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District holds open house to address subdivision concerns BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Some big concerns are being raised about smaller lot sizes in upper Capilano.
The District of North Vancouver sent a letter to residents west of Ranger Avenue between Montroyal Boulevard and Prospect Avenue, asking for feedback on a plan that would make it easier for property owners to split 66-foot frontage lots, down to two 33-foot ones. The district is pitching the idea for smaller homes on smaller lots as much of the
older housing stock in the area is redeveloped into the largest homes allowed under the current zoning. “Having smaller lots is one way to maintain that neighbourhood look and feel,” said Sarah Dal Santo, the district’s section manager for planning policy. “Having smaller homes is one way of creating a different kind of diversity of housing choices for people who want to stay in single family homes or have a smaller lot that’s somewhat more affordable.” About one-third of the lots in the neighbourhood are already 33 feet wide. Only
The District of North Vancouver’s property viewer app geoweb. dnv.org shows lot sizes in upper Capilano. GRAPHIC SUPPLIED 57 per cent of the remaining lots are big enough to be split and still meet the minimum 33-foot frontage, and a good number of those wouldn’t be eligible due to geography, according to Dal Santo.
Critics, however, say the idea is bad urban planning, as the new homeowners will still be completely car dependent, and they say there are better ways to preserve the neighbourhood’s character.
“Everything that I understand about sensible planning is that you have hubs and you have density that diminishes as you go farther from those hubs. The idea being, there’s transportation, there’s easy access to other things like grocery stores,” said Clements Avenue resident Lesley Midzain. And “affordable” is a highly relative word when it comes to real estate in the Lower Mainland, Midzain noted. “Of the small lot houses that have sold on this street, the cheapest was $1.4 million and that was one year ago, which means it’s probably more expensive now,” Midzain said. “It’s sort of frightening that my own
children aren’t going to buy here. I’m just not sure that adding a bunch of small lot homes up in this neighbourhood would make any difference to them.” Midzain said the smaller lots will still have homes built right out to the property line, imposing on neighbours the same way new larger homes do – something the district could address by tightening its existing zoning bylaws. “I don’t see that by adding small homes they’re going to change that unless (the district) is willing to take some control over the look, the feel, the devastation of all the plant life,” she said. Another anonymous
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Warmer weather is great for watermelons, waterparks, and criminals.
As the mercury has crept up, North Vancouver has been hit with a rash of thefts and break-and-enters in the last month, according to North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong. While a few windows have been shattered, many thieves have been able to slip in through unlocked patio doors or crawl in through open windows, according to De Jong. “People are just assuming that an open window is OK for a few minutes or even
overnight,” he said. There have also been a slew of break-and-enters in broad daylight – often when homeowners are off on a quick errand, according to De Jong. “People are getting hit day and night,” he said. “It’s pretty much from Lynn Valley to Edgemont to Lower Lonsdale; pretty much all over.” Police are also reminding residents to close ground-floor windows when they’re not in the room and to secure patio doors with a snap-resistant cylinder lock. Neighbours should also keep an eye out for suspicious characters casing houses.
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ON THE WATERFRONT North Vancouver residents take a cold, hard look at plans for the ice rink/splash pool designed to turn Lot 5 into a tourist destination. Quay Properties is set to pay $35 million to build the rink and concert stage. The city is on the hook for approximately $5 million in soil sremediation costs. The project is set to be open for skating or splashing (depending on the weather) by fall 2018. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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A North Vancouver teacher and former director of the Argyle Concert Band has entered a guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a minor.
Chad Jeremy Smith, 40, a Langley resident, entered the guilty plea in North Vancouver provincial court April 28. Smith was charged in August 2015 of the offence involving a female student between October 2012 and
December 2014 in North Vancouver. Sexual exploitation is a charge applied to an adult accused of having sexual contact with a minor over whom they are in a position of authority. A publication ban prevents the release of any information that might identify the victim. The RCMP arrested Smith on Aug. 27, 2015. He has been on bail since then with conditions not to interact with anyone appearing to be under 18 unless their parent
or guardian has consented, to have no contact with the victim or her family and to stay away from North Vancouver. Smith’s bail conditions also forbid him from having social media accounts except for a blog he runs called The Virtual Bandroom, where he teaches music online and generates income from advertising. A statement from the North Vancouver school district at the time of Smith’s arrest confirmed that Smith had been a teacher at Argyle
secondary since 2005. “The allegations were brought directly to the RCMP by a former student and the school district has no record or knowledge of any prior incidents of misconduct by Mr. Smith towards other students,” read the statement. Smith was suspended without pay by the school district at the time of his arrest. Now that Smith has entered a plea, the school district will be taking additional steps to conclude its own internal investigation, said Deneka
Michaud, spokeswoman for the school district. “The board would make a final decision about employment,” she said. “That could obviously involve termination.” Smith has signed an agreement not to practice with B.C.’s teacher regulation branch, pending the conclusion of the case. A pre-sentence and psychiatric report have been ordered by the judge prior to sentencing. Smith’s sentencing has been adjourned – likely until the fall.
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“These people ended up drowning in many cases. In many cases they didn’t get off their ships, they died where they were on board,” Roberts said. “The memorial on Sunday’s very much about commemorating their sacrifice.” The Battle of the Atlantic is also set to be commemorated with a special ceremony in Ottawa featuring West Vancouver secondary grad Cpl. Eui Soo Son. The distinguished intelligence analyst is one of six sentries chosen for the honour. Canada had fewer than 40 merchant vessels in 1939. By the end of the war the navy consisted of 400 ships, according to the Canadian Encyclopedia. North Vancouver shipbuilders produced 109 Victory Ships and nearly half of all cargo ships, according to the McCord Museum in Montreal.
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England and Germany had been at war for less than nine hours when the U-boat opened fire.
Two German torpedoes opened a gaping hole on a passenger liner’s port, sending the Montreal-bound SS Athenia – a steam turbine carrying 500 Jewish refugees – to the ocean floor. The first strike in the Battle of the Atlantic killed 112 passengers and sailors, including four Canadians, according to the Canadian Encyclopedia. Canada declared war on Germany one week later: Sept. 10, 1939. The declaration marked the beginning of 2,000 days of continuous warfare as Canadian sailors struggled to bring troops, fuel, food and arms to Allied forces in England and Russia. That sacrifice is set to be commemorated Sunday with a veterans march from alongside the SeaBus roundabout up Chesterfield Avenue to the North Vancouver Sailors Memorial. The parade is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. The burgeoning navy faced “overwhelming odds,” noted Royal Canadian Navy public affairs officer Lt. Gwil Roberts. “You had to land safely, you had to navigate into the right port. You didn’t have GPS,” Roberts said. “Not only did they have the normal hazards of sailing and weather and mechanical issues … they had the Germans.” Allied convoys generally sailed at the speed of their slowest ship, often making them easy targets for German ships hunting in packs. As many as 16 U-boats would gather to launch co-ordinated
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stemmed from way back around 2011 when we were doing engagement on the official community plan,” she said. “At that time, we heard the community saying there was strong interest in exploring opportunities for more small lots in this area.” The anonymous letter also raised fears the new homes could feature secondary suites, meaning “a lot that now houses one family will suddenly house four
families!!!” However, secondary suites within single-family homes are permitted only on properties with lane access, something most of the properties in that area don’t have and coach houses are not allowed on 33-foot lots, according to the district. The district is hosting an open house on the plan Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Canyon Heights elementary, 4501 Highland Blvd.
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Leaked audio says towers part of Jericho vision Squamish chief airs land deal details at band meeting BOB MACKIN/ VANCOUVER COURIER Contributing writer
Two weeks before the provincial government announced it sold its part of the Jericho Lands, Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell told a band meeting in North Vancouver that the partnership with the Musqueam Indian Band and Tsleil-Waututh Nation wants to get 38.8 acres rezoned for townhouses and towers.
“This land can yield way more than 140 houses,” Campbell said in a recording of the March 23 meeting that was leaked to the Courier, the North Shore News’ sister paper in Vancouver. The land was valued at $480 million, but the three nations are paying nothing to acquire it. Campbell said the B.C. Liberal government agreed to give them a $96-million accommodation payment and a seven-year
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In a recording that was leaked to the Courier newspaper, Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell, at right, told a March 23 band meeting in North Vancouver that the partnership with the Musqueam Indian Band and Tsleil-Waututh Nation wants to get the Jericho Lands rezoned for townhouses and towers. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET/VANCOUVER COURIER loan at two per cent interest. In 2014, the trio combined with Canada Lands Company to acquire the $237-million, 52-acre federal portion of the Jericho Lands.
Campbell explained that achieving higher density would increase the land value and make it easier to gain financing to pay off the provincial loan. He
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He told attendees to expect opposition. “If you can get a 2.0 (floor space ratio) or more, you can get a lot of highrises, but that means that the discussions with local residents, they’re going to give us feedback, they’re going to give us pushback,” he warned. “They’re going to argue that we’re blocking their views, that they have a say. The local politicians over there are already beaking-off and chirping. You’ll see in the media that (David) Eby, the NDP critic for the province is already talking, as well as Joyce Murray, the federal MP.” Campbell said the trio has talked with Mayor Gregor Robertson and city hall bureaucrats. “They’re saying yes, there’s a relationship with the city, a city of reconciliation,” but the rezoning process could take two or three years and there are no guarantees. Campbell said the trio had also met with the West Point Grey Residents Association, but “they seem to think they have a lot of power over there as non-native residents. We’re saying that’s fine, you benefited for 150 years at our expense, it’s now our turn to step in here.” The highest and best use of the land is residential, but Campbell said they are willing to negotiate community amenities with Vancouver city hall to gain higher density. “A school is an encumbrance, but if you want the school it’s going to cost you a number of decimal points of (floor space ratio), which is going to increase the value,” he said.
“We can build the school and lease it back to them.” Campbell said the provincial government wanted to be a partner, but “we said no way, once the transaction’s done you’re outta here, you no longer have a say, you no longer have any value other than the purchase price.” There is no development partner yet, but Campbell revealed that David Negrin, president of Aquilini Construction and Development, was an adviser. Aquilini partnered with the same bands in 2014 to buy the Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse in East Vancouver. The meeting’s question period was, at times, raucous. One woman said “we own this land, we didn’t sign this away, this is unceded land” and described the Musqueam as “squatters” on Squamish land. Campbell said the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh, part of the Four Host First Nations for the 2010 Winter Olympics, agreed in 2014 to collaborate, instead of compete, to jointly own land that is subject to overlapping claims. A 2004 Supreme Court of Canada ruling said governments must consult and accommodate First Nations when disposing Crown land. “We’re hearing the same things in every community. They’re wondering, why are we working together?” Campbell said. “We tried doing it ourselves and it’s very challenging.” Another attendee slammed Squamish Nation leadership for cutting a fee simple deal instead of relying on the treaty process to increase reserve lands. Campbell said treaty talks with Victoria and Ottawa are slow and expensive. Squamish Nation negotiations stalled two decades ago. “We’re not extinguishing our title to this land, we’re enhancing it,” he said. “It’s from our title that we have the ability to reacquire these, because they once were stolen from us. We now get them back 100 per cent.” Chief Ian Campbell did not respond to a request for comment by the Courier’s press time.
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The role of the premier should be similar. The premier is someone who sets the agenda for the entire province for the benefit of all citizens, not just those who support her party. The dual issues of the premier’s “extra pay” and the selling of access to the premier for party fundraising highlights a fundamental problem in modern politics: the disappearance of all boundaries between governing and campaigning. The “quick wins” scandal prior to the last election demonstrated the party’s limited grasp on the issue and their surprise victory in 2013 seems to only have emboldened them to tread even farther into ethically dubious territory. It’s clear we need stricter rules in this province. Whatever the Clark payments represent, they undermine public confidence in her office, and in everyone’s best interest, they should stop.
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Most workplaces have at least one person walking around like a tranquilized zombie, drooling on the photocopier and slowly bumping into unsuspecting co-workers.
But enough about the Senate. What I want to talk about are new parents, and the way that their lives are drastically changed by lack of sleep. It can be difficult to understand what is going on with a new parent if you’ve never been one yourself, or even if you have kids of your own but they are a bit older – parents think that they’ll remember every tiny detail, every coo and giggle, when in fact in the sleep-deprived state of parenthood most of those memories just bounce off the brain, slide out the ear and land on the floor right next to a pile of week-old barf. With children aged five and three I thought I was finished with the hard-core sleep deprivation stage of life until just this morning I was startled awake at 3:30 a.m. by my younger son’s face hovering
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Laugh All You Want Andy Prest inches above mine. “Daddy,” he said. “Poop.” The struggle is real, my friends. In an effort to foster better understanding of these poor creatures I’ve waded through my own foggy memories to recall details of what it’s been like so far. Phase 1: Newborns All the baby books tell you the same thing: newborns sleep all the time, like close to 20 to 22 hours per day. And by “all the time” they of course mean “never.” When my kids were tiny it fell to me to be the “closer”
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As long as parents stick to their guns they should be able to muster anywhere up to three hours of sleep per night for themselves, and therefore be trusted at their day jobs to use simple tools such as butter knives and iPhone 4s. Phase 3: Big boy beds This is the phase we’ve just entered with our youngest son, one that involves another fun game known as “spend six hours putting your child back into bed every 10 seconds.” My wife, who does not f--around when it comes to sleep training, has on several occasions rebuilt an entire crib just to show our kids what happens when they don’t stay in bed. Anyway, in my family we’re nearing the light at the end of the tunnel. Or maybe that’s just my kid stealing my phone at 2 a.m. again. Regardless, I have learned that we must have pity on the new parents. And please, can someone check on that guy in Saskatchewan? You can reach him on his iPhone 4. aprest@nsnews.com
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Dear Editor: Scenery Slater wrote in her response (to a call from the District of West Vancouver for public input on its Waterfront Concept Plan) that there is a real disconnect between the staff at West Vancouver and the stakeholders in the arts community. Representatives of various arts groups witnessed that on April 27. We were invited to a “consultation” that was not a consultation. Staff at West Vancouver have prepared a summary of a survey (310 responses) regarding the plan. There will be a public presentation at Kay Meek Centre on May 9 and a presentation to council on June 13.
Their first recommendation is the demolition of Lawson Creek Studios, a building that has been refurbished with thousands of taxpayer dollars and which stands solidly between the creek and the playground, not threatened by high tides, not needing new dollars at present. Hundreds of artists, drama students, wood carvers, meditators will be without a home by this fall. No other options have been provided. Years away, there may be an arts centre when (other) old homes, still occupied by families, are demolished. In the meantime, the link that has been established between the arts community and those who walk the seawall will be
broken, our groups will lose heart and our hearts will be broken. Come to our art show at the West Vancouver Community Centre on Sunday, May 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Please come to talk to the artists, who are all members of the North Shore Artists’ Guild. Find out what it will really mean to those of us who need Lawson to meet, to paint, to share ideas. Come and see what we, mostly hobby artists, are offering to this community. Talk to the people who come to look at our art – some buy, some just come for a day out. Come and see what will be lost.
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Tree protection bylaw invites disaster Dear Editor: Re: WV Owners Chop Trees to Beat Bylaw, April 22 story. Bylaw be damned! Our West Vancouver council has just adopted a bylaw protecting West Vancouver trees over 75 centimetres in diameter. This is inviting disaster of the
first order. With the exception of one tulip tree in the 1700block of Mathers Avenue and a few decadent evergreens in the Klootchman, Lighthouse and Cypress Falls parks, all large trees are second growth, mostly hemlock and red cedar. Top heavy and shallow-rooted
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Kevin Hill Writers and Readers Reception The 2016 edition of the North Shore Writers Festival was capped off April 16 with a Writers and Readers Reception at this year’s host venue, the North Vancouver District Lynn Valley Library. The 17th annual event is a joint initiative of the three North Shore library systems and offers a host of events over the course of two days each spring.
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Ten-year-old Ethan Hippel’s theme song has an upbeat tempo.
The smooth tone is punctuated by some techno sounds. “It’s also got this amazing beat,” notes Ethan as he separates the tracks on his iPad to isolate an example. The song is meant to represent elements of Ethan’s personality, and composing it was one of the criteria for a spirituality badge he earned with the 1st West Vancouver Scout Group. Ethan has been a member of the local troop since he was eight, and recently he did what leader Geoff Nemeth calls “a very rare event” and something he has never seen in all his years with the Cub Scouts: Ethan earned all 64 Cub badges available. “When I started I thought I was just going to be an average guy at Scouts and then I got a few badges and I liked getting badges, and then the second year I decided I wanted to get all the badges. And from there I’ve worked towards getting this, which is everything,” says Ethan. Sitting in an interview room at the North Shore News office with his mom Jenny recently, Ethan discusses the many badges adorning his uniform. They are different sizes and colours; some are square, some triangular, some big, some small, and there are even a bunch of stars. He explains that the square ones take multiple other badges to earn, and the stars require badges and multiple criteria to earn. A grey fire blanket displays a collection of badges for philanthropic activities, such as participating in the annual Scouts apple sale fundraiser and Christmas tree sale. When asked which badge is his favourite he looks them over briefly and replies: “I can’t really pick one but one of my favourites was definitely the carpenter badge when I got to make the soap box car with my grandpa.” The car was made from scratch (not from a kit) and took a few weekends to complete. Ethan says he also likes the badges
Cub Scout Ethan Hippel recently earned all 64 badges as a member of the 1st West Vancouver Scout Group. The group leader says there is no record of any other Cub Scout from the group earning the same honour. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN that involve creativity and making art, especially the spirituality badge for which he composed his song because he likes music. “I feel really accomplished,” says Ethan of his awards. On April 19, the 1st West Vancouver Scout Group held a small award ceremony at their regular meeting place at Pauline Johnson elementary to present Ethan with his final badge. Mayor Michael Smith was on hand to present the award.
“He’s a fine young man and I think he’ll develop into a real credit to the community,” says Smith. In an interview from his office after the event, Smith noted this is the same Cub Scout troupe of which he was a member when he was a kid. “I can remember that I was not nearly as successful as Ethan.
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MAKE MEMORIES MATTER Individuals and teams are invited to collect pledges and walk to support Alzheimer’s disease in honour of Bryan Chalmers Sunday, May 1 at John Lawson Park, West Vancouver. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk takes place at 11:30 a.m. 778892-1924 walkforalzheimers. ca SPRING FLEA MARKET The West Vancouver United Church welcomes the public to shop for books, men’s and women’s clothing, electrical equipment, sporting goods, children’s toys, home decor and lots more. Saturday, May 7, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 2062 Esquimalt Ave. RIDGEVIEW MAYFAIR Ridgeview elementary invites the public to their Mayfair event featuring 20 stations,
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FIESTA FOR A GOOD CAUSE Participants were encouraged to wear their “sunniest” outfits for the five-kilometre run and one-kilometre walk at the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Dash fundraiser at Ambleside Park on April 24. The event also included a mini-dash for kids. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN a sale of over 400 paintings by more than 100 local North Shore artists Sunday, May 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: nsartists.ca.
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Mayor was once a member of troop from page 11 I probably won about 60 less badges than he did,” notes Smith. “I remember the first time I went on a camp-out, my group couldn’t get our camp fire started. I was wildly unsuccessful compared to him.” Smith says he thinks Scouts is a good place for kids to learn the value of teamwork, community service, and serving others. The mayor was invited to hand Ethan his final badge at the special ceremony. “I thought it was terrific,” he says of Ethan’s accomplishment. “I think the pride that he will have because of his achievements will carry him along to other activities he takes on. I think he will strive to be successful with whatever he does as a result of his experience with the Scouts.” According to its website, the 1st West Vancouver Scout Group was organized in 1927, and today offers programs for kids ages five and up. There is also another West Vancouverarea group: 3rd West Van 13Scouts. Cub Scouts is specifically for kids in grades 3 to 5, so
ECO-EDUCATION Westcot elementary student Rory MacDonald explains his eco-house project to a visitor at the school’s 20 Time Exhibition on April 20 in the gym. Students presented their inquiry projects, which they had worked on for several months. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD this is Ethan’s last year with the group. He turns 11 in August, and probably won’t continue on to the next level of Scouts because he’s already pretty busy with competitive swimming, Swedish school, soccer, and acting. His first professional speaking role will be on the TV show Untold Stories of the ER, scheduled to air in the fall. “He’s got a lot of stuff on his plate but he’s really good at prioritizing and not overdoing it,” says Ethan’s mom Jenny. She tears up a bit when asked how she feels about
Ethan’s accomplishments in Cub Scouts, which include winning the Kub Kup for Cub of the year. “I’m super proud of this guy,” she says. Ethan and his mom say he has had a lot of good mentors over the years, including teachers, Cub Scout leaders, family, and friends. Teamwork is an important part of Scouts and Ethan recognizes the camaraderie and friendship of his fellow troop members. He says he has learned a lot from his experience with the program and
has done a lot of things he wouldn’t otherwise have tried. And how would he feel if he hadn’t earned all 64 badges? “I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now but I think I’d feel accomplished (with) what I have,” he says. Ethan has a message for other boys and girls interested in earning all the Cub Scout badges. “Stick with it and don’t stop trying,” he says. “Don’t rush through it, sit down and take the time. And don’t always be stressed about it because you’ve got a lot of time to do it.”
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Spicing up a boring hamstring routine Question:
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what’s working. A good starting point might be to use a pedometer to count your daily steps. You might also want to record the weight, sets and repetitions that you perform with each exercise. And when you’re ready to elevate your fitness even more, you can then think about using a heart rate monitor to help you understand how hard your heart is working. For instance, if you perform 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise and your heart rate beats at an average of 135 beats per minute (BPM), and then a month later your heart only elevates to 125 BPM for the same activity, then you know your heart has gotten stronger. This information is important because it will help you determine when you should be upping the intensity of your exercise. By recording your workouts, you can also increase variability. A variety of exercises will help to prevent psychological burnout and physical adaptation. This should then create better overall results, as repetitive and unvaried training programs often lead to plateaus. Recording your workouts is not only applicable for those of you who workout in a gym. It’s also great for monitoring your running, hiking, swimming and other activities! Shaun Karp is a certified personal trainer. For further information call 604-420-7800 or go to karpfitness.com.
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CALLING ALL YOUTH Event co-ordinator Dave Sattler, along with Dayna Evanow, Robroy Munro, Brendan Dick and Sina Saadi, are gearing up to present CityFest on Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Lonsdale Skate Park and the parking lot behind Centennial Theatre. The annual festival for youth will feature food, a music and dance showcase, a skateboard competition, longboard races, a film contest, a youth art display and more. For details, visit facebook.com/northvancouvercityfest. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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What’s Going On EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS Monday, May 2, 7-9 p.m. North Shore Emergency Management, second floor, 147 East 14th St., North Vancouver. Register online: nsem.info or 778-338-6300 RETAIL CONNECTIONSIMMIGRANT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM The North Shore Multicultural Society is offering free employment and skills training May 2-27, Monday-
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NIGHT AT THE THEATRE Monica MacDonald, Pat Katush and Marg Tingley, members of the Canadian Federation of University Women, invite the public to a performance of Always, a musical biopic about country singer Patsy Kline, on Friday, May 6 at the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Performance at 8 p.m.; reception at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go toward scholarships for North Vancouver students. Email monimac@telus.net or call 604-980-4986 for tickets ($27). PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH TRAILS PLAN FOR WEST VANCOUVER The district is consulting the community about trails on public land and using the feedback as the basis for the completion of a trails plan in 2017. Open houses will take place May 3 and 11, 4-7 p.m. at West Vancouver Community Centre,
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Columnist sees clearly after long last
Recent visit to the optometrist sets him straight Time to get my eyes checked.
Past time, actually. So last week I gave up my procrastinating ways, for the moment, and made an appointment to see an optometrist. The good doctor was in a chatty mood. Did I know that one in seven seniors in Canada will eventually lose their eyesight? I didn’t. Or, that with early detection and treatment, blindness in the senior population is largely preventable. I fessed up that it had been a while since my last exam and the doctor didn’t look pleased. “From now on I want you in here every year,” he said. “No more of this getting your eyes checked every two or three years.” Suitably admonished I followed him into the
“I have difficulty managing in my home on my own.”
Older And Wiser Tom Carney examination room and the first thing I noticed was there was no eye chart on the wall. You know, the one with the big letter E on the top. My optometrist, who I’m guessing is on the sunny side of 30, obviously knew what an eye chart was but I doubt if he had ever used one. It’s all high tech now. True story: When I was in public school I had a friend who thought glasses made him look funny. He memorized the eye chart and fooled everyone. He was on my baseball team and he couldn’t see the ball coming at him if it hit him in the face, which it did, once, early in the season, breaking his nose and cracking his
cheekbone in several places. When he got out of the hospital he had to wear goggles and a protective device for his nose for the rest of the year. He looked like a scuba diver and we nicknamed him Scooby-Doo and that name stuck with him long after the goggles came off. “Vanity,” as W.L. George rightly observed, “is as old as the mammoth.” As a part of a vision examination they put drops in your eyes to dilate your pupils. Then you get to pick out your new set of frames. Trouble is with your pupils the size of dinner plates you can’t see a thing. The first time I actually “saw” my new frames was when I went back for the fitting. I googled the recommended frequency for eye tests for seniors. Up popped a page titled the eye exam from the Doctors of Optometry Canada. At age 65 and older adults should have an eye exam at least once a year. Adults aged 65 or older are at a higher risk for a number of eye conditions and diseases like cataracts, macular degeneration disease and glaucoma. I ordered a pair of prescription sunglasses, which is not quite the extravagance it might seem. My optometrist explained that wearing a good pair of sunglasses can help slow down the progression of cataracts. Plus it’s a pretty cool look. That’s me talking not the optometrist. Eye glasses can be expensive. MSP provides some coverage for optometric services for those under the age of 19 and those aged 65 and over. For adults aged 19 to 64 eye exams are not covered by MSP unless medically required. In my case it pays to be a senior. Optometric services not
covered by MSP regardless of your age include eyeglasses, contact lenses, low vision aids, eye coordination exercises, eye medications, contact lens filling and laser refractive surgery management. Private health insurance can help with some but
not all of the cost of those expenses. I picked up my new glasses last week. I can see clearly now. There is a hearing aid centre right next door to my optometrist, not that there is anything wrong with my hearing. Then again I said
that about my vision too. I guess I know where I’m off to next. 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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West Vancouver’s Raquel Loza recently received an Honour the Caregiver Award.
The Medical Arts Health Research Group asks for nominations from the community for their annual Honour the Caregiver Award program, intended to recognize caregivers, viewed as the unsung heroes in the battle with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a press release. Today, 500,000 Canadians have dementia and more than one million Canadians are caregivers for their family members,
said Donna Benson, CEO and founder of the research group, in the release. They work with Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers who participate in clinical research studies and every day see caregivers’ love and selfless acts to help Alzheimer’s patients, she added. This year, they’re recognizing Loza for her hours of selfless dedication and service to helping Gina Charles. Loza was nominated by Gina’s husband, Chris. In his nomination, Chris wrote, “Raquel not only handles Gina’s personal care
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WHISTLER: AUDAIN ART MUSEUM OPENS NEW ERA (PART 2)
Beyond Emily Carr, before and after West Van developer builds a new home for his collection ALISON TAYLOR Pique Newsmagazine
There is no other art museum in Canada that tells the story of a particular region of this country the way the Audain Art Museum tells B.C.’s story. The Whistler museum opened on March 12, giving a permanent home to more than 200 works of art collected by West Vancouver developer and philanthropist Michael Audain and wife Yoshi Karasawa.
Central to the story of their art is Emily Carr, who has a dedicated gallery where 24 pieces of her work hang. Yet, she is just part of the larger Audain tapestry – a central thread perhaps, but there are other pieces of the tale, adding colour and texture and depth and importance, all woven together. This is a story of Michael Audain’s art. This is a story of B.C., its ocean waters, its massive mountains, its rich First Nations’ history. This is a personal collection, now shared with the public, a window into Michael Audain himself. Senior curator of the
E.J. Hughes: Old Baldy Mountain, Shawnigan Lake, 1961. Vancouver Art Gallery Ian Thom says while it’s obvious that Audain truly loves his art, there is something else that resonates when looking at this collection as a whole: “He’s deeply, deeply passionate about this part of the world.” After looking at the rising star of Emily Carr in the first part of our Audain Art Museum series, we take a look this week at the artists around Carr at the museum, the ones that came before her, her contemporaries who painted alongside her and, those who
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came afterwards, all seeing B.C. in their own unique ways. The walls of Michael Audain’s world changed dramatically in the last few months – his home, his cottage, his New York apartment, his office. Two hundred pieces of art were removed, all of them tell a story in their own unique way about how they were acquired, the feelings they inspired, the province they reflect, and about what they mean to the man who has collected them. Audain had been preparing to say good-bye for a long time now, ever since he signed a deal with the Resort Municipality of Whistler that paved the way for him to build a permanent home for his collection. So, in a way he’s ready. Some pieces, however, are just too important, too personal to share. “They don’t have that one . . . yet,” he says, nodding to a painting above the credenza beside the desk in his Vancouver office. “That means a lot to me, that picture.” It’s The Coastal Steamship ‘Princess Victoria, a work done by the late E.J. Hughes. Hughes, a prolific landscape artist in B.C., has a gallery of his works on display at the new museum, thanks to a donation from retired lawyer Jacques Barbeau and wife Marguerite Owen. Audain has added a few Hughes pieces from his collection too. But not this one. Audain sailed on the Princess Victoria on the day he arrived on the West Coast — the Vancouver to Victoria 9
a.m. sailing. It was the last leg of his journey from England, a week across the Atlantic and then the long leg overland, heading west. Audain was nine years old. And though he sat in the steam engine with the train engineer that June day going through the Rockies, fascinated by the snow-catcher at the front, it was the Princess Victoria journey that remains his fondest memory of that time. The Audains arrived at the rail station early in the morning with 26 pieces of luggage and two cocker spaniels. It was a homecoming for his father, who was born in Canada, returning now after the Second World War. “It was my job to take the spaniels from the CPR station over (to) where you got the Princess Victoria,” recalls Audain. “That was one of the best days of my life; one of the most important days of my life was arriving on the British Columbia coast.” He remembers the snow-capped peaks on the mountains around him. He remembers what to his nine-year-old eyes were the
towering skyscrapers of the city, looking back at Vancouver from the water. Perhaps what he really remembers most is how it all felt — the last stretch of the long journey homeward, the beginning of something else altogether, a new adventure. Was this the moment that was so impressed upon the young boy, that he would later go on to acquire one of the most important private collections of art reflecting the province of his youth, his new beginning – the forests, the mountains, the steamships, the First Nations, the city? His collection reflects all of that, all in its own unique way from the anonymous artists to the famed. “The stories that people (the artists) are telling about the landscape vary with the person,” adds Thom. Thom says that though Emily Carr casts a long shadow over the artists that came after her – “she had such an extraordinary influence in terms of how people perceived the landscape of British Columbia” – each artist reflects their own ways of seeing the land, the people. Hughes, for example,
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typically tells the stories about B.C. inhabited by EuroCanadians, about industry and boats, says Thom. The painting of the Princess Victoria in Audain’s office is a perfect example of this. Hanging above the couch in his office is a Takao Tanabe, Rivers 1/01: Jordan River. The museum houses Strait of Georgia 1/90: Raza Pass. Tanabe, says Thom, tends to eliminate all evidence of human presence on the landscape. If there is a house there, he will take it out, says Thom. And then there’s West Vancouver artist Gordon Smith whose long dialogue with the landscape is closer to abstraction in some cases and in others closer to realism. Thom calls his 1991 piece, Winterscape, one of the major works in Whistler. There are the photographic works too – Rodney Graham’s upside down tree, Schoolyard Tree, Vancouver and the urban reflections from Christos Dikeakos in 250 Northern Street. They all have something to say about where we live. There are names in Whistler that will resonate around the world: The Group of Seven painters – Lawren Harris and Frederick Varley. Jeff Wall. Jack Shadbolt. B.C. Binning. Bill Reid. Brian Jungen. And then there are others with no names – the First Nations masks and ceremonial objects that came long before Carr. Forever labelled “Untitled,” forever “Unknown.” Now, however, forever with a place in history. “Art began in this part of the world long before white people got here,” says Thom. The first gallery in Audain’s collection is dedicated to the First Nations masks. According to Canadian art critic Sarah Milroy, the masks are of a calibre that rivals any of the collections at the British Museum or the Pitt Rivers in England, with their renowned archaeological and anthropological works. “It would be hard for
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JAPAN: HEMEJI CASTLE, HYŌGO PREFECTURE
Fortress ‘spy centre’ a work of samurai art PETER NEVILLE-HADLEY Meridian Writers’ Group
HIMEJI, Japan — The 16th- and 17th-century daimyo or feudal lords of Japan built for themselves the equivalent of today’s spy satellites in the form of sturdy yet elegant donjons, the central keeps of their elaborately fortified hilltop castles.
At once intelligence centres, military strongholds and advertisements for the daimyo’s economic and political strength, these towering constructions of wood and plaster, set on tapering stone foundations, achieved a delicacy and gentle beauty belying their warlike purpose. They were by far the most substantial creations of Japanese architecture until modern times. Their numbers have been thinned over the last 400 years by civil war, political expediency, lightning and neglect, but some of the survivors – and especially the magnificent multi-donjon Himeji Castle – rank amongst the most beautiful buildings in the world. In 1993 it was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Easily reached by shinkansen (bullet train) from Osaka or Hiroshima, this greatest triumph of surviving Japanese castle architecture
looks as if four towers on a vast stone plinth have got together in a huddle to discuss strategy. Its defensive walls and fortified corridors embrace a cluster of feathery, interlocking roofs clearly visible from the shinkansen tracks well before the train reaches the station. From there it’s a 10-minute walk to the castle gate. One of only 12 surviving original castles in Japan, Himeji, also known as Shirasagi-jo or White Heron Castle, avoided fire and destruction in both civil wars and the Second World War, and has survived in its current version since 1609, although the town has partly invaded valuable flat land within its outer fortifications. The recently completed five-year-restoration (one is undertaken every 50 years) has replaced the tiles on overlapping roofs and left the plastered gables, which rise a total of seven storeys above its hilltop location, the brilliant white appropriate to the castle’s name. The eaves sport giant, ceramic, fish-like creatures called shachihoko, their watery presence intended to deter fire. The most elaborate defence structures ever devised for a Japanese donjon can be found on the zig-zag route from main gate to donjon. The designers’ major consideration was to
make entrance to the complex as difficult as possible, with concentric or spiralling stone walls and moats, gates overlooked by fortified corridors and defensive turrets, and maze-like interiors in which sight of the donjon itself could be lost. Whatever looked the most likely way to go was in fact more likely to lead to a dead end covered by murderous crossfire or to a precipitous drop back down to the plain. Shoes are doffed at the entrance to the main tower, and carried in the bag provided up steep, solid, one-way staircases past carefully concealed rooms which could house dozens of samurai defenders. There are ever more impressive views back across the town to the railway station through arrow slits and rock chutes at every floor, culminating in views down to the labyrinth of walls, corridors and gatehouses below. Their aim is no longer to repel strangers, but rather to draw them in. If you go: For more information visit the castle’s page on the city of Himeji’s website at city. himeji.lg.jp/guide/castle/. For information on travel in Japan visit the Japan National Tourism Organization at jnto.go.jp. More stories at culturelocker.com.
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Masks part of remarkable collection From page 20 people to be prepared,” says Milroy of the rich depth and the calibre of this collection. “The historic heart of the show are the Carr works but even more so, the extraordinary masks . . . that Mr. Audain has collected over a number of years.” For a long time, adds Thom, these works tended to be collected as ethnographic objects. These particular objects, however, were collected from the aesthetic point of view and will be presented in the museum as such. “And that’s a very different way to look at the art,” says Thom. The untitled eagle headdress with shining abalone eyes and hair and smooth beak. The distinctive mask with the elongated nose. The striking frontlet dated 1840 with ermine, felt, baleen and
sea lion whiskers. Audain says the same criteria are used to judge these works from the 19th century as is used to judge works 200 years later. They are, adds Milroy, a remarkable collection in any international context. Interesting, she adds, to have them housed in a small town in the mountains. But with Whistler’s influential and well-travelled guests, the opportunity is ripe for the taking for those who want to see B.C. as it has never been seen before. “I think that these objects will be put to very good use here (in Whistler),” says Milroy. “They will have their repercussions in terms of making people sensitive to how deep and complex the culture of British Columbia is.” And so the art has been slowly disappearing from Audain’s life of late. He’s been
watching the changes firsthand at his home and office. Will he miss them? “Yes and no,” he muses. “I’ve been expecting to say good-bye to them, so I have. They’re passing on to a better future than just staying with Yoshi and me and our dogs.” As for what to put on his walls now . . . . “Are you going to buy more art, Grandad, to replace it?” asks his grandson. “Well, I haven’t really lost it. As long as I have such acute memories of it, I haven’t lost it.” “Will you go see it?” asks his grandson. “I don’t need to go to see it. I’ve enjoyed it for so many years . . . I just hope other people enjoy it.” Look for Part III of the Audain Art Museum series, A life with art, next week. – Alison Taylor is assistant editor at our sister paper Pique Newsmagazine in Whistler.
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD From page 17 and learn what programs and facilities they have to offer, Thursday, May 5, 10 a.m-noon and 6-8 p.m., 3467 Duval Rd. North Vancouver. brocktonschool.com CHIEF DAN GEORGE PARKOPEN HOUSE The City of North Vancouver is seeking public input during an open house for Chief Dan George Park, East Fifth Street between Moody and Queensbury avenues. Display boards and input opportunities will be at Ridgeway elementary, 420 East Eighth St., 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. cnv.org ANTIQUE SALE Everything from buttons to books, ephemera, china, crystal and silver, jewelry and unusual forgotten treasures may be found at Highlands United Church Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m.noon, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN A DAY! North Shore Emergency Management offers a full-day workshop Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., second floor, 147 East 14th St., North Vancouver.
Lunch is not included. Register online: nsem.info HANDSWORTH MUSIC PROGRAM BOTTLE DRIVE Residents of the Handsworth catchment are asked to put their refundables somewhere visible on their property, but not on the curb, before 8 a.m. Saturday, May 7. Bottles and cans may also be dropped off at the school, 1044 Edgewood Rd., North Vancouver, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7. handsworthbottledrive@gmail. com
PET PAUSE HUMAN’S NAME: Erin Quinn PET: Pepperoni, a one-yearold dachshund-Jack Russell terrier cross rescued from California. FAVOURITE FOOD: Pepperoni loves all food, but is particularly fond of the homemade yam treats that Erin makes for him.
KIDS TOY AND CLOTHING SALE The Lynn Valley Community Association presents its semi-annual Kids Toy and Clothing Sale, Saturday, May 7, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Lynn Valley Recreation Centre, 3590 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. toysale@telus.net LARSONPALLOOZA Larson elementary will hold a carnival featuring bouncy rides and castles, bungee run, photo booth, barbecue courtesy of the Lynn Valley Lions, face painting, balloon artist and more Saturday, May 7, 3:30-7 p.m. at 2605 Larson Rd., North Vancouver.
If you would like to appear in Pet Pause with your pet, please send information to clyon@nsnews.com. Be sure to include name, breed and the age of your pet as well as your phone number. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
MOTHERS’ DAY TEA The Willing Hearts International Society Canada presents a fundraiser benefitting girls and women in Kenya Saturday, May 7, 3-5 p.m. at Corrigan Nature House, The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats, 2645 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver. Tickets cost $30, kids under 12 are free. whisca.org or 778-997-9442
Main Street Animal Hospital
WALKING WITH SALMON A free five-kilometre guided
walk along the Spirit Trail from Harbourside Place at the south end of Fell Avenue to MacKay Creek Fish Hatchery and back Saturday, May 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The guide will share knowledge on estuary enhancement, habitat conservation, native and invasive plants, eagle nests and what healthy salmon habitat looks like. gepa@telus.net
WHISKY LIBRARY An evening of whiskies, food and ceilidh music to raise money for the Trish McMordie Memorial Fund and children’s department of the North Vancouver District Public Library Saturday, May 7, 7-10:30 p.m. at the Lynn Valley branch, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd. Whiskey tasting tickets $80, non-whiskey tickets $40. Cash bar. eventbrite.ca
PETS FOR ADOPTION
Medicine • Surgery • Radiology • Dentistry Preventive Care • Emergency Service Walk ins & new patients welcome • Open 7 days/week Mon-Fri 8am - 7pm • Sat-Sun 9am - 5pm
1330 Main St. North Vancouver
SPRING SALE AT SILVER HARBOUR The seniors at Silver Harbour Seniors Centre invite the public to their sale featuring woodwork, knitting, silk scarves, baking and more Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver.
604-973-0206 www.mainstreetvet.ca Cinderella
Cinderella is awaiting for royal house staff to escort her home. She already has 16 years experience of leading her previous village and would fit right into your home. Cinderella is full of personality and love!
WEST VAN SPCA
Penny
Sammie
Frankie
Adorable, fun, and active medium build female. She loves to play and is very social with people.
15 week old Rotti/Shepherd mix. Sammie requires a detached home with a secure yard with no kids or cats preferably on the North Shore.
Needs a special home that understands dogs well. Frankie has experienced a very difficult life. She requires a home in Vancouver with no kids or cats.
WEST VAN SPCA
CROSS OUR PAWS
CROSS OUR PAWS
Flossy
Gabrielle
VOKRA
VOKRA
Jewels
Sissi
Full service veterinary hospital offering specialty & general pet care Diesel
Would love an adult home that is active and dog savvy. Maggie is a 45 lb shepherd mix, approx 18 months old.
CROSS OUR PAWS
CROSS OUR PAWS
AI
She has the softest coat & loves to be brushed! She enjoys playing, snuggling with you under the covers, rolling over for tummy rubs, & exploring high places in the house. No dogs, other cats or kids.
VOKRA
• A VOICE4PAWS CANINE RESCUE SOCIETY gr8k9s62@shaw.ca • ANIMAL ADVOCATES SOCIETY www.animaladvocates.com
WE’VE MOVED!
• BOWEN ISLAND SHELTER
expiry May 31/16
908 West 16th, North Vancouver
604-988-7272 atlasanimalhospital.com
Maggie
3 yr old Mastiff cross is looking for a primarily female home that is quiet but active. Diesel is not good around kids or cats and must live with another confident, friendly dog.
bylawofficer@shaw.ca • 604-328-5499 • CROSS OUR PAWS RESCUE www.crossourpawsrescue.com • DACHSHUND & SMALL DOg RESCUE 604-944-6907
A spunky girl who like to be the centre of attention, loves Gabby is an adorable sweet little mite who is a to play and lots of attention. She needs a home where “wobbler” which means that she is a little unstable on she will get lots of attention where there will be a buddy her paws, but this doesn’t slow her down. She must be cat. No young children. adopted with her mother. No dogs.
Liana
Cute-as-a-button, 1-year-old, 13lb, spayed female terrier/ A cuddly, affectionate 8-year-old 8.5lb spayed female terrier/ 3 yr. old, affectionate, smart girl, excited to have an opportunity to go a Chihuahua. Liana is timid at first with new humans but will Chihuahua. This intelligent little girl has experienced a lifetime new home. Will need conditioning if she is to be a jogging partner. Fast learner but because of her enthusiasm, toddlers and cats not be suitable. shower you with hugs and kisses once she feels comfortable. of neglect and is looking for a special family to call her own. Her foster dad thinks she is one the sweetest dogs he has fostered.
THE JOURNEY HOME
• DISTRICT ANIMAL SHELTER www.dnv.paws.petfinder.org 604-990-3711 • DOgWOOD SPORTINg DOg RESCUE lichen-t@shaw.ca • 604-926-1842 • DORIS ORR D.O.N.A.T.E. 604-987-9015 • FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS info@fota.ca • 604-541-3627
THE JOURNEY HOME
• FUR & FEATHERS RESCUE 604-719-7848 • gREYHAVEN EXOTIC BIRD SANCTUARY www.^reyhaven.bc.ca • 604-878-7212 • THE JOURNEY HOME DOg RESCUE thejourneyhomedo^rescue.ca • 778-371-5174 • PACIFIC ANIMAL FOUNDATION www.pacificanimal.or^ • 604-986-8124 • RABBIT ADVOCACY gROUP OF BC www.rabbitadvocacy.com • 604-862-1843
DOGWOOD
• SNAPPS www.snappsociety.or^ • 778-384-3226 • VANCOUVER kITTEN RESCUE www.vo]ra.ca • 604-731.2913 • VANCOUVER SHAR PEI RESCUE vspr@shaw.ca / vancouversharpeirescue.com • WEST VAN SPCA www.spca.bc.ca/westvancouver • 604-922-4622 • WESTCOAST REPTILE SOCIETY www.wspcr.com • 604-980-1929
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Festival of Plays Presentation House Theatre 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver
Monday, May 2 to Saturday, May 7 Show times 8 pm
Five days of theatre at its best! Monday, May 2 Ice Breaker Opening Night Party in the lobby of Presentation House @ 7 pm Tuesday, May 3.........Relatively Speaking............ Deep Cove Stage Society Wednesday, May 4 ...Two Rooms ........................ North Van Community Players Thursday, May 5 .......Down the Road................... Well Planned Theatre Company Friday, May 6.............Art....................................... Between Shifts Theatre Saturday, May 7 ........Crushed ............................ WVSS Senior Drama Students
plus presentation of Awards
$20 nightly or $90 for the week Call Now. 604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre.org Each nightly performance includes a professional public adjudication by Anthony Ingram. Buy a Weekly Pass and be entitled to vote on the People’s Choice Awards, together with discounts from sponsors.
Pruning and removing hazard trees and plants North Shore
Protecting our power lines North Vancouver’s Katie Wuttunee smashes a hit while playing for UBC Okanagan at the CIS national volleyball championships. PHOTO SUPPLIED
When: March 18 to July 31, 2016
Wuttenee earns CIS All-Canadian honours
As important as they are, trees and other plants can cause significant power
Carson Graham grad Katie Wuttunee was named the Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year at UBC Okanagan after a stellar 2015-16 season with the Heat.
The graduating middle blocker was named a Canada West first-team all-star, a finalist for Canada West Player of the Year and a CIS All-Canadian while helping the Heat to a bronze-medal showing at the CIS volleyball
championships. It was the first-ever CIS national medal in the history of the program. Wuttunee was also named UBCO’s player of the match after the Heat lost in the Canada West final and earned a spot on the all-star team at the national championships. She finished the Canada West regular season with 181 kills and 78 total blocks and her .345 hitting percentage was fifth best in the country.
Time:
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can be very dangerous, which is why over the next few months, we’ll be pruning and removing trees and other plants in North Vancouver. Project boundaries North: Millstream Road East:
Barnham Road
South:
Highway 1
West:
Highland Drive
At BC Hydro, we ensure trees and plants are pruned using the best arboriculture (tree care) practices possible. We employ skilled workers— trained in both electrical safety and plant care—who only use proper techniques to eliminate safety hazards.
Rielly and Reinhart named to Team Canada for World Championships West Vancouver shooting stars Morgan Rielly and Sam Reinhart will both suit up for Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championships running May 6-22 in Russia. Rielly just finished up his third season in the NHL, scoring 36 points in 82 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old recently signed a six-year
contract with the Leafs reportedly worth $30 million. Reinhart just finished his first full season in the NHL, posting 23 goals and 19 assists in 79 games with the Buffalo Sabres. The 20-yearold’s 42 points ranked him eighth in the league amongst rookies. Reinhart and Rielly, who both grew up playing at the Hollyburn Country Club,
were named to Canada’s initial World Championship roster after their NHL clubs failed to make the postseason. Canada, defending gold medalists, will open the tournament May 6 with a game against the United States in St. Petersberg. The gold medal game is scheduled for May 22 in Moscow.
To learn more about this work, please contact Brian Priest at 604 983 8293. For more information about our vegetation management practices, please visit bchydro.com/trees.
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PLAY BALL! William Beaton of Highlands Little League tries his luck at the speed pitch booth while members of the North Van Central Blue Jays team make their grand entrance during opening day ceremonies held April 23. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH
Field notes
Hollyburn club claims third at x-country nationals
Racers from the North Shore’s Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club glided away with several medals at the Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals held recently in Whitehorse, helping the club finish third overall in the junior aggregate standings.
Annika Richardson led the way, claiming three medals in the junior girls division:
silver in the 5-km classic and bronze in sprint and 7.5-kilometre classic mass start. Richardson also finished third overall in the aggregate standings for girls born in 1998. Anna Goodwin claimed gold in the junior girls sprint while finishing third overall in the 1999 girls aggregate competition. Jenna Sim also put up strong across the board numbers, finishing second in the
ONLY 3 SESSIONS OVER 2 DAYS! MON: MAY 9 (6:30-9pm) OR TUE: MAY 10 (10am-12:30pm) OR TUE: MAY 10 (2-4:30pm $20 donation (To help pay for the meeting room: that s it total! Correct change, cash only please, no 50 s or 100 s to avoid delays at the registration table). Bring your spouse along for FREE! Just bring proof of same address.
1999 girls aggregate. In junior boys competition Kieran Lumb won silver in the 15-km classic while Fran Vukonic earned bronze in the sprint. Katie Weaver, a Capilano University student, finished second in the university women’s sprint while placing third overall in the university women’s aggregate. ooo
West Vancouver’s Fin Boothroyd was named to Field Hockey Canada’s U21 national team roster for the 2016 Junior Men’s Pan American Championship running May 20-28 in Toronto. The top two finishers at the tournament will earn a spot at the 2016 Junior Men’s World Cup to be played in India Dec. 1-11. – compiled by Andy Prest
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TIMEOUT!
Solutions can be found in next Sunday's issue. 1. Satisfaction 4. 18th Hebrew letter 9. Couches 14. Severe 15. Makes comic books 16. Grape 17. Handle perfectly 18. Home of J.R. 20. Everyone has these 22. Linen 23. He owned the Bucks 24. Supported 28. River in Guangdong 29. Exclamation of surprise 30. Nicholas II was one 31. Comic antihero 33. In the back of a mammal’s mouth 37. Joe is a famous one 38. Impressionist painter Italo 39. Send forth 41. They __ 42. Not down 43. Computer program I-__ 44. Nostrils 46. County in New Mexico 49. Letter of the Greek alphabet 50. Russian river 51. Sorts 55. A feeling (slang)
CRYPTO FUN DETERMINE THE CODE TO REVEAL THE ANSWER
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CLUES DOWN 1. Greek sophist 2. Diacritic mark 3. Tumors 4. Can’t play 5. Dabbling ducks 6. Dekaliter 7. The world of the dead 8. Greek Muse 9. Estate in Dickens 10. Wild cat 11. Menders 12. Comedienne Gasteyer 13. Female sibling 19. Man-child 21. Tommy Dorsey’s trumpeter 24. Mesopotamian deity 25. Speech sound 26. Bore 27. Designer van Noten 31. Small flakes of soot 32. Insects
Genus of gulls Indicates position Fixes up Homer’s bartender Riding horses Dismounted Unlocks cans Salty These are for cars Mentally quick and resourceful
54. Hemlock 56. Give qualities or abilities to 58. This (Spanish) 59. Chime 60. Uncommunicative 61. A stock sale 62. Leisure (slang) 63. Similar Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling
LAST SUNDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:
YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE
Solve the code to discover words related to joint pain. Each number corresponds to a letter. (Hint: 16 = i)
Clue: Joint condition
57. Type genus of the Elopidae 58. Ingesting 60. Paints small things 64. Trouble 65. Turn on its end 66. Story (archaic) 67. Negative 68. Manners 69. Hurts 70. IBM’s software group
CLUES ACROSS
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WEEK OF MAY 1-7, 2016 ARIES
MAR 21 – APR 20 Things seem to be in high gear this week, Aries. Others around you are just as boisterous, and it may even seem manic. Exercise a little extra patience to get through.
LIBRA
SEPT 23 – OCT 23 Libra, no matter how hard you try to get yourself heard, others just aren’t ready to listen. Perhaps you have to try a new approach to making your voice heard?
TAURUS
APR 21 – MAY 21 Taurus, you have been hiding something and it’s time you let your feelings out in the open this week. Pay attention to how others react to the news.
SCORPIO
OCT 24 – NOV 22 Scorpio, you may find yourself in trouble this week because you keep on starting new things without finishing others. Pretty soon you will have a list of unfinished business.
GEMINI
MAY 22 – JUN 21 If you crave adventure, Gemini, then it could be time to host a party or see if friends want to go out on the town. Staying home mulling over all of the options will get you nowhere.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21 Restlessness can get the better of you this week, Sagittarius. Just don’t jet off on some spur-of-the-moment trip to try to channel your energy. You have things to handle first.
CANCER
JUN 22 – JUL 22 This week’s contradictory cosmic energy will not help you when making decisions, Cancer. It is entirely up to you and your gut instincts to make the right decisions.
CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20 Finding yourself in the middle of a sticky situation has you trying to discover a solution to a complicated problem, Capricorn. You might need to distance yourself for a little while.
LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWERS: A. stanza B. verse C. rhymes D. writer
WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to arthritis.
E T P H YA R LAST SUNDAY’S ANSWER: AUTHOR
DO YOU HAVE
OSTEOARTHRITIS?
The OASIS program can help you take control of your osteoarthritis. The OASIS program offers you:
LEO
JUL 23 – AUG 23 Leo, do not ignore the inner voice that is trying to tell you to take life more seriously. It can’t be all fun and games. Buckle down at work and set a plan into action.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 – FEB 18 A disagreement with a friend or family member could turn your schedule upside down for a little bit, Aquarius. You’ll get back on track soon enough and resolve your issues.
VIRGO
AUG 24 – SEPT 22 Circumstances beyond your control will make work a little more stressful than you had anticipated, Virgo. Bide your time and soon the week will be over.
PISCES
FEB 19 – MAR 20 Pisces, getting your finances in order will take more than balancing your checkbook. It might be time to make some cuts and follow a budget.
Individual Assessments: Book an appointment at our North Shore clinic; doctor referral required. FREE Education Classes: Learn more about managing your osteoarthritis; no referral required.
WORKING TOGETHER FOR HEALTHY JOINTS To find out more, go to www.oasis.vch.ca or call our North Shore OASIS Clinic at Lions Gate Hospital 604-904-6177.
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