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Little support for pipeline, MP says North Van residents oppose expansion, panel hears

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The residents of Burnaby North-Seymour, “arguably the most impacted riding in the country,” stand opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to Burrard Inlet, according Liberal MP Terry Beech.

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Beech made the statement to Natural Resources Canada’s ministerial panel, which is holding meetings along the proposed pipeline’s route to gather stakeholder and public feedback. Their report will be used to help inform the Trudeau government’s decision on whether or not to greenlight the pipeline. Beech presented to the panel Friday morning summarizing the months of feedback he’d listened to and study he’d done into the proposal. “My first job as an elected official is to understand how constituents in Burnaby North-Seymour feel about this project. This is important because I promised through the election campaign that I would be the voice of the community in Ottawa and not Ottawa’s voice in the community,” he said. “After speaking with tens of thousands of individuals, including local, provincial and indigenous representatives, I can tell you with confidence that the people of Burnaby North-Seymour, on balance, stand opposed to this project and that the

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Squamish Nation members Jamie Antone, Kristine Jones Nahanee and Clarissa Antone make their presence felt at the Trans Mountain ministerial panel hearing held at District of North Vancouver hall on Aug. 19. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD community does not grant its permission for the project to proceed.” The comment drew applause from residents and activists watching in the gallery at District of North Vancouver municipal hall. But Beech added, “the spectrum of support is more broader and nuanced than a simple yes or no answer,” with many people supportive with conditions or raising concerns but not rejecting the pipeline outright.

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West Van stock promoter gets lifetime ban JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A West Vancouver resident who posed a “grave risk” to B.C.’s stock market has been banned for life by the B.C. Securities Commission.

Gordon Brent Pierce, 59, was barred from B.C.’s capital markets recently, owing to a long history of

dealings in both Canada and the United States. “Pierce’s lack of honesty and transparency makes him a very grave risk to the investing public,” noted the BCSC panel’s decision. Pierce, who once owned a $9.8-million mansion in Altamont, was first investigated by the BCSC in the early ’90s. After the investigation, Pierce agreed not to

work as a director or officer for any publicly traded B.C. company for 15 years, beginning in 1993. Pierce was later sanctioned by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for securities related misconduct relating to his involvement with Lexington Resources, Inc., which was purportedly an oil and gas exploration company whose

office was run out of another company’s office in Blaine, Wash., according to a 2014 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ruling. Pierce promoted the company by sending out millions of spam emails and newsletters through his publishing company while Lexington issued a “flurry of optimistic

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Oil spill poses serious threat, panel hears Activists share concerns over increased tanker traffic JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

At least one North Vancouver resident is willing to risk his freedom to oppose Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion.

Rod Marining, director with Sea Shepherd Canada, said 7,000 protesters are willing to risk life and limb to stop Kinder Morgan from twinning 981 kilometres of pipeline between Edmonton, Alberta and Burnaby. “Does (Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau have 7,000 jail cells ready for us?” he asked. Marining received a round of applause from the teachers, lawyers, environmentalists and concerned citizens who packed District of North Vancouver council chambers for a town hall meeting Friday. The

North Van residents and activists listen as the Trans Mountain ministerial panel hearing gets underway Friday. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD parking lot outside chambers was jammed as a succession of speakers blasted the pipeline process while expressing grave doubts about the Liberal government’s willingness to change course from the path of their Conservative

predecessors. “I don’t trust you,” Marining said, speaking to Kim Baird and the two other panel members, and through them to Trudeau’s cabinet. The price tag on augmenting Kinder Morgan’s pipeline

is estimated at $6.8 billion. For Erian Baxter, who was speaking on behalf of Deep Cove Kayak, that investment is a threat to the Burrard Inlet’s thriving economy. Given the risk of both human and mechanical error,

increasing tanker traffic from five per month to 34 is “mind boggling.” In 2014, B.C. tourism generated $14.6 billion, representing a greater portion of the province’s gross domestic product than forestry or agriculture,

according to the Tourism Industry Association of B.C. One spill could cause severe economic damage, according to Baxter. “If something happened in my business, all the lovely little businesses in Deep Cove would expire,” she said, explaining the symbiotic relationship of kayak tours with the restaurants and shops. Rather than trying to keep a project out of her backyard, Baxter said she was opposing the pipeline to preserve “the Lower Mainland’s front yard.” Environmentalists should be as concerned about small spills as big ones, cautioned North Shore Save Our Shores Society representative Kevin Bell. Spills between one and 20 litres don’t often get a lot of publicity but cause severe damage to the environment, he said. “We do not have the environmental monitoring necessary to police these things, especially since the (former prime minister Stephen) Harper government gutted the federal fisheries act,” he said. Shipping 890,000 barrels

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MP urges panel to consider pipeline alternatives From page 1 Beech prefaced his presentation noting since April 2014, he and his team have knocked on 56,000 doors and made more than 25,000 phone calls, attended 59 community events and hosted townhalls, received more than 1,000 emails and hundreds of letters, had “countless” meetings, toured the inlet with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, read the NEB’s entire 500-page report – twice – as well as the initial application and all of the reports cited in them. Beech also targeted the economic analysis Trans Mountain commissioned that the NEB used in determining the project would be in the national interest, which he said “incentivizes exaggeration of the benefits while minimizing the costs or risks,” he said. Specifically, Beech pointed to assumptions about how many British Columbians own stock in Kinder Morgan, or tax revenues that would

flow to the various levels of government without taking into account losses of revenue from other sources the pipeline would result in. “I note that the vast majority of people who speak in favour of this project cite benefits that are not necessarily uniquely tied to this specific project,” he said. “Any length we go to measure economic benefits, we have to go to a similar length to measure the economic costs.” And the NEB never considered any viable alternatives to Kinder Morgan’s application, including alternate routes that exclude Burrard Inlet or the West Coast entirely, or refining the diluted bitumen before sending the product to tidal water, Beech urged the panel to consider. “I believe there may be a way forward where we can enjoy the same economic benefits but do a better job at minimizing environmental and economic risk,” he said. “While some of these alternatives

may not be the most profitable solutions, they may perform better when evaluating them through the lens of national interest.” On the NEB itself, Beech said his government is modernizing the body to include more regional and First Nations representation and expertise in environmental science and community development but tight timelines around the Trans Mountain application mean a decision will have to be made before those reforms are made. The panel’s mandate is to consider things explicitly left out of the National Energy Board’s process, like climate change and the risk of an oil spill once the diluted bitumen has been loaded onto tankers. The North Shore’s three local governments took their opportunity to hammer on those points Friday. “Our municipalities are invested in truly understanding and minimizing GHG emissions that lead

Terry Beech, Liberal MP for Burnaby North-Seymour, speaks with constituents outside a Deep Cove cafe on Sunday. PHOTO KEVIN HILL to climate change. We are on the front lines of climate change. We are dealing with precipitation, flood events and extreme weather,” said West Vancouver’s acting mayor Nora Gambioli, who was also speaking for the City of North Vancouver. Speaking for the District of North Vancouver, CAO Dave Stuart emphasized what would be at stake in the event of a spill on the inlet. “We’re very, very close

– less than a kilometre away from the Kinder Morgan site, and a spill in Burrard Inlet would pose a serious threat to the inlet’s natural systems, including the important and very vulnerable Maplewood Conservation Area,” he said. “It’s not a matter of a few days. It could be weeks if not months and years in order for the shoreline to recover from a spill.” When it comes to responding to a spill, the 2015

Marathassa spill in English Bay demonstrated serious gaps in the system, even for small spills, Stuart added. “In our opinion, the proposal for Trans Mountain omits very robust modelling, and in our opinion, did not include a credible worst-case scenario, meaning they downplayed the potential impact of a spill,” he said. The federal government is due to make its decision on the pipeline in December.

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of oil each day will affect the planet, said teacher Kathy Hartman. “We all live upstream,” she said. “Canadians did not remove the last government so we could dump our pollutants on other countries.” The National Energy Board gave conditional approval to the pipeline augmentation in May, following a process that “felt like it had been created by Franz Kafka,” according to lawyer and North Shore NOPE vice-president Leslie Palleson. Kinder Morgan’s 15,000page application was “vague,

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District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services members rescued a 26-year-old North Shore man after a potentially perilous fall in Lynn Canyon, Sunday.

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ust who did we elect last year? It’s an increasingly pressing question as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself staring down 981 kilometres of Kinder Morgan pipeline. The National Energy Board recommended approval of the Trans Mountain project in much the same way the chef’s special usually earns the approbation of your waiter. The NEB process sometimes seemed farcical, with its limited scope and so much emphasis given by the board to the supposed benefits yet scant attention to the very valid critiques. There will be economic benefits from the pipeline, notably thousands of construction jobs. But when those jobs are finished, we’ll be left with a huge swath of land over the pipeline upon which nothing can be built. And while it is true the risk of a

catastrophic spill is remote, the risk is nonetheless real. We have no doubt Kinder Morgan will implement every possible safeguard to keep their black gold from escaping the pipeline and painting the coastline. But human beings, from the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to Chernobyl, have proved over and over just how fallible we can be. And if the safeguards are all successful and 890,000 barrels of oil are safely exported every day, we still won’t have averted an environmental catastrophe, only invited a different one in the form of climate change. When Trudeau ran for office, there were three words emblazoned on nearly every sign promoting the federal Liberal party: Real Change Now. When they make their decision on the pipeline this December, we get to find out if they meant it.

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nyone who seriously thought the B.C. government was going to introduce the carbon tax in the near future simply hasn’t been paying attention or else doesn’t grasp the many nuances that go into political decision making. Last week, Premier Christy Clark announced the carbon tax would be frozen at its current rate of $30 per tonne of emissions, despite the advice of a governmentappointed panel that it should increase steadily and reach $160 per tonne by 2030. As expected, that decision was condemned by various environmental activist organizations as short-sighted and a failure, but boosting the tax at this time was simply never in the cards, no matter how many times those panel members called

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is a laudable goal of course, but it’s also one that will run smack into the reality of electoral politics on a regular basis. And government of all political stripes will do the action that best provides their continued existence, even if it means enraging environmental activists. As well, Clark herself has made it fairly clear since she became premier that she doesn’t share the same zeal as her predecessor, Gordon Campbell, had when it comes to the climate change file. So her government is doing relatively minor things – such as increasing the number of electric vehicles – instead of the big, bold things that could have unintended consequences. Clark is very much focused on the economy and job creation (and now too on housing affordability) and is unlikely to shift her

government’s energy into other issues before the next vote. As well, the federal government is contemplating the creation of a federal carbon tax, so it hardly makes sense for B.C. to move on its own tax without seeing what Ottawa has planned. Interestingly, a new poll by the Innovative Research Group shows why the B.C. Liberals are not in any rush to thrust the environment and climate change into the forefront of its campaign platform (something the NDP is more likely to do). The poll shows the B.C. Liberals have a healthy lead in the decided vote over the NDP (38 per cent to 29 per cent), which suggests a significant chunk of the electorate likes what the government is doing and isn’t impressed by what the NDP is offering. So a big shift in direction

on something like the carbon tax is not only a gamble on its economic impact, but it would be a dumb political move as well. The poll shows that when respondents were asked what they favoured most – environmental protection versus keeping the cost of living down and creating jobs – the economy-linked issues came out decidedly on top (53 per cent to 42 per cent). The gap was even more pronounced among those likely to vote for the B.C. Liberals. The poll also showed that, by a very wide margin, housing affordability is the dominant issue on the minds of the electorate. The environment and climate change rank well back in comparison (in fact, housing affordability beats all other issues by at least a 2-1 margin). And this will partly explain why this fall you can expect

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A serial pedophile from North Vancouver has been sentenced to sixand-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to two sex charges involving a young boy.

Judge Joanne Challenger sentenced Don James Munro, 46, on July 14 in North Vancouver provincial court for invitation to sexual touching and providing explicit material to a person under 18 following two incidents that

happened in the fall of 2014. Munro met the 10-yearold victim and befriended his mother in January and soon after began grooming the youth while offering his services as a tutor. Just eight months earlier, he was on parole for a series of sex assaults on young boys and was still facing a 10-year ban on having contact with anyone under the age of 16. When the province’s teachers went on strike in the fall of 2014, Munro had the boy in his home once a week for tutoring, although little

studying was done. “During each of the tutoring sessions, the offender masturbated in front of the child and asked the child to masturbate in front of him,” Judge Joanne Challenger wrote in her ruling. “The offender attempted to bribe the child to masturbate in front of him by telling him he would not have to study. The child declined to do so. The offender also exposed the child to adult pornography on the Internet.” While getting a ride for a tutoring session, the victim

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reconsider his conduct, to apply the techniques learned in his treatment, and to withdraw from contact with the victim and his mother. There is nothing to suggest his judgment was impaired by mental health, cognitive challenges, or addiction. There is nothing in the evidence to suggest that he did anything other than pursue, and with great dedication, the satisfaction of his deviant desires. Mr. Munro is fully responsible for his offending conduct,” she wrote. Because of time already served Munro is expected to remain behind bars for another four years. He also faces a lifetime ban on attending places youth are known to congregate in and must register as a sex offender for life.

interest in his school work and become dishonest and defiant, the judge wrote in her ruling. “Since the arrest of the accused, he has attended counselling, but continues to be emotionally fragile and is anxious about the offender being released from custody. His mother expects that the conduct of the offender will have a lasting negative impact on the emotional wellbeing of her son,” Challenger said. Munro was highly capable and meticulous when it came to manipulating his victims and their parents, Challenger said, noting the child and his mother were in no way responsible for what happened. “Mr. Munro had many months in which to

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Cornelia Unger showed up to her first band practice with her daughter’s trumpet in hand and a foundation in music that didn’t stretch far beyond the “Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge” mnemonic device children learn in elementary school.

Only by sitting in on her two kids’ piano lessons many years ago did she learn what a treble clef and a bass clef looked like. “That was the extent of my musical knowledge,” she says. It’s been almost a year since her first practice with Rising Tide adult beginner band and Unger is now reading music and playing the trumpet at a Grade 5 level. It’s an accomplishment she’s proud of, but she admits it wasn’t easy learning how to play an instrument as an adult. “I think you come to it with all of these preconceived ideas of what you should be able to do as an adult, whereas I think children just

pick up an instrument and play,” she says. Unger would constantly second-guess herself: Am I playing the right note? Am I holding the trumpet correctly? Do I look like I know what I’m doing? “It’s almost a process of two steps forward, one step back,” she says, explaining she would master a song, then flip ahead to a more complicated piece in her music book and immediately lose confidence. “Through time, and through the process of practice and learning, you do get better and at some stage you realize that it all comes down to you.” Presented by the nonprofit Second Chance Music Association, Rising Tide is a wind ensemble for adults that launched last year under the direction of Melissa Hammer, who also directs SCMA’s Accidental Jazz Band. The group has about two dozen members and is seeking new players for its second season starting in September. Since existing members, like Unger, now have a year’s worth of experience under their belts, the band is hoping to attract

Kent Howie, Beth Ede, Bruce Bourdon and Cornelia Unger jam in the garden on a recent summer evening. They are members of Rising Tide, an adult beginner wind ensemble, which is seeking new players for the 2016/17 season. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN people with some music training – even if it’s just a little. “We’re looking for those comeback players,” says band organizer Kent Howie,

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Everybody dance now: Sign up for fall classes at Vanleena Always dreamed of being a ballerina? Or just like to move to the music? Then September is the perfect time to sign up for fall classes at Vanleena Dance Academy, a family-run school with a 40-year history on the North Shore. Vanleena offers classical ballet training and follows the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and other ballet syllabus. The school also offer other styles of dance, including jazz, lyrical, hip hop, musical theatre, tap and acro dance. For students who are serious about pursuing a career in dance or the performing arts Vanleena has half-day programs available. “Not only is dance a form of exercise, it is healthy for the mind as dancers explore musicality by making mind and body connections. Dance is a beautiful way to express oneself,” said Vanleena’s Pierre Lacasse. Parents and dancers often describe Vanleena as a “second family” and Lacasse says there’s a great feeling of camaraderie among the students and the school’s talented team of instructors. “You feel the passion that each of our instructors brings to class. You see confident young dancers leaving the studio with happy, energetic faces having learned new exercises or choreography.” At Vanleena students also get a chance to give back to the community. Since its inception, Vanleena has been a frequent participant in numerous community events, from participating in Mingle of the Jingle in support of North Shore Connexions Society to making appearances at local schools to help with gala fundraisers and preforming in popular parades and community events like the Coho Festival.

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Recently Vanleena has also started a new “Autism Movement Therapy” program at the school that provides dance and movement to children and youth on the spectrum. So what makes Vanleena such a popular place to dance? Just wait until you meet the instructors.

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The first day of school is around the corner and CSA Group, a national standards development organization, offers the following safety tips for college and university students moving out on their own.

Students getting ready to head to on-campus dorm rooms or residences should be familiar with what they are allowed to bring and what may present a safety hazard, such as not using hot plates or portable heaters in their rooms properly. FILE PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

In a press release, the group says when heading out on their own for the first time it’s tempting for students to bring the comforts of home with them. But, dorm rooms may not be designed for a gourmet kitchen, so before students arrive it’s important for them to check with their school to see what appliances they can bring and what needs to stay at home. CSA Group offers the following tips to make a dorm rooms or residences a safer home away from home. ! Fully stocked: Some residences don’t allow cooking devices or appliances to be used in a dorm room. Check the rules at the school to make sure the items you plan to have in your room are permitted. ! Make your mark: Be careful when trying to save money shopping at discount stores. When a product or packaging doesn’t include a

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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.

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brand identifier, trademark, or company address, it may be a counterfeit, which can lead to serious safety issues. Brand-name companies want you to know whose product you’re buying. Look for a certification mark on your electronics to help ensure they’ve met applicable performance and safety standards. ! Sound the alarm: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, lethal gas, and a carbon monoxide detector could save your life. Make sure you have a working carbon monoxide alarm and smoke detector installed in your room. Check for a certification mark from a recognized organization, like CSA Group, to help ensure it has been tested to the applicable standards for safety and performance. ! Note it: If you are using small appliances, like microwaves, coffee makers or hot plates in your dorm room, make sure you follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Don’t leave items unattended while in use and keep flammable materials away from cooking and heating devices. ! Lighten the load: When you’re short on outlets, it

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Learning can still happen at the end of summer ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

As the sun starts to set a little earlier and the end of summer draws near, students, parents, and teachers may already be thinking about the start of the new school year.

In about two weeks, the doors will open, the desks will be full, and the learning will begin. But Jody Billingsley, a teacher and vice-principal at Irwin Park elementary in West Vancouver, says the learning never stops. Summer is a great time for parents to engage in what he calls “authentic” learning moments. For example, a trip to the beach can include observing shells or other ocean creatures and talking about where they come from, describing what they look like, and wondering why they look and feel the way they do. Billingsley says another effective way for parents to continue learning throughout the summer is having meaningful conversations with their children in which the parent or guardian engages the child in a discussion and

Parents can help their kids continue learning throughout the summer by engaging them in real-world, authentic opportunities to develop thinking skills. FILE PHOTO CANSTOCK asks them deep questions about a variety of topics rather than giving them the answers, which helps to develop critical thinking and analytical skills. Parents and kids can question, debate, and enquire to help build those brain muscles kids will need for a more thoughtful approach to their schoolwork. In the final lead-up to the

start of school, it doesn’t hurt to review some of the previous year’s schoolwork, notes Billingsley, but it’s not necessarily the best way to prepare for a new school year. “It certainly couldn’t hurt to review but I wouldn’t say it’s the only thing to do,” he says, noting most teachers provide a review of the previous year’s work anyway at the start of the new semester.

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Parents can better prepare their students for school by providing opportunities for teachable moments during the day, which a lot of parents already do, he says. “There’s always that balance between knowledge and understanding. So you can have that knowledge, you can have them memorize as many facts and skills that they can handle, but if they don’t know how to apply it authentically to real-world situations what’s the point?” says Billingsley. For example, the difference between memorizing times tables and understanding times tables is that the child knows “times tables” actually mean “groups of” and can apply that to higher level math situations, as well

as real-world scenarios, he explains. Younger children already possess a natural curiosity and interest in grouping and sorting, which can be encouraged and supported in a home setting or out of the home in a grocery store, at a park or a beach, or even in the backyard. Sorting rocks by colour, grouping by size, or counting into groups and understanding all the different ways grouping (or times tables) can be represented are all applicable to developing core math skills and a more authentic command of concepts that can be applied to higher-level math and other subjects. Billingsley says parents are their child’s number one teacher, and have many opportunities to impart their influence. For example, modelling behaviour is a powerful learning tools parents can apply, says Billingsley, especially for reading. Parents who show an interest in reading and read themselves are more likely to encourage their child’s interest in reading. A family trip to a beach or park can include reading together or individually and then discussing who’s reading what and what they like or didn’t like about their book, magazine, or newspaper. Journaling or writing about summer experiences and adventures also contributes to ongoing literacy, especially for older kids. Younger kids can draw stories about their summer

experiences. Aside from continued learning, parents and students should also start to adjust their schedules to get ready for school. Heading to bed a little earlier and getting up in the morning earlier may help with the transition back to a school schedule, especially for older students, says Billingsley. Discussing routine and setting up a work space may also lend to positive preparation. And younger kids may benefit from having a countdown calendar to get a sense of when they will be heading back to class. Closer to the start date, students and parents can have discussions about more specific scheduling items, such as what will go in the child’s knapsack, do they have what they need ready for school, and what’s the plan for lunches. Designating an area in the home for their school belongings, projects or homework may also be helpful, especially for older students. Billingsley doesn’t have one main piece of advice for students returning to school because “every child comes with a different skill set.” He says some need support in one area and others in another. It’s up to parents and teachers to work together to personalize an approach to learning that suits each individual student, so communication throughout the school year, and especially in the first few weeks, is key.

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Parents asked to consider walking or rolling

DENEKA MICHAUD Contributing writer

As the new school year inches closer, community partners across North Vancouver are banding together to encourage families to get out of their cars and walk or roll to and from school.

“There are many powerful benefits of walking or rolling to school. Not only is there the physical fitness students receive, but also getting to school in an active way mentally prepares students to learn. In addition to these physical and mental health benefits, school communities are safer when students walk or roll to school. Less congestion around schools and fewer cars on the road in general equates to increased student safety. Community connections are fostered and strengthened as people walk and roll together. Not to mention that when parents are walking or rolling with their kids, it is valuable quality time together every day,” said Mark Pearmain, North Vancouver school district superintendent. Traditionally, when back-to-school time arrives the messaging to parents about getting to and from school has been about driving safely in school zones. This information and communication to parents remains vital, but this year parents are being urged to not drive at all. “We have added a new element to our back-to-school community outreach this year: educating parents about the benefits of walking or rolling to school instead of driving. It remains critical to remind drivers about school zone traffic safety, but a key element to helping keep school zones safe is getting vehicles off the road and students walking and rolling to school,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP media relations officer. To get the word out about the benefits of getting to school in active and safe ways, many community partners have come together to create resources and communication tools for families. A section has been added to the websites of every school in the North Vancouver school district that contains information and support for walking, rolling, public transit, carpooling and drive-to-five (driving to locations about a five-minute walk from school and walking in the rest of the way). An information item

has been added to many school agenda books for the upcoming school year and information cards will be available at all schools. New parents to the North Vancouver school district will also be provided with the information when they register their children for kindergarten. “As a parent, I know time is a valuable commodity. I have learned that investing a little time now in teaching my children how to walk to and from school has paid off in the luxury of time for me because they are now able to walk independently. However, on the days when I do walk with them, I love the uninterrupted time to talk. I learn more about their lives within the 15-minute walk to school than in the hours between their return home from school and bed. Being with them as they mentally prepare for the day provides the best teaching opportunities and I feel like Super Mom. Start the year off on the right foot by walking or rolling to and from school. You will quickly discover the benefits to your children’s mental and physical well-being even if it is just a few blocks,” said Carol Sartor, Montroyal elementary Parent Advisory Council member, North Shore Safe Routes Advocate and employee of Hub for Active School Travel (HASTe). HASTe has been working in several elementary schools thanks to the support of the City of North Vancouver. Deneka Michaud is the communications manager for North Vancouver School District.

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Little Red is a bold and clever heroine in this hilarious but slightly dark version of Little Red Riding Hood.

She proves her mettle from her first encounter with the wolf, who looms toothily over her as she makes her way through the forest to Grandma’s house. Now this “might have scared some little girls. But not this little girl.” This refrain appears throughout the story as Red encounters more scary situations. When she peeps into the cottage and sees a badly disguised wolf in Grandma’s bed, she is not fooled (or scared) for a minute. Instead, she makes a plan and confronts what turns out to be an overly confident wolf. Here there is no woodcutter ready to leap to Red’s aid and she quickly demonstrates her resourcefulness. Fortunately, the woodcutter has left his axe behind and Red quickly uses it to deal effectively with the wolf. On the final page, her new

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for both Red and Grandma. Later, in an illustration which is not for the fainthearted child, he happily engulfs Grandma in his jaws. Red’s expressions vary from an exaggerated eye roll at the wolf’s pathetic disguise to a toothy grin at the end of the story. Attentive readers will note that the drawing of Little Red in the front endpapers differs from the one in the back. Give this to a young school-aged reader who is familiar with the original tale and wait for the giggles. Woollvin won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2014 for her version of Little Red Riding Hood. The dust jacket informs the reader that she was inspired to write the book because she couldn’t believe any little girl would be taken in by the wolf. Fran Ashdown was the children’s librarian at the Capilano branch of the North Vancouver District Public Library. She has always felt sorry for the wolf! For more information check your local libraries.

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Howie can’t stress enough the benefits of playing music for adults. “From a social, emotional and psychological aspect, it’s extremely powerful,” he says. “Music itself, and learning it, it’s like a language, it fires all aspects of the brain.” He already plays the trumpet with the West Vancouver Pops Band, so he opted to take up a percussion instrument with Rising Tide to fit in with the other novice players. “I just think it’s really cool to be around people who are willing to risk making bad noises,” he says. “It’s about getting people to be willing to do something that’s uncomfortable.” After two years with Rising Tide, the hope is that members will be ready to move on to a more intermediate-level band, such as the West Vancouver Pops Band. Last year, Unger had the opportunity to sit in on a West Vancouver Pops Band rehearsal and could barely

follow the music. “There’s no way I’m ever getting here,” she remembers thinking to herself. “What’s funny now is I can see myself playing in that band in another year,” she adds. Rising Tide performs two concerts annually, one at Christmastime and another in the spring. Unger, who is looking forward to her second season on the trumpet, says she enjoys the camaraderie and the nopressure environment that the ensemble provides. “For somebody who has always wanted to play an instrument, it’s a great opportunity to come out and play with a group of likeminded people who are all in the same boat.” Rising Tide practises Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. starting Sept. 14 in the Carson Graham secondary band room. Interested players are invited to attend the first session to meet the director and register. For more information, call Kent Howie at 604-765-8741, or e-mail kenthowie@shaw.ca.

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Student awarded for study abroad North Vancouver native Anthony Shackell has received a $6,000 financial boost while finishing up a four-month internship in Ghana.

He is among 28 postsecondary students in the province to be awarded Premier’s International Scholarships by the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society for study abroad. Shackell, who is studying music and computer science at the University of Victoria, has been in Ghana since early May doing an information technology internship

with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. His placement ends Aug. 31. The 28 scholarship recipients are enrolled in overseas programs in 19 different countries and are studying a variety of subjects. Their scholarships are worth $6,000 to $10,000 each. Premier’s International Scholarships are funded from the returns on a $15-million endowment fund established by the province for international education. The scholarships are part of the One World International Scholarship Program managed by the society.

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Chef Navjot Deol cooks up some spaghetti and meatballs at Presto Cucina on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. Shredded parmesan tops a finished spaghetti dish in the photo at left, with a Garlic Chicken Panini and a Mediterranean Salad in the background. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH

REVIEW: PRESTO CUCINA

Casual eatery impresses with Italian fare

I corresponded with a reader recently about my approach to these columns.

Our dialogue was prompted by his initial suggestion that I need to bring out the fangs a bit more often because he has never seen me say that I categorically hate a restaurant or use the word “awful” in association with any dining experience over my three years of contributed writing for the North Chris Dagenais Shore News. I think this idea comes from a common conception of restaurant criticism informed by the popular cultural tropes that attend it. People think of a critic as a special sort of elitist, versed enough in the mechanics of operating a restaurant to point out minute flaws that others might overlook and

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equipped with an acerbic wit of sufficient potency to reduce a truly substandard business to rubble with his pointed words should the inclination strike him. Critics issue dry, sardonic comments like “Chef Doe has inflicted upon the unwitting diner his 2016 Autumn Menu, an abomination of such dire magnitude as to prompt one to suggest it be renamed the Fall Menu, foreshadowing the swift and inevitable fall from grace that will surely ensue once others experience this unforgivable affront to good taste.” There is a perverse cultural fascination with vitriolic criticism. It is darkly engaging entertainment and perhaps gives the reader a sense of cathartic schadenfreude, a reward for all those times he or she wished that scathing, tongue-in-cheek retort hadn’t been conceived hours later, well past the heat of the moment in which it would have afforded the upper hand. Alas, I am not a critic. I am a reviewer. My job is not to seek faults at all costs but rather to report on my experiences. If something avoidable falls short during my experience, I will invariably report it. If things mostly go well, you will read about that too. The guiding principle I employ is that a restaurant ought to be evaluated on the basis

of its effective provision of the sort of experience it sets out to offer. For example, does that neighbourhood pho spot with eight menu items and as many seats, with no dish priced over $9, seek to become the North Shore’s finest eatery, collecting dining awards and topping international lists of excellence? I doubt it. So it would be unfair to fault the place for not pursuing this course. And so it is that I offer to you now my impressions of Presto Cucina, a unique casual Italian eatery that shares a neighbourhood with some of the North Shore’s heaviest hitters in the Italian category, restaurants that cite the same broad regional influence as Presto but produce fare that is worlds apart. Presto Cucina straddles the line between traditional bistro (in the original sense of the term, which implies simple, well-made food served quickly and at reasonable prices) and well-made fast food. Diners order their meals at the till from a small, simple menu displayed above. Fare includes a handful of appetizers (minestrone soup, salads, bruschetta), pizzas,

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Baked Cannelloni serves as standout from page 27 pastas, value-minded red and white wines, beer, soft drinks and three pre-fab desserts. Large pizzas hover around the $30 mark, which may sound pricey until you get a load of the size of them. I sat agog as I watched a neighbouring table, occupied by a family of three, receive their meal, a positively enormous, sprawling pie that quite literally covered the entire table top. I don’t know how far that family got with their dinner, but I suspect a second meal’s worth of the pizza went home with them. Along for my visit to Presto were my wife DJ and three kids; we were fresh from swimming in the waves and playing on the beach at Dundarave. We were feeling sun-baked and lazy, so a nearby joint serving family friendly fare felt like it fit the bill. We all ordered pasta. The two older kids opted for spaghetti and meatballs from the children’s menu. Their meals, well priced at just $8, were decently portioned, featuring a dense, meaty Bolognese and about three meatballs each. DJ and I shared an appetizer of bruschetta, thin rectangles of chewy, baked bread topped with a very simple mixture of fresh tomatoes, purple onions, and basil, all drizzled with balsamic and olive oil. Unable

to steer away from pizza-ish things entirely, we ordered a second appetizer of bread sticks (basically sliced, baked pizza dough) with marinara sauce as a share plate for the table. The marinara, which also featured in my main of Penne Rustica with Italian sausage, olives, red onions, and feta, was thick with chunky bits of fresh tomato and had a subtle fragrant flavour of basil and garlic. On my pasta, the sauce paired nicely with the basil-enhanced sausages and the sprinkling of salty, briny feta.

DJ’s meal of Baked Cannelloni was the standout, however, with its rich and creamy ricotta filling and golden mozzarella melted overtop. If Presto seeks to deliver casual, straightforward but well-prepared, Italianinspired, family-friendly fare, I would suggest it is doing its job effectively. Note that pasta for kids (under 10) is free with the purchase of an adult entree from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Our meal for four was $80, including soft drinks for the

kids and a modest glass of wine each for DJ and me. Presto Cucina is located at 1746 Marine Dr. in West Vancouver. prestocucina. wordpress.com 604-925-2229 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.

Manager Jessie Singh delivers a plate of pasta to awaiting customers at Presto Cucina on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Finish summer off with sippers

Just when you thought summer might be heading for the exit, the barometer swings back and the mercury soars.

No better time than to be sipping something cool and refreshing. Here’s a slew of sippers to pair with this week’s expected high temperatures. Remember all those critter wines, when everyone was trying to outsmart Yellow Tail? Well, the truth is they never really went away.

Laughing Bird Chardonnay 2015

This perfect “drink don’t think” drop from South Eastern Australia is laden with tropical and peach tones up front, followed by a juicy, fruity, palate with a splash of melon and citrus. There’s a little oak in there for added heft but it’s still very crisp and clean. In fact, it’ll have you singing “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” in no time (88 points, good value at $12.99, Everything Wine).

Kono Pinot Gris 2014

Tim Pawsey isn’t. This very pretty, pale salmon-toned Pinot Gris hails from Nelson, which reminded me very much of Vancouver Island when I visited, with its lush, green rolling hills, and, yes, the odd sheep. Apple and pear on top with a hint of honey, followed by a rich, orchard fruit-driven palate with some lemon zest underpinned by firm acidity. A deal that goes down very easily at just $14.99 (91 points).

Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2014 (Marlborough)

While “savvy” and “Kiwi” indeed may well be synonymous today, it wasn’t always the case. This somewhat more serious wine marks something of milestone: It’s

Chaberton Estate Reserve Siegerrebe 2015 VQA (Fraser Valley) Floral and tropical notes on top before a layered and generous off-dry palate of

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Lengthy skin contact delivers a truly appealing, medium salmon colour, with stone fruit, quince and orchard fruits up front, followed by a just-dry palate, citrus and nectarine hints and a touch of spice ($16.25, 91 points). The Violets proved it could be done, and done well, sowing the seed for a crop of Fraser Valley wineries. (Don’t forget to visit them now that harvest is almost here.)

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the 30th vintage from celebrated Nautilus, home to one of Marlborough’s original Sauvingnon Blanc vineyards. A crest above some in the ocean of the variety that’s out there, with its distinctive tropical and nettle nose, followed by zesty lemon lime, excellent structure and richness, held together with mouth-watering acidity. Pair it with something chilled, like scallop ceviche and a touch of grapefruit in the dressing ($25, 92 points). Speaking of anniversaries, it’s 35 years since the late Claude Violet (who came from a French winemaking family) and his wife, Inge, planted vines on a southfacing slope, near the U.S. border in Langley. They opened their winery 25 years ago. Owners Eugene Kwan and Anthony Cheng, Chaberton’s new owners, have built on their success and broadened the portfolio, bringing in grapes from elsewhere. But their origins are always clearly labelled.

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Big hits for B.C. on rugby pitch

North Shore stars revel in national title wins ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

North Vancouver’s Lyric Atchison can do many great things on a rugby field – just don’t ask her what the score is.

“I don’t really keep track of the points in my head when we’re playing – I’m just playing,” she said with a laugh. It’s for that reason that Atchison has had a little delayed gratification following two big recent matches – the high school provincial championship game with Carson Graham in May and, just last week, a national championship final with the B.C. U18 team. When the final whistle blew in each game, Atchison wasn’t sure if her team had won or lost. In both cases, Atchison turned to her coaches to get the good news: we won! The latest win came with Atchison and fellow North Shore player Zoe DeFaveri helping Team B.C. rack up a 3-1 record at the national championships, topped off by an tense 8-5 win over the Prairie Wolfpack. “It’s still kind of surprising,” Atchison said of becoming a national champion in her first try at a

North Vancouver’s Lyric Atchison takes on tacklers while playing for Team B.C. in a recent rugby competition. Atchison was one of several North Shore players who helped B.C. score gold at national championship tournaments held last weekend. PHOTO SUPPLIED national rugby competition. B.C. and Ontario actually had identical 3-1 records but the West Coasters earned the title due to extra bonus points earned during the tournament – a tricky tie-breaking formula that only added to the confusion at the final whistle.

“We won the game but we thought we came second in the tournament,” said Atchison. “When we were waiting in line for the medal ceremony our coach told us that we actually won gold.” When all the results were tallied British Columbia teams

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boys claimed gold, topping Alberta 31-24 in the final. North Shore players Jack Allen, Ryan Agyagos, Cameron Bruk, Liam Clark, Daniel Jacob, Luke Wooldridge and Willem Young all suited up for the B.C. squad. B.C. also took home silver

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Bantam Twins win Western Canadians

The North Shore Twins bantam team – the youngest fielded by the elite youth baseball club based out of North Vancouver’s Parkgate Park – proved their worth by winning the 15U AAA Western Canadian Baseball Championships played Aug. 12-14 in Spruce Grove, Alta.

The Twins went 2-1 in pool play before knocking off their B.C. rivals, the White Rock Tritons, 12-2 in the semifinals. That set up a championship matchup against the previously undefeated Okotoks Black Dawgs, a pitching duel that was scoreless until the final inning, the seventh. In the top of the seventh Jackson Flemons got on base with a single and advanced to second following an Okotoks error. Gareth Wintjes then ripped a two-out single to score Flemons, making it 1-0. The Dawgs rallied in the bottom of the inning, getting a runner to third base with two

outs, but a strikeout ended the game and gave the Twins the win. “The adage in baseball about quality pitching, sound defence and timely hitting once again proved to be true,” Twins general manager Dave Speers stated in a release. “It was a special year for the bantam Twins team as they likely fielded one of the youngest bantam AAA teams in the province with 11 Grade 8 players and five Grade 9 players.” The win capped off an impressive year for the entire Twins organization. The senior team, coming off a B.C. Premier Baseball League title in 2015, finished second in regular season play in 2016 and advanced to the final four championship tournament. The junior Twins won four straight playoff games to earn the provincial title at the 2016 B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League championship tournament. – Andy Prest

Jackson Flemons of the North Shore Twins bantam team slides in with the winning run in the final of the 15U AAA Western Canadian Baseball Championships held recently in Spruce Grove, Alta. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Rio Olympics a showcase for women’s rugby

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earlier this month in Rio. It was all the more poignant for players like Atchison, who got to see Canadian women smash their way to bronze in the inaugural rugby sevens Olympic tournament. “I think that women’s rugby is on the rise and I’m really excited about it,” she said. “I think it was really cool to see women represented so

well, and Canada represented really well (in Rio). It was very exciting to think that I could do that one day.” Atchison started playing soccer at a young age but when she arrived at Carson Graham for Grade 8 she decided she wanted to broaden her horizons and try new things. Wrestling came first and she thrived on the mat – Atchison claimed gold at the

Western Canada Summer Games last year, among other big wins – but it was rugby that grabbed her right from the start. She loved it, even though she admits she knew next to nothing about the sport when she joined Brad Baker’s vaunted Carson Graham girls rugby program at the end of Grade 8. “I had no idea what I was doing,” she said. “I didn’t

actually realize that I was a forward, I actually had a specific job to do. The first two years were kind of me trying to figure out what to do. I’d say I didn’t really figure it out until last year.” Atchison demonstrated her growing skill when she scored the game-winning try for Carson when they won the provincial title this spring, and she further proved her worth with Team B.C. She knows what she’s supposed to do now, and one

of her favourite things to do is tackle. Hard. “I started playing soccer when I was five. I always thought soccer, that’s what I wanted to do – to represent Canada for soccer. This year I realized I didn’t really like it anymore and I wanted to pursue rugby as much as I could. I love it way more just because you get to be so much more physical. I have the ability to tackle someone.” Even if Atchison doesn’t end up playing in an Olympic

rugby tournament, the sport has grabbed her hard. The honours student, who is entering her Grade 12 year at Carson, has many options in front of her given her strong skills on the wrestling mat and rugby pitch, but the path in front of her is clear: she hopes to play university rugby after graduation. “I love it. Wrestling is a great sport and it’s done a lot for me and I’ve had a lot of opportunities, but I just don’t love it the way I love rugby.”

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*XT5-48 month term with $4,000 downpayment 10,000km per year, plus taxes. Escalade - 48 month term with $19,000 down payment, 16,000km per year. ATS - 0.9% for 48 month term with $2,350 down payment. All payments plus tax.

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REMEMBRANCES

EMPLOYMENT

general employment

obituaries

Busy cardiology office (NSHC)is looking for a

Medical Office Assistant. Starting 4 days/wk with potential to increase to 5 days/wk. Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm Please fax your resume to 604-980-1032 or email to scheduling@ johnvyselaar.com

MARSHALL, Arthur G. North Vancouver resident, Art Marshall passed away peacefully May 24, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Chris. He is survived by his two sons Brian (Maureen) and Larry and their families. Art served with the Calgary Highlanders in WWII and was wounded while in Holland. He retired from the ILWU Vancouver Local 506. Was a long time member of the ANAF Veterans unit #45. No service by request.

Now Hiring FLAG PERSONS & LANE CLOSURE TECHS .

• Must have reliable vehicle • Must be certified • Union Wages from $18.44 per hr & Benefits

VALLEY TRAFFIC SYSTEMS Apply in person 9770-199A St, Langley Fax or Email resume: 604-513-3661 darlene@valleytraffic.ca

office/clerical Accountant/Bookkeeper required for North Vancouver public practice firm − familiar with QuickBooks software is must. Please email resume with salary expectations to leeann@vacpa.ca

part time help Confidential Assistant to the Office Manager P/T We are a successful custom home building company located in West Vancouver, looking for a part time assistant to the office manager. Responsibilities include: assisting with monthly invoicing/billing, payroll calculations, answering phone calls & general administration work. Skills required: experience with Simply Accounting, Microsoft Office, excellent customer service, and good communication skills. Flexible hours for approximately 8 days per month, as well as holiday coverage. Compensation to be determined. Please email your cover letter & resume. karen@bradnerhomes.com

part time help

Family Services of the North Shore is recruiting for two positions for this year’s Christmas Bureau. Check our website for details. www.familyservices.bc.ca

retail SALES ASSOCIATE Full time including weekends, in West Vancouver. $12−13/hour. Fax or e−mail resume: 604−922−4138 simpsonhomehardware59 @gmail.com

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN Toufighi Zavared Shayan is indebted to Mitchell’s Towing for storage and towing on a 2009, Toyota Corolla, VIN # 2T1BU40E19C162769. A lien is claimed under the Act.

birthdays

COMMUNITY

announcements CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/ free-assessment

found Happy 50th Birthday Dan Love Gina, Daniela, Johnathan and Ashley

Keys Found Grace did you loose your keys in the park area close to MEC? 604−808−0622

lost

There is presently an amount due and owing of $8,469.95 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale that may accrue. Notice is hereby lien that on the Wednesday, August 17, 2016 or thereafter, the said vehicle will be sold.

Hot Spot For Sale

For more info call Mitchell’s Towing Ltd at 604-982-0115. www.MitchellsTowing.ca

604.630.3300

DEVELOPER’S INFORMATION SESSION Kallweit Graham Architecture is holding an information session where interested members of the public are invited to learn about our application to rezone the property located at 840 E 16th Street. The application is to support the conversion of the existing garage into an Accessory Coach House.

840 E 16th St. inside the garage (enter through lane or side yard)

Date: August 31, 2016

VIIC thanks all applicants for their interest; however only those short-listed will be contacted.

MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION

DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT We are looking for a full time administrative and customer service clerk to work in our newspaper distribution department. This fast paced, deadline based environment will suit an enthusiastic self-starter. RESPONSIBLITITES: • Handling email and phone customer service inquiries

The vehicle is currently stored at Mitchell’s Towing Ltd, 1255 Welch Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7P1B4. The vehicle was placed in storage on February 13, 2016.

Meeting Location:

If you think this opportunity is for you, please send your current resume including a cover letter by August 25, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. to Heather at hbatchelor@viic.ca

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WAREHOUSEMAN LIEN ACT

CELEBRATIONS

Do you enjoy a challenging, dynamic and fun environment? Are you looking to advance your career and take your insurance skills to the next level? If you answered yes, YOU are the person we are looking for! With 17 locations, VIIC is one of the largest privately held brokerages in B.C. We are expanding into the Lower Mainland and have exciting career opportunities for the right people specifically Auto insurance and Personal Insurance Specialists.

Manager of Administration

LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

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INSURANCE OPPORTUNITIES New North Vancouver Branch, #117, 2120 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver

My client, a boutique benefits firm in North Vancouver, is currently seeking a Manager of Administration. As part of the Management Team, this position has overall management responsibility for administration services, workflow and processes, including the development and Office Administrative Services teams who are responsible for processes and procedures. For immediate consideration please call Abby Rubin at (604) 836−2672 and email resume to abby@abbyrubin.com www.abbyrubinpersonnel.com

LEGAL

Celebrate the lives of loved ones with your stories, photographs and tributes on

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Karen Kallweit Graham Kallweit Graham Architecture 604-921-8044 ext. 4 karen@kga.ca

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

• Communication/problem solving with newspaper carriers, delivery contractors and the public • Dealing with delivery concerns and complaint management • Data entry • Various clerical duties as required QUALIFICATIONS: • Strong data entry skills • Strong Windows, Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) and Outlook skills • Excellent customer service skills • Superior organizational and multi-tasking skills • Quick problem solving skills Please apply to distribution@nsnews.com Applications must be received no later than Friday September 2nd, 2016. Only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.

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Celebrate with a Birthday Greeting in the classiﬁed section!

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Lost diamond earring Aug 15th on Lonsdale. 1/2 carat. 10th anniversary gift; great sentimental value. Reward. 604−928−1940 alex_jim02@yahoo.com LOST GREEN CHEEK Parrot with white, turquoise, light & dark grey, reddish brown, mauve band on left leg with #040050993461 REWARD $100 for her safe return. “DIAMOND” 3yrs old last seen Draycott Road Area April 17th. Judy 604-988-7275

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Community Development Contact:

STK#7G12381

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Carly Rosenblat, 604-982-3989, crosenblat@cnv.org This meeting has been required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the rezoning process.

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financial services HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/ Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. For assistance! 1-844-453-5372.

personals

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REAL ESTATE

real estate wanted House or lot wanted, North & West Van, any condition. 604-790-0472

wanted CASH $ for TEAK / RETRO FURN & ANTIQUE Items FAIR & RELIABLE

Thanks! Derek 604-442-2099

PETS

ALL SMALL BREED PUPS Local, Non-Shedding and Vet Checked. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

pet services North Vancouver Pet Hospital your cutting edge in veterinary medicine on the North shore 604.770.4346 www.northvanpethospital.com

Westwind Apts West Van, 2BR $2025. Cat ok. Ground floor. Reno’d 2025 Bellevue 604-913-0734

suites for rent 1 BR bsmt suite, Horseshoe Bay, near waterfront. W/d, N/s, sm pet ok. $1200 incl. 604-828-9118 WOODCROFT 1BR 17th floor, parking, storage, recreation facilities, balcony, closet, and security. No pets, no smoking. $1050 778-865-7455

furnished rentals LONSDALE 500 - Furn Accom, Bach, 1, 2, 3 BR. Start at $1300. 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com

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cleaning MESSY HOUSE OR OFFICE? The most thorough cleaning or its FREE! Single Parent & Senior’s disc. (604) 945-0004 Schedule at supercleaningvancouver.com

drainage DRAINAGE Services & more Claudio’s Backhoe Services Dry Basements+ 604-341-4446

drywall A & A Millwood Quality Drywall Service. Repairs, renos, new construction. Prompt service. Richard cell 604-6710084 or 604-986-9880 ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed Board, tape, spraytex, repairs 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321

1 BR in nice house nr Lions Gate Hospital, Av. now, $525 incl, ns np 604-990-4257

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HOME SERVICES

RENTALS

apartments/ condos for rent

RENTALS

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Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769

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QUALITY GUARANTEED Serving the N. Shore for 25 yrs Boarding, Taping, Spraytex, Small Jobs welcome! Call Dave 604-984-7476

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excavating

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homestay

Host Families Urgently Needed We have immediate openings for caring host families who can accommodate up to two male or female international high school students within the North Vancouver School District. • Competitive compensation offered • Training available for new families • Unparalleled 24/7 support • Must be willing to complete CRC

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lawn & garden

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masonry

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hauling CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service 604-922-5101

Rain Forest Stone Masonry North Shore based Walls, F/P, Patio’s & Repairs Michael 604-802-7850

moving AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemoversbc.com From

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TIMEOUT!

Solutions can be found in next Wednesday's issue.

WORD SEARCH

Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally & diagonally throughout the puzzle.

ACCESS ALTERNATE CANT CLOVERLEAF CONNECTION DEADEND DRIVE DRIVER EVACUATION

JUNCTION LANE LIMIT MERGE PARALLEL PARKWAY RAILINGS ROAD ROUNDABOUT

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SUDOKU

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

CROSSWORD

ROUTE SCENIC SIGNAL SPEED TOLLS TRAFFIC TRAVEL TRUCK U-TURN

HOW TO PLAY:

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! LAST WEDNESDAY'S SUDOKU SOLUTION:

No Sudoku puzzle ran in the August 17th issue of the North Shore News.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Bungle 5. Lemon drink 8. Concept 12. Sour green fruit 13. Hurry 14. Advance 15. Squeezed 17. Hurt 18. Feel anxious 19. In a legitimate way 21. Observer 23. Buff 24. Each part 26. Nutritious bean 28. Fearful 32. Companions 34. Papa 36. Mexican sandwich

37. 39. 41. 42. 44.

Nasal tone Frantic Golf gadget Bend an ____ Marcel Marceau, e.g. 46. Scuffed 50. Reef substance 53. Fish catcher 54. Alaskan construction 56. Inactive 57. ____ out (make do) 58. Evidence 59. Equal 60. Allow 61. Snow coaster CLUES DOWN 1. Went by 747 2. Exec’s auto 3. Rainy-day gear

4. 5. 6. 7.

Juicy fruit Semicircle Fencing event One who finishes 8. Reside 9. Bargain 10. Aristocrat 11. Military 16. Positive votes 20. Belly 22. Curtain fixture 24. Clever 25. ____ degree 27. Thanksgiving vegetable 29. Stuff 30. Frozen dessert 31. Fawn’s ma 33. Athletic shoe 35. Block, as a stream 38. Break in a

barrier 40. Game cubes 43. Drive off 45. Shapes 46. Freighter, e.g. 47. Morse ____ 48. Speaking part

49. Embankment 51. Add to the kitty 52. Conduct 55. Stroke gently Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling

LAST WEDNESDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

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Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society provides safe, dependable free-of-charge transportation to people receiving treatment and follow up care for cancer.

Volunteer Drivers Needed! For more information call 604-515-5400 or visit volunteercancerdrivers.ca

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THE NORTH SHORE $4,198,000 IS OUR HOME. REAL ESTATE IS OUR PASSION.

378 STEVENS DRIVE, BRITISH PROPERTIES

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