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A pickup soccer game provides a brief break from daily life in the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in Lebanon. PHOTOS SUPPLIED GULNAR CARLISLE

Following the region’s worst drought since the Middle Ages, civil war displaced 11 million Syrians. One family is making a life here while another waits.

Searching for safe refuge “The sky was a chaos of black and flesh-colored clouds with an ugly sunburst beyond a hooded hill. … With a stick and their hands the women had tried to dig a roadside grave, but the soil was too hard.” – Vladimir Nabokov, That in Aleppo Once … JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

In a Lebanese refugee camp four kilometres from the Syrian border, the family embraced her.

She’s a North Vancouver financial adviser. But somehow, 10,000 kilometres from home and surrounded by checkpoints manned by machine gun-toting teenagers, looming tanks and Beirut’s bombed-out buildings, the Abdulhafiz family made Gulnar Carlisle feel like royalty. Still shaking off jet lag from her trip to Lebanon, Carlisle describes the 13-year-old boy who held his umbrella over her head, the 11-year-old who says he loves her to infinity, and the nine-year-old who wants to get her hair cut just like Carlisle’s – as soon as she gets to Canada.

For 10 months Carlisle has been working to bring the family to North Vancouver, but so far to no avail. “They’re such a lovely, loving family and they so badly want to come to Canada,” she says. Approximately 11 million Syrians have been displaced since civil war erupted in 2011. These days, the Abdulhafiz family gets by on food vouchers and the $30 a week their eldest son earns at a bakery. And they wait. They’re honing their English skills on Carlisle’s old iPad, learning about Canada and just about every day they ask Carlisle the same question: “Any news?” Their lives are like many denizens of Nahr el-Bared. On her recent trip, Carlisle was assisted by a translator who was born in the 1940sera camp. “Thirty years later he’s still here.” After two unsuccessful attempts, Carlisle says the family’s paperwork was finally submitted at the end of November. “People have said to me that Canadians are suffering … we should be helping

our own first,” Carlisle acknowledges. “But it’s not the same. … Families have been devastated … many men have been killed, all the children have no education, they have no place to stay. It’s just not the same as poverty in Canada.” The family’s middlechild, Hadi, was recently assaulted. His appendix was ruptured but the doctor wouldn’t operate until he was paid. Asmaa, the mother of the family, sold their appliances in order to get enough cash to save her son. “They survive day to day,” Carlisle explains. “They say to me there is no hope for them. None of the kids go to school.” Asked about why she made the trip to Lebanon, Carlisle admits she isn’t quite sure. “Something just made me go, and I’m so glad I did.” They went to a Christmas festival and watched the children have their faces painted. They lit candles together and they prayed. The family is hoping to settle down in Blueridge, hopefully close to their extended family, also named Abdulhafiz.

Syrian refugees Ahmed, Nour, Ibrahim and their mother Honada Abdulhafiz contemplate where they’ll live after the house they’ve been renting in Blueridge is sold. Family friend and sponsor Cynthia Bunbury is helping them hunt for a new home. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Scenes of destruction and decay were commonplace in the refugee camp. Women are frequently confined to their homes and children rarely go to school, according to Gulnar Carlisle. sss It’s been a little more than one year since the other Abdulhafiz family (the patriarchs are brothers) touched down at Vancouver International Airport. It was the culmination of a journey of more than four years for the family of five. After 18 years of scrimping and saving they were finally able to afford a house in Syria. It was bombed the next month. As civil war erupted, possibly precipitated by the region’s worst drought in 900 years, the family made

the journey from Damascus to Beirut with Honada, the family matriarch, carrying her youngest son Ibrahim in her arms. One year after arriving in Canada, the family is still struggling. Nour, the family’s 18-year-old daughter, and Ibrahim both have developmental disabilities. Honada has suffered from dizziness and high blood pressure and recently needed her gall bladder removed. But despite it all, Honada’s smile is brilliant and unfaltering as she

welcomes me into her home. “I am very, very happy,” she says, frequently alternating between Arabic and English with a little help from oldest son Ahmed. “Everything is beautiful in Canada.” Honada favours traditional dress but says Canadians seem understanding. “Hijab? No problem,” she says, smiling again. That smile is also in evidence as Cynthia Bunbury, a family friend and sponsor,

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Blueridge refugee family faces bleak housing market From page 4 discusses Nour and Ibrahim. “In both Syria and Lebanon it was very difficult for them to go to school but here they’re welcome.” The family received a boost from the City of North Vancouver, as Mayor Darrell Mussatto recently pushed the federal government to ensure sponsors can welcome refugee families within three months. Mussatto recently penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging quick action on the matter. “I just want to make sure that if they’re coming here that we provide the resources and support that they need,” Mussatto said at a recent council meeting. “We are a welcoming community.” But despite the warm welcome, the family still faces the North Shore’s often unforgiving real estate market, notes Bunbury. “They lost everything, so to come here and to have a home is a big thing,” she says. “And now they don’t have a home again.” After 12 months in Blueridge, the lease on the house they’ve been renting runs out Feb. 1. “We now face the fact that we might have to go somewhere else,” Bunbury says. For Ahmed, who gamely translates for his mother and resists the urge to play Crush Royale during the interview, the notion of

moving is a sore spot. “I would feel sad because all my friends are here,” he says. Honada agrees, noting that her relatives in Italy and Germany haven’t received the same warmth she’s found in Canada. The Regional Ecumenical Sponsorship Team, the settlement group of which Bunbury is a member, have a few leads on a new house but availability and price have ruled out most options. “We won’t abandon them. They are still our family members,” Bunbury says. The family received approximately $1,200 a month from the federal government during their first six months in Canada, according to Bunbury. But at the one-year mark, the federal government essentially cedes responsibility to the provincial government. “We have to make sure that all of the paperwork is filled out so they don’t slip through the cracks,” Bunbury says. “Many of these families, there’s no way they’re supporting themselves after one year.” However, the Abdulhafiz family has made great strides, with Honada looking for catering work and Said recently finding work in West Vancouver. “He’s just got a construction job in West Vancouver and we think it’s full time,” Bunbury says. While the Abdulhafiz family’s future is uncertain, their prospects have been

somewhat buoyed by the recent expansion of REST. After starting as a collection of North Shore churches, the group has grown in size and in faiths represented, with the recent addition of the Ismaili Jamatkhana as well as a Vancouver synagogue. “We recognize that there’s lots of people out there that don’t have the advantage of having this network, this family that we’ve created,” Bunbury explains. She’s still hopeful the family could stay on the North Shore. “We’re hoping that we can come up with something.” sss Dianne Semark felt much the same way. She’d seen images of refugees crammed into tents in Athens, but hadn’t considered what she might do about it. “(I’d been) frustrated because of politics that are happening, you know where,” she said, referring to a certain newly inaugurated president. Semark was going about her daily work with Mountain Equipment Co-op when an email from an old friend working for Google popped up. Google was hard at work on an app intended to provide accurate information in multiple languages for refugees. But what about the

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Campaign on for 30 km/h on residential streets Change would save lives and spur walking, advocates say BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Time to slow down. Doctor’s orders.

The North Shore’s medical health officer is pushing for a drop in the speed limit to 30 kilometres per hour on neighbourhood streets in the name of public health. Dr. Mark Lysyshin is the keynote speaker at the Slow Down North Shore Forum scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 26 at District of North Vancouver council chambers. “Motor vehicle crashes are an important public health issue. They’re a source of morbidity and mortality in our community,” Lysyshin said. But while the number of injuries and fatalities for drivers and passengers has gone down over the last 20 years, largely thanks to improvements in roads and vehicles,

the number of fatalities and hospitalizations of pedestrians and cyclists has stayed steady. The contrast is noted even more sharply in the Lower Mainland, Lysyshin said. “If you just look at walkers and bikers they represent about 50 per cent of the fatalities in this region,” he said. “We’re trying to encourage people to use active forms of transportation but as a society, we’re not really doing much to protect people using those modes.” Studies have found that the perception of safety is one of the top determinants of whether people will choose to walk or bike, and that the speed of vehicle traffic is a major disincentive. And, Lysyshin said, more than encouraging more people to get out and walk their neighbourhood streets, a lowered speed limit would save lives. “When pedestrians get hit at 30 km/h, they have a 90 per cent chance of surviving, whereas when they get hit at 50 km/h, they only have a 50 per cent chance of surviving,” he said. Lysyshin is lobbying the

municipalities to join the Vision Zero movement, which aims to reduce the number of traffic fatalities and injuries to zero through better street design. “It’s just never acceptable to kill people to get places a little bit faster,” he said. The event is being organized by the North Shore Safety Council, a group that’s lobbied for safety measures on the North Shore since it was founded in 1954 by thenNorth Vancouver secondary principal Mickey McDougall. The event is aimed not just at lobbying local governments, but changing the way we think about transportation, said Tom Walker, safety council president. “Legislative changes are absolutely necessary. Engineering and planning changes are absolutely necessary. Attitudes and awareness changes are absolutely necessary,” he said. The group has made many presentations to students and parents in hopes of encouraging more families to pick up the healthy habit of walking or biking to school, which has fallen out of favour with parents, largely out of concern

Notes for Coats campaign sends clothes with surprise in the pocket From page 5 people who were in danger of freezing? “I can help. This is something I can do,” Semark recalls thinking. She collected 151 pieces of warm clothing, jackets and pants for infants, toddlers, youth and adults. MEC agreed to foot the $1,200 shipping bill, but it seemed like something was missing. “All this gear that I’m sending is really great, but what about something a little more friendly, more

human?” she wondered. Semark contacted her daughter’s teacher at Canyon Heights elementary and asked if she might be interested in taking part. The class went to work immediately, sketching rainbows and unicorns for what Semark calls the Notes for Coats campaign. She recalls one little girl who wrote: “I’m so sorry for everything you’ve lost, I hope that this drawing brightens your day.” The first shipment of coats arrived Friday, and another one is one the way,

according to Semark. sss Back in Blueridge, the Abdulhafiz family is united on one thing: they picked the right country. They were outside an Iranian grocery shop in Central Lonsdale recently when there was a misunderstanding over where they were from, Honada explains. Walking away, she says her youngest son told her: “No Iraq, no Syria, no Lebanon.” “Where are you from, Ibrahim?” she recalls asking him. “I am from Canada.”

for their kids’ safety. “The irony is that many of the people driving too fast are people who are driving their kids to school,” said Walker. “It’s a chicken and egg situation.” Following Lysyshin’s keynote, there will be a panel discussion featuring West Vancouver police and North Vancouver RCMP, elected council members from all three North Shore municipalities, HASTEe BC, HUB, and ICBC for questions and comments from the audience.

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t’s been a year now since the first Syrian refugees came trickling into Canadian airports – among them, the Abdulhafiz family here on the North Shore. Perhaps now forgotten, the Syrian refugee crisis became a campaign issue in the 2015 federal election, with the major parties effectively trying to outbid each other for how many refugees Canada could or should accept. We recall as well the naysayers urging the newly elected Liberal government to stop refugees at the border, spouting fears over terrorism, sharia law and other nonsense. One of those prominent critics was Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. Today, just shy of 40,000 refugees have landed and started the toil of building a new life away from the bombs. The fears over safety have proven to be bunk so far. And we know now what the alternative

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would have been. As civil war came to an end in Aleppo before Christmas, there were horrifying reports of government soldiers and pro-regime militias obliterating entire neighbourhoods, slaughtering women and children, as they cowered. Other Syrians languish in refugee camps with no education, meagre shelter, no comforts, no future. It hasn’t been easy for those who have arrived. There have been challenges finding access to language classes, education, jobs and housing. These can be tough things to acquire even for those who aren’t starting from scratch. The federal government needs to ensure our compassion extends beyond the political campaign and the arrival of these new Canadians, and continue to make sure there are resources available to give them every chance of success. That would be the Canadian thing to do.

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During the hellish Vancouver winter of 2017, my two young sons and I spent a day in the pool at the beautiful West Vancouver Aquatic Centre to escape the icy death of the -4 C weather.

That’s -6 with the wind chill, by the way … nearly unlivable. Our trip to the indoor oasis included a rather strange sight: a grown man who insisted on riding the water slide with all of the children, over and over and over again. Everyone else riding the slide looked to be 13 years of age or younger, but this one dad just kept racing up the stairs after his kids, standing in line soaking wet like a doofus, and then whizzing down at top speed to try and make the biggest splash at the bottom.

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THE WATER SLIDE As in the example above, your kids – who in other circumstances can’t gather the energy to put a plate in the dishwasher – are about to embark on approximately 14 straight hours of stair-climbing and line-standing to earn a total of approximately 47 seconds of slide time. What do you do, Dad? Dad 1: You stake out a prime spot in the hot tub where you can keep one eye on the children and the other on the yoga class next door. Upward facing dog, sideways glancing man. Dad 2: You dutifully wait at the bottom of the slide, waving at the little gaffers in line and then fishing them out of the splash pool before they drown. Don’t forget your prescription swim goggles! Dad 3: You’re on a golf course – which you own, by

the way, really fabulous – and you step away from the tee box on No. 10 to leave the kids a phone message. “Hello children. It’s me. Your father. Sorry I couldn’t make it. Have fun doing your water sports. …” After the round, you grab them each a souvenir golf ball from the pro shop. Kids love golf balls, right? Dad 4: Ignoring the inevitable crippling pain your old-man legs will feel tomorrow, you race up the stairs behind your kids and hit the slides. One down, 80 more to go. Wheeee!

SCENARIO 2: THE TOBOGGAN HILL Your family has donned every single piece of clothing in the house to brave the frigid -3 West Coast winter and hit the hills for a rare bit of Vancouver sledding. Dad,

what do you do? Dad 1: You get a jump start on the après-sled with a thermos full of coffee and Baileys – hold the coffee. Dad 2: You’ve got goldfish crackers in your pocket and you aren’t afraid to share them. “Need a push, little buddy? Off you go!” Dad 3: You’re burnt out from hanging with your celebrity friends at the big 3 Doors Down concert, but you still find time to send a text to your kids. “Sorry, couldn’t make it. Sounds like the conditions are just how we like them – all white! Enjoy.” Dad 4: You race up the hill, so excited to hit the slopes that you zip down your first run on your butt. Three hours later, you’re still toboggan surfing, ice burns be damned.

is ver that housing ately SOCCER GAME It’s January, and the frigidbe rain is washing the last bit ofback joy out of the famed all-year all soccer schedule you used to be so envious of before you moved to Vancouver. But the kids don’t care – they just want to play. What do you do, Dad? Dad 1: You’re comfy in your SUV, Game of Thrones playing on the entertainment system while your kid battles it out with his team. Oh crap, he’s coming over – crack the window a bit: “Wet out there, buddy?” Dad 2: Your golf umbrella is fully deployed, and the hot chocolate and Timbits are all set for postgame. “Good job, good effort!” Dad 3: You’re on an international business trip, but you take a moment to Facebook

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Infill housing a small but vital step in right direction Dear Editor: As a former North Shore resident, I’m all too familiar with how unaffordable West Vancouver has become. It’s an area that is, for the most part, mired in single-family home development at a time when densification is the only path out of this region’s critical housing shortage. I currently rent a condominium from a private landlord in downtown Vancouver, despite the fact that my kids go to school on the North Shore. The lifestyle the North Shore affords is unique in the region, and in Canada as a whole. Unfortunately, it’s now the exclusive domain of the very wealthy, fortunate enough to have secured their place in houses long before my generation had the means to do the same. This incumbent generation is now fighting to keep out the very type of developments that might give my peers the housing security we desperately lack. Zoning should not be used as a stick to beat back the less fortunate, but all too often that is precisely

how these municipal council rezoning processes are being exploited by neighbourhood groups. Reduced parking and “irreversible aesthetic damage” – two of the reasons cited on one such neighbourhood group’s flyer – are not sufficient reason to deny housing to residents. Last November, after two days of massive neighbourhood resistance (including said flyer), District of West Vancouver council approved what will be its first new rental housing development in more than 40 years. The Hollyburn Properties development at 125 21st St. preserves a 126-unit tower already on the site, even though the developer could make far more money tearing it down and building out condos for sale from $2,000 per square foot – the market rate in West Vancouver at present. Hollyburn’s new infill project is family friendly with 24 two- and three-bedroom units (out of 41 total units), as well as accessibility features designed to meet the needs of an aging population. West Vancouver, and the

region as a whole, needs city councils to take a positive stance on gentle infill densification projects. Projects such as the Hollyburn development or the City of North Vancouver’s coach house plus secondary suite proposal for increasing single-family home density are small but vital steps in the right direction. With rental vacancy rates at all-time lows, bidding wars among prospective renters, and “renovictions” putting many on the streets, there’s no better time for our municipal councils to allow new rental housing to be brought to market. It’s often difficult for councils to approve such projects in the face of vociferous neighbourhood groups, which is why we formed Abundant Housing Vancouver – to bring together those of us who need positive change in the residential housing market. The best time to take action on housing affordability was 40 years ago. The second best time is now. Let’s support this project. Adrian Crook Vancouver

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your support: “My son is the best at soccer. The best! All those little losers can’t stop him, a little rain can’t stop him. It’s really wet over here in Russia too. Some people say soccer is for European losers, but I’m still happy for my son. Way to go boy, you’re just like me – a whiz!” Dad 4: You’re the coach, your feet are soaked, your children are soaked, your pylons are soaked, your balls are soaked. Who cares? Play on! Now that we’ve

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Cindy Goodman Hollyburn Lodge grand opening Hollyburn Lodge celebrated its recent extensive facelift with a grand opening party Jan. 15, as project organizers, donors, West Vancouver council members and Hollyburn Mountain regulars gathered to commemorate 90 years of skiing, snowshoeing, cabin life and outdoor recreation in the area. Guests toured the new building boasting a new kitchen, better sound system, more interior space, new windows and better facilities. The restoration project kept the integrity of the old red lodge in the Nordic area of Cypress Provincial Park, which is intended to be open year round. During the grand re-opening guests were treated to live music, a barbecue, whiskey tasting, a fire pit and a ribbon cutting done by West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith. The project organizers continue to welcome donations. hollyburnlodge@westvancouver.ca

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They’d headed to Goat Mountain to save a life.

But as they marched through white backcountry in taxicab-yellow rain slickers – bone-tired and with one member battered and nearly burned – their own lives were in jeopardy. “We almost died,” notes Dave Brewer. It was 1965. North Shore Civil Defense was about to become North Shore Rescue, but it hadn’t earned that name yet. Brewer and his brother Gerry had grown up in a Dempsey Road house their father built alongside the farms that stretched across Lynn Valley. “Our backyard was Grouse Mountain,” Brewer recalls, speaking with a power and precision that belie his 79 years. “Being in the woods all the time was part of our growing up.” In his 20s, Brewer opened the North Shore Shopper (which would eventually become this newspaper) and saw an ad recruiting young men to train in civil defense. He jumped at it.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was fresh in the memory and Nikita Khrushchev’s United Nations outburst had made his shoes the world’s most famous footwear. In the interest of national security, Brewer and his cohorts were outfitted with Second World War-era helmets, leather gloves, a sixfoot sash cord and coveralls (which he still trots out on occasion). In November 1965, a hiker tumbled on Goat Mountain and the RCMP alerted the civil defenders. Without any snowshoes, the crew quickly found themselves waist-deep in snow. Their discomfort was exacerbated by oilskin slickers that made you “sweat like a dog.” After reaching the mountain the team did “one of the stupidest things we could ever do,” Brewer reflects. They fashioned a harness for one of the volunteers, Ed Nicholson, and lowered him down the side of a cliff. “As we’re pulling him back up, we’re dragging his face and the rest of his body against the rock face,” Brewer recollects. “Ed was trying to

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Legion set to re-open the taps JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Nearly one year after its abrupt closure, the Lynn Valley Legion is readying to reopen, according to a spokeswoman from B.C./ Yukon Command.

Dave Brewer reflects on the failed first mission that led to the creation of North Shore Rescue. Brewer was recently feted by the Governor General. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Doors and taps will hopefully open in late February or early March, “depending on how fast (volunteers) can pull everything together,” said Shelley Coburn, manager of branch advisory operations with B.C./Yukon Command. The bar closed in February 2016 amid allegations of “financial irregularities,” and reports of mould and mice. B.C./Yukon Command’s handling of the legion: “virtually ensured extended closure and a public blemish,” according to a report written by arbitrator James E. Dorsey. Dorsey served as arbitrator after the legion’s 28-year bartender Jamie McLaughlin grieved his 2016 firing. Dorsey awarded McLaughlin $32,000 after concluding there was: “no just and reasonable cause for discipline.” “I would not help them

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North Shore Rescue co-founder earns Sovereigns Medal From page 13 yell, telling us to stop.” But it was windy and the only communications system they had was a radio “the size of a case of beer.” They put their “almost hypothermic” teammate into a sleeping bag and plunked him down near the fire. Flames leapt from the campfire to the sleeping bag before being extinguished. “It was just a gong show,” Brewer says. “We thought that we could save

this person.” But it wasn’t over yet. After a night teetering on brink of total physical exhaustion, the RCMP spotted the hiker. It would now be a recovery, not a rescue. The team worked their way to a ledge where a volunteer put the hiker in a body bag and lowered him. The body bag was “vintage World War II” and one by one, the handles ripped. The bag tumbled. The team’s performance earned them what the late

NSR leader Tim Jones would eventually turn into a tradition: the post-mission shred. A coroner beseeched the men to pay more attention and ensure further trauma not be inflicted on a corpse. His words stayed with them, according to Brewer. “We were trained in civil defense, not in bush and mountain rescue,” he notes. “That is when we started to train ourselves.” Brewer established new techniques, tried different methods and beseeched the province for help.

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didn’t get a proper send-off and many customers lost their social life, he said. Certain details surrounding the closure can’t be disclosed, according to Coburn. “Some of the issues had to do with gaming and liquor ... and those things just take time to iron out and some things needed to be done with the building,” she said. “If it’s not

Friday Night Live, Lynn Valley’s weekly sketch comedy show, is set to take its first bow of the season at its new home in the Centre for Spiritual Practice in Lynn Valley at 3201 Mountain Highway on Jan. 27. The debut, featuring European cabaret/ rockabilly/swing band Illiteraty, comes after two years of playing catch-as-catch-can with community spaces. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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The Lynn Valley kid eventually took on a role as provincial search and rescue co-ordinator, which was somewhat less lucrative than he’d hoped. With “sugar plums dancing in my head,” Brewer recalls asking about remuneration. “‘Remuneration? It’s a volunteer position,’” he remembers being told. Brewer took the job. After all, he had ideas, and at a meeting that united volunteers from across B.C.’s Interior, he let them in on his vision of a “co-ordinated, integrated, layered, effective, efficient response.” His speech prompted a four word, unprintable

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Life of church service remembered and celebrated lives touched by Madelyne MacKenzie and the West Vancouver United Church caring ministry, but the evidence is in plain view wherever she goes in her community.

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At Madelyne’s retirement tribute held last Sunday at the church, one friend spoke about their trip to a local grocery store. “What might be 10 minutes for you or me would be hours for Madelyne. Everyone wants to say hello.” It’s true. The next day at West Vancouver Seniors

Activity Centre, I saw Madelyne connect with person after person, most of whom she knows and some she does not. No matter. Every person receives what might be the greatest gift: to be seen and heard, to be recognized in that moment of connection. Another friend, Barb Gibbins, concurs, “You couldn’t get a better friend, kind and thoughtful, always looking out for others. She gives you her undivided attention no matter what is going on.” Madelyne, born and raised

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Madelyne MacKenzie recently retired from her work with the West Vancouver United Church caring ministry. A party was held in her honour last weekend at the church. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Why do we gain weight during menopause or middle age? Are our hormones to blame? If you are suffering from middle age weight gain, or have had difficulty losing weight, you may have wondered if you have a thyroid problem. You likely went to your doctor and had your levels tested and everything was“normal”. So is thyroid the only hormonal player in weight gain? No! During perimenopause and menopause our reproductive hormones fall – so let’s look at what that means in terms of metabolism. Estrogen helps to regulate moods, protect our bones, and contributes to the control of cholesterol levels. In terms of metabolism, it keeps us sensitive to insulin. Why is this important? Insulin burns sugar – or carbs. So as we age and estrogen levels

fall, our resistance to insulin increases and we have a decreased ability to burn the sugar, or carbohydrates that we are eating. Insulin resistance means we will store this sugar as fat! Progesterone is the balancing hormone! It helps to protect the uterus from the estrogen; it keeps our moods calm, helps to prevent anxiety, and improves our sleep. As we age and progesterone falls (this starts as early as 35), we are more susceptible to stress. This brings cortisol into the mix and this increase in cortisol means we will store more fat around the middle – that spare tire we often complain about! Another common complaint of middle age is the change to

digestion. People often complain about having to adjust their diet, or no longer being able to eat certain foods. Hormones play a role here too – the declining estrogen and progesterone coupled with the increased cortisol and insulin resistance affects our microbiome. Our microbiome is the healthy and helpful bacteria that line our digestive and urinary tracts. Declining hormones changes the environment for these bacteria and you can see a decline in species and populations. This translates to increased IBS symptoms, food sensitivities, yeast infections and more. All of our hormones are connected – it’s a symphony. If one or two are abnormal, the entire system can be affected.

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The day came, inevitably, that “Rev. Gouws put the tap on me. He literally tapped me on the shoulder and said there’s an opening for you at the church and I think you should take it. I did and never for one second have I regretted that decision.” For almost a quarter of a century, Madelyne and the reverend worked together in pastoral care through West Vancouver United Church. Though most of their work was behind the scenes, the annual 90 and 90+ Lunch is a public legacy. Even together, Madelyne and John could not keep up with home birthday visits to individuals; there were simply too many people reaching the age of 90 in West Vancouver. The solution was an annual lunch to celebrate everyone 90 years of age and over in the community, not only the congregation. What’s next for Madelyne MacKenzie? Most people, after retiring from their working life, turn to serving their community as volunteers. What if your career has been all about serving others? Yes, Madelyne’s dream jar is full and needs to be emptied but for people like Madelyne, service to others is a given. “Caring makes a difference in the world. Whether you’re four or 104, there is always something we can do with love,” she says. Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore. Contact her at 778-279-2275 or e-mail her at lander1@shaw.ca.

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The hard work is done for the North Van Wolf Pack. Now the really hard work begins.

The Pack battled back from an early deficit Wednesday night to beat the Port Moody Panthers 7-5 at Harry Jerome Arena. The win gave the Pack a seven point lead ahead of the Panthers in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot in the PJHL’s Tom Shaw Conference with seven regular season games left to play. Calling what the Wolf Pack faced on Wednesday an “early” deficit is underselling it – Port Moody was on the board just seven seconds into the game after one of the North Van players blew a tire, allowing Cole Iantorno to walk in for an unassisted goal. “That’s pretty quick,” said head coach Bayne Koen. “I was telling the players we still have a full game. The anthem isn’t even over yet, they scored a goal – big deal. We’ve got to move on. Things North Van Wolf Pack goalie Kurt Russell makes a save with teammates Christian Gacina and Joshua Tak racing in to clean up during a 7-5 win for the pack happen real fast at this level. against the Port Moody Panthers Wednesday at Harry Jerome Arena. For more photos visit nsnews.com. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH Sometimes the momentum swings are huge and you have to capitalize on them the standings. The gauntlet begins with a home game when you can.” Jan. 21 against the league-leading Aldergrove Kodiaks The momentum was back on North Van’s side followed by two games apiece against the Grandview by the end of the period, as the Pack stormed back Steelers, Delta Ice Hawks and Richmond Sockeyes, to lead 3-2 after 20 minutes. Port Moody then took a first, second and third place, respectively, in the Shaw 5-4 lead into the third period but three unanswered Conference. North Van goals – capped off by an empty netter to “We need to beat every single team in this league, give Caleb Holonko a hat trick – sealed the deal for the and not just worry about Port Moody,” said Koen. Pack. “We’ve proven that we can compete with a lot of “It was kind of a bizarre game from both sides,” these teams in this league, and beat them on any said Koen. “It seems to be the modern hockey right given night. These next seven games are going to be now – lots of goals in the NHL and lots of goals in our the staple of our year. We also have to play within league. … It’s definitely a positive to get the win at ourselves and not put so much pressure on ourselves this point of the year. We’re a very young club in our that we can’t perform properly.” league, we’re not going to be upset with the two points North Van is coming off back-to-back regular for sure. We definitely need to clear up some things season PJHL titles in 2015 and 2016, but this is a much though.” different team than those juggernauts. The win capped off a strong stretch of play for “We’re a different hockey club,” said Koen. “There’s North Van that saw them open up some breathing a big learning curve for sure for a lot of our guys, just room in what was a tight playoff race. North Van because we are rookie heavy as opposed to veteran has beaten Port Moody three times in the past three heavy as we have been the past couple of years.” weeks, including another 7-5 win at the PJHL Winter Leading the way for the young Pack is veteran capClassic showcase event at Richmond Arena Jan. 2, and tain Ian Creamore, who is tied for fourth in the league a 3-2 overtime win in Port Moody Jan. 7. with 45 points in 36 games. That breathing room may prove essential during “He’s a kid that has been a good leader,” said Koen. the final stretch of the season, as every game the rest Justin Lee leads the attack for the Wolf Pack. Wednesday’s win over Port Moody of the way will come against teams above North Van in See Tough page 22 gave North Van a big boost in the playoff race.

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“He has that work ethic and that intensity. He might be a little smaller than the average guy in the league, but he doesn’t care. That’s what makes him a special player to our organization and to our teammates. We expect him to continue to lead here.” Several other players have stepped into leadership roles as well – with injuries opening up even more room at the top – allowing the Wolf Pack to put together their current run of good play. “We’re just trying to let these guys have fun and enjoy it,” said Koen. “We compete every single night. I’ll never question our work ethic, there’s no doubt about that. I

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