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Squamish, WVPD in the same canoe ANNA DIMOFF reporter@nsnews.com

The awakening of the canoe Ch’ich’iyuy on the shores of Ambleside Park brought together representatives of the West Vancouver Police Department and the Squamish Nation on Thursday afternoon.

The name of the canoe denotes the story of twin high-born Squamish sisters bringing peace to the Squamish and Haida people during a time of instability. Symbolizing strong relationships between the West Vancouver police and Squamish Nation, the 29-foot canoe will be used to participate in the Pulling Together Canoe Journey this July. The Pulling Together initiative strives to enhance understanding between public service agencies and aboriginal peoples by “canoeing the traditional highway,” according to the event website.

Chief Const. Len Goerke was called to speak to the crowd as a witness of the ceremony. He has participated in previous canoe journeys with the organization and found that the milestones met along the way were not only present for the youth or the First Nations elders they met, but for the police involved as well.

“These journeys have had a huge impact on me personally in learning about the truth of what our shared history is like and

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Bait bike puts the brakes on North Van bicycle theft JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

The bike lane turned into a path to jail for an alleged thief recently.

Members of the Squamish Nation bless West Vancouver Police Department’s new 14-person canoe with cedar boughs during a ceremonial launch at Ambleside Park Thursday. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

A 31-year-old man is accused of stealing a bicycle from a commercial area in North Vancouver and pedaling partway across the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing during rush hour before police apprehended him March 17.

The man is accused of stealing an RCMP bait bike. Police frequently deploy two-wheeled decoys in an attempt to stop the cycle of crime, according to North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Corp. Richard De Jong.

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Hyper-realistic simulations mimic real-life emergencies BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnewscom

“Dr. Lawson is stuck in traffic,” a voice on the intercom cuts through a chaotic birthing suite.

This is bad news.

Two hours ago, the patient gave birth to a healthy baby girl, seven pounds, 15 ounces.

The baby is resting well but a check-in from the primary nurse has found mom is hemorrhaging.

It occurs in up to 18 percent of births and it’s the most common cause of death in developed countries for mothers in childbirth.

But it’s manageable if they get a move on, with or without Dr. Lawson.

The instructions are to administer oxytocin, hemabate and ergot to induce contractions and control the bleeding, massage the patient’s uterus to remove any remaining blood clots and call the lab to get a blood bag ASAP. “Just do these three things and it will keep her from falling off the edge,” the voice on the intercom says.

There’s a cacophony of acronyms being shouted out and monitors beeping as nurses go to work connecting IV bags and crowding around the patient.

When it’s done and the beeping of the various monitors subsides, everyone settles down.

“I’m OK,” the patient says. “Can you stop rubbing my belly?”

It was a tense moment, and hopefully, a learning experience. It is, after all, just a simulation. " " "

For the last year, Lions Gate Hospital staff have been sharpening their skills and learning new techniques in the SIM program, which involves everything from hyper-realistic dummies to paid actors.

The postpartum hemorrhaging simulation and some even more sophisticated exercises are having a real world positive outcomes in what can be life-or-death medical emergencies.

“The research is rich,” says Karen Schafer, education lead in the SIM program.

When it comes to medical professionals learning by reading a book or listening to a lecture, “it doesn’t compare nearly to what a simulator can achieve,” she said.

Dr. Lawson, by the way, is stuck in traffic pretty much every time they run this particular simulation. The

Perinatal educator Kelly-Ann Haslauer demonstrates the finer points of catching a breached baby. Staff at Lions Gate Hospital are training through a number of realistic simulations meant to better prepare them for real-life medical emergencies. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD patient, who happens to be played by a Lions Gate nurse. is wearing a strap-on uterus.

Things get considerably more high tech than that, however, especially with SimMan, a mannequin with some decidedly human features.

“They load his leg with saline or distilled water and that can be pumped up to his brow and we can make him sweat,” Schafer says, while giving a demonstration.

Midway through the explanation, SimMan starts wheezing, terribly.

Richard Pinto, the SIM operations specialist, is controlling SimMan’s symptoms from behind a Wizard of Oz-like curtain.

“These are ways of giving the learner the information they need from a mannequin and not from us standing over here saying ‘blah blah blah.’ They can stay focused on what they would normally stay focused on,” Schafer said.

He can cry. His nose runs. He’s also got a working bladder and urethra, which students can practice putting catheters in, presumably a task that was hard to get volunteers for in the past.

Karen Schafer, education lead in the SIM program at Lions Gate Hospital, with SimMan, a dummy that gives nurses and doctors its blood, sweat and tears.

SimMan’s pupils dilate and constrict when there’s a light flashed in his eyes. He has a fluctuating pulse and blood pressure. His heart may have a murmur or an arrhythmia and caregivers can get a window into his health just by listening to his lungs.

Frothing at the mouth could mean he’s ingested poison or having a seizure.

At that point, SimMan begins trembling. Pinto is making him seize.

In the event of a brain injury, a patient’s jaw might clench tight,

which SimMan can also do. If his lips are turning blue, it’s possibly because he’s not getting enough oxygen. If there’s no way to intubate him, SimMan is even prepped to have someone practise a tracheostomy on his throat.

He responds to standard vital signs monitoring equipment and a real-life defibrillator.

“We can make him have all kinds of rhythms and different kinds of rates that will give the learner the information they need to know whether he needs to be shocked or not. And he can really be shocked,” Schafer says. “We snap on the pads; we really put electricity into him.”

SimMan cries out in pain from the zap.

“It hurts, I know,” Schafer sympathetically responds to him, in her best nurses’ voice. " " "

SimMan is a top-of-the-line model, selling for about $100,000 from a Norwegian company. Lions Gate has him as well as a SimJunior and SimBaby, though they don’t have all the bells and whistles the adult

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Nurses and doctors in the simulation suite at Lions Gate Hospital’s HOpe Centre prepare for a postpartum hemorrhaging exercise.

$1.5-million program saving lives, nurses say From page 4 model has.

The dummies, if you can call them that, as well as the entire SIM suite were paid for with a $1.5 million donation from the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, including $500,000 from the family of Kevin and Patricia Huscroft.

UBC’s faculty of medicine, which uses the HOpe Centre for training, also contributes to the SIM program.

Everyone a patient might encounter in an emergency is included in the SIMs including surgeons, nurses, social workers and even spiritual support. The scenarios range from heart attacks to car accidents.

Though working hands-on with no fear of making mistakes has its advantages, the real benefit comes from the debrief afterward. Everyone who participated in the SIM sits together in a guided conversation looking for the “Aha moments” as to how it could have gone better.

When the trainees in the postpartum SIM were removing the blood clots, they placed them on a nearby scale to determine how much blood the patient had lost.

Unfortunately, that’s also where the infant was left.

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A group of nurses go to work on a hemorrhaging new mother, part of the simulation training program at LGH. rest of the exercise. It’s probably something that would come up in the debrief. " " "

Not long after they began the program, medical teams at the hospital used the SIMs to run through an asthma attack scenario where they were tasked with using a new device to administer Ventolin.

“It was a new experience for them. The SIM was new and using this mechanism was new,” Schafer said. “Two weeks later, the exact same case came in. Right away, they said ‘Let’s use that new tool.’ They felt so confident in being able to treat that patient, whereas before, they would have been struggling.”

There’s also the

worst-case scenario when a patient “codes,” meaning they are deteriorating rapidly and will likely die without fast intervention.

“It’s an infrequent thing that scares the heck out of them and they don’t know what to do in those first five minutes before the big team comes to save the day and they have huge responsibilities,” she said.

Again, two weeks later, the real life scenario played out for an LGH nurse.

“She said, ‘Thank god I did the SIM. I would not have known what to do if I hadn’t done it.’ She felt like the patient survived because she knows what to do,” Schafer said. “I get those stories often.”

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you might consider stealing could actually belong to the police,” he said.

Bait bikes are covertly equipped with GPS trackers.

Once the lock is broken and the bike is in motion, police zero in on the bike’s location to make the arrest, De Jong explained.

With bike thefts seeming to be on the increase from year to year, police are hoping the bait bike program will be part of a larger

movement to deter thieves.

“It’s going to take the community to reduce those rates,” De Jong said.

Police urge cyclists to record their serial numbers, lock up their bikes, and report thefts to police immediately.

Lucas Brown, 31, is charged with theft and possession of stolen property.

He has no fixed address.

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West Vancouver Police Chief Const. Len Goerke chats with members of West Vancouver’s SWAT (Student Workers Advisory Team) over the stern of Ch’ich’iyúy, a 29-foot canoe that carries the ancestral name for the west peak of the mountains known to the Squamish for generations as the Sisters. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Canoe a powerful symbol

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helping me become more determined than ever about the future being better for all of us collectively,” he said.

“Part of a better future for all of us is good and strong relationships. That’s what this canoe in many different ways symbolizes – that intention on the part of all of us to build those relationships into the future.”

Const. Jeff Wood, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department, was responsible for organizing the entire project and was presented with a blanket for his efforts in joining the two

communities together. The long process was an emotional one, said Wood, as it all fell in place this afternoon in front of a crowd.

The canoe also commemorated the life of Jonathan “Jono” Hungerford, who passed away in 2001 from cancer at the age of 21.

His uncle, Gerald Hartwig, donated funds to the project to help carve the canoe. The project also received a grant from the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

“He was happiest with a backpack on and heading out into the woods,” said the father, Robert Hungerford.

“He was spiritually tuned in

to the outdoors … It’s hard to describe in words but his spirit certainly lives on and the fact that he can help people move and become happy in their lives … is wonderful.”

Moving forward, Wood said the canoe will be used as a community engagement tool to connect and educate people on local First Nations culture and the history of the area.

“It’ll basically be used as a tool to allow us to connect people to our area and get a better understanding of who we are and who the First Nations people are,” said Wood.

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an you be candid in discussing the dead without seeming despicable?

We certainly hope so.

Canada’s media recently dedicated air, ink and pixels to the death of Rob Ford, 46. He was a father of two.

The names Mussatto, Walton and Smith barely reverberate on the other side of the Burrard Inlet but all of Canada and most of North America was well-versed in the bizarre downfall of Toronto’s infamous mayor. Barely more than a quarter of North Shore residents voted municipally in 2014 but it seems 100 per cent of us had something to say about Ford.

He was a punchline and everyone was in on the joke, even him at times, showing up on late-night talk shows.

We mourn for the man but not the mayor.

He demonized political opponents and

despite a supposed love for the city, he repeatedly brought disgrace to the office of its chief magistrate.

He once participated in a council vote that concerned his own conflict of interest. And he lied. Even by the lowest standards set for politicians, he was a liar, dismissing concrete evidence of his cracksmoking as part of a convoluted witch hunt. Most didn’t believe him, but the pity was that some did; contributing to the worst kind of politics, the type that feeds on tribalism and paranoia.

The irony of the crack scandal is that Ford deserved exactly the treatment many in Ford Nation would happily deny all addicts: empathy.

His addiction wasn’t a joke, it was tragic.

Some commentators have said there will never be another politician like Rob Ford. Again, we certainly hope so.

Mayor Trump more likely than you think

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Job losses and economic collapse in the oil sector are sowing the seeds of despair in neighbouring Alberta and Saskatchewan. The world burns in the Middle East and a political crisis has beset Europe’s leaders over migration. Irrational real estate prices continue to escalate in Metro Vancouver.

There are lots of anxietyinducing issues out there.

So what do Canadians spend most of their time these days ruminating over?

The rise of Donald J. Trump — the Republican nominee for U.S. President.

Few stories have absorbed as much airtime on traditional media and activity on social media as the Trump phenomenon.

How, we ask, can an apparently bigoted carnival barker with a spotty business track record be garnering so much grassroots support for his presidential bid?

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We would be shortsighted to think it could not happen.

In fact, there have been many colourful — and controversial — men who have worn the chain of office in B.C. Theories abound as to why. I believe it is thanks to Trump’s timing, his promise of change, and his immeasurable skill at mastering the media, that this wannabe politician has been able to create so many false hopes among the electorate.

Dare we also ask, is a Trump-like demagogue likely to ever lead a city in B.C? Is a Mayor Trump — or for that matter a Mayor Ford — ever likely to emerge in Vancouver or one of our province’s biggest boroughs?

We would be shortsighted to think it could not happen. In fact, there have

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been many colourful — and controversial — men who have worn the chain of office in B.C. In the late 1960s Vancouver Mayor Tom Campbell was a brash figure, known for egging on his police forces to clamp down on hippies during the Gastown riot. Affectionately known as “Tom Terrific,” Campbell won the mayoralty as an independent candidate by knocking off the NPA incumbent.

As far back as the 1930s Vancouver elected another populist political disruptor named Gerry McGeer, who after defeating the

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incumbent took on police corruption, built Vancouver city hall on 12th Avenue in under a year, and battled “communists” by invoking the Riot Act. Neighbouring Surrey has had its share of badly behaved mayors including Bill Vander Zalm — enemy of welfare “deadbeats.” The Zalm was succeeded by Ed McKitka, one of B.C.’s best retail politicians who was convicted of breech of trust and served jail time for misuse of his office.

While it has been a while since a head-bashing populist ran a city here, more recent mayors like Vancouver’s Larry Campbell and even Burnaby’s Derek Corrigan showed little time for the diplomatic niceties of being mayor.

The latter once told a newspaper editor he has no interest in setting up homeless shelters in his city — something unthinkable in Vancouver — and he remains as popular as ever.

The real lesson of the election silly season in the

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U.S.A. must be that the public is frustrated with the status quo. Several have expressed how they feel they are being left behind in these rapidly changing times.

These sentiments are of course not unique to the United States. Read the comments left behind on newspaper stories or on Facebook — particularly those about real estate prices — and you can see how belligerent the public is feeling on a range of issues.

If ever mobilized behind the right political figure — someone who promised “change” and to benefit “the little guy” — the phenomenon we are seeing south of the border could come home to roost here.

Because of our “weak mayor” system (where the mayor is just one vote on council) Canadian cities are less susceptible to the ravages of a Rob Ford.

Under the governance of Gregor Robertson’s council, however, an enormous amount of power has been

shifted into the Mayor’s office that was previously dispersed among the rest of council and the city manager’s office.

It is possible that Vancouver is more vulnerable today than ever in its history by electing someone to the Mayor’s office who can do real damage to the institution.

What issue would catalyze those traditional and non-traditional voters into backing someone like Trump? Promising to stop foreign investment? Ripping out bike lanes? Slamming the brakes on the city’s densification?

One shudders to think that it could happen here.

But who could have imagined that in 2016 someone like Donald J. Trump would be blazing a path to the White House?

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Dear Editor: Re: Federal approval of Woodfibre LNG in Howe Sound.

Open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: I may be naive, but it’s not just me. Many citizens are disillusioned with your climate change pronouncements right now. On March 18 your government failed its first real on-the-ground climate test.

By quietly approving a new fossil fuel industry for Canada — LNG for export — you have locked Canada into a massive new fossil fuel paradigm for decades to come. How can you possibly justify this and simultaneously attempt to transition Canada to a new low-carbon economy? We thought “real change” included real action on climate change.

By approving the Woodfibre LNG project in Howe Sound, B.C.’s iconic and world renowned fjord, your government has broken faith with thousands of

hopeful citizens who voted for your party in the last election.

How naive we are. We believed Minister McKenna’s announcement at COP21 that “Canada is back.” It was an exciting message. Under Harper we gave up hope that we could leave a safe and sustainable future for our children. Mr. Trudeau, you have no idea how hard so many of us worked to put you on that world stage!

In addition to the climate issues of approving Canada’s first LNG export project — two egregious components under your government’s control remain unaddressed: 1. The once-through seawater cooling system: cheap — but also banned in California and Europe as hugely destructive to marine ecosystems. After decades of industrial abuse Howe Sound is actually returning to life. The salmon fishery recently reopened.

Herring have rebounded.

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Approving Woodfibre’s discharge into the ocean of 400 million litres per day of hot chlorinated water for 25 years is simply unacceptable.

2. The hazards of LNG as a dangerous cargo: LNG tankers are classified as the second most dangerous ships on the ocean, next only to ships carrying explosives. Designation of LNG plant and LNG tanker hazard zones are compulsory in the U.S. We have no such regulations in Canada. This is also unacceptable.

Unless these shortcomings are addressed head-on, impacts on marine life and people will come back to haunt you. A very large community of B.C. voters have not given permission for Woodfibre LNG. Your words are eloquent, but approval of this project is not!

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impact studies. It is a shame that so many people are still vehemently opposed to any development. They should know that a huge portion of our government revenues are paid by corporate taxes and resource royalties.

When I see a ship exporting grain, sulphur, timber, oil (and hopefully LNG), I think

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of all the nurses, teachers, infrastructure and social programs that these exports support.

LNG can and should be responsibly developed and I am proud that the first such terminal will be developed so close to home.

American public about the tragic Benghazi debacle, for which I believe she was culpable.

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK: The Blob broke up in the fall .”

— Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells predicts a cooler, wetter summer than last year, following the dissipation of a mass of warm water in the Pacific Ocean (from a March 20 news story).

Howe Sound should be protected. To take a chance on losing that, I think, is quite sad.”

— West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith discusses the federal government’s decision to approve the Woodfibre LNG plant outside Squamish (from a March 20 news story).

I think we’re in for a battle royal.”

— City of North Vancouver Coun. Pam Bookham anticipates a melee over the decision to bring pay parking to Harbourside (from a March 23 news story).

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WHAT: Parcel Tax Roll Review WHEN: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm Council Chamber, City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver TAKE NOTICE THAT the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will hear complaints with respect to the frontage tax assessment roll regarding the following local improvement works constructed under the provisions of Part 7, Division 4 of the Community Charter.

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“Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2016, No. 8466” (Concrete sidewalk on both sides of Moody Avenue between East 9th Street and East 13th Street)

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“Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2016, No. 8467” (Concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter on the east side of the 200 Block of Mackay Avenue between West 3rd Street and the lane south of West 3rd Street)

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“Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2016, No. 8468” (Concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter on the east side of the 1700 Block of Jones Avenue between West 17th Street and West 18th Street)

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“Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2016, No. 8469” (Concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter on the west side of the 1900 Block of Queensbury Avenue between East 19th Street and East 20th Street)

After hearing any complaints, the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel may review and correct the frontage tax assessment roll as to: a. b. c.

the name and address of the owners of the parcels of land; the actual foot frontage of the parcels; the taxable foot frontage area of the parcels.

The frontage tax assessment roll or the frontage tax assessment roll, as revised, shall be available for inspection at the office of the Director of Finance/Assessor, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, for 10 days immediately preceding the day appointed for the sitting of the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath North Shore Music Festival The 45th annual North Shore Music Festival and Workshops, presented by the North Shore Registered Music Teachers’ Association, ran Feb. 28 to March 11 at North Vancouver’s Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and was capped off with three final concerts, March 9-11. The March 11 event featured performances by this year’s trophy winners and saw 20 young music students perform works by Mozart, Dvorak, Liszt, Chopin and many other classical greats, on piano and violin for an audience of family, friends and teachers.

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Stories from the path less travelled surface at the North Shore’s annual Fascinating Expedition and Adventure Talks, better known as FEAT to the local endurance and ultra-sport community.

Voices from the West Coast community are invited to speak about their amazing endeavours, hoping to inspire attendees to get out, get active and explore.

“I would say the Lower Mainland has a wealth of people who can talk about different types of adventures, expeditions or learnings along the way,” said Sean Verret, organizer of the Canadian edition of FEAT. For the first year of presenters in 2011, he pulled the event together by sourcing speakers from personal connections, drawing from

his background of adventure and mountain bike racing.

Now, his network has grown to hundreds of adventurers and he says the variety of topics covered by this year’s nine speakers offers something for everyone.

“Like I say to every single one of the speakers, we invite you up to speak because you’ve done something awesome or amazing and they all have done something really significant depending on who they are,” said Verret.

A highlighted speaker from the North Shore is Meyrick Jones who recently completed the historic ultra-cycling event, Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) Randonneur. The race is the oldest cycling event in the world, the first taking place in 1891, and runs 1,230 kilometres in just over three days. It runs every four years, and last year the event landed on the 20th anniversary of the accident that cost Jones his left leg.

In 1995 while travelling in San Francisco, a runaway cable car slammed into the

one Jones was riding and crushed his leg, which was later amputated just above the knee. At 21 years old, a competitive rugby player and athletic enthusiast, Jones had a challenge ahead of him concerning his future identity.

“I was just sitting there in a hospital bed, wondering what life would look like. Now you don’t have to wonder about anything, you can just open up your phone and get your answer,” said Jones. “But back then I was just lying in bed going, wow, I’ve been an athletic guy all my life, all my friends are my teammates and ... what now for me?”

After a long period of rehab, Jones’ first goal was to be able to walk normally wearing pants over his

See Digital page 12 North Shore endurance athlete Meyrick Jones is among nine speakers featured at the upcoming 2016 FEAT Canada April 12 at Centennial Theatre.

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Digital Academy students offer help From page 11 prosthetic limb, not thinking he would want anyone to know about his disability.

“It just shows where my mind was at, at the time, and now I almost never wear pants, I’m wearing shorts all the time,” he said. “Eventually, the first thing I did was a mountain bike race. I really enjoyed being back out there and competing, even though, being my first one back after my accident, it was really hard, but I liked it so I stuck with it.”

Jones lives to push his limits and since that first mountain bike race has competed in crosscountry skiing, completed three different Ironman competitions, and participated in triathlons nationally and internationally.

“I ended up going kind of bananas on endurance sports and it was just sort of a way to be OK. It’s just grown to this ridiculous level where you’re doing 1,230 km bike rides,” Jones said.

“It’s kind of a fine line between dissatisfaction and pushing yourself. There’s a very fine line there, because to find that drive to push yourself you can’t be happy, or else you’d just sit at home patting yourself on the back all day.”

Within Jones’ talk, he guardedly explained that he’ll be getting into the mental aspects of endurance sports and relating the struggles he faced within the

final half of the PBP race with the adversities he has plowed through in the last 20 years.

“The endurance sport community is such an interesting group of people and their stories, I don’t think they hit the mainstream media very often,” said Jones. “Events like FEAT do a really great job of putting the spotlight onto some of the amazing things that are going on out there and on less typical ways to lead a life. For people who are already part of the community it’s a great way to celebrate achievements and hear and swap stories, but for people in the building who are not part of that community yet, I think it’s quite inspiring.” !!!

Contributing to the production of the event and the growing population of explorers on the North Shore is Argyle secondary’s Digital Media Academy.

Co-founder of the academy and instructor Murray Bulger helps lead a group of approximately 14 Grade 11 and 12 students in creating promotional material for the event with their graphic design skills, live editing of video on the day of the event and new this year is the responsibility of social media.

Verret connected with Bulger last year and invited him and his students to contribute to the production of both the adult and kids FEAT shows. It turned out

to be a learning experience for everyone on communication, professionalism and employee turnover. Once the kids in their senior year graduate, a group of new faces replace them, offering new obstacles and learning opportunities.

“The kids who are in their first year now will be able to carry forward, but that is one of the challenges is that you have to figure out who you have on the plate,” explained Bulger. “We have some kids who are really good with web-based stuff, so the social media stuff took off and perhaps if they don’t show up next year we might have to rework it. It’s like having a company where every two years the staff is gone.”

Learning how to communicate with the students and put them on a realistic timeline was the learning curve Verret had to juggle, but staying in close consultation with Bulger, he was able to involve the kids in about 90 per cent of the operations.

“It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s so much fun and they get a great experience out of it as well.

They’re doing something different and it’s actually for real,” said Verret.

Join in to vicariously explore the world of endurance and ultrasport adventurers for the 2016 edition of FEAT Canada set for April 12 at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.

STEPPING STONE Racers head out at the start of the MEC North Vancouver Race One, The Frozen Forest, a scenic five- and 10-kilometre trail race held last month at the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver. See more photos at nsnews.com/living/health-wellness. Race Two in the series, a five-kilometre, 10-km and half-marathon road run, is being held at the same location Saturday, April 2 at 8:30 a.m. Runners will receive complimentary coffee, bananas and massages. $25/$15. events.mec.ca PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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your activity type whenever possible between running, biking, hiking, rowing, swimming, skating, aerobics, dance and anything that gets your blood pumping.

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Value of Canadian dollar tied to commodity prices The commodity bear market that began in 2011 has not been kind to the Canadian dollar, but the epic collapse in the price of oil which started in 2014 has been downright nasty.

Canada is a net exporter of oil and other commodities, which are priced in U.S. dollars. We sell more resources to the rest of the world than we buy and when demand for those resources is high, so is the demand for our beloved loonie. It works the other way too.

The result is our domestic currency tends to follow what commodities are doing and oil in particular. Over the last five years, our dollar has had a 54 per cent correlation to the price of oil.

That is to say, 54 per cent of the time our loonie moves in the same direction as oil. Over the past year, that correlation has jumped to 69 per cent.

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Making Cents Lori Pinkowski central bank policy. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, who now heads up England’s top bank, maintained a tightening bias during his tenure. This kept currency traders from dumping the loonie, as Carney was constantly warning of higher interest rates (higher interest rates are good for a currencies’ value). But when Stephen Poloz took over in 2013, the market rightly interpreted an easing bias and the Canadian dollar slid.

The fear was realized early last year after the Bank of Canada cut rates twice to spur the economy in

directional calls on the currency should be avoided. If you or someone you know is thinking about converting U.S. dollars in the near future, the strategy we recommend is to dollar cost average and convert set amounts over a period of months.

For those not in a hurry, waiting for oil to recover might be your best play.

Despite the many moving parts and political aspects to oil prices, there is an old saying: “the cure to low oil prices is low oil prices.”

response to falling oil prices and a technical recession.

From the start of 2015 to January of this year, our currency lost 20 per cent of its value. So far in 2016, however, the Canadian dollar has risen with the price of oil. The economy has rebounded as well, so the market no longer expects further interest rate cuts. All of this is supportive of the Canadian dollar and is why it has rallied about six per cent year-to-date relative to the U.S. dollar.

Where the loonie goes from here will largely depend on the price of oil. In the unlikely scenario that oil goes back to $100 per barrel, you can expect our dollar to rise significantly. A more likely scenario is one in which oil trades between $40 and $60 per barrel, spending more time towards the lower bound. This is where we find ourselves today. The loonie costs about 76 cents per $1 (U.S.) right now and the longterm average over the last 25 years has been 81 cents.

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owner relationship saved, but the dog’s life as well. But most of the time it involves coming home exhausted, covered in something that came from a dog, be it fur, saliva, urine or feces. Thankfully it has mostly been saliva and fur.

The challenging and exhausting part of this profession has very little to do with working with dogs. Regardless of their issues, they are always a joy to work with. They are such willing creatures, ready to let go, learn and do the right thing when they trust the person they are with.

The challenging part is working with the owners.

Unlike dogs, humans are rarely ever ready to let go, trust, learn and do the right thing. There can be a lot of weeding through personal baggage to get to a place mentally where successful training can take place. That weeding often makes training sessions unnecessarily long and difficult. And I, as a dog trainer, don’t want that any more than you as a dog owner.

So here are some tips to help you, as a dog owner, make the training sessions far more rewarding for yourself, your dog and your trainer.

Canine Connections Joan Klucha First off, be honest. I have been in far too many situations where a dog owner has said, “Oh he nips at me when I put the leash on,” only to find out, while sitting in emergency waiting to get stitches, that the nip is actually an aggressive bite. Being in denial or embarrassed about your dog’s issues only perpetuates the problem and does not allow the trainer to approach the situation properly.

Tell the truth when your trainer asks if you did your homework. A seasoned dog trainer can tell whether an owner has done their homework or not because we are used to seeing results in a dog’s behaviour once training

begins. If there are no results, then we change the training protocol. If the owner has not done the homework, yet says he has, and we change things because we think there is something wrong with the training method, this just makes things confusing for the dog and prolongs the training process costing the dog owner more money and time.

Be considerate by being on time. You are not our only client that day. If you are, it is because we have a really busy day doing other things in our lives. This “having a life” thing also applies to phone calls and texts after business hours. If we don’t respond right away, it is because we are living our lives, or sleeping.

Be prepared. When you come to training, have some treats with you – preferably ones your dog loves and won’t get sick from eating. A handful of kibble is not considered a training treat. Trainers do carry treats, but because of food sensitivities that you probably didn’t tell us about, we could be carrying something unhealthy for your dog.

Be present. This means

that when you are working with your dog, be with your dog. Don’t be with your phone checking to see how many “likes” your latest post got.

You are paying your trainer to work with you and your dog, so give them your undivided attention. I’ve started charging an extra $10 every time my clients check their phones when they are with me. It adds up and my ranch in southern Alberta is now within reach!

Finally, leave your drama at home. Arriving to training with stories about the family chaos at your niece’s wedding over the weekend is not something we want to know about. We are not counsellors or psychologist. We are dog trainers. But we do understand that dogs are often in our lives as portals to healing.

We can show you that if you are prepared, present, honest and aware that your dog will help you conquer whatever personal demons you may be struggling with.

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

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New group helps seniors get off drug train

Deprescribing Network advocates for proper med use A reader asks, “What does the latest research tell us about seniors and prescription medications?”

Spoiler alert: overmedication (“polypharmacy”) in the elderly is a problem.

The B.C. Seniors Advocate has raised the alarm recently about the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs in long-term care facilities.

Seniors in long-term care take twice as many drugs as other elderly Canadians but it’s not just seniors in care who are overmedicated.

In 2012 approximately twothirds of seniors submitted claims for five or more drug classes and 27 per cent had 10 or more, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Taking more drugs increases the risk for

drug interaction, mix-ups and the potential for side effects.

Getting the right medications to the right seniors in the right amounts is an ongoing challenge. The good news is that we are about to get some help with that.

The Canadian Deprescribing Network (CaDeN) is a new national group of health professionals, researchers and patients that is working to reduce unnecessary or harmful prescription drug use, particularly by seniors. They want to wean seniors off inappropriate drugs.

One of the first tasks of the group is to develop a plan for improving prescribing for the elderly in Canada. There are numerous guidelines that tell physicians when it’s

Older And Wiser Tom Carney appropriate to start a drug but not when it might be appropriate to stop. The result is that when drugs are commenced they are rarely ceased.

There is ample evidence that links unnecessary drug prescribing in the elderly to adverse events, poor physical function, hospitalizations and increased costs and deaths.

Overmedication can lead to poorer health outcomes. I

get that. The question is can most medications be stopped safely? I found studies that demonstrate that it is safe to withdraw psychotic medication in nursing home patients, that stopping anti-psychotic medication in the elderly with Alzheimer’s’ disease lowered the risk of death and that stopping fall-risk medications reduced the incidence of falls.

Indeed, simply getting a geriatrician to review the medications has been shown to reduce unnecessary medication and adverse events.

The CaDeN has focused their initial efforts on three other classes of medications: benzodiazepines, a sedative for insomnia, proton pump inhibitors, used to treat heartburn and ulcers, and some long acting oral diabetes drugs.

A review of medicine withdrawal studies in older people in Australia found

that withdrawal was rarely associated with adverse effects, except for some heart medications.

Let’s be clear here: I’m not an anti-drug crusader.

Appropriate medications can help seniors live longer and more active lives and some seniors will always require one or more medications.

Deprescribing medication, if and when appropriate, isn’t something you should try at home by yourself – it should always be done under the supervision of a physician.

The CaDeN wants to cut inappropriate prescriptions for seniors by 50 per cent by 2020. Is that achievable? In my opinion probably not but any measure of success here would be welcome. If you are a senior on the medication train and you want to get off, it’s comforting to know that the CaDeN is on your side 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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NV author and life coach to offer insight North Vancouver’s Claire Yeung will be guiding an interactive workshop and giving the keynote address at the upcoming Multicultural Women’s Conference and Fair Thursday, March 31 in Vancouver.

The inaugural event is bringing together multicultural and immigrant women from the local area for a day of empowerment and possibilities, according to a

press release.

The free event is being presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine as a way to enhance opportunities for newcomers and multicultural women alike. It is also intended to provide a chance for refugee women to come out and connect with others in their new city.

Yeung is an author and life coach who immigrated to Canada at the age of six.

Her motivational workshop,

Become the Heroine of Your Own Story, is hoped to help attendees articulate what is important to them, how to bring balance to the various aspects of their lives and assist in empowering them to create the life they truly want to live.

Yeung was a successful attorney for more than two decades until a health crisis three years ago led to a career change. Since then she has become a certified Whole

Person Coach, and penned The Eighty-Year Rule, a guidebook for anyone wanting to create a new life from where they are today.

Yeung states in the release that she’s pleased to offer this interactive and fun workshop focused on work/life balance, since for so many women that’s part of a larger puzzle. Bringing balance to various aspects of your life, knowing what you want to accomplish and taking the

first steps to accomplishing your goals is key to career success and personal empowerment in work and life, she adds.

The Multicultural Women’s Conference and Fair comes from a holistic perspective and was designed to touch on everything from career success to community involvement, to parenting, to health and home buying. The event aims to provide a space where women can get advice and inspiration to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

In between sessions, attendees can peruse the trade show of exhibitors from the social services, educational and employment sectors (including some hiring employers). In addition, they can receive one-on-one advice at several “Ask the Expert” clinics. Admission is free, and all speaking

Claire Yeung will give the keynote address at the fair, set for Thursday. PHOTO SUPPLIED sessions are on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees are advised to register at canadianimmigrant.ca/ womensfair.

The event will be held at the Croatian Cultural Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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LADIES GOLF GROUP Ladies 55+ are invited to join a group that plays Wednesdays at 9 a.m. from April to September at Murdo Frazer Golf Course, 2699 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. The group is intended to offer fun, friendship, fresh air and a little fitness. Membership is $20 for the season and $5.50 per game.

604-986-5023 lindagoodall@shaw.ca FABULOUS FIRST FRIDAYS Live music and socializing Fridays, April 1, May 6 and June 3, 7-9 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. $9/$7. Info: 604-929-3642.

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ELDERCOLLEGE — A DAY IN THE LIFE SPEAKER SERIES Hear stories and experiences of some of the Lower Mainland’s most fascinating people Mondays, April 4, 11 and 18, 12:30-2 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. $10.

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Legault named top rookie in CIS

Windsor grad strong in first year with U of A Pandas ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

North Vancouver’s Brooklyn Legault was recently named the 2015-16 CIS women’s basketball Rookie of the Year after a strong season with the University of Alberta Pandas.

The Windsor secondary grad started 19 of U of A’s 20 conference games, averaging 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. She was seventh in the Canada West conference with 20 blocks in 20 games.

“It’s an honour to receive this award, but none of this would be possible without the support of my teammates, coaches and family who push me to become a better basketball player and person every day,” Legault said at the awards ceremony at the University of New Brunswick during the CIS Final 8 championship tournament last week She is the first Panda to win the CIS Rookie of the Year award. She was also named the Canada West Rookie of the Year.

“Brooklyn has improved so rapidly over the course of this season,” said head coach Scott Edwards in a CIS

Brooklyn Legault makes a play for the University of Alberta Pandas during a recent CIS game. Last week Legault was named the CIS Rookie of the Year after starting 19 of 20 conference games for the Pandas, averaging 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. PHOTO SUPPLIED UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA release. “To start every game in such a tough conference as a rookie is a difficult task. She was able to perform so well because she is so coachable,

and her basketball intelligence is really high. We are thrilled to see her progress so far and look forward to the future for Brooklyn.”

The Pandas won bronze at the Canada West championships, beating MacEwan University 66-55 in the consolation final. The team also

played in the CIS championships, beating the University of Regina 74-73 in the fifthplace game held March 19 in Fredericton.

Legault helped the Windsor Dukes claim gold at the high school senior girls AA provincial basketball championships in 2014.

Fine Legs bring a global game to West Vancouver ANNA DIMOFF reporter@nsnews.com

A quick bit of trivia: what is the second most popular sport in the world that was also Canada’s first official sport?

A hint? It has fine legs.

The answer: Cricket.

Fine leg is a fielding position on the pitch and also the inspiration for the name of West Vancouver’s Fine Legs, a women’s team that caters to players of all ages and skill level across the North Shore. The team is one of three in the region, which includes the Meralomas of Vancouver and the Wicket Maidens of Victoria.

North Vancouver’s Patricia Truter joined the Fine Legs three years ago when a friend

invited her to participate in the sport she had watched while growing up in South Africa.

“I said no I’m too old and I’ve never played cricket,” Truter said with a laugh. “They said to just come and try it out and I fell in love with the game. … Everybody gets a chance to bat and everybody gets a chance to bowl, even if you’re good or not good. People from all skill levels can be integrated in one team and it’s a nice way to play, where you can play with very experienced players and also people who’ve got no background. It’s a nice way to integrate with the community and do something that provides you fitness and is fun.”

Players on the Fine Legs are from Commonwealth countries around the world like Australia and New Zealand, Pakistan,

India, Bangladesh and from the United Kingdom. All of the women connect over their common history of watching cricket matches back home.

Now in her 50s, Truter has been selected to participate in the 2016 Can Am United Women’s Tour in Buenos Aires where she will join a team of players from across North America for a series of matches against Argentina’s national team. Truter is the only one from the Fine Legs to be selected to the team and said she sees it as a great honor to be playing internationally.

The young Argentinian national team is known to have a high skill level, said Truter, “so we will have an uphill battle going there.”

Awareness of the game is what Truter hopes to bring to the local audience. She

explained that women’s sport often doesn’t get publicized or acknowledged as much as men’s sport does, which affects funding and support. Cricket Canada funds the nation’s men’s team but little funding is provided to the women’s team. Truter said they’re “basically self-funded.”

The two-week tour kicks off on March 26 and while there, they will play a total of 11 games before moving on to play a nine-game series in England in August.

Practising out of Hugo Ray Park in West Vancouver, Truter and the Fine Legs will continue to train until she takes off for the big leagues. They welcome anyone interested in participating, from amateur to ace and of any age, to contact them and get involved through cricketbc.org.

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Channell 3rd overall in skeleton World Cup North Vancouver’s Jane Channell finished third overall in her first full season on the skeleton World Cup circuit.

TURN TURN TURN Alyssa Emery of the Cypress Mountain Ski Club carves around a gate during a Teck Coast Zone U14 race held March 6 at Cypress. Emery finished fourth in the slalom. Competitors from across the West Coast hit the slopes for slalom and giant slalom races. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

“I’m so happy to place third overall,” the 27-year-old said in a release. “To accomplish this in my first full year on the World Cup feels amazing. I really have to thank my coaches, teammates, family and friends for helping and supporting me. Honestly without them I’d be nothing.”

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it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our oldest son George. He is survived by his loving parents Beverley and David, his sister susan(Jamie Morley) and family, his brother ian(Dianna) and family. We would like to thank the Doctors and staff of the north shore Hospice for their compassion and kindness. a memorial service will be announced at a later date.

BUCKMAN, Peter Frederick Born september 1934, died suddenly on March 18 2016. He was a loving husband to Pam for 58 years and a very proud father and grandfather to three cherished daughters, vanessa (chris), Teresa, and shelley (Tim) and eight grandchildren in canada and the u.K. He leaves also a well loved brother and four sisters in the u.K. He was a very creative and competent ‘Mr. fix it’ and always took great pleasure using his skills for family and friends. He will be sadly missed by many. no service by request.

SLINN, Judith Marie December 1, 1944 - February 16, 2016 slinn, Judith (Judy) passed away on february 16, 2016 in victoria, Bc, surrounded by her family. Born December 1, 1944, in calgary alberta, she is predeceased by her parents John Murray and Marjorie (folster) Maclean. she will be so sadly missed and forever loved by her husband of 53 years, Dave; her three daughters cindy slinn, shawna (Mark) Gaschler, Marnie slinn; sister Wendy (Tom) christianson; brother David (Judy) Maclean; three grandchildren Kjylagh, Broedyn, Thalon; extended family and all who knew and loved her.

CREIGHTON, Denis W H. June 21, 1930 − December 28, 2015

Celebration of Life for Denis W. H. Creighton will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2016 between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Capilano Golf and Country Club, 420 Southborough Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7S 1M2

a private memorial will be held at the Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf club, on sunday, april 17, 2016 at 2 pm. in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the canadian Diabetes association 1-800-226-8464 or at www.diabetes.ca/how-you-can-help/donate-now. a guest book for messages to the family can be found at www.legacy.com

KENNY, James J. April 03, 1949 − March 08, 2016

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PEARSON, Robert Elwood February 20, 1921- March 3, 2016

UBC Engineer and North Shore boy, JJ, passed away at Lions Gate Hospital after complications related to dementia. He spent his life travelling the world, but loved nothing more than riding his bike around North Vancouver, which he did right to the end. JJ is survived by his mother Ellen Holden and remembered by his three boys, Drew, Cam and Ross. A service will be held at 12pm − April 3 at Capilano Heights Chinese Restaurant.

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On the afternoon of March 3rd robert e Pearson gently passed away. Bob was a loving husband, a proud father, an adoring grandfather and greatgrandfather, and a wise advisor. Bob was born in vancouver in 1921 to John and lily Pearson. as a young man he began employment with the Geo H. Hewitt co. but left during WWii to volunteer for canada’s navy. He served aboard the frigate HMcs swansea and fought in the Battle of the atlantic. at wars end he returned home and married his sweetheart sybil and they moved to north vancouver, built their house and raised their family. Bob spent many of his retirement years trailering, traveling and enjoying his grandchildren. an illness early in 2015 forced a move to the Kiwanis centre where Bob was cared for with kindness and respect. Bob was predeceased by his wife sybil in 2008, by his sister Mona and brother Jack, both of seattle, and by his son-in-law Tom lewis in 2011. left to cherish his memory are his daughters robin lewis and Janice Grant (Howard); grandchildren allison Baird (carson), shawn Watt (rob), alex Grant (Jaralyn) and Genevieve Grant; as well as great-grandchildren Mason, rowan, rylie, leah, Megan, Julian and finnley. There will be no service at Bob’s request.

He was quiet and steady, intelligent and helpful, honourable and gracious. He will be greatly missed.

LONDON, Clarence Bertie April 27, 1922 - March 22, 2016 With profound sadness we announce the passing of our dearly loved husband and father on March 22, 2016. He was born in Guyana, south america on april 27, 1922 and immigrated to canada in 1980.

Pre-deceased by son roger and survived by his loving wife carmen, children Barbara (Peter), carole (Patrick), Beverly and Trevor, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. funeral service March 30 at 11.00 a.m. at st. andrew’s and st. stephen’s Presbyterian church, 2641 chesterfield avenue, north vancouver. in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart & stroke foundation of Bc.

PURVES, Barrie Deceased March 11, 2016 Barrie was born during the harvest in the small farming town of riceton, saskatchewan in 1942.

His early lessons in farming from his father and grandfather, and the importance of education imparted to him by his schoolteacher mother, always remained with him. He attended the university of saskatchewan for his undergraduate and medical school education, interned in chicago, and completed his neurosurgery training in vancouver. in 1971, after crossing paths during their medical training and a whirlwind courtship, he married sherrill swift.

Barrie started his career at lions Gate Hospital in north vancouver and eventually took on a leadership role at the hospital while continuing to run active neurosurgery practices in both north vancouver and Burnaby. He was admired for his gentle teaching style, his high expectations for positive outcomes, and playful humour. His energy was boundless and he always had time to be a loving, supportive presence for his three daughters, and wife. The family moved to sioux city, iowa in 1992, and there Barrie formed many more enduring friendships, had an opportunity to rekindle his love of the prairies. He enjoyed working in the supportive medical community and was instrumental in building a large group practice that served the surrounding tristate area. Barrie and sherri also actively supported a variety of local organizations in leadership roles for their fundraisers. He was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2002, but with grace and fortitude continued to live a good life for many years with minimal disease.

He eventually returned to vancouver to spend cherished time with his grandchildren, as well as walking the islands of the fraser delta, travelling abroad, and building a vacation home on sidney island. Barrie is well remembered for his adventurous spirit, bright determination, and unending knowledge as an aficionado of many things. He was an adventurous sailor, a hunter, a skier, and a handy repairman. He loved spending time exploring the outdoors with his devoted dogs, family or friends and enjoyed travelling the world with sherri in the company of friends or their daughters. He was blessed to have had a fairly short final stage of life and thanks to great support from the north shore Palliative care team and his family he was able to spend his last weeks in his own home and died peacefully at the age of 73. He is survived, loved and missed by his wife sherri, his 3 daughters erica crilly (David crilly), carla Purves, alissa crean (John crean); 4 grandchildren Jack and ryan crilly, Madeleine and Johnny crean; 3 sisters Beverly Downey, Becky Beyersbergen, Beryl Muniz; and a wide network of extended family and friends. in lieu of flowers the family would like to honour Barrie’s love of the outdoors and his compassion for medical care of the less fortunate. Donations can be made to: Ducks unlimited www.ducks.ca, Mercy ships www.mercyships.ca or lionsgate Hospital foundation www.lghfoundation.com.

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SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21 Sagittarius, don’t expect to be surprised this week. You are locked in and can see whatever is coming long before it arrives. Use this to your advantage.

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JUN 22 – JUL 22 Cancer, while working on a big project, you may be frustrated by the pace others are working at. But exercise patience, as this is a task that requires considerable cooperation.

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LEO

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JAN 21 – FEB 18 Aquarius, do not procrastinate when others request your feedback. Give a prompt answer and be definitive in your explanation so there is no chance for misinterpretation.

VIRGO

AUG 24 – SEPT 22 Responsibilities at work leave you feeling more frazzled than before, Virgo. Remember to take a step away every so often so you can regroup and recharge.

PISCES

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OCT 24 – NOV 22 Scorpio, embrace a new responsibility for the challenge it presents. This is a unique opportunity to illustrate your ability to adapt and handle something new.

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2015 Dodge Journey R/T AWD 7 Pass, Leather, Navi, Only 14,408km

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2015 Ford Taurus Limited AWD

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www.northshoreacura.com D7825 Suggested selling price is $54,985 on a new 2016 Acura MDX (Model YD4H2GJNX)/$43,985 on a new 2016 Acura RDX Tech (Model TB4H5GKNX) including $1,995 freight and PDI. License, insurance, registration, options, applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2016 Acura MDX (YD4H2GJNX) available through Acura Financial Services, on approved credit. 1.9%* lease rate for 48 months. Monthly payment is $558 (includes $1,995 freight and PDI) with $5,800 down payment. Total lease obligation is $32,584. *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2016 Acura RDX Tech (TB4H5GKNX) available through Acura Financial Services, on approved credit. 2.9%* lease rate for 48 months. Monthly payment is $468 (includes $1,995 freight and PDI) with $5,200 down payment (includes $500 Driving Perfection Credit to retailer). Total lease obligation is $27,664. 16,000 km allowance/year; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. Offer includes Federal Air Conditioner Fee ($100), Tire Duty ($25) and PPSA ($26.50). License, insurance, registration, options and other applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. †$5,000 // $2,000 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura MDX models (YD4H6GKNX / YD4H8GKN // YD4H4GKNX). Customer Cash Rebate cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/finance or other offers and will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes (for cash purchases). †$3,000 // $500 Customer Cash Rebate available on new 2016 Acura RDX models (TB4H5GKNX / TB4H7GKN // TB4H3GJNX). Total incentives consist of: $2,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on select 2016 RDX models (TB4H5GKNX / TB4H7GKN) that cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers; and $500 Driving Perfection Credit available on all 2016 RDX models that can be combined with sub-vented lease/finance offers. All incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes (for cash purchases). Some terms/conditions apply. Model shown for illustration purposes only. Offers end March 31, 2016 but are subject to change or cancellation without notice and are only valid for BC residents at BC Acura retailers. Retailer may sell/lease for less. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. While quantities last. See your Acura retailer for full details.

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