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North Shore digs out after second snow storm causes commuting chaos JANE SEYD

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The North Shore was digging out from not just one but two significant snowfalls Tuesday.

Schools were closed, and commuters faced traffic and transit headaches Tuesday morning after more than 10 centimetres of snow fell on North and West Vancouver overnight Monday and into rush hour.

Highway cameras around the North Shore showed heavier-than-expected accumulations in areas of West Vancouver towards Howe Sound and in upper areas of North Vancouver including Lynn Valley.

Commuters on the North Shore faced numerous bus delays and detours Tuesday morning.

The northbound lane of the Lions Gate Bridge was temporarily closed due to multiple vehicles stalled in the causeway, while those travelling by bus faced numerous delays and cancellations of service to areas of higher elevation as well as areas like Caulfeild and Continued on page 24

Pedestrians walk in the snow along Lonsdale Avenue Tuesday morning during the second major dump of snow to hit the North Shore in the past four days. Schools closed Tuesday as traffic chaos hit the streets. NICK LABA / NSN

ROAD FATALITY

Senior struck and killed by truck driver in West Van BRENT RICHTER

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One man is dead after being struck by the driver of a commercial vehicle in West Vancouver’s Cedardale neighbourhood.

The incident happened around 10 a.m.

Tuesday on the 800 block of Third Street, just north of Keith Road.

“The pedestrian was deceased at the scene,” said Const. Nicole Braithwaite, West Vancouver police spokesperson.

“This is a tragic incident involving an elderly male, and the West Vancouver

police’s thoughts are with the family at this time.”

West Vancouver police have called in the RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, who have closed the street to carry out their investigation. It’s too early to say what happened

at the incident, Braithwaite said, but the driver was in a commercial flatbed truck.

Images from the scene suggest the driver was southbound at the time they struck the senior. There are no sidewalks on either side of Third Street. The North Continued on page 25

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North Van offers Ukrainian teens ‘semblance of normal’ new program opened by the Canadian government to fast-track visas for Ukrainians.

Oskana, Maria and Daryna travelled to Poland to apply for a visa, leaving Daryna’s father and 23-year-old brother in Ukraine.

It’s a decision that still weighs heavily on Oskana.

In Canada, a Ukrainian church group connected them with a North Vancouver family willing to take them in.

In Vikki’s case, the connection to the North Shore started a generation earlier.

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In many ways, Vikki Harashchenko, 14, and Daryna Dyablo, 12, are typical teenagers.

They can be shy, giggling easily as they consider their favourite Ukrainian pop bands or K-pop group BTS. But they’re also keen when describing the musical theatre production of Chicago they’re working on as part of Lights Up after-school theatre.

They can be silly one moment, serious the next.

When they’re not in school, the girls are usually together – skating at The Shipyards rink or hanging out at the library. Like a lot of teens, they practically live in each other’s homes.

But Vikki and Daryna have seen their country Ukraine torn apart by war in the past year and their families separated.

Despite that, they remain remarkably resilient.

Normal lives upended by Ukraine war A year ago, the two teens were strangers, living with their families in two cities in western Ukraine about 90 minutes apart.

Daryna lived in an apartment in Ternopil with her family, including sister Maria, mother Oksana, her father and brother. She took acting classes, performed in theatre and did gymnastics.

Vikki and her family lived in a Lviv, where her father, mother and grandmother all worked for the military.

Like a lot of Ukrainian families, before Feb. 24, 2022, they didn’t believe that war was coming, says Maria Dyablo, 23,

Ukrainian teens Vikki Harashchenko (right) and Daryna Dyablo play with Anouk, a dog belonging to Vikki’s host family, while Daryna’s mom Oskana and older sister Maria look on.

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Daryna’s older sister. “We didn’t believe it was going to happen, until the end.”

Daryna’s mother Oksana was preparing to present a business project in Lviv on Feb. 25.

But early in the morning, Feb. 24, Daryna’s grandmother called, saying, “Don’t go anywhere. War has started.”

In separate cities, both families packed emergency bags containing a few days’ supplies and tried to deal with the confusion of what to do next.

From shelter in church basement to Canada When air raid sirens sounded later that evening, Daryna and her family made their way to a nearby church basement, where they spent the night with 300 others.

At first, neither family considered leaving Ukraine. Instead, Daryna’s family volunteered, helping at railway stations where refugees from eastern Ukraine were arriving.

Then Oskana’s sister told her about a

Lifelong friendship with Ukrainian woman When Leanne Melnyk was 11, her dad’s Ukrainian newsletter put out a call for pen pals for girls in Ukraine. Melnyk wrote, and her letter ended up with a Ukrainian girl named Irina – Vikki’s mother. A lifelong friendship began.

The two families visited each other often when the girls were young.

“I have a very vivid memory of us taking her to Lonsdale Quay and she was just amazed at the bananas and all the fruit because at the time, they didn’t have that in Ukraine. She was coming from a Sovietstanding-in-line-for-your-bread sort of background,” said Melnyk.

The friendship continued into adulthood. One of her visits to Ukraine happened just after Russia invaded Crimea, Melnyk said.

“I remember feeling very horrified that this invasion had happened and nobody seemed to do anything about it,” said Melnyk. “Ukraine was on their own.”

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NORTH SHORE RESCUE

Tourists survive ‘miserable’ night in backcountry storm

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Two tourists survived a night in a backcountry snowstorm over the weekend without proper gear or supplies.

North Vancouver RCMP alerted North Shore Rescue around 1 p.m. Sunday after a hiker heard cries for help about three kilometres up the Lynn Headwaters Trail and called 911.

Search manager Dave Barnett deployed ground teams to start heading to the site, but the hikers who first realized something was wrong also searched and found the man and woman who were visitors from Mexico and Colombia.

They had hiked to Norvan Falls on Saturday but, on their way home, strayed from the trail as snow and darkness set in.

The man and woman had lost their phone and didn’t have a headlamps or any other

gear required for being out after dark.

They thought they could follow Lynn Creek back to civilization, something North Shore Rescue never recommends, Barnett said.

“Well, that wasn’t such a good plan because the creek’s extremely rugged and it’s wet and so they didn’t make it very far,” he said. “It doesn’t take much to get yourself into serious trouble. It’s true, especially in wintertime.”

The tourists survived the night by taking shelter under some trees and huddling together. Barnett said spending the night out with snow and sleet coming down must have been “miserable.”

The hikers who found them offered up some dry clothing and food, while rescue teams made their way in. A Metro Vancouver park ranger was the first to reach them and carried out a first aid assessment. One of the hikers was

hypothermic and had some discolouration in their toe, indicating a cold-related injury.

“When they were found, they were really cold and obviously frightened,” he said. Once they were out of the backcountry, the pair were taken to Lions Gate Hospital for a full assessment.

Because the subjects were from out of town, it’s likely they didn’t know what they were getting themselves into when they set out for Norvan Falls with a winter storm blowing in, Barnett said, underscoring the need for proper research before any hike.

Barnett said they likely had set out too late in the day to make it to Norvan Falls and back on Saturday.

“In that kind of snowfall, 30 centimetres, it’s tough travel. You need snowshoes or microspikes and it’s going to take you a lot longer than you think,” he said. “It’s also a difficult trail to follow at the best of times but, in the snow without a hardened,

packed trail, it is very difficult to follow.”

Anyone planning a hike into the backcountry should be equipped to spend the night, if the worst should happen, he added.

The subjects also failed to tell anyone where they were going and when they were due back, delaying rescue efforts until the following day, Barnett added.

Barnett said big thanks are owed to the hikers who stepped in to call 911 and investigate where the voices were coming from.

“If these hikers hadn’t heard these two calling for help and took the initiative to find them, it could have been really serious,” he said. “A few more hours and they may not have even been able to walk out or be heard, so they were just super fortunate.”

The same appreciation goes for the Metro park ranger who provided a lot of help at the scene, Barnett added.

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Emergency of the Week Darwin Properties has proposed housing for Capilano University students and staff, just off campus in North Vancouver. TKA+D ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

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DNV approves 315 rental units next to Capilano University BRENT RICHTER

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The District of North Vancouver has approved 315 rental homes, just off campus from Capilano University, half of which will be exclusively for students, faculty and staff.

The project by Darwin Properties at 1310 Monashee Dr., which is occupied by dog kennels today, will include two six-storey buildings centred around a courtyard, with 8,570 square feet of commercial/ restaurant space at ground level.

Of the 315 units, 32 will be offered at below-market rates for CapU students.

Another 126 will be leased at market rates exclusively for students, faculty and staff.

The remaining 157 will be open to the general public at market rates.

When it came time to debate the merits and faults of the project, council members kept their comments short and sweet.

Mayor Mike Little acknowledged that students would have liked to have seen more affordable rentals for them, but he said that wouldn’t be feasible without the province or Capilano University buying the land and developing it on a non-profit basis.

“Everything that we could get out of it was going to happen through a voluntary negotiation between the parties,” he said.

“Would I like a higher ratio? Of course.

But I happen to think that this is going to dramatically improve the flexibility of the university in terms of delivering a quality education, with proper supportive services, including housing for staff, students and faculty.”

Coun. Herman Mah noted that the project has the support of Capilano University’s leadership, despite being off-campus, and added that it would complement CapU’s own student housing project going in just across Monashee Drive.

“I also want to commend the staff for

doing a good job of negotiating a strong housing agreement,” he said.

Even without more affordable homes, the project still addresses a district need, Coun. Jordan Back highlighted.

“I think will be a great evolution for everyone up in that area of the community and it’s going to deliver 315 rental homes, which we surely need badly in our community,” he said.

The vote to rezone the property passed 5-2, with Couns. Lisa Muri and Betty Forbes opposed.

The bulk of council’s debate time, however, centred around whether the district’s process for vetting the geotechnical safety of the site, which is atop a steep slope over the Seymour River and north end of Seymour Boulevard, was adequate.

Engineers have already signed off on the proposal, but several members of council insisted that the district seek out an independent, peer review of the work, given the history of landslides in the area.

District staff do get second opinions whenever they feel it may be necessary, said Dan Milburn, general manager of planning and permits, which will happen again as Darwin’s proposal goes into detailed designs and permitting.

“The matter is, from staff’s perspective, sufficiently dealt with in the existing powers, and staff’s indication from the chief building official is that that will be a requirement of the subsequent permit stages,” he said.

Still, this particular property shouldn’t be left to staff’s discretion, the majority on council felt, passing a motion from Muri and Coun. Jim Hanson recommending that the approving officer commission an independent peer review, even though it would not have any bearing on council’s decision to rezone the lot.

The new housing is expected to come online in 2027.

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NEWSBRIEFS TWO NORTH SHORE CANDIDATES BARRED FROM 2026 RACE

Two people who ran for public office on the North Shore have been disqualified from running again in 2026 for failing to file campaign finance disclosure statements.

Last week Elections B.C., which oversees enforcement of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, published a list of 48 candidates who will not be allowed to have their names added to the next ballot because they had not filed the mandatory statements detailing their campaign fundraising and expenditures by the Feb. 13 deadline.

Among them are Tom Wardell, who filed nomination papers to run for District of West Vancouver council but later withdrew before the official campaign start, and Michael Petersen, who placed last in the race for a District of North Vancouver seat on the North Vancouver school board with 1,456 votes.

“These candidates are disqualified from being nominated for, elected to or holding a local authority office in B.C. until after the next general local elections, scheduled for October 17, 2026,” the notice from Elections B.C. States.

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR TEENS WHO PAINTED OFFENSIVE GRAFFITI

Police in North Vancouver say three teens responsible for spray-painting racist and homophobic slurs on a family home in North Vancouver will have their actions addressed through restorative justice.

Last month, a family that lives on Griffin Place had their home targeted by overnight graffiti, which included offensive slurs splashed on their garage door.

Rola Bayloun told the North Shore News shortly after the incident that her family woke up to the shocking revelation Jan. 31 when a neighbour texted her husband and said, “Go see what happened to your garage.”

A security surveillance camera recorded video of three teens with covered faces, walking up to the garage door with spray paint canisters.

Bayloun said her husband quickly removed the graffiti, but her family was left unsettled by the incident.

“I feel we’re getting targeted,” said Bayloun at the time, adding her family has never experienced anything similar in the 20 years they’ve been in Canada since moving from Lebanon.

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Police said last week, however, after talking to the youth involved, they feel the graffiti was more likely a “terrible prank” by the teens than a deliberately hateful act.

RCMP officers have identified the three teens in the video and spoken with them, said Const. Mansoor Sahak, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP. “They all admitted to doing the graffiti,” he said.

Sahak said police are recommending that the teens be dealt with outside the courts, through restorative justice.

The North Shore News contacted Bayloun last week but she said she was unable to immediately provide comment.

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epending on when they were built, between a third and half of the condos on the North Shore are owned by investors who do not live in them, according to Statistics Canada. People tend to look at data like this as a bit of a Rorschach Test, depending on their own living situation.

For those who are comfortably housed, it could be read as confirmation that we don’t need to approve so much new housing. For those who want desperately to get into their first home, it’s a reminder that they must compete with wealthier buyers who are in the market entirely to make a profit off a commodity, further pushing up prices.

It’s not known exactly how many of these investor-owned homes are being rented out and how many are left underused, but thanks to the Speculation

and Vacancy Tax and other measures from the province, it’s a lot less lucrative to buy new condos just to let them sit empty. For those who rent those investor-owned units on the secondary market, they are home.

Like it or not, secondary rentals are now a critical part of our rental supply.

It’s a nuanced picture, to say the least.

But it is clear that if we want a more functional, healthier housing market, homes should be homes and investments should be investments.

From the 1960s to the 1980s, the government provided tax breaks to people who financed purpose-built rental housing construction. It provided them a return on investment while helping to build much of the rental housing stock we have today.

It would be far more productive to find a home for our investment dollars in programs like this again.

Sevens tournament puts North Shore rugby on display ANDY PREST

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The first points that North Shore rugby star Elias Ergas ever scored for Canada’s national men’s sevens team could not have been scripted much better.

He was at home, playing against Spain in the 2021 Canada Sevens tournament at BC Place in Vancouver, and as he touched down for a try, he raised his head up to a perfect sight.

“I remember touching the ball down and looking in the crowd ahead of me,” he said.

“And I saw my parents and all my friends and family.”

It was a moment made possible both by a tournament that brings something entirely unique to the Vancouver sports scene, as well as a rugby culture on the North Shore that has helped local players reach the sport’s biggest stage for decades.

The HSBC Canada Sevens tournament was first played in Vancouver in 2016, quickly growing to become one of the most entertaining annual events on the local sports calendar. A sevens tournament is a sports extravaganza, with multiple fast-paced

games rolling out one after another, the rugby action stopping only briefly for two new teams to be welcomed to the field with blaring music and blasting flames. And at the Vancouver event the fans in the stands are as entertaining as the action on the field, with BC Place patrons treating the tournament as a costume party, attending in “fancy dress” that ranges from a section full of Gord Downies to a whole bunch of cows, udders out.

And if you’ve been there, you’ve most likely seen a North Shore player hit the field. Starting with the Capilano Rugby Club and the powerhouse programs at Carson Graham, Collingwood, Rockridge and a number of other North Shore schools, there’s an impressive rugby system here built on the strength of coaches and organizers who are passionate about the game and its players.

Ergas first picked up a rugby ball while in elementary school at Mulgrave, and then pushed his game to its peak while playing for Collingwood, Capilano and the University of British Columbia. And before he earned his way onto the pitch as a player at the Canada Sevens, he was a fan in the stands.

“I went to every single Vancouver sevens

growing up,” he said in a phone call last week while preparing for the USA Sevens in Los Angeles. “Going to Vancouver sevens as a young kid in high school and watching the previous team have all the success they had, and then being able to try to mimic them at home in front of friends and family – it’s a surreal experience for sure.”

He is following in the footsteps of other Capilano Rugby Club players who have suited up for the national sevens teams, players like Akio Tyler, Christoph Steuben, Garth Prouse, Mike Langley and Ryan Stewart on the men’s side, and Andrea Burk and Mandy Marchak on the women’s side. North Shore players Harry Jones and Adam Zaruba were key members of the most successful national sevens team, starring for Canada while Ergas was watching from the stands.

“Adam and Harry, I just remember hearing about them growing up, knowing they’re from the North Shore,” he said. “And then you go to see them play and both of them have definitely set a certain standard for the new group coming in representing Canada – just the professionalism that they brought to the table and the work rate that they brought, it definitely set a good standard for

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us, and we’re just trying to fill their shoes as best we can.”

Ergas joined the national team along with fellow North Shore player Nick Allen, whose career took a sad turn last year when he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a scooter crash in Bali. Allen is making progress in his recovery, and he is always in his teammate’s thoughts as they take the field, said Ergas.

Representing Canada in international competition is a “dream come true,” said Ergas. “It’s always an honor to be with the boys and to represent your country,” he said.

“It’s almost been two years now and I’ve been loving every moment of it.”

The Canada Sevens tournament returns to Vancouver March 3-5, featuring 12 of the best men’s and women’s national teams from around the world. If you like rugby, or world class athleticism, or dressing up as Wario, but have never been to the tournament, I’d suggest giving it a shot. There certainly will be scores of people from the North Shore’s booming rugby community there with you, and at least one of them fighting it out on the pitch. Go and see for yourself. And don’t forget to dress fancy. aprest@nsnews.com

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Re: Plan to Redraw Federal Election Map ‘Cutting the Heart out of West Van,’ Feb. 22 news story

Dear Editor:

Your article about redistricting legislative seats in West Vancouver has struck me as a real action against the district.

How better to nullify any political power than splitting up the district?

As a recent arrival in West Vancouver, from New York, I was shocked to read this story. I will not qualify this proposal as gerrymandering, but it certainly seems to have more than just numbers involved.

I naturally oppose this unnecessary reapportionment. The article mentions that a 25 per cent variation of the equality of districts is allowable, and if the average population is to be 116,300, then the 131,000 of West Vancouver is well within the 25 per cent variation allowable.

This scheme appears to be acceptable to most except those most concerned, the voters of West Vancouver. Splitting off the economic heart of the district to a ‘foreign’ district with different issues is a very poor way of putting the interests of the voters first.

Paul Silverstone West Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

I read your article with interest as I live in Ontario and our son lives in Squamish, thus why I read your news articles.

All I know is that in my county of Halton, which is west of Toronto and stretches north through the Niagara escarpment, is being carved up with much joy from the Conservatives as they really need the GTA vote federally.

Halton is literally being cut in half from Oakville north to Milton then north again to Georgetown. Three very strong and established communities are being divided into two separate ridings. I sent my concerns along with hundreds of others to the commission but to no avail. The commission’s target is a numbers game and not about people and communities.

Thanks for your article. This is a national concern.

Mary Shier Limehouse, Ontario

STYROFOAM IN THE OCEAN IS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE

Dear Editor:

Re: Kayaker Scoops up Chunks of Foam Waste Floating in Inlet, Feb. 22 news story For decades I have been pulling Stryofoam blocks out of Howe Sound from our Gambier Island property and when

out in small boats, and the problem is greater now than it ever has been.

Styrofoam is cheap to make but that is because it isn’t priced for cradle to grave with recycling fees included and that still wouldn’t save ocean, lake and river waters from being fouled by it escaping into the environment where it persists for decades or longer, breaking down into ever smaller pieces and where it is ingested by water birds and marine animals.

Our shoreline is covered with these persistent little beads. I pick up what I am able to, but there are always more pieces.

Going out in the kayak or canoe is no longer the relaxing and enjoyable escape it once was – I am constantly paddling over to pick up chunks and small bits of Styrofoam and other plastics.

The small pieces we recycle or put in the garbage, but the large blocks of Styrofoam are a problem – there is no place to recycle these Styrofoam blocks, and they can be very large. The Sunshine Coast provides for a barge annually to help Gambier residents get rid of materials they don’t want, but they won’t take these chunks of Styrofoam due to the size.

There is nowhere in Metro Vancouver that I can find to recycle them either, and our problem is transporting them.

A group called Oceans Legends is receiving federal funds to clean up our oceans, but this is on a special project basis for communities and isn’t of any immediate help. Because these chunks of Styrofoam are large, we can only take a piece of foam each trip when we commute

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This whole situation is an environmental disaster that will plague our planet’s water ways and soil for millennia and no level of government has the will to tackle this problem by eliminating future use of this material nor by launching clean up projects up and down our coast.

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About 30 per cent of condominiums in the City of North Vancouver are owned by investors who don’t live there, according to recent statistics on investment properties released

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The statistics come from a recent analysis of data on investment properties

by Andy Yan, adjunct professor of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University and director of SFU’s City Program.

Overall, the North Shore’s proportion of properties owned by investors in 2020 was comparable to the rest of Metro Vancouver, according to Yan’s analysis.

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lowest percentage of properties owned by investors on the North Shore at 12 per cent.

Those figures varied by type of housing. Condos were most likely to be owned by investors throughout the region with 34 per cent owned by people who didn’t live in them across Metro Vancouver. On the North Shore, 30 per cent of condos in the City of North Vancouver are investor owned while 23 per cent in the District of North Vancouver and 21 per cent are owned by investors in West Vancouver.

Yet far more condos built in the past 15 years were likely to be owned by investors. Half of the condos built in West Vancouver between 2016 and 2020 were investor owned, while 48 per cent of those built in the City of North Vancouver were investor owned. In contrast, among condos built between 1991 and 2000, less than half that number were investor owned.

“It gives you a sense of what’s driving condo building,” said Yan. Condos on the North Shore built before 1980 are also more likely to be investor owned. Yan said it’s possible that’s because there weren’t many condos built then. “Condominiums really were not that popular until the 1980s,” he said.

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Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand said the discovery of apparent spy buoys in Canada’s Arctic and the shooting down of a possible spy balloon over the Yukon highlight the need to protect the country’s sovereignty in the North, during a visit to Seaspan Shipyards Feb. 22.

“We have to make sure that we continue to do what is necessary to protect our Arctic, to maintain our Arctic sovereignty,” said Anand.

Anand added she’s been meeting with fellow Arctic defence ministers – with the notable exception of Russia

– about how to guard against threats to Arctic sovereignty as well as how to address climate change that is impacting the North.

Anand made her comments after a recent report in the Globe and Mail indicated the Canadian military discovered and retrieved Chinese “monitoring buoys” in the Arctic this fall.

According to the report in the Globe, the monitoring buoys were spotted by the military as part of Operation Limpid, which focuses on early detection of threats to Canada’s security.

Anand confirmed Wednesday Canada is “fully aware of the buoys, and, as mentioned, extracted those buoys.”

“We are also aware that this type of activity is not new.”

Anand didn’t elaborate on the discovery of the spy buoys, but said their presence and the recent shooting down of a possible spy balloon over the Yukon highlights the need to keep working with the U.S. on upgrading continental defence.

Canada is investing almost $40 billion in NORAD modernization and continental defence, Anand said, which will include a new “Northern approaches surveillance system” which will replace the existing NORAD early warning system.

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Defence Minister Anita Anand spoke about spy balloons and spy buoys during a press briefing at Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver Feb. 22.

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infection, Zahab’s doctors advised them to be extremely careful as even a small cut of frostbite could end up being fatal.

“The objective was not to do some heroic amount of skiing per day. The objective was not to prove our ability to haul some big-ass sled,” Vallely said. “The objective of this journey was to get out and explore this area of land, which none of us had been on and very few people go to, at the time of year when no one travels and see if we can do it safely and effectively with, frankly, this guy who was really leading the charge who has cancer. That was the inspiration for me.”

Just a couple of days after they arrived back, Vallely had his tooth temporarily glued back in place, and Zahab was back in chemo.

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At -50 C, it’s cold enough to freeze your teeth off. Don’t believe it? Just ask Kevin Vallely’s dentist.

The Lynn Valley resident has just returned home from a 10-day, 350-kilometre trek/ski/snowmobile trip across Baffin Island’s Paalik Valley, an Inuit overland hunting route in the summer months.

The North Vancouver explorer is no stranger to cold. He’s run across frozen Siberian lakes. He’s camped at the South Pole. He’s done the Iditarod Trail twice. After his trip to Ellesmere Island in 2022, he would have told you it was the coldest place on earth.

Baffin Island in February, however, has stolen that title, thanks largely to the relentless whipping winds.

“At one point, before it died, (our thermometer) registered, -49.7 C. And that was ambient temperature, before wind. And the wind was pumping,” he said. “With upwards of 100 kilometre per hour winds, seriously blowing our tent to pieces in those conditions, I looked at the windchill, and that’s well into the mid -80s C … It’s just mind blowingly cold.”

At those temperatures, any substance becomes brittle.

Plastic cracks instantly. Butter will shatter like glass. Even the densest material on the human body isn’t built for those conditions, as Vallely learned biting into a fig bar.

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Three members of Kevin Vallely’s expedition cross a rocky section of Baffin Island’s Paalik Valley last month.

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said. “You’ll literally freeze your tooth off.”

At one point, the wind was blowing so hard, they were tentbound for 40 hours.

Indigenous knowledge Being physically fit and wellequipped for this sort of nonsense is essential, but without local Inuit knowledge, any trip like theirs would likely end in a frozen grave.

For that, they had Billy Arnaquq, a man in his 60s from Qikiqtarjuaq.

“He’s one tough mofo and this is his world,” Vallely said.

Arnaquq confirmed to them it

was indeed “too cold,” Vallely said.

Their journeys through the North always reveal the damaging effects colonization has had on Inuit people, but Vallely said they always come away with a deeper respect and a desire to help.

“I recognize the challenges they face and there’s no quick, easy fix or solution, but at least being very conscious of it and having that connection with the people is very important to me.”

Beyond acquiring and benefiting from Indigenous knowledge, the small group were also there to advance Western science,

“Mom’s illness has everyone worried.”

collecting meteorological data for the Weather Network.

Cold vs. chemo With the use of snowmobiles, traversing the island wasn’t nearly as physically strenuous as some of Vallely’s other exploits. But there was a reason for that. They had a schedule to keep. Crossing the valley has been a longtime desire of Vallely’s adventuring partner Ray Zahab. Zahab, however, was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2022.

At the time they did the trip, Zahab was between rounds of chemotherapy. With little ability to fight off

Northern lights As part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, Vallely spoke at an event on Sunday, sharing some practical know-how for anyone else planning an extreme adventure like his.

But spending weeks in the Arctic, crossing hellish terrain isn’t for everyone. There is another takeaway Vallely hopes the broader community will get from his latest trip, particularly as it relates to Zahab.

“If you have a goal, you’ve got to live your life. We don’t have much time, frankly. None of us do.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Canada eases travel permits for Iranians avoiding regime BRENT RICHTER

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The federal government is easing the process for Iranians visiting Canada to extend their stay rather than return to a regime with no respect for human rights.

In announcing the measures Thursday, North Vancouver Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson cited Iran’s deliberate downing of Flight 752, the beating death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

by Iran’s “morality police” and the repression and harsh sentences for those who have protested in response.

“All of this is part of a blatant pattern of disregard for human rights that have been shown by All of this the Iranian regime,” Wilkinson is part of a said. “Considering the gross and blatant pattern systemic human rights violations of disregard for ongoing in Iran, some Iranians human rights who are temporarily in Canada are that have been rightly concerned about returning home.” shown by the As of March 1, Immigration and Iranian regime. Citizenship Canada will be waiving LIBERAL MP certain fees and simplifying the JONATHAN WILKINSON application process for those who wish to stay longer and allowing easier access to work permits so they can support themselves while they are here.

In addition to prioritizing those applications, the government will also be making it easier to get passport and travel documents for Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents in Iran, who wish to leave and come back to Canada.

“With these new measures, we hope to ease the hardships they are currently facing by making it easier for them to stay longer in a place where it is safe to live and to work and perhaps one day to call home,” Wilkinson said. “We are prioritizing these cases to ensure that they are processed urgently so that individuals can have peace of mind.”

In 2022, the government received approximately 26,000 applications from Iranians to extend their visas.

Sid Mirhashemy, past president of the North Shore Multicultural Society and founder of ICanDo Education, said the announcement represents a great step – if Immigration and Citizenship Canada bureaucrats follow through.

He said he has been frustrated trying to sponsor students to come from Iran only to have their applications rejected because government officials worried they would overstay their visas. Without changes in cases like those, the government’s announcement would be purely cosmetic, he said.

“I’ve heard this from a lot of people,” he said. “Why should we lose such a talent? That’s what we need here.”

Nassreen Filsoof, president of the North Shore-based Canadian Iranian Federation, said she was glad to see the measures announced, particularly for students who will likely want to stay longer.

But she said the government should be highly cautious in expediting applications for adults to ensure they are not supporters of the regime.

“Being Canadian is a privilege,” she said.

Already, there are Canadian citizens in the community who’ve maintained close ties and business relationships with Iran’s government, she added.

“The situation is very problematic, I’m sure, for the Canadian government but they have to find a way,” she said.

“These are the people who are dangerous and they’re working with the Islamic Republic.

At the announcement, Wilkinson said the country has already permanently banned about 10,000 members of Iran’s government from coming to the country, and added that the RCMP has been staffing up a unit dedicated to enforcement of government sanctions.

“We also though, clearly, are continuing to look at people who may already be here who have close ties to the regime, as well as funds that may have been brought here that should not have been,” he said, adding that he was in a meeting with

the RCMP commissioner on that very subject the day before.

Wilkinson added if anyone in the community is aware of Iranians with close ties to the regime living here, his office can pass that information to the RCMP. Wilkinson was joined by his Burnaby North-Seymour and West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country colleagues Terry Beech and Patrick Weiler who, together, represent one of the largest constituencies of Iranian immigrants. In the last census, 16,415 North Shore residents listed themselves as being of Iranian ethnic origin – more than one third of all Iranian-Canadians in British Columbia. CoquitlamPort Coquitlam Liberal MP Ron McKinnon, who has more than 7,000 Iranian-Canadian residents in his riding, was also in attendance.

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Last year, that meant putting on a show at the Kay Meek Arts Centre in his hometown of West Vancouver, where he shared stories rooted in the local soil – like his dad’s cows taking a dip in Burrard Inlet – mixed in with songs from some of his very talented musical friends.

The sold-out show was such a hit that the theatre invited him back this year for another performance. On May 26, Lawrence returns to Kay Meek, accompanied by Vancouverbased band Said the Whale, Ashleigh Ball of Hey Ocean! and Docs’n’Socs Pipe Band, the North Shore’s premier bagpipe ensemble.

Also joining the musical lineup is lesser-known singer-songwriter Hayden Roth.

Lawrence said he discovered the young musician at a hotel happy hour in Tofino. “[His parents] were at my show the night before and they said, “Come down and check out our son Hayden playing.’ I went down and I thought he was really great and he’s from West Van, so I invited him onto the show,” Lawrence explained.

Readers of this newspaper may recognize the name Allan McMordie, search manager with North Shore Rescue. Others living in Lynn Valley might recognize the sound of his bagpipe, which filled the area near Poets Corner for 100 days straight to celebrate health-care workers at the onset of the pandemic.

“He’s an amazing bagpiper, and he’s my neighbour in Desolation Sound as well,” Lawrence said. “So everything’s connected

and interwoven to the North Shore and North Shore life and the people that make it colourful.”

This year, the CBC broadcaster and author will be digging deeper into his archive of West Van stories, which include a Dundarave fishing derby gone wrong. “I ended up getting kicked out,” Lawrence said.

The storyteller’s ability to weave compelling non-fiction narratives is evidenced by his 2022 book Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and Others, which was last year’s bestselling book in B.C. “There was a ton of support for it on the North Shore, which was amazing,” Lawrence said, adding that he’s grateful to be joined onstage again by friends like Said the Whale, who played at the launch of his first book.

Lawrence got the idea for a show that mixes music and storytelling from CBC Radio program The Vinyl Café, hosted by the late Stuart McClean.

“He did a touring show where he would tell a story, and then introduce a musician who would come out play a song, then he would come back and tell another story,” Lawrence said. “It goes back and forth … I love that format.”

“Stuart McLean was a friend of mine and a mentor to me, when I was first becoming an author,” he continued. “And I just thought maybe I can do a West Coast version of that show, because I admired it so much.”

Grant Lawrence and Friends When: Friday, May 26, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Kay Meek Arts Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver Tickets: $29-49, available at kaymeek.com.

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Handsworth students win grant for local domestic abuse charity MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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Three Ecole Handsworth Secondary students have won a $5,000 grant for the North Shore Crisis Services Society, for their efforts in raising awareness around domestic abuse.

Grade 10 students Keava McCormack, Aryana Mehjoo and Fiona Carnell competed in the final of Handsworth Secondary’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, a program which sees students across the country choose a local charity to investigate, interview and curate a project on.

While others shone a light on topics such as homelessness and mental health, the three teenagers tackled family violence –an issue I wanted to McCormack is all too familiar with. give back to When she was those who four years old, the saved my life, North Shore Crisis and helped Services Society, my family. an organization GRADE 12 STUDENT that establishes KEAVA MCCORMACK emergency safe accommodation for women and their children, helped her and her mother escape her abusive father, she said.

“I wanted to give back to those who saved my life, and helped my family.”

With the subject matter so “controversial,” McCormack said the three hadn’t been expecting to take home the prize, and their focus had been more on raising awareness than it had been winning the competition.

“We picked this organization because we wanted to make this conversation more accessible to more people in our grade, and in our school in general,” said Mehjoo.

“There’s this big injustice around how women are treated and children are treated when they are in vulnerable situations like this, and we just felt the need to help these people and make others more aware of what they are going through.”

Sandra Lee of the North Shore Crisis Services Society said the $5,000 grant will

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go towards supporting the centre’s second stage housing program, one of three programs that offer safe and secure family units in North Vancouver.

Lee said this is a step beyond the traditional, transitional housing; these units that house women and their children for up to 18 months, time that gives them access to more long-term support and ensures they can continue work or school in a safe environment.

“We’ve had clients in these homes who have successfully graduated from their master’s degree or diplomas, or successfully completed job training, because their family has been granted the time and the space that they need,” said Lee. “This $5,000 is really going to help us sustain and grow this program, and that feels amazing. We are so, so grateful.”

Lee said the team commend the students for their enthusiasm and curiosity, and for being brave enough to broach such a difficult issue.

“It’s not an easy topic. Even as full grown adults it’s hard to really find a good, comfortable space to address these issues and process them, either with your community or by yourself,” she said.

“These three girls were incredibly courageous in combating this issue and helping us advocate for something so important.”

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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Seaspan building joint support ships Continued from page 12 which is able to detect threats further and further North,” said Anand.

Anand provided few details on whether any search will be resumed by Canada for the debris of the mysterious balloon that was shot down by the U.S. under NORAD command at about 40,000 feet over central Yukon Feb. 11.

The balloon was shot down to “ensure the protection of Canadians and Canadian airspace,” said The balloon Anand.

Afterwards, was shot down the RCMP, to “ensure the protection Canadian Armed Forces and FBI of Canadians Special Forces and Canadian were all called airspace. in to recover the debris, but CANADA’S DEFENCE MINISTER “the terrain is ANITA ANAND very rugged, very remote and temperatures are very cold. It was snowing very heavily,” said Anand. That resulted in the recent decision to call off the search.

Anand said because the debris hasn’t been recovered, it’s impossible to know for sure if the balloon was a spy balloon, a research balloon or something totally unrelated.

U.S. President Joe Biden said recently

while the balloon recovered off the South Carolina coast is believed to be a Chinese monitoring balloon, there’s nothing to suggest the other balloons are part of any spying operation by other countries.

On Wednesday, Canada’s defence minister added Canadian forces are continuing to work with American counterparts on sharing any information recovered from the first of the four highaltitude balloons shot down by the U.S. off the East Coast after the balloon drifted the length of British Columbia before crossing into the U.S. and across that country.

Anand didn’t directly address a question of why the public wasn’t notified of the balloon as it drifted over British Columbia or whether it was considered a threat, but commented, “The surveillance that NORAD undertakes is 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They leave no stone unturned in terms of detecting any threats or potential threats in Canadian airspace.”

Anand made her comments about Canada’s need to protect Canadian sovereignty during a stop at Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, where two massive joint support ships for the Canadian Navy are currently under construction, along with an oceanographic science ship for the Coast Guard.

The shipyard is also slated to produce one of two polar icebreakers needed by the federal government by 2030. The other icebreaker is to be built in a Quebec shipyard.

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Investor purchases lead to higher prices Continued from page 10 19 per cent of single-family homes investor owned in West Van West Vancouver also had a much higher proportion of single-family homes owned by people who don’t live there – 19 per cent – than Metro Vancouver overall, where 13 per cent of detached homes were owned by investors. In the City of North Vancouver, 15 per cent of detached homes were owned by investors, while that number was just nine per cent of single-family homes in the District of North Vancouver.

One thing the statistics don’t reveal is how many of those investor owned properties are being rented out to long-term tenants, how many are being left empty or used occasionally by owners and how many are being used as short-term rentals.

Those answers are key to housing polices ranging from the speculation and vacancy tax to new laws allowing rentals in all strata apartment buildings, said Yan. Investor-owned condos can provide an important part of the rental market, but those apartments also tend to be more expensive and more precarious than purpose-built rentals, said Yan. Investors can also over-heat the market and out-compete renters hoping to move into the housing market, said Yan. According to Statistics Canada, the proportion of investors among owners varied from 20.2 per cent in Ontario to 31.5 per cent in Nova Scotia.

Just under one in five properties was

used as an investment in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia combined.

Condominium apartments were used as an investment more often than houses.

Ontario topped the list with the highest rate of condominium apartments used as an investment, at just under 42 per cent.

“Just be glad you don’t live in London, Ontario,” said Yan – 87 per cent of condos there are owned by investors.

Increase in investor purchases during first half of 2021 According to a report on investor owners

by Statistics Canada, the Bank of Canada found an increase in the proportion of purchases by investors in Canada in the first half of 2021.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation also surveyed investor owners.

They found that 48.4 per cent of investors in 2015 stated that their secondary unit was rented out, while 42 per cent stated that they or a family member were using the unit.

In general, studies found that an increase in the percentage of homes purchased by investors in a particular area led to higher prices in that market.

Yan noted the data that went into the Statistics Canada report all came from the period before the pandemic, and the real estate boom and trends of moving away from urban cores that happened in 2020 and 2021 could have changed patterns of investor ownership.

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Preliminary Public Consultation Meeting 737 20th Street - West Vancouver Prior to formal submission, we invite you to a preliminary public consultation meeting for a proposed triplex at 737 20th Street, West Vancouver MEETING DATE & TIME: MEETING ADDRESS: Cedar Room - West Vancouver Mar 9, 2023 Community Centre 7:00 - 9:00 PM 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

Phytonutrient fiesta: bias-cut sweet shelling peas, wild strawberry, blueberry, Italian endive, arugula flowers. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

GARDEN TO TABLE

Get the most from your peas LAURA MARIE NEUBERT

Contributing writer

Recent sunny weather seduced me into the garden to sweep the old greenhouse benches and early-start some peas.

For further information about the project or this applicant hosted meeting (to be conducted in an "open house" format), please visit: 737-20thstreetwv.com

Indeed it was cold, but the algae-hazed glazing will provide protection from wind and rain, and the stone floor will absorb and store solar energy from increasingly longer days.

Peas are traditionally spring or cool weather crops, but in our garden they are

ever-present from March through the first frosts of late October. They change locations seasonally from full-spring sun to part-summer sun, back to full sun again in the fall.

Peas can be planted strategically and repeatedly throughout the growing season – like succession planting, only tactical. The trick is to mimic spring conditions as much as possible, by manipulating sunlight hours, soil moisture and air temperature, to suit the temperate preferences of peas.

Peas are easy to grow, prepare and Continued on page 21

DEVELOPER INFORMATION SESSION

DEVELOPER INFORMATION SESSION

Vernacular Group is holding a Virtual Developer Information Session where interested members of the public are invited to learn about our development application in the City of North Vancouver, to rezone a property from RS-1 to RS-2 for the development of two single-family dwelling units through a subdivision, located at 412 East 11th Street.

Vernacular Group is holding a Virtual Developer Information Session where interested members of the public are invited to learn about our development application in the City of North Vancouver, to rezone a property from RS-1 to RS-2 for the development of two single-family dwelling units through a subdivision, located at 462 East 11th Street.

How to Participate: Please contact Marie Del Borrello [marie@ vernaculardev.com] or [604 990 6662] to register for the session.

How to Participate: Please contact Marie Del Borrello [marie@vernaculardev.com] or [604 990 6662] to register for the session.

• Please provide your name and address to register • We will confirm your registration by sending you further instructions on how to join the Virtual DIS • Comments Form will be provided. After the form is filled out, please email it to marie@vernaculardev.com or planning@cnv.org. You can also mail it back to the City of North Vancouver City Hall at 141 West 14th Street.

Contact: Marie Del Borrello Vernacular Group Tel: 604-990 6662 marie@vernaculardev.com

• Please provide your name and address to register • We will confirm your registration by sending you further instructions on how to join the Virtual DIS • Comments Form will be provided. After the form is filled out, please email it to marie@vernaculardev.com or planning@cnv.org. You can also mail it back to the City of North Vancouver City Hall at 141 West 14th Street.

Contact: Marie Del Borrello Vernacular Group Tel: 604-990 6662 marie@vernaculardev.com

Date: March 14, 2023 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Date: March 9, 2023 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Planning Department Contact: Huy Dang, planning@cnv.org, Tel: 604-983-7357 This meeting is required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the development process.

Planning Department Contact: General Planning at planning@cnv.org, Tel: 604-983-7357 This meeting is required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the development process.

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Many peas can be eaten whole

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Continued from page 20 preserve in thousands of ways. We plant both popular types – sugar (or snap) peas, and shelling peas. Sugar peas can be enjoyed whole at all stages of development, pod and all, until they pass the ripe stage and become woody and starchy. We also love old-fashioned shelling type peas, which produce inedible (typically) pods of fat, sweet green peas. Interestingly, many shelling peas can be eaten whole when young. I snack on super sweet and crunchy whole pods every few days for as long as they remain tender.

Typically, once the pods grow to about 50 per cent maturity, their armour toughens up to protect on-board cargo.

We eat sugar snap peas like candy, including them with carrot and cucumber sticks in lunches with hummus. We slice them on the diagonal into salads, stir fries and soups. We whizz them into fresh juices and smoothies.

In our garden, we share peas with the birds. Red-eyed towhees and sparrows are big time pea stealers. They arrive just as the peas are at the peak of ripeness, then sit patiently, pecking away at the pod until they have unzipped it enough to pull out the peas.

It’s delightful to witness, the puffy and wobbly babies in particular, as they work away for their supper. I could never shoo them off.

Certainly, they are as grateful for the peas as I am for the entertainment.

This year, on obelisk trellises, we are growing exotic frilly-topped Parsley snap peas, Super Sugar snaps, Avalanche snow peas and an experimental purple snow pea

from Row 7 Seeds. Against a tall and sunny fence, we will grow hearty and prolific Alderman (a.k.a. Tall Telephone) and Alaska shelling peas on jute lines, and for my mother-in-law’s container gardens we will start tiny Little Marvel shelling peas and Dwarf Grey sugar snaps.

To involve children in gardening and growing food, experiment with peas, and plant two or three times throughout the season. Tiny hands can sink three or four well spaced seeds into deep 10 centimetre wide pots, so they can be popped out together as a tidy unit (without damaging the roots) and planted at the base of a trellis upright or string – easy peasy!

It is beneficial always to leave pea roots in the ground after harvest – simply trim off the spent stalks for composting. Pea plants, like other legumes, sequester atmospheric nitrogen below ground. When fortified roots are left intact to decompose naturally, they nourish the entire soil-food web.

Shelling peas are an ideal food-as-medicine snack in my book. The wee green orbs offer a superior variety of essential vitamins and minerals, are high in fibre, protein and polyphenol antioxidants. A bonus: they come wrapped in their own beautiful and compostable container.

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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KIDS FIRST Art making and fun for familes

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March 18-19, 2023 a story of family myths and legends

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Flats to receive TIME TRAVELLER Maplewood $217K worth of upgrades A weekly glimpse into North Shore’s past from MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver

North Vancouver’s Maplewood Flats is in line to receive a $217,775 grant, as part of a revitalization project that aims to better connect locals with nature and Tsleil-Waututh culture.

St. John’s Barber Shop

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Fitz Clarence St. John Jr., known as Clarence, was born in North Vancouver in 1912. His father, Fitz Clarence St. John Sr., known to many as “Fitz” or “Old St. John,” was born in Barbados and moved to North Vancouver in 1909.

Fitz worked as a longshoreman on the North Shore for 51 years, and played a central role in the formation of one of the first longshoreman unions on the waterfront.

In this photo ca. 1930s, we see Clarence standing in front of his St. John’s Barber Shop, which was located at 23rd and Lonsdale. Holley's Meat Market is located on the right. He met his future wife, Edna, while volunteering as an organ player at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church in the 1930s. Clarence died in 1992 in North Vancouver.

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The 126-acre conservation area, one of 49 not-for-profits to benefit from the Community Gaming Grants program’s $5.3 million funding, is the site of an ancestral village as well as a place of deep connection and history for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.

“The area of Maplewood Flats has been culturally and ecologically important to Tsleil-Waututh people since time immemorial,” said Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour.

“These new facilities will help restore these connections and allow more people to enjoy and engage with this unique site.”

The Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia will funnel the funds into a number of facilities to encourage education, including two new outdoor classrooms and work spaces and six interpretive panels.

The park will also be kitted out with a Coast Salish Demonstration Garden, a harvest table and an innovation studio, to join the area’s heritage award-winning Coast Salish plant garden.

A sought-after spot for nature lovers

and bird watchers, Maplewood Flats is home to more than 80 native plant species and 251 bird species.

The mudflats themselves contain fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other resources that have provided food security for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, whose community and village site lie opposite.

Gabriel George, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s director of treaty, lands and resources, said the funds being offered to rejuvenate the nature park is “a healthy step” on the journey to reconciling the harms of colonization.

“Our current Tsleil-Waututh reserve is on a village site that was called ‘A Bay at the Base of a Mountain’ by our ancestors,” he said. “The western half of this village site is the land known as the Maplewood Flats.”

The Tsleil-Waututh had many village sites in and around Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm, and this is the only site they currently live on, said George.

“There were attempts to erase our presence in our homelands, so this grant is helping us to become visible again on our territory.”

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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Ukrainian teens prefer not to dwell on the war at home

Continued from page 4 When the war started a year ago, Melnyk was worried. But Vikki’s mother was adamant she wouldn’t leave. “I remember Irina saying to me, ‘If everyone leaves, there’s going to be no one left to fight,’” she said.

After several missile strikes on Lviv, however, Irina agreed to let her daughter leave the country, accompanied at first by her grandmother.

Melnyk flew to Poland to meet Vikki, Irina and Iryna’s mother. At the time, Canada’s visa system was in chaos.

“I was really nervous they were just going to give up and go home,” Melnyk said.

It was an emotional time, with families saying goodbye to each other all around them.

“Vikki was silent through it all,” she remembers.

With their flight to Canada just a few hours away, “I went to the embassy and I

begged,” Melnyk said.

She got the visas and they drove straight to the airport.

First Ukrainian student in her school When Vikki arrived in North Vancouver, she was the first Ukrainian student in Braemar Elementary. The teachers made her feel welcome, she said, but there was still an adjustment.

Starting school was scary, says Daryna, adding she was worried about her English skills and about making friends.

School work in Canada is much easier than it is in Ukraine, both girls say.

They notice the mix of global cultures here they didn’t have at home and say most Canadians are friendly.

Vikki is now in Grade 8 at St. Thomas Aquinas, which has granted her a full scholarship, while Daryna is in Grade 7 at Braemar Elementary. Both girls get help learning English and are also continuing

their Ukrainian studies online.

Little government help is provided for unaccompanied minors arriving from the Ukraine, says Melnyk. “It’s a really big gap in the system,” she said.

Neighbourhood is home to several Ukrainian families Vikki and Daryna met this fall, when one of the Braemar teachers recognized the girls were roughly the same age, and mentioned it to both families.

It helps that they live close together in the same Delbrook neighbourhood, which is also home to several other Ukrainians who have fled the war.

Daryna’s sister Maria works at a local coffee shop, while her mother works babysitting, and hopes to train for work in a daycare.

Last summer, Vikki went home to Ukraine for two months to visit her family.

Some of her friends are still in Lviv, others

are in Poland and a few families have moved to safer areas, she said.

Melnyk wasn’t sure if Vikki would return to Canada in the fall, but the teen urged her mother to let her come back.

To stay in touch, Vikki talks to her mother every morning on the phone – when it’s evening in the Ukraine – except when the power in Lviv has been cut.

Teens don’t dwell on horrors of war Though it’s impacted their lives profoundly, the girls prefer not to dwell on the war back home, says Melnyk.

Vikki and Daryna prefer to look ahead, hoping they’ll have a chance to go to high school together in North Vancouver next year.

For their families, the choices are more complicated.

But for the time being, “They just want to be teenagers,” said Melnyk. “There is a semblance of normal.”

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Proposed rezoning of 671, 685 & 693 Clyde Avenue and 694 Duchess Avenue WHAT: A public hearing will be held regarding proposed: Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4985, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 5222, 2022; and Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 5223, 2022. A public meeting will be held concurrently.

WHEN: 7 p.m. on March 6, 2023 WHERE: West Vancouver Municipal Hall Council Chamber (750 17th Street) and via electronic communication facilities (WebEx video conferencing software). Members of the public may hear, or watch and hear, the hearing by attending the Council Chamber, or via electronic communication facilities through the link provided on the District’s webpage.

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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 21-185: would regulate the form and character of the proposed apartment building, landscaping, and boulevard improvements.

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PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW NO. 4662, 2010, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5223, 2022: would rezone the lands from Comprehensive Development Zone 3 (CD3) to Comprehensive Development Zone 62 (CD62) to allow for a 201-unit rental apartment building. The proposed building is six storeys tall with a landscaped rooftop amenity area and includes underground parking with 40 stalls for residents and 10 stalls for visitors. The proposed zoning amendment will also amend the CD3 boundary and revise the allowable parking rate for Park Royal North which is slated to remain zoned CD3.

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PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 4985, 2018, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 5222, 2022: would amend the Clyde Avenue East of Taylor Way Development Permit Area boundary map to include 694 Duchess Avenue into that Development Permit Area.

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COUNCIL WELCOMES YOUR INPUT: All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws and development permit will be given an opportunity to present written submissions and to be heard during the public hearing and concurrent public meeting regarding the proposed bylaws and development permit. To participate in person, please attend the Municipal Hall Council Chamber at the date and time listed above. To participate by videoconferencing software, please call 604-925-7004 on March 6, 2023 to be added to the speakers list. Detailed instructions on how to participate in the public hearing are available at westvancouver.ca/government-administration/mayor-council/attending-council-meeting-or-public-hearing.

P R I O R TO T H E P U B L I C H E A R I N G A N D CO N C U R R E N T P U B L I C M E E T I N G YO U M AY P R OV I D E YO U R S U B M I S S I O N : via email to correspondence@westvancouver.ca; via mail to Municipal Hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; or place your submission, addressed to Legislative Services, in the drop box located at the main entrance of Municipal Hall. Please provide written submissions by noon on March 6, 2023 to ensure their inclusion in the public information package for Council’s consideration. No further submissions can be considered by Council after the public hearing has closed.

MORE INFORMATION: The proposed bylaws, development permit, and other relevant documents that Council may consider in deciding whether to adopt the proposed bylaws and approve the proposed development permit may be inspected online at westvancouver.ca/news/notices and at the main entrance to Municipal Hall from February 16 to March 6, 2023.

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TransLink reported shuttles were running in Upper Lynn Valley with snow socks by mid-morning, with areas of Lynn Valley and Highway 1 near Keith Road most impacted by delays due to icy road conditions.

Early Tuesday morning, power outages caused by the weather took out electricity for around 2,300 customers in the Horseshoe Bay, Eagle Harbour and Sunset Beach areas of West Vancouver, as well as about 950 homes along Capilano Road in North Vancouver.

It was the second heavy dump of snow since the North Shore was hit overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning, when the area was blanketed with up to 40 centimetres of snow, setting records for the most snow on the ground Feb. 26.

Power was out for about 11,000 customers on the North Shore at various times on Saturday and Sunday.

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It is a quiet street but Braithwaite said there may have been witnesses to the incident. Investigators will be looking to speak with them, or anyone who may have dashcam or home surveillance footage of

the incident.

It also would likely have been a traumatic scene for anyone who saw it, Braithwaite added, and those people should also get in touch with the department’s Victims Services Unit, who can offer support.

Anyone who may have seen what happened is asked to call the department at 604-925-7300.

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Max Tayefi Architect Inc. is holding a virtual information session where interested members of the public are invited to learn about our application for a development variance permit for the expansion of the existing car dealership showrooms and a new 4-storey parking garage at 833 Automall Drive.

How to Participate: Here's the webinar registration link and the corresponding QR code: https://bit.ly/2022-03-15-webinar Applicant Contact: Max Tayefi Architect Inc. info@mt-arch.ca, 403-608-0646 Planning Department Contact: Linden Maultsaid-Blair 604-990-4217, lmaultsaidblair@cnv.org This meeting is required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the development process.

District staff are conducting watermain maintenance to provide high-quality tap water in West Vancouver.

Annual flushing of sediments in the water system may cause temporary cloudiness.

Your water is safe—sediments are not harmful.

What to expect: • you might see periodic discolouration in your water • you may wish to run the cold water tap until water is clear • chlorination will be increased as necessary, and the water will be dechlorinated before it reaches the drainage system For more information, contact: Utilities Operations Dispatch 604-925-7100

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CYBAK, Ernest Marvin July 15, 1937 - February 15, 2023

Ernest Marvin Cybak, born on July 15, 1937, died peacefully in his sleep at 86 years old on February 15, 2023 in Hamilton, Ontario.

He is survived by his wife, Dianne, his three children, Michael, Robert, and Jennifer, and his four grandchildren, Trevor, Lauren, Zacharie, and Charlie.

Ernie, as he was known, was a kind man who provided for his family, and could always be counted on for a good laugh. Ernie will be remembered for his loving devotion to his wife, with whom he was married for nearly 58 years.

He also enjoyed watching sports, keeping up with the news, and his wife’s amazing cooking.

His children will miss his generosity of spirit, his sense of humor, and his desire to see them succeed. Anyone who knew Ernie will know that they could count on him when needed, and that he always kept his word. These two traits helped to define his good character, and stood as a reminder to all what is the measure of a man. He will be missed by all who knew him.

BUHR, Harvey Kenneth It is with the greatest sadness that we advise of the passing of Harvey in the late afternoon of Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BC. He was born on September 5, 1935 in Gretna, Manitoba where he lived his early years. He moved with his parents to Winnipeg around the age of 13 and in 1951 he moved with his parents to Abbotsford, British Columbia. He attended school in Mission and Abbotsford where he graduated in 1954. He also attended Royal Roads Academy in Victoria and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. While attending UBC he met his wife to be, Nancy Gray and they were married in May 1958.

Harvey’s career was with BC Telephone working in Vancouver, Ottawa and Burnaby, as well as travelling for work in Canada and the US. He retired at the age of 55 in 1990 and enjoyed many years with the love of his life, Nancy, travelling, golfing and visiting family and friends.

He is predeceased by his wife, Nancy in June 2009, his siblings, Alfred, Edward, Luella and Nora; his parents, Erdmann and Anne Buhr and several nieces and nephews. He is survived by many nieces and nephews in Western Canada and the United States.

The entire family also wishes to thank Verna for the love, support, care and friendship she shared with Harvey. It was a blessing that the two of you were able to reconnect and enjoy time together. We know how much he will be missed.

HAKAMI, Maryam 1948 - 2023

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Maryam was born in Iran in 1948 and moved to Canada with her twin daughters Mahssa and Parisa in 1991. In her youth, Maryam was a rock climber, skier, and always lived an active lifestyle.

She was an excellent cook, a lifelong learner and dedicated educator. For those who knew her, Maryam’s determination was legendary. She is survived by her daughters, son Shahram, and grandson Leo “azizam” whom she adored.

CANTWELL, Barbara Ellen February 9, 2023 Barbara Ellen Cantwell, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and teacher, passed away peacefully on the evening of February 9th, 2023, at her home in West Vancouver, surrounded by those she loved.

Barbara was born to Frances Anne Cantwell (nee Stafford) and Francis Paul Cantwell. She spent her childhood on the West Side of Vancouver, growing up with her brothers Michael and John, and her sister Kelly.

Barbara is predeceased by her mother Frances; father Paul; sister Kelly; and granddaughter Maple.

She is survived by her beloved husband Peter; brothers Michael and John; daughter Alex (Seth); son Ben (Anne); and four grandsons Arlo, Odin, Finley, and Rowin. Barbara will be deeply missed by her family and many friends, who will remember her for her love of family, her compulsion to help others, and her encyclopedic knowledge of horticulture.

Barbara’s passing leaves a great void in the lives of all who knew her, but her legacy of love, kindness, and dedication will live on through her family, friends, and the countless lives she touched throughout her life.

A private Celebration of Life will be held at Barbara and Peter’s home in the spring; when the garden is ready.

We also wish to thank the doctors and nurses at Lions Gate Hospital and Cancer Care specialists who provided compassionate and loving care during his battle with cancer and the various hospital stays over the last couple years.

We will miss our Uncle Harvey dearly and will forever remember the role he played in our lives.

Rest in peace.

A private family interment and celebration of life to be held at a later date.

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of despair

IACI, Shirley Isobel April 23, 1928 − February 25, 2023 Shirley passed away peacefully, leaving a legacy of quick wit, kindness, generosity and strength.

Predeceased by husband Joseph, she leaves behind daughter Meredith, son Garth, family Sue (Jim), Brad (Linda) and Colin. At her request, no service will be held.

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Capt. Whyte, Wayne Alexander June 19, 1940 - February 23, 2023

CLARKE, Robert John June 3, 1943 - February 18, 2023

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Captain Wayne Alexander Whyte. He left us peacefully in Sechelt Hospital with his loved ones at his bedside after a lengthy and courageous journey with Parkinson’s Disease.

It is with great sadness that we note the sudden passing of Robert J. Clarke. Bob will be dearly missed by the love of his life, his wife Susan, and his three sons; Brad (Tamara), Paul (Natalie) and Jon, and grandchildren Callie and Carson.

Wayne was born in St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and was raised in North Vancouver, where at the young age of 16 he fell in love with the sea, after a summer spent working on the tugs.

This experience was the beginning of a successful 45-year career on the water which took him around the world and to the pinnacle of the marine profession, guiding ships as a BC Coast Pilot for 22 years.

Bob grew up in Kerrisdale and attended the University of British Columbia. He graduated with his DMD degree in Dentistry after which he established a long and successful dental practice in West Vancouver.

In addition to his devotion to work and family, Wayne had many passions that brought him joy.

He was an avid skier in his early years and later he honed his golfing skills, always practising to lower his handicap.

In retirement, he divided his time between Palm Desert and Sakinaw Lake, his favourite place on earth! At the lake he poured his heart and soul into gardening and landscaping, including building many incredible rock walls.

Wayne is predeceased by his father and mother, Charles and Joyce Whyte and his twin brother, Warren.

Whether at home or travelling abroad, Bob’s outgoing nature and integrity ensured he was surrounded by admiring friends and family throughout his life. All he knew will miss Bob’s warm heart and generous spirit.

The family wishes to thank everyone for their love and generous support during this time.

A celebration of life will be held at St. David’s United Church in West Vancouver on March 10, 2023 at 11:30am.

In lieu of flowers, or those wishing to mark a life well lived, please consider a donation to Volunteer Services of BC Children’s Hospital or a charity of your choice.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Diana, his supportive sister, Dianne Rice, his beloved sons, Warren and Trevor, and his amazing grandchildren, Stella, Ty, and Jaidan who all held a very special place in Wayne’s heart.

Wayne will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered for his exceptional work ethic, his generous outgoing personality, his quick wit and big smile and his dedication to his family.

SAVOIE, Robert Raymond Joseph February 28, 1936 - February 6, 2023 It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Bob who passed away peacefully at Lions Gate Hospital after a 6 month illness, in his 87th year.

Bob, your presence and music will always be remembered by your family and friends.

For more details of Bob’s interesting life or to write a condolence to the family please go to www.mckenziefuneralservices.com.

Loraine graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from the University of Saskatchewan and completed her dietetic internship at Toronto Western Hospital. She was later employed at Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary, BC Electric, and the Dietetic Dept of VGH. After her family grew up, Loraine became involved in volunteer work at the Vancouver Aquarium, the Museum of Anthropology and Expo 86. She was also a long term member of the University Women’s Club. Her love of words and the bonds with her treasured family and grandchildren were her greatest joy. “Nanny” was adored by her eight grandchildren with all of whom she took a special interest and regularly attended their equestrian events, dance recitals, soccer, baseball, volleyball, field and ice hockey games, school concerts and graduations. Loraine was a truly elegant and special person who was loved by all, including her friends from the West Van United Church and the Westerleigh Parc, where she resided for the past 10 years.

Special thanks to all the helpful staff at the Westerleigh with whom she enjoyed a special relationship and to Dr. Wayne Smith who helped her lead a healthy and active life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LGH Foundation. No service by request.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, April 3, 2023, from 13:00 to 16:00, at the Polygon Gallery in the Seaspan Room, located at 101 Carrie Cates Ct in North Vancouver.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society www.coasthospice.com to which the Whyte family is immensely grateful for their tremendous support during Wayne’s end-of-life journey.

CLOKIE, Loraine Adele (nee Coakwell) Loraine was born on January 15, 1922 in Saskatchewan and raised on a farm homesteaded by her father, Archibald near Elrose, Saskatchewan.

Loraine passed peacefully at the LGH Northshore Hospice on February 5, 2023 surrounded by her beloved family. She was predeceased by her loving husband Dr. Ken Clokie, brother, Gordon and sister, Marjorie. She is survived by her daughter Allison; sons Gordon (Daphne) and Bruce (Lisa); and her grandchildren, Taylor, Charlotte, Lauren, Christopher, Rachel, Brooke, Celina, Grace and her brother Douglas (Carole) Coakwell.

COLLISBIRD, Jeremy J. November 30, 1936 − February 2, 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jerry Collisbird. He passed at North Shore Hospice with family by his side.

Jerry was born in Perth, Australia, and was proud of his Australian heritage. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 with a scholarship to Queens University and ultimately graduated with his MSc in Mathematics at McGill. Once his formal studies were complete, Jerry headed west to Vancouver, where he began a successful career as an actuary. He finished his career at Ecklers, where he worked from 1982 until his retirement in the early ’90s.

Outside of work, Jerry was always an avid outdoorsman. He was a longtime member of the Outsetters, where he met many friends with the same interests. The group spent many weekends hiking, walking and on skiing trips. Jerry was telemark skiing well into his 60s and racing up the Grouse Grind into his 70s.

It was through the Outsetters that he met his best friend and partner, Judy, in 2003. They spent the last 20 years touring, hiking, and cruising the world together. When not travelling, they could usually be found enjoying the local trails.

Jerry is survived by his partner Judy, his family in Australia − brother Tim (Jennifer), nephews David (Chris) and Jon (Bev) and their two children Sam and Josh, members of his North Vancouver family − Shannon (Cary), Dean (Meghan), Garrett, Kelsey, Quinn, Lachlan, Nolan and many friends. He will be missed.

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

If you wish to make a donation in his name, please consider the Pacific Salmon Foundation or a charity of your choice.

RINDT, Diane Our loving mother and wife, Diane Rindt left us Tuesday, February 21st surrounded by love and family. She fought courageously but was at peace.

She leaves behind her loving husband - Lutz Rindt, son - Rob Rindt, daughter and family - Melanie, Craig and Avery Thomas. Those who know her, loved her kindness, love and honesty. She was a woman not afraid to tell it like it is and we’ll be eternally grateful for her advice and outlook on life.

She made those around her feel loved and safe and we hope to carry on that legacy through our lives. We are hosting a celebration of life Saturday, March 4th, please reach out to family for more information. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation at either The Salvation Army or BC SPCA. We’d like to thank our friends and family for the outpouring of support we have received this past week - the love and kindness has carried us through. Mom - we love you to the moon and back.

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GIVE The more you give, The more you get, FARNCOMBE, Scot February 25, 1929 − February 9, 2023

HILL, Thomas J. January 27, 2023

KITCHEN, Phillis (nee Clark & Sweeney) July 22, 1924 - February 15, 2023

Scot Farncombe, 93, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, died naturally on February 9, 2023. Scot was deeply devoted to his wife of 66 years, Joan (née Martel) and their children, Mora (Coty Thompson), Jonathan (deceased), Andrew (Lisa Cavicchia), and Megan (Jason Schombing). He cherished his grandchildren, Lucas, Quinn, Jeannette (Stephen Clark), Matteo, and Dylan, and great−grandson, Stephen. Son of the late Annie Grace (née Brown) and Walter Norris Farncombe, Scot was predeceased by his sister, Judy. Born and raised in North Vancouver, Scot had an adventurous spirit that was evident in his love of camping and hiking, as well as his early jobs driving Brewster buses in the Rockies, serving on the Taconite Yacht and Union Steamships, and cooking at a logging camp on Vancouver Island. He earned a B.A. in English and History from the University of British Columbia, where he was a member of the UBC Players Club. Scot was also a classical music devotee with a fine baritone voice who enjoyed symphony concerts and opera. He fostered a love of music in his children and grandchildren, who enjoyed a special connection with him through their music education and performances. A high−school teacher of English, Drama, and Social Studies with the Burnaby School Board, Scot inspired a generation of students who participated in the many plays and Broadway musicals he directed at Burnaby North Secondary School. His passion for the theatre continued throughout his lifetime and he loved to attend musicals and Shakespeare plays with his family.

Scot’s family is grateful for the kindness of their neighbours and care providers. A family celebration of Scot’s life is planned for a later date.

Born in Manitoba 88 years ago, Tom passed away on January 27, 2023, at his home in Kelowna.

Predeceased by Janet, his wife of 51 years, in 2010.

Tom is survived by his children Beverly, Sharon (Wade), Cathy (Dave), Karen, Patty (Randy), Brian, and Rob (Annie); thirteen grandchildren; four great− grandchildren; his beloved cat Hector; as well as many others for whom he was a surrogate father and grandfather. Tom’s ability to welcome others into his home will be remembered and greatly missed.

Our hearts are broken having to let go of our loving, kind, supportive, and most generous mother.

Tom served in the RCMP for 35 years, splitting his service between Saskatchewan and BC, retiring with the rank of S/Sgt. Tom served most of his career in plain clothes, including GIS, Commercial Crime, CCIU, and Customs and Excise. He was an active member of the Veterans Association until his death.

Tom was raised in Armstrong, BC, where he had close relatives and maintained friends long after leaving home in 1953 to join the RCMP. Tom loved to travel and visited many places around the world, befriending strangers and fellow travellers along the way. He was an avid sportsman as a boy and later a loyal fan and regular spectator at the many games his kids and grandkids played. Tom will be fondly remembered by his friends in Abbotsford, the Scandinavian Club of Abbotsford, West Vancouver, and Saskatchewan, where he also lived for many years.

There will be no service by request. A gathering in recognition of Tom’s life will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 1:00 pm − 3:00 pm, at 2081 Orchard Drive, Abbotsford, BC.

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of Despair

Phillis was born in North Vancouver on July 22, 1924. She passed away peacefully at the age of 98. She married Alexander Sweeney, and they became parents of three children Donna, Ron, and Dayle.

Phillis went to university to become an early childhood educator and went on to start the Upper Lonsdale kindergarten. Her love of children was evident with the arrival of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She always made each child feel special and took great interest in all their activities, always keeping up with the latest hip trends and encouraging their education.

In a most rewarding career change, she worked for BCTel Management until she retired to White Rock with her husband Jack Kitchen, where she enjoyed her many bridge groups, friends, and park-like garden. She enjoyed many travels, including Fiji, Australia, Alaska, Hawaii, and many trips with her sisters. She was an avid reader, always waiting for the next bestseller.

Phillis was preceded in death by her parents William and Isabel; siblings William, Jack, Eileen, Robert, Gordon, and Harry; husband Jack Kitchen.

Lovingly remembered by her daughter Donna Lindholm; son Ron Sweeney, and daughter Dayle Dean (son-in-law Gary). Also grandchildren Ryan Lindholm (wife Alyssa King), Lindsay Lindholm, Robert Sweeney, Brad Dean (sons Leif & Finley), and Colin Dean (daughter Lochlan). Extended family are Norma Parker (Bob), Jacqueline McCarthy, Deborah Szoo, and their families. Also missed by sister Joan Bower (Ralph); niece Kelly Sinclair (Brian); and nephew Doug Bower; sister-inlaw Helen Clark; cousin Rosemary Lakey; many nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at the Valhaven Care Home in Abbotsford for their dedicated care and love they showed our mother and support to our family during her last three years. We respect our mother’s request for no service and will have a private remembrance.

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The more you do unselfishly.

The more you live abundantly.

The more of everything you share, The more you’ll always have to spare.

The more you love, the more you’ll find, That life is good and friends are kind.

For only what we give away, Enriches us from day to day.

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We will love and miss you every day for the rest of our lives.

TERMANSEN, Peter Andreas 1969 - 2022 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, son and friend, Peter. He left us on July 22nd, 2022. He was a kind and gentle soul, who was dealt a tough hand in life.

Peter faced his challenges with a great sense of humour and grace. Born with cerebral palsy, Peter was one of the first handicapped children to go through the West Vancouver Public School system, attending both Gleneagles Elementary School and Sentinel Secondary School. He lived his life to the fullest, had many friends and was highly social. He travelled extensively and had a great appreciation of gourmet food, good music and hot cars. He met celebrities such as Paul Newman and Jay Leno through his deep love of cars and car racing. He was a popular fixture in the lower Lonsdale neighbourhood, riding in his scooter with his beloved dog Mika. He spent his life on the North Shore and touched all the hearts he met along the way. The last few years were very difficult for him and he suffered greatly. He is no longer suffering.

Predeceased by his father, Dr. Paul Termansen and his dog Mika, he is mourned by his mother, Margareta (Rick), sister Kristina and brother Eric (Lauri) and his niece Elsa. He is missed everyday by all who knew and loved him.

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MCMILLAN (NEE Palmer), Georgina (Ena) E. August 21, 1930 − February 15, 2023 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mom, Mother−in−Law, Nana, Nena, Aunt and friend. Ena was predeceased by her husband Tom in 2008, sisters Percy Gray (Neil) and Doris Cunliffe (Ray), brother John Palmer (Barbara), and niece Kathy Malcolm.

She leaves behind her loving family: daughters Diane Ryan (Ed) and Linda Kirkpatrick (Russ); grandchildren Laura Willard (Tom), Shaun Kirkpatrick (Chanel), Michael Ryan (Jen) and Jamie Kirkpatrick (Christi); her seven great−grandchildren Colter and Ryan Willard, Kaleb, Charlie and Georgia Ryan and Cali and Will Kirkpatrick; and nieces and nephews.

Ena was born in Lynn Valley to George and Edith Palmer and lived all her 92 years in North Vancouver. Oh, the stories Mom told of her early years growing up with her sisters and brother. She has seen so many changes over the years. Ena was a graduate and school president of North Van High and then obtained her teaching degree. She went on to teach elementary school in West Vancouver. Ena met and married the love of her life, Tom (Mic), on August 15, 1952. They raised their daughters in a loving home surrounded by family and friends. Mom always encouraged our friends to come by after school with a fresh batch of cookies ready. Mom was a volunteer at Lions Gate Hospital Women’s Auxiliary for over 20 years, drove for Meals on Wheels, canvassed for every charity going and played in several bridge groups.

Mom and Dad’s greatest joy, and now their legacy, was buying the little cabin at Anderson Lake.

Everyone’s "happy place" is now loved by four generations.

Mom spent her last six years at Amica Edgemont Village in Independent Living. She met many wonderful people there over the years.

Thank you to the North Shore Palliative Care Team of Leane Mathias and Jennifer Nieass, who definitely had Mom’s and the family’s best interest at heart.

Thank you to the caring staff at North Shore Hospice, who made Mom’s last few weeks of life so comfortable.

A huge hole has been left in our lives, but all our wonderful memories will last a lifetime. Gone but never forgotten, Mom. At Mom’s request, a family celebration will be held. A donation in Ena’s memory can be made to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation − North Shore Hospice.

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LANG, Chris Chris passed away February 18th, 2023 peacefully at Inglewood Care Home in West Vancouver.

Missing him forever is his loving wife Sandy; sister, Signe Jurcic; daughter, Christina Caplan [Guy], and his grandchildren: Wesley, Rhys, and Remy.

Predeceased by his son, Richard Lang.

Chris was born in Duncan, BC on May 29th, 1935 and went to boarding school at Qualicum College for a few years before finishing at Cowichan High School. Chris spent many years as a Log Scaler and Grader in the Forest Industry, but his passion for Trading never diminished, studying the markets and his graphs daily. As a young man, he learned how to pilot float planes, tinker on his old cars or spend time on his boat, water skiing. His love of the outdoors and the West Coast never diminished.

He moved to Vancouver in the 1960’s where he met Rinda and they raised a family together in North Vancouver. He could often be found making homemade gymnastic beams, water ski boards, or carpooling the kids to their various activities which he enjoyed tremendously.

He met Sandy 36 years ago and they had a wonderful life going skiing and golfing. Chris was a passionate tennis player and was a member of Capilano Tennis Club for decades before joining a group of friends daily at the Boulevard on 13th Street. Chris and Sandy went to Venture Out in Mesa, AZ where they wintered for 30 years. Their patio was a gathering place for neighbours and friends. Chris was an avid sportsman, playing not only tennis, but soccer, softball, golf and pickle-ball in later years. Most importantly, he was so kind, loyal, and fun-loving and was the first to lend a hand to a person in need. He will be missed by his family and all his friends near and far.

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WATT, Williamina Barbara (nee Spence) 1926 - 2023 “Barb” began her life, the youngest of 7 children raised by her dear mother Margaret, in the small town of Newlands in B.C.’s Central Interior. When she was still a child her family moved to Vancouver and lived in Vancouver’s West End for about a decade. Subsequently they moved to West Vancouver where Barb’s mom and a couple of siblings owned and operated a small cafe. Barb graduated from West Vancouver Secondary school and pursued a working life at Burrard Drydock Shipyards in North Vancouver, which continued through the War Years. In 1946 she married her beloved Douglas Watt and together they raised 4 children, Barbara Jr. ( Bari), Colleen, Hamish, and Michelle. Barb treasured her six loving grandchildren; Alisha (Bari), Travis, Joey, Emily (Colleen and Dave Williams), Luke and Tobi (Hamish and Shirley). and she marveled at her seven great-grandchildren: Sophie, Rykker, Robert, Linden, Remy, Brinley and Aksel.

Barb was the consummate mother, sister, wife, aunt and Gramma to all the family. Throughout her life she preserved a unique bond with her beloved nephews and nieces. She lived a rich life filled with family, music, reading, cooking, gardening, travel, yoga, humour and swimming and Barb did it all with grace and love. She was a woman of strength, style and independence. She maintained that independence right up until she finally gave up her car at the age of 93 when the pandemic began to curtail her ability to move about freely. A sharp and quick mind throughout her life, she maintained her elegance, charm, wit and sense of humour, even in her passing. Mom will always be a beautiful reminder of how our world and those living in it, could strive to be better. It may not be enough to say she will be sadly missed and gladly remembered by everyone she touched in this earthly life. Rest in peace, Beautiful Barbara.

As you share the stories and the memories of how they lived their lives and how very much they meant, may you find comfort...

Because I Love You So 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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COMMUNITY

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HOME SERVICES

Funeral ServiceS

announcementS

General employment

carpentry

CHARITY SHOP

North Shore’s Only Family Owned Funeral Provider

Saturday, March 4th, 10 am - 2 pm.

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Start ASAP 604-230-3559

Last week my wife and I were shopping and my wife caught her foot on a curb and fell. We were near the Vomera coffee shop - by the way the best coffee and goodies around. Two ladies who were nurses were having coffee and saw what happened and came to my wife’s aid with bandages and a blanket from the coffee shop and they called an ambulance who was there in ten minutes.

My wife was seriously injured and the two nurses, the paramedics and the Vomaro staff, then the doctors and nurses were so kind and patient. Because of the serious injury, nothing was spared. Then when my wife was able to come home, homecare stepped in and have been providing the very best of care. My wife and I want to thank very much all who helped. She is slowly improving. Thank you, Dan and Sue Summerfield.

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Tire − Found one tire without rim in plastic wrapper with "Hercules Tire" written on it. Lots of tread. Been lying on the boulevard opposite 667 East Queens Rd since around Christmas. Seems to have rolled off a vehicle during transport? If yours, come get it!

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