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It started with a hatchet going missing, firewood for the wood stove disappearing. Other times winter jackets and sleeping bags vanished. Stashes of wine and beer ran dry.
Knives went missing. Blankets. Bear spray. Some cabin owners began to get the eerie feeling that someone had indeed been sleeping in their beds, that their cabins deep in the woods weren’t always empty when they were gone. For many months now, owners of a secluded group of rustic cabins on Hollyburn Mountain have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with a thief, who has appeared to both temporarily camp out in some cabins and help himself to supplies before disappearing back into the bush. “Everybody believes he’s still squatting on the mountain,” said Wendy Sinclair, a retired Vancouver Police Department officer who has owned a cabin on Hollyburn with her husband since 2018. “We feel very vulnerable up there.” Sinclair said the break-ins at the isolated cabins Continued on page 24
HELLO CHUMS West Vancouver Streamkeepers director Joseph McDaniel discusses salmon habitat with Sentinel and West Van Secondary students in Brothers Creek. See story page 16. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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West Van reveals plans for Ambleside revitalization MINA KERR-LAZENBY
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CNV considers removal of disc golf course BRENT RICHTER
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The City of North Vancouver may be looking to lose its only disc golf course after years of conflicts between players and neighbours of Eastview Park.
Couns. Tony Valente, Don Bell and Angela Girard brought a motion to council Monday asking city staff to start working on options including “the possible relocation of disc golf to another city or Metro Vancouver park.” Neighbours who spoke at the meeting highlighted numerous complaints since the course was installed in 2009: the risks of being hit by errant discs, smoking, cannabis and alcohol consumption by players, damage to the vegetation and intimidating behaviour from golfers. Cedar Village Crescent resident Shelli Fayle says her children no longer want to go to the park because it’s “full of Frisbee people.” “I’ve seen the park change. It has an unwelcoming, sinister quality about it now,” she said. “We should be seeing children climbing trees, jumping in puddles and running at full speed breathless through Eastview Park. Instead, we now have overprivileged, entitled bullies smoking and drinking in our park. Gone is the sound of children’s laughter and the magic of childhood.” Brendan Burge said he’d reached his limit when someone threw a disc at his dog. “I’ve experienced a few near misses, and a few direct hits, which are mostly due to the dangerous cross-fairway layout with its many blind pathway/fairway intersections,” he said. “The more militant players have a seemingly pathological disregard for the safety of adults and children alike.” Disc golfers, however, came to speak in defence of their honour and their sport. Blake Newton acknowledged the safety concerns raised by neighbours but stressed his sport’s members do try to be good stewards, including volunteering for park clean-up and invasive species removal events. “We do care quite diligently for the park
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Lynn Valley Care Centre hoaxer Taymour Aghtai has been sentenced to two years in prison – the maximum allowable penalty for his crimes – a time which has already been served in custody.
Eastview Park neighbour Brendan Burge and his dog Cody pass through the disc golf course that is causing friction between park users. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN and continue to make efforts to make it accessible. We are friendly to those that are using the park whether it be for disc golf or no and we try and make it a welcoming environment for everyone,” he said. “My position is that we work to make it safer collectively rather than abolish this sport that we love in this park.” Darren Butler emphasized how important disc golf is in providing outdoor recreation that’s open to virtually everyone and urged council not to “force the kids to have to leave the North Shore.” “It’s enjoyed by many of all ages, all abilities all genders. It offers a very low barrier to entry, unlike a lot of the other activities that we see on the North Shore,” he said. “The course should not only be kept but it should be improved and invested in as a community asset that provides tremendous value.” Currently, there are only two other places to place disc golf on the North Shore – a 18-hole course at the top of Grouse Mountain available to pass holders and
six-hole course at Rockridge Secondary in West Vancouver. The motion passed unanimously, with several council members saying their preference was not to lose the disc golf course entirely. Valente said having walking paths intersecting with the projectile sport was probably not a good design for the park and all of its visitors today. The intent of his motion, he said, was not to “pick winners and losers” but to “find solutions for all users.” Bell said it is likely that there are no other parks in the city big enough to accommodate a similar sized course but he said staff should look into it as well as possible locations within the District of North Vancouver’s parks. Couns. Holly Back and Shervin Shahriari both specified they would not support any future motion that moves the disc golf course off of the North Shore. Back said she’s lived near the park for decades and never witnessed any abusive behaviour.
Claiming to be a health officer from the BC Centre for Disease Control, Aghtai called the Lynn Valley Care Centre on March 7, 2020, the day after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at the longterm care facility. He told the nurse who answered the phone that the building was on lockdown and to call 911 if anyone tried to enter or leave. Aghtai then persuaded her to give him cellphone numbers of other staff, who he proceeded to call and told them to stay away from the centre. The next day, more than 80 per cent of staff didn’t show up to work in some sections of the facility. Staff who remained were overwhelmed and described the situation as devastating. The following night, a resident’s death marked the first confirmed death from COVID-19 in Canada. Aghtai was later charged and pleaded guilty to one count of conveying a false message with intent to alarm. In North Vancouver provincial court on Tuesday, Judge Patricia Janzen drew attention to the 28-year-old Aghtai’s history of similar offences and the need to deter future acts, which cause significant distress and other potential harms to their victims. Aghtai’s defence lawyer, who was no longer representing him at sentencing this week, had previously sought a jail term in the range of 16-18 months because of the harder-than-average conditions his client faced in pre-trial custody during the pandemic. Continued on page 30
City of North Vancouver eyes 5.24 per cent municipal tax increase BRENT RICHTER
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Municipal tax rates in the City of North Vancouver are expected to climb 5.24 per cent in 2023, based on the draft budget coming before council.
The city’s finance department released the 2023 financial plan on Friday and will be taking public comments on it until noon on Feb. 9. For the owner of a home assessed at the $1.43 million average, staff estimate this year’s tax bill will come in $120 higher than
last year’s, not including Metro Vancouver, school tax, TransLink and other charges that appear on the same bill. Of that 5.4 per cent increase, three per cent is for inflation in the operating budget. Another one per cent will be dedicated to capital infrastructure, and the remaining 1.24 per cent is for new items and staff. Among those listed in the 6.5 new full-time equivalent staff: another firefighter and new recruits in the human resources and real estate departments.
“Only the highest priorities are being brought forward to council to manage tax rate impacts on property owners,” the city staff report comments on new initiatives. Council is expected to have their first public discussion of the proposed budget at the Feb. 13 meeting. Anyone wanting to review and comment on items in the budget can do so via letstalk.cnv.org/budget2023. All three North Shore councils have begun their budget talks for the year. The District of West Vancouver budget proposal
calls for a 6.07 per cent increase in local taxes. The draft plan before District of North Vancouver council calls for a 4.5 per cent increase, although the current debate is whether that should be higher to pay for more capital projects including artificial turf fields and bike lanes. None of the budget bylaws have been introduced for the councils to vote on, and the tax rates and spending in them are subject to change following public consultations and debates by council.
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Plans for artificial soccer fields likely to be deferred MINA KERR-LAZENBY
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The District of North Vancouver will likely push back long-awaited building plans for a series of artificial turf soccer fields, a prospect that has left the local soccer community reeling.
of the members on this council during the election campaign,” she said. “Our mandate is to service the community’s needs, and putting all these projects that people have been telling us they want for years, putting them on hold or deferring or cancelling would, in my opinion, be irresponsible – and a total failure of our commitment to this community,” she said. Coun. Herman Mah echoed the statement, adding how, as a father to a young daughter who is active in sports, he understands how important it is for the community to have “appropriate and close by” sporting facilities. In the current draft budget, homeowners are looking at 4.5 per cent rise in the municipal property taxes for 2023. Adding more capital projects like turf fields would push that tax increase higher. Mayor Mike Little said he sympathized with those championing the projects likely to be deferred, but it was unfortunately a necessary part of the budget planning. “If we’re going to move a project forward, we have to pick a project to defer. This is the hard stuff,” he said. “This is the stuff where council doesn’t want to have to take away a project but we don’t have the capacity to do everything that’s coming towards us.” He said the District of North Vancouver has around $90 million worth of projects in the queue but only the capacity to move forward with around $65 million worth. A decision won’t be made concretely until after Feb. 13, when the official budget book is released, and following a public input period between Feb. 13 and March 6. Feedback on the budget can be submitted throughout the year at budget@dnv.org. Mina Kerr-Lazenby is the North Shore News’ Indigenous and civic affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
On Jan. 30, council came together to discuss what projects would be retained, and which would be deferred, as a result of the annual budget plans. On the deferral list was the build of a full-size artificial turf field at Inter River Park, a project initially proposed in 2018, and two additional field projects that would see the transformation of gravel fields to turf at Kilmer and Myrtle parks. Ecole Handsworth Secondary, which the community has extensively campaigned for an artificial turf to be installed within, was noticeably absent from the plans. “The fact that Handsworth wasn’t even on the agenda is an offence,” said Jana Madill, executive director of the North Shore Girls Soccer Club. “Every school should have the same facilities, and every other high school has turf. So the fact that it wasn’t even considered was a disgrace.” In 2018, council voted to replace Inter River’s grass field, a former landfill site that had an uneven surface and associated drainage problems, with artificial turf. The new artificial field would feature field lighting, a practice area, a new washroom, and new paved parking areas and sidewalks. Last year, council said construction would begin in 2023. “There should be a greater willingness to expand recreational facilities for, what is becoming, an expanding community,” said Stuart Ince, president of North Vancouver Football Club. Ince said 33 percent of the club – which amounts to 1,100 players – are currently practicing on all-weather gravel fields. “Both the boys and girls clubs are cramming kids onto what little turf we have, still over a third of the boys have to practise on gravel,” he said. “There has been scant attention paid by either the district or city to the outdoor recreational needs of the public. We rank rock bottom of all municipalities in terms of the ratio of registered kids playing soccer to the amount of turf fields,” he said. During the preliminary budget discussion at council, Coun. Catherine Pope expressed concern that NVFC president Stuart Ince is concerned about the progress there was no mention in of field upgrades at Inter River Park and other DNV locations. the budget of artificial turf He leans on a sign stating the start date for prep work on the for Handsworth, “despite field behind him starting in 2018. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN promises made by most
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NEWSBRIEFS PURSE SNATCHING SCAMMERS TARGET PARKING LOTS
Police on the North Shore are warning residents about a recent purse-snatching scam that has resulted in purses being stolen in plain sight. One woman fell victim to the scheme Jan. 26 in the parking lot of Caulfeild Shopping Centre. A woman who was getting into her car was approached by a man who told her she had a flat tire on the passenger side of her vehicle, according to Sgt. Mark McLean of the West Vancouver Police Department. But when she walked around to look, “There was no flat tire,” said McLean. In the brief time it took for the woman to check, however, her purse – which had been in the open vehicle – vanished. North Vancouver RCMP said a similar incident was reported the same day at Capilano Mall in North Vancouver. In that case, the victim was distracted by two thieves and they stole her wallet, said Const. Mansoor Sahak, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP. “We are aware it’s happening throughout the Lower Mainland,” said McLean. “It’s the same MO. We suspect it’s
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fter four decades of being virtually frozen in time, West Vancouver’s Ambleside neighbourhood may be on the eve of change. With a handful of exceptions, the built form of West Van’s residential and commercial hub has remained almost identical since the 1970s. But buildings age and so do people. Almost half of the residents of Ambleside are over the age of age of 65. The neighbourhood is more than deserving of some rejuvenation. Three options for the long-awaited local area plan are now out for public vetting. The one selected and refined through public consultation will go to council for eventual inclusion in the municipality’s official community plan. By contemporary standards, all three are highly modest in the change they foresee, but each is an acknowledgment by the
municipality that there is a future to consider and that the status quo cannot prevail forever. Our perceived exceptionalism cannot withstand the realities of time, unsustainable demographics or climate change. For West Vancouver’s change-averse residents, any evolution may feel like a shock to system, but following through on a local area plan will bring many benefits that other municipalities reap while we are passed by: Commercial vibrancy, housing options that match our current and future needs, greater walkability, renewed infrastructure, public amenities, lower carbon emissions, a diversified tax base, a place for our workforce to bed down at night, and more beautiful public spaces. As the public and council consider the options for the local area plan, we urge them to remember the words of Roman thinker Publilius Syrus: “Who looks not before finds himself behind.”
Volunteer ouster from library board a bad look for West Van
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When the West Vancouver Memorial Library Board recently sent the mayor and council its list of board members for the usual rubber-stamp approval, the list was accepted with one exception: Jatinder Sidhu.
What happened next depends on who you wish to believe: a volunteer who says he was told his politics and pronouncements were the reason he was scrubbed from the board, or a mayor who says Sidhu was on too many advisory boards and needed to make way for others. Sidhu came to West Vancouver from London with his family four years ago. He took up the role of homemaker and chose to furnish a healthy share of his intellectual pedigree on community volunteer work following 21 years of journalism at the British Broadcasting Corp. He successfully applied to three district advisory groups: the Enhance West Van Board, the Community Engagement Committee, and the Library Board. He also became a director of Positive Voices, the politically progressive group that has pushed for more housing diversity, more
focus on climate change and more effort on public transit to build a more sustainable community. It is his involvement in the latter, and his critique of the political direction in traditional and social media, that he is convinced cost him the Library Board role. In a December meeting with the mayor following his non-renewal, he said he was told his writing bothered some councillors. He concluded, “They just decided I was on the other side.” Another board member, Richard Fisher, resigned when he heard Sidhu’s story. When I reached the mayor to discuss this, Mark Sager was adamant: “No. No. No. No. No. A hundred per cent, no.” The mayor says it has nothing personally to do with Sidhu, but about one person being on three advisory groups when there are many others who want to step forward. “There is a lineup,” he said. Sager says he doesn’t know Sidhu, doesn’t read social media and has no idea what Sidhu has ever said on it – and besides, he adds, council would never strike anyone who disagreed with it from an advisory group. They just want more people to hold the roles. This was not the explanation Sidhu says he directly heard.
(Let me take a break from the contrasting narratives to welcome you to the world of somebody-said, someone-else-said-the-opposite journalism.) Every community needs dedicated volunteers and every government needs sounding boards to test-drive ideas and canvass beyond the politicians’ bubble. Why finding the truth in these two disputed versions matters is that governments need to hear anything but an echo when they seek advice, even if what it hears is not what it wishes. If Sidhu were bumped for partisan reasons, it would be deeply worrisome for community governance. You just can’t have mayor and council deciding who sits on these boards if they’re going to retain their integrity. This isn’t patronage; it is service, and needs to be nurtured as such. Overruling a recommendation from the board about its composition because of anyone’s politics would be a pretty petty move, too. These boards need diverse perspectives if they’re going to hear properly. If you accept the mayor’s story that Sidhu was bumped simply for occupying more than one board spot, there were better ways to introduce this policy to respect volunteerism and assuage skepticism. Since the
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core issue is public generosity – its provision of unpaid time and expertise to serve as a backbone of community activities – council ought to have generously discussed this in public. The backroom treatment, particularly in first applying policy to a political opponent, prompts at the very least a perception neither the mayor nor council need at this early stage of regime change. Remember, we’re talking short terms here, not the until-you’re-75 Senate. There would be time within this council window for changed policy to gracefully take hold. (Sidhu was not the only multi-board member, either, so brace for more board rejections.) Transparency would have given volunteers an opportunity as their terms came due for renewal to choose among their roles, not have them arbitrarily chosen for them. Instead, either through pique or abrupt policy change, a valued volunteer was stripped of a role he valued. How that helps West Vancouver escapes me. Kirk LaPointe is publisher and executive editor of BIV as well as vice-president, editorial, Glacier Media Group, the North Shore News’ parent company. He is also a West Vancouverite.
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Re: North Shore rents among highest in Metro despite almost 1,200 new units, Feb. 1 news story We have all felt the pressure of the housing crisis. Whether it is finding the right home for your aging parents, or watching your children struggle to afford staying in the community, or trying to find a home in the community where you work – everyone has experienced challenges. For too long, all levels of government have not been well-coordinated on delivering housing. As the North Shore News correctly points out, four municipalities in the region were responsible for 87 per cent of new rental homes. But it falls short in making the connection that when only a handful of municipalities are delivering new homes, they absorb the demand from other communities. This has a direct impact on housing affordability. Imagine if every municipality was meeting targets and delivering rental homes. There would be enhanced affordability in every community in every corner of B.C. The communities that are delivering housing do have lower rents, as evidenced by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. Rental Market Report. We know that rents are lower in the city compared to other communities on the North Shore. When you build housing options, you are keeping rents lower than they would have otherwise been. In the City of North Vancouver, we have been a leader in building rental homes that support all people. Delivering more than 650 rental homes in a one-year period, we are building the most rental units per capita, according to Make Housing Central. The city is far from done on housing and affordability. But we cannot continue to climb this mountain alone. All municipalities and senior levels of government need to redouble efforts when looking at innovative housing solutions. The Lower Mainland is in desperate need of additional investments from the Government of Canada. We know that B.C. will be welcoming tens of thousands of newcomers in the coming decade. Our strength, economically and socially, has always come from our diversity. As we welcome more people here, we must be able to house them. We do not have the luxury of shutting the door on the generation behind us. Our mark of success as a community is if our children and grandchildren are afforded the same opportunities as our predecessors left us. The policies and projects we move forward today are what will determine if we are a province where young people can raise families, where jobs can be filled by skilled workers and where seniors can age in place. We have to work together to chart a path forward. I invite everyone – municipalities, the province, the government of Canada,
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Re: West Vancouver chum salmon returns trending up since 2019, online story Feb. 1 I grew up and went to school in North Vancouver. The salmon migration was a large part of our curriculum in early elementary school; we also learned about the high level of respect Indigenous people have for these species. In Grade 1, we raised and released salmon fry into our local stream and in Grade 4 we went to Big House and were educated on how First Nations people traditionally catch and eat salmon. I agree with West Vancouver Streamkeepers director Joseph McDaniel, who said that “I think we’re at the point now where we’re all in this together and we need to be in this together because the future of our society and planet and the salmon are very intricately connected.” However, I did not see any mention of the local First Nations in Vancouver: the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh, nor can I see any recognition of those people who cared for these streams long before settlers arrived and compromised these fish. I believe that in order to increase the salmon population, we should work together with our local First Nations, who sustainably used them for tens of thousands of years, to better understand and care for our streams and salmon.
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5 hot songs to set the mood on Valentine’s Day Here are the top curated smooth grooves for your ultimate romantic playlist 25 years, and I see a passion in the people for the music we’re playing and it’s unparalleled compared to any other station I’ve worked at,” says Stevens. “You’re going to hear something special.” It’s easy for Tara Jean to get lost in her work— grooving hard with her signature exuberance, while seemingly floating above it all, until she comes down for the next tune. Can’t blame her, though; every selection is infectious. “I think to myself, nobody else in town is Have fun this Valentine’s Day with five tracks picked for you. Photo by iStock playing a better song than I am right now. I know radio and these stations. With their lyrical mastery and tender melodies, it’s To know in my heart that I’m rockin’ the best songs, hard to beat love songs when making a passionate makes me feel great.” declaration or getting you in the mood, especially on Wave Valentine’s Day. 98.3 has Whether you’re looking for a soul-soothing selection cultivated a of tunes to ignite the passion, something to get you format with swooning or spooning—or otherwise—tune in to Wave fewer com98.3 FM for programming that will give you all the mercials feels, every day, February 14 and beyond. than any other staIf you start your day with the cool stylings of radio tion, with personality Tara Jean (TJ) Stevens, who takes to the personalairwaves weekday mornings from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. ities who on Wave 98.3, you know the playlist is more than hits are friends on repeat. It’s an eclectic mix: contemporary jams and and good the classics, R&B, funk, instrumental, up-tempo and company. Tara Jean Stevens. Photo by Wave 98.3 smooth grooves. It’s fresh and exciting. It’s a vibe. Wave 98.3 launched July 18, 2022, with an ebb and flow of suave and stylish music that washes over you, engulfs you with feelings, and gives you touchstones throughout your day. “Our first day on-air, we got a little help from Michael Bublé, which was really incredible,” Stevens recalls. “I’ve been here since day one, and this has been the treat of my career.” “I’ve been in Vancouver radio and television for about
“I have the pulse of this city on my heart,” reveals Stevens. “I think that comes through on-air, not just from me but also from some of my teammates like Kelly Latremouille in the afternoons. Kelly’s been on Vancouver radio for decades, and I think he’s making that same connection with our listeners.” Tara Jean’s sexy song picks Here’s a bouquet of love songs, five tracks picked for you with intention, along with her personal insights.
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1. “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything” – Barry White Ahh, that low resonant voice. This song is purpose-built to seduce you. It dropped in 1974 and 40 years later it’s still accomplishing that. “Barry White is one of those artists who stops me cold and heats me up. He’s inciting you to be aroused; he’s not being coy or cheeky, he’s right in there with you,” says Tara Jean. 2. “Fallen” – Lauren Wood “Many of us remember this song from the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Every time I play it on my show, I burst into tears. There’s just something about it—the music, tone, melody and lyrics—that reminds me of the beauty and delicate nature of love and romance.” 3. “Make Me Say It Again, Girl” – The Isley Brothers & Beyoncé “The fact we play this sexy slow jam on The Wave proves there’s space on this station for some of the biggest artists in the world right now (Beyoncé). This is so on point, it has everything it takes to get you and your lover in the mood.” 4. “The Passion Theme” – Warren Hill If you want to seduce your lover or share deep gazes, an instrumental song—especially if it includes the iconic sax of Canadian superstar, Warren Hill —is perfect, because you can whisper sweet nothings, keep each other close, and make that moment your own. 5. “Where Is The Love?” – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway This song provides people who aren’t in love right now a chance to talk about love, their feelings, and what they want in the future. “The title says it all: “Where Is The Love?” Give it to me now. Let’s get on this,” says Tara Jean.
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A fire that ripped through an older apartment building in central Lonsdale almost two months ago, leaving over 60 families homeless, was likely caused by an electrical problem connected to a bathroom light or fan, an investigation has shown.
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City of North Vancouver Fire Chief Greg Schalk said the fire at 260 12th St. East started in a concealed space in a bathroom ceiling of a first-floor apartment, in the area of electrical wiring for a light and fan. “I don’t think it’s that uncommon in older buildings” for electrical problems to be the cause of fires, Schalk added. A total of 170 people were displaced from their homes on the North Shore in December as a result of four separate fires. The two largest fires involved apartment buildings – one at the International Plaza on Marine Drive and one at a 66-unit apartment building on 12th Street East in Central Lonsdale. North Vancouver - Lonsdale MLA and Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma said recently she worries such fires could become more common as rental apartment buildings age. In the case of the East 12th apartment building, units provided affordable housing, but the building also didn’t have sprinklers because of its age, when Building Code regulations didn’t require them. Almost two months after the fires, a number of former tenants are still searching for new accommodation. A total of 58 people from 22 apartments affected by the fires are still receiving government assistance, said Emily Dicken, director of North Shore Emergency Management. The provincial government recently extended financial help to families – which has paid for residents to stay in hotels – until Feb. 15. It’s the third time the province has extended emergency support, in part due to the number of families impacted and the difficulty of finding rentals on the North Shore.
Various contractors work at 260 East 12th St. in North Vancouver in December. Residents have been left scrambling to find permanent accommodation after a recent fire. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN Usually, emergency support for those displaced by fires, floods or other disasters is only provided for 72 hours. Among the help being provided is funding for two “community navigator” support people to work for two months specifically helping those people find homes. Lailani Tumaneng, local nurse and community leader who was recently elected to the North Vancouver School Board, has been helping several families try to find new homes. She said some families have moved into housing subsidized by BC Housing in other communities, like Burnaby, while others are still hoping to find spots in seniors housing. Several families she knows whose breadwinners work at Lions Gate Hospital, have managed to find apartments, said Tumaneng. Many are facing rents significantly higher than the amount they paid previously for apartments. A recent report from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. indicated when new tenants move into apartments on the North Shore, rents can shoot up 24 per cent. The challenge, however, is particularly acute for residents with larger families to find affordable options on the North Shore. CMHC data indicates rents for three-bedroom apartments in North Vancouver range from about $2,500 to $4,300.
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The first thing that hits you when you walk into the space that will soon be the North Shore Bike Park is the sheer size of it. It’s massive.
It is also, at this point, a little sparse, as there are no finished features, and the floor is dominated by half-built jumps, ramps and rollers, as well as stacks upon stacks of lumber. But you can see the skeleton of what founder Mike Upton hopes will be a hub for years to come for the North Shore’s biking-mad population. “It’s very much a community centre,” he said Thursday while giving the North Shore News a sneak peek inside the park. The park is located inside Capilano Mall, in the former Sears department store space. “It’s a community centre for cycling; it’s meant to be something available to all manners of cycling, whether it’s road or gravel or BMX, what have you. … There’ll be programs and camps and seminars and stuff like that for all types of cyclists, and all age groups and skill levels as well.” The park was a hive of construction activity this week, with the work pace expected to grow over the coming weeks as they prepare for launch. Plans for the park were made public last fall. Since then, Upton and his crew, which includes talented craftspeople who have vast experience building bike features outdoors, have been hard at work with the tricky task of building a massive bike park inside a mall. “Nobody has built anything like this inside a shopping mall before,” he said. “There are a lot of challenges – there’s a reason nobody’s built one in a mall before.” One challenge comes from the ceiling, which at 15 feet is definitely on the low side compared to other indoor bike parks built in old warehouses or industrial parks. But they’ve made all the adjustments needed to allow for features and jumps for beginners up to advanced riders, said Upton. “One of the first things that we did way back when we first looked at the space was to test it out and see how much fun you can have in a 15-foot ceiling,” he said. “And it’s a hell of a lot of fun.” There will be an advanced section with jumps and airbags for soft landings, but Upton is equally excited about the smaller pump track sections that will be accessible even for toddlers. “These [builders] build stuff for advanced riders, yet they put a lot of effort into building stuff that even a run
Mike Upton, founder of the North Shore Bike Park, perches near the area that will act as the main launching point in the facility, which he is hoping to have ready to open inside Capilano Mall by mid-March. ANDY PREST / NSN bike could get around on,” he said as he watched workers shaping the features in the beginner section. “That’s going to be my favourite part. This is going to be so much fun.” Sitting on a raised platform near the old front entrance to Sears, Upton mapped out a floor plan that will allow riders of any skill to keep moving around the entire 60,000-squarefoot space. “The whole thing is designed to be perpetual. You could just keep going. There’s no need to stop and start and stop
and start,” he said. “You could just keep doing loops, come up here, go back down, hit the pump track and come back up again.” There is no firm date yet for the park’s opening, but Upton is hoping to have things ready for Spring Break in March. He added that there will likely be a phased opening, with some features ready right away while others may take a few more months to complete. For more information, visit the website northshorebikepark.ca.
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City of North Van third-fastest in pandemic-era growth: StatCan The City of North Vancouver was tied for the third fastest growing municipality in all of B.C. during the heady years of the pandemic, according to the latest population estimates released by Statistics Canada.
From 2020 to 2022, Langford was the fastest growing municipality in B.C., with 11 per cent more residents. The City of Langley was second, with seven per cent growth. The City of North Vancouver and District of Langley were tied at six per cent, the stats show. As of July 1, 2022, the population of the city reached 62,973 – up nine per cent compared to 2018 stats. The District of North Vancouver’s population grew by two per cent during the pandemic years, to a total of 92,390. Since 2018, the district’s population has grown by three per cent. The District of West Vancouver, meanwhile, also saw two per cent growth in the years since 2020, reaching 45,406 residents. Since 2018, West Van’s population is up four per cent.
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The average growth rate for Metro Vancouver over the pandemic was four per cent. Every year, StatCan produces fresh estimates for Canada’s municipalities with over 25,000 residents based on formula that factors in births, deaths, immigration and emigration. Data differs from census counts because different methodology is used. The three North Shore local governments now have a combined population of 199,769, the estimates show. This excludes First Nations reserves, which are tallied separately. Now with three years’ worth of data since the year the pandemic was declared, there’s a clearer picture emerging of how people shifted their living and work arrangements on top of the usual population growth, demographic changes and development patterns, said Andy Yan, director of SFU’s City Program. “It’s seeing how the pandemic might be reshaping communities. The big thing is how the pandemic actually has reshaped work,” he said. “For certainly the 40 per cent of the workforce that can work remotely, it has adjusted their location choices.”
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The data partly confirms the anecdotal trend that white collar workers who lived in Vancouver (which stalled out at one per cent growth) were opting for cheaper homes with more space, farther from downtown. But the City of North Van becoming a top destination was interesting, Yan said. Unlike Langley or Langford, CNV contains mainly apartments
and condos, but Yan said the city has done a good job of providing the kind of housing workers choose to live in along with desirable places to hang out after work and “beautiful” public amenities, particularly the Shipyards. “It’s lifestyle.… It really is a commendation to the leadership and the planning that has occurred, and the community
building that has occurred in the City of North Vancouver,” he said, contrasting the city with its two North Shore neighbours. “They’re not building for that particular population, which is a really important one, should you want to have a vibrant local economy.” Some people associate a rising population with crowding and a lower quality of life overall, but Yan said the city is proof otherwise. “The irony is that the type of growth that’s managed in the city of North Van is not as dependent on automobiles than what you may find in the district (of North Van) or in West Van,” he said. More desirability is certainly associated with higher prices, though. Assessments for homes were up 10 per cent in the city in 2022. In the District of North Vancouver, multi-family units were up 11 per cent while single-family properties were up by six per cent. West Vancouver’s were up four and seven per cent, respectively. “The challenge is how do you keep it sustained? How do you keep it affordable and adequate for workers across the spectrum?” Yan asked.
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A celebration of life is being held Friday, Feb. 10. for the beloved Soup Meister of Lonsdale Quay. Dauns died in November after travelling to Montreal for cancer treatment. From 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Pipe Shop, the public is being welcomed to pay respects to the family, and gather with former staff or other community members that would have been in line getting soup. “It’s your opportunity to reconnect in and pay tribute to Ralf and show what an impact he had on the community,” said Stephani Baker, Dauns’s former neighbour and longtime friend. Everyone will get a cup of soup for as long as it lasts. If you see people in the Soup Meister kitchen this weekend, that’s Baker’s kids and former staff prepping some of Dauns’s signature soup for the celebration. Baker said they’re expecting a full house. Capacity is 360 people. Around 100 spots are reserved for friends and family. If the rest of the space gets filled, new arrivals can join if others leave. Dauns’ stepdaughter Renee Robertson will share some words, followed by a slideshow that Dauns’ sister put together. A reel of photos will be running
Formerly a professional chef cooking in international hotels, Ralf Dauns opened the Soup Meister in Lonsdale Quay Market nearly 27 years ago. COURTESY OF RENEE ROBERTSON through the whole event. “It’s more like a family reunion than a formal, speech-filled event,” Baker said. The local business community has pitched in to help bring the event to life. Baker said that Lonsdale Quay has donated the space as well as equipment rentals; El Dorado, Shipyards Coffee and Puccini’s deli have pitched in; and some of Soup Meister’s suppliers have donated their goods to help make the soup. Celebration of Life for Ralf Dauns Friday, Feb. 10, 6:30-9 p.m. The Pipe Shop, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
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Salmon returns on two of West Vancouver’s major creeks were up in 2022, but the species that spawn locally continue to face stressful times.
That was the message from the West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society to District of West Vancouver council, after collecting For me, this and analyzing program serves data from the as a sign of Brothers and hope that we Hadden creek systems. will be able to Every fall work together for the last to address 15 years, the the important Streamkeepers challenges of our have partnered with West time. Vancouver WEST VANCOUVER high school STREAMKEEPERS DIRECTOR JOSEPH MCDANIEL students to survey tributaries of the Capilano River for returning chum, pink, coho and chinook salmon. The volunteers presented their 2022 results to District of West Vancouver council on Jan 23. Over seven weeks, the group spotted 527 salmon, about three quarters of which (395) were chum. The group also counted 103 coho and 29 chinooks (pinks only return in odd-numbered years). The year before, they logged 193 chum, 147 coho, 27 chinook and two pinks for a total of 369. Four years ago, the chum return hit its lowest number ever since the counts began with just 107. That year, low water flows were a concern for salmon and there was a high level of predation by river otters. Weather was a major factor in salmon returns again last year, with the fall drought
making it impossible for returning fish to reach their home waters for several weeks into their usual spawning window. The Streamkeepers and high school students delayed their survey by two weeks as a result. “Elsewhere on the coast … it is estimated that thousands of salmon had died before spawning. Thankfully, we did not see that much of an impact in West Vancouver, but climate change does result in higher pre-spawn mortality and we have to wait to see how will this affect the number of salmon in future years,” student volunteer Tanya Rahmatian told council. By contrast, there was so much rain in the fall of 2021, the group was worried that eggs tucked under the gravel had been washed away, although spring 2022 surveys of juvenile salmon in the creeks found increases in their numbers, the group reported. Joseph McDaniel, West Vancouver Streamkeepers director, said returns of coho salmon at the Capilano River Hatchery were down significantly this year, another likely consequence of poor water conditions and climate change. But, optimistically, the students’ continued enthusiasm for participating in the surveys each year does bode well, McDaniel added. “Education is vital to the health of any community and to our world. For me, this program serves as a sign of hope that we will be able to work together to address the important challenges of our time,” he told council. “I think we’re at the point now where we’re all in this together and we need to be in this together because the future of our society and planet and the salmon are very intricately connected.” The Streamkeepers are the main stewardship group working on West Vancouver’s creeks, carrying out citizen science and habitat restoration projects aimed at giving local salmon every chance of success.
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Continued from page 1 The shorter Marine Drive “high street” would be flanked on either side by the likes of hotels, offices, rentals and seniors housing. Within the reduced rectangle, density of rental could be increased gradually over time, while townhouses would transition outwards from existing commercial and apartment areas to Fulton and 19th, completing the “rectangle,” Hawkins described. The second option lets nature drive the planning decisions, Hawkins said, factoring in the area’s sloping topography and the nearby creeks that run down to the ocean. Building scale would reflect the natural contours with mid-rise buildings transitioning to townhouses moving up the slope, with townhouses along McDonald, Lawson and Vinson creeks opening up public access to the waterways. For the commercial core, mid-rise, mixed-use buildings between Bellevue and Clyde avenues would emphasize daylighted creek crossings,
The Ambleside area will soon be getting an upgrade. GETTY IMAGES LIJAUN GUO PHOTOGRAPHY frame new public spaces, and mark the arrival to Ambleside’s shopping area at the 1400 and 1800 blocks of Marine. The third option adopts a transitions approach, where development would be blended in and building heights would vary to create a more “modulated skyline” on Marine Drive, Hawkins said. If the high
street isn’t shortened as put forward in Option 1, Option 3 allows for more room to play around with the street’s focal areas, and heightened sections of retail activity can be added. Apartment infill within the existing high-rise area would be allowed on existing duplex-zoned sites and existing rental sites with underutilized site area, while existing age-restricted lots would be supported with additional density to enable the gradual increase of housing for seniors. Hawkins said the offering of the three options is to “allow the community to engage” and change or improve any aspects of the options should they wish to do so. West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager echoed the statement, adding how there is “nothing set in stone” in regards to the three potential plans. “We are completely, staff and council, open to all creative ideas,” he said.
Coun. Nora Gambioli said seeing the three options was like seeing the beginning of the end of decades of studies. “The three concepts are really, really amazing,” she said. Council voted unanimously to begin public consultations on the three options and seek feedback in stakeholder workshops with the Ambleside and Dundarave Business Improvement Association and the Ambleside Dundarave Residents Association, which will take place in February and March. Virtual and in-person workshops will be held with the general public in April and May. Once the engagement is completed staff will review and analyze all the public input in June, before presenting the draft local area plan to council for a vote in July. 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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North Van anti-logging protester sentenced to house arrest CORNELIA NAYLOR
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A protester involved in four anti-logging demonstrations that disrupted traffic in Burnaby, Vancouver and the North Shore has been handed a conditional sentence with house arrest and a curfew to be followed by six months of probation.
Benjamin Holt, a 52-year-old computer programmer, was in Vancouver provincial court for sentencing Thursday morning after pleading guilty in December to three counts of mischief and one count of breaching bail conditions. The charges relate to protests with Save Old Growth, a group that has organized major traffic disruptions along the Trans Canada Highway in a bid to end all old-growth logging in B.C.
Four Save Old Growth protests Holt was first arrested on April 18 when the group shut down the westbound lanes of Grandview Highway in Burnaby during the morning commute. Holt had perched atop an eightfoot ladder in the middle of the road and held out two coloured
Anti-logging protester Ben Holt glues his hand to Highway 1 near Horseshoe Bay on June 14, 2022, as part of a Save Old Growth protest action. SAVE OLD GROWTH smoke sticks billowing the green and yellow colours of Save Old Growth. On June 14, Holt was one of three protesters who glued themselves to the road when Save Old Growth blocked the westbound lane of the Upper Levels Highway near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. On Aug. 2, Holt was under a court order not to block traffic when he was caught on video doing just that at another shortlived Save Old Growth protest on the Stanley Park Causeway.
And on Oct. 20, Holt was arrested on the Lions Gate Bridge at about 1:30 a.m., after protesters tried to paint a 50-metre “Save Old Growth” stencil onto the middle lane of the bridge. ‘Six-month hiatus from being a good citizen’ Crown prosecutor Ellen Leno had called for a 35-day jail sentence in the case, minus credit for six days Holt served earlier while awaiting bail, and 18 months of probation. Leno described Holt as “a more
entrenched individual” who had continued in the protests despite time in jail and being bound by a court order. Defence lawyer Benjamin Isitt argued Holt should be granted a conditional discharge with one year of probation. Isitt described Holt’s offences as a “six-month hiatus from being a good citizen” and noted he was motivated by a commitment to stop climate change. Isitt also noted Holt had no criminal record and had entered early guilty pleas. A conditional discharge would have meant Holt would have no criminal record if he successfully completed his probation.
Public safety paramount But B.C. provincial court Judge Gregory Rideout said a discharge was not appropriate for Holt and imposed a 60-day conditional sentence with 30 days of house arrest followed by 30 days under an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. Rideout also sentenced Holt to six months of probation during which he must complete 40 hours of community work service and not block traffic or pedestrians on any road or highway.
Rideout noted Holt hadn’t been merely a rank-and-file member of Save Old Growth but an organizer and coordinator who, for a period of time, received a $2,000 monthly honorarium from the movement. “I find that his role within the movement greatly increases his moral culpability,” Rideout said. Rideout said the protests were more than an “inconvenience,” as Holt had described them. During the blockades, emergency crews were impeded from performing their duties, according to Rideout, and first-responder resources were used up to deal with the protesters – including a fire department ladder truck that was called in to lift Holt off the ladder on Grandview Highway. “Public safety is of paramount concern when these blockades are established at critical traffic arteries,” Rideout said. Rideout said it was a “significant aggravating factor” that Holt continued in the protests despite bail conditions banning him from the activities. “Clearly the accused is an intelligent man,” Rideout said. “I find he was acutely aware of the charges he was facing and the nature of the court proceedings.”
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A North Vancouver woman is recovering after a violent encounter left her with bruises and a new fear of walking down local trails alone.
Dog walker Lisa Adams says a man and a woman attacked her in an offleash dog area near McCartney Creek Park on Jan. 23. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN at her, Adams said. “In that moment, I looked down at my phone, and I hit record on video and I said, ‘Did you swing at me?’ and I took a step back and he swings at me again.” The man then pushed her, Adams said, threw her down on her back into the bushes and put his legs on hers. Then he started punching her repeatedly, and Adams said she used her arms to block her head. At first, the other
After that, Adams said that the other woman pulled out her phone and started swearing at her, telling her things like, “You shouldn’t be out here.” “She started taking my picture,” Adams said. “And she’s saying, ‘I’m gonna report you.’ And I said, ‘You can make whatever reports you want – we’re not doing anything wrong.’” Then Adams pulled out her phone. That’s when the man swung
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Lisa Adams said she was attacked on Jan. 23 after a couple became angry in an off-leash dog area near McCartney Creek Park. Adams runs a dog-walking business and was walking several dogs off-leash at the time. Then, she said she came across a couple who had two dogs off leash as well. “The woman had said something to me, and I just said, ‘Pardon?’ because I didn’t hear her,” Adams said. “The next words out of [her] mouth were: ‘Don’t ignore me you f****** b****. You heard me, put your f****** dogs on a leash.” Adams said she clarified that she in fact didn’t hear her at first. She asked the couple which way they were going, and said that she would walk in the opposite direction. Adams added that there were no problems with any of the dogs. Both parties then tried to gather their dogs. Adams then said, “Great, OK, we can go our separate ways.”
woman stood there and did nothing, until the dogs started barking, Adams said. “And she came over and pulled him off of me that first time, and I was just in shock, yelling the whole time: ‘Oh my god. I can’t believe what you’re doing.… Get off of me, get off of me.’” When she got back to her feet, Adams started filming again. Adams told them she was going to call the cops. “And he comes at me the second time.” She said the man attacked her again, and she doubled over when he punched her in the stomach. Adams said she was pinned again and the man tried to take her phone. As he continued to attack her, Adams started screaming for help, she said. Eventually, she was able to kick the man off her. “And in that moment, I actually heard someone answer back, ‘Are you OK?’ from a distance, and I scream, ‘No, I’m not OK. Please come and help me,’” Adams said. She ran towards the voice, who turned out to be a client of hers out with their dog. Adams said the man tried to grab her phone again before the client told the couple they needed to leave. Adams said she tried to continue on her dog walk, but some
hikers who heard her scream told her to call the police. North Vancouver RCMP arrived shortly after, and she gave a statement to them. Police couldn’t be reached for comment Feb. 4, but Const. Mansoor Sahak told Global News that they were investigating what could be a potential assault. Adams, who lives in North Vancouver, said the experience has changed her mindset when hiking the local trails. “Don’t walk alone,” she said. “Because unfortunately, we live in an age of if there’s no witnesses, and [if] it’s not on video, it didn’t happen. And that’s scary.” Since the incident, Adams has been wearing a GoPro out on walks, and advises others to have their phones at the ready. “A lot of people are going through a lot of mental health issues right now. And it’s making people upset and people are becoming very reactive.” Adams, who walks dogs in the area nearly every day, said she had never seen the couple before. “I absolutely think that an arrest needs to be made so that the community can know that they’re not going to be at risk anymore,” she said.
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GARDEN TO TABLE
From pasture to plate, the ethics of eating grass-fed beef LAURA MARIE NEUBERT
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As someone who dives deep into growing and preparing food as medicine, I’ve considered a vast range of learned and unlearned opinions about eating meat – beef, to be specific.
If conflicting diet and health advice is perplexing to me, I can only imagine how confusing such must be for young people, busy people, and the uninitiated. While one cannot defend the evidence against industrialized cattle farming, and there is no doubt that mass deforestation to accommodate cheap beef for fast food is devastating for the planet and everything on it, there is a strong body of peer-reviewed evidence to suggest that eating meat and dairy from 100 per cent grass-fed and “finished” cows, is far less detrimental to our health than eating meat and dairy from grain-fed feedlot cows. There may in fact, be benefits. We should not then, in my opinion, demonize cows. We might instead question the system. We could also learn to trust our intuition. The first rule of permaculture is “observe and interact,” that is, watch and listen to nature, natural cycles, and the food web, then adjust our thinking and actions accordingly. It took me a bit to understand just what this means, but as time goes by, I have
Pan-seared grass-fed beef bavette, braised croquette, marrow bone, parsnip and red wine jus. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT more and more occasion to put the principle into practice. Shortly after taking the decision to cut meat of all kinds from my diet, I started thinking more and more about my late Grandpa Jim. He was a true grit cowboy if ever there was one, and I spent countless happy hours with him in paddocks and barns, assisting with the management of range cattle, working horses, and the web of country life. Grandpa ate porridge with cream and maple syrup, pastured chicken eggs, and bacon every morning. His Stanley lunch box contained a monster apple and meat sandwiches on homemade bread slathered with sweet
butter, and he washed it all down with percolator coffee so strong you could stand a spoon up in it. He ate range beef, fresh vegetables and potatoes for dinner most nights, and he smoked hand-rolled virgin tobacco cigarettes. No pesticides, glyphosate, high-fructose corn syrup, or artificial anything. Grandpa wasn’t much different from other cowboys of his time, who lived very long and happy lives without suffering from chronic “dis-ease.” I do not pretend to understand the health risks of virgin tobacco, but I suspect that they are considerably less noxious than those caused by the 69 known cancer-causing chemicals contained in modern cigarette smoke, and likely far less damaging than most Frankenfood. Until such time as regulators put people and planet before profit, we can rely on our own good sense – lean hard on intuition, become informed about everything that goes into our bodies, observe how we look and feel, and adjust accordingly. My overarching rule is easy to follow: if nature made the food I eat, I don’t worry too much, but if humans altered its natural state, I pause or pass. Cows evolved to eat grass, not grain, and they do not graze pharmaceuticals or antibiotics. Industrialized cattle are fed grain to fatten them up quickly for market. They
are given antibiotics to counter diseases suffered as a result of living very sad lives in too-close proximity to each other while eating unnatural food that they cannot metabolize because antibiotics have killed their gut biome. It makes sense then, that fat found in meat and dairy from industrialized and grain-fed cows differs notably from fat found in pasture-raised 100 per cent grassfed and finished beef and dairy. I have added ethically-raised, regeneratively grown 100 per cent grass fed and finished beef, and pasture-raised poultry back into our diets – admittedly, in moderation. Learning that we eat “what we eat eats” taught me to eat less, but better quality animal protein. We must, for the planet to heal. Eating cleaner costs more up front and may take longer to prepare, but intuition tells me that we will recoup over time by staying healthy for longer. Ironically, I can barely remember conversations with Grandpa Jim. He was a man of few words. I learned everything I need to know from him then, even now, through observation. Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Learn more about permaculture by visiting her website upfrontandbeautiful.com, follow her on Instagram @upfrontandbeautiful or email hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.
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WHL AWARD
Bedard earns player of the month honours in just seven games ANDY PREST
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North Vancouver’s Connor Bedard earned another nifty honour this week as he was named the McSweeney’s WHL Player of the Month despite appearing in only seven games in January.
Bedard missed more than a week of play with the Regina Pats at the start of January as he was busy helping Team Canada win gold, all while smashing longstanding national records, at the world junior championships. But Bedard wasn’t going to let his world juniors MVP appearance stop him from earning WHL honours as well, as he proceeded to score a ridiculous 24 points in seven January games with the Pats. The 17-year-old scored three hat tricks in those seven games, including a four-goal, two assist performance against Calgary Jan. 8 in his first WHL game following the world juniors. He racked up hat tricks against Saskatoon, Jan. 13, and Medicine Hat, Jan. 29, and scored at least one point in 35 straight WHL games, a streak that started in the second game of the season and ended Feb. 3 in Lethbridge. As of Feb. 6, Bedard had collected 91 points in 38 games this season with the Pats, topping the next highest player in
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West Vancouver Police are asking the public to help identify a “person of interest” in connection with a rash of break-ins to cabins on Hollyburn Mountain. WVPD
Cabin owner hit by bear spray after encountering stranger Continued from page 1 started in the spring last year. Her own cabin was broken into in April, but only some beer and wine was taken. Over the summer and early fall, the number of cabins getting hit by the thief increased. In one case, an owner hiking into his cabin encountered a stranger walking out of it. The man snapped a photo and tried to chase the man down a trail, but the stranger turned around and sprayed the path behind him with bear mace, making it impassible. In another instance, the same man was captured on a video surveillance camera inside one of the cabins while the owners were away. Officially, West Vancouver Police report there have been 16 break-ins to the Hollyburn cabins spread over a wide swath of forested area, but Sinclair thinks there may have been others that have gone unreported. The Hollyburn Lodge itself was also broken into this summer and relieved of alcohol supplies. One of her Hollyburn neighbours has been one of the unlucky ones. “He’s been there at least three times that I know of, if not more,” said “Joe,” who asked that his real name not be used. “He’s stolen six jackets from me, four sleeping bags as well as an air mattress,” said Joe. “He keeps coming back and using [my cabin] like a store.” Joe said it’s impossible to buy insurance for the remote, rustic cabins and “I can’t afford to replace $7,000 worth of stuff.” Almost all the cabins – which lack conveniences like electricity and running water – are used recreationally, rather than occupied full-time. Joe believes the suspect “stays on for a couple of days and then moves to another cabin, or then spends a couple of nights in the woods. He’s figured out which people aren’t around.” Police have tried to track the thief, even
catching a ride in recently on snowmobile with the Cypress Mountain ski patrol. But the closest they’ve come so far is finding evidence of camps in the area which appear to be abandoned. “It’s a bit of a needle in a haystack,” said Sinclair. “That’s a lot of land to cover.” Several tips have been received from cabin owners, said Sgt. Mark McLean of the West Vancouver Police Department. “It’s not led us to the location of this individual, although it has at times led us to places where we believe he had been recently, and we simply missed him. We’ve seen evidence that this person may have had a camp up there outside of a cabin that was unoccupied,” said McLean. “We’ve seen evidence that he may have spent some time in various cabins, whether that’s overnight or for a longer period, it’s unknown. “That’s certainly a possibility that we have, for lack of a better term, someone like the Bushman of the Shuswap, if you remember that guy.” John Bjornstrom, known by the nickname Bushman of the Shuswap, gained notoriety in B.C. 25 years ago by evading police for two years after escaping from a Kamloops-area correctional camp and surviving by breaking into cabins for groceries and supplies. So far there’s no indication the Hollyburn thief is dangerous, said McLean, and most of the thefts have been relatively minor. Despite the repeated break-ins, many cabin owners have been reluctant to talk about them, for fear of inspiring copycats or curious looky-loos, eager to catch a glimpse of Hollyburn’s own “bushman.” Of 300 cabins originally built in the area between the 1920s and the 1940s, about 100 remain scattered throughout the forest on land leased from the District of West Vancouver. Joe and Sinclair say they understand that reluctance. The cabins are a labour of love, said Joe. Repairing them when things go wrong is “not an easy thing” he said, frequently involving physically carrying supplies in with backpack or sled in winter. Continued on page 25
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This is one of the approximately 100 rustic cabins dotting the forest on Hollyburn Ridge. A number of break-ins to cabins in recent months have made cabin owners nervous and prompted a public plea for information from West Vancouver Police. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
Owner says families are uneasy Continued from page 24 But the break-in problem has not gone away by itself, said Sinclair. She feels the only way it will stop is with public help in identifying the suspect. On Monday, the West Vancouver Police released two images – one photo taken by a cabin owner who discovered a man leaving his cabin in July, and one captured by a CCTV camera inside another cabin in November – asking for the public’s help in identifying the “person of interest” in connection with the cabin break-ins. The man captured in the photos is described as a Caucasian man with a slim build, weighing about 150 pounds, who appears to be about 30 years old. In the photos he is wearing a dark jacket and pants, a white trucker hat and heavy-duty
winter snow boots. When winter came, many owners thought the thief would leave, said Joe, reasoning, “’How can he possibly live up there in winter?’ Well, he’s living up there in winter.” Some young families are being scared away from spending much time in their cabins, said Joe. “They don’t want to come and spend time at the cabin because there’s a bogeyman in the forest…. It makes all those fairy tales kind of real that there is a scary man out there in the forest. And he’s not leaving.” The West Vancouver Police are asking anyone with information that could lead to identifying the man to contact their non-emergency number at 604-925-7300 and reference file # 22-14159.
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As the sun peeked through the clouds on an overcast Sunday afternoon at the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club, it provided a welcome glimmer of light for one photographer and her moving mass of smiling subjects.
So harmonious were the elements that one would have been forgiven for not noticing there were more than a few absences. “I was hoping to get 100 members, but I I think we’ve knew that just managed wasn’t going to to count be possible,” the club’s presjust over ident, Bruce 70, which I Murray, said think is still with a laugh. a pretty good “I think turnout. we’ve managed to count just CLUB PRESIDENT BRUCE MURRAY over 70, which I think is still a pretty good turnout.” Today, Feb. 8, the club will mark its official centennial birthday, 100 years to the day since the local sporting stalwart was first formed. Murray, who joined the club 12 years ago and has been its president for the past four, said he was honoured to share “such a proud moment” with such a loyal community – the club’s backbone. “Few North Shore non-profits can say they’ve reached this milestone, and it is the community that has played an integral part during the past 100 years,” he said. With a global pandemic and the whole upheaval of the club to navigate – in 2020 the greens were moved to the corner of St. Andrews and 24th Street
from their longtime home adjacent to the Harry Jerome rec centre — Murray hasn’t had the most typical of presidential experiences these past four years. Yet he credits some of the low points as also being some of the highest, as each, he said, is a testament to how dedicated, driven and doting the bowls club community is. “Looking back over the years, it is the volunteers that are really the glue that holds this whole thing together, the members of the club who chip in and make it work and overcome whatever problem they are faced with,” he said. For Pat McKenzie, first vice-president and centennial chair, a particularly cherished memory is the club’s hosting of the National Bowling Championships in 2013. Canada’s finest bowlers flocked from around the country, and the team did particularly well, scoring two golds, three silvers and a bronze in the six divisions, but it was the efforts of the members that left the largest impression. “People volunteered to do everything,” she said. “Everyone in the club participated in some way or another. Some were making meals, some were picking people up from hotels. There was daily tidying up all the greens. It was just quite a production, and it was just due to our volunteers at our club who will pitch in to do anything to ensure it is a success.” McKenzie, who has been with the club since 2014, said the event was so well planned and executed that the community received praise from impressed players “from Nova Scotia through to Alberta.” “I think it is that aspect that is why we’re so successful, and why we’ve kept on going for these one hundred years,” she said. With so much inclusivity and camaraderie among the 271 club members,
McKenzie said the group is more like a “big family” then it is a regular sporting team. In fact for some long-standing members, it is the buddies rather than the bowls that keeps them coming back. Dora Caruso, who will be turning 98 this May, used to be “very active” within the club — volunteering, playing, organizing social events — but her involvement has, understandably, decreased in recent years. Yet you’ll still find her showing up on the greens and attending events, checking in with those she has become close with over her 34-year relationship with the organization. “Joining the club was one of the best things I ever did when I retired from work,” she said. “It has just been wonderful, it really is like a family. Me and a lot of the members are very good friends. I still go out for lunch with many of them.” For some, the social aspect is less of a bonus and more of a lifeline. “I lost my wife of 57 years a few years ago, and, well, thank god for the lawn bowling club,” said long-standing member Mike Edwards, who has been with the club since 1986. “It brings together people from all walks of life and it really is like a family. It has been a true lifesaver for me.” Edwards has just turned 82 and said he will be dedicated to the club until his final days. “I was recently talking to someone about the health problems we face as we get older, and we were talking about resuscitation, and I said that if I dropped on the greens, don’t you dare call 911 – you make sure I’m gone,” he laughed. “What better way to go out, than on the North Shore greens?” 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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At least, that’s the feeling you get from a segment of the community that has dedicated itself to preserving the structures tied to the region’s architectural identity. As historic homes have fallen or faced uncertain futures, concerned citizens have banded together to lobby local government. Municipal heritage advisory committees have been instrumental, especially in recent years, at cataloguing heritage homes while convincing council to craft policy that makes it harder or less desirable for developers to tear them down. At an annual meeting Jan. 17, the three heritage committees from North and West Vancouver met to compare notes on the status of heritage preservation and look for opportunities to boost each other’s efforts. Chris Wilkinson, chair of North Vancouver city’s committee, mentioned that there’s a new draft development incentive policy The former Forster Residence at 1160 Ridgewood Dr. in North Vancouver, pictured in 2011. Last year, a that’s going to be presented to developer was fined $200,000 for demolishing the council on March 6. He said the West Coast Modern heritage home without a permit. proposed policy looks at den-
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Profits often far outweigh penalties Continued from page 28 today, there was agreement that more are needed, and not just for developers. “While it’s really nice to have incentives for the development community that wants to add density or subdivide land, there needs to also be incentives for homeowners that is easy to access,” Wilkinson said. Painting, roof repairs and other necessary updates all add up. “Regular maintenance on heritage homes is expensive,” he said. “It’s important so that those homes stand the test of time and don’t get into a state of disrepair, and then ,over years, inch towards potential demolition.” Currently, only the District of North Vancouver has a heritage grant program. Wilkinson noted that there will never be parity across the municipalities, but grants could be one area that is adopted across the Shore. Wilkinson, who’s director of development with Darwin Properties, said that clearer policy around how a community supports heritage could improve preservation as well. “So if you’re looking at purchasing a lot with a heritage home you know, it’s much easier to say, ‘No, the council who was elected by the community has adopted this policy, and I’m comfortable following this policy and presenting a rezoning application or development application to council in line with that policy,” he said. Clearer policy removes risk, Wilkinson
added, and leads to developments more in line with what the community had asked for. When clear policy is lacking, developers have to have more individual conversations. It’s easier when there’s a policy that isn’t tied to one application, he said, not unlike an official community plan, “where it’s like: if you wanted to put a tower up way off from a designated town centre, that flies in the face of what the community’s values are – you redevelop property in locations that make sense aligned with policy, and then generally everyone is more supportive,” said Wilkinson. But in many cases incentives, or even penalties, aren’t enough to stop heritage homes from being bulldozed when developers stand to make big profits by rebuilding. Wilkinson said there needs to be a balance of carrots and sticks, “and I think if the carrots are working well enough, you’re going to need fewer sticks.” Hypothetically, if the development incentives are strong enough and the levels of protection reflect the importance of these homes, he said, hopefully you never get to a situation where someone thinks they can buy a property and ignore heritage policy. “It’s really sad, given the number of opportunities that exist for builders and developers to buy land,” Wilkinson continued. “There are lots of properties out there that don’t have heritage buildings on them.” This year’s provincial Heritage Week runs Feb. 20-26.
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Continued from page 4 While Janzen conceded that conditions were more restrictive under COVID-19 protocols, she said that increased restrictions applied to all British Columbians at the time, and that the ones imposed upon Aghtai were for the safety of prison staff and other inmates. The judge said such restrictions wouldn’t be considered as a mitigating factor in sentencing. Nor did Janzen give much weight to the remorse that Aghtai expressed in court, given his list of previous offences, which number as high as 60 when counting those committed as a minor. In November 2019, Aghtai called police in Parksville and claimed two Black men with shotguns had killed two people and were on the loose in a Fields department store, drawing an armed response from the RCMP. No one was physically hurt but Janzen did note that Aghtai’s call would have put any Black men in the area in danger. For that, Aghtai was sentenced to jail time to be served concurrently with his North Vancouver sentence. Also listed as aggravating factors in Aghtai’s sentencing, were the large amount of attention drawn by the Lynn Valley Care Centre hoax related to heightened pandemic fears and damage to the centre’s reputation, Janzen said. She added that his moral blameworthiness was “very high” given previous convictions for similar hoaxes. Aghtai’s potential for rehabilitation was low, Janzen said, given his “terrible” criminal record. “The court’s denunciation must be emphatic,” the judge said. Janzen did, however, note that Aghtai’s guilty plea had spared the victims from having to testify and recount their experiences at trial. As Aghtai has been incarcerated since September 2020, he will face no more time behind bars for the North Vancouver or Parksville charges. He remains in jail, however, on separate charges in Richmond where he is due to be sentenced for sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon, extortion, unlawful confinement and use of an imitation firearm.
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Leigh Brousson died peacefully at home in Nelson, BC on December 23rd of pancreatic cancer. Predeceased by parents, David and Evelyn Brousson, he is survived by wife Lynn; sons Sean and Robert; Lynn’s daughter Robbie Joyce; brother Court; sisters Sherry Glen and Kathy Bestwick; and families. Leigh was raised in West Vancouver where he was introduced to his lifetime passion of skiing. Beginning with local mountains, he went on to compete and coach for the UBC Ski Team across Canada and in Europe. Graduating from UBC in 1966, he spent a year hitchhiking through Europe and Asia returning to teach in several BC communities. He and Lynn married in 1976 and settled in Merritt, BC, where they raised their family, and Leigh taught elementary school. He earned his MA of Theological Studies in 1994 and a PhD in Counselling in 2004. Retiring from teaching in Nelson he realized his dream of developing a private counselling practice, which he continued with his outdoor pursuits - skiing, hiking, biking, and volunteering, up until his diagnosis in early 2022. Active in his church, an overarching faith in Christ guided Leigh throughout his life. He shared his caring and compassionate nature with all. He is greatly missed. A Celebration of Life was held in Nelson. A gathering will be held June 4, 2023 on Bowen Island. Those wishing to attend can receive details at leighremembrance@gmail.com.
CARROTHERS, Dr. Sheila A. Moir February 23, 1930 − January 22, 2023 Dr. Sheila Arnold Carrothers (nee Couper), 92, passed away peacefully in the company of family following a brief illness.
Sheila is predeceased by her beloved husband, The Hon. A. Brian B. Carrothers, Q.C. and remembered by family and many friends.
Charlotte passed away peacefully at North Shore Hospice after a steep decline in her health over 2022. Charlotte relished the simple pleasures of life. She delighted in her garden and had a special love for her four-legged companions. She is now reunited with her mom, Hertha, and her pets Charlie and Kitsum, all of whom she lovingly missed.
A memorial service will be held on March 3 at 11:00 am at West Vancouver Presbyterian Church, 2893 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.
A celebration of her life will be held on February 20, 2023 at 11:00 am at North Lonsdale United Church, 3380 Lonsdale Avenue. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the animal charity of your choice.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Moved to Vancouver in 1957. Sheila was a practicing anesthesiologist at Burnaby General until her retirement in 1983.
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CROWE, Daphne Helen (Lane) July 4, 1930 - January 30, 2023 Daphne was born in Regina to Hilma Ballantyne Lane and Dr. Verne Lane. She grew up along with big brother Ian and later brother Tom with the Depression and Second World War in the background. Daphne met husband Doug Crowe during high school at Central Collegiate. Future sister-in-law Vera had taught young Doug to dance, and big brother Ian arranged for him to partner with Daphne at her first dance. Together they enjoyed 65 years of family life, travel, and of course the occasional foxtrot. As a young woman in the late 1940s Daphne was privileged to attend and graduate from the University of Saskatchewan, with a degree in history. This experience helped to foster a lifelong passion for learning, literature, and reading. Daphne married Doug in 1951 and worked briefly in social work in Regina. The young couple began their family with the arrival of David, moved to Saskatoon, and soon after Patricia completed the foursome. In support of Doug’s business career the family moved to the west coast in 1959. They made their home in North Vancouver until 1968 when they were transferred to Winnipeg and Toronto, returning back again to North Van in 1970. They settled into the family home on Marigold Place, and Daphne pursued many interests including The Gourmet Eight, gardening, duplicate bridge at the Capilano Golf Club, and of course tennis. At that time Daphne began her career as the Social Studies departmental assistant at Handsworth Secondary School and Canadian history teacher at the YMCA International School in West Vancouver. She also served as a community board member at Presentation House in North Vancouver. Daphne loved to experience cultures first hand, and her thirst for knowledge led Doug and Daph down a wonderful path of lifetime travel. Daphne loved to play and connect with people. Through badminton, curling, bridge and tennis she made many lifelong bonds. She never lost her prairie roots and her deep love for and allegiance to her friends and family. She cherished her Regina clan (Moira, Marion and the Pats), the Edmundsons, her Handsworth colleagues, her North Van neighbours, her social group “The Turnups,” a multitude of tennis and bridge pals, and of course Doug and Sheila Dixon. Daphne provided love and support for her evergrateful kids David (Margie) and Patricia (Joey), was adored by her grandchildren Morgan, Felix, Cody (Randi) and Travis (Caitlin), and was delighted by the arrival of great-grandsons Caden and Arthur. She was predeceased by brother Ian Lane in 2013, brother Tom Lane in 2018, and her husband Doug Crowe in 2016.
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ELLIOTT, Norman Stephen Norman Stephen Elliott was born on May 13, 1939 in Vancouver, BC. He passed away on December 14, 2022 on Salt Spring Island, BC of Alzheimer’s disease. He was predeceased by his parents Thomas and Nellie (nee Bliss) Elliott and his son Stuart. He is survived by his son Stephen (Candace nee Brydon) and grandsons Samuel and Keil. He is also survived by his wife Diane (nee Wilkie) and his sister Janice Besharah and her daughters Nancy and Susan. Norm grew up in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver. He attended Queen Elizabeth Elementary School and then Lord Byng Secondary School graduating in 1957. He also attended UBC and studied a very rewarding Sales and Marketing Program in which he was quite proud of. His big break came when he joined Permasteel Engineering when he was 22 years old. He started in the heating department and eventually moved on to metal building construction sales. He travelled northern BC and the Yukon and was very successful. He eventually bought out the two owners of Permasteel and he thrived in the business. Norm took up flying lessons when he was 27 years old and subsequently bought a small Cessna plane in partnership with a friend. He enjoyed flying as a hobby for the next few years.
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HAMPTON, Irene (Babe) Anceline November 13, 1923 − January 27, 2023 Irene and her husband − the love of her life, Dennis Livingston − were longtime residents and business owners of the Home Oil Gas Station at 3rd St. and Forbes Ave in North Vancouver, B.C. Irene was the first lifeguard on the opening day of the Mahon Park Community Pool. She was pictured in the North Vancouver paper on opening day with the then mayor. Irene’s father, Harold, husband, Dennis and herself were all veterans. Irene and Denny were married for 38 years and lived on East 13th Street in North Vancouver. They had three children, Donald of Chilliwack, B.C., then a daughter Isabelle who passed in 1977, then Christine of Agassiz, B.C. Irene had five beautiful grandchildren, John Jr., Kristopher, Dawn, Cory and Jennifer, and five great −grandbabies, Zakk, Nora, Maisie Declan and Dakota. Irene had three sisters, Dolly, Ivy and Judith. Irene had many friends from working at the Silver Harbour Center and organizing the bingo games. She also made many friends through her Ladies Club, which her mother had started many years ago. Irene was predeceased by her parents, Mary and Harold, daughter Isabelle, husband Denny, sister Ivy, and daughter−in−law Lenore. Private service by family request.
He then took up sailing and purchased a C&C sailboat, took sailing lessons, and started racing locally out of RVYC. His crew of 5 entered the Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race in 1976.
KLEIN, Josef It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our father, grandfather and great grandfather, Josef Klein. He was born December 19, 1928 in Weisskirchen, Yugoslavia and passed away January 25, 2023 in North Vancouver, Canada at the age of 94. He is predeceased by his wife of 50 years Gertrud (nee Poth) on March 13, 2001; companion Herta Grohmann; father Josef; mother Anna; brother Franz and sister Liza. He is survived by brother Anton; his children Sylvia, Wolfgang (Maureen), Bernhard (Maren) and Reinhold (Kathleen); grandchildren Shawn, Shane (Michelle), Joe (Paige), Riki (Giuseppe), Tedric (Melissa), Stefanie (Dev) and Kaelen (Katie); great grandchildren Greyson, Eleanor, Danielle, Taylor, Josey and Jack. From 1928 to 1944 he lived in Weisskirchen and was then, at the age of 15, interned in an Eastern Ukraine forced labour camp for 5 years, before being released to Germany in 1949. In 1957 he immigrated to Canada (Vancouver) and moved to North Vancouver in 1964. Josef loved his vegetable garden and was a great winemaker.
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Cherished mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother Doreen passed away at the North Shore Hospice on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the age of ninety. Doreen was born in Vancouver and was the only child of Harold and Nellie Stubbins. From an early age, she enjoyed figure skating at the Vancouver Skating Club. While ice-skating, she met Gordon Elsworth Lougheed (September 28, 1929 - June 13, 1992), and married him at the age of eighteen. Doreen attended Templeton Junior High School, then attended Grandview High School of Commerce, graduating in business. Throughout her over twenty house moves, she still retained her 1937 Pitman Shorthand Book! She had a busy life raising four children and working as the receptionist and bookkeeper for the family business. She started playing piano at age seven with the London Royal Conservatory of Music. She planned to become a piano teacher … however, her plans were sidetracked when she met Gordon. Doreen’s favourite pastimes included swimming and enjoying many years of boating with the family and friends. In 1978, Doreen and Gordon bought a vacation home in Palm Desert, California, which provided many wonderful family holidays. Doreen travelled extensively. She was happy to see so much of the world and experience the diversity we live in. Doreen was a great supporter of the travel publishing industry given the great number of travel books that she bought.
She was a caring, loving mother known for her practicality and sense of humour. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren adored her as she was incredibly involved in their numerous activities.
Norm loved to travel. This passion took him to some exotic locales that were off the beaten path at the time. He loved to scuba dive in various places that had warm tropical water. He enjoyed helping people financially during these travels.
A celebration of life will be held on Salt Spring Island in the spring.
LOUGHEED, Doreen Louise August 22, 1932 - January 24, 2023
She was a strong person and handled life’s challenges with quiet determination. She was an inspiration and a source of wisdom to the family.
He and his family discovered Salt Spring Island in 1981 through boating and eventually bought property, built a home and moved there part time.
The family would like to thank the many compassionate people who helped care for Norm during his final couple of years.
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He lived a life full of happiness and love. We miss him. His service will be held on February 9th at 11:00 am (with burial to follow) at Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver.
She was predeceased by grandson Darcy in 2007 and daughter-in-law Judy in 2014. She will be dearly remembered by her four children and their families: Brian, Dennis (Tammy); Marlene (Mustapha); Dolores, Elliott (Ross), Leanne (Matt), Tanis (Andrew), Denise (Colin); Allen, Brandon (Mikaela), Ashley (Conor) and nine great-grandchildren: Karli, Riley, Ella, Emily, Liam, Natalie, Levi, Liviya, Charlotte and close family friend Lisa Lougheed. In 2017, she moved into the Westerleigh Parc Retirement Home where she enjoyed the camaraderie of her fellow residents and the staff. In October 2022, she moved to independent assisted living at Amica Lions Gate Retirement Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Looking Glass Foundation, The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation or your favourite charity. Her family held a private gravesite service at Forest Lawn on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Seymour Golf & Country Club, North Vancouver. Please RSVP to a family member by April 10th, 2023.
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LIGHTBODY, Peter Walley April 18, 1966 - February 3, 2023
MULOCK, Edward N. November 5, 1928 − January 12, 2023
ZULPS, Mary Helen November 12, 1936 − January 28, 2023
Ed Mulock passed peacefully in North Vancouver at 94 years of age.
Early Saturday morning, Mary slipped away while basked in the love of family and friends, sending back all that love, too. There was no doubt in her mind of the love for her, and her gratitude and love were profoundly displayed.
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Peter Walley Lightbody, lovingly known also as Pades (short for “Pedro”) and Little Pete, age 56 years old, on February 3, 2023. He passed at Lions Gate Hospital from a quickly escalated cancer, surrounded by loved ones.
Her cause of death was everything, all at once. She lived her life without limitations or regrets up until her last week, where she rapidly came to accept her fate, but while knowing that she left an impact on the lives of her family and friends. Anyone that knew Mary knows they will forever carry a part of her within them.
Peter was the youngest son of four, born to Cynthia Marietta Lightbody (Anderson) and Walley Pearson Lightbody, on the date of April 18th 1966 at Lions Gate Hospital. Peter’s elder siblings are Catherine, Michael and Sarah. Peter spent his childhood living on the shores of West Vancouver where he loved collecting sea glass, casting for cod off the rocky turf and floating about the bay on old logs. He attended Caulfield Elementary, Hillside Secondary School, then the University of British Columbia where he discovered a passion for classic English literature. He then pursued a law degree at the University of Alberta, and has built his career as a lawyer over the years, most recently as a partner at Lakes, Whyte LLP in North Vancouver.
He was predeceased by his wife, Bernice, and son, Paul. He will be remembered with love by sons Ned (Cindy) and Jeff (Mary Beth); daughter−in−law Marilyn; grandchildren Tyson (Jenna), T.J. (Brittany), Jessica, Allison (Taylor), Miranda (Nak), Breean (Kevin), Sarah (Brad), and Shelby (Greg); sister Phyllis; many great−grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends in British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Ed was born in Upper LaHave, Nova Scotia, and graduated from the University of New Brunswick in Forestry. He worked as a professional forest engineer for Canfor, retiring in 1993. He married Bernice in 1951, and the couple moved to Vancouver, raising their family of three sons in North Vancouver. A founding member of the North Shore Winter Club, he enjoyed curling, tennis, and bridge and spent much of his family time at the club. Ed was very involved in his sons’ sports, coaching their soccer and baseball teams. He loved travelling back east to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, especially walking his forested property in Upper LaHave. He was a dedicated and involved member of St. Agnes Anglican Church and will be missed by the church community. He enjoyed his last year at Summerhill Parc in the company of many new friends. Ed will be remembered as a gentle, generous man with a quick wit and a keen sense of humour. If you spent any time with Ed, you would have been privy to his well−researched stock market tips. He will be missed. A service will be held at St. Agnes Church in the spring.
Mary joins her brother Eugene (only 4 years old), sisters Wallis and Hermina, and her son Richard. She is survived by her sons Albert (Kim) and Norman (Kathy), nieces Jessica, Claudia, and Lola, brother Steve, and many relatives and extended family from her roots as an immigrant Polish farm girl in Saskatchewan. She touched many more as a school principal in the Yukon and a school teacher and postal worker in West and North Vancouver, as well as many others in her travels around the globe, including her adopted family in Argentina. She was an adventurer until the end, with a trip to Machu Picchu chartered. Mary could be described as forgiving, accepting, super intelligent (don’t ever ask her about her IQ), adventurous, funny, mischievous, talkative, and, most importantly, loving. We will miss you, Mary, Ma, Grandma, friend. In lieu of flowers, please donate to cancer research, your local library, as she had a passion for books, or to your favourite charity in Mary’s honour. A memorial is being planned for springtime. For messages of condolence, please go to www.korucremation.com/obituaries.
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Peter loved writing and kept detailed journals as a young man, chronicling his observations with playful curiosity - he developed a character named Mr. Happy (often not happy), who would explore book fairs and recite pieces with, and by his dear friends, Elvis, Hemingway, Lady Gaga and others. Peter had a magical, somewhat mysterious garage, which he filled with handmade treasured items created by family and friends, and also his vinyl collection, some favorites of which included The Talking Heads, The Who, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and George Harrison. Peter leaves behind his loving wife Brenda whom he met and fell in love with in highschool. Last August, they celebrated 25 years of marriage. Peter and Brenda built their life together in North Vancouver where they raised their three beautiful daughters Cynthia, Robin and Jessica. He’ll be remembered as a wizard on the barbeque, a captivating storyteller and as a second father to all the neighbourhood kids on 27th Street. Most importantly, Peter was a proud husband and father who leaves behind “his four girls” with countless memories and everlasting love. No flowers by request, donations to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation are appreciated.
Scatter me not to restless winds, Nor toss my ashes to the sea. Remember now those years gone by When loving gifts I gave to thee. Remember now the happy times The family ties we shared. Don’t leave my resting place unmarked As though you never cared. Deny me not one final gift For all who come to see A single lasting proof that says I loved... & you loved me. by DJ Kramer
A memorial service will be held on February 15, 2023, at 11:00am at St. Andrews United Church, North Vancouver.
Because I Love You So SCHILLING, Elfriede Elfriede passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord in the early morning of January 23, 2023. She will be deeply missed by her sister Louisa; son John (Barbara); grandchildren Jeremy, Ryan (Lina), Matthew, Joanna and Bethany; great grand daughter Elena. Born in East Prussia in 1930, Elfriede immigrated to Saskatchewan in 1953 with her now deceased husband Hans, settling in North Vancouver in 1958. Elfriede lived a full life and will be remembered fondly as a loving sister, mother and Oma. Our heartfelt thanks to the wonderful nurses and care aides at Berkeley Care Centre for their care over the years. A memorial service will be held in the spring at Hollyburn Funeral Chapel.
Time will not dim the face I love, The voice I heard each day, The many things you did for me, In your own special way. All my life I’ll miss you, As the years come and go, But in my heart I’ll keep you, Because I love you so. -Anonymous
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