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Grain terminal concerns raised BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

North Vancouver’s two municipal councils have forwarded a list of conditions they’d like to see met before Port Metro Vancouver approves G3 Global Holdings’ request to build a 180,000-tonne grain terminal and rail loop at the foot of Brooksbank Avenue.

MEMORIAL Friends, family and former teammates gather at a celebration of life for student-athlete Matthew Hutchinson Sunday at Sutherland secondary in North Vancouver. The 24-year-old collegiate hockey player and volunteer firefighter was killed in an apparent double murder-suicide in New York Jan. 17. Friends and teammates also laced up their skates for a memorial game Friday at North Shore Winter Club, where Hutchinson played youth hockey. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

On Jan. 25, city council approved and sent its list of items “that G3 be strongly encouraged to consider.” Because of its federal jurisdiction, municipalities don’t get an official say on projects on port land, although they are consulted. Among the items on the city’s wish list: using 4.5metre flood construction level in keeping with the city’s standards, ensuring operational noise and dust mitigation plans make every effort to minimize the impacts on nearby

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CYPRESS MOUNTAIN: WEEKEND RESCUE EFFORT

Out-of-bounds adventure ends in tragedy ROSALIND DUANE AND JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

Just a few hours before a 40-year-old snowboarder was found dead on Cypress Mountain Saturday, he stopped with a female friend for a photo in the fresh powder snow. A sign hung in the nearby trees. It said Danger. Do Not Go Beyond This Point. Turn Back Now. The snowboarders were already well out of bounds of the resort skiing area. But at this point, they decided to separate. The woman turned back and the 40-year-old Surrey

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Surrey snowboarder missing from ski area found dead in gully man continued on, past the warning. It was a decision that cost him his life. The body of the missing snowboarder was recovered by North Shore Rescue Saturday in the Montizambert drainage area. “This is a really, really tragic ending. Not what we anticipate on these calls but I think it really shows the

consequences that can happen,” said North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks. “It’s hard for me to rationalize why people are doing it,” said Danks on the perennial issue of skiers and snowboarders who deliberately go out of bounds and quickly find themselves in hazardous terrain. “On the other side of that boundary rope there’s fresh powder. That draws people in. I think he was very naïve to the dangers.”

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Trustees vote to replace Handsworth

New school preferred over seismic upgrade JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

The North Vancouver board of education has voted to ask the province for a full replacement of Handsworth secondary rather than just a seismic upgrade.

But so far there’s no plan for how the school district will pay for the difference in cost between the two projects – estimated at about $10.4 million. Both Argyle and Handsworth schools have been approved for seismic upgrades by the province after being rated at a high risk for significant structural failure in an earthquake. The school district is still waiting for the province to give final approval for plans to go ahead with replacing Argyle. Trustees have now opted to ask the ministry of education to approve a similar plan for Handsworth. Those projects remain the top two priorities in the school district’s capital plan. Schools superintendent John Lewis told trustees during a public meeting Jan. 19 advantages to a full replacement of the school include allowing a more compact building footprint, reduction in long-term maintenance costs and a

How to pay for a full replacement for aging Handsworth secondary is the big question that the North Vancouver school board is currently facing. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD shorter, less disruptive and less expensive construction period – 20 to 24 months for a replacement versus 36 months for a seismic upgrade. A replacement would also allow the school district to request the school accommodate a larger enrolment – 1,300 students instead of 1,200. Handsworth currently has an official capacity of 1,200 students although actual enrolment is about 1,500 students, including about 100 international students, who are not included

in official head counts, said Lewis. “Every room is used throughout the day,” said Lewis, adding enrolment at Handsworth has consistently exceeded projections. In the case of a seismic upgrade “it’s just a seismic upgrade,” Lewis told trustees. “You don’t get to touch the heating or electrical systems. You’re just strengthening walls in a seismic upgrade.” That means the school district would eventually have to spend a lot more money upgrading those

systems within the old school in the case of a seismic upgrade, he said. But he also warned trustees that North Vancouver school projects are competing with other seismic projects for schools across the province that have also been deemed highrisk. Provincially, seismic upgrades still need to be done on about half of the 342 schools identified as high-risk. North Vancouver has already completed seven seismic projects on its schools, with

Argyle, Handsworth and Mountainside the high-risk projects yet to be done. A seismic upgrade on part of Windsor school is also going ahead. In comparison, many schools in Burnaby, Richmond and Vancouver school districts are still on the high-risk list. But coming up with the difference between an estimated $42.5 million for a seismic upgrade of Handsworth and $52.9 million for a full replacement remains a major sticking point for the project. To date, the ministry

has refused to allow such replacement projects to go ahead unless the school district has a plan to repay the difference in cost within a relatively short time frame – usually by selling off unused school property to developers. Trustees said in the meeting they will ask the ministry of education to pay the full replacement costs of Handsworth. The province needs to accept its “basic responsibility in replacing infrastructure,” said trustee Jessica Stanley. Trustee Barry Forward said he also supports that approach, but has doubts the province will go for it. “The ministry will push back and say, ‘OK, start selling,’” he said. Fr “It’ll be about land sales again, and we’re going to get into that debate and it could take years for that to happen.” In an interview after the meeting, school board chairwoman Christie Sacré said there may be other options to explore, such as generating revenue from a long-term lease rather than selling property. That would require agreement from the ministry of education. Sacré said the school district has now paid off all its past capital debts and is in a good financial position. But she added there are also potential risks to delaying the Handsworth project. “We know we can get the money for a seismic project,” she said. “The ministry’s wanting that money to be used.”

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of potential amenities the proponents could contribute to city residents. City council members also want to see concrete for the 48 14-storey silos produced on site rather than trucked in, according to Larry Orr, the city’s manager of lands and business services. Orr said the city has also made it clear they expect G3 to have open communication with the surrounding communities and provide direct contact information for residents to

call if there’s a problem. “G3 is sensitive to that. The reality of a project of this magnitude and the fact there’s a considerable amount of concrete used for this project as well as pile driving that will be required for the new dock facility is that there will be noise impacts for the neighbourhood,” Orr said. “They will be trying to mitigate those impacts as best they can but there will be times when they’ll be pouring concrete and they

will have to pour longer hours than a regular work day.” Speaking at a North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce event last week, city Mayor Darrell Mussatto stressed it would be an important project. “That’s a lot of clean jobs coming to North Vancouver. It’s going to have some impact on the residents and businesses but I’m pretty sure the benefits are going to far outweigh the negatives,” he said.

A list drawn up by District of North Vancouver staff and presented to council Monday night was even longer and more onerous, triggering debate about whether the district ought to be weighing in on the project at all, given that it falls on the city side of the border. Some members of district council took exception to the strong language in the district’s recommendations, implying the municipality was in a position to dictate the port’s business or ask for

benefits. For Coun. Doug MacKayDunn, the debate typified the lack of co-ordinated strategic planning with the city that benefits citizens on neither side of the border. “This is a huge project and it has an impact on our community as well as the city so it is our duty to raise issues, and whether we request, require or plead with the port to consider us, at least put it on the table and we’ll work out the details,” he said.

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WEST VANCOUVER UNITED CHURCH LOUNGE ROOM- MAIN FLOOR 2062 ESQUIMALT AVENUE, WEST VANCOUVER, BC North Shore Rescue members leave the helicopter rescue staging area at Sunset Marina Saturday after a snowboarder reported missing late Friday was found dead. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Ravine where body found a notoriously dangerous area From page 1 The pair separated around noon on upper Mount Strachan with a plan to meet up again at 2:30 p.m. It took the female snowboarder 90 minutes to get out of the trail and return to the ski area. When the man didn’t show up, the woman called Cypress ski patrol. The ski patrol found a snowboard track heading down a steep slope beyond the boundary line. Police immediately called in North Shore Rescue. “We got on it right away,” said Danks, adding there was considerable avalanche danger at that time. About 20 searchers set out to look for the snowboarder, with some members following the tracks down while others worked their way up from the Sea to Sky Highway below. Danks said the tracks led searchers to conclude the snowboarder wasn’t experienced travelling in hazardous terrain. “The way he was descending through the terrain was very dangerous,” he said. “He was travelling through terrain that is very risky,” heading down steep slippery slopes “with a very thin layer of snow on it.” The search continued into the night until around 2 a.m. Saturday when teams came to a spot where it appeared the man had gone over a cliff. There was no response to shouting or parachute flares.

The search was called off until first light Saturday morning, when a helicopter team spotted the snowboarder at the base of the cliff during a quick reconnaissance of the area. The team had to wait a few more hours for the weather to clear enough to send members in by helicopter long line around noon Saturday. They confirmed the snowboarder was dead. Preliminary indications are the snowboarder died of traumatic injuries after falling off the steep cliff. The snowboarder’s body has since been recovered and his family has been notified. The Montizambert Creek area on the west side of Mount Strachan where the snowboarder died is a notoriously dangerous area. It is the area where snowboarder Sebastien Boucher was rescued after surviving three days in bone-chilling temperatures in December of 2012. Two years ago, North Shore Rescue retrieved five groups of snowboarders who had gone out of bounds in the area within eight days. Incredibly, as searchers were setting out to find the snowboarder Friday, they came across two lost skiers in the area who could have easily met with a similar fate. Those skiers had also gone out of bounds earlier in the day off the Sky Chair and missed the Howe Sound

Crest Trail that would have taken them back to the ski hill. They had begun a long climb back out when they were picked out by an RCMP helicopter around 9 p.m. A search team heading in from Bowen Lookout took an hour to reach the skiers in often thigh-deep snow, and escort them back to safety. Danks said that in the case of the lost snowboarder, searchers did all that they could. “Gullies are inherently dangerous,” he said. “A lot of the slopes these guys want to ski (out of bounds) are 25 degrees or steeper. Which is prime avalanche terrain.” Once skiers start heading downhill in that area, it is easy to get trapped in waterfalls and creeks or encounter sudden cliffs and drop offs. He urged those who are tempted to go out of bounds to reconsider. “All the local mountains here do an excellent job of marking their boundaries. You have to physically lift the ropes to go beyond the boundary, and it’s just such an unfortunate circumstance that happened,” said Danks. Anyone travelling in the backcountry should be knowledgeable about hazards, he said, and carry proper equipment including a satellite phone to call for help. “We need to put a stop to this,” said Danks. “That waterfall has claimed numerous lives.”

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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS: MAYORS LUNCH

Traffic, development big issues for business BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Whether it’s in the council chamber, or in front of the chamber of commerce, the conversation sounds much the same.

DELBROOK DIALOGUE SFU Centre for Dialogue’s Shauna Sylvester facilitates a public workshop to generate ideas for potential uses for the Delbrook Lands, Jan. 28 at the Lucas Centre. Nearly 200 residents came out to share their views. Add your input to the online questionnaire at dnv.org before Feb. 5 at midnight. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Setting it straight The Jan. 31 news story Intervenors Make Final Arguments contained an error in the first paragraph stating the revised federal

review would look at downstream emissions. In fact, the review will look at upstream emissions only.

Traffic, infrastructure and residential development were the top issues at this year’s annual North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce mayors’ luncheon. Though North Shore residents often place blame for traffic on the development they see locally, their blame is often misplaced, according to district Mayor Richard Walton. “You have to look at demographics on the North Shore to realize that people are living and working in different patterns than they did many years ago, and therefore that’s impacted the traffic,” he said. “Twenty years ago, 70 per cent of the traffic on the Ironworkers Memorial (in the morning) was southbound and now it’s 51 per cent northbound

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and 49 per cent southbound because so many of our young professionals, trades and service workers are now living as far away as Langley.” The demographic of people age 20 to 40 is the one the district is hoping to woo back to the North Shore with development called for in its official community plan, Walton said. Though he faces a lot of criticism on and off council, city Mayor Darrell Mussatto said the same pressures exist all over the Lower Mainland. “People are coming. The Lower Mainland is one of the most sought after places in the world,” he said. “There’s a tremendous amount of wealth coming into the area from around the world. Expo put us on the map, the Olympics made us a world-class city and people know that. “It’s a very stable place to put money and one of those areas is real estate and they’re doing that. Your $1-million house on the North Shore will be $2 million in 10 years and they’re not making any more single family homes. We’re going to have to accommodate that growth somehow,” he added, noting the city has concentrated its growth in the form of stacked townhouses and condos along transit corridors. The problem is only going to get tougher for politicians to deal with as demand for the same limited land base grows, he warned. “I’ve had a good go for 25 years but for those who come after, it’s going to be even more difficult,” he said. “Is that a hint?” moderator Jon McComb asked. “Yes,” Mussatto responded, deadpan. But with growth, changes to our road

infrastructure are coming, with the province, feds and district gearing up to redesign the Highway 1 interchanges leading up to the Ironworkers bridgehead. Talks and preliminary designs have been in the works for years, but only recently did the district and feds decide that replacing the Lynn Creek bridge on Highway 1 should be incorporated into the plan. That piece, however, hasn’t been budgeted for. Walton said he’d just had a “good, productive” conference call with North Vancouver’s two MLAs as well as North Vancouver’s new Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson “sharing ideas and trying to find ways to facilitate” that piece of the puzzle. Though the TransLink funding plebiscite went down to defeat in 2015, the mayors’ council vision is still critical in the big picture of moving the growing population around the Lower Mainland, Mussatto said. “Because you can’t build your way out of congestion,” he said. On the North Shore, that included 10-minute SeaBus service, B-line linking Lynn Valley with downtown, Metrotown with Capilano University, and Phibbs Exchange with Dundarave along Marine Drive, as well as more frequent regular bus service. The new Liberal government in Ottawa has put up billions in funding for such projects, but Mussatto said he would not be quarterbacking any more referendums to secure municipal funding, putting that task back to the TransLink board. And, Mussatto said, Wilkinson has also been very receptive in conversations about the most expensive piece of infrastructure that does not yet have the feds committing to fund their share of the project: $700-million Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment plant. Construction must start this year if it is to be online by the 2020 deadline imposed by the previous Conservative government, although the feds never committed funding to the project. “Unfortunately, sewage is not sexy and sewage is not one of those ones politicians love to cut ribbons on because it’s not a real big vote-getter,” Mussatto said.

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Dear Editor: At a time when our recreational facilities (Harry Jerome) are old and our sports fields are stretched beyond capacity, the recent open house on the next phase of the City of North Vancouver’s Green Necklace was an eyeopener on the price tag for adding a kilometre along Keith Road and Grand Boulevard. The city website has detailed information, drawings and plans as to the proposed upgrades to intersections and

bicycle paths, lighting and tree plantings, but makes no mention anywhere as to the cost of this next phase. When asked, city transportation planner Iona Bonamis said $2.4 million is the expected cost of the two-kilometre upgrade. The last upgrade was along Jones Avenue, at a similar cost. Your tax dollars are being spent to dramatically change one of the largest organic green spaces that the city owns, adding impermeable surfaces (hardly “green”) by

way of double bike paths, one on each side of the existing grass boulevard and potential paving of the central walkway. If you value Grand Boulevard Park, I urge all citizens to take a closer look at this proposed development before it’s too late and voice concerns to mayor and council. You can also submit your comments on the online feedback form at cnv.org, but it’s only open until Feb. 4. Cornelia Unger North Vancouver

Transportation planning engineer Adolfo Majano explains proposed traffic, cycling and pedestrian flow concepts for the next section of the Green Necklace trail system at a Jan. 27 open house. Construction is planned for spring 2016. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Dear Editor: I walk Grand Boulevard every day from 19th down to Ninth: rain, shine, snow. It is a wonderful area and I have over the years got to know many of the daily walkers and their dogs. As a senior it is a place that I feel safe as there is great visibility and the surface of the path gives good traction in all weather. My first concern is

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nside the North Shore Emergency Management Office, at the North Vancouver RCMP building, there hangs a wall-sized map of the entire North Shore. At a moment’s notice, staff can be beckoned to begin a co-ordinated response to a large-scale disaster. It’s there because our municipal leaders know, when it really counts, there’s no difference between the City and District of North Vancouver. Yet when the district participated in a first-of-its-kind study into the impacts of a 7.3-magnitude quake last year, the city was scarcely mentioned, despite it being home to the North Shore’s only hospital. On other matters of bylaws, taxes, planning policies, services and transportation, the two North Vancouvers remain bafflingly apart. We saw it play out at district council again on Monday night, when council

members squabbled over whether they even ought to be weighing in on G3’s proposed new grain terminal at the foot of Brooksbank – as if the impacts of the terminal will stop at the 1907 border that carved the city out of the district. The district is now charging headlong into a sophisticated study on the nitty gritty of a potential reunification of the two North Vancouvers. We fully support this study. We’ll have the opportunity to learn from the successes and mistakes of other amalgamations and chart our own future. We’d ask the city’s council and staff to take the long view and support this study in any way possible. It may be that the knots in this rope have been pulled so tight there is no way to ever undo them. Maybe not. But when the big one hits, we know this: We’ll be pulling together, not apart.

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Full disclosure needed on museum decision “IT’S REAL. The City of North Vancouver has approved the project and has made a generous gift-matching commitment of $5 million. Your generous contribution will be matched dollar for dollar by the City of North Vancouver.” – Brochure, North Vancouver Museum and Archives

uestion: When is a commitment not a commitment? Answer: When fundraisers for the new museum at The Shipyards fell short of their goal and gave Mayor Darrell Mussatto and Couns. Holly Back, Linda Buchanan and Craig Keating the excuse they needed to kill the project during the Jan. 25 meeting of council. The background: At its regular meeting July 9, 2012, City of North Vancouver council unanimously endorsed a motion that approved in principle a design concept for a new museum at the Pipe Shop on Lot 4 of the Pier Development. North Shore News, founded in 1969 as an independent suburban newspaper and qualified under Schedule 111, Paragraph 111 of the Excise Tax Act, is published each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday by North Shore News a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership and distributed to every door on the North Shore. Canada Post Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement No. 40010186. Mailing rates available on request. Entire contents © 2015 North Shore News a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership. All rights reserved. Average circulation for Wednesday, Friday and Sunday is 61,759. The North Shore News, a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership respects your privacy. We collect, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Statement which is available at www.nsnews.com. North Shore News is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please email editor@ nsnews.com or call the newsroom at 604-985-2131. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.

Just Asking Elizabeth James Council also approved $75,000 from the Civic Amenity Fund for the purpose of funding the next steps in the planning process. Lastly, the motion directed museum staff to report on a business plan predicting operating costs and revenues, preliminary exhibit design work, follow-up architectural work and a fundraising plan. As the project evolved over three years, NVMA met all of the city’s provisions bar one: with the province yet to confirm its contribution, the museum’s 17-month fundraising campaign fell short of its target by 10.8 per cent.

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Put another way, in a tough economy and ending at a time when potential donors were busy with Christmas holiday spending, for the museum to raise more than $3.9 million over and above the city’s “commitment” was a remarkable achievement — especially when the provincial contribution had yet to be confirmed. After money, time and effort expended, would it have hurt council to extend the Dec. 31 deadline by three months to allow NVMA to do two things: bring in the additional funds and, importantly, address statements made in a BDO Canada report to council. Before continuing this saga, I should say that, in my opinion, a common way for politicians to kill a project is to study it to death. So after NVMA had already commissioned expert opinion from Lord Cultural Resources — an internationally renowned museum-planning firm that includes fiscal and fiduciary considerations in its reviews and recommendations — why council needed to finance yet another report from BDO is

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beyond me. Suffice it to say that, in her Jan. 29, 2016 response to BDO’s Feasibility Review of New Museum Business Plans, museum director Nancy Kirkpatrick refutes one of the underpinnings to the report, namely that the new museum should be expected to make a “commercial case” for its existence. In fact, as you can see from the American Alliance of Museums at aam-us.org, although most museums are, by nature, non-profit entities, the direct and indirect contributions they make to their communities are invaluable. The alliance states, “Museums employ more than 400,000 Americans and directly contribute $21 billion to the U.S. economy each year and billions more through indirect spending by their visitors …” And further, that “Governments … find that for every $1 invested in museums and other cultural organizations, $7 are returned in tax revenues.” In the case of the proposed new museum at The

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Shipyards, archives and ongoing exhibitions would not only inform our histories, its interactive and educational displays would enliven our appreciation of the North Shore communities in which we live and also expand students’ understanding of the society they will inherit. One aspect of the new museum I had not thought of until I began this story is that its obvious tourism potential mirrors in many ways that of the hugely successful Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Although the Royal benefits financially from being a Crown corporation, its other characteristics apply equally to a new North Shore museum located exactly where it was planned – in the historic Pipe Shop. As a tourist attraction and as a community amenity, a museum on that site would be perfectly situated near a transportation hub and within walking distance of Lower Lonsdale shopping, restaurants and accommodations. So, where lies the real problem for Mayor Mussatto — or

for Coun. Keating who made the motion to kill the Pipe Shop proposal? Is it that they didn’t like the idea of a project fr jointly run by the city and over district? Did Pinnacle not want bitter the new museum as a neigh- about bour? Are city coffers short of boil. the $5-million “commitment”? Liberals Or is it simply that the mayor an and his supporters on council to have a more lucrative develop- that ment in mind for the site? As is often the case, what is by needed here is full disclosure whenever – disclosure that could have to been revealed in the course of his a North Vancouver-wide ref- scrapped, erendum on the matter. What surprise we also need to hear loud and appr clear are the fully informed har reactions to the news from District of North Vancouver adopted council and the First Nations MLA whose history would form a media vital part of a museum at The wher Shipyards. This is written with my best wishes to director Nancy Kirkpatrick and the NVMA team – don’t give up; your work, expertise and donors deserved so much more respect than they received. rimco@shaw.ca

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vert you eyes and cover the kids’ ears. Things are about to become loud, nasty and angry in the often tense world of B.C. politics. We are entering an extended warm-up campaign before the official battle begins in the run-up to the May 2017 provincial election. Expect plenty of name-calling, finger-pointing and the hurling of insults from pretty well all those involved. While B.C. politics has long been known as a blood sport when things got serious, the fact is the tone between the B.C. Liberals and the NDP was rather muted when former leaders like Gordon Campbell, Carole James and Adrian Dix were the generals leading their troops into combat. There was little rancor between the two sides and not many over-the-top personal attacks. Any comparisons to the mean and nasty days that pitted the Social Credit party against the NDP seemed rather thin. Those days are over. The simmering anger from within the NDP’s ranks over its unexpected and bitter 2013 election loss is about to be turned to high boil. Likewise, the B.C. Liberals have to be wary of an opponent who is about to display a fanged ferocity that has been building. The approach favoured by Dix — to be positive whenever possible, and to express “respect” for his opponent — has been scrapped, which is hardly a surprise given it was a failed approach two years ago. A more aggressive and hard-edged one has been adopted (check out NDP MLA comments on social media to get a sense of where this is headed).

View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey The NDP has already launched one attack ad, albeit an online one. It foreshadows some of the “messaging” the New Democrats will be using between now and the next voting day. Expect the NDP to constantly use the words “Christy Clark” whenever possible, and to de-emphasize the actual name of their party opponents, the B.C. Liberals. They will try to make this a contest about Clark’s leadership and to lay any negativity at her feet, and nowhere else. The New Democrats will also attempt to diminish her abilities. They have dubbed her “Premier photo-op,” and belittle her intellectual capabilities whenever possible. Clark seems to elicit a particularly visceral reaction among New Democrats, who view her as the weak link in the B.C. Liberal chain. There is no question Clark is a polarizing figure. People seem to either love her or detest her, with few taking a middle view. So focusing on her personality is likely a good way for the NDP to fire up their own supporters, raise money, and bring a pretty good campaign into the election. But the approach can also backfire. Repeated, aggressive attacks by a male

politician on a female one may not work, and given the last election result, the B.C. Liberals are likely not displeased at the idea that the next vote may centre on Clark’s leadership. But the governing party is sure to get fairly personal itself when it comes to attacking the NDP’s own leader, who it views as less electable than the current premier. Already, the B.C. Liberals have dubbed NDP leader John Horgan as “Dr. No,” a leader who cannot bring himself to support any significant proposed industrial development. Add to that another moniker the B.C. Liberals may try out: “Angry John,” a personification that it thinks highlights a potential vulnerability of the NDP leader. Its common wisdom that going negative is effective in politics, and we are about to witness our two main political parties going all-in on that approach over the next 16 months. Voters may tire of this vitriol eventually, but I don’t see either party shying away from what is sure to be a bruising battle. Election campaigns turn on a leader’s performance. Clark and Horgan will elevate their profile and game even higher this year, knowing their party’s electoral success not only rides on their shoulders, but also on their respective ability to knock the other one off their feet. This highly charged political circus begins in earnest next week, when the legislature resumes sitting. It’s going to be fun, but it’s also going to be dirty. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@ globalnews.ca

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What: A Public Hearing for Bylaws 8159 and 8160, proposed amendments to

the Official Community Plan (OCP) and the Zoning Bylaw, to enable the development of a twenty-four unit townhouse project at 1103, 1109, 1123 Ridgewood Drive and 3293 Edgemont Boulevard.

When: 7 pm, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Where: Council Chambers, District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC

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What changes? Bylaw 8159 proposes to amend the OCP land use designation for the affected parcels from Residential Level 2: Detached Residential (RES2) to Residential Level 4: Transition Multifamily (RES4). Bylaw 8160 proposes to amend the District’s Zoning Bylaw by rezoning the subject parcels from Single Family Residential Edgemont Zone (RSE) to Comprehensive Development Zone 92 (CD92) to allow the development of a twenty-four unit townhouse project.

When can I speak? We welcome your input Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 7 pm. You can speak in person by signing up at the hearing, or you can provide a written submission to the Municipal Clerk at input@dnv.org or by mail to Municipal Clerk, District of North Vancouver, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7N 4N5, before the conclusion of the hearing. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public concerning this application after the conclusion of the public hearing.

Need more info? Relevant background material and copies of the bylaws are available for review at the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at dnv.org/public_hearing from January 27 to February 9. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, except statutory holidays.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Chancellor’s Circle Dinner The Capilano University 2016 Chancellor’s Circle Dinner took place on the evening of Jan. 14 at the university’s Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film and Animation with more than 60 guests in attendance, including staff, alumni, local politicians and business leaders. The evening started off with a cocktail reception and was followed by dinner in one of the studio soundstages, which had been transformed into a glamorous dining room. The evening also featured a performance by the Magee Chamber Choir led by artistic director and Capilano alumnus Greg Quan.

Andrew Hung with Barbara and Brent Leigh, Capilano University board of governors member

District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton, Kris Bulcroft, Capilano’s president and vicechancellor, and Peter Leitch, president of North Shore Studios

Capilano University’s Alexandra Wright and Gail Smith

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BlueShore Financial president and CEO Chris Catliff with daughter Christina

North Shore News’ Vicki Magnison and Layne Christensen flank Janis Connolly, university alumni relations advisor

Irene Chanin, executive director, advancement and university foundation, and Geri Prior, chairwoman, university foundation

Neptune Terminals’ Gonzalo Benitez, NV Chamber of Commerce’s Louise Ranger and Laurie and Doug Smith, BlueShore Financial

Please direct requests for event coverage to: emcphee@nsnews.com. For more Bright Lights photos, go to: nsnews.com/community/bright-lights

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The forecast may call for a balmy 7 C tomorrow, but if you’re at Capilano University you may see a lot of people wearing sweaters.

Students, staff and faculty are being encouraged to observe National Sweater Day on Thursday, Feb. 4 as part of a bigger dialogue about energy use awareness and savings. The student-led project will include turning down the heat by two degrees in buildings at the university. National Sweater Day is a WWF initiative that has been around since 2010 and is meant to inspire the use of less heat. The WWF website notes that heating accounts for 80 per cent of residential energy use in Canada and is a significant source of emissions. If all Canadians lowered their thermostats by just two degrees it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about four megatons (that’s equivalent to shutting down a 600-megawatt coal-fired power station or taking nearly 700,000 cars off the road), states the website. “Little things do add up,” says Marina Van Driel, sustainability assistant at Capilano University. She says the sweater day event is an opportunity to engage in dialogue around energy conservation. “The focus is on heating your body rather than the air,” she notes, adding the idea behind the event is dressing

appropriately for the weather and not cranking on the heat when the temperature dips during winter months. Sweater day is also part of a larger spring program of events on campus called Earthworks, which the Capilano University website describes as a lecture, film, and field trip series with an environmental stewardship and interdisciplinary flavour, open to everyone. Another project that falls under this umbrella is a campus building challenge in February that features six five-student teams that will each focus on one building and create campaigns to encourage staff, faculty, and students in that building to save as much energy as they can. The challenge is part of the curriculum of a course called Leadership in Teams, and the winning team gets a trophy and a five per cent bonus added to their project mark. “What we’re trying to do is get them to focus on the behaviour change rather than being the technical experts,” explains Van Driel. “The idea is that they are the educators and can inspire other people on campus to do behaviour change.” Tips include turning off lights and computers when not in use, using stairs instead of elevators, and shutting windows and doors. Van Driel notes that many students don’t know they can turn off lights if a room isn’t in use, and if a space is too hot faculty and staff can call the facilities department to assess the space rather than opening windows, which may trigger the heating system

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“It’s primarily a fun and engaging way to save energy,” says Van Driel. “We’re just trying to engage students in a fun way to make energy conservation something that’s on people’s radar.” Capilano University is mandated by the provincial government to be carbon neutral, so greenhouse gas emissions are another area of the environment Van Driel considers throughout the year, along with other sustainability programs including zero-waste initiatives and student engagement projects.

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Personalize this year’s ‘I love you’ Take time to handcraft a card for that special someone

Home Ideas Barb Lunter A homemade card is the perfect way to tell your special someone how much you care this Valentine’s Day.

A simple blank card and matching envelope can be transformed into something very personal and meaningful in minutes. Here are a few examples of how you can make your own personalized Valentine’s Day card this year. Look for card adornments in craft and dollar stores.

Express yourself with handcrafted cards, transforming simple blank cards and envelopes into personalized expressions of both love and art. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Choose coloured and patterned paper for this card. Look for books of coloured craft paper sold in

Red and pink heart stickers are available in all different sizes on store

shelves at the moment. Look for heart stickers that are textured, for example in velvet, to add interest to the card. Apply the heart to the front of the card and draw the strings by hand.

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craft stores. Cut out three to four hearts from the patterned and coloured paper in all different sizes. Fold the heart in half so there is a centre crease down the middle. Attach the largest heart card to the front side of the card. Follow with the remaining hearts in descending order from large to small.

Pemberton Heights Community Hall Leasing Opportunity

The District of North Vancouver is inviting expressions of interest from parties interested in leasing Pemberton Heights Community Hall (formerly Capilano United Church). Pemberton Heights Community Hall is located at 1390 West 22nd Street in North Vancouver. This two storey building has a small kitchen area, elevator and two washrooms. It is approximately 4,180 square feet. The property is zoned Public Assembly. Review the Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) online at dnv.org/rentals. For more information please contact Janine Ryder at ryderj@dnv.org or 604-990-2455. Applications must be received by February 26, 2016.

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Write your special message on this cute and colourful card. Look for adhesive letter packages in all different textures and colours. This card looks best when a solid coloured sheet of craft paper is applied to the front side. Cut the paper in a slightly smaller size so there is a white border around the

front edges of the card. Plan out a Valentine’s Day message ahead of time and apply the letters to spell out a short message on the front of the card. Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and floral design. She also runs Blu Dog Staging & Redesign. bludogstagingandredesign. com

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So what should you expect from North Shore Taekwondo? “TKD is a very direct way of teaching the life skills of courtesy, perseverance and integrity,” Kook says. “That gives youth and adults the self-confidence to speak out against aggression, bullying or injustice without, themselves being rude or aggressive,” he said.

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Today, under the auspices of the World Taekwondo Federation the sport is recognized as an official event by the International Olympic Committee.

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With all of that, there is an overriding atmosphere of good clean fun and accomplishment at North Shore Taekwondo. Age-appropriate classes are offered for children aged 4 to 6, youth aged 7 to 13, and teens and adults aged 14 and up. For more information about North Shore Taekwondo, or to register yourself or your son or daughter, please Call 604-986-5558 or email: northshoretkd@shaw.ca

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If you go to the dictionary you will find that a consequence is the result of what has gone before. Child discipline is about teaching, guiding and training. When we discipline children we are teaching them the difference between right and wrong. We’re helping them to learn about the consequences of their actions. Let’s take a look at this. First we need to acknowledge that all behaviours, positive and negative, have consequences. So consequences are not a bad thing, they are actually neutral. Every action has a reaction. When we wed the consequences of our decisions with child discipline we come up with a process in which our kids learn that they don’t function in a vacuum. How they choose to behave has a result and that result is not random, it is connected. Now, the question on most parents’ minds concerns how to make this happen when our kids misbehave. This is a serious and important discussion. Lately I have seen some examples of “fun consequences” and “creative

Parenting Today Kathy Lynn discipline” that range from silly to punitive. The other day on Facebook I saw an article from Women’s Own. It showed a note that a parent wrote to her child. The message to the child was that the Mom had taken her child’s video game controller hostage until the child completed certain tasks. They included such chores as cleaning her room, putting away her clothes, having a shower and washing her hair. In each case, the mother added a snarky comment about doing the job to her standards, putting the clothes where they belong, not where the daughter feels like shoving them, and so on. I’m not sure what Mom is going to do next time her child needs to take a shower or do the chores, but this tactic is just plain silly and the negative comments are simply uncalled for. Imagine if Mom and child had sat down and worked out the chores that needed

doing, when and how they should happen and what the consequence of not doing the work would be. And it easily makes sense that she can’t play with her video game until the work is done. But this silly, juvenile letter to the daughter has little to do with child discipline and consequences. Another story involves a barber in Snellville, Ga., who will give your child an embarrassing hair cut. It’s called the Benjamin Button Special and gives the child an old man look. He cuts the hair with a bald spot on top and low cut on the sides. The child will carry this cut until it grows back and is likely to become a victim of bullying or at least some serious teasing at school. I received a newsletter with the title How to Make Discipline Fun and Bonding. The author, parenting coach Lisa Bunnage, suggested that discipline should be fun. She says, “I used to looooooove disciplining my kids as I would usually get a back massage, makeover, manicure or whatever. I always gave them an option though, e.g., ‘You can either have no TV tonight or give me a 30-minute spa treatment. Your choice.’” Her style was to simply create a list of punishments which the specific child would not enjoy and which had no connection to the actual misbehavior. There were two sides to her approach. When she does

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something wrong she has to take the kids someplace that they love and she hates. So what are kids learning from these unique and bizarre techniques? The makeover/spa treatment is so strange it’s hard to discuss. In this case the focus is on the parent and her idea of fun and not on teaching the child. It simply makes no sense. Shaming kids does not teach them about their behaviours. They may decide not to misbehave again but their motivation comes from humiliation, embarrassment and likely a feeling of worthlessness. In these examples, they do not learn how to change their behaviour, why their actions were inappropriate and there is no move to direct accountability. When we set our child up to be humiliated, particularly in public and possibly internationally if the tactic is put online, the relationship between parent and child can be irreversibly injured. Our job is to help our kids learn to be thoughtful about their choices. When we guide them to learning about the consequences of their behaviours they will learn to think before they act and grow up to be responsible and thoughtful young men and women. Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author. Sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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Representatives from the Northshore Auto Mall present a cheque for $25,000 to the Family Services of the North Shore Christmas Bureau following the auto mall’s annual Toy Drive in November. Members of the Time Travellers Motorcycle Club display a $1,000 cheque for the Lookout Emergency Aid Society, which provides housing and support services to adults with low or no income. On the North Shore, the society operates 25 transitional housing units and 45 shelter beds.

Staff from the Scotiabank branch at Marine Drive and MacGowan Avenue presents a $10,000 cheque to Out In Schools, a program that brings fresh and relevant films into classrooms to facilitate dialogue about the reality of the LGBT youth experience. The money was raised during Scotiabank’s Making Hallways Bright endof-year campaign.

Kudos to those who volunteer their time, money and effort Rotary Club of West Vancouver Sunrise president Judith Harder hands a $10,000 cheque to Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue station RCM-SAR1 president Scotty Grubb at the Horseshoe Bay station.

Grade 12 Handsworth secondary student Sasha McGrenera and her brother Trent, in Grade 2 at Larson elementary, pick up some donated supplies from Cobs Bread. Every year during the holidays, the siblings, with their brother Jasper (not pictured), make sandwiches to deliver to homeless shelters.

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BOOK BUDDIES Children ages six-12 play literary games and practise reading skills with teen volunteers during this program Saturdays, Feb. 13-March 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own. westvanlibrary.ca DRUMMING OF THE HEART Celebrate love and family while working together in this multi-generational Valentine’s workshop for kids aged seven and older and their adults Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Each pair will have a chance to make a First Nations drum and learn about drumming in First Nations culture with Metis drummer, fabric artist and dancer Christine Kobel. The cost is $75 and $70 for materials. Register: programmes@nvartscouncil.ca STONE CARVING WITH MICHAEL BINKLEY Kids aged nine-14, join world renowned carver Michael Binkley Sundays Feb. 14, 21 and 28, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Pl., North Vancouver. You will carve a stone masterpiece using files, rifflers and sandpaper. The cost is $75 and $55 for materials. programmes@nvartscouncil.ca Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

TIME TRAVELLER Lightkeeper Thomas Grafton and his son Gordon paint the Point Atkinson Lighthouse in July 1928. In honour of Heritage B.C. Week, the West Vancouver Historical Society is arranging guided tours of the Point Atkinson Light Station. The tours will be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20 and 21, at 1 p.m. and again at 3 p.m. both days. Muster at the light station gates by the stone wall. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEST VANCOUVER ARCHIVES/SUBMITTED BY THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Pan-seared Pacific cod with vegetables over quinoa and wild maple salmon roasted on a cedar plank with seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes (left) are on the menu at The Boathouse restaurant in Horseshoe Bay. The Boathouse's sous chef Jamil Jeraj sears some fish in the kitchen. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

Valentine's Day deserves good food List looks at some local dinner suggestions

My mother worked as a florist for most of her adult life.

That business is seasonal, with predictable spikes around special occasions like Mother’s Day and Christmas. The apex of bouquetgiving, however, is around Valentine’s Day, an annual event that has endured, perhaps more than any other, a steady barrage of anti-consumerist backlash. “It’s a manufactured holiday, created by retailers,” say cynics. “I won’t support it.” I get that. Why spend your hard-earned money just because big business has schemed a new sales

imperative loosely tied to nebulous, idealized notions of love and romance? On the other hand, what is the real downside of a little Valentine’s Day recognition? Can you ever really overdo it when it comes to acknowledging your loved one? How about a meal? A nice night out is actually one of the few mutually rewarding investments associated with the occasion. Here are some North Shore suggestions for this coming Valentine’s Day weekend (the event falls on a Sunday this year). I recently headed to The Boathouse at Horseshoe Bay (6995 Nelson Ave.,

The Dish Chris Dagenais 604-921-8188, boathouserestaurants.ca) to sample a few of the dishes that will feature on their upcoming Valentine’s weekend menu, a thoughtful assemblage of their more popular items, priced as multi-course meals for either $49 or $59 per head. I hadn’t been to this truly lovely and

warm waterfront chalet in years. Like for many others hailing from the depths of North Vancouver, I suspect, the haul out to Horseshoe Bay can seem daunting. In truth, the drive wasn’t bad at all and, via the Upper Levels highway, I was there in under 15 minutes, having departed from near Edgemont Village. I took a seat at the bar and was immediately welcomed by an affable bartender, who proffered a hand and introduced himself as Craig, the bar manager. Craig, despite contending with non-stop drink orders spewing from the bar printer (it was the last weekend of Dine Out Vancouver), maintained a jovial and helpful demeanor, describing dishes and available substitutions to me and offering small tasters of wine

to aid my selections. I ultimately settled on six oysters on the half shell (three meaty but compact Royal Miyagi and three Kusshi) served with grated horseradish, cocktail sauce, lemon wedges and a tasty and original sauce featuring toasty notes of sesame. A glass of Chateau St. Michelle Riesling, with its mineral and lime notes, fresh acidity and faint residual sweetness on the back palate, paired very well. In a very sporting gesture, the kitchen, which was in the middle of a mid-evening, packed-house order crunch, assented to my ill-timed request to make the Crab and Lobster Stuffed Ravioli, usually a main course, a half-order second appetizer for me. The pasta was wonderful, bursting with shredded crustacean

goodness and bathed in a chunky, subtly spicy roasted tomato, spinach and citrus cream sauce. For my main course, I ordered a seven-ounce striploin with Crab-Stuffed Prawns (take note, fast-food pizza chains, the bar for quality but completely superfluous stuffing efforts has been raised, so you can keep your cheesy crusts), grilled asparagus, Caesar salad and, in another magnanimous gesture from Craig, a small, gratis ramekin of peppercorn sauce. The steak arrived cooked to a perfect medium-rare in the centre and was nicely seasoned. The beef paired exceptionally well with three fat, juicy butterflied prawns jammed full of creamy and

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2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into thin strips 1 tsp + 2 Tbsp cornstarch (divided use) ½ tsp vegetable oil 8 cups low-sodium chicken stock ½ tsp white pepper 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks 8 oz shitake mushrooms, stems discarded, cut into thin strips ¼ cup canned bamboo shoots, drained, cut into matchsticks ½ cup firm tofu, cut into thin strips

February is the start of the Chinese New Year. This will be the year of the Red Fire Monkey. Making Chinese food at home is a great way to celebrate the new year. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 3 Tbsp distilled white vinegar 2 eggs 2 green onions, chopped

Place the chicken strips in a small bowl; add the teaspoon of cornstarch and half teaspoon of oil and stir to coat chicken. Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large pot; add the chicken and stir to ensure the strips aren’t clumped together. Skim off any foam that floats to the top. Stir in the white pepper and the soy sauce. Taste the soup and add more pepper or soy sauce if desired. Add the carrot, shitakes and bamboo shoots; reduce heat and bring soup to a simmer. Add the tofu, sesame oil and vinegar. Stir together the two tablespoons of cornstarch and one-quarter cup of cold water in a small bowl until smooth. Slowly stir this cornstarch slurry into the simmering soup and let soup simmer until thickened. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl until well combined; stir the soup so that it forms a slow

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add the whole garlic cloves and let them fry until just golden brown on all sides. Be careful not to burn the garlic, you just want to toast it. Once the garlic is toasted, remove it from the oil with a fork and discard. In a small bowl mix together the stock, rice vinegar and sugar and set aside. Turn the heat to high, add the ginger to the oil in the pan and fry for 30 seconds. Add the broccoli stalks, and with a large spoon scoop up the oil and spoon it over the broccoli for about 30 seconds so that every stalk has been bathed with the ginger-garlic-infused oil. Pour the stock mixture into the pan and immediately cover pan with a tight-fitting lid. Turn the heat to medium and let the broccoli steam for three or four minutes until stalks can be easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. Remove the broccoli to a plate, leaving any remaining stock mixture in the pan. Remove the ginger coins. Add the oyster sauce

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rich crab stuffing. I was grateful for the option to substitute mashed potatoes for greens; the dish would have put me over the top if ordered as described on the menu. I washed the indulgent entree down with a glass of Killer Cab, a Bordeaux-blend with a palate showcasing ripe stone fruit, reserved tannins and balanced acidity. My meal was $97 before gratuity. The Observatory at Grouse Mountain (and neighbouring, window-lined, south-facing Cable Room, also on the top floor of the chalet) will offer a celebratory

five-course, $115 prix-fixe menu on Feb. 14 only. Menu selections include Uni on Brioche, Tuna Carpaccio, Gnocchi, choice of striploin or sablefish, and chocolate cake with charred marshmallow (observatoryrestaurant.ca 604-998-5045). Pier 7, Lower Londsdale’s most south-reaching waterfront restaurant, does a nice brunch on weekends. If the jam-packed hustle of the Valentine’s dinner experience is off-putting to you, cosy up to a window (which is pretty much everywhere in this place, by the way) and tuck into a Belgian waffle. Or, better yet, make it a slightly later

brunch and sip a citrusy and delicately effervescent glass of prosecco as you knock back a few freshly shucked oysters (25 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver, pierseven. ca 604-929-7437). The rustically chic Feast Neighbourhood Table in West Vancouver will feature a four-course menu for $55, Feb. 12-14. The menu includes Pork Rillettes with Fry Bread, Smoked Tomato and Prawn Bisque, Avocado and Beet Fries, choice of Angus striploin, steelhead trout, or Chickpea and Squash Curry, and then two dessert options, including an Elderflower Lemon Curd (2423 Marine Dr.,

West Vancouver, feastdining. ca, 604-922-1155). For those celebrating with companions around whom you are more comfortable and don’t mind letting out your belt buckle at the end of the evening, head down to Burgoo for Brie Fondue, Kentucky Beef Burgoo, and Jambalaya too. It is February, after all, so comfort food is very much in season (3 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, burgoo.ca, 604-904-0933).

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Oyster sauce adds to veggie fried rice From page 22

and sesame oil to the pan and let sauce bubble and thicken on high heat for one minute. Pour the sauce mixture over the broccoli and serve. Makes four servings. Source: steamykitchen.com VEGGIE FRIED RICE Add sautéed shrimp or chicken if you want a more hearty rice. 2 Tbsp butter, divided use 1 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided use 2 eggs, whisked 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced 1 small white onion, diced ½ cup frozen peas 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups cooked and chilled rice (use whatever rice you prefer but it must be pre-cooked and chilled) 3 green onions, thinly sliced 3-4 Tbsp soy sauce (use more or less according to taste) 2 tsp oyster sauce ½ tsp toasted sesame oil

Heat two teaspoons of butter in a large skillet over 23medium-high heat until melted.

Add the eggs and cook, stirring, until scrambled. Remove egg from pan and transfer to a plate. Wash the pan then add another two teaspoons of butter and one teaspoon of the vegetable oil and heat over medium-high heat until butter is melted. Add the carrots and onion and sauté until softened, about five minutes. Add the peas and garlic and sauté for one minute more. Increase heat to high; add in the remaining two teaspoons of butter and two teaspoons of oil and stir until butter melts. Immediately add the rice, green onions, soy sauce and oyster sauce and stir until combined. Continue stir-frying for an additional three minutes to fry the rice then add in the scrambled eggs and the sesame oil. Stir to combine and break up clumps of egg. Continue frying until mixture is heated through. Makes four to six servings. Source: gimmesomeoven.com Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. ashellard@hotmail.ca

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Marcos Baghdatis, a former world top-10 players, wowed the crowd at the Hollyburn Country Club-hosted Odlum Brown VanOpen in 2009 and 2014, winning both tournaments. Last week organizers announced that the annual professional tennis tournament is shutting down after 14 years. FILE PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Game over for VanOpen tennis

‘Heart-wrenching’ decision ends annual Hollyburn-hosted tournament ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The North Shore sports calendar lost one of its Grand Slam events Friday when organizers announced that it is game over for the Odlum Brown VanOpen professional tennis tournament held annually at Hollyburn Country Club. The popular tournament brought up-and-coming tennis pros to West Vancouver every August for an event that grew to be one of the top Challenger tournaments on the pro circuit – one step down from the ATP World

Tour – and the second largest professional tennis tournament in Canada. The news of the VanOpen’s demise was delivered in a statement released by tournament chairman and underwriter Floyd Hill, who said he was stepping back to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests. “It was heart-wrenching to make this decision,” Hill told the North Shore News. He has worked at the tournament for all of its 14 years and became the face of the VanOpen 11 years ago when he became owner and underwriter. On top of running

the tournament he also has a full-time job as an advisor and vice-president for Odlum Brown, a Vancouverbased investment firm. The decision to shut down the tournament has been weighing on him for many months, Hill said. “The last couple of days have been pretty tough for me. It’s kind of like you make a decision and you know it’s the right decision but sometimes it’s still really, really hard,” he said. “When I started thinking about it back in November I basically had a few sleepless nights and I thought about it, I did pros and cons and went back

and forth. My heart was that I wanted to keep the tournament going but then on the other hand I want also to have a life and summer. … I’ve got a grandchild who is 20 months old and I don’t get to see him. I want to make sure I don’t miss those years.” Hill said he worked hard to find someone who could step into his place but there was no one willing and able to shoulder the load. “My dream was that I would kind of ride off into the sunset and the tournament would carry on and eventually 20 years from now it might be a Masters event or a really big event that would carry on forever,” he said. “If somebody else was there to take it over it would have made me very

happy but there just wasn’t anybody that I could see. And I did ask a few other people who had the same feelings that I do about tennis but none of them had the desire to spend the amount of time that it takes. It is a lot of time.” News of the tournament’s demise spread quickly through the West Coast tennis world. “Sad day for me,” North Vancouver tennis pro Philip Bester wrote on Twitter. The 2006 French Open junior finalist waged several VanOpen battles on Hollyburn’s Centre Court. “Thank you to all who were involved and brought a tournament to my backyard for 10 years.” Longtime tournament director Ryan Clark was a

member of the event’s inner circle and another face of the VanOpen. He was in on the decision to retire the tournament. “There are so many moving parts to it that you can’t half do it,” Clark said. “You’re either doing it or you’re not. If we’re going to do it, it’s got to be the best. That’s the only way. And I think it was just the right time for all.” Like Hill, Clark also has other full-time work that made putting on the VanOpen that much more taxing. “A lot of people involved in the tournament have their day jobs,” he said. “To make an event of this level you’ve got to give up your summers. They’re gone. … I don’t know what it’s like to have a

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summer. I can’t remember. It was more than 15 years ago.” The VanOpen has led a kind of charmed existence right from the start in 2002 when it was a $25,000, women’s-only event held at Vancouver’s Jericho Tennis Club. That first event was won by none other than Maria Sharapova, who would go on to reach No. 1 in the world rankings. The VanOpen moved to Hollyburn in 2005 and grew to become a $200,000 combined men’s and women’s event. The tournament was a springboard for talented young Canadian players. Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard all prowled the Hollyburn courts before hitting the big time. Israel’s Dudi Sela became king of the court by winning the tournament four times, while Marcos Baghdatis of

Cyprus brought star power on two separate occasions, winning the VanOpen in 2009 and 2014. Hollyburn even welcomed Martina Hingis, one of the all-time greats, for a sold-out exhibition match in 2012. “A lot of players who played here have gone on to do great things,” said Hill. “I think it’s just fantastic. It is a little disappointing for me that I won’t be part of it going forward, I’m kind of leaving a little piece of my heart on the table when I leave. It’s been my baby for 14 years, particularly the last 11. There have been a lot of great people helping me along the way.” Members of the Hollyburn Country Club were also heavily involved in the tournament. Aside from opening up their facilities for the tournament every summer, members also opened up their homes for the players, a much appreciated perk for athletes accustomed

to bouncing from hotel to hotel for much of the year. Hollyburn also helped supply a small army of ball boys and ball girls each year who got to experience the thrill of standing – very quietly – next to their tennis idols, and maybe even handing them a towel. “You can’t have a better group of people than you have at Hollyburn. You can’t. They’re outstanding, top to bottom,” said Clark, who is also a member of the club. “A lot of very generous North Shore families took in players from around the world. That helped make the event very intimate.” Clark said his phone was buzzing non-stop after the announcement with people sending emails and texts. Condolences, basically, on the loss of the tournament. “It’s very touching,” he said. “You never know how many lives you’ve touched until it’s done sometimes. As soon as (the news was

released) my cellphone was going off, emails have been coming in. … It’s been very nice to see that it touched that many people.” Hill expressed gratitude to all who have supported the tournament over the years. “There’s not enough words to say thank you to everybody from the fans to the volunteers, everybody who has helped make this a great legacy that we have in Vancouver,” he said, adding that although the tournament is no more, the VanOpen’s 14-year run should pave the way for more pro tennis events in the future. “I’m positive that there’s going to be a fantastic tournament here and it will probably be a big tournament, and not too far in the distant future. Vancouver has proven to be a city that supports tennis. Somebody will come and fill the void that we’ve created and when they do I’ll wish them all the luck.”

Martina Hingis, one of the all-time greats, played a VanOpen exhibition match in 2012. FILE PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Fraudulent claims take a toll on B.C. drivers

While most B.C. drivers are honest when it comes to making insurance claims, there are a few that are hurting things for the rest of us in the province. Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per cent of all insurance claims contain an element of fraud or exaggeration. Applying those estimates here means fraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or more than $100 annually on every auto insurance policy. Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapes and sizes. Some fraud is organized and orchestrated by a group of individuals, namely, staged accidents and stolen vehicle rings.

WILD WEST Nick Matonovich of the West Vancouver Highlanders chases Triston Mathews of the Sentinel Spartans during a senior boys North Shore AAAA league first-place showdown Friday at West Van. The Highlanders scored a 58-39 win to nudge ahead of the Spartans in the battle for top spot. The two teams will meet again Friday, Feb. 12 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Sentinel. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Other types of fraud are less obvious. Fraud like this includes exaggerating the extent of an injury, misrepresenting a previous medical condition or slanting the situation when reporting a claim. It s not unheard of for people to embellish

To learn more about auto insurance fraud, go to icbc.com/fraud

their claim by including vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, or to claim they can t work when they re actually back on the job. These tactics may not make the news, but the costs add up and come out of all of our pockets we all end up paying for those who cheat the system. ICBC combats fraud with their Special Investigation Unit, which last year looked at more than 5,000 claims Wles. This includes a cyber unit that employs information publicly available on the internet and social media to investigate suspected fraudulent claims. They re in the process of increasing their focus on investigations, including training and analytics technology that Vags patterns and predictors of fraud. By stepping up efforts to reduce fraudulent and exaggerated claims, along with managing injury claims costs, ICBC is working to take pressure off rising insurance rates. Fraud. It cheats us all.

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Chipotle Cream 10½ ounces goat cheese 2 tablespoons pureed chipotle in adobo sauce 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream Juice of ½ lemon Juice of 2 limes Zest of ½ lime ½ teaspoon kosher salt

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Chili 2 tablespoons Texas Chili Spice Mix (see below) ¼ cup canola oil 2 pounds skirt steak 2 teaspoons kosher salt ⅓ pound sliced bacon, diced 4 cups finely diced yellow onions 2 cups finely diced green peppers ½ cup chopped garlic 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes, drained 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons dried Mexican oregano 2 tablespoons Texas-style chili powder (use 3 to 4 tablespoons for a thicker chili) 3 tomatillos, rinsed and diced 3 tablespoons corn masa flour (recommended: Masaca) 2 tablespoons pureed chipotle in adobo sauce 5 cups beef broth 2 16-ounce cans black beans ½ bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped, divided 1 13-ounce bag tortilla chips, crushed

5. In a large, heavy-bottom pot, render the diced ! bacon until it is crispy. Add the onions, green peppers and garlic, and sauté until slightly brown.

6. Add the tomatoes, brown sugar, oregano, chili ! powder, tomatillos, flour, and chipotle. Heat for 3 minutes, or until the mixture begins to thicken.

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to a simmer. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour.

8. Cut the steak against the grain into small cubes. Add the steak and beans to the chili, and simmer for an additional 20 minutes. 9. Add most of the chopped cilantro and serve over crushed tortilla chips with a dollop of chipotle cream and a sprinkling of fresh cilantro on top.

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cream — except for the zest — in a food processor. Process until evenly incorporated.

2. Remove to a medium bowl and fold in the zest. ! Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

3. Mix the Texas Chili Spice Mix with the oil to ! make a paste. Dust the skirt steak with salt, then baste with the paste.

4. Marinate for 1 hour and then grill over high heat ! to medium rare. Set aside and allow to rest.

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