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City swaps parking for patio space JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Would you like to sit inside, or in what used to be a parking spot?

Gusto di Quattro owner Patrick Corsi is one of five restaurateurs in the 100 block of Lonsdale who can either extend their patios across the sidewalk or set up dining tables over parking stalls as part of a pilot project the city is hoping will enliven Lower Lonsdale this summer. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

That question may become commonplace in Lower Lonsdale following the City of North Vancouver council’s unanimous decision to swap parking spots for patio space Monday.

The city’s current law limits an eatery’s patio to the 2.5 metre area directly in front of the restaurant, usually allowing for a maximum of two rows of tables. However, the new pilot project would let all five Lonsdale Avenue restaurants south of Esplanade plant patios over parking stalls. In the event the new patio covers the sidewalk instead, the restaurateurs would be on the hook for a sidewalk extension that would run through the former parking stalls.

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ENVIRONMENT: WATERFRONT INDUSTRY

Moodyville air study shows clean results BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Residents in Moodyville can (probably) breathe easy.

A long-awaited study into the port-sidled neighbourhood’s air quality has found pollution levels below Metro Vancouver’s targets in almost every case.

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Carbon monoxide peaked at 1,250 parts per billion, well below metro’s objective of 26,500. Sulphur dioxide, which comes from exhaust of oceangoing ships, averaged 1.4 ppb annually.

Metro’s objective is to keep that level below 12.

The one exception was for inhalable particulate. For six hours in August 2014, the MAMU detected 52.1 micrograms of particulate per cubic metre, compared to Metro’s objective of 50. At that time, however, the region was under an air quality advisory thanks to forest fires burning outside the Lower Mainland.

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École Cedardale faces space squeeze 2 classrooms added, students still waitlisted

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Just a few years ago, École Cedardale, a small French Immersion school in West Vancouver, was struggling to boost its enrolment of about 200 students.

École Cedardale had sometimes been overshadowed by the much larger and more established French Immersion school, Pauline Johnson.

But when the school decided to apply to become the first French Immersion school in the province that would also offer an International Baccalaureate program, interest in the school began to climb.

It also didn’t hurt that the school was one of only two public schools to receive the highest rating this year on the controversial Fraser Institute’s report card on schools.

Partway into its IB accreditation process, École Cedardale is now at capacity with 240 students and has a

waiting list of between 30 and 40 students for its kindergarten class, as well as waiting lists for other grades.

To deal with some of the space pressures, a $2-million renovation project was recently completed at the school, creating two classrooms and a library in a space previously used as an undercover play area.

Grade 6 and 7 students now have their own “wing” of the school downstairs with sofas, bean bags and better Wi-Fi service. “The classrooms are bright and airy,” said principal Michelle LaBounty. The expansion means the after-school care program also no longer has to share space with a classroom.

The addition of an elevator has also made the school accessible for students with disabilities.

The school began taking formal steps to become an IB school two years ago, following consultation with parents at the school.

The IB program - also offered at Cypress Park and West Bay schools in West Vancouver - stresses global citizenship, problem solving across different academic subjects and strong social responsibility as well as more student-directed learning.

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École Cedardale students Aaron Lakhani, Jessica Latta, Janelle Hoge, Chas Huskilson and Corey Gibbons spend some time in a newly completed classroom at their West Vancouver French Immersion school. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD “It’s a more inquiry-based approach,” said LaBounty.

“Kids are asked to take what they’ve learned and apply it.”

The IB program has proved popular with families throughout the North Shore.

Many schools that offer the program end up with waiting lists.

At Cedardale, the inclusion of an IB program has sparked renewed interest in the school from West Vancouver families.

Previously, about one-third of the school’s enrolment came from outside of West Vancouver.

But the sudden boost in the school’s popularity has also resulted in some unintended consequences.

A number of families from outside of the school district

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École Cedardale’s $2-million renovation project included the creation of two classrooms and a library in a space previously used as an undercover play area.

Area residents call for continued air quality monitoring From page 1 “What we saw at Moodyville was the same thing we saw across the region but there was an indication of it being a little bit higher than some of the other stations across the region. We believe that was the impact of local sources. There was construction going on. There are industrial emissions in the area,” said Roger Quan, Metro’s director of air quality and climate change.

Coal was detected amid

the fine and coarse particulate samples at varying percentages, but Quan cautioned that the study wasn’t tailored to provide a precise quantitative measure.

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto said he was happy to see the results. “I think people raised some valid concerns in the past about living that close to an industrial port, with the grain, with the railway, with the potash and coal piles, and they wanted to know it was safe there,” he said. “So

we brought the MAMU in for a year and it showed the air quality in that area was very similar to other areas in Metro Vancouver and it was below the levels they needed to be.”

Tony Valente, former chairman of the city’s now-defunct Low Level Road and port area community liaison committee, which originally lobbied for the MAMU, also welcomed the study’s publication.

“On the coal side, there’s probably still some questions but all in all, I think ‘What a great thing.’ You have some

independent information that is a pretty good outcome. It complies with Metro Vancouver for the most part. ... I don’t know why it was so difficult to get the information in the first place. ... I hope it brings a lot of calm to folks.”

While many port expansion projects are complete, Valente said Metro Vancouver should watch air quality from its permanent monitoring stations in Mahon Park, Horseshoe Bay and Maplewood.

Still one massive terminal project has yet to be

approved. G3 has applied to build a rail loop and 48 silos capable of holding 180,000 tonnes of grain at the foot of Brooksbank Avenue, something the city has been keeping a close eye on, Mussatto said.

“We want to make sure that any changes at the port can work alongside residents who are already living there.

We sent those concerns off to (the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority) and G3. I understand they’re in the process of responding to them and I’m

hoping when it comes back, they’ll going to be able to address all those concerns.”

The elevator and silo technology proposed for G3 is much more advanced than the existing terminals on the waterfront, Mussatto noted.

City staff toured a similar facility in Washington State and were “quite impressed” with what they saw, he said.

“I’m hoping, on balance, it’s a benefit to the area,” he said.

The port authority’s decision on G3’s application is due in late spring or early summer.

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Come find out more about the updated plan and implementation strategy.

The Ambleside Waterfront Plan builds on the success of 40 years of planning and improvements to the publicly-owned waterfront. 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.

Residents and stakeholders have provided input on how key components of the proposed plan can be implemented. All are welcome to attend this community update, where staff will present the consultation findings and an updated plan. This presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.

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Weekend longboarding race stokes safety concerns BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Some Grand Boulevard residents are questioning the wisdom of the City of North Vancouver hosting a longboarding race this weekend – part of the annual youth-oriented CityFest event.

The boulevard will be closed between 19th and 23rd Streets from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday for the race.

“I’m not concerned about the race day. I’m concerned about the fact we’re encouraging adolescents to get on their skateboard and use the road at speed and they’ve got no or little control,” said James Marsden.

“It seems to me that indirectly the city is endorsing riding on the road. You can’t tell a 13-year-old it’s OK on Saturday, May 7, but it’s not OK at any other time.

They’re not going to think that way.”

Every day, Marsden said he sees Sutherland secondary students bombing the hill on Grand Boulevard on their commute home. The city could be exposing itself to legal liability if any of the riders injure themselves any time in the future after taking part in the race,

Competitive longboarder Keenan Macartney says events like Cityfest’s longboarding race are critical for riders to develop safety skills. PHOTO SUPPLIED Marsden suggested.

“I’m a live-and-let-live kind of guy but it just seems to be encouraging something which is inherently dangerous,” he said.

But Keenan Macartney, one of the event’s organizers and a nationally ranked junior longboarder, said events like the CityFest race are critical for riders to develop safety skills – and he encourages the young and old to come check it out.

“At first glance, people

say there’s no brakes, there’s no control to it and it’s pretty much an accident waiting to happen,” he said. “I think there has to be some public knowledge around how we can stop, how dangerous it really is.

Longboarding isn’t illegal in the city, although certain arterial and particularly steep roads are banned.

Grand Boulevard isn’t one of them. And there are other sanctioned longboard events on closed roads that riders can apply their skills at, Macartney added.

“Yes this is a race for just one day but it teaches a set of skills that are vitally important for the road and it allows them to conduct it in a safe manner. Will they go out and skate? Hopefully they will and we’re trying to facilitate so they do it in a safe manner every single time,” he said. “I can guarantee every skater out there really doesn’t want to get hurt and doesn’t want to disturb the residents.”

Mayor Darrell Mussatto said he fully supports the event.

“I think it would be wrong to penalize all skateboarders because of the actions of a few,” he said.

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Patio dining a ‘benefit’ of climate change From page 1 Parking tends to be a sensitive issue in municipal politics but the removal of eight stalls near the foot of Lonsdale is a small price to pay for the benefits of outdoor dining, according to Coun. Linda Buchanan.

“I appreciate the concern about the parking but I think what businesses will see is that the generated revenue from this expanded seating … will far exceed their concerns about the parking loss, because I think we’ll be able to

find parking elsewhere,” she said.

Council’s move was trumpeted by the five affected restaurateurs, each of whom signed a letter supporting the experiment.

“We feel that an increased focus on pedestrian traffic and outdoor dining would enhance the block,” the letter stated.

Customers enjoy eating on the patio, but “their only complaint is that there isn’t enough outdoor dining space,” wrote the restaurateurs.

Allowing increased patio space should be seen as a

“long overdue” first step, according to Coun. Craig Keating. “I think this is great.

I think we should go further.”

Alleys and back lanes could be converted into dining areas, he suggested. Also, a few renovations and a spiral staircase would allow for rooftop dining on many of Lonsdale Avenue’s one-storey restaurants, according to Keating.

The demand for outdoor dining will only increase with the lengthening summer seasons, Keating noted. “I guess that’s one of the side benefits of climate change.”

Mayor Darrell Mussatto playfully suggested the new bylaw would be to his benefit.

“I always have trouble getting a spot at a restaurant and have to wait at least half an hour,” he said. “So it might help that out a little bit.”

If the restaurateurs decide to participate in the pilot project they’ll have to pay for the parking spot patio or the sidewalk extension. The restaurants will also need to purchase liability insurance.

Outdoor dining is becoming a significant initiative to “bring life back to the streets,”

Shipyards and the Friday Night Market food trucks to see the demand for outdoor dining,” he wrote.

Couns. Pam Bookham and Rod Clark did not attend the meeting.

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whose older children attend Cedardale were told this year there was no space for their younger children in a kindergarten class.

Fabiola Malagoli, a North Vancouver mother whose daughter attends Grade 3 at the school, is one of those affected.

Malagoli, who lives near Edgemont, said her daughter has attended the school since kindergarten. At the time, the school was looking to boost enrolment and was

happy to have students from outside the district attending, said Malagoli. Registering a child’s sibling in the school was never a problem, said Malagoli “until this year.” Nor were parents warned it could become one when they voted to approve the IB plan, she said.

“It feels like we shot ourselves in the foot,” she said.

Because West Vancouver students take priority, Malagoli said this year, she has had to register her son at Pauline Johnson – which will involve more driving and

logistical issues with afterschool care.

“I’m not the only frustrated parent,” she said. Attending Cedardale means “being part of a community,” she said. “It feel like we’re being kicked out.”

LaBounty said the school has done its best to address the issue. This year, siblings of students at Cedardale who live outside West Vancouver have been offered spaces at other district schools, she said. Next year, the school will offer a one-time grandfathering of families whose older

children attend, allowing many of those students back into the school.

“It doesn’t happen very often,” she said. “It’s been a unique situation.”

“It’s been heart-wrenching for some of our families.”

LaBounty said it can be equally difficult to tell families who live within the catchment area that they can’t attend their local school because it’s full with students from other areas. That’s a scenario that has happened at some other IB schools on the North Shore.

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But there’s a segment of the population unlikely to have been handing over the last shoebox full of receipts or sweating over a calculator.

That’s because when it comes to taxes, all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

On a global scale, the leaked Panama Papers have drawn attention to the vast sums of money being sent by the worldwide wealthy to offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes.

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Scandals don’t stick to B.C.’s Teflon Liberals The B.C. Liberals show no sign of dropping their public pretence that all is well in the world, and that their hold on power in this province will not end any time soon, no matter how many controversies may befall them.

Whether it involves school trustees complaining about a lack of funding for classrooms, or outcries over political fundraising and the generous salary the B.C. Liberal party provides Premier Christy Clark, or grumpiness over ever-rising B.C. Hydro rates, ICBC rates, MSP premiums and what have you, the B.C. Liberals just sail along seemingly unperturbed about anything.

How to explain this hubris, this entrenched confidence, this sense of being bullet-proof no matter what?

A big part of the answer lies in their entirely unexpected, yet decisive election victory in 2013. If you recall, the B.C. Liberal

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No matter what the NDP throws, the B.C. Liberals seem to laugh it off, apparently convinced their opponent’s brand is a broken one . . .

View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey government was beset with internal strife just before the election campaign and seemed to be falling apart.

Polls suggested the NDP was 20 percentage points ahead in public opinion, and victory seemed in plain sight. People were clamoring for change, or so the polls suggested.

Clark herself seemed unpopular, and not particularly liked by a number of members of her own caucus. Things looked decidedly bleak for her and her party, and yet when the smoke cleared on election

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This verdict of the voters seems to have convinced the B.C. Liberals of two vital points Clark chanted mantra-like before the election: that people don’t focus on politics until an election campaign actually begins, and when they do they think mostly about their economic future above everything else.

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They may be entirely correct. After all, many folks (including myself) thought that controversies and scandals of varying degrees would have played a key role in the last election’s outcome, and they most certainly did not.

It’s important to remember that governments of all stripes build up an impressive pile of scandals over time, and they don’t necessarily lead to electoral disaster. The old Social Credit party in this province held power for 36 of 39 years, despite a long record of mishaps, controversies and scandal.

So the premier and her party are betting that nothing has changed. They look

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at their chief opponent -the New Democratic Party -- and see a party associated with losing far more often than winning, and for not being known for having a strong, credible reputation when it comes to anything to do about the economy.

The NDP continues to try to find its political footing, and don’t seem the most confident or contented group of people. They continue to give the B.C. Liberals plenty of angles of attack when it comes to talking about economic issues.

No matter what the NDP throws, the B.C. Liberals seem to laugh it off, apparently convinced their opponent’s brand is a broken one (although it remains to be seen what the outcome will be of the conflict of interest allegations made against the premier).

Then there’s the electoral math: the NDP needs to steal about eight ridings from the B.C. Liberal

column in the next election to win. It means convincing more than 2,000 people who voted for the B.C. Liberals in 2013 in those particular ridings to make the switch and vote NDP next spring, a daunting task.

And so the B.C. Liberals add it all up, and think it points to an election decision that has favoured its side in 15 of the last 18 contests. People vote with their wallets, so they believe, not with their emotions.

As I have noted, they’d be quite right. But it doesn’t necessarily make for good government, just for a perpetually winning one.

Unless, of course, things become undone by all that hubris and apparent complacency. And then that hold on power can suddenly look very shaky.

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Citizen scientists behind reef preservation effort Dear Editor: Re: Prehistoric Glass Sponge Reefs Preserved, April 15 news story.

I was pleased to read your coverage of the Howe Sound glass sponge reefs and of the recent announcement by the B.C. government to extend Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park to include significant glass sponge gardens off the southeast corner of Gambier Island.

As someone who was involved in the Halkett Park effort, I feel it necessary to point out that there is a lot more to this story than your article acknowledges. While our MLA Jordan Sturdy absolutely deserves the credit he is given, to reduce the boundary changes to simply “representing scientists’ concerns on the political stage,” is shortchanging some heroic work done by two citizen scientists who live in Howe Sound and whose passion and tenacity brought all of this into being.

Glen Dennison lives in Lions Bay, works in Vancouver, and has spent virtually every weekend for over three decades, mapping, diving, studying and protecting the glass sponges in Howe Sound.

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Glass sponge reefs near Passage Island as viewed through a submersible. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRUCE KIRKBY spending a ton of time diving in Howe Sound. Like Glen, Adam has been an amazing voice, teaching so many of us about the importance of these prehistoric and fragile glass sponge systems, both as habitat and as providers of significant filtration. And as Adam and Glen constantly remind us, Howe Sound is the only place in the world where glass sponge reefs and gardens are shallow enough to be reached by air diving.

Two years ago, these two men decided to approach BC Parks about extending the Halkett Park boundary.

They mobilized a large circle of partners to help push the idea forward. They gathered

support from Squamish First Nations, the David Suzuki Foundation, local conservancies, marine organizations, consulting park planners, etc. as well as pushing hard at the political process. They ramped up their ongoing education of all the involved parties, and through their focus and persistence, were the key drivers to this successful outcome.

So while scientists’ concerns were certainly heard, this day is much more about the success of high-quality citizen science. Thank you Glen and Adam.

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It’s something many moms might be embarrassed to talk about, but childbirth can wreak havoc on the body, especially the pelvic floor, resulting in a range of lasting physical discomforts.

Uterine prolapse, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction are among the unpleasant conditions some women may face post-partum. In hopes of reaching out to those struggling in silence, Sabrina Turnbull is speaking frankly about her experience after childbirth and what she did to alleviate her symptoms. After the North Vancouver resident had her second child, her midwife told her she had a prolapse. After her third child, things got worse.

“I had a third-degree prolapse at that stage; I was incontinent,” she says. “I ended up buying Poise pads.”

“I just sort of assumed that was me,” she continues. “I’m a mom.

This is what I deserve. Part of being a mother is that your body’s not the same.”

Turnbull had her three children with the Midwifery Associates, who operate out of Canopy Integrated Health in Lynn Valley. They

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The classes combine rehabilitation and strengthening exercises and hypopressives – a set of breathing and posture exercises designed to minimize the effects of gravity aging, birth trauma and pelvic floor weakness.

Leia launched Coretiques a little over a year ago not just with post-partum women in mind, but any woman whose core has become weakened due to high-impact activities, injuries or age.

Turnbull was apprehensive at first. She doesn’t normally do physiotherapy and wasn’t sure how effective the class would be, but ultimately decided to give it a try.

“I came to the class and what I wasn’t expecting is that it would be such a great environment,” she says.

She quickly met other moms in the small group who were in the same boat as her and realized just how many women experience pain and discomfort post-partum, but are too shy to seek help.

After attending a few classes and doing the take-home exercises,

Sabrina Turnbull and physiotherapist Corrie Davis demonstrate some Coretiques exercises under the watchful eye of program developer Cheryl Leia. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Turnbull saw results.

“Within two weeks I had stopped peeing myself,” she says. “I did not expect that.”

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The Edible Gardener Emily Jubenvill May is the month that always makes me really excited about my vegetable patch.

It’s encouraging to see the early seeded greens taking off with vibrant leaves, and the seedlings in the greenhouse getting bigger by the day.

Local garden experts agree that spring is early by two to three weeks again this year.

We’ve already enjoyed a spell or two of hot sunny weather, and the higher average temperatures in May make it safe to start planting some of the “tender” vegetables (beans, squash, cucumbers, etc.) as our soil temperatures begin to rise.

The May long weekend has been a traditional weekend to plant out these tender seedlings and seeds, but with this early spring you could be bold and experiment with early planting. If your seeds fail to germinate because your soil is too cold, just try again near the end of the month. You can pick up a small soil thermometer at the garden centre for about $10, which comes with

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The Writing with Writers Series is a joint presentation of the library and the North Shore Writers’ Association and Bateman’s inaugural presentation is entitled Chills & Bellyaches: Writing Thrillers, Mysteries and Crime.

“One of the things I’ll be talking about at the workshop is that new writers of thriller, crime and mysteries have to be so leading edge at the moment,” says Bateman. “The big names that people know of, like Ian Rankin, Stephen King or Lee Child, have built their reputations over many

years. As a new author, you need to compete with the most current, praised, most innovative, prize-winning debut novels – that’s what editors are buying today. It’s a very competitive market out there. So we’ll be talking a little about that – how the genre’s changed and merged and fluctuated over the years.

We must all be leading edge – easy, right?”

Bateman has so far released the first two books in The Lizzy Trilogy, 2011’s Nondescript Rambunctious, which won a Canadian First Book competition, and 2014’s Savour, continuing the dark story of Lizzy and her obsessive nemesis Oliver. The third and final literary thriller in the series is set for release in spring 2017 and all three novels have been optioned

by Vancouver-based Calypso 35 Films for a potentially three-season television series.

Jeff Murphy, who won a Best Writer Award at the 2014 Welsh BAFTAs for TV miniseries Hinterland, has come on board to write the screenplay.

“I’m really thrilled to have him writing it, he’ll be brilliant,” says Bateman.

With the writing of the trilogy complete, Bateman is currently plugging away on two other manuscripts.

Jackie Bateman is kicking off the new Writing with Writers Series at North Vancouver City Library May 11 with Chills & Bellyaches: Writing Thrillers, Mysteries and Crime. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH “I’ve been working on a young adult book, which is not quite done,” she laughs, “it’s not quite ready for the world, and that’s what I’ve been working on this past year.”

She describes the novel as a gritty young adult book set in council estate Scotland.

“It’s a very sort of present day, salt of the earth teenage angst book. I’m hoping that it will be finished by the end of the year,” she says.

Bateman’s second project is set in 1970s Kenya where she grew up. “It’s quite dark and based on the lives of two very different women,” she says. Bateman grew up in Africa, mainly Kenya and Nigeria, and spent time in London and Edinburgh before moving to the Lower Mainland in 2003.

In addition to working on her own projects, teaching writing has been another

strong focus as of late. For the last year she has been volunteering with the Writers’ Exchange, a Vancouver-based non-profit that works to get inner city children excited about reading and writing.

“I’ve really been enjoying that,” she says, adding she’s therefore looking forward to the opportunity provided by the new North Shore Writing with Writers Series to connect with a whole other group of

community members and likewise help them discover their own potential and hone their craft.

While she’ll run through the various facets of writing a thriller, mystery or crime novel, as well as topics like writing dialogue, creating living, breathing characters, as well as setting and context, the event will be very casual and collaborative in nature and those in attendance will be prompted to do some writing of their own. “We’re going to get creative. We’re going to read and we’re going to do a bit of writing together, a lot of thinking. People can ask questions. It’s going to be a casual open discussion about the writing process,” she says, adding there will be wine.

Bateman encourages community members of all backgrounds to attend, from beginners to accomplished writers. “It’s nice for writers to get together in an environment like that because writers, we’re just alone in our thoughts for hours and days. If you didn’t love it, you wouldn’t really do it. I think it’s nice for especially new writers to get together with other people and talk about the process and perhaps hopefully come out learning something new,” she says.

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This Mother’s Day weekend, a North Shore charity is inviting residents to reach out to girls and women in Africa.

Willing Hearts International Society Canada, a North-Vancouver based non-profit organization, is hosting a Mother’s Day Tea on Saturday to raise money for its women’s programs at a community centre in the village of Musembe, Kenya. The event will feature tea and treats, a nature walk, a kids’ table and music by the New Generation Blue Note Jazz Quartet.

Khayanga Wasike is a longtime North Vancouver resident who now spends most of the year in her native country of Kenya where she serves as president and CEO of WHISCA. In an email interview with the North Shore News, Wasike says the goal of the organization is to relieve poverty through community

development projects, enhance education by offering scholarships, and support independent living.

She says the funds raised at Saturday’s tea will go towards a girls’ leadership training program and a women’s micro-credit program that recruits and trains women in agribusiness and entrepreneurship.

WHISCA has been in operation since 2003 and has completed projects in Chad and Cameroon. In 2009, the organization moved its focus to Kenya. At that time, it also moved its head office from Powell River to North Vancouver. ! ! !

The WHISCA Mother’s Day Tea takes place Saturday, May 7, 3-5 p.m. at Corrigan Nature House, located at the Maplewood Flats Conservation Area, 2645 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver. Tickets are $30 (free for kids 12 and under), available at whisca.org or by calling 778-997-9442.

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MAY IS ART MONTH The North Vancouver Community Arts Council, in partnership with Capilano Mall, presents a month-long celebration of local arts and talent. The Pop Up Gallery, May 6-15, will show a collection of work by 20 local artists. Opening reception

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his supersecret hiding place exclaiming, “Thweet dweams, my thcary thnappers.”

Barry the beaver encounters the teeth when he dives behind a bush to avoid Alan (who happens to be snoozing) and naturally purloins them. Alan is appalled and his fears are realized when he becomes the laughing stock of the jungle. He cries uncontrollably until the animals make a deal and Alan turns into a do-gooder by day and a teller of scary stories by night.

Brightly coloured pages and critters who just ooze character add to the appeal of this very, very funny oversized picture book.

“Bwa-ha-ha! I love being scary,” says Alan and bwa-haha will agree all the readers.

Fran Ashdown was the children’s librarian at the Capilano branch of the North Vancouver District Public Library. She uses fake false teeth for Halloween storytimes. For more information check your local libraries.

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BIRTHDAY BASH Carson Graham secondary class of 1984 grads Robyn Hastings, Mark Winter, Carol Walker and Sylvia Pagdin invite their classmates to a reunion on Saturday, May 21, 7 p.m. at Seymour’s Pub, 720 Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver. The grads of ’84 are all turning 50 this year, so this event is also a chance for alumni to celebrate the milestone birthday with their high school friends. Visit the “Class of 1984 Carson Graham” page on Facebook or email walkercf@shaw.ca for more information. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Ramo Gencay has been a trail runner for more than 10 years and has competed in many races, including 50-kilometre courses like Knee Knacker. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN

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After more than 10 years as a trail runner, Ramo Gencay has many memories to share.

But interestingly, it’s one of his worst race memories that has turned into one of his best.

In 2007, Gencay heard

about a local event known as the “Knee Knacker.”

Officially called the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run, the 50-kilometre course travels from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove and is so popular that entry into the race is by lottery each year. New to the sport of trail running at the time, Gencay, a Deep Cove resident and economics

professor at SFU, won a spot and set out on his first try at the course that follows the Baden Powell trail across the North Shore mountains and comprises about 16,000 feet of vertical climb.

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Co-owner Eric Alvano slices some lamb at the new location of Donair Dude on Lonsdale Avenue. A variety of toppings accompany the lamb, chicken, falafel, or beef donairs, including lettuce, cucumber, peppers, purple cabbage, pickled turnip, and more, with hummus, and other sauces including tzatziki. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

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Popular ‘dude’ descends on North Van Dude, there’s totally a new donair place on Lonsdale.

No way, dude.

Way, dude.

What’s it called?

Donair Dude.

Duuude.

It’s hard not to like a place called Donair Dude.

Its jocular, bro-ish handle paired with its devotion to one of the world’s most accessible street foods sets the tone for a down-to-earth, no pretense Chris Dagenais eating experience. And this is exactly what was delivered on my inaugural visit to the joint one recent weeknight.

The Dude is well known in other parts of Vancouver. The

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original Davie Street location is constantly bustling. Perhaps its most frequented location, however, is on Granville Street at Helmcken, strategically positioned in the heart of Clubland. That shop is open until 3 a.m. Monday to Thursday and until 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. And this, my friends, is how the mighty donair is enjoyed in many parts of the world: super late at night and through glassy eyes. The donair is a quick, tasty and affordable sponge for an evening’s myriad elixirs and a staple of night owls on flight back to their nests.

On the North Shore, Donair Dude occupies a narrow space at Lonsdale Avenue and 17th Street and, with a closing time of 10 p.m., is clearly geared towards a less nocturnal crowd.

The space has about a dozen stools that line a narrow counter protruding from the wall around the perimeter. In keeping with another well-established donair tradition, Dude is really a take-out establishment. And took out I did, eventually exiting the shop laden with a bag of weighty donairs and, in an unexpected development, samosas.

The formula here is basic: choose your core protein (beef, lamb, chicken or falafel), choose your preferred wrapping material (pita bread or tortilla, the latter available in regular, whole wheat or cheese) and then go to town on toppings and sauces, of which there are about two dozen combined. I selected two pita-based donairs, one lamb, one falafel (for my wife DJ), and a tortilla-based donair, this one filled with chicken.

Before continuing, I have to ask this burning question: why is pita bread from the grocery store, the stuff available to us amateur donair-ists, never pliable and soft like the stuff at the neighbourhood takeout? Is it because the grocery store freezes it prior to selling? My homemade wraps invariably split or crumble, resulting in frustrating leaks of sauces and the onerous task of eating the cursed meal through clenched jaw and gnashing teeth, taking bites between spates of profane muttering.

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impeccable. The lamb donair (kebab-style lamb, shaved from the big spinning stick) began with a slather of both velvety hummus and garlicky tzatziki. Next, a mountain of shaved lamb was added, along with an I-challenge-you-to-fit-this-all-into-onesandwich inventory of additional ingredients, which included: lettuce, cucumber, green pepper, tomato, shredded purple cabbage, pickled turnip (delicious, crunchy and tangy with a complex earthiness), hot banana peppers, pickles, sweet garlic sauce, more tzatziki and a liberal drenching of hot sauce. The donair was molded into the shape of a small brick and then thrown on the grill for a few minutes to crisp and warm the pita.

This sandwich thoroughly met my expectations, bursting with familiar, proven flavours.

I ate only half in the first sitting, eager to know what the chicken tortilla donair tasted like. The garnishes on this latter were largely the same as on the lamb, save the addition of pineapple, chosen on the recommendation of the very helpful and affable member of Dude’s staff responsible for fashioning my three sandwich-bricks. It was a surprisingly excellent topping that added sweetness and acidity. I’d suggest the tortilla donair is the larger of the sandwich options available at Dude and makes for a very filling meal. DJ’s falafel donair featured no fewer than five plum-sized falafels, smashed into the pita and topped with the usual suspects as well as tablouleh, the wonderful bulgur wheat and parsley salad. The falafel donair is a delicious veggie option and is every bit as generous and filling as the other menu items. While it was not on my wish list heading into the restaurant, I liked the look of Dude’s samosas and picked up both a beef and vegetable version. Both were outstanding, generously filled and deftly seasoned with light, flaky pastry.

Our meal was $36. Donair Dude,1709 Lonsdale Ave. donairdude.com. 604-770-4431

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Kiwis are coming with a taste of Down Under

Notable Potables Tim Pawsey Every year the Kiwis roll into Vancouver with a different message.

That’s because New Zealand has plenty to talk about. This year it’s back to Sauvignon Blanc, but not in a generic sense.

The Great New Zealand Wine Tiki Tour comes to town on May 5, which is the perfect time of year. Spring has sprung and we’re just beginning to see much of the great seafood that pairs so well with New Zealand wines.

I don’t think you can underestimate the impact that New Zealand, and Sauvignon Blanc in particular, has had on our own wine culture. If you cast your mind back a couple of decades, almost everything we were drinking was oaked, seriously oaked. Then, in the ’90s, the Kiwis started coming to Vancouver on a regular basis.

Their more fruit-driven, crisp, white wine styles proved a perfect match for lots of B.C. seafood. And New Zealand reds, especially Pinot Noir, offered a lighter touch than

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we’d been used to from other regions.

You can also thank New Zealand for driving the bus on screw caps: something that B.C. got behind big time, well in advance of most other places. We did it partly because we were so over corked wines. But mainly because of people like screw cap crusader John Forrest. He poured wines from identical batches of Forrest Estate, side by side, one under cork and one under screw cap. It was a convincing demonstration, and a perfect move to show off the freshness of New Zealand wines.

The Great New Zealand Wine Tiki Tour (May 5, 7-9:30 p.m., at The Terminal City Club) promises a fascinating tour throughout New Zealand’s wine regions. Plus a chance to discover just how varied styles of Sauvignon Blanc can be, whether from Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay, Waipara or elsewhere. Even

within the same region, styles are constantly evolving with different expressions of terroir, occasionally with degrees of oak influence and so on. Lower alcohol wines and sparkling are also on the rise.

The score of wineries coming to Vancouver represent the best of New Zealand.

And, while Sauvignon Blanc is the main theme, there’s also plenty more. More info: nzwine.com.

My pick of the week: The Ned Pinot Gris 2015:

Most people know The Ned for excellent Sauvignon Blanc but this pretty salmoncoloured Gris, with its pear and floral notes, is also captivating. Quite textured and plush but well structured with orchard fruits and a hint of spiciness in the lengthy close.

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CELEBRATIONS!

Tracy Marshall and Vincent Perrine

Tracy Marshall and Vincent Perrine were married on March 17 in Mexico. Surrounded by family and friends, it was a St. Patrick’s Day to remember. Family and friends wish the couple a long and happy life together.

Jim and Jan Fitzsimmons

Jim and Jan Fitzsimmons were married on April 16, 1966 in Burnaby. The couple has three sons, and have lived in several B.C. communities over the years but now live in North Vancouver. Friends and family wish them a happy 50th wedding anniversary.

Janet and John Pavlik

Janet and John Pavlik celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 16 with their family in Harrison Hot Springs. Family and friends congratulate the couple.

Christian Gradley and Aaliya Soeker John Paterson and Jeanelle Boudreau

Lifelong North Vancouver resident John Paterson and Jeanelle Boudreau, from Nova Scotia, were married on April 16, 2011. They celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary with their two young children.

Lynne Block and Nazlie Soeker, the mothers of Christian Gradley and Aaliya Soeker, are thrilled to announce the marriage of their children on Nov. 15, 2015, in Whistler. Their families wish the couple a lifetime of love and happiness.

Muriel Marshall

Longtime West Vancouver resident Muriel Marshall celebrated her 93rd birthday on April 10. She has one daughter, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter. Muriel still drives, and sings in a choir. She likes to go on frequent trips, incuding a recent outing to see tulip fields in Abbotsford.

Send us a quality photo and description of your wedding announcement, milestone anniversary (first, fifth and every subsequent five years, or any year after 60th anniversary), or birthday (80 years and every fifth year thereafter, or birthdays yearly for 95 and older) along with a contact name and phone number and we’ll try to include it on our Celebrations page. Send your submission to rduane@nsnews.com or bring a print to #100-126 East 15th St., North Vancouver. Celebrations is a free service and there is no publication guarantee. Text may be edited for style and/or length.

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Gencay. “The first time I couldn’t finish. I was almost at Lillooet Road (a little more than three-quarters of the way), after eight-and-a-half hours, and I had to let it go. I was so dehydrated that it was impossible to continue. I was totally dizzy.”

He met his wife at the finish line. “I said, ‘Sweetie, just take me home,’” says Gencay of his early exit from the

race. He was tired and disappointed. It became one of his worst running memories.

But the next year he got in again. This time, he was still going strong at Cleveland Dam. “The race really starts after that,” notes Gencay.

This time he was still going strong at Lillooet Road, the end of his race the year before.

The cut-off to finish Knee Knacker is 10 hours, and at nine hours and 47 minutes

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Ramo Gencay crossed the finish line in Panorama Park with 13 minutes to spare.

“Not being able to finish the first time after eight-anda-half hours, that was hard, and so for the second time when I was coming down from the Quarry Rock trail and I heard people cheering, I said, ‘Hmmm, I think it’s going to happen this time,’” he says.

“It was hard. Prior to that I couldn’t finish and then I trained so hard and even then it was hard. But there were so many people waiting for me and cheering for me to the end. That was so fun to cross that line.”

At that point, he turned his worst running memory into one of his best: finishing Knee Knacker for the first time. He went on to complete it four more times. Although he didn’t get in to the race last year or this year, a two-year lottery rule means he will automatically get in next year if he wants to do it again. He hasn’t decided yet but he always enjoys the experience.

“When you do the Knee Knacker it’s almost a monthand-a-half-long training and the group of individuals who come there are so fun. So that process of training for the race is absolutely so cool.”

Although Knee Knacker’s not on this year’s roster, Gencay has other events lined up, including the Jungfrau Marathon in Switzerland, which winds through alpine villages on its way up the Swiss Alps. It’s a race he has done before and says he loves the scenery and the atmosphere of it. Gencay has also completed other 50-kilometre races, and the popular Grand Canyon Rim to Rim run (on his own).

When he’s not training for a race, a regular week includes at least seven hours of trail running: one hour on Wednesdays, three hours on Saturdays, and three hours on Sundays. It’s a schedule that is common among the many local trail runners who

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Local trail runner Ramo Gencay at the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim run above, and the Jungfrau Marathon and Knee Knacker below. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

meet up to traverse the North Shore mountains all year round. These are not fairweather friends. Local trail runners meet consistently, early and late, in the dark, in the rain, in the cold, and in the heat. What keeps them motivated to get out of bed at 6 a.m. every weekend and head out in the pouring rain?

“I think there’s a lot of humour there,” says Gencay.

“When we get together the degree of humour is so massive it’s so much fun. I think the recipe is knowing that it’s cold, knowing that it’s raining, everybody brings a piece of humour and then with the beauty of the nature it becomes a really, really fun morning.”

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There are many local running groups, clinics, and race series, and Gencay is a member of two groups, including Mountain Madness.

He credits founder Heather Macdonald with piquing his interest in trail running in 2004 after Gencay’s wife presented him with a special Christmas gift: registration for a Sun Run clinic.

“It just came out of the blue,” says Gencay, noting he hadn’t expressed interest in training for a race and worried that he hadn’t run since high school. That first year he was a participant. He then became a volunteer leader. Guest speakers are a part of the clinics and when Macdonald spoke to the group about

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trail running a few years later, Gencay took note. “I said, ‘Oh my God, this sounds really interesting,’” he recalls.

The description of the trails appealed to him, and that call to nature is still a large part of what keeps him interested in the sport.

“I think the most fun part of being on the North Shore is the beauty of our North Shore trails,” he says. “The other part of it is that it’s such a fun community. All types of wonderful personalities. It’s a very tight, close group of people that we run with.”

Now 54, Gencay shows no signs of slowing down and plans to keep running as long as he can, noting: “I’m not fast but I love it.”

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Yes, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but that is the genius of the design. You must put away your preconceptions of what a round of golf should look like and simply hit the shot in front of you. If you can manage that feat, playing Furry Creek will actually make you a better golfer.

Yes, there are problems to solve: elevated tees, elevated greens, blind shots, ravines, and water to overcome.

It’s algebra writ large. If the tee box is 184 yards from the green and there’s a 25knot wind coming up Howe Sound from left to right, what spot on Anvil Island should you aim at to keep your ball in play?

A recent visit on a sunny Sunday confirmed that Furry Creek’s status as a superb facility remains undiminished.

The mild winter allowed ground crews to build on the solid work they did last year and even in April, fairways were firm and lush and the greens were healthy and slick.

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Standing on the first tee, basking in the late morning sun was one of the great moments available to those of us who choose to play the game. With water to the left and the trees on the bank of Furry Creek itself to the right, the challenges

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Yet, in essence, it’s a simple shot: 180 yards or so straight ahead with a generous landing area. A long iron or fairway wood should do the trick, but that itself is part of the trick. You have to ignore the distractions and just play the shot but it’s harder than it sounds.

The challenges continued on the long uphill par-5 third. You can’t see the putting surface and have to trust your line. Number 6, at 425 yards, features a tee shot of about 180 yards to the start of a wide ravine that divides the hole.

On the back nine the course’s signature hole, number 14, is a 184-yard par-3. The green juts out into the waters of the sound and it’s an intimidating sight from the tee box. If the wind is up, usually from right to left in the morning and left to right in the afternoon, the calculations become worthy of a NASA space launch.

You must commit to the shot and follow through.

Confidence in your game is the key to success at Furry Creek. Whether or not you master the course or it masters you is beside the point. The point is that we are alive and have the opportunity to experience this magnificent place, whether for golf or simply a meal with friends. Those who avoid it only cheat themselves of lifetime memories. Pity.

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North Van trainer’s career takes an interesting Twist Peter Twist lands leadership role with Chinese Olympic Committee

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North Vancouver superstar personal trainer Peter Twist has redefined his field, worked with more than 1,000 pro and Olympic athletes, and even fought off Stage 4 cancer, but has he finally met his match?

“Straight up – I’m a big believer that if you set your mind to it, you can achieve anything,” Twist said with a chuckle when the North Shore News caught up with him Monday. “But I would say out of seven billion people in the world, I’m the very worst person at languages. It’s unbelievable.

I don’t have a great ear for hearing what people are enunciating and I don’t have a great tongue for enunciating things properly.”

That could be a problem given his new gig: Twist recently announced that he has been named the head of performance coaching and rehabilitation for the Chinese Olympic Committee with a contract that runs at least through the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the 2017 China National Games in Tianjin and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The contract is only a few weeks old but he’s already got some of his Twist Conditioning team members on the ground in China and he’s made several trips across the Pacific himself.

And he’s doing his best to at least attempt a little bit of Mandarin.

“I’m going to try my hardest just so I can say a few words just to

let them laugh at me and have fun showing that I’m trying to give them that respect,” he said, adding that his interpreter comes into play when more than the barest knowledge of the language is needed.

Tongue troubles aside, the position is the latest in a string of adventures for Twist that included a long stint as the conditioning coach for the Vancouver Canucks and branched into a global enterprise. He’s taken his training talents around the world but even he was a bit surprised when officials in China contacted him about taking a leadership role in their Olympic program.

“Without question one would not expect to be discussing that with China, and at the top level, summer and winter Olympics – that width of involvement,” he said. “I certainly welcomed it, it feels like a natural fit, but it does feel like a huge honour.

Working in China has allowed him to experience a totally new world, he said, adding that it’s been “fascinating” to work in a different environment than he’s used to.

“In Canada and the United States, a lot of the differences are diminishing. I could drive a highway from Vancouver to Florida and probably see the same five or 10 brands along the way, the same strip malls,” he said. “On a higher level philosophy, there’s a lot of conflict in the world, so any time in a very small way you get to step out and actually shake hands with someone and collaborate and work

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North Vancouver trainer Peter Twist shows off some of the techniques that helped him earn the role of head of performance coaching and rehabilitation for the Chinese Olympic Committee. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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PROTECT THE SHIELD Sam Park of the Rockridge Ravens senior rugby team unloads a pass as Collingwood’s Brandon Fitzgerald and Max Moyes give chase during the annual Hatch Shield grudge match between the two West Vancouver AA powerhouses Friday at Rockridge. The Ravens scraped out a 24-23 win to claim the shield and clinch top spot in the Lower Mainland AA league. The Lower Mainland rugby playoffs begin May 10 with the championship finals scheduled for May 19 at Brockton Oval. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos of Collingwood vs. Rockridge. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8464 (Townhouse Use) Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8470 (Moodyville Development Permit Area Guidelines) Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8474 (703-819 East 3rd Street / Qualex-Landmark / GBL Architects / RG-2 and RM-2) Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8480 (Seacliff Properties / Dialog Design / CD-669)

WHERE: Moodyville Area - 255 lots, as shown on map Monday, May 9, 2016 at 6:30 pm Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver Ridgeway

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No. 8464 would introduce Townhouse Use and updated definitions, energy standards, parking standards and amenity requirements.

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co-operatively together, the world sure needs a lot more of that.”

Twist, however, doesn’t have much time to ponder global harmony now that the Rio Olympics are just three months away. That’s not a lot of time to put his own stamp on the Chinese team.

“Some people think it’s crazy to even go in and try. … The Olympic training cycle is four years, and we have a handful of months,” he said, adding that he’s become accustomed to doing a lot of work in a small amount of time while working with professional athletes during their short off-seasons. “It’s crazy, but I’m used to it. A long time ago we had to learn how to get a lot done in a short amount of time. And although the situation is not ideal, having only three months to Rio, we are an ideal group to go in … we know how to make a positive difference in that short amount of time.”

Longer term, Twist said the focus will always be on China’s A-list sports and athletes in the summer and winter but he is hoping to add some Canadian content as well, particularly with China set to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

“Canadians, we know our winter sports,” he said with a laugh. “Long term we need to reach into things like ice hockey – some sports that aren’t even on the radar in China. … I’ll be the good Canadian – I’ll be selling people on the great sport of ice hockey all across China.”

Any challenges Twist faces now will pale in comparison to what he’s

gone through in the past five years. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer early in 2011 and went through intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatment to treat a large tumour that was near his brain stem. Stage 4 is the most advanced stage of cancer, a diagnosis that often means death, but Twist is still alive and thriving.

“I got annihilated,” he said of the treatment he went through. “All burnt up, inside and out. … I snuck through by a thread.”

He now says he feels like he’s at “1,000 per cent” health.

“I’m 52 and I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life,” he said. “It’s given me empathy to people who do have difficulties. Most people have some kind of challenge and I give them hope that it’s possible that they can get back up on their feet. I know how to do it – I’ve had to personally go through that journey.”

He’s on a new journey now, one that will certainly see him rack up the frequent flyer miles – Twist said he’ll be spending at least one week per month in China while the contract lasts.

“It’s a heck of a commute, that’s for sure,” he said with a laugh, adding that with a fit body and a fit mind, even a gruelling trip halfway around the world can be a fun adventure. “With flying it’s kind of simple – you just sit there, really, and someone else does all the work. It’s not really that hard, you just have to be patient and try to be present in the moment and enjoy chatting with whoever you’re chatting with along the way. If you keep a good mindset, it’s just fine.”

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Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, May 9, 2016, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council.

The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaws, including background material, will be available for viewing at City Hall between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from April 29, 2016, and online at www.cnv.org/publichearings.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

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