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North Vancouver man nets lengthy jail term for trafficking deadly opioid JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A provincial court judge has handed a North Vancouver fentanyl dealer an unprecedented 14-year jail sentence, saying dealing a dangerous drug that results in serious harm to the community must carry a stiff penalty.

On Monday, Judge Bonnie Craig handed the lengthy jail term to Walter James McCormick, 53, in Richmond provincial court after McCormick pleaded guilty to five drug charges. Those included one charge of trafficking fentanyl in North Vancouver and four charges of possessing drugs, including fentanyl, for the purpose of trafficking in North Vancouver, Langley and Richmond. In handing down her sentence, Craig acknowledged the lengthy jail term went beyond the usual sentence for drug trafficking and that McCormick “did not create the problem with opioid addiction in the community.” But she added there are times when the conditions in the

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West Van police tied up with all-day crime spree BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Two people are facing a slew of charges after what West Vancouver police are calling a crime spree unlike any other they’ve seen before.

Officers spent much of the day Saturday on the trail of a couple now accused of robbery, multiple car thefts, dangerous driving, theft, evading police and possession of stolen property. The ordeal began just before noon when someone alerted Squamish RCMP to a suspicious-looking couple in a Mercedes in Lions Bay. When officers arrived, the Benz had been ditched and an older Oldsmobile was reported stolen. Expecting the suspects to come through town, West Vancouver officers began their hunt, said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman.

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UPLIFTING PLAY Reid Tucker of Capilano Rugby Club’s premier men’s team gets the upper hand during a 17-15 win over the University of Victoria to open the 2017 season Saturday at Klahanie Park. Capilano will travel to UBC to play the two-time defending champion Thunderbirds this weekend. See our story page 22. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Traffic tops talk at mayors’ luncheon Business concerns addressed at annual chamber affair JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

The intertwined issues of skyrocketing real estate values and traffic gridlock took centre stage Thursday as North Vancouver mayors answered questions at a lunch with business leaders.

“Traffic is the topic we get accosted with the most,” said District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton, speaking to a capacity crowd hosted by the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce during a lunch at the Seymour Golf and Country Club. But Walton added, “It’s not the disease, it’s the symptom.” North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto agreed. Citing a recent B.C. Statistics report that showed the population of the North Shore is actually decreasing, Mussatto said traffic problems aren’t caused by out-of-control housing

development, as many people think. “The population on the North Shore is decreasing and at the same time traffic is out of control,” he said. “Richard and I get blamed.” Mussatto said he regularly hears from people who tell him, “You’re wrecking my city” by approving development. But most of the traffic gridlock is caused by people who live off the North Shore and commute here to work in their cars, said both mayors. “People can’t afford to live here,” said Mussatto. “We need to allow those people to live here. We have to redesign our cities so people don’t have to drive as much.” Walton pointed out that when the new Port Mann Bridge opened, traffic on the North Shore noticeably worsened. A huge increase in traffic problems “started literally that week,” he said. Both mayors said adding a third bridge to the North Shore – not anticipated anytime soon – would make the problem worse, not better. Costs of a third bridge crossing would also be prohibitively expensive, said Walton. “Logistically the cost of land acquisition is staggering,” he said. Such a crossing would likely mean

CKNW morning show host Jon McComb (centre) sits down with City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Musatto and District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton at the annual mayors luncheon Friday. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD tolls of $10 to $15 each way, he added. “Nobody’s going to pay that.” Mussatto also criticized the province for projects like the Massey Crossing, announced by the province to replace the Massey Tunnel – which he said are adding to traffic, rather than making it better, and killing the region’s growth plan. Both mayors called for better public transportation as key to solving traffic woes. Mussatto added he’s “extremely disappointed” in the small improvements

handed out to the North Shore so far by TransLink. Residents will likely have to wait until 2019 to see noticeable transit improvements in more frequent SeaBus service and new B-line buses, he said. Mussatto also defended the city’s promotion of cycling as an alternative form of transportation. “Cyclists are cars off the road,” he said. Some people question the city’s decision to build bike lanes, Mussatto acknowledged. “You’d think we were paving the church of Jesus of

itself,” he said. He added that when city crews plowed some bike lanes before plowing the street in the recent cold snap, he got an earful from residents. “That brings stress to the mayor,” he joked. Both mayors emphasized that more affordable housing is needed on the North Shore so people don’t have to commute from homes far away. Walton said construction of new housing units is currently happening at a pace below what has been set out in the district’s official

community plan. “We’re going to see a ramping up,” as the municipality catches up, he said. Mussatto added affordable housing has to address rental stock as well as new strata units for sale. “Renting should also be an option,” he said. Mussatto pointed to the city’s proposed plan to allow both coach houses and secondary suites on single-family lots as a way of helping. “I’m proud of that,” he said. The proposed change goes to public hearing Feb. 20.

Lexus driver avoids criminal record in road rage case JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A man who spat a “loogie” at a truck driven by an off-duty cop, then got out of his Lexus brandishing a knife in a moment of traffic gridlock road rage, will avoid a criminal record for his actions after catching a break from a North Vancouver provincial court judge.

Jesse James Stanislaw Skierka, 25, was handed a conditional discharge Tuesday after Judge Bryce

Dyer found Skierka guilty of assault with a weapon Sept. 8 following a trial in North Vancouver provincial court. “This was a road rage incident,” said Dyer, describing Skierka’s actions as “stupid” and “aggressive.” But Dyer said he saw no reason to saddle Skierka with a criminal record for a “momentary lapse of judgment on his part.” “I’m satisfied he has learned a lesson,” said the judge, adding, “Fortunately no one was hurt.” According to Dyer’s earlier written decision

in the case, the road rage incident broke out Jan. 27, 2015 around dusk, as Sgt. Sean Powell, a 19-year veteran of the RCMP, was driving an unmarked pickup truck across the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing after a day of work at RCMP headquarters in Surrey. Powell was driving north in the middle lane of traffic just after the Cassiar Tunnel when a green Lexus driven by Skierka tried to cut in on the right. When Powell didn’t let him into the lane, Skierka passed traffic by driving on

the paved shoulder of the road and cutting in quickly to the left, Powell testified during the trial. A few minutes later, the two vehicles found themselves side by side, stuck in bridge traffic gridlock. That’s when Skierka leaned across the passenger seat of his Lexus, stuck his head forward and spat on the fender of Powell’s truck. When Powell moved his truck behind Skierka’s Lexus to get the licence plate, Skierka slammed on the brakes, Powell testified. Skierka then got out of his vehicle and pulled what

Powell described as a knife from the driver’s side door cubby and moved toward him. When Powell grabbed his police badge and yelled “police,” Skierka got back in his vehicle and drove away. North Vancouver RCMP eventually arrested Skierka as he turned on to Lonsdale Avenue, and impounded his vehicle. Testifying in his own defence at the trial, Skierka told the judge he spat on Powell’s truck because he felt Powell had “disrespected him” for not allowing his

Lexus to merge into the lane. Skierka denied in court he grabbed a knife in the resulting confrontation, telling the judge he grabbed a glue stick instead. But the judge didn’t believe him. Dyer placed Skierka on probation for 12 months with conditions to attend anger management counselling if directed by his probation officer as well as complete 60 hours of community work service. If Skierka is carrying knives in his vehicle, they must be in the trunk, the judge added.

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Proposed Funding Strategy for expanding public parkland on the waterfront The District has developed a proposed funding strategy to acquire the last two houses on Argyle Avenue for public parkland and is looking for your input. The municipally owned lands at 2519 and 2539 Rosebery Avenue (also referred to as Brissenden Park), have been identified as a possible option to sell or long term lease to fund the purchase of 1444 and 1448 Argyle Avenue. Various funding options have been considered and the District believes this is the most efficient use of the community’s assets, and best serves the overall community interest. Come to an information meeting, find out more and provide your feedback.

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Wednesday, February 8 | 4:30–6:30 p.m. Barry Rueger, president of the North Shore Professional Dogwalkers’Alliance, and his pack of hounds walk to the outskirts of Ballantree Trail, which is now closed to the public. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

West Van trailhead closed off by owner Ballantree trail users ask district for alternate access BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Dogwalkers and hikers are lamenting the loss of a popular West Vancouver trailhead that has long provided access to the upper lands trail system.

Members of the North Shore Professional Dogwalkers’ Alliance first noticed No Trespassing signs posted on the service road at the top of Ballantree Road above the British Properties in December, when workers were clearing trees in the area and told them to move on. They later discovered about 250 metres of the Ballantree Trail is on privately owned land, which, in 2016, was advertised for sale as a “prestige development site” with views overlooking Capilano Lake. The property was taken off the market about six months ago. “The long and the short of it is, it is a privately owned chunk of property,” said Barry Rueger, alliance president. “Technically, everybody’s trespassing on private property if they go that way.” Rueger said he’d like to see the District of West Vancouver,

which has an easement on the land for a road to a water reservoir at the north side of the property, step in and find a new way to maintain access for trail users. “West Van spends a lot of money maintaining that trail. It would be silly if it was cut off,” he said. “The recreational lands and the trails keep getting nibbled away every time there’s a development and I think at some point, there’s got to be an end to that. They’ve got to say ‘no, this is enough.’ That’s why people are on the North Shore. They want to be on the trails. They want to be in the forest and you can’t just keep building up and up and up.” The district is looking at its options, according to West Vancouver spokesman Jeff McDonald. “Our staff are looking at possibilities, eventually, for rerouting the trail into Ballantree Park to pass south of the privately held lands,” he said. “It should be recognized that the property owner has very graciously allowed, to this point, access across the land, including the area where many of the people park up there, which is also on privately held land.” The district hasn’t yet assessed costs or possible routes, McDonald said. The 8.25-acre land is zoned for cabin use only, with a maximum building size of 74.5 square metres and no access

to the municipal water supply. The plot is subject to the district’s interim tree bylaw, which forbids the removal of trees with trunks more than 75 centimetres in diameter. The property is also above the 1,200-foot contour line, which the district’s Upper Lands Working Group recommended as the barrier for development. The group also recommended the district buy any privately held lands above that mark, although the district hasn’t identified the Ballantree plot as a priority for land acquisition, McDonald said. The land belongs to Fabrizio Coltellaro, owner of Casa di Coltellaro Developments, who said he put up No Trespassing signs after district staff informed him an unpermitted cabin was under construction on the site. “Somebody was trying to build something,” he said. “We put a stop to that.” Coltellaro said he would not mind people using the trail if the district would assume legal liability for it, but he was unable to insure the property without the signs. “If someone falls and hurts themselves, it’s a liability to me. I could get sued for millions and millions of dollars.” Eventually, Coltellaro said he would like to redevelop the land, but with the zoning as is, he will likely just build a cabin for his own family’s use.

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Hunt for suspects Burnaby man killed in Cut crash halts local traffic Driver of white From page 1 After a minor collision with an unmarked police car, officers opted to not get drawn into a chase but rather cut off possible escape routes by closing down lanes on all the roads that run out of West Vancouver, resulting in traffic chaos. “Certainly people are concerned when they see that kind of an effort underway,” Palmer said. “Pursuits – especially high-speed pursuits – pose special dangers to members of the general public and officers. We were in a circumstance where it was a very high priority to locate and apprehend the suspects but we wanted to do it in the safest way possible. … Although it poses a lot of inconvenience for the public and we’re absolutely aware of that, the tactics that were used are tactics we believe pose the most manageable risk to the public.” Twice, the suspect vehicle was seen driving the wrong way on Highway 1 to evade police. Around 1:30 p.m., 911 dispatch received a report of a robbery on the 1000-block Inglewood. Police say the suspects pulled an elderly and partially disabled man from his car and stole his wallet. When the victim’s wife tried to intervene, she was thrown to the ground and her purse was taken, Palmer said. “The

allegation in that is really quite upsetting,” he said. An hour later, police received a report of a Porsche being stolen from a home on the 900 block of Cross Creek Road. Police called in the RCMP’s Air 1 helicopter, which quickly spotted them. West Van cops tried to head the suspects off on Cypress Bowl Road and deployed a spike belt, which the Porsche ran over and managed to speed off unimpeded. The helicopter kept watch on the couple as they got themselves cornered near Whytecliff Park, where they attempted one more robbery before being boxed in on a dead-end road. West Van members used their cruiser to pin the Porsche’s driver’s side door closed and the K9 unit took down the suspects. Palmer said the affair made for much chatter at the end of the shift. “I can’t recall anything even remotely similar in my time here just shy of 15 years,” Palmer said. “It was just beyond anything that any of the officers I talked to could recall in their careers.” Rebecca MacDonald, 28, is now charged with robbery, possession of stolen property and carrying a fake ID. Jeffery Loubert is charged with possession of stolen property, dangerous driving, theft, two counts of car theft, robbery, driving while disqualified, and flight from a peace officer.

Lexus dead at scene of early morning wreck BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

One man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on the Cut early Monday morning.

A witness came upon the wreck just east of Lynn Valley Road around 4 a.m. and called 911. The driver of a white Lexus was dead at the scene, according to police. The 43-year-old Burnaby man veered off the highway while headed down the Cut, knocked two lamp standards off their footings and crashed through a sign, according to Const. Melissa Wutke, Port Mann Freeway Patrol spokeswoman. The RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service closed down one lane of the highway for several hours Monday, resulting in heavy congestion on Highway 1 and all feeder

A police officer assists a tow truck driver in the cleanup after a fatal car wreck on the Cut early Monday morning. PHOTO KEVIN HILL routes near the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing. As of Monday afternoon, investigators hadn’t yet ruled out speed or alcohol as factors, Wutke added. Because it was a single-vehicle collision and the only occupant is now deceased, it is not being treated as a criminal

investigation although officers will still look to pin down the exact cause, Wutke said. That may take weeks while investigators wait on results. “If anybody did see the vehicle driving and has anything to say about the driving evidence before the crash, obviously we would like to hear from those

people,” she said. It’s the second fatal crash on the Cut this year. Earlier this month, the driver of a Mustang headed west up the Cut crossed over the concrete barrier and crashed into an oncoming van, killing the driver. That collision is still under investigation.

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The applicant proposes to rezone the site from single-family zoning to a comprehensive development zone to permit a three unit ground oriented townhouse development, consistent with District of North Vancouver’s Ofﬁcial Community Plan. The proposal includes two buildings (one single unit and a duplex). Units range in size from 1500sq.ft. to 2400sq.ft. All three units will have a two car garage and storage. The meeting is being held by Brody Development (S & B) Ltd. in compliance with District of North Vancouver Council Policy. The applicant will present details of the proposal and discuss any concerns residents may have. Information packages are being distributed to residents within a 100 metre radius of the site. If you would like to receive a copy or if you would like more information, please contact: Brianne Brody of Brody Development (S & B) Ltd. at 604-980-2954; Emel Nordin of the Community Planning Department at 604-990-2347; or Duane Siegrist of Integra Architecture Inc. at 604-688-4220; or bring your questions or comments to the meeting. *This is not a Public Hearing. Council will receive a report from staff on issues raised at the meeting and will formally consider the proposal at a later date.

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NDP’s Horgan charts a new green path

t only received scant media attention but the speech recently given by NDP leader John Horgan on climate change could prove to be a groundbreaking moment for his party and for B.C. politics as a whole. Speaking last week to a left-wing think tank that included prominent environmentalists on its program, Horgan outlined how he will closely align his party’s election platform to bold initiatives to fight climate change. In doing so, he acknowledged this issue hasn’t always been front and centre for him, given his own background working in the energy field in government in the 1990s. Back then, he was part of an NDP government that aggressively pursued the expansion of an oil and gas industry, including pipelines and the

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View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey practice of fracking. But, he now says, things have changed and so has he. In the 1990s, he said, then-NDP environment minister Joan Sawicki was already talking about the growing problem of climate change but he chose to ignore her. “I was working for the minister of energy at the time, and I heard her. I

understood it. But it wasn’t inside me. And when I left government, I didn’t think a lot about it,” he told the crowd. But he’s evidently thinking a lot about it now, and has taken the position that it is the most important issue of all and therefore has to be aggressively fought against. All NDP policies presumably have to be based on this commitment. He admitted his party has had trouble with issues such as the carbon tax and other measures created to fight climate change, but insisted a new and changed approach is needed. “I’ve listened a lot. And I’ve learned a lot. I know the B.C. NDP has struggled with the issue of carbon pricing over the years,” he said. “But those years have also been years of reflection, undeniable evidence and fresh understanding for me.”

As proof of that change, he offered what he called “a simple pledge” to the appreciative green crowd. “I promise a climate plan that will ensure emissions go down – that we will reverse the trajectory of pollution growth that the B.C. Liberals have put us on,” Horgan said, adding that a “fair price on pollution” is needed and that a series of other policies must be adopted in short time. Presumably, this ends any chance the NDP could ever officially embrace any LNG project, given the increase in greenhouse gas emissions that come with them. It may also weaken its support for the mining industry and some other resource-based industries. On the other hand, Horgan is pledging to focus on things like transit, tougher regulations, solar panels, energy-friendly

buildings and more. Some of his plan was announced before, but some was new and the overall message was by far the strongest signal yet that the party is changing, big time. All in all, his speech made it crystal clear the NDP is trying to make a clean break from a past where it was closely aligned with the natural resource sector and its unions. I’ve long wondered how Horgan could go from being so pro-industry to being all-in on fighting climate change, but his speech explained that in detail. Ironically, one of those applauding his new approach at the speech was prominent environmentalist and climate change campaigner Tzeporah Berman. Her support perfectly illustrates how much the ground has moved here: in the 1990s, she aggressively (and

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Fentanyl profiteers are dealing out a deadly assault Dear Editor: We need to call the fentanyl crisis what it truly is. We have all lost someone to fentanyl, it seems, or know a grieving family who has lost someone. If I was a pharmacist and was providing prescriptions, but was replacing the medicine with quantities of cheap and deadly poison, and I was killing my patients ... I think I would be charged with murder, and treated like the despicable mass murderer that I truly was. But if the same murderous assault is being done to opioid addicts, nobody seems ready to call it murder. Why is that? I haven’t heard that expression in the media or (from) anybody else. We are seeing people who are addicted to fentanyl itself

now, rather than the other opioids they were previously battling. One can only feel that they have been tragically caught up in the grip of the most addictive substance known to man. It is not something any individual can battle on their own. In the meantime, more Canadians have been killed at home in the past eight months than all the brave servicemen and women who fought and died in Afghanistan. In my mind, I see a group of people who are mass murders operating against our society across the country, without pain of being outed for what they truly are. These are the fentanyl producers in China and elsewhere, the international and Canadian smugglers who get the product into Canada, and the Canadian drug dealers

who distribute it locally. They are all mass murderers. Finally, here is my question: Why are we not viewing this terrible situation in the way we should be? Why are we not raising the alarm, that a group of mass murderers are attacking our citizenry and killing us in record-breaking numbers? Let’s try adjusting our language. This is what we hear now: “There were nine overdose deaths on the DTES last night ... .” Instead, call it what it is: “Nine people were murdered in Vancouver in a single night, bringing the number of murder victims in B.C. this year to almost 200 victims.” We should all be talking about this. John Durrant North Vancouver

Pricey land bounded Firefighters by mountain and sea lend a hand Dear Editor: Vancouver housing bubble burst? I wonder. . . While living in Toronto some years ago, I recall seeing a land/housing comparison chart of four Canadian cities and the surrounding areas: Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. It was proposed that the maximum driving distance for commuting was 30 kilometres. So you have a circle area with a diameter of 60 kilometres in which to build houses. These numbers are from memory; they are not precise, but close. The number for Vancouver, I remember vividly. In Montreal, the U.S. border is 29 kilometres south with the St. Lawrence River and Seaway running right through the middle, thereby offering

about 350 square kilometres of buildable land. Toronto is on a lakeshore and has about 250 square kilometres of land available. Calgary can build within the whole perimeter of the circle; it has about 650 square kilometres in which to build. The Vancouver area has some inlets, multiple rivers and deltas and everyone knows how close the mountains are to the ocean. We also have some very rich and highly productive agriculture land in the Fraser Valley. It turns out the Lower Mainland has about 79 square kilometres of buildable land. It is little wonder that our land values are so high. Is there any reason to expect otherwise? Gene Pelly West Vancouver

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community “highlight the need to denounce unlawful conduct.” “I must recognize the fact that an increasing number of people are dying due to the illegal sale of fentanyl,” she said. “This is something which cannot be ignored, nor can it be minimized.” Following the decision, Crown prosecutor Oren Bick called the jail term “a significant sentence” that would hopefully deter others from dealing fentanyl. Bick said in handing down her sentence, the judge paid particular attention to the large amount of fentanyl – 30,000 pills – McCormick had in his possession. “Traffickers like Mr. McCormick have recently started to use fentanyl to increase their profit margins and decrease their own risk of being caught, with the trade-off being the deadly risk imposed on other people – their customers,” he said. McCormick was arrested Feb. 17, 2015, in one of the Lower Mainland’s first major fentanyl trafficking busts. He first came to the attention of police after they began an undercover investigation into a surge of overdose deaths in the Downtown Eastside in 2014, which they believed had been caused by “bad heroin.” According to details of the case described in court, McCormick supplied fentanyl pills to a dealer who then sold them to an undercover police officer posing as a mid-level dealer from Yellowknife. Two exchanges, observed by police surveillance officers,

Marijuana seized along with 30,000 fentanyl pills at McCormick’s home and storage locker. PHOTO BRENT RICHTER happened at a gas station parking lot on Mountain Highway in Lynn Valley. When police raided McCormick’s North Vancouver home at 2681 Poplynn Dr., along with his car and storage locker on Main Street, they turned up 30,000 fentanyl pills with a street value of $945,000 – along with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and Alprazolam (benzodiazepine) pills worth about another $1 million. Police also seized $172,000 in cash, a .40 calibre pistol, .22 calibre rifle, dyes, fillers and a pill press. After he was arrested and charged, McCormick was released on $100,000 bail. He was rearrested and charged with more drug offences at the end of June 2016 after staff at the Sandman Inn in Richmond called police in May to report trouble evicting him from his hotel room. Police seized 18 kilograms of vacuum-packed marijuana, two kilograms of cocaine, 1,000 fentanyl pills, more than 4,000 Alprazolam pills and a money counter from his car and hotel room.

McCormick has been in custody since June 27. In asking for a higher-thanusual sentence, Bick called on experts to describe the impact of fentanyl to the judge. In an expert report presented to the judge, Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Peter Sadler noted drug traffickers began selling fentanyl as OxyContin and heroin in 2012, because “there is much greater profit margin with the sale of fentanyl” and it is easier to import. According to Sadler, one kilogram of fentanyl can be bought online from manufacturers in China for between $7 and $12 per kilogram, then diluted to produce 7,000 doses per gram. In contrast, one kilogram of heroin costs about $70,000 and is diluted about three and a half times before being sold on the street. But the dosage of fentanyl is very hard to control, warned experts. People who die from fentanyl overdoses simply stop breathing, they said. Bick asked Craig to make

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What is the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?

This is the most common question Bronwyn James is asked when she leads presentations about the subject. An education co-ordinator with the North Shore office of the Alzheimer Society of B.C., James explains: the short answer is there is no difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes of dementia,” she says, adding dementia is a word for a set of symptoms, not a specific disease. There are about 52 different causes of those symptoms, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular disease. Some of those conditions are very rare, she notes, but all of them are progressive and none of them have a cure at this time. There are many misconceptions about dementia, notes James. Part of her work includes education for people living with dementia, as well as their family and friends. “People live many years quite well with dementia, they’re still out there in the communities, they can still be working, they can still be driving, active in their communities, but they do have some impairment that they’re learning to live with,” she explains. January was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month across Canada, and the North Shore branch of the Alzheimer Society is participating in a new initiative to create

dementia-friendly communities. Part of the program involves an education component called Dementia Friends, which features workshops in the community and information online to help community members who may not be directly affected by dementia learn how they can help. Creating a broader understanding is important for both those with the condition and their support circles. “I think people are reluctant to reach out and help or to offer to spend time with someone because of their fear of what might happen,” says James, referring to some of the misconceptions of people with dementia, such as that they may be aggressive, which isn’t true in most cases. “People could continue to live a lot longer in their community and in their homes and do a lot better if there was more support from family, friends, neighbours, members of the community.” Alzheimer’s disease is not an illness that can be managed just by one or two family members, she says. “It is a tough illness to manage without supports in place,” explains James. “Statistics show that family caregivers burn out considerably earlier and more than any caregiver for any other illness.” The Alzheimer Society aims to provide education and support to encourage community members to show their support for people affected by dementia, so it’s not just about those who are living with the condition. Think about who you might know in your community, your family, your circle of friends, your neighbours, and people

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Our colder than usual temperatures and snow (so much!) probably have impacted your garden more than usual. If you have a deep layer of mulch over winter root crops they will likely be OK. If you’re close to the ocean you’ve already thawed out, but anyone at higher elevations may still have frozen ground. If your garden has thawed, pull up some carrots and examine for frost damage. If the shoulders are damaged harvest them all, cut off the damage and store in your refrigerator. If there isn’t any damage, you can keep them stored in the ground. As the temperatures slowly climb, your sad-looking

kale and brassicas will begin to perk up again as they are able to take up water again. It’s vital that you wait until they are totally thawed before you pick, otherwise they will turn into a pile of mush – not appetizing. Some more tender greens like swiss chard and parsley will have dead leaves, but their roots are likely still alive if you mulched well enough. Give them a few weeks of warmer weather and you will soon see new leaves appearing. I’m very curious to see what impact our winter weather will have on pests and diseases in the garden for the 2017 season. The long wet and warm fall we had was leading to fungal issues in greenhouses and cold frames, which can be challenging to get rid of without moving the structure to increase direct sunlight and airflow. However our very cold December and January may have knocked down some overwintering pest larvae in the garden. UBC professor of insect ecology Alan Carroll says the cold winter will have better synchronized insect life cycles with the arrival of migratory birds; and with the arrival of migratory birds, this

could be a benefit for gardeners as birds will hopefully knock down insect pest pressures in the early spring. As always, make sure that you plant some flowers and herbs in your garden to create habitat for beneficial insects. The stronger the ecosystem in your garden the easier it will be to manage pest issues. It’s always exciting to start getting your seeds planted this time of year. A word of caution, though: don’t get too carried away too early. Our average last frost date in this area is the end of March. Typically, the most tender and long season crops, like tomatoes, are started indoors six weeks before the last frost date; that’s not until around Feb. 20 this year. Start your seedlings too soon and you’ll be left with root-bound seedlings that will be hard to manage inside as they grow too big before they can withstand outdoor temperatures, and then they will take longer to acclimatize to outdoor life than a younger and more resilient seedling. Happy gardening!

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Above left: The Beer and Burger combo at Narrows Public House in North Vancouver. Server Megan Lemieux delivers a tray of food at the popular pub in the photo above right. Columnist Chris Dagenais recently descended on the eatery with family in tow, and found an extensive and pleasing menu paired with billiards and foosball. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD

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Treasures that are off the beaten path have always appealed to me.

That amazing vantage point that few others know about, the little secondhand bookstore in the hidden alleyway with the learned owner who intimately knows every volume in her shop, or the unlikely café on the side of some secondary route between cities that makes the single best cappuccino this side of Milan; these types of discoveries are exhilarating to me. But when it comes to pubs, I have long

The Dish Chris Dagenais thought of the ideal venue as somewhere centrally located,

the quintessential “local,” a watering hole with a loyal, regular patronage situated within stumbling distance of its doors. The better part of two decades ago, when I was considerably less familiar with the North Shore, someone brought me and my then girlfriend (now wife) DJ to an out of the way place called The Maplewood Pub. To my snobbishly urban perspective, the place seemed woefully remote, at the end of civilization in the depths of a cold, industrial neighbourhood

flanked by train tracks and highway. We had a great time that night; the place was hopping, the tunes loud and infectious and the pints seemingly bottomless. Despite this positive experience, I never returned to the pub, finding closer haunts to frequent. Years later, whilst browsing Facebook one evening, a misguided marketing algorithm served me a digital ad boasting the best ladies nights on the North Shore, featuring drink specials and male exotic entertainment

at a place called Narrows Public House. It didn’t feel like an instant priority for my column, to be honest, but I did file the pub in a dusty corner of my memory banks for later consideration. A few weeks back, I dropped off an old dehumidifier at a recycling facility off Riverside Drive and soon found myself turned around on a strip of road that was vaguely familiar. There, on the north side of the street was Narrows, a contemporary looking, two-story edifice with a busy parking lot.

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which time I notice the crowd does a shift change, the after-work patrons shoving off and making way for what appears to be a younger, night owl set) and had a thoroughly enjoyable, textbook pub experience, featuring nachos, chicken wings, burgers, and even a couple of games of pool upstairs with my nine-year-old son, The Boy, whose experience with the game had consisted, up to that point, of trouncing anonymous online gamers on a billiards app on his tablet. Narrows has an extensive menu, including the pub classics I named above, but also some more progressive gastro pub fare like Cobb Salad, Beef Short Rib Dip, housemade pizza, and Ginger Beef Rice Bowl. I was excited to see an all-day breakfast offering (The Ironworkers Breakfast) and opted to try that, adding an optional English banger (pork sausage) to my meal of two eggs, hashbrown potatoes, grilled tomato, toast and bacon. Breakfast for dinner is still exciting to me as an adult and I enjoyed the meal, well priced for the size at $10.95, and ideally paired with a pint of Guinness. Wings and nachos were as you’d expect: straightforward and proficiently prepared, not seeking to redefine the pub grub experience, while an entrée of Mac & Cheese, which was split between DJ and our youngest, Baby N, was rich and creamy, generous in the cheese department and substantially portioned. The two older kids split a Mountain Burger, arguably the best meal of the night,

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with its ample six-ounce, AAA Alberta beef patty, toasty pretzel bun, house sauce, and bacon and cheese, these latter two ingredients coming standard on the burger. Once again, this was a classic pub dish, tasty and well realized, and in no way esoteric or boundary-pushing. The upstairs of the pub is home to a pool table, dartboards, a foosball table, and a pinball machine, for those inclined to while the hours away with games. I will include myself in these ranks, as I am sure to return to Narrows for a pint or two (and a cab, a small expense relative to the good overall value of the meal) and a few games of pool, perhaps with an opponent less likely to tear into the felt with overzealous backstrokes. (The Boy’s billiard skills were better than expected and he left the table in perfect shape, but the thought of this possibility was decidedly distracting.) Our meal of two appetizers, three mains, and a round of drinks (adult and kid-friendly), was $100 before gratuity. Narrows Public House is located at 1970 Spicer Rd. in North Vancouver. jenningsculture.com 604-988-6655 Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. A self-described wine fanatic, he earned his sommelier diploma in 2001. He can be reached via email at hungryontheshore@gmail. com. North Shore News dining reviews are conducted anonymously and all meals are paid for by the newspaper.

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The Capilano Rugby Club’s elite men smashed their way to a 17-15 win over the University of Victoria Saturday at Klahanie Park, kicking off a CDI Premier League campaign in which they’ll be looking for a lot more smashing success.

The Vikes took an early lead in the match, capitalizing on a Capilano drop to score the only try of the first half and lead 5-0 at the break. The Caps came back in the second frame with their bruising running game coming through while their defence remained strong. It wasn’t a high-scoring, highflying contest, and that’s just fine with Capilano head coach Keith Reeves, who said that you can expect more of the same from his young and tough squad this year. “Our commitment was fantastic, and the defence was really good,” said Reeves. “We aren’t blessed with a great deal of pace, but we have got some size. It’s not very pretty. You base your tactics and your game plan around the guys that you’ve got and obviously the

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against UVic, punching in a short try that followed a bruising run from veteran leader Glen McKinnon. A conversion by captain Chris Robinson, followed by a penalty kick from UVic, made

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any hair left, I would have lost them all, I think.” A few hair-raising moments aside, Reeves said he was impressed with what he saw from his team following a long holiday break that saw their training sessions restricted almost exclusively to indoor gyms due to snowy conditions. “I thought we dominated the game for long periods,” said Reeves, adding that Capilano really settled into its rhythm in the second half and were cruising right up to the interception near the final whistle. “That gave us two or three minutes of anxiety, but really up until then I thought the defence was dominant,” he said. “They’re a good young team, UVic, and they’ve got a reputation

for pushing the ball wide at every opportunity, and they didn’t get around us. … If you think that half the game is defence, it was a big step forward on Saturday. Some of the guys played some of the best rugby they’ve ever played for me. I was really pleased with the result.” Capilano’s premier team has seen a lot of turnover in recent years, with less than a handful of players left from when Reeves took over head coaching duties at the start of the 2015 fall season. Veteran holdovers Robinson and McKinnon still set the pace with several other young guns stepping into prominent roles. Connor Martin, the son of late Carson Graham teacher and coach Jim Martin, made his premier debut at fullback, while Steven Ng, who played for Canada’s U18 national

team last season, came on for an impressive stint as a sub late in the game. “We’re a very young team,” said Reeves, adding that it took his team most of the first half to sort out their roles and responsibilities. They likely won’t have the luxury of any adjustment periods this Saturday when they travel to UBC to take on the Thunderbirds, the two-time defending Premier League champs. “I always look forward to playing them,” said Reeves. “I think that UBC sets the benchmark for the rest of the league, and it’s up to us to play catch-up with them. They’re the team that I

always want to beat. And, to be honest, I haven’t beaten them yet. Of course that doesn’t stop us from having a good go.” This Saturday will be no different, said Reeves. “Nobody gives us a chance on Saturday, but I think if we can put in the same kind of defensive effort that we put in at the weekend – and there’s no reason why not – then we can push them all the way,” he said. “If you were a betting man, you wouldn’t bet on us at the weekend. (But) I think that if we lose, it will be because we’ve made UBC work very, very hard for their victory.” Following Lower

Mainland and Vancouver Island qualification rounds in the fall, there are nine teams left to battle for the 2017 Premier League title. Last year Capilano made the playoffs but lost in the opening round. This year Reeves will be hoping to improve on that showing. “I’ll stick my neck out and say top four finish. … And then anything can happen in the playoffs,” he said about predicting his team’s fate this year, adding that there is a tough road ahead just to make it that far. “There’s no easy games, because you’ve lost the weaker Island team, you’ve lost the weaker two Mainland teams (in fall league

qualification), so every game from now on will be tough.” !!! Saturday, Feb. 18 will be a big day at Klahanie Park as Capilano will be hosting five games. The premier women will kick things off with a matchup against Westshore starting at 11:30 a.m. Capilano’s Div. 3 ‘A’ men’s team will also take the field at 11:30 a.m. against Kats, while the Div. 3 ‘B’ team will square off against Abbotsford at 1 p.m. On the elite men’s side UBCOB Ravens will come to town for a 1 p.m. showdown in Div. 1 play followed by the Premier League matchup at 2:30 p.m.

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TROLL, Gary Paul April 1, 1942 – January 23, 2017

TROLL, Carol Lynn (Chambers) December 16, 1943 – January 20, 2017

i would just like to start by thanking the hundreds of people who have reached out to give my family their heartfelt condolences and for sharing their personal memories with respect to my mom and dad. they have all been so kind and have touched my family’s heart in the most comforting way at our time of great loss. thank you, thank you, thank you! my dad started working at trolls at the early age of 14 when it was then owned by my grandparents (Joe ‘pop’ & dot ‘gran’). this is where he saw firsthand how my pop would interact with all his customers and i’m sure where he got his tag greeting of saying, “hi dear, how are ya?!”. it was at this little fish & chip shack where his education began on how, if you put a ton of hard work into something you were passionate about and were kind and gracious to people, you would always be rewarded somehow at the end. he took over the restaurant in 1972 after majoring in art history at ubc, where he forged many long lasting friendships as a brother of the alpha del. throughout his school years he always had a passion for sports. my gran used to tell me how he would run to and from school everyday so it’s not surprising to me that he became quite a track athlete in his early years. i would be remiss not to mention that he also set a track record for the 400m which he then held for decades after. it was through his passion for sports that he later amassed a very impressive sports memorabilia collection. there was a time in my life when it was antiques that he would collect and then it would be art pieces and then something else. he loved collecting things! he was also a voracious reader and enjoyed all things having to do with history and travelling but more than anything else in the world he loved loved loved to shop. so much so he was always known to start his christmas shopping in July. he was so generous to everyone. he was like a little kid that couldn’t wait to give you the gifts he had gotten you. but the greatest gift my dad ever gave me was the gift on how to treat people. he was a living example of how everyone you meet should be treated with kindness and respect. he represented to me what it was to be a truly decent person and to be a man of honour and integrity. he had an energy in him that people just wanted to be around, it was infectious the same way his laugh was. i learned very early in my life that my dad was somebody special, he was truly a larger than life character. i could never walk down the street with him without someone yelling out his name or greeting him in some fashion. he loved nothing more than to start his day out by going down to the restaurant early in the morning to meet up with all his buddies for a coffee and to bs with them. he lived for that and continued to do it everyday for as long as his health allowed him. even when his bout with cancer started to get the better of him he still went and saw my mom at her care centre every single day. he would bring her a coffee and a paper and would give her a kiss and tell her that he would see her again tomorrow. when he wasn’t able to visit her near the end he would still call her many times throughout the day just to check in and tell her that he loved her. i will remember that forever, the love he showed my mom was always unconditional. they went through so much together in life and in the end the romance they shared couldn’t have ended any other way but for them to be together. forever. as one. a special heartfelt thank you goes out to the wonderful ladies in his life who took extraordinary care of him in his final months of life. he loved you all so deeply and you gave him the love and care that he so rightly deserved. gerry, holly and su, i am forever grateful and you will always have a permanent place in my heart. a special thank you also to wim hofmeyer, who was my dad’s family doctor for many years in horseshoe bay. thank you for the care and attention you showed him. gary is survived by his 2 sons ab (melissa) & Joe, his beloved brother bobby (Judy) and his grandchildren alex, grace, taylor, spencer & cohen. and finally, i know my dad would want me to end with saying one last thing, “trolls is open 7 days a week & kids are always welcome!” i love you dad, ab xo

carol, or nipper as she was affectionately known to those who knew her, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the night of January 20th, 2017. my mom met my dad gary at an early age and was married to her sweetheart for 52 years and together they worked tirelessly at running their successful family restaurant trolls in horseshoe bay from 1972 onward. she was always the one tucked away in the office at home doing the book keeping for the restaurant and she did it happily for decades of her life. in her well deserved retirement years her greatest joys were spent in her kitchen making amazing food for all to enjoy. her meals were always an epic event! the one common ingredient she used in everything she made was love and she had an endless supply of it. i remember the birthday cakes she would make for all her grandkids. she would find out whatever it was they were most interested in at that time and then she would create a customized cake especially for them. they were always a spectacular masterpiece. my mom opened her home to absolutely everyone. she had a special gift at making you feel comfortable and everyone always felt welcomed to be there. one of the fondest memories i have of my mom is going over to her house every sunday morning with my boys to have breakfast with her. it was a day in my life that was referred to as the ‘granny tour’. i took them from when they were just babes until they were about 12 years old and it was always just her and i and the kids. she would always make us a great breakfast and we would just sit around the kitchen table and talk about anything and everything for a couple of hours. she was always just so easy to be with. i’ll remember that time i had with her forever. another one of mom’s great joys was her unconditional love for all animals. she always had a special pet in her life and she would spoil them all ridiculously. nothing made her happier than her animals. we are convinced that her entire lifetime of pets were all anxiously awaiting to welcome her home as they always did. the very thought of that makes my heart smile. a lot of people never really knew my mom. she was always more comfortable living her life outside of the limelight. one of her most endearing traits was her fierce sense of loyalty, if she liked you, you knew it. there was never any question that my mom wasn’t always standing in my corner for me. she used to say, “play fair with me and i play fair with you”, she lived that mantra. she had a strength and confidence in her that i always admired and the imprint she’s left on me will be everlasting. i am so honoured and grateful to have been her son and the pride i have for her will live in my heart for the rest of my days. she was one of my best friends and my heart is broken now that she’s gone. in her final years she endured some health setbacks but being the soldier of life that she was she continued to fight the good fight right up until the end. however, when she passed away she didn’t leave this world right away. she went to that place in between and waited for her man to join her, which he graciously did a mere 3 days later. no more pain, no more suffering, all that was left at the end was pure love. and so, the love affair begins again! a special thank you to all the staff at lynn valley care facility, you were so loving & caring to her and we can’t thank you enough. and to paul sugar, who has the heart of an angel. thank you for your compassion. carol is survived by her two sons ab (melissa) & Joe, her sisters pam (hayes) & peg (daubaras) and her grandchildren alex, grace, taylor, spencer & cohen. mom you worked so hard your entire life and always had the courage and grace to face whatever was put in front of you. i am so happy you’re free now to do whatever your little heart desires. your loving son forever, ab xo

a celebration remembering my mom & dad will be held on tuesday, march 7th, 2017 at 4pm at the kay meek centre, 1700 mathers avenue, west vancouver.

EYFORD, Franklin E. July 14, 1930 − January 21, 2017

Frank passed away peacefully on January 21, 2017 at the age of 86. Our dad was born July 14, 1930 in Siglunes, Manitoba, the youngest and last survivor of 10 children. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Irene Grace. He will be forever remembered by his children Sharon, Lori (Peter), Susan (Martin), and David (Jane) and by his grandchildren Jennifer, Michael, Stefanie, Jackson, Lucas, Matthias, and Meghan − all of whom enjoyed spending time with him. Our Dad/Afi (grandfather) was a very smart and funny man; he and we loved his jokes and the stories he told about growing up in Vogar and Dog Creek, Manitoba. He was a successful contractor and business man who loved his work, an amazing builder and a long−term planner. He was a mentor to some and a big brother to others. He was a Mason, a Shriner, and a truly kind man who benefited many, many others. But, most of all he was a family man. He was the best of all fathers and grandfathers and a wonderful provider for his family. He loved Hank Snow and, like Hank, he has moved on. Dad, Afi − we love you greatly and miss you very much. Our grateful thanks to all the staff of the Capilano Care Center and to Shohreh for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Foundation of Canada. There will be no service by request.

HART, Annabeth December 19, 1927 - January 17, 2017 Beth Hart, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully with her family by her side, after a brief illness. Beth is survived by her her son Dean (Elspeth); her grandchildren Emma and Jasper; her sister Grace (Bell); and many family and friends. She was predeceased by her loving husband Don of 65 years, mother Anne (Smith), father Gordon, and stepfather George. Born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Beth grew up in Winnipeg and moved to Vancouver in her late teens. Soon after, she met Don while working at O.B. Allens. She excelled in sales and later when they moved to Seattle, she enjoyed working at I Magnums. Beth and Don started their family in Montreal, where they lived for 15 years before settling back in Vancouver. Beth made friends wherever she went and was deeply committed to her family and friends. She was quick to laugh and will be remembered for her caring and supportive nature. Beth was wonderful at entertaining and many will have fond memories of dinner parties at the Harts. A celebration of her life will be he held on Saturday, February 4, 2:00 pm at West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave, with reception to follow in the Lounge. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated.

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

CLUES ACROSS 1. Dislike 5. Mastered 9. Tall tree 12. Expression of sorrow 13. Column 14. Passing through 15. "I ____ Forget You" 16. Opinion sampling 17. Those elected 18. Bun seed 20. Manservant 22. Coached 25. Sticky substance 28. Mulligan ____ 32. Canadian whiskey 33. Porterhouse, e.g. 35. Astound

36. Entree list 38. Made esteemed 40. Talking back 42. Put in the pot 45. Everyday 49. Visit 50. Tale opener 53. Roof edge 54. Long time 55. Sounds of disapproval 56. Throw off 57. In addition 58. Breakfast items 59. Some parents CLUES DOWN 1. Commands toTrigger 2. Healing plant 3. Brown hues 4. Landed property 5. Tastes

6. Pigeon's call 7. Wing of a building 8. Investigate in depth 9. Cruel 10. Boundary 11. Schooner part 19. Dishevel 21. Promos 23. Baking appliances 24. Willingness 25. Equip with weapons 26. Tinting agent 27. Barnyard mother 29. Surfacing material 30. Shepherd's charge 31. Join in matrimony 34. Gambling

game 37. Consume 39. Came to terms 41. Kind of brick 42. Adrift 43. Broadway sign 44. Lean 46. Mother,

47. 48. 51. 52.

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Crossword puzzle answers use American spelling

LAST WEDNESDAY'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:

LAST WEDNESDAY'S WORD SEARCH SOLUTION:

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