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For the second time in two years, one of North Vancouver’s rainbow crosswalks has been defaced with hateful messages targeting the LGBTQAI2S+ community during Pride Week.
The graffiti, which was sprayed on the crosswalk at 14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue around 4 a.m. on Aug. 2, is being roundly condemned by the North Shore Pride Alliance and City of North Vancouver. The message appeared to mimic biblical language, although the words themselves aren’t in the Bible. Pride Alliance founder Chris Bolton said he’s gone through something akin to the stages of grief since he learned of the vandalism. “We just had this huge high with Pride and we did so much hard work and we did so much outreach, and we spread so much joy and love. And it almost feels like a little bit of a death yesterday,” he said. “I’m really hurt. It brings me back to that eight-year-old at Ridgeway Elementary school being told that I was wrong, and I Continued on page 20
North Shore Pride Alliance founder Chris Bolton, a.k.a. “Conni Smudge,” defiantly sashays over the City of North Vancouver’s newly repainted rainbow crosswalk, at 14th and Lonsdale, days after it was defaced with hateful messages. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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Dozens of affordable housing units in a brand new seniors’ building in Lynn Valley are sitting empty because the non-profit organization operating the site cannot find enough seniors who meet eligibility requirements.
“Intuitively, most people would say, there’s got to be lots of people on the North Shore who are looking for affordable housing,” said Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society president Patrick McLaughlin. “In the meantime, we have 61 of these units that are sitting vacant when we believe that there are residents in the
community who are in need of affordable housing.” In 2018, Kiwanis received $10.6 million from BC Housing toward its 106-unit, six-storey Lynn Woods seniors housing project on Whiteley Court. When the District of North Vancouver rezoned the property in 2019, the bylaw specified that
the building would be for residents 65 and older, which is in keeping with the mandate for the Kiwanis society. McLaughlin appeared before a special meeting of District of North Vancouver council on July 28 of this year to request that council amend the bylaw and lower Continued on page 5
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Crash victim says ICBC policy stranded him in care home BRENT RICHTER
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A North Vancouver man injured in a vehicle collision says he has spent months separated from his family and confined to a seniors care facility because the province’s new no fault insurance regime stops ICBC from quickly reuniting them.
In October last year, Paul Zilahi was driving on North Vancouver’s Main Street to pick up his kids when the driver of a truck in front of him pulled a sudden U-turn, causing a major collision. The driver was left with a dent in his truck. Zilahi, 64, suffered a spinal cord injury that left him fully quadriplegic. “In 60 seconds, my life changed. That In 60 was it,” he said. seconds, After my life months of changed. hard work at That was the GF Strong it. Rehabilitation PAUL ZILAHI Centre, Zilahi now has some use of his right arm, and his care team determined he was ready for discharge, although only temporarily, to Creekstone Care Centre in North Vancouver’s Lynn Creek neighbourhood. That was five months ago. Zilahi said he’s grateful for all the care he’s received, but his family badly needs to be back together. “We’re frustrated. I’m grieving. My family is grieving. We are not united. We need to forgive
North Vancouver resident Paul Zilahi sits at Creekstone Care Centre on Friday. He and his lawyer have been fighting to get him reunited with this family, a move they say is being hampered by the province’s no-fault insurance system for ICBC. BRENT RICHTER / NSN
the past and just be in the present and focus on the future. That’s what we’re all trying to do,” he said. “It’s very difficult. My wife is at the max looking after the family and the children. And they’re grieving.... They’re in school, and they need to be lifted up, they need to be encouraged, they need to get over this – seeing me in a wheelchair and quadriplegic.”
A fight with ICBC The answer, Zilahi said, is relocating the family to a new home that can accommodate his needs, but that’s not something ICBC has been interested in. A report from Zilahi’s occupational therapist states that his family’s condo would need major renovations to accommodate his wheelchair, and the necessary medical equipment (and even
then, the family would lose their living room). “With considerable renovations, it could be possible for him to physically access a bed and bathroom. However, even with these renovations, Mr. Zilahi would not have the space for his personal care to be performed in a private and dignified way,” she wrote. Two of the three contractors
they’ve spoken with so far said the work wouldn’t be feasible, Zilahi said. In a statement, ICBC spokesperson Brent Shearer said Zilahi’s relocation to Creekstone was at the recommendation of his care team, and that the public insurer would be meeting with Zilahi’s care team and lawyer to “clarify the recommendation to renovate the home.” “We are supportive of Mr. Zilahi moving from the care facility to an accessible and safe home, and are working with him, his family and his care team on plans to do that,” the statement read. “ICBC has received, reviewed and supports the recommendations made by Mr. Zilahi’s occupational therapist to renovate the home, pending approval from the apartment’s strata. We are now waiting for Mr. Zilahi and his family to get permission from the apartment’s strata to do the renovation work to ensure that his home is both accessible and safe.” No-fault insurance at fault, lawyer says Zilahi’s lawyer Robin Wishart said even if Zilahi does get the strata’s approval, which itself would be a daunting task, the option of renovating should be a non-starter. His home is on the second floor of an apartment, leaving him reliant on an elevator that would be shut down in the event of a fire. “He will die from smoke inhalation or burn to death. So Continued on page 12
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Retired North Van teacher arrested for indecent assault on students BRENT RICHTER
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North Vancouver RCMP have arrested a retired elementary school teacher on seven counts of indecent assault against his students, but investigators believe there are more victims yet to come forward. The 82-year-old man, who has not yet been charged by the Crown or named by police, taught at Upper Lynn Elementary between 1970 and 1982, according to a release from Sgt. Peter DeVries, North
Vancouver RCMP spokesperson. Many of the alleged assaults happened during that period, but DeVries said some occurred after his employment as a teacher ended in 1982. Police first became aware of the alleged assaults when a victim came forward on June 14 of this year. The teacher was later arrested and police executed a search warrant at his home. So far, there are seven identified alleged victims. DeVries said discussions about the teacher and the assaults have been
happening via social media recently, and investigators believe there are more victims they have not yet spoken with. “Our priorities right now are to speak with those who have not yet come forward, to gather all available evidence so we can thoroughly investigate these allegations, and to support all the victims as we undergo this process,” said DeVries. Anyone who believes they may have been a victim of the same teacher is being urged to contact investigators at 604-969-7593. North Vancouver RCMP’s Crisis
Intervention Unit has been tasked to support victims and witnesses of crime and other significant traumatic events, DeVries said. They can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 604-969-7540. “We know that this will be upsetting news for members of the community, and especially for the victims,” said DeVries. “For some, hearing about this may reignite memories of past trauma. If you are a victim, please, reach out for support. We want you to know that we are here, we will listen to you, and we will support you.”
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Vacancies hurting non-profit’s finances Continued from page 1 the minimum age of residents allowed to live at Lynn Woods, from 65 to 55. In an interview, McLaughlin said there appears to be a major disconnect between the demographics Lynn Woods was designed for and the eligibility criteria BC Housing stipulates. Under the rules of BC Housing’s Community Housing Fund, 20 per cent of the homes must be offered at shelter rates of $375 per month exclusively for low-income residents on BC Housing’s wait-list. Half of the suites must be offered at no more than 30 per cent of the annual income for people earning up to $57,000 per year. And the remaining rentals would be below-market and reserved for households in the moderate income range to a max of $77,430. There has been no difficulty finding tenants for the low-income apartments. The ones for seniors with higher incomes are the problem. “We’ve got 61 one-bedroom apartments in there that are going to range from $750 to $1,570 a month, based on those incomes. Those are very affordable rents on the North Shore,” McLaughlin said. But by the age of 65, most seniors no longer fall within that income range, McLaughlin noted. So far, they’ve only found two eligible tenants. Lynn Woods has been the sole seniorsonly affordable housing building approved under that particular BC Housing funding program. “Those are the parameters under which we have to operate,” he said. “It’s not designed for a seniors project. The program is designed for individuals, families, and seniors with no age limit.” Further complicating the issue, Kiwanis has its own rule that the rooms can’t go to people who own more than $400,000 in assets, to ensure subsidized rentals are going to people truly in need. Mayor Mike Little called a special, unscheduled meeting just days into council’s summer break because it was
an “emergent and urgent” issue, he told council. More than having empty homes that could be put to better use, the vacancies are hurting the non-profit because the business case of the new housing assumed there would be higher occupancy and therefore revenue for Kiwanis to keep things going. At issue for council July 28 was whether or not to use, for the first time, a new power granted by the province to waive the requirement for a public hearing before amending the bylaw. Council members expressed little worry about whether a public hearing would be necessary, given the broad public support for the project and the urgent need to make the change before the Oct. 15 elections. “It has very dire financial consequences for the organization if we don’t consider the matter,” Little said. Kiwanis has done traditional advertising for the empty suites for the last four months. Soon they’ll be marketing them via social media and mail-outs, and to help fill the rooms they will be offering the first month of rent for free. McLaughlin beams when he talks about the building and what it offers: brand new one-bedroom apartments, a large amenity room with full kitchen, an arts and crafts room, electric vehicle charging, and secure bicycle storage, all just steps away from Lynn Valley Centre. “It’s a beautiful building,” he said. “There are a lot of amenities within the building that make it, I think, a really attractive place to live.” Council will vote on lowering the age for Lynn Woods on Sept. 19. The best case scenario, McLaughlin said, would be to have all the rooms spoken for before council sits again. “We know there’s a huge need and that’s been our mandate for many years,” he said “And we are convinced that there are people out there that want to move into this building if they learn more about it.”
Stefan Baune, executive director of Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society, stands outside the new Lynn Woods housing project, where dozens of rooms are sitting empty. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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NEWSBRIEFS A West Vancouver cafe is getting the word out after a tip jar was stolen in broad daylight. Around closing time on Aug. 3, staff at Temper Chocolate and Pastry realized the jar was missing and told co-owner Steve Hodge. “They had a feeling someone took it,” Hodge said. He reviewed the security camera footage, which shows a man hiding the tip jar under his suit jacket and walking out of the store. According to staff, the man ordered a sandwich, appeared to swipe his credit card, but then said it wasn’t working and he was going to run to his car. He didn’t return. A video was posted to Temper’s Instagram page Wednesday evening. “It’s for other businesses in the area just in case he does it again,” Hodge explained. Hodge said a similar theft happened at Bean Around the World in West Vancouver a few months ago. A staff member at the Ambleside location confirmed a tip jar was stolen there as well. “I’ve been in the restaurant industry for a long time,” Hodge said. “I’ve seen this before, but never here.
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We’ve been here for nine years in Dundarave.” Going forward, Temper’s policy will be to empty the tip jar throughout the day. “Hopefully the customers bring in some wine for my retail staff, Hodge said. “They can all go drinking together.” Hodge filed a report with West Vancouver police. The department was contacted for comment, but a media officer wasn’t available to make a statement. – Nick Laba
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hy are brand new affordable housing units sitting empty in Lynn Valley? Kiwanis’s Lynn Woods project was conceived of as seniors’ housing, but the BC Housing dollars that helped fund it come with income criteria better matched with people still in the workforce. The target demographic and the eligibility rules seem almost fundamentally incompatible. The story has touched off a lot of frustrations – from seniors who are desperate for better housing but don’t meet income requirements and from people who earn enough to be eligible, but fall outside the age requirements. The upshot is publicly funded rooms sitting empty in a housing crisis. The District of North Vancouver will vote in September on whether to lower the
age of people allowed to live in the building, from 65 to 55. Of course, lowering the age will help get those rooms filled, which is good. But we are left with questions. If the new residents leave the workforce or their income drops below the threshold, will they be evicted back out into a hostile rental market? That’s hardly a stable housing solution. Maybe Kiwanis never should have sought funding for a seniors project that came with BC Housing’s eligibility criteria. It has not been answered to our satisfaction why BC Housing approved the $10.6-million grant request – mostly because BC Housing did not provide a meaningful response to our request for comment. In either case, this matter now requires the attention of the housing minister – not to assign blame, which we have no interest in, but to get the matter rectified and to ensure it does not happen again.
B.C. health care’s troubles become top-priority political issue B.C.’s health-care system is either frayed around the edges, in a state of near-collapse or continuing to provide exemplary care -- depending on one’s experience in it.
Last week, I received a number of calls from listeners on CKNW who either expressed heartfelt thanks View From for the treatment The Ledge they had recently Keith Baldrey received or relayed sorrowful tales of woe involving themselves or family members who did not get the treatment they needed. Emergency rooms continue to shut down on weekends in some small B.C. towns, while the significant shortage of family doctors is starting to have an increasingly negative impact on peoples’ health. Doctors and nurses are saying they have never seen the system sag so badly under this kind of weight. Politically, the BC Liberals have seized on the mounting pile of problems and have
apparently made health care criticism their No. 1 issue, zeroing in on Health Minister Adrian Dix for special attention. The Opposition even demanded that Dix be fired from his job. I can’t recall the last time the Opposition (be it BC Liberal or NDP) demanded a minister’s head, which is something more reminiscent of the 1980s than recent times. While the firing demand may have been an overreach, the BC Liberals did release a 30-day plan that contained some good ideas, although implementing them may prove to be difficult. Increasing compensation for doctors to cover rising overhead costs, updating the fee-for-service model, reducing redundant paperwork for physicians and accelerating accreditation for foreign-trained professionals are all proposals that have been pitched in the past (the government seems to be working to implement some of them, although clearly not fast enough). The two-member BC Green caucus, for its part, is on a speaking tour of B.C. to talk about health care fixes they are proposing. In short, health care has returned as a top-of-mind issue for many British Columbians, rivalling the seemingly
unsolvable affordability issue as the dominant one. More people are now trying to access the health care system than at any point in the pandemic (during which many people simply stopped seeking treatment). And while our system is now performing record-high numbers of surgeries, a human resources problem appears to be bedeviling the system in ways never seen before this year. Since the start of this year (which is about when negative anecdotes about the system’s troubles began surfacing), the number of health care professionals who have booked off sick has increased by the thousands compared to previous times. In mid-July, the number of health care workers who booked sick time in the previous week approached almost 16,000. That compares with about 11,000 a week in the three months preceding the pandemic and similar numbers last year. When about 5,000 fewer people are working in the system at any given time, that is a recipe for chaos in many parts of the system. Indeed, those absences (many likely linked to cases of COVID-19 or linked to burnout-related issues) are behind the
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This past long weekend the District of North Vancouver tweeted about the Whey-ah-wichen/Cates Park and Deep Cove parking lots being full, and to avoid driving there. The district went as far as to suggest taking alternative means of transportation, including by bike to Deep Cove. Yet the DNV has not provided dedicated off-street bike routes to either Deep Cove or Cates Park. It seems the district’s parking problems are a result of the district’s poor planning. When the Spirit Trail gets me to your lovely parks, then I’ll leave my car at home. Until then, I’ll be circling the block in the safety of my car, looking for parking. Sincerely, a North Shore resident with few options.
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Two weeks ago I was attacked and bitten by a large unleashed Doberman. The attack happened just a block from my home. Soon afterwards, the dog-walker pulled out a leash and a muzzle for the dog. She was evasive about the dog’s owner and address until I threatened to call the police, and she finally admitted that the dog was here from California while its owners were on vacation, and that she was just walking it in our community. The dog subsequently lunged aggressively at a passing puppy (which was being walked on a leash). All this led me to realize that our authorities may have little recourse if a dog is not registered locally. We don’t know how many dogs are brought here daily from elsewhere, so best for innocent pedestrians, cyclists and pets if dog-walkers play it safe; please walk your dog in our public spaces on a leash!
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North Shore residents, by and large, don’t seem to mind a slice of Lime.
A year after the Lime e-bike sharing program launched in North Vancouver, North Shore poll respondents overwhelmingly approve of their addition to the local transportation scene (even though most have yet to go for a spin). North Shore News polled 1,223 readers and asked the question: What is your opinion of Lime Bikes on the North Shore? The online poll ran from July 27 to Aug. 5 at nsnews.com. Of the 1,223 votes, we can determine that 559 are from within the community. Almost 11 per cent responded they enjoy Lime bikes as a fun way to get around without a car. The majority, 57 per cent, said they had not used a Lime bike but like that they are available for others. Almost 13 per cent of respondents said they don’t pay any attention to the Lime bikes. Just under 19 per cent, however, said Lime bikes are a nuisance that we should get rid of. According to the company, which has now expanded into West Vancouver, about 11,000 people have taken almost 54,000 trips since the pilot launch here, for a
total of nearly 110,000 kilometres ridden on the North Shore. Lime calculates that as the equivalent of 13,000 car trips, that would have burned 2,500 litres of gas and emitted six metric tonnes of carbon. The North Shore municipalities agreed to allow Lime to set up locally on a twoyear pilot project to encourage car-free, carbon-free mobility. Using a smartphone app, Lime members pay $1.15 to unlock a bike and then 35 cents per minute to get to their destination. To mark the first anniversary of Lime’s arrival, the company announced last month that it would be upgrading its entire North Shore fleet to a newer generation model of bike that should be more comfortable and offer a more electric assist in getting up hills. Unlike the old bikes, the new ones now come with helmets, which are required by B.C. law. Results are based on an online study of adult North Shore News readers who are located in North Vancouver and West Vancouver. The margin of error – which measures sample variability – is +/- 2.79%, 19 times out of 20. North Shore News uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.
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What began as a West Vancouver tradition of a spot of tea by the beach and a bit of boosterism for the monarchy now lives on as a tribute to its founder.
Carolanne Reynolds organized the first RoyalTea-by-the-Sea in 2000 to commemorate the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday. Reynolds, 83, died following a heart attack while vacationing in the Interior last month. More than the organizer of the annual event, Reynolds was an institution in many areas of West Vancouver civic life. Reynolds served on District of West Vancouver council from 1988 to 1990. In decades after, she was the most reliable of West Van’s council watchers, typically staying until the end of very long meetings to praise council’s good deeds, poke them with a sharp stick for their failings, and offer plenty of suggestions to clean up the grey areas in between. She was a particularly devoted advocate for West Vancouver’s heritage. Reynolds reached hundreds of local readers through her regular West Van Matters newsletter and served on numerous local boards and committees. Outside the council chamber, Reynolds
RoyalTea-by-the-Sea organizer Carolanne Reynolds toasts the Queen with a cuppa in advance of the 2013 event. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN FILES
was a published poet, a trained connoisseur of wine and committed grammarian, ready to politely correct someone if they misused a possessive apostrophe in print. Mayor Mary-Ann Booth paid tribute to Reynolds at the July 25 council meeting with a moment of silence and reading of a poem. The RoyalTea-by-the-Sea is set to run Saturday, Aug. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Dundarave Park. There is a suggested donation of $10. Registration in advance is requested by emailing reservations@ royaltea.ca.
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Continued from page 4 going to the strata to repair or fix the condominium is not the problem, and we believe ICBC is aware of that,” she said. “The solution that the family has been presented with is, first of all, unsafe, and second, unrealistic for that family.... He needs to be relocated immediately.” With the change to “enhanced care,” as the province calls its no-fault insurance system, people who’ve suffered injuries have lost their ability to sue to get the support they People need, Wishart said. don’t “If this was in understand the regular course when and everyone in they’re British Columbia has injured the a $1-million policy, road they we would make a have ahead demand for the policy of them. limits. He would have LAWYER the money and he’d ROBIN WISHART be able to buy a home and move, as simple as that,” she said. Zilahi had run his own coffee company before the accident. That income is now gone, Wishart noted, and every day, there are people who suffer injuries who will then have to navigate the enhanced care system without legal help. “People don’t understand when they’re injured the road they have ahead of them,” she said. “The number of
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Enhanced care system an improvement, minister says In a statement, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said the switch to enhanced care is meant to be less adversarial and reduce the amount paid in legal costs. “Under enhanced care, ICBC’s recovery specialists are focused solely on helping each injured customer get the care they need – a shift ICBC has wholeheartedly embraced, with staff training informed by valued stakeholders in the health care, disability and medical fields. British Columbians injured in crashes receive all the care they need, led by the customer’s own doctor and preferred health-care providers. Our thoughts are with Mr. Zilahi and his family throughout this life-changing event.” British Columbians may be enjoying cheaper car insurance premiums, Zilahi said, but there are others paying the costs. “ICBC is saving millions of dollars,” he said. “And then here I am.”
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VanOpen’s Lee serves tennis community and beyond
draw eyes with its impressive roster. Six top-100 globally ranked players will compete, including Vernon, B.C.-born Vasek Pospisil. Lee said she’s rooting for Vancouver-based star Rebecca Marino, who bested Venus Williams at the WTA Citi Open in Washington, D.C., last week.
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Through her program of setting up athletes with rooms in nearby homes, Odlum Brown VanOpen chair Carlota Lee made the tourney – held at Hollyburn Country Club – an accessible destination to players who might otherwise spend their earnings on accommodation. Not just anyone could convince so many friends to open their doors like that, no matter how good their guest’s backhand is. You might think that a For my Parkinson’s legacy, diagnosis I’m trying in 2019 to leave a might have stadium slowed her that is big down, but enough for it expanded events that the range require a of commu5,000-person nities she contributes stadium. to. Right CARLOTA LEE away, Lee started advocating for people suffering from the condition. Lee joined PD Avengers, a group working to change how the disease is seen and treated. She also helped raise $425,000 for research at UBC through the Porridge for Parkinson’s breakfast fundraiser. And in June, Lee received an
Odlum Brown VanOpen chair Carlota Lee takes a rare pause, at the 2014 tourney. Lee made the event unique and affordable for athletes by putting them up in spare rooms in her friends’ houses in West Van. NORTH SHORE NEWS FILES
honorary doctor of letters from Capilano University, in part for her “pivotal role” as co-chair of the capital campaign to raise $5.5 million for the school’s Centre for Childhood Studies. Why is creating community so important to her? “It’s ingrained in me,” Lee said, explaining that she has no plans of leaving her role as
VanOpen chair. “[I do it] because I have to. It’s my baby.” While she continues to seek solutions for her physical symptoms, she says her mind is all there. Lee can’t multitask like she used to, but she still likes being involved and accomplishments give her pride. After winning ATP Challenger Tour Tournament of the Year
back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, Lee and her team are shooting to win again in 2022. “The players’ lounge is fantastic,” she said. Lee added that they’ve also put an electronic line-calling system in place, which is becoming the standard in pro tennis. This year’s US$159,000 event – running Aug. 13 to 21 – will
Leaving a legacy of tennis programming in B.C. Lee noted the rich pool of young tennis talent in B.C., and wants to be a part of expanding access to affordable training facilities. “All the kids always go back east to train,” she said. “We have so many kids from the West Coast, but they have nothing here.” To make her vision a reality, Lee has partnered with the City of Burnaby and Tennis BC to build the Pacific Tennis Centre, which will function as Tennis Canada’s flagship facility in the west. She also wants to see permanent infrastructure built for international tennis competition. Currently, World Cup of Tennis events like the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers at the Pacific Coliseum are hosted with teardown facilities. “For my legacy, I’m trying to leave a stadium that is big enough for events that require a 5,000-person stadium. Hopefully we’ll put one in with UBC.” While her mark continues to grow, her career of community building is already a smash.
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West Van crews douse two house fires in one week BRENT RICHTER
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West Vancouver Fire & Rescue members have doused two house fires in the last week, one of which left a family of five out of their home.
An Altamont resident noticed smoke and flames coming from a house on Marine Drive at 31st Street, around 2:40 p.m. Sunday, and called 911. All five family members were out by the time crews arrived, although one injured their ankle, said assistant chief Jeremy Duncan. Crews trained their truck-mounted water canon on the flames, which eventually got the blaze extinguished but not before it spread throughout the home’s attic, dealing heavy damage. “We were just chasing it all afternoon,” Duncan said. Five crew members were treated by BC Ambulance Service paramedics at the scene
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for heat exhaustion and one was taken to hospital as a precaution. Duncan said he was later released. “He’s OK. He’s back at work today,” he said. “It was so hot in that gear.” Neighbour Cate Brown described an intense scene. “Oh my god, the heat was insane,” she said. “You didn’t even feel like you could go
any closer. I don’t know what they’re capable of or what they’re used to.” It will be up to the homeowners’ insurance company to determine whether the structure can be salvaged but Duncan said it appears the damage is severe. The fire underscores the need for having working smoke detectors throughout a home to give every possible moment of warning when a fire breaks out, Duncan said. “One person was in a robe, so I think they had to get out pretty quickly,” he said. “I think it surprised them, too.” The cause is still under investigation. On Aug. 2, West Van crews quickly put out a fire burning on the exterior of a home on the 2300 block of Dunlewey Place in the British Properties. The homeowners were outside, but their dachshund Abby was unaccounted for, according to assistant chief Gareth Michael.
Once the fire was under control and it was safe to send members inside, Michael said they found Abby alive but with some injuries in the home’s garage. “The dog knew the house enough to get to the lowest point. Smart,” Michael said. Michael said one of the home’s owners had attempted to put the fire out himself with a garden hose, which professionals don’t encourage because it could put individual life safety in jeopardy. The fire was most likely caused by an improperly extinguished cigarette, according to investigators. This time of year, crews respond to growing numbers of brush and planter fires where butts have been left to smoulder sometimes for hours before they ignite. The home is less than 50 metres from the nearest forest interface, which is always worrying, Michael said.
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The hockey tournament featuring the best U20 players in the world is typically a classic Canadian pastime over the winter break, but last year’s event was cancelled Dec. 29, 2021, after three days of play Continued on page 18
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A scathing independent review of the Canadian Soccer Association found national women’s under20 head coach and North Vancouver native Bob Birarda operated without oversight and had too much power.
Birarda, 55, awaits the completion of his provincial court sentencing after pleading guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting players and one count of touching a young
person for sexual purpose. In June, a Crown lawyer asked a judge for two years less a day. In the 125-page report released July 28, world-renowned University of Western Ontario sports law professor Richard McLaren said part-time CSA employee Birarda’s unilateral control was described by several players on the 2008 squad as being “God-like.” “With no one directing or overseeing him, and given his expansive personality, power, influence, and control over the U-20-Women’s National Team and its players, Birarda
ran the team as he saw fit, moved players around at his whim, and engaged in what should have been identified by CSA as highly questionable if not flatly proscribed relationships, communications and activities with his female players (e.g. sexting, flirting, discussing personal relationships, making sexual overtures, going out at night with players, total disregard for the rule of two, and blurring of other professional boundaries).” In an early 2019 blog report, former player Ciara McCormack blew the whistle on Birarda’s return to coaching youth soccer, which led to the criminal investigation of Birarda and the review by McLaren. McLaren is best known for investigating widespread, government-sanctioned Russian doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. “Quite damning on the conduct of those in leadership in Canada Soccer in 2008,” McCormack said. “And, honestly, sickening on a human level that so many could cover up and minimize such egregious behaviour for so many years despite being warned many times.” At the time, Birarda was also an assistant on the Beijing 2008 Olympics team and the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps W-League team. McLaren found senior CSA officials in 2008 had a complete lack of familiarity with the CSA harassment policy. They also gave players no training or education to identify or report harassment. McLaren said there was no written operating agreement between the Whitecaps and the CSA women’s team program that year while the association was going through Continued on page 19
World Juniors reboot follows COVID cancellation Continued from page 17 following a rise in COVID-19 cases in and amongst the teams in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta. The young guns are getting another crack at glory this month as the event is running Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton. The scores, standings and pools have all been reset for the summer event, with Canada landing in a group with Finland, Czechia, Slovakia and Latvia. The other group will feature the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Russia has not been invited to play in the tournament due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Here are the times for Canada’s opening round games: ■ Aug. 10: Latvia vs. Canada at 3 p.m. PT ■ Aug. 11: Slovakia vs. Canada at 3 p.m. PT ■ Aug. 13: Canada vs. Czechia at 3 p.m. PT ■ Aug. 15: Canada vs. Finland at 3 p.m. PT The first attempt at the tournament was cut short, but it lasted long enough for Bedard to make a major impression. The Regina Pats forward became the youngest player in the event’s history to score four goals in one game when he accomplished the feat in an 11-0 win over Austria. Bedard, who turned 17 on July 17, has already made his mark in the hockey world, becoming the first player to earn exceptional status and early entry into the Western Hockey League. He was named the 2020-21 WHL Rookie of the Year, and starred as a “double-underage” player for Canada at the 2021 IIHF U-18 World Championships, where he co-led Canada in scoring with 14 points in seven games, helping the team win gold. He is one of the favourites to be selected first overall in the 2023 NHL draft. Bedard will be joined on the team by another young star with North Shore ties. Port Moody’s Kent Johnson, a former North Shore Winter Club player, will be an assistant captain for Team Canada. The entire 2022 World Juniors tournament will be held at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Games will broadcast on TSN and stream on TSN.ca or the TSN app.
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Player complained in 2008 about inappropriate messages from coach Continued from page 18 executive leadership upheaval. Governance was characterized by a “dangerous lack of attention to planning and accountability matters.” The CSA was in the late stages of a three-year agreement made in 2006 with the Greg Kerfoot Family Trust to provide financial support to the women’s national team program. Kerfoot paid players $20,000 a year, which was topped up to $38,000 to $40,000 with Sport Canada funding. “The strength of the relationship between the Whitecaps and the CSA was not simply predicated on a financial arrangement. It also benefited from the CSA moving the WNT program from Toronto to Vancouver,” McLaren wrote. Senior team head coach Even Pellerud and his wife rented a West Vancouver mansion owned by Kerfoot. The Whitecaps and CSA were located on the same floor of an office building owned by Kerfoot in 2007. As many as 25 players listed on the 2008 Whitecaps roster were affiliated with the U-20 team and many of them lived in a Vancouver apartment building called the Monteray. The Whitecaps also provided a unit for team and coach meetings, in which Birarda temporarily lived. A player on both teams complained in May 2008 that
Birarda was sending inappropriate, sexually charged emails. The CSA’s general secretary told Pellerud to make sure it didn’t happen again. Lawyer Anne Chopra was retained to conduct an investigation from late August 2008 to early October 2008. Chopra did not co-operate with McLaren’s investigation. McLaren found her review took place over 11 days and many former players on the under-20 team were not invited to participate and others claimed a lack of followup. The CSA and Whitecaps jointly suspended Birarda on Oct. 3, 2008, but McLaren found no written minutes of CSA board decisions about Birarda. Chopra verbally recommended Birarda no longer be allowed to coach the teams “based on a continuing pattern of harassing behaviour and power imbalance.” Five days later, Birarda sent a written resignation (on Oct. 8, 2008) and the parties agreed to a mutual parting of ways, rather than firing. “The generic public statement issued by the CSA following Birarda’s departure did not acknowledge Birarda’s harassment or the recommendations of the ombudswoman,” McLaren wrote. “The CSA executive committee’s intent to terminate Birarda was communicated
as a ‘mutual parting of ways’ which mischaracterized, if not glossed over, the real circumstances surrounding his departure.” Little information was shared with players, though some went to a meeting where new coach Ian Bridge read a Birarda-drafted “self-serving statement” that referred to family and health challenges, but not the real reason for his departure. Players were left angry and taken aback as to Chopra’s investigation process and outcomes, McLaren wrote. McLaren made 38 recommendations, including a whistleblower policy, better regulation, oversight and discipline of coaches, and governance reform, including better record-keeping and “complete transparency, and thus accountability, of executive committee and board and judicial committee decisions in all safe sport matters.” In a July 28 statement, recently appointed CSA general secretary Earl Cochrane unequivocally apologized for letting players down in 2008. “We accept the findings outlined in the McLaren Report, and more importantly, we accept all recommendations and commit publicly to review, adopt and enhance those recommendations,” said Cochrane’s statement.
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Who was toddler rescued from Deep Cove drowning in ’78? BRENT RICHTER
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One summer morning in 1978, Andrew Clarke felt compelled to come to Deep Cove.
He thought he’d check in on a friend he recently sold a boat to, and made the drive in from South Surrey. The events that unfolded when he got there haven’t been easy to forget, even decades later. “This time of year, once in a while, it just pops into my head,” he said. From the top of the ramp, leading down to the pier, Clarke could see a mom with four young kids, the older three making an epic ruckus. Her hands were more than full, he said, so she didn’t have a sharp eye on the youngest, perhaps about one year old, toddling about. Clarke, then 27, had an uneasy feeling. “I could see that this little person was becoming fixated on the water. There was a fascination there and he started to stumble over towards the edge,” he said. “I didn’t want to run down there and look like an idiot, if the situation didn’t turn out to be as I thought it might. But I lengthened my stride out as much as I could and I started walking as fast as I could and kept an eye on him the whole way.”
Clarke’s instincts were absolutely correct. The little boy was getting closer and closer until it was too late. “He caught the rail with his foot, just like I figured he would, and over he went, headfirst into the drink,” he said. Clarke dove like an outfielder trying to catch a ball, clinging to the rail as he reached down. “I was shoulders under, head down in the water, and I could see him going down below me. And I reached down as far as I could with my right arm, and I just got some very fine hair on his head.” It was enough to stop the boy from sinking to the floor of Deep Cove. Clarke gently pulled the boy up. “The mother was just starting to figure out what was going on as the little guy was spitting up a big mouthful of saltwater and starting to cry,” he said. In the years after, Clarke regretted not staying to talk or even introduce himself. But he recalls feeling overwhelmed in the moments after. Even today, he becomes emotional when he tells the story. Now, at 71, he’s feeling a need to reconnect. “After 44 years of wondering ... it just really upset me this time,” he said. “It would be interesting to get to be able to say hi.”
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Clarke once lost a young friend to a mining accident, one that he’s often blamed himself for not foreseeing and stopping before it was too late. And he never had any kids of his own, but he’s always felt a link to the boy in Deep Cove. “That little guy and me have a connection
because it was game over for him,” he said. “In a sense, I kind of feel like, you know, he’s my kid.” But first he has to find that little boy, now about 45 years old, or his family members. Because it was early in the morning and the boy was wearing just a diaper, Clarke reasons they lived within walking distance of the dock. There was no one else around who would have seen the rescue, but he believes the boy’s mother would have shared the story with close friends. It’s entirely possible they’re all still around. “So the chances are good that somebody knows something,” he said. Clarke is now retired after a career running his own commercial fishing boats, towing company and mining operations. That day in the summer of 1978 brings him to a far more ethereal way of thought though. “It was a miracle. It’s hard to say why I went to Deep Cove that morning. I thought it was to see my friend Bruce. Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn’t. Sometimes you wonder if there’s something else going on, you know? A higher power,” he said. “Did you send me there? Because I’m happy that you did.” If you think you may have been part of the family on the dock, or you know people who were, email editor@nsnews.com.
‘It is not who we are as a community’: mayor
Continued from page 1 don’t belong.” Mayor Linda Buchanan issued a statement addressing the hate screed. “For someone to deface the city’s rainbow crosswalk at the end of Pride Week comes as a reminder that Pride is still very much a celebration and a time to bring awareness to continued inequities and discrimination,” she said. “I am deeply saddened and angered by these events. It is not who we are as a community.” Buchanan said she believes the city’s residents overwhelmingly believe in love and equity, and that efforts to undermine that are “unacceptable.” “We will not be deterred from creating a safe and welcoming community for all people. It is clear we as a community have more to do to advance inclusion. This work starts with education, so that no one acts out of ignorance,” she said. Bolton said he has been incredibly grateful for the city’s support and fast response getting the crosswalk first cleaned up and making plans to permanently repaint it. He said he’s considering holding a fundraiser to help cover the costs. “Because why should the city have to pay for some ignorant jerk?” he asked.
Fighting bigotry and hate From the broader community, Bolton said the most supportive thing they can do is confront hate in any form it arises. “You have to make a difference where you are. That’s what it is. If you see anybody being othered or discriminated against, you have to stop it dead in its tracks,” he said. “And that goes for LGBTQ issues, it goes to the BIPOC community. It goes for everybody. Like, we should all just be able to get along.” North Vancouver RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries said investigators are following up on leads, including speaking with business owners in the area who may have surveillance footage. But he said police are looking for any potential witnesses, people with dashcam footage from the area around
that time, or anyone else who knows about the incident to come forward. In 2019, the City of North Vancouver was the first municipality on the North Shore to install a rainbow crosswalk as a symbol of welcoming and inclusion. In 2021, the District of North Vancouver’s rainbow crosswalk outside Lynn Valley Village was defaced with hateful language just days after it was unveiled. No one was ever arrested. Bolton said he’d like to see someone held accountable but, beyond that, it’s important to communicate to the person responsible that LGBTQAI2S+ people are no threat. “I still believe you have to be sitting at the table to make a change,” he said. “The only way we can make change is to inform people, and the only way we can inform people is by shedding light onto this darkness.” Apart from organizing events for the North Shore Pride Alliance, Bolton does readings of kids books for the North Vancouver City Library as his drag persona Conni Smudge, which he describes as “Fred Rogers but a little bit more glamorous.” Bolton said he’s noticed a trend from American conservatives creeping north – accusing LGBTQ people and their supporters of attempting to “groom” kids into their lifestyle. They miss the point entirely, he said. “It’s exactly the antithesis of what we’re about because I don’t want anyone to be anyone that they’re not,” he said. “The idea of someone being able to make me straight...” he said bursting into laughter “is about as possible me making somebody who’s straight gay. Like, hello. That’s not the way it goes.” The resurgence of hate and baseless accusations of preying on children has been reminiscent of life in the 1980s and ’90s “when there was no space for queer people,” Bolton said. But he said he believes it’s a last ditch effort from a group of people who now see the rest of society leaving their bigoted world view behind. “That’s why they’re starting all these little fires everywhere because they’re so desperate. But baby, it’s already done,” he said.
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This adorable photo from 1930 shows John Robert Beck in a replica airplane called The Spirit of Childhood at Second Street and Mahon Avenue in North Vancouver. We have another photo in our collection featuring the same plane but a different child. This is the work of an itinerant photographer. A photographer would travel around town in residential neighbourhoods with an irresistible novelty prop like a model airplane or a pony (and sometimes costumes), in hope that they could convince the parent to purchase a photo of their child posing with, in this case, an airplane. This idea is likely inspired by the popularity of Charles Lindbergh’s first solo nonstop transatlantic flight aboard The Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. Visit monova.ca for more information about the history of the North Shore and to learn about MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver now open Thursday to Sunday in The Shipyards. Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver at 3203 Institute Rd. in Lynn Valley is open by appointment only. Contact: archives@monova.ca
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kitchen here and all of a sudden, it dropped to $10. It was a huge. It’s almost a 50-per-cent drop,” she said. “And the rest of the things – buying groceries or anything was continuously going up. So it was a big factor to the people.” Having the province as an employer will mean less stress and anxiety about job security, Mann added. “You were always worried about God knows what’s going to happen next, after 18 years’ struggling,” she said. “For this day, we have been waiting for a very long time.... The feeling is much better. People are very, very, very excited.” In 2019, the NDP passed Bill 47, which sought to undo the privatization and bring 4,000 workers back into the public system. Housekeeping staff at Vancouver Coastal Health’s North Shore facilities are scheduled to be repatriated this fall. Other hospitals and care homes have already been phased into the new model. The food and housekeeping work is often done by immigrant women. Becoming public employees will be “really life changing,” for that segment of society, said Caelie Frampton, communications director for the Hospital Employees Union. “It’s been really great to hear back from people about the impact this has had on Continued on page 23
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Change will benefit LGH patients Continued from page 22 their lives. We heard from one woman who was able to go the dentist,” she said. “She hadn’t been able to access the type of dental care that she needed.” The change will benefit patients too, Frampton added. “Cleaners and dietary workers are really critical to the health-care system. They make sure that our patients are safe, and they’re getting really quality care while they’re in the hospital,” she said. The end of contract flipping was
welcomed by Bowinn Ma and Susie Chant, North Vancouver’s two NDP MLAs, in a release. “All workers deserve stable employment that treats them with dignity and respect,” Ma said. “I am so gratified to see that terrible injustice now be corrected.” “Our government is committed to building a strong public health-care system that cares for patients and treats all its workers with the respect they deserve. Repatriating workers is not only good policy, it’s also the right thing to do.” Chant added.
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Fresh eyes help us find beauty in the gnarliest of plants LAURA MARIE NEUBERT
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The greatest gift and the heaviest burden that I received during my permaculture education and regenerative journey forever changed the way in which I experience my life and everything in it. I can now see problems as opportunities, and ironically, experience more peace, happiness and relationship than I ever thought possible. Perception is everything, and therein lies the solution. By shifting our beliefs about what is beautiful and what is not, what needs doing and what does not, and what is important and what is not, we can build the life that we want without causing environmental harm. Prunus laurocerasus for example. English laurel, a.k.a. cherry laurel, is considered an invasive species on the North Shore. Indeed it can be, but then so are we, so in fairness we should try to get along. As a regenerative practitioner, I would absolutely not plant a new English laurel hedge today. I would instead plant a diverse native hedgerow around a sturdy and productive perennial shrub like evergreen huckleberry. We are where we are, however, so we can meet nature where she is, adapt, and adjust our thinking.
A bee feasts on sugary laurel leaf nectar. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT
The 75-year-old English laurel hedge that runs the perimeter of our property was once a pain in the butt to me. I resented its crazy insatiable growth habit, the endless brown dead leaf litter that messed up the driveway, and the costly quarterly haircuts. Today, through fresh eyes, we see the hedge as critical native habitat and food for birds, small mammals, ground-nesting bees, insects, and the trillions of microorganisms that thrive in the soil below. We are happy to let be the non-conforming masses of unwieldy branches of new growth that appear seemingly overnight, until the wild things that depend on them for sustenance have had their fill. We celebrate (most days) the mess of leaf litter, heartened that tiny bird parents
let it loose during nest building and while darting in and out to feed their babies. We revel in the buzz – in the beautiful thrum of bees and other pollinators feasting gratefully on sugary laurel leaf nectar, satisfied in knowing that the thick hedges, made dense and impenetrable through years of disciplined barbering, provide both protection from predator birds and mammals, and an incubator for growing food for them. We rest easy about the mess, knowing that tiny feet of ground-hopping birds, like towhees and sparrows, render the massive dried leaves into mulch, and deposit their droppings to help it all break down into fodder for shredder insects, worms, fungi and other decomposers – creating, ultimately, rich living soil to draw carbon out of the atmosphere. In our home gardens, during May and June, before most perennial flowers have come in to bloom, thousands of bees feast on the sugary nectar produced by hundreds of thousands of extrafloral (outside of, not inside flowers) nectaries that appear at the base of the leaves in new English laurel growth. The nectaries present initially as tiny dark shadows, punctuating the translucent lime green foliage. We were concerned at first about fungal disease, but learned quickly through observation that the black spots preceded nectar
glands, evolving in unison, forming a massive buffet of nourishment for bees and other pollinators, at a time when food was less than abundant elsewhere in the gardens. Interestingly, just as soon as the lavender berms that ring our boulevards come into bloom, the bees leave the laurel en-masse, leaving it to the ants and wasps, whose mutualistic job it seems is to feast generously while at the same time protecting the new growth from opportunistic predator insects and birds with a taste for tender greens. Nature is so clever. Certainly we must trim our laurel hedges for sight-lines, for aesthetics, and in consideration of our neighbours, but we can do so with patience, allowing the wild things to first take what they need. We can rake dead leaves gently underneath, treat brittle elder hedges with TLC to protect their sheltering habit, and avoid idling vehicles alongside spewing toxic exhaust into slumbering bird and bee nurseries. With fresh eyes and optimism, we can do these small things for our children and for the planet. Laura Marie Neubert is a West Van-based urban permaculture designer. Learn more by visiting her website upfrontandbeautiful.com, follow her on Instagram @upfrontandbeautiful or email hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.
TAKE THE ARTS PLANNING SURVEY! Help confirm and build a vision for a replacement arts and culture facility in West Vancouver.
Three of the District’s dedicated arts facilities, Art Museum, Music Box, and Silk Purse, originally built as single-family cottages, are in poor condition and are at the end of life. West Vancouver’s arts and culture community is in need of adequate space to continue carrying out their activities.
Take the online survey and help confirm and build on the vision for the future arts and culture facility. The survey is open until Friday, September 16, 4 p.m. WestVanDistrict
Paper copies of the survey are available: at Municipal Hall, the Memorial Library, and the Seniors’ Activity Centre.
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To learn more and take the survey, visit westvancouverITE.ca/artsplanning.
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2022 General Local Elections Saturday, October 15, 2022 NOTICE OF NOMINATION
Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of North Vancouver that nominations for the office of: Mayor one to be elected Councillor six to be elected School Trustee four to be elected for a four-year term ending in November 2026 will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person as follow:
When: 9:00am on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 to 4:00pm on Friday, September 9, 2022 (excluding holidays and weekends) Where: Clerk’s Office, District of North Vancouver 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5 How:
Nomination forms are now available for pick-up at the District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall during regular office hours (8:00am - 4:30pm).
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE
A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office if they meet the following requirements: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and, • not disqualified under the Local Government Act, School Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
CAMPAIGN PERIOD EXPENSE LIMITS
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local elections, the following expense limit for candidates applies during the campaign period from September 17 to October 15, 2022: Mayor $61,506.10 Councillor $31,137.00 School Trustee $31,575.30
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING LIMITS
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local election, the following third party advertising limits apply during the campaign period from September 17 to October 15, 2022: Mayor and Councillor $3,075.31 School Trustee $1,578.77
LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS
Beginning August 30, 2022 until the close of general voting for the election on October 15, 2022, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection at the District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall during regular office hours (8:00am - 4:30pm) by appointment only by contacting the Chief Election Officer at elections@dnv.org or 604-990-2212.
REQUEST TO OMIT OR OBSCURE PERSONAL INFORMATION
An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from, or obscured on, the list of electors. Upon request, the Chief Election Officer will amend the list available to the public and candidates by omitting or obscuring the elector’s information.
OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR
An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00pm on September 9, 2022. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the District of North Vancouver and can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the District of North Vancouver.
ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION
Are you eligible to vote in the October elections for Mayor, Councillors and School Trustees? Is your name on the current list of electors? If you are not sure you can find out by calling 604-990-2211 or emailing elections@dnv.org. The office is open from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays and weekends). To register in advance, contact Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 or visit elections.bc.ca/voting/register-to-vote until August 23, 2022. As the District uses the Provincial Voters List, elector registrations will not be accepted during the closed period August 24, 2022 to October 15, 2022, but will be accepted at voting sites on advance and general voting days.
ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
RESIDENT ELECTORS: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the 2022 General Local Elections; and, • a Canadian citizen; and, • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and, • a resident of the District of North Vancouver; and, • not disqualified under the Local Government Act, School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • not entitled to register as a resident elector; and, • 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the 2022 General Local Elections; and, • a Canadian citizen; and, • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and, • a registered owner of real property in the District of North Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and, • the only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and, • not disqualified under the Local Government Act, School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law; and, • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING
Mail ballot voting will be available to all voters meeting the elector qualifications above. In order to receive a mail ballot package, you must first complete a Mail Ballot Application available online at DNV.org/Election-2022 or in person at the District Hall. If you are not able to pick up a mail ballot package, please have your application to the Chief Election Officer by September 21, 2022 to allow sufficient time for a package to be mailed. Mail ballot packages will be sent out on or about September 21, 2022. To be counted, mail ballots must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than the close of voting on general voting day at 8:00pm on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information on the election, please visit DNV.org/Election-2022 or contact: • Genevieve Lanz, Chief Election Officer elections@dnv.org or 604-990-2212 • James Gordon, Deputy Chief Election Officer elections@dnv.org or 604-990-2207 For more information on campaign financing and advertising rules in local elections, contact Elections BC: • electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca • 1-800-661-8683 • elections.bc.ca/local-elections/2022-general-local-elections
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Least expensive North Shore house sells for more than $1.3 million
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Continued from page 16 with four marble gas fireplaces, a wine cellar, sauna, gym, pool, hot tub and heated driveway. The most expensive townhouse to sell in the past month was a one-year-old three-bedroom, three-bathroom condo of approximately 1,900 square feet in the “Witton” building at 240 West Sixth St. in North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale. It sold for $1.95 million on July 13. Described as a view property in a peaceful area of LoLo, the townhome features open concept living and breathtaking views with nine-foot-high ceilings, along with its own garden entrance, outdoor space and EV charger. The most expensive condo to sell in the past month was a 1,700-square-foot two-bedroom, three-bathroom condo at 310 – 177 West Third St. in North Vancouver. The three-year-old corner unit sold on July 6 for $2.18 million after 93 days on the market. Described as having sweeping views and a formal entry, the condo features a bright kitchen opening to a huge covered deck of over 400 square feet as well as walk-in closets, air conditioning and parking spots with EV hookups. The least expensive house sold on the North Shore was a 49-year-old three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 2,200-square-foot
home at 3495 Upton Rd. in Lynn Valley, which sold for $1.37 million on July 8. The Bavarian-inspired home is set on a 6,600-square-foot lot on a quiet cul-de-sac. It’s described as in “original condition, ready for the next owner to update and enjoy.” The least expensive townhouse to sell on the North Shore in the past month was a 40-year-old townhome in “Village on the Creek” at 3285 Mountain Hwy. in North Vancouver. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse in Lynn Valley sold for $750,000 July 25 after just seven days on the market. It’s described as “excellent value in the heart of Lynn Valley,” close to Lynn Valley Elementary and Argyle Secondary. The two-level unit is described as having a south facing, sun-drenched patio and gas fireplace. The least expensive condo to sell on the North Shore in the past month was a one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit at 211 West 3rd St. in the Villa Aurora in Lower Lonsdale. The 630-square-foot, 49-year-old condo sold June 27 for $435,000 after 26 days on the market. It’s described as a rentable home in a great location, close to coffee shops and Lonsdale Quay, with kitchen and bathroom updates.
Interested in running for City of North Vancouver local election?
MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOTICE OF NOMINATION
PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the City of North Vancouver that nominations for the offices of:
MAYOR
1 to be elected
COUNCILLOR 6 to be elected
SCHOOL TRUSTEE - SD44 3 to be elected
will be received by the Chief Election Officer, or designate, as follows: CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 From 9am, August 30, 2022 to 4pm, September 9, 2022 (excluding statutory holidays and weekends). Nomination documents are available at the City Clerk’s Department beginning July 22, 2022, during regular office hours, 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). Packages are also available online at cnv.org/vote. All offices are for a 4-year term.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • Are a Canadian citizen; and • Are 18 years of age or older on General Voting Day, October 15, 2022; and • Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and • Are not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office, or be otherwise disqualified by law. Chief Election Officer Nikolina Vracar 604.982.8354
Deputy Chief Election Officer Christine Baird 604.990.4233
CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER
CAMPAIGN PERIOD EXPENSE LIMITS In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 General Local Government Election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply: Mayor: $42,499.84 Councillor: $21,472.80 School Trustee: $21,489.00 THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING LIMITS In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 General Local Government Election, the following third party advertising limits apply: Mayor and Councillor: $2,124.99 School Trustee: $1,074.45 The cumulative advertising expense limit is $161,967.47.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOTICE OF ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION AND MAIL BALLOT VOTING
General Voting Day October 15, 2022 ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION The City of North Vancouver uses the most current available provincial list of electors prepared by Elections BC. If you were listed on the Provincial Voters List, you should be on the City's List of Electors.
CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER
If you are not sure if you are registered, you can find out by calling or visiting the City Clerk’s Department, City of North Vancouver, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, Tel: 604.982.8354 or 604.990.4233. The office is open from 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the City Clerk’s Department, City of North Vancouver, until August 23, 2022 and will NOT be accepted from August 24 to October 15, 2022. If an elector’s name is not on the list by August 23, 2022, electors can still register to vote on General Voting Day, October 15, 2022, at any of the advance voting opportunities, or when requesting a mail ballot package at cnv.org/vote. To register, electors must provide two pieces of identification which prove their identity and place of residence, and one of the pieces of identification must also include the elector’s signature (e.g. BC Driver's Licence and BC Services Card).
ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS
RESIDENT ELECTORS
Commencing August 30, 2022 until the close of general voting for the election on October 15, 2022, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for inspection, at the City Clerk’s Department in the City of North Vancouver during regular office hours (8:30am to 5pm), Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). Under Section 78 of the Local Government Act, an elector may request that his or her personal information be omitted from, or obscured, on the list of registered electors in order to protect personal privacy or security.
All City of North Vancouver electors must: • Be age 18 or older; and • Be a Canadian citizen; and • Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • Be resident of the City of North Vancouver on the day of registration; and • Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. Residents who are not Canadian citizens are not entitled to register or vote.
NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS All City of North Vancouver non-resident electors must: • Be age 18 or older; and • Be a Canadian citizen; and • Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • Be a registered owner of real property in the City of North Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • Not be entitled to register as a resident elector; and • Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; and • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. A person may register as a non-resident property elector only in relation to one parcel of real property in the City of North Vancouver; and • Provide proof of ownership at the time of registration. A Property Tax Notice, Assessment Notice or Certificate of Title issued by the Land Title Office are acceptable proof of ownership. Non-resident property owners who are not Canadian citizens are not entitled to register or vote. Corporations and businesses are also not entitled to register or vote, nor have a representative register or vote on their behalf.
Chief Election Officer Nikolina Vracar 604.982.8354
Deputy Chief Election Officer Christine Baird 604.990.4233
OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until September 9, 2022 at 4pm. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the City of North Vancouver and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the City of North Vancouver.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING All eligible electors can apply to vote by mail ballot. The mail ballot procedure is as follows: 1. Complete a Mail Ballot Voting application form online through the City’s 2022 election webpage at cnv.org/vote, between August 3 and October 10, 2022. 2. Mail ballot packages with detailed voting instructions will be mailed around September 30, 2022. 3. Complete the ballot and required documents and return the sealed mail ballot package (via mail, in person or by courier) to the Chief Election Officer before 8pm on October 15, 2022. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure that their ballot is returned before the deadline.
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REMEMBRANCES IN MEMORIAM
Carolanne Reynolds
Poet, Grammarian, Monarchist, Community Advocate, and Curious Learner Carol Ann “Carolanne” Reynolds passed away peacefully July 14th, 2022, while on vacation with her beloved husband of 40 years, George Pajari. A proud second-generation Vancouverite, Carolanne was born October 4, 1939. Predeceased by her parents Arthur Reynolds and Anna “Ann” Marie Reynolds née Baumann. After earning a degree in languages and political science at UBC (including time at Carlton and Keio University in Tokyo), she set out to fulfill her lifetime ambition to travel and over the next two decades visited over 100 countries. This included navigating the Mekong in a dugout during the Vietnam War, travelling overland around most of India, translating wine laws in France, and teaching in countries including Australia, South Africa, and the UK. While paused in Vancouver after her third global circumnavigation, the life-long learner met her husband at a wine appreciation course at UBC. They married in 1982 and shortly after George finished a consulting engagement with the World Bank (IBRD) in Washington, DC, they settled down in beautiful West Vancouver. World travel had made Carolanne sincerely appreciate Canada, and she became a passionate advocate for her community and heritage in all its forms.
She was elected Alderman in 1988, and worked tirelessly to protect her beloved West Vancouver from insensitive development and to preserve the heritage of the community. After leaving Council, she continued as a dedicated Council watcher, publishing her newsletter, WestVanMatters, for more than 20 years, the last issue being sent out the day before she passed. Always open to innovation and passionate about making information accessible, she set up the first website covering West Vancouver issues well before the District’s. Her continued community involvement was recognized by a Heritage Award from the District of West Vancouver in 2001 and a second award for Civic Commitment in 2015. In 2000 she started the West Vancouver RoyalTea-bythe-Sea to commemorate the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday and to advocate for the monarchy. The 23rd annual RoyalTea will be held August 13 in Dundarave Park. Visit RoyalTea.ca for details. Her tireless community involvement included countless committees, boards, foundations and societies making her a well known community force. So much so, her husband would jokingly introduce himself as “Mr. Carolanne Reynolds”.
Her interest in language in general, and correct usage in particular, was renowned. Misplaced or missing apostrophes were Carolanne Reynolds’s bête noire. She felt language misuse was a disservice to newcomers learning English and felt civil servants and journalists in particular should set a good example. Many received notes gently reminding them about points of grammar and pronunciation. When Lynn Truss’s book on grammar (Eats,Shoots & Leaves) was published, the Vancouver Sun returned the favour by asking Carolanne to write the paper’s book review. A talented poet, her haiku have been published both in Canada and Japan. One of her last poems was written shortly before her death: Enjoy, cherish ev’ryday No one ever knows which will be the last A memorial and celebration of life will be held at 2pm, September 9th at St. Stephen’s in West Vancouver. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated in lieu of flowers.
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REMEMBRANCES IN MEMORIAM
YONER, Freda Marie
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Freda Marie Yoner on June 23, 2022 at the age of 82 in Langley, BC. Freda was a beloved mother, sister and friend. She was proud to have volunteered for many years to the communities of Langley and North Vancouver. There will be no formal service. Please make any donations in Freda’s name to the Diabetes Society.
FERGUSON, Margaret I. February 28, 1922 − July 13, 2022 Shortly after her 100th birthday, Margaret left us to be with her beloved husband of 65 years, Cameron. Missing her longtime presence are Heather (Keith), Ian (Keren), Duncan, and granddaughters Kate and Laura. She was predeceased by her brother Stewart, sister Sheila and daughter−in−law Gig. Mom was a girl of the Prairies, born and raised on a farm southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan. She left the farm as a young woman to become a stenographer, working in the executive offices at the Wheat Pool in Regina. Family legend has it that she stuck out a leg and tripped up the young man walking by her desk. They were married in 1950 and would be together for the next 65 years. In 1958 they moved to North Vancouver, joining other young families settling in the Highlands area. Mom was always very proud of her garden and spent many hours with Dad working together. In later years, Cam and Margaret were able to travel and experience some of the world. Caring for others was an important part of who she was − they were involved in the North Shore branch of the Arthritis Society and, as a team, delivered Meals −on−Wheels for 25 years. She was an avid quilter, with one of her projects winning ribbons at the PNE. Highlands Church played a central role in Margaret’s and Cam’s lives, and it was here that many longtime friendships were made. Margaret was an active, outgoing and caring person, always on the lookout for someone who might need a hand or for a job that needed doing. She lived a full, rich life with great friends and a family that loved her − as good a life as we could all wish for. A celebration of Margaret’s life will be held at Highlands United Church on August 12th at 11am.
Clayton Richard Long March 4, 1973 - July 28, 2020 We have not forgotten that contagious smile. We will always remember your laughter, your wit, your special talents like cooking, gardening, photography, making people laugh and making movies. Your patience, perseverance, kindness and charisma was noticed by all and these are all buried deep in our hearts forever. “He reached out from on high and grasped me; He drew me out of the deep waters. He set me free and rescued me, because He loves me.” PSALMS 17 (17-20)
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MELTON, Garry William December 29, 1941 - July 1, 2022 With great sadness, we inform you Garry Melton passed peacefully on Friday, July 1, 2022 at Lions Gate Hospital. Garry made many lifelong friends at North Van High and met his high school sweetheart, Penny Roach. After 35 years with B.C. Tel, he retired to enjoy golfing and caring for his grandchildren. Garry was a truly devoted and treasured husband, father, Papa and friend with an incredibly generous spirit and a wonderful sense of humour. His Cariboo home gave the family and friends a wonderful place to unwind. Garry is so missed by his soulmate, Penny (Roach) Melton; daughters: Kenna (Sean), grandchildren, James and Genoa; Paige (Michael), grandchildren, Braeden and Caeley; and Laura (Mike), grandchild, Cameron. He also leaves behind his sisters, brother, many nieces, nephews, cousins and lifelong friends. A Celebration of Garry’s Life will be held at Seymour Golf and Country Club located at 3723 Mount Seymour Parkway, North Vancouver, on August 30, 2022 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. If you would like to attend, please RSVP Laura Macleod at lauramacleod@yahoo.ca by August 23rd, 2022.
GRIFFITHS, Renate Renate Griffiths was born December 7, 1929, in Heidelberg, Germany. She passed away peacefully at Lions Gate Hospital on July 21, 2022. She is predeceased by her much-loved husband Don, and her brother Frank Foulkes. She is survived by her son Anthony Rowe, her two stepdaughters Janet and Jerri Griffiths; her goddaughter Susan Heyes; her granddaughter Megan (Doug) McKendry; and 4 great grandchildren: Dylan, Nevaeh, Nayeli and Travis. Renate is also survived, by her sister Rosemary (Tony) Somers and her sister-in-law Mary Foulkes, both of whom live in England. Renate escaped from Nazi Germany, in 1939, with her brother Frank, as part of the Kinder Transport. Her parents were able to follow them to England. After completing her nursing training at the Royal Free Hospital in London in 1953, she immigrated to Canada. She worked as a registered nurse upon arrival in Canada in Wainwright, then at Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver, at Lakeshore General in Pointe Claire, PQ, and at Lions Gate. She continued to pursue her education, working her way up to the ICU, and then going back to BCIT to become a Psychiatric Nurse. Her final career as a handwriting analyst and document examiner fulfilled her greatest passion, although she hated testifying in court. In 1957, she met and married Reginald Rowe, and was blessed in 1958 with her son Anthony. In 1977, she married Don Griffiths, whom she always described as the love of her life. They lived together on the North Shore, first in North Van and then West Vancouver for their entire marriage.
SMITH, Roger
With deep sadness we announce the passing of our dear father, Roger Anthony Smith. Born in North Van February 1, 1946. He died peacefully in his sleep July 3, 2022 from colon cancer and is finally free from his pain. He is survived by his two daughters Deanna and Pamela, step daughters, grand kids, great grand kids and many dear close friends. We will be celebrating our father’s life on Sunday September 4th from 1pm - 5pm at the North Shore Alano Club where he loved to spend so many social moments with the people he enjoyed. Come join us in celebrating this great man at 176 E. 2nd St. North Van, this will be pot luck.
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Renate had a lifelong interest in art, devoting her free time to sculpting, graphic arts and painting. She was an avid walker. Like her late husband, she had an active interest in community and current affairs. Prior to her death she met regularly with a current affairs group at the West Vancouver Senior Centre. Above all, she treasured her friends and family. She valued their love and support. She was overwhelmed that so many people took the time to visit or contact her while she was in the hospital. Renate requested cremation. A Celebration of Life will be held at Hollyburn Funeral Home in West Vancouver on August 27th from 1pm to 3pm. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice. Renate’s favorite charities included Doctors without Borders, Knowledge Network and the Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver.
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Beverley Finlay, former resident of the North Shore, died peacefully at her home in Bath, Ontario of natural causes.
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Beverley moved with her family to West Vancouver in September of 1967 from Toronto. She spent most of the 1970s teaching at both West Vancouver and Sentinel Secondary Schools.
PAHR, Margaret May Margaret was born on June 21 1930, in Sydney Australia to parents, Hilda and Ernest Pender. She was survived by her younger sister, and her niece and nephews. Margaret moved to Vancouver when she was 24 years old after completing her degree from Sydney University. She then pursued further education in library science and began a career as a librarian at UBC in 1966, from which she retired in 1987. She met her late husband, Gustav Pahr, in Vancouver on the ski hills and was married to Gustav Pahr for nearly 45 years before his passing. Margaret was an avid hiker, skier and loved to travel. In her later years she was a Tai Chi instructor and volunteered with the Taoist Tai Chi society. She was surrounded by friends and loved ones and was a beloved member in her community. Margaret sadly suffered a stroke that ultimately led to her passing at the hospice on the North Shore.
Beverley is survived by husband David, daughter Margot, son James, granddaughters Quinn and Jamie, nieces Alison, Julia and Jennifer, and nephew Bruce. She was very much loved and will be greatly missed.
Joy passed away peacefully, with her sisters at her bedside, on August 4, 2022. She is predeceased by her Dad, Jack, in 2018. She is survived by her Mom, Mavis, sisters Anne and Janet, brother Paul, niece Emma, and nephews James, and Jack. Joy was born on October 14, 1962, in Nanaimo, BC. She graduated from VGH School of Nursing in February, 1985. She devoted her nursing career to the O.R. at Lions Gate Hospital for 30 years.
MACMILLAN, Douglas Thomas Lockhart March 26, 1931 − July 30, 2022 After 91 wonderful years, our father, grandad, teammate and friend peacefully passed on July 30th in Comox, BC. He will be dearly missed by his children Bruce (Judy), Jane and Ross (Kimberly), his grandchildren Tayler, Lauren and Jamison, and extended family in Vancouver, Alberta and Oregon.
SHEARS, Kathleen (Kitty) Dasta 1941 - 2022 Formerly from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and Bellingham, Washington; died peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022. She is survived by her husband Dennis and four children Leslie Dreler (Brad), S. Christopher Dasta, J. Gregory Dasta (Marcella), K. Jeffery Dasta; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Kathleen received her degree in Psychology from California State College, California, Pa. in 1977. She was employed with Trans World Airlines as a reservation agent from 1977 - 1979, and retired as a flight attendant with US Airways from 1979-1994. Kathleen loved to travel and spend time with her children and grandchildren who gave her the name “EIO” because she would rock them to sleep singing “Old Macdonald”. Kathleen resided in West Vancouver. A celebration of life will be held in Phoenix, Arizona.
TOOVEY, Elizabeth “Joy” October 14, 1962 - August 4, 2022
Born in Vancouver, he attended Britannia High School and UBC (BComm 1955), where he captained the varsity rugby team, eventually earning a place in the UBC Big Block Club. Upon graduation he joined the Hudson Bay Company, where he worked for 34 years in various management positions in Vancouver and Montreal. He married his high school sweetheart Audrey Butler in 1958, and they would go on to raise a family over 35 years. Upon retirement In 1991, he took his dream trip to 26 Major League Baseball stadiums with long time pal Doug Davis and always had a special place in his heart for the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays. He was a fixture at the North Shore Winter Club well into his eighties and loved playing bridge with his HBC friends. He could also be found at the Knight & Day restaurant with his ex−Britannia Rugby pals and playing cards and traveling to California, Mexico and the Caribbean with longtime companion Yvonne Hughes. Later in life he would settle in the Comox Valley at Little River, BC, where he was lovingly cared for by daughter Jane Carson and regularly received visits from family and friends.
Joy loved travelling with her best friend, Kathryn, working on medical missions in Guatemala, her book club, and knitting. Joy was famous for her homemade antipasto and dill pickles! She was a kind and generous person, who always put her family first. She will be forever missed. Mass of Christian Burial to be held at St. Stephens Catholic Church (24th Street at Mountain Highway, North Vancouver), on Saturday, August 13th, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.
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TAYLOR, Mark Andrew Mark passed peacefully on May 16, 2022, age 53, at his home in the beautiful Victoria Park area of North Vancouver. He was born June 8, 1968 in Kingston, Ontario, and was the youngest of three boys. The family moved to North Vancouver from Ontario in 1976. As Mark grew up he excelled at skiing and in soccer, becoming Captain of his soccer team. When he started working as a bartender at Earls he joined their ski team and they brought home many trophies.
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Smokey is a gray and white, large, friendly, indoor-outdoor, neutered, middle-aged (5-6 years) cat looking for a home with a senior and/or family. His owner, W. Victor Smith, recently passed away in North Vancouver. For information, please contact Joanne Smith: caverdvmjo@yahoo.com or 301-651-4835.
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Judy had a driving curiosity for knowledge and our world. She spent most of her teaching career in North Vancouver schools. Judy sought new challenges and travel adventures in unique places. She was an avid hiker, runner, biker, curler, scuba diver, kayaker, skier, lawn bowler, bridge player, reader and coach. Judy lived life her way, but sadly, it was cut short by brain tumours. She leaves behind her sister Keri James, nieces, nephew and longtime friends.
Mark graduated in engineering at the University of Victoria and went on to have a career at Honeywell designing equipment for the pulp and paper industry. Mark was preceded in his passing by his mother Patricia. Mark is survived by his father Les, and his brothers Graeme and David. Mark will always be remembered as a kind, soft spoken soul. Mark had a spinal injury as a young man, which deteriorated over the years into him being disabled. Yet, he was always polite and considerate of others. He will be greatly missed. He was a wonderful son, brother and best friend. If you would like the details of our upcoming Celebration of Life for Mark, please contact the family at: lestaylor1942@gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations to Spinal Injury BC would be appreciated.
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