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North Vancouver RCMP are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot out $30,000 worth of car windows in a single night.

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Police say a vandal armed with a pellet gun is responsible for the windows on 41 vehicles being smashed overnight on Saturday, May 14.

Investigators found .177 calibre pellets at the scene of several vehicles.

“Some had multiple windows – front and sides. It’s kind of random as to who got shot how many times,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman.

Police suspect the culprit or culprits were likely using a vehicle, given the range covered between 11 p.m. on Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday.

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First ‘monster home’ restrictions passed BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The District of West Vancouver has landed its first blow in a battle against a monster.

Council voted unanimous Monday night to inhibit the construction of “monster houses,” by shrinking the maximum size of homes on consolidated lots, and regulating fence height and landscaping.

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Fences will be limited to 1.2 metres in front yards and 1.8 metres at the sides and rear of a property. The district will also be enforcing more stringent landscaping plans.

The issue of neighbourhood character has been one of much ballyhoo in recent years as developers have favoured knocking down older homes and replacing them with edifices built to the maximum allowable floor space and setback.

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Kinder Morgan decision imminent Tsleil-Waututh opposition remains steadfast

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All eyes are on the National Energy Board as its decision on Kinder Morgan’s application for a new pipeline to Burrard Inlet is due by Friday.

The energy company’s leadership are “optimistic and hopeful” the NEB will recommend the project be built but local First Nations remained doggedly opposed.

Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initiative manager Rueben George recently returned from Kinder Morgan’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Houston, Texas where he took the opportunity to dampen any hopes of Kinder Morgan’s investors.

“We told them the Canadian constitution protects our indigenous rights. We told them our First Nations have won 170 legal cases in the last few years. That’s 97 per cent victories by First Nations on resource extraction,” he said. “I said ‘You guys are business people. Why would you invest in something that isn’t a sound business?’…

It’s pretty obvious we’re going to stop it.’ ” In 2014, the TsleilWaututh filed a lawsuit against the National Energy Board, the federal government and Trans Mountain that argued they had not been properly consulted.

The newly elected federal government asked for a stay in that case in January in order to meet with the Tsleil-Waututh and re-evaluate whether it would

Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initiative manager Rueben George and fellow activist Gabriel George drum and sing at a press conference on the eve of the National Energy Board’s decision on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. PHOTO SUPPLIED continue the court battle.

Since then, there were only cursory meetings and the federal government opted to maintain its position in the case.

“I wouldn’t call them meetings because our chief wasn’t there. It wasn’t the proper consultation,” George said, noting the band did not get the opportunity to present its own assessment of the project and its risks.

That ruling from the federal court is due “soon,” George said, and it is not clear what that might mean for the NEB process.

On Tuesday, the Trudeau government named its ministerial panel that will further review feedback and engage with communities and Indigenous groups as well as consider upstream greenhouse gas emissions from the project

from June until November.

That inspired little faith in George.

“It’s flawed from the start. Mr. Trudeau knows the public doesn’t trust the NEB decision,” he said. “We know it’s bad but it’s hard to unscramble a scrambled egg.”

Kinder Morgan spokeswoman Ali Hounsell said the company has tried many times to meet with TsleilWaututh Nation leadership only to be rebuffed.

“We have been working hard with many other First Nations and we are working towards reaching mutual benefit agreements with them. To date, the majority of those groups located along the pipeline corridor in Alberta and British Columbia have provided written letters of support for the project to the National Energy Board,” she

said. “It’s the kind of relationship that we have with many of those First Nations we also hope to form with Tsleil-Waututh,” she said.

Should the NEB recommend the project, it will likely come with more conditions, over and above the 150 already announced by the NEB, Hounsell said.

“For us, the NEB process has been thorough and rigorous and an important step but it doesn’t mean our engagement and our relationships are over. We want to continue to reach out to people and work with communities,” she said.

Terry Beech, Liberal MP for Burnaby North-Seymour, was in question period and unavailable to comment Tuesday afternoon, but he told the Burnaby Now he wouldn’t speculate in advance of the decision.

“I think they have a track

record, and you can speculate based on that,” he said.

“I’m going to wait until (the decision).”

Beech said his focus is on the ministerial representatives and ensuring his constituents have their voices heard. He also said there will be a local meeting on Kinder Morgan and climate change on July 16.

“We’re working on opportunities for (Natural Resources Minister James) Carr and (Environment Minister Catherine) McKenna to visit the riding,” he added.

If approved, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would triple diluted bitumen exports from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels a day.

Traffic in the harbour would increase from five to 34 oil tankers each month.

– with files from Jennifer Moreau/Burnaby Now

Police seek witnesses to Lynn Valley, Grand Blvd pellet shootings From page 1 north as Dempsey Road, stretched along East 29th Street and down Grand Boulevard to East Keith Road.

“Police are very concerned over the actions of

West Van to regulate house height

those responsible for the wilful damage caused to people’s personal property, De Jong stated in a press release. “Fortunately, no one was injured in these criminal acts.”

If arrested, the suspect could face a charge of

criminal mischief, De Jong said, and possibly firearms offences depending on the type of air-gun used.

The suspects also put themselves in great danger by brandishing a pellet gun in public, De Jong added.

“We don’t know if it’s a

pistol or a rifle but you’re pointing it at a vehicle and if the police were to respond to that, we would respond accordingly with our defence. It’s very dangerous,” he said.

Investigators are following up on tips from the

public and security camera footage, according to the release.

In the meantime, anyone with information about the case is asked to contact North Vancouver RCMP or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Though council and staff have been bandying ideas about since 2014, with, at times, overflow crowds waiting their turn to be heard, when it came to the official public hearing Monday night, only one resident signed up to speak.

Paradoxically, architect Gordon Hlynsky said the bylaw’s provisions on fence height would prevent him from building a fence high enough to afford any privacy from the monster home next door, prompting council to ask for staff assurances that exceptions to the bylaw can be made.

Coun. Christine Cassidy agreed.

“I’m a big believer that good fences make good neighbours and many of us have to live with the heartache that has suddenly been built next door to us, and how are you going to preserve your privacy?”

Cassidy responded.

The first-term councillor threw her support behind the bylaw.

For members of council, it wasn’t a question of whether the new rules ought to be passed but rather whether they could be applied retroactively to any lots consolidated – but without building permit requests filed – since council began the process in February 2015.

Coun. Craig Cameron raised the bylaw’s shortcoming in light of the rush of clear cutting by property owners with “questionable ethical compasses” on the eve of the district’s new tree bylaw coming into effect last month.

The new rules approved Monday night, however, are only the first step in council’s plan to a tackle massive homes supplanting neighbourhood character.

Phase 2 of council’s housing bulk and form discussion, which will focus on building height, setbacks on standard lots and the amount of rock that developers may blast from the landscape, is expect to take place this fall.

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Liberty Wine Merchants is proposing to open in Onni’s CentreView development at 13th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, set for completion in spring 2018. IMAGE SUPPLIED

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Council mulls wine shop in Onni towers JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A new wine store may be coming to Central Lonsdale – a prospect that left at least one North Vancouver pub proprietor with sour grapes.

After ending its 28-year run at Park & Tilford in 2015, Liberty Wine Merchants is proposing to move their reds and whites into the Onni development at 1308 Lonsdale Ave. with an entrance on 13th Street.

Allowing Liberty to pop their corks just a hop, skip and jump away from Jack Lonsdale’s liquor store and pub – which is across the street on Lonsdale Avenue – would set a bad precedent, according to Sailor Hagar’s Brew Pub owner Brian Riedlinger, who spoke at council Monday.

“We would prefer that they find a location not within one kilometre of an existing liquor retail store,” he said.

A community can end up paying for increased policing as well as experiencing other ills stemming from a saturation of alcohol outlets, Riedlinger warned.

The two stores can coexist peacefully and profitably, argued Liberty Wine Merchants owner Robert Simpson.

Despite being situated within 150 feet of each other

Coun. Craig Keating supported the proposal at council Monday.

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in Park & Tilford, both Liberty Wine Merchants and Rusty Gull’s liquor store prospered, according to Simpson.

“Our store in Park & Tilford had the closest proximity to a (liquor retail store) in the province,” he said. “We were both successful.”

While a liquor store’s customers might step in to buy a case of beer, Liberty’s customers were closer to connoisseurs seeking specialty wines, Simpson explained.

“We really sell collectors,” he said. “It’s like an antique store and Ikea. … They’re both in the home furnishing business but they provide very different services.”

Liberty would sell “wine and wine only,” Simpson stressed, adding there would be no beer, spirits, cigarettes or lottery tickets offered at the

13th Street location.

Riedlinger remained unconvinced. “We depend on our liquor store to keep our pub in business,” he said, explaining that B.C. pubs are increasingly being squeezed by “restaurants that act like bars.”

Because of its unique role as one of 11 wine-only shops in B.C., the new store would have “minimal impact” on Jack Lonsdale’s, according to city staff, who also cited a strong business case for the store given an increasing appetite for specialty wines.

Council voted 4-2 to consider granting final approval to the store later this month, with Coun. Pam Bookham and acting mayor Rod Clark casting the dissenting votes.

However, the proposal got a boost from Coun. Craig Keating, who said he had a “great deal of sympathy” for Liberty following Park & Tilford’s move to terminate the store’s tenancy in August 2015.

The 1,500-square-foot store would likely stay open until 8 p.m. on weekdays and as late as 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, according to Simpson.

Council could approve the wine store as early as May 30 – but the shop would still need to get the go-ahead from B.C.’s liquor control and licensing branch.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto did not attend the meeting.

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A weekend vandalism spree left Carson Graham secondary besmirched with hateful graffiti – including a swastika – as well as two broken windows.

Maintenance crews were boarding up windows and painting over the sloppily spray-painted messages and smiley faces Monday morning, according to North Vancouver school district spokeswoman Deneka Michaud.

“It was all around the school,” she said, describing messages like I Hate Everybody emblazoned on school walls.

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e’re happy to console a child afraid of monsters, but we’re uncertain how to treat councillors afraid of monster homes.

On Monday night, West Vancouver council addressed housing bulk by focusing a befuddling amount of energy on fences and landscaping.

With due respect, West Vancouverites didn’t sit through marathon meetings over the past three years in the hope that district staff would someday limit artificial irrigation. Monster homes cannot be fenced in.

Both heritage and privacy have been obliterated by an increasing number of buyers who seem to measure the beauty of their home by the length of its shadow.

We congratulate the district on passing some sensible rules related to lot consolidation, but in the face of such a

big problem, the response is both little and late. There have been about nine lot consolidations in the past six years. In the past three years, 150 monster homes have been built.

With the rate of teardowns spiking by 30 per cent last year, council is quickly running out of time to deal with housing bulk in a meaningful way.

Even the energy of an engaged electorate seems to be waning, as Monday’s official public hearing on the matter attracted only a single speaker. It’s not that other residents don’t care, it’s that they’ve been consulted to sleep.

Council is planning to revisit this issue in the fall with an eye to more stringent regulations. When they do, we’d prod them to speak quickly. As we saw with the tree cutting bylaw, opportunists will be ready to seize council’s delay for their own advantage.

Weaver primed for ‘Gordon Wilson’ moment

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reen Party leader Andrew Weaver wants history to repeat itself.

More specifically, next spring he wants to see a replay of the 1991 election campaign where the then-third party shot to prominence and finished second, chiefly because of the performance of its party leader in the televised leaders’ debate during the campaign.

In other words, Weaver wants to “pull a Gordon Wilson” and take advantage of any dissatisfaction voters may have with both the ruling B.C. Liberals and the Opposition New Democrats.

He chuckled when I put that suggestion to him recently, but he did say he intends to focus on what he calls the “dichotomy of dysfunction” that he says has strangled the B.C. legislature and the political process itself.

That take, of course, mirrors Wilson’s line during the 1991 debate when he pointed at NDP leader Mike Harcourt and Social Credit leader Rita

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Weaver is clearly hoping the continuing struggles of the NDP to establish a coherent election platform will allow him an opening and a chance to appeal to those who are tired of the B.C. Liberals but remain very unsure about the NDP alternative...

View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey Johnston as they squabbled over some issue and famously said: “This is why nothing ever gets done in the province of British Columbia.”

Of course, Weaver will need a lot of things to break his way if he wants the same kind of payoff enjoyed by Wilson, who took his B.C. Liberal party to official Opposition status.

Back then, Wilson took advantage of voter fatigue with a tremendously scandalplagued government beset by brutal internal problems, and many Socred voters simply

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went over and backed the other “free enterprise party” in the race.

But for all the controversies hovering over the current B.C. Liberal government, there’s hardly much of a parallel to the 1991 situation.

For one thing, Christy Clark lurched from one controversy to another before the 2013 election and still won handsomely. Plus, any internal problems plaguing her government — and there were some serious ones — disappeared with the successful election result.

However, Weaver is

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The NDP still has yet to square how it will support industry — particularly the natural resource industry — while at the same time not alienating the environmental activists who appear to have taken over a significant portion of the party. It’s a ticking time bomb for the party, and

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In fact, other than attacking the B.C. Liberals for their record on fighting climate change and their insistence on promoting a liquefied natural gas industry, Weaver spends much of his time blasting the NDP’s policies, an approach he will likely continue through the next campaign.

NDP leader John Horgan insists the Green party drains votes almost entirely from the B.C. Liberals. He’s about the only one who thinks that, and Weaver says his party gets support right across the political spectrum.

But if the NDP hopes to form government, it can’t afford to lose any votes to the Green party even if that party does bleed some support from the B.C. Liberal side. A slight uptick in Green party fortunes could cost the NDP several of the seats it currently has, most notably Saanich North and the Islands, which was a genuinely close three-way race in 2013, with the Greens narrowly missing out on victory.

In any event, the NDP seems to spend a lot of time fretting about Weaver and the Greens. They cut off debate on the premier’s office spending estimates before Weaver could be involved, which led to Weaver accusing Horgan of behaving in a “cowardly” manner.

In contrast, Clark takes every opportunity to sing Weaver’s praises and raise his public profile (in an almost unheard of move, she recently supported his call for legislation mandating universities to have clear and concise policies for dealing with sexual assaults on campus) so she clearly sees any vote for the Greens as one less for the NDP. I’m not yet convinced Weaver will indeed have his “Gordon Wilson moment.” But he will try to fashion one, and the ones who should be most worried about it happening are the New Democrats and their leader.

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City’s heritage worth preserving

Dear Editor: Your April 22 story City Council Debates Heritage Preservation reports on council’s recent consideration of the issue of preserving heritage buildings within our community.

In this era of political double speak, kudos to City of North Vancouver Coun.

Craig Keating for clearly stating his views on the subject: “How in fact is the community served by heritage buildings?”; and on owning

two heritage homes — “my personal tragedy.” We know where he stands.

With opinions like this, no wonder the Mussatto/ Keating team have led us to a proliferation of anonymous condo towers while losing us the Flamborough Head (Victory Ship) hull and stern together with the North Vancouver Ferry #5. Coming up: LGH 1929 activation building and the proposed North Vancouver Museum?

I live in a 1912 heritage

home and at least weekly get compliments or queries on the building. How many modern replacement structures get that? The reason is that heritage buildings place the development of our city in context. When mine was built the neighbouring area was a sea of stumps and wood smoke filled the air. The first resident owned a sash and moulding company that processed locally cut timber.

A subsequent owner lost a son in the First World War.

Cap detours not a speedway Dear Editor: The Capilano water main project has resulted in significantly more traffic using Delbrook, Highland, Ridgewood and other streets. Projects such as the Montroyal Bridge replacement and ongoing construction in Edgemont Village will result in ongoing disruptions.

Pedestrians and cyclists attempting to cross these busy arterials are particularly vulnerable. Nobody wants to lose many metres of elevation walking down to a marked

crosswalk only to climb back after crossing. And I suspect few taxpayers want higher taxes to pay for various types of crosswalks, flashing or traffic lights every few blocks.

Drivers using these busy arterials are cautioned to put away the phone, slow down and watch for pedestrians, no matter what time it is.

Police have become creative, using techniques such as cherry pickers to nab offenders. If you support such techniques and would like to see them expanded to officers

riding bikes, riding transit, taxis, or walking dogs and partnering with volunteers from the community to crack down on speeding and distracted driving, please make your wishes known to your local police force.

Please drive as if you lived on the street you are driving on. And you might want to take the orange “local access” sign off your mirror as it could obscure your view of a pedestrian.

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Another owner was a ticket collector on the ferry working the route from the bottom of Lonsdale to Vancouver.

Fortunately, men and women with a greater appreciation for the benefits of heritage were on the scene when preservation of Barkerville, Fort Langley, the Marine Building and the like were on the agenda. Here’s to hoping that they find their way to our city council.

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Wally’s missed during Cates visit Dear Editor:

On Sunday (May 8) when my wife and I were passing Cates Park I noticed that at the entrance there was a sign for Wally’s Burgers.

As we had these burgers before and enjoyed them, we immediately turned into the park and looked forward to having them again, especially on Mother’s Day. What a great disappointment it was when after finally finding a spot to park our car we discovered the concession stand was closed.

At the entrance there should have been a notice stating that during holidays the place was closed. Later on when we left the park we drove to Panorama Park and there we saw an ice cream van cruising. There were no customers due to two ice cream parlours in the Cove but they would have been very busy in Cates Park as the concession stand, as I said, was closed.

Couldn’t something be worked out to please the public?

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Ruling silences school music teacher Arbitrator backs principal’s teacher transfer aimed at boosting enrolment JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

It may be the teacher’s classroom but it’s still the principal’s school – as Sutherland secondary’s former music teacher recently discovered after butting heads with the board of education.

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After spending a decade as the face of the North Vancouver school’s music program, teacher Michelle Workman was left “dumbstruck and devastated,” when Sutherland’s principal addressed plummeting enrolment by removing her from the band room and assigning her to teach English classes, according to a ruling written by labour arbitrator James E. Dorsey.

In an attempt to recapture the baton, Workman grieved the transfer to her union but had her complaint dismissed after an arbitrator ruled a teacher had no “proprietary

right” to teach a particular course.

Despite Workman’s passion for music, Sutherland was failing to attract international as well as local students to its choirs as well as its jazz and concert bands.

The school went from 161 music students in 2012 to 98 by September 2014. The school’s overall enrolment dropped from 900 students in 2012 to 720 in 2015.

Faced with an unprecedented “bottoming out,” principal Ray Bodnaruk decided a course correction was needed, according to the judgment. The school’s lacklustre enrolment was exacerbated by its close proximity to “music magnet” Argyle secondary, which boasted 14 music classes compared with five at Sutherland.

Transferring an engaged teacher who tutored young musicians and promoted the program online was “unfair, arbitrary and disrespectful,” and tantamount to “public humiliation,” according to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

Rather than another

music teacher, the school needed “a comprehensive plan for addressing enrolment,” according to the union.

Dorsey disagreed, writing: “the program’s past portended the future.”

The arbitrator also credited Bodnaruk for making an objective decision based on “the best interest of the school.”

“Staying the course was not the avenue to rescue and grow a program shrinking from within,” Dorsey wrote.

“The legitimate needs of the board prevailed over Ms. Workman’s preference.”

Workman’s aspiration to be a music teacher dated back to her teenage years. As Sutherland’s music teacher she organized field trips as well as exchanges with a school in Japan.

When testifying about the program’s declining enrolment, Workman ruminated, “perhaps the students were not inspired by the teacher.”

The school currently has 122 students taking four music classes – an increase of 24 students over the 2015 school year.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Neighbourhood House AGM Representatives of North Shore Neighbourhood House held their annual general meeting on the afternoon of April 27 with employees, volunteers, members, supporters and the general public invited to attend. Guests enjoyed a volunteer-prepared smorgasbord of appetizers, snacks and desserts as they mingled and socialized prior to the formalities. When the meeting got underway, NSNH staff and board members celebrated the Lower Lonsdale community centre’s many accomplishments over the past year, and its successes in continuing to provide a wide range of services, programs and recreational opportunities to community members of all ages. nsnh.bc.ca

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Native pollinators

Cultivate spaces for bees to thrive Pollinators could be the big winners as a result of the chafer beetle infestation.

So many people have an opportunity to create a beautiful, interesting habitat for our hard-working little friends.

These fragile creatures help in the reproduction of approximately 90 per cent of flowering plants – think food!

The old way of thinking, large expanses of lawns being a thing of beauty, has gone the way of Frederick Law Olmsted.

Olmsted, often considered the father of American landscape architecture, left a great legacy of public parks, Central Park in New York City among them. He had the idea to link America together by lawns.

Two hundred years ago that may have been an interesting idea. At that time, there were lots of wild areas to shelter and feed pollinators.

Not so today. Our pollinators are at risk due to habitat loss, food shortages and one of the greatest dangers facing them today is neonicotinoids. Merit, a pesticide licensed in Canada containing imidacloprid (the most widely used insecticide in the world), is being used

Design In Nature Heather Schamehorn by some service companies to combat chafer beetles.

Fortunately, on the North Shore, all three municipalities have a bylaw in place banning cosmetic pesticides.

Strolling around my neighbourhood I see a wide range of reactions to the chafer.

Tonight, I saw a lovely front garden, one half waiting to join the other in its conversion to a beautiful patchwork of low, colorful groundcovers, surrounded by a beautiful assortment of flowers and shrubs. In the same block I saw one entire boulevard area covered in miniature

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STORYTELLERS UNITE Tell Me A Story Productions’ producer and director Saige Woolley (front), and her cast of young adults from InclusionWorks! North Shore invite community members to Tell Me A Story Productions’ second annual performance, taking place Thursday, May 19 in the Sutherland secondary theatre. This year they’ve been working on their own musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, called Belle’s Story, offering a magical night filled with singing, dancing and acting. Doors open at 7 p.m. followed by the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.

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“I grew up in Palm Springs where there are many mid-century homes like this, so the mid-mod details like the white-brick fireplace were comfortingly familiar,” Emily explained, “but touches like cedar ceilings and wood paneling were also appealingly Pacific Northwest.”

Desiree says her designs needed to maintain that ambience as they updated and enlarged the rooms in the

main part of the house, added energyefficient, double-glazed windows and transformed the original dirt-floor basement into a welcoming family room. All of the original mahogany wood panels that are such a distinctive feature in Lewis’ homes were either restored or replaced with similar wood features.

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“It was a challenging project that gave everyone a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when it was completed,” said Desiree.

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Reminding us that BC Hydro increased its rates by 4% on April 1st, Darrell said replacing old single-pane glass with energy-efficient, well-sealed windows will also keep you cooler under the collar when the Hydro bills arrive.

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Camp leaders talk about their experience

Samantha Davis and Callum Glass are leaders with North Vancouver Recreation. Both 20, Davis is a student at the University of Toronto, and Glass is in his second year of studying sciences at Capilano University.

We asked them both some questions about what it’s like to be a leader and what it is they actually do.

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Davis: I started working as a North Van Rec leader when I was in Grade 11.

Glass: I started working as a day camp leader back in June 2013

NSN: Tell us a bit about yourself.

Davis: I love to be outside, especially by the water.

I dance in a company in Toronto, which is a continuation of my love for dance from my years in elementary and high school. Right now, I am studying criminology and sociolegal studies and ethics, society, and law. I plan to attend law school after I complete my undergraduate degree.

Glass: I’m just your average North Shore-born kid, I grew up playing hockey, skiing, and running track. I have a love for the outdoors. We have a huge backyard so why not use it right? If you don’t see me daycamp leading you’ll often find me hiking up one of our mountains, at the ice rink, or roller-blading around Stanley Park.

NSN: What do you do spe-

cifically as a leader?

Davis: At first I led birthday parties and childcare programs. When summer time came around, I started leading swim camps and arts and crafts camps. I have also taught dance and worked in a preschool through North Van Rec. Now I am a playground leader.

Glass: As a daycamp leader one of my main focuses is to ensure that all participants are able to be a part of a safe and very enjoyable daycamp experience.

NSN: Why did you want to

be a leader with North Van Rec? Davis: I absolutely love working with kids. I

Callum Glass and Samantha Davis display some of the activities at Ron Andrews Recreation Centre.

Both Glass and Davis are daycamp leaders for North Vancouver Recreation. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD particularly love working with them in an environment like summer camps because there is such a focus on having fun and learning important life skills.

Glass: Before getting hired as a daycamp leader I had volunteered to help daycamps for four years, during this time I got to meet lots of really amazing people. Back then I looked up to those leaders, and I knew that when I was older I wanted to be able to inspire people the way I saw them do it.

NSN: What is the best part of being a leader?

Davis: Being able to leave work at the end of the day feeling like you have made a difference not only in one person’s life, but in the lives of several children and their parents.

Glass: Seeing the daycamp participants genuinely happy.

At the end of the day when their parents pick them up, and you get to hear their stories about how awesome the

entire day was, I go home at the end of every day smiling.

NSN: What do you think are some qualities needed to be a good leader?

Davis: Teamwork is a really important aspect of leading, especially in camps. It is crucial that leaders are able to work together in order to provide the best possible environment for the children we are working with. Being able to accommodate different needs is also very important. There are so many types of children and people that leaders work with throughout the summer that it is very important that we are able to handle every situation properly or to the best of our ability.

Glass: Positivity is a must.

You have to be encouraging and supportive 100 per cent of the time. And kids can tell if you’re not being completely true. Being outgoing is also very important, making connections with participants is a lot easier if

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you’re friendly. Last but not least, you have to be able to enjoy yourself. If the kids see you having fun while doing activities there are very good odds they’re going to want to join in.

NSN: What would you like others to know about being a leader?

Davis: It has been an amazing experience. You build incredible relationships with your co-workers, your programmers, your campers, and their parents. You get to experience so many things throughout your summer, from seeing smiles on campers faces to seeing all of Vancouver.

Glass: I get to spend my summers outside doing fun activities, and I get to travel around our beautiful city.

Being a daycamp leader is some of the most fun I have.

I look forward to the summer every single year, and as soon as it’s over I start counting down the days until next year’s summer.

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KidsBiz MY SUMMER VACATION

Soccer, sun, and Slurpees CALEB LOEWEN Contributing writer

In the long, warm days of summer I enjoy going down to the soccer turf at Windsor school with my friends and just relaxing in the sun or playing soccer after going and getting a refreshing Slurpee.

I also go to Lynn Canyon to go swimming. I like going to Lynn Canyon because it is very beautiful with all the surrounding waterfalls and trees.

Another activity that I do in the summer is go for one long hike with my family in the Rocky Mountains.

The mountains are so big and so monstrous.

I like going on hikes like this because the scenery is so nice and it really makes you want to care more for the environment.

Lastly, I really just enjoy chilling out at either Ambleside Beach or at my house just reading a book.

So relaxing!

The list of things you can do in summer keeps going on and on.

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Seymour Heights elementary student Caleb Loewen tells us what he likes best about summer vacation. Activities he enjoys include hiking, swimming, reading, and playing soccer. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

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KidsBiz Rockridge teams create apps

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Seventeen-year-old Rachel Beechinor is a member of the United Utopians.

No, it’s not a gang of rebellious teen tributes from The Hunger Games.

The all-girl team from Rockridge secondary is one of two North Shore secondary school teams that recently competed at an SFU “technovation” challenge.

United Utopians took top spot at the app development competition and Team Fresh, also made up of Rockridge students, came in second.

The event was an unofficial adjunct to the annual international competition called Technovation that features teams of female coders creating new apps. The event helps to promote the field of technology to girls across the globe. Both local teams were also entered in the official event. Team Fresh is a semifinalist in the Technovation 2016 competition in the high school division with their mental health app called My Cosmos, and a Ross Road

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Webb’s Holiday Acres children’s camp Weekly overnight summer/spring sessions for 6-14 yr olds Rachel Beechinor (crouching third from left) and fellow Rockridge secondary students created apps for a recent international “technovation” competition. PHOTO SUPPLIED Grade 6 team is a semi-finalist in the elementary school division. Semi-finalists will have to make a live pitch to the judges for a chance to win $10,000 in funding to develop their app idea.

“You don’t realize how much of a process it is,” says Beechinor of creating the team’s app called Hello, which contains information and resources for Syrian and other Middle Eastern newcomers.

With an interest and some experience in marketing and

promotions, Beechinor was tapped to help develop the team’s four-minute pitch, business plan, and demo video.

The coders on her team used a program called App Inventor from MIT to build the final product. Work on the project began in September when the teams started brainstorming ideas. The prompt for the apps was for teams to solve an issue in their community.

Since the Syrian refugee crisis was front-and-centre in the media at that time, Beechinor

says they all agreed on their idea quickly. Months of work went into the development of the app, including meeting with a recent Syrian arrival to get his feedback.

“It felt slow in the beginning but started moving really fast in the last two weeks,” notes Beechinor of the process. Although there is always room for more tweaking, Beechinor was pleased with the outcome. “I think we put our maximum effort into it that’s for sure.”

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CELEBRATIONS!

Lisa and Ted Cooper

Lisa and Ted Cooper, seen on their wedding day in the photo at left and a recent photo above, were married on May 7, 1966, in West Vancouver. They celebrated their 50th anniversary with family, including their two children and two grandchildren.

Catherine Schaff Catherine Schaff celebrated her 90th birthday on May 13. Catherine was born in Saskatchewan, and she and her husband John raised eight children in North Vancouver.

She now lives in West Vancouver. Her family wishes her much love and a happy birthday.

Gerry Clayford Beckie and Vern Beckie

Gerry and Vern Clayford, seen in a recent photo at top and on their wedding day above, were married on May 25, 1991, in Vancouver. The wedding was followed by a boat cruise.

The North Vancouver couple are now proud parents of three teenage daughters.

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 weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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LYNN VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Lynn Valley Community Association hosts its AGM Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m. at Karen Magnussen Recreation Centre, 2300 Kirkstone Ave. Attend and share your hopes, concerns and interests for the community.

Tegan Smith from the District of North Vancouver will make a brief presentation on the Lower Lynn Interchange Project.

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Shinro Takada (16) Handsworth secondary ART TEACHER: Kristy Wensveen FAVOURITE ART: oil paintings FAVOURITE ARTIST: Leonardo da Vinci HER TEACHER WRITES: Shinro continues to excel in several aspects of art and design. The “Three Parrots” is an example of her detailed use of oil pastels. Both talent and enjoyment are evident through her various works.

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 preschoolers and school-age children Saturday, May 21, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. Cost is $50. Register at 604-988-8835 or email susancowan@telus.net IRWIN PARK’S TREE HOUSE CELEBRATES 27 YEARS There will be guest appearances by local educators and longtime supporters of the child care facility plus entertainment by Mr. Kerry the Music Guy, face painting, a photo booth, art projects, a hot dog stand, cake and more Saturday, May 28, 1-4 p.m. on the field at 24th Street and Kings Avenue in West Vancouver. listings@nsnews.com

Residents recognized for volunteer efforts Two North Shore residents were among 20 volunteers in B.C. named to the Order of St. John last weekend.

Harriet Hay of West Vancouver and John Trigg of North Vancouver became serving members of the order at a formal investiture ceremony held at Government House in Victoria on May 14.

According to a press release, the ceremony commended individuals who have performed “outstanding service” to the order and to their communities.

The Order of St. John is an international humanitarian charity and a royal order of chivalry. Its organizations provide first aid, health care, and support services around the world, with charitable work carried out by the St. John Eye Hospital Group in Jerusalem, and St. John Ambulance organizations worldwide.

In B.C. and Yukon, St. John Ambulance’s 2,000-plus members provide close to a quarter-million hours of community service annually.

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Pawans Indian Kitchen in West Vancouver joins the impressive ranks of North Shore Indian restaurants. Accomplished chef Pawan Kumar helms the kitchen and offers up a menu of familiar Northern Indian favourites. PHOTOS FACEBOOK.COM/PAWANSKITCHEN

REVIEW: PAWANS INDIAN KITCHEN

Ably executed menu full of flavour It is an ambitious undertaking to open a new Indian restaurant on the North Shore.

We are seriously spoiled over here with some of the city’s best scattered around our various neighbourhoods, with one of the very best anywhere, in my opinion, situated in West Vancouver. New restaurants already have such a high rate of failure, to position Chris Dagenais one against such stiff competition takes steely resolve and gumption. Pawans Indian Kitchen has moxy, I’ll give them that.

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They are situated a block down from popular Indian Fusion and a stone’s throw from community pillar Palki.

What is the point of difference that will set Pawans apart from its peers?

This was the question that I considered as I visited the fledgling eatery recently with my wife, DJ, and our three kids, The Boy, Blondie and Baby N. It was DJ’s birthday and, being English and therefore innately partial to curry, she was keen to give the newbie a try, despite having some wellestablished favourite dishes from direct Pawan competitors.

Pawans’ space is small; I counted 36 seats in total. The interior design is minimal, with clean lines and no clutter, a few splashes of colour from bright blue napkins and sparse wall art. There is a big TV mounted to one wall, which I find a touch off-putting outside of the sports bar landscape, but the volume was off and it was easy enough to tune out, I suppose. Still, to me one of the great mysteries of modern dining is the insistence on putting TV screens nearly

everywhere, including places the esthetic of which seems anathema to it. Are the TVs there because diners insists on them or because restaurateurs infer that they are wanted?

Now, on that question of the distinguishing features of Pawans: naturally there is a stylistic interpretation of common Indian dishes (the menu will seem very familiar to anyone who eats Northern Indian cuisine with any frequency) by accomplished chef Pawan Kumar, who has helmed a number of kitchens prior to this personal venture; Pawans’ front of house service is swift and considerate; the kitchen is clearly efficient as there was very little time to wait between ordering and eating; the dishes were, without exception, ably executed and tasty. But what is the fundamental point of difference here? What is going to keep people coming back?

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While every dish had its charms, the stars of the show were the Lamb Methi Malai and Channa Masala.

The lamb, served in tender, generous cubes, was immersed in a thick, creamy, intensely rich sauce studded with fragrant fenugreek leaves (methi) and was an excellent showcase for the malai style of curry (broadly speaking, those curries prepared in a thick and creamy style, malai

question. Our meal was $70 before gratuity and included an appetizer of veggie pakora, four curries, a mountain of rice, four giant naan, and an order of Raita.

There was food enough for two meals for all of us and we were keen to come back to the leftovers given their deft seasoning and depth of flavour. Pawans provides a solid, well-priced meal.

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When ordering, we weren’t asked to identify how hot (spicy) we’d like the meal to be. I quite like this approach, actually, as it puts the onus on the chef to determine the best heat factor for each dish. On the whole, the meal was quite spicy, especially an order of chicken curry ordered by the kids, who, to their credit, tucked into the dish readily. A final dish, Shahi Paneer, or homemade Indian cheese in tomato gravy, was pleasantly mild and a great accompaniment to its spicier counterparts Pawans Indian Kitchen.

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I suppose the North Shore’s own Vera’s Burger Shack and Texas-based Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes can hold down the fort for the busy summer

burger season ahead.

Faubourg Paris, the Park Royal Village confectionery, will host a unique instructional series starting this month. Macaron classes will run for four hours every Tuesday and will teach budding bakers how to craft the delicate treats that have maintained their stronghold on dessert lists worldwide

for many years now.

Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. He can be reached via email at hungryontheshore@gmail.com.

North Shore News dining reviews are conducted anonymously and all meals are paid for by the newspaper.

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Master beekeeper and TwoBees Apiary owner Lianne Shyry delves into the basics of backyard beekeeping at Honey Beekeeping 101: Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping, A GardenSmart Workshop offered Saturday at Loutet Farm. Opportunities abound on the North Shore to make yards more favourable to effective pollinators. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Be creative in the garden From page 13 mountains of rock, and oddly enough, although there was nothing planted among them, they were being sprinkled!

Many options are available as we consider how to transform a ruined lawn. The Canadian Wildlife Federation, David Suzuki Foundation and the Simon Fraser University faculty of biology are just a few of the many resources available to assist in identifying pollinators and creating gardens where these important members of our ecosystem will be happy.

Last week, on a work site I was very excited to see hundreds of what I believe to be mining bees working away at the flowers of tiny blue creeping Charlie and another creeper with tiny white flowers (common lawn weeds that people used to try to eradicate with herbicides). These bees are native to our area and, like other native pollinators, are adapted to carry more pollen on their bodies than honey bees, don’t mind working in the rain, and work early and late in the day when many plants are most receptive to being pollinated. They are considered non-stinging, and many nest in the ground, hence needing unimpeded access to some areas of exposed earth.

Please consider creating an environment where pollinators will feel at home and are able

to thrive. The opportunity to be creative is endless. I see a lot of rocks appearing around the ’hood, and while dry creek beds meandering through gardens are interesting and act as natural swales, whole or great sections of gardens covered in rocks will be extremely hot in the summer. The spaces between will quickly fill with debris during windstorms and leaf drop, and will become home to weeds growing in the rotted debris among the rocks. These rockscapes do nothing to help our air, water or pollinating friends, and are very heavy and loud to spread. If you think weeding a planted area is too much work, try crawling around on a rock pile pulling weeds out from between the rocks.

River rock in particular is very difficult to walk over, and could net the homeowner a lawsuit if a boulevard walking strip becomes so difficult to manoeuvre that an injurious fall occurs.

Opportunities abound, please think carefully, check out the many resources available, ask for help if you feel unsure about how to proceed, and remember that our survival depends on a healthy environment.

Heather Schamehorn is a certified residential landscape designer and consultant, educator, habitat and sustainability advocate and dog lover. Email: heather@perennialpleasures.ca.

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GREEN GUIDE LAWN SPRINKLING REGULATIONS Watering lawns is permitted only in the morning and these restrictions apply to lawn sprinkling only and not to watering flowers, vegetables, shrubs and trees.

Residential: Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4-9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday; and odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4-9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. Non-residential: Evennumbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 1-6 a.m. Monday and Wednesday; odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 1-6 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and all non-residential addresses can also sprinkle 4-9 a.m. Friday. metrovancouver.org URBAN AGRICULTURE

WORKSHOP The Grand Boulevard Ridgeway Residents Association is presenting their fourth annual event at Loutet Farm Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The workshop will include presentations about growing tomatoes in pots, sprouting seeds and fermenting foods in your kitchen, keeping hens in your backyard and growing your own vegetables in a raised garden, as well as sampling foods for lunch. Bring your own cup, bowl and utensils.

Registration: Fiona Walsh at 604-980-8436 or fiona@gbrra.org.

HASTINGS CREEK CLEANUP Help clean up Hastings Creek Tuesday, May 24, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tongs, gloves and garbage bags provided. Register online

with shorelinecleanup.ca for the Lynn Valley Creeks site in North Vancouver. nvma.ca.

COOL DRINKS-URBAN FARMS AND GARDENS During May’s Cool Drinks event learn about sustainable urban farming at Loutet Farm, Rufus Avenue at 14th Street, North Vancouver Tuesday, May 24, 7-8:30 p.m. Personalized tours of the farm and its workings will be led by Edible Garden staff. Cost: $10. urbanfarms.eventbrite.ca ART IN THE GARDEN The 17th annual edition of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council’s two-day self-guided tour of North Shore gardens is set for Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, noon-5 p.m. nvartscouncil.ca Compiled by Debbie Caldwell

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Your North Shore Guide to the games people play SPORTS NEWS? Contact sports editor Andy Prest at 604-998-3538 or email aprest@nsnews.com

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Lower Mainland rugby finals go Thursday ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

Three of the North Shore’s top rugby teams are set to battle for some prestigious hardware as the New Zealand Shield Lower Mainland championship finals will be played tomorrow at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park.

At the AAA level secondseeded Carson Graham Eagles will take on topranked St. George’s Saints, while at the AA level West Vancouver neighbours Collingwood and Rockridge will add another chapter to their long and fierce rivalry.

The Eagles earned their berth in the AAA final with a tough 17-15 win over the third-seeded Handsworth Royals Thursday at Klahanie Park.

“It was a tight, hardfought game,” said Carson head coach Glen McKinnon.

“The boys just stuck it out, stayed together and got the win. … We got some big plays from all of our forwards. All the guys stepped up.”

It was a feisty affair as four Carson Graham players

Alex Urgya of the Carson Graham senior boys rugby team charges through a trio of Handsworth Royals tacklers during a Lower Mainland playoff semifinal Thursday at Klahanie Park. The Eagles edged the Royals 17-15. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH earned yellow cards, forcing them to serve out 10-minute penalties, while one Handsworth player was

ejected with a red card.

“It was a fairly chippy game,” said McKinnon, chalking it up to the end

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Rockridge and Collingwood renew their rivalry From page 28

of the season, they’ve seen the same faces over and over again, it’s not surprising that they were going at each other pretty good. … They all seem like they’re friends off the field too. Maybe this was just their last chance to kind of go at each other before they graduate.”

The Eagles now have a tough task on their hands taking on the Saints, a team that went undefeated against Lower Mainland competition, including a 22-7 win over Carson Graham early in the season.

“We were actually up at halftime,” said McKinnon. “And then just a couple of guys went down and their depth – all their players are good, one through 15, and so they just kind of wore us down eventually.”

St. George’s has won the New Zealand Shield for the past three seasons. The last time they lost was in 2012, when Carson Graham knocked them off by a score of 29-13. The Eagles will be underdogs this time around but if they show up and hit hard, they’ll have a chance, said McKinnon.

“If you want to be the best you’ve got to beat the best. If we play our game, if we play our ball control style, I think for sure we’ll be able to give them a good run. That’s what I’m hoping we do.”

There’s a new format to the rugby

provincials that will see the champions of the four top leagues – Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland, Lower Vancouver Island and Upper Vancouver Island – meet in a final four showdown that will be known as the AAAA championships.

Carson Graham, ranked sixth in the province, is hoping to be in that showdown.

Vancouver Island private school juggernaut Shawnigan Lake is ranked No. 1 in B.C. while the Saints are No. 2.

“Our hope is to be the best team we can be, the best team in the province,” said McKinnon. “We’re hoping to make the AAAA tournament which would come with a win over Saints.”

Carson Graham and St. George’s will play at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Brockton Oval. The loser of the New Zealand shield final will contend for a new AAA Tier 1 championship along with the third place team.

Things aren’t quite so complicated at the AA level with longtime rivals Collingwood and Rockridge ready to renew acquaintances Thursday starting at 3:30 p.m. at Brockton Oval. Both teams cruised into the Lower Mainland final with top-seeded Rockridge scoring a 66-0 win over Sir Charles Tupper and second-ranked Collingwood defeating Hugh McRoberts 40-10 last week.

The New Zealand Shield AA final should be another barn-burner as Rockridge and

Collingwood played to a near stalemate less than three weeks ago, with the Ravens edging the Cavaliers 24-23. The Cavaliers won three straight Lower Mainland AA titles from 2011-13 but the Ravens have claimed the last two Shields. The Ravens are ranked No.

1 in B.C. at the AA level while Collinwood is third, just behind last year’s champions from St. Michael’s University School.

The provincial championships are scheduled for May 25-28 at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford.

West Vancouver’s David Wensley lines up a kick during the Lower Mainland senior boys AAA rugby playoff semifinals against St. George’s Thursday at Klahanie Park. The Saints earned a berth in the final with a 61-12 win, leaving the Highlanders to take on the Handsworth Royals in the consolation final May 17. Visit nsnews.com for a photo gallery. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

SUPER SENTINEL Isabelle Lambert of the Argyle Pipers junior girls soccer team battles Sentinel’s Sarah Armstrong during the North Shore junior final at Ambleside Park Thursday. The Spartans topped the Pipers 2-1 to take the title. Sentinel will play Burnaby’s Alpha secondary in the Vancouver and District junior final May 24 starting at 3 p.m. at Ambleside E. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos of Argyle vs. Sentinel. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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2016 CHEVY CRUZE LIMITED 1.8 litre 4cyl Automatic, Air Condition, Power Windows, Power Locks, On Star, Remote Keyless, AM FM CD/MP3 Player, Tilt Wheel + much more.

BRAN HURR D NEW WON’TY THIS LAST

LAST ONE

MSRP $21,925

YOU SAVE $5,000

2.5 litre 4 cyl Engine, Air Condition, Power Windows, Power Locks, Bluetooth, On Star, AM FM CD/MP3 player, Tilt Wheel + Much more

BRAN HURR D NEW WON’TY THIS LAST

LAST ONE

MSRP $26,990

YOU SAVE $7,992 STK#Q07740

You Pay

+ 2.99%

$16,925

STK#N2907T

You Pay

+ 2.99%

$18,998

84 MONTHS

84 MONTHS

NOW!

COMPANY DEMO CLEARANCE ON

THE ALL NEW REDESIGNED

2016 CHEVY TRAX LT ALL WHEEL DRIVE

2016 CHEVY MALIBU LT

2016 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2

1.5 litre Turbo, Power Sunroof, 8 Way Power Driver Seat, Rear Camera, Power Windows, Locks, Tilt Wheel, Cruise Control + Much More

1.4 liter Turbo, Power Sunroof, Remote Start, Rear Camera, Bluetooth, Remote Keyless, Power Windows, Locks, Tilt Wheel, Air Condition, + Much More

YOU SAVE $2,000

YOU SAVE $5,900

MSRP $29,315

MSRP $30,460

STK#N77860

You Pay

You Pay Cash Purchase

+ 1.99%

$27,315

$24,560

84 MONTHS

OR

2.4 liter 4cyl Engine, Power Sunroof, Rear Camera, Power Seat, Power Windows, Locks, Tilt Wheel + Much More.

MSRP $33,760

YOU SAVE $5,762

STK#TX29050

You Pay Cash Purchase

0%

$27,998

84 MONTHS

STK#2G13380

OR

0%

84 MONTHS

SAVE UP TO $10,000 ON REMAINING 2015’S-ONLY 4 LEFT! 2015 CADILLAC ATS

ALL WHEEL DRIVE PERFORMANCE EDITION

2015 GMC CANYON SLE NIGHT FALL EDITION

BRAN D NEW

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL EDITION, REAR CAMERA, 2.0 LITRE TURBO, POWER SUNROOF, NAVIGATION, 18” DARK PREMIUM ALUMINUM WHEELS, PADDLE SHIFT CONTROLS & MUCH MORE. ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS.

STK#CD71710

MSRP

$54,095

CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE

$43,988

2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 CREW CAB LS

STK#7656580

MSRP

MSRP

CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE + 2.99%

$30,998

4.3 LITRE V6 ENGINE, TRAILER TOW PKG, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS, TILT WHEEL, AIR CONDITION, BLUETOOTH & MUCH MORE.

STK#895750

$36,890 84 MONTHS

HEATED/COOLED LEATHER SEATS, POWER SUNROOF, NAVIGATION, 20” CHROME WHEELS, DRIVEr ASSIST PKG, TRAILER TOW PKG, 5.3 LITRE V8 ENGINE, THIS UNIT IS LOADED WITH ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS.

MSRP

CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE + 2.99%

$35,600

BRAN D NEW

STK#821920

$44,140 84 MONTHS

$63,710

CARTER NORTHSHORE PRICE + 2.99%

$55,210

84 MONTHS

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*All cash purchase prices plus taxes and documentation fee of $598.

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Z 71 CREW CAB LTZ

BRAN D NEW

BRAN D NEW

ASSIST STEPS, 18” DARK ARGENT ALUMINUM WHEELS, DRIVER ALERT PKG, REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, A/C & MUCH MORE.

2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4

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