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Mark Sager has been elected mayor of West Vancouver for a four-year term.

Polls closed at 8 p.m. Saturday night. With 6,082 votes, Sager won the race handily, beating incumbent Mary-Ann Booth who finished with 2,833, former council member Marcus Wong (2,436) and real estate agent Teresa De Cotiis (80).

Sager ran on a campaign of preserving quality of life for West Vancouver’s current residents, respecting neighbourhood character and keeping a close eye on local taxes. He’s also promised to expand the Blue Bus to include an on-demand van service to take passengers from the bus stops to their homes.

“To our constituents, I’ve got to say: my most sincere thanks. You’ve given me a great honour and I look forward to serving you and hope we can bring the community together,” Sager said following his landslide win.

Those elected to council are incumbents Nora Gambioli, Sharon Thompson and Peter Lambur, newcomers Linda Watt and Scott Snider, as well as Christine Cassidy, who served one term on council from 2014-2018.

At their post-election party in Ambleside, Sager introduced his allies Lambur, Watt, Snider and Thompson as the “core” of the new council.

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It was a civic catch-22 in the city and district of North Vancouver this election, with lacklustre voter engagement and not much in the way of major issues to drive people to the polls.

Mark Sager gets ready to go to work as the new mayor of West Vancouver after topping incumbent Mary-Ann Booth in Saturday’s municipal election. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

Both Linda Buchanan and Mike Little were re-elected Saturday evening for their second terms as mayors in North Vancouver city and district, respectively. Buchanan can boast a clearer mandate with 1,350 more votes than rival Guy Heywood, whereas twotime councillor Mathew Bond was just 322 votes short of unseating Little.

Councils will remain dominated by incumbents: Tony Valente, Don Bell, Angela Girard, Jessica McIlroy and Holly Back in the city will be joined by newcomer Shervin Shahriari, taking the seat left by Tina Hu, who didn’t run for re-election.

Returning to district council are Jordan Back, Lisa Muri, Jim Hanson and Betty Forbes. Newly elected to council are Catherine Pope and Herman Mah, taking seats left by Bond and Megan Curren. The latter didn’t run for re-election, stating that she was leaving after one term to make room for younger candidates.

In terms of voter turnout, it was a slouch in both municipalities, with less than a quarter of eligible voters casting their ballot.

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“I feel really good,” the incumbent said following her win, surrounded by beaming friends and family in city hall.

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Continued from page 1 In contrast, more than a third of eligible voters voted in West Vancouver, where a plan for a B-Line bus service split the community in 2019, and debate continues over the fate of a proposed arts centre.

There was noticeably less division in the North Vancouvers, with the majority of candidates agreeing that more needed to be done to improve key issues like transportation and housing affordability.

Mayoral hopeful Bond did distinguish himself somewhat, telling voters he was a candidate for change, promising a more progressive approach to governance. But in the end, more residents chose to stick with what they know.

“I’m terrible at hockey,” said Little, having a laugh at the location of his election party at Canlan Ice Sports off Mount Seymour Parkway. On a more serious note, he highlighted the low voter turnout, stating that an un-engaged voter base is a “big challenge.” “[A little more than] 20 per cent is not where an educated community like the District of North Vancouver should be – it should be one of the leading municipalities in terms of voter turnout,” he said, while vowing to work with senior levels of government on priorities like housing and transit “as early as we possibly can.”

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There will be a few new faces among the familiar ones at the North Vancouver Board of Education this term.

Three experienced trustees in the City of North Vancouver – Christie Sacre, Megan Higgins and Mary Tasi Baker – all opted not to run for election this time around. In their places, newcomers Daniel Anderson (with 5,593 votes), Lailani Tumaneng (with 4,531 votes) and Antje Wilson (with 4,414 votes) will join incumbents from the District of North Vancouver, who all reclaimed their seats on Saturday.

They include Linda Munro (who was elected in a byelection partway through the last term and reclaimed her seat with 8,358 votes), former board chair George Tsiakos (who won with 7,716 votes), and current board chair Kulvir Mann (who won with 7,157 votes) – who will also serve their second terms on the board.

Longtime school trustee Cyndi Gerlach also reclaimed her seat at the board (with 5,705 votes).

In West Vancouver, four of the five incumbent school trustees were re-elected. There will be one new face at the table, however.

Newcomer Felicia Zhu was elected (with 5,411 votes) to the school board.

She joins incumbents Lynne Block (with 6,164 votes), current board chair Carolyn Broady (with 6,118 votes), Nicole Brown (with 5,844 votes), and Dave Stevenson (with 4,814 votes). Trustee Sheelah Donahue was defeated.

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Illegal hostel hostess Emily Yu jailed for disobeying court order BRENT RICHTER

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What started as a dispute between North Vancouver strata neighbours has ended in jail time for Emily Yu, the woman who ran an illegal 15-bed hostel out of her three-bedroom townhouse in Central Lonsdale.

A North Vancouver provincial court judge handed down a 30-day jail sentence for Yu Friday morning after she was found guilty of disobeying a court order. It follows a protracted court process dating back to 2017.

Yu had been ordered by the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal to comply with her

strata’s bylaws and stop using her home for short-term rentals, which she had advertised as the Oasis Hostel on airbnb and hostelworld.com. Neighbours told the court it was “hell” living next to the constant disruptions, security concerns and late-night partying and drug use in the hostel. Yu was later found in contempt of court and fined $5,000 for continuing to flout the strata’s bylaws and the judge’s orders.

Yu eventually complied with the bylaws and shut down the short-term rental business, but she failed to pay back $52,100 in legal bills her strata racked up in the court process, as she had been required to do, and

a B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered that Yu’s unit be seized and sold.

In November 2020, court-appointed sheriffs and real estate agents came to show the townhouse to a prospective buyer, but Yu had padlocked the gate and refused them entry, resulting in her arrest and a criminal charge of disobeying a court order.

Throughout her trial, Yu demonstrated a “contempt for the process and the rule of law,” Judge Joanne Challenger said in her sentencing decision on Friday.

“She was often argumentative, accusatory and defiant,” Challenger said, adding that Yu insisted that witnesses in the case and

even the judge were imposters, and that she had been the victim of identity fraud. Yu was routinely late to court and failed to turn her cellphone off, as directed.

Yu blamed her lack of compliance with the court order on a poor understanding of English, which Challenger said was “ludicrous” given her obvious competence in English at trial and in her life outside the court process.

“At the time of the offence, Ms. Yu was capable of responding rationally to the circumstances, and had a full understanding of the nature and validity of the orders and Continued on page 39

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Six helicopters were deployed to help fight a wildfire which ignited in West Vancouver Friday, scooping water from nearby Whyte Lake. WEST VANCOUVER FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES

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A two-hectare wildfire in West Vancouver that spilled smoke over the district early Friday morning and saw firefighters controlling the blaze through the weekend is now out.

As of Monday, the Eagle Ridge wildfire had been extinguished, local fire chiefs said.

According to district spokesperson Carrie Gadsby, crews from West Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services will continue to monitor and tour the site in the coming days out of extra caution.

Staff with environmental expertise have conducted an inspection and determined there was minimal damage to the forest and mature trees, she said.

While an investigation has been underway since Saturday, there was no word on a possible cause as of press time.

Trail closures remain in effect for nearby sections of the Trans Canada Trail, trailheads from Northwoods Drive in upper Caulfeild, and Eagle Lake Road until further notice.

As the wildfire – burning through a swathe of forest southwest of Eagle Lake – grew to the approximate size of four football fields by noon on Friday, six helicopters were deployed to douse the blaze, according to BC Wildfire Service, scooping up thousands of gallons of water from nearby Whyte Lake.

But as of 4 p.m. that day, helicopters were called off the scene. Ground crews were then able to move onto the scene, after clearing a one-kilometre access route to the remote site.

At that time, a total of 33 firefighters

– 25 from the province and eight from the district – fought the blaze on the ground until nightfall. On foot, firefighters focused their efforts underground, pulling up material from the forest floor to completely put out the fire.

Favourable conditions, with cool temperatures and no wind, prevailed through to Saturday, allowing ground crews to make good progress and get the wildfire contained, the district said.

As air quality in the region became worse into Sunday, it wasn’t due to the Eagle Ridge fire, which had moved into a clean-up stage at the time with “no additional smoke from there,” Gadsby said.

Air quality advisories have been extended throughout the Metro Vancouver region over the past week, resulting from wildfires burning near Chilliwack Lake, Hope, Harrison Lake and in Washington, as well as Eagle Ridge while the fire was burning.

A separate, much smaller brush fire broke out near the 300-block of Millstream Road in West Vancouver Oct. 11, which assistant fire chief Matt Furlot said had the potential to be a lot worse.

Furlot added that firefighters were lucky to respond to that blaze in short order, due to a quick report from a citizen in the area.

“It had tremendous potential to become larger,” Furlot said. “It’s very dangerous right now.”

Given the extremely dry conditions this fall, North Shore fire chiefs are asking the public to be very diligent with their behaviour and to report any signs of wildfires.

Any unsafe fire activities can be reported to 604-543-6700.

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NEWSBRIEFS THIEF ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE AWAY LOADED AUTO TRANSPORT

A would-be thief who tried to drive away with multiple cars from a dealership in North Vancouver – while they were still loaded on to an auto transport vehicle – had the brakes put on his scheme after being tackled by the transport driver and arrested shortly after the attempt.

The brazen attempt to drive off with the transporter full of brand-new vehicles happened in the early hours Thursday in the 1600-block of Marine Drive, where at least two auto dealers are located. The driver of the transporter was unloading vehicles at about 1:45 a.m. when “he noticed someone inside the vehicle,” said Const.

Mansoor Sahak, spokesperson for the North Vancouver RCMP. Sahak said the man inside the cab was “struggling to drive it away” when the real driver noticed and physically wrestled the would-be rig thief out of the vehicle. At that point the man fled and the driver called police.

Officers found a suspect matching the description near Capilano Road and Marine Drive. A man in his 40s, from the Squamish area, was arrested for breaching several previous court-ordered conditions and is

being held in custody pending charge approval, said Sahak.

“It’s definitely unusual,” said Sahak about the attempted auto transport theft. “We don’t often see something so brazen.”

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FIREWORKS BAN LIKELY IF DRY WEATHER PERSISTS

Some spark might be taken away from this year’s spooky season to protect our unseasonably dry forests.

Fire departments across the North Shore are considering a fireworks ban, in light of the currently elevated fire danger rating resulting from a lack of rain and warmer-than-average temperatures.

“The forests are extremely dry and can ignite very easily, as we have seen [on Friday] with West Van Fire and BC Wildfire Service responding to the Eagle Ridge fire,” reads a joint statement from fire chiefs at District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, North Vancouver City Fire Department and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue.

With Halloween at the end of the month, fireworks permitting processes in the districts of West Van and North Van would usually begin Oct. 24.

“If, however, the fire danger rating remains ‘high’ at that time, the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue may make the decision not to authorize any permits in order to protect the safety of our trees, properties and residents,” the statement continues. It really is about the fire risk, said Donna Powers, spokesperson for the District of West Vancouver.

“If it doesn’t change dramatically in the coming days, a ban is likely,” she said, adding that even when the fire risk isn’t as high as it is now, fireworks still have the potential to start forest fires. Typically, residents can buy a $5 permit that allows them to set off fireworks on private property between 5 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 31.

The City of North Van has a permanent ban on the sale, purchase, possession or discharge of fireworks of any kind, although a private event in The Shipyards was licensed in September, drawing questions from nearby residents.

Fire chiefs are reminding residents that fireworks, open flames and smoking are all strictly prohibited in parks and forested areas at all times.

“We’ve seen how fast wildfires can spread in other urban areas and the North Shore is extremely vulnerable.”

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nother round of North Shore local government elections is in the books. As always, incumbents have done well, with almost all being re-elected.

Across the three councils, there are just seven new faces (or old faces that have reappeared after time away).

So what do our new councils mean for the direction of the North Shore?

Surprisingly not that much.

Despite the new members of council, the balance of power between progressives and conservatives did not shift at any of them.

City of North Vancouver council will likely continue to add new housing and transportation options. District of North Vancouver council will likely favour the status quo. And the District of West Vancouver will likely look much the same in four years as it does today.

Whether and how these strategies will address the snowballing challenges our region and our planet face remains to be seen. We do look forward to some new ideas and motions being added to our council agendas this term.

We congratulate all those who’ve been elected. It’s a monumental task. We salute everyone who ran. It takes tremendous courage and effort. By most accounts, it was a clean and orderly campaign that we can all be proud of.

What we can’t be proud of is our absolutely pathetic voter turnout – 22.6 per cent in the two North Vancouvers, and 35.2 per cent in West Vancouver.

In a couple weeks’ time, we’ll be wearing poppies in memory of those who gave their lives so we could have the right to choose our leaders. Staying home on election day is a sorry way to honour their sacrifice.

Sager faces some tricky tests in return to mayor’s chair KIRK LAPOINTE

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When Mark Sager was last mayor, water was free and we paid for music.

Jean Chrétien was at 24 Sussex, Bill Clinton was in the White House, The Spice Girls were huge, and a whopping 1.5 million Canadian households had Internet service in gambling it would amount to something.

They say in life that you can never go back. Case in point: Doug McCallum in Surrey.

But you can try. Case in point again: Doug McCallum in Surrey.

Sager, District of West Vancouver mayor from 1990 to 1996, tried his first comeback in the weeks before the 2018 election and fell a starting NFL lineup short of victory votes.

On Saturday, no contest. He and a slate of four chosen ones (Peter Lambur, Sharon Thompson, Linda Watt and Scott Snider) replicated what Ken Sim and his ABC slate did in Vancouver: a sweep and the reins to govern.

How he uses his reins in his reign will be his style’s telling signature, because Sager’s pledge to “work toward consensus” is a

lovely to-do but by no means a mandatory must-do. Returning councillor Nora Gambioli and former councillor Christine Cassidy need not be courted, but let’s hope.

The turnover this election on council was far from sleepy and reflected the profound municipal change provincially in Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Kelowna, Cranbrook and White Rock. Conventional wisdom is that people were tired of the performances and prepared to take risks.

It’s likely more that they had been tired of taking risks in their local governments and just wanted a back-to-basics administration again. They shifted away from left-leaning leadership in many locales. The prevailing economic winds call for that.

What’s ahead for West Vancouver can only be a guess. In 2018 we hadn’t learned of the coronavirus; today we can’t wait to forget about it. There is no crisis issue upon this incoming government, but there are a few tricky roads just over the hill.

The first one might surprise: health care.

Our system is much more broken than it at first appears. We can’t get enough young people to sign on to take care of enough old

people. Our wait times are figuratively and literally killing people. And the local impact isn’t lost on municipal leaders, even if it’s a provincial jurisdiction, so they’ve started to apply the heat and will need to turn it up on Victoria, which of course is turning it up on Ottawa. The next four years will further prove the mess we’re in and mayors and councils will need to participate to ensure communities get efficient and relevant resources in place.

Of course, heat conducts in each direction, and the housing heat started in Ottawa, is flowing through Victoria, and is going to hit communities to build, build, build. The NDP government is clear that plans and permitting need to accelerate or it will intervene constitutionally to do so. This is not an idle threat, because in its struggle to retain power, this housing gambit secures many of the NDP’s ridings in the province. Sager and his team are eager to get the Ambleside and Taylor Way local area plans completed, so that ought to help.

Affordability is never not an issue any longer, and notably absent from the campaign were commitments to ease the

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taxpayer burden. We’re amidst a permitting backlog, our infrastructure is comparably expensive thanks to geography, and we lack the commercial tax base to relent on property taxes, but this is not a time for expansive public spending.

Traffic is something to complain about and rarely something to be fixed, but this council needs to be serious about sustainable mobility in a way it hasn’t, particularly as an effort on addressing affordability.

Sager wants a last- and first-mile mini-bus service to and from homes. (I’d give serious consideration to free rush-hour public transit as a pilot project.)

Before anything, though, some family therapy on its own working dynamic. In the last council, personal fissures paralyzed any progress on policy priorities, with a cold energy in the room and on Zoom.

Their laconic meetings need a longer consent agenda and a shorter duration.

Please, the public deserves a performance with more than occasional seven-part harmony.

Kirk LaPointe is publisher and editor-in-chief of BIV and vice-president, editorial, of Glacier Media. He is also a West Vancouverite.

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MAILBOX ‘I WILL PAY YOUR KINDNESS FORWARD’

An open letter to the Good Samaritan who returned my wallet on Saturday, Oct. 15: You didn’t leave your name or contact details when you dropped my wallet off with my next-door neighbours, so I can’t share this with you directly, but I hope you get the chance to see this. Or maybe someone you know who knows about your kind act will see this message and pass it along to you.

I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for seeing a wallet on the ground at the Westmount Chevron and taking the time to drive to the North Van address on the ID and return it, all contents included. You didn’t have to do that, and many people wouldn’t, but you did, and it made a bad week (that was looking to get worse) a whole lot better.

Today you helped remind me, and everyone else with me in that moment, that good people doing good things are all around us. I’m so appreciative of your help and I wish I could thank you personally. I will pay your kindness forward.

Stephanie Langlois North Vancouver

LIGHT RAIL BEST MEETS OUR NEEDS

Dear Editor:

Re: Other Voices: Another Call for Light Rail to the North Shore, Oct. 8 commentary.

Light rail for the North Shore is brilliant.

Existing rail lines are one of the least used, most accessible corridors for rapid transit.

Why not go whole hog and put in light rail/rapid transit between Dollarton and Squamish via the SeaBus terminal similar to the Westcoast Express with stops en route such as Mountain Highway, Park Royal, Dundarave, Caulfeild and Lions Bay. This would address the ongoing [RapidBus] issues, access the growing Howe Sound communities and perhaps provide some relief to the Upper Levels.

Rob Ellaway West Vancouver

Dear Editor:

Stephan Nieweler’s commentary on the benefits of building LRT to link the rest of Metro to the North Shore make a lot of sense to me. I have seen how LRT can service cities like Calgary so that infrastructure fits in existing neighbourhoods at grade but uses some tunnelling and raised sections or built within medians of major roadways.

As Stephan points out, this can be built at a fraction of the cost of fully tunnelled rail. A couple of cautions, based on Calgary’s experience, are to pay attention to pedestrian safety around at-grade stations and to design LRT to limit traffic bottlenecks at interfaces of LRT and busy roadways (Deerfoot and Trans-Canada Highway in Calgary is a mess). That said,

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in Calgary, ridership has been strong and grows at a faster rate than population growth.

Calgary’s LRT started in 1981, and currently the system is adding another new, 18-kilometre-long southeast leg with tunnelling downtown and at-grade infrastructure through inner city communities and outlying communities.

This approach should be looked at more seriously for the North Shore, and soon, to address the horrendous traffic congestion between Burnaby and the North Shore that persists despite recent highway improvements.

Mark Sherrington Central Lonsdale

EBY SHOULDN’T RELY ON STRATAS TO HELP EASE RENTAL CRISIS

Dear Editor:

By eliminating the rental control bylaw for stratas, B.C. NDP leadership candidate David Eby would create two classes of homeowners.

Imagine the government forces you to rent out your basement, but you cannot interview or select your tenant. You also cannot collect any rent, but you have to deal with the complaints that your neighbours make because of loud music or any other kind of disturbances. Sounds kind of crazy and far fetched, but that is exactly the impact on stratas if they are losing their right to restrict rentals in their building.

A strata building is not equipped to deal with renters effectively, because the rental contract is between the owner of a unit and the renter. The strata cannot interview, select, fine or evict a problem tenant. That is up to the owner/landlord of that unit and some are not effective in dealing with any problem. They just collect the rent and let the other owners live with problem.

Strata buildings are homes. The owners invest not only money to purchase the unit or approve funds for keeping the complex updated and in good shape, but the strata also relies on owners volunteering time to run strata councils, etc. Rental companies have professional staff who deal with tenants, while a strata building is mainly volunteer/owner driven.

Many years ago, our building accepted rentals and the ownership then voted for a no-rental bylaw, and our building turned from living in “housing” to actually living in a home.

Most renters did not cause any problems and interacted well with their neighbours, but the few problem renters have had such a strong and long-lasting negative impact on the strata and the quality of living.

The tools for the strata to address and manage rental problems are simply insufficient. Renting is a complex business and should be left to professionals.

Hans Opelka Central Lonsdale

Jonathan Wilkinson NORTH VANCOUVER’S MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

October 19th, 2022

United against a vile regime The protests that have convulsed Iran the past four weeks have reverberated throughout the international community and continue to have a profound impact on the North Shore of BC’s Lower Mainland, where one in ten residents is of Iranian descent.

My constituency office continues to field many, many calls from people intensely worried for friends and family in Iran… from those urging Canada to forcefully condemn Iran’s vile theocratic regime… and from some concerned the tentacles of fear that have ruled Iran for over 40 years have crept into our local community.

The images and reports of the protests are agonizing. The resolve and bravery of the women at the forefront of the defence of their most basic human rights is humbling and inspiring.

Acts of courage Change begins with individual acts of courage.

Thousands of Iranian women are currently risking their lives by walking through city centres without headscarves to defy a regime that has for too long callously demonstrated barbarous cruelty against its own citizens.

It is not clear how many have been killed, but the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights has said at least 201 people – including twenty-three children – have been killed since the protests began.

More than 5,500 are reported to have been arrested. So full are the prisons that warehouses have been requisitioned as detention centres.

Many of the protesters are Iranian youth, with a senior Revolutionary Guard commander saying the average age of many of the arrested is only 15 years. The country’s Education Minister stated that detained school children were being sent to “psychiatric centres” to be “corrected”.

The Canadian Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the continued violent crackdown on those protesting Iran’s oppression of basic human rights – and, in particular, the rights of women.

Strengthening sanctions Canada has long had amongst the toughest measures on Iran of any country in the world. We are now going much further by imposing significant additional sanctions that will raise the international bar in holding Iran accountable.

Ten thousand senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) will be banned from ever entering or doing business in Canada – a measure previously used against regimes that committed war crimes or genocide.

Canada’s approach treats the IRGC as a terrorist entity without interfering in the lives of regular citizens who were merely drafted for mandatory military service in this organization.

We are aggressively expanding targeted economic sanctions against top officials most responsible for Iran’s egregious behaviour. Those listed to date include eighty-three individuals and 176 companies.

Declarations of sanctions are meaningless, though, without resources to enforce those sanctions. Canada is investing $76 million to strengthen our country’s capacity to take action against agents of the regime by freezing assets and combating illicit financial activity.

Close to home The focus of sanctions enforcement will include measures close to home.

I have often heard concerns from individuals within the North Shore Iranian-Canadian community about money laundering and political intimidation by individuals with connections to the Iranian regime who live here in Canada. But there remains concern about publicly identifying them due to the possibility of repercussions for family in Iran.

Let there be no uncertainty about whether Canada has the will or resources to act on concerns such as these. We do and we will.

I have been, and will continue to be, a constant advocate for the IranianCanadian community in Ottawa. As the ongoing courage and resolve of protestors in Iran dissolves the regime’s grip of fear everywhere, including here on the North Shore, we will work tirelessly to ensure that the tentacles of the regime do not affect Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Iranian origin.

Let history record the sacrifice on the streets of Iran as a turning point. And let us echo the chant of the protestors: Hoghoghe zanan, hoghoghe bashar ast.

Women’s rights are human rights.

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A man who smashed a coffee mug on the head of a charging bear in North Vancouver this week says the incident never should have been allowed to escalate so far.

“I want to send a message of peaceful coexistence – that this is a rare incident,” said Chris Springstead. “People are responsible and we failed this bear.”

Springstead was outside, having a coffee near The bear just Mosquito Creek took one look along Montroyal Boulevard, Oct. 11, at me, turned when he noticed a around and, black bear getting head down, into someone’s starting garbage up the coming right street. at me, kind “The bear just took one look at of like a walk me, turned around with purpose. and, head down, CHRIS SPRINGSTEAD starting coming right at me, kind of like a walk with purpose,” he said.

Springstead felt the urge to turn and run, which he thankfully resisted, as that can trigger a bear to attack. Instead, he steeled himself, raised his arms to look big and

“gave a little roar.”

Attempting to stand his ground, though, didn’t do the trick and the bear sped up to a gallop, Springstead said. What happened next, Springstead described as “like instinct.”

“At that moment, I realized, like, I’m in a heap of trouble here, potentially,” he said.

“It started to come off the ground and its paws were coming up. I just swung down, as hard as I could, with a porcelain mug I had and it just exploded over his head.”

The bear reacted to the bonk on the noggin immediately and darted into the bushes before climbing a tree.

“I guess I got lucky,” Springstead said.

“Like, one in a million. I couldn’t even believe what happened.”

Conservation Officer Simon Gravel said the bear was likely not demonstrating predatory behaviour, but was acting to defend its food source. Usually, they will just bluff charge when that happens, he said.

“When we receive a report like this, obviously, we take it very seriously. This man was lucky. He had a very close encounter.

He could have been injured by the bear,” he said. “He didn’t do anything wrong. He did the right thing.... He had to hit the bear to defend himself.”

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HANGING UP THE HELMET

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Being a firefighter hadn’t always been a career goal for Haida Fortier, mainly because she had never been aware it was one that existed.

To a young Fortier, firefighters were big burly men with Popeye-style muscles and a bushy upper lip. Now, as the 55-year-old enters her retirement and reflects on a career that has spanned multiple divisions in the North Vancouver City Fire Department and District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, not pursuing a role simply because of gender seems absurd.

For the past two decades, Fortier has worked tirelessly to smash misconceptions about the firefighting industry. Most notably with Camp Ignite, a girls’ firefighting camp that she created with a group of other firefighting women in 2010.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to be a big part of the way things have changed over the past 20 years or so,” Fortier says over the phone from her new home on Vancouver Island, where she’s settling into her first few days of retirement.

“We weren’t really seeing a lot of growth of women coming into the fire service – it was around three-to-five per cent for quite a long time. This meant that, from a grassroots perspective, those of us on the front lines were able to come together to really make

Firefighter Haida Fortier is retiring after over two decades working in multiple divisions in the North Vancouver City Fire Department and District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services. COURTESY HAIDA FORTIER a difference.”

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“It’s about giving them mentorship and support, and opening their eyes at young ages to the possibility of a career in the fire service,” she said, adding how there are many women who, “if they don’t see it, it’s hard to

imagine being it.”

She recalls her own penny-drop moment: stumbling across her first female firefighter while doing committee clerk work for the City of Vancouver in her early twenties. She had always been “entranced” with the emergency services, but had never known women could succeed in the field.

“I saw this woman and was like, ‘Oh my god, women can be firefighters too?’ I had no idea.”

The chance happening ignited a fire in the belly that ensured Fortier would flourish in firefighting, no matter which area she chose to work in.

“I have taken this really unique path where there isn’t really all that much that I haven’t done in the fire service,” she said, reflecting on a career that began in administration – learning all the behind-the-scenes work like finance, payroll and company bylaws – passed through dispatch work and wound up primarily in fire prevention. Fortier completed her twenty-one year career with the North Vancouver City Fire Department as captain, and her succeeding years at the District of North Vancouver as assistant fire chief.

Her collection of certificates garnered over the years could collage an entire office wall, and her side projects continue to grow and impact swathes of female firefighters. Earlier this year, Fortier and six firefighting comrades created Fire Services Women BC, a new non-profit that supports women in all areas of firefighting, including volunteers, those who work in the military, others who tackle wildfires and women who work in First Nations communities. A thriving support network, it is a safe space for discussions on everything from job growth to maternity leave.

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Voter turnout plummeted in the two North Vancouver municipalities in the 2022 local government elections, while West Vancouver’s declined slightly.

According to unofficial results published on election night, just 22.6 per cent of eligible voters in the city and district of North Vancouver cast ballots in the election. That’s down sharply from 33.8 per cent in CNV and 36.6 per cent in DNV, in 2018.

In the District of West Vancouver, meanwhile, 35.2 per cent of eligible residents voted, down from 38.3 per cent in the last election.

The average voter turnout across B.C. this time around was about 37 per cent.

Reading the tea leaves of voter turnout is a difficult practice, said UBC political science professor and Lynn Valley resident Gerald Baier, but there are a number of factors at play. The fact the two incumbent mayors won re-election in North Vancouver suggests a level of complacency among the voter base, he said.

“There’s maybe less of a sense of that need for change,” he said. Baier said the campaigns on the North Shore lacked major hot-button issues that had everyone talking, and candidates across the political spectrum tended to speak on the same themes.

“Here, there wasn’t a big, big policy issue like the Surrey Police or something,” he said.

“My son’s Grade 5 class had almost everybody come through and he said they all said

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The absence of political parties at the local level on the North Shore could also be a factor, Baier said. Municipal parties are better at raising awareness about their campaigns than independent candidates, especially if they have volunteers and party infrastructure that overlaps with provincial and federal parties. And parties do help distinguish candidates’ policies from one another, he said.

Still, there were enough lawn signs out and voting was easy enough that no one can claim to have not known about the election or had difficulty with casting their ballot, Baier said.

“All those things maybe make a perfect storm that leads to more dampened enthusiasm for the act of voting,” he said. And Baier added, even with lower turnouts, the newly elected councils remain legitimate.

“Everyone had an opportunity. I think not voting is also an exercise of franchise. Just in a less satisfying way,” he said. Baier said there is some room for optimism that voter turnout will rebound, based on the student vote programs run in the local schools.

“The levels of enthusiasm for school kids during the student vote, I think, was probably pretty high so hopefully that’s a sign that they’ll follow through,” he said. “That is if they can afford to live in the district after they graduate high school.”

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Woman sentenced to time served for attack on 97-year-old JANE SEYD

part in a psychiatric evaluation.

A woman who randomly punched a 97-year-old war veteran near West Vancouver’s Centennial Seawalk, breaking the man’s glasses and causing cuts to his face, will be released from jail after spending over four months in custody.

Unprovoked stranger attack Crown counsel Mark Slay described the attack as an unprovoked and “brutal assault” on then-97-year-old Joseph McCaig, as he was returning from grocery shopping on his electric scooter along Bellevue Avenue.

In court Thursday, McCaig told the judge, as he approached the busy intersection of Bellevue and 17th Street he saw a woman sitting in a chair, “calling out things I didn’t understand.”

He was partway across the crosswalk when “I was struck by a blow of some kind,” said McCaig. “My glasses were knocked to the ground.”

McCaig said he saw a woman he identified as Qamar nearby, holding something in her hand. Bystanders rushed over to help him. Police arrived soon after and found

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Saima Qamar, 53, was sentenced to time already served on Friday after being found guilty by Judge Diana Dorey of assaulting the elderly man in a stranger attack near the Seawalk on May 23.

Dorey said she was releasing Qamar because she had already served more than the 90-day jail sentence she would normally have imposed in the case.

In doing so, however, the judge expressed concerns that Qamar is likely suffering from mental illness and still poses a risk to reoffend given her refusal to take

McCaig bleeding from his head.

Officers who testified in court said they found Qamar nearby, speaking in “incoherent sentences,” said the judge. They arrested her and took her back to cells, where she remained “argumentative and difficult.”

In a victim impact statement, McCaig said he was unable to take part in his usual activities for several months after the attack because he didn’t have a good pair of glasses. Veterans Affairs wouldn’t cover the cost of a new pair, he said, and he had to pay for an eye exam and an inferior pair of glasses at a cost of over $455.

It’s the second stranger attack Qamar has been convicted of in West Vancouver.

Accused threw hot coffee at library staffer Earlier this month, on Oct. 4, she was also found guilty of assaulting a staff member at the West Vancouver Memorial

Library by throwing a hot cup of coffee on the woman on Dec. 5, 2019.

In that case, a young woman was studying with friends at the library when Qamar – who she didn’t know - began to verbally harass her, making comments about her clothing, including, “How did your family let you out like that? This is not a swimming pool. Have you forgotten to put on clothes?”

The woman told Qamar, “This is a free country and I can dress however I want,” she testified. She then left the area of the coffee shop.

A library staff member approached Qamar, telling her, “She needed to be respectful.”

“That’s when she threw the coffee at me,” the staffer testified in court. The hot coffee left her with first-degree burns, she said.

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Continued from page16 of 14 days would have been appropriate in that case but sentenced her to time served and 12 months’ probation, with terms to take counselling as directed by her probation office. Qamar was also ordered to stay away from the West Vancouver library and the 1700 block of Marine Drive and Bellevue Avenue in West Vancouver.

Undiagnosed mental health issues Throughout both court hearings, both the prosecutor and judges struggled with how to deal with what they described as Qamar’s apparent but undiagnosed mental health problems.

Qamar refused assistance from a lawyer, refused to testify and refused to provide any background information about herself.

She often talked and laughed to herself in the prisoner’s dock, causing Dorey to warn her several times about her “unacceptable” behaviour in court.

The prosecutor told the judge Qamar had refused to take part in psychiatric evaluations on five separate occasions while in custody.

Slay told the judge he had spoken with

Qamar’s sister in the U.S., a medical doctor, who was very concerned and said Qamar had been exhibiting signs of undiagnosed schizophrenia for about 10 years. Qamar is well-educated and trained as an orthodontist in New York, Slay told the court. The sister said in the past she had cared for Qamar in the U.S., but Qamar’s behaviour in public resulted in her being deported back to Canada, he said.

A doctor at the forensic psychiatric hospital where Qamar spent some of her time in custody said Qamar was not exhibiting signs of psychosis at that time, although he added she may have been “between episodes,” said Slay.

The judge said, however, there was little point in ordering a psychiatric evaluation when Qamar had made it clear she would refuse to take part.

In sentencing Qamar to time already served, Dorey urged her to take advantage of the counselling and medical assistance being offered.

“You have a life ahead of you. You need to get some help,” she told Qamar. “The public is at risk if you can’t control your behaviour.”

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Anyone who has closely followed the adventures of Capilano University professor and archeologist Bob Muckle will be familiar with his groundbreaking discovery in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.

Now, those who have long-awaited the finer details on his unexpected unearthing of an unknown 20th century Japanese settlement can dig deeper into the story, thanks to the release of Forgotten Things: The Story of the Seymour Valley Archaeology Project.

Muckle’s much-anticipated book takes the reader through the entirety of the two-decade archeology project, from the very beginning when the idea was first formed, through his work in the field with school students, the discovery and excavation of archeological sites and to the final disposition of the artifacts in museums.

“It is an interesting and fairly unique book of its kind in the sense that its target is both university students, as a case study in archeology, but I also wrote it with the public in mind,” said Muckle. “Anybody who is really interested in archaeology as a whole, and how we do our work, and how we think and how we figure things out, it will be interesting to them. Alongside anybody who is really interested in local history, particularly in North Vancouver.”

Muckle said the book answers his most

Bob Muckle explores a Seymour Valley excavation site in 2019. MIKE WAKEFIELD / NSN often fielded questions, including what his biggest challenges had been, what his other excavations have produced, and what artifact had been his most interesting to find.

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PROVINCIAL COURT

North Van dealer who beat drug delivery driver sentenced to jail JANE SEYD

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A dial-a-dope drug dealer who threatened and beat a man he hired as a driver for his illegal business will serve another 11 months in jail for his crimes, a provincial court judge has ruled.

Arash Kardan, 24, of North Vancouver, was handed the sentence Oct. 12 after pleading guilty to six charges – including threats, forcible confinement and assault with a weapon – before Judge Robert Hamilton in North Vancouver provincial court.

Crown counsel Jason Krupa told the judge that before the victim in the case started working for Kardan, the man had immigrated from Iran, where he had been previously imprisoned by the Iranian government. The man is a recovering addict, who started using drugs to deal with post-traumatic stress brought on by his time in the Iranian prison, said Krupa.

In the summer of 2020, the man started working for Kardan as a driver who delivered drugs for Kardan’s dial-adope operation in North Vancouver, the prosecutor said.

Kardan paid the man in cash and drugs.

But late in 2020, the man decided he didn’t want to continue, and told Kardan.

According to an agreed statement of facts, following that, on Sept. 30, 2020, Kardan and another man approached the victim one day and accused him of stealing $10,000 of crack cocaine from them. Kardan told the man he would have to pay back the money or work off the debt, said Krupa. When the victim denied stealing the drugs, Kardan and the other man grabbed the former driver and forced him into the back seat of a waiting car.

They then drove to a yard near Mount Seymour Parkway and Lillooet Road, where they struck the victim in the head multiple times. The second man then took a fake handgun from behind his back and pointed it at the victim’s head, threatening to kill him if he didn’t repay the debt, said the prosecutor.

A few days later, Kardan sent repeated text messages to the victim, said Krupa, demanding to know why he wasn’t responding. On Oct. 5, 2020, Kardan and a second man drove to the victim’s home, grabbed him by the neck and forced him into the back seat of a vehicle again. Kardan held a metal object and said if the victim didn’t show up for work, he would beat him, said Krupa.

The men took the victim to a field on Third Street East, threw him to the ground and punched him in the

face. They later dropped him bleeding in an alley near his home.

The actions were aggravated both because of the violence involved and degree of premeditation, said Krupa.

But Kardan is also relatively young and has no criminal record, he said.

Acting on a joint submission from the prosecutor and Kardan’s defence lawyer, Judge Hamilton sentenced Kardan to two years in jail on two counts of forcible confinement. Kardan’s time in jail, however, was reduced by over a year for time already spent in custody.

Kardan was also sentenced to jail time for two charges of assault with a weapon and two charges of threatening.

All those sentences will be served concurrently.

Five additional gun charges, including possession of a

prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition without a licence, were dropped by the Crown.

But on the request of the prosecutor, the judge ordered the forfeiture of weapons and ammunition seized by police during the investigation, including a brown and black nine-millimetre handgun, a broken black magazine, 11 live nine-millimetre rounds of ammunition and a spring from a firearm magazine.

Kardan is currently awaiting sentencing on several other drug charges connected to the dial-a-dope operation itself, including possession of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Crown is seeking a threeyear jail term on those while Kardan’s defence lawyer has asked for 12 months. The judge is expected to give his decision on the sentence next month.

Sager says respectful dialogue a priority Continued from page 1 “I think we’re going to have a lot of co-operation. I think we will work to consensus. We will be looking to make sound decisions for the whole community,” he said.

Sager said he was surprised by the scale of his win, which he said is likely an indication of the community’s desire for a more collegial council.

“The message that we took everywhere we went is we may not always agree, but we are always going to be respectful of one another. And that really resonated everywhere we went. People said, ‘we just don’t want bickering,’” he said.

West Vancouver’s was a closely watched mayoral race.

Sager lost to Booth in 2018 by just 21 votes. Sager, a lawyer by trade, previously served as West Van’s mayor from 1990 to 1996.

Bill Soprovich, who has won a seat on council in every election since 1997, lost his re-election bid.

At the West Vancouver School District, four of the five incumbent trustees won re-election: Lynne Block, Carolyn Broady, Nicole Brown and Dave Stevenson. Challenger Felicia Zhu joins the school board for her first term and incumbent Sheelah Donahue did not win re-election.

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City of North Van tops list of delivering new rentals per capita NICK LABA

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When it comes to building new rentals, the City of North Vancouver is blazing ahead. Meanwhile, West Vancouver is barely building any at all.

New data gathered by Make Housing Central highlights where new housing is required based on municipalities’ own needs assessments, and measures how on-pace they are to meeting demand.

Out of 128 municipalities profiled by MHC – a collaboration between the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Aboriginal Housing Management Association, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC – the City of North Vancouver ranked first.

In 2021, 67 per cent of newly constructed housing stock was rental in the city. Around 38 per cent was rental stock from 2015-2021, for a total of 1,768 units. Over that period, 2,839 condo and homeowner units were built and 27 co-op and social housing units. The vast majority of new stock is apartments, with relatively few single or semi-detached homes.

According to the city’s needs assessment, there are 840 non-market and 117 co-op units as of last year. With 768 households on the wait-list, the report indicated a greater need for non-market units, MHC notes.

The largest share of households on the wait-list for non-market housing are seniors (46 per cent), followed by families (28 per cent) and people with disabilities (17 per cent). The city’s needs report estimates that 1,894 more rental units are needed by 2031.

As municipalities are limited in their ability to deliver non-market housing, what MHC is really looking for is how local

governments are handling rentals, says Erika Sagert, who worked on building the data for the organization’s policy team.

“And the City of North Vancouver, in particular, seems to really be punching above its weight,” she said. “When you’re looking at units that have been delivered to market per capita, they’re doing the best overall in Metro Vancouver.”

Over the past six years in West Van, just 68 rental units have been built, while 1,244 condo and homeowner-occupied units went up. The majority of those rentals were built in 2021. By dwelling type, West Van is primarily building single detached homes and some apartments.

But in another four years, the district anticipates that 465 to 843 new rental units will be required, as well as 874 to 1,238 new three-plus bedroom units (rental and owner occupied).

MHC’s report notes the North Shore homelessness count increased 34 per cent to 121 people, from 2005 to 2020. And from 2013 to 2019, the wait-list for social housing in West Van rose 15 per cent to 120 people.

Despite this, there were no units for individuals at risk of experiencing homelessness, nor shelter beds. As of 2019, there were 497 units of non-market housing in the district.

In terms of the number of units West Van has delivered, the district comes second-last in all of Metro Vancouver, Sagert said. “They clearly haven’t placed much of a focus on delivering rentals, and that comes out in our data. There’s really a clear gap there between what their own data has shown that they need versus what’s being delivered.”

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VITAL LINK AWARD

West Van teen, mom honoured for saving toddler’s life

JANE SEYD

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Siera Edstrand remembers the terrifying moment on June 5, 2021, when she saw her little brother, Gunnar, floating face down in the shallow end of her family’s backyard pool in West Vancouver.

“He was submerged in the water. He was purple and his lips were blue,” she said. “That was the scariest moment of my life.”

Fortunately, Siera, who was only 13 at the time, knew what to do. The Grade 10 student had previously attended a lifeguarding camp at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club, where she had learned CPR. The teen pulled her brother out of the pool and immediately began chest compressions while yelling for her mother to call 911.

“It was a fight or flight moment,” said Siera, now 15.

Yesica Edstrand, Siera and Gunnar’s mother, said she’d just stepped into the kitchen for a moment when disaster struck.

After calling 911, she took over

CPR – something she’d learned almost two decades earlier.

She also prayed, she said, pleading, “Please don’t take him.

Not now. Not like this.”

Waiting for her son to respond was the longest minute of her life, she said.

Then he began breathing again.

“I think a lot of it is a miracle that he’s here with us today,” she said.

By the time ambulance paramedics arrived, Gunnar was alert and crying.

On Oct. 8, both mother and daughter were honoured by BC Emergency Health Services at the ambulance station in North Vancouver for their life-saving actions with a Vital Link award.

The award recognizes the crucial role average people can play in the moments between when the unthinkable happens and when emergency responders arrive.

The quick actions of Gunnar’s family members saved his life, said Laurence Darlington, who was the advanced care paramedic who responded to the call.

BC Ambulance personnel presented Siera Edstrand (second from left) and her mom Yesica Edstrand with a Vital Link award for saving the life of Siera’s younger brother Gunnar when he was drowning in their backyard pool. Also pictured are paramedics Tyler Clements and Laurence Darlington, and Siera and Gunnar’s father Hans Edstrand. BCEHS Their happy outcome underlines the importance of learning CPR, said Darlington. Even people with the most basic training can step in and be talked through it by emergency call takers while

waiting for help to arrive, he said.

“We can see how simple and effective those skills are in saving a life. It makes the difference between life and death.”

Even more than formal training,

having the bravery to step up is what counts, said Darlington.

In the case of cardiac arrest, “seconds and minutes are what counts.”

In her own case, Siera said she’d taken the lifesaving course just for fun and had also learned about CPR by watching scenes in movies of people performing it.

“I didn’t think I’d use it and I saved my brother’s life,” she said.

“If you have the opportunity to take a lifesaving course, definitely take it.”

Yesica Edstrand said the experience has made her want to upgrade her skills.

“In an emergency, you never know how you’re going to react,” she said. “I learned it a long time ago, but it came back.”

She added that she’s forever grateful that her daughter knew what to do – and had the courage to act.

She makes a point of telling Siera, “Thank you for responding,” she said.

“For doing the right thing in the right moment.”

Only 68 rental units built over a six-year span in West Vancouver

Continued from page 20 In the District of North Vancouver, around 30 per cent of new stock built over the past six years has been rental (1,234 units). In 2021, that proportion fell to 18 per cent. Last year, 64 per cent of new stock was condo and homeowner, and 18 per cent co-op and social housing. By dwelling type, the majority of new construction since 2015 has been apartments, with some single detached homes.

According to the District of North Vancouver’s needs report, as of 2016 there were 6,650 renters and 1,638 units in the primary market, meaning that only 25 per cent of renters lived in purpose-built rentals.

By 2031, there’s a projected demand for 1,553 new rental units, with a minimum of 1,135 at the low-end of the market.

As of 2021, there were 786 applicants on

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BC Housing’s wait-list – 46 per cent were seniors and 28 per cent families.

Between 2015 and 2021, the wait-list for supportive housing in the city and district of North Vancouver rose 235 per cent.

Local council plays ‘very big role’ in setting housing agenda The goal of the MHC project is to provide voters and candidates with clear data on the specific housing needs of their communities, said Sagert, who also works as policy manager for the BC Non-Profit Housing Association.

“It’s a chance for them to understand exactly what housing needs there are locally, and also for candidates to signal to voters publicly, by taking our pledge, that they’re a part of the solution when it comes to the housing crisis in their community,” she said,

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“We think local council has a very big role to play when it comes to setting the housing agenda,” Sagert said. “They can really shape the future of the community and particularly, can place an emphasis on the kind of housing options that are really needed.”

She acknowledges that when it comes to determining requirements for affordability, there is some nuance lacking in the data.

But, in general, renters make around half of what owners do, “so it gives you a little bit of a sense of what the average and median incomes are.”

The data also lacks in that it fails to properly account for Indigenous people in urban settings, Sagert said.

“Municipalities tend to not focus specifically on Indigenous households, even

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Sagert said her organization will “definitely be watching” the politicians who have pledged to support affordable housing in their communities. A list of candidates who have made that pledge can be viewed on Make Housing Central’s website.

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Cypress Mountain sues province to allow pay parking BRENT RICHTER

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The company that owns Cypress Mountain Resort is suing the province to gain control over a stretch of road on the mountain and allow for pay parking at the mountain’s cross-country ski area.

Cypress Bowl Recreations Limited Partnership has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court that seeks to “correct two issues of misinterpretation” with respect to a 300-metre section of the Hollyburn access road, which branches off from Cypress Bowl Road and leads to the Nordic area.

At issue is whether Cypress can charge visitors for parking on the Hollyburn access road at Parking Lot 4, a matter that’s come up in recent years as growing numbers of visitors have overwhelmed the available parking.

The 24-page court petition lays out the somewhat arcane history of the park, the resort and the shifting boundaries between them.

Cypress Provincial Park was established by NDP premier Dave Barrett through an order in council in 1975, although the boundaries of the park have shifted at least five times between then and 2008.

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The province operated the ski area at the site until 1984, when Social Credit premier Bill Bennett sought bids from the private sector to own, operate and further develop the site. Cypress Bowl Recreations was the winning bidder, and Cypress Mountain Resort signed a park use permit with the province.

That permit has been amended 15 times between 1985 and 2018, with responsibilities for snow clearing shifting from the province to the resort and back in different areas, court documents show.

A 1997 agreement between Cypress and the province excluded the Nordic area and the road leading to it from the controlled recreation area, but it explicitly stated that it would be transferred back for Cypress to plow and maintain once more parking areas had been opened up closer to the resort. That was completed in 1999, the petition states, but through a “mutual mistake” of the two parties, the parks permit and map were never updated.

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Traffic flow a safety issue, Cypress says Continued from page 22 been completed confirming the intent of the 1997 amendment,” the court documents state.

The oversight in updating the new map was likely due to staff turnover and the long period of time since the agreement was struck, lawyers for Cypress speculate in the petition.

In more recent years though, the number of visitors coming to the park has increased dramatically, “which has created issues regarding insufficient parking,” the petition states.

“Cypress Bowl Recreations has attempted to apply various solutions to the parking and visitor management issues at Cypress Mountain Resort with BC Parks, however, there is not enough capacity for the unmanaged growth of activities outside of the controlled recreation area. BC Parks has been unwilling to offer solutions to the issue of insufficient parking available for the controlled recreation area and Cypress Park generally,” the petition states.

The congestion at the top on busy days is a public safety issue, Cypress notes, as it limits the ability for emergency vehicles and search and rescue personnel to bypass traffic and arrive where they are needed in a timely way.

In December 2020, Cypress installed a parking pay station and signs informing visitors that payment was required to park along the Hollyburn access road and in the Hollyburn parking lot.

Soon after though, BC Parks “unilaterally” removed the sign and stated their position that the area was not within the boundaries of the park or the controlled recreation area and therefore was within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Staff from that ministry, however, asserted to Cypress that the land was under BC Parks jurisdiction, the court documents say.

“Clearly, the positions of BC Parks and MOTI, two separate ministries of the Government of British Columbia, are untenable,” the petition states. “Cypress Bowl Recreations would like to ensure that, in light of increasing visitation to Cypress Mountain Resort, parking can be properly managed within the controlled recreation area, including along the entire Hollyburn access road.”

Cypress is asking the court for a declaration that the road leading to the Nordic area is within the boundaries of the park, as established in February 1992, and for the map to be redrawn accordingly.

Neither the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure nor the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, which operates BC Parks, have filed a response to the petition. The Ministry of Environment declined to comment while the matter was before the courts.

Lawyers for Cypress Bowl Recreations have sought two days in November to have their petition heard by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.

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Olympian Brodie Seger reboots helmet design contest ANDY PREST

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North Vancouver Olympian Brodie Seger is once again calling for help designing his ski helmet in an effort to raise funds and awareness for ALS treatment.

Members of the public are invited to submit helmet art designs for the lid Seger will wear during the upcoming World Cup alpine ski season. Seger is also hoping that his Helmet 4 Hope initiative will encourage people, whether they submit a design or not, to find out more about ALS research and make a donation to his charitable campaign.

All proceeds from Helmet 4 Hope will go to Project Hope, an effort to establish an ALS research professorship at UBC with the goal of creating an optimal environment for the integration of ALS research and clinical care.

This is the second time Seger has held the Helmet 4 Hope design competition, with last year’s campaign raising more than $18,500 for Project Hope. Seger is hoping to top that number this year.

“My hope is that the competition will encourage people to spread the word, think about the meaning behind the design as they create it, and feel a sense of involvement with the cause as I wear the helmet throughout the season,” he told the North Shore News. “I was taken aback last year with how

Brodie Seger is holding another helmet design contest to raise funds and awareness for the fight against ALS. MALCOLM CARMICHAEL much traction the project ended up getting, and I’m excited to see if we can do even better this year and surpass the $20,000 donation mark.”

The competition will be open for submissions until this Sunday, Oct. 23, with the winner announced by Oct. 31. Seger said he is planning on revealing the new design on home soil at the Lake Louise World Cup race in November.

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Charlie Dannatt wins his first NCAA cross-country race ANDY PREST

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North Vancouver runner Charlie Dannatt claimed his first win in an NCAA cross-country race last week, taking top spot in the San Francisco State Invitational.

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Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver is making strides in ensuring the serene outdoor area is accessible to all.

Its newly opened Birdsong Trail is a short, accessible path that journeys visitors into the park’s dense forest, complete with a new bench and a wheelchair-accessible picnic table.

The 450-metre-long trail begins near the entrance to the parking lot, which has two dedicated parking spots, and travels past two timber benches, a picnic area and Douglas firs, cedars and maples before ending at a scenic viewpoint.

The park – a National Historic Site of Canada with more than 75 hectares of lush rainforest, the Point Atkinson lighthouse, a rocky beach and many hiking trails – is often sought by tourists in the area yearning for some quiet respite.

Daphne Hales, director of the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society, said it is “lovely” those in walkers or wheelchairs can now experience the area.

“The Lighthouse Park Preservation Society is all about welcoming people. We certainly don’t want to try and keep people away from it,” she said.

“So we decided as a society that the area needed to have a destination with a little area off the trail with a wheelchair-accessible picnic table, and then for the trail to go on to a beautiful viewpoint of an open area with rocks and lots of birds flying through it.”

Hales said the society is “very grateful” for the West Vancouver Foundation and the Rick Hansen Foundation, which both assisted in bringing the project to life.

Revitalizing the park elsewhere is a new “tree cookie” installed by the society, designed to replace the old Douglasfir tree cookie that disintegrated a few years ago.

The recently installed round of yellow cedar, polished to highlight its 1,448 annual growth rings, already garners plenty of attention from park-goers, said Hales.

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“There is a pretty big shift in the weather we’re expecting starting on Friday,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau.

Between five and 15 millimetres of rain is expected on Friday, followed by more rain on Sunday and early next week.

It’ll be a stark change from the complete lack of rain so far in October, and the negligible 11 millimetres of rain that fell in September.

“We do get dry Octobers,” said Charbonneau. “But to go all the way from July to mid-October, that is extremely rare.”

The rains will be welcome news to water managers throughout the south coast.

In Metro Vancouver, residents have recently been urged to conserve water and take shorter showers as the water supply in the area’s three reservoirs – the Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam reservoirs – dipped to 120.6 billion litres of storage Oct. 16.

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Another group cheering the anticipated rains are local streamkeepers.

Salmon usually return to local rivers to spawn with fall rains. This year, with most local creeks bone dry, that cycle has been delayed, said Eric Taylor, professor of zoology at the University of British Columbia.

“Sometimes they’ll mill around in the Strait of Georgia,” while waiting for the rains, he said.

Salmon are quite adaptable, said Taylor, but the drought will put extra pressure on the fish. “It’s not too late for them, but there is a limit to how long they can wait. I think a month would be pushing it.”

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“Nature is pretty resilient,” he said. As soon as it rains, “We’re going to see rivers come alive with fish.”

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What if children ruled the world?

One thing for certain is that the locals of West and North Vancouver could be facing a very different political landscape.

On Friday, schools across the North Shore took part in Student Vote, a program run by CIVIX in collaboration with Elections Canada. Designed to impart political knowledge to the younger generation, it saw high school students turn classrooms into polling stations and don the hats of greeter, usher, voting clerk, scrutineer, voting officer and the voters themselves. École Cleveland Elementary, whose Grade 5/6 classroom had been abuzz with excitement on Friday afternoon, had ran a tight voting operation that led to a mock result of Mathew Bond being elected as mayor, with 68 votes to Mike Little’s 18.

The win shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise to teachers or parents: Making up much of the hubbub on Friday afternoon had been plenty of miniature activists vocally championing Bond.

Perhaps his popularity had been a result of his visit to the school earlier in the week, or perhaps it was because the two-term councillor was, in the words of 10-year-old student Stevie, “smart and young.”

Other students had praised him for his advocacy for housing affordability, including 10-year-old poll worker Rose, who was quick to point out how “houses in Vancouver are really expensive.”

Grade 5/6 teacher Jeremy Flack had expected the result. Bond, he said, “gave a very compelling presentation” and did a “great job” of explaining why he was

École Cleveland Elementary students participate in the Student Vote program, designed to help educate youth on elections and the voting system. MINA KERR-LAZENBY / NSN running for mayor.

Bond had been the majority favourite across the District of Vancouver as a whole. In total, 1,838 students cast ballots from 15 schools in the area, and Bond was elected mayor with 59 per cent of vote – 1,057 votes compared to Little’s 721 – while candidates Jordan Back, Trey Bell, Betty Forbes, Jim Hanson, Herman Mah and Lisa Muri had been elected to council.

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Newly elected to council were Catherine Pope and Herman Mah, taking seats left by Bond and Megan Curren.

Over in the City of North Vancouver, which saw the likes of St. Edmund’s school,

École Larson Elementary and Bodwell High School participate, the results were more akin to the real deal. Linda Buchanan, who has been elected as mayor for the second time in a row, won the school vote with 315 votes, and the real vote with 5,275.

Guy Heywood, her sole challenger, trailed behind on both, with 147 votes in the school polls, and 3,925 votes in the official polls.

Meanwhile in the schools of West Vancouver, former council member Marcus Wong beat incumbent Mary-Ann Booth to the post with 279 votes to 226. Others vying for mayor, Mark Sager and real estate agent Teresa De Cotiis, had amassed 136 and 49 votes.

It provides an interesting contrast to the actual district results, which saw Mark Sager claim the top spot with 6,082 votes, beating Booth who finished with 2,833, Wong who garnered 2,436, and De Cotiis, who brought in just 80 votes.

Flack said teachers often struggle making “abstract” or “adult” concepts meaningful to students, but the Student Vote program had them engaged and actually excited about the election process.

They “loved it,” he said, and had learned that making an informed decision is not easy – nor should it be.

“In our debrief, I really stressed the importance of taking the time to research each and every candidate: their goals, values and how those elements align with their own perspectives and what they feel is important in their community,” he said.

“My hope is that they developed a real sense of how important our responsibility to vote is.”

Mina Kerr-Lazenby is the North Shore News’ Indigenous and civic affairs reporter.

This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

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Extended growing season confuses both plants and gardeners LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

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While I have been enjoying the beautiful and confusing fall weather, I admit to being frustrated in equal measure. My plants too, are confused.

Such is food gardening into the future of changing climates and adaptation.

The summer-sown seedlings that should be powering down for the long cold winter, have made an impressive run for it, spurred on by warm soil and sunshine.

The asparabroc and sprouting broccoli that were cut back one final time for the winter, or so I thought, produced another great basket of lovely soft and nutty shoots for me to blanch and squirrel away in the freezer.

And what is with our dwarf fruit trees, flowering again, in mid October? As grateful as I am for the encore, I am rather done with it all. This chickie and her gardens are ready for rain.

We have transplanted, cold framed and mulched. We have sown broad beans and winter peas. The PVC hoops stand ready to receive the laundered row cover – slightly scarred from previous seasons, but ready nonetheless for battle with the elements – assuming that happens.

The cold frames are propped wide open, so the plants don’t bolt in their stillwarm soil.

Adaptation – that word again. Winter gardening through weather anomalies is most definitely about adaptation. There is no one way, or right way, or “the” way, there is only what works in one’s garden in the space and time that one occupies.

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Beautiful winter habitat in the making: food and shelter in a shade garden. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

evolve in response to nature and nurture over time. The best we can do is observe and interact, feed them organic goodness and provide a safe, nurturing, wholesome environment in which to grow up big and strong.

Nature, left to her own, does this automatically within a beautiful and complex, interdependent system of resilience and cooperation. The insects, birds, and mammals that, during earlier winters, would have flown the coop by now, are still hanging about. Of course then the gardens respond in kind, to keep them fed and sheltered. How clever.

I expect that winter will arrive suddenly.

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We are ready for this in our home food gardens, with the fleece and the mulch.

The best thing we can do in our perennial gardens is nothing. Leave plants, leaves and seed heads in place to shelter wee things, and provide food for over-wintering birds and small mammals.

This doesn’t come naturally to many, accustomed as we are to neat and tidy. I for one didn’t know that native bees lay eggs in hollow plant stocks, in the ground, and in tiny crevices in duff and leaf litter.

Raking or blowing this habitat away, further pressures the already endangered among hundreds of species of native bees.

As a community of North Shore nature

lovers, we can change the lens through which we view our established garden habitats, and see them as sanctuary, not merely as ornament. Sitting quietly in the garden, on a frosty morning, with a steaming cup of tea, becomes its own reward for adaptation and perspective shift in attitude. Small birds flitting noisily, darting in and out of pockets of relatively warm air of decomposition trapped between sagging spent stems, feeding on protein-rich insects, come cautiously close as if in thanks for food and shelter.

The shift in attitude among land-care workers locally, is heartening and deserves recognition. Increasingly, I see leaves and fading plants left in place in perennial gardens, left to break down into food, shelter and life-giving hummus. And why not?

Toting leaves off-site defies nature’s logic, and can be costly. Leaving leaves – as many as is manageable – to decay slowly as they are eaten by microbes, is beautiful and contributes to a healthy ecosystem.

Following a weekend of municipal elections that determine in very large part, the environmental future of our communities, I propose a moratorium on hyper neat and tidy (and plastic lawn signs).

Instead perhaps, we could adjust our perspective about fall cleanup, and use the considerable time saved, to have more conversations, over steaming cups of tea in the garden, watching birds, bees and other wild creatures flit noisily about, as if in thanks.

Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Learn more about permaculture by visiting upfrontandbeautiful.com, follow her on Instagram @upfrontandbeautiful or email hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.

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TIMETRAVELLER A weekly glimpse into North Shore’s past from MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver

Seniors should start preparing for winter now Though the weather is telling us another story this year – seemingly endless sunshine, and warmer weather than most mid-Octobers – the winter will be here before we know it.

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Times of war often mean big changes in industry, as seen in this 1944 photo of the Burrard Dry Dock Plate Shop No. 3 by Jack Cash.

During the Second World War, Canadian shipbuilding exploded, with the demand for merchant ships requiring new techniques to get them finished fast. Here we can see wooden patterns being used to lay out dimensions for a ship deck, with a union-melt automatic welder operating in the midground.

Welding rapidly became a weight and cost saving feature on Second World War ships, with Burrard expanding their welding section to around 1,200 workers by 1945. The union-melt machine could weld 2.5 feet a minute without the need for eye protection!

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Older And Wiser The No. 1 strategy, in my view, is Margaret Coates to get your flu and pneumonia shots and your next COVID19 booster. In the October 2021 edition of On Health, an article stated, “Experts expect that the flu will make a comeback this winter, circulating along with other seasonal respiratory viruses as well as the coronavirus.”

I think it will be the same this year.

Because of a more relaxed attitude to COVID-19, many people are not masking up or keeping their distance from one another, so this could provide added risks for contacting the viruses.

I feel like I was blessed over the last two years – mercifully, no colds or flus.

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diseases can disproportionately affect older people. Many people do not realize vital respiratory health is related to aging well. Keeping your respiratory system healthy can improve your quality of life and help you live longer.

Immune function naturally decreases with age. As we grow older, our immune system becomes slower to respond to outside influences and causes us to be more susceptible to respiratory illnesses.

Older adults have a far higher risk of contracting infections like colds, flus, and pneumonia than younger people.

So, what can we do? Experts say to consider vaccinations as a first line of defence. If we get vaccinated, we may avoid getting these three diseases ourselves and we also prevent spreading these diseases to other more immune-compromised people, pregnant women, and those who don’t or won’t get vaccinated. Most importantly, research has shown that if after being vaccinated you do contract flu, pneumonia, or COVID-19, your risk of a serious, lengthy illness or hospitalization is reduced.

Aside from getting your shots and staying connected, we can also stay healthy through exercise, eating well, getting enough sleep, getting outdoors, and staying hydrated.

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Keep connected in colder months Continued from page 36 Every winter, housebound seniors are also at an increased risk of depression, isolation, and other health-related issues.

These factors can adversely affect a senior’s well-being and independence.

Research has shown the health risks of social isolation include the following: increased chance of premature death, reduced sense of well-being, disability from chronic diseases, poor mental health; increased use of health and support services, caregiver burden, and an increased number of falls.

Like the use of vaccinations as a first line of defence in keeping our respiratory systems safe, staying connected to family, friends and community is perhaps the best strategy to keep from getting depressed and isolated in the cold, rainy months ahead.

What can you do to stay connected?

You could try visiting your friends and neighbours regularly now that the COVID restrictions have been reduced. Try chatting with friends on the phone or invite friends to take a walk with you. Try volunteering – this gives you an opportunity to give back to the community and will increase your own sense of well being. North Shore groups are always looking for people – connect with North Shore Community Resources Society to see where you might fit in. They can be reached at 604-985-7138.

You can also get out to seniors

centres and other organizations to get your social needs met. Most organizations that provide programs and services for seniors are fully up and running.

Programs run the gamut from exercise (yoga, dancing, osteofit), brain games (bridge, computer classes), workshops (travel to an exotic place), classes (conversational Spanish, Elder College), and so on. Information can be found in the 2022 Seniors Directory, published by the North Shore News and available at NSCR. While we usually do not experience the cold weather that our friends farther north do, we can have some cold weather snaps bringing snow or freezing rain and ice that we need to prepare for.

If you want to get outdoors more, some practical suggestions include: dress appropriately, be careful getting out of your car, avoid taking shortcuts when out walking, take extra time preparing to go out, pay attention on slippery sidewalks, and try not to get distracted.

Keep your driveway and walkways salted and clear, and prepare your house, car, and yourself for the cold and rainy months.

Always be prepared, say the Scouts.

So let’s follow their example.

Margaret Coates is the co-ordinator of Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society. She has lived on the North Shore for 51 years and has worked for and with seniors for 26 of those years. Ideas for future columns are welcome – email lions_view@telus.net.

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Continued from page 10 garbage” and bluff charging people, particularly in the Montroyal area. Conservation officers have since set up a trap nearby, Gravel said.

“Everything kind of escalated over time,” he said. “Public safety is our priority and, as per our provincial guidelines, we can just simply not tolerate this kind of behaviour....

It will be put down, unfortunately.”

Bears are currently in their “hyperphagia” period, foraging up to 20 hours per day We have a to take in any lot of work calories they can to do as a before winter. community Gravel said, at this to change our time of year, it’s best to back away behaviour. when a bear gives CONSERVATION any indication that OFFICER people are getting SIMON GRAVEL too close.

Because of the North Shore’s proximity to the mountains, forests and fish-bearing creeks, Gravel said wild bears will always be a part of life here. But he said there are still too many people needlessly drawing them into conflict with humans by leaving attractants like bird feeders, garbage, dog food and tree fruit.

“It’s unfortunately too common on the North Shore,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do as a community to change our behaviour.”

Since word has spread, Springstead said people have accused him of unnecessarily fear mongering about bears, but he said, that’s not the message people should be taking away from the incident.

“People on the street, their bins are still not locked up today,” he said. “Education is what’s important here. We need to learn how to try to prevent this from happening again, because it’s our fault, not that bear’s fault.”

North Shore Black Bear Society volunteers have been attempting to do that public education for decades. The vast majority of North Shore residents “do everything right” and try to get their neighbours to do the same, said Christine Miller, the group’s acting executive director.

“But it just takes one on a block,” she said. “It really takes 100 per cent compliance. We’re really appreciative of all the people who are committed to doing it right.”

Miller said it’s the first time she’s heard of a bear coming within striking distance of a person without provocation in almost 20 years on the North Shore. But she said, Springstead was right to do what he did.

“That was definitely the right message to give the bear,” she said.

So far this year, four bears have been killed in interactions with humans on the North Shore – two after being struck by drivers on the highway, and two that were shot by conservation officers.

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Judge says illegal hostel owner never took responsibility for her actions Continued from page 4 simply refused to comply because she did not agree with the results of the litigation,” Challenger said.

Yu’s mental health was at question in the sentencing but, Challenger said it was not a factor in the end result.

“I find that fantastical theories and unfounded suggestions made during the trial before me, including her assertion that she’s still the lawful owner of the townhouse, were the product of the mind of a desperate person who likely has an unhealthy personality construct,” Challenger said.

But Yu failed to show up for meetings with a court-appointed psychiatrist, who had been asked to prepare a report detailing whether and how any personality disorders Yu has were a factor in her behaviour, which may have resulted in a more lenient sentence.

“I am unable to conclude, due to lack of evidence, that any disorder contributed to the commission of the offence before the court and thus, her moral culpability cannot be seen to be diminished. Ms. Yu bears full responsibility for the events,” Challenger said. “I also conclude that despite her issues, whatever they may be, she has acted purposefully and with a view to escaping liability, and has said and done whatever she saw in the moment would best serve her ends.”

Through the process, Yu has never taken any responsibility or shown any remorse for her actions, Challenger

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Approximately 1,000 unionized workers are back on the job at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver this week after a tentative end to a strike that resulted in a seven-week work stoppage.

Unionized trades at the shipyard and at Vancouver Drydock returned to work Monday after pickets came down at the entrance to the shipyard on McKeen Avenue.

Unionized workers at the shipyard and the drydock were not on strike themselves, but had refused to cross the pickets, set up by striking tugboat captains and engineers, since the end of August.

According to statements put out by both Seaspan and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, the two sides reached a tentative settlement for a new collective agreement on Friday (Oct. 14). Terms of the deal were not immediately available.

Issues in the strike were said to involve both wage increases and a crewing system introduced by the company.

The unionized tugboat captains were expected to vote on the proposed contract deal this week. The union’s last contract expired in October 2019.

The labour dispute effectively shut down work at the shipyard and drydock for almost two months, bringing work on two massive federal joint support ships for the navy and a Coast Guard science vessel to a halt. Repair work that had been scheduled at Vancouver Drydock also had to be cancelled or rescheduled.

The deal also comes three weeks after a B.C. Supreme Court justice rejected an application by Seaspan that would have prevented the tugboat captains from setting up picket lines at the entrances to their shipyard and drydock operations in North Vancouver. In court documents, the companies had argued that while they are owned by the same parent corporation, the shipyard and dry dock are “completely separate from those of Seaspan.”

Pickets were set up to deliberately hinder those operations, causing “economic loss” and “loss to the shipyards’ professional reputation,” the companies had alleged.

Justice George Macintosh rejected that argument, noting peaceful picketing at secondary sites that does not physically block access is protected under freedom of expression in Canada’s Constitution.

said. In April 2021, after the townhouse had been sold, Yu came back to the complex with a U-Haul van, broke into her former home and attempted to move her furniture back in.

She was later charged with mischief but the Crown stayed the charges after Yu was found guilty of the original charge of disobeying a court order.

And as recently as the summer of 2022, Yu was still denying the townhouse no longer belonged to her, Challenger noted. At a sentencing hearing last month, Yu submitted she should not receive any punishment, arguing it would not be in the public interest. The Crown initially sought a sentence consisting mainly of probation, but Challenger warned that wouldn’t be acceptable. The Crown later submitted that a jail term of 14-to-30 days would be in line with previous sentences handed down for similar offences.

Challenger’s sentence came down at the high end of

that range “to denounce such conduct and deter others.”

Challenger said what was most at stake in the sentencing was sending the message that the rule of law carries meaning and that the courts will not tolerate behaviour that “undermines the foundations of society.”

“It is the rule of law which distinguishes civilized society from anarchy. Everything which we have today and which we cherish in this free and democratic state, we have because of the rule of law,” Challenger said, quoting from another judge’s ruling in a similar case.

Following her 30 days in jail, Yu will face one year of probation during which she is explicitly prohibited from going within 100 metres of her former townhouse.

After the judge left the courtroom, two court sheriffs placed Yu in handcuffs and led her to cells. Multiple times on the way, she had to be told to stop resisting.

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Fortier helps others follow her footsteps Continued from page 13 excel in the firefighting business would not simply be bigoted and outdated, but, as Fortier’s accolades attest to, factually untrue. Certainly there are leaps and bounds being made, but are there still issues regarding sexism in the workplace?

“Oh absolutely,” she said. “But I tend to think of those naysayers as just the vocal minority. They’re just not well-informed.”

Instead, Fortier would rather focus her attention on the work that is being done to remedy the situation. The countless girls who are looking for guidance, and the even greater number of women who are excelling in their careers thanks to the efforts of Fortier and her team. She explains how many past pupils have approached her to give her their thanks, crediting her for playing a large and positive role in their future.

It is a large part of the reason behind Fortier’s happy retirement. She feels content with the work achieved, she said, and now feels like the right time to take a step back.

“This has been a great career. I’ve impacted not only the direction of the fire service in BC, and the fire service on the North Shore, but I’ve had so many great opportunities to collaborate,” she said.

“I’ve had such an impact on young women and their careers.

That’s not to say Fortier will spend retirement resting on her laurels. With her fingers in many industry pies, including

Through Camp Ignite, Haida Fortier has taught everything from fire safety procedures to team bonding skills.

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Fire Service Women BC and a teaching role for the Justice Institute of BC, a new island abode to set up and even a new puppy, Jasper, to train, she has plenty to keep her busy now and long into her golden years.

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FORRESTAL, George October 17, 1926 - July 16, 2022 This week would have marked the 96th birthday of Jerzy Waldemar Zielinski, better known as George Forrestal, or, to his family, Papa G. George passed away peacefully at home on July 16, 2022, in the company of his children, Stefan and Amanda (Jones).

George was born in Ostroh, a small town in Ukraine, and grew up in Poland, which is where he was in 1939, aged 13, when the Nazis came and seized his family’s modest farm. He could not bear what he witnessed at Lodz, site of the second-largest Jewish ghetto in Poland, and at 15 he joined the Polish Resistance in the forest. He fought with the partisans for three years, until he was captured by the Germans and put in a camp. Incredibly, he survived this too.

Liberated at the end of the war, still a teenager, Jerzy was given the rank of Sergeant in the Polish Armed Forces and mustered out. He moved to England and worked in a brick factory, then to Australia where he struggled to earn a civil engineering degree. Somewhere along the way he anglicized his name to Forrestal (Zielinski means ‘from a green place’). Eventually he came to Canada, and in 1960 met a charming English girl just off the boat (train, actually, in Gastown’s Waterfront Station) who had lost her luggage, and played the part of the chivalrous scamp he was.

As young adventurers, George and Ursula lived in California, Colorado, and Mexico before deciding that North Vancouver - small bungalow in Edgemont Village to be exact - was to be their permanent home in which to raise a family.

George worked as an engineer on BC Hydro’s dam projects until he took an early retirement. In contrast to the rather staid line of his work, George himself was much more of a free spirit in his other pursuits. He took great pleasure in repurposing his clothing to suit the times (often to his children’s great embarrassment) and was a creative, skilled tailor and mixed media artist. During his life he spent as much of his time as possible trying every kind of outdoor pursuit that involved snow, rocks and forests while assiduously avoiding any that involved bobbing on top of the ocean. If he was to be convinced to board a sailboat, you would need to be very good company, indeed!

George was kind and gentle and impishly funny, and he was instantly loved by everyone he met. Edgemont Village knew him as a fixture in both the local library and William Griffin Pool (where he faithfully showed up each day to engage in his “workout” of weight room/sauna/hottub chats). His slight, wiry frame, shiny pate, and eclectic (we would now call it “retro”) fashion sense became legendary around the local hills and trails of the North Shore. He loved Big Band Jazz, big meals, and especially, big bouts of laughter with his friends.

He seemed to savour every moment: hiking into his eighties, enjoying long walks well into his 90s. Rarely idle, he needed to be reading or engaged in conversation, and even his napping seemed to have an earnest purpose.

In his last years as his independence and mobility declined, George’s mood rarely flagged. During the COVID pandemic, Stefan took leave from his hospital position as an RT and cared for George 24/7 until the end. And so he died as he had lived, in his home of 50 years in the Village, with friends and family at hand.

George’s beloved Ursula died in 2012. He is survived by his children Stefan and Amanda, Amanda’s husband Craig, and grandchildren Daniel and Sadie.

Everyone who met George Waldemar Forrestal was better for the acquaintance, and he is missed every day by those who were privileged to call him friend or, if they were very, very lucky, Papa.

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REILLY, Hazel I. August 20, 1931 − September 29, 2022 In loving memory of Hazel Irene Reilly, who passed away on September 29, 2022. Hazel was loved and adored and will be greatly missed by all of her family. Predeceased by her beloved husband of 60 years, Melville Reilly, and her eldest daughter, Trish Irvine. Survived by son David (Wendy) Reilly; daughter Carole (Gary) Galpin; son−in−law Scott Irvine; grandchildren Jason (Sarah) Irvine, Crystal Fletcher, Kevin (Emme Lee) Reilly, Gregg (Petra) Reilly, Rebekah Galpin and Chad (Madeleine Elkins) Galpin; and great−grandchildren Sage Fletcher, Ty Fletcher, Adam Irvine, Jesse Irvine and Kate Irvine.

Hazel was born on August 20, 1931, in Cabri, Saskatchewan, to Harley and Celia Spink. As one of nine children, she is also survived by her only remaining sibling, Ron Spink. Her family moved to Vancouver when she was 11, and once the November fog lifted and she first saw the ocean and the North Shore mountains, she was hooked and wanted to live there. Her happy place was Ambleside Beach, with the mountains at her back and the ocean at her feet.

She met the love of her life, Mel, and together they built their home in Edgemont Village. They moved into it when they married on May 7, 1953, and remained until health issues placed them in care.

Mel and Hazel established deep roots in their neighbourhood, where they happily raised their three kids. Hazel’s priority in life always was her family, and she lovingly welcomed her kids’ spouses as her own, without distinction or partiality.

Her heart was always ready to expand and welcome another into love − a stranger was just a friend she hadn’t met yet.

A consummate hostess, always ready to entertain, be it coffee for two, family dinner for thirty, the annual summer barbecues of one−hundred of her "nearest and dearest" friends, or the many festive parties she hosted over the years. She did them all with enviable natural ease making sure everyone felt special.

Throughout the years, Hazel had many interests and hobbies, including gardening, Beta Sigma Phi sorority, ballroom dancing, fishing, camping and travelling throughout much of BC. When Hazel and Mel got their boat, "The Limit," they explored as much of the BC Coast as they could, having fun wherever they went.

The family would like to express our immense gratitude to the staff at Inglewood Care Centre for the care and compassion they gave Hazel for the last 7 ¾ years, but especially for the past 3 years, when they went above and beyond dealing with COVID regulations and Hazel’s declining health.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donating to the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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FOXALL, Marilyn Edith (nee Olson) March 28, 1930 - September 28, 2022 Our wonderful mother passed away in Sidney, BC on September 28, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of more than 60 years, Ronald George Foxall; her parents Speed and Edith Olson; her sister Doreen; and her grandson Erick. Lynn is survived by her sister Sheila; her three children, Wendy (Rick), Brent (Jane), and Matt (Marian); grandchildren Christina, Al, Diana, Holly, Sandy, Rob, Ryan, Cassidy; and great-grandchildren Zoey, Molly, Jasper, and Sawyer.

Lynn was born in Calgary, Alberta, and moved to Victoria as a young girl. It was there that she eventually met her husband Ron, who frequently swam in the frigid waters in front of her family home in Cadboro Bay. Despite going to rival high schools -- Lynn to Oak Bay and Ron to Vic High -the two fell in love and started their family on the Island before eventually settling in West Vancouver.

Lynn devoted her life to her family, raising her three children in a very active lifestyle: family hobbies included sailing, skiing, and hiking, among a few.

In addition to spending time outdoors and with her family, Lynn was a passionate quilter and an excellent artist. Her frequent volunteering at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre was greatly appreciated, and she taught many classes on quilting, sewing, and art. Upon Ron’s retirement, the two spent decades traveling the globe and ticked off every continent except Antarctica -even making a visit to Greenland. Ron and Lynn also enjoyed plenty of time on the water cruising the Pacific Northwest, making multiple circumnavigations of Vancouver Island and a trip up to Haida Gwaii in their boat Bandido. Lynn was known for being a steadying hand in stormy seas: when Ron got motion sickness in wavy conditions, she would take the helm until her co-pilot was back in working order.

Lynn spent her final years back on the Island in Sidney. We are grateful to Adonalen Reyes for her dignified care of Lynn, and to Sidney All Care, where she spent her last few years. A family gathering to remember Lynn will take place at a later date.

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GILMOUR, Marguerite (Bunny) March 6, 1922 — October 3, 2022

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Doris Maria Mobius, on September 18, 2022, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother (Omi) and friend to all whose lives she touched.

Dearly loved wife for sixty-three years of John (deceased 2009), proud and loving mother of Bruce (Betty Ann), Peter (Deb), and Barbara (deceased 2021), and grandmother to a very special granddaughter Joni (Kiel).

She left behind a very organized assortment of meaningful memories, along with a lot of things that her daughter and sons have no idea what to do with. So, if you’re looking for couches, chairs, a large collection of utensils, German Hummel figurines, dishes, a toaster oven (slightly used) or even a 2006 Audi with “I’d rather be in Palm Desert” licence plate frame. You should wait the appropriate amount of time and get in touch, tomorrow would be fine.

Bunny was born in Montreal in 1922 and graduated from McGill University. While there she became well-known off and on campus as the vocalist with a local band. She was fortunate to have had a very young Oscar Peterson as her pianist. During the war years, she sang with her two sisters, Eileen and Ada, for many of the Armed Forces Stadiums around Quebec.

This is not an ad for a pawn shop, but an obituary for a great Woman, Mother and Grandmother born on July 29, 1936, in Dortmund, Germany, the only child of the late Walter and Herta Rohe.

Bunny married John in 1945 when he returned home after serving 3-1/2 years with the RCAF. In 1985, they moved to West Vancouver where they enjoyed many wonderful trips and cruises until John’s health deteriorated. Her family and friends will miss her cheerful smile.

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LABOYNE, Olive Nita July 13, 1928 - October 3, 2022 Loving mother to John (Irene) and Pat (Bob), proud grandmother and provider of unconditional love and support to Kevin (April), Katelyn (Travis), Trevor (Christie), Megan (Mike) and Cameron (Liana).

Delighted and joyful great-grandmother to Sophia, Emmett, Luella and Forest.

As the remaining survivor among her 9 siblings, Ollie’s passing marks the end of an era for the family.

Predeceased by husband Ralph after 53 years of marriage in 2005. Ollie was a Life Member of the Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary, serving over 40 years, and making many wonderful friends along the way.

Friend to many, watchful and engaged neighbour, lover of nature and feeder of the local bird population, doting companion and treat giver to her and the family’s fur-babies over the years, she will be missed by all.

She always told you the truth even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.

It was the school of hard knocks that we all received great benefit from learning from her, and yes, we were told many times how she had to walk for miles in a blizzard to get to school or get milch, speck und eier (Milk, bacon, and eggs), so suck it up! With that said she was genuine to a fault, a pussy cat at heart (or lion) and yet she sugarcoated nothing.

FOSTER, David John June 1959 - October 2022

Her words of encouragement, wisdom, and sometimes comfort, kept us in line, taught us survival and gave us something to pass down to our children.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our son, brother, uncle, and friend, David.

Everyone always knew where they stood with Doris, it was black or white. As her children we are still trying to figure out which one it was for us (we know she loved us).

Born to Michael and Elizabeth Foster, David grew up and lived on the North Shore. He will be fondly remembered for his big personality and even bigger laugh, his love of fitness, and his strong connection to his faith.

She was a master cook in the kitchen for her favourite German meals, except when it came to school lunches (who wants to trade a liverwurst sandwich?) No one.

She will be sorely missed and survived by her children: Carmen (Ray); Carey (Tina); Chris (Lynn); Craig (Teddie); and her grandchildren Nicole, Jonathan, Max, and Chanelle.

She was preceded by her loving husband Bernd in 1980, along with her beloved pets Blackie, Sheba, and Muffy. The loss of Bernd meant Doris was Mom, Dad, and mentor and was there through thick and thin to her young children, all of whom loved her dearly and will never forget her tenacity, wit, charm, grace (when pertinent) and undying love and caring for them.

Please note her change of address to her new place of residence, 4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby, resting peacefully with her husband.

We love you Mom, we’ll miss you forever, and we’ll see you again hopefully later than sooner, say hi to Dad! In lieu of flowers, please give generously to the charity of your choice “in memory of Doris”. A “Celebration of Life” will be held for close family and friends. More at http://www.dignitymemorial.ca

David had an inherited love of singing on a stage, and often shared stories of his outrageous pranks from high school and the desire by his teachers for him to graduate. In his early teens he caught the fitness bug, a constant companion throughout his life. David would gladly share what he had learned on diet and exercise, and give others the benefit of his experience. This willingness to share extended to his faith, and he proudly accepted the nickname Preacher.

David always focused on helping others and developed an unrelenting drive to help the homeless and those “not yet fortunate.” In 1993 he co-founded The Harvest Project with then-wife Emiko, a charity that continues to thrive.

Predeceased by his mother Elizabeth and father Michael; survived by step-mother Loree; siblings Deborah, step-sister Karin (Gavin), Wendy, and step-brother Lorne (Heather); and nieces and nephews Samantha, Connor, Melissa, and Callum.

He will be deeply missed by family, friends, and the countless many whose lives he touched. If you would like to honour his life, a donation in his name to The Harvest Project would be greatly appreciated. The family will be having a private memorial.

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STOREOFF, Casey Shane ‘CRI’ Sunrise: June 19, 1964 Sunset: October 2, 2022 It is with great sadness we advise of the sudden passing of Casey Storjeoff. Casey was born to his late parents Beatrice ‘Bea’ M.C. Wells and George Storjeoff on June 19, 1964, at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, BC. Casey grew up in North Vancouver, BC. He attended Capilano Elementary, Hamilton Secondary and Carson Graham High School. Like many of our Indigenous men he started working on the waterfront for the International Union of Longshoremen 500. Casey started when he was 16 years old. He has been a Longshoremen for over 40 years. Casey was a very helpful man. He helped his dad work on hot tubs on the side for many years too. Casey was very proud of his Russian heritage.

Casey met his honey Barb in 1995. He was kind, sweet, and took very good care of Barb. He really enjoyed watching WWE wrestling. Though he never hunted or harmed any animals Casey enjoyed going outdoors and practicing target shooting. He had a great time learning how to use a drone and went out every chance he had to play with his toys. He had his nickname put on his Escooter. He was thoughtful, funny, and always looked out for his nephews. Casey was an excellent brother, uncle, and friend. He will be deeply missed.

Casey is survived by his loving spouse Barbara Stock; siblings Michelle (Bernie); Randy (Carrie); nephews Ryley, Julian, Daniel; fur sons Frankie, Bobbie; and many loving relatives and dear friends.

A celebration of life was held Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

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NOAKES, Hilda Irene October 8, 1926 - October 12, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly loved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. Hilda is survived by her son Gary; daughter Lyla (Alf) and her grandchildren, Sean (Alice), Mathew (Morayah), Chris (Eileen), David (Jenns) and Bryan; 5 great grandchildren; her sister Edith and many nieces and nephews. Hilda passed away peacefully at Evergreen House Seniors Centre on October 12th at the age of 96. Hilda was predeceased by Telford, her loving husband of 58 years; her son Bruce; 6 brothers and 4 sisters.

FAWCETT, Sean M. May 20, 1958 − September 11, 2022 Heaven gained an angel on September 11th. Sean was so full of life! His smile and laugh would light up a room. We are grateful to you for leaving us with so many wonderful memories. We miss you dearly, and when we think of you, we will smile, even through our tears. Sean is predeceased by his brother, Kerry, and will forever be in the hearts of his adoring wife, Tracey, nephew Troy, niece Brittany, brothers Stu and Eric, and more family and friends than we can mention. There will be a ’Cheers to Sean!’ party at Seymour’s Pub in North Vancouver on Thursday, November 10th, at 4pm.

Hilda was born in Medstead, Sask.on October 8, 1926. She moved to Vancouver in her teenage years and spent most of her adult life in North Vancouver.

Family and friends were most important, and she was known for her open-door policy. Hilda was a strong and loving woman with a great sense of humour. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards and throughout the years she and Telford enjoyed square dancing, bowling, and horseshoes.

McDONALD, Evelyn Jean (nee Rea) December 3, 1931 - October 11, 2022 It is with deepest sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and GG. Ev is survived by her husband of 68 years Doug; her 4 children Joan (Mike), Cam (Nicole), Susan (Peter) and Sharon (Jamie); her 9 grandchildren Laura, Meagan, Sean, Chanel, Justine, Bryan, Chloe, Lauren and Neve; and one great granddaughter.

Ev was born and raised on a farm near Herschel, Saskatchewan. She trained as a nurse at Saskatoon City Hospital. After moving to the North Shore in 1967, she worked at LGH in the Special Care Nursery.

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LOst RICHARDS, Peter Colin Graham October 31, 1927 - August 8, 2022

MILLIKIN, Barbara Lou February 8, 1937 − October 4, 2022 With great sadness we share the passing of our much loved mother, Barbara Lou (Waid) Millikin.

Lou was born in Virginia on February 8, 1937, and moved to Vancouver in 1976, shortly after marrying her husband, Ronald Douglas Millikin.

Predeceased by her parents, Clyde Waid and Evelyn (Eck) Waid, husband Ronald, son−in−law David, grandson Derek, her beloved dog Sadie and cats Friday and Coco.

Survived by her stepchildren Sandra (Daryl) and Rhonda of BC and Hugh (Sara) of Australia; grandchildren Jason (Lisa), Adam (Jaymie), Carlee and Matthew (El); great−grandchildren Jesse, Brody, Charli, Cole, Gloria and Lochlan; brother Ryland of Virginia; and many cousins, nieces and nephews in the US. Special thanks to her long−term neighbours Cam and Nancy and her Driving Miss Daisy buddy Kristal.

Without their regular check−ins, Lou would not have been able to live in her home as long as she did.

Lou’s strength came from her strong Christian faith.

An avid quilter and bowler, she also loved playing cards with her friends and had a lifelong passion for shopping and finding a bargain situation!

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Lou’s favourite scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4−8 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self−seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

It is with deepest sorrow we announce the demise of Peter after a short stay at Lions Gate Hospital.

Peter’s early school years were in Trail, he spent one year at St. Andrew’s College in Aurora and entered the Naval Academy at Royal Roads graduating as a midshipman in 1947. He graduated from UBC with a law degree in 1951.

Peter articled to Reginald Tupper at Bull Housser and upon being called to the bar practised on his own until forming a partnership with his father, Russell. The firm continued to grow, finally merging in 1985 to form Richards Buell Sutton, where Peter practised until 2002.

Peter belonged to the West Vancouver Yacht Club, where he was an active sailor until turning to power, and the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and he was a founding shareholder of Centre Bay Yacht Station Ltd. where he served as a director and Secretary for 49 years.

Peter was past President of the Naval Officers’ Association of BC and of the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, he was a founding member of Capilano Winter Club, now North Shore, he served as a director of The Universary Club, The Vancouver Club, the Vancouver Opera Association and the Opera Foundation. He was Past Master of Masonic Lodge Prince of Wales No. 100 and Pacific Conclave No. 22 Red Cross of Constantine.

Peter enjoyed skiing until he was 89, boating, traveling, trips to Maui, gardening and carpentry.

He is deeply missed by his loving wife, Barbara, his soul mate and full partner in everything he did, and his daughters, Cindy Richards, Beth Hynes (Bob), grandchildren Gordie (Valen) and Rachelle, his two great grandchildren, Paxton and Dexter, and his many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Russell and Annie Richards and his sisters, Virginia Bazilli and Shirlie Barnett.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the West Vancouver Yacht Club, 5854 Marine Drive, West Vancouver on October 31, 2022 at 1:00. Any donations can be made to the charity of your choice.

CARLSEN, David David Carlsen passed away peacefully at North Shore Hospice on September 28, 2022. He is survived by his wife Mary; son Bradley (Jolene) and daughter Kate ( Kasia ); sister Ruth (Bob); and grandchildren Owen and Colton Carlsen.

Throughout his life, David enjoyed skiing, traveling, and spending time at the family cottage at Sakinaw Lake on the Sunshine Coast.

He worked for 27 years at Cassiar Mining Corporation, and when the asbestos industry closed, David retrained at PMT and worked for 12 years as a Deckhand/ Bridge Watchman for B.C. Ferries. David will always be remembered as a welcoming friend and family member who was there for those who needed him.

He loved his wife, children, and grandchildren with all his heart and will be commemorated with a celebration of life in the coming months.

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The above apartment has been deemed abandoned and it’s contents will be sold to cover costs of moving, storage etc. and any remaining items disposed of after 30 days of the notice being served or posted, unless the person being notified takes the items, or establishes a right to the items, or makes a dispute resolution application with the Residential Tenancy Branch, or makes an application in Supreme Court to establish their rights to the items. Items to be Sold or Disposed include kitchen items, clothing, personal items, bicycles, TV & furniture. Landlord: MoneyPenny Holdings Ltd, 604-353-0390, 1101-138 Esplanade E. Ave, North Vancouver, V7L 4X9

2015 Honda Accord $22,500 OBO Driven by a little old lady, the vehicle is in perfect condition and is "loaded" −− 62,000 km., GPS, moonroof, multi− mode sound system, leather seats and much more. 4− cylinder. Reliable, safe and great to look at!

604−921−8436

LEGAL

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT The following Registered Owners are indebted to Mitchell’s Towing Ltd. for storage and towing on the vehicles listed below. A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale that may accrue. Notice is hereby given that on November 2, 2022 or thereafter, the said vehicles below will be seized and sold.

1121413 B.C. Ltd. - 2004 Mercedes Benz ML350, VIN: 4JGAB57E54A478889 - $14,471.09 MCMILLAN, Brock - 2005 Ford Focus, VIN: 1FAFP36N25W309201 - $7,961.74 MIHALICZ, Riley - 2010 Honda Accord, VIN: 1HGCS2B89AA800895 - $13,134.25 RASK, Michael Richard - 2008 Pontiac Wave, VIN: KL2TW65628B015405 - $15,685.42 CAO, Lin - 2009 Nissan Altima - VIN: 1N4AL24E89C163462 - $12,329.60 BARONI, Donna Marcia - 1992 Dodge Stealth - VIN: 1N4AL24E89C163462 - $8,468.19 HOOGEVEEN, Douglas - 2009 Pontiac Torrent - VIN: 2CKDL33F596206647 - $14,646.31 MOHAMMAD, Ashraf Shabnam - 2012 Hyundai Accent - VIN: KMHCT4AE3CU242568 $5,178.92 HEREON, Taylor - 2000 Honda CR-V - VIN: JHLRD1872YC809385 - $8,001.01 MILLEN, Megan Chantal - 2016 Ford Escape - VIN: 1FMCU9FX1GUB49400 - $9,374.48

The vehicles are currently stored at Mitchell’s Towing Ltd, 1255 Welch Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7P1B4. For more information call Mitchell’s Towing Ltd at 604-982-0115. management@mitchellstowing.ca

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022 |

CELEBRATIONS

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HOME SERVICES

ANNIVERSARIES

CONGRATULATIONS

POWER WASHING

MOVING

JENNIFER DUHOLKE 4.00000X2 R0011916497 :: #729332 CONGRATULATIONS

Affordable Moving From $45/hr 1,3,5,7,10 Ton Trucks Licensed & Insured Local - Long Distance Free Est. Senior Disc.

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Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

604-230-0627

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

ABE MOVING & Delivery &

Rubbish Removal $45/hr per Person.24/7 • 604-999-6020

Congratulations to

Peter & Inga Steinebach P ch

Painting Specials

who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on October 20, 2022.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Jennifer Duholke have the pleasure of announcing the marriage of their daughter

They will be celebrating with their daughter’s Margo and Karen, their daughter’ sons-in-law Mel and Bob and their grandchildren Owen, Adam, Emma and Clara. Peter and Inga have enjoyed 20 wonder wonderful years on the North Shore.

to

Hilary Duholke

Alex Annez de Taboada,

son of Joëlle and Thierry Annez de Taboada.

The wedding took place on Friday, August 26th, 2022 at the Museum of Vancouver.

HOME SERVICES CONCRETE

EXCAVATING

AGGRECON SPECIALTIES

• Polished Concrete Floors • Pumping • Placing • Sealing • Acid Staining • Decorative Concrete • Forming • Demolition • Foundation Pouring Professional Work

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DRYWALL

A & A Millwood Quality Drywall Service. Repairs, renos, new construction. Prompt service.

Richard cell 604-671-0084 or 604-986-9880

ELECTRICAL All Electrical, Low Cost.

Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos, Panel changes.

(604)374-0062 Simply Electric

TESLA HOME-CHARGER INSTALLATIONS Paul Jennings Red-Seal Certified, 10 years experience 604-281-0758

ALP ELECTRIC #89724

Low price, big/small jobs, satisfaction guar. Free est

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Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

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Small and big ig jobs jo

Kitchen and Bathroom remodeling Plumbing, Tiling, Paving Drywall, Carpentry, Deck, Fence Door and Window ood, Laminate Hardwood,

Insured & WCB

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Capilano Home Improvement #1 Backhoes & Excavators Trenchless Waterlines Bobcats & Dump Truck & All Material Deliveries

LAWN & GARDEN

Serving the North Shore Serving the North Shore forover 20 20 years for years

604-299-5831 or 604-833-7529 D&M PAINTING .

Exterior/Interior Specialist Many Years Experience.

Fully Insured.

Top Quality • Quick Work.

Free estimate.

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Mark’s Painting Services Interior-Exterior-Repairs Professional - Reliable Lifelong North Shore Resident

Mark 604-250-1234

A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn maintenance, Aeration, SPRING SERVICES Moss, Power Raking, Trims, Pruning, Lawn maintenance, Aeration, Topping, Clean-Ups Moss, Power Raking, Trims, Pruning, Topping, Clean-Ups free estimates

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Experts • Repairs • Staining • Installation • Free Estimates

604-376-7224 centuryhardwood.com GOLDEN HARDWOOD, LAMINATE & TILES. Install Hardwood, Sanding/Refinishing, Tiling. + Home Renovations.

• 778-858-7263 • INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar.604-518-7508

GUTTERS Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

604-230-0627

To place your ad email nmather@glaciermedia.ca

Call Sukh

BONDED & INSURED EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES PROFESSIONAL, SAFE AND RELIABLE

604-900-6010 MrHandyman.ca

Handyman on the North Shore Fully Insured & WCB 604−551−4267 www.nv−handyman.ca

LANDSCAPING Y.K. Landscaping Ltd Young, 604-518-5623

604.726.9152 604.984.1988

SERAFINA

Garden Services • Fall Clean-Up & Maintenance • Pruning, weeding etc.

• Design & advice • Professional & experienced

MASONRY

Free estimates

28 Yrs experience.

Retaining Walls, Paving Stones, Fountains/Ponds, Fences, Irrigation, more.. www.yklandscaping.ca

SHAW LANDSCAPING LTD

Complete Landscaping • Lawn Cuts • Gardening • Pruning • Power Washing

778-688-1012

ROCK • SLATE BRICK • GRANITE • PAVERS Incl. Landscaping, Stone Structures, Patios, Pools

20 years years exp. - No job 25 job too toosmall small

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604-653-7851

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RAIN FOREST STONE MASONRY 18 Years serving the North Shore Walls, Fireplaces, Brick, Stairs & Patios New & Repairs

Michael

604-802-7850

On Site

Expert Home Finishing

Kitchen and Bathroom "Working with owners and award winning designers since 1991"

OnSiteRenovations.com

Mike Getzlaf 604 351 9316

RES & COM • INT & EXT Best Quality Workmanship 1 room from $178.

WCB. Ins’d. 25 yrs exp.

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604-727-2700

PLUMBING

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ROOFING

A-1 Contracting & Roofing New & Re-Roofing • All Types All Maintenance & Repairs GUTTER CLEANING Gutter Guard Installations • RENOVATION WORK • WCB. 25% Discount • Emergency Repairs •

Jag • 778-892-1530

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Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

604-946-4333

ALL RENOVATIONS: •Kitchen •Baths •Additions •Patio •Stairs •Deck •Fences •Painting •Drywall & MORE

NEW ROOFS & REPAIRS Gutter Cleaning • $145 Free Est. • GLRoofing.ca

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604-240-5362

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MASTER CARPENTER

•Finishing•Doors •Moulding Decks•Renos•Repairs Emil: 778-773-1407

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ROOFING

Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists

20 Year Labour Warranty Available

604-591-3500

www.serafinagardens.ca 604-984-4433 contact Cari GREAT LOOKING Landscapes. Full service landscape & garden maint.

Call Dave: 604-764-7220

OFF

your total bill

• Glass and mirror cut to size • Wood and metal customized frames • Storefront glass replace • Windows and screens replacements • Patio door screens and rollers • Canopy/skylight • Shower doors and railing glass • Emergency board ups

604 -230 -3539 778 -895-3503 604-339-1989

RICKY DEWAN PAINTING

HANDYPERSON

FLOORING Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769

$350, 2 coats any colour 2 rooms for $400, (Ceiling & Trim&extra) Price incls (Ceiling Trim extra) Cloverdale quality paint. paint.

Price incls Premium premium quality NO completed.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

We do allAsk sorts of wood us about ourflooring and Flooring all types&ofMoulding mouldings.

Laminate Services.

10%

PROMOTION

PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

ADVERTISING POLICIES

• Hot Water Tanks • Plumbing • Heating • Furnaces • Boilers • Drainage • Res. & Comm.

• 24/7 Service

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DELBROOK PLUMBING & DRAINAGE • Licensed & Insured • No Job Too Small • Hot Water Tanks • Specializing in Waterline

604-729-6695

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For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

TREE SERVICES ALL WEST TREE SERVICE

Topping, trimming, hedges pruning, cleanups and take away. Free est.

604-726-9152

WINDOW CLEANING

604-644-9648

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