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Subdivision preserves boulevard’s ‘grand dame’ JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

A heritage house is saved but the neighbourhood is imperilled.

That seemed to be the consensus among a disappointed Grand Boulevard contingent after City of North Vancouver council unanimously approved a three-lot subdivision in order to protect the 107-year-old Tudor Revivalstyle Haswell home at 910 Grand Blvd. Neighbour Warren Ash accused the developer of using the Haswell house “as a hostage,” and called for a two-lot solution. Ash also blasted the prospect of two smaller lots fronting East Ninth Street, which he said amounted to a “massive increase in density” that would compound parking problems. While she lamented neighbourhood strife, North

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BIG PLANS David Webbe, founder and CEO of Darwin Construction (left) and son and company president Oliver Webbe pore over designs for a local project. The company is planning a number of projects in the Maplewood, Seymour and Deep Cove neighbourhoods in the coming years, including a proposal to build a new North Shore Winter Club off Dollarton Highway. See our story on page 4. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

West Van’s municipal taxes jump 4.45% BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

West Vancouver residents can expect to see their municipal tax rates creep up 4.45 per cent this year.

West Vancouver council narrowly passed its 2017 budget Monday night bringing with it a two per cent hike to cover inflationary costs in its operating budget and a 2.45 per cent levy to cover depreciating assets. Together, staff estimate that will push the tax bill of a median household assessed at $2.8 million up by $148, although TransLink, school taxes and Metro Vancouver utility fees are

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Council approves asset levy to deal with aging infrastructure additional. The City and District of North Vancouver budgets are going up by 2.5 and three per cent, respectively. While council was mostly resigned to the fact that a two per cent increase to cover inflationary costs was inevitable thanks to negotiated wages increases with unionized workers, it was the additional 2.45 per cent increase to cover the West

Vancouver’s depreciating assets that was most divisive on council. Coun. Nora Gambioli and Mayor Michael Smith voted against the budget, in part, because of the 2.45 per cent asset levy. “I just think that, of course it’s reasonable to maintain our assets. I think we can tighten our belt this year a little more and I would have liked to have seen less than 2.45 per cent,” Gambioli said. Mayor Michael Smith agreed, and warned that residents can also expect stiff increases from the transit authority, schools and

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Darwin eyes big plans for North Van Winter club, industrial park on the go east of Seymour BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The North Shore Winter Club could eventually be moving from its home on East Keith Road to a state-of-theart facility off Dollarton Highway, should a land swap and rezoning with North Vancouver-based Darwin Construction be successful.

It’s just one of several projects Darwin has in the works east of the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing. The club’s leadership have been looking to either renovate or replace the club facilities if it can be done in the right location, with similar or better amenities, at no additional cost to members and with no interruption of service. “We are excited to report that we believe we have found a potential relocation opportunity that meets this criteria,” wrote club chairman Jay Frezell in a letter to the club’s membership earlier this year after meetings with Darwin. That location is 2420 Dollarton Hwy., which is currently a boarding school that

has been mostly closed in recent years but is currently being rented by Bodwell High School. If the deal is approved by winter club members, Darwin will seek to rezone the existing land for multi-family development, although Darwin President Oliver Webbe could not say how many units would be required on the site in order for the deal to be financially viable. “This is all in early stages,” he said. “It’s not something that will happen overnight.” Just east of the potential winter club site, Darwin has partnered with the TsleilWaututh Nation to develop a 16-hectare light industrial park, something the District of North Vancouver’s draft Maplewood area plan foresees at the site. “We do know our priority corporately… is we want to create jobs there,” Webbe said. “This will be the last shot to get it right for employment lands. There is extremely low vacancy for industrial uses.” Darwin acquired the plot from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in a land swap involving 10 industrial properties at the foot of Mountain Highway, which will soon be incorporated into Western Stevedoring’s Lynnterm East Gate terminal. Before the Dollarton Highway was built, the land held a gravel pit that included a barge channel, giving it access to Burrard Inlet. Darwin is also waiting on the Maplewood plan to

David and Oliver Webbe, Darwin Construction’s CEO and president, review designs at their Dollarton Highway office. The company is working on a number of projects from Maplewood to Deep Cove. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD be completed before the developer submits a proposal for a two-hectare plot of land it owns immediately north of the new Stong’s Market. Anything that happens at the site would be done in keeping with the district’s Maplewood area plan, which is still in public consultations, although Webbe gave a ballpark estimation that it would be about 500 units. The site contains some light industrial buildings as well as an older 58-unit rental complex called Maplewood Gardens. Webbe said all of those housing units will be replaced with new belowmarket rental units and the existing tenants given first

right of refusal to move into them at their current rents after a roughly 18-month construction period. Rents in those units going forward would be capped at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s Level 2 affordability, which, today, ranges from $1,220 for a onebedroom apartment to $1,525 for a three-bedroom. “I don’t think there’s any developer that’s making that kind of commitment to affordable housing,” Webbe said. The company, meanwhile, is temporarily shelving a proposal for redevelopment of the commercial properties on Deep Cove Road just

north of Mount Seymour Parkway, including the Raven Pub. The plan to build townhouses would have allowed the pub to stay open until its new location closer to Mount Seymour Parkway is ready for move-in, but the proposal was facing blowback from the community and a petition asking council to reject it. “We wanted to put it on hold so we could reconnect with the community and set up a meeting with the neighbours so we can clearly understand what the issues are that they have with the project and change our plans – revise our design to reflect their comments and see if we

come up with a project that is supported by the entire community,” he said. That meeting with the immediate neighbours is scheduled for this evening with a larger open house meeting to follow. Webbe said the project is personally important to him because his entire family lives within a few blocks. “We want to make sure, because that is the gateway to Deep Cove, that whatever was done there is done right – that it was fitting in with the rest of the community,” he said. “For that one, we’re going to move at a nice, slow pace until the community is supportive of it.”

Capital allocations ‘woefully deficient’: Coun. Booth From page 1 Metro. “I think we have an obligation to keep our tax increases to the rate of inflation, the cost of living increase,” he said. “That should be a challenge to this council and our staff to raise that money elsewhere.” He pointed to council’s 2016 rejection of the sevenstorey residential building at the Masonic Hall site in

Ambleside that would have generated $1.6 million for the district, which is more than the 2.45 per cent levy would generate. “I feel we should be using our assets, culling out the ones that aren’t required or that take too much spending to maintain and use our zoning density and other density – we have a lot of land still – to create additional sources of revenue so that we’re not

dependent totally on property taxes.” The majority on council believed the levy was required. Among the capital assets due for an upgrade are five public washrooms “that have not been touched for ages – that our residents are constantly bringing to our attention,” noted Coun. MaryAnn Booth. “I think it shows how

woefully deficient our capital allocations have been in the past,” she said. “It’s a tough pill to swallow. I sympathize with people. We’re all in the same boat but we’re doing the best we can to manage this district so we can deliver the services at the level residents expect.” Coun. Craig Cameron too said council has a lot of lost ground to make up for when it comes to setting aside money

for maintenance. “It has been said and it needs to be said again and again and again. The asset levy increase represents us making up for a legacy over the past decades of underfunding our asset maintenance,” he said. Coun. Bill Soprovich pressured senior staff on why the district would be taking on more employees, even as the municipality’s

population is declining. West Vancouver takes a very conservative approach to hiring staff, chief administrative officer Nina Leemhuis responded, and every department manager is asked to consider whether every vacant position can be eliminated through attrition before it is filled. New hires also tend to be in departments that also bring in revenue, like in planning, Leemhuis added.

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And by “you,” he means both volunteers and the approximately 44.7 per cent of eligible B.C. voters who steered clear of the 2013 provincial election. “We want people who don’t usually vote, or infrequently vote, or have never voted before,” says Mollard, executive director of the North Shore Community Resources Society. Mollard’s antidote to apathy is a series of Vote PopUps, which attempt to demystify democracy by offering the public “a voting test drive.” Pop-up participants can practise casting a ballot while volunteers offer them tips on getting registered and voting day ID. The NSCRS set aside $1,500 to fund the pop-up pilot project, according to Mollard. The “shoestring budget” should be enough to

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Shore Heritage Preservation Society vice-president Jennifer Clay warned that the Haswell house could be demolished to make way for two imposing homes with minimal setbacks. “Given this dismal alternative … the proposal in front of us tonight is preferred.” The debate displayed a split among the community with one speaker elucidating concerns that the development would transform the street into “mini-boulevard” while another neighbour suggested the rejection of the developer’s proposal would result in housing monstrosities. But while the gallery was divided, council was united. Coun. Don Bell underlined his reluctance to support the development but said his decision hinged on one question: “What is the biggest threat to continuing erosion of the character of the neighbourhood?” Ultimately, Bell decided a three-lot development was worth supporting in order to save the Haswell house. “This is retaining a grand old dame on Grand Boulevard,” said Coun. Linda Buchanan. With widths of 33 and 38 feet, the two East Ninth Street lots may be slightly more affordable than what would have otherwise been built, according to Buchanan. Coun. Holly Back agreed,

suggesting the lots offer “great starter homes.” The two new houses are expected to have square footages of 1,783 and 1,976 with a floor space ratio of 0.5, which measures total floor space against lot size. While she defined herself as “not a real heritage person,” Back said she was swayed by the Haswell home. “I would like to see that grand mansion saved,” she said. Mayor Darrell Mussatto agreed. “Keeping those large, stately homes on Grand Boulevard is the way to go,” he said. The Haswell house is slated to be put on a new foundation with a fully finished basement. While he supported maintaining the Haswell home “for generations to come,” North Shore Heritage Preservation Society president Peter Miller allowed he would have preferred the house to remain on its large lot. However, that likely wasn’t practical, according to Coun. Pam Bookham. “I’m not sure that it’s realistic to think that amount of land can be preserved around a home like this in perpetuity,” she said. Bookham said she was also persuaded to support the three-lot subdivision after investigating the onerous process of preserving the Haswell house, which involves costly seismic upgrades, as well as work

to modernize the insulation, plumbing and heating. After initially mulling a development that could have included six units, Coun. Rod Clark suggested a caveat barring the centre home from having a secondary suite, bringing the total number of units to five. The idea won support from council. “In terms of the massing, I think it fits with the neighbourhood. In fact, you could have a lot worse,” noted Coun. Craig Keating. The Haswell house was built in 1910 for timber dealer Eliot Arthur Alexander Haswell. The city cites the house as being representative of the first wave of development on Grand Boulevard and portraying “prominence and grandeur.”

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The alchemists

n the Middle Ages, men of great intellect slaved away in a vain effort to convert base metals like lead into gold. Today, alchemy is still practised but now it takes the form of municipal councils trying to find ways to provide more services without more staff in their budgets. Your municipal tax rates are going up between 2.5 per cent and 4.45 per cent this year depending on which North Shore municipality you live in. Most of the operating increases are thanks to negotiated wage raises for staff, although actual staffing levels are probably moving upward slightly. And each council has squirrelled away some extra cash to cover the costs of replacing aging infrastructure, which we fully support. It’s the financially prudent thing to do for future generations. But, while we applaud our councils and

staff in their efforts to always find efficiencies, we don’t believe it’s possible to achieve more with less any more than we believe lead can be turned into gold. One of humanity’s greatest geniuses, Sir Isaac Newton, also dabbled in alchemy, but it is another of his beliefs that is probably much more applicable to modern budgeting: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In 2010 and 2011, the District of West Vancouver left its community forester and environmental co-ordinator positions vacant in a bid to save money and freeze taxes. In 2012, West Vancouver contractors mistakenly cut down a stand of old-growth trees that were supposed to be protected by the people in those jobs. Some of the trees likely had been standing since the 14th century when alchemy was still practised. We know better now. Or at least we should.

Will Clark jump on the transit bandwagon?

y email inbox has been flooded with about 100 spending announcements from the B.C. government the past few days, as money is being shovelled out of the door as the fiscal year draws to a close later this week. But a particular big ticket spending item has yet to arrive. For a while, it looked like it never would but I expect to see it any day now. I’m referring, of course, to the question of whether the province will step up to the plate and finally agree to increase its share of funding to build badly needed transit lines in Metro Vancouver: the Surrey light rail lines, and the Broadway subway line in Vancouver. Last week’s federal budget cleared the path forward to finally getting shovels

View from The Ledge Keith Baldrey in the ground on these and other projects. The feds are officially putting more than $2 billion (over a decade or so) on the table, and this has put the squeeze on Victoria to sweeten its offer. There’s nothing like big pots of federal money to get other levels of government moving. The B.C. government can hardly let this kind of cash contribution to disappear, and so I’m

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betting it will now revisit its long-held position that it would fund only one-third the costs of any project, with the feds and the municipal governments also contributing a third each. But Ottawa has upped its ante to 40 per cent and it can reasonably be assumed the provincial government will soon follow suit, thus reducing the municipal level share by a significant amount (still more than $1 billion however). The province can hardly squawk about this. It spends a gargantuan amount of money on infrastructure – about $4 billion annually on roads, highways, schools and hospitals – anyway, so being pressured to fork another $700 million or so (over a long period of time) hardly seems unreasonable. And it’s a political nobrainer to finally end this

game of chicken that has been going on for years. The B.C. Liberal government has forced the region’s mayors to hold a doomed-from-thestart referendum to raise their share of the transit funding, and a stalemate has been reached that serves absolutely no one. The provincial election is on the horizon, so what better time to court thousands of traffic-choked commuters with the enticing allure of shorter travel times? Big transit projects such as the Broadway subway line and Surrey light rail lines are also massive job creation vehicles, a fact that fits nicely in Premier Christy Clark’s political wheelhouse. Her re-election mantra is essentially “jobs, jobs, jobs” and I can’t believe she’s going to give up a chance for a campaign stop at a potential Surrey

construction site, with her trusty hard hat affixed firmly on her head as she beams for the television news cameras. And even though Vancouver is not where the B.C. Liberals have their political soul, there are two ridings there that may be winnable on May 9 for the party, should it give the green light to that subway line on the slightly more politically favourable west side of the city. As well, the NDP has already promised that if it is elected on May 9 it will increase its transit funding share to 40 per cent, so a move by Clark to do the same right now may neutralize the NDP’s position, which if left unmatched will be a popular one. The region’s mayors have made the reasonable argument that its tax base

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Investment in lumber mills will deliver value-added jobs Dear Editor: The present-day residents of the North Shore are a long way from our heritage of a formative lumber industry providing vital jobs for our pioneers. The Moodyville mill workers who processed trees would consider it a shame to witness our practice of increasing the shipment of raw logs overseas by companies with government policy oversight. The Liberal government has clear cut a path to a record export of logs since 2013, with sales of 26 million cubic metres of wood with a value of $3 billion as detailed in a recent report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. This report conservatively estimates that the value of exported timber results in a loss of 3,600 lumber processing and valueadded jobs. Another aspect of this issue to consider is that the prize target of Asian countries under the terms of

the proposed TPP would have been unrestricted exportation of Canadian logs. The Ministry of Forest reports that the export of raw logs involves seven per cent of the timber harvested in the province. However, this figure masks the trend of an increased percentage of logs exported from old growth forests off Crown lands versus private timber lots. It is the prime old-growth logs that fetch the highest price from foreign buyers. The export companies don’t process these oldgrowth trees except for debarking the logs prior to shipping so that more will fit into the ships heading for foreign mills. The insufficient investment in coastal mills by companies and government has reduced the capacity of our mills to handle the large logs, providing industry players a lobby to push for increased export of logs.

The B.C. Liberal party receives generous political contributions from companies engaged in the export of logs. A firm stance of support for lumber workers processing the timber through government policy and investment will produce a greater number of jobs. The reality is that overseas buyers want our high-quality timber. They would buy the fine lumber and value-added wood products that our workers produce in B.C. mills. The government can do a better job for workers, families and communities by implementing the following policies: Ban all exports of logs from old-growth forests, place higher taxes on log exports from second-growth forests, and expand policies to increase value-added forestry manufacturing jobs in B.C. communities. Bill Barrie West Vancouver

Trail rides can end with Taking issue displeasure of dog doo with ‘Fair’ Dear Editor: Re: Beaches Too Precious for Pooches?, March 22 Mailbox. I read the letter suggesting that dogs be allowed onto the district’s beaches with great dismay. Dogs on the North Shore already enjoy the availability of two beaches to run and frolic on, but to suggest dogs should have access to all the district’s beaches is taking it too far. I thoroughly enjoy the area’s trails and beaches not only on foot but on two wheels as well. Unfortunately, some of my rides can end with the displeasure of dog doo being thrown up from the bike wheels, because uncaring dog owners don’t bother picking

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One of the more crashprone intersections on Keith Road will soon have a traffic light, although neighbours are wishing municipal staff would install it with as much speed and urgency as rush-hour drivers seem to have.

The City of North Vancouver and District of North Vancouver, which are divided along Keith Road, are collaborating for a new signal to be placed at Hendry Avenue. Statistics from ICBC indicate there were 25 crashes there between 2011 and 2015, disproportionately more than most other corners along Keith between Brooksbank Avenue and Grand Boulevard. Incidentally, there have been three crashes at Hendry in the last three weeks. The installation of the light is tentatively scheduled for 2018. It comes as ICBC is funding a safety study for the corridor between Sutherland Avenue and Shavington Street, likely bringing more changes with it. “There is a corridor study going on as we speak, just to make sure we get the thing

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BRIGHTLIGHTS! by Ann Hamilton Chill in the Park The Chill Foundation hosted its second annual Chill in the Park fundraiser, scavenger hunt edition, at Cypress Mountain on Saturday, March 18. The event included a fun and competitive photo-based scavenger hunt that had participants racing in teams to complete their checklist of tasks including snapping top-of-thehill group selfies, performing cartwheels on snow, and penguin tummy sliding. The fun continued with an after-party, rail jam, silent auction, raffle, burgers-and-beer lunch and plenty of prize giveaways. Approximately $15,000 in proceeds raised will aid Chill’s mission to inspire vulnerable, at-risk youth, aged 10-18, to overcome challenges such as poverty, addiction and mental health issues through board sports (snowboarding, paddleboarding, skateboarding) in a safe environment.

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The defenders of Mackay Creek beat back the invading forces on Saturday.

Over a span of years they’d lost ground to English ivy, Japanese knotweed, hogweed, and blackberry bushes that extended with Reed Richards-like capacity and threatened to choke out every other plant along the creek. “There was literally just a wall of invasive plants,” noted Wildcoast Ecological Society representative Krystal Brennan. “Nothing could really get through that barrier.” However, since 2013, volunteers have been dedicated to going native, weeding and re-weeding the tenacious invaders a few times a week, according to Echo Ecological CEO Tara Matthews. “We’ve been slowly making our way up Mackay,” she said. “It’s not really a job that volunteers want to commit to.” But while it can be tough to wrangle volunteers to dredge up knotweed roots, the notion of a planting party drew many shades of green thumb. “We were hoping for around 30 (workers),” Matthews said. About 100 volunteers came together Saturday to plant $6,000 worth of cottonwoods, red alders, and flowering plants intended to attract pollinators to Mackay Creek’s riparian areas. It’s a far cry from the 2015 cleanup in which crews plucked car parts, oil drums and shopping carts from the creek. Saturday’s volunteers included a host of young families who wanted to show their children exactly what goes into being an environmental steward, noted Matthews. “We want people to know what we’re doing and get them more engaged.” The volunteers – which included three classes from Bodwell High School – also planted salmonberry and red huckleberry bushes.

Three classes from Bodwell High School were among the 100 volunteers who gathered to plant salmonberry bushes, red alders and other native species near the banks of Mackay Creek in an effort to boost the salmon population. PHOTO LISA KING years we’ve noticed a great increase of fish returns,” she says. The resurgence hasn’t been confined to fish, according to Brennan. Besides a “bumper run” of coho and salmon, the creek has also become home to an increasing number of songbirds and there’s even been a sighting of a black-tailed deer. The work is important in the wake of stories of climate change and environmental catastrophe that leave viewers feeling “helpless in their day to day lives,” according to Brennan. ‘It isn’t all doom and gloom after all,” Brennan said. “I know I have actually made a positive difference.” Brennan also saw the fruits of the difference wrought by other

“They don’t spread as tenaciously as the invasive species,” Matthews explained. The plants also help “anchor the stream bank,” Brennan added. While fending off the invasive species may take five more years of regular visits and vigilance, Matthews is encouraged by what she’s seen since the days when a concrete cover created both a largely impassable waterway and a salmon smorgasbord for hunting seals. In addition to doing away with the barrier, work began in 2013 to foster salt marsh plants that can keep the geese at bay. The work seems to be paying off, according to Matthews. “We’ve been doing fish surveys … just in the last couple of

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I’m getting more and more seeds started indoors these days, but I’m still hesitant to go overboard. If this cool spring continues, there’s not much point in starting seeds early because we’ll just end up with way too many seedlings to manage indoors. I was recently reminded of another reason not to plant too much too soon in this cold spring. Biennial crops, like onions, kale, carrots, beets (and many more), will often react to experiencing a spring cold snap by bolting. As biennials they are programed to live through a growing season, experience a cold winter, and then go to seed (or bolt) the following spring to reproduce. If you set out biennial seedlings

Lynn Valley Garden Club members Bruce Tennant, Yvonne Kabata, and Tom Davis display some of the seeds that will be on sale at the group’s upcoming plant sale on Saturday, May 13. PHOTO LISA KING too early this spring and we experience a cold snap later in April, it’s likely that your plants will think it’s time to go to seed. It’s frustrating to have a whole patch of crops bolt before you’ve had a chance to harvest, so consider planting these a little later than you have in recent years. Sustainable soils have been a topic we’ve been pondering a lot at the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project these

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Rusty Gull pub manager Rebecca Petersen delivers a plate of Salt and Pepper Prawns and Beef Stirfry (also seen in the photo above left). The Lower Lonsdale eatery has served as a neighbourhood pub for more than three decades, and offers what columnist Chris Dagenais calls a true sense of “pub-ness.” PHOTOS PAUL MCGRATH

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days, the venue seemed positively perfect and we ended up having a date night. The Gull has an extensive menu that features a number of classic publican offerings, from wings and nachos to towering burgers and pizzas. However, the kitchen has also curated a nice selection of more contemporary, ingredient-driven dishes to keep the food relevant and broadly appealing. Among these latter selections are the Salt & Pepper Prawns, the appetizer I chose to pair with my first pint of Guinness. The dish is described on the menu as “five jumbo tiger prawns in a light tempura coating” along with some other words that fade into absolute obscurity once the size of the crustaceans become apparent to the diner. Jumbo is an understatement; alive, those prawns must have cast imposing shadows as they scuttled with their ragged claws across the ocean floor, while other, lesser sea creatures dove for cover behind anemone and kelp to make way for them. It was an impressive dish, subtly seasoned and lightly battered, allowing the grand, fleshy seafood to shine through unencumbered. DJ is something of a pub purist and chose a “small” order of Gull Nachos to accompany her pint of Kokanee. The basket that arrived occupied 60 per cent of the tabletop and was replete with a mountain of cheesy tortilla chips topped with scallion and chillies, served with generous ramekins of salsa, sour cream and guacamole. For a main dish, I chose Rusty’s Ribeye Steak Sandwich, an open-faced number featuring, in my case, a seasoned, ribeye steak grilled to medium rare set atop a wedge of garlic bread, accompanied by massive onion rings and Caesar salad. The sandwich was just what I hoped it would be: a simple, wellprepared, and eminently filling meal that fit perfectly with my idea of what a pub ought to be. I suspect that I will not leave another long gap between

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can make a homework plan at the same time. The trick is regular family meetings. We have all watched a scene in some family sitcom or other in which there is a problem and someone, usually a parent, yells, “Get down here, we’re going to have a family meeting!” Cue laugh track and you just know someone is going to get into big trouble. So who would ever want a family meeting? I’m talking about something quite different. I recommend family meetings as a way to get organized. You can use family meetings to plan the week including all scheduled events, to organize fun events such as birthday

parties or family outings and yes, to deal with conflict. In terms of your kid’s activities you may need to discuss how they’re each going to get to band practice and swimming, whether there’s a carpool arranged and when you’ll have dinner on that busy night. Also on the agenda is homework and household chores. Who’ll do what and when? The more you plan (and yes I am one of those planning freaks) the calmer things will be around the house. And, as a bonus, your children will learn to start thinking ahead. If they need a ride to an activity, they will talk about it at the meeting

instead of three minutes before they need to leave the house. And this planning will start to be part of their lives. Not bad eh? They may even end up actually organizing class projects or studying for exams. There are some considerations in order to have successful family meetings. The meetings work best when held at a consistent time at weekly intervals. This way it’s not a question of calling a meeting because someone is upset, confused or overwhelmed. It’s a regular thing, it just happens. Make all participants equal. This does not mean

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Canadian Brigade Group invites the public to an interactive demonstration with students and soldiers Saturday, April 1, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at 6 Engineer Squadron, 1513 Forbes Ave., North Vancouver. VOTE POPUP SEEKING VOLUNTEERS Participants will interact and engage the public by inviting them to participate in the Vote PopUp, April 3-May 7, for two-three hour shifts and provide information about voting in the provincial election. VPU volunteers will offer simple voting instructions and provide general information, answer questions and give referrals to Elections B.C. and should be available any day or evening. Contact North Shore Community Resources, 201-935 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. nscr.bc.ca FISH DON’T CLIMB TREES Author Sue Hall will share information, from personal and professional experience, with parents and educators on the “gift of dyslexia” Wednesday, April 5, 7-8 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Registration: 604-982-0092. positivedyslexia.com HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING Learn tips for saving money on home energy bills Wednesday, April 5, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Find out how incentives and rebates from utility companies and local municipalities can help improve energy efficiency. A zero waste coach will also discuss the city’s green bin and recycling programs. Understand how to sort household materials and other waste management information. Free. reduceenergy.eventbrite.ca

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Personal agendas welcome at meetings From page 26 voting. It does mean that all members have equal opportunity to introduce topics and to speak. Decisions are reached by consensus. If there is no option (a non-negotiable family rule) children can express their opinions but must know in advance that this is a nonnegotiable item. An example of this might be drinking and driving or more prosaically, being rude to another family member. Rotate the chairmanship. Children not only enjoy

having a turn to chair, they will also learn about meeting procedures and rules. Build an agenda. An agenda will keep you on track and organized (remember: organization is one of the goals of this activity!). It’s a great idea to build the agenda during the week. So when Duncan comes to you to talk about going to a volleyball meet, you suggest he add it to the agenda. The agenda is posted in a public place, like on the fridge, so kids can access it easily. Another aspect of a good agenda is timing. Decide the length of the meeting ahead

evaluation. It is very important for everyone to know exactly when a decision can be re-evaluated and changed if necessary. Finally, family meetings are not a time for parents to dump on the children! Have fun, lighten up, do some planning and enjoy the time together as a family.

of time. If you determine it will last thirty minutes, the children know exactly when they can leave. If you haven’t covered all items by then either get permission from the whole group to continue or hold some items over until the next week. Take minutes. A written record of decisions solves disputes and permits a followup evaluation. Oh and a real bonus. Years later, these minutes are a priceless reminder of the growth of your family. Our books are as interesting as our photo albums. Have a followup time for

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Keffer finally chops those curls Rugby star raises more than $10,000 lopping off his famous locks

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North Vancouver’s Cole Keffer has remained cool under pressure while playing many sports at an elite level, but he readily admits he was rattled by a new opponent Sunday night.

“I was freaking out,” he says. “I didn’t know what to do with myself – pacing around the clubhouse, talking to everyone. I couldn’t stand still, couldn’t sit still. I was nervous. Nervous, to say the least.” So what was it that rattled this multi-sport star who has won provincial titles in soccer, national titles in rugby, even a world title in ultimate Frisbee? It was, of course, a pair of scissors and an electric razor. On Sunday night Keffer chopped off some of the most famous locks on the North Shore sports scene, finally losing the golden curls that made him stand out on any field of play almost as much as his dazzling athletic prowess. It was for a good cause – he raised more than $10,000 for charity – but that doesn’t mean it was easy. “I’ve never had short hair before,” he says, adding that right from birth his parents loved his curly blond hair and mostly left it alone. “They never wanted to cut it. Then I liked it, so it just became sort of a thing – I was going to have long hair.” As Keffer entered the

sports world it became clear that kid with the curls could really play, no matter what the game. At Sutherland secondary he led the soccer team to a provincial title, played point guard for the basketball team and powered their dominant ultimate program. His biggest passion is rugby, a sport that he has played nationally and internationally, most recently teaming with fellow North Shore standouts Elias Ergas, Connor Weyell, and Nick Allen to help the UBC Thunderbirds win the National University Sevens Championship for the first time in team history earlier this month. Whatever field he was playing on, the man that friends affectionately called ‘Goldilocks’ was always easy to spot. “It helps to stand out from a crowd a little bit,” Keffer says about the power he drew from his hair. “I think it was my abilities in sport that got me picked for teams and stuff, but it helps to be noticed in tryouts, to be noticed in a crowd almost immediately for your hair. Then what you do after you get noticed – well that’s up to you. But you still need to get noticed. And if you get noticed quickly, it’s probably more beneficial than not.” In recent months, however, the thought of chopping off the locks for charity crept into Keffer’s mind. He tried

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North Vancouver’s Cole Keffer looks through his long blond curls to find a teammate while playing for UBC against Capilano Rugby Club last season. On Sunday the multi-sport star shed his locks for charity. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Blues earn Founders Cup The Capilano University Blues earned the PacWest Founders Cup as the most-improved athletic program in the conference following a season that saw five of their six teams win provincial medals.

“The Capilano University Blues athletics program is in a rebuilding phase to get back to their winning tradition,” CapU manager of athletics Milt Williams stated in a release. “We are determined to be the number one institution in the PacWest. This year’s success has shown that we are on the right track, and we look to achieve this goal while we become even more competitive in the

immediate future.” The Blues were paced by the men’s soccer team, PacWest champions for the second year in a row, while two teams jumped up in the standings compared to the 2015-16 season: women’s soccer jumped from sixth to third, and men’s basketball from fourth to second. The women’s basketball team claimed silver for the second straight year while women’s volleyball took home a third consecutive bronze. The men’s volleyball team also made big gains, improving their record to 10-14 after finishing 5-19 the previous season. – Andy Prest

Someone’s getting a curly wig

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NICE FIRST TOUCH North Vancouver’s La’Vere Corbin-Ong surveys the scene from his fullback position during his debut with the Canadian men’s national team March 22 against Scotland. Corbin-Ong, a 25-year-old Argyle secondary grad who plays professionally in Germany, came on in the second half of a 1-1 tie against Scotland in a friendly played at Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh. PHOTO SUPPLIED VILLE VUORINEN/CANADA SOCCER

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to shake it off but the thought kept coming back. The plan was crystallized when a young woman who also went to Sutherland secondary died of cancer earlier this year. Keffer says he didn’t know Chloe Kurney well, but her story inspired him to act. “That was kind of the trigger,” he says. “It was like, OK, I have the ability to do something, I think I have the connections to make something good happen and raise a lot of money. I need to do this.” On Sunday night in front of a packed house at UBC’s Gerald McGavin Rugby Centre, Keffer’s mother and grandmother each took a small curl before his sister stepped up to make the biggest chop. Three long ponytails came off, all being donated to Wigs for Kids BC. “It didn’t feel real until my sister cut off the first big ponytail for donation,” says Keffer. “When I touched my head I knew this was real,

there was no going back. I have short hair now.” The visual results have left Keffer feeling a bit stunned. “It gives me a little shock every time I walk past a mirror or catch my reflection in the glass.” Much more stunning, however, has been the response from the community, says Keffer, who chose the Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation as his charity. “Originally when I set my goal at $10,000 I was kind of just shooting for the stars,” he says. “People have known me for my long hair for so long, hopefully that would get people to donate.” As of Tuesday he’d raised more than $10,600. “I’m shocked,” he says. It seems he wasn’t the only one who valued those beautiful curls. The donation page is still open for anyone else who wants to chip in. For more information visit childhoodcancer.ca, click on “Donate” and “Sponsor a Participant” and search for Keffer.

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