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Snowboarder rescued, hikers missing Cypress search continues for pair missing on Christmas Day BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

It’s one down, two to go for North Shore Rescue.

The volunteer team saved the life of an out-of-bounds snowboarder who was stuck in a creek drainage overnight Monday but a desperate search continues for two snowshoers who haven’t been heard from since Christmas Day. West Vancouver police contacted NSR around 5 a.m. Dec. 26 after Cypress Mountain employees spotted a car left abandoned in their parking lot. Officers tracked down the vehicle’s owner and confirmed he was planning to be out snowshoeing on the mountain with a friend that day, but neither had returned.

North Shore Rescue immediately began a search but high winds and tremendous snowfall made for very poor conditions.

“There were widespread natural avalanches occurring,” said Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader.

After more than two nights in the cold, the outlook could be bleak for the men, Danks said.

“To be honest, it’s going to be touch and go for these guys. I really hope they’re doing OK,” he said. “What these guys do have going for them is that they’re together.

Hopefully they’ve found a safe spot and they’ve hunkered down, but at this point, all of our searches have turned up no sign of them whatsoever.”

North Shore Rescue volunteers prepare for a helicopter to touch down at Cypress Mountain’s parking lot Tuesday morning. The team was called out for two search and rescue operations on Boxing Day, one of which was still active as of press time Tuesday. PHOTO LISA KING On Tuesday afternoon, the team had 25 members and a helicopter fitted with an infrared camera out searching Black Mountain, Hollyburn Mountain and Mount Strachan but, because the subjects never told anyone where they were going, it has forced searchers to spread out.

To help narrow down the search, North Shore Rescue is asking anyone who was

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West Van victim services unit needs volunteers BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Michelle Robarts was hooked from the beginning.

The West Vancouver Police Department’s Victim Services Program manager was a volunteer, joining officers as they attended the homes of people in the worst kind of crisis. Oftentimes,

they were victims of crime or family members of someone who died suddenly.

While the police must do their jobs, the victim services volunteers see to the immediate emotional and practical needs of someone “on the worst day of their life.”

“I was dispatched to the hospital to support a young woman whose partner had

passed away from an overdose. Her life at the time of the incident was really not good. She was going down the wrong road and then this happened,” she said. “I kept contact with her for a little bit after that and she did a complete life turnaround and she went on to do great things in terms of helping other people who are heading down the same road she

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It was the kind of interaction that led Robarts, an engineer by training, to pursue a new career helping those in crisis, eventually leading her to head up West Vancouver’s victim services unit.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016

NEWS QUIZ 2016

It wasn’t an election year, but West Vancouver resident Marcia Kran still got elected. What committee did she join?

(See question 14 for a hint.) PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Salvation Army worker and former seminary student Louie Lumio was hailed as a hero of sorts after returning an item worth approximately $4,000 to a North Vancouver woman. What did he find while going through donations at the Salvation Army’s Fell Avenue location? PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

The second of a two-part news quiz

This is only a test 1 Un-fare. Taking part in this activity got passengers kicked off a bus in December.

The activity ends with ‘ing’ but it isn’t fighting or smoking, and if you did it in court, you would probably be the plaintiff in a lawsuit. What is the activity?

11 This small-time food manufacturer (probably best known for photo work) offered no apologies for turning the waters of Howe Sound green this summer.

What is the name of the manufacturer?

12 Blue moves. West Vancouver bus drivers did this for one day in October. It was good for taxi drivers but bad for commuters. What did the bus drivers do?

2 No home for the range?

An Esquimalt Avenue homeowner was upset when an approximately $90,000 feature came on over to his backyard.

What was the feature?

3 Late for a board meeting?

A suspected thief used two vehicles to escape police in Altamont in West Vancouver in September. He did OK on his bicycle but was less successful on what aquatic means of conveyance?

4 Was a good friend of

mine... Which Americans showed up at the Capilano Golf and Country Club and threatened the nearby coho and trout populations?

5 Why did retired broadcaster Don Brinton just stand there and take it when the federal government issued him a direct order in September?

Doing this got several riders tossed from the bus in December. (Hint: the answer may change the way you think about squeaky wheels.) PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD 6 Why did many North Shore residents – none of whom were carrying firearms – get upset after being barred from a gun range?

7 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said approving the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion was crucial for moving to a future without what? (Hint: it’s great for copies but bad for Han Solo.)

8 Contagion project. What experiment did “contagious” Carson Graham secondary students perform on unwitting Lonsdale Avenue pedestrians this fall? (Hint: the experiment often required the use of both fingers and teeth.)

9 Two teens – neither of

whom had committed a crime – paid their fare and

boarded the SeaBus only to be apprehended by police at Lonsdale Quay. Why did police arrest the teens simply for riding on the SeaBus?

10 A North Vancouver woman was tearful after mistakenly giving this – worth approximately $4,000 – to the Salvation Army on Fell Avenue early in October.

What did she give?

13 The District of North Vancouver went ahead with the construction of bike lanes on Lynn Valley Road even though it meant displacing what rare creature from its habitat? (Hint: it shares certain traits with hedgehogs and certain fund managers.)

14 The rights stuff.

Ambleside resident Marcia Kran was elected to the committee of what “united” organization in 2016? (Hint: it’s not the airline or the States.)

15 Metallurgy. Why did the

government of Brazil not object when swimmer Emily

Overholt left the country with approximately 475 grams of copper?

16 Ain’t that grand. The District of North Vancouver actively tried to promote nervousness among outdoorsy young men by putting signs near what tourist attraction?

17 Despite never having held political office before and failing to win more than 50 per cent of the vote, this man swept into power in November after making bold statements about protecting neighbourhoods. Who is he?

18 Why weren’t authorities alerted immediately after explosives were found near the Seymour River?

19 What is the biggest contributor to West Vancouver’s carbon footprint? (Hint: there’s been one in every single movie featuring Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman.)

20 What is the average fee charged by North Shore Rescue, provided a longline isn’t used?

ANSWERS: 1. Complaining. 2. A Range Rover. 3. A paddleboard. 4. American bullfrogs. 5. It was the Order of Canada, presented to Brinton for his years as a radio broadcaster and Canadian television producer. 6. It was the Blair Rifle Range trail network. 7. Carbon. 8. A niceness experiment that involved waving and smiling. 9. They were riding on the deck of the SeaBus. 10. $4,000. The money was later returned. 11. Algae. 12. Strike. 13. Hedgie the hedge creature. 14. The United Nations Human Rights Committee. 15. It was in her bronze medal. 16. Lynn Canyon. The district was trying to dissuade cliff diving. 17. West Vancouver Coun. Peter Lambur. 18. The explosives were used to clear the boulders from the river. 19. Monster houses. 20. Zero. It’s always zero.

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A North Vancouver resident has been awarded one of Canada’s highest honours for his efforts in helping keep kids off drugs.

Dale Weidman, a longtime Lynn Valley resident and staff sergeant with the Vancouver Police Department’s Major Crime Section, was among 45 Canadians presented with a Meritorious Service Medal

by Gov. Gen. David Johnston in a special ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Nov. 25.

The award recognizes “extraordinary” people who “make Canada proud” through acts that are often innovative, set an example or model for others to follow, or respond to a particular challenge faced by a community.

In 1997 Weidman and six fellow VPD officers developed a program that exposes teens to the raw side of drug addiction. The officers

began filming drug education videos in the Downtown Eastside – their walking beat.

They called themselves the Odd Squad Productions Society. This was before reality TV. Even before digital cameras.

“And we thought: ‘Wow, that’s impactful,’” said Weidman, of the gritty footage.

On their own time, the officers followed around a core group of addicts, chronicling their trials and tribulations.

“One lady grew up on the North Shore and she had a normal upbringing,” recalled Weidman.

Twenty years later, the Odd Squad continues to teach teens about the perils of drug use through presentations in the classroom or by immersing them directly in the hardscrabble neighbourhood.

Weidman said the Odd Squad assumed they would just talk to students in Grades 10, 11 or 12, but the teachers encouraged them to start younger. And the teens responded positively.

The Odd Squad has received a lot of letters from students saying “you have really made a difference,” adds Weidman.

And now with the fentanyl crisis at the forefront of people’s minds, the Odd

Squad is on the case again and in the midst of planning a new documentary. Working in the Major Crimes section, Weidman said he is well aware of the fentanyl stats.

“And it’s not good,” said the 24-year VPD veteran.

Weidman is also a member of North Shore Rescue, explaining how there are parallels between that volunteer role and his policing job that propel him forward in the line of duty.

“I like being a part of a team and I like helping people and I like being around people who are like-minded that want to help people,” said Weidman. “You can do all that (helping people) and have fun doing it and have a little bit of excitement doing it. To me, it’s just like a win, win, win all around.”

As for why Weidman donned the uniform in the first place?

“Well, let’s be honest, it’s a cool job,” he said, adding his father was a police officer.

Weidman attended the Ottawa ceremony with his wife and two kids and said receiving the meritorious medal has been “super humbling” and “a huge honour.”

Through the Odd Squad, Weidman said the mantra he imparts on youth is: “Just be nice. If you are nice, good things will happen to you.”

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hiking the trails around Cypress Mountain on Dec. 25 to contact the team to let them know if they saw Roy Tin Hou Lee, 43, and 64-yearold Chun Sek Lam, both of Vancouver.

As North Shore Rescue was about to suspend their search for the night, they got another call from West Vancouver police, this time alerting them to an outof-bounds snowboarder who wound up down Montizambert Creek.

Much like the rescue call for two out-of-bounds skiers who ducked the rope at Cypress two weeks earlier, it was too dangerous to send rescue volunteers in and so the 20-year-old tourist from London made himself a bed of tree branches and curled up to stay out of the wind.

“He stayed fairly warm but he was in quite a bit of jeopardy,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman. “If he’d gone just a very short distance farther downhill, he was at risk of going over the

waterfall where people have died before.”

Rescuers returned at first light with a helicopter and longlined the man back to the Cypress Mountain parking lot where a crowd of reporters was waiting.

“He seemed to be expressing real genuine remorse.

As well, he was feeling very lonely and ashamed that he put himself in that situation, and that it had been a really stupid decision,” said Palmer.

Speaking up about his experience to ward off other would-be out-of-bounds

adventurers was the best possible outcome, Danks said.

Danks said his team members would be meeting on Wednesday night to review which areas had been cleared off for the missing snowshoers and to plan whatever next steps the team might take in the search.

“I believe we’ll continue for another day,” he said.

Together, the Boxing Day calls have been the 129th and 130th of the year for North Shore Rescue; 2015 was their busiest year ever, with 139 calls.

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hat was the biggest story of 2016? Housing. No question about it. In news stories, editorials, columns, and letters to the editor we spilled gallons of ink this year writing about the housing market – the good, and the very, very bad.

At one end of the spectrum there were the high highs – people cashing out for unimaginable millions as detailed in reporter Jane Seyd’s award-nominated series about the real estate gold rush.

At the other end of the spectrum, there was the story about Fran Flann, the 82-yearold woman recovering from breast cancer surgery who was forced to stay in a homeless shelter because there was nowhere else for her to go while her apartment was being treated for bed bugs.

We covered the demolition (and preservation) of heritage houses, shadow flipping, demovictions, multimillion-dollar teardowns, monster homes, the debate

over foreign investment, contentious condo developments, coach house squabbles, the implementation of the foreign buyers’ tax, skyrocketing tax assessments, the rental vacancy crisis and an uptick in demand for homeless shelter beds.

Even the stories that weren’t about housing really were.

One of the top grievances about life on the North Shore is our perpetual traffic clog-ups. But the biggest reason for our nightly rush-hour hell is that so many of our workers are exiled by the cost of housing and forced to commute from all points east where homes are more affordable – relatively speaking.

Housing was the story of the haves and the have-nots. Let’s hope 2017 provides a better year for the have-nots. In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, shelter ranks just as important as food and water. When food becomes this scarce and hard to obtain for so many, we call it a famine.

PM’s popularity remains strong one year later

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he most popular political leader in the entire country dropped into this province for a quick whirlwind tour last week, and l can’t help but think the visit left our provincial political leaders feeling more than a tad green with envy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows few signs of shedding his popularity with the public, even after being in government for more than a year and making some tough policy decisions that angered various constituencies.

Meanwhile, B.C. Premier Christy Clark is heading into an election campaign carrying the kinds of negative baggage that the leaders of government inevitably get weighted with.

And NDP leader John Horgan is simply an empty vessel for most voters, as his public profile continues to be

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During his visit to B.C., the prime minister never even directly met up with members of the public, though I doubt that will hurt him one bit. Instead, he opted to talk to the major news outlets -- Global TV, The Vancouver Sun and

CKNW and CKWX radio – thus ensuring he could reach an enormous audience even without a public appearance. He was asked tough questions at each venue -- about pipelines, taxation, health care, the drug overdose crisis, party fundraising etc. -- and breezed his way through it all. At Global TV, he faced a public town hall, which politicians are sometimes loathe to take part in because of their sometimes unpredictable nature. But for Trudeau, it was a snap.

I have to assume his decision not to hold a public event was tied to security concerns. Even his own personal popularity doesn’t diminish the chance that any public event in Metro Vancouver that he attends will be disrupted by environmental activists upset with his decision to approve the Kinder Morgan

pipeline. Those security concerns are also why Alberta Premier Rachel Notley also met only with selected media outlets when she came to B.C. earlier this month to make a pitch for supporting the pipeline (the new reality may be that public appearances by political leaders not opposed to pipelines may become rarer and rarer, given the threats of protests and civil disobedience by activists).

Of course, Trudeau is helped immensely by the fact his political opposition is for the most part badly fractured. There are serious questions whether the federal NDP can ever even recover credibility and popularity with more than a rump of the public, while the federal Conservatives look far from being unified as they sort their way through a leadership race.

But even with his

opposition in tatters, there is no denying the appeal Trudeau continues to offer.

A recent Abacus Data poll shows Trudeau has by far the most positive set of impressions when compared to four previous prime ministers (only his father came even close to his numbers).

Half of all Canadians have a positive impression of Trudeau, almost double that of former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, and he dwarfs that of any potential Conservative leadership candidate. As well, Trudeau is far ahead of provincial premiers in popularity in their own provinces (with the exception of Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall). He beats Clark in B.C. by 32 points, and is ahead of Notley by 13 points in Alberta, a province not known for extending its warmth towards any Liberal Party.

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I’m not sure when his popularity will wane.

Perhaps after he makes a few more hard decisions, but perhaps not for a while yet.

His storied father also enjoyed a honeymoon with the voters, but it didn’t last long. He became mired in Quebec’s nationalist ventures and alienated the West with his energy and agriculture policies.

Yet, the younger Trudeau shows no signs of making the same kind of mistakes.

He’s popular in all provinces and has yet to do anything to really alienate any of them (even the stalled health accord talks are unlikely to derail him).

In the meantime, Clark and Horgan can only watch with envy as they head into an election campaign hoping to match the young prime minister’s grip on public opinion.

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Dear Editor: Consider this metaphor: A new lifeguard arrives at work on his first day. He is highly trained and works for an expensive organization that has every piece of technology needed to patrol a dangerous river where hundreds of drowning victims float by every day, desperate for rescue. Victims are pulled from the turbulent waters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Most are rescued. Many are beyond help and are pulled dead from the water. Some are rescued over and over again. After a particularly difficult shift, the young lifeguard decides to walk up the river to clear his head in an attempt to make sense of the chaos. In the distance he sees a bridge over the river and then, horrified, notices a long line of people queuing, waiting to jump into the river. In a moment of epiphany he runs to the head of the line and yells “Don’t jump!” He resigns his position and takes up a post on the bridge and spends his days convincing most not to jump

into the river.

This is what we see on the daily news – the constant barrage of overdosing opioid addicts with emergency workers bringing them back from the brink over and over again, sometimes during the same shift. Prevention, the actual solution to the problem, is overlooked because it is difficult to measure success when the problem is solved before it becomes a problem.

Research has shown that almost all addiction, as well many incidents of depression and anxiety, is trauma-based.

We know that between the ages of fifteen and 25, when youth are just coming into adulthood, they begin to react to this trauma with acting-out behaviour, depression, anxiety and through self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. All of this behaviour is a dysfunctional attempt to mask their inner pain from the trauma.

They are then further stigmatized by society who label them as weak, immoral, or worst of all, criminal.

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Sign up now for Rapid Notify Dear Editor: I was alarmed to hear a siren on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6 a.m.

It went on for about 25 minutes before finally being shut off. We all now know, thanks to the North Shore News, it was a small chemical leak from Canexus Chemical plant just off Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver. What alarmed me was that no one knew what this alarm was for. Most people just put the pillow over their head and rolled over.

What is the use of the siren when people know little about it? The North Shore News reported it and also gave a “reach out system” you can connect to by phone, email, or Facebook, etc. to notify you right away of any information. If you are living close to this plant you have little time to evacuate before the chlorine may do permanent damage to your lungs. Chlorine sits close to the ground so it is important to get to higher ground ASAP. The site is called Rapid Notify Sign-up: nsemo.org/rapid-notify-sign-up.

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pillar but we need to pay equal, if not more, attention to prevention. Therapy is key for these youth to gain insight into their inner pain.

As they gain this insight they are empowered to leave dysfunctional behaviours behind. Most youth will end dysfunctional coping strategies when they address the root causes of their personal issues. Abstinence is the ultimate goal.

There is a critical need now for community and government involvement and funding for prevention strategies. It costs a few thousand dollars to help divert a youth before they become entrenched into addiction, whereas the cost to society after the fact (burdens on the health care, legal and penal systems) is in the millions.

It’s time we moved upstream to provide intervention programs for youth when change is not only possible and affordable but avoids the damage of addiction experienced by the individuals, their families and communities.

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with it and completely did a career change because I felt like I was making a difference,” she said.

Now Robarts is looking to recruit more volunteers who have the wherewithal and heart to step up and help West Vancouver residents as they go through trauma, even when the call for assistance comes in at 3 a.m.

“Police, emergency responders and the coroner are called in and sometimes, because it’s so unexpected, people don’t know what happens next. People don’t know who to call, where they go, where to even start. That’s where we come in and provide that emotional support,” she said.

Once the immediate crisis has passed, the volunteers continue to offer services to their clients, helping them navigate the court process or writing victim impact statements that are considered by judges before issuing a sentence.

Those accepted into the program go through both classroom and field training, but it’s the natural communication and empathy skills that Robarts is seeking.

“There’s a certain kind

of personality that victim services attracts because it’s not something that’s really out in the open,” she said.

“It’s somebody who wants to do good, but behind the scenes.”

The program also draws people who want to build their resumes, as it helps people acquire skills and experience they may need to pursue a career in law enforcement or crisis counselling.

West Vancouver police spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer said volunteers have become an indispensable part of the force.

“When an officer has to focus on the duties of the investigation, they can see there’s a human need when people who have been terribly affected by crisis – and here is this amazing, committed volunteer to step in and be a support. I think it’s impossible to overstate the value that these volunteers provide to the community,” he said.

To submit an application for the program or to learn more about victim services, Robarts can be contacted at 604-925-7493 or michellerobarts@wvpd.ca.

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The District of West Vancouver has put a notice on title on the property of an Upper Ambleside homeowner who built an illegal bridge over Lawson Creek and refused to have it removed.

District council voted Dec. 12 to apply for the notice, which will be flagged for any potential buyer of the property in the future unless the notice is removed.

Vesna Molby, home designer and sustainable building advisor, had the bridge built as part of the overall renovation of her home and property at 812 Sinclair St., which is bisected

by Lawson Creek.

Molby sought and received an environmental development permit for a bridge, which is required for any structure that comes within 15 metres of a body of water, but never applied for a standard building permit, according to a municipal staff report.

District staff put a stop work order on the bridge, even though it was already complete, as well as a stop work order on her home, something Molby said her lawyers advised was unlawful.

She then opted to not remove the bridge.

“I obtained a legal opinion because I felt West Vancouver was acting maliciously and something more was going on behind the scenes,” she said.

Speaking to members of council at a recent public meeting, Molby said the district staffer who granted the

A screen grab captured from council video depicts a bridge that has been ordered removed. PHOTO SUPPLIED environmental permit visited the site several times and commented positively about the bridge. And he never mentioned the need for getting a building permit.

“They should have made it clear to me. I would have happily applied for it,” she said.

“I think the District of West Vancouver has to change the aggressive way they’re dealing with residents who are trying to do everything by the book.

They shouldn’t be able to make up new rules as they go along and threaten and bully residents to the point where we have to appoint legal counsel to be heard.”

That didn’t sit well with council members, however.

“Ignorance of the law is not a defence. You know that,” said Coun. Craig Cameron, who is also a lawyer.

Director of planning Jim Bailey said the bridge would never have been granted a building permit because of its size.

And the actual bridge built is larger than the one described in the environmental application, something Molby should have known not to do, given that she was once a plan checker employed in the district’s planning department, Coun. Christine Cassidy said.

“You know, again, the devil is in the details. You were given a permit for X and you created Y. I would like to know where you thought you had the right to do so,” she said.

The vote to put notice on title of the property was unanimous.

“It’s the classic sin-begforgiveness-later situation and quite frankly it’s not acceptable,” Cameron said, noting that he doesn’t want others in West Vancouver to start building rogue structures under the assumption the district will acquiesce. “I think, as a general matter, we do have to have a pretty hard line when it comes to protecting our environment.”

Following the meeting, district spokesman Jeff McDonald said the matter of the illegal bridge is still to be resolved.

“We’re hopeful that the owner will take steps to comply with the original order to remove the bridge. In the meantime, we’re consulting with legal counsel on possible next steps that we might take to deal with this violation of an important district bylaw designed to protect creeks and watersheds, which are, among other things, critical habitat for salmon,” he said in a statement.

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Paul McGrath Mingle of the Jingles variety show Mingle of the Jingles, the annual holiday variety show hosted by North Shore Connexions Society, wowed the crowd at West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Centre on Dec. 7. The event featured a packed bill of performers, including professional and amateur entertainers from the community and clients of Connexions, a non-profit organization providing service to local adults and children with developmental disabilities. All proceeds from the show will benefit Connexions programming.

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Lactation help a ‘lifesaver’ for new mothers MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

Breastfeeding is both an art and a science that takes practice to find the perfect rhythm.

“Many women assume they are just going to pop the baby on (their breast) and they don’t realize that there is a little bit of a learning curve,” says North Shore-based lactation consultant and “lifesaver” Marianne Brophy. Her go-to metaphor for moms is: If you were handed a violin, you wouldn’t be playing a symphony the next day.

Brophy has abated frustration and guilt for many new moms, some of whom contacted the North Shore News to sing her praises, including Margaret Kainer, who estimates 70 per cent of North Vancouver women who had babies in the past 20 years have received support from Brophy.

“She is a legend,” says Kainer, explaining how Brophy often volunteers her time and answers the call or email day and night from panicked moms.

Before anything else, Brophy gently takes the mom’s hand, looks her in the eyes and says: “You are so brave. You are doing such a good job.”

Those simple sentences, along with Brophy’s sage advice, “saved” West Vancouver jazz vocalist Amanda Wood during what she says was “such a dark time” in the months after she gave birth to daughter Bella on Christmas Day last year.

Wood said her experience backs up Brophy’s belief about breastfeeding education that all the emphasis during prenatal classes is on labour and delivery. But what happens after the pushing is over?

Buying into the perception that feeding is an organic part of motherhood, Wood imagined Bella latching onto her breast and everything flowing naturally during the bonding experience. It was not so magical, as Wood recalls, but more like a

Four-month-old Nathaniel sits with mother Victoria Hildebrand while she speaks with lactation consultant Marianne Brophy at the North Vancouver City Library on Dec. 15. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD nightmare.

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When the clock strikes midnight, set the mood with beautiful decorations for the occasion. Believe it or not, your decor doesn’t have to cost a fortune if you use a few money-saving tricks ahead of time. Here are a few DIY projects that are sure to dazzle your guests and add a little extra something to your party. ! Silver stars: These little stars are very easy to make.

One day ahead of time, purchase some miniature Styrofoam balls, silver and gold spray paint, and some plain, wooden toothpicks.

Spray paint the miniature balls and toothpicks in silver or gold paint and let them dry. Once the balls are dry insert the toothpicks into the sprayed balls to form a star.

Use these on place settings accompanied with silver sparkles. ! Hershey Kisses: I love using these little chocolates at New Year’s. They are the perfect treat to tie in the “midnight kiss” idea and they look fantastic on table

Hershey Kisses dress up table settings nicely on New Year’s Eve and tie into the idea of a smooch when the clock strikes midnight. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD Purchase one or two strands of outdoor icicle lights – don’t forget to check the length of the strand.

Attach the lights to the front edge of your buffet or dining table and hang your white tablecloth over top. Once illuminated, the lights will twinkle through the tablecloth and provide a nice, soft glow to your table.

Don’t forget about foil, mylar, numbered balloons that you can find in dollar and craft stores. These are great when filled with helium and placed over buffet tables to declare the arrival of 2017.

settings. Sprinkle them down the middle of the table or on each place setting. ! Glitter votives: Simple dollar store glass votives may be transformed into something very pretty for a New Year’s Eve table.

You will need to purchase small, glass votives, craft glue, and gold and sliver glitter. The night before, add the glue to the votives in various patterns such as polka dots, vertical and horizontal lines or any pattern you choose.

Sprinkle the glitter over the glue and let dry for an hour.

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She was soon put in touch with Brophy, who was the breath of fresh air Wood so desperately needed. Wood had become overwhelmed by conflicting breastfeeding information being thrown at her from all directions, and paralyzed by fear and guilt over the best route to take for her and Bella.

Enter Brophy. Equipped with experience, a sense of humour, patience and some breastfeeding props in her back pocket, Brophy worked her magic.

“There was never any sense of pressure or rush,” says Wood of Brophy’s teaching.

Brophy figures out the mechanics of breastfeeding, working with myriad shapes and sizes of babies’ mouths and mothers’ nipples, so they can focus on the

bonding. Finding the perfect latch involves positioning the baby so they can get a big mouthful of breast and not pinch their mom’s nipple in the process.

“Helping that be a symphonic dance, instead of everyone stepping on each other’s toes,” explains Brophy. “Then breastfeeding becomes such a natural and easy thing, like riding a bicycle.”

While she has a private practice, Brophy also offers her lactation services as part of a weekly drop-in group at the North Vancouver City Library and at the Family Services of the North Shore’s I hope family centre, located next to Maplewood Farm.

There are residuals aplenty from attending the breastfeeding support group, which can be a therapeutic

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Through repeat infections over four months and a horrible case of mastitis – an infection of the breast tissue that results in pain and swelling – Wood was determined to keep breastfeeding Bella.

“And my body was battered,” says Wood, who recalls recurrent fevers, the shakes and her milk supply plummeting.

As Wood pushed forward to nourish her child, her husband felt helpless, watching her eyes roll back into her head as she sweated and gritted her teeth in excruciating pain. Pumping 20 minutes a side would yield a pitiful one ounce of milk.

“It felt like I was a failure,” says the first-time mom.

“Literally, you are in survival mode every day.”

outlet for many and a place to foster friendships among new mothers, says Brophy.

Many moms come to the drop-in presenting their own unique breastfeeding challenges for Brophy to try and fix, from physical disabilities that make it hard to hold the baby to, in extreme cases, the infant having a tongue tie.

“It’s about helping moms find their feet,” says Brophy.

North Vancouver new mom Ella Hanni was lucky enough to hear about Brophy’s breastfeeding workshop before she gave birth. Hanni signed up for the one-day, six-hour workshop, but also assumed a lot of information would be redundant.

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thought, ‘What am I going to do for six hours?’ I was thinking I was going to duck out early, but it was one of the most interesting classes I had ever taken,” recalls Hanni.

During the hands-on workshop, Brophy has the moms practise with model breasts and other props.

Brophy also covers the science of breastfeeding in an approachable manner, which Hanni says is fun and fascinating. Moms-to-be learn how the body makes milk

and everything along the way to nursing the baby.

“I felt that I had a good understanding of breastfeeding before I gave birth,” says Hanni. “I felt empowered. I can’t say enough good things about Marianne. She helped me so much.”

Hanni also reaped the benefits of Brophy’s drop-in breastfeeding sessions after she gave birth to her daughter Eva. “Marianne gave me useful, practical information and emotional support,” says Hanni.

Brophy brings a science

that moms who bottle feed with breast milk typically transition their babies to infant formula sooner than their breastfeeding peers.

A 2012 Statistics Canada study found that 89 per cent of mothers initially breastfed their babies, but only 26 per cent were doing so six months later.

Breastfeeding difficulties were the most common reasons why the women stopped.

Looking at the study, Brophy said it’s important to support women when it comes to breastfeeding.

background in bacteriology, virology and anatomy and is a certified lactation consultant who speaks at conferences worldwide and is considered an expert in her field. She is also a UBC professor who teaches best breastfeeding practices to midwives in training.

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“Our first point is always feed the baby,” explains Brophy. “And if the mom is not able to latch adequately or doesn’t have enough supply, our first hope would be to use her expressed breast milk. Or if she doesn’t have enough, hopefully there will be enough donor milk. Then, commercially prepared formula (can be used).”

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HOME TWEET HOME If you would like to encourage birds to live in your yard, join the Lynn Canyon Ecology staff to create a homemade bird house that will enhance the habitat in your garden. Bird houses may also be donated to a local habitat project. The workshop takes place Sunday, Feb. 5, 1-2:30 p.m. lynncanyonecologycentre.ca TREETOP TALES Seasonal stories with a nature theme the first and third Fridays of each month, 11 -11:30 a.m. at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. Drop in by a suggested donation of $2 per person. 604-990-3755 ecocentre@dnv.org STORYTIMES North Vancouver District Public Libraries (nvdpl.ca), North Vancouver City Library (nvcl.ca) and West Vancouver Memorial Library (westvanlibrary.ca) all offer a variety of free storytimes for children of all ages. Check out their websites for locations and schedules.

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Oksana Soychuke started taking swimming lessons when she was four years old.

Oksana Soychuke is a lifeguard at Ron Andrews Community Centre pool in North Vancouver. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

Now 20, and a student at Capilano University, Soychuke is a lifeguard and swim instructor at Ron Andrews Community Centre pool in North Vancouver.

“I always just really loved the water and staying active,” she says of why she stayed in swimming lessons and decided to become a lifeguard. Family swims were a big part of her childhood, and she also swam competitively for about five years. Soychuke says she particularly likes the welcoming environment of the pool where she works.

“I really like the people I’m surrounded with. The entire staff works together really well as a team and makes the environment just a really enjoyable place to come to work,” says Soychuke. “I also really like working with children during the swim lessons, seeing their growth and enjoyment.”

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Once she started taking lifeguard courses, it took her about four years to complete them. She is now a lifeguard and instructor at the pool.

There are a number of instructor and certification courses offered through North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission, including National Lifeguard Recertification, Water Safety, and more. Many of the courses have an age requirement, and Soychuke says that’s necessary to ensure participants have both the physical strength for the job and the emotional maturity to understand the responsibility attached to it. Soychuke says lifeguarding and instructing are suited to those with a positive and friendly personality who enjoy working with the public.

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Empathy key in good advisor

Money Matters Mike Grenby Give yourself a holiday season gift this year of a personal financial advisor who does indeed relate to you personally as well as financially.

And if you already have such an advisor, then give yourself the gift of appreciating how fortunate you are.

Advisor.ca tells the story of a newly divorced woman who went to her advisor with urgent questions about her immediate financial obligations – but was quizzed about her investment risk tolerance

and retirement goals.

“I had walked into his office pretty much a broken person,” she said. “My entire future had done a 180. I didn’t know how I was going to pay my mortgage or my bills or my debts.

“The furthest thing from my mind was my retirement.

It seemed like an obtuse and insensitive question for him to be asking me.”

Yes, there is a link between being newly single and investment knowledge as well as retirement plans. But the advisor should have been empathetic enough to sense those issues could wait.

What the woman needed now was reassurance – immediate financial coping steps and strategies but even more important, personal support.

I’ve always maintained that personal financial planning is 60 per cent personal and 40 per cent financial … and never more so than at times of personal crisis.

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Toronto-based Caring for Clients, was quoted in the Advisor.ca article as saying she rarely hears people complaining primarily about poor investment performance.

“There are two things I do hear: ‘I feel like I’m always been sold to,’ or ‘I feel like I’m being talked at or talked over.’”

If this describes your advisor, you can tell him (or her) how you feel. Or if that is too confrontational – or you have hinted at this before without success – then it’s definitely time to change advisors.

Ask the advisor what s/he feels the personal-financial percentages should be.

And even if s/he does put personal ahead of financial, ask how this translates into the relationship and advice provided.

Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal financial adviser; he’ll answer questions in this column as space allows but cannot reply personally email mike.grenby@gmail.com

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Bjornbar Bakery focuses on a variety of flavours mainly presented in bar form, hence the name. They also offer savoury items, such as tarts and sausage rolls. The photo above right shows vegetable wraps with crushed peanuts from John 3:16 Malaysian Delights. Both eateries are on columnist Chris Dagenais’ best-of-the-year list. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD/PAUL MCGRATH

YEAR IN REVIEW

Reviewer’s list reveals top six meals

A book shop in Massachusetts made headlines this week by posting a photo of their chalkboard sidewalk sign that bore the message: “post-apocalyptic fiction has been moved to our current affairs section.”

On so many fronts, the message resonates; global headlines throughout 2016 read like snippets from overwrought B-movies or works Chris Dagenais of dystopian fantasy. But as I look back over the year in dining in order to assemble this, my annual Best Of column, I am struck by how grounded the entries all are. There is no pretence here, no high concept, abstruse or lofty undertakings, just solid,

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accessible, well made food.

I’m not going to be timid here, this list is clearly ranked.

This is not some new era game of musical chairs where there are enough seats for everyone. The fact is, the best of 2016 outshined others by doing things better. They are recognized here accordingly, in a list that counts down to the top meal of the calendar year.

6. Bjornbar. This stylish, nicely designed, bar-centric bakeshop could, in my estimation, have made this list for its Brulee Bar alone, a truly outstanding confection that is essentially a rectangle of exceptional cheesecake topped with a layer of crispy, caramelized sugar. The Nutbar, with toasted almonds suspended in a light, sweet glaze, was lovely in its simplicity.

Though it is hard to imagine the pleasure of outdoor seating right now, Bjornbar features one of North Vancouver’s best rooftop patios and is a great spot for a late afternoon pick-me-up.

5. Hearthstone Tap & Forno: I was so glad to see this place open after what seemed like an unreasonable delay.

Hearthstone’s signature dual forno ovens produce some of the

best pizza crust on the North Shore, but their menu runs way deeper, with fun snacks like kettle popcorn with hop salt and malt vinegar, Humboldt squid with chorizo from local, sustainable butcher Two Rivers, and mains that include Beer Can Chicken, paella, tagine, and a thoughtful kids menu that makes the place as accessible to early-evening family meals as it is to later-evening grown-up fun with any number of the brewery’s excellent ales.

4. John 3:16 Malaysian Delights: Though I remain perplexed by its unusual name, one thing is abundantly clear: John 3:16 makes some mean, spicy cuisine. Their Halibut Sambal was the star of my extensive menu tasting back in April. Featuring a remarkable amount of fish for the price, the dish revealed deep and fragrant flavours that somehow didn’t overwhelm the delicate halibut, which retained its integral moisture throughout. Their Nasi Goreng, a dish that sits alongside biryani, sushi and risotto as the world’s greatest use of rice, was a winner too,

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Butter Lane Bakery owner Amy Symonds slices cake at the Horseshoe Bay location of her bakery and tea house in the photo above left. Brewery manager Darren Hollett draws some beer for inspection at Hearthstone Tap & Forno. Tamera Clark, chef and owner of Bjornbar Bakery, displays some of the eatery’s baked treats in the photo above right. PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH / MIKE WAKEFIELD

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with a good portion of seafood enlivened by a healthy dose of chillies.

3. Butter Lane: After an involuntary hiatus caused by some real estate friction, mother-and-daughter team Amy Symonds and Katie Linley re-opened their bakery/tea house hybrid operation in new digs out in Horseshoe Bay. Sometimes what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Indeed, Butter Lane is now an even more charming, elegantly appointed space than it was in its original Lynn Valley incarnation, and the baking is nothing short of remarkable. Their Victoria Sponge is a work of art, pairing beautifully with any number of the shop’s high quality, creative loose leaf tea blends, while a simple scone, served with housemade jam, still ranks as one of the best I’ve had; it was buttery, subtle and, frankly, perfect.

2. Café Ca Va: I had a stunner of a meal here back in September, on the heels of the restaurant’s re-opening with famed chef Alain Rayé at the helm of the kitchen and GM extraordinaire Brigitte Rayé overseeing front-of-house. It was Brigitte that really nudged this dining experience into exquisite territory. Her intuitive, knowledgeable service, good humour and sage wine pairing recommendations (including an off-list pour of syrupy but crisp Sauternes to accompany a dish of citrus-scented foie gras) complemented chef Alain’s gorgeously plated, contemporary French menu, which included, on my visit, Mussels a l’Escabeche, Tuna Tartare, and pork prepared four ways (the braised cheek with shaved black truffle was unforgettable).

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Honourable mentions: ! Donair Dude: Kudos for the big portions, tasty toppings (pineapple on a chicken donair is inspired) and, you know, for just being a pretty down-to-earth dude. ! Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers: A nice, beer-friendly menu now accompanies their ever-evolving lineup of beers and spirits. Try the Candied Bacon Dill Caesar. ! Workshop Vegetarian Café: Filling a niche void with tasty, house-made vegetarian and vegan ramen. hungryontheshore@gmail.com

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Easy recipes preferred over tougher tries Freshly ground black pepper to taste Chopped, fresh flatleaf parsley

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Romancing the Stove These days I love easy recipes.

In years past I liked nothing better than tackling a challenging menu that really tested my culinary skills, but now the simpler the dish the better.

Here are three recipes that will provide you with a really delicious dinner that’s good enough for company yet is easy enough for a stress-free family meal.

The main course would benefit from the addition of a veggie on the side (maybe some sautéed broccoli?), and just add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a few berries on each plate to dress up the dessert for guests.

TANGY BAKED CHICKEN 8 large chicken thighs, skin on and bone in preferable 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp light brown sugar 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar 3 Tbsp olive oil 4 small or 2 large shallots, finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced

Preheat oven to 425° F. Place soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, olive oil, shallots and garlic in a measuring cup and whisk until well combined. Place chicken thighs in a large baking dish; pour marinade over chicken and toss gently until chicken is well coated with marinade. Arrange chicken skin side up and season well with black pepper; roast for 30 minutes or until it begins to brown.

Remove from oven, turn thighs over and baste with marinade. Bake for another 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Sprinkle parsley over top.

Makes four servings.

SMASHED SWEET POTATOES AND PARMESAN 4 medium sweet potatoes Olive oil 3 Tbsp melted butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp finely chopped flatleaf parsley (optional) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 Tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese

Preheat your oven broiler with oven rack about eight inches away from element; trim off and discard the ends of the sweet potatoes and cut each potato crosswise into 1½-inch thick slices. Place sweet potatoes in a large pot of

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Grease a large baking sheet with olive oil; arrange the potato slices on the sheet and with a fork lightly flatten each piece (they will be soft, so don’t press too hard or you’ll have a broken and mashed mess).

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Spread dough evenly in a greased 13-by-9-inch

pan and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Remove from oven, and while hot spread the remaining three-quarters of a cup of peanut butter on top (drop spoonfuls all over the top of the bars then spread after the peanut butter has started to melt).

Let cool until the peanut butter has firmed up again (you can refrigerate the bars once they’ve cooled a bit to speed things up). While the bars are cooling, mix together the frosting ingredients with a hand mixer; spread on top of the cooled bars. If the frosting seems too thick to spread easily, mix in a little more milk.

Makes about 24 bars.

Angela Shellard is a selfdescribed foodie. She has done informal catering for various functions. ashellard@hotmail.ca

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Little League split shakes baseball scene Formation of NSBA provides choice for players, parents ERIC MACKENZIE emackenzie@nsnews.com

The formation of the North Shore Baseball Association means there’s a whole new ball game in the community, with youth players and their parents needing to make a decision on which organization to register with.

Tristan Rosenstand takes batting practice at North Vancouver’s Inside Performance earlier this month, preparing for play under the newly formed North Shore Baseball Association in 2017 after two local associations split from Little League. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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The NSBA was formed this fall after the memberships of the North Van Central and Forest Hills associations voted to split from Little League, forming the new body under the umbrella of BC Minor Baseball. The NSBA has boundaries running from Deep Cove to Lions Bay and Bowen Island and will offer programming for players aged four to 24, according to its website.

NSBA co-president Jacquie Griffiths, previously head of the Forest Hills association, said Forest Hills members voted nearly 80 per cent in favour of withdrawing from Little League to join BC Minor Baseball instead, but added that it was a “tough decision.”

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TOP DOG North Van Wolf Pack captain Ian Creamore picks his spot during a 3-1 win over the Mission City Outlaws Dec. 21 at Harry Jerome Arena. Tanner Versluis scored a third-period game-winning goal while Alex Forster stopped 31 shots and recorded his seventh win of the season. The Wolf Pack are now four points up on Port Moody in the race for the final playoff spot in the Tom Shaw Conference. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos. PHOTO LISA KING

“What we were finding is that we needed more options and more choice for our kids, and there was growing frustration among our membership, especially as it related to kids over the age of 12,” she said.

“Little League’s business model is one that focuses in on kids who are in that age 11 and 12 range, and we’ve always had a very healthy group of players aged 13 to 18.

“I think for many people, they were looking at it as, ‘What’s best for my kid?’”

Griffiths said the ability to have more direct input in the decision-making process for rules and operations through a provincial organization, rather than a global one based out of the United States, made joining BC Minor Baseball attractive.

She highlighted the recent decision from Little League officials to discontinue Big League programming for players aged 17 and 18, effective as of 2017, as a contributing factor in branching out.

Wayne Hobson, administrator for the local District 5 Little League, said the two associations opting to leave came as a disappointment and a bit of a surprise, even though he was aware some concerns existed that had nothing to do with local operations. Earlier this month, Hobson said it was tough to predict what the overall impact to Little

League would be on the North Shore.

“We’ll lose some players.

How many we’ll lose – and how many coaches we’ll lose – we just don’t know yet,” he said.

Despite the changes, players who used to live within the North Van Central and Forest Hills boundaries are still eligible to play Little League baseball.

Expanded boundaries for the Highlands and Lynn Valley Little League associations have been approved

by Little League Canada to accommodate players within the old catchments.

Additionally, Hobson said that in response to the cancellation of Big League play, Little League Canada is affiliating with the Continental Amateur Baseball Association to keep players older than 16 on the diamond.

“They still have a place to play,” he said.

With Little League holding a legacy on the North Shore that stretches more than 50 years, the rise of the NSBA has created somewhat of a fracture in the local baseball community.

“Has it created some tensions on the North Shore?

Absolutely, because change is not easy,” said Griffiths.

“I think most of us respect that what there is now on the North Shore is choice.”

Choice, she added, is a good thing. Griffiths encouraged players and parents to research both options before deciding whether Little League or the NSBA is the right fit for them.

“I’ve been really surprised with how many people who had left the North Shore to pursue other baseball options have now come back, so that’s the positive side,” she said.

Hobson noted that it remains possible that local teams representing the competing associations may wind up meeting each other on the field, since both BC Minor Baseball and Little League are member organizations of Baseball B.C., the overarching provincial sport organization.

Registration is currently open for both NSBA and Little League play. Visit northshorebaseball.ca and eteamz.com/NVDistrict5, respectively, for more information.

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BLUES TRAVELER Capilano University’s Zarley Zalusky gets ready to smack a set from Simon Friesen during a PacWest matchup against University of the Fraser Valley earlier this month. The Blues resume play in January, with their first home games coming Jan. 7 against Columbia Bible College. The women, who are sporting a 7-5 record to begin 2017, will play at 5 p.m. The men, who were 4-8 at the holiday break, will follow at approximately 7 p.m. Visit nsnews.com to see more photos. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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