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Lions Gate to hand out naloxone kits JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

In an effort to combat an overdose epidemic, staff in Lions Gate Hospital’s emergency department are now offering patients take-home naloxone kits.

The drug – which can stop an opiate overdose and revive a dying patient – is needed to counter a sharp uptick in the number of patients who wind up intubated in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to Susanne Scott, a nurse at LGH. “The amount of overdoses that we’re seeing is increasing significantly,” she said. “We’re offering these kits to users in order to save a life in the community.” Rather than treating the overdose and discharging the patient, hospital staff are now offering instructions to both patients and their family members on the safe use of naloxone. An opiate overdose usually involves an inability to wake, slowed pulse, shallow breathing and sometimes a blue or

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Three rescues cap quiet long weekend

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With only a handful of call-outs, it was an unusually quiet long weekend for the North Shore’s rescue agencies.

Members of North Shore Rescue and District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services are cautiously hoping it means their public safety awareness campaigns are finally hitting home. District firefighters had two calls for water rescues in Lynn Canyon over the weekend, both involving young men who suffered injuries while cliff jumping. Park rangers radioed for help on Saturday afternoon when they spotted a man in distress, after suffering an apparent injury in a cliff jump at Twin Falls. “This individual was in an extreme amount of pain. He was on the rocks in the middle of Lynn Creek, just below the Twin

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TAKING IT OUTSIDE Janice Robertson practises en plein air painting at the base of Cypress Mountain as part of West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival, which runs until Aug. 7. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

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9 North Shore fentanyl deaths since 2013 From page 1 purple hue to the skin. The recommended treatment is to stimulate the patient, administer rescue breaths, and after calling 911 – inject naloxone in order to shield the patient’s brain receptors from the opioids. In the event the patient isn’t suffering an opiate overdose, there’s still “no harm in administering the kit,” emphasizes Scott. While many kits have been distributed, the plan is still sometimes hampered by the stigma associated with drug use, according to Scott. “It’s difficult for (patients), there’s some shame with using (drugs),” she said. There were 371 deaths to illicit drug overdoses in the first six months of 2016 in B.C. In 2012 – when fentanyl was much less common – there were 273 fatal overdoses in the entire year. There have been nine fentanyl-related deaths on the North Shore since 2013, including two this year. That toll includes Lower Lonsdale parents Hardy and Amelia Leighton, 31 and 30, who died after likely snorting fentanyl-laced drugs in 2015. Handing out the kits and offering training is a way of empowering patients, according to LGH nurse Michelle Connell.

Nurses at Lions Gate Hospital will be handing out naloxone kits as part of a province-wide effort to combat rising numbers of overdose deaths. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD “It’s a nice opportunity to do … harm reduction as opposed to being reactive,” she said. Drug dealers are increasingly lacing and replacing heroin and oxycodone with fentanyl; a synthetic

painkiller approximately 50 times as toxic as the street drugs for which it serves as a substitute, according to Vancouver Coastal Health. In order to stem the rash of “senseless deaths,” Premier Christy Clark

recently asked the federal government to restrict access to pill presses and to increase penalties on fentanyl importers. A fentanyl shipment lighter than 30 grams can often avoid detection at

Fraudster handed 30 months jail BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

A Burnaby fraudster who bilked a North Vancouver couple’s business out of nearly $400,000 has been handed a two-and-a-halfyear jail sentence.

Arthur Tat-Yue Wong, 52, pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 after a lengthy investigation found he used his position as financial controller for Unique Accommodations to “plunder” the company’s funds to pay for his Porsche, numerous vacations to Las Vegas and Florida, as well as his daily credit card bills and expenses. He also overpaid himself and his wife, who he’d

hired as a part-time assistant. “In this case, greed and greed alone was the only motivating factor for him,” Judge John Milne of the North Vancouver provincial court said in handing down the sentence. Wong’s defence lawyer had been seeking a conditional sentence of two years less a day to be served in the community. Wong’s family relationships and reputation have suffered since the time of his arrest, his lawyer argued, and Wong pleaded guilty to the crime. But Milne said Wong had little insight into his crime and demonstrated a sense of entitlement to other people’s money. Wong’s deceit

nearly cost Mark Teasdale and Nina Ferentinos their business, he said, and as a result of the fraud, Unique Accommodations had to close its Squamish office and lay off five employees. The judge said it was clear Wong implicated his wife in the crimes without her knowing. The Crown prosecutor stayed the charges she faced. Outside the court, Ferentinos expressed relief at the end of the ordeal and seeing Wong led off to jail. “That was definitely a good feeling. It’s been such a long time coming. When this started in 2009, we wouldn’t have anticipated it would have taken seven years,” she said. “Not that I harbour a lot

of anger towards him. I would hope he would have some remorse, but he just doesn’t.” While the crime has taken its emotional toll, the North Vancouver couple has rebuilt their business to be even more successful than it was before Wong derailed it, she added. “I said at the time, ‘Over my dead body would I let him take away what we built,’” Ferentinos said. “It took us a couple years to scrape back what we had lost in the way of the competitive edge but now we’ve been able to completely overhaul everything. . . . In some ways, there’s always a silver lining. I think in some ways, it’s made us a better company.”

Canada’s borders while producing fatal effects on the street. The problem can also be augmented by chemists designing cutting-edge fentanyl compounds that don’t run afoul of the law,

according to North Shore public health officer Dr. Mark Lysyshyn. “They’re so new that they’re not even incorporated into the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,” he said. The province is planning to offer 300 new beds at drug recovery centres by 2017, according to Clark. “Rather than thinking about addiction as just a criminal issue, we’ve thought about it as a health issue,” she said, speaking at a press conference Thursday. Safe injection sites are paramount in dealing with the overdose epidemic, said Clark, who credited the sites for helping connect drug users with medical help. “Supervised injection sites have been a success in B.C. and they’ve saved a lot of lives,” she said. Besides setting up a new joint task force on overdose response, the provincial government has funded specialized training for first responders dealing with fentanyl overdoses. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. recently loosened the restriction on prescribing Suboxone, medication used to treat opioid addiction. Naloxone kits are offered in North Vancouver at the Health Connection Clinic on 15th Street East and Central Community Health Centre on West Esplanade.

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Lions Gate Bridge work expected to cause delays Delays are expected on the Lions Gate Bridge overnight from Friday, Aug. 5 to Tuesday, Aug. 9 as evening crews work to build a smoother, quieter north approach viaduct.

Workers are slated to keep one lane open in each direction between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. A similar traffic pattern is scheduled Sunday and Monday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The last lane closure is scheduled for Tuesday between midnight and 3 a.m. with sporadic stoppages in both directions.

The dates were chosen to have the least impact on commuters, according to the Ministry of Transportation. Some of the pavement will have to be removed, which is “unavoidably noisy work,” according to a release from the District of West Vancouver. However, all efforts will be made to finish the work as fast as possible and minimize impacts to residents, according to the district. At least one of the bridge’s sidewalks is scheduled to be open during the work. –Jeremy Shepherd

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Two young men lifted from Lynn Canyon pool From page 1 Falls area and was unable to make his way to shore,” said assistant fire chief Brian Hutchinson. Firefighters launched an inflatable boat into the creek and loaded the injured man, who Hutchinson said was in his late teens or early 20s, onto a spine board so rescuers could haul him back up to the trail and hand him over to waiting paramedics. District firefighters were back at Lynn Canyon again on Sunday afternoon, for a strikingly similar call, again involving a young man with a shoulder injury. “That’s not unusual. Jumping from that type of a height, arms outstretched, these injuries aren’t that uncommon,” Hutchinson said. “We set up a technical rescue off the suspension bridge. We lowered one of our rescuers down to the (man). We put him in a harness and we raised him back up to the bridge and we handed him back over to B.C. Ambulance.” North Shore Rescue volunteers spent more time waiting by the phone than rescuing lost hikers, something that caught the team off-guard. On Monday afternoon, the team long-lined a 40-year-old North Shore man to safety after he got off trail coming back from Crown Mountain, and wound up treacherous terrain. “It’s incredibly steep. He was very, very lucky,” said Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader. “He had no choice but to go back up until he got a cell signal and that’s where he made the call for help and he stayed put where he was, which was a good call. If he had had continued down on that west face, it could have been days before we found him.” With only one rescue call during the long weekend, volunteers found themselves oddly over-staffed. The team is on pace to set a new record for rescue calls in 2016. “Last year we had 10 calls on the August long weekend and this year we had one. We had crews in place, people who stayed home for the long weekend. They didn’t

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Rescuers plucked a hiker from a treacherous cliff face on Crown Mountain (above) and hoisted two men from pools at Lynn Canyon over the long weekend. PHOTOS SUPPLIED go away with their families. . . . And then they didn’t get any calls,” Danks said with a laugh. “It’s kind of the way it goes.” Both Danks and Hutchinson were optimistic the quiet weekend is because hikers and swimmers are learning from the well-publicized mistakes of others. “Our message has always been, if people are going to enjoy the North Shore, it’s a beautiful place to spend time . . . but be prepared. Know the hazards. Know where you’re going,” Hutchinson said. “I think some of that

message is resonating with people and people are taking more caution when they’re heading out into the (trails) on the North Shore.” Danks too is hopeful that a public safety media blitz before the long weekend led people to make better choices before venturing into the backcountry. “To be honest, I’d sure like to think that people are getting the message,” he said. “Let’s hope the combined efforts of North Shore Rescue, and (the media) and Adventure Smart are really starting to pay off.”

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Building to begin on Lions Gate towers Development to include supply of rental apartments

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After spending almost a decade in various stages of consultation, construction is about to begin on a major new development at Capilano Road and Marine Drive.

District of North Vancouver council voted unanimously July 25 to issue building permits for Larco’s 460-unit development on a vacant lot between Curling Road and Fullerton Avenue. The project will include a new 26,850-square foot community centre, 26,000 square feet of commercial space, 18- and 12-storey towers, low-rise apartments and townhouses and a public plaza. When it came up for rezoning in 2014, Larco had planned for 341 of the units

to be sold, but the developer now plans to keep them as market rental “for the foreseeable future.” The remaining 119 (45 of which are in a building reserved for seniors) will be guaranteed to stay as rentals in perpetuity. And, rather than bringing the entire project together in phases over eight years, Larco is now planning to get the whole shebang done in 30 months. Both changes were warmly greeted by council. “I’m glad to see this going forward. I’m glad to see that there will be more market rental in the community. I’m certainly pleased that we will have the community centre sooner rather than later and think that very much, this is going to be the heart of the Lions Gate community. I’m looking forward

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Coun. Doug MacKayDunn, who previously was opposed to the rezoning, also spoke highly of the project, particularly the badly-needed extra rental units. “For me the most important thing this brings to the table is 460 rental units in a beautiful facility because I want to attract young professionals to this community who don’t have the money for a down payment in this market – who does? – but would love to live in this beautiful community,” he said. “This will give them that opportunity.”

And MacKay-Dunn added, he was pleased with the project’s traffic management plan, noting the nearby intersection is a “very, very, very, very busy area” of the community. Although she was still not pleased with the density and potential for construction impacts, Coun. Lisa Muri, who also changed her position from being previously opposed to the project, was pleased with the design and the amount of support the project had from the surrounding neighbourhoods. “I know some of those who have been very

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Nestled among the splash pool, ice rink and concert stage pencilled in for North Vancouver’s waterfront may be a boutique hotel, following a unanimous vote from council in July.

The hotel will add to the vibrancy of the Shipyards with zero cost to the city’s taxpayers, according to community development director Gary Penway. “We’ll be making money out of this project every year and so it’ll be a revenue generator for the city,” Penway said. The approximately 62-room hotel – located roughly in the middle of the waterfront – will contribute to the financial viability of the approximately $35-million Shipyards project, according to city staff. The project is a partnership between the city and Quay Property Management. The hotel will be a boon to business, according to Coun. Holly Back. “The activity on the waterfront has a huge economic spinoff to all of our businesses in North Vancouver,” she said. “A

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An artist’s rendering of how the Shipyards might look when complete. The latest addition to plans for the waterfront project is a boutique hotel. IMAGE SUPPLIED boutique hotel would be amazing on that spot.” Coun. Linda Buchanan agreed, citing a study that found travellers and tourists tend to spend between five to 10 times more than locals. The hotel will likely occupy the top two floors of a four-storey building on Lot 5. The building will be complemented with 64,000 square feet of commercial space. The privatization of public space was a primary issue for Coun. Pam Bookham. “How can we be sure that the city is getting some value … for the loss of that public use of the space?” she asked. The site, which the city acquired in 2006 in the hopes of building a National Maritime Museum, would

never have been an open public space, according to city staff. “Institutional spaces typically aren’t very vibrant,” Penway said, explaining that restaurants and shops should animate the area. Council will likely see a detailed design of the project in October or November, according to city staff, but that wasn’t soon enough for Coun. Rod Clark. “I have no problem in moving this forward this evening, but there has to be adequate time for public input going forward,” he said. “Council in its wisdom put me on the advisory design panel a number of years ago and I learned a little bit about architecture, so I’m eager to use that

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Saving lives is key

there are two major factors in the overdose epidemic that continues to ravage our province: fentanyl and shame. Fentanyl is exponentially more toxic than heroin. It’s nearly impossible to detect in pills and powders. Still, it represents the simpler aspect of the problem. Greater vigilance by our border guards and increased restrictions around those who can buy a pill press would likely help keep large quantities of fentanyl off the street. The more lingering, complex problem is the issue of shame. Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner – in a stern rebuke to both humanity and logic – recently resisted a safe-infection site being set up in her city. Her supporters seem to blame supervised injection sites for exacerbating drug addiction, all

the while clucking their tongues at drug users for failing to heed Nancy Reagan’s famous “Just say no” credo. It’s true safe injection sites don’t work for everyone, but shallow aphorisms have likely never helped anyone struggling with addiction. What injection sites do offer is a chance for a habitual drug user to get medical treatment. By denying them that chance, we’re pretending both the problem and its solution don’t exist. Nurses and doctors at Lions Gate Hospital are currently supplying naloxone kits to anyone who fears they may be at risk of an overdose. We applaud their forward-thinking efforts. We just wish there were take-home kits for intolerance. Naloxone, like safe-injection sites, will save lives. They provide a medical solution to a medical problem instead of wasting time on the moral blame game.

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t was announced with little fanfare by BC Hydro, but the federal government’s decision last week to grant two key permits for the Site C dam project may have major implications for all kinds of major resource developments across the country. The decision came amidst quiet grumbling among the provinces over the new federal government’s snail’s pace when it comes to making decisions on difficult issues. It’s easy for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make appearances at things like the Pride Parade or hang out with U.S. President Barack Obama, but it’s another thing entirely when it comes to making the call on something that will cause you political grief no matter which way you go. Trudeau is already feeling a backlash from environmentalists and some First Nations, who are furious he

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in January, those hoping Trudeau would kibosh the Site C dam were dreaming in Technicolor. Such a move would create a potential constitutional crisis, and cause irreparable damage to the relationship between the feds and the B.C. government, which views the Site C dam as the centerpiece of its economic development platform. The more realistic concern regarding the Site C dam was how long Trudeau was going to wait before moving forward with his backing of it. His government’s foot-dragging when it came to making a decision was causing considerable nervousness at BC Hydro because of the financial implications of a non-decision. BC Hydro has come to the point where it needs to begin the process of diverting the river and thereby disrupt local fisheries, which requires federal approval under

the Fisheries Act and the Navigation Protection Act. The permit approvals came through at literally the 11th hour. Any further delay would have resulted in a high number of temporary layoffs and financial penalties in the millions of dollars. But now work can proceed, and the only hope for opponents of the dam resides in court, where they have been demonstrably unsuccessful at every turn. Federal court judges have concluded BC Hydro has met the test for proper consultations with First Nations affected by Site C, and indeed some of those bands have signed benefits with BC Hydro and now have a vested interest in seeing the dam completed. In fact, aside from it marking the first time the Trudeau government has approved permits for any resource development since it came to

power, the Site C decision is pivotal precisely because it involves First Nations’ interests, both pro and con. A series of court decisions over decades have greatly strengthened the hand of First Nations when it comes to determining land use decisions, particularly in B.C. where there are relatively few treaties. But while First Nations’ rights are no doubt stronger, how deeply they are entrenched when compared to other interests, remains unclear. Many observers think while First Nations don’t have an automatic veto over some land use decisions, they have a de facto political veto. The eventual final court decision on First Nations’ challenges to Site C may well define further the answer to this question. In the meantime, does the Trudeau government’s

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decision to green light Site C signal it is willing to do so on other major projects – the Kinder Morgan and Energy East pipelines, an LNG industry, port developments, mining – that have a mixed bag when it comes to support or opposition from various First Nations? The pro-development side is surely rejoicing at the Trudeau government’s backing of the Site C dam project. It pushes some of the other major projects in this country closer to the building stage, and off the planning board where they’ve been stuck for so long. Whether they can remain in the building stage amid court challenges, primarily by some First Nations, is an open question however.

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Gov’ts, say no to living off the avails of gambling Dear Editor: Re: July 8 Viewpoint. I guess I’m one of those “the glass is half empty” types in that I totally agree with Paul Sullivan’s opinion piece B.C. is Real Gambling Addict in Casino Game. When I see those TV advertisements touting the new community centres

with the magnificent swimming pools, tracks, basketball courts etc., funded by the local casino, I don’t visualize happy faces. Instead I visualize all the local merchants that didn’t sell all that good food, proper clothing, vehicles and repairs, fast food outlets etc. That funding money came

from people’s earnings such as the 18.9 per cent with under $30K/year as reported by Mr. Sullivan. I would sooner see these gambled dollars spent in the community. I don’t want my government living off the “avails of gambling.” T. B. Mulligan North Vancouver

Casinos bring strife and sorrow Dear Editor: Re: North Van City to Consider Casino Again, July 1 front-page story. To tell you the truth, we need a casino like a hole in our head. If people want to gamble, lose their life savings, their home, break up families etc., they can go to Richmond – that is not far

– or they can fly to Vegas or Reno. (Since they are going to lose their money anyway.) Our teenagers have already a tough life. Drugs, sex and alcohol and now they want to add a casino? I think it doesn’t belong in North Vancouver. If you have money to spare, build a place for teenagers where they can

do different kinds of sports, games, climbing wall – anything to keep them occupied and out of trouble. Cater to them, not to gamblers. Daily they find dead bodies in Vegas because they lost it all. Don’t make this huge mistake is all I want to say. Sophia Trouwborst North Vancouver

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Cindy Goodman Cap U alumni awards Capilano University awarded six outstanding alumni, employees and partners June 21 at North Vancouver’s Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier. A variety of university community members and supporters were in attendance at this year’s 10th annual Alumni Awards of Excellence, which celebrated the achievements of Greg Quan, James Brown, Chelsey Reist, Christy Dodds, Susan Doig and Janet Burgess.

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Keep unwanted guests at bay Yesterday I spent way too long on my hands and knees digging the sides of more than 200 feet of floating row cover into the ground to keep those nasty flea beetles off my salad greens.

Flea beetles are a common pest on the West Coast, and you’ll find them munching many small holes in leaves of most of your crops. This year I noticed them first on the potatoes, then the kale and chard, then the radishes, and finally they’re heading for my tender salad greens now. Floating row cover is by far the simplest and organic method of controlling flea beetle. It is a light, airy fabric that allows sun and rain to penetrate, but not the bugs (as long as the sides are dug into the ground). If you have a big flea beetle population, they can defoliate young seedlings entirely, so protecting seedlings and germinating seeds with floating row cover is most important. Larger plants can generally withstand munching flea beetles. To the untrained eye, those cute little white butterflies flitting about the garden are picturesque. What you may

The Edible Gardener Emily Jubenvill not know are the horrors those little white butterflies can and will inflict on your garden. I literally cringed this morning when I looked out to see them dancing about the brassica patch (kale, broccoli, etc.). Soon they will be laying eggs on the underside of kale and broccoli leaves, which emerge into green caterpillars that will feed heavily on any brassica. I left getting floating row cover on too late to protect them entirely; however, I will still put the floating row cover over to help reduce more eggs from being laid. Once the caterpillars emerge

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garden is really about having a diverse eco-system of insects. I try to see the pest issues in my garden as imbalances – indicators that more habitat or diversity is needed to re-balance the system. Although I want to stomp on them all when I see a whole row of vegetables demolished, I try to remember that I can do more to support the ecosystem in and around my garden to prevent the major imbalances that create pest infestations. Most insects have a natural predator, so if we can develop habitat that encourages healthy populations in balance with one another, our garden will be shielded from overabundant pests, have a plethora of pollinators, and provide critical habitat for our insect friends. This year yarrow is bordering almost our entire field – it’s an excellent beneficial insect attractant – and we have plenty of bronze fennel, dill, and other wildflowers growing within our garden. A diversity of flowering plants throughout your garden will encourage beneficial insects like the ladybug to take up residence and help balance the

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that we had a complete eco-system. I know that there will always be some pest damage in my garden, and I will continue to work towards understanding how organic practices can encourage a balance between beneficial insects and what I consider “pest” insects.

Happy gardening! Emily Jubenvill grew up on the North Shore and is passionate about growing fresh organic food. She’s starting an organic farm, and working for the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project. emily@ediblegardenproject.com ediblegardenproject.com

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Practise walking to school this summer

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This is the perfect time to go for a walk. And not just any walk, but a walk to your child’s school. It’s time to teach her how to get from home to school safely. Getting to school is an important life skill and August is the perfect time to teach your kids how to make the trip. When I talk about kids going out to play or walking to school the response is usually, “We can’t do that anymore.” Well, it’s not a case of we can’t, it’s a case of we won’t. We choose not to let our children go. We can do it, and we can do it in a way that is safe and positive for our children. So, now is the time to take the bull by the horns and determine what you need to do to ensure that your child has the skills and knowledge to get herself safely to and from school. Step outside with her and start walking and while you walk, talk. Tell her why you chose this route and point out the homes of friends. Teach her to stay

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Parenting Today Kathy Lynn on the sidewalk and to look both ways before crossing the street. Identify potential hazards. Tell her to make eye contact with drivers before walking in front of their car at a stop light. Go into any local stores so that the store owners know and recognize your child. Then after a few trips, have her take the lead and you follow. It’s a process and by the first day of school she will be ready to make the trip on her own. OK, you will likely want to go all the way with her on the first day, but then let her go. If you are simply not ready to let her go on her own, create a walking school bus. This is simply a group of children walking together under the supervision of an adult. It’s kind of like carpooling in that the parents involved take turns being the walking adult. You choose a route, the kids join the group and hopefully, over time, the kids will be able to continue on their own without an adult. It’s important and will benefit your kids. The goal is to allow her to start to take some responsibility for herself. She learns her way around your neighbourhood and experiences the good feeling of taking charge of one small piece of her life. An obvious second benefit is that she will be getting regular exercise. And if she’s like most kids she’ll not just walk sedately, she will hop, run, jump and skip. When she gets to her classroom she will be ready to settle down and focus on school work. Kids who have been driven are likely to be antsy because they need some exercise before they can settle down to learn.

Our parenting job is to raise our children to become capable young adults. Children who do not know how to get themselves from one place to another have a challenge in becoming capable. If they have learned that their parents will take them everywhere they will have problems going downtown for job interviews, getting on a plane to head to the post-secondary institution of their choice or simply going out to a movie with friends. It’s a process. First they walk to school, then they may need to take a city bus to middle or high school, then they go to the mall on the bus with their friends. Being able to get themselves from one place to another is their responsibility. When we make sure they have all the information they need to go where they need to go, they take on the responsibility to make it happen. When we do it for them, they do not need to be at all responsible for their activities. If we want our kids to grow to be responsible adults, it’s important that we start with the small things when they are school age. Then when they need to take responsibility for larger decisions, they will be ready. All of this combines to be part of the picture of helping children develop high self-esteem. When our child can look at himself in the mirror and know that today he got himself to and from school, that he arrived on time and that he had a good time doing so, he feels good about himself. When she’s getting regular exercise she will feel better physically and this leads to her feeling good about herself. Being healthy and successful go a long way to a child’s positive self-image. Head out the door, and make the initial walk to school. Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author of Vive la Différence, Who’s In Charge Anyway? and But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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Chef Ralf Dauns makes soup in the kitchen of Soup Meister at Lonsdale Quay. The kitchen space features 150-litre stock pots. Dauns launched a small food-focused outlet at the quay in 1995 and it has expanded considerably since then. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Soup-focused eatery still a popular staple My first job, at age 13, was assisting the custodian of my apartment building in Montreal.

I made $5 an hour for backbreaking and unglamorous work, which included trash removal, lawn mowing, carpet and linoleum uprooting, and other minor maintenance tasks. At 15, I moved on to packing bags at the local grocery store. I suppose the lessons of hard work and Chris Dagenais self-sufficiency were imparted by those jobs and have had a positive influence on my work ethic, but I sometimes wonder where I’d be now if I had embraced some of my passions more assertively earlier on.

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Like food and cooking. Over the years I have noted with interest that the employees at Lonsdale Quay’s Soup Meister seem quite young. As it happens, they are indeed. For many of them, it is their first job. Under the tutelage and mentorship of highly accomplished chef (and legitimately dubbed “soup meister”) Ralf Dauns, these young workers are learning skills that it took me many years to cultivate on my own. As young as they are, I have found Soup Meister employees to be consistently helpful, professional and knowledgeable about the shop’s wares. I suspect this is because they quickly recognize what a great gig they’ve landed. I really cannot imagine too many other jobs available to first-time employees that are going to pay back such great lifelong dividends. An appreciation for good-quality, madefrom-scratch food, as well as the technical skills to create it, are invaluable benefits. Dauns shared with me on a phone call that more than 200 young employees have worked at his operation since the beginning. I sometimes think I’d be willing to do an internship with him myself if it meant getting a handle on creating a solid soup stock.

Dauns hails from the heart of Mosel Riesling country in Germany and has held tenure at top resorts and restaurants in Europe, the U.S. and in Canada. He eventually settled in North Vancouver and launched a small soup-focused outlet at Lonsdale Quay in 1995. He has expanded considerably since then to meet demand (including urgent, last-minute requests for stock and demi-glace from restaurant kitchens that have run-out of their own) and currently occupies a space that is home to both prep (get a load of those imposing, 150-litre stock pots) and retail service. The Soup Meister has emerged as one of my all-time favourite go-to spots for meals in a pinch. I feel one would be hard pressed to find another source for a healthy, tasty, well made meal for the whole family for just over 20 bucks. Many of the Meister’s soups, available for takeout in generous single-meal or family-meal formats, change with the seasons, providing a forum for the best of what is available locally, while others, the “core soups” or menu

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staples, remain reliably available year-round. During a recent summer hot spell I picked up a sampling of Italian-themed soups as I feel that country’s cuisine is so compatible with this season, making use of the fresh produce that shines so brightly in B.C. from June to October. The first soup in my tasting was Tuscan Bean, made with vegetable stock (several all-veg options are always readily available at Soup Meister), loads of the titular legumes, carrots, balsamic vinegar and ample quantities of celery and sundried tomatoes. Heavier on the tomato quotient, but not dissimilar in its mix of vegetables (but with the addition of cabbage, cannellini beans, spaghetti noodles and bay leaf) was the Minestrone, a perennial kids’ favourite, with mild seasoning and accessible ingredients. I find it remarkable that the vegetables in these soups all managed to retain a subtle al dente crunch; soups I make at home tend to render vegetables into indistinguishable mush. A portion of Cream of Mushroom soup, a far, far departure from the insipid and artificially thickened stuff you might have experienced from a can, was a deliciously rich and deeply flavoured creation made with wild mushrooms, tomato, onion, yams and sweet potatoes, herbs (I am quite certain I detected the fragrant presence of tarragon in this) and lemon juice. My favourite of the tasting was the Sicilian Connection, featuring loads of flavourful sausage that boasted heady, almost anise-like notes of fresh Italian basil, beans, spinach, Parmesan, herbs and tomato. With a mini-loaf of chewy, herbaceous Turkish-style bread from neighbour Cobbs, the Sicilian connection made an eminently satisfying, filling but not overwhelming

summertime meal. Single meal portions of soup from the Meister are typically around $5; in my estimation, it would be impossible to create soup of this calibre for the same price at home. thesoupmeister.com 604-983-2774

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At long last the mystery of what is going to happen to the old Matador space on Esplanade (in front of the Quay, underneath Café by Tao) is solved. The room, gutted to the core and radically redecorated (it has a much more open, airy feel to it now, despite being a tiny space to begin with), has opened as Five and Dime Cantina, a casual and inexpensive joint dedicated to tacos, burritos, quesedillas and other Mexican-inspired fare. I have it on good authority that Five and Dime’s lineup of house-made salsas is impressive, but watch for more on this place in The Dish column in the coming weeks.

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The Harmony Arts Festival is bringing a fun mixology-themed event to the Pier at Ambleside with Mixology Night on the Pier. The event features mixology stations, food and music and will showcase the skills of our province’s top bartenders, including North Shore born and raised barkeep Robyn Gray, currently the head bartender of Prohibition, one of Vancouver’s top cocktail culture revival destinations. For more information, visit harmonyarts.ca. 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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Flicka Gymnastics’ Scott Morgan to compete in Rio Saturday ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

For North Vancouver’s Scott Morgan, it will always be about the journey.

Set to compete this weekend in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the longtime member of North Vancouver’s Flicka Gymnastics is being increasingly called upon to offer insight to rising gymnastic talent in a role-modelling capacity. The importance of living in the moment is an important lesson he works to impart on his young charges. “You’re going to have hardships, you’re going to have points that are difficult, but then you’re also going to have these triumphs and amazing moments. People have asked (me), ‘Oh man, this must be a huge weight off your shoulders -– the Olympic Games! Wow, that’s so exciting!’ And it is, 100 per cent, it’s the pinnacle of our sport, it’s the dream. But looking back on it all, it’s not necessarily going to be about the Olympics in 10 years, it’s going to be about the journey and that’s one thing that I’ve really tried to tell these young kids coming

up that have so much talent in our club and talent within respective sports. Enjoy it, live every moment and just have fun and thrive in your environment,” he says. Morgan, a 2014 Commonwealth Games double gold medallist, was one of eight athletes named by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Gymnastics Canada to represent Team Canada in artistic and trampoline gymnastics. He’s being coached by Vali Stan, Flicka’s MAG head coach, whom he’s worked with since 2002. Chosen as the only male to represent Canada in men’s artistic gymnastics this year, the opportunity has afforded Morgan a welcome opportunity to share his story of how he came to find himself on the eve of his first Olympic Games. Morgan, now 27-years-old, started training in gymnastics at Flicka at age four. He quickly found a passion for the sport and even earned a gig as a mini-mascot for the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies at age six. “When I was younger I didn’t really have dreams or aspirations of a particular goal like the Olympics or world championships, I was

Scott Morgan competes on the rings at the 2016 Canadian Championships in Edmonton, Alta. He’ll make his Olympics debut when he enters the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics arena Saturday morning. PHOTO SUPPLIED GYMNASTICS CANADA/AMBER BRACKEN just being in the moment and enjoying it and shooting for local competitions,” says Morgan. While a young student at Seycove secondary, Morgan asked his coach what it would take for him to become an

international gymnast and compete at that level. Stan laid it all out for him: his commitment was going to be in the gym and he would be required to do half days at school. “We made a plan and stuck with it for a little while. Shortly

after, a lot of my friends had left the gym. I was one of the few boys there, still remaining. And being a very social and multi-sport young kid, I ended up leaving the sport. But then, four years later, I ended up returning and got that spark

again and got that drive,” says Morgan. The duo spent the next few years working hard and the Olympics still seemed like a far off idea – that is until the

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Morgan being accompanied by longtime coach Vali Stan From page 21 wins started coming in fast and furious. “From summer of 2011 it was when I thought to myself, ‘OK, maybe this is something I can do.’ Basically from that point on we’ve been shooting to make the Olympic Games. We’ve always had small goals within there, going to Pan Am Games in the fall of 2011, and then going to Commonwealth Games in 2014 and then we went to another Pan Am Games. Those were all massive stepping stones along with world championships to getting to the ultimate goal. But the past four years after London we (referring to himself and Stan) knew OK, we’re going to commit to the next four years. This is the goal, this is the end goal. How do we achieve that? And it was really just smart planning and hard training and a lot of competitions, a lot of travelling, a lot of injuries. But it’s been a dream for probably the past five years knowing that it’s possible. And to make it happen, it’s a pretty good feeling,” says Morgan. It’s also a pretty good feeling to be making it to this level of competition with the support of his North Shore community, friends and family, as well as his home gymnastics club and longtime coach also in his corner. “Flicka has been so great to me over the years. It just feels like my second home. To be able to have Vali there now, and he’s been able to help out to get me to the level that I need to compete internationally, the cards were perfectly laid out for us. We did our job and worked hard and to be able to go with him and represent our home club, it’s a good feeling,” he says.

Morgan and Stan left for Rio de Janeiro, July 28 and will remain in Brazil for the duration of the games, returning home Aug. 22. This will mark their second time in the city, having travelled there in April for an Olympics test event – the team qualifier. “Unfortunately we didn’t qualify a team. It was still very up to chance as far as who was going to go. We were hoping that all the work we’ve put in over the past four years had really helped our position because we have been one of the most consistent athletes on the team,” says Morgan. Morgan found out that he had personally qualified for the Olympics after the national championships held in Edmonton, Alta., in early June. “It was an interesting feeling because you’re going to a national competition with the rest of your teammates but you’re all fighting against each another. So it was kind of an interesting dynamic but a few of us had some good chats and the core group of us got past that and tried to put our best showing in. We just had a really good meet and it worked out in our favour,” he says. After that meet Morgan was told unofficially he was one of three athletes being considered for a single spot at the games. He found out officially that he was headed to Rio, June 30 at the team announcement in Gatineau, Que. “After being shortlisted to the three athletes we felt pretty confident so we just got right back in the gym and kept on doing our thing but we didn’t get that 100 per cent this is it until June 30. It hasn’t been long but it’s

Flicka Gymnastics coach Vali Stan is pleased to be making his Olympics debut this weekend in Rio. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

been exciting for sure,” says Morgan. Morgan will compete in three of the six male artistic gymnastics events: floor exercise, rings and vault. “Floor is probably our best-ranking event going in. … We’ve got some high hopes going in that hopefully we can clinch the final,” he says. “We’ve got personal goals of making certain rankings and just putting Canada back on the map within men’s gymnastics. But at the end of the day it’s just going in and doing the same routines that we always have and we’re really only competing against ourselves at this point, so just try to go in there and do the best routine we can,” he adds. When asked how he’s preparing for his moment in the spotlight, Morgan says it’s mainly about detailed planning and travelling wisely. “(It’s about) just making sure that we’re smart with our training, so we’re feeling at our best on the competition day. And then at that point all the hard work is done and it’s just going out there, having a bit of fun and really just trying to

Scott Morgan celebrates at the end of his floor routine at the 2016 Canadian Championships in Edmonton, Alta. PHOTO SUPPLIED GYMNASTICS CANADA/AMBER BRACKEN beat myself and my personal best, and going out there and knowing that it’s possible and trying to achieve that. After everything is done, we can’t control what anyone else does, it’s just going out there and controlling what we can control,” he says. Fellow North Vancouver resident Stan is also anxiously anticipating his first trip to the Olympic Games, a goal he’s had since childhood. “Since I was 13 years old, since I got into sports, it was my dream,” he says. Originally from Romania, Stan moved to Canada in 2002 to begin coaching with Flicka Gymnastics. The first Olympics he remembers watching was the

1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in which Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was awarded three gold medals in addition to being the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event, according to Wikipedia. “She was an inspiration. … Everybody in Romania wanted to go to the Olympics,” says Stan. Stan continues to work to encourage his young charges to dream big. “You’re coaching these kids and you have to motivate them. You tell them if you do good, this is what you do and you get to go to the Olympics. Although it’s a long shot and a long-term goal, it’s always there,” he says.

He’s pleased that going himself with fellow club member Morgan will help make that dream seem ever more achievable. Stan will celebrate his 48th birthday Aug. 15 while in Rio at the games. “If (Scott) makes the floor final it will be on my birthday. I’m already asking for a gift,” he says. The artistic gymnastics competition is being held at the Rio Olympic Arena from Aug. 6 to 16, beginning with a preliminary qualifying round. Morgan will enter the arena Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. Rio time/6 a.m. Vancouver time. If he finishes in the top eight of any of his three events – floor exercise, rings and vault – he will advance to the finals.

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SHARP, Richard Granville February 16, 1944 - July 19, 2016

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Richard passed away peacefully in his sleep after a challenging illness. Born in London, England during an air raid, he was raised in Auckland and Mississauga before moving to West Vancouver in 1959. Richard was predeceased by his parents, Richard H.A. Sharp and Veronica Sharp (Bartram), and his brother Donald. He is survived by his loving wife Louise of 42 years; his in-laws Phillip, Richard, and Charmaine; brother Tony; and Cam Bartram (Heidi). Richard’s career was in sales and marketing. He was always active in the community, whether it be in Rotary International, Vancouver AM Tourism, or RCMP auxiliary. For many years, he enjoyed creating spicy dishes in the kitchen/BBQ, gardening, and watercolour painting with the North Shore Artist Guild. His wonderfully cheerful attitude and sense of humour gave him the ability to put smiles on faces wherever he went, and some say his jokes will be missed.

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There will be no service. A celebration of life will be held August 7 at the Black Bear Pub in Lynn Valley Centre, North Vancouver from 2-4PM.

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