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Welder forges new path to professional success ANNA DIMOFF reporter@nsnews.com
Grade 8 shop class can be a bit of a nightmare.
Mixing kids with power tools first thing in the morning isn’t the ideal scenario for career inspiration to strike, and in eighth grade at Seycove secondary, Maia Koch wasn’t feeling it. “I’ll be honest ... I hated it,” she says. Now 26 years old and recently graduated with her B level welding ticket, Koch has unexpectedly found her passion in metalwork. On Nov. 23 she spoke at the Industry Training Authority’s 11th annual Youth Day conference, surrounded by other intelligent and inspiring women in trades. One thing that stood out to her was the change in tone toward pursuing a career in the industry. When she was in school, she remembers the expectations from teachers being heavily placed on the importance of getting degrees. “For them it’s kind of a no-brainer: ‘it worked for me so it’s going to work for you,’ and they just assume that everyone is going to go to university,” she says. “All I ever heard was derogatory comments towards the trades when I was in elementary school or high school.” But after meeting with the women at the conference and hearing teachers try to figure out the best way to promote the trades for youth and young women, she was on board and fired up to add her voice to the call. Koch’s interest in welding was sparked as she meandered through classes at Capilano University that didn’t hold her interest. English literature, political science, biology, geology, anthropology, women’s studies, and history occupied her first year out of high school but she knew none of these subjects would lead to a career for her. “I tried harder in high school than I did in university, and I was paying for university. I knew that I wasn’t in the
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encourage girls, say: school, fr In her favourite blue panda cap, Maia Koch dons her welding mask at Central Motor Service in Deep Cove. Koch graduated from the UA Piping Industry College of British Columbia in October and is working toward earning her Red Seal certification in metal fabrication and welding. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD right place.” She knew she wanted to work and make some money of her own so she turned to family for advice. It was her dad who recommend trying a trade, a thought that hadn’t crossed her mind and an option she had never considered. Her parents are musicians and none of her extended family work in trades. Her brother is a carpenter, but after seeing what he goes through every day, she knew that part of the industry wasn’t for her. Then the idea of metal fabrication and welding struck, and she was pulled in. “It immediately totally resonated with me. I could picture myself welding and something about it, right away, I was just drawn to it. A big lightbulb kind of went off in my head.” A trades discovery course
at BCIT introduced her to a first real foray with metalwork. The metal fabrication foundation course was a challenge initially as she tried to turn blueprints into working creations and fought to visualize how computer models could come to life. “I mean, I could wrap Christmas presents, and I don’t do that really well, but that’s the most dexterous, hands-on thing I could do before that. I can’t even fold clothes very well,” she says with a laugh. “Trying to build stuff with my hands from a piece of paper and trying to visualize it, for me it was a steep learning curve but in the end I fell into it, especially with welding.” Welding was where she really caught her stride. Her hands-on attitude and strong
mind for problem solving was put to work as she was able to get lost in twisting and cutting pieces of metal into whatever she imagined. “I like metal because you can’t screw it up. You can just melt it down or weld it back together or bend it back to where you need it to go,” she says. “When I went into the welding, it felt good; it felt natural. There’s just something about being able to lay a really nice bead and you don’t think about anything else because, being the kind of person I am, I tend to overthink.” In her courses at BCIT Koch was the only woman in her class of about 21 students, but when she moved on to get her B level training at the UA Piping Industry College of B.C. she found herself alongside five other women entering the male-dominated industry.
The number of female apprentices in trades – carpentry, automotive service and heavy duty equipment technicians, plumbing, metal fabrication, and millwrights – sits at about five per cent or less, according to the ITA. Seeing more women attending the programs at UAPICBC reinforced Koch’s drive. She found that her instructors and male classmates really rooted for her and she found support in more places than one would expect. “Everyone wants to help each other,” she says. “The guys, they don’t challenge you. No one is demeaning. No one was harassing or being sexist. “It’s really nice to get that support. You know, it’s a dogeat-dog world and some guys are old school, and I’ve dealt
our value as with that too.” a Before Koch started her br training, she went out and got high a job to earn some experience watched and was met with the resis- university tance that many might expect. working “Definitely it was the case waiting of being the girl and havsays. ing more experience than someone, but because he’s a can guy he’s going to get a dollar she more than me, or get more and work than me. That was just out because I didn’t have a ticket take or anything, or that’s what I those thought,” but it soon came job, to light that some of the men didn’t have certification either. to “I’m not the only girl who’s foot experienced that and I know guys, that there are girls that have then experienced way worse than says. I have.” experience But instead of dwelling, though stalling, and getting caught up now girls See Trades page 5you
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A healthy community has a diverse spectrum of housing that meet the needs of residents no matter what their age, income, physical ability or household size. Over the past year council and our District planning team have developed a strategic approach to address the needs of low and moderate income earners who are increasingly finding housing costs on the North Shore out of their reach. To help guide our thinking we have consulted with key stakeholders, such as the North Shore Community Housing Action Committee, and we conducted a public opinion survey of District residents. This past Monday evening District Council unanimously adopted the new District Rental and Affordable Housing Strategy.
Maia Koch checks over her gear in the garage at Central Motor Service in Deep Cove. The North Vancouver welder says she’s able to lose herself in her work. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
Trades a way out of a life making minimum wage From page 4
in her negative experience, she turned around, got her B level ticket and is swearing off non-union work. Koch says she doesn’t like advertising the animosity. She prefers to offer the advice to go to school first and not to jump in before you can hold your own. “It’s not a good way to encourage people, especially girls, to get into a trade. ... I say: it’s good for you to go to school, get the ticket and go from there.” Mentoring is a new endeavour for Koch but she sees the value in promoting trades as an option for young girls, a message that was never broadcast to her. Many of her high school peers who she watched follow the path to university or college are now working at Starbucks or are waiting tables to get by, she says. Working minimum wage can be tough, and Koch says she wants to show young girls and other women still figuring out their next step that if they take up a trade, they’ll have those skills, and most likely a job, for life. “If you’ve got the attitude to get in there and put your foot down and say, ‘screw you guys, I’m going to do this,’ then definitely, own it,” she says. “Being able to share my experiences with people, even though it’s not much right now, but talking to younger girls especially about what you can do … telling them
that there’s nothing holding them back other than themselves. They have to do it for themselves and it’s a great opportunity to work hard and make good money.” In September, the province announced new funding for youth trades training programs to allow students the chance to discover an alternative route for post-secondary education, and potentially a new passion. The investment of $7.8 million will allow the Ministry of Education to double the number of seats in ACE-IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training ) programs, which includes subsidies for students looking to relocate. It will also provide funding for apprenticeship trades ambassadors to visit students in their schools and communities; increase trades scholarships by 25 per cent; and work toward reforming Grades 10-12 graduation requirements. The updated programs should be implemented in all school districts in B.C. by the fall of 2017, according to a provincial press release. In addition to the government investment in schools, Windsor secondary received a donation of new welding equipment from the Canadian Welding Association Foundation, the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation and Seaspan. The new equipment was revealed on Nov. 15 with students demo-ing the fresh tech.
Koch was excited to learn that further steps are being made that reinforce the positive message she heard at the Youth Day conference and says she would’ve loved to have the option to start welding sooner. “I knew that Handsworth had an automotive class when I was in Grade 12 that I wanted to go to, but you had to drive yourself there and I wasn’t that committed to driving myself around at that age yet,” she says. “If I had known that something like that was happening and I was able to do that, I would’ve travelled to Windsor so I could specifically do that kind of stuff.” Dreams of owning her own shop and running small welding classes for kids are ideas for the future, but Koch says right now she’s absorbing all the experience she can get in order to receive her Red Seal certification and discover where she wants to take her education in the industry. “It’s all about the knowledge and learning and meeting people and figuring out where I fit. Say I might want to do small-scale art stuff but I might be really good at welding pipe, I really have no idea yet in terms of how I’ll be able to perform out on the field.” Female empowerment and self-sufficiency is a loud message she’s happy to promote to young girls and Koch says she’s looking forward to being the queen of her own castle one day soon.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation considers housing affordable when a household spends no more than 30 percent of its gross income on rent/mortgage payments, property taxes, strata fees, and heating costs. We estimate that we need somewhere between 600 and 1000 new units of affordable rental housing in the next 10 years, most of which will be added in town centres, close to services and transit. The District has several tools available to ensure that new affordable rental housing is built. This includes negotiating with developers for the construction of rental and affordable units, for land (typically for larger projects), or a cash-in-lieu contribution (typically for smaller projects) towards affordable housing on another site. We can also consider opportunities for density or height bonus zoning to gain more affordable housing units, and incentivising developers to include these units in exchange for a reduction in parking stalls required. Existing, older purpose-built rental housing makes an important contribution to the affordable rental inventory in the District, and provides a key source of more affordable housing for low to moderate income families. Progressive maintenance and restoration of these buildings is necessary to extend their service life and to ensure their functionality and liveability for residents. Of course, we recognize that even with ongoing and regular maintenance, by 40 or 50 years of age several major mechanical components of residential buildings usually need to be replaced outright. Higher maintenance costs associated with this work may be reflected in higher rents and/or sub-standard living conditions if maintenance is deferred. And, sometimes, the poor condition of an existing rental building may warrant complete replacement. Potential demolition of older multi-family rental buildings has raised concerns for renters who may face significant challenges in finding suitable affordable housing. Our Residential Tenant Relocation Assistance Policy outlines procedures to assist tenants in finding alternative and affordable accommodation. This may include providing advanced notice to tenants, assistance with relocation, moving cost allowances, right of first refusal in the new building, and long term tenant bonuses. Working with land owners and developers to explore a phased approach to redevelopment that will minimize the impacts to existing tenants is important to us. Achieving our goals will require partnership and collaboration with diverse community stakeholders. Efficiencies can be realized when affordable housing is constructed as part of a market housing or mixed use development project. The day-to-day operation of affordable housing units and the provision of services to tenants is often managed by non-profit housing organizations. Capital grants or other financing from Provincial and Federal governments can strengthen the economic feasibility of an affordable housing project. And strategic use of District owned lands, which may involve a long-term lease, can help leverage senior government funding. To learn more about our approach to affordable housing please visit dnv.org/housing.
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Artist pushes to save treasured city mural Jane Clark’s Spirit Corner could be lost to redevelopment
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A prominent North Shore artist is mourning the impending demise of one of North Vancouver’s most visible murals.
Artist Jane Clark stands in front of her 2,000-square-foot mural Spirit Corner on Forbes Avenue in Lower Lonsdale. Clark is looking to reproduce the mural. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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wall of Hesp Automotive at the corner of Esplanade and Forbes Avenue with Spirit Corner, to celebrate the 2010 Olympics and creation of the Spirit Trail – and to make beautiful a wall that was a magnet for particularly “disgusting graffiti.” Clark donated her expertise but hired a painter and an assistant, and rented a pneumatic lift because “at 80-something, you can’t do that without somebody else there.” The city sponsored the work, as did the Squamish Nation and members of the community. The building now faces demolition and redevelopment into a new campus for private school Alcuin College, pending a public hearing and vote by council Monday night. Clark said she doesn’t take issue with the rezoning of the property, although she questions the wisdom of putting a
school next to a blind corner that drivers tend to speed around. Instead, she’d like to see the work somehow preserved. She’s offered to reproduce it on another wall nearby the trail for the cost of materials alone, but despite several sit-downs with the mayor, no options have been found. “Any wall that’s near the Spirit Trail would be fine,” she said. The general public may Fr not realize it, but artists retain moral rights to their work, even after it has left their hands. “If I had a painting of even four feet by eight … and if somebody bought and they destroyed it, they would be ready to be sued for that,” she said. While society generally may not be familiar with artists’ rights, they do benefit from it. “If it didn’t, we wouldn’t be able to see any of the great artists of this world.
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A young robbery suspect ended up being rescued by the police he was attempting to escape Thursday in North Vancouver after leading officers on a chase through Capilano River canyon, ending up trapped clinging to a cliff face near the suspension bridge.
The drama started just after 4 p.m. when a resident near the 4800-block of Capilano Road surprised an intruder coming out of his carport. The suspect took off, jumping a fence into a neighbour’s backyard, with the homeowner in pursuit, said Sgt. Doug Trousdell of the North Vancouver RCMP. That neighbour called police after she saw the suspect drop a bag of
into the water at times, said Trousdell, leading officers to worry he may have been swept away by the creek. Near dusk, however, he was spotted by another police officer from the Capilano Suspension Bridge, clinging to a steep cliff face. “He couldn’t go up or down,” said Trousdell. An RCMP aerial extraction team was called in, arriving between 5 and 5:30
jewelry in her yard, then disappear over the edge of the embankment that leads down to the Capilano canyon. Two officers and a police tracking dog arrived on the scene near the Capilano fish hatchery soon after and began following the suspect down into the canyon towards the river. While fleeing police, the suspect appeared to go
City looking at ideas to commemorate art From page 6 We wouldn’t have probably a single painting anywhere. There would be no museums. There would be no great art galleries. There would be no great murals on buildings. Rome would have nothing worth going to see,” she said with a laugh. “If you use that argument, you wouldn’t have a world at all like we’ve got.” Clark has had similar arrangements made for other Olympic murals she has done, including one that was reproduced for the Whistler employees’ lodge. She’d also
be content for a large photo reproduction to be done and posted somewhere nearby. The mural, after all, is a reflection of the geographical and built features around it. Mayor Darrell Mussatto said several options are still on the table “We’re checking with our public art people … to see in what way can we commemorate the mural. We could take some pictures of it and see what our options are. Can we reproduce it somewhere else? Can we have pictures made of it we can have archived?” he said. “She’s
Clark said she will also be pursuing the matter with the Squamish Nation, which is currently working on plans with the city to allow the Spirit Trail to cross their lands at the Mosquito Creek Marina.
amazingly talented and it’s been a very well received mural. … If there’s someone who has a site that’s appropriate, we’d love to hear from them. I’m sure we’d be able to help with the funding if it came to that way.”
p.m. to pull the suspect off the cliff with ropes. The man had minor injuries from his scramble through the canyon and was suffering from hypothermia. He was taken to Lions Gate Hospital to be checked, and was later released into police custody and spent the remainder of the night in jail.
The two officers and police dog who tracked the suspect through the canyon were also hauled out by the aerial rescue team. Police are recommending a charge of break-and-enter against a 22-year-old North Vancouver man. He was to appear in court Friday afternoon.
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around the car, and while it was successful for a while, it’s now become too popular for its own good. Building wider roads is unsustainable in the long term. To add significant vehicle capacity to Lynn Valley, we would have to start removing rows of homes along our main streets to create width for more vehicle lanes. This would make travel by car easy – for a while. But the roads would soon fill up and become congested again and somewhere down the line we would have to solve the congestion problem all over again. Every time we make our streets better for cars, we make them less pleasant
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Bitumen: why ship it out raw rather than refine it here? Dear Editor: In reading Jonathan Lazar’s letter to the editor (Anti-pipeline Position Ignores Fossil Fuel Reliance, Nov. 23 Mailbox), I was surprised by his use of the word “informed reader.” An informed reader would know that there have not been 3,000 tanker trips in the Salish Seas since 1953. Mr. Lazar is assuming that there have been about 50 oil tankers a year heading to Westridge terminal, but between 1954 and 1982, there were only 10 years when crude oil tanker shipments left the terminal. In 2016, the projection is that there will only be 14 oil tankers visiting Westridge terminal. This aside, there are two comments Mr. Lazar makes that I would like to respond to. The first is his comment that with railroads “the likelihood of another Lac
Magantique(sic) disaster is much more likely than a marine spill.” I think he should be open to the substantial amount of information that suggests that should the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion go ahead, a disaster much worse than Lac Magantic could occur. With the expansion of the tank farm capacity on Burnaby Mountain, there is a greater chance of a leak, fire, or boil-over of stored diluted bitumen. A catastrophic event in this tank farm could affect the lives of thousands and thousands of people living in the area below the tank farm, living in the private residences of UniverCity, and attending or working at Simon Fraser University … not to mention those of us living on the east side of the North Shore. The second comment relates to our current use of and reliance on petroleum products.
I think everyone would agree that Canadians need oil for transportation and for products we use on a daily basis. But this expansion of the pipeline proposed for oil (diluted bitumen) transport is not for Canadians, it is for export to other nations. It is for exporting a substance that is to be refined elsewhere, thus denying jobs for Canadians and making a potential spill on water or land all the more dangerous because of the chemicals added to make the bitumen flow in the pipelines. Without a national energy policy, the question that needs to be asked is: “Is this the best strategy for using our finite resources?” Wouldn’t this reservoir of oil be better used by current and future generations of Canadians as we transition to renewable, safe energy sources? Therese Paradis North Vancouver
Protected lanes encourage use From page 8 roadway safe enough for eight-year-old children and 80-year-old grandparents. Currently, only the brave and confident cyclists use Lynn Valley Road, that’s why you don’t see many. When the project is complete, we will see those interested in cycling but concerned for their safety start to try it out. For cyclists, it will be a delight to no longer be squeezed by fast moving vehicles buzzing their elbows. The additional space afforded by the new lanes adds comfort for drivers too as they no longer have to avoid cyclists. The protection afforded by the delineator posts while minimal adds a further degree of comfort. Undoubtedly, some of the posts will be hit by vehicles, but rather those posts than a person riding
their bike, they are more easily replaced. Cyclists pay tax too: To the claims that this project is a waste of taxpayer money and cyclists should be insured, cyclists pay taxes too. They pay property taxes, many also drive and pay gas taxes, they pay tax on things they buy, they pay tax on their income, they contribute less emissions and reduce the need for road maintenance. To the claims for cyclists to be insured, car insurance is only required because drivers are so good at damaging things and injuring or killing other people with their cars. How many people were killed or injured by cyclists last year? Insurance would deter people from participating in a healthy activity, which provides great individual benefits as well as overall benefits
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Tech firm launches new class of submersible Nuytco takes its deepocean, all-electric NewtROV on a Horseshoe Bay test run
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As his company’s latest deep-ocean innovation was being presented to clients from a barge in the water at Horseshoe Bay last week, Phil Nuytten sat nearby, paraphrasing a quote from Jacques Cousteau.
Phil Nuytten, president of North Vancouver’s Nuytco Research, unveils his company’s allelectric NewtROV at Horseshoe Bay on Nov. 24. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
“We must learn about the ocean because if you learn about it, you come to love it, and people protect what they love,” said the president of North Vancouver’s Nuytco Research, a world-renowned leader in undersea exploration technology. And Nuytten is hoping the NewtROV – which was unveiled to potential clients and media Nov. 24 when it was placed in the water for the first time – will play a significant role in deepening our appreciation of what lies beneath the ocean surface. The NewtROV is an electric, remote-operated submersible that can reach a depth of two kilometres, and it’s already being hailed as a breakthrough in how researchers may learn about the ocean in the future. Unmanned vehicles of a similar size – the NewtROV weighs about 10,000 pounds, is more than three metres long and nearly two metres high and wide – are known as work-class ROVs, but Nuytco
is trying to meet a growing demand by rolling out an allelectric version. “There are lots of workclass ROVs around the world, but all-electric ROVs are quite rare,” said Nuytten. “The reason we want to go all-electric is because we think there’s a huge market for it in fisheries and deep-ocean research.” Until recently, conventional ROVs were hydraulic, “like an excavator,” said Nuytco engineer Mike Reay, technical lead on the NewtROV. “They’re dirtier, they’re heavier, they’re noisy, they’re expensive,” Reay said of hydraulic ROVs. “This is super-efficient. It probably uses half the power to generate as much thrust. … That’s huge.” It’s the relative silence of an electric ROV compared to a hydraulic one that could lead to major advances in underwater research. John Jo Lewis, a submarine pilot from
Florida-based Sub Aviators, was on hand for the NewtROV demonstration and explained how the noise produced by hydraulic thrusters often scares away wildlife before an ROV can get close enough to study it. “If you’re down there with a marching band or a cacophony of industrial noises, they’d rather be someplace else,” said Lewis. “Creatures like whales and dolphins, you can’t very well study their behaviour if you’ve got this tank rolling around down there. “It’s really nice to see these thrusters and what they can do.” The NewtROV’s capabilities appear to go well beyond helping to teach us about what’s under the sea. ROVs are also widely used in the oil and gas industry, infrastructure development and other fields, so the NewtROV has the potential to make an impact beyond research. Reay described the vessel as a “fresh-look product” that has also omitted a lot of “antiquated techniques” from work-class designs.
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Two Collingwood School siblings have channelled their love of music and turned into a philanthropic force as the organizers of a charity fundraiser for cancer research at the Kay Meek Centre.
West Vancouver sisters Emily and Gabrielle Bourgault are putting on Pink for Christmas, a youth Christmas variety show with altruistic residuals aplenty. While the concert’s primary focus is to raise funds for pediatric cancer research, it’s also a chance for novice entertainers to become more comfortable in the spotlight. “We really wanted to start this concert to promote the idea of kids helping kids,” says Emily, explaining how she and Gabrielle came up with the concert idea on their summer break.
Collingwood School siblings Gabrielle and Emily and Bourgault have organized a charity fundraiser for pediatric cancer research, Pink for Christmas, featuring Collingwood’s senior choir, at the Kay Meek Centre Dec. 16. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Philanthropy is not an unfamiliar concept for the Grade 7 student. Emily has busked in bustling retail districts, including Lonsdale
Quay, playing her violin to raise money for pediatric cancer research. A lifelong violin player – Emily picked up the alluring
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They were two kindred spirits who shared a love of violin music. That experience sparked Emily’s interest to help others. So, Emily got in touch with Team Finn. The North Vancouver volunteer organization has been raising awareness and funds for cutting-edge pediatric cancer research, following the passing of their beloved namesake Finn Sullivan from a rare form of cancer at the age of three. The Team Finn Foundation has raised more than $2 million since 2009. The Finn family has been invited to the Dec. 16 Kay Meek charity concert — with proceeds benefiting the foundation — that the Bourgault sisters have been planning for the past five months. “It’s been fun,” says Emily of her event-planning foray, and at the 500-seat Kay Meek theatre, no less. The entertainment lineup, performing classic Christmas numbers such as songs from The Nutcracker, includes the North Shore Celtic Ensemble, Pro Arté Centre, Collingwood School’s senior choir and special guest performances. Emily said she is grateful
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Making magic at Kay Meek mingler North Shore ConneXions fundraiser brightens spirits MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com Every Friday afternoon the performers put on their bright yellow T-shirts and excitedly pile into a large open space at The Summit. At North Shore ConneXions Society’s recreation centre, an energetic choreographer starts the groups off with a few repetitions of some expressive body movements – minus the peppy Bollywood music just yet. Once she feels they’ve learnt the steps, she cranks the tunes. “Some steps are hard to learn and some are easy,” says dancer Sian Montgomery. Her friend, Danielle Juilfs, admits Bollywood dancing is hard to learn but the effort is worth when the big night arrives. The Summit’s Shiamak Bollywood group is preparing for a heartwarming variety show called Mingle of the Jingles, an annual fundraiser for North Shore ConneXions Society, which supports children and adults in the community with developmental disabilities.
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‘Tis the Season One hour each week, for pretty much the whole year, the small group of dancers work toward the goal of performing for their friends, family and the community at the 500-seat Kay Meek Centre theatre with professional sound and lighting. “They’ve worked hard and they know it’s entertaining, you can tell from the audience’s reaction,” says Mingle of the Jingles organizer Nathalie Callender, who also runs North Shore ConneXions’ social enterprise program. Mingle of the Jingles, now in its 11th year, has evolved into something special for the North Shore ConneXions family. The Bollywood group and other ConneXions entertainers share the stage with professional performers and hold their own. Jeremy Sellars is an annual fan favourite. One year Sellars
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Nick Mascott and The Summit’s Shiamak Bollywood group rehearses for their upcoming performance at Mingle of the Jingles, an annual fundraiser for North Shore ConneXions Society. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH sang the Elvis Presley classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house, recalls Callender. “To see them achieve what they thought was beyond the impossible, it’s worth it,” she says. “They light up, they know they have done a
magical performance.” This year the Bollywood dancers will take the stage in sleek costumes with a splash of sparkle for a performance highlighting disco favourites, says their beloved choreographer Sura Ravindran. New this year are the Joy of Movement
dancers, made up of people on the autism spectrum, from North Vancouver’s Vanleena Dance Academy. The Mingle of the Jingles variety show on Dec. 7 starts at 7 p.m. and will also feature a silent auction beforehand. More info: mingleofthejingles.com.
for the positive response from community members who have lent a helping hand for the Pink for Christmas event. The sisters canvassed local businesses, including Cypress Mountain and Salmon House on the Hill restaurant, looking for silent auction donation. “They really wanted to help and thought it was a great cause. They really liked that kids were organizing it,” says Emily of the businesses’ response. As for where her compassion comes from, Emily says she’s well aware of the important things her family has. “We know we are fortunate and we want to give back to other people,” says Emily, who has plans to become a neurosurgeon someday. For more information on Pink for Christmas and tickets to the concert, visit fateforchildren.weebly.com and kaymeekcentre.com.
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ROV a buildable ‘modular beast’ From page 11 Several potential clients like Lewis who viewed the Nov. 24 demonstration commented on the ease at which the NewtROV manoeuvres with its joystick controller, and also the impressive amount of power the magnetically coupled thrusters can generate. Normally, a deep-water propeller needs an extremely tight seal around its shaft to keep water from getting into the motor, but much of the power is lost in simply turning the shaft against that seal. The NewtROV’s thrusters don’t have that same deterrent. “They’re more electrically efficient than any other underwater thruster motor that we know of. That’s a big jump in our favour,” said Nuytten. “If we could have bought a machine like this off the shelf, a machine that has this power and low noise level, we’d do it. “But no such thing exists, so we have to make it.” Reay said it’s difficult to attach a value to the NewtROV, the base model of which was demonstrated for
clients and potential government partners at Horseshoe Bay. A fully equipped version set up for a customer would be a multimillion-dollar piece of machinery. “It’s a modular beast. It’ll take whatever you want,” said Nuytten. “If you’re going after gold on the north slope of Alaska, you’d equip it with a dredge. If you want to go work on dam faces to do a very detailed inspection of cracking and that sort of stuff, you’d equip it with ultra-highresolution still cameras. “We’d build it as a platform and say, ‘Here it is … now, what’s your mission?’ And we will then equip it for that mission.” The federal government was a backer of the NewtROV’s development through the Industrial Research Assistance Program, and could also become a future client through the Build in Canada Innovation Program, which provides funding for federal government branches to purchase and test new, domestically developed technologies. Reay said the Navy would be a “sweetheart
The NewtROV’s magnetically coupled thrusters are more electrically efficient than anything Nuytco has seen before. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Memory Lane Laura Anderson Diana Belhouse has a dream, one she’s cherished ever since she moved to North Vancouver almost 60 years ago. It’s a tangible vision she holds on behalf of her community: a park where people can picnic and play, enjoy open-air concerts and enjoy the beauty and peace of nature. Location? Imagine a spot west of Lonsdale, east of Capilano, south of Montroyal and north of Queens and you have the Delbrook lands. “Four acres in the heart of the community. It’s the chance of a lifetime,” Diana says. “Really, that’s what it is. The opportunity to create a green legacy in this area will never happen again.” Rewind 57 years. Diana and her first husband Larry Munroe, attracted like many of their friends by the proximity to nature, decided to make their home on the North Shore. They chose the new Delbrook housing development in North Vancouver, found an
architect to design the house, commuted from the city to oversee construction and moved into their new home in 1959. “We all expected these new developments in the Delbrook area would include a park,” she says. After all, these newcomers intended to raise families and build a future in North Vancouver. “There were 27 children on our street alone – and it’s only one block.” A park would be the foundation of the neighbourhood, where children and parents could come together outdoors. The proposed site of that park became Delbrook Plaza. As North Vancouver grew, parks and trails and playing fields were established across the municipality, with community parks flourishing east of Lonsdale. “The district set aside land at Norwood and Madely for a park but it never happened. Though the site was deemed too hilly for development, there are houses there now. It would have been a nice park.” Diana and Larry enjoyed 17 happy years together, spending their summers exploring the pristine local waters, always aboard a boat Larry had built. Sadly, Larry passed away at an early age. Diana returned to school, graduating with a law degree from UBC in 1973, one of 15 women in a class of 250. Called to the bar, Diana did not practice. Instead, she
Diana Belhouse has been a champion for green spaces in the community since first moving to North Vancouver`s Delbrook area in the 1950s. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH and her second husband, Henry Belhouse, embarked on “a love affair that lasted 38 years”, until his death in 2012. A widower with four children, Henry, like Larry, was another kindred spirit who appreciated the beauty and peace of nature. Diana established scholarships at UBC in memory of Henry and of Larry. One offered through the School of Community
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If you give a student a game to play you can keep them busy for a couple of hours, but if you give them something to believe in you can inspire them for a lifetime.
That, at least, is the theory organizers hope will play out at packed gyms across the North Shore this Thursday as the second annual No Regrets basketball tournament tips off. The tournament was born of a union between the longstanding North Shore Invitational Tournament and the Quinn Keast Foundation. When the North Vancouverbased foundation latched onto the tournament last year and helped rename it No Regrets, they brought with them a number of high-energy hoops fanatics to expand the tournament’s reach, including the addition of a girls draw for the first time ever as well as extra fire for the tournament’s fan-friendly “spirit games.” The union, however, has brought more than just some extra muscle to run the event, says longtime tournament director Larry Donohoe. It’s
Brendan Artley gets set for lift-off during the bronze medal game of last year’s No Regrets tournament between Collingwood and Seycove. This year will be the second No Regrets event, which was born of a union between the North Shore Invitational and the Quinn Keast Foundation. PHOTO SUPPLIED WWW.BLAIR.PHOTO also brought extra meaning to the games. Donohoe, a sports guru at Carson Graham secondary, knew
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dedicated to team success, display unselfish offensive skill as well as a commitment to relentless defence, make the players around them better and demonstrate strong leadership qualities represented by respect for teammates, coaches, game officials and opponents. In other words, the scholarships go to players who play like Quinn did. Not the tallest or fastest player on the court, Quinn still made a huge mark in every game he played, including an epic 17-point, 16-rebound performance in Handsworth’s 82-65 win over Kitsilano in the provincial AAA championship game during Quinn’s Grade 12 season. “Quinn wasn’t the end-all, be-all when it came to players, but I think there were some qualities in him that aren’t as common in athletics anymore, and I think those are the kinds of things we want to see,” said Jamie. “It’s giving back to the community, not just the player that scores the most points or gets the most rebounds. (Someone) who tries hard on both ends of the floor, is a team player and a leader on their team.” Over the years the Foundation has focused less
with one of Keast’s mantras – No Regrets – was a “no-brainer” decision, said Donohoe. “It just makes it more special to me,” he said. “It means a lot for me personally. I know for my players, too, as they learn the story it means a lot to them. This is kind of mustsee-TV now, the kids want to be a part of it because they know what it means.” It means a lot to the organizers as well, including Quinn’s twin sister Jamie, who has immersed herself in the event as the tournament director on the girls side. It’s fantastic to watch a new generation of players rally under her brother’s banner, said Jamie. “I think it’s cool for people to come to something where they might not know the person behind it, but there is a message there,” she said. “It means a lot to me to see it continue on and mean something to people. … It’s definitely cool for me to see. I wish I had been able to take part in a tournament like that back in my day.” One of the cornerstone features of the tournament is the No Regrets scholarship, given to players who are
Handsworth students – with the help of Vancouver superfan Crazy P – get into the spirit during last year’s No Regrets tournament. Four North Shore schools will host spirit games as part of this year’s event. PHOTO WWW.BLAIR.PHOTO on Quinn the person and more on the legacy of the life that he lived, an emphasis that continues with the tournament scholarships, said Jamie. “For me it’s about seeing the legacy of my brother continue on. These athletes that are playing in this tournament are what, 16 years old? They were six years old when the accident happened.
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They know nothing about it, so I think it’s more about getting those qualities that we want to see in our scholarship recipients and really branding those qualities. We want players to demonstrate those qualities not just on the court, but off the court as well.” The tournament also puts an emphasis on its spirit games, Thursday matchups in which teams across the North Shore get to host a game during school hours in hopes of attracting a raucous crowd. On the girls side the spirit games will be played at Handsworth at 11:30 a.m., at Argyle at 12:30 p.m. and at Carson Graham at 5:30 p.m. On the boys side Handsworth hosts at 2 p.m. while Carson Graham, Collingwood and Argyle will get the action
going at 2:15 p.m. Thursday By all accounts Handsworth has set the standard for spirit game craziness – even Crazy P of BC Lions fame was there banging his drum last year – but Collingwood also put on a good show too, said Jamie, adding that she hopes the hoops will be rocking at all the gyms this year. “A lot of fans don’t get out to games in the evenings when kids are doing their own thing, so I think it’s a good chance for the high school kids to see their own teams and get them hyped for the season.” The rest of the draw is filled out with teams from across British Columbia, as well as a boys team from Northwest Territories and another from Alberta. The
championship games will be held Saturday in the new gym at Collingwood School, with the girls starting at 5:45 p.m. and the boys to follow at 8 p.m. The fact that the tournament has a boys side and a girls side, as well as the arrangement of having five different schools team up to co-host the event, makes the No Regrets tournament a unique one on the B.C. high school calendar. Organizers are hoping it will continue to grow to become one of the province’s premier events. “We’re not aiming to get the best of the best, the top10 teams in the province,” said Jamie. “It’s not one of those tournaments. We just want teams that will come and have fun and throw a good spirit game.”
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obituaries BENNETT, John December 8, 1939 - November 29, 2016 John Bennett passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marg, his 3 children, Kari, Lesley and Scott; their spouses John and Kyra who he also considered his own children; and his 7 adored grandchildren. John is also survived by two loving sisters, Joy Smith and Sheila Letson. No service at John’s request. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Hornby Denman Community Health Care Society (HDCHCS) indicating “Hornby Clinic” on the cheque and send it to 1965 Sollans Road, Hornby Island, BC V0R 1Z0 Please join us in remembering John by visiting our full memorial tribute at www.piercysmtwashingtonfuneral.com (Click on John’s name to the right and offer your condolences through the “Guest Book”).
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Walter Kelsey was born in Montreal, Quebec to Nancy and Leonard E. Kelsey and grew up in Montreal West. Walter was predeceased by his loving wife, Ruth, sisters Nancy and Dora, his infant son Roger and daughter Susan Yada. He leaves his son Len Kelsey (Brenda), daughters Jennifer McIntyre (John) and Mary Bartlett (John Neubauer), grandchildren Jeffrey Yada, Alison Bernier (Mario), Elizabeth Hoiles (Steve), Ian Bartlett (Sara), Stuart Bartlett (Alanna Shah), Hugh Kelsey (Michelle), Katherine McGillivray (Jake), Graham McIntyre and Duncan McIntyre and 13 great−grandchildren.
CUSANO, Maria 1945 - 2016 Maria passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on November 24, 2016 in North Vancouver, BC. Predeceased by her brother Luigi (1945); father Pasquale (2009); brother-in-law Nicola (2009). Lovingly remembered by her sister Giovanna; brother Luigi (Carol); sister Pierina (Giuseppe); sister Lolanda (Cristino). Nephews and nieces Patrick, Carmela, Yolanda, Shane, Luigi, Giuseppina, Renato, Tommaso, Federica, Emilio, Monica as well as many other relatives and friends in Canada and Italy. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:00 am, Christ the Redeemer Parish, 599 Keith Road, West Vancouver, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Maria’s memory to the BC Cancer Agency.
POST, Andrew J. January 20, 1990 − November 30, 2016
Andrew left us suddenly (cardiac arrest) at the young age of 26 on November 30, 2016. Beloved by his wife of 7 months, Ernette, he will also be missed by parents Frank and Alma of Brantford, sister Cheryl, and family and friends throughout the country. He accomplished much in is his short life, with a B. Eng Mechanical, volunteering with Engineers Without Borders, and becoming a Red Seal sheet metal mechanic. We are incredibly grateful for all that was done by Andrew’s co− workers and emergency/hospital personnel.
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KELSEY, Walter L. April 3, 1915 − November 13, 2016
As you share the stories and the memories of how they lived their lives and how very much they meant, may you find comfort...
Walter attended Sir George Williams University (predecessor to Concordia University) in Montreal and was in the first graduating class. He served in the Canadian Army during WWII as an artillery training Officer. While training in Vernon, BC, he was introduced to Vancouver. He decided then to settle here one day. He joined the Montreal Red Feather (United Way), later moving the family to London, Ontario and eventually to West Vancouver in 1955, when he became Campaign Director of the Lower Mainland United Way. He managed many successful campaigns until his retirement in 1973. Walter enjoyed the West Coast lifestyle and climate and always remained very physically active. Walter and Ruth were members of the Capilano Winter Club where they enjoyed figure skating and the many friends they made there. They cross country skied on Hollyburn Mountain and walked the seawall almost daily. He was fortunate to enjoy good health and fitness late into his 90’s. Walter was an artist, craftsman and a perfectionist. He was very proud of their lovely home with its well manicured lawn and garden. He enjoyed woodworking and creating stained glass. His most challenging project was "The Chateau" on Lewis Lake in the Garibaldi Mountains. With only 4x4 access, no power and no running water, he built a cozy lakeside mountain retreat. Everything from the stone foundation to the furniture and Tiffany lamps was hand made. The Lewis Lake ’family’ were a wonderful source of enjoyment and support for both Ruth and Walter throughout their many retirement years. He also had a quirky side, accumulating a vast collection of wind up toys, baking cakes for special occasions, making blueberry pancakes on Saturday mornings and telling jokes. He and Ruth traveled extensively making friends where ever they went.
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PATTERSON, Mary Inglis (BELL) 1913 - 2016
It is with heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of Mary Patterson, known to many as ‘Aunty’ Mary, on November 16, 2016, at the age of 103, in Salmon Arm, BC. Mary was born June 19, 1913 in Red Deer, Alberta. Mary spent much of her youth in the Cariboo and the Comox Valley, with most of her life living in Courtenay, Vancouver and North Vancouver. Pre-deceased by parents Agnes and George Bell; husband Ralph (Paddy); sister Magdalen; brothers William, Alexander and Marshall, Mary is survived by many nephews, nieces, and friends. Mary was a great lady and an inspiration to many of those whose lives she touched throughout her long life. “To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die” AFTER GLOW
(by Helen Lowrie Marshall)
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an after glow of smiles when life is finally done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways. Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy memories that I leave, when life is finally done. To honour Mary’s wishes, there will be no funeral. Her ashes will be scattered in North Vancouver with her late husband Ralph’s, in the spring. Contributions to your favorite charity in memory of this special lady would be welcomed. Special thanks to the staff at Mount Ida Mews in Salmon Arm and Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, for their care and comfort of this special lady in the past 2 ½ years. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories of Mary through her obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com
Dad was always thinking ahead and making a plan. His enduring love for Ruth and his loyalty, energy, spirit, values and principles gave our family a strong foundation. He was a devoted and kind father, grandfather and great−grandfather. Walter liked to have fun and enjoyed his long life life immensely. He will be missed by his large family and all those who had the pleasure of knowing him. The family would like to thank Dr. Wayne Smith, Joyce, Meybeleine and the staff who cared for him at Lion’s Gate Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 10 at 3:00 PM at the West Vancouver Yacht Club, 5854 Marine Drive, West Vancouver.
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