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Hank Brennan collects recyclables in Central Lonsdale from one his regulars, Doreen Tomlin. In addition to using his customized Christmas van to transport bottles and cans to the depot, Hank loads up his sleigh with stockings and grocery gift cards to give to the unsuspecting, many of whom are homeless. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Hank Brennan recycles to salvage the human spirit.
Every day he is at it, either collecting or sorting water bottles, pop cans, juice containers, beer cans, wine bottles – you name it. If it’s refundable, Hank manages to find it. Some of the containers are worth a nickel, others a dime. But slowly it all adds up. And every penny counts when you consider the end goal. “A few bottles and cans might seem like pocket change to most of us, but collectively it can make a big difference to the less fortunate people in our communities,” says Hank. Sitting inside McDonald’s at Westview plaza, Hank personifies Saint Nick. He’s wearing a fleece red jacket, red ball cap with a strip of white fur trim, red pants and red shoes. Hank, after all, has just arrived from the North Pole Bottle Depot, a.k.a. his garage. It’s like Santa’s workshop, but instead of toys, it’s filled to the brim with bottles and other recyclables. On average,
Salvaging humanity 25,000 items a month will be sorted here by Hank and a head elf, his brother Steve. The stacks of glass and aluminum translate into somewhere between $1,500 and $2,000 each month. With the money, Hank buys gift cards to places that sell a comforting cup of coffee and a basic human necessity – food. He keeps the cards in his back pocket, because they come in handy a lot. Hank tirelessly works yearround to deliver some cheer to the unsuspecting, those who lost the Christmas spirit somewhere along the way, after childhood innocence fades. He’s honed his radar for detecting helplessness. “My eyes are focused for this and I can spot them very quickly – all it takes sometimes is their body language,” explains Hank. His professional background is far from the psychology field. Hank has owned a printing company, worked as a videographer and currently manages a couple of Lonsdale-area apartment buildings. So it must be a heightened
A colourful collection of beer bottles on display in Hank’s garage. sense of perception that helps Hank track down the troubled. Mostly he assists homeless people, but not exclusively. If Hank gets wind of someone who could use a helping hand, he will find that person. For needy families, he’s given them grocery store gift cards, anonymously tucked into a Christmas card and slipped under their door. “They don’t need to know who I am,” says Hank. Bright sunlight streams through the restaurant window illuminating Hank’s face. Steve is at his side, singing his brother’s selflessness. Hank’s boundless energy
is stifled when asked for the most heartbreaking story he’s ever heard. Silence. “The fellow down by the waterfront, remember you took him to McDonald’s …,” says Steve with a nudge. Hank doesn’t need a reminder. He gazes out the window. “I’ve got a hard time with that one …” says Hank, his voice trailing off softly. “You know, some of the stories are pretty tough.” He’s been at this altruism for close to a decade and many people have leaned on Hank. “I wouldn’t know if I could give you a count. It’s up
there in the many thousands,” he says. Around the North Shore, it’s hard to miss Hank’s customized sleigh – a 1998 Chrysler Grand Voyager with bench seats removed for bottle storage. Set against a midnight blue backdrop of twinkling stars and snowflakes, as if suspended inside a snow globe, Jolly Saint Nick is ringing a bell and towing a blue box filled to the brim with recyclables. And while there is snow on many vehicle roofs this week, Hank’s van has a permanent festive frosting up top. This time of year people wouldn’t blink seeing an image of Santa emblazoned across a van. The summertime is a different story. “It’s pretty constant, no matter where I am, if I pull up to a stop sign or traffic light, there’s always someone looking at the van,” explains Hank. “I get the biggest charge of these little smirks in the summertime.” Hank, dressed as Santa of course, is a regular fixture in four annual parades on the North Shore, all in the
summer: Lynn Valley Days, Canada Day, West Vancouver Community Day and the Caribbean Days Festival. “And it’s always a shock, especially with the kids there. And you can hear it: ‘Santa, Santa.’ But it’s the smiles that I’m getting out of everybody, it’s truly wonderful,” says Hank. Hank’s charitable feat was borne out of a banal routine. In late August 2006, Hank paused when passing the blue recycling bins during his twice daily lock-up rounds for the pair of adjacent apartment buildings he manages. “I just kind of stood there and I’m looking and sort of just daydreamed for a bit and pondered it – and that’s how I came up with the idea for recycling,” recalls Hank. At the same time, Hank was enamored with the idea of going on a cruise. “Just this big ocean liner that’s going to take you somewhere and this big buffet thing that I saw pictures of – I was intrigued.” Hank landed on the Alaska idea because the
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cruise conveniently left from Vancouver. He decided to spread the word of his bottle-collecting campaign to get him to Alaska, at first to family and friends, then it snowballed. Strangers would drop off their recycling at his apartment building. And once a week, on Mondays, Hank would drive around North Vancouver to several homes and businesses that held back their recycling for him. His Monday recycling route, up Lonsdale to north of the highway, along Osborne Road and over to Lynn Valley, still stands today. Many media outlets picked up Hank’s story, including this paper which ran with the headline: “Alaska or bust – one bottle at a time.” Hank said the phone calls started pouring in from people who wanted to donate their empties to the cause. “With that, it blossomed,” he says. A few weeks shy of 24 months from when he started collecting, Hank made his Alaska cruise. “Everything was immaculate and so perfect, I never experienced anything like that in my life,” he recalls. A highlight was a helicopter tour over four glaciers and landing on an icecap, where huskies were waiting to take Hank mushing. Soon after Hank returned from his once-in-a-lifetime trip, his bottle collecting became a charitable pursuit. “Well, this is a no-brainer. This is where my heart is anyways, I like helping people,” he says of the genesis of Hank’s Christmas Glitter. Nine years later, Hank’s cruising around the North Shore in his sleigh, looking for people who need a helping hand. Outside the Westview Safeway, we meet Mike Sikora, who Hank has known for five years. Sikora, a middle-age man with grey hair to his shoulders, is leaning up against his shopping cart for support. A few empties are strewn inside the cart. “There’s not even a dollar there,” he says. Bottle collecting is his sole income stream, besides his meagre disability cheque. Years ago there was an accident. Sikora fell off a
12-metre ladder while painting for work. Later, he was rearended by a vehicle going 95 kilometres an hour. “Years and years of injuries like that, if you’ve ever seen me on the street, I’m usually hanging on to my bike or my buggy just to hold me up,” says Sikora. He hunkered down in parkades in Upper Lonsdale for three years. Often he was asked to move along. But Sikora says he always picked up after himself. “Just to not give the image that every person on the streets is unclean,” he says. A serendipitous encounter changed the trajectory of his life. A “gentleman” who Sikora sells his recyclables to offered him warm shelter. The Good Samaritan gave Sikora a room in an Upper Lonsdale home shared by four other people living on disability. “Today is exactly three years that I’ve been in that place,” states Sikora with a smile. Still, Sikora has a hard life, earning money for basic necessities by pushing his shopping cart up and down the hills. The sciatic nerve running from Sikora’s back to his knee is inflamed, hampering his mobility. Hank’s here today to brighten Sikora’s spirits. A red and green stocking stuffed with wool socks, toiletries, Mentos, candy canes and the critical gift card for groceries is handed to Sikora by Hank. The two men exchange a warm handshake and a friendly smile. Hank has plenty more stockings in his van to hand out. “It’s fantastic because, you know, guys like Hank
really keep our community together,” says Sikora. On Christmas Day, Hank rises early and makes his way to the Lookout shelter. Dressed as Santa, Hank hands out gifts and takes photos with the people there. “It’s almost just like another day to these people. They don’t jump for joy the same way everyone else does on Christmas morning,” says Hank. After a couple hours, Hank quietly makes his exit and drives the 10 minutes home. His wife, Mel, has cinnamon buns waiting – the couple’s annual Christmas tradition. “It’s just the smell of cinnamon and the icing,” says Hank, who can almost taste the gooey treat. Mel will then cook a big turkey, “just for Hank,” who has certainly earned it. And the couple will settle in for a quiet day at home. Hank is now 64 and semiretired with plenty of time on his hands for philanthropy. Hank has 150 regular recycling contributors who are taken by his story, 450 total contributors in two years. Suddenly, a cash register cha-ching sound plays from his phone, a special ring tone set for all his contributors. When he hears it, a pickup is ready. Hank waves goodbye to Sikora. “God bless you, Hank,” he responds. Asked how Hank’s gift has brightened his day, Sikora stumbles for words. “It really. …” His light blue eyes brim with tears in the bright sunlight. “Sorry. Words can’t describe,” he says. “It goes back to that respect thing again, making you feel like a human being.”
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City of North Vancouver council conducted three public hearings Monday including Alcuin College’s application to move their school to a new campus at 300 West Esplanade, a 57-unit townhouse development over a commercial podium at 177 West Third St., and a temporary real estate sales centre at 802 East Third St. Council is slated to vote on all three projects at the Dec. 12 meeting when all council members are present. Coun. Craig Keating did not attend Monday’s meeting. Council chambers were packed during the discussion of Alcuin College’s proposed Lower Lonsdale campus, with both students and parents lavishing praise on the inquiry-based private school. The kindergarten to Grade 12 school would hit a height of approximately 40 feet and house 15,000 square feet of floor space over one level of underground parking. Currently located
at St. Georges, the new kindergarten to Grade 12 school would replace Hesp Automotive, which currently occupies the site sandwiched by Mahon and Forbes avenues. The school’s enrolment is 82, but with a new, more spacious location the student population could eventually reach 195, according to representatives from the school. Much of Monday’s discussion covered traffic planning, with questions raised about morning dropoffs and afternoon pickups. Generally, the school staggers class times and has parents with younger children park closer to the school and parents with older children park farther away in order to spread the traffic impact. The school also offers a car-share program and transit subsidies for staff and students. “I’m not sure that that area is going to be able to accommodate a peak of 38 (vehicles), which seems low,” noted Coun. Linda Buchanan. The building would cover 89 per cent of the 7,901 square-foot site, extending nearly to its property lines on each side. The school doesn’t
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laugh emojis. “Lol last time I was in a snowstorm, it lasted around 4 or 5 days!” I started to have an existential crisis. Did we, in fact, have a snowstorm? It was cold outside, huge flakes were falling all day and the ground, trees, houses and marijuana shops were all covered in white stuff. Was that not a snowstorm? Was that even snow? The story was even accompanied by a photo of a bus on a snowy, slushy street. Actually, the bus wasn’t technically 100 per cent on the street – the front part of it was smashed into a very large tree. Yes, this was definitely a “storm” that involved “snow.” With that I realized that the country had gone a little too far, treating the story
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Rental housing crisis: are we simply giving up? Dear editor:
It is amazing that the City of North Vancouver meeting to permit a proposed development at 18th and St. Georges did not result in a public cry of outrage! As per the Nov. 23 report by Jeremy Shepherd, Consensus Greets CNV’s 100% Rental Project, it is almost a done deal. The proposed development will result in a net decrease in low-income housing units from 30 to 10 while increasing density from 30 to 96 units. One has to ask if ordinary people are just giving up. Are we steamrolled by wealthy developers who can recruit lobbyists and smooth-talking professionals to support changes that are not in the local citizens’ best interests? In the Nov. 21 city council meeting, a very small note was made that there were four letters in opposition (all by neighbours across the street from the proposed development).
Letters of support (mentioned twice) were from much farther afield (e.g., Point Grey). The new development plans for 56 parking spots (at an undisclosed rental price) for 96 units. Of the 56 parking spots, 10 will be for visitors leaving only 46 for rental units. The ability to walk to Lonsdale is no answer to the need for parking. If additional city parking permits for residents are sold by the city, how many cars can they expect would be parked along one street block? Yet these facts were seemingly overlooked by councillors. Public transportation takes extra time and adds stress. Congestion on streets and sidewalks is increasing daily. Public transportation is very inadequate and still has not solved problems of transporting groceries and home goods.
Also very troubling is the view expressed by some councillors that this is just the beginning of a big wave for the future where any walk-up building of 30 years is a prime target to be demolished for newer, bigger, better built. Do they know walking upstairs is good for health? And why should buildings of only 30 or 40 years be considered “done?” There are still houses in the neighbourhood of more than 100 years that are well maintained and a credit to our local history. The main conclusion I draw from the seeming lack of opposition to the proposed development is the general despair communities are feeling. Realty predators abound and ordinary folk are their prey. The bottom line that a reduction of 20 affordable housing units represents a “good” is a pretty slick sales job.
Sheila Ward North Vancouver
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Dear Editor: While taking my granddaughter to school (on Monday) on snow-covered, slippery roads, I was amazed to see the new portion of the Green Necklace on Grand Boulevard cleared and salted right down to the freshly installed black top. The workers did a great job, but would it not make
more sense to get streets that schools are on cleared first? Duncan Dickinson North Vancouver
Editor’s note: City of North Vancouver spokeswoman Connie Rabold sent this reply: “Our street crews maintain the roadways, and our parks crews maintain pathways such
as the Green Necklace. The clearing of the Green Necklace doesn’t take away from the work the streets crews do (different staff and equipment).” Streets are prioritized as follows: 1. Major arterials, transit routes 2. Collector streets, school streets. 3. Local streets. Meanwhile, sidewalks are the responsibility of the adjacent landowner.
If you ice us, do we not freeze? From page 8
of snow in Vancouver like a fake news story about Hillary Clinton stealing a spaceship from NASA so she could fly to Mars and torture baby Republican Martians. No one would believe such a thing
except half of all Americans. But the snow is real, people. The cold is real. It definitely won’t stick around for as long as it does in the rest of the country, but please don’t deny its very existence. Four days after the first snowfall, we got another
huge dump. God knows how long it’ll stick around. Pray for us, rest of Canada. Who should have to live in a hell like this, where each day you wake up not knowing where your dog will do yoga? aprest@nsnews.com
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A North Vancouver parent is calling out a TransLink bus driver for deliberately kicking a load of passengers out into the cold because some riders complained about late service.
Alex Boldizar’s 11-yearold son was about to take the 232 bus from Phibbs Exchange to get to school at Larson elementary Friday when the incident played out. The 8:17 a.m. bus had been cancelled and when the 8:50 bus showed up, the cold and grumpy passengers expressed their frustrations to the driver. “(My son) called me back five minutes later, crying, saying the bus driver got mad because people were complaining about the previous bus having been cancelled,” Boldizar said. “He said, ‘If you’re going to complain, you can all get off the bus and wait another
TransLink passengers await their bus at Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver. A bus driver is taking heat for kicking his passengers out in the cold. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD 30 minutes.’ So the bus driver kicked off the entire busload.” His son and one of the school’s administrators on the same route ended up taking another bus up Lonsdale and then walked to the school via Queens Road. “And of all the days of the year to do that, it’s awful. We have belowfreezing weather,” Boldizar said. “The bus driver was kind of on a power kick. They’re the absolute rulers
of the bus and if they’re willing to kick off kids into the snow just because… people were complaining about an earlier bus, that’s unacceptable bureaucratic power-drunkenness.” Boldizar brought the situation to the attention of the school, which encourages students to walk, bike or take the bus. He also emailed City of North Vancouver Coun. Craig Keating, who represents the city at TransLink and said
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“This was a significant delay for these people. We’re talking about kids trying to get to school as well. We certainly empathize,” he said. “It’s an awful day to be waiting around for a bus.” According to Bryan, the bus driver involved then booked the rest of the day off sick. Typically, if bus driver falls ill while on a route, he or she is expected to pull over, ask the passengers to get off and then wait until a replacement driver arrives, Bryan said. “Our operators take customer service very seriously and generally do a great job. If that didn’t happen in this case, we will definitely look into it and ensure our operator understands the expectations,” Bryan said. “We will see if there is some corrective action that we need to take.” The snow and ice has resulted in delays around the transit system, Bryan said, something TransLink is working to minimize. “However, in the case of buses, we are somewhat subject to the road conditions. You know what it’s like when you’re on the road. You’re only as fast as the slowest car with the worst tires in front of you.”
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath North Shore Artists’ Guild art sale The North Shore Artists’ Guild, comprised of more than 300 members, presented its annual Fine Art Sale with a pop-up gallery at Lower Lonsdale’s Pipe Shop at the Shipyards on Nov. 26. More than 650 paintings from 125 of the guild’s members were on display, featuring a wide variety of styles and techniques. Gallery-goers were able to browse for unique Christmas gifts for friends and family or an early present for themselves. Live music, prize draws, an “art of framing” display by Opus Art Supplies and a silent auction for three paintings in support of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation were all part of the the event.
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Winter performances a Montroyal tradition Elementary school students ‘love their music program’
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A long-running tradition for the Montroyal elementary community carried on this past week with its annual winter concert put on by primary-grade pupils.
Led by Grade 4 students, this year’s adaptation of The Nutcracker featured matinee and evening performances on both Tuesday and Thursday, with entirely different casts taking the stage each day. Although the annual winter showcase cedes the spotlight to Montroyal’s fourth-grade performers, it’s a school-wide effort to pull the event together – younger students singing throughout the production, intermediate students in extracurricular music programs adding to the entertainment as well and dozens of parent volunteers helping behind the scenes. It’s been a challenge for some schools to keep music and art programming as part of regular class time but Montroyal students have been fortunate, as the
winter concert – as well as the spring show put on by students in Grade 5 to 7 – is part of their regular curriculum. “It’s a huge benefit to them, because you’re tying in music and dance and drama and literature as well,” said music teacher Janet Hill, who has been guiding the performances since she arrived at Montroyal 18 years ago. “So, there’s a big literacy component through this as well. And it’s all done during class time. “We’re really fortunate this school has had a music teacher running a music program for almost 30 years, if not longer,” Hill continued. “It’s quite something and it’s supported by the parent community and teachers here. “The kids love their music program.” Hill has a rotation of a few holiday-themed productions that are meant to keep all of the performing students – and their parents – engaged in the performances from start to finish.
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Montroyal elementary students perform The Nutcracker at the school Tuesday afternoon. The annual winter performance is part of the regular curriculum and the school’s theatrical productions are an important part of the Montroyal culture. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Work underway on spring production From page 13 “I went to a lot of Christmas concerts where I’d see kids stand up and sing one song, and then they’d be not seen again for the whole rest of the hour,” Hill said after a Wednesday rehearsal. “I felt that parents would probably rather come and see a show where they got to see their kids for a full 30 minutes.” That means even Montroyal’s youngest students were busy learning a half-dozen songs this fall
to prepare for the recent shows. For them, it’s an introduction to the school’s culture of the winter and spring theatrical performances being major events on the Montroyal calendar. “What they do in the classroom a lot of the time gets forgotten. It is these big things that bring them together as a community,” said Carol Sartor, chair of Montroyal’s parent advisory council, adding that the communication skills and confidence students develop
This is all encompassed in her curriculum, which is incredible.” – Carol Sartor, Montroyal PAC chair by participating in the productions are significant. “I think more schools really need to be encompassing more of the fine arts and music that we keep losing and we’re asking parents to now pay for. You’ve got band and strings that are paid programs, but this is all encompassed in her curriculum, which is incredible.”
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Hill said there’s “no way” the shows would be possible without the “massive team” of people helping bring the performances to the stage, or without the enthusiasm of students. “Last year, out of about 50 kids in Grade 7, 48 auditioned for a part (in the spring show),” she said. “So it’s got this momentum.” Work has already begun with intermediate students on their spring recitals. Much like the students who worked to bring The Nutcracker to life this week, they’ll surely give Hill a reason to be proud, too. “The satisfaction comes when the kids learn about themselves – that they can get up in front of an audience, they can start a project and finish it,” she said. “They learn to get over their nerves and stage fright. That, to me, is really rewarding because every student is involved, every single one. “When kids come up and say, ‘I was really happy I was able to do that, I didn’t think I could do that,’ that makes me really happy.”
Montroyal elementary music teacher Janet Hill gives direction to students during a Tuesday performance. Hill has been guiding the winter and spring productions at the school for 18 years. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Ask Us How We’re The Grouse seeking mementos in 90th year Giving Answer This Christmas Season. With Grouse Mountain celebrating 90 years of skiers taking to the slopes, officials with the resort are inviting members of the community to help them mark the milestone by sharing some of their mementos of the mountain.
“We do have a lot of photos and information ourselves, internally, but
we wanted to include the community because so many people have been part of Grouse Mountain’s history over the years,” said spokeswoman Julia Grant. People can send photos or advise resort officials of any other mountain memorabilia they might have in their possession by sending an email to:
90years@grousemountain.com. Additional details about how the 90th anniversary will be celebrated are anticipated in the new year but it’s also expected that much of the history will be curated online into an interactive timeline, featuring photos, video clips and more. – Eric MacKenzie
YourCLICK Community, TO EDIT MASTER TITLE Your Opportunity for Budget Input Join us at Council’s January 9, 2017 meeting to provide feedback on our Draft Financial Plan The District’s Draft 2017-2021 Financial Plan contains our proposed operating and capital budgets, highlights of our work program, and the proposed tax increase for 2017. Core services, such as public safety, transportation and recreation, and investments in new infrastructure and renewal of the existing built environment are primarily funded by your tax dollars. The District allocates funds to the highest service and infrastructure priorities and that’s where your feedback plays a critical role.
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Question: One of my biggest fitness goals is to build more muscle. Any tips?
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! Lying Tricep Extensions: 3 sets, 8-10 reps ! Tricep Cable Pushdowns: 2 sets, 10-12 reps ! Barbell Curls: 3 sets, 6-8 reps ! Seated D.B. Curls: 2 sets, 12-15 reps ! Shoulder Press: 3 sets, 6-8 reps ! Rear Delt Machine: 3 sets, 12-15 reps ! 20 minutes (70-85 per cent of your max heart rate) Perform both days two times each week. For example, you may perform Day 1 on Mondays and Thursdays, and Day 2 on Tuesdays and Fridays. Make sure to perform a warm-up for at least 10 minutes beforehand and to use a weight that allows you to comfortably perform all of your repetitions. It is important to consult your doctor before starting a new exercise program. Question: I am a college student and I often buy something from the vending machine when I get hungry in between classes. What is the best thing to have? Answer: Most vending machines contain very few nutritious foods, if any. Many people choose sunflower seeds or peanuts thinking they are having a healthy snack. While nuts and seeds contain valuable vitamins and minerals, they should be eaten in moderation. One cup of sunflower seeds has about 65 grams of fat and one cup of peanuts has about 70 grams of fat. Chocolate, another popular choice, usually contains large amounts of sugar. This adds carbohydrates to your diet without
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Card contest win holds special meaning for NV student ERIC MACKENZIE emackenzie@nsnews.com
The artwork of a Dorothy Lynas elementary student stood out to the panel of judges who selected the image for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation’s charity Christmas cards this year, the proceeds of which will help fund an expansion of the North Shore Hospice.
Little did the judges know that the winning artist, North Vancouver’s Rosemary Gong, already had a special, personal connection to the hospice. The panel, which had more than 20 submissions to choose from when picking the winner of the annual contest to illustrate the cards, had no idea that Gong’s mother was a patient in palliative care who had been diagnosed with cancer and ultimately stayed at the hospice. Rosemary only learned of the Christmas card contest when spotting a poster in an elevator in September while visiting her mother at Lions Gate Hospital. “To be honest, I didn’t really know what it was going to fundraise (for),” said Rosemary. “I just thought, ‘I might want to enter this, I’m pretty artistic so I might have a chance of winning.’ Her painting that adorns the card depicts the Lions Gate Bridge on a winter evening, with the snow-capped North Shore Mountains in the background and a silhouette of Santa’s sleigh flying over the bridge.
Rosemary Gong holds this year’s Lions Gate Hospital Foundation charity Christmas card with her artwork on the front. Proceeds from the cards will help fund services at the North Shore Hospice, where the Dorothy Lynas elementary student’s mother was recently a patient. PHOTO SUPPLIED LIONS GATE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
The Grade 7 student said she was pleasantly surprised to learn she won the contest last month, and she was able to share the moment with her mother before she passed away. “She was pretty happy and was like, ‘Wow, you won! Good job,’” recalled Rosemary. “She was showing all the nurses.” Rosemary said she finds it rewarding that her
artwork will help support other patients and families at the hospice who are going through a difficult time like her family recently experienced. “It’s really cool,” she said. “I’m pretty proud of it.” Packs of the cards can be purchased at the foundation’s office on the first floor of the hospital, starting at $20 for a dozen.
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The tail end of Daylight Saving Time in 2016 occurred on November 6, when millions of people turned their clocks back one hour. Few people enjoy turning the clocks back in autumn as much as they enjoy turning them forward in spring. Turning the clocks forward affords many people, in particular working professionals who spend much of their weekdays working indoors, a chance to enjoy some sunlight when leaving their offices each day. However, once the clocks are turned back, professionals typically find themselves leaving their offices under a cover of darkness.
Some people easily adjust to less daylight, while others experience a condition known as season affective disorder, or SAD. SAD is a disorder related to changes in seasons. According to the Mayo Clinic, the majority of people with SAD begin to experience symptoms in the fall and continue battling those symptoms throughout the winter. The end of Daylight Saving Time occurs in early
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What is SAD? Mental Health America, a leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness, defines SAD as a mood disorder associated with depression and related to seasonal variations of light. Though many people may be saddened when the clocks are turned back and the sun sets earlier than it does in the warmer months, MHA notes that a diagnosis of SAD can only be made after the symptoms of SAD have appeared for three consecutive winters and have gone into remission once spring and summer have arrived.
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Most Canadian adults would agree their high school educations failed to teach them basic financial literacy.
I firmly believe it is our responsibility to ensure that we educate youth on the importance of learning the basics of managing their own financial affairs. When a person is 16 years old, it is difficult to imagine being 25, let alone 40. To be 40 feels like 1,000 years away. As someone who is still a few years away, believe me, it’s not nearly as distant as you think. That means that the earlier you learn to reconcile your financial affairs, the
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$200 per month until they retire at age 65. By that time, Beth will have contributed $96,000 and Jason $72,000. Yet, Beth will have amassed a nest egg of $400,000 while Jason just over $200,000. The same goes for debt. Those who carry outsized credit card and other consumer debt find it hard to dig out because they have to pay not just the principal of their loans but interest upon it. And, as most people know, the amount a bank charges you interest is much higher than it is willing to pay you for the same sized credit. Credit cards are even worse,
Making Cents Lori Pinkowski charging typically 12 to 19 per cent on debt owned and nothing on credit balances. Canadians today are, on average, more indebted than Americans were before the recent credit crisis. It’s unbelievable but true. While most of it is mortgage debt, younger people are especially susceptible to digging themselves into consumer debt early. This is the worst sort of debt because it’s the mark of a person trying to live a standard of living they can’t afford. For people who are employed yet find themselves not paying off credit cards each month, let alone saving some money, it’s a very clear sign that they are doing something wrong. The more debt you pile on, the more uncontrollable it threatens
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Robots will be key to future of elder care When you get up on Christmas morning will you find a robot vacuum cleaner under the tree?
MATRIARCH’S MILESTONE Brandi Halls visits with grandmother Emily Baker, who celebrated her 102nd birthday on Saturday, Dec. 10. Baker is the widow of late Squamish Nation Chief Simon Baker, to whom she was married from 1933 until his passing in 2001. Baker’s daughter Faye Halls said that her mother “continues to be the glue that holds the Baker family together” and noted her tremendous legacy, which includes 39 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Friends in the community can offer birthday greetings by addressing a card to the West Vancouver Care Centre. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
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When you replace your car in the future will you buy a self-driving or autonomous vehicle? When you need home care will you get a robot to help you, or when you make the move to a care home will you have a robot care aid? Ruchir Sharma, chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, wrote earlier this month in the Washington Post that “whether by design or accident, many of the countries with the most rapidly aging populations already have the most robots.” Sharma also noted that “across the world the labour pool isn’t growing fast enough to support our needs”. Some countries are facing a declining work force and an aging population, requiring an increasing amount of resources and workers to provide elder care. Japan, for example, is turning to robots to solve the problem, particularly in elder-care homes. In an article published at good.is, “Why Robots Are the
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The range of technologies being developed by the Japanese includes robots assisting with mobility, monitoring seniors who may have dementia, lifting, bathing and fetching. They are also developing companion robots to reduce loneliness. In Canada, seniors make up the fastest-growing age group and over the next 20 years nearly a quarter of British Columbia’s population will be older than 65. On the North Shore, we expect the population of seniors to more than double. This will inevitably put a burden on resources and increase the need for workers in the elder-care sector.
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Canada catching up on technology From page 21 As Kim Pemberton reported in a Vancouver Sun article last month, the home support sector is growing steadily, with a 34-per-cent increase since 2012. The article also stated that workers in this sector have one of the most dangerous jobs in B.C., with injuries to their backs, shoulders, wrists and hands reportedly being common. Perhaps in the future injuries could be reduced with a friendly robot doing the heavy lifting.
Many of us fear a future where robots take jobs away from people, but Sharma wrote that where robots have been introduced, jobs have also increased. According to his research, the job picture is particularly strong in the industrial countries with the most robots. For many of us the idea of a robot assisting us at home or in a care home may be too futuristic but robotic care for elders is taken seriously in many other places. Robot technology for older people is being developed, tested
and introduced in France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Hay wrote that robotic technological development in the west is slower than it is in Japan but as development increases and products improve, so will acceptance of robots in facilities dedicated to the treatment of the elderly. The debate over whether seniors should be driving after a certain age could be stopped if we had self-driving or autonomous vehicles. A selfdriving vehicle could ensure seniors stayed independent and more mobile. A robot that
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It’s not always easy cooking potatoes.
Boiled, baked, scalloped, or fried, it takes some effort. Especially when they’re mixed with beets. Capilano librarian Carys Brown learned that the hard way recently after experiencing a major recipe fail when she attempted a Martha Stewart one-pot recipe that called for a combination of potatoes and beets. “The potatoes just totally fell apart before the beets were done cooking,” she recalls with a laugh. She blames the disappointing result on using the wrong type of potato. When she was shopping for ingredients, the store didn’t have the kind of potato the recipe called for so she substituted a different variety. She thought it wouldn’t make a difference. Apparently it did. “They can react really differently in a recipe,” she notes of different potato varieties. This month, Brown dared to venture back into the kitchen to create some holiday treats. With no potatoes in sight, she successfully tried two seasonal desserts: dried apricots dipped in white chocolate and covered with crushed pistachios, and a blended Oreo cookie and cream cheese ball with a candy coating. “They were very, very tasty,” she reports. “They are just decedent, so delicious.” Brown was inspired to try the Christmas confections as part of a cooking club at the Capilano branch library. The free club, which currently has a dedicated group of 12 regulars, meets once a month to peruse a cookbook from the library’s collection. It was started in October and is open to anyone on a drop-in basis, no membership or registration required. Each month, Brown chooses a cookbook from the library’s collection and leaves it behind the information desk. Participants peruse the book and choose one or two recipes to try, which are photocopied for them to take home. They then present their cooking experience at the next group meeting. For December, the cooking club is trying recipes from 4 Ingredients Christmas by Kim McCosker. The book contains seasonal recipes for appetizers, mains, desserts, and drinks, all made with four ingredients or less. Brown picked this book for the December meeting of the group because it suits the busy holiday season. “I was kind of interested to see what people could actually do with four ingredients,” she adds. The Capilano cooking club is not just for good cooks. Brown chooses books that have a variety of recipes so participants can find a dish that meets their skill level or try something
Librarian Carys Brown, standing in the cookbook section of the Capilano branch, displays the Christmas cookbook the library’s cooking club is currently using. PHOTO SUPPLIED completely different than what they’re used to. Similar to a book club that may inspire someone to read a book they wouldn’t have otherwise chosen, Brown says the cooking club encourages particpants to try something new in the kitchen. “It kind of pushes you outside of your comfort zone, that same recipe you go to again and again because you’re hungry,” she says. Also similar to a book club, the group starts each meeting with a general discussion of the book itself, focusing on details including presentation, format, photos, and readability. Then each participant reports on their experience with the recipes they chose to make. Among other things, they talk about how difficult or easy it was and how it turned out. Sometimes they bring a sample of the finished product or a photo of what they created. It’s a time to share tips, laugh about fallen soufflés or undercooked potatoes, and tell kitchen tales. Brown says it is a fun and friendly time, but there are other benefits too. “We just kind of educate each other on what we discover,” she explains. “Everybody can learn something new.” This month the cooking club at Capilano library meets Wednesday of next week due to the holiday season, but usually meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the afternoon. Anyone is welcome to join in or drop by to check it out. Information is available on the library website, or by calling or dropping by in person.
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North Shore Veterans’ Council Canada “In Support of our Veterans”
On behalf of the President Captain Rod Dunbar M.M and the delegates of the North Shore Veterans’ Council Canada, we would like to show our appreciation to the following organizations and merchants for their continued support over the past years to the City of North Vancouver’s Annual Remembrance Day Parade and service on November 11th each year. With special thanks from Sergeant Major (retd) Bob Maley GSM CD Parade Marshal and organizer.
01. Veterans Affairs Canada 02. The City of North Vancouver 03. The District of North Vancouver 04. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (North Vancouver Detachment) 05. RCMP Veterans Association 06. 39 Combat Engineer Regiment 07. The North Vancouver Recreation & Culture 08. 911 Film Cars 09. The Army Navy Air Force Unit #45 10. The North Shore Royal Canadian Legions, (Br. #60, Br. #118) 11. The Two Lions Public House 12. The Narrows Pub 13. The Black Bear Pub 14. JP. Fell Pipe Band
15. Fresh Street Market West Vancouver 16. City & District Fire Dept.’s 17. BC Ambulance Service 18. St. Johns Ambulance 19. Laudate Singers 20. Black Bear Band 21. Coast Mountain Transit, North Vancouver 22. Starbucks (Lonsdale & 3rd St North Vancouver) 23. Tim Horton’s (Main Street North Vancouver) 24. Martin Marine 25. Kevin Jones (Actions Sound Systems) 26. North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce 27. Toby’s Pub & Grill North Vancouver 28. Jimmy Carroll Steel Fixing Ltd (Rebar Specialists) 29. The North Vancouver Arts Office
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DOGGONE GOOD CAUSE Dog walker Lisa Brasso plays with a faithful companion, six-month-old Winnie. North Shore-based dog walking companies, Pet Pals and Walkies Dog Walking Service (Brasso’s business), are collecting pet food, supplies and monetary donations for animal welfare charities to distribute to needy animals. Donated items can be dropped off at Village Pet Food & Supplies, 5323 Headland Dr., West Vancouver, until Dec. 24. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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can be troublesome. Ensure the tree is well secured and try to place the decorations above paw height. Using string to hang decorations instead of hooks helps, as hooks can be easily dislodged. If possible, use non-breakable ornaments. Avoid using tinsel or angel hair as cats and dogs will ingest both, which can cause intestinal problems. Cords for lights should be made inaccessible to pets, especially chewing puppies and exploring kittens. If you add chemicals to the water reservoir of your Christmas tree to help it last longer, keep in mind those chemicals are toxic to animals and keep the reservoir covered. ! Toy watch: Avoid purchasing pet toys with small or soft pieces that can be chewed and swallowed. Nylon bones tend to splinter less than plastic ones. Be sure to inspect pet toys regularly and discard deteriorating ones. ! Neighbour notice: If you’ve just moved or know that your neighbours like to light firecrackers and fireworks at certain times of year, including New Year’s, consider asking them to notify you if they plan on lighting any fireworks, so you can ensure your pet is indoors and safe.
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Janyk carves out role at Grouse
Olympian joins club as performance director ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com
Three time Olympian Mike Janyk has roots that dig deep into the heart of Grouse Mountain.
His grandfather, Peter Vajda, designed and built the mountain’s first ski lift. His mother Andree grew up skiing at Grouse where she picked up enough speed to race her way onto the Canadian national team. Mike, a West Vancouver native who was a national team staple for years alongside his sister Britt before he retired shortly after the Sochi Olympics, honed his craft mostly in Whistler but raced at Grouse several times in his early days and then once more to end his racing career in 2014. For Janyk, the mountain holds special meaning. “I always felt Grouse was a little magical because you leave the city behind, you climb that tram and it’s a real magical area,” he says. “Very secluded. I remember the kind of spirit that lives up there – you really get to focus in on the surroundings and the people around you.” Janyk will get to share in that magic a lot more now in his new role as performance director of the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club. The club’s leadership group thought Janyk would be the perfect person for the role now that his calendar is not full of World Cup racing. Janyk, however, wasn’t so sure. “I said no,” he recalls with a laugh. “I didn’t think I was ready.” But the Grousers kept at him,
West Vancouver native Mike Janyk rips off a World Cup slalom run in Kitzbuhel, Austria. The three-time Olympian retired from the national team in 2014 and has now taken on a new role as the performance director for the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club. PHOTO SUPPLIED showing him around the new hightech Blazes Race Centre, opened last year, and introducing him to the volunteers and parents that helped build it. It was, in fact, the parents that helped convince Janyk that this was a place that he’d like to be. “I was blown away,” he says. “What really did it for me was when
I heard what their club is about and what they’ve built and I saw the involvement that they have from the parents that support it all. After I saw that I was sold.” The club is happy he had a change of heart. “We’re thrilled to have Mike working with our young skiers,” Tyee
Ski Club president Chris Pretty said in a release. “With the opportunity to benefit from his wealth of racing knowledge, we anticipate even more success for Tyee racers in the coming seasons.” Janyk says he has toured around the country since his retirement, working with several ski clubs and
seeing what makes them tick. “The ones that stood out were the ones that had great parent initiatives, great club support, great mountain relationships,” he says, adding that the work that Grouse volunteers did on Blazes is proof that they’re up to
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the challenge. “All those boxes are checked with (the Blazes run). The relationships that built it and the people that built it – it’s really exciting to be a part of. Getting a great training venue is a bonus.” Janyk’s own slalom racing career was highlighted by a World Cup silver in Colorado in 2006, a World Championship bronze in France in 2009, and nine Canadian championship medals, including four golds. He’s also the co-founder of the Mike and Manny Foundation, working with North Vancouver racer Manuel Osborne-Paradis to offer camps for financially challenged ski racers. Janyk’s work with Grouse has already begun – he was recently on the snow with
many of the Tyee kids at a training camp at Sun Peaks. It’s early days in his tenure as performance director but he knows what path he’d like the club to take. “The well-being of the athletes and the coaches are of primary importance,” he says. “The results are secondary. I really feel that that will grow into greater and more consistent performances from all walks of athletes.” Janyk spent a lot of time competing in environments where results were prized over athlete well-being, and argues that it was a counterproductive setup. “Put them under pressure and the top ones will come out on top and be the best,” he says, recalling the prevailing attitude when he was coming up as a skier. “In my own
career and talking with others who went through those kinds of systems, they’re not as conducive to happy and fulfilling lives afterwards. I think if we address the individual primarily, it will in turn lead to way more consistent and greater performances for everyone.” Since Janyk retired he’s been working on building his own happy and fulfilling life, joking that he’s filled his days with “nothing. As much as possible.” When the North Shore News caught up with him last week Janyk, naturally, was on top of a mountain in Whistler getting in some turns with a buddy. But he’s also more than ready to get passionate about his new role with Grouse. “I get swept up in it,” he says, adding that he’s excited
Mike Janyk sports his new Grouse gear. PHOTO SUPPLIED to pass on the knowledge that made him one of the best technical skiers in the world. “It’s important to understand the basics of skiing, and then how to use your powers as a coach to motivate athletes to then ski those out.”
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With deep sorrow, we announce the peaceful but unexpected passing of Lorraine Edith Coburn on November 23, 2016. Lorraine, daughter of Lawrence and Edith Miller, was predeceased by her husband, Stan, brother−in−law Elmer Rolls, and son−in−law Jim Dayton. She is lovingly remembered by her children Laura (Tim), Lisa, and Michael, grandchildren Rebekah (Stefan), Kelsey (Sean), Sam, Andrew and Olivia (Tim), and great− grandson Logan. Also holding her with love and affection are her sister−in−law Myrna Rolls, nieces Beth (Murray), Andrea (Eric), and Lorraine (Rick), and nephews Don (Bridget), and Brian (Tamara). Lorraine’s dear friends of many years are Audrey Gaisford, Lois Moe, Fred and Helen Lee, and Jack and Trudy Titerle. A native Vancouverite, "Sweet Lorraine," as she was tenderly called, can just as well be known as "Gracious Lorraine": grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends all loved to sit beside her at family gatherings because they knew they would be treated to a host of caring, thoughtful questions that emanated from Lorraine’s genuine interest in people. And while she loved a good mental joust with any would−be combatant, the conversation was always sprinkled with plenty of laughs! Lorraine’s family would like to thank her friends in the Capilano Hearts in Motion Walking Club who helped keep her strong and healthy into her golden years. Also, thanks to the staff of Six West at Lions Gate Hospital who treated Mom with such kindness and encouragement, especially Tony who made her laugh. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. Everyone who knew Lorraine has a heartache, especially Laura, Lisa, and Michael, who have lost a priceless gem of a mother. A private gathering for family and friends is arranged. Call family members for details.
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GILMOUR, Sheila June 20, 1926 - December 4, 2016
YOUNGSON, Gordon Thomas Palmer December 3rd, 1921 - November 17th, 2016
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Gran, and matriarch, Sheila Gilmour. Born in Southend-on-Sea, England in 1926, Mom became a nurse after WWII, and carried on her career in Canada in 1954. After working in Montreal and Parry Sound, Ontario she travelled west and met Bob in Quesnel, BC, where they started their family. In 1969 they moved to North Vancouver with their 4 children where she lived for the rest of her life. The recipient of the Lt Governor’s BC Community Achievement Award, Sheila helped found, and or worked on numerous volunteer organizations in a long career of community service; among them the NS Disability Resource Centre; the North Shore Community Foundation; Capilano Community Services; Lionsview Seniors Planning Society and The North Shore United Way. Predeceased by her husband Robert (2003), daughter Susan (2001) and granddaughter Rebecca (2006). Mom leaves behind her children John (Susan), Elizabeth (Jim) and Chris (Sue-Ann), grandchildren Matthew, Harry, Daniel, Jenny, Ben, Liam and Aidan, as well as her extended family in Canada and England. A celebration of her life will be held at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, 195 East Windsor Road. North Vancouver, at 11am, Friday, December 16, 2016. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Marie Pearce Founders Fund at the North Shore Community Foundation, Box 37104, Lonsdale, North Vancouver, BC. V7N 4M0.
Passed away quietly in his sleep after a wonderful and full life. Predeceased by wife, Lois Anne Youngson (nee Merkeley) and son Scott. Survived by daughters Nancy Cox (husband Jim) and Cindy MacLeod (husband Marshall); sons Donald (wife Jo Ann) and David (wife Kirsten); grandchildren Christopher (partner Dasha), Benjamin, Spencer (partner Josee), Kelly (Husband Will Carlson), Maggie (Husband Eli Applebaum), James, Daviana (Husband Chris Moore), Kelsey (Husband Andrew Stanger) and Tessa; great grandchildren Wyatt, Henry, George, Maddison and Theodore.
POWELL, Patricia Louise ( Leslie ) September 25, 1932 - November 30, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of a dear friend, mother and great grandmother. Predeceased by her brother, Chuck and her grandson, Dustin. Survived by her son Dean, great granddaughter Chanel, Cody and many friends. Pat graduated from King George high school and attended the Vancouver School of Art where she studied commercial art and attained the job of her dreams in the Advertising department at the Hudson’s Bay Co. Pat also worked as secretary at St. Andrew’s and St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church and was a long time member of the choir. Pat always had a flair for design, a great sense of style, and looked as if she just stepped out of Vogue magazine. We want to thank the staff at West Vancouver Care Centre for all the love and care they gave to Pat. We will miss you Pat, your smile, your great sense of humour and caring spirit.
Born in Gilbert Plains Manitoba, serving in the Royal Canadian Navy in the North Sea during World War II. Our dad attended University of Manitoba where he met our mother Lois Anne. After work with the Canadian Tea Company in Toronto he and his young family moved to Vancouver where he had a long career with Fibreglass Canada. He was a proud member of the Vancouver Rotary serving as President and active in several community projects including supporting our Mother in founding Camp Goodtimes. After raising five children in West Vancouver he and Mum retired to Bowen Island, where he developed a wonderful community of friends. We will miss our father’s quiet strength and knowing that no matter what situation we found ourselves in he was there with support and love we truly miss him. The family is grateful for the incredible support of Ender Tanrikut with help from friend Renata Williams and care givers, Brenda Reid and Annie O’Dea, his neighbours and friends Shelagh MacKinnon and Cheryl Black, everyone at The Little Red Church and the whole Bowen community for their love and support and finally, the love and friendship of Lyda Kerr. The community is invited to join our family in Celebrating our Father’s Life, at his home, 1145 Lenora Road, Bowen Island, 12:30 to 2:30 PM, Sunday, December 18th, 2016. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society in support of Camp Goodtimes. Cheques can be made out to Canadian Cancer Society, Attn. Rozie Kara, 565 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J4
A Celebration of Life was held on Friday, December 9th, 2016 at St. Andrew’s and St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church.
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