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CNV advances Capilano Mall redevelopment plan BRENT RICHTER AND NICK LABA

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City of North Vancouver council has kickstarted the process for an overhaul of Capilano Mall, the largest development site in North Vancouver.

Council voted unanimously Monday to begin processing Quadreal Property Group’s pre-application to amend the official community plan for the area.

At 6.7 hectares, the mall and its surrounding parking lots are almost twice the size of the Harbourside Waterfront site currently being developed. Because it is so large and complex, Capilano Mall will require its own master plan before there is any indication what mix of residential/commercial and amenities will be included in the proposal that goes to council for a vote.

Mayor Linda Buchanan acknowledged the sheer scale of the development potential, but added it will go a long way to making the area “a complete neighborhood.”

“I’m really happy to see this coming and moving forward and particularly as we look at a master plan,” she said, noting the area has become “fragmented”

over time. “I think this is a really good opportunity. It is the gateway to our city on the west side.”

The master plan process is expected to include “extensive” consultations with the community and detailed studies.

“These planning tools will evaluate how the redevelopment fits within the context of this area and how the Capilano Mall site can deliver on community amenities, employment, housing, environmental sustainability, public realm, transportation improvements, and other city priorities,” the city staff report submitted to council states.

Capilano Mall is on the RapidBus route, which is slated to be upgraded to Bus Rapid Transit, and the Spirit Trail is nearby, Buchanan said. That means the entire development should be more oriented toward active transportation than what folks on the North Shore are used to, she said.

“I know what we’re going to hear from people in terms of the impact that a large amount of residential units will bring, so let’s really think outside of the box in terms of how we can make this work,” she said. “Because if we build it Continued on page 32

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Demon Squadron salutes last surviving WWII member BRENT RICHTER

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The Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora dipped low, down to just about 60 metres over the water.

Not much lower than Ran Clerihue would have flown more than 80 years ago, as a Second World War pilot hunting for enemy submarines.

This time though, Clerihue earned the pleasure of watching the military flyby from a yacht on Howe Sound where, on June 1, he celebrated his 100th birthday with friends and family.

The plane took off from Canadian Forces Base Comox, piloted by members of the 407 Demon Squadron, which Clerihue is now the last surviving member of from the war.

Clerihue was 16 at the time the Second World War broke out. He enrolled at UBC to study commerce, but there was little question what he would do when he turned 18. He was already a member of the Air Cadets. His father was a veteran pilot from the First World War and he wanted to follow in his footsteps.

“He wasn’t that enthusiastic about his son going to war. He lost a brother during World War One at Vimy. He survived at flying and I thought I could do that and survive,” Clerihue recalls.

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Ran Clerihue, 100, is the last surviving Second World War member of 407 Demon Squadron. The Royal Canadian Air Force conducted a flyby in tribute to Clerihue for his 100th birthday on June 1. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN training in Alberta where he graduated at the top of his class.

As such, he was asked what type of posting would be his first choice. He wanted to be a fighter pilot, but at that time, the Battle of the Atlantic was going badly for the Allies with German U-boats attacking military, merchant and civilian vessels needed to support the war effort

in Europe.

For the next year, he was deployed to Nova Scotia’s 117 Squadron to patrol the North Atlantic for German subs.

Clerihue was a slight teenager, something the squadron’s commanding officer called attention to, publicly, the day they met.

“I think he thought I was

about 14 years old, and he looked at me and said, ‘Holy cow, what the hell are they sending me now? Tiny Tim as replacement?” Clerihue says with a laugh.

The C.O. introduced Clerihue to the rest of the squadron and brass in the officers’ mess as “Tim” and the name stuck with him for the duration of the war.

Hunting for submarines When they spotted a German submarine from their PBY Catalina flying boat, they were expected to go into a dive and drop depth charges to sink or disable the target below.

“I got shot at a couple times,” Clerihue said. “U-boats fight back, but it never concerned me to go back up again.”

On a few occasions, after an attack, they were told they were responsible for a “probable” sinking of an enemy ship.

The threat the U-boats posed shouldn’t be understated, said Jerry Vernon, president of the Vancouver chapter of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society.

“Submarines were really pesky in the Battle of the St. Lawrence,” he said, noting the U-boats reached as far as Rimouski, just 250 kilometres from Quebec City. “There were quite a few ships sunk in that area by submarines who were inside our waters.… They were sent out to cause as much disruption as they could until they ran out of torpedoes.”

Thanks to the efforts of the Allies, within five months of Clerihue’s deployment, most of the U-boats threatening the Atlantic’s shipping lanes were destroyed. Pilots like Clerihue were instrumental in turning the Continued on page 40

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Bus carrying elementary students on field trip catches fire JANE SEYD

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A charter bus carrying a load of elementary school students from West Vancouver’s Westcot Elementary caught fire Thursday morning on the way to Cultus Lake.

Photos from the scene showed flames shooting from the back window of the

coach-style bus and thick smoke pouring from the area as the fire spread to a nearby property.

Fortunately all the students, staff and supervisors were able to get off the bus safely before the fire took hold.

According to information from the West Vancouver School District, the bus, which was carrying the students on the

field trip to the Cultus Lake Adventure Park, blew a tire while travelling on Vedder Mountain Road in Chilliwack.

The driver was able to safely pull over and everyone got off the bus.

It was then that smoke began to pour from the back of the bus.

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said crews were called out to the 44,400 block of Vedder Mountain Road at around 9:20 a.m. When crews arrived, they found the large tour bus heavily engulfed in flames, said Wilson. The fire spread quickly to a nearby hedge and a workshop on private property, said Wilson.

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Sidewalk Gil Yaron, head of a non-profit group that promotes moving of homes versus demolition, stands outside Jimmy Pattison’s waterfront home. The house, now owned by the District of West Vancouver, is for sale for $1, conditional on the house being removed from the property. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

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Want to buy Jimmy Pattison’s waterfront home? It’s on the market for $1.

The $5-million-plus land underneath it, however, isn’t for sale.

The District of West Vancouver is seeking takers who can salvage and move the 1950 home at 1448 Argyle Ave. rather than demolish it as the municipality prepares to turn the property into a waterfront park.

“There have been several expressions of interest about the Pattison house, and the district is interested in this certainly from an environmental point of view as it will keep things from going into the landfill. The house itself has quite a history and represents a story about West Vancouver, and it would be nice to see it relocated so that its life can be extended as a home,” said district spokesperson Carrie Gadsby. “Any successful candidate for the removal and acquisition of the house would need to do an assessment and apply for the appropriate permits, and we would hope to see it moved as expeditiously as possible.”

The district struck a deal in January to buy the property from the 94-year-old self-made magnate as part of a decades-old strategy to acquire all of the privately held lots on Argyle Avenue and convert them into public park.

Pattison bought the house in the 1950s when he was working as a car dealer. He used his property as collateral to receive his first business loan.

“Some of the best years of my life, and I’ve

had a lot of good ones, were in that house,” he told the North Shore News in January.

Pattison later relocated to the British Properties, but he held onto the Ambleside home. While the district agreed to pay Pattison $5.18 million for the property, Pattison turned around and had his company buy two district-owned lots in the former Brissenden Park in Upper Dundarave for $2.59 million each, effectively making it a land-swap.

Pattison said at the time he had no intentions to develop the Brissenden properties or remove their trees.

“I wanted to accommodate the municipality,” Pattison told the North Shore News at the time. “They’re doing the right thing, in my opinion.”

When Pattison’s old house is removed and the land dedicated for public use, the area will be renamed Brissenden Waterfront Park, in honour of the donors who bequeathed Upper Dundarave Land to the district.

Up and away No one is more pleased to see the house up for relocation than Gil Yaron, managing director of strategic initiatives for Light House, a non-profit group lobbying to keep older homes out of the landfill.

The organization just released a report outlining ways for governments to get houses like Pattison’s into communities where they are badly needed.

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MoveUp Local 378 members, who include those working in IT, child care, and maintenance, among other support staff at the university, have been on strike since June 6.

Members of the Capilano Faculty Association, which represents teaching staff, have refused to cross the picket lines.

Both the union and the university say the sole sticking point in the labour dispute is whether to include language about remote work in the union’s contract.

The university and workers represented by MoveUp have already agreed on a 12-13 per cent wage increase over a three-year term, as mandated by the province for public sector workers.

The union wants agreements about working from home to be included in the contract, describing that as an “equity issue,” especially for women juggling family responsibilities and long commutes.

The university says hybrid work arrangements have been in place since September of 2021. But CapU

Capilano University support workers picket on Monday. The workers are on strike over whether the university will agree to include remote work agreements in their labour contract. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN says adding that to the contract would be inconsistent with what other post-secondary institutions have agreed to and “has the potential to compromise service delivery at the university.”

Despite the strike, convocation ceremonies went ahead as planned June 7-9.

However, a number of community events that had been booked for venues at the university have had to be rescheduled or cancelled at the

last minute.

Among them, year-end performances for about 300 North Shore dance students with Perform Art Studios had to be hurriedly rescheduled after the strike meant the Blueshore Performing Arts Theatre was unavailable.

A quilt show planned by the Lions Gate Quilters Guild at the university’s Centre for Sport and Wellness has also been cancelled as a result of the strike.

GEORGE MANUEL

Stamp honours First Nations leader JANE SEYD

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Canada Post has unveiled a new commemorative postage stamp that honours the legacy of B.C. Indigenous leader George Manuel.

The unveiling of the new stamp took place at a ceremony Monday at the Tsleil-Waututh Culture Centre in North Vancouver, attended by many of Manuel’s family members, Indigenous leaders and friends among the TsleilWaututh Nation.

Manuel was a member of the Secwepemc Nation in B.C.’s Interior, who championed Indigenous rights over a four-decade political career,

including fighting for the recognition of Indigenous rights and title from the 1950s to the 1980s.

In the 1970s, he became chief of what is now the Assembly of First Nations and served as president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.

In 1980, Manuel organized the Constitutional Express, a movement that brought Indigenous people by train to Ottawa, and to the United Nations headquarters in New York to lobby for inclusion of Indigenous rights in the Canadian Constitution.

Manuel also advocated for the rights of Indigenous people around the world and was nominated three times

for the Nobel Peace Prize. He died in 1989.

National Chief RoseAnne Archibald of the Assembly of First Nations said Monday while she never met Manuel in person she’s keenly aware of the mark he left in promoting Indigenous rights and title that still resonates today. “He did so much heartfelt and heavy work for us,” she said.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip recalled how George had the ability to face down opposition and to inspire others to join his cause. “He inspired all of us to stand up and speak up,” said Phillip.

“That’s the hallmark of a great leader.

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Multiple agencies are involved after a driver crashed through Park Royal’s Whole Foods store during the lunch rush.

According to West Vancouver Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Garrith Michael, the incident happened just after 11:30 a.m. June 9 when the driver of a black BMW accelerated through the staff entrance at a “high rate of speed.”

“It’s about 40 feet into the building, specifically the produce section,” he said.

Michael couldn’t speak to the specifics, but he said B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics took one woman to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“Considering the time of day, a lot of people were very lucky,” he said.

“Several were treated on scene for shock. It’s not something you see every day.”

The driver, a man in his 80s, was taken to hospital as a precaution.

West Vancouver Police Department is now investigating the incident.

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Getting the vehicle out of the store was “proving to be logistically challenging,” Michael added. Eventually, they were able to drive the BMW out of the store.

Witnesses told the North Shore News it appears the driver stepped on the wrong pedal before going through the staff entrance, followed by another wall.

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sensible bit of construction wisdom is that the greenest house is the one that’s already built, yet we send thousands of them to the landfill every year in Metro Vancouver. It’s indicative of our tremendously wasteful culture.

Local non-profit Light House estimates about a fifth of homes being leveled would be good candidates for relocation to rural communities where they are both needed and wanted, and the vast majority of demolished houses have resources in them that can be repurposed for new builds.

We could be saving millions of tonnes of garbage from the dump and saving millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere associated with the production of construction materials. But the

process to save these resources from oblivion is far more difficult to navigate than it is to simply destroy them.

Typically, older homes are only picked up and moved when someone wants to save them for their heritage value, and materials are only salvaged by discerning contractors. This must change.

Critics may point out that new regulations and complicated house relocation policies won’t make building new housing any faster or cheaper. That’s why it’s incumbent on local governments and the province to rise to the occasion and start clearing the way for these projects, literally and figuratively, and to start facilitating ways for the construction industry to make this the norm.

These old homes are goldmines. And a mine is a terrible thing to waste.

Wildfire season will put B.C.’s control strategy to the test

We should know within weeks whether a relatively recent shift in government response to wildfires is having the desired effect, or whether the changes brought on by climate change will prove too daunting.

By all accounts, B.C. is likely heading into its worst wildfire season in the province’s history, dwarfing even the catastrophic years of 2017 and 2018, which saw an average of 1,700 fires consume more than 1.2 million hectares each year.

Over the last century, forest services and governments of all stripes have adopted all kinds of strategies when it comes to dealing with wildfires. From the “let it burn” approach to zero tolerance to prescribed burning to co-existing;

the strategies change because the wildfires keep happening.

After 2017 and 2018, the BC NDP government gradually moved to a View From “365 day” approach The Ledge that deploys work Keith Baldrey crews year-round to do prep work in the forests, to mitigate the damage caused by wildfire as much as possible.

Last week, Premier David Eby reminded reporters that this new approach is now in place.

“For the province, it’s been critical for

us to make sure we have our fire service working year-round now so we’re not trying to spool up the fire service at the beginning of the fire season so they’re able to prepare throughout the entire year,” Eby said, adding: “We have 300 additional wildfire firefighters who are now part of our provincial team.”

Some of that prep means working closely with First Nations and municipalities in regions prone to wildfires. It also involves clearing debris off the forest floor, thus depriving wildfires of a potential fuel source.

But will all this prep work be enough?

Certainly, the last four wildfire seasons have been relatively benign, except for 2021 when, among other things, the town

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of Lytton burned to the ground and almost 900,000 hectares were burned.

However, several factors are coming into play that make this season particularly worrisome.

A combination of a prolonged drought, record high temperatures and little precipitation has forest and wildfire service workers sounding the alarm.

If the month of June remains dry, that sets the stage for a potentially catastrophic summer. By the time July rolls around, the forests will be so dry that lightning strikes could ignite all kinds of infernos.

The key will be how many “interface” fires are caused. These are the kind of wildfires that approach nearby communities, Continued on page 9

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Dear Editor:

There has been much work done to make cycling safer on our streets.

Bike lending/renting has been added and will be expanded to cargo bikes by the DNV. However, there is a significant missing element: how to safely secure a bike at a destination.

As a biker myself that wants to use my bike more for errands, I hesitate and more often than not opt for my car as I do not feel secure in the safety of my bike when I get to a destination. Will there be a bike rack? Is the rack in a safe place with high visibility? Often the answer is “no.”

I would like to see secure locking stations mandated to be installed at shopping malls and public spaces. I noted a “pay for locking” station at the SeaBus Terminal.

This needs to be available widely. Locks can be cut. We need more secure options that may require a small payment ($1?) but is tamper-proof. Similar to lockers that are available in gyms and hotel rooms, there is a combination/card access that perhaps secures a steel cage/bar around the bike. If tampered with, an alarm will sound.

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DEMON SQUADRON MEMBER DESERVES MUCH PRAISE

Dear Editor:

Re: Air Force Pays Tribute to Last Surviving WWII Demon Squadron Member, June 8 nsnews.com article and page 4 of today’s print edition I was so pleased to see your article on Ran Clerihue, the last surviving wartime member of the 407 Demon Squadron.

My father (Maj.-Gen. Bill Garton) served most of his overseas tour in the Demon Squadron as a WAG (wireless, air gunner) early in the war in Lockheed Hudson dive bombers patrolling the North Sea to find and attack enemy shipping and U-boats.

It was a very harrowing tour, with two crash landings back in the U.K. (one on a golf course in Scotland) after being shot up by heavy flak over the North Sea at night.

Many of his Squadron friends did not survive their tours, but those who did were bonded for life, and although I never met Ran I fondly remember some of the Demons from the Squadron reunions decades ago.

The Demons were exceptionally brave at a time in history when the will of the free world was severely tested, and I was so glad to see Ran honoured by today’s 407 Squadron.

Billy Garton North Vancouver

Summer travels will need a Plan B

Continued from page 8 forcing mass evacuations and threatening homes and other structures.

So far this season, more than a half million hectares have been consumed by wildfires. That is more than the entire season total for 16 of that last 20 years, and we still have more than two months to go.

Thankfully, as of this writing, only the northeast town of Tumbler Ridge has faced an evacuation order. But the odds favour many more evacuation orders being issued this summer (along with highway closures).

The prospect of a bad wildfire season

will no doubt put a lot of towns, particularly in the Interior, on edge throughout the summer. But it has implications when it comes to travelling around the province as well.

In fact, if you’re planning a road trip around B.C. this summer, do lots of planning. Is there more one road out of where you are heading? Do you have emergency provisions, etc.?

Let’s hope the newish approach of yearround prep work pays off. So far, so good.

But it’s a long summer.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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End of an era as Toby’s Social Pub announces its closure MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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North Shore haunt Toby’s Social Pub will be calling last orders for the final time this month, with its doors set to close June 30.

The pub, located on 1378 Main Street, has been a favourite among locals looking to shoot some pool, kick back with a cold one and revel in live music for the last ten years, and its closure is a loss for punters and pub owner alike.

“It is sad to say goodbye after a decade of serving the North Vancouver community,” said owner Rola Priatel.

Priatel, whose hospitality history spans the ownership of the now closed Silvertone Tavern on Commercial Drive and the North Shore’s Lynnwood Inn, said she will not be renewing the lease as she could not reach a lease agreement with the owners of the Harbourview Centre.

The closure of Toby’s marks the loss of another beloved watering hole for locals, who, in the past year alone, have had to grapple with the departure of long-standing British style pub Cheshire Cheese and Lynn Valley stalwart the Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub, which will serve its final pint in November.

“Toby’s just had that strong, community feel, which, unfortunately, is something I feel is slowly depleting here on the North Shore,” said Courtney Weeks, who has been going to Toby’s at least once a week ever since he moved to North Vancouver from his home of Los Angeles, five years ago.

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Unlike the cookie-cutter approach embodied by much of North Vancouver’s growing hospitality scene, said Weeks,

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For those in search of prime entertainment, Toby’s had been there to satiate, especially since the pandemic, when it rebranded from Toby’s Pub to Toby’s Social Pub to accommodate and acknowledge the ravenous appetite for social activity.

Amenities like a pool table and dart

board were added, and weekly trivia nights, live music and open mic nights were introduced. The additions, said Priatel, went down so well with locals that Saturday nights were “packed with lineups,” so large they had to introduce an entry fee to contain the crowds.

For Jason Lane Amott, who launched the Friday open mic nights with sister Chantal Sayers in 2022, the closure means not simply bidding adieu to a beloved watering hole, but a bona fide events venue, too.

“The loss of this music venue is particularly poignant, as the number of spaces available for performances and networking in the Lower Mainland continues to dwindle,” he said.

“The open mic nights were not only a hit among musicians who performed each week, but they also attracted a large number of people who returned to the pub just to listen to the diverse talent.”

There are many talented musicians in Vancouver that “need this outlet,” said Amott, with the Toby’s stage for years being the place where budding performers and musicians cut their teeth.

“There is a great loss felt among the music community, these Friday evenings have held a special significance, eagerly anticipated by many as a cherished opportunity to gather, connect, and network with fellow musicians,” he said.

Musician Colin Jackson has been contributing to the open mic night for the better part of two years. He said he hopes Toby’s will “move on, rather than move Continued on page 18

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Former teacher charged with sexual offences against student JANE SEYD

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A former teacher from St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School in North Vancouver has been arrested in Ontario on allegations of sexual offences against a student.

Anthony Vesco, 41, was formally charged May 2 with sexual exploitation and sexual assault of a female student in December of 2018.

He was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant by police in Windsor, Ont. on June

6, according to North Vancouver RCMP. He has since been released on bail.

Vesco taught at the private Catholic high school from 2017 to 2019, according to police.

RCMP became aware of the allegations in 2022, according to North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Const. Mansoor Sahak.

Sahak added police are also aware that there has been some discussion about the events alleged on social media between individuals who might have knowledge of the incidents or have been impacted

by them. Investigators believe there are other people who have information and are hoping to speak with anyone who may be a potential witness or victim who has not yet come forward, said Sahak.

“Our priorities right now are to speak with those who have not yet come forward, to gather all available evidence, and to support the victim as we undergo this process,” said Sahak.

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“We know that this will be upsetting news for members of the community” said Sahak.

Anyone who is a victim of sexual assault is urged to contact the North Vancouver RCMP’s Crisis Intervention Unit for support at 604-969-7540.

Sahak said Vesco was not working as a teacher at the time he was arrested.

Vesco has not yet entered a plea to the charges, which have not been proven in court. The next court appearance is scheduled for the end of June.

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There are only so many groceries you can stuff in your backpack or saddle bags – one of the many challenges for errand-running cyclists. But cargo e-bikes are designed specifically to replace the need for a vehicle in this and many other daily scenarios.

At a meeting on Monday (June 5), District of North Vancouver council voted to fund a new lending program for electronically powered bicycles with additional carrying capacity. When operational, the scheme will allow residents with a library card to borrow one for a week, to see how a cargo e-bike could fit into their lifestyle.

All councillors voted in favour of the initiative, which will be funded with $50,000 from the district’s transportation and mobility reserve. Mayor Mike Little was the only dissenting vote, arguing that the municipality shouldn’t take liability for the program, and that $50,000 is a “tremendous” amount for a 12-month pilot. In order to manage liability concerns raised in previous discussions, staff recommended that lending be handled by a third party, rather than by the public library system as originally proposed.

According to staff, the program is set to be operational April to September 2024 and 2025. Part of the approved plan mentions collaborating with the City of North Vancouver, but such a initiative has not yet been approved there.

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“Ideally, I wanted to get it up and running through the summer,” he said. “Obviously, there’s some issues that we have to work out and staff have determined that having a third-party company run it makes more sense.”

When Back proposed the two-year pilot in April, he suggested it be run by the library to keep barriers to accessing the bikes as low as possible. But having a third-party run it isn’t a problem, so long as the accessibility remains high, he said. It hasn’t been decided which third-party will facilitate the program.

“Lime bike, who is our current e-bike share partner, doesn’t have cargo bikes, but that might be an area that they want to expand into – I had heard that at one point,” Back said, adding that it could also be a bike shop on the North Shore.

Back has been riding his own cargo e-bike for four years.

“I can use it for commuting, which I do about half the time,” he said. “I use it a lot just for day-to-day stuff: picking up kids from daycare, doing a grocery run. Basically anything that’s on the North Shore, I will take my e-bike. I don’t even think about getting in the car.”

Back owns a RadWagon, a longtail style e-bike with a 350pound payload capacity and 72-kilometre range on a single charge. It retails for around $2,600. When the lending program rolls out, residents will be able to borrow this style as well as front-loader and trike configurations.

Advantages of using an e-bike over a car include not having to deal with parking or filling up with gas. Compared to an “acoustic” bike, as Back puts it, hills are a breeze.

“I’ve become an e-bike evangelist,” he said. “E-bikes can appeal to such a broad demographic…. What I love about them is that they’re not just for people that are serious cyclists, there are seniors who may not have ridden a bike in 20 or 30 years.

“Personally speaking, my dad just got one when he turned 70, and he’s been riding it a ton,” he added.

At District of North Vancouver council, conversations around traffic congestion and parking issues come up at nearly every meeting.

“So if we can get more people on bikes, we’re going to get more people out of cars,” Back said.

The provincial government introduced an e-bike rebate of up to $1,400 on June 1, which has moved to a waiting list after filling up 9,000 available spots in less than a day.

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West Vancouver’s smashed piers to be repaired this summer

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After almost a year and a half of closures, work will soon begin to repair and reopen Ambleside and Dundarave’s public piers.

Both were thrashed badly in a January, 2022 storm and king tide, leaving them unsafe for visitors. At Ambleside, one of the pier’s pilings was completely knocked out, causing the decking above to sink. It will have to be made structurally sound again and the pier will have the deck replaced and lighting repaired. The pier’s railings were nearing the end of their useful lives already, so they too will be replaced.

“It’s going to look beautiful,” said Jill Lawler, acting senior manager of parks for the District of West Vancouver.

The Dundarave Pier also suffered structural damage in the storm, thanks to the power of the water hitting the boulders that rest alongside it.

“The waves were so strong that they were able to lift up one of those rocks that came smashing down and shattered one of the concrete slabs,” Lawler said. That slab will now be replaced, while the original float and gangway will be repaired. Dundarave too will have new railings installed.

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budget – would be covered. Since then, they’ve done detailed assessments and repair designs, secured contractors through an open bid process, dealt with supply chain issues and received the required permits for working on the foreshore. The job should begin by mid-June, with targeted reopening dates in the fall, according to the district.

“And we are very excited to make that happen,” Lawler said. “Summer is the best time to complete the work as we have better weather, tides and light.”

Lawler acknowledged the strong desire, both from the public and from the district, to get the beloved piers back online.

“We look forward to hosting our events back on the piers and celebrating as we have done in the past,” she said. “They are our two feature piers in our community and they’re beautiful and the waterfront is so busy in the summer. Yes, they are greatly missed and desperately in need.”

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Continued from page 13 out,” and the live venue space will rise, Phoenix-like, at another location, rather than “dying in muted surrender.”

As for now, the pub’s future remains uncertain, as does the soon-to-be-empty space that sits at 1378 Main St. Priatel said she is keeping the pub’s licence, and so “one never knows,” but for now the pub will close as planned June 30, with the only flickers of Toby’s remaining in the form of its liquor stores, on both

Commercial Drive and the North Shore’s Barrow Street, which hold events and regular tastings.

“We would like to sincerely thank the North Vancouver community and our loyal patrons and guests for their support over the last 10 years. We are looking forward to the future,” she said.

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It’s like you’re in a completely different universe.

That’s how paraglider Bill Nikolai describes the experience.

Last week, the veteran glider posted a video of himself – along with Rod Frew, an instructor and tandem-rated pilot – soaring above Cleveland Park in North Vancouver.

Like scuba diving, you’re in a place where you naturally don’t belong, explained Nikolai, who has been paragliding for 23 years.

“The view is absolutely astonishing, because there’s no obstruction,” he said.

“It’s like sitting in a lawn chair, suspended by a couple of straps on either shoulder, and you’ve a full 360-degree view.”

On Saturday (June 3), Nikolai and Frew were treated to great flying conditions on their three evening flights. In the video, Frew stays close to Nikolai to stay in frame of the video, and performs some mild wing overs, which are manoeuvres where the pilot makes a series of turns and swings over the fabric wing.

The pair started their flight off Grouse Mountain and landed in Cleveland Park. The

area is unique because it’s one of a rare few places in North America where you have lift access to a paragliding site.

“We’re very fortunate because we’ve got some great partners. Grouse Mountain Resort has been giving us access for pretty much close to 50 years now,” Nikolai said, adding that the District of North Vancouver has also been very supportive.

While the Grouse Mountain tram makes the trip up a breeze, at least once a year Nikolai takes all his gear up on foot.

“One year, I guess about almost 10 years ago now, I actually rode my bicycle from Kitsilano with the gear on my back then hiked up from Cleveland Park – up the Grind, up to the peak, flew down and then rode home,” he said.

Nikolai performed that twist on a triathlon when he was 56, but said he wants to do it again. “I’m not sure exactly when that’s going to happen. But yeah, that’s an ambition.”

Nikolai started paragliding off Grouse in 2005, but the sport’s roots run deeper on the mountain. In late 1970s and ’80s, the popularity of hang gliding hit a fever pitch, and the mountain used to host tournaments, which Continued on page 21

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generally gets along pretty well, Nikolai said.

“Kids love it when we land there, we show them our gear, we talk about the sport,” he said.

If you’re interested in giving paragliding a try, Nikolai highly recommends taking a tandem flight, which are available through guest services at Grouse Mountain.

“When you do that you are sitting in the front seat, the pilot will be behind you.

Depending on how smooth the conditions are, he may turn over the brakes to you. And you can do a couple of mild turns,” he said.

“It’s an absolutely astonishing experience.”

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“Thousands of spectators would come and watch in the landing area – the trees around Cleveland Park were a lot smaller back then,” he said. “There was no such thing as paragliding, really, at that time. Now the trees have gotten a lot higher, and it’s a lot tougher for hang gliders to make that landing zone … so it’s basically exclusively limited to paragliders these days.”

More restrictions have popped up over the years, due to the landing field, tighter airspace controls and pressure from organized sports that play in the area. But everyone

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Continued from page 6 Did I make a difference? George Manual made a difference.”

Although he was from the Interior, Manuel and his family had a close bond with North Vancouver’s Tsleil-Waututh Nation through the late Chief Dan George, also an early advocate of Indigenous rights.

Tsleil-Waututh Elder Amy George spoke about how the two families grew close during those years. One of the last times she saw Manuel, he was in a wheelchair, she said, but still advocating the need to show up for worthwhile causes. “’Bring yourself there,’ she said he told her. “’Stand up for what you believe in.’”

Doreen Manuel, one of Manuel’s daughters and spokesperson for the family, said Monday her father’s work on Indigenous rights was the foundation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. “That’s his legacy,” she said.

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Layoffs avoided as SD44 approves $190-million operating budget JANE SEYD

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The North Vancouver School District has passed a budget for the next school year that avoids layoffs for teachers and support staff.

The board of education passed the preliminary budget, including a $189.7 operating budget, on May 25. Superintendent Pius Ryan told trustees the budget for the 2023/2024 school year is still focused on getting “back to normal” following previous years of pandemic-influenced changes.

The good news is “there will be no general staff layoffs for teachers or support staff,” said Scott Stanley, director of human resources for the school district. “We’re very pleased to be in this position.”

More than 90 per cent of the school district’s budget comes from the provincial government and is tied to enrolment. The school district is projecting a small increase in enrolment next year of about 80 students – to 16,105 total.

“Enrolment is steady. That means funding and finances are steady,” said assistant superintendent Arlene Martin. An increase in English Language Learner students is part of what’s driving the increase. Next year, the school district predicts about 1,393 students – or nine per cent of all students – will be ELL students, said Martin. Many of those students are coming from Ukraine and Iran, she said.

The vast majority of the school district’s budget is spent on staffing. Under the preliminary budget, the number of teachers will remain basically unchanged next year, at 984.

The school district is, however, budgeting for an increase of 15 educational assistants, bringing that total to 390 EAs. The number of other support staff, including counsellors, is

expected to be unchanged.

An increase in teachers’ and CUPE members’ wages, of 6.75 per cent – covered by the province – is included in the budget. A five per cent increase for administrators, paid for by the school district, is also included.

In total, the school district expects to spend more than $171 million on salaries and benefits next year. The school district is anticipating enrolment of 580 international students next year, down from the 690 who enrolled this year and the over 700 annually who enrolled pre-pandemic. Those 580 students would bring in tuition revenue of $9.4 million. Among special programs offered by the school district, academies are expected to bring in just under $982,000 – and have a similar amount in expenses. The Cheakamus Centre in Squamish is expected to bring in $2.35 million in revenues but cost $2.42 million to run.

While enrolment is relatively steady, Chris Atkinson, assistant superintendent, acknowledged that is not being seen uniformly across the school district, with “an area of densification” concentrated in the city centre while enrolment in some other areas has declined.

That could mean a loss of some “flexible” learning spaces in some elementary schools if they are needed for classrooms, he warned.

It could also mean more portables. Those cost $350,000 and have not been included in the preliminary budget.

Among capital projects, the school district anticipates completion of remedial work on the Cheakamus Centre at a cost of $535,000 and computer and technology upgrades at a cost of $929,000. Like last year, the school district balanced its budget by dipping into its rainy day “surplus” fund to the tune of about $2 million.

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Interesting decisions to be made extending Spirit Trail East Maybe you’ve met my friends Bev and Sally who live in the Seymour area?

They’re super-active women who love going on long bike rides with fellow senior riders. But when it comes to piloting their bikes out of the area, they’re stumped.

And, honestly, who can blame them? The options for cycling out of Move On Parkgate or Deep Heather Drugge Cove are pretty terrible. You either ride on the clamorous Mount Seymour Parkway next to speeding cars, or take a more precarious route on Dollarton Highway. White knuckles and frowny faces either way.

But here’s some good news! North Vancouver District is finally funding the Spirit Trail East from Maplewood to Deep Cove.

The Spirit Trail began as a 2010 Winter Olympics legacy with the goal of promoting sustainable transportation and active living through biking, walking, skating,

rolling and more. The idea is to tie communities together across the North Shore via one continuous 30-kilometre multi-use path from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove.

The longest segment runs from just west of Ambleside through Lonsdale Quay to Park and Tilford. Many of us have enjoyed this wide, well-lit, track. And it’s not just for bikes. People walking, running, inline skaters, scooters, skateboarders and people with mobility devices benefit from the Spirit Trail as well. It’s truly a tremendous public resource that we can all enjoy.

In North Van District there’s a portion developed in Norgate as well as the fabulous new bridge across Lynn Creek and the path up from there over to the Superstore. Maplewood to Deep Cove has not been touched, though potential routes have been identified since 2013. Now the district has set a budget for the Spirit Trail East. Yay! The district is considering several possible routes in the “spirit” of connecting communities and public amenities like parks and shopping centres. The routes would use a combination of existing multiuse pathways, on-street neighbourhood bikeways and forested trails, some of which were mapped out a decade ago.

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There are tricky problems to solve, like the crossing of McCartney Creek, to get the Spirit Trail all the way to Deep Cove. WILL SCHUURMAN (See the gallery online for maps of potential southern and northern routes created back in 2013.)

I recently toured this area with Deep Cove resident and bike person Will Schuurman and District of North Vancouver Coun. Catherine Pope.

We concluded that the costs to build out the 2013 potential southern route with three new bridges at McCartney Creek, Thomas Creek and Taylor Creek would be very high. Not saying this can’t happen or

shouldn’t … but. On the other side, the potential northern route includes some ridiculously steep hills no matter how you slice it. Ooof! Yet another reason to ride an ebike?

What about a multi-use path along the picturesque and flatter Dollarton Highway, if and only if the Tsleil-Waututh Nation approve a route through their lands?

Hmm, this won’t be easy.

What’s next? The district has hired a transportation planner to review plans and plot a new course for the Spirit Trail East, consulting with stakeholders including local residents. There are many challenges and a lot of possibilities.

Perhaps different routing using other roads and paths would make more sense?

Can we get more funding from other levels of government to build the three bridges?

No matter which Spirit Trail East route we actually build, I hope there comes a day in my lifetime when Sally and Bev will even consider riding over to my place in Lonsdale. That day will come. Right?

Heather Drugge is a sustainable transportation advocate who has used her bike for transportation for more than 20 years. She’s got an e-bike now, and maybe a jetpack next. Northshoremoves@gmail.com

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DNV council debate: Are we doing enough on housing?

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But lagging metrics have landed the district on a list of municipalities – along with West Vancouver – that will face housing quotas from the province. With that pressure looming, a staff report sparked debate in council chambers earlier this week as to the merits of what’s being done already, and how the district should address related issues moving forward.

In January, council passed a resolution to support a pledge to Make Housing Central, a collaborative project between the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Aboriginal Housing Management Association, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC. Ahead of local elections last October, MHC released data highlighting where new housing is required based on municipalities’ own needs assessments, and measured how

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on-pace they are to meeting demand.

During the election race, Couns. Jim Hanson, Lisa Muri, Catherine Pope and Jordan Back signed the pledge, indicating a Continued on page 29

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Council members debate extent of housing ‘crisis’ in the district Continued from page 28 commitment to several tenets outlined by MHC. In the recent report, staff showed where existing initiatives align with the pledge and where future action to advance each of the pledge’s affordable housing commitments.

In the report summary, staff highlighted that: • local governments play an important role in supporting affordable housing in their communities; • the district needs more rental and affordable housing, more diverse housing, as well as more housing for seniors, immigrants, families, people experiencing homelessness, Indigenous households and people with accessibility needs; and • the district is working toward commitments in the pledge through existing or future efforts, such as waiving development cost charges for social and supportive housing, and streamlining the development approval process.

But while council voted unanimously to receive the staff report, there was disagreement among elected officials regarding how to measure the district’s performance so far, and how best to proceed.

Pledge sparks debate at council Coun. Lisa Muri said the district has been doing many of the things listed in the pledge for years.

“I think we’ve been gaslit,” she said. “I think we’ve been convinced that there’s a housing crisis, when, is there really a penthouse housing crisis and a three-bedroom condo on the 17th floor crisis? Is that the crisis?”

She noted 2021 census data showing that the North Vancouver District had approved 4,600 occupancy permits but the population only grew by 2,500.

“Why is that? Because people bought units and invested and you know what, there’s nothing wrong with that. I have an investment property with my sister – many of us do,” Muri said. “But when that takes precedence over keeping people that have lived in your community for 40 years and have run businesses and raise their children here, then I have a big problem with it.

“We failed those people. And we continue to fail them,” she added.

Coun. Catherine Pope had a different perspective.

“Earth to Councillor Muri. Yes, we have a housing crisis – well documented,” she said.

“Sorry, I did not deny that there was a housing crisis,” Muri replied. “I denied that there was a penthouse housing crisis.… We have a social housing crisis, Coun. Pope, I absolutely agree with that. And I’ve been fighting that for 30 years.”

The district has been identified as having a very poor record of addressing that problem with affordable housing, Pope said.

“That’s why our children won’t be able to afford to live here, grandparents don’t see their kids,” she said. “We have a labor shortage because workers can’t afford to live here.

“That’s why the government is attempting to push us to make change, so we could build more houses for more people faster,” Pope added. “I feel very strongly that we should be embracing the help being offered by the provincial government and collaborate with them and creative ways to finding solutions to this vexing problem.”

Coun. Herman Mah – who has extensive experience working in the supportive housing sector with BC Housing, and

currently with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. – said signing off on the pledge sends a message to the province, development community and non-profit section that the district will be a partner in addressing the housing issues the community faces.

“It’s important to remember that it’s not really the district that builds anything,” he said. “I think our role is to create an environment whereby developers and other partners will work with the district to build the forms of housing that the community wants and needs.”

Mayor Mike Little said he had an “absolute” problem with one commitment in the pledge, which states that approval of projects in line with the official community plan should be delegated to staff.

“It has to be retained by council to make that decision,” he said. “What goal number five suggests is that if a non-profit walked in the door, they’d be able to go for the maximum of the OCP. And it would cause a couple of things.”

Following one of the other goals, he said, a non-profit wouldn’t have to contribute any development cost charges, “even though the province pays for that in other communities.”

“They would automatically get the approval without having any discussion about the impact on the neighborhood around it, whether we have proper access and egress to the property … it would be pre-approval effectively for the project. And so I have a big problem with this,” he said.

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RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

Collingwood ends dominant season with provincial gold NICK LABA

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It was a dominant end to a dominant season.

On Saturday at Abbotsford Exhibition Park, Collingwood School’s senior team won the BC AA Boys Rugby championship after a 43-5 victory over Earl Marriot. After finishing the regular season as the No. 1 seed, the West Vancouver team brought home the championship plaque for the tenth time.

A big part of the team’s performance was a defence that shut down other teams, says long-time rugby coach and Collingwood athletic director David Speirs.

Particularly in the tournament, the team faced large opponents on some of the teams from the Fraser Valley, he said.

“But our defence was just very, very strong,” Speirs said. “And that basically set the platform for turning the ball over and then attacking on offence.”

Depth on the bench also gave

Collingwood’s James Holm takes on a tackler during the provincial AA rugby championships. Holm scored two tries in the final, for a total of seven over the three-game tourney, as Collingwood won gold. BLAIR SHIER the squad a leg up.

“It really was a full 15-man effort,” he said. “We managed to get a lot of subs into the game.

And those guys played really well too, which meant that we could

get rest for our starting players.”

Having options like that is key when you have to play back-toback games, the coach explained.

“Basically, you only play one game a week. And then suddenly,

you have to play three games in four days, so having a really strong bench is really important in a tournament,” Speirs said, while noting standout performances from co-captain Noah George, and

James Holm, who scored seven tries over the three-game tourney.

Speirs also credited fellow coaches James Vopni and Tom Larisch, both whom he said could head rugby programs at any high school.

The school’s success in the sport extends far beyond just the senior team. The Grade 8 team won the North Shore Championship, while the junior Grade 9/10 team won its North Shore Championship for the first time ever because Carson Graham Secondary generally dominates as a AAA school. The junior team also won the Vancouver Sea-ToSky Championship and finished second in both the B.C. 7s and 15s Championships.

The senior team accomplished the triple-crown by winning the Hatch Shield, Vancouver Sea-ToSky AA Championship and the BC AA Championship.

“It’s the best year of rugby that Collingwood has ever had,” Speirs said.

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HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Argyle Pipers take silver at AAA girls soccer provincials NICK LABA

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A stellar post-season almost took them all the way.

But the senior girls soccer team at Ecole Argyle Secondary fell just one game short of the provincial AAA title.

The Pipers lost 2-1 to the Centennial Centaurs in the finals on June 3 in Kelowna.

After finishing the regular season in third place on the North Shore, Argyle upped their game to finish first in the local playoffs. The Pipers then went on to top the Vancouver Sea to Sky Zone playoffs as well, beating rivals Handsworth in the semis and Lord Byng in the finals.

The Pipers celebrate their silver medals at the AAA girls provincial tournament in Kelowna on June 3. COURTESY OF DARREN RATH Through the provincials, the Pipers’ strong performance continued, squashing Tamanawis and Oak Bay in their first two games at the tourney. A tight match

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against Mt. Boucherie went to penalty kicks. All the Argyle strikers scored, and star goalkeeper Myleah Brown made a stop that sent the Pipers to the semi-final against South Delta, where they won 2-0.

Ultimately, they would face Centennial in the finals, which has won the championship three times since 2018 (2020 and 2021 were cancelled).

Argyle coach Darren Rath said Centennial is a good, experienced team with many players in the BC Soccer Premier League.

“More than half the players on our team are in Grade 9 and 10,” he said. “So in a lot of ways we had a junior team playing against senior teams.”

“We defended really well as a team

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and kept it close all the way through. But in the end, we fell short to a very good team,” he added. “I’m extremely pleased with how our girls performed. They battled hard. They left everything on the pitch.”

At the end of the tourney, team captain Ayesha Fraser earned a Provincial Championships Commissioner XVI Award, given to the MVP of each team.

And Brown was named the top goalkeeper in the tournament.

But to make it to the finals, you need to have every player buying into the full team system, Rath said.

“Every single player is equally important regardless of what their individual role is – you need to have that depth.”

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The light-industrial land just south of the mall won’t be up for any rezoning.

City staff have provided the developer with a list of studies they’d like to see A worker replaces a Sears sign at Capilano Mall, after the completed when a formal department store went bankrupt in 2017. NSN FILES application is filed in the fall or early winter.

Park Royal, Oakridge Park and The Amazing Capilano Mall first opened in 1969 and Brentwood (previously Brentwood Town underwent expansions and renovations in Centre). The new report makes several the ’70s and ’80s. Sears, one of its anchor mentions of housing, alongside a list of other tenants, shuttered when the company went bankrupt in October 2017. That space is now needs to be addressed by the potential redebeing retrofitted to host B.C.’s largest indoor sign. QuadReal is the property management/ bike park. development arm of the British Columbia Talks of redeveloping the 53-year-old mall Investment Management Corp., a public began in 2019, when QuadReal carried out employee-owned pension investment firm. initial consultation with local residents and Coun. Tony Valente recused himself from businesses. At the time, the idea of mixedthe discussion citing a potential conflict of use redevelopment was raised, which would interest, given his role as a director with follow a trend of residential towers going up Family Services of the North Shore, which at other Lower Mainland malls, including has its offices in Cap Mall.

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VCH survey asks locals to spill secrets on health factors

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How much do you drink on a Friday night? When’s the last time you went for a hike or hit the gym?

Inquiring minds at Vancouver Coastal Health and B.C.’s Centre for Disease Control want to know. And they’re urging the public to go online and fill out the latest population health survey and spill the beans.

The survey is the third Survey on Population Experiences, Action and Knowledge (SPEAK), which started during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first two surveys focused primarily on B.C. residents’ experiences during the pandemic and immediately afterwards. The current survey delves into recovery from the pandemic, but also addresses many broader determinants of health that have been

captured in previous surveys, ranging from physical and mental health levels to social and economic circumstances.

For the first time, the survey also asks participants about the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on the population, including experiences with floods, wildfire smoke and whether they have access to cool spaces during extreme heat events.

Fortunately for anyone shy about spilling their less-wholesome secrets, the survey can be filled out anonymously.

Getting responses from as wide a segment of the population as possible is important, because the information is used by a wide variety of government agencies and stakeholders, says North Shore medical health officer Dr. Alex Choi. Those include not only public health officials, but also municipal and regional governments, for instance, which

might draw on the information when making planning decisions.

The survey is open province-wide to all adults 18 and over.

Younger and working-age adults, men, those with lower incomes and visible minority groups are among those typically less likely to respond to surveys on the North Shore, said Choi, so it’s particularly important to hear from them. Locally, health officials are also hoping to boost responses in geographic areas including upper West Vancouver, Bowen Island and Lions Bay. The first SPEAK survey in May of 2020 garnered about 400,000 participants province-wide, while the second round in April 2021 had about 200,000 participants.

Choi said one striking piece of information to come from those surveys was the detrimental impact of many pandemic-era

restrictions on the mental health of children and teens, which flagged the issue for policy makers and led to changes in both policies (including re-opening schools) and long-term planning to try to address the issue.

Other pre-pandemic health surveys have shown North Shore residents are generally healthier than the average provincial resident, thanks to being relatively affluent, getting more exercise, smoking less and being socially connected. But some survey results in the past showed North Shore folks are also more stressed out than average, with work and money worries the key causes. There have also been distinct differences noted between communities on the North Shore.

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Old houses have sturdy bones

Continued from page 5 demolished every year in Metro Vancouver.

Light House estimates about 20 per cent of them would be good candidates for relocation, but only a handful actually are hoisted up and carried away. Home demolition waste, meanwhile, accounts for about 25 per cent of the material going into landfill, Yaron said.

“It undermines housing and environmental policy,” he said. “Ultimately, deconstruction should be a last resort rather than the first.”

Yaron said non-profits and First Nations struggling to get housing built in rural communities where land is available would be incredibly grateful to barge or truck in a home like Pattison’s.

“First Nations want these homes. They are ready to take them,” he said. “If we can facilitate that, it can provide affordable housing in those rural communities. That’s really the best place for them.”

The houses that are suitable for relocation, regardless of where they go, tend to be the sturdiest ones out there, Yaron added.

“Honestly, the interiors of these homes would knock your socks off,” he said. “It’s a travesty what’s going to landfill. They’re probably better than some of the housing that’s currently being built.”

While the non-profit estimates new builds cost between $300-$450 per square foot to build, the cost of relocation is closer to $100125 per square foot. If they are donated, the home’s former owner will get a tax write-off rather than paying out of pocket for the demolition and landfilling of the materials.

“It’s a housing solution and there’s a very positive financial model for doing this that benefits both the existing homeowner and the community receiving the home,” he said.

Beyond providing the recipients four walls and a roof, relocation means the embodied carbon in construction materials will stay in use and new resources won’t have to be harvested to produce new homes, Yaron added.

Typically when older homes are relocated, it’s because they’re being sought by someone who appreciates their heritage value, but the red tape involved is a major hurdle that dissuades the practice more broadly, Yaron said.

Municipalities and the province both need to step in and make the process easier.

Specifically, Yaron said they are seeking a new provincial policy requiring homes to be assessed for relocation before they can be demolished.

The deadline to submit inquiries to the District of West Vancouver for Pattison’s house is noon, June 20.

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National Indigenous History Month: A lesson in Coast Salish weaving

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It is quiet in the Museum of North Vancouver’s sunlit workshop room.

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The small handful of people present, seated in a wide semi-circle, are in furious concentration, their bodies hunched over their own individual projects. In one hand each holds a small piece of cardboard wrapped in brightly coloured wool, while the other weaves a long piece of yarn.

Over, under, over, under.

While the premise of weaving wool for a Coast Salish bracelet is simple – weaving one piece of yarn horizontally across a warping, a set of lengthwise yarns held in tension on a loom or a piece of cardboard – the execution isn’t as easy as one might expect. The act requires dexterous fingers, fierce concentration and, most importantly of all, patience.

“That’s what I love about weaving. Every single part of this process is going to teach you patience, right from the get go,“ says MONOVA’s Indigenous Cultural Programmer Jordan Dawson.

Dawson, from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), is hosting a wool weaving workshop at the museum as part of its month-long roster of National Indigenous History Month events – a selection of speakers series, workshops, exhibitions and screenings dedicated to celebrating the history and culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Throughout the workshop Dawson delves into the interconnected history of wool weaving and the Squamish people.

She talks of how Coast Salish communities have been harvesting natural materials for wool weaving since the beginning of time, utilizing cedar bark and nettles or the coats of mountain goats and the now extinct Coast Salish woolly dog to create highly valued blankets and regalia. A process, from beginning to end, that could take anywhere between seven and ten years.

Whether twill or twine the weaving technique can change, says Dawson, as can the colours and style employed, but one aspect that must remain the same is the mindset one is in when they are creating.

“When you’re making them it’s all about the energy that

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goes into it, you’re wanting to think good thoughts, feel good thoughts and put that into what you’re making.”

If a mistake is made and patience is lost, Dawson says, it’s best to set the project aside and recoup – take a walk, read, or make a snack – before trying once more.

Luckily in the workshop room at MONOVA there is not a whiff of frustration. Instead each guest works away in quiet contentment, only breaking their silence once their bracelet is complete to offer words of thanks to Dawson for sharing such an integral part of her culture.

The small crowd is a varied bunch comprising children and adults, locals and travellers.

Dawson says it has been the case with all of her workshops – past attendees have included visitors from the likes of Columbia and Miami – and she is overwhelmed to see the interest in reconciliation from people from all walks of life.

“It’s so nice to see people trying to educate themselves, especially those from the older generation,” she says.

“That’s what this month is about, not just education on the sad and the tragic aspects of Indigenous history but the positive and celebratory bits too.”

For a full look at what’s on for National Indigenous History Month, and National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, on the North Shore, consult our online guide at nsnews.com.

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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TIME TRAVELLER

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

Fundraising gala to celebrate life and legacy of Gordon Smith MINA KERR-LAZENBY

MKerrLazenby@nsnews.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Those who knew Gordon Smith personally describe him now as exceedingly generous, encouraging and continuously effervescent.

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From thea1930s themen 1960s, the Midsummer FestivalShipyards and Midsummer EveaDance wereteam, yearly fixtures In 1914, grouptoof working at the Wallace formed baseball in the June social calendar of North Vancouverites, and for everyone of Scandinavian descent in the simply named “The Wallace Shipyards,” and joined the North Shore Baseball League. The Vancouver area.

team disbanded after this first season, but reformed following the First World War.

The event took place each year at the Lind Bowl in Swedish Park, shown in the above photo in 1946.

In 1919, led byincluded star players Jack Wyard, Ernie Jolliffe andasace Art Gourlay,music the and The festivities the crowning of a Midsummer Queen wellpitcher as live Scandinavian “North Shore Nine” went on to win the Vancouver Commercial League and the Senior folk dancing.

Championship The latter was wonforindevelopment a series against thetheVancouver Sun atBridge, Swedish Park wasPennants. expropriated in the early 1970s around Second Narrows Athletic Park, which saw the Wallaces handily defeat the Sun 13-2 and 8-2. which led to the demise of the Midsummer Festival in North Vancouver.

Visit monova.ca for more information about the history of the North Shore and to learn about MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver now open Thursday to Sunday in The Shipyards. Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver at 3203 Institute Rd. in Lynn Valley is open by appointment only. Contact: archives@monova.ca

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Those who never had the pleasure of meeting Smith in person knew him as an innovative and clever painter, printmaker and sculptor. Whether on a personal or professional level, the impact of the Englishborn, Canadian artist was felt by many.

Smith died in 2020 in the months preceding what would have been his 101st birthday, and just a few short months prior to the onset of the pandemic.

As a result, the artist was never honoured with an immediate celebration of life, but the time between then and now has ensured something even bigger, and better, could be created. The Brilliance Gala, set for June 15 at the Pipe Shop event space at The Shipyards, will celebrate the enduring legacy of Smith while supporting a cause he cared about most: art education for all.

“Here we are, three years later, and we finally have something that will embrace

this shared affection and respect that we all have for the work and vision of Gordon, an occasion to support his continued legacy,” said Patti Glass, who will co-chair the event alongside Yoshi Karasawa and Ian Wallace.

Not a memorial in the traditional sense, the Brilliance Gala instead will be a largescale fundraiser that will auction off some of Smith’s most acclaimed pieces, including signature work Barkley Sound II, valued at $65,000, to raise cash for his own art education venture Artists For Kids.

“I hope people come away from this event thinking, ‘Wow, I’ve just supported something that could change someone’s life,” said Glass, adding how the goal is to raise $300,000 in funds.

Alongside Smith’s own pieces will be works contributed by more than 50 artists who were personally impacted by his guidance and life work, either as his own former students, or those who have benefited from his Artists for Kids program.

Fellow artist and friend Wayne Eastcott said Smith was “genuinely excited by the possibilities of everyone” regardless of where they were in life.

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English-born Canadian artist Gordon Smith was known for his painting, printmaking, and sculpting artworks. PATTI GLASS

Artists for Kids program a lasting legacy Continued from page 38 “Especially students and children with their never-ending curiosity of all things visual. This, of course, reflected Gordon’s own amazing attitude, not only to art but to life in general,” he said.

“His generosity, excitement, and energy was contagious and affected everyone he came into contact with and, perhaps even, changed their life.”

Anyone can participate in the fundraising auction at Brilliance Gala 2023, while a few seats remain for anyone who wishes to attend the fine-dining dinner tribute June 15. Tickets can be purchased at brilliancegala.com.

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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Many friends were lost

PUBLIC MEETING

Monday, June 19, 2023 at 6:00pm

2022 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT

Watch the meeting online at cnv.org/LiveStreaming or in person at City Hall Pursuant to sections 98 and 99 of the Community Charter, the City of North Vancouver’s 2022 Annual Municipal Report will be presented for consideration at the above noted meeting.

Provide written input: Complete the online form at cnv.org/annualreport or mail or deliver written submissions to City Hall. All submissions must include your name and address and be received at City Hall no later than noon on Friday, June 16, 2023.

Speak at the meeting: In person at City Hall: On the day of the meeting, a sign-up sheet will be available in the lobby, outside the Council Chamber, between 5:30-6pm. Enter City Hall from 13th Street after 5:30pm.

By Webex or phone: Pre-register online at cnv.org/PublicMeetings, or by phoning 604-990-4230 to provide contact details. Call-in instructions will be forwarded to you. All Webex/phone preregistration must be submitted no later than noon on Monday, June 19, 2023.

Non-registered speakers: Once all registered speakers have spoken, the Mayor will call for a recess to allow time for additional speakers to phone in or speak in person. Call-in details will be displayed on-screen during the livestream at cnv.org/LiveStreaming.

View the report online at cnv.org/annualreport Questions? Finance Department, Finance@cnv.org 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

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Continued from page 4 tide, allowing military supplies and resources to arrive safely in England and Europe where the Allies needed them most, Vernon said.

In 1943, Clerihue was sent to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) where he joined 413 Squadron in the hunt for Japan’s subs in the Indian Ocean.

In the last year of the war, Clerihue was sent to 407 Demon Squadron, based in Devon, England. They were flying mainly night missions in Wellington bombers with massive spotlights installed on their bellies to search for subs at night. By that point in the war, German subs were much harder to come by, and Clerihue never spotted a single one.

Much to the relief of his father, Clerihue came home. A great many weren’t so lucky, Vernon said.

The 407 lost a lot of crews, including 28 Hudson bombers and 14 Wellingtons. Officially that amounted to 233 crew members killed, 171 of which were listed as Missing and Presumed Dead.

“Quite of few of them just disappeared at sea and they didn’t know what happened to them,” Vernon said.

Clerihue lost friends in the war, although more often from their planes going down in bad weather than because of the enemy, he said.

Life after the war When the war was over, Clerihue could have kept flying, pursuing a career in commercial aviation. But he was eager to get back to his studies at UBC. It was a Continued on page 41

First Readings of “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8892” and “Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 8893” 1536-1550 Eastern Avenue

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GWL Realty Advisors and Integra Architects have submitted a development application to the City of North Vancouver for a rezoning at 140 West 19 Street to permit the development of a 6-storey purpose-built rental apartment building. Interested members of the public are invited to attend the Virtual Developer Information Session with the applicant for an early opportunity to review the proposal and offer comments. For more information, please visit www.cnv.org/currentdevelopments.

This meeting is required by the City of North Vancouver as part of the development process.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE If you would like to attend the Virtual Developer Information Session on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 6:00-7:00pm, please register in advance by going to www.140W19St.com or by contacting Angela, whose contact information is below. Once registered, you will receive details on how to access the webinar (including a zoom link) by email.

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? Matthew Menzel, Planner, mmenzel@cnv.org / 604-982-8337 141 WEST 14TH STREET / NORTH VANCOUVER / BC / V7M 1H9 T 604 985 7761 / F 604 985 9417 / CNV.ORG

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Air Force flyby a birthday thrill

Continued from page 40 decision that served him well. He went on to become an executive with Celanese Corporation, which took him to Montreal and New York. He married his childhood sweetheart and they had a daughter – the one who arranged for the tribute flyby from the RCAF on June 1.

When it was time for him to retire, he settled in West Vancouver where he still lives today.

Clerihue said he didn’t spend a lot time after the war contemplating his service, although for most of his life, he has been volunteering and raising money for the Air Cadets.

In the 1980s, he met up with is old commanding officer from Nova Scotia – the one who gave him the nickname Tim – at an Air Cadets function.

“At that time, he told me that I was the best flyer on his squadron,” Clerihue said with a hint of pride in his voice.

At 100 years old, Clerihue said he’s now the last surviving member of any of the three squadrons he served in.

Today, 407 Squadron flies out of Canadian Forces Base Comox, where they still are tasked with long-range patrols.

Usually, when they do a flyby, it’s to gather intel or send a message to a

boat on the water, said 407 Squadron Capt. Kalina Yurick. Flybys as tributes are rarer. And doing them in to honour surviving member of 407 from wartime is almost unheard of.

“The commanding officer was immediately interested in supporting whatever event we can to commemorate this gentleman,” Yurick said. “Those opportunities are going to be very rare. I have not heard of this happening in a very long time.”

Yurick said it was very meaningful for her crew to see things come full circle and salute someone whose name is recorded in the same mission logs they maintain today.

“World War Two veterans, obviously, hold a special place for us serving members here at 407. It’s great to be able to connect with those people who have done the job before us and to say thank you,” she said. “It’s nice to connect to our roots once in a while and remember that we come from a long line of service.”

As Yurick’s crew approached Howe Sound, Clerihue and his guests clambered on to the deck of their boat. He waved eagerly and beamed as the Aurora flew overhead.

NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY

Ran Clerihue (left) as a young Royal Canadian Air Force pilot based on Ceylon during the Second World War. COURTESY OF BARBARA CLERIHUE

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A bus carrying elementary school students from Westcot Elementary on a field trip to Cultus Lake caught fire in Chilliwack Thursday morning. Fortunately nobody was hurt and students got off the bus before the fire took hold. ANGELA BERGEN

Nobody hurt in field trip bus blaze

Continued from page 4 Several tanker trucks were called out as the fire was near a heavily forested area of Vedder Mountain.

Fortunately crews were able to get the blaze under control. They were still mopping up on Thursday afternoon.

Chilliwack RCMP arranged with the Chilliwack School District for an alternate bus to take the students the rest of the

way to Cultus Lake, where they continued with their field trip after parents were informed of the bus fire.

According to the school district, ambulance crews did check in with the group to be sure all the Westcot staff and students were well.

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DRACKETT, Colleen Parks December 19, 1958 - May 11, 2023 Colleen passed away peacefully at North Shore Hospice in North Vancouver after battling breast cancer. Colleen was pre-deceased by her parents, Samuel and Esther Putman (2001) and her brother, Clifton Putman (2016). She will be dearly remembered by son Logan (Teal) and her two beloved grandchildren, sister Sandra (Doug) nieces Deborah and Lisa and their families, as well as many relatives and friends. An avid reader and lover of literature, Colleen will be missed by her former colleagues at the North Vancouver City Library. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the BC Cancer Foundation. A small service for close friends and family members will be held at St. Clement’s Church.

JAMES, Barbara Anne July 7, 1933 − May 4, 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Barbara James on May 4, 2023, after a brief illness. She was born and raised in Victoria and attended Royal Jubilee Hospital nursing school. She raised a family, taught preschool, nursed and volunteered over the next 60 years on the North Shore. Barbara will be forever loved and missed by her sister Grace; children Greg, Mark (Tracey), and Sarah; and her grandchildren Sam, Ben, Nicolas, Kevin and Leanne. We appreciate those who provided care for Barbara in her final days, in particular, those who fought for and provide MAID services.

An informal celebration of life will be held on June 18, 2023, from 2 to 4pm, in the Mt Seymour United Church Gallery.

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ESAU, Abe June 25, 1933 - May 28, 2023 Abe passed away peacefully on May 28, 2023, his heart filled with love for his family and friends.

Abe is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Martha, his son, Gerald (Nadine), his daughter, Leanne and his four grandchildren: Dustin, Breanne, Jasmine and Soleil.

He was an inspiration to many and will be missed by all.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Covenant House Vancouver https://www.covenanthousebc.org/ Messages and Condolences can be left at https://www.mckenziefuneralservice.com

MCMANUS, Michael B. May 14, 1937 − May 20, 2023 It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Micheal McManus. He passed in his home of 51 years, surrounded by his family, on the morning of May 20, 2023. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Sharlene; daughters Shawn (Jeff) and Colleen (Kevin); grandchildren Jack and Maggie; and many relatives and friends. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, July 9, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Seymour Golf and Country Club in North Vancouver.

In lieu of flowers, donations could be made to the Children’s Hospital or the ALS Society, two charities he generously gave to over his life.

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MATHERS, Ruth Thordis April 8, 1929 - May 25, 2023 It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Ruth Mathers in the early hours of May 25th, 2023.

She will be greatly missed by her daughter Terry (Art predeceased) and sons, Dana, Jamie (Cecile) and Jeffrey, along with her grandchildren Lea, Alix (mother Erin), Jared, Dana & Leah and many great grandchildren.

Ruth was born in Anyox, BC and moved to Sheep Creek, B.C., eventually making her way to Vancouver where she met the love of her life, John Mathers (predeceased).

After graduating highschool at 17 she travelled to New York to attend fashion school. When she returned Ruth and John married in 1950 and built their home in West Vancouver. While raising 4 children, Ruth ran a very successful fashion design business for over 6 decades.

Ruth and John’s greatest joy was their cabin that they built at Christina lake. Ruth would close up her shop for the summer and take the kids (and their friends) to the cabin where they would stay until Labour Day. When she went completely deaf in her 40’s, she became one of the first women in North America to recevie a 16 channel cochlear implant. Besides being the best-dressed Mom ever, she also water skiied, snow skiied was an avid swimmer. When the kids got older, Ruth started to travel. Fiji, Hong Kong, China, Thailand , Spain, France, Costa Rica.

Ruth loved dogs and always had a toy poodle in her lap or at her feet. She was also an amazing cook and baker. Roast beef and Yorkshire puddings with homemade pies every Sunday.

Many a thanksgiving was spent at the cabin for “work weekends” where Ruth would cook a full traditional turkey dinner for 10 or 12 people.

At Ruth’s request there will be no service.

Donations can be made to the Rotary Hearing Foundation, Cancer Research or Alzheimers Society.

Mom is now on another adventure.

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SKUSE (nee Bowen), Geraldine "Gerry" M. May 17, 1934 − April 23, 2023 On the morning of April 23, 2023, Gerry passed away peacefully at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver with her loving family nearby.

She was born to Tudor and Madonna Bowen in Cardiff, South Wales, on May 18, 1934, and was the younger sister to James Bowen.

Gerry and Geoff married on October 10, 1959. She is survived by her four sons, John, Andrew, Graeme and William, and her eight grandchildren, Miranda, Brandon, Mathew, Sara, Timothy, Christopher, Amir and Roxanna.

Gerry was a wonderful mother, bringing enormous love and joy to her family. She took an interest in everything her family did and was always happiest when the family was reunited in her home.

A celebration of Gerry’s life will be held on June 18 at 2:00pm at St Christopher’s Church at 1068 Inglewood Avenue in West Vancouver.

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The ever-expanding Toporowski family then moved to Hanna, Alberta and on to Fort St. John, BC to Prince George to Vernon and finally to Richmond in the late 1960’s. By the time the crosscountry trip was over, Mom had 8 children pulling at her apron strings.

Life in Richmond in the 1970’s was idyllic: Mom made the Toporowski house on Seafair Drive a family drop-in for all of the neighbourhood children; she was everyone’s Mom. In her later years, as her children found their way in life, Stephanie re-created her own life with the Ukrainian Catholic Church Women’s League and the West Vancouver sorority of Beta Sigma Phi. Mom was a world traveller and had many adventures; Middle East; Russia/Ukraine, Western Europe, Far East, Australia and extensively through the Southwestern United States and Florida. She was quick to make friends where ever she happened to be.

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Near the end of a very full life, Mom got the opportunity to see her grandchildren grow up and have life plans of their own; this was her greatest joy.

Our Mom had a rare gift; she could sense those in need and offered comfort. Mom was a special person, that one person who everyone in the “village” could trust. We will all miss you, Mom, and treasure our time with you always.

TRACEY, Elizabeth February 16, 1927 - June 1, 2023 Elizabeth (Betty) Agnes Tracey (nee Hunt); born February 16, 1927 died June lst, 2023, predeceased by her husband Ross Tracey and her son Ross Townsend, survived by her son John Townsend. Betty a West Vancouver native was an inspiration for all... at 90 she was still driving, bowled in a seniors league, created wonderful oil paintings and was an avid bridge player. An unfortunate fall during a trip back east to Ontario caused a real slowdown in Betty’s activities these last few years but she never lost her indomitable spirit. Special thanks to Ken and Bette Wells, Heather Ramsay, Went Horton, Burl, Laurel and Heath Colins, Troy Forster, Croft Tracey and Dorelle Andersen who were always willing to assist Betty with anything she needed. She will be greatly missed by extended family and friends. No funeral by request.

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A life worth living…that was our Mom. Sadly missed but never forgotten by: Lorne Rosko (brother); Nick Rosko (brother deceased); John Rosko (brother - deceased); John Toporowski (son); Stephen Toporowski (son); Mike Toporowski (son); Carla Minch (daughter); Leanna Doane (daughter); Annalise Toporowski (daughter); Paul Toporowski (son - deceased); Tom Toporowski (son) their respective families including 17 grandchildren and one very special great grandchild.

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Position Status: Full-Time Temporary (3-6 months) Department: Parks & Environment Employee Group: GVRDEU Locations: Crippen Regional Park, Bowen Island, and Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver Salary Range/ Wage Rate: $2,352.00 bi-weekly plus 6.25% deferred compensation Have a passion for nature and the outdoors? Enjoy connecting with the community? Experience variety and excitement in this healthy work environment. Learn new skills and earn competitive wages operating and maintaining a regional park. Help us to protect Metro Vancouver’s natural areas and connect people with them.

THIS ROLE: •Performs a variety of routine maintenance duties such as: collecting garbage and litter; cleaning and sanitizing toilet facilities; grass cutting and trimming; maintaining trails, buildings, bridges, boardwalks, picnic and camp sites; repairing tools; and washing and staining tables.

•Patrols park areas as required to help ensure public safety.

•Assists with construction improvements in parks such as bridges, trails, culverts, buildings, boardwalks, gates, fences, corrals, water lines and docking facilities.

•Operates and maintains equipment such as small tractors and attached mowers, trucks, push mowers, weed eaters, vacuums, and rock drills.

•Provides information, education and assistance to the public.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU HAVE: •Minimum Grade 10 or equivalent.

•Ability to deal with the public in a courteous and effective manner.

•Demonstrated good judgment in interpreting park regulations.

•Proficient English language skills, both verbal and written.

•Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.

•Demonstrated ability to negotiate difficult terrain, walk long distances, and carry out a variety of tasks that require considerable physical exertion.

•Available to work flexible days and hours, including weekends, evenings and holidays.

POSSIBLE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: Wildfire Suppression (S‐100), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Occupational First Aid (Level 1), Equipment Operations (such as small tractor, ride‐mower, weed eater, chainsaw), Safe Boating Operations, Radio Communications, Bear Awareness, Park Officer, Incident Command System (ICS), Workplace Safety and more.

HOURS OF WORK: 40 hours per week.

Our Vision: Metro Vancouver embraces collaboration and innovation in providing sustainable regional services that contribute to a livable and resilient region and a healthy natural environment for current and future generations.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and being representative of the region we serve. We invite all qualified candidates to apply including Indigenous People, visible minorities, immigrants, 2SLGBTQI+, all genders and persons with disabilities.

Please follow this link http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/careers/ to our Careers page where you can submit your application by July 7, 2023.

While we greatly appreciate all the replies we receive, regretfully only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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