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Intruders bear-spray homeowner in Seymour break-in MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

A North Vancouver man is shaken up after being blasted with bear spray as he surprised a pair of intruders hiding in his bedroom.

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The botched burglary happened around 4 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the 2000-block of Seymour Boulevard, according to North Vancouver RCMP. The victim had just returned home and went to open the bedroom door when he was hit with the noxious substance. Temporarily blinded by the bear spray, the approximately 60-year-old victim stumbled out the door and ran towards the pool house on his property to flush out his eyes. He then sought help from his neighbours and while walking across the street caught a glimpse of the assailants as they ran past him towards their car.

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Wrecking ball looms for historic hospital JUSTIN BEDDALL jbeddall@nsnews.com

A demolition permit has been approved for North Vancouver General Hospital, a heritage structure on East 13th Street that was built in 1929.

On Monday, City of North Van council voted 4-2 in favour of a request from Vancouver Coastal Health to demolish the building, known as the Activation Building, as part of its Lions Gate Hospital master plan, which calls for significant growth and redevelopment over the next two decades as a regional trauma centre and teaching hospital. NVGH was the third hospital built in North Vancouver and

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building. Both city council and the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society initially favoured preserving the heritage facade of the structure, which is classified as a Category A Heritage Building. Understanding its historical significance, VCH had a structural engineer look into the possibility of keeping the historic facade. To do so would cost more than $3 million, but according to Mike Nader, CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health Community Care, the biggest concern in retaining the facade was the constraints it would have on future redevelopment at

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North Shore Rescue is warning hikers to stay off of closed trails after having to rescue seven hikers from avalanche country on Sunday night.

The group of seven hikers, all from Vancouver and Burnaby, had set out from the Lynn Headwaters Regional Park entrance to the trail earlier in the day. The 15-kilometre trail takes about eight hours to hike in the summer – and is closed in the winter. As they entered the most technically challenging and steep area around sunset, they found themselves off trail and called 9-1-1. After several failed attempts to contact them in an area with “hit and miss” cellphone coverage, North Shore Rescue members eventually got through and pinpointed them near Crown Pass, north of Grouse Mountain. “It turns out they were on the edge of avalanche debris from a recent avalanche,”

said Doug Pope, search manager. Searchers waited until their avalanche technician did an assessment of the area before sending teams in on foot. “We were concerned for our rescuers’ safety and the subjects,” Pope said. The hikers were cold but otherwise OK. It should have been obvious to the group that they were entering closed terrain with several warning signs posted near the Lynn Headwaters trailhead, Pope said. Hikers often research their trips online before heading out – though most of the trail guides posted on the Internet are written about the trails in summer conditions. “They close the area in winter for a reason. It’s hazardous terrain. We’ve had deaths in Hanes Valley in the winter… Goat Mountain is very treacherous. We’ve had people slip and fall and result in fatalities,” Pope said. Right now, the avalanche risk in the backcountry is “moderate to considerable.”

Not his proudest moment. Ashley Lane attends to a stray peacock named Fabulous Bob. Bob is waiting to be adopted at the West Vancouver SPCA after being found strutting around Mathers Avenue. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

Anyone missing their pet peacock? BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

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Someone’s escaped peacock is sitting at the West Vancouver SPCA waiting for his owner – or anyone else for that matter – to come

claim him. Residents first noticed the non-native species in a Dundarave neighbourhood last weekend. “He was brought in by our bylaw department. He was running at large by Mathers and 22nd,” said Dragana Hajdukovic, West Vancouver SPCA branch

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council is moving to make backyard chickens legal in the district, peacocks remain blacklisted birds. “You would be surprised at the many weird animals people decide to keep but it’s the first peacock that I’ve seen while I’ve been in West Vancouver. That’s for sure,” Hajdukovic said.

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Behind-the-scenes politics took centre stage recently at a B.C. Supreme Court trial as a senior Liberal strategist testified about why the party dumped former West Vancouver MP Blair Wilson as a candidate.

Mark Marissen, a senior strategist with the federal Liberals and ex-husband of B.C. Premier Christy Clark, was the party’s B.C. campaign co-chairman at the time when Wilson was turfed from the party following publication of a damaging article about him in The Province newspaper in October 2007. But Marissen told Justice

Jane Dardi Thursday it wasn’t the allegations of Election Act irregularities or suggestions that Wilson owed massive debts that caused the party to remove him. Marissen said the Liberals’ “green light committee” in charge of vetting candidates told Wilson he could not be a candidate in the next election because Wilson had failed to disclose numerous lawsuits he had been involved with to the party. Marissen was called to testify by Judi Tyabji Wilson, a former provincial Liberal MLA and wife of one-time provincial Liberal leader Gordon Wilson (no relation to Blair Wilson). Blair Wilson is suing Tyabji Wilson and her company Tugboat Enterprises, as well

as The Province newspaper, reporter Elaine O’Connor and blogger Steve Janke for defamation over The Province article, a blog post, and information he alleges was passed to the reporter and Liberal party members to destroy his political career. The defendants have denied those allegations. Marissen was also originally named in the lawsuit, but reached an out-of-court settlement with Blair Wilson near the beginning of the trial. In court, Marissen denied that fellow Liberals had worked together to oust Wilson in order to run someone else in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding. “That’s completely preposterous,” he said. He described how a variety of political party staffers worked on damage control

after they became aware Blair Wilson had not disclosed a number of legal suits he had been involved in prior to becoming a candidate, including preparing briefing notes for then Liberal leader Stephane Dion. Marissen said it was his job to tell Wilson that he wouldn’t be allowed to be a Liberal candidate in the next federal election. Marissen also acknowledged receiving emails in the summer of 2008 in which Blair Wilson asked to be let back into the Liberal caucus and reinstated as a candidate once the issue of his alleged Elections Act violations had been largely dismissed or resolved. Marissen said the party refused. Marissen denied that he or other members of the party leaked confidential information to The Province.

In the opening argument of her defence, Tyabji Wilson also denied that she was the source of damaging information that appeared in the article. Specifically, Tyabji Wilson denied that she had been paid $185,000 by William Lougheed, Blair Wilson’s late father-inlaw, through her company Tugboat Enterprises to help destroy Wilson’s political career. “Accepting money in exchange for political subterfuge is corruption,” she said. Lougheed paid the money to her company as an investment, in exchange for shares, she said. In her opening statements, Tyabji Wilson also denied meeting Marissen in order to discuss launching media attacks on Wilson and denied writing an anonymous letter to Elections Canada alleging Elections Act violations.

Last week, Dardi made a ruling dismissing Wilson’s defamation claim against Lougheed after Lougheed died last month at the age of 88, partway through the trial. In November 2015, after the trial started, Wilson also filed a separate defamation suit against Neil McIver, the former West Vancouver campaign manager of Conservative candidate John Weston, who was elected in the 2008 election. In testimony at the beginning of the trial, McIver read from emails he exchanged with O’Connor that described how he met with the reporter and passed on information about Blair Wilson, under the condition he would remain an anonymous source. McIver also read from emails he exchanged with Lynda Lougheed, William Lougheed’s daughter, about Blair Wilson. The trial continues.

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Despite considerable slowdowns in swaths of the Canadian and world economy, Port Metro Vancouver is humming along, according to annual statistics released last week.

“It’s really quite a pleasing year. The global economy is a little soft but because of the diversity we have through the port, we’re really quite well protected from that,” said Robin Silvester, president and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver. Imported steel, which enters the port via Western Stevedoring’s terminals, had a notable decline. With bargain basement oil prices, capital projects in Alberta have been put on hold, Silvester said. Metallurgical coal too was down slightly, thanks to slumping demand. Any losses in coal and steel, however, were buttressed overall by huge jumps in bulk grain and fertilizer exports, all of which come from the North Shore’s Richardson International, Cargill Canada and Neptune Terminals. “Potash is one of the strong, good-news stories in terms of volumes. It’s another record year in potash exported through the ports at 8.6 million tonnes,” Silvester said. Bulk grain exports

increased 10 per cent in 2015 to a record 21.6 million tonnes. This follows a 22 per cent jump the year before. “Really those strong volumes are underlining the importance of investments like the Richardson expansion, what Cargill is doing to improve their capacity and ultimately underpinning the business case for G3,” Silvester said, referring to new grain terminal proposed for the foot of Brooksbank Avenue. “I think it’s a good story.” Unlike coal and steel, which are more subject to ups and downs in the economy, grain and potash are driven by strong fundamentals, Silvester said. “If you look at the steady growth in the world’s population, projected to continue towards nine billion … I think Canada is very well placed to help feed the world and to see economic benefit as a result. Most of that’s going to be coming out through this port,” he said. G3 is hoping to build a rail loop and 48 silos capable of holding 180,000 tonnes of grain. Public consultation on the project is largely now complete and concerns raised by the community will be included, along with possible mitigating measures in the application. A decision by the port on the approval process is expected in late spring or early summer, with the company planning to have

the terminal up and running by 2019. Should the project get the go-ahead, the existing Lynnterm West Gate breakbulk operations at the site will be moved over to the East Gate facility. That will likely require more land either being purchased from the adjacent industrial neighbourhood or swapped with an undeveloped piece of port land off Dollarton Highway north of Maplewood. “There’s a lot of discussions taking place at the moment. We’d hope it would all drop into place reasonably soon,” he said. Over the last year, Silvester has been putting the word out to business and community leaders that the dwindling supply of industrial land in the Lower Mainland needs to be protected from encroaching residential development. The port has approved development of the old Dollarton Shipyards site next to Cates Park for condos, however. Ideally, it would have been developed for industrial use but it is not served by rail and not well served by highway access, Silvester said. “The priority on the North Shore really is around making best use of the land we have,” he said. “Looking out across the region as a whole where there are still unused parcels of industrial land. We absolutely have to protect them for the good of the region as well as the good of the nation.”

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the LGH site. In order to retain a heritage element, VCH hired an engineering and preservation firm to design a commemoration monument that would include elements of the facade. “We’ve gone through a very extensive consultation process and discussion with planners to look at how we can commemorate the history and the heritage that was associated with the activation building – this is part of our history and we do not give up on that lightly,” said Nader. VCH, which has had numerous meetings with the planning department, heritage planners, city staff and the heritage society, stated in a letter sent to council that “city staff support the request to demolish the

A proposed commemoration monument includes elements of the old hospital facade. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Activation Building subject to appropriate commemoration of the building. The Heritage Advisory Council unanimously agreed that the building cannot be retained in its present form, also recommends commemoration.” During his council presentation Monday, Nader detailed plans to commemorate the

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humanely? It’s a question the province has deemed now needs to be answered, announcing on Monday that dog and cat breeders will soon need to be licensed and inspected to meet standards set by Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. For this, we offer the province a wag of the tail, not the finger. It follows two high-profile raids on puppy mills in recent weeks that found animals living in deplorable states. A purebred pet isn’t just a big-ticket item that fetches a handsome price. It’s a loving creature that deserves to live its life without harmful exploitation. The vast majority of breeders are conscientious

lovers of four-leggeds so we don’t expect to see them fighting this claw and nail. But we hope this is more than a can’tlose political announcement. If these laws are to have teeth, there’s going to have to be funding for inspections and enforcement. For those who break the rules, we’d expect some hefty penalties, and not a whack on the snout with a rolled-up copy of the North Shore News. And while we welcome the new regulations, we’d like to remind people that the kindest thing they can do for animals is to adopt one of the ones already here. Between our SPCAs and humane societies, the Dogwood Rescue Society, the District of North Vancouver animal shelter, the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association and numerous breed-specific rescue organizations, there’s no shortage of animals looking for a fur-ever home.

Feeding B.C. Libs’ tax-gobbling monster

o understand what drives the B.C. Liberal government more than anything, look no further than the budget it tabled last week. I’m not referring to any particular service or program, or tax or tax break. No, the B.C. Liberals’ priority is zeroed in on one particular line in the budget. That would be the bottom line, also known as the projected budget surplus. Everything else comes a distant second to the paramount importance the government attaches to balancing its books. All spending and tax measures flow directly from the zeal with which the B.C. Liberals attach to achieving a balanced budget. The government continues to bet that the voting public backs its fiscal discipline over any kind of spending spree of tax dollars. This conservative approach does little for those on the margins of society. To take just one example, social assistance 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.

The government is providing a modest $72 monthly increase for those on disability assistance, but at the same time it is “clawing back” a monthly bus pass worth $52, so the net rate increase is in reality rather tiny.

View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey rates continue to be frozen, as they have been for years now. Another example was contained in this year’s budget. The government is providing a modest $72 monthly increase for those on disability assistance, but at the same time it is “clawing back” a monthly bus pass worth $52, so the net rate increase is in reality rather tiny. This clumsy manoeuvre is ham-fisted at best, and mean-spirited at worst. It has overshadowed other budget measures – in particular, significant funding

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this is that the MSP changes will adversely affect many of those who presumably voted for the B.C. Liberals over the past few elections: seniors and those with higher than average incomes. Premier Christy Clark has hinted more changes are in store for MSP in next spring’s budget, but a further increase to the full-pay income threshold seems the only option available, which would further ding the wallets of the B.C. Liberals’ voter base. The B.C. Liberals have turned the MSP into a kind of voracious tax-gobbling monster. It now brings in more than $2.5 billion in revenue, and will start nearing $3 billion a few years from now if left unchecked. This amount of revenue is very difficult for a balance-the-books-at-all-costs government to turn its back on, particularly other kinds of revenue – some kinds of taxation, as well as natural resource revenues – are flat lining or declining.

All of this presents an interesting choice for the NDP come the next provincial election. Will the party abandon the balanced budget approach in favour of higher spending and cutting things like the MSP? Given the federal Liberals’ success with that position in the fall election, this must be seen as a tempting option for B.C. New Democrats, many of whom appear upset that federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair stuck to his balanced budget pledge, only to watch his campaign go down in flames. Abandoning the balanced budget pledge could be a game-changer in the next B.C. election. There’s no doubt it would be a risky move, but there’s no question it would also allow the NDP to neatly contrast itself to the pennypinching party in power.

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Affordable housing and community action needed Dear Editor: Re: Senior Struggles in North Van Shelter, Feb. 17 story. We are a strange society. Innocent elderly are denied suitable accommodation because they are poor, powerless and ignored by our system. On the other hand, criminals are housed in facilities that are regulated for warmth, cleanliness and comfort and cost about $150,000 annually for each of them. Surely it should be possible to transfer sufficient funds from justice budgets to provide homes for the (impoverished) elderly. Can we really continue to brag about this most wonderful country in the world in the face of what we know is unfair, unreasonable and cruel? Tommy Thomas West Vancouver

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Council has endorsed the Ambleside Waterfront Concept Plan for community consultation.

The current plan builds on the success of 40 years of planning and improvements to the publicly-owned waterfront. While keeping the essentials of what makes it special, the plan proposes upgrades to current facilities, creating new facilities, creating more public spaces and modiﬁcations to existing ones. It also proposes to leverage the waterfront’s potential to attract people to businesses just steps away in Ambleside. We want to share the overall vision and get your feedback on elements of the plan. Come to a public meeting or ﬁnd out more online. Your input on details and timing will help develop the work plan for implementation.

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Senior grateful for donations Dear Editor: Re: Senior Struggles in North Van Shelter, and Senior Out of Shelter, Thanks to Community, Feb. 17 and Feb. 19 front-page stories, respectively. As I begin writing this letter, I realize there are not enough words to express the gratitude of myself, Robyn Brown, and my dear friend Fran Flann. The kindness of all those folks, near and far, friends and strangers has been unbelievable and overwhelming.

When I first contacted (reporter) Brent Richter about Fran’s story, I didn’t know what to expect – I just knew her situation was wrong on so many levels. But with his great reporting, the awareness was immediate, strangers stepped forward to help, Fran was able to leave the shelter, and the donations started pouring in. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, from Fran and myself. Now as she prepares to move back to her apartment, she can do so with all of your help. We

wish we could thank you all personally, but please know that your generosity has made this possible. Now a bigger fight continues – keeping this discussion going, making sure that the other “Frans” in our community are cared for, (and that) seniors and the vulnerable folks out there are never put in situations like what happened here. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We are forever grateful. Robyn Brown North Vancouver

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New museum will be a reality, one day Dear Editor: To the hundreds of donors and volunteers who supported the new Museum in the Pipe Shop project, a sincere thank you for your inspiring display of civic spirit. City of North Vancouver council’s

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MOBILE MESSAGE RCMP constables David Fee and Theresa Gajecki, holding a breath analyzer, stand in front of the mobile road safety unit known as Alexa’s Bus at Sutherland secondary on Feb. 17. Students in grades 11 and 12 toured through the Winnebago that is fully equipped to collect evidence and process impaired drivers at roadside. Funding for the bus was spearheaded by the parents of Alexa Middelaer, the four-year-old killed by an impaired driver as she was standing at roadside feeding a horse in May 2008. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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West Vancouver police are planning to review surveillance videos after a passenger on a bus to Horseshoe Bay punched another after her suitcase fell on him.

Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for West Vancouver police, said the episode of transit rage happened shortly after 1 p.m. last Wednesday,

Feb. 17, just as the bus was pulling in to the ferry terminal in Horseshoe Bay. As the bus rounded a corner, a woman’s suitcase accidently tipped and bumped against a man on the bus. He reacted angrily, getting out of his seat and punching the woman several times until bystanders intervened. After the man realized police had been called, he ran away. Palmer said the victim

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Soccer club U18 Grad Gala The North Shore Girls Soccer Club held its annual U18 Grad Gala at the North Vancouver Holiday Inn on the night of Feb. 17. More than 125 players, ages 17-18, were celebrated as they prepare for new challenges in their lives, moving on to higher education, higher levels of sporting competition and getting their start in working careers. Coaches and parents were also in attendance in support of the young women who enjoyed their evening, dressing up for the photo booth and reliving many stories and experiences they had enjoyed over the years as teammates from a young age. Next up for the soccer club is its annual awards night in May.

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There’s a new piece of furniture on the grounds of Brockton School and it’s much more than just a spot to sit and take a load off.

Known as a Buddy Bench, the colourful outdoor seat is a designated place where kids who are feeling lonely or left out can go to make friends. Staff and students were expected to unveil the new addition to the North Vancouver private school on Wednesday, Feb. 24 to coincide with Pink Shirt Day, the national anti-bullying campaign. Mary Armstrong and her daughter Kennedy, who is in Grade 2 at Brockton, originally pitched the idea to the school and the concept was well received. Shakespeare Homes and Renovations in North Vancouver generously donated the materials and labour and even gave the bench a rainbow paint treatment. The Grade 2 students then added their own decorations to personalize the seat. “It’s out there in the playground and if a child is feeling like they have no one to play with or just left out, they can go sit there and other kids take notice and they’re meant to go over there and ask them to join in,” Armstrong explains. Buddy Benches have been popping up on school grounds across Europe and North

America for the last few years. The idea was introduced to the United States in 2013 by a Grade 1 boy named Christian from Pennsylvania. At the time, his family was planning to move to Germany and they were looking at a website for a school overseas. Christian saw a picture of a special bench on the playground and, after learning that it was a tool designed to foster inclusion, he decided to introduce something similar to his own school. Christian never did end up moving, but Buddy Benches took off in North America. At Brockton, the bench will be temporarily located at the school’s existing playground, but will eventually be installed permanently at the school’s new playground, once that’s built. “The Buddy Bench concept resonates perfectly with Brockton’s philosophy of developing inclusive, open-minded, communicative, caring and action-oriented students,” said Nichole Carrigan, Brockton’s Junior School director and parent liaison, in an email. “The bench is a very colourful, friendly place that a child can go to if they feel they are left out or simply need a friend with whom to play. The idea is that other students will notice the child on the bench and will invite them to play,” Carrigan added. Students will be learning about their new Buddy Bench, and how to use it, at a school assembly.

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Once the summer months are over it’s difficult to grow herbs outside in the garden. Ultimately we find ourselves paying high prices for packaged herbs in the grocery store. However, you don’t have to wait until the spring to enjoy your favourite fresh herbs anymore. The Urban Cultivator is a Canadian hydroponics company based right here in Surrey. They create indoor gardening appliances intended to grow herbs and micro greens for residential and commercial purposes. The residential version of the Urban Cultivator is an all-in-one appliance that will fit seamlessly into your

personally designed kitchen. These units are available as built-in or freestanding models with several butcher-block top options. Choose from maple, cherry and oak among others. The appliance’s preprogrammed control centre self-regulates water, light and humidity levels inside the unit. Simply plant each flat in a matter of minutes and monitor them with minimal weekly maintenance. Arugula, basil, broccoli, chives, cilantro, dill and kale are just a few examples of the many seed kits available. Seeds should grow in a period of one to three weeks depending on the seed type and will last for many weeks. The beauty of this unit is that all herbs and vegetables are 100 per cent organic. No pesticides are required and as a result the greens are high in nutritional value. It is a well-known fact that some leafy vegetables lose up to one-half of their nutritional value within days of harvesting. With the Urban Cultivator you are able to grow your own to ensure freshness and complex flavors. The price range for this

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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association’s 22nd Annual Home Buyer Seminar, presented by the Homeowner Protection Office, Branch of BC Housing, is being presented Wednesday, March 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre Downtown Campus. Other seminar topics include: buying into a strata

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Spring is just around the corner, and that means renovation season for many North Shore homeowners. Renovations can mean so much more than just updating a kitchen or installing new flooring. Don’t dive in on just one task—take some time before you begin to make a comprehensive assessment of how you’d like your home and yard to look and function for the next 10 years or more. “Outdoor rooms are becoming an important part of many families’ living experiences,” says president Erik Jensen of Sprucehill Contracting. “Use of common elements inside and out such as consistent shapes, colours and objects like beams and natural stones can bring an integrated look to a house and create marvelous synchronicity between indoors and outdoors.”

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“Renovating any area that includes your roofing system is considered part of your living space, even if it’s outdoors” adds Harvey, “so permits are required.”

New technology has made it easier than ever In our climate, a well-positioned barbecue can to integrate your home’s entertainment system be used all year round as a secondary cooking appliance, into your outdoor space. Whole-house sound whether you’re grilling, systems can be operated baking, or cooking in pots remotely from any location, and pans on side burners. including outside, and plenty of outdoor speaker “If your outdoor living space is to include any type options are available. of structure, electrical work or gas lines, now is the time “You can install soffit speakers or landscape to start planning,” adds

speakers for crystal-clear outdoor sound,” Harvey explains. “Bullhorns in your garden will become invisible once your landscaping grows in. We even have rock speakers that would blend right into your landscape design.” Outdoor lighting and security features can also be tied into your home’s system and these days, everything can be operated with your smartphone. Summer will be here before we know it. Make the most of those long, warm days by bringing more of your indoor living experience into the great outdoors! Do you have a question or an experience you’d like to share? Email your questions or comments to me at curbappeal@gclc.ca

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Students at Collingwood School’s Wentworth campus in West Vancouver participated in a variety of jump rope and skipping games Feb. 19 on Jump Rope for Heart day. The annual initiative helps raise money for the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation and teaches kids the importance of living a healthy and active life. Clockwise from top left: Senior students Ainsley Bustos and Quinn Vidalin supervise a group of Grade 3s; Grade 2 student Fletcher Young wheels across the gymnasium floor; Flora Price shows off her jump rope skills; Ariana Bosa clears a series of hurdles.

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up for others when bullying becomes an issue,” says Cassia Phillipson, YU youth worker. “Because of what she’s been through, she understands the hurt.” Nimrat is enrolled in the Youth Worker program at Douglas College for September and plans to become a teacher to help kids who need support.

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My grandchildren are extremely fortunate.

They are fortunate that they are healthy, that they were born to their particular parents and that they were born in Canada. We would like our children to understand and be grateful for the gifts they have been given. But it’s a challenge because we don’t want them to feel guilty. After all, they really had nothing to do with their good fortune. Monisha Vasa, author of Gratitude: Helping Our Children Count Their Blessings, makes the point that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is a perspective of gratitude. “Gratitude gives children a more thankful attitude as they move through life,” she says, and it improves their overall happiness and wellbeing. “Fortunately, encouraging gratitude in kids does not have to take lots of time and effort.“ She notes that there are three quick strategies parents can use with their children: make gratitude a family affair, make it tangible and make it simple. So what can this look like and what would work for you and your family? Children learn by watching

Parenting Today Kathy Lynn and imitating. If you’ve ever watched a group of children playing house, you can quickly see how events played out in their homes over the past 24 hours. If you make it a point to incorporate gratitude into your routine as a family your children will imitate you. So when you tuck them in at bedtime you might casually note that you’re grateful that you made it to the gas station this morning before you ran out of gas. It’s just a simple comment and your child may or may not respond. But he’s hearing you express gratitude for a simple situation. You don’t have to make this a daily practice – you should make these comments when you are feeling them. If you try to make them too often, the kids

will stop listening because the comments will feel stilted. Be genuine and do share with your kids when things have gone well. One idea that Dr. Vasa mentions for making it tangible is to create a Happy Jar and have everyone write on a piece of paper something that made them happy that day and drop it into the jar. You can take some out and read them weekly or monthly or whenever. On the other hand, you might feel that using the jar that way would put undue stress on a child to come up with examples. What if your son had a lousy day? Being forced to come up with something that made him happy could cause him to believe that he can’t moan when things are going badly. So, if I were to have such a jar it would be something any family member could add to whenever they felt like it. In my view, that respects all their feelings, not just their happiness. We keep it simple by pointing out that we can be grateful for small pleasures such as a sunny day. Dr. Vasa points out that it can be challenging to learn concepts such as mindfulness, compassion, and gratitude as adults.

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Pheobe Lesku-Fox (8) Larson elementary ART TEACHER: Kory Bogen FAVOURITE ART: painting FAVOURITE ARTIST: Frida Kahlo HER TEACHER WRITES: Phoebe is a tornado of energy, artistic skill, and creativity. Her unique and sometimes bizarre approach to image-development and abstraction make her a truly passionate artist. Phoebe has limitless potential and is always open to creative and constructive feedback about her work. She has an inquisitive and brave nature that has given her a defined artistic style. Phoebe is an inspiration. Young Artists of the Week are selected from North Shore schools by Artists for Kids for displaying exceptional ability in their classroom artwork. For details, visit the website artists4kids.com. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Magnolia House Holdings is holding an Town Hall Meeting where interested members of the public are invited to learn about and provide feedback our rezoning application for a six storey, 40-unit market rental residential building located at 362/368 East 3rd Street. The proposed Floor Space Ratio is 2.6 times the lot area (including a 1.0 FSR density bonus), consistent with the Official Community Plan. Sixteen parking stalls will be provided with access from the rear lane.

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“Encouraging these behaviors from a young age can help provide a strong foundation for our children. The fundamentals of resilience and well-being begin in childhood.” Let’s help our children, and ourselves, by sharing the importance of gratitude in creating a happy, healthy life. In the bigger picture, we can be talking to our children about the refugees who are coming into our neighbourhoods and may be joining them in their classrooms. Those children have had a much more difficult childhood to this date and are likely grateful to be in Canada. Our kids can befriend these kids and share their stories. This will help our kids get a perspective on their good fortune. They will also learn that they can share their good life with their new friends by helping them learn how we live in Canada.

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BARGAIN BOOKS Catherine Rickey, Meghan Crowe and Andrea Freeman sort through the books, CDs and DVDs that will be for sale at the Friends of the Library Big Book Sale. The sale takes place Friday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Bring your own bag. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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AUTHORS IN OUR COMMUNITY A joint launch of Peter Busby’s The Life and Art of Jack Akroyd and Trevor Carolan’s Literary Storefront: The Glory Years: Vancouver’s Literary Centre 1978-1984 Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca AUTHOR TALK Artist and writer Lex Alfred Hedley presents his multimedia watercolours at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7-8:30 p.m. Register: 604929-3727 ext. 8166 CAPILANO UNIVERSE LECTURE SERIES: I KNOW NOT WHY I DO Join presenter Dr. Danielle Labossiere at the Lynn Valley library, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7-8:45 p.m. to explore how factors outside of awareness can affect behaviour, influence decision-making, judgements and emotions. nvdpl.ca

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FEN BURDETT ARTIFICIAL TURF SPORTS FIELD OPEN HOUSE The community’s input is wanted on the refined design of the field and related amenities Wednesday, Feb. 24, 5-8 p.m. at Carson Graham secondary, 2145 Jones Ave., North Vancouver. 604-983-7333 cnv.org/fenburdettatf

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When were you last wowed by eggplant?

If this question makes you take pause, you are likely in the same camp as me when it comes to this vegetable. I don’t hate it, per se, I just don’t particularly like it. It can be pulpy, drab, even a touch bitter if not given the unconditional love and attention it demands. I’m not sure my heart has room for such a needy vegetable. Last week, if I had to answer my own initial question, I’d have said it was in 2005 or so, when my wife DJ and I were in Manhattan for a few days. We had dinner Chris Dagenais one night at the legendary Pete’s Tavern off Gramercy Park. There, situated on a bustling patio, we tucked into an incredible dish of Eggplant Parmigiana. A mighty slab of the offending veggie was dipped in egg, breaded, deep-fried, slathered in a wonderful marinara sauce and topped with half an inch of cheese, then baked until it was a gooey mess and was ultimately served by a guy whose pronunciation of the dish summoned every single well-worn stereotype about NYC and made me fearful for the well-being of my kneecaps in the event I didn’t care for it. That eggplant had a lot of help. Recently, however, I had another “wow” moment with the stuff, which I will refer to as aubergine from this point forward as it sounds so much more appetizing that way. The momentous occasion was once again shared with my wife DJ, only much more locally, at Mythos Taverna on Lonsdale Avenue and 18th Street, where we enjoyed an incredibly rare night out together, our eldest two children basking in a respite from mom and dad in the company of their favourite sitter. The aubergine in question formed one quarter of an appetizer sampler plate, Mythos’s Dip Sampler, comprised of a basket of pita bread and a platter of tzatziki, hummus, tarama (fish roe dip, one of my all-time favourite Greek dishes, wonderfully realized here) and melitzanosalata, or aubergine dip, a fresh and fragrant, coarsely chopped mixture of roast aubergine and red peppers with herbs and olive oil. Truly the standout dish of the evening, the melitzanosalata, which I understand isn’t typically made with red peppers, had a tremendous depth of flavour, given the central ingredient, and made me wonder for one fleeting moment if the problem with aubergine is that most places just don’t know how to prepare it properly. An additional appetizer of Stuffed Grilled Calamari was

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excellent use of the humble aubergine. For my main I chose Garlic Prawns, featuring nine plump and succulent prawns, at least that many cloves of potent garlic, lemon butter, and the aforementioned potatoes, rice and salad that accompanied DJ’s moussaka. The prawns were lovely, impressively large and cooked just right. The entrée had so much food, I was hard-pressed to even finish the seafood component, let alone the sides. This was a multipleattempts meal, although I have to say the garlic content in this selection had Western Canada’s entire vampire population running for the prairies, so a repeat of the meal the next day was a challenging proposition. DJ and I both had a glass

of Lafazanis Red, a cheap and cheerful, medium-bodied and food-friendly wine made from the agiorgitiko grape, a varietal that is ubiquitously planted in Greece. One irksome thing that has needled me a bit since our meal was our welcome. Here’s the thing: DJ and I found Mythos staff members to be warm, helpful and knowledgeable . . . when they were available. I suspect that perhaps the restaurant underestimated the evening’s volume because the staff was absent at a few key moments over the course of the meal. The absence that rubbed us particularly wrong that evening was at the time of arrival. The phone was ringing and there were servers behind the bar and out on the floor. However, when one member of the team approached the entrance

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Westview elementary student Kaylena Wong supports Pink Shirt Day. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Parnian Ashraft Grade 7 École Pauline Johnson Pink Shirt Day is a day when everyone is accepted and valued as they are. No one should be judging a person by what they wear or where they were born because each person is unique. Pink Shirt Day celebrates and embraces the differences that each person has and teaches us not to make fun of one another because being mean is not OK. This is also a day to celebrate friendships and kindness. It is a day when we can support those who have been bullied. We can connect with one another and talk about bullying and how we can stop it. We learn to be brave and kind. In my opinion, Pink Shirt Day shares different messages with different people. Its message to me is that anyone can make a positive change. It also

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There’s confidence, and then there’s Martin Bogajev.

The second year Capilano Blues guard has never met a shot he didn’t want to take. “It’s always green,” Bogajev said before a recent game, discussing what the shot-selection traffic light in his brain looks like. “No matter what. Even if I miss like seven in a row, the next one is going in.” His coach confirmed that Bogajev’s light, at least in his own mind, glows green at all times. “What makes Martin the best shooter in the league is his mindset,” first year Blues head coach Cassidy Kannemeyer said. “Whether I think Martin’s shot selection is great or below average or whatever, Martin doesn’t care what I think.” It’s true, Bogajev doesn’t care what his coach thinks about his shot selection. And it’s also true that Bogajev is, without a doubt, the best shooter in the PacWest league. With just one game left for each team, Bogajev is the top scorer in the league, averaging 21.47 points per game. He’s first in the league in three-pointers made with 65 and also first in the league in three-point percentage at 43.3 per cent. He’s also first in the league in free throw percentage, making 88.9 per cent of his shots from the line. There are two parts to his shooting prowess, said Kannemeyer. The first is his technical form, which the coach called “simple and repeatable.” “Martin gets his feet set better than anyone in the league and drives up through his toes so he

always has his lower body behind his shot,” he said. “Really what his arms do is they just follow the lower body. … When he shoots it his shot is so straight and his form is always the same – they all look like they’re going in. The ones that miss are close misses.” The second, and most important, part of the package is his confidence: It’s unwavering. “Martin believes in his mind that every shot that he takes is going to go in. A great shooter has to think like that,” said Kannemeyer. “Martin never (questions his shots). Martin has the same mindset going into every game: that he’s the best shooter on the court and that every shot he takes is going to go in, and that’s what makes him a great shooter.” Bogajev was born in North Vancouver but his family moved to Burnaby when he was an infant. Basketball came into his life in elementary school because he “couldn’t afford to play hockey,” he said. But once he was on the hardwood, he was hooked. “When I was little I always wanted to shoot threes,” he said. “I used to shoot from my hip. That was always my thing. I just camped out there.” His skills earned him a prominent place on the senior team at Burnaby South secondary, a squad that was tagged for greatness led by

See Blues page 28 Martin Bogajev fires up a shot for the Capilano Blues during a recent PacWest game. Bogajev is leading the league in scoring with one game left to play. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Jermaine Haley, who is now a redshirt at NCAA Div. 1 school New Mexico State. But the results for the Rebels never quite caught up to the excitement, something that Bogajev partially blames on chemistry issues. “There were a lot of egos. We should have done better than we did.” Kannemeyer believes those days at Burnaby South helped shape Bogajev into the competitor he is today. “At Burnaby South they lost some big games,” he said. “I think Martin plays with passion and plays with a lot of resiliency knowing that he doesn’t want to make those same mistakes again, or let his teammates make those mistakes. I think that’s why he does a great job of coaching guys on the bench and coaching them on the floor. He’s been through scenarios where there’s been a lot of adversity. … Everything was always against them. They were almost like the villains of B.C. high school basketball. They had so much talent so everybody was rooting against them. That’s what makes Martin such a great competitor in this league. He’s been through those fires.” Kannemeyer knows Bogajev well, having coached him on provincial age-group teams. He knows to expect one completely ill-advised shot per game. He also knows that those ill-advised shots will still go in a lot of the time. “He takes one shot a game where I go, ‘that is not the shot we need.’ And 40 per

cent of the time he makes it,” he said. “It’s a ‘No, no, no … yes!’” The Bogajev traffic light, however, is not always green in Kannemeyer’s mind. If Bogajev takes an outrageous shot that does not go in, the coach will watch what happens on the defensive end the next possession. If Bogajev takes a risky gamble, it’s a sure sign that he’s tired and needs a breather. But if he plays tough, straight up defence, he’ll be free to stay in the game and let ‘er rip. What helps Bogajev stay on the floor is that he’s a willing and able playmaker as well. He starts at shooting guard but often slides over to play point guard when substitutions are made. When he’s playing point his shooting and passing combine to open up defences – Bogajev is eighth in the league in assists, one spot behind teammate Brendan Bailey. “Martin is the best on our roster at reading screens,” said Kannemeyer. “He’s going to draw one, two, three defenders – everybody is going to be worried about him – and that’s going to get everybody else open. And he’s unselfish – he’ll share the ball.” Add it all up and Bogajev has helped the Blues stay competitive in a year in which the team’s roster is made up entirely of first- and secondyear players. The young Blues will host the Douglas College Royals in the final game of the regular season Friday starting at 8 p.m. (the women play at 6 p.m.). The Blues men and the

Royals are tied for fourth in the league with identical 10-10 records, meaning the winner on Friday will stay in that spot and the loser will finish fifth. No matter what, however, the two teams are locked into an opening round 4 vs. 5 playoff game at the provincial championships scheduled for March 3-5 at the Capilano

Sportsplex. Kannemeyer is hoping for a big crowd to spur on the Blues as they go for provincial gold on their home court. “They need to be loud,” Kannemeyer said of what he’s hoping for from the Capilano fans during provincials. “I think that come March 3, it’ll be a great atmosphere.”

BLUE BLOCKER Alexis Sebok throws up a block during a 3-1 win for the Capilano Blues over the Douglas College Royals in PacWest women’s volleyball action Friday at the Capilano Sportsplex. The second-seeded Blues earned an opening round bye for the provincial championships running this week at Columbia Bible College. The Capilano men finished sixth and will face third-ranked Vancouver Island University Thursday at 3 p.m. at CBC. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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www.northshoreacura.com D7825 Suggested selling price is $43,985 // $54,985 on a new 2016 Acura RDX (Model TB4H3GJNX) // 2016 Acura MDX (Model YD4H2GJNX) including $1,995 freight and PDI. License, insurance, registration, options, applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2016 Acura RDX (TB4H3GJNX) // 2016 Acura MDX (YD4H2GJNX) available through Acura Financial Services, on approved credit. 2.9%* // 1.9%* lease rate for 36 // 48 months. Monthly payment is $478 // $558 (includes $1,995 freight and PDI) with $3,750 // $5,800 down payment. (2016 RDX lease offer includes $1,000 Customer Incentive Dollars to retailer). 16,000 km allowance/year; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. Total lease obligation is $20,958 // $32,584. Offer includes Federal Air Conditioner Fee ($100), Tire Duty ($25) and PPSA ($21.50 // $26.50). License, insurance, registration, options and other applicable fees, duties and taxes (including PST/GST) are extra. †$2,500 // $1,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura RDX models (TB4H3GJNX // TB4H5GKNX / TB4H7GKN). Total 2016 RDX incentives consist of: $1,500 Customer Cash Rebate available on all 2016 RDX models that cannot be combined with sub-vented lease/ﬁnance offers; and $1,000 Customer Incentive Dollars that can be combined with lease/ﬁnance offers. Customer Incentive Dollars ($1,000) are available on the 2016 RDX (Model TB4H3GJNX). ††$5,000 // $2,000 Customer Cash Rebate available on select new 2016 Acura MDX models (YD4H6GKNX / YD4H8GKN // YD4H4GKNX). All incentives will be deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. Some terms/conditions apply. Models shown for illustration purposes only. Offers end February 29, 2016 but are subject to change or cancellation without notice and are only valid for BC residents at BC Acura retailers. Retailer may sell/lease for less. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. While quantities last. See your Acura retailer for full details.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016

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Offer(s) available on select new 2015/2016 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from February 2 to 29, 2016. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,725, $22 AMVIC, $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes, licensing, PPSA, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees, fuel-fill charges upto$100,anddownpayment(ifapplicableandunlessotherwisespecified).Otherleaseandfinancingoptionsalsoavailable. Φ0%financingforupto60monthsplusupto$4,000discountavailableonselect2015/2016models.Discountisdeductedfromthenegotiatedpurchase/leasepricebeforetaxes.Certainconditionsapply.Seeyourdealerforcompletedetails.RepresentativeFinancingExample:Financingofferavailableonapprovedcredit(OAC),onanew2015OptimaLXATSunroof(OP743F)withasellingpriceof$27,862isbasedonmonthlypaymentsof$398for60monthsat0%witha$0down paymentandfirstmonthlypaymentdueatfinanceinception.Offeralsoincludes$4,000discount(loancredit).Othertaxes,registration,insuranceandlicensingfeesareexcluded.†“Don’tPayFor90Days”onallmodels(90-daypaymentdeferral)appliestopurchasefinancingoffersonallnew2015/2016modelsonapprovedcredit.Nointerestwillaccrueduringthefirst60daysofthefinancecontract.Afterthisperiod,intereststartstoaccrueandthepurchaserwillrepaytheprincipalinterestmonthlyoverthetermofthecontract.OfferendsFebruary29,2016. ≠RepresentativeLeasingExample:Leaseoffer availableonapprovedcredit(OAC),onthe2016SorentoLX2.4LFWD(SR75AG)/2016ForteSedanLXMT(FO741G)withasellingpriceof$29,342/$17,562(including$500/$1,300leasecreditdiscounts)isbasedonatotalnumberof130bi-weeklypaymentsof$135/$66for60monthsat1.9%/0%,with$0securitydeposit,$1,950/$975downpaymentandfirstmonthlypaymentdueatleaseinception.Totalleaseobligation$17,554/$8,622withtheoptiontopurchaseattheendofthetermfor$11,142/$6,665.Leasehas16,000km/yrallowance(otherpackagesavailableand$0.12/kmforexcesskilometres).**$500 Competitive Bonus offer available on the retail purchase/lease of any new 2016 Sportage, 2016 Sorento and 2016 Optima from participating dealers between February 2 to 29, 2016 upon proof of current ownership/lease of a select competitive vehicle. Competitive models include specific VW, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Honda, GM, Ford, Jeep, Pontiac, Suzuki, Saturn, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Subaru, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Land Rover, Infiniti, Acura, Audi, Lincoln, Volvo and Buick vehicles. Some conditions apply. See your dealer or kia.ca for complete details. *Cash Purchase Price forthenew2015OptimaLXAT(OP742F)is$19,995andincludes$1,545deliveryanddestinationfee,$6AMVICfeeand$16tiretax.Includesacashdiscountof$6,467.Includes$467indealerparticipation.°Additionaldiscountsavailableatparticipatingdealersonly.Someconditionsmayapply.Seedealersfordetails.Dealermaysellforless.Othertaxes,registration,insuranceandlicensingfeesareexcluded.Cashdiscountsvarybymodelandtrimandaredeductedfromthenegotiatedsellingpricebeforetaxes. ‡ModelshownManufacturerSuggestedRetailPricefor2016SorentoSXTurboAWD(SR75IG)/2015 OptimaSXATTurbo(OP748F)/2016ForteSXAT(FO748G)is$42,095/$34,895/$26,695.TheBluetooth®wordmarkandlogoareregisteredtrademarksandareownedbyBluetoothSIG,Inc.The2015Optimawasawardedthe2015TopSafetyPickbytheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety(IIHS)formodelyear2015.U.S.modelstested.Visitwww.iihs.orgforfulldetails.TheSorentoreceivedthelowestnumberofproblemsper100vehiclesamongmidsizeSUVsintheproprietaryJ.D.Power2015U.S.InitialQualityStudySM.Studybasedonresponsesfrom84,367U.S.new-vehicleowners,measuring244models andmeasuresopinionsafter90daysofownership.ProprietarystudyresultsarebasedonexperiencesandperceptionsofU.S.ownerssurveyedfromFebruarytoMay2015.Yourexperiencesmayvary.Visitjdpower.com.Government5-StarSafetyRatingsarepartoftheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration's(NHTSA's)NewCarAssessmentProgram(www.SaferCar.gov).Informationinthisadvertisementisbelievedtobeaccurateatthetimeofprinting.Formoreinformationonour5-yearwarrantycoverage,visitkia.caorcallusat1-877-542-2886.KiaisatrademarkofKiaMotorsCorporation.