carson Graham, said Palmer.

“Our decision making could have been better tonight. Let’s face it – we had 28 turnovers.

You don’t win a lot of basketball games turning the ball over 28 times. We’ve got to clean that up for next week when we go into the Crehan Cup.” They may get a chance to face those same Eagles right away. Handsworth will open the Crehan Cup tournament

Monday night starting at 6:35 p.m. at Carson Graham.

They’ll play the winner of a game between Carson Graham and Gladstone scheduled for Saturday after North Shore News press deadline. The Crehan Cup final will be played Saturday, Feb. 20 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Winston Churchill. !!!

The powerhouse Seycove Seyhawks senior girls – recently crowned North Shore Premier League champs and currently listed at No. 4 in the provincial AA rankings – claimed the North Shore AA banner with a 70-39 win over Windsor Thursday night at Seycove.

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TIMEOUT!

Solutions can be found in next Sunday's issue.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Construct 6. Seal 12. Last from Kent Haruf 16. A public promotion 17. Acutely insightful and wise 18. Yemeni riyal 19. __ Lang (country singer) 20. Blue Hen school 21. Decaliter 22. Point midway between S and E 23. 12th Greek letter 24. One point S of SE 26. Pools 28. Notes of hand 30. Algerian dinar 31. Metal cooking vessel 32. Short poking stroke 34. Mountain Standard Time 35. Dark hairs mixed with light 37. Hosts film festival 39. Frost 40. Former moneys of Brazil 41. Bodily perceptions 43. Baseball great Ty ___ 44. Before 45. __ Caesar, comedian 47. Containerful 48. Expression of uncertainty 50. Tells on 52. Bones

CROSSWORD

CRYPTO FUN DETERMINE THE CODE TO REVEAL THE ANSWER

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Clue: Shapes representing love

Clue: Fancy chocolate

Clue: Dining establishment

54. As fast as can be done (abbr.)

56. Singer Jolson 57. Atomic #73 59. Pigeon sound 60. Jr’s. father 61. 6th tone 62. Debt settled (abbr.)

63. Contrary 66. Chinese tennis star Na 67. 44th First Lady 70. Methyl phenol 71. Avid applause

29. Comprehensive 31. Separates with an instrument 33. Noble 36. US, Latin America, Canada 38. Snoot 39. About heraldry 41. Angel 42. Female sibling 43. Former OSS 46. Stressed-unstressedunstressed

CLUES DOWN 1. Started growth 2. Biblical Sumerian city 3. Where Alexander defeated Darius III 4. Something to be borne or conveyed 5. Removed earth 6. Traveled by water 7. Hirobumi __, Japan 8. Antelopes 9. Japanese emigrant’s offspring 10. For instance 11. T cell glands 12. Acorn trees 13. Burdened 14. Wound deformity 15. Has faith in 25. Title of honor 26. Someone 27. Pouch

47. An imperfectly broken mustang 49. Call out 51. A long scarf 53. Coconut fiber 54. Scene of sports & events 55. Bodily suffering 58. Cloths 60. A way to agitate 64. No seats available 65. Linen liturgical vestment 68. Atomic #103 69. Home screen

LAST SUNDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

Solve the code to discover words related to Valentine’s Day. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 9 = e)

Clue: Love note

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14-20, 2016 ARIES

MAR 21 – APR 20 Your sense of time management and practicality come to the forefront this week, Aries. You want to get down to business, and your no-nonsense attitude will shine through.

LIBRA

SEPT 23 – OCT 23 Libra, everything seems like it will be rather ordinary this week. That’s a good thing, as you can use a few laid-back days with not too much on your schedule.

TAURUS

APR 21 – MAY 21 Taurus, this is a great week to just kick back and be yourself without feeling the crunch of deadlines or responsibilities.

You’ll get a few free moments to do whatever you like.

SCORPIO

OCT 24 – NOV 22 Scorpio, shopping is on your mind but you may have to put that idea off for a little while longer. More pressing purchases for the home or business take priority.

GEMINI

MAY 22 – JUN 21 Something you have always wanted to do may become possible this week. Maybe it’s something from your bucket list. Bring a friend to join in the fun.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21 Sagittarius, your finances are a bit difficult to decode at the time being, and that can lead to trouble. Better to bring in someone who knows what he or she is doing to help you work it out.

CANCER

JUN 22 – JUL 22 How far you come this week depends on your attitude, Cancer. If you keep an open mind, you will find success.

Keep a positive attitude and reap the rewards.

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20 Capricorn, if you’re looking to fill the void in your calendar, sign up for a class that will challenge your creative or mental abilities. Try an arts or dance center as a start.

LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWERS: A. impaired B. glasses C. trauma D. vision

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

ISKSSE LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWER: CORRECT

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JUL 23 – AUG 23 Leo, you will have the opportunity to work on a personal problem that has gotten the best of you before.

Work through all of the angles before you put a plan in motion.

AUG 24 – SEPT 22 You may find yourself in the position of middle man this week, Virgo. Others come to you with their concerns, and you put their minds at ease.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 – FEB 18 Aquarius, if you find that you are craving some adventurous activities, get started. But work under the tutelage of an experienced guide to learn the ropes.

PISCES

FEB 19 – MAR 20 You may find yourself teaching a co-worker some of the intricacies of the job. Don’t feel threatened; it may help lighten your own workload.

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