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North Van says goodbye to bus depot Queensbury neighbours welcome move BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
It’s the last stop for the North Vancouver Transit Centre.
Starting this weekend, TransLink is decommissioning the bus depot on Third Street at St. Davids Avenue and moving the buses to the Burnaby Transit Centre. The decision, which TransLink first announced in 2012, has been fought over the years by the City and District of North Vancouver councils and UNIFOR Local 111, the union representing the drivers. All three lobbied heavily for the transit authority to find a new location on the North Shore so, in the event of an earthquake shutting down the bridges, the North Shore would still have a fleet of buses available. “We did an extensive search of alternatives that included building a new facility on the North Shore; however, current estimates put the cost at $100 million – something TransLink cannot presently afford,” said Chris Bryan, TransLink spokesman. In 2012, TransLink estimated consolidating the Third Street depot with the Burnaby one would save $20 million over 10 years, eliminating the need for costly upgrades. In the event of a catastrophe, West Vancouver’s Blue Buses, which are marshalled at a facility off Lloyd Avenue
Fourth Street resident Jeff Murl won’t miss the bus depot when it closes this weekend. The depot is set to move across the bridge to Burnaby - a decision that could worsen North Shore gridlock according to the City and District of North Vancouver councils, who each opposed the relocation. PHOTO LISA KING can be pressed into service, Bryan added. Bus drivers will have to make their way to the Burnaby depot at about 5:30 a.m. to start the morning run and deadhead back at night, but residents who ride transit shouldn’t notice any difference in service, Bryan said. Neighbours around the depot, however, are welcoming the change. The depot
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Call-outs boost backcountry rescues to 93 for year JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Inexperienced hikers who got lost on trails in the North Shore backcountry resulted in three helicopter rescues and an overnight stay in a remote shelter recently. On Monday evening, three
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members of a Burnaby family were plucked from a steep slope on the east side of Mount Fromme after getting lost on the Big Cedar Trail. A 29-year-old woman was hiking with her parents, both 59, heading to Kennedy Falls when “they got to a junction where they lost the trail,” said Mike Danks, North Shore
Rescue team leader. “They thought it would be best to head straight up the mountain.” After over two hours of uphill bushwhacking, by about 2 p.m. the group found themselves stuck on a steep slope and called for help on their cellphone. A team of North Shore Rescue members and Metro
Vancouver park rangers hiked in to the group and decided it would be simplest to haul the group out with a helicopter longline. The trio, who Danks described as inexperienced hikers who “bit off more than they could chew,” were hauled to safety by 6 p.m. The
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Saxton mulls run for Tory leadership JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
Will former North Vancouver Conservative MP Andrew Saxton run for his party’s leadership?
North Shore Rescue team members prepare to use a helicopter longline to pluck three hikers from a steep slope of Mount Fromme, one of three weekend rescues. Visit nsnews.com to view video of the Fromme rescue effort. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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rescue Monday afternoon followed rescues of two other groups of hikers over the weekend. Around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, a call came in from two hikers in their 20s who’d taken a wrong turn after making it to Crown Pass north of Grouse Mountain. While the trail to Crown Mountain heads northwest, “they headed off to the east,” said Danks. “They got themselves into quite a precarious area” with drop-offs from steep cliffs on either side. Danks said an initial plan to hike the pair out
was scrapped in favour of a helicopter rescue when team members got a look at the terrain they were in. “It wasn’t worth the risk for our members or for them,” he said. As that call wrapped up around 8 p.m., a second call came in with a report of two women overdue from a hike to the First Pump Peak on Mount Seymour. The pair had made it to the First Pump summit, said Danks, but became disoriented at a key junction in the trail while descending. Instead of heading back to the parking lot, the two hikers headed off “in the complete opposite direction” along the Elsay Lake Trail. “They went
a fair distance in the wrong direction.” When the women didn’t return as darkness fell, a boyfriend of one of the hikers – who had spoken to them earlier by cell – called RCMP. North Shore Rescue sent in two teams on foot – one from Mount Seymour and one from the Coldwell Creek area. The first group of rescuers reached the Elsay Lake shelter around 2:30 a.m., where they found the two hikers unharmed, said Danks. Both hikers and rescue team members stayed overnight in the shelter and were taken out by helicopter the next morning. The calls over the past
few days bring the number of backcountry rescues so far this year to 93, said Danks. The yearly average for the team is between 90 and 100 rescues, with most of those in summer months. Most of those rescued are well-meaning, said Danks, but “a lot of these people are just not really well prepared.” Many have minimal supplies. In one case hikers had a map but it was outdated with few details. Carrying a cellphone is a good start, but batteries often run down quickly in the backcountry. Danks recommends hikers carry a satellite phone, especially when heading into more remote areas.
The answer is that he is absolutely considering it. “It’s a huge decision on a personal as well as a professional basis,” Saxton said, discussing the issue one day before former Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the relinquishment of his seat in the House of Commons. Saxton is currently overseeing residential construction with real estate investment company the King George Financial Corp. – a position he would likely vacate if he could beat out suspected hopefuls Peter MacKay, Kevin O’Leary and Lisa Raitt for the Tories’ top job. “I would love to have significant input into keeping Canada great,” Saxton said. After representing North Vancouver for seven years, Saxton lost his seat in 2015 as a Liberal surge ushered Justin Trudeau into the Prime Minister’s office. New MP Jonathan Wilkinson captured 56 per cent of the vote in North Vancouver, handily defeating Saxton, who garnered 27 per cent. Saxton acknowledged guiding the Tories against Trudeau’s Liberals will likely require a “much bigger commitment” than serving as MP. The tenure of a party leader is uncertain. MacKay
Former North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton. previously guided the Conservatives for about eight months. On the other end of the spectrum, Sir John A. MacDonald oversaw his party for 24 years until his death in 1891. While Saxton was emphatic that he was only considering running, he was quick to mention his role in the Conservative government led by Harper. “I was Jim Flaherty’s right-hand man as parliamentary secretary of finance,” he said. “I was part of the team that balanced the budget.” Saxton was also critical of the fiscal leadership of the Liberals, explaining the Canadian government can’t spend their way to prosperity. “There’s going to be a comeuppance,” he warned. “I believe that by 2019 Canadians will be tired of these great big deficits that are being run up year after year by the Liberals.” Saxton said he would likely make a firm decision in the next few weeks.
Victim of online dating scam sees return of $11,000 JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
After being jilted and swindled on an online dating site, the last thing a North Vancouver woman expected to see was her money again.
The RCMP recently returned $11,000 to the victim of an online Con Juan who bilked her out of about $27,000 through the dating website match.com.
After months of lengthy conversations via instant messaging, the duplicitous dater – who posed as a Canadian working in Saudi Arabia – asked the middle-aged woman to loan him $30,000 to cover legal fees connected to a construction project. She sent him $27,000. His profile subsequently vanished. After realizing she’d been defrauded, the woman reported the scam to police. The quickness of her response
made a critical difference in tracking down the cash, according to North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong. The woman directed the cops to the Canadian financial institution where the money was transferred. “Because it was still in Canada, we were able to alert them and the victim put a freeze on that account,” De Jong said. “She’s very fortunate … the funds were
still in Canada, often they’re offshore.” The woman was “shocked” and “very, very pleased” the money was recovered, according to De Jong. “She didn’t expect anything back,” he said, explaining that money is rarely recovered from Internet scams. But while the bank account is in Canada, the fraudster could be anywhere, according to De Jong.
“The person could be overseas and have a Canadian bank account,” he said, explaining a friend could withdraw and launder the money. “The tentacles of this go literally worldwide.” Asked why the account hadn’t been drained immediately, De Jong said it was perplexing. “The mind of a criminal. Who really knows?” he asked. The incident is a reminder to be wary of online
predators, according to police. The couple never spoke via webcam or in person but the scammer won her trust through a series of hour-long online exchanges. “(Professional scammers) know the words to say, they understand the vulnerability of people,” De Jong said. Police advise visitors to dating sites to withhold their personal, credit card and banking information.
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The District of North Vancouver will soon be installing separated bike lanes on either side of the road between the Morgan Road and Mollie Nye Way. In a pilot project for the district, the bike lanes will be separated by “flexible delineators” similar to the bollards found in parking garages to direct drivers. Gavin Joyce, director of parks, engineering and facilities for the district, said this was the best option available without having to expropriate land. “We’re quite land challenged in the district. There’s always competing interests so, certainly when we have pedestrians, vehicle, cycling – it’s a challenge for us on our road right-of-ways,” he said. “With the use of these delineators, we’re not taking any more
space because they’re going to go right on the painted line for the bike lane, so we’re able to keep the widths for the sidewalks, the vehicle lanes and the median without reducing any of them,” he said. To accommodate the new lanes, the city will have to remove the existing boulevard on Lynn Valley Road, including the trees and treasured “hedge creature” that greets people as they make their way into Lynn Valley. “It’s one of those things that the community seems to appreciate. We’re aware of that,” Joyce said. “So I’m sure we’ll try to make some accommodations somehow.” The total cost of the project is $1.35 million but that includes updated street lighting and redoing the median with new hedges and trees. The project is being done to co-ordinate with the City of North Vancouver’s new Green Necklace bike lanes running around the perimeter of Grand Boulevard. “On the North Shore, we’re trying to put together, bit by
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The union representing West Vancouver’s Blue Bus drivers and mechanics and the municipality that runs the local transit system have agreed to mediated talks in contract bargaining just ahead of a strike vote on Wednesday.
West Vancouver’s Blue Bus drivers and mechanics have been without a contract since April. FILE PHOTO A mediator was appointed Monday by the Labour Relations Board following a joint request by the Amalgamated Transit Union
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idle them for like 45 minutes. There were 20 buses just shaking my house,” he said. This was in contravention of the city’s anti-idling bylaw, he noted. “That was pretty annoying,” he said. The yard was also a source of light pollution thanks to one large spotlight. “I’m hoping they turn that off when they leave – last one out, turn the lights off would be a good way of doing it.” What will happen with the site is now an open question. “As far as its future life goes, our real estate division
has prompted complaints over noise and diesel fumes since it opened in the early 1940s. “There’s a celebration that’s going to occur when it closes,” said Jeff Murl, a Fourth Street resident who lives across from the depot. Murl said he purchased his home knowing the depot was there, but found it to be an even more disruptive neighbour than he thought possible. “On Sunday at 1 p.m. in the winter, they would just turn on all the buses and
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In 2015, the land was assessed at $5,089,500. Murl said he’s not bothered by the thought of a four-storey building along Third Street, especially if it includes some kind of grocery store, but he’d like to see some of the land on the north side of the property reserved for community use. “For me, ultimately, I’d love to see it turned into something that benefits the neighbourhood. “Everything on Third is going to be sold to the highest bidder, real estate, maxed-out zoning, all that kind of stuff,” he said.
conditions and benefits. Powers declined to discuss the issues being disputed. The union is scheduled to hold a strike vote Wednesday but indicated there are no immediate plans to stop work. The union would have to issue 72-hour strike notice before workers could hit picket lines.
Both sides said they are still hopeful a negotiated settlement can be reached. The District of West Vancouver operates the local Blue Bus system under contract to TransLink. The Blue Bus system has an annual budget of about $16 million and provides more than seven million passenger trips per year on 11 main bus routes.
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he U.S.-based short-term vacation rental giant AirBnB is looking to woo more would-be hosts in the Vancouver area, offering them a $250 bonus for their first booking. It’s as if they’re daring our regulators, who have apparently been sound asleep or on vacay themselves, to do something. Short-term rentals, like the ones AirBnB offers, are without a doubt exacerbating the current rental crisis. Vacancy rates are a fraction of a percentage. With the disappearance in the 1980s of federal and provincial incentives to build market rental housing, secondary suites and condos have served a crucial role in our housing market. A cursory search finds hundreds of these units available for vacationers, but only a paltry few for renters. This is happening as renters are
being “renovicted” so their suites can be updated and leased out at higher rates. Bidding wars among prospective tenants are encouraged by landlords and a dangerously high proportion of the population is already handing over too much income to cover shelter. Short-term rental owners also can’t be bothered with the Residential Tenancy Act, the regulations that govern actual B&Bs, or municipal business licences or taxes. Now, we won’t argue that it’s time for businesses like these to be regulated out of existence. We can see the appeal for both owners and visitors, especially with hotel rates being as high as they are. But it’s time for our municipalities and our province to stop hitting the snooze button and face the day. With some fair and common-sense rules in place, we’d all rest a little easier.
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hen it comes to job creation, governments at all levels love to point to various infrastructure projects that cost billions of dollars and do indeed create a lot of jobs. But there’s an annual event in Vancouver that may not commonly be viewed as a job creation vehicle, even though it has created hundreds of thousands of jobs over time and has injected a huge amount of money into the local economy. I’m referring, of course, to the Pacific National Exhibition and its annual fair, which is currently underway. I’ve written before about the importance of the PNE and how it is a tradition that we must hang onto, not simply because it’s a fun entertainment forum, but also because of its importance to the economy and because it
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of an anachronism, a throwback to an era where life was enjoyed at a more leisurely pace. But it appears the experience of throwing a plastic ring on a pop bottle to win a stuffed animal, or riding a thrill ride, or viewing huge cows or miniature goats still seems able to compete with video games and other forms of more modern entertainment. Indeed, the average attendance over the past 10 years has hovered around 800,000 people (it fell off significantly last year, largely due to lousy weather), which speaks to its popularity. For many, the fair unites generations. Many residents’ fondest memories are associated with it: that first ride on the wooden roller coaster, that first taste of candy floss and for many, the first encounter with farm animals.
There are also those memorable events associated with the fair: the concerts by the Beatles, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. All those BC Lions games when Empire Stadium still existed, to say nothing of the LandyBannister epic four-minute Miracle Mile race during the 1954 British Empire Games. Whether it’s the sights and sounds of the midway, or the livestock barns, or the many unique food opportunities (I’ll pass on the bacon-flavored candy floss, thank you), the experience stays with you, and it’s one to cherish as time goes on. The economic numbers are impressive: about 3,600 direct employees (this number swells to more than 9,000 when you include exhibitors and concessionaires). And the fair generates about $58 million in economic activity, and contributes about $25
million in taxes. But perhaps the PNE’s biggest economic impact is on young people. About 2,000 of those 3,600 employees are youth, and they are paid comparatively well (they also make more money working the fair than they do working regular jobs because many work longer days and compile a nice pile of cash to start the school year). I speak from experience, having worked 10 straight fairs, some of which contributed tremendously to post-secondary studies. I worked on the midway, along with hundreds of other young people, and we worked so much we didn’t have time to spend money, so it was easy to save. At some point, however, the PNE’s future may end up in the hands of government. It is the only major fair in North America that does not receive
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Restrict big rigs to offpeak times to ease traffic Dear Editor: Gridlock is evident on the North Shore. It is a combination of too many cars and trucks traveling to and from the North Shore every day with only a limited number of lanes handling the flow. Wait until we add all of our transit buses onto the bridge coming from Burnaby to serve transit passengers in North Vancouver. During an accident tie-up I suspect that your readers better start walking to the SeaBus in order to leave North Vancouver, or get on a West Vancouver Blue Bus and travel to Park Royal for Vancouver bound. (I am sure that Norgate homeowners would now have preferred to see the buses located there rather than a stinky sewage plant!) We must start looking at all types of solutions, because if we don’t, traffic conditions will just keep getting worse. When we drive on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, we see many huge dump trucks
and semi-trailers that head to the Port of Vancouver — both south to the Vancouver terminal and into the North Vancouver sites. They deliver goods to the port that are exported to all parts of the world and the goods that are imported are distributed to many parts of North America, many of which are transported via semi-trailer trucks using the highways, bridges and road infrastructures. People should also drive on Boundary Road to see all the trucks heading to north and south port locations. I am sure the heavy-rig truck drivers must be frustrated with the huge delays they face, and not just once in a while, it is every single day. Why don’t we try something unique to this region and have those bulk and industrial goods delivered in off-peak times such as before the morning and after the afternoon rush hours, as well as at night when there is no significant traffic on the
roads? It would take discipline and government requirements to force heavy trucks to deliver in off-peak times. The ports, including global container terminals, operate 24 hours a day and accept trains into and out of their terminal. Pay attention to the siren sounds that we hear at night that signal when the trains are entering or departing the terminal. If we can get the big rigs to do the same, our traffic gridlock may be eased somewhat. Let’s convince our local governments to adopt new traffic measures and have a local bus depot, perhaps located at the Capilano University site, rather than being situated in Burnaby where it will simply add to the impossible gridlock. It probably won’t happen or be considered until after next May’s provincial election, but we must do something to alleviate gridlock. Robert Pellatt North Vancouver
Pit bull encounter prompts plea Dear Editor: This evening after dark I was out for a walk in Queensbury. As I walked along the sidewalk, I heard a jingling and then realized a dog was charging me from some distance away. I had a flashlight that I shone in its eyes and it backed off and starting circling me. I called
to the owner to control the dog and she replied that it was scared of men. It seemed to be a pit bull cross and eventually left me alone and returned to its owner. This is further evidence to me of the need for breed specific bans. This dog’s reaction to fear was extremely aggressive. If one of my young daughters
had encountered this dog on her own I fear what could have happened. I expect this letter to result in the usual protests by pit bull fans who blame “bad owners” for such incidents but breed specific bans solve the bad owner problem. David Jones North Vancouver
Referendum is the democratic way Dear Editor: Re: Pressing Trudeau on his Electoral Reform Pledge, Aug. 28 Other Voices guest column. Murray Mollard and Megan Dias do a good job of describing the various methods of
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choosing our MPs and their Democratic Cafe will, I’m sure, be educational. But, that still doesn’t give the electorate a voice in which system the majority of us prefer. That will be entrusted to a bunch of politicians each having an axe
to grind. Only a referendum after an educational campaign by North Shore Community Resource Society and other non-partisan groups will make any change legitimate. Bill Richardson West Vancouver
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One of the biggest issues that I have heard about from my constituents, both in my office and at the doorstep, is the current situation in the housing market. Many fear that their kids will be unable to afford to stay on the North Shore, a reality I face myself with my three children. The Legislature was recalled for the week of July 25 to help address this issue. The provincial government passed legislation that creates new measures to help make home ownership more affordable, establishes a fund for market housing and rental initiatives, strengthens consumer protection, and gives the City of Vancouver the tools it requested to increase rental property supply. Here’s a breakdown of the legislation: 1.
An additional property transfer tax rate of 15% will apply to purchasers of residential real estate who are foreign nationals or foreign-controlled corporations. The additional tax took effect August 2, 2016, and will apply to foreign entities registering their purchase of residential property in Metro Vancouver. a.
For mixed-use property, the additional tax applies on the residential component of the foreign interest in a property. For example, the additional tax on the purchase of a home valued at $2 million will amount to $300,000.
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Second, the government is creating a new Housing Priority Initiatives Fund for provincial housing and rental programs, which will be announced in the near future. The fund will receive an initial investment of $75 million. It will receive a portion of revenues from the property transfer tax, including revenues from the new additional tax on foreign buyers.
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Third, the Province is amending the Real Estate Services Act to substantially implement the key recommendations of the independent advisory group report, and to end self-regulation of the real estate industry. The government has accepted all the recommendations in the report. These changes will increase significantly the Superintendent of Real Estate’s authority and oversight.
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Fourth, amendments to the Vancouver Charter provide the legislative authority for the city to implement and administer a tax on vacant homes. The City of Vancouver will design the framework of the vacancy tax, including details like the tax rate, when it will apply and any necessary exemptions. Other jurisdictions may apply in the future.
Going forward, the provincial government has pledged that six principles will apply to all upcoming policy decisions in the coming months. This commitment was made after extensive feedback from constituents in our community. The principles are as follows: • • • • • •
Increase housing supply; Link communities together with smart transit investments; Support first-time home buyers; Protect consumers from shady practices; Increase rental supply; and Protect the dream of home ownership for British Columbians.
The provincial government has ended self-regulation by the real estate industry and closed loopholes that allowed shadow-flipping. New provincial rules will prevent the abuse of assignment clauses by requiring the express consent of the seller and mandating that any profits from assignments are returned to the home owner. These actions are in addition to what was included in Budget 2016, when the Province changed the Property Transfer Tax to help the market respond to mounting demand for housing. The Newly Built Home Exemption offers an incentive for buyers to purchase new construction, priced up to $750,000, by providing property transfer tax relief up to $13,000.
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The driver of a boat that crashed hard into a rocky shoal near Ambleside Beach on Friday night has been issued a ticket for operating a vessel without proper care and attention.
Police and Coast Guard were called out shortly before 9 p.m. Aug. 26 after multiple witnesses called 911 to report a small pleasure boat had crashed into rocks near the shore. “From witness accounts it appears they would have hit the ground at a pretty good clip,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department. “Perhaps they didn’t know or didn’t
appreciate how shallow the water was at that point. It appears they misjudged the water depth.” Palmer said the small boat with several passengers aboard hit a rocky shoal and ran aground near the mouth of the Capilano River. Fortunately nobody was injured, he said. The vessel, however, sustained extensive damage to its hull, propeller and other mechanical parts. It was towed to a nearby marina. Those on board were helped off the vessel by the marine unit of the Vancouver Police Department and the Coast Guard. The driver of the boat, a 37-year-old West Vancouver man, was issued a federal contravention ticket for operating the boat in a careless manner.
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Kevin Hill Dinner on the Pier Approximately 300 community members gathered at the North Vancouver Shipyards Aug. 4 for the second annual Dinner on the Pier. The annual long table event, which doubled in size for 2016, kicked off with a cocktail hour in the Pipe Shop, followed by a family-style shared meal on the edge of the Lower Lonsdale Pier. Partial proceeds will benefit Growing Chefs, a charity that educates children about growing and eating healthy food.
Guests dine al fresco at this year’s event.
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After 22 years in Whistler, Jennifer Gottschalk and her family moved to Vancouver and watched the real estate market and waited until an opportunity arose to create a new home.
In 2012, they bought a lot in West Vancouver at 530 Eastcot Road in the British Properties. A very old house on the property was torn down and building began on a new home in the summer of 2014. The family moved in last year. “I love the house. We’re very proud of it,” she explains. What’s unique about this home is that Jennifer and her husband Michael are behind its design, both inside and out. Michael designed the plans for the house and Jennifer was in charge of interior design. She was also the construction manager so was on site every day during the build. It only took about a year to complete the 8,111-square-foot home, which features six bedrooms and eight bathrooms over three floors on a 16,103-square-foot lot. “(It) is really fast,” says Jennifer of the project’s completion. “But when it’s your project and your husband’s the architect and I’m the interior designer, we’re making all the decisions.” The husband-wife team approach also helped lower costs in some areas of the build. Although it was a big project, the duo are not new to home design. This was their business while they lived in Whistler and they had many clients there. Jennifer’s company is called Gottschalk Design Inc., and while Michael has a background in residential design, he has shifted his focus a bit and is now the owner of Blu Bathworks, which provided all the plumbing and fixtures for the new home as well. The new location brought a new approach to design for the couple as the projects they worked on in Whistler tended to feature a lot of wood, especially cedar, as well as rock work. “That works with Whistler. I do love that look, but we always (like to) try to do something new,” explains Jennifer.
A consistent colour palette is featured throughout this West Vancouver home designed by a husband-and-wife team, including in the kitchen, above left, the bathroom, above, and the entryway above right. PHOTOS KRISTEN MCGAUGHEY When designing their West Vancouver house, Jennifer and her husband wanted to use different materials and so incorporated a concrete, steel, and glass look. Because it rains so much in this area, Michael featured large windows, large, open rooms, and high ceilings for lots of light. Rather than wood and rock elements, the home features concrete and steel integrated throughout the design. Because of its modern look and feel, the house is included in
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“It’s a lovely soft feel and it’s a matte finish, it’s not shiny, glossy, and it feels very soft to the touch,” she explains. Despite the modern touches, Jennifer says her interior colour palette emanated from the wood floor found on the top two levels of the house. The lower level floor is concrete, but the upstairs wood was decided on early in the design process, so Jennifer knew what look and finish she
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A living room area features exposed steel and concrete in this modern West Vancouver home. Its exterior is seen from the back in the photo below. PHOTOS KRISTEN MCGAUGHEY homes she has designed with her husband, Jennifer says this one is her favourite. “For now it’s home. It won’t be forever, but, yes, for now it’s home,” she says. The Modern Architecture + Design Society (MA+DS) Home Tours is a self-guided tour and features five homes in the Metro Vancouver area, with one in West Vancouver. For more information and for tickets visit mads.media/ mads-vancouver2016.
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Five Back to School Closet Organization Tips to Try A child’s closet can contain many things, and the infusion of back to school stuff colliding with the excesses of summer can be especially messy. Back to school is the perfect time to clear out the closet and establish a new order that will help to keep your child organized all year long. Here are five quick tips that will help you get your kid’s closet organized today. TIP ONE: Remove the door Walk-in closets usually have sliding doors that make closet access difficult. Not only are the doors heavy for little hands to manage (especially if they are mirrored), they obscure half the closet at any given time. Removing the doors opens up access and makes it easy for kids to see where everything is and encourage them to return clothes, shoes and toys to their proper places. If total openness is too much exposure, install a curtain rod and decorative curtain panels on rings that easily slide across the rod by merely pulling the curtain across. TIP TWO: Add tiered hanging rods to maximize space Tiered rods will increase hanging space and keep clothes at kid-level so a child can pick out their own outfits and put away clean laundry. Use the highest rods to hold special occasion clothes or coats you don’t want them to muss. You can section off school clothes or uniforms from everyday
clothes, and use color-coded hangers to brighten up the closet. In a shared closet, each child can have uniquely colored hangers to help with keeping their own things separate. TIP THREE: Use pull-out baskets and drawers Closet accessories like pull-out bins, drawers and baskets provide low level organized storage with easy access and visibility. Kids can see what is in each bin to help with proper sorting. You can add labels (or pictures for little ones) of what goes in each bin, such as socks, pajamas or Legos. Basket wraps come in a variety of colors to personalize a closet with a child’s favorite color. Drawers with dividers can organize small toys and, as kids get older, become storage for accessories like wallets, sunglasses, hair clips and headbands, jewelry, and technology. The all-important laundry basket, pull-out or free-standing, will eliminate clutter; it’s just as easy to drop dirty clothes in the hamper as on the floor.
TIP FIVE: Add decorative hooks and valet rods Hooks are a great way to keep often-used items ready to grab. Backpacks, jackets, hats and purses can all be within easy reach, right by the bedroom door. No more getting buried in piles on the floor, dumped on a desk or tossed into the closet. With plenty of easy-reach hooks, clutter will practically eliminate itself! Let the kids pick out decorative hooks that add to the room’s theme or décor and they’ll be more inclined to use them. A retractable valet rod provides extra hanging space when you need it, like sorting through clothes to weed out the “no longer worn” and “no longer fits,” and it can hold the clean laundry that needs putting away. It’s handy for staging the next day’s outfit so getting ready in the morning goes faster. Valet rods stay out of sight until you need them–kind of like a super power! Tailored Living: the closet organization experts. Kid’s closets are not the only ones that need storage and organizational help! The designers at Tailored Living can help organize all your closets, including walkin closets, hall closets, linen closets and master bedroom closets. Our custom closet organization systems will maximize storage space and functionality for every closet in your home, in custom finishes and colors to match any décor. For more information contact: Terry Yakiwchuk at 604-929-1448 email: tyakiwchuk@tailoredliving.com visit: www.tailoredliving.com/Vancouver
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Ask a bunch of people how they feel about bees and you may not get a positive response.
Perhaps someone will call to your attention the recent stories of zombie bees or “zombees” that infect honey bees with a parasite. And while “zombees” don’t turn humans into zombies, they infect honey bees with a deadly parasite and those infected bees exhibit strange behaviour and act disoriented before they die, hence the name. Perhaps the person you talk to will remind you of the “killer bee” craze in the 1990s, popularized by The X-Files franchise. The “killer bee” is actually an Africanized honey bee that is a hybrid species known for being more aggressive than regular honey bees. However, according to Wikipedia, there are 20,000 known species of bees, most of which do not involve zombies or alien substances that infect FBI agents (X-Files: Fight the Future). Ask Owen Sigurdsson about bees and he’ll probably tell you a lot of good things
about how they pollinate plants and flowers for reproduction, and also pollinate agricultural products such as broccoli, apples, and more. And, of course, they make honey. Sigurdsson is heading into his second year of studies in the Global Stewardship Program at Capilano University and has been interested in bees for some time. “I had a passion for it that really developed just in my last year of high school,” he says. So last September, as a first-year student, he started a bee club at the school. “I had no idea what I was doing really,” he admits. He had considered other clubs at the school but nothing seemed to suit his interests so he decided to start his own club. “It is a lengthy process to start a club but I really wanted to follow through with it,” he explains. Sigurdsson says not too many people showed up to the first club meeting, but that didn’t deter him. And as the school year went on, more people stopped by and the club began to evolve into a place for members to
Owen Sigurdsson started his own bee club at Capilano University in his first year as a student there. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN share ideas and suggestions for events, as well as a place to chat about issues and do homework. Sigurdsson describes it as an “open, friendly place.” Throughout the school year, the club participated in a variety of events, and organized a couple of their own, including a nature rehabilitation event called Bees in Trees. Over the course of a week, group members helped rehabilitate an area of the campus that had been covered in blackberry bushes and had
lost its biodiversity. They cleared invasive species, brought in soil and planted native plants and trees, as well as other plants to help encourage biodiversity. They also left some rotting wood and exposed clay for mason bees, and provided some exposed ground for them as well because they are groundnesting bees. So far the bee club has 20 registered members, but Sigurdsson says anyone can show up for events or meetings even if they’re not registered.
“Joining a club is a great way to at least meet people and hang out for a while before you get really adjusted,” says Sigurdsson. The 19-year-old Argyle secondary grad says he didn’t find it difficult to transition
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Beth McCloy poses with a statue of Don Quixote during a visit to Spain this summer. PHOTO SUPPLIED of university courses part time before deciding to take the plunge and return to school full time She retired from nursing three years ago at the age of 55. While she was working, she did try to become a parttime student but said it was too much to take on. She says being a student is like having a full-time job. “I put as many hours into studying as I would working,” she notes. Many of her classmates are younger than her, but
McCloy says she didn’t have any trouble fitting in. “I don’t feel as old as I am. I kind of feel like I’m with my peer group,” she says. Besides the fact that she has already been to school when she completed her nursing diploma, McCloy also has a 23-year-old son who is going into his last year at UBC, so that also helps her understand what her classmates are going through. In fact, her son, an opera singer, was
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Slow down and drive with caution in school zones With a new school year quickly approaching, the Canada Safety Council reminds drivers to be extra cautious as school buses return to the roads.
The return of school buses often brings about episodes of impatience, confusion regarding some of the rules of the road, and a spike in fatalities and injuries among young pedestrians from September to November, according to a press release from the organization. Here are some of the tips they offer: ! Leave yourself a bit of extra time to get wherever you’re going. Being in a rush is no excuse for disobeying the rules of the road and endangering the lives of others ! Stop when a bus has its arm extended and lights flashing. It’s the law. Do not proceed until the lights are turned off, as there may still be children coming or attempting to cross the street. In most cases, traffic in both directions must stop unless separated by a median. ! Slow down in school zones. Be vigilant and careful in residential areas where children
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School snack recipe This is a no-bake granola bar suitable for a lunchbox or afterschool. And they can be made gluten-free. CHEWY COCONUT CRANBERRY GRANOLA BARS Ingredients 2 cups rolled oats*, pulsed in a food processor a few times 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup pumpkin seeds 1 Tbsp. ground flax ½ cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped ½ cup fancy molasses ½ cup creamy natural peanut butter or almond butter 2 tsp. coconut oil 1 tsp. vanilla ½ cup chocolate chips (optional) Instructions 1. Line a nine-inch square pan with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, combine oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax and dried cranberries. 3. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the molasses and peanut butter (or almond butter). Bring just to a simmer and remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and coconut oil. Stir well. 4. Pour molasses mixture over oat-seed mixture and stir until well combined. 5. Scrape mixture into prepared pan, spread it evenly and press into pan as firmly as possible. 6. Melt chocolate and spread on top. Refrigerate until firm. 7. Cut into 16 bars. Store in a cool place.
BUILDING BUDDIES Evgeniya Kadoshnikova and her five-year-old daughter Maya construct a Lego building at the City of North Vancouver Library Lego Club Aug. 27. The free extra-curricular club is held every other Saturday and features plenty of Lego on hand for kids who want to build and create. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
*Choose gluten-free rolled oats for the gluten-free version of this recipe. Provided by the cookbook Simple Fare: 30 Everyday Recipes.
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The trick is to start preparing now. Moving from the laid-back life of summer to heavily structured school days can be a real challenge. Kids are tired because they have gotten used to a later bedtime and slow mornings. All of a sudden we expect them to get to bed earlier and hop out of bed in the morning all brighteyed and bushy-tailed and organized for school. Sit down now with the kids and talk about the school schedule. Remind them that bedtime will change and discuss how to handle lunches, backpacks and homework. Bedtime can be the biggest hurdle. About a week before the first day of school, it’s a good idea to start sending them to bed earlier and plan some fun early morning activities so they need to get up and moving first thing in the morning. This will help them adjust their internal clocks to the school reality. In terms of other considerations, this is the time to assess how the schedule worked last year. Ask the kids. What worked and what didn’t? How could the morning run more smoothly? What about lunches and all the stuff they need to remember to bring with them to school? If you
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don’t do this in front of them. Remember, having a child who is ready for each step forward in his journey to adulthood is a testament to your good parenting. Another challenge is the child who is really nervous. Reassure him that this is perfectly normal and then listen to his concerns. Don’t brush him off by saying he’ll be OK. He needs to be able to talk about his fears. If your child had a bad time last year you can say something like: “Some years are more difficult than others. When that happens to me, I prefer to put it behind me and start the new year fresh.” Acknowledge that it’s easier said than done, but ask her to give the new teacher a chance. When your child is new to the school, remember that all students are new to the teacher. Give both teacher and child a few days to get acquainted and then decide if you need to speak to the teacher and let her know your
child is new. Often children do better without our help. Talk to your child about making it in a new place and certainly welcome all her new friends in your home. You can even hold a party in the first few weeks and include the parents if possible. And then there’s the shopping. You will need school supplies and clothing. I recommend that you put off the clothing shopping until school has started and your child sees what the styles are this year. What the kids were wearing last year may have changed. Make sure that you take a look at your food shopping and stock the fridge with food that works well for school-day breakfasts, lunches and afterschool snacks. Then relax and enjoy this new school year. Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author. Sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.
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Josh Wood straightens bottles at The 16th Street Liquor Store. The West Vancouver shop features an impressive collection of beer and an ‘interesting’ inventory of wine, according to columnist Chris Dagenais, who is also impressed with the boutique feel of Dundarave Wine Cellar, also in West Vancouver, seen in the photo above left. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN
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As I sit here putting words to paper (or, properly speaking, tapping tiny strings of code that resemble the alphabet onto a blank digital page) I am surrounded by wasps and cacti.
These prickly gifts of nature are a reminder of the ruggedness of this province. I’m in Osoyoos, which may be wine country now, but is still a dry, baking hot and dusty desert first, an Chris Dagenais environment to be reckoned with. It is all the more impressive, then, that such delicate and nuanced wines issue from this place. I took a trip this afternoon up to the Nk’Mip Cellars Winery and purchased a bottle of 2014 Qwam Qwmt Pinot Noir. In the language of the Osoyoos Indian Band, the wine’s designation means
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“achieving excellence.” This is a reserve bottle of what is already a pinot noir of notable quality. Nk’Mip is North America’s first aboriginal-owned winery, with vineyards occupying some of the hottest, driest lands in the country (Nk’Mip translates to “bottomland,” referring to the Okanagan Valley’s southernmost extreme). For its price point, I have found Nk’Mip wine to be consistently well produced, adeptly representing local fruit that is capable of complex expression, especially from older vines; some of Nk’Mip Cellar’s fruit hails from 40-year-old plants. Surrounded by vineyards (many of which have production that is small enough to preclude finding markets outside the valley), I am reminded that in just a couple of months, Cornucopia, Whistler’s 10-day tribute to all things wine, will begin. While the Nov. 10 date feels like a ways off still, tickets are on sale now and the festival’s signature tastings and specialized events will sell out well in advance. Cornucopia considers wine on a global scale, with seminars, workshops and celebrations surrounding some of the world’s most prolific wine-producing regions. Nevertheless, the festival has always been a great showcase
for B.C.-grown talent. That said, I feel like we are spoiled here on the North Shore with purveyors of wine that work tirelessly year-round to give forum to the best in domestic and international products. With the exploding craft beer scene making headlines everywhere I look (which, for the record, I think is a fantastic thing and something I support wholeheartedly, the craft brewing industry being one of the best things to ever happen to the support-local movement) I sometimes forget that I am a wine guy first and, deep down, will always carry a special torch for the timeless, elegant, romantic, ethereal and inspiring ethos of that spirit. Although I was sad to see the Park and Tilford location of Liberty Wine Merchants close, I am pleased that the company (which still includes several locations across the bridges) has found a North Shore home in the high-traffic, good visibility Park Royal South expansion. When I was studying for my sommelier exam, the original Liberty Park Royal was like a second home. Liberty has all manner of rare and obscure finds, but also does a great job of stocking
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INVITATION TO SINGERS North Shore Chorus resumes rehearsals Wednesdays in September, 7:15-9:45 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Singers are invited to join either the first or second rehearsal, Sept. 7 or 14. The group will be celebrating its 40th anniversary and plans will be made for celebrations in May. Info: 604-985-2559, audreyowen@shaw.ca or nschorus.com. CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMENNORTH VANCOUVER Guests are welcome to the CFUW’s first meeting of the year Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Young people aging out of foster care will be the main topic, followed by information and sign-up for the following year of club interest groups. Info: 604-9801274 or cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca SPEAKER SERIES-RICHARD FLORIDA British Pacific Properties, in partnership with the Hollyburn Family Services Society, presents author and urbanist Richard Florida Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. at Kay Meek Centre. Free. Registration is recommended. kaymeekcentre.com TASTE OF DUNDARAVE Explore more than 30 businesses on Marine Drive between 24th and 25th streets in West Vancouver during the Taste of Dundarave Thursday, Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m. Tickets: $20 (adults); $5 for children 12 and under. westvanchamber.com DEMOCRACY CAFE — ELECTORAL REFORM North
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Capilano University women’s soccer coach Dennis Kindel is hoping that in his second year he can shift the Blues into high gear.
The Capilano women will begin regular season play on the road against Quest University Wednesday, Sept. 7 before suiting up for their home opener Saturday, Sept. 10 against Langara. The Blues are coming off a season in which they finished last in the PacWest league with a record of 2-10-3, scoring the fewest goals and giving up the most. This season Kindel has brought in new players with the aim of making a fast turnaround. Emphasis on the word fast. “We added definitely more skill and more speed on the new recruits. That’s something we were lacking last year – especially the speed,” he said. “We have more firepower up front for sure.” Last year the Blues scored just nine times in 15 games. That will definitely change this time around, said Kindel. “We have some new players that are all about getting goals,” he said, adding that the real key to the season will be keeping the ball out of their own net. “If you don’t get scored on, you don’t lose. If we can keep that, I know the goals will come. That’s the biggest part – we will get the goals, it’s just staying together as a unit and playing tough and keeping the ball out of the net.” The Blues, a dominant program for many years, are trying to bust out of a long slump. The Capilano women last made the playoffs in 2009. In 2014, the year before Kindel took over, they failed to win a game. Last year Kindel inherited a team that included 15 brand new players and the team struggled, collecting only two wins in 15 games. Jaimi MacCara of the Capilano Blues takes on a defender during an exhibition matchup Thursday at the Capilano Sportsplex. The Blues “I definitely learned a lot for sure,” Kindel said kick off their season next week hoping some speedy new recruits will help them end a six-year playoff drought. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH about his first season as a college coach. “We’re tryStep 1 in that process is to get into the playoffs, a task that last season. There are 10 rookies on the roster, nine seconding to get everyone this year to buy into what is being asked, has been made easier this season as Kwantlen has dropped out years and one third-year player: forward Marsha Chessire, a and that is definitely happening with our new players. And of the league. That means there are now only five teams batSutherland grad who played two seasons at Langara before getting them motivated to go out and not just perform well but tling for four playoff spots. transferring back to the North Shore. actually go get wins. That’s the biggest thing. Last year we had “It’s been a while for Cap women, so that’s the goal – first Other players expected to lead the charge are second-years 15 new players to the league, and now it’s at that point where thing, get in the playoffs. I’m pretty confident that we can get Natalie Leclerc, Jessica Price and Juliana Mannella, as well as we’re older now and we’ve got to start getting some results.” into provincials and then into the provincial final,” Kindel said. rookie Arin McIldoon, who is expected to make her mark in The Blues did finish last season on a high note by beat“It’s the second year and now every player that has come in central midfield right off the bat. ing first place Douglas College, who would go on to win the has come in from me, so for me I definitely set the expectations With a year under his belt and all his own recruits in place, PacWest title, on the last day of the regular season. That very high on myself. Because now it’s my crop of players, and Kindel said the time to win is now. confidence-boosting win seems to have transferred over to hopefully we do very well with them. We’re expecting good “It’s not like youth soccer where it’s just equal playing positive early results this year, as the Blues have already things.” time – you need results,” he said. “We want them to have fun notched impressive results, including a 2-1 exhibition win over The home opener against Langara is scheduled for Saturday, and enjoy the program, but as a team we want to win national Thompson Rivers University, a CIS team. Sept. 10 starting at 1 p.m. with the men’s game to follow at 3. championships.” The Blues are still young but not as green as they were
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DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE Gateway Architecture has submitted a Development Application for 1549 Chesterfield Avenue to rezone the property to support the development of a 5 storey apartment building consisting of 34 rental units. Gateway Architecture will be hosting an information session where interested memebers of the public will have an opportunity to learn about and respond to the application. Venue:
North Vancouver City Library - 3rd Floor Presentation Room 120 West 14th Street, North Vancouver Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 6:00pm- 8:00pm
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Applicant Contact: Michael Cox Gateway Architecture 604-608-1868 mike@designvancouver.com
City of North Vancouver Contact: David Johnson City Planner 2 141 West 14th Street North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 604-990-4219 djohnson@cnv.org This meeting has been required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the rezoning process.
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