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‘THE FIRE STILL BURNS’

Residential school survivor shares life story MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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It is a cold, drizzly Thursday afternoon, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Elder Sam George is reclined in his favourite armchair, taking refuge from the rain in his home on the Eslhá7an (Mission 1) Reserve on the shores of Mosquito Creek.

His demeanour is calm and composed. His manner of speaking is polite and friendly, his voice soft. In conversation, he is quick-witted and playful, offering brief glimmers of humour despite the sombre subject matter. George, who also goes by the Coast Salish name Tseatsultux, is discussing his memoir, The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School, an unflinchingly honest account of his time at St. Paul’s Indian Residential School in North Vancouver. The book, due to be released in May, details a childhood fraught with emotional, physical and sexual abuse, and a life after, marred by addiction, family violence and imprisonment. “I want people to understand why my generation is the way that it is,” says George, bringing his hands across his lap and putting them together in a gentle clasp. “Like a lot of people from my generation, I had eight years of residential school, four and a half years in prison, and I never learned a thing. Right after prison there was drinking

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Squamish Nation Elder Sam George reflects on his experiences of residential school. George gives an unflinchingly honest telling of his life story in his new memoir The Fire Still Burns. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN and drugs. I’ve been married five times. I’ve been abusive. But I’ve turned my life around, and others can too.” George’s quietude might seem incongruous in the context of such heavy conversation, but the Elder says he has

become accustomed to recounting his story to strangers. Besides, the bulk of this book was typed long ago, he adds, a byproduct of an act of catharsis that had been sitting Continued on page 30

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Demonstration continues despite provincial notice to leave NICK LABA

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It’s a warm and sunny Thursday in early May, and a group of regular demonstrators on a North Vancouver overpass are out in even stronger numbers than the week before, when the provincial government told them to leave.

On the pedestrian walk of the Mountain Highway overpass, a protester shouts galvanizing chants into a megaphone. His slogans mix in the air with the honking horns of passing drivers, who either give encouraging hand gestures or a vulgar one. Walking through the group, the mood is buzzing. Demonstrators waving the Canadian flag offer welcoming smiles, a man with a “THINK, it’s still legal!” T-shirt drinks a spiked iced tea and a woman offers pepperoni from a Tupperware container to whoever wants some. Most people in the group are proudly displaying signs: one offers disparaging words for Canada’s prime minister, another asks drivers to “honk for truth”

A demonstrator group display signs for highway drivers below May 4 in North Vancouver. NICK LABA / NSN and a particularly large banner with “Gender Ideology = Child Sex Grooming” in cartoonish lettering has been denounced as hateful by the mayor of the City of North Vancouver and B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The group had paraded messages of anti-vaccination and government conspiracy for

months without incident, but when the offending sign started being displayed in April, it drew instant outrage. After its image was shared widely on social media, local officials issued statements to condemn the sign while stating that the overpass is out of their jurisdiction. The Ministry of Transportation

also said the group’s messaging is hateful, and staff attached notices to the structure on April 27 telling the demonstrators to immediately cease their occupation, stating that the group was violating the Transportation Act for reasons related to safety. The group has not heeded the ministry’s statements. The ministry said it had staff on site Thursday (May 4), and is continuing to monitor the situation. “The hanging of banners from any highway overpass is not allowed under the Transportation Act,” a spokesperson said by email. “Enforcement is the responsibility of police.” North Vancouver RCMP said the messaging is hateful, but doesn’t meet the threshold for hate speech under the Criminal Code. Const. Mansoor Sahak said his detachment is exploring what enforcement under the Transportation Act could look like, but that no police action is planned at this time. City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan said the gender ideology sign is hate speech. “Any comments, made verbally

or in writing, that accuse people of being child abusers based off their sexual orientation and/or gender identity is a form of hate speech,” she said in a statement, adding that abusive, false, derogatory and prejudiced comments about members of the community must be called out, as silence “only allows hate to grow louder.” Robert Webb, a demonstrator and local Lynn Valley resident, said the messaging isn’t hateful. “We’re not being hateful. Come and look at our signs,” he said. “There is nothing hateful against trans people. There’s nothing against gay people, against white people, against Black people.” He said that sexual orientation and gender identity should not be taught in schools. “We don’t mind trans people – they’re adults,” Webb said. “What I have an issue with is indoctrinating our children before they’re old enough to really make up their mind. They can’t have a childhood.” As of 2017, all B.C. school districts and independent schools are required to include specific Continued on page 34

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Cannabis delivery driver sentenced in North Vancouver BRENT RICHTER

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Recreational cannabis may have been legal in Canada for more than four years, but black market operators are still turning up in the court system.

A Port Coquitlam man who worked as a delivery driver for an illegal online cannabis store received two years of probation after pleading guilty in North Vancouver Provincial Court May 4 to possession for the purpose of selling under the Cannabis Act. Saman Farrokhmanesh was pulled over by West Vancouver police in May 2022 after they suspected him of impaired driving, according to Crown prosecutor

Lisa Dumbrell. He wasn’t impaired but, unprompted, Farrokhmanesh voluntarily showed police three plastic tubes containing fresh joints, which the officers noted didn’t appear to be sealed or have government stamps on them. They also noticed the vehicle’s trunk was being held closed by a bungee cord. Farrokhmanesh attempted to show police that his trunk only contained toolboxes and equipment for cement mixing, but then the bungee snapped and the truck flung open, releasing a strong odour of cannabis, Dumbrell said. A search by the officers found an estimated 994 grams of cannabis in pre-rolled

joints and various sizes of small packages. Farrokhmanesh was arrested but he insisted the cannabis was legal, Dumbrell told the court. At the time, he was working for a Vancouver-based online retailer called Stoni. Neither Stoni nor Farrokhmanesh were licensed to sell cannabis, Dumbrell said. Based on the prices the company advertises on their website, the product investigators seized would have been valued at about $11,300, the court heard. Dumbrell conceded that Farrokhmanesh was just a driver for a larger organization, but stressed that Canada’s legalized cannabis regime is full of “very cumbersome

but frankly necessary” rules to protect consumers from potentially unsafe cannabis, keep the substance away from kids and to discourage the black market. “Respectfully, we need to support the people who are doing the right thing and need to send a fairly strong message to those who aren’t,” she said. Farrokhmanesh’s lawyer Jack Lloyd, who is also a prominent cannabis activist, said his client was just the man at the wheel, earning minimum wage. “He’s clearly a delivery driver for some complex criminal organization that is doing this. His moral culpability is significantly Continued on page 34

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Design drawings show Crombie REIT’s May 2023 proposal for the redevelopment of the Lynn Valley Safeway site. CROMBIE REIT

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Safeway redevelopment plan gets mixed reviews from council BRENT RICHTER

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The latest plan for a major redevelopment of the Safeway site in Lynn Valley, which now includes a new fire hall, is getting a cool-to-tepid response from District of North Vancouver council.

Crombie REIT’s latest proposal for the site includes a series of mixed use buildings ranging from six to 12 storeys in height, containing a new grocery store, restaurant, smaller commercial units, two public plazas and 417 new homes, 148 of which would be purpose-built rentals. A portion of those would be social housing, although the exact number wouldn’t be known until the developer has done a pro forma analysis. The proposal also now includes a new fire hall to replace the existing 50-year-old one on Lynn Valley Road, which only has about 10 years of useful life left in it, according to staff. If the district were to go ahead with the plan, the fire hall property could later be redeveloped to include affordable housing, a youth centre and/or child care. The project does meet the guidelines set out for the site in the district’s official community plan, staff say. When council members were given the opportunity to sound off on the latest iteration, it got mixed reviews. For some on council, including Couns. Betty Forbes, Lisa Muri and Jim Hanson, the plan was simply too big, too expensive, bringing too many people and cars to the area with too little benefit in exchange. “With all due respect to the designers, it reminds me of a U.S. prison work yard in the centre, so, needless to say, my comment is that I don’t like it,” Forbes said. Hanson said he’d be open to the density but not with so many market strata units.

“I certainly would not approve the proposal in its existing form. If we are doing this type of density in this type of location, I would have to see a lot more rentals. I would have to see affordable housing that really does respond to the desperate needs of our community at this time,” he said. Mayor Mike Little noted that he voted in favour of all of the land use, density and height guidelines that apply to the site so he didn’t have any major issues with the size and scope of the project. He said he was open to the addition of the fire hall, but he said he was skeptical about whether it would be a significant enough community benefit to justify the project’s density. “I’m still wrestling as to how can we justify this as a significant benefit when that’s exactly what those maximum densities were to be reserved for,” he said. Coun. Catherine Pope put plainly that the fire hall should be nixed from the project and replaced with more homes that would rent for no more than 30 per cent of a household’s income. “Come on, it could be seven to 10 years away before a shovel even goes in the ground for affordable housing at the old fire hall site,” she said. “We are in a housing crisis. That means today. People are desperately needing homes today, as we’ve heard over and over and over again.” The developer will now take the feedback offered by council and decide whether to make changes before bringing the proposal back for a vote by council. The proposal to redevelop the adjacent Black Bear Pub into a six-storey building with 98 purpose-built rental apartments and 12,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, meanwhile, has since been withdrawn, according to staff.

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Break-in suspects nabbed red-handed JANE SEYD

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A break-and-enter suspect was nabbed red-handed May 2 in North Van, thanks to quick actions by police as well as an alert business owner who noticed the would-be thieves on his video security system.

At about 6:30 a.m. a restaurant owner received an alert that security cameras inside his business were

recording a break-in apparently in progress. Two suspects had broken into the restaurant in the 3000-block of Connaught Crescent in Edgemont Village through the front door and were captured on video stealing electronics. The restaurant owner immediately called police and officers were dispatched to the scene. They arrested a man matching the description of one of the suspects a short distance away,

on foot. Electronic devices, including iPads, worth about $6,000 are still missing from the business. A charge of break-and-enter has been recommended against a Vancouver man in his 30s, said Const. Mansoor Sahak, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP detachment. The second suspect has not yet been located. No other businesses in the area were targeted, he added.

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It was lucky number seven for the North Shore News at the 2023 Ma Murray Awards, with the newspaper scoring seven golds in the annual event recognizing the best community journalism in British Columbia and Yukon.

The winners were announced Thursday during an online event attended by journalists from across the province and territory. Reporter Stefan Labbé was a big winner, picking up a pair of golds. In the Environmental Initiative category, Labbé won first place for the story How Drones are Replanting B.C.’s Burned Forests. He also received gold in the Outdoor Recreation Writing category for the story Too Wet, Too Rainy’: How Climate Change Could End Ski Business for Many B.C. Resorts. Multi-media reporter Alanna Kelly also picked up a pair of wins. Kelly teamed up with reporter Jane Seyd to

win the Breaking News Video category for the story North Vancouver Apartment Fire Displaces About 70 Residents. Kelly also won gold in the Feature Video Award category for the story This B.C. Travelling Vet Saves Animals From Swallowed Objects. Reporter Brent Richter earned gold in the Neville Shanks Memorial Award for Historical Writing Category for his story North Van Built on Profits From Slave Trade, Says Founding Family. Acting editor Andy Prest also picked up a win, earning gold in the Columnist Award category for the columns We’ve Got a Honkin’ Big Problem with the Flag Right Now and Cheers to Local Diners That Deliver Lifelong Memories. Photographer Paul McGrath was another winner, picking up gold in the Sport Photo category for Skateboard Bowl, a cool action shot from the new Mahon Skatepark. There were other strong results to celebrate as well, as the paper was

nominated for a total of 12 awards. North Shore News publisher Matt Blair won silver in the Reader Engagement Campaign category for his vintage online shop initiative, while reporter Mina Kerr-Lazenby earned bronze in the Columnist category for columns in her Newcomer to Vancouver series offering an outsider’s look at Vancouver’s transit system and weather. Seyd earned bronze in the Outdoor Recreation Writing category for her story Swimmer Hailed as Hero after Harrowing Rescue, while photographer Mike Wakefield also earned bronze in the Feature Photo category for a shot he called Drama, a creative image captured inside the newly rebuilt Handsworth Secondary. The North Shore News also earned bronze in the Newspaper General Excellence category for our circulation class, an award that recognizes the overall quality of the paper’s print edition.

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n a coronation ceremony that’s been described as both an awe-inspiring tradition and an absurd anachronism, King Charles III was crowned Saturday in Westminster Abbey. The sight of the 74-year-old King being crowned in today’s complex age was in stark contrast to images of his mother taking part in the same ceremony 70 years ago as a 27-year-old wreathed in post-war optimism. For seven decades, the late Queen’s personal popularity and devotion to “duty” carried the monarchy and the sense of stability it represents. With King Charles, Canada’s relationship with the monarchy will be reset. Certainly, Charles takes the throne at a time when citizens throughout the Commonwealth have questioned why this particular family enjoys the status and wealth that it does.

Where some thrilled to the pomp and circumstance of Saturday’s grand spectacle, others undoubtedly saw in them symbols of colonial plunder. According to some polls, only about a quarter of Canadians support keeping the monarchy. But neither are most of us champing at the bit to jettison the Crown, with all the Constitutional hand-wringing that would entail. Canada’s aspirations to “peace, order and good government” speak to our national character. To put it in social media terms, “it’s complicated.” Given the unlikeliness of Canada parting ways with the Crown anytime soon, it will be incumbent on both King Charles and Canadians to examine our relationship with the monarchy for the modern age, to reconcile darker parts of the past with a more relevant future.

Paid parking arrives in West Van parks, but where next? KIRK LAPOINTE

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When I moved to West Vancouver, I lost count of the number of people who would wax eloquent on its great attributes and end the praise the same way: “And there’s free parking.”

Just my luck. That’s changing. The district, having resisted the temptation to charge for parking since the horse-and-buggy days, is heading down what could be quite the slippery slope, pulled by the same gravitational force of easy, justifiable revenue most municipalities just can’t resist. There is a bit of a dark side to the imminent project to make people pay: seeming

distress over the deluge of out-of-town visitors to our parks. Another edgy issue: rather than continue to “engage” the public on this, council chose at a recent closed meeting to merely “inform” the public of its plan. But first things first on the plan. At its Monday meeting, council unanimously agreed to proceed with a program to steadily roll out parking charges. Not everywhere at first, not even in busier or parking-scant places you’d think of as candidates, but in three parks – as a prelude to three larger parks abutting commercial areas, which presumably will be a prelude to what most every other community does to charge, charge, charge. The district has discussed this ad

nauseam. The latest staff report makes note of proposals to council dating back to 1997. We’ve stalled long enough to actually bypass the parking meter era and embrace the arrival of cellphone e-commerce technology to implement the plan. And, to give credit for being clever enough at first, the initial policy is aimed only at parkgoers with a modest initial $20 annual pass for West Vancouver residents. Those of us who aren’t up for (or as the kids say, down for) hikes or attractions in Lighthouse, Whytecliff and Nelson Canyon parks will not be tapped. Visitors to West Vancouver will be on the hook for $3.75 an hour, year-round, and Mayor Mark Sager says the aim here

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is for “the primary revenue source” to be visitors. Coun. Sharon Thompson added that “as much as we’d like to share our beautiful beaches and parks with the public and the region” – that is, with non-West Vancouverites – “it’s turned into an issue of management” that stresses the district’s resources. Which should be inferred by said visitors that the freebie jig is up and it’s time to pay if you wish to play. The first revenue estimate isn’t epic: about $255,000 a year, less a third-party management fee. It’s the next chapter down that slippery slope, though, that is bound to get much more attention and friction, because that’s Continued on page 9

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RE: The North Van Public Lawns Are Going No-Mow, May 6 news story A word to the wise: read before you decide that a natural, unmowed grassy park would be a great idea. I’ll try to be brief. When I worked at a hospital in Ontario, budget cost-cutting measures were the order of the day. The building manager decided to save money by letting the surrounding grassy areas go “natural.” Nature indeed took its course in the hot summer weather and the grass and weeds grew tall and thick. Rumours began to circulate that rodents had made their way into the prep area of the kitchen, so an exterminator was brought in. When he saw the extent of the infestation, the manager decided it might be better to cut the grass after all. By then, the sunny weather had turned the tall grass into hay, so a modified thresher had to be used on the grounds. The thresher only cut the grass and left it to dry out. No one was eager to rake up the huge pile of dead clippings. When the helicopter landed beside the building, for a half hour, nothing was visible but a thick brown haze with little bits of cut hay and dirt floating around everywhere. By the time the roaring engine had died down, bits of hay coated every surface of the

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hospital, including the air vents. It took a special crew all summer to climb up to each large vent, disassemble it and pull out the thick clumps of hay and debris, needless to say at great expense. The total costs of the exterminator, the thresher, vent cleaning amounted to many years’ worth of grass cutting. Something to consider.

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THANKS FOR RETURNING MY LITTLE BROWN BAG Dear Editor:

On Monday, May 8, I inadvertently left a small brown bag containing some personal items purchased at Park Royal’s London Drugs in a City Market shopping cart. When I returned home and realized my mistake, I returned to both City Market and London Drugs to see if someone had found my purchases. I was both pleasantly surprised, and much relieved, to discover that someone indeed had taken the time to return the brown paper bag to the London Drugs’ customer service desk. As I do not know your identity, I would like to express my gratitude for this kindness in the hope that this “thank you” may be read here by you. As well, I appreciate the assistance of the London Drugs staff member.

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Paying for parking a slippery slope Continued from page 8 when paid parking would come (after a review) to prominently placed Ambleside, Dundarave and John Lawson parks – where there are 403, 83 and 52 spots respectively. There are also adjacent commercial zones with free parking that could easily be overrun on nice days or during events by drivers who don’t want to pay. It’s difficult to see how that modest $20 permit for three parks holds for six parks or the steps beyond. Once you designate a fee to maintain a resource, as is the case here with park maintenance and improvement, the fee has an organic way of growing to do more and more for that resource. Indeed, Thompson envisions the three-park “starting point” will reach into commercial areas, if cautiously. “I know historically this has been controversial,” she says, “but I believe this is the time to move forward with this.” On this, one would hope that the “inform” approach to the public

again returns to the “engage” approach to consult on change. Many communities significantly depend on parking in their diverse revenue stream. West Vancouver collects fees on all sorts of things, but our tax diversity is constrained by the absence of industrial land revenue. And of the property taxes, 97 per cent are from residences; only three per cent are commercial. Our infrastructure is inherently expensive due to our geography, and it can be argued that our tax base faces questions of sustainability. So, as Coun. Nora Gambioli noted, this is “the last summer” of free parks. We are no longer outliers, but we shouldn’t fail to note that a piece of West Van culture will gradually disappear down that slippery slope. Kirk LaPointe is publisher and executive editor of Business in Vancouver as well as vice-president, editorial, Glacier Media Group, the North Shore News’ parent company. He is also a West Vancouverite.

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North Shore Rescue pulled a man from the backcountry May 2, just minutes before he would have found himself stranded overnight in dangerous conditions.

West Vancouver police requested assistance from North Shore Rescue after a 19-yearold East Vancouver man called 911 from a steep slope near St. Mark’s summit, crawling on his hands and knees and unable to get back to the trail. “In the conversation that I had with this young man, it just

became very clear that he was not in a good situation,” said team leader Mike Danks. “And he definitely didn’t have the confidence or skill or equipment to make it out on his own.” The police were able to “ping” the hiker’s cellphone to get fairly accurate GPS co-ordinates for North Shore Rescue to follow, but the window of opportunity to get him out quickly via helicopter was rapidly closing. “We had essentially less than 60 minutes of light,” Danks said. The team’s avalanche safety officer was hesitant to clear anyone to go after the subject

on foot. Had the call come in any later or had bad weather prevented them from flying, Danks said they would have had serious discussions about whether to put rescuers at risk. “The forecast was not good,” Danks said. “[Our safety officer] didn’t want us actually responding on the Howe Sound Crest Trail because of the avalanche slopes that we’d have to pass through.” Luckily, they were able to pull off a quick grab-and-go with the help of their long-line rescue team. “We honestly had minutes to

do that,” Danks said. The rescue underscores numerous public safety messages the team urges anyone going into the mountains to heed. Shoulder season is a dangerous time as people enjoying the warm weather in the city are naively lured onto snow-covered trails with higher than usual avalanche risk in the backcountry. That’s exactly what happened last week, Danks said. “People are getting out there and they’re getting disoriented,” he said. The teen was relying on his

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A North Shore man is set to swim across the Strait of Georgia to help the organization that helps him walk across the street.

Scott Rees, who is blind, is hoping to raise awareness and funds for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. The non-profit organization provided Rees with Kaleb, his beloved yellow lab, opening up a world of mobility for him. “I’ve always thought it would be nice at some point to do something to try to give back a little bit and this year, I decided this was my chance to do it. I’m not going to find this swim is going get any easier as I get older,” he said. “No time like the present.” Rees, 39, was diagnosed at young age with retinitis pigmentosa, a recessive genetic condition that causes his eyes’ rod and cone cells to progressively die off over time. As an athletic youth with not-so-great vision, he gravitated towards competitive swimming and outdoor adventure sports. When his eyesight’s deterioration became more rapid in his 20s, Rees had to learn to use a cane to navigate. Today, Rees can only see bright light but with Kaleb at his side, he can board the bus to get downtown where Rees works as a civil engineer, make his way to the gym or pool, or meet friends for lunch. “Doing the things that you don’t really think about before you can’t do them,” he said. “It’s not even really comparable in terms of mobility. When you have a guide dog,

“I want to be a supermom.”

North Vancouver’s Scott Rees, who is blind, plans to swim across the Strait of Georgia to raise money for the non-profit group that gave him his guide dog Caleb. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN you cruise.” Rees describes Kaleb as an idyllic walking partner and friend. “He’s definitely a lab. Instantly, you bond with a dog like that. He’s friendly and playful when he’s not working,” he said. “Our relationship has been great. He’s also a really, really great family dog. My wife absolutely adores him and (so does) my son.”

There are several non-profits that train and place guide dogs in Canada but the wait to get one can sometimes be measured in years, which is a long time to live feeling stranded, Rees said. Training the pups isn’t cheap so Rees is hoping his effort will rally people to donate, making it easier and faster for the non-profits to get dogs like Kaleb at the side of a

Swim the strait Rees is aiming to enter the water off Davis Bay in Sechelt early in the morning on July 22, when the weather is most likely to be calm, and swim 30 kilometres to Piper’s Lagoon Park in Nanaimo – about the same distance as the English Channel. While Rees is in the strait, Kaleb won’t be doggy paddling along to be his guide. Unlike most water-loving labs, Kaleb seems to prefer sitting on the beach (and who likes the smell of wet dog?). Instead, a friend of Rees will be following in a nearby boat to keep on course using a radio with a bone conduction headset, and provide him with water, sport nutrition packs, and Vaseline for his wetsuit. The thought of the crossing is a bit daunting for Rees, who trains regularly, but because of his work commitments and role as a father raising an infant and a toddler, he never gets to spend more than two hours in the pool at a time. If all goes well and the waters are calm, he hopes to make the crossing in 10 hours (although he’s prepared to see it stretch to 12 or 13 if he has to battle through swells). “It is a big undertaking,” he said. “It’s a little bit nerve wracking just not wanting to mess it up on race day, but I’m pretty determined.” To donate to Rees’ fundraising campaign, visit swimthestrait.ca.

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Port exports on track for ‘record year’ following dip in 2022 respectively in 2022. Increased demand for Canadian potash has been driven primarily by lack of access to other major supplies in Russia and Belarus, said Silvester. Top markets for potash include China, Brazil, Indonesia and India. Exports of coal are also up between five and seven per cent.

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After a slow start in 2022, exports from Port of Vancouver port terminals have come “roaring back” and are on track for a record year in 2023, says president and CEO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Robin Silvester.

On the North Shore, exports of grain, coal and potash are among the commodities driving the boom in exports of bulk products. The impact of global events, including the war in Ukraine as well as bumper crops on the prairies, are being reflected directly in recent port activities, said Silvester. In terms of commodities handled by North Vancouver terminals, overall figures for grain exports from the port were down 22 per cent in 2022, but 2022 was very much “a year in two parts,” said Silvester. A drought in the prairies in 2021 meant low production and grain volumes coming through the port

A grain ship loads at the G3 grain terminal in North Vancouver on Feb. 14. BRENT RICHTER / NSN

in the first half of the year. But in October through December of 2022 “they came roaring back with a very strong harvest,” said Silvester. “We had our highest ever quarter in the last quarter of the year,” he said, with grain exports up 34 per cent. “And we’ve seen that continue into 2023,” he said.

Exports of grain, potash up in second half of 2022 Exports of potash, used in fertilizers, and sulfur, used in fertilizers and many other chemical products, are shipped through Neptune Terminal and Vancouver Wharves on the North Shore. Volumes of those products are up by 11 per cent and 22 per cent

Coal shipments also increase Coal shipped through Neptune Terminal in North Vancouver is metallurgical coal used in steel making and is in strong demand in markets including China, Japan and Korea. Most thermal coal comes from the U.S. and is exported through port terminals in Delta near the border. That is also being impacted by lack of access to Russian natural gas in Europe, said Silvester. Container traffic down in 2022 Overall shipments through the port were down in 2022, driven primarily by a decrease in container traffic through the port.

That reflects shrinking consumer demand in light of high interest rates, inflation and general financial pressures, said Silvester. Global supply chain issues that resulted in back-ups of freighters at the port last year have mostly been resolved, said Silvester, although he added ships carrying bulk products close to the North Shore still use more anchorages than in the past. That’s mostly due to high volumes of grain being shipped. Grain ships need dry weather to load, he said. “They don’t like to open up the holds when it’s raining.” Often when the weather isn’t co-operating, bulk freighters will just wait to load until it dries out. Silvester said the port is also expecting a strong cruise ship season this summer. “We’re expecting a record year in terms of cruise ship passengers,” he said. That has trickle-down economic effects on tourism, said Silvester, including businesses on the North Shore.

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A mature cedar tree set to be chopped down for short-term parking at Lions Gate Hospital will live on.

Vancouver Coastal Health had all the permits required to remove the 40-yearold Deodar cedar on 13th Street, as part of the overall expansion of the hospital, but community members rallied in the fall of 2022 to save it. Retired planner and self-styled Lorax Alex Jamieson spoke for the tree, urging City of North Vancouver council to reconsider before issuing development variance permits for the project. He also met with Vancouver Coastal Health staff. Jamieson argued that Lions Gate’s patients lose the health benefits that come from having a view of trees while the city would lose out on a natural source of shade and carbon sequestration. North Vancouver resident Jon Rawlinson started an online petition to save the tree, which racked up more than 3,500 signatures. Safety fencing went up around the cedar in late April and Vancouver Coastal Health confirmed Friday the tree would

Alex Jamieson dresses as the Lorax to make his point on saving a cedar tree on the south side of Lions Gate Hospital, Oct. 31, 2022. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN stay rooted right where it is. “The project team redesigned the entryway to save the Deodar cedar on 13th Street where the existing entrance is. The project team worked with PCL to remove two parking spots and shorten a third stall

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As wildfire season descends on B.C., hundreds of firefighters are descending on North Vancouver to sharpen their skills.

Residents from Grousewoods to Woodlands will see a heavy presence of out-of-town fire trucks and crews May 10-14 for the first ever Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit – five days of training that addresses both wildfire prevention and tactics in responding. More than 80 community members who live near the forest interface have volunteered their properties for the weekend to allow crews to simulate everything from a “check-and-go” to running hoses through backyards. “They will be responding to these areas as they would if we had a wildfire coming into the community,” said District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services chief Brian Hutchinson. “We’ve got professionals across the full scope coming together.” Most visible activity will be happening on Saturday and Sunday, however Capilano University is providing classroom space through the week, Hutchinson said.

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It’s mow no mo’ for these sections of grass in the City of North Vancouver.

In an effort to support pollinator species, which are integral to food production, the municipality is letting two plots of grass grow nuts this year. A boulevard on East Keith Road near St. Andrew’s Avenue and a section along Grand Boulevard West between East 11th and 9th streets won’t be cut this season, unless there is an elevated risk of fire or another concern, according to city staff. “This will be closely monitored and immediate action taken if required,” said spokesperson Jody Robertson, adding that staff will likely mow and tidy the areas in the fall. The total area to be left unmown is around 75,000 square feet, with about 25 per cent of the space over-seeded with a bee-friendly flowering lawn mix. Under-utilized areas were chosen to limit the impact on public use of parks, Robertson said by email. “We want to support pollinators

in the CNV by creating more habitat available to them (more habitat should theoretically increase abundance and occurrence of pollinators),” she said. “This aligns with one of council’s strategic plan priorities – a livable city.” The project may expand in the future based on the results this year. Lessons learned could inform how the city views use of boulevards and other under-utilized park spaces, Robertson explained. Last summer, community volunteers and city workers planted a pollinator garden on the west side of Grand Boulevard between East 17th and 18th streets, in part to educate the public on the importance of pollinator habitats. Of the 20,000 bee species worldwide, around 400 to 600 live in British Columbia, with around 100 to 150 in the Vancouver area, noted Robertson. Bees use pollen for food, and move pollen from plant to plant while collecting it. “In doing this they support conservation, ecosystems and human needs primarily through food production,” she said.

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Emergency preparedness fair returns to North Van NICK LABA

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All of us should take advantage of the sublime North Shore wilderness in our backyard. At the same time, it’s our responsibility to ensure the safety of ourselves and our loved ones.

On Saturday, May 13, North Vancouver School District is hosting its second annual Outdoor Safety and Emergency Preparedness Open House at École Argyle Secondary. Showcasing first responders and local emergency management experts, the family-friendly event aims to prepare visitors for safe ventures to the outdoors and how to prepare for emergencies. At the fair, there will be an outdoor trade show, with booths hosted by the likes of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, North Shore Emergency Management, North Vancouver RCMP and both North Vancouver fire departments. North Shore Rescue, BC AdventureSmart and BC Earthquake Alliance will be putting on workshops throughout the event. Attendees will be able to speak with experts while getting up close to emergency vehicles and equipment used in real-life missions, including a Talon helicopter used

by NSR. The main site is Argyle’s parking lot, which will host the booths and workshops. One or two helicopters will be stationed on the Lynn Valley Park grass field nearby. The warmer weather and longer days bring even greater enthusiasm for exploring the outdoors, said NSR team leader Mike Danks. “It’s a great event to get you thinking about what you can do to ensure your solo trip, or trip with family or friends, is memorable and safe,” he said in a statement. “When venturing out into the trails or backcountry, preparation is essential. Make it a habit to plan your trip.” The health and safety of students and the wider community is a priority for the school district, said superintendent Pius Ryan. “We all know the importance of proper preparation. With this event, we hope to make it easy for attendees to get the information they need to enhance their safety plans,” he said in a statement. The free event includes a complimentary bike valet and a variety of food truck options. When: Saturday, May 13. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Workshop schedule on the NVSD website. Where: École Argyle Secondary, Lynn Valley Park

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Gloves off in Metro Vancouver Mayors Food Bank Challenge BRENT RICHTER

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Five Metro Vancouver mayors are aiming to fill the Greater Vancouver Food Bank’s coffers at a time when more people than ever are in need of help.

City of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, District of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager, City of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, City of New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone and City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan are all competing in the third annual Mayors Food Bank Challenge. After some light ribbing between competitors at the official launch event at the food bank’s Burnaby warehouse Tuesday, the mayors will now be expected to go through sizable personal and corporate contact lists and start banging the drum for donations. “I think it’ll be a good competition,” said Cynthia Boulter, chief operating officer of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. “I think the

Greater Vancouver Food Bank chief operating officer Cynthia Boulter addresses the media at the launch of the annual Mayors Food Bank Challenge in Burnaby, May 2. She is joined by New West Mayor Patrick Johnstone, West Van Mayor Mark Sager, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and City of North Van Mayor Linda Buchanan. GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK. mayors have a good understanding of what food insecurity looks like in their communities.” The goal is to have the mayors pull in $500,000, which the Food Bank can easily stretch into $1 million worth of food with their buying power. If they are buying produce direct from farmers, the ratio can grow as high as nine to

one, Boulter said. “It is absolutely one of the largest and farthest-reaching [fundraisers],” she said. The launch of the competition comes as the rising cost of living has been driving more than 16,000 people per month to their local food banks and the number is only growing.

“Regionally, we are seeing numbers at levels that we have never seen before. Right now, we’re signing up between 800 and 1,000 people a month on average,” she said. “So, the numbers are skyrocketing.” In raw numbers, every demographic group is increasing, but its is children and singles that are the fastest growing groups without their basic nutrition needs being met. Immigrants too are showing up in greater numbers, particularly those who have escaped the war in Ukraine, Boulter said. The winner of the competition will be determined by a formula that takes into account the amount of money raised proportionate to the size of the city’s population. Since the competition began in 2021, City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan has run the table, raising the most cash per capita two years in a row. “No one should go hungry. But the reality is that many people in our community – friends, coworkers, neighbours – are food

insecure and anyone can experience food insecurity over the course of their life,” Buchanan said in a release. “This monthlong campaign will allow us to talk about food insecurity, raise awareness, and generate funds to support those in need. As the defending champions, I trust that people in the city will again rally behind being a caring community.” Anyone who wants to help their local mayor nudge their community’s name to the top of the “most generous” list in the friendly competition can donate via mayorschallenge.foodbank.bc.ca. In January, 2022, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank stopped conducting food hamper drives with members of the public because the types of food that came in were typically not the most nutritious and often were already going bad. Instead, the Food Bank now provides community members with tools to help them raise cash, which goes a lot farther to feeding hungry tummies in the community.

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NAP TIME OVER

Grouse grizzly bears emerge NICK LABA

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It might not have been the wake-up call they wanted, but Grouse Mountain’s resident grizzly bears were greeted with cheers as they awoke from 23 weeks of Z’s May 3.

In doing so, Grinder and Coola ended their 22nd hibernation period at the resort’s Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Their 163-day dormancy is the bears’ third-longest hibernation since their arrival at Grouse in 2001, according to the resort. Last year was the pair’s longest nap at 171 days. After upping their food intake in preparation for the big snooze, Grinder and Coola went into hibernation on Nov. 21 weighing 920 pounds and 1,045 pounds respectively. According to Grouse, they emerged a healthy 718 pounds and 827 pounds. Now, to lubricate their digestive system, the buddy bears will eat mostly iceberg lettuce before the resort’s mountain wildlife refuge team introduces other veggies back into their diets. “We’re excited to welcome Grinder and Coola out of hibernation and to watch them explore their habitat and stretch their legs,” said Dr. Ken Macquisten, Wildlife Refuge director and veterinarian.

Grinder emerges from his den after a 23week snooze. GROUSE MOUNTAIN Both bears came to the refuge 22 years ago, when they were rescued after being orphaned in separate incidents. Grinder was found alone on a logging road – dehydrated and weak – weighing just 4.5 kilograms. His mother was never found. At the refuge, he’s described as outgoing and high-spirited, establishing himself as the dominant bruin despite his smaller size. Coola was found the same year, near Bella Coola, B.C. His mom was killed by a truck and he was the only surviving sibling of her three cubs. Grouse describes Coola as easygoing. He can usually be found chilling in the refuge pond playing with his bath toys: a log, a large bone and his favourite rock.

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Brunchers beware: New Jam Café location coming to North Vancouver NICK LABA

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Brace yourself, North Vancouver brunchers. A decadent new menu is coming your way.

Jam Café is bringing its all-day breakfast creations to a new location on the corner of First and Lonsdale, across the street from Lift Breakfast Bakery and kitty-corner to 49th Parallel Café. The new restaurant will feature the same menu as Jam’s Vancouver locations in Kistilano and downtown on Beatty Street, but will put on its own unique specials. For those who haven’t been, Jam is known for its Southern-inspired comfort food in both sweet and savoury offerings. On the menu, you’ll find options like Cherry and Ricotta French Toast and a Mushroom and Ricotta Frittata. Owner Mike Deas-Dawlish said he’s been looking for a North Vancouver location for three years. “One thing that we never do with

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Because 110-100 First St. East was home to an existing restaurant, Chef Tian’s Chinese Restaurant, DeasDawlish said the renovation is very minimal. “It’s really just dressing it up on the inside and changing it to make sure it looks like us and our concept,” he said. Deas-Dawlish expects to open in the first or second week of June. The space itself is more than 3,000 square feet and will seat around 70 guests. “It’s going to be super rustic, really good feeling here. We’ve warmed up the room, and flooring and all that so it’s going to have that museum-rustic feel with the same Southern cooking,” he said. “We’re going to bring what we’re known for on the North Shore. We feel our concept works so we don’t like to change it too much. But what we do definitely do is make each location unique in its in its own right.” Jam in North Vancouver will be open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week.

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Chicago wins Connor Bedard sweepstakes in NHL draft lottery NICK LABA

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Multitudes of international hockey watchers learned of Lynn Valley on Monday night, as the neighbourhood was broadcast on TV as the hometown of top-NHL draft prospect Connor Bedard.

Local hockey fans – who know Lynn Valley lies in the District of North Vancouver – likely lamented that the prodigal player is set to be scooped up by the Chicago Blackhawks, which won the 2023 NHL draft lottery. Bedard’s favourite hockey squad, the Vancouver Canucks, of course, came 11th. The draft happens June 28 and 29 in Nashville. If you’ve somehow missed the firehose flow of articles in this newspaper, 17-yearold Bedard is the most-anticipated draw since Connor McDavid was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015. Over the past season, he dominated the WHL on a lacklustre Regina Pats team, putting up 71 goals and 143 points in just 57 games. In the playoffs, he racked up 10 goals and 20 points in seven games.

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At this year’s World Juniors, Bedard led the tournament by scoring nine goals and 23 points in seven games, setting new Canadian records for points and assists. He was named MVP, top forward and all-star at the tournament, which is typically dominated by 19-year-olds. In a Sportsnet interview during the draft lottery, Bedard was asked what qualities he’ll bring to the team that ultimately picks him. “My will to get better, that’s something I take a lot of pride in,” he said. – with files from Daniel Wagner, VIA

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The BC Cancer Foundation is the largest philanthropic funder of cancer research and care in the province. Every dollar raised stays in B.C., advancing breakthroughs and innovation across BC Cancer’s research programs and six regional centers. One in two British Columbians will face cancer in their lifetime – a statistic that Griffith hopes will be changed in the future. If you'd like to leave a gift to the BC Cancer Foundation in your estate plans, the Foundation will happily work with you and your financial and legal advisors. Call 1.888.906.2873 or email legacy@bccancer.bc.ca to learn more.

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North Van Lawn Bowling Club celebrates a century of play JORDAN COPP

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The opportunity to celebrate turning 100 years old is a rare occurrence. Thriving for a century was certainly a cause for celebration for the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club during a recent Sunday afternoon gathering on the greens.

On April 30, the club commemorated its centennial year with a day of festivities at their new, almost-completed club house at 249 24th St. East. Deep Cove Big Band provided music as long-time members and newcomers alike had a chance to meet and share experiences. “In 2013, when I joined, we had the nationals here, which is a pretty big thing for us. It was an exciting time,” said John Sawyer, a member of the club who introduced his daughter to the game in the last few years. A club that has been around for 100 years is bound to be full of family memories. Kimberly Sawyer,

MLA Bowinn Ma, City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club president Bruce Murray, and MLA Susie Chant throw the commemorative first bowl during a celebration of the club’s 100th anniversary Sunday, April 30. JORDAN COPP, NSN John’s daughter, is newer to the club, and fondly remembers her first day. “June 4, 2018, was what is called National Bowls Day, and so my father lured me here for a free hot

dog and to come out and try lawn bowling,” she said. Sunday’s celebration also featured a vintage car parade that conveyed some of the invited dignitaries around the club perimeter.

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“We were looking for something to do outdoors because we weren’t comfortable indoors due to COVID,” said Shirley Ko, a club member who joined last year. “We joined because a lot of the members here are really encouraging, and we just found it to be so warming and people are so nice.” The club is a place for players of various levels of skill and interest to join, from casual players to the more competitive. Caroline Hansen, who joined last year as a novice, said her first year had many highlights. “I won the novice division, a Vancouver and district title. And I also went to several tournaments with older skips who took me along, and I also met my partner at lawn bowling last year and just had a wonderful time all around,” said Hansen. Len Corben, longtime sports columnist at the North Shore Outlook, was also in attendance. Although not a member, Corben’s Continued on page 27 SPONSORED CONTENT

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ront line health care workers are the backbone of our health care system, which is why VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is inviting the community to show their support for these essential workers with a donation this May. Donor support provides health care workers with the tools and technology they need, along with research grants and educational supports, allowing them to bring the latest advancements and discoveries to B.C. patients, providing them with the best possible care. One of these health care workers is Alexia Jones, a registered nurse. She is the nurse navigator for the Lung Evaluation & Assessment Program at Vancouver General Hospital. She supports lung cancer patients and their families throughout their journey, including palliative care. “I think I always knew I wanted to be in health care,” says Jones. “It's absolutely something that I think

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I was made for.” Jones was born in Vancouver and grew up in Fraser Valley. She is the middle child with two brothers. Possibly due to her slot in the family tree, Jones always felt a need to “overachieve”, as she puts it.

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as an amateur bodybuilder. Jones began her career at the VGH transplant unit, where for six years she helped care for liver, pancreatic, renal and lung transplant patients. She loved the specialization of the work, the unit and the team, but she still felt like a piece was missing— leadership experience. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Jones swiftly pivoted and ended up supporting two of the COVID units at VGH. It was one of the most difficult times of her life, but she was always up for a challenge. This is when she met key people who were looking to fill the vitally important role of the new nurse navigator position. Jones applied, interviewed and got the role. The next challenge Since then, she has helped countless individuals navigate through some of the most challenging moments of their lives. And as she continues

working and learning in her new master’s program, she envisions a future where both sides meet. “Counselling, it just feels right in terms of how I enjoy engaging with people and speaking with them,” says Jones. “But honestly, it actually has worked out in a really interesting way in the sense that a lot of the support that I provide patients in this role is emotional support, even unintentionally.” This May, donations made to support the work of Jones and her fellow health care experts will be matched – doubling your impact. Donate to this matching fund and help VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation transform health care, together. Learn more at vghfoundation.ca/ health-care-month.

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Families trace generations of play Continued from page 26 family has deep ties to the club and to the community. “I lived right on the street. Right facing the tennis courts and then the lawn bowling green, so I was very involved with the lawn bowling club because my grandfather was president in 1933,” he said. Corben’s mother also was president of the women’s section of the club from 1966 to 1967. Despite not being a member, Corben played at the club many times throughout the years, “There’s a challenge that they used to run that would have different organizations, and the Outlook would submit a team and I would be on their team – they did that for several years.” Corben said. Dignitaries were invited to speak, and awards were given to the club in recognition of their achievement by groups including Bowls BC as well as the Vancouver & District Bowls Association. As the opening ceremonies ended, the commemorative first bowl was tossed by Buchanan, Ma, and Chant, along with North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club president Bruce Murray. With their centennial season underway, the club is now preparing for the next 100

North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club president Bruce Murray receives an award from Myrle Lawrence, president of Vancouver & District Bowls Association, in recognition of 100 years of operation. JORDAN COPP / NSN

years of North Vancouver lawn bowling and is always ready to welcome new players. “I got involved, I felt at home, we had lessons, and I just remained for 10 years now,” said John Sawyer. “And then my wife joined, so now we have three Sawyers.” Jordan Copp is an intern reporter with the North Shore News. He can be contacted at jordan.copp@hotmail.com.

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Students take library’s new recording booth for a spin MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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Those sitting at home with burning ideas for podcasts or pop songs now have a means of bringing them to fruition courtesy of the West Vancouver Memorial Library, who this week installed a brand new recording sound booth complete with all the bells and whistles.

The space, created with funding from the District of West Vancouver and the bequest of the late Robert Leslie Welsh, was formally opened on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager. Nestled within the Community Computing Centre on the library’s lower level, it includes a control room, big enough for two, that is suited to recording podcasts or audiobooks, or for mixing and producing electronic beats or video. An adjoining live room fits up to four people and has been designed with musical instrument and ensemble recording in mind. “We know that this studio will be a home

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for many other kinds of expression, from vocal, electronic, and instrumental music, to podcasts, audiobooks, voiceovers, oral histories and whatever else the imagination may bring,” said Sarah Felkar, the library’s assistant director. Felkar said the booth looks like something “straight out of a TV show”, with impressive equipment, and plenty of buttons to press and knobs to turn. Continued on page 29

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Students record Squamish names Continued from page 28 “Everyone is so impressed with the lighting and the types of mics that we have, the range of equipment and just how well the soundproofing works,” she said, assuring that those recording will be given their privacy, and those hoping to read and study in the library will still do so peacefully without interruption. The booth was put to the test on Wednesday when Squamish language and cultural teacher Tsitsáyxemaat (Rebecca Duncan) and her students from Capilano Littlest Ones School descended upon the library to carry out the studio’s inaugural recording. The group had gathered together to record the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) names of the native plants that reside in the Library’s community demonstration garden, Swáy̓wi Temíxw. The recordings will soon be available on the library’s website, enabling its visitors to take an audio tour of the native plant garden. “The children loved it, they were like little movie stars,” said Duncan. “It was so exciting for them, especially given how professional the equipment was. They were amazed at being in this soundproof, tiny little room where they could put their headphones on and get involved.”

Duncan said she already envisions the booth being put to great use, and hopes to see it being used to record songs in the Squamish language, and audiobooks of stories that have been translated into the language. Library director Stephanie Hall said one of things she “truly admires” about the West Vancouver Memorial Library team is its strategic approach to introducing new technology, and how they prioritize the needs of the community. “Starting from a place of our core values, they look at each new technology and ask, ‘How will this help people in their lives?’” she said. “It’s not enough to just bring forward the newest, shiny tech. It has to make a difference for people.” Over the coming months the library will be offering a whole suite of programs, including mandatory orientation sessions, to get people ready for using the studio, its equipment, and software, as well as for creating and editing podcasts. Studio time is available to all West Vancouver library cardholders starting May 23. 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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Continued from page 1 on his dresser in his home for years. It hadn’t been until George came into contact with Jill Yonit Goldberg, a writer and college instructor, that he considered it might be worthy of being published. Goldberg teaches a class at Langara College that pairs students with members of the Residential School Survivors Society to write their memoirs. George’s already written pages struck a chord with Goldberg and the three students he was paired with, Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee and Tanis Wilson. The idea was floated of expanding his self-written words into a fully fledged book. Thus began a year of in depth interviews to secure the finer details of his life story – and no stone was left unturned. George describes thoroughly his idyllic childhood growing up on the Mission 1 Reserve: days dedicated to smoking salmon and collecting berries, pears and plums, and weekends spent celebrating and drumming with hundreds of community members in the Longhouse. The school years He recollects the first day of his school experience with ease, fragments of that memory as vivid now as when they were first imprinted on his mind. A tall, white, “strange man” knocking at the door, the tear-filled eyes of his mother, the solemn, silent walk four blocks from his old home to his new. From here George enters a place where arcane rules govern every aspect of his life, from the clothes on his back to the food in his mouth. His hair is shaved and his ancestral name forbidden. Enduring the strap, a foot long piece of leather or rubber, becomes a quotidian event, as does sexual abuse, when a particularly malevolent nun forces him to become her “plaything” for two, long years. These fragments of childhood trauma are seen through the lens of George’s mind as it is now, quiet and accepting. He relays the harrowing events that shaped his childhood with straight-forward precision, and without a trace of self-pity or request of condolence from readers. His adult years are written with the same unvarnished truth, not seeking sympathy, respect or even condemnation, simply laying out the facts as they happened. He describes a knife attack carried out on his own brother, a violent outburst that would land him in Oakalla Prison for attempted manslaughter. He talks of the family violence he inflicted at home on his partners and his children. During one chapter he explains how he once had thoughts of killing his own wife when in a state of drug-fuelled psychosis.

Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Jen Thomas and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) councillor Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) take part in a pilgrimage to St. Paul’s Residential School on the 2022 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. NICK LABA / NSN It is easy to wonder whether George had always intended on being so brutally honest, on both his own wrongdoings and the wrongs that had been done to him. Had there ever been a point, during the book’s preliminary interviews or its writing, where he had considered withholding certain aspects of his story? Not least to protect his own image? “Never. You know what, I just thought I had to get it out, as honestly as possible … this is how it is – this is what happened,” he says. “From my generation, a lot of the people I knew were very dysfunctional. Alcoholism. Drug addiction. A lot of us were in jail. If we had been married, we were then separated. So many are still pulling themselves together, climbing out of that.” George says he hopes his searing honesty will help others who might have endured similar experiences, had the same thoughts, made the same mistakes. “Somewhere, somehow, I hope they can pick up the book and say ‘I remember him’, and ‘if he can do it I can do it.’ Because I do feel as though I’ve come a long way.” At least 4,000 children’s lives claimed George’s story is like that of so many others who attended St. Paul’s Residential School during its years of operation between 1899 and 1958, and the other 130 or so schools that operated across Canada between the 1880s and the 1990s. While the schools offered some cursory education, their real incentive was to remove and isolate children from their culture,

ancestry and traditions, and to assimilate them into Western society. Children were forcibly removed from their family homes, their hair was cut short, their traditional clothes stripped, and their names replaced by a number. Physical and sexual abuse was rampant, disease and malnourishment common. According to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, over 4,000 children died at residential schools, although unmarked graves and lack of records make it difficult to pinpoint the true number of children who never made it home. Over 2,000 children were institutionalized at St. Paul’s, one of 18 schools in B.C. and the only one in Metro Vancouver. According to public records, 12 unidentified students died while in attendance, while others were relocated to Kamloops Indian Residential School – where the remains of as many as 215 children were confirmed in 2021. George still thinks about the friends who disappeared during his time at St. Paul’s, the questions left unanswered. There was Pearl, a girl no older than fourteen who disappeared without a trace. There was Charlie, a little boy of three years old who lost his life at the hands of the nuns. He still thinks about the four foot long, three foot deep hole he and his brother, Andy, were instructed to dig in the school’s garden. Had it been a grave for a classmate? The healing process For a long time George says he “couldn’t stand” the priests and the nuns associated with the school, the Catholic Church at all.

In recent years, however, he says his anger has subsided. “Now I look at nuns and priests who are around and just say, ‘OK, these weren’t even around then. They probably weren’t even born,’” he says with a laugh. “You know what I had to learn? I had to let it go. It happened. That’s the past. Don’t pack it around any more, although I didn’t know I was doing that at the time. I was letting the past control me. There was a lot of anger and resentment, a lot of pain, a lot of feeling sorry for myself. Once I looked at it all and realized it all, then I realized I could change it.” Now George is focusing his energy on rebuilding relationships with his family. He smiles when he talks of his sons, aged 55 and 50, and how they now see each other regularly, often bonding over breakfast outings. He radiates pride when conversation pans to his granddaughter, a Squamish language teacher fluent in their native tongue. As the rain continues to patter on the window of George’s home, he takes a moment of quiet to ponder the Truth and Reconciliation Act and the annual date dedicated to residential school survivors. Reconciliation, he says, is a word that is tough to put meaning to. He is dubious of the movement, because for reconciliation to occur, “Canadians should know that the residential school system happened” and education isn’t yet where it should be. It’s why he is pushing for books like his own to be included in curricula the country over, and why both he and Goldberg ensured there was a reader’s guide in its final pages, with questions that encourage students to understand his writing in a cultural, social, psychological and historical context. For now George, now almost 80, will continue to plow on with his own way of enforcing education. He continues to work as a drug and alcohol counsellor, using his own tale of addiction and sobriety to show others they can turn their lives around too. In his role as an Elder he travels across the city retelling his story in schools and at public events, so communities outside of his own can better understand the pervasive impacts colonization and the residential school system continue to have on Indigenous people. “I’m able to tell my story” he says with a faint smile, “and not many people have been lucky enough to say that.” 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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Bringing about change starts on a personal level. For an individual to inspire a community is something to be celebrated.

On May 2, the BC Achievement Foundation announced the recipients for the 2023 Community Awards. Among the recipients were Connie Cocchia of West Vancouver, and Don Philip Peters from North Vancouver. The awards were announced by foundation chair Walter Don is a principled, Pela and by Premier David Eby. Recipients respected were honoured from and effective across the province community for making their leader and communities healthier, happier and more advocate. inclusive. MLA BOWINN MA Cocchia was recognized for her phenomenal advocacy within the autism community. Cocchia created Growing Together, a sibling support group that holds a variety of activities including panels and workshops aimed at connecting siblings, and to provide support for those who have siblings with autism and related disorders. Recently Cocchia wrote, directed and produced her first feature film, When Time Got Louder, which premiered at the

Frameline international LGBTQ+ film festival in San Francisco. The film has been featured in over twenty film festivals worldwide, and Cocchia has been praised for her authentic and inclusive casting. Also hailing from the North Shore, Peters received a community award for his continued philanthropic work with the Community Housing Action Committee. Peters is chair of the CHAC, a non-partisan group of volunteers dedicated to developing affordable housing opportunities. “Don is a principled, respected and effective community leader and advocate. I’m honoured to have the opportunity to support his nomination for this award,” said Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. “Don has been at the forefront advocating for affordable housing on the North Shore as its chair since 2004. During this time, he has brought immense energy and enthusiasm into his work championing affordable, accessible and appropriate housing for those in our community most in need.” The community awards will be formally presented in Victoria on May 10, and will be livestreamed by the BC Achievement Foundation. For the full list of recipients, and for more information on the award ceremony, visit the foundation’s website at bcachievement.com. Jordan Copp is an intern reporter with the North Shore News. He can be contacted at jordan.copp@hotmail.com.

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start to bolt, or go to seed. This is also the time when our native bees hatch and require sustenance to fuel their very short but highly productive lives. Thankfully, we grow enough brassicas to share with native and non-native bees, so I can harvest some nutrient-dense shoots for the kitchen and still leave plenty for pollinators, as nature intended. We no longer cut and compost bolting vegetables, instead we cut stalks and set them aside in tubs and buckets for the bees, and ultimately for seeds. What once looked to me like piles of bent and spent stalks in need of a tidy, now looks like the makings of so many beautiful still lifes staged throughout the garden. Continued on page 33

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Caring for Earth enriches humans Continued from page 32 Small birds and pollinators of all shapes and sizes enjoy the colourful banquet in shades of green, yellow, white and purple – feasting on the same life-giving phytonutrients that sustain my family. I am rewarded by a constant hum of gratitude and birdsong as I see to the business of disassembling the cold frames, topping-up raised beds with living soil, and transplanting hardened-off seedlings. These meditative rituals have, over time, developed new layers of meaning that turn work into pleasure and add value to my community and to the planet. Providing natural habitat and forage for birds and pollinators is more critical than ever, as established gardens and native green spaces are cleared in their entirety to make the building of new homes and commercial buildings easier and more cost-effective. I see it in our neighborhood even now, when we should all know better, care more, and expect even to be educated and held accountable by all levels of government. My heart hurts when we lose more habitat than we need to borrow for our own use, so the least I can do is share it and be mindful and grateful for what nature has designed for shared consumption by organisms at all

four levels of the (trophic) food chain. Humans are the only species that takes more than we need, that is perpetually insatiable. Crazy, right? It takes real effort to not be. It takes understanding. I believe that the “earth care, people care, fair share” ethos and principles of permaculture are key to a new understanding that could enrich people with the will and confidence to make small but heroic choices that defer to nature’s logic, and do so happily. I know that it can happen because it did happen to me. It takes deliberate and mindful work to bend the sometimes messy rural-centric principles of permaculture around and into our urban environments, while maintaining the aesthetic that attracts us to design-controlled neighborhoods, but it can be done. We can start small, with a beautiful bee bouquet of tender kale and purple sprouting broccoli shoots for a friend, or by including delicious, nut-buttery napini on the menu of your elegant spring-themed progressive dinner party table. We can start then, with a conversation. Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Learn more about permaculture by visiting her website upfrontandbeautiful.com, or email hello@ upfrontandbeautiful.com.

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Continued from page 4 lower, obviously, than the guy that’s running this business,” he said. “My guy is in a broken-down Toyota delivering stuff when he gets told to deliver it.” Lloyd added his client was “frustratingly co-operative” with police, pleaded guilty early in the court process and is today both remorseful and embarrassed by the charges. He continues to work as a delivery driver, albeit for a legal online retailer, and is trying to move on with his life and support his young family, Lloyd said. Both the Crown and defence agreed

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Farrokhmanesh should face two years of probation plus a $2,000 fine and 50 hours of community service. Judge Robert Hamilton acknowledged that there haven’t been many other sentencings in cases with similar circumstances for him to look to for guidance, but he agreed the probation and fine would be a fitting sentence. According to the Public Prosecution of Canada’s latest annual report, there were 4,520 cannabis related charges in Canada the 2020-2021 fiscal year, down from 18,985 in 2017-2018.

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North Van RCMP monitoring situation Continued from page 4 references to sexual orientation and gender identity in their anti-bullying policies. While there is no specific curriculum, SOGI 123 is an optional resource that educators can use to address these topics. LGBTQ-inclusive policies in schools lead to better health outcomes for both sexual minority and heterosexual students, including reduced rates of suicide, according to a 2016 report by health research experts at U.B.C. and McCreary Centre Society. Webb said that he started protesting on

the overpass around 10 months ago, just after his 23-year-old son had a myocarditis event from a second COVID-19 shot. “I would invite Mayor Buchanan or anybody who thinks that we’re hateful to come down and talk to any one of us,” he said. Notices from the Ministry of Transportation stating that “Anyone participating in these gatherings must cease their occupation and must remove all personal property” were still affixed to the overpass Thursday as the group continued its weekly activities.

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Proposal: To vary the Principal Building siting requirements under the One-Unit Residential 1 1253 Sutherland Ave (RS-1) Zone to permit the siting and setback of an existing attached garage. Provide written input: All persons who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposed permit will be afforded an opportunity to be heard by written or email submission. All submissions must include your name and address and should be sent to the Corporate Officer at input@cnv.org, or by mail or delivered to City Hall, no later than noon on Monday, May 15, 2023, to ensure their availability to Council at the meeting. Watch the meeting online at cnv.org/LiveStreaming or in person at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street. Enter City Hall from 13th Street after 5:30pm. View the documents online at cnv.org/PublicMeetings Questions? Kyle Pickett, Planning Lead, kpickett@cnv.org / 604-982-3989

Proposal: To amend the subject property’s Comprehensive Development 393 (CD-393) Zone to permit a Liquor Primary Licence for an 125 Victory Ship Way existing event-hosting venue. Provide written input: All persons who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposed bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard by written or email submission. All submissions must include your name and address and should be sent to the Corporate Officer at input@cnv.org, or by mail or delivered to City Hall, no later than noon on Monday, May 15, 2023, to ensure their availability to Council at the meeting. No Public Hearing will be held. Watch the meeting online at cnv.org/LiveStreaming or in person at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street. Enter City Hall from 13th Street after 5:30pm. View the documents online at cnv.org/PublicHearings Questions? Linden Maultsaid-Blair, Planner lmaultsaidblair@cnv.org / 604-990-4217 11 6

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A man died while attempting to climb the BCMC Trail in North Vancouver on Sunday.

First responders received a 911 call Sunday afternoon reporting a man in his 40s going into apparent cardiac arrest about 15 minutes in from the Grouse Mountain parking lot. The call triggered a major response from District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, BC Ambulance Service, North Vancouver RCMP and North Shore Rescue, all of which went to work on getting the man out safely, said assistant fire chief Scott Ferguson. Fire and rescue crews, paramedics and North Shore Rescue, including the team’s doctor, started making their way to the man on foot while a Talon helicopter was brought into the area for a quick extraction, if needed. Bystanders were performing CPR on the man when the professionals arrived

and took over with a defibrillator and chest compression machine. They carried him in a stretcher back to the trailhead where more medical professionals were waiting to assist. “The patient, unfortunately, passed away on scene,” Ferguson said. District of North Vancouver firefighters are called to the Grouse Grind, BCMC’s more developed sister trail to the top of Grouse Mountain, typically more than 20 times per year. Oftentimes those calls are for exhaustion or ankle injuries but, because of the strenuous nature of the trails, cardiac issues are known to arise and numerous fatalities have happened there over the years. Ferguson said the response between all of the different agencies was seamless. “Everything went really well – as good as it could have – for giving this person the best chance that they could have,” he said. “Unfortunately, it was a bad outcome.”

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Missing you! Always in our hearts and memories.

BRODA, Sigrid May 15, 1925 − April 4, 2023 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our mother, Sigrid (Sissi) Broda, but we rejoice in knowing that Sissi is now reunited with her love, Fips. Sissi and Fips immigrated to Canada from Germany as a young couple in 1951 to begin a family life in West Vancouver. Sissi was Mutti to three children and Omi to eight grandchildren and ten great− grandchildren.

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Despite, or perhaps because of, the struggles she faced in post−war Europe, Sissi taught us to appreciate everything in life, never complained, and was always there for us. Sissi and Fips travelled together throughout Europe, Africa, and North America and loved to explore BC in their VW camper van. She was always elegantly dressed and delighted in hosting special occasion family dinners. Active well into her late nineties, Sissi had many hobbies and many friends but was happiest tending to the garden in her West Vancouver home of sixty years, something she was still doing at age ninety−five. We are grateful to have had recent help from her care angels Estella, Maria, and Thelma.

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obItuarIes Born January 30, 1932 in Fano, Italy, Gianna passed away peacefully on April 26, 2023 in Richmond. She will be greatly missed by her loving family: Silvio, her husband of 72 years; two children, Michael, Tina Fawcett (Robert); grandson, Mark; granddaughter Lisa Bertoia (Brandon) and greatgranddaughter, Mia; sisters, Gabriella, Graziana; brother, Virginio (Rita); cousins, nieces & nephews. Funeral mass was celebrated on Monday, May 8, 2023 at St. Paul’s Parish. Entombment at Ocean View Cemetery, Burnaby. The family thanks the Home and Palliative Care teams of Vancouver Coastal Health and The Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House, Richmond for their care of Gianna. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House by calling them at 604-207-1212 or to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

RYAN, Susan Jane February 11, 1961 − April 25, 2023 Susan grew up in Lynn Valley, moving to Deep Cove to raise her two children with her husband, Kelly. She was passionately involved in her children’s sports, school activities and community groups. Susan and Kelly ran Bestway Major Appliance in North Vancouver until they retired in 2022. She will be greatly missed by her husband Kelly, son Tyler, daughter Nicole and son−in−law Scott.

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FISHER, Marcus D. November 25, 1946 − April 28, 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our father, stepfather, brother, uncle, grandfather, cousin and friend. Marcus was predeceased by his wife Deborah, mother Verna, father Marcus B, sister Judith and great−nephew Daniel. He will be dearly missed by his son David (Cathy); stepdaughter Niki (Dave); stepson Jason (Melissa); granddaughters Jett, Mackenzie (Dylan) and Samantha (Calvin); great−grandkids Jay and Elsie; sisters Susan (Bruce) and Kathy; brother−in−law Brian (Patty); nieces Jackie (Brian), Krysten and Lauren (Kurt); nephews Larry (Susan) and Colin (Lily); great−nieces and great−nephews Noah, Abby, Drayven, Corson, Kayla, Jesse, Holden, Huxley and Bowie; great−great nephew Bentley; numerous cousins; beloved Aunt Babe and chosen family Laney May. Born in Winnipeg, he always had a natural artistic talent that he inherited from his father. Marcus’ life was transformed by the arrival of The Beatles, which lit his musical soul. He began forming bands, starting with the Matched Set, playing rhythm guitar and vocals. A few years later he joined The Orfans, and his musical career continued − playing gigs across North America with various bands such as Aura, Third Edition, Critter, Uncle Mickey, Sunshower, JAB, Target, Streetheart and Hot News, to name a few.. He dreamed of following in the footsteps of his father, Mark B Fisher, who retired as a Deputy Chief from WFD. Marcus achieved his dream and was hired with WVFRS as a career Firefighter in 1977. Working up the ranks to Captain, he committed his life to the Fire Service and Union Local 1525, retiring in 2006. Marcus was passionate about the BC coastline and navigated every bay, inlet and harbour with family and friends from Vancouver to Glacier Bay, Alaska. Travelling across Canada in their 26ft motorhome was also a highlight of retirement with Barkley, their beloved cat, always in tow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the West Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society.

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MACARTNEY, Michael Thomas October 24, 1950 - April 26, 2023

TURNER, Dorothy (Nell) November 18, 1928 - March 16, 2023

Michael passed away in Sechelt Hospital on April 26, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.

On March 16th, Nell Turner, the much loved matriarch of the Turner and Glynn Morris clans, left this world peacefully, with family at her side.

He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 42 years Cathy, his brother Gerald, his nieces and nephews, his beloved Aunt Mary, and his many friends who will miss his company, his generosity, and his helpfulness. His beloved dog Molly will also be missing her Daddy Mike. Michael was born October 24, 1950 in Vancouver. Because his father was in the armed forces the family lived in many different places including Calgary, Comox and Whitehorse. Michael worked at BC Rail for 33 years where he started as a carman and worked his way up to supervisor. During his years there he was never afraid to take on new responsibilities which included being part of the Emergency Response Team. After retiring from the railway, Michael moved on to a new challenge -- working as a dangerous goods inspector for Transport Canada for 8 years before retiring for a second time.

The funeral will be at St. Francis-in-the-Wood Church in West Vancouver at 2pm on Saturday, May 27th. Service will be live streamed for those unable to attend. For a longer tribute of Nell Turner, email salmoncoyote@gmail.com.

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Michael and Cathy spent many years travelling the globe, having adventures in Australia, Africa, India, China, Japan, observing Komodo dragons in Indonesia, and sailing to Antarctica which was the trip of a lifetime. They also enjoyed a trips to Italy and Costa Rica as well as several ski trips with friends John and Brenda. When they weren’t travelling to faraway places, Michael enjoyed summers on his Harley Davidson travelling across the USA with his friends. He also loved his annual fishing trips and crabbing in the bay. Michael and Cathy moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2016 where they made many wonderful new friends. Of course being Michael, he wasn’t finished adding new experiences to his life. Until 2020, he was a volunteer with Search and Rescue in Sechelt. We would like to thank the wonderful palliative care nurses who helped him through his difficult last journey. Please consider making a donation to the charity of your choice in honour of Michael. Rest in peace Michael. You will be missed.

WALDBILLIG, Francis Leo January 18, 1936 − April 24, 2023 Francis passed away surrounded by his family in the early hours of April 24, 2023. A much−loved husband and father, he is survived by his wife Barbara, son Mark and daughter Lisa. He is also survived by his sisters, Margaret in Saskatoon, Edna in Tisdale and Joan (Alf) of West Vancouver. A family gathering will be held in the near future. There will be no service.

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