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West Van councillor Michael Lewis mourned BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
West Vancouver Coun. Michael Lewis has died.
AMBLESIDE ACCIDENT Bystanders rush to offer assistance following a serious collision involving a motorcycle at Marine Drive and 15th Street in West Vancouver Monday evening. The motorcycle’s driver and passenger were taken to hospital. See the full story page 4. PHOTO SUPPLIED DAVID RAWLINGS
Lewis, a three-term council member and longtime volunteer who supported the arts and autism advocacy, died early Saturday morning after a brief bout with lung cancer. He was 66. His council colleagues are mourning the loss of a softspoken and reasoned member of the council who had a good sense of humour. “Today is a very sad day for everyone who knew and worked with Michael …” said Mayor Michael Smith on Monday. “Our thoughts are really with his wife and his two boys. We wish them all the best. He will be very much missed as a member of our council.”
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada has dusted off the Cohen Commission Report into the collapse of sockeye salmon stocks on the Fraser River and is pledging to act on its languishing recommendations.
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement from the DFO Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research on Marine Drive in West Vancouver Tuesday morning. Since the report was published in 2012, the DFO has acted on about 32 of the 75 recommendations, according to LeBlanc, but slow implementation of the remaining ones was “unacceptable.”
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Government gives priority to 2012 Cohen Commission Report on dwindling Fraser River fish LeBlanc stopped short, however, of saying which recommendations would be acted on first, emphasizing the pressing need right now is to staff up with scientists who can research and advise the government going forward. The 2016 federal budget contained $197 million in new base funding for ocean and freshwater science to “monitor and improve the health of fish stocks, better understand ecosystem stresses and to support sustainable
aquaculture,” LeBlanc said. So far, 17 new scientists have been hired in B.C. with plans for another 12, all of whom will focus on wild Pacific salmon. “These new staff will allow us to increase the monitoring of salmon populations, better predict where salmon mortality occurs and increase our investment in fish health,” LeBlanc said. “Much of this work will directly support a number of recommendations made by Justice Cohen in his report.” While the focus of Tuesday’s announcement was continuing the work on the Cohen Commission’s recommendation, the renewed prioritization would benefit all Pacific wild
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Lewis had ‘no call too small’ work ethic From page 1 West Vancouver residents have Lewis to thank for helping to ensure their taxes were kept low, Smith said. “I would think his biggest legacy is his commitment to fiscal prudence and responsibility,” Smith said. “We’ve kept our tax increases, since he was on council, to below the rate of inflation. I think he can take a large amount of the credit for that. He was constantly challenging our senior staff to look for ways of doing things more effectively and efficiently.” During council sessions, Smith regarded Lewis as a voice of reason who spoke up only when he had a measured and thoughtful comment to add to the debate. “With all the politicking and the posturing that goes on in council, Michael never varied from the reason he felt he was there, which was to make the best decisions he could for the community. He wasn’t there to promote himself or play any games,” Smith said. “He didn’t speak just for the camera time. He really was quite unique and quite special. He was quiet and thoughtful and when he did have something to add, people listened.” Those were qualities that applied in equal measure to his life outside council, according to Lewis’s wife, Jean. Since Lewis’s illness became public, his family was deluged with calls and letters of support not only from West Vancouver residents but also frontline workers in the municipality and people across Canada. Jean said from the time she and her husband met, he was always a very service-minded
Running yellow lights a likely crash factor JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Two people are in hospital after a serious collision involving a motorcycle in West Vancouver Sunday evening.
A visitor to West Vancouver municipal hall signs a book of condolence for three-term Coun. Michael Lewis who died Saturday after a short illness. A public memorial is set for Monday at the Gleneagles Golf Course clubhouse. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD man, interested in looking after the needs of others. “He always had this capacity and this huge empathy for people in need of help.” When their youngest son was diagnosed with autism, the family became highly involved in the autism treatment and advocacy movement, including spearheading landmark lawsuits that opened up more funding for treatment. “He was able to do for our son what we needed to do but he took it a step further and said, ‘This wrong needs to
be corrected for every other child. It starts with fairness and justice. Just because we can afford it, what about everyone else that can’t?’” Stemming from his advocacy, he became president of the Autism Society of British Columbia and then the Autism Society of Canada. He also was a president of the British Columbia Boys Choir board of directors and was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his volunteerism. Lewis took a “no call too small” attitude in his
constituency work, Jean said. He once personally saw to a senior who didn’t know what to do about a dead crow on her patio, and he would frequently visit the site of even minor variances being requested of council, she added. “Whatever he did, he did well,” she said. “I think his legacy will be a culmination of all of his public service, whether it’s political, disability advocacy or arts advocacy. He was a very multi-faceted person” The district has lowered its flags to half-mast in Lewis’s
memory and has set up a book of condolences for residents to sign in the foyer at municipal hall. A public memorial has been scheduled for Monday, Aug. 15 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Gleneagles Golf Course clubhouse. Under the Local Government Act, the municipality must appoint an elections officer “as soon as practicable” after an elected member has died and a byelection must be held on a Saturday within 80 days of a chief electoral officer being appointed.
Boy, 7, recovering from Lighthouse Park cliff fall JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
A seven-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he received serious injuries Sunday afternoon after falling off a rocky cliff in West Vancouver’s Lighthouse Park.
A boy who fell from a cliff in Lighthouse Park Sunday afternoon is evacuated by Coast Guard. PHOTO SUPPLIED MARTIN LEDUC/WEST VANCOUVER FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES
The accident happened shortly after 1 p.m. when the child fell about 15 metres from a cliff near the end of the West Beach Trail, landing on the rocks below. “I think it was pretty much a straight drop,” said Martin
Leduc, assistant chief of operations with West Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services. Emergency responders were called to the scene at about 1:15 p.m. and used ropes to rappel down to reach the child. The boy was in serious condition, with head and arm injuries, but was conscious when firefighters and paramedics reached him. Leduc said emergency crews put the boy on a spine board and called the Coast Guard to evacuate him with a rigid-hulled inflatable to the Kitsilano Coast Guard
base. He was then rushed to Children’s Hospital. Leduc said it’s unclear how the accident happened. He added Lighthouse Park does present rugged terrain, particularly any time visitors venture off marked trails. A total of 16 firefighters, four advance life support paramedics from B.C. Ambulance and a park ranger were involved in rescue efforts. Leduc said as of Monday evening the boy had been moved to a recovery ward and his condition was improving.
Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department, said the accident happened shortly before 6 p.m. after three vehicles - an SUV, a sedan and a motorcycle – all tried to beat a yellow light at the intersection of Marine Drive and 15th street. An eastbound motorcycle with a driver and passenger crashed into a westbound SUV, which was trying to make a left turn on the light. Both the 36-year-old male driver of the motorcycle, from Vancouver, and his 30-year-old female passenger, from Toronto, were thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash, including multiple fractures and possible concussions and other internal injuries. They were rushed to hospital where the motorcycle driver underwent surgery on Monday, said Palmer. Both the man and woman remained in hospital Monday afternoon. The drivers of the other vehicles – a 53-year-old White Rock woman and a 55-year-old man – were not injured in the crash. The accident was witnessed by a number of people, said Palmer. It was also captured by a dashboard-mounted camera in another northbound vehicle. At least two police officers also happened to be in the vicinity of the crash and were on the scene “within seconds,” said Palmer. Based on witness statements and a review of the video, all three drivers involved in the crash will likely be issued tickets for disobeying yellow lights at an intersection, Palmer said. Damage to the motorcycle has been assessed at about $10,000.
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Streamkeepers, First Nations to be consulted From page 1 salmon, LeBlanc said. As part of the announcement, LeBlanc said his department would begin walking back some of the cuts made to the Fisheries Act by the previous Conservative government, after consultations this fall with stewardship groups, scientists and First Nations’ governments. “We didn’t think we should simply cut and paste what was in the previous legislation. We think perhaps we could do better and we want to hear from experts,” he said. DFO will be posting live updates detailing the status of each of the 75 recommendations “so everyone can see clearly and transparently what has been accomplished so far, but also equally importantly, what additional work remains to be done,” he said. West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country’s
Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones said she spoke with LeBlanc to lobby him on the issue of salmon stocks within hours of him being handed the DFO portfolio. “Going back a couple of years, the community has been attached to the Cohen Commission recommendations since Day 1. It’s an exciting body of work,” she said. “To be at the point now where the government has changed, to be enacting policy that is so deeply regarded in the community is really exciting.” West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society president John Barker beamed as LeBlanc delivered the update. “I’m delighted – very much so,” he said. “There’s been so much uncertainty as to what was really going to happen.” Barker wouldn’t say which of the remaining recommendations ought to be DFO’s priority, only that the science-based approach
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc addresses the media, salmon stewardship groups, First Nations leaders and government scientists at West Vancouver’s DFO research station Tuesday. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD was a big step in the right direction. “This is really their call how they do it. They’ll bring closure to some of the things they’re being criticized for but in my mind, they’re doing the right thing. They’re doing it through science,” he said. A lot of theories about the collapse of the stock get bandied about without any hard research to prove them, Barker said, referring
to things like fish farms, warm ocean water blobs and allotment of commercial fishing quotas. The funding and research should complement nicely with the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salish Sea Survival Project, Barker said. “We’ll finally figure out a lot of things that will be going sideways and hopefully find remedies to them,” he said.
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Voter turnout will be key for both parties The recent week-long summer sitting of the legislature was another reminder that the biggest challenge the B.C. Liberals are facing in their re-election bid may be complacency.
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address a public policy after the spring election — prophesies based on an assumed B.C. Liberal victory. And the government caucus has never lacked in confidence (or arrogance) since the 2013 election, while the Opposition New Democrats, with some notable exceptions, continue to sleepwalk towards the next vote. Adding to the government side’s optimism is the fact that the B.C. Liberal party is awash in tons of cash, while the NDP faces ongoing and very serious financial challenges. Unlike in 2013, when an apparent looming NDP victory convinced the business community to fork over some major dough to the party, nothing remotely like that is happening this time around. The party is having serious fundraising troubles (it apparently runs a significant operating deficit each month)
and party membership is very low. Its leader employs a curious strategy of maintaining a low profile, with the result that he is an unknown quantity to the voting public. As for the B.C. Liberals, meanwhile, the party’s own internal tracking polls apparently show it enjoys healthy leads in pretty well every riding it currently holds (the party doesn’t do provincewide polling; just the 50 or so seats that are deemed winnable). It’s interesting to compare the situation both parties currently find themselves in with the ones they were in six months before the 2013 election. Things have been flipped on their head. Back then, the B.C. Liberals were a disorganized and dispirited bunch. The government was beset with internal bickering over Premier Christy Clark’s leadership and the
party itself seemed incapable of running an effective election campaign. In fact, at one point it seemed possible Clark could actually be forced out of office. Meanwhile, the NDP was in ready-to-take-over mode, with MLAs and staff musing about what roles they would have once they formed government. Fast forward three years and a completely different scenario has taken hold. Clark’s hold on her caucus and government is unassailable and the B.C. Liberal party seems to be in perpetual motion: nominating candidates at a steady pace and raising money at an even quicker pace. The party employs a number of full-time field organizers, who have been working those potentially “winnable” ridings almost since the last campaign finished. The NDP hasn’t been
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pay increases over the past number of years, we must consider if these salaries are sustainable. Based on Coun. Gambioli’s letter, I take it she feels staff salaries and the number of employees on payroll are reasonable. However I suggest this matter should be open to debate. The bulk of the district’s budget goes towards salaries; it is a significant component of the overall budget and as such deserves close scrutiny, including by taxpaying residents, regardless of the value of their home. By the way, I am not some out-of-touch retiree, I still work for a living and I don’t earn anywhere near what most of our district staff earn. Through years of hard work and saving, as well as getting into the real estate market at a fortuitous time, I am incredibly fortunate to be a WV homeowner. If you want to ensure district employees can afford to live in West Van then do something about skyrocketing real estate prices because the solution surely isn’t to have taxpayers cough up the money so that staff can afford to buy some
of the most desirable and expensive real estate in the world. As far as the idea that most district employees commute here and this is a problem in the event of an earthquake — who are the essential people that need to be here? Fire, police, maintenance and engineering staff? Surely some of these employees live in West Van already, including the chief of police and the district’s CAO. What happens if some of these “key” personnel simply choose to live elsewhere? Will the district make residency part of their job description? Does Coun. Gambioli seriously think district staff’s pay should be harnessed to West Van real estate values? As disturbing as that idea is, what’s even more disconcerting is the notion that homeowners have no right to complain based solely on the value of their property and the fact that they already own their home. Aren’t these the very people Coun. Gambioli is supposed to represent? Melinda Slater West Vancouver
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Dear Editor: Re: Tenants Coping with Fire’s Aftermath, July 29 frontpage story. I would like to thank all the neighbours in our neighbourhood of Second Street. The way everyone opened their doors to help was truly amazing. We are the lucky ones to live in such a great place. (Thanks also to) the brave first responders that saved lives that day with
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Dear Editor: Re: $100K Club at West Van’s Town Hall Worth Every Penny, July 22 Mailbox. Coun. Nora Gambioli’s suggestion that West Vancouver District staff salaries are not “inflated” in part because they are not as high as salaries paid in other jurisdictions, such as the District and the City of North Vancouver, but: “more importantly are still well below the need for someone who wants to live in West Vancouver these days,” bears scrutiny. Coun. Gambioli takes columnist Trevor Lautens to task for presenting numbers with no context whatsoever. While it is helpful to know compensation details for other municipalities, if we’re going to put things in context we should also know how municipal salaries compare with the private sector. Government employees tend to be at the very top end of the scale when it comes to remuneration. What requires consideration is whether municipal salaries and benefits as a whole are out of sync with the private sector. Also, due to substantially escalating
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Kevin Hill Chase the Setting Sun Representatives of Seymour Art Gallery hosted an opening reception for its latest show Chase the Setting Sun, featuring the works of Ben Lim, July 24. The show features ceramic sculptures, clay tablet prints, sketchbooks and a collection of graphic design works by the late North Vancouver artist (19322016). Full sale proceeds will support the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation, B.C. Women’s Hospital Foundation and the Deep Cove gallery. The exhibition will remain on display until Saturday, Aug. 13. seymourartgallery.com
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Jason Haight knows firsthand the devastation cancer can cause to a family.
After his mother passed away from the disease, Haight also lost his father last November to pancreatic cancer. In their memory, Jason is set to take on the Glotman Simpson Cypress Challenge on Sunday, Aug. 14, where he will join hundreds of other cyclists as they climb up Cypress Mountain in support of life-saving pancreatic cancer research. For him, the Cypress Challenge will be more than just a test of strength and stamina. “I think it will be far more emotionally challenging than physically,” Haight said. “It will allow me to feel some closure, while helping others at the same time.” The event benefits the B.C. Cancer Foundation in support of pancreatic cancer research at the B.C. Cancer Agency. Since 2008, more than $1.642 million has been raised through the Cypress Challenge, making it the
largest pancreatic cancer fundraiser in Canada. This year the event is aiming to surpass the $2 million mark, and Haight is proud to have his fundraising efforts help in any way. “I’m motivated to support better research and treatments through my fundraising,” he said. “And to help other families avoid cancer.” Haight encourages anyone interested in taking part in the Cypress Challenge to sign up. “With every pedal stroke, you are helping others,” he
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One summer hostess gift idea is to pick up an outdoor lantern and place a colourful bedding plant inside for a pop of colour. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD I saw this idea at a daytime summer party last season and thought it was very clever. A simple, clear pitcher is filled with fresh lemons, sugar and a lavender sprig. The handle is tied off with a pretty ribbon and a lemonade recipe card. The hostess can choose to make the lemonade later or that afternoon for everyone to enjoy. Potted Herb I’ve always loved the simplicity of receiving a potted herb as a hostess gift. This is probably one of the most versatile gifts you can give a hostess because not only
does it look pretty sitting on a window sill but there is a good chance the host will pinch a few leaves for their dinner that evening. Look for simple pots such as terra cotta, aluminum and ceramic. All may be found in department stores and nurseries at the moment. Fill them with sterilized soil and simple herbs such as basil, chives or rosemary. Tie the herb with a small, chic label card using raffia or garden twine. For an added twist, pick up a few colourful, patterned, plastic Chinese food container boxes at Michaels. These work
wonderfully for this idea. Beach Towels Who doesn’t appreciate beach towels for the summer? I love purchasing a few of these and wrapping a magazine and sunscreen around them with a pretty ribbon. Or place a couple of towels inside an inexpensive beach bag (which can be found at dollar stores) and tie off with a pair of swim goggles. Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and floral design. She also runs Blu Dog Staging & Redesign. bludogstagingandredesign.com
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For many North Shore high school grads, September marks the beginning of a brand-new educational journey: university. Whether they’re headed to the East Coast or staying closer to home to study at SFU, UBC or Cap U, you can make sure your university student gets a good night’s sleep in their new dorm room by choosing some comfy back-to-school bedding for them.
pillows, for instance – Matt recommends not going too expensive because a lot of the stuff never comes home.
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“We’ve got all the twin XL fitted sheets,” he says. Many universities, he added, require bedbug covers and bedbug pillow covers – items that North Shore Linens carries.
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To ensure a restful sleep even during exams you might want to consider a “topper” which is placed on top of the mattress to make it more comfortable. “Generally the universities use inexpensive mattresses which are not always the most comfortable things in the world,” he says.
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North Shore Linens has a wide selection of inexpensive duvet covers and other bedding on special for back to school. “A lot of kids don’t like a top sheet so we do sell the twin XL fitted separately with matching pillow cases. If you only want the fitted sheets, we have seven different lines available — including bamboo.” For a washable quilt, choose from synthetic, wool and down. If your student is heading to eastern Canada you don’t necessarily need a heavy quilt, Matt advises. “A lot of people buy a heavier winter quilt for a colder area and then set the temperature in their room to the same as it would be at home so they regret buying a heavier weight.” If you purchase bedding from North Shore Linens for shipment across Canada, the store will allow you to include other items with the shipment — you just have to pay the additional shipping costs. “We get a very good rate through Greyhound. So it’s a great way to get stuff to the university.” Along with comfy bedding, a good towel is also a must for dorm living. “Something that is easily washed and dries fast. Maybe something organic,” says Matt. A new shipment of organic twin XL sheets and pillow cases will be arriving at the store soon so check the website for updates. Twin XL sheets aren’t only for dorm beds. The can also be used for king beds that are made up of two twin XL beds put together and for electric beds. “We carry twin XL sheets yearround,” he says. Visit North Shore Linens at 267 Pemberton Ave. or online at northshorelinens.com. Once you do, you’ll never want to hunt for bedding anywhere else!
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Luc Prest is ready to get back to work, rain or shine. The five-year-old is headed to Grade 1 in September.
Learning Express Library has practice tests and tutorials in all of the major school subjects for students in the middle grades and older, plus the LSAT, TOEFL and more. Learning Express: Software Centre also offers self-guided courses on Microsoft Office and other software that is perfect for beginners. Looking to learn a new technical skill or take your existing knowledge to a new level? Lynda. com offers hundreds of professional courses on topics including accounting, video and photo editing software, coding, teaching and much more. Public libraries also have subscriptions to ancestry.ca, the popular database used for genealogy research. This is the only digital
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You’ve probably heard of programs like Rosetta Stone that help learners gain language skills independently without attending classes. The public library offers access to similar options like Mango Languages and Pronunciator with self-directed courses on more than 50 world languages.
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Develop your child’s organization skills and have them pre-select their outfits on Sunday for the week ahead. Create your own or use blank dividers and label them with the days of the week. Use the dividers to hang outfits in day order in the closet. Another option for older kids is to purchase an over-the door-valet hook and have them line up their week’s outfits. Check the thickness of the door to ensure the hook fits snuggly without damaging the doorframe. Standard doors are usually 1½ inches but custom doors can be thicker so be sure to measure it to save time. Tip: Practise this same organizational tip for yourself and enjoy a smoother morning routine.
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know the answer or saying no school teacher once to peer pressure. asked North Shore Taekwondo’s Master “We try and teach them Tony Kook how how to speak up,” says Kook. martial arts schools teach “Confidence teaches you there’s important life skills differently never a wrong time to do the than other sports. She wanted right thing.” to know what kids would learn in Monthly themes “Confidence taekwondo that are the focus of teaches you might be different the character there’s never a than what they’d development wrong time to do learn in soccer, portion of the the right thing.” baseball or hockey. curriculum. The difference, he said, is in the approach, “There are only so many ways to kick and punch, but a great martial arts school is going to use those as tools, use those as means to develop life skills,” he says. “In other sports they’re going to learn respect in indirect ways. We do it in a very, very direct way.” Kook says that teaching life skills is at the core of his school’s martial arts curriculum. Rather than using mat chats to talk about confidence in the abstract, the school discusses concrete examples of how students can integrate the theme into their daily lives, such as putting their hand up in school when they
“The classes are tremendously fun, they’re very safe and they’re age appropriate,” says Kook. The school has an average ratio of 10 students per one instructor, allowing for one-onone interaction and support. “We’re truly here to really, really help people to achieve goals and improve quality of life,” says Kook. “We’re just using taekwondo as the tool to get there.” North Shore Taekwondo offers classes for children aged 4 to 6, youth aged 7 to 13 as well as teens and adults aged 14 and up. Classes operate on a monthly membership basis.
To Register yourself or your child sign up now before our fall classes fill up! North Shore Taekwondo 2900 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver www.northshoretaekwondo.com email: northshoretkd@shaw.ca phone: 604-986-5558.
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The public library’s collection of ebooks and e-audiobooks has expanded and improved over the past several years and you can now access bestsellers in all genres and for all ages using the Overdrive or OneClickDigital apps. Keep in mind: many of these services offer paid subscriptions to non-library users, so you have to make sure that you are accessing them through your library website (or with your library card) to get it for free. In other words, a Google search often won’t lead you to the right entry point. Check with your local branch to confirm that these are available at your public
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Children’s poetry captures essence of all four seasons When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for all Seasons by Julie Fogliano; illustrated by Julie Morstad (New York, Roaring Brook Press) $22
Fogliano’s poems are arranged as a yearly progression beginning with the spring solstice.
Rachel Lynn Ptic (17) Argyle secondary ART TEACHERS: Ryanne Bergler and Bryan Taylor FAVOURITE ART: painting FAVOURITE ARTIST: Frederick Varley HER TEACHERS WRITE: Rachel is a creative and focused artist who excels and enjoys working in all mediums. She has a great sense of composition and colour combinations. Rachel plans her projects in detail and experiments to create her desired outcome. She likes to think outside the box and try new things. She has never shied away from a challenge in class. Rachel is a fantastic artist and has been accepted to Emily Carr University. 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
Titled by date, they are simply phrased and perceptive comments on nature in language accessible to even very young children. For example, “just like a tiny blue hello / a crocus blooming in the snow” succinctly captures the joy of spring. There are many more
of Fogliano’s poetry resonates and the reader is left thinking “Yes, THAT is exactly how it is!” Delicate gouache and pencil crayon art enhances the poetic experience. Morstad is an award-winning Vancouver illustrator who has previously illustrated numerous picture books.
Book Buzz Fran Ashdown charming observations, all of which express the wonder of a young child’s experience of the world. My favourite line in the book is from
KIDS STUFF TEEN GAMING Grades 7 and up are invited to drop in and play E- and T-rated Wii or PS3 games every Friday, 3:30-5:45 p.m. during August at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Due to high demand play time is limited to 45 minutes. nvcl.ca HOT SUMMER NIGHTS The fire department will set up with a ladder truck and an engine to spray water for the kids to play in at local parks Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. (weather permitting). Location schedule: Aug. 11, Ambleside Park. Firefighters will be on hand to answer questions and to provide tours of the trucks. cnv.org/hotsummernights
the poem “September 10,” which explains that a star is “a speck of light too far for bright / and too small to make a morning.” The truth
Fran Ashdown was the children’s librarian at the Capilano branch of the North Vancouver District Public Library. She spent one childhood summer writing poems in the style of Ogden Nash. For more information, check your local libraries.
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Chef Alvin Alim prepares a Wild Mushroom Truffle Risotto at The Truffle House & Café in Dundarave. Columnist Chris Dagenais says the truffle’s pungent earthiness permeates every bite of the dish but somehow doesn’t overwhelm it. PHOTOS KEVIN HILL
REVIEW: THE TRUFFLE HOUSE & CAFÉ
Menu features rare and heady ingredient
How much good stuff is allowed to come from one place? I’m talking to you, Italy.
I mean, come on. Parmesan, mozzarella and gorgonzola, prosciutto, calabrese, and salumi generally, gnocchi, risotto and pretty much everything we know as pasta, Chianti, Barolo, Amarone, Brunello. Olives. I could fill this column with a list of Italian delicacies. Chris Dagenais And then there’s the mighty truffle, the world’s most coveted fungus. The best examples of this pungent tuber hail from Alba in Piedmont, a region already universally noted for some of the best cuisine in the world. Stories abound about
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outrageous prices paid for particularly imposing specimens. So many of us know the flavour from the ubiquitous “truffle oil” widely available in our local stores, but don’t be fooled: much of that stuff doesn’t actually contain any (or any substantial) truffle material. The real deal is the tuber itself. While the acquisition of a whole truffle is typically beyond most people’s means (or, at least, beyond what one is usually willing to pay for a single, perishable food ingredient), occasionally one finds the delicacy shaved atop select dishes in restaurants. Dundarave’s own The Truffle House & Café has built its culinary reputation on the foundation of this rare and breathtakingly heady ingredient. A recent brunch visit with my daughter, Blondie, unearthed (pun intended) how the glorious truffle is employed on the menu. First, a word to the wise: brunch is a busy service period for The Truffle House, so afford yourself some time for the meal (they don’t accept brunch reservations). We had to put our names down on a white board to earmark a table. That experience required me to step into the restaurant just a few feet. Even
such limited exposure hinted at what was to come, as the restaurant boasts an immediately apparent and unmistakable aroma of truffle. If you haven’t tried truffle before (and I don’t mean those little round chocolate confections so-named because of their resemblance to this subterranean fungus of exceptionally limited dissemination), I’m afraid I will fail to describe the experience to you in prose; the truffle is a singular treat that doesn’t resemble anything else occurring in nature. If you smashed a clove of fresh garlic, dipped it in fragrant honey, wrapped it in pork tripe along with wild flowers and oyster mushrooms, then stuffed the whole depraved concoction into a leather pouch and left that to sit in the sun for six hours, you might approximate the scent of a fresh truffle. But that’s an impractical experiment and, I’m afraid, will do nothing to replicate the flavour. Instead, you might consider ordering the Truffle Benny from The Truffle House brunch menu, as I did. A toasted croissant serves as the base for a ragout of wild mushrooms with truffles, two soft poached eggs, hollandaise sauce and shaved black
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original, was all about celebrating smart, young winemakers coming to the fore. The one prerequisite (aside from being on top of your game) was that you had to be younger than 35. Anyone crossing that threshold is automatically retired, put out to winemaker pasture, wherever that might be. Generation Riesling also spawned more than a few regional imitations, where groups of winemakers exchange ideas and collaborate like never before. The current crop of Generation Riesling stars is as young as or younger than ever. And, more to the point, today several are women, suggesting that Germany is streaks ahead of the rest of the world (except perhaps Chile) when it comes to removing that notorious glass ceiling. Family owned wineries are the norm, often with vineyards handed down from generation to generation. Succession used to be gradual, and very much a male thing. No more. The influence of youth is apparent at every turn. Although Dorothee and Karoline Gaul had studied enology and always intended
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Horner (aged 25) revamped the winery’s image with a clever new label design, using different horns for different tiers of wine. The look is smart, young, and fun, with, of course, special treatment for Horny Rosé. Just two days after she returned home from winemaking studies at Geisenheim in 2013, then 23-year-old Juliane Eller told her parents she wanted to “change everything.” With their blessing, she proceeded to transform what had been a fairly traditional vineyard into the now impressive JuWel winery (a play on her own name) which, with three vintages under her belt, the young winemaker now runs with her sister. Eller says there were nine women in her class from around Germany, all with plans similar to hers. The original London event of 2006 launched Generation Riesling with 25 young winemakers. Today there are no less than 530. And they are a force, indeed, unique to Germany. Look for wines from these rising stars to (hopefully) reach our shores soon.
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Thomas Horner and Olivia Hauck of Weingut Horner have revamped the winery’s image with a new label design. PHOTO TIM PAWSEY
My Karp 2015 (Mosel Valley): Off-dry Riesling from Karp Schreiber lives up to its fun label (a play on the family name) with lively citrus notes on top followed by layers of juicy lemon-lime and stone fruit before a lingering end (BCLS $20, 91 points). hiredbelly.com
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Brunch includes sweet, supple, stuffed crepe from page 21 truffle; hash browned potatoes accompanied the dish. I knew I was going to enjoy the Benny the minute my fork broke into the first egg, revealing a perfectly soft poached centre that oozed out atop the mushrooms and added to the general decadence of the dish. The truffle’s pungent earthiness permeated every bite, but somehow did not overwhelm. The croissant retained its flakiness beneath its toppings and its butteriness married nicely with the dominant flavours of the Benny. The potatoes, while not strictly speaking integral to the success of the dish, nevertheless provided a bit more substance to the plate; I would not have wanted more of the extremely rich but delicious Benny, but have to concede it was not a particularly filling selection. Blondie, while no slouch in the adventurous eating department, has yet to warm to the charms of the truffle, and so opted for a sweet crepe instead. Her meal consisted of a large, faintly golden, supple crepe folded around fresh strawberries and brown sugar, topped with a drizzle of melted butter and, as one requires for breakfast when one is six years old, a hefty spoon of vanilla ice cream. Other crepe options on the menu include caramel apple, Nutella, chocolate banana, summer berry and a host of savoury crepes that contain classic fillings such as ham, asparagus, smoked salmon, spinach, egg, and mushrooms, served with the same ragout that topped my Benny. For those wishing to work up to truffled dishes, other Truffle House offerings include
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Chef Alvin Alim prepares a dish at The Truffle House in Dundarave. PHOTO KEVIN HILL omelets, quiches, French toast, frittata and sandwiches. The Truffle House & Café offers a small south-facing patio and a handful of tables on the bright and busy sidewalk of Marine Drive out front. Our brunch, which also included an Americano, a very reasonably priced Kir Royale (sparkling wine with crème de cassis) and a tall chocolate milk, was $42 before gratuity. The Truffle House & Café is located at 2452 Marine Dr. in West Vancouver. trufflehousecafe.com. 604-922-4222 Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. A self-described wine fanatic, he earned his sommelier diploma in 2001. 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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An old adage in baseball says that pitching and defence win championships, but as the North Shore Junior Twins found out, it also helps if you can score 15 runs a game.
The Twins followed the pitching playbook throughout the B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League championship tournament played over the weekend in Whalley, giving up just three runs while posting a 4-0 record. The first two games were super tight, as the Twins got stellar pitching from starters Adam Maier and Cortez D’Alessandro and just enough hitting to score a 2-0 win over the Okanagan Athletics and a 2-1 win over the host Whalley Chiefs. Then came the explosion. The Twins put up 15 in each of their next two games, blowing out the Abbotsford Cardinals 15-2 to earn a trip to the final before crushing the Athletics 15-0 in the championship game. This was the fourth straight trip to the provincial final for the Junior Twins, who won it all in 2013 but settled for silver the last two years. This year’s team finished fourth in regular
Adam Maier of the North Shore Junior Twins takes a rip during a 15-0 win over the Okanagan Athletics in the BCJPBL championship final played Sunday in Whalley. The win earned the junior squad their second provincial title of the past four years. PHOTO SUPPLIED BRIAN HO season play but came into the championship tournament on a high following a win at the Baden Northwest Invitational tournament held last month in Seattle. “The guys for the last eight weeks really had a lot of confidence and just knew that we would hold our own and we would do well,” said general manager Dave Speers, who ran the team along with head coach Steve Roller and a large
group of assistant coaches. “Certainly you don’t want to be cocky or predict that you’re going to win it – and we didn’t have that attitude – we just knew that we’d be able to compete with anybody that was in front of us.” Pitching depth is one of the major strengths that allowed the Twins to keep opponents off the scoreboard while going deep into tournaments, said Speers.
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“If your pitcher goes out there and pitches the way both Adam and Cortez did in the first two games, it gives you a lot better opportunity to win,” he said. There was less pressure in the final two games thanks to the team’s offensive explosion but the pitchers still kept the heat on. “We develop that depth in our pitching staff so that we have more than enough guys available for us and ready,”
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said Speers. “We’re confident in those guys to be able to go out and pitch in those games. … Our pitching was beyond what you would expect. You hope for your pitchers to give you a quality outing in terms of limiting the walks, and certainly hits as well, but it was just an all-around outstanding effort by all of our pitchers over the four games.” On the other side of the plate the Twins were hitting
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the ball hard and taking good at-bats throughout the tournament, said Speers, but they really started finding the holes in the defence in the final two games. “Guys made the adjustments, we talked about having an approach in terms of going up to the plate with a plan,” he said. “Guys weren’t only executing the game plan but
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MAJOR TOURNAMENT Jack Cameron of the Highlands Little League team fires a pitch during a semifinal matchup against Trail at the Little League Majors provincial championship tournament held July 23-30 at North Vancouver’s Chris Zuehlke Memorial Park. Trail topped the North Shore squad 16-2 to make the final where they lost 3-1 against Whalley. With the championship win Whalley moved on to the national championships hosted this week by Hastings Little League at Hastings Community Park in Vancouver. PHOTO KEVIN HILL
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guys were also going beyond that as well with extra base hits driving in multiple runs. It was a combination of doing the little things that you need to do to be successful but also guys coming through with some timely hits as well.” The power surge was top to bottom for the Twins – 11 of the 14 players who came up to bat during the tournament posted on-base percentages of .400 or higher. As a team the Twins took 16 walks in the championship game alone, a testament to their patience and execution. “Every guy one through nine in the lineup was contributing in some way,” said Speers. “There were situations where guys moved guys over with a bunt, or we executed a hit-and-run. Those things don’t always get noticed in a box score but every guy in
those last two games came through in some way. Stolen base, hit-and-run – whatever we could do, we were manufacturing runs however it was possible.” The win was a culmination of a season that started with indoor work way back in September and revved up with on-field sessions in March. “Our guys work hard – it’s a grind for them all year,” said Speers. “Our kids are probably on the field for 20-25 hours a week in terms of practice and playing games. It’s not your typical sandlot baseball that these kids play. All these kids have aspirations of going on and playing college baseball and getting scholarships, or some of them have that skillset to get drafted.” While they all have individual goals ahead of them, their success this season came from playing as a team, said Speers.
“I think one of the biggest things is they play for each other and they play for their coaches,” he said. “We kind of pride ourselves on being a family, a baseball family. We’re obviously not related but we’re related through the game of baseball and we believe in it being a brotherhood.” !!! The Junior Twins are the U16 partners of the U18 North Shore Twins, who wrapped up their season the week before. The seniors finished first overall in the BCPBL regular season and made the final four playoffs but went 1-2 at the championship tournament and failed to advance to the final. The Twins also run a U14 bantam team that finished fourth at the provincial championships and will play at the Western Canadian Championships in Spruce Grove Aug. 12-14.
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McIVER, Dr. John Robert (Jock) Age 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family June 27, 2016 at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Born Ayr, Scotland (home birth) April 12, 1926 to Willhemina Bowes Elder and John Robert McIver. His father was killed in a dry dock accident in 1941 creating hardship but reinforcing a strong work ethic that defined John. He joined the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, England during WWII and was seconded to the HMS Condor based in Arbroath, Scotland. Following the war, and on a government scholarship, based on academic standing and exemplary service, John attended medical school at Glasgow University from 1947 until graduation in 1952. During this time he met and married (September 14, 1951) Margaret (Rita) Carberry McIver (nee Shearer) in Glasgow, Scotland. Together John and Rita immigrated to Canada in 1952, crossing the Atlantic on the Empress of Scotland. Prior to leaving Scotland for Canada, John had made a commitment to the Canadian Army as a medical officer and served as a Captain from July 23, 1952 until Honourably Released on October 18, 1957. While serving in the Army he was posted to Korea for two years during the Korean War. Somewhat famously John was taken hostage by a villager while attempting to save his son’s life, until he managed to talk his way out of danger. Settling with Rita in Ottawa after his Army service, the two began their family. Always looking to improve himself and being passionate about medicine, John completed his specialty training in Radiology at the Ottawa Civic Hospital and continued as a staff Radiologist. In 1969, John and Rita picked up stakes and moved west with their four young children to settle in West Vancouver. For the rest of their lives John and Rita remained residents of West Vancouver. Sadly, Rita passed away in 1996. Upon arrival on the west coast John joined a radiological practice on West Broadway. Throughout his life John felt fortunate for his education and was committed to giving back to the community. To this end, he taught university students in Ottawa and in 1969 he became a Clinical Professor of Anatomy at UBC, teaching a generation of Vancouver medical school students until retiring from that role as Professor Emeritus in 1991. After closing his private Radiological practice in 1991, John became Chief Radiologist at St. Mary’s Hospital on the Sunshine Coast, in addition, he worked at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver where he once again had the pleasure of teaching the young Residents. John also travelled regularly to Bella Coola to provide this remote community with radiological services. John continued to provide locum services throughout Metro Vancouver until his retirement just before his 85th birthday in 2011. Throughout John’s life, he relished travel and the myriad of experiences it brought whether on his own or with Rita or family and laterally with Norma. John was a hardworking optimist from a generation that asked what they can contribute. He was an accomplished athlete who skied and golfed well into his 80’s and competed in many marathons and endurance events. Most of all, John was a kind, compassionate man and loving father, husband and companion who never lost sight of his priorities to those close to him. His demeanor and character were so pleasant and engaging that he never stopped making new friends. Right until the end. John is survived by his son Colin McIver and daughter-in-law Jo-Anne McIver of West Vancouver, B.C.; his daughter Moira Gale and son-in-law Tim Gale of Fort Langley,B.C.; his son Iain McIver and daughter-in-law Lana McIver of Lantzville, B.C. and his son Neil McIver and daughter-in-law Thatiana Silva of Vancouver, B.C. John is also survived by his close friend and longtime companion Norma Johnstone of West Vancouver, B.C. Additionally, survived by grandchildren Alexander Gale, Sarah Gale, John McIver, Kelsey McIver and David McIver. Predeceased by his wife, Rita (February 24, 1996) and sisters, May and Anne. The celebration of life will be held Thursday August 11, at Hollyburn Country Club (950 Cross Creek Rd, West Vancouver) at 4 p.m. To express condolences, please contact Colin McIver at colin.mciver@dentons.com. We would like to sincerely thank Dr. John LeBrun and the staff in the palliative care unit at Lions Gate for their difficult but merciful work. His equal will never be among us again. Always forward, with respect and love. Please consider making a donation to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation - Hospice and Palliative Care, in John’s name. You do that on his tribute page at https://www.lghfoundation.com/get-involved/donate-tribute. Alternatively, you may call them at 604.984.5785.
Predeceased by his devoted wife Edna, he leaves to love and remember, the vibrant, intelligent man he was; his only child Carol (Derrick); nephew Bill and family in England; niece Victoria in Coquitlam; special friend Mike Caton and family; the Phillips family in England; and many good old friends and caring neighbours. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Wayne Smith for his unfailing care of Dad over the years and to the wonderful people at Lynn Valley Care Centre for their compassionate care and comforting cheerfulness at all times.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016
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