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CNV ponders ferris wheel as summer attraction BEN BENGTSON reporter@nsnews.com
City of North Vancouver council’s plan to put in a ferris wheel at the foot of Lonsdale just keeps on spinning.
And this time it might include a merry-go-round as well. During Monday’s council meeting, councillors unanimously voted in favour of doing a feasibility study to determine if the city should host a ferris wheel and merry-go-round somewhere in Lower Lonsdale. However, it would only be for part of the summer, said Coun. Linda Buchanan, who put forward the motion to look at implementing the attraction on a seasonal basis. “This again isn’t seen as something permanent, but something as an attraction for the summertime that
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POLE POSITION Sara Stiel speeds down the Coyote 7 run at Cypress Mountain on her way to a first-place finish in girls slalom at the U14 Teck Coast race held Sunday. Racers from across the West Coast came to test their nerve on the steep course. Visit nsnews.com for photo galleries and full results. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
Samaritans save skier from avalanche JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
A 67-year-old tourist who was buried under two metres of snow while skiing Saturday afternoon escaped Hollyburn Mountain with his life thanks to North Shore Rescue and a quintet of intrepid passersby.
Julian Stoddart was in the backcountry with his friends, toying with the idea of skiing into Tony Baker Gully when they looked down and noticed avalanche debris, scattered gear, and a lone figure frantically digging. About 10 to 15 seconds of indecision elapsed. Later that
Backcountry skier recounts group effort to free 67-year-old man buried alive in notorious gully
day, the five friends would ponder what might have happened if they’d kept going but in the moment they all knew something wasn’t right, according to Stoddart. They skied into the gully one at a time to avoid triggering a further avalanche. Despite a language barrier, it was soon understood the man was trying to dig out his buried friend.
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The man had been using his backpack to ensure snow didn’t fall into the hole he was digging. With six sets of hands, they formed a digging conveyor belt. As they formed a trench they could hear moaning. “We could hear him moaning the whole time,” Stoddart said. “He was obviously in a great deal of discomfort.” They uncovered his face and freed his head. “You couldn’t tell what way his body was oriented because all you had was a head,” Stoddart said. With no cellphone service in the gully, Stoddart pounded the snow, eventually flagging down a ski instructor and
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borrowing his phone to call 911. By the time he’d made the emergency call, he noticed he had cell service. Stoddart knew just who to call. North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks was enjoying the sunshine on his brother’s deck when his phone buzzed. “I saw that Julian was calling me,” Danks recalled. “I only have his number in my phone because he called us a couple years ago when he came across somebody with an injury in Lynn Headwaters Park.” Stoddart laid out the situation and location. “You can’t get better information than that,” Danks said. Danks rallied a crew that included an emergency room nurse and a helicopter pilot. But with soot-coloured clouds crowding the sky they weren’t sure it was safe to fly, according to Danks. “The clouds were in and out that day so we got really lucky.”
NSR volunteers scanned the area for what they call hangfires – precarious pockets of snow that can slide at a slight provocation. “If that whole slope slid and there was a significant chunk that hadn’t slid above, it might not have been safe for our guys to go in,” Danks said. While NSR volunteers assessed the area, the skiers huddled with the hypothermic man, sharing body heat and wrapping him in the warmest clothes they had. The skiers also melted snow and transferred the liquid into hot water bottles they placed on the man’s body. NSR volunteers arrived on the scene a little after 2 p.m. “This was a very sick patient that needed to get transported to a trauma centre as quickly as possible,” Danks assessed. With the weather just clear enough, they tethered the skier to a 150-foot longline and flew out of the gully. After reconfiguring at a nearby search and rescue station, they landed the helicopter at Grand Boulevard
and rushed him to Lions Gate Hospital. The man suffered fractures to his leg and pelvis, but had no spinal injuries or internal damage, according to Danks. “Considering what this gentlemen went through and his age it’s absolutely incredible,” he said. The man’s survival may have hinged on the fact he was wearing a beacon, which allowed his friend to track his location with a probe. The friend likely skied through “some pretty steep, treed terrain to get down to where the avalanche had deposited,” Stoddart noted. Danks called the six men who dug him out: “the key to saving this guy’s life.” When it was all over, Stoddart said he and his friends got out the stoves they’d brought with them, made some hot coffee, and talked about it all. “Everybody was very lucky,” Stoddart concluded. North Shore Rescue’s late team leader Tim Jones instituted avalanche training prior to the fatal Grouse Mountain slide of 1999.
North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks and emergency room nurse Kayla Brolly await the helicopter that will save the life of a 67-year-old skier. PHOTO SUPPLIED NORTH SHORE RESCUE
Bridge disappears from West Vancouver trail District will replace foot bridge after investigation BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Lost: One bridge. About nine metres long. Last seen spanning Brothers Creek on the slopes of Hollyburn Mountain. If found, call the District of West Vancouver.
Local hiker Paul Hundal made his way to the top of the Brothers Creek Fire Access Road Feb. 25 to find the wooden bridge linking the access route to Brothers Creek Trail had disappeared. “I got to the point where I’d normally cross the bridge and there was nothing there. There was just a ravine. I was actually dumfounded,” Hundal said. “There was no sign of
The bridge over Brothers Creek on Hollyburn Mountain as it looked in happier times. Today, rushing water is all that remains where the bridge used to span the creek. PHOTOS SUPPLIED any scarring or scouring of the creek bed or anything happening. It seemed to be cleanly removed.” Hundal reported the lost span to the District of West Vancouver, which owns the land. After some confusion, staff had to question when
they had last seen their bridge. “District staff are aware that the bridge is missing. We believe that the most likely scenario is that it’s been washed out,” said Jeff McDonald, district spokesman.
Staff were last in the area about three weeks ago, but the area was quite snow covered at the time so it was difficult to know for sure what happened, McDonald said. Eventually, there will be plans to replace the bridge but the district first has to figure
out what happened to the original one, McDonald said. “We’d need to determine what happened first and then make some estimates about what it would cost to replace it. When that would happen, we just don’t know. It depends what the options
are for building a new bridge,” McDonald said. That may involve falling a couple trees from nearby and using them as the main struts, or they could bring in new materials, which would be more expensive. “Until we determine that, we can’t say when it will be replaced. It’s not an item that we have planned for in this year’s budget,” he said. In the meantime, people are warned to use the trail at their own risk, McDonald added. “The people who go in there are generally pretty hard core and depending on water levels, they would cross the river, bridge or no bridge, just by fording it,” he said. A recent inventory by the district found 196 front-country bridges they own or are responsible for but only about 50 are of a similar size to the one that formerly passed over Brothers Creek, McDonald said.
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Summertime ferris wheel touted for Canada’s 150th From page 17 can add to the programming down there,” Buchanan said. “It’s a great place to be, why not add a great wheel?” Coun. Holly Back added that she has always thought the idea of a North Vancouver City ferris wheel was an exciting one. “Every great city has one and we’re a great city,” Back said. A ferris wheel for Lower Lonsdale was first floated back in 2014 after council hired destination marketing consultant Roger Brooks, who helped develop a $30-million plan for a grandiose central waterfront. That original plan also looked at such ambitious ideas as adding a skating rink, amphitheatre and water park to the site, some of which are still under consideration. After sitting as an industrial site called Lot 5 for more than a decade, the cityowned parcel of land in the centre of the Shipyards site has been under rapid development since last summer when the city named Quay Property Management as its partner developer. Buchanan said when a ferris wheel was first proposed for the Shipyards, people had a real visceral response to it, in large part due its permanency. “Many either loved it or didn’t love it,” she said. She added that renting a ferris wheel only for the summer might be a good way to appease both sides, but it shouldn’t be placed on the area’s beloved pier or in the Shipyards.
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A proposed ferris wheel on the pier was a lightening rod for critics of the city’s 2014 waterfront vision. IMAGE SUPPLIED While council was unanimous in its decision to conduct a feasibility study, a friendly amendment was added by Coun. Rod Clark. “I think we should be looking at a merry-go-round as well,” Clark said. “Because if we’re talking about a ferris wheel, why not a merry-goround? It’s a lateral affair as opposed to a vertical.” Clark argued that on a semi-permanent basis, a merry-go-round might even be easier to install than a ferris wheel. The amendment received enthusiastic support from the rest of council. Coun. Pam Bookham was supportive of the motion, but said she was surprised to hear talk of a ferris wheel come up again at council. “I also felt as though we have a tremendous amount of work that’s going on with respect to the Shipyards’ site that staff are devoting their time to,” Bookham said. Buchanan said she was not looking for staff to spend
an enormous amount of time on the feasibility study. Although no timeline was given, staff would most likely have to report back in the next few weeks if the attraction is to be implemented for the summer. Her motion also came with the stipulation that the city would host a ferris wheel on a cost recovery basis, meaning there should be no cost to the city itself to have the attraction. Buchanan added that as development of the Shipyards moves forward and Lower Lonsdale continues to grow, there are more and more visitors to the area every year and a ferris wheel – and possibly a merry-goround – could be wonderful additions, especially with Canada’s upcoming 150th anniversary celebrations. “I look forward to having staff come back and hopefully be able to move forward on adding another great attraction for the summertime,” she said.
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Ambleside Farmers’ Market on the move New home for food vendors at entrance to Ambleside Park
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The Ambleside Artisan Farmers’ Market can start putting down roots in the neighbourhood it is named after.
District of West Vancouver council voted Monday night to move the market to the parking lot off Argyle Avenue at the entrance to Ambleside Park. The district had been looking for a new temporary home for the market after business owners, residents and cyclists grew weary of the weekly road closures on the 1500 block of Bellevue Avenue. Council rejected a plan last month to move the market to the plaza on the north side of the West Vancouver Community Centre, in part, because it would move the Ambleside market out of Ambleside. After going back to the
drawing board with the market’s managers, staff determined the Ambleside Park parking lot would be the “most viable” due to its size, nearby washrooms and access to electricity and running water. The market is open every Sunday from May to October. While the new location will come at the cost of 49 parking spaces, the district is opening up the gravel sports field about 250 metres to the east opening up another 90 parking spaces for visitors and vendors’ vehicles. The field is not well used during the summer months, according to district staff. The move has the support of the farmers market board of directors and the Ambleside and Dundarave Business Improvement Association. The last official debate on the matter in February divided council but the vote for the new location was unanimous. Members of council, the local business community and the market’s managers praised district staff for
and everyone, including the farmers’ market,” said Coun. Mary-Ann Booth, before casting her vote. By December 2018, council should be ready to decide on a permanent location in the neighbourhood as the district winds up its Ambleside waterfront plan. But that may not
“turning over every stone” to find the right site to host the artisan honey dealers and hawkers of organic produce. “Taking the extra time to accommodate everyone’s preferences was worth the effort. I am fully supportive of this location and thank you for being creative, staff
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Police ID suspects in $500K Lions Bay heist JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
Police are on the lookout for two suspects who may have swiped half a million dollars’ worth of goods from a Lions Bay home and taken off in a Toyota Camry on Feb. 15.
Squamish RCMP are looking for Brenden Eslick and Samantha Pelletier. “They were invited into the residence by a family member,” explained Squamish RCMP Sgt. Jolaine Percival. However, not everyone in the house knew they were there, according to Percival, and when the family left, Eslick and Pelletier allegedly stole cash, jewelry, Persian rugs, electronics and passports. The family was particularly vexed to find the
disappearance of gold coins that date back to the reign of Shah Pahlavi, gold earrings from the Persian Empire, as well as personal documents including wills, the deed to the residence and passports. “This isn’t just a theft of items, these were family heirlooms and had significant sentimental value. The family is extremely distraught over the loss,” RCMP Cpl. Sascha Banks stated in a release. Eslick and Pelletier are also accused of stealing the Camry, which is grey and has a B.C. plate with the licence 602 JEP. Eslick and Pelletier are wanted on warrants related to the theft. Anyone with information on the crime is asked to contact Squamish RCMP at 604-892-6100 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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transparent about who their financial backers are, posting them in “real time” for all to see. Ignoring for a moment that the one rule in place to make sure this is true is possibly being flouted, this defence still misses the point – as if the antidote to poison is full disclosure that you’re being poisoned. There is far too much money being sloshed around to sway our elections. The lobbyists themselves say they’re sick of being constantly hit up for cash, the Globe reports, and that it amounts to “pay for play.” The lack of regulations is eroding faith in our system and sullying our political discourse. Alas, the only group who can restore that faith is our governing party. Unfortunately, they’re too busy grazing at their donors’ trough to hear the cries for some common sense.
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insurance premiums, but says that problem is being studied with the aim being to reverse that trend. “We’re a long, long, long way from being broke or anything like that,” he said. “What we have essentially is a cash flow problem and we’re confident we’re going to resolve that.” A big reason for that cash flow problem is the alarming increase in the number of vehicle accidents in recent years – a jump of 20,000 last year alone, and an increase of 60,000 in the past three years. The number of accidents has now reached an astonishing 320,000 a year. As well, a steadily increasing population means more cars are on the road and a healthy economy such as the one in this province generally means people are driving more often. On top of that is the
fact that many crashes will result in more than one individual claim. “We’re seeing an unprecedented increase in the number of claims per crash. It now often involves the driver plus two passengers,” Crombie says. As well, more and more accident victims are hiring lawyers almost immediately, thus significantly adding to the cost of settling claims. Crashes that result in soft tissue damage have become more expensive, as has the cost of repairing modern vehicles, he says. But he notes the corporation still turns a profit on the Optional coverage side of its operations, but loses money on the basic coverage side. As an aside, intersection crashes are increasing in number as are rear-end collisions, which suggests distracted driving continues to be an expensive practice
not only for drivers who do that but for ICBC itself (it’s too early to say whether those new, expensive penalties for distracted driving are having any kind of impact). And he told me the estimate of a 42 per cent rate increase over the next few years did not come from ICBC, but from a scenario thrust upon it last summer by the B.C. Utilities Commission. “That was not our idea. Those are not our numbers,” he said. “We would never even contemplate that kind of increase.” He insists rate increases will be held below five per cent, and an overall review of operations and rate structures may result in even lower annual increases. Crombie also rejects Dix’s claim that ICBC has laid off claims respondent staff over the years, and
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Hospital staff not immune to affordable housing crisis Dear editor: I recently suffered a cardiac event that sent me to the emergency room at Lions Gate Hospital. It was more difficult because of the snowstorms. Triage was not full and I was processed within 10 minutes of arriving. Sitting and waiting leaves ample time to hear conversations from patients and staff. Overwhelmingly, the staff conversations were about the length of time it took to come to work from Squamish. There were many stories of people stuck in traffic for up to three hours. Since I was in overnight for monitoring, I asked one of the night nurses: “How many of your staff live in the Squamish area?” He said about 40 per cent. Most cannot afford to live in North Vancouver. The housing cost crisis in Vancouver is driving most employees out of their community. The impact hit me; it is going to get much worse. Like me, there are tens of thousands of seniors in the Vancouver area that are medically mandated to reside close to a hospital. Lions Gate Hospital is the
only major medical facility serving the area north of Burrard Inlet. Like all the rest of the “working class,” hospital employees, who (as unionized employees) are in the upper wage brackets, are being displaced out of their community to areas quite remote. There is no economic basis for this displacement since there are no factories being built or other industries paying higher wages that are in competition for the available space like there was in cities like New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo or Taipei. No, what is driving this is speculation from outside the economic envelope that the whole society exists on. This is an unsustainable economic model in which the leadership of the society have abrogated their responsibility to ensure promised future security for all of its members from cradle to grave. All levels of government seem to blame someone else. At present there is an enormous economic demand, perhaps 500,000 people strong for housing $700 to $1,500 (in monthly rent) for small oneand two-bedroom dwellings for the working class. Based on their pay scales, that’s what
they can comfortably pay for housing. What is being promoted is the total replacement of older homes and apartment style dwellings with newer higher-density dwellings at much higher cost. There are reportedly some 10,000 new homes that are vacant in the Vancouver area already. That number is about to explode. In addition, businesses are closing by the dozens. The expected disposable income that normally would be available from the working group to spend on food, clothing, transportation and entertainment is depleting very rapidly. In many cases, housing (cost) has swallowed the entire budget and the worker is forced out. All the remaining businesses still require employees and they cannot pay clerks, wait staff, maids, sales representatives, etc., huge wages just to satisfy the gluttony allowed and promoted by developers and their government partners. Don’t just say “it’s the market.” When you can no longer depend on the hospital being staffed, you are in dangerous territory.
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Brush up on your driver’s etiquette Dear Editor: Re: Driver’s Advice to ‘Petextrians’: Hurry Along, Feb. 8 Mailbox. When did it become legal to perform a U-turn anywhere you want on B.C. streets? It seems to be a nasty habit of drivers on the North Shore. I can’t tell you how many times I see this and have almost been a victim of this practice. RoadSense for Drivers: the B.C. Safe Driving Guide puts it more simply by stating
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that U-turns are illegal if they interfere with other traffic and where a municipal bylaw prohibits them. And don’t get me started on drivers who kindly stop for pedestrians in the middle of an uncontrolled block. (Stopping mid-block) makes the pedestrian more at risk when they attempt to cross due to second lane or hidden lane changing. Parents, you are not showing your children good driving
etiquette or safety procedures, thinking you’re being a good driver, when you do this or teaching your kids how to jaywalk. Please read the rules to avoid fines or worse tragedy, which we read or hear about every day. Your mistakes may cause traffic delay or worse. Remember when you got your licence and you were told to drive defensively?
By controlling spending and balancing our budget, British Columbia has once again maintained our AAA credit rating. In fact, B.C. is the only province in Canada that enjoys the highest-possible credit rating. Why does this matter? If we compare ourselves to other provinces with lower credit ratings, British Columbia would be paying, on average, an additional $2.23 billion in annual debt servicing costs. Alternatively, that money could be used to increase funding for children and families by $796 million, add $740 million to the education budget and put $700 million towards the first-time homebuyers program – like we saw in this year’s budget. In terms of health care, the $62.2-million, state-of-the-art HOpe Centre for Psychiatry and Education at Lions Gate Hospital is a good example of the kinds of investments we’ve made in infrastructure. We recently announced that the third floor will be devoted to children and youth, focusing on psychiatric assessment and stabilization of youth aged 13 to 18. The North Shore will also benefit from Foundry, a new integrated youth service centre. Foundry will bring existing services under one roof, ensuring families and young people can access primary care, mental health care, and substance-use and social services in a single location. Foundry North Shore is the fifth centre of its kind in B.C., with more facilities announced in Budget 2017. Also included in Budget 2017 is $140 million for key mental-health initiatives. Mental health is a priority for our government, and we spend $1.45-billion each year in B.C. to support individuals and families in need of mental-health or substance-use supports. Budget 2017 also increases funding for the Ministry of Children and Family Development and the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation, adding over $796 million to support families, individuals, and children most in need. This funding includes $120 million to begin addressing the recommendations of Grand Chief Ed John’s Report on Indigenous Child Welfare. Education is always an area of significant importance to our community. Recently, our government announced the complete replacement of Argyle Secondary School – an investment of $45.7 million. Argyle Secondary School is the latest North Vancouver school to receive project funding, with schools like Lynn Valley Elementary, Windsor Secondary, Westview Elementary, Carson Graham Secondary, Ridgeway Elementary, Queen Mary Elementary, Highlands Elementary and Sutherland Secondary also benefitting from recent capital investments. As you all know, the number one reason I ran to become North Vancouver-Seymour’s MLA in 2009 was to fix the traffic problems facing our residents. The vitally important $198-million Lower Lynn Interchange Project will improve traffic flow between Mountain Highway, Fern St. and Dollarton Highway. It will also separate westbound highway traffic from municipal traffic moving between Mount Seymour and Lynn Valley. The extra crossings on either side of the Lynn Creek Bridge will help alleviate congestion, and the new eastbound on-ramp will provide direct highway access for Lynn Valley residents. Our government is also proud to invest more money in the BC SPCA, an organization that does fantastic work caring for vulnerable animals across our province. Building on the $5 million provided to the BC SPCA in Budget 2015, our government recently announced an additional $5 million investment to help renovate and replace aging facilities. Finally, Budget 2017 also starts the process of eliminating MSP premiums, cutting premiums in half for families with an annual net income of up to $120,000. Beginning January 1, 2018, individuals will see their premiums cut from $900 to $450, whereas a couple would see their premiums reduced from $1800 to $900. This change will go a long way towards making life more affordable for individuals, families, and seniors.
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The student was taken into custody but later released on a promise to appear in court in April. Police are recommending a charge of possession of an explosive substance. In the meantime, the teen is not allowed to go to Handsworth and he must not be in possession of “incendiary devices including matches, lighters or accelerants,” according to Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. Police aren’t saying what the device was,
other than that it was homemade. “It was an amateur attempt to have an explosive device, which involved rudimentary explosives,” De Jong said. “It’s really basic stuff.” Similarly, neither the school district nor the police are saying how the student was caught. “Let’s just say he drew attention to himself by his actions,” De Jong said. It’s possible the student could plead to a lesser charge or be diverted from the court system entirely and sent to a restorative justice (program), De Jong said. That would be up to the Crown, however. The student doesn’t have a previous criminal record, De Jong said. As of Monday, the school district had not yet meted out a punishment but while the student isn’t allowed on campus, he is having his classwork sent home to him, according to district spokeswoman Deneka Michaud. In the future, he may have to take his course load online or be sent to another school, she added.
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Council passed their budget last month including a two per cent increase to cover inflation in operating costs like a negotiated wage increase, and an additional one per cent for capital projects and replacement of aging infrastructure. For the typical singlefamily homeowner, it should result in a jump of about $62 over last year’s tax bill, according to district staff, although those whose assessments went up by more than the average 36 per cent will likely see a bigger increase. Utility rates are also creeping up by about one per cent. The district anticipates the 2017 costs for water, sewer, solid waste and recycling will be about $1,556 for a single-family home. New items in the capital plan for this year include the Maplewood Fire Facility, design works for the new Lions Gate and Lynn Creek Community Recreation Centres, an artificial turf field
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Call to book an appointment 604-629-9060 A conceptual design shows what the new Lions Gate Community and Recreation Centre might look like once built in Lower Capilano. The actual design is funded in the 2017 budget. IMAGE SUPPLIED at Kirkstone Park, Belle Isle Park, the Ross Road Bridge replacement and flood mitigation works. Council has been using a similar formula for budgets in recent years. “I think it’s a prudent budget with the tax rate just around three per cent. There are water and sewer as well but they’re justifiable in light of the cost impacts we’re adopting,” said Coun. Robin Hicks, who is also a former municipal director of finance. “We have been planning for infrastructure replacement, which is a major issue for most municipalities, and I think we’re in good standing in that we’ve got up to 12 per cent allocation of our annual tax levy
directed towards that annual asset replacement.” But, prudent as it may be, many residents will find the items on their wish list didn’t make the cut, Coun. Lisa Muri pointed out, as a lot of council’s spending on new amenities is going to areas that are densifying. “I just want council to remember we are welcoming people to our community and we are looking at densifying some areas of our community and town centres but there’s still an existing population that lives here as well who have been paying taxes for many, many years, some of them decades,” she said. “These little bits of improvements in their
neighbourhoods are really important.” That is the perennial struggle with budgets that any municipality must deal with, Mayor Richard Walton responded. “We certainly do try to address as many of these needs as possible but it’s always a challenge because on one hand, we’re getting requests to keep our tax increases down or reasonable, and at the same time, we’re trying to add on in many areas. I know there’s a balancing in that,” he said. The district is the first North Shore local government to pass a budget this year. The city is currently debating a 3.4 per cent tax increase.
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district. Booth said she was aware of a strata building that adopted dog-doo DNA analysis to enforce $2,000 fines for owners who aren’t observing the poop-and-scoop rule. Under West Vancouver’s bylaw, failure to remove animal droppings results in a $150 ticket. A number of stool study firms have popped up in recent years, marketing themselves to condo and townhouse complexes. Typically they charge a one-time fee for a dog to be swabbed for DNA and added to a registry. They then analyze the excrement evidence sent to them to match it with dogs on the registry and charge for the lab results. Prompting the turd tagging idea was a letter to council from a Horseshoe Bay resident asking the district to reconsider its blanket ban on dogs on beaches, at least for the
winter months when they are otherwise abandoned. “It’s empty at West Bay, Kew Beach and the rocky side of Eagle Harbour. Larson is empty too, except for all the outlaw dog owners getting their Labradors some exercise, fetching sticks in the surf,” the resident wrote. “Bachelor Bay would be nice for many seniors in the area to let their pooches interact and run around. Sadly, we’re all too familiar with those rare, disgruntled sorts living on the street who have your bylaw department on speed dial and call when they look up from Judge Judy and see a four-legged creature touching beach sand.” District staff, however, aren’t preparing to lift the rules around where dogs can lift their legs. “The issue of dogs and where they can and cannot be is a challenge with all
municipalities. ... In West Van, there are numerous places to walk dogs, both below the Upper Levels and above the Upper Levels,” said director of parks Anne Mooi, noting that keeping dogs off the beaches is also a matter of public health. “Currently, we wouldn’t really recommend opening up our beaches during the off-season at this time. We would need to study the environmental impacts and also obviously do a very extensive consultation with the community.” The last time staff looked at it in detail, they found a split opinion among West Vancouver residents whether dogs should be kept on a short leash, figuratively, or no leash at all. Staff will review the district’s parks master plan, which could include a review of rules around canines, in 2018, Mooi added.
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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Lisa King Gala on 12th Street The Gala on 12th Street: 1001 Nights, an annual fundraising event, was presented Feb. 4 at St. Agnes Hall in North Vancouver. Hosted by St. Agnes Anglican Church, this year’s community partner and gala beneficiary is the Regional Ecumenical Support Team, comprised of volunteers from North Shore Anglican, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches, as well as Sutherland secondary. REST is currently sponsoring a refugee family of five that fled the civil war in Syria, and a young man from Somalia who is blind. This year’s gala, which raised $9,600, celebrated the famous collection of folk tales known as the Arabian Nights and saw 100 guests including North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto enjoying a gourmet three-course meal, entertainment by local jazz band Original Blend, and live, silent, and balloon auctions inside the renovated and decorated parish hall.
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Most marathoners don’t spend an inordinate amount of time watching The Lion King, but Matt Grinke is no ordinary marathoner.
The Friday Night Live fixture is getting set to play piano 24 consecutive hours of notes beginning Friday at 7 p.m. at Lynn Valley United Church. “I’ve been wanting to play piano for 24 hours for years and years,” Grinke says. The pianist usually puts on a few shows every month but a 12-course load at Capilano University’s jazz studies program has taken Grinke and his piano out of action recently. “There wasn’t really time to do my usual few shows a semester … so I figured I’d try to cram a semester’s worth of gigs into one day,” he says. “And try to make the money that I would make during the semester
over the course of one gig.” Grinke is hoping his one-man musical Iditarod will bring in enough cash to pay his way to Scotland to play in the Edinburgh Improv Festival with Will Shakespeare’s ImprovMusical. Grinke has provided the soundtrack for Friday Night Live since the sketch comedy show’s inception five years ago, but when asked about a night when everything went right, he talks about playing with Will Shakespeare’s ImprovMusical at Bard on the Beach. “All the songs fell right into place. I remember driving home after that show and being like: Nobody can really do that. I don’t even know how I did it,” he says, describing the evening as “transcendent.” Playing with a comedy ensemble requires an incredible ability to improvise, Grinke explains. You need a background in musical theory in order to extemporaneously compose a song that “sounds like something,” according to Grinke. You always have to be a good listener and to trust in your abilities, Grinke explains. “You really do have to ignore what your hands are doing, just trust
Piano player Matt Grinke is set to play the keys for 24 consecutive hours at Lynn Valley United Church at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10. Grinke is hoping his rigorous one-man show will earn him enough money to be able to travel to Scotland for an improv festival. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD that your brain will cover the piano part, and listen to what the actors are doing on stage so you can follow them in an instant,” he says. The 24-hour marathon includes plenty of room for making it up as you go along. The show begins with Friday Night Live and includes a
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Home Ideas Barb Lunter You have probably seen Pantone’s colour of the year surfacing in many different areas of home decor.
The shade “greenery” is everywhere, including towels, sheets, toss cushions, sofas and other household items. It is said to symbolize new beginnings and represent nature’s neutral side. Greenery was chosen to express the current mood and attitude of our global culture. Bring this colour into your home this year with easy, inexpensive changes to your home’s decor. If you are planning a dinner party in the near future then consider green for your table theme. Nature provides us with green everywhere we turn, which makes this colour easy to co-ordinate inside
our homes. Brown, beige and cream all work wonderfully together when setting your table. I love to use brown or cream as the base on my table then layer green on top. Different shades of green go beautifully together. Use outside leaves along your table and combine them with pine cones or moss. Flower arrangements are a snap when you are working with solid green. Simply use your small, clear vases and fill them with outside greens. Group them together in one vase and place them randomly down your table. Napkin holders can be anything from small twigs wrapped in twine to a single leaf on a folded, cloth napkin. A simple sprig of fresh rosemary tied to a cream napkin with garden twine is elegant and beautifully organic. Fill a long, narrow box with assorted greens from your garden. Add small cream flowers for a pop of contrast. And don’t forget about fruit. Green apples and limes are fantastic table decorations. A single lime placed on a cream or lime-green, folded napkin is simple and chic. Or try two to three large, clear vases filled with green apples in the middle of your table. If you prefer a more
Using items from nature at place settings is a way to incorporate green into home decor. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD modern look, place green apples along a piece of driftwood. Carve the tops out of five or six more apples and place miniature tea lights directly inside the apple. Scatter them along the sides of the driftwood. The result is
very dramatic. Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home décor, entertaining and floral design. She also runs Blu Dog Staging & Redesign. bludogstagingandredesign.com
GREEN GUIDE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION Join Ken Ashley as he discusses the importance of ecological restoration and the issues moving forward Thursday, March 9, 7 p.m. at Capilano University’s BOSA Centre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. UPPER LONSDALE GARDEN CLUB Derek Matthews, chairman of the Avian Research Centre, will speak about local songbirds Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, 195 East Windsor Rd. North Vancouver. New members and guests are welcome to attend. The club meets every second Thursday of the month. bcgardenclubs.com/clubs/upperlonsdalegardenclub GERRY’S GARDEN is looking for volunteers to help with the installation of a new irrigation system Saturday, March 11 and 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Loutet Park, Rufus Avenue and East 14th Street, North Vancouver. Tools, refreshments and training will be provided. RSVP: sharon.lisette@shaw.ca. LIGHTHOUSE PARK IVY PULL Meet at the upper kiosk Saturday March 11, 9 a.m. This weed pull is suitable for young volunteers accompanied by an adult and runs until noon. SEEDY AUTHOR DAN JASON Bestselling author Dan Jason of Saltspring Seeds will be at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St., promoting his book Some Useful Wild Plants: A Foraging Guide to Food and Medicine From Nature. The visit is in conjunction with Seedy Saturday at the library on Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. nvcl.ca STORMWATER IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES AND CREEKS – WHAT CAN WE DO? North Shore Streamkeepers will host a free public workshop with speakers and a breakout session Saturday, March 18, 1:30-4 p.m. at Lynn Valley Community Room, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Registration is now open and recommended due to limited seating: stormwater-impacts.eventbrite.ca. BEARS, MANY STORIES The Catalysts and Conversation Speaker Series continues at Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m. with speakers Christina Service and Doug Neesloos from the Spirit Bear Research Foundation. The pair will talk about research, conservation and habitat. Free admission. LYNN CANYON WEED PULL North Shore Streamkeepers invites volunteers to help remove invasive plants and replace them with native species in Lynn Canyon Park, Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet across from the End of the Line store, 4193 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Wear appropriate clothing and bring garden gloves, drinking water, and a reusable mug.
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Lift your blinds with the touch of a button or swipe of your iPad If you want to be able to lift or adjust your blinds or shades with the touch of a button or swipe on your iPad, the answer is simple: motorization.
Of course if you don’t want motorization but still want some added help with raising and lowering your shades there are other options. Gear systems are designed to assist with operating the window covering, making it feel lighter to lift and lower.
North Vancouver’s A Shade Better carries a wide selection of automation options and has recently installed two large in-store blind displays that allow customers to test out motorized blinds.
A Shade Better’s showroom has one large window that features the Titan EZ-Lift. “With the Titan gear system you are still pulling it up manually but it’s lighter weight than it would be with the basic controls that come with all blinds,” he said.
“With the motorization of shades you don’t have to bear any weight when you are lifting the blinds up,” explained Dave of A Shade Better.
If you aren’t sure whether you need motorized blinds, the expert team at A Shade Better can help. Also, keep in mind that motorization has become much more affordable these days
“The technology has come a long way. Customers can come and listen to the motors - they are so much quieter these days. You can have the basic control mechanisms that come with every covering or you can upgrade to motorized that are designed to work better and smoother with larger window sizes.” Dave says clients choose motorization for different reasons. Some like the wow factor, some like the ease and convenience. “You could have shoulder problems, or lower back issues and lifting up a big window blind can be cumbersome. So a motor does the work for you. With an aging population
this is a great option for many of our clients.” Motorization options include everything from battery operated to low voltage (12 or 24 volt DC) and line voltage (110 AC). “We like to tell clients if you are going to go for motorization, one of the things that determines which type of motor will work
for you is how you want to control it. Some of the companies even have iPhone and iPad apps that you can do home integration with certain things.”
“We look at the size of windows and the price that people want to spend and offer advice. For instance we may recommend that you go to a better gear because we know that it’s going to withstand the weight and torque of your blinds,” he said. “We do a lot of motorization and we have some unique manual systems. We want to give the right information and product for the client.”
Dave advises that when looking at motors to power your blinds it’s important to ensure that they are UL or CSA approved.
A Shade Better has all your window needs covered: blinds, shades, shutters, automation and drapery.
A Shade Better, which has been serving the North Shore since 1984, carries several topof-the-line automation options, including Lutron, Shadetronics, Somfy and Hunter Douglas.
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Book Buzz Fran Ashdown The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland, Toronto, Scholastic, $14.99
Farm animal discovers high-tech, abandons
This is the essence of a hilarious picture book that features Popcorn, a dogooder chicken. Popcorn oozes helpfulness and kindness as she dispenses good deeds around the farmyard but it all grinds to a halt when she spots a shining object lying in the straw. She inspects it and notes a tiny envelope on the screen which she pecks to open and is dumbfounded to receive the message, “Hello.” Pretty soon “hellos” are flying back and forth and Popcorn becomes obsessed with her new “fabulous
friend.” She decides to throw a party for her as yet unmet new pals and completely forgets to invite her former farm friends. This is too bad as the new friends prove far from friendly and Popcorn is saved in the nick of time from becoming dinner.
Apparently, she learns the value of enduring friendship as the “not-so-fabulous friend machine was never spoken of again.” The artwork depicts a bossy full-of-herself bird and a group of bemused friends. A cautionary tale from the creator of the Very Cranky Bear series. Fran Ashdown was the children’s librarian at the Capilano Branch of the NV District Library. She is pretty sure her friends would save her from a pack of wolves. For more information check your local libraries.
Hanna LaPointe (12) Boundary elementary ART TEACHER: Raphael Choi FAVOURITE ART: Painting and sketching FAVOURITE ARTIST: Leonardo da Vinci Her teacher writes: Hanna takes every opportunity to shine her artistic skills, through her many sketchbooks and art projects. Most of all, she is a natural storyteller, depicting life moments with her unique sensibilities and a sense of humour. Young Artists of the Week are selected from North Shore schools by Artists for Kids for displaying exceptional ability in their classroom artwork. For details, visit the website artists4kids.com. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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Find out how investing in solar panels pays for itself If want to help save the planet and save money heating your home or business here’s a tip: invest in solar panels in 2017. “Solar panels are becoming more affordable each year as the cost per watt drops as the technology improves. Increasing BC Hydro rates, set to increase 5% annually for the foreseeable future, also make solar panels a smart investment,” said Mark Tizya of Novo Solar Solutions Inc. For those who are still reluctant to make an up-front investment in switching to solar, Tizya asks them about their car. “Most people hesitate to spend money on solar energy but they think nothing of spending $30,000 to $200,000 on a car,” he said. “A car depreciates immediately, they require regular maintenance, plus they have ongoing fuel costs.”
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Solar energy systems, by comparison, depreciate at a much lower rate, they generate electricity and income, there is no maintenance and they add value to your property, and they have a 30- to 50-year lifespan.
And it’s not just about saving the green on your heating bill. You’re also protecting the planet by using clean energy. “From an environmental point of view it’s very good.” So how long will it take to pay off your investment in solar panels? “When you purchase your solar panels and have them installed by Novo Solar Solutions, you are essentially buying 30-plus years of electricity upfront. Since BC Hydro rates are not static, but always increasing, the cost of being on the grid goes up,” he said. Tizya says in 2017 the estimated payback for switching to solar is between nine to 14 years. “Solar panels have a 30-plus year working life. So let’s look at a 5kW solar panel system installed on a home in the Lower Mainland of BC,” he explained. “With an initial investment of $15,000 to install the system and 5% increases to electricity rates, your payback would take 13.6 years.”
Tizya says even if your home is located in rainy Deep Cove, you can produce plenty of solar power.
“Novo can supplement or completely eliminate your power bill,” he said. “So much excess power is generated through the summer and it can be carried through the winter.”
There’s another way of looking at how solar pays for itself, he explained. Compare electricity costs today with what they’ll be a few years from now. “If your house in Vancouver has a 5kW solar panel system, it would produce 170MWh over the next 30 years. With $15,000 invested, you would be paying 8.8
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Another factor in the savings equation is “net metering.” Novo Solar will apply to BC Hydro’s net metering program on your behalf and once your project is approved, BC Hydro will pay a credit to your account that is applied against your future electricity use.
And don’t let the cloudy weather deter you. Tizya says even if your home is located in rainy Deep Cove, you can produce plenty of solar power. The most important factor is where your home is situated. Tizya starts with a Google Earth view of the property when working with prospective solar clients. Then his experienced team will design a renewable solar energy system and install solar
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THEATRE KIDS A North Shore Neighbourhood House theatre and drama cast rehearse for an evening of comedy, monologues and one-act plays centred around the theme of emojis. The youth are putting on the production at 225 East Second Street in North Vancouver on Friday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
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Money Matters I don’t think you can “friend” the tax office on Facebook. But you should stay friendly with the Canadian Revenue Agency on social media.
That’s because the CRA has started monitoring Facebook and Twitter posts to help encourage Canadians to keep their self-reporting honest. So far, the CRA is checking social media of Canadians it suspects could be cheating on their taxes. In general, the CRA focuses on areas that offer the greatest potential for undeclared income and so tax recovery. Technological advances have already given the CRA powerful weapons to keep Canadians honest. Computers can quickly match the tax slips you receive with the tax slips you submit and income you declare on your tax return. Even if you receive some income from outside Canada, tax treaty countries report that to Ottawa … as I discovered one year when I unintentionally forgot to
declare $500 in Australian bank interest. Then there is the human factor, as in people who might hold a grudge against you and justifiably or not, tip off the CRA that you might not be reporting all your income. These folks can range from a disgruntled ex-partner who knows about your finances to an ex-tenant who suspects you don’t declare rent to an “ex-” anybody who dislikes you enough to cause you financial embarrassment. That embarrassment can range from having to pay back taxes plus interest to also being fined and in the most severe cases, facing criminal charges as well. But wait, there’s more. To help crack down on the use of offshore tax havens, since January, 2015, Canadian financial institutions have been providing the CRA with information whenever somebody makes an electronic transaction of $10,000 or more. “If we see there are a lot of transfers toward a country where we know there could be some offshore activities then we link that information with all the other information we have,” said Jean-Francois Ruel, director of CRA’s strategy and integration branch. Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal financial advisor; he’ll answer questions in this column as space allows but cannot reply personally. grenby@gmail.com
BABY MAGIC Lynn Valley Care Centre resident Dolly Cartwright reacts to baby Abigail Elliot. The North Vancouver District Public Library runs a unique program that brings babies and seniors together every Friday at 1:45 p.m at the Lynn Valley Care Centre. The program is running until March 17. PHOTO KEVIN HILL
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Sunny Kim Taekwondo Gala showcases students’ skills and 20 years of teaching on the North Shore North Vancouver’s Sunny Kim Taekwondo had a lot to celebrate last month. On February 25, the martial arts school hosted its first “Taekwondo Gala” at the Joe Mathias Centre and also celebrated two decades of teaching North Shore kids the art of taekwondo.
Master Danny, currently preparing for his 6th degree test in June, joined his father at the family taekwondo school since 2003 and he’s now the main instructor and manager of the dojang (school). Grandmaster Sunny Kim (9th degree black belt) now mainly teaches at Kitsilano and Marpole-Oakridge Community Centres, but still oversees the North Vancouver main school “I’ve learned a lot from him,” said Master Danny.
“It was a very special night,” said Master DaeYoung Danny Kim. “All of the students had an opportunity to come up on stage and showcase their skills. We also celebrated our 20-year anniversary – my father “We have so many Grandmaster Jong dedicated students Seol Sunny Kim first and parents that started his taekwondo school in West deserve to be Vancouver in 1997.” recognized.”
Master Danny’s mother, Ruby, handles the administration at Sunny Kim Taekwondo and also teaches Korean language classes at
Grandmaster Sunny Kim later moved his school to North Van and in January 2016 the family-run business moved into a brand-new building with a space that was specifically designed for taekwondo training. Two decades is a major milestone for any small business.
the school on the weekends. “We truly are a family run business,” he added. Nearly 140 students participated at the gala event. “All of the students came up on stage and showcased their taekwondo skills. That was a very good experience, especially for the shy and introverted students. Some of them have never presented anything in front of their classroom at school – it’s a real confidence booster.” In total, around 350 people attended the gala event, including the District of North Vancouver’s Acting Mayor, Coun. Robin Hicks, who gave an introductory speech. Master Danny and Grandmaster Sunny Kim also performed demonstrations at the gala and presented awards to students and parents for their dedication to the art of taekwondo and their volunteer work with the studio. “We have so many dedicated students and parents that deserve to be recognized,” said Master Danny.
“It’s definitely my father’s dedication and commitment to this martial art and this way of life,” said Master Danny, when asked about the school’s success and longevity.
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Chef Krissy Seymour is a recent addition to Bridge Brewing and has designed a new taco menu for the North Vancouver brewery. The new menu features a variety of taco options, including Buffalo Paneer with yam and black beans, Jerk Pulled Pork with pineapple salsa, and Lime and Coconut Chicken with crushed peanuts and sweet chili. PHOTOS MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Tacos a successful foray into food service Oh Bridge, how far you have come.
I remember when I used to visit your nano operation on Old Dollarton Highway, with your roll-up garage door entrance, miniscule tasting roo . . . er, nook and Friday specialty cask releases. Now I see your beer everywhere I go, on tap and in stores, and, a stone’s throw from friends Sons Chris Dagenais of Vancouver and Tour de Feast, in your newish space down on Charlotte Road, which now seems positively enormous, relatively speaking, with its rustic indoor seating and fun patio. Many a time have I dropped by for a Canpedo, bomber or growler fill, your Bourbon Blood Orange Ale solidifying its status as a staple in my fridge, and a stick of spicy pepperoni or contorted slab of the cheesiest of cheese breads, both available at your order counter. When I learned of your plan to introduce full-on food service into your operation I nodded knowingly; it was a logical progression and just a matter of time before it happened. All seemed right with the world. But then I read you had opted to serve tacos as your first foray into food service. Tacos? Look, I love tacos. They’re ace. I make them at home with my own slow-braised carnitas. I eat them in hip East Van venues that dole them out alongside premium margaritas and mezcal-based cocktails. I also eat them from food trucks, pop-up restaurants and beachside stalls, in casual chain franchises where fish is the preferred filling and even in all-day breakfast joints where eggs and chorizo prevail. More tacos, I thought. Well, OK then. Let’s see what you got. I visited you recently, on a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon with The Boy, my nine-year-old prodigy and specialist in calling things as they are. We sat on the partially shaded patio. “Dad?” he began.
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“Yes, son?” I asked, eager to hear his candid take. “These are really, really good tacos, aren’t they?” Nodding, with a mouthful of beautifully braised chicken with lime and coconut, I concurred. “Yes. Indeed they are.” Bridge’s recent addition, chef Krissy Seymour, has her taco game dialed and the brewery was right to lead with this culinary play. Priced at a reasonable three for $9, these are hearty, generous, thoughtfully assembled tacos, bursting with filling and flavour. We ordered a trio and then an additional pork taco (they’re $4 ordered individually), thinking four between us would likely be adequate. They were far more than adequate; three make for a big lunch, but manageable with an appetite. The taco selection included: Jerk Pulled Pork with pineapple salsa, avocado cream and pickled red cabbage; Lime and Coconut Braised Chicken with sprouts, crushed peanuts and sweet chilli; and Buffalo Paneer with yam and black beans, chipotle and cilantro yogurt. They were all good and all radically different from one another. The chicken was probably my favourite, the tender meat packed with a sort of tropical Asian flavour profile, nicely lifted by the peanuts and sweet heat of the chilies. That said, the jerk pork was no slouch either and the pickled red cabbage was excellent, its savoury acidity playing off the pineapple’s sweet acidity to lift the spicy shredded pork, tempered slightly by the avocado cream. Surprisingly, I found the paneer to be the spiciest of the lot and enjoyed the taco thoroughly, though I remain steadfast in my distaste for chipotle. I noticed a neighbouring table eating a “snack” of housemade sausage roll with grainy stout mustard and had to procure one for myself. Priced at just $3.50, I found the snack to be great value relative to its size. It was like a giant juicy meatball surrounded by a flaky golden crust, quite possibly the ideal pairing for an ale or two. I opted for a pint of clean and citrusy, dry-hopped Oat ISA to accompany lunch. Tacos, recipes for which will change seasonally, are available all day. Sauces and salsas are made in house, and all the meat used in the tacos is sourced locally from sustainable producer Two Rivers Specialty Meats. Our tacos (four in total), sausage roll and a pint were $25. Bridge Brewing is located at 1448 Charlotte Rd., North Vancouver. 604-770-2739 bridgebrewing.com
%%% I was recently privileged to be the recipient of a complimentary bottle of Central City Brewers and Distillers’ brand new, limited release Lohin McKinnon Single Malt Whisky, the first such issue from the popular Surrey-based purveyor of local beers and spirits. The bottle was dropped off to the North Shore News as part of a promotional campaign to generate chatter about the whisky. I have stated in these pages several times that the burgeoning craft brewing and distilling movement in B.C. is one of the most exciting things to happen to the food and beverage culture in this province since the explosion of high-quality Okanagan wineries in the 1990s and early 2000s. It has added a vibrant new layer to the “source local” phenomenon and has introduced countless new palates to the pleasures of top-tier, small batch products that provide a welcome alternative to routine mass market goods that have attempted to normalize consumer tastes for too long. The Lohin McKinnon whisky is the third spirit to be produced by Central City, following award-winning releases of gin and vodka. Lohin McKinnon (named after North Shore native brewmaster Gary Lohin and Scottish-born head distiller Stuart McKinnon) is made with malted Canadian barley and is aged in oak bourbon casks, imparting heady, fragrant vanilla and buttered toast notes to an otherwise subtle, restrained nose. On the palate, the young acorn-hued single malt (coming in at a very manageable 43 per cent alcohol by volume) reveals round flavours of crème brulee, roasted, salted almonds and sultanas macerated in rum, with a faint hint of candied ginger on the finish. This is a good pre-dinner whisky, accessible and welcoming, stylistically in the family of an Aberlour 10 or Balvenie 12, though with a ways to go in cask before it matches the complexity of these latter. central4?@'6!#;?5C+4&7 /A!?B -8C#58?B B#!=#2 8B 8 7858C#! "&! B#=#!89 !#B@8>!85@B 2&;5@&;5 852 &5 @A# 0&!@A <A&!#+ 1 B#9",2#B4!?6#2 ;?5# "858@?4. A# #8!5#2 A?B B&77#9?#! 2?$9&78 ?5 (**)+ :# 485 6# !#84A#2 =?8 #78?9 8@ A>5C!'&5@A#BA&!#3C78?9+4&7+ 0&!@A <A&!# 0#;B 2?5?5C !#=?#;B 8!# 4&52>4@#2 85&5'7&>B9' 852 899 7#89B 8!# $8?2 "&! 6' @A# 5#;B$8$#!+
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One of the more intriguing (and tasty) events of the Vancouver International Wine Festival is Vintners Brunch.
It’s still one of the hottest tickets in town, and its 450 or so tickets sell out in minutes. It’s a heck of a party and I get to go every year. But it’s not to graze leisurely through 16 plates and sip the wines paired with them. No siree. I and my fellow judges (Joanne Sasvari, Julian Bond and Josh Clark) are hunkered in the back, coming up with the best food and wine match, based on plates and wines that arrive precisely (and anonymously) every six minutes. Some years ago the wine festival decided it was time to elevate the brunch so it reflected what’s happening in the restaurant scene, which is that more and more restos are becoming food and wine pairing savvy with chefs and sommeliers who know their stuff. Every year it seems someone surprising either wins or places. And this year was no exception. When the scores were tallied, we had a unanimous winner, not so strange. But this year was different. In
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that a dessert popped out. The best pairing? An amazing gelato made by Vancouver’s D’Oro Gelato, paired with Mondo Del Vino Acquesi Asti Spumante DOCG NV. The gelato was conceived and made by pastry chef Giorgia Zanone and her accomplice, Gaspar Jovino Brites, who’s an Italiantrained gelataio (or gelato maestro). There’s a couple of things of note here. First of all, it’s quite a feat for a dessert to win. Based on numbers alone the odds are tough as there were only a couple of desserts compared to 14 savoury plates. And an Asti Spumante (the whipping boy of Italian bubble that wine weenies love to scoff at). But not here. This is a seriously good Asti, with floral and fruity
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! Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria 2011: Moscato at its apex, this amazing drop sports intense apricot and honeyed notes on the nose, followed by a sinfully smooth, layered palate with raisin and zest wrapped around a core of acidity before a lengthy, seductive finish. Think hazelnut chocolate mousse or gelato, blue cheese or even foie gras. A luxurious but worthy splurge, with complexity well beyond most ice wines ($43, 93 points). Tim Pawsey writes about wine for numerous publications and online as the Hired Belly at hiredbelly.com. Contact: info@ hiredbelly.com.
COFFEE FUNDRAISER Denny’s server Eda Tas pours coffee for District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services members Hok Wong and Derrek Nordman. Firefighters will be at the Denny’s North Vancouver location on Sunday, March 12, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., to pour coffee and collect donations. Money raised will go to Lions Gate Hospital. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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notes and a nice creamy element (BCLS $20). D’Oro Gelato’s wickedly clever, delicious carrot and mandarin sorbetto with spongecake base, honey and saffron “caviar,” milk chocolate and candied almond absolutely nailed it. So next time you’re wondering what to serve for a different and very refreshing dessert, think sorbetto, maybe a little fruit garnish and Asti, why not? Here’s a couple more Moscato dessert offerings that might just pique your interest. ! Anna Spinato Moscato Spumante Organic: An excellent off-dry sparkler with firm bubbles, citrus and stone fruit on the nose, and a smooth, gently zesty palate. Try it with tastes like tarte tatin or pastry and
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to Lonsdale Quay March 17 and 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to enjoy Celtic dancing, local artisans, food and drinks. Samples of Irish Stew from Sharky’s and Green Leaf Brewing’s stout will be offered March 18, 12:301:30 p.m. lonsdalequay.com AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING North Shore author Lawrence Verigin will sign copies of his books Dark Seed and newly released Seed of Control Saturday, March 18, 1-4 p.m. at Chapters Indigo, Park Royal South, West Vancouver. lawrenceverigin.com
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Title run years in the making ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com
It’s tough to pinpoint when the Seycove Seyhawks girls basketball team started their championship flight.
Some cite the heartbreaking loss in last year’s final as the moment that the Seyhawks set their sights squarely on this year’s tournament and resolved to get back to the final and win it. Head coach Darcy Grant can look back five years ago to the moment this cohort entered Grade 8 with more than a dozen basketball fanatics ready to take the North Shore by storm. Grant and fellow Seycove coach Geoff Russell, an assistant on this year’s squad along with Brittany Parker, revamped the Seycove program to focus on the talented youngsters. The path can be traced back even further, however, to a group of elementary-aged girls in the Seymour/Deep Cove area who fell in love with the game and benefited from great local resources such as the Seymour Basketball League, a branch of Steve Nash Youth Basketball that is run by a number of dedicated community volunteers. No matter what starting point you pick, the end is clear: a 69-54 win over the Vernon Panthers in the senior girls AA provincial final at Langley Events Centre Saturday to claim the first ever Sage Stobbart soars to the hoop for the Seycove Seyhawks senior girls team. Stobbart was named tournament MVP and top defensive player as the B.C. title in team history. Seyhawks won the provincial AA championship Saturday at Langley Events Centre, the first B.C. title in team history. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH “They were so focused, they were so had set a year ago, pretty much to the day, grade 12s Stephanie Laube, Ashley Bradshaw said Grant. “Offensively for the entire tournadialed in to what they wanted to achieve,” said and Naomi Bradshaw all stepping up to provide was realized. The girls were excited but it was Grant. “Once we got to tipoff we took a lead and ment she was a force. She contributed in every definitely bittersweet. Even though we had senior leadership. For those players the win way. I think she really showed in the final how never relinquished it.” just won provincials for the first time in school took the sting out of last year’s loss in the AA good of a basketball player she is and how Athletic centre Sage Stobbart, who has history, there was also that realization that for final. great of a leader she is. … She played great trained in the national junior program and is seven of our Grade 12s this was the last time “Losing a year ago, it left us with a little defence and had a ton of blocks. She was very committed to play for NCAA Div. 1 school UC they were going to play together. And many of unfinished business,” said Grant. “I think the deserving of both awards.” Davis next year, was a dominant force in the them have played together since they were in girls knew that, the girls were aware of that the Point guard Kayla Krug also starred for biggest moments of the tournament. Stobbart elementary school.” entire time and they really had one goal left in Seycove, earning first-team all-star status. collected 25 points, 17 rebounds and five Grant got to spend the past five years with their high school basketball careers.” “She shot the ball well, she made great blocks in a come-from-behind win against South the team, making this moment all the more A year’s worth of pressure was released as decisions,” said Grant. “She was one of the best Kamloops in the semifinals before taking over the minutes ticked down on Saturday’s convinc- poignant. players on the court.” the final with 26 points and 14 rebounds on “I don’t think we ever thought as far as ing victory. Sharpshooter Lindsey Bott, who hit two her way to earning tournament MVP and top “We finally felt like we could exhale, we huge threes late in the semifinal comeback, defensive player honours. could just breath,” said Grant. “A goal that we earned second-team all-star status, with fellow “I think she saved her best game for last,” See Team page 26
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Team together for five years From page 30 winning a provincial championship, but I think in the back of our minds we knew that if we kind of trusted the process and were able to commit our resources and commit time and coaching to these girls, the possibility wasn’t out of reach,” he said. “It’s definitely a lot of mixed emotions. The basketball is the easy part and the basketball is a ton of fun, but it’s been nowhere near as fun as getting to know the girls and spending almost every day with the girls.”
!!! Windsor secondary also took part in the AA championships, posting a 2-2 record to finish in seventh place. Windsor’s Maddie Legault was named a tournament honourable mention all-star. At the AAA level the Argyle Pipers won their first game but dropped their next three to finish in eighth place, while the Carson Graham Eagles lost their opener and finished with a 2-2 record to land in 10th place. Argyle’s Sierra Schefer was named an honourable mention all-star.
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Rebecca Clarke muscles her way to the basket for the STA Fighting Saints. Clarke helped lead the Saints to the junior girls provincial title Saturday in Langley. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
STA wins B.C. titles two weeks in a row
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A wacky and wonderful season of girls basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas ended with the second provincial championship in as many weeks as the Fighting Saints claimed the junior provincial crown at Langley Events Centre Saturday.
The STA juniors finished off a stretch of four games in four days with a decisive 49-27 over the Kelowna Owls in the championship final. “I’m so proud of them,” said head coach John Prescott. “Kid after kid stepped up and played better than they’ve ever played.” The win followed a victory for the school’s juvenile team at the Grade 9 provincial championship tournament held the week before in Vancouver. The two teams did share some common threads, most prominently a sixfoot-two dynamo who earned MVP honours in both tournaments. Jessica Clarke, who as a December baby is one of the youngest members of the Grade 9 class, followed up her lead performance at the Grade 9 championships by leading the juniors to victory last week. Clarke scored 15 points in the junior final against Kelowna, a team that had beaten STA earlier this season. “She’s pretty good,” said Prescott with a laugh. “She’s a good kid too. … Jessica has developed so much over the course of the last year. On her Grade 9 team she obviously has a very strong presence inside but she was also counted on throughout the course of the year to handle the ball a lot too. She’s developing into an outside player as well. In this tournament here it was her inside presence – her rebounding and her ability to post up – that really paid dividends. But there were a few times that she was taking the ball down the floor and dribbling behind her back and looking pretty impressive. And taking some outside
shots too. Her game is really rounding out nicely.” Clarke teamed up with her sister, fivefoot-11 Grade 10 forward Rebecca Clarke, to form a formidable frontcourt for the Fighting Saints. “They just had a high-low combination that people couldn’t stop,” said Prescott. “Rebecca would get it in the high post and then she’d look for her little sister – well, younger sister – in the low post, and teams just couldn’t figure out a way to stop that.” Rebecca was named a first-team all-star at the junior tournament while point guard Olivia Thorpe, playing in pain on a sprained ankle, picked up second team all-star status. Prescott also cited the constant presence of Stephanie Bordingnon who played huge minutes for the team and was a standout on both ends of the floor. Making STA’s Grade 9 and junior double knockout even more interesting is the fact that the school didn’t field a senior girls team at all this season. “You just have the ebb and flow of interest,” said Prescott. “Sometimes you have people who are really passionate about band and music theatre and things. So this year’s Grade 11s and 12s, we just didn’t have enough.” That should change next year as the Clarkes come up to senior and bring their talented teammates with them. “They’ll be a young senior team but I think they’ll be very competitive,” said Prescott. “We’re all very excited about it. We have an incredibly supportive administration, it’s been a huge part of the program growing. Our parents are all in, coaches in the school are all enthusiastic.” !!! The Seycove Seyhawks also took part in the junior provincial championships, posting a 3-2 record to finish in seventh place.
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Long−time resident of Lynn Valley, Joan passed away on 23 February, 2017 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her sons: Peter (Joan), Paul and Mark (Mary); grandchildren Caroline and Louis; sisters Irene (Glenn) and Betty (Dick). She will be missed by her extended family and many friends. Joan loved life and spent many hours volunteering at Molly Nye House and other community organizations, perusing cookbooks and cooking for family and friends. We will miss her love of life and especially her kind and generous nature. She will be missed by all those whose life she touched. A Celebration of her Life is planned for an unscheduled date in the weeks to come.
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Patricia was born April 9, 1944, a lifetime resident of West Vancouver, and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. She is predeceased by her loving husband Bruce in December 2015, and survived by son Scott (Nancy Holmes), and daughters Kelly, Barbie Milley (Bryson), and Lisa; and grandmother of Owen and Spencer Snider and Grace, Charlotte and Morgan Milley. In her younger years, “Patsy” loved skiing, winning many races and becoming part of Grouse Mountain’s ski patrol. Later in life, Pat loved golf, whether watching or playing, and being surrounded by family. She was involved with her parents and brother in the family dental supply business for over 30 years. Many thanks to the staff of West Vancouver Care Centre where she spent her final years. A celebration of life will be held at Capilano Golf and Country Club on April 3, 2017 from 3-6PM, at 420 Southborough Drive, West Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Pat’s name to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.
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The family of Lillian Speers would like to thank Dr. D. Janzen, Lynn Valley Care Centre (Manor 1), our families and friends for all the cards, memorial donations, kindness and heartfelt caring at this sorrowful time. Everyone’s thoughtfulness has provided great comfort to us all.
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Hal passed away after a brave battle with cancer. He was well known in North Vancouver through his work as a car mechanic. He was such a gentleman and treats everyone with utmost respect. He loves all kinds of cars, gardening, flowers, reading books and just loves soaking up the sun. He enjoys collecting coins and stamps. He will be dearly missed by his brothers (Gary and Wayne), sister (Faye), nephews (Sean and Ryan) and sister in law (Grace). The family wants to extend their gratitude to all who visited him, the staff of Evergreen 2 North and his attending physician for making his remaining life comfortable. Special thanks to Adrienne who did far beyond her job to just help Hal make things possible. At the request of Hal, there will be no service and the family wishes for privacy.
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