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Left: The lowest section of the bow for the Sir John Franklin takes shape at Seaspan Shipyards. Right: A welder works in front of a bow thruster section for the second vessel. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

The first federal government vessels are taking shape in North Vancouver

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Under a movable shelter several storeys high at Seaspan Shipyards, the graceful curve of a ship’s bow arcs upwards, dwarfing the hard-hatted workers who stand on the yard below.

Near the bottom of the ship, dark circular tunnels hold bow thrusters that will set below the waterline. Above, workers stand on what will eventually be one deck level of the Sir John Franklin, the first of three Coast Guard offshore fisheries science vessels under construction at Seaspan in North Vancouver. Soon, “Big Blue,” Seaspan’s massive $18-million gantry crane, will hoist another massive piece of the ship on top of this one to be fit together, like a giant piece of Lego. A similar assembly process is underway nearby for the stern of the ship, where a worker on a scissor lift grinds a seam that will join two huge sections of the ship together. Brian Carter, Seaspan’s president of shipyards, stands below the very back of the vessel, pointing out where

Shipshape at Seaspan the rudder will eventually sit, and where rounded edges will accommodate a fisheries net that will be used to do assessments of fish stocks. Tracking how the pieces of the ship – known as “blocks” – come together here is one of the crucial markers of how work on the first of the federal vessels built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy is going. “If that stays on track we’re generally on track,” says Carter. “You can’t fake that. You can’t hide it or mess around with numbers to make it look OK. You either did it or you didn’t do it.” These days, workers at Seaspan are building ships in a very modern way, in a process that is more like a manufacturing plant than the shipyard building of the past. In 2014 the shipyard completed a two-year $155-million modernization process with expert advice from a large Korean shipyard, putting Seaspan in the company of other large shipyards around the globe. Rather than build the hull of the vessel first, the ships are built in blocks, measuring about 12 metres by 12 metres each. The three

A worker on a scissor lift grinds a seam connecting blocks that make up a section of the first federal fisheries vessel. offshore fisheries vessels are each made up of 37 blocks, which are joined together into nine final “grand blocks” that form the ship. Today, all 37 of the blocks for the first ship have either been built or are under construction, and the ship is 50 per cent complete. Nineteen of the blocks for the second ship are also under construction. Welding supervisor Surjit Parmar, 67, is one of a handful of employees who has worked at the shipyard on the North Shore for more than 40 years. Over those years, “I’ve seen a lot of changes,” he says. Back

in the boom-or-bust days of the industry, “They’re busy, they’re not. They’re busy, they’re not,” he says. Seaspan’s modernized yard is a point of pride for Parmar. “This shipyard is one of the best in North America,” he says. “We can compete with anybody in the world now.” Winning the bid to become the federal non-combat shipbuilder under the National Shipbuilding Strategy five years ago has been a game changer for Seaspan. An umbrella agreement worth up to $8 billion gave the shipyard

the right to negotiate contracts for construction of up to 17 vessels, including three 63-metre fisheries vessels, an 86-metre oceanographic science vessel, two 174-metre Navy joint support ships, a 150-metre polar icebreaker and up to 10 smaller vessels. Those contracts are expected to provide the shipyard up to 15 years of work. The process hasn’t been without its challenges. The contract to build the first three fisheries vessels – budgeted at $687 million including operational servicing of the ships and including up to $514 million for construction – came in almost three times the original budget of $244 million. But the original budget figure, set in 2007 and never updated, didn’t contain provision for inflation, project management, engineering, design or contingency costs. Seaspan cut the steel for the first fisheries vessel in June 2015, at a milestone marked with celebratory political speeches. Since then, there’s been a learning curve as construction of the first ship has progressed. That’s not unexpected, says Carter.

“Shipbuilding like this hasn’t happened in Canada ever. It’s all new,” he says. Part of the learning is “getting to know how fast we can do the work in the facility,” he says. “You can do a lot of work to guess what that will be. But it’s doing the work that tells you what the facility is truly capable of.” “It hasn’t been perfect and we didn’t expect it to be perfect,” he says. Early on in the process, in December 2015, the federal government assessed the shipyard as being 13 weeks behind on a 93-week construction schedule for the first vessel. Things have changed since then, although neither the federal government nor Seaspan provided information about whether vessel construction is now considered on time. Seaspan tracks every stage in the shipbuilding – how long it takes to fabricate a steel panel, how long it takes to install pipes – in detail, as does the federal government. As owner’s representatives, half a dozen Coast Guard personnel are among the team of project managers

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A piece of the first federal fisheries vessel takes shape in the shipyard. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Ottawa keeps close tabs on shipbuilding From page 4 overseeing the construction of the fisheries vessels. Navy personnel who live and work in North Vancouver are also part of the Seaspan team now working on the design for the massive joint support ships. Senior officials from the defence department and Coast Guard also pay regular visits to the shipyard from Ottawa. “They want to see how we’re doing first hand,” says Carter. As a relative newcomer to Canada from the U.S. himself, Carter says, “There’s a lot of stewardship of the taxpayer dollar here. They do a good job of making sure we’re delivering value to government.” The first ship is expected to be in the water by June 2017 and delivered to the government by the fall of 2017. Construction of the second fisheries vessel started this year at the end of March and is expected to be ready six months after the first ship is delivered. So while the first ship enters the final stages of production, steel for the second ship is simultaneously being cut and welded into panels in the shipyard’s panel shop. The panel shop is home to some of the more recognizable modernizations, such as the automatic welder which can sweep through a panel in one pass, fusing large pieces of steel with multiple welding heads.

“We can do this work in about 10 per cent of the time that we used to,” says Carter. “It probably took about 40 people out of this process and got them into more complex work.” Steel is cut on a plasma cutting table that downloads an electronic CAD file and cuts it accurately to within millimetres. When work on multiple ships is fully up and running, steel is expected to run continuously through this panel assembly line. Work on a third offshore fisheries vessel is expected to begin later this month. Under the new system, up to four vessels can be built at the yard at one time, says Carter. Next door, in the forming shop, is where some of the more complicated work is done – turning flat pieces of cut steel into the distinctive curved lines that make up a ship. The centrepiece of the shop is a new 1,000-tonne hydraulic plate press, used to bend thick pieces of steel into complex curves. “This will be able to form the polar icebreaker, which is up to two inches thick in places,” says Carter. Four highly skilled employees are operators of the press. Making sure their skills are passed on to younger workers is a priority. “This is where the artisan work happens,” he adds. Further down the production line, in the block assembly shop, those curved and straight steel panels are put together into three-dimensional pieces of the ship.

Here, a huge cylindrical propeller shaft tunnel sits supported on a metal frame, to be welded into a section of the bow for the second vessel. A short distance across the yard, more complicated systems – from electrical systems to plumbing – get added to the blocks. Here, ventilation ducting and cable trays are visible in a section of what will become a part of the bridge on the Sir John Franklin. Most of the work inside the ship, such as the heating and ventilation system being installed now, is done by a number of subcontractors, who design, source and install those systems. Collectively that work is significant. According to a 2013 report from the parliamentary budget officer, those subcontracted systems can make up more than half of a ship’s total value. Seaspan’s suppliers on the non-combat ships range from Ideal Welders Ltd. in Delta, a pipe and pressure value supplier, on the smaller end, to Thales Canada Inc., the Canadian arm of a multinational company that specializes in aerospace and marine defence systems on the larger end. Genoa Design International Ltd., a company based in Atlantic Canada that uses technology to extract design specifications from 3D models, is another subcontractor.

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Canadian arms of multinational companies including Alion, Computer Sciences Canada Inc. and Vard Marine Inc. are among the other suppliers. In cases where software and electronics must be sourced from other countries, terms of the federal government’s contract require those contractors to spend an amount equal to that value in Canada – although not necessarily on

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this year – is now expected in 2017, as is the contract to build the joint support ships. Likely the biggest political issue for the shipbuilding strategy, however, concerns the project budgets, formulated up to a decade ago. Critics including a former auditor general and parliamentary budget officer have pointed to those figures – including approximately $144 million for the ocean science ship – as underestimated. An auditor general’s report in 2013 flagged the $2.6-billion budget for the two joint support ships as unlikely, pointing out the Navy had already been forced to drop the number of support ships from three to two to fit the budget and suggesting a figure between $3 billion and $4 billion as more realistic. An update on those projects – including anticipated timelines and budgets for the National Shipbuilding Strategy overall – is expected by the end of this year. The federal government did not respond to requests for updated information by press time. One large challenge facing Seaspan now is the need to start beefing up its skilled labour force to take on the larger shipbuilding projects expected in the next few years. This week, the shipyard passed a milestone of hiring the 500th tradesperson to work in the yard – up from 150 just a few short years ago. The shipyard currently has 46 apprentices in training, and hopes to hire at least a dozen more by the beginning of 2017. It’s anticipated, however, that Seaspan will need to double that by the time work on the joint support ships gets underway in a couple of years. Carter is confident the North Vancouver shipyard can meet that goal. The work is well-paying (tradespeople earn an average wage of about $40 per hour plus

benefits), and unlike work in some sectors, like the oil and gas industry in more remote parts of B.C. and Alberta, the shipyards present a chance for workers to be home with their families. Blake Crome, 32, is an apprentice welder at Seaspan who understands that appeal. “I knew it was going to give me the opportunity to stay local with my work,” he says. “It’s a good wage and it’s nice to go home every day.” Not surprisingly, the politics that has always surrounded the awarding of large shipbuilding contracts in Canada hasn’t let up in the five years since Seaspan won the bid to build the non-combat vessels. Shipyards like Davie in Quebec have repeatedly suggested that in order to meet its deadlines, Ottawa should parcel out more of the work to other companies. Earlier this year, Davie raised eyebrows by submitting an unsolicited bid on some of the work already awarded to Seaspan under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Top brass at Seaspan say that isn’t phasing them, adding they’ve received good support from the new Liberal government in Ottawa. “There are companies out there that lost the competition that would love to see it broken up,” says Carter, adding, “We’re Canada’s non-combat shipbuilder. It’s very clear. There’s sometimes noise out there every once in a while but it’s just that. It’s just noise. We don’t get too worked up over that.” His priority is getting that first ship – and all the others after it – in the water. Parmar, who has built barges, tugs, a commercial ice breaker and a ferry during his four decades in North Vancouver shipbuilding, wants to see that as well. “This is where I started my career. This is where I’m going to end it,” he says. “I want to see the ship floating.”

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Record chum salmon return in West Vancouver Students, Streamkeepers laud results of spawning salmon study in Brothers Creek

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Brothers Creek in West Vancouver’s Cedardale neighbourhood is on track to have its largest number of returning chum salmon in recent memory. The West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society and more than 70 student volunteers from West Vancouver secondary have been making daily trips to the creek to conduct surveys. Three weeks into the seven-week study, they had tallied 1,123 fish. The highest return ever was in 2012 with 2,262. That was the generation of salmon that spawned the current stock. “You would expect the cycle year to be strong, but it looks like it could be even stronger,” said John Barker, Streamkeeper Society president. “It’s a very positive sign.” In the field, the students are paired with Streamkeeper members to scour the creek and its banks to count fish, dead or alive, and open up the

carcasses of females to see if they’ve successfully spawned. “Some students like (that part) more than the others. I think the smell usually gets me first but after a few tries, it actually gets pretty fun,” said Cindy Zhou, Grade 12 student and statistician for the salmon survey. There is no agreed upon explanation as to why the stock is so healthy this year but chum returns are high all over the Fraser Basin. In any case, Zhou finds it inspiring. “You hear in the news all the time about species going down so it’s nice to see that in our streams, we’re actually getting higher numbers and it’s still a thriving population there of a number of different species of salmon,” she said. Chum aren’t the best eatin’ species of salmon, although they are staples for other wildlife like eagles. The most important thing bipeds can do to help salmonids is make sure their streams remain healthy habitats, Barker said. “Believe it or not, we find everything

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esides being a triumph for the collective lizard brain of the republic and a bitter defeat for reason and empathy, U.S. president-elect Donald J. Trump’s recent victory is a message. For Conservative contender Kellie Leitch, Trump’s protectionist message is an overdue letter “we need delivered” in Canada. As we keep an eye on the race to find the Conservative Party’s next leader, Leitch’s plan to screen immigrants for Canadian values becomes exponentially more disquieting. For the record, exploiting xenophobia to further your political ambitions doesn’t demonstrate any Canadian values we’re familiar with. Canada’s Conservative Party will eventually return to power. Let’s hope the new leader doesn’t feel the need to marry fiscal conservatism with contempt for women’s

rights and minorities. But while we don’t expect Trump to be good, we don’t discount the possibility he might be right – occasionally. International trade agreements have been a boon for billionaires while providing scant benefits for anyone who works with their hands. The prospect of revising NAFTA is intriguing – even while promised tariffs could cut deep into every piece of softwood lumber we’re able to wrestle from the pine beetles. Trump’s championing of the Keystone XL Pipeline could also make the Trans Mountain project redundant, effectively plugging Kinder Morgan’s pipe and helping preserve our coastal beauty. It’s always tempting to vote for a leader who refuses to look beyond his borders, but as the global temperature continues to rise, we desperately need leaders capable of a global view.

This is why we can’t go back in time I want to talk about an unmitigated horror that occurred this week that has legions of decent folks worried about the way the world is changing and what that might mean for our children.

It’s an epic shift that originated in the 19th century but odiously gained mainstream appeal on the eve of the First World War in the countries of Germany and Austria. And this week it reared its ugly head in a way that I couldn’t have imagined just a few short months ago. I’m talking, of course, about Daylight Savings Time. This week’s events are proof that it’s time for us to stop playing time lords – it’s messing with our internal clocks, and that messes with our heads. Let me show you how devastating it can be. In the

Laugh All You Want Andy Prest months leading up to the time shift my family had finally figured out the sleep patterns of our two boys, age three and six, well enough to get them to stay in bed until 6:30 a.m. most days. It was a modest goal and tough battle, but we were winning it. The time shifted last Sunday and the first two days

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were OK – if you consider 5:15 a.m. wake-up calls from confused little children OK – but it all fell completely apart on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. What a horrible day it was for our family, and I’m sure there are others around the world who had similar experiences. Here’s how the morning went down for us, in real time: 5:17 a.m.: My older son, who has been sick and needs his sleep, is wide awake. He comes into the master bedroom and slides into my bed, trying to get back to sleep through a series of body position adjustments that all end with him kicking me in the groin. It’s worth it, though, if we can stay quiet enough to let my younger son sleep a little longer. 5:28 a.m.: Seriously, why is it so hard for young children to stay still for one damn second? He’s spinning and

kicking harder than America being dragged back into the Dark Ages. Ouch. 5:32 a.m.: Ouch! 5:45 a.m.: The young son is up, wide awake. The older son bounds out of bed to greet him and they dump out a big box of Lego. The young one pokes his head into my room, smiles, and slowly closes the door. ‘Good. Raise yourselves, children,’ I think to myself, as I try to find five more minutes of sleep. 5:46 a.m.: I hear my older son making guns with the Lego. The young one repeats the family mantra that we don’t play with guns. Good boy. The older one responds by listing all the types of guns he knows and how they can kill you. I get up and calmly, like the Ghandi-esque father that I am, have a heart-to-heart with my older son about guns. Then I make breakfast.

6:06 a.m.: How can kids be so loud! The boys know they are supposed to be quiet because there are other humans living nearby, yet they are whining louder than Donald Trump after just missing the cut-off for McDonald’s breakfast. (“This drive-thru is rigged. Egg McMuffins used to be so great, now I can’t even order them my favourite way – whites only. Sad!”) 6:09 a.m.: Back making breakfast, and my younger son runs into the kitchen yelling that his brother is trying to bite him. That can’t be, I say, sending him back – your brother knows we don’t bite. 6:10 a.m.: My son runs back into the kitchen, quickly followed by his older brother who is indeed biting at him while chanting blood. Blood! BLOOD! And where the hell did he get vampire teeth?! I

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The memorial to a 1990 fatal crash on Mount Seymour Parkway at Berkley Avenue is tended by the victims’ family to this day. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Floral tribute ‘a little piece of beauty’ on daily commute Dear Editor: I have only been a resident of the Parkgate community for three years and I often wonder who creates the artistic bouquets placed on the intersection of Mount Seymour Parkway and Berkley Avenue. I like to think the creator is contributing a little piece of beauty to the world; however, I also imagine the flowers

are in memory of someone’s loss. Your creations warm my day and I anticipate your new designs. Thank you for sharing. Tonya Hartz North Vancouver

EDITOR’S NOTE: The flowers are in tribute to two teenage sisters, Deep Cove residents Lisa and Linda Maier, who lost their lives in a car accident

at the intersection of Mount Seymour Parkway and Berkley Road on July 14, 1990. Every week after the accident, the sisters’ grandparents would put fresh flowers inside a pole on the median at Berkley, in plain sight of drivers waiting in the left-hand turn bay. The sisters’ mom, Rosemary Mason (née Maier) now puts the flowers there in loving memory of her daughters.

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6:42 a.m.: My younger son, unhappy with the colour of his bunny-shaped vitamin, is having an epic meltdown. 6:46 a.m.: Meltdown still going. He attacks the bunny with a spoon. 6:48 a.m.: Meltdown still going. 6:53 a.m.: Still going. He’s grappling my wife, and his older brother comes to his defence with a blindside

attack. I pull the older one aside for a heart-to-heart blah blah blah…. 6:57 a.m.: Meltdown. Still. Going. Did I mention it’s still not even 7 effing a.m. yet!? This is how one of the longest and worst days of my life commenced. Do you see now what kind of havoc this can wreak? What if something even greater than breakfast had been at stake on that fateful Tuesday in early November?

What if, say, the most powerful nation in the world was in the process of choosing a leader? Shouldn’t they all be functioning on full brain power? Can’t we play time lords just one last time, go back a week and eliminate daylight time for good? Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a do-over for this whole horrible week? Let’s do it! Let’s make everything great again. aprest@nsnews.com

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Transportation key to housing affordability DON PETERS contributing writer

David Hutniak is quite right when he says we can no longer ignore the rental supply crisis across the Lower Mainland. And, it will likely get worse.

The CEO of Landlord BC explains (in his Oct. 23 letter to the editor) very clearly why the City of North Vancouver is no exception: it’s

a municipality with little room to grow but up, where the vacancy rate is 0.2 per cent in and around Central Lonsdale, and where more than 90 per cent of the existing rental stock is at least 35 years old. What’s a municipality to do? Enter applications such as that of Hollyburn Properties, whose proposal before the city barely passed (4-3) on Oct. 17. Yet, here is a project that adds 144 rental units

where there are none, on a site where no residents are evicted, and as Mr. Hutniak mentions, the project increases the number of three bedroom units by 50 per cent. So, while the Hollyburn building does add significantly to the rental supply in the city, it does so only for those earning household incomes in the $75,000 to $100,000 range – what Metro Van calls the “above moderate” income

group. Still, we need this supply. But, we need more rental units all along the housing continuum, where many residents are having to pay too much for housing, sacrificing those other needs that many of us take for granted. At the centre of this continuum (which ranges from emergency and supportive housing, through non-market rental to purpose-built and

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secondary market rental), lies that central part that the market is unable to provide. The Hollyburn building is purpose-built market rental. And, it is located right where it should be – at an important transit nexus. As rents go, these units will not be particularly “affordable,” ranging from $1,600 (one bedroom) to $3,000 for three. But, if you get to live in this building, you can sell your car (and maybe save about $900 a month!) and, after locking your door, arrive at YVR, or Horsehoe Bay, New Westminster, go skiing up Grouse, or get to work by SeaBus – all by transit – and quite cheaply and quickly. This housing transit connection might make buildings like Hollyburn just a little more affordable – even for those working renter households earning around the city (and district, too, for that matter) median income of $60,000, who tend to depend on transit the most. As Metro points out in its Regional Affordable Housing Strategy: good locations for affordable housing should be located near frequent transit; that is, within walking distance. Importantly, in 2015, Metro Van published “Metro Vancouver Housing and Transportation Cost Burden Study” that set out to answer several questions about housing affordability: what is the effect on affordability when transportation costs are added to housing costs?

Do working owner and renter households have different cost burdens? And, are transit-oriented locations more affordable for certain households when the housing and transportation cost burdens are considered together? The study paid particular attention to households earning less than $75,000 a year – the so-called low and moderate income bracket who, notably, comprise 37 per cent of owners with mortgages and a whopping 70 per cent of renters. Housing costs include mortgage payments or rent, taxes, utilities, and various fees. Transportation costs include everything from car payments, fuel, parking, tolls, transit passes, and the like. So, the cost burden refers to the combined household expenditures on housing and transportation. These working renters and owners (with mortgages) represent about three quarters of all working households in the Metro region, so these are important questions – not only for residents but also for municipal councils and planners. The study concludes that this housing and transportation cost burden “is weighing down many working households, leaving families with difficult choices about what to spend on food, clothing, child care, and other expenses.” In particular, the study reveals that low and moderate

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An Edgemont Village woman was in disbelief Thursday morning to find a swastika spray-painted on the road in her quiet neighbourhood.

Tamara Komuniecki noticed the hate symbol around 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Woodbine and Thorncliffe drives. “I just absolutely could not believe it,” she said. “I find it heartbreaking and astounding and almost unbelievable that we have fallen so far and that we’re not further ahead when it comes to race relations, when it comes to discrimination, when it comes to treatment of people who are quote-unquote different.” Komuniecki reported it to the RCMP and, as a block watch member, started canvassing in the neighbourhood looking for possible witnesses or residents with surveillance cameras. She also headed for home to

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get a scrub brush and some paint thinner, but found that District of North Vancouver crews had already removed the offensive symbol before she had a chance to. Its appearance before Remembrance Day is troubling, but Komuniecki, who has a political science background and previously volunteered for the Democrats during Barack

Obama’s first run for president, said she believes it is a sign of rising ethnic nationalism, inspired by you-know-who. “I think it would not be a stretch to associate it with the outcome of the American election and the seeming normalization of the vocalization of hatred that comes hand in hand with the election of a racist, white supremacist, sexist buffoon of a man,” she said, noting there has been a spike in reported incidents of racist harassment and graffiti as well as resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. “My son is my heart and soul and I don’t want him to think that we live in a world where there are people who still hold the meaning of the swastika as their personal truth. I can’t even fathom that can be happening in my neighbourhood.” Komuniecki said part of her would like to believe the hate symbol was just the work of dumb kids who don’t understand what they’re doing, but even that

is unacceptable. “Even as a prank, even as a joke, that, to me, sends a chill down my spine, whether there’s malice or mischief,” she said. “It’s a black mark on our village.” North Vancouver RCMP Cpl. Geoff Harder said the swastika has obvious connotations but it appears it was not intended to target any local groups or individuals. “The RCMP take all matters that may be hate or bias motivated seriously and all incidents such as this are fully investigated by the police,” he said. “We realize incidents like this have a direct impact on citizens and communities and we encourage the general public to report all incidents such as this to their local police.” If someone were caught in the act, they likely would be charged with criminal mischief, Harder added. If someone were to be caught, Komuniecki said she’d prefer to have a sitdown with them and talk about it rather than see

criminal charges involved. “Take it as an opportunity to educate,” she said. “Show this person some of the images that come out of

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income households shoulder a heavy housing and transportation cost burden that is tobeyond their financial capacity. Renters are feeling it the most, significantly more than owners; living near frequent transit can make it easier. The good news in all of this is that some sub-regions

in Metro – such as the North Shore – are paying attention to this problem and are achieving some improvements in relative affordability, improvements due partly to being served by frequent transit service. But, Metro braces itself as all 21 municipalities are struggling to find housing types and locations for the

additional one million people coming to the region by 2040; transit, too, must plan seriously for this tsunami. Where will all these people live? Where will they work? How will they get around? Where will there be affordability, and for whom? These questions must be faced by us all, including residents who fear changing, rising

neighbourhoods. Mr. Hutniak doesn’t mention the transportation piece, but it must now be part of every affordability conversation – certainly as far as rental is concerned. Don Peters is a housing advocate and chairman of the North Shore’s Community Housing Action Committee.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath WV Otters awards banquet The West Vancouver Otters Swim Club held its Annual Awards Banquet at the Hollyburn Country Club on the evening of Oct. 27. The 40-year-old competitive swimming club handed out more than 19 different awards in a variety of categories ranging from the TOP award (Tiny Olympic Prospect) to the Ambassador’s Trophy, awarded to the swimmer, as chosen by teammates, who best represents the Otters. The evening’s program also featured guest speaker Paralympian Nathan Clement, who competed in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and now has joined the coaching staff of the Otters Swim Club.

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Edgemont Village’s Sarita Fichtner credits passion with helping make her new gourmet popcorn company such a success right out of the gate.

“I’m extremely passionate by nature and that can be both a blessing and a curse but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” says the 28-year-old owner and founder of The Popcorn Bar. “I just had this feeling I was meant to be doing something I was really passionate about and I thought, ‘OK what can I do? What can I start up?’ Off the top of my head a popcorn shop was always a big idea.” Having long been “obsessed” with popcorn, Fichtner had been mulling over the concept of launching her own related business for a number of years. Her dream started becoming a reality in February when she began reading some books, and started an Instagram account chronicling her thought and inspiration process. Through that social media account she won a branding contest. While she didn’t actually end up using the prize, as a result of the publicity received from winning, she started receiving orders in May. The Popcorn Bar took off and she has been busy ever since. “We’ve been floored with what’s happened so far and I’ve totally surpassed expectations of what I thought might happen in this short period of time. I really do like the direction it’s headed,” she says. “I do think being authentically passionate about it really helps because the enthusiasm is a little bit magnetic. I think Instagram has done tons for us, we haven’t really spent any money on marketing. People like the look. It’s more of an upscale, elegant, trendy, gourmet snack as opposed to your

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but that being said, so does my husband. The Caramel Crunch is definitely a more mature, salted, sophisticated caramel flavour. Those two have been quite popular. Then I would also have to say the (Holy Smoke) Smoky BBQ. It’s definitely a spin on your average barbecue, and the (Nirvana) Indian Spice Blend, which my parents came up with. It’s got turmeric and cumin and all this fun stuff. It’s really nice. It pairs very well with beer

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SPIRIT’S CALL CHOIR All are welcome to try out this all-ages, non-audition, non-religious teaching choir that raises funds and awareness for charity any Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. at Canyon Heights Church, 4840 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver. Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

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North Van book shop connects with community Edgemont Village’s 32 Books & Gallery recently hosted a free reading, and wine and cheese event featuring Charles van Sandwyk, internationally acclaimed author and artist.

The event is just one of the ways the local book shop continues to engage with the community. “We get to know our customers by name, we watch their children grow up and into new and exciting books, we support teachers and students with book talks in the schools, we host author events and we offer a well-curated selection of interesting books and with a special emphasis on our Canadian writers. “Most importantly, we are a place where people connect: with one another, with us, and with the wonderful stories that grace our shelves,” says Deborah McVittie, proprietor. Independent bookstores are an important part of any community and particularly so in Edgemont Village where more than 80 per cent of the businesses are owned and run by women, which has created a strong sense of mutual empathy and support between customers and those who serve them, she says. “32 Books & Gallery is an oasis of literary and artistic delight in the heart of Edgemont Village in North Vancouver. We offer our customers a wonderful selection of books in all genres as well as gifts for all ages and inclinations – unusual greeting cards; art for the wall, mantel and garden; jewelry by Canadian artisans; games and

puzzles, journals, stationery and gifts; and, of course, personal knowledgeable service with a smile.” With the autumn season upon us and the holiday shopping season fast approaching, 32 Books offered to share their shortlist of some of the newest and most fabulous books for fall. Fiction

! Do Not Say We Have Nothing

by Madeleine Thien (a Canadian who grew up in Vancouver). Winner of the Governor General’s Award for fiction, short listed for the Booker Prize and the Giller. ! Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mewed by Alan Bradley (Canadian – Okanagan). The eighth book in the popular series about young sleuth Flavia de Luce. ! Wenjack by Joseph Boyden (Canadian). A beautifully illustrated novella, a look into the world of Chanie Wenjack, a residential school runaway trying to find his way home. ! Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire. A graphic story of Chanie Wenjack who died walking the railroad tracks, trying to escape from a residential school. ! Nutshell by Ian McEwan. A classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world’s master storytellers. ! Barkskins by Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain. This new masterwork, set in New France, is a dramatic novel about the taking down of the

Internationally acclaimed author and artist Charles van Sandwyk was on hand at Edgemont Village’s 32 Books & Gallery Nov. 2 for a free reading, followed by a wine and cheese reception. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH world’s forests.

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Springsteen. This autobiography is for all Springsteen fans but also for the workers and dreamers, lovers and loners, artists, freaks, or anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy river of rock and roll. ! Vancouver In the Seventies: Photos From a Decade That

DEVELOPER’S INFORMATION SESSION Bill Curtis & Associates Design Ltd. holding an information session where interested members of the public are invited to learn about our application to rezone an 8,609 square foot lot at 605 East 22nd Street to permit a subdivision into two RS-3 zoned lots. Each lot could have one principle dwelling with one accessory suite for a total of four units. Meeting Location: Silver Harbour Centre Multi-purpose Room,144 East 22nd Street, City of North Vancouver

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Changed the City by Kate Bird. Words and images create an unforgettable celebration of the decade in which Vancouver came into its own. ! Canada, by Mike Myers. Hilarious and heartfelt, part memoir, part history and pure entertainment. A funny and thoughtful analysis of what makes Canada Canada, Canadians Canadians and what being Canadian has always meant to Mike Myers. ! Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Harari. Explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the 21st century from overcoming death to

creating artificial life, and asks the fundamental question: Where do we go from here? ! Barbarians Lost by Alexandre (Sacha) Trudeau. Trudeau visits artists and migrant workers, townspeople and rural farmers. An insightful and witty account of the dynamic changes going on in China, as well as a look back into the deeper history of this highly codified society. ! British Columbia from Scratch: Recipes for Every Season by Marchessault and West. A book that celebrates the bounty of British Columbia and the simple joys of cooking from scratch. –Compiled by Erin McPhee

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Heat, ice effective ways to combat pain

Question: I’ve injured myself and I know that using heat and ice can help. But my question is when should I use heat and when should I use ice?

Answer: Both heat and ice are simple yet effective ways to combat pain without the use of conventional painkillers. As a general rule, you should apply ice to injured or sore areas whenever there is inflammation that produces swelling. Putting ice on the inflamed area will decrease blood flow and reduce swelling, thereby removing the pressure on your pain fibres. This then decreases your pain. Heat has the opposite effect. It produces a vasodilatory response in the blood vessels that causes more blood to rush into the area. If this area is already swollen, the increased blood flow will actually put more pressure on your pain fibres and create more pain! Ouch! But blood also brings healing agents when it enters an injured area. As a result, heat can help once the swelling and inflammation ceases and only stiffness remains.

Personal Best Shaun Karp Having trouble with hardto-reach spots like knees or elbows? Try freezing some water in a Styrofoam cup, removing the cup’s rim, and applying the exposed ice through a towel. Of course, be sure to contact your doctor before using heat or ice on an injured area. !!! Question: I sit at a desk all day at work and my back often feels tight when I get home. Is there a good stretch that I can do to relieve this discomfort? Answer: Stretching out your latissimus dorsi and back extensor muscles should provide some good relief and help you to limber up some of those tight muscles. To stretch these areas,

try the Prayer Stretch, which is completed by kneeling on a mat and stretching your arms forward in front of your head with your palms down. The key to this stretch is to keep your gluteal muscles in contact with your heels and your arms stretched out as far as possible. You should feel it through the middle and outer part of your back and down into your lower back. Hold the stretch for 60 seconds and perform daily. You can also stretch your lower back by pulling both of your knees to your chest for 45-60 seconds while lying on your back. Stretching is also a good stress reliever, so be sure to relax and breathe deeply! !!! Question: I want to make my ab workouts more intense with a stability ball, but I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions? Answer: First thing’s first: make sure that the ball is the correct size for you. Determine this by sitting on a stability ball with your feet shoulder-width apart. If your knees are at a 90-degree angle, the ball is the right size for you and you are ready to start.

To perform an abdominal crunch effectively, start by moving your hips forward and lying back onto the ball. Then place your hands across your chest. Once you are in this position, concentrate on raising

your chest and shoulders up to a 45-degree angle. Now squeeze your abdominals and return to the starting position. Perform three sets of 15-20 repetitions, three to five times each week. To increase the difficulty,

place your feet closer together and your hands at the sides of your head. Shaun Karp is a certified personal trainer. For further information call 604-420-7800 or go to karpfitness.com.

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Uber welcome - but only on a level playing field Uber should be forced to pick up some certification before picking up passengers, according to the business director of digital dispatch car service.

While some provincial Liberals are calling for B.C. to roll out the pavement for ride sharing services, Nitesh Mistry, director of business operations for Ripe Rides, called for one condition. “We welcome Uber,” he said. “As long as Uber’s playing by the same rules and regulations.” Ripe Rides, which can only be booked online, was permitted to mobilize its fleet of 20 Cadillacs throughout Metro Vancouver after its drivers had a Class 4 driver’s licence, a chauffeur’s permit and a criminal record check. While Uber drivers are generally owner/operators as opposed to employees, Mistry suggested to City of

North Vancouver council that they should abide by similar regulations. Coun. Holly Back noted the similarities between Ripe Rides and Uber, adding: “except that you have ... a much higher price.” A trip in one of Ripe Ride’s 20 sedans is generally between 2.5 and six times higher than the cost of the same trip in a taxi. “We would love to adjust that price to be more in line with taxis,” Mistry said, explaining their prices are set by the province. With only two taxi companies operating in North Vancouver, Mistry suggested Ripe Rides would add variety to the market. “We’re a small piece of the pie,” he said, arguing Ripe Rides was “added and complementary” as opposed to being purely competitive with taxis. – Jeremy Shepherd

Presentation House hosting event Nov. 19 From page 18 contribute to continually building a society that values diversity, acceptance and inclusion. On Saturday, Nov. 19, Presentation House Theatre will create one of these spaces. In collaboration with NSIIP, the theatre will host Weaving Our Humanity, an evening of stories, music and art about belonging and missed connection, vulnerability, and courage. Please join us to celebrate B.C. Multiculturalism Week at this inaugural North Shore event. To reserve free tickets, call 604-990-3474 or

email boxoffice@phtheatre. org Check nsiip.ca for more info. Cara Pryor, North Vancouver City Library; Meharoona Ghani, North Shore Multicultural Society; Pat Cumming, West Vancouver Memorial Library Cara, Meharoona and Pat are members of the North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership, a coalition of community agencies focused on improving the settlement outcomes of new immigrants on the North Shore.

BUSINESS BRIEFCASE CapU snags sustainability award Years of training tour guides and helping hill tribe women establish homestay businesses earned Capilano University a Sustainable Tourism Award. Global tourism promoter Skål International awarded the university for working with the Hmong community of Lao Chai alongside Hanoi Open University in Vietnam. The joint program is intended to support responsible tourism and to help youth, women and community leaders mitigate some of the harmful impacts that can come with being a travel hub. Jase Wilson, who earned a bachelor’s degree from CapU’s school of Tourism Management, accepted the award in Monaco on Oct. 31.

Pinkowski cracks top 40 Portfolio manager and North Shore News columnist Lori Pinkowski was named 2016’s Top Under 40 by the Investment Industry Association of Canada recently. The award includes a mentorship opportunity with an industry leader as well as the chance to take a course with the award sponsor the Smarten Up Institute in Toronto, Ont. The award is a “reminder that the best is yet to come,” Pinkowski stated in a release. Pinkowski was among 33 nominees from across Canada, according to the release. Pinkowski is a senior portfolio manager and senior vice-president with Raymond James Ltd.

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integral to the health care system, is also invisible. In an attempt to address the issues of caregiver “strain” and its invisibility the Doctors of BC who authored the Circle of Care report say that they and the government, “can play a leading role to support family caregivers and recommend a health care planning and delivery approach that recognizes, includes and supports caregivers as partners in care.” Doctors of BC are committed to a policy that family caregivers need and deserve to be formally recognized as part of B.C.’s health care system. Barb MacLean, executive director of Family Caregivers of British Columbia, said in an Oct. 18 press release that, “We are thrilled with the policy focus of this paper, and to our knowledge it is a first in Canada. We expect it to help accelerate a shift in health care culture and policy towards patient- and familycentred care.” The Doctors of BC are also committed to raising awareness among physicians of the role they can play in recognizing and

supporting caregivers. They intend to develop practical resources to help physicians enhance supports for caregivers and to include caregivers as partners in care. They also hope to raise awareness of physicians to the community resources that support caregivers. On the North Shore, physicians could point their patients to the North Shore Community Resources Caregiver Support Program, which provides an array of services for caregivers, including: caregiver support groups and educational workshops, stress management strategies and relaxation techniques, telephone support and individual consultations, assistance in navigating the health care system, and information and referral to health care and community services. It can be accessed at 604-985-7138. Physicians could also point to the services of Family Caregivers of B.C., whose goals are to inform, support and educate to improve the quality of life for family caregivers.

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Seniors TRANSITIONS — COMING TO TERMS WITH A LIFE YOU DIDN’T PLAN Learn about the ongoing adjustments the dementia journey requires Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Info and registration: 604-984-8348 or info.northshore@alzheimerbc.org. GETTING TO KNOW DEMENTIA Receive basic information about dementia and the impact of receiving a diagnosis Saturday, Nov. 26, 1-3 p.m. Info and registration: 604-984-8347 or info.northshore@alzheimerbc.org.

Health Notes BEREAVED PARENTS SHARING GROUP will meet one week later this month on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. 604-770-4570 DEATH CAFÉ A get together and non-religious conversation about life and death Tuesday, Nov. 22, 7-8:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. This is not a lecture or grief support group. deathcafe.ca HEALTH MATTERS LECTURE SERIES A free information session on using mindful eating to manage diabetes Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. northshorehealthmatters.com THE NORTH SHORE BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP will meet Tuesday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. at Evergreen House, 231 East 15th St., North Vancouver. 604-779-2472 jen@nsbraininjury.ca

Direct support available From page 20 The organization promotes the significance of family caregivers and offers direct support to family caregivers, with a toll-free B.C. Family Caregiver Support Line (1-877-520-3267). In a Statistics Canada report (updated 2015), Martin Turcotte says, “other services such as renovation credits, respite services, practical advice and emotional support, can assist those who are caregivers.” He goes on to say, “according to some studies, such interventions benefit not only family caregivers, they are also beneficial to care receivers (for example, by reducing the need to resort to institutionalization of the recipient immediately).” A senior near you who is looking after a family member is carrying a tough burden. We all need to be aware of and to support these family caregivers. Margaret Coates is the co-ordinator of Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society. She has lived on the North Shore for 47 years and has worked with and for seniors for 20 of those. Ideas for future columns are welcome. Email: lions_view@telus.net. Info: lionsviewseniorsplanning.com.

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A long climb for Sentinel secondary’s cross-country running team finally reached the top Saturday when the school’s senior girls claimed the team title at the provincial championships held in West Kelowna.

Handsworth’s Grace Milley (left) keeps pace with the Sentinel trio of Lucie Cherpin, Melina Stokes and Emilie Kaye at the provincial crosscountry running championships held Saturday in West Kelowna. Sentinel won the senior girls team title. PHOTO SUPPLIED KERITH PATERSON

With more than 200 runners from across the province taking part in the race, the West Vancouver school managed to place three girls in the top 25 and six in the top 45 to claim gold with 57 points, ahead of second-place Earl Marriot at 65 and West Point Grey at 95. North Vancouver’s Handsworth secondary finished fourth with 115. The win capped off an impressive run for the Sentinel girls who won gold in the junior division at last year’s provincials and returned this year to go undefeated on the North Shore senior circuit before cleaning up at provincials. “I’m really proud of these girls,” said Hugh Wilson, who coaches the team along with Lauren Hart and Mark Fenn. “I think they’re great ambassadors for Sentinel. They had so much fun – they were singing in the car on the way up, they had a dance party in their room the night before to loosen up, they all jumped into Lake Okanagan together – they just had a lot of fun. They’ve always got smiles on their faces.” Grade 11 racer Rhian Paterson lead the way, finishing 14th overall in the race. “She’s a real plugger,” said Wilson. “She’s also a bigrace runner. … We knew we could count on her for a strong race.” Sarah Lavallee and Ehren Paterson, Rhian’s younger sister, both cracked the top 25, while the trio of Lucie Cherpin, Melina Stokes and

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Emilie Kaye all finished near each other, inside the top 45. Grade 9 star Emmajean Neal, who won every senior race on the North Shore this season, including the zone final, rounded out the results for Sentinel at provincials with a finish in 83rd spot. “We’ve been getting better and better. We felt really strongly we could do it this year, and it happened,” said Wilson, adding that racing as an individual and a team member gets runners to think about more than just themselves. “You want to do everything you can and beat everyone around you ... (but) every runner needs to be aware that even if you are having a bad race, your team might be having a good race. You need every spot. It doesn’t matter if you feel, ‘Oh my God, I just don’t have it today.’ You still try because your place might make all the difference.” The Spartans had places to spare with the strong finishes posted by all of their runners. The win was a culmination of a decade of work, said Wilson. “When I started coaching this team about 10 years ago we had three members on the

team,” he said. “And now we routinely have 50 or 60 kids join the team each year. We always have big teams.” Wilson laughed when asked if cross-country running had become a “cool” sport at Sentinel. “I’m not sure I’d ever call cross-country cool – there’s too much mud and dirt and blood – but we’ve definitely created a bit of a critical mass,” he said. “We get lots of athletes who are not runners who want to join. … It’s amazing how many kids just come out, race after race – they’re not at the front of the pack, they’re at the back of the pack but they’re there for all four races, they’re enjoying the team spirit, they all win the North Shore banner. When we win the North Shore banner, that’s a team banner. There are a lot of kids that contribute to that.” On the individual side Carson Graham’s Sophie Konrad scored the lone medal for North Shore runners at provincials, claiming silver in the junior girls race. Other top-10 finishes included Handsworth’s Charlie Dannatt who was fourth in the senior boys race and Jack Dannatt who was fourth in junior boys. Argyle’s Charlotte Prangley was seventh in junior girls.

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