Stepinthering
North Vangymoffers rookieboxers achanceto fightforcharity COMMUNITY11
Givingback
Elementarystudentsfillgiftboxes forNorthShoreyouthinneed LIFESTYLE22
Publicart
Tsleil-Waututhartistunveils touchingpiece atPhibbsExchange
Herearethe topNorth Shore storiesof 2024
BRENTRICHTER
brichter@nsnews.com
CatchawhiffofsomethingfoulinMetro Vancouver’s air?Noticesomenew facesatNorth ShoreRescue? Getthegoodgossipaboutthekidwhowreckedan Italiansupercar?
Oureditorialstaffhave siftedthroughthe2024headlines andthesearethe ones that reallydefined2024– oratleast the ones we couldn’tstop talkingabout.
Itstinks
Ofcourse,moreinkgetsspilt overhousingthananything else,but2024hadanotherstorythatkeptus andeveryone holding theirnoses.The revelationthatthe stalledNorth Shore Wastewater TreatmentPlantwillcostalmost$3billion more thanoriginallybudgetedlandedlikeanoverturned honeywagon.
Metro VancouverandAcciona,theengineeringfirm fired fromtheproject,areduetofaceeachotherwithduelling lawsuitsincourtin2027,butthetwosideshavealsobeen slaggingeachotherpubliclywith their ownversionof events in themeantime.
The NorthShore’smayorsand councilmembersled a chargeatMetro Vancouver’sboardtoseethecostoverruns sharedequallyaroundthe region,butinaseriesofweighted votes,themajorityoftheboard rejectedthatoption,putting
’TISTHE SEAS Thesunsets over Vancouverharbourasseenfromthe Waterfront ParkpierinNorth Vancouver Dec. 14.Note to readersthatdelivery maybedelayed forthisissueandnextdue to theholidays. Thanks to Mark Teasdale fortheamazingphoto, and toallour readers for followingalongthis year. We’llsee youin 2025! MARKTEASDALE
STEPINTHERING
North Van gyminvites rookieboxers to fight forcharity
NICKLABA
nlaba@nsnews.com
Alocalboxinggymisinviting youtoputyourdukesuptodo good.
GriffinsBoxing&Fitnesshas launchedKnockoutforaCause, afirst-of-its-kindprogramonthe NorthShorewhere rookieboxers trainandfightforachosen charity.
Anyonelivingin North Vancouveror West Vancouver, regardlessof boxingability, canapplytobeacontender. Applicantscan registerasanindividualorasa representativeof theirplaceofemployment, especially ifthere’sasimilarbusiness inyourindustryyou’dliketoface offinthering,thegymsays.
To qualify,contendersmust be atleast18yearsold andare expected to raise at least$2,000 fortheirselectedcharity. Sofar, Griffinshaspartneredwith organizations includingAthleticsfor Kids,BackpackBuddies,Harvest ProjectandNorthShore Women’s Centre.
Butaccordingtothegym, meetingtheminimumfundraising goaldoesn’tguarantee you afight. You’llhavetoadhereto arigoroustraining regimeand otherfactorsmustalign,like thenumberofother registered contenders.
Ifacontendermakesit
BRENTRICHTER
brichter@nsnews.com
throughthewinter-spring trainingperiod,match-ups will be announcedinMay.Then fight nightissetforJune6, whenthe gymwillbepackedwithsupporterstheretowatchthe10to15 selectedfights.
Thefirst roundofcontenderswaschosenattheendof November,withasecond round of tryoutscomingmid-January, whenapplicationsfortheevent close.
OneofthepillarsatGriffins hasalwaysbeencommunity, saidZoePeled,leadorganizer of
Theteengirlstruckby a driveron CapilanoRoadonDec.15 has diedin hospital,North VancouverRCMPhave confirmed.
“It’satragedy–a16-year-old whose life has beencutshort,”saidConst.Mansoor Sahak, North VancouverRCMPspokesman.
North VancouverSchool District officials alertedtheschoolcommunity on Friday,
KnockoutforaCause.
“That’sbeenvery frontand centreinhowweoperate,but I wantedtolookathowwecould grow thatalittlebit…notonly when we lookatcommunity in thegym,butalsocommunity outsideofthegym,”shesaid.
Theotherspark fortheprogram wastogetamorediverse groupofpeopleintoboxing, “creatinganopportunitytoget people fightingwhohavenever foughtbefore,”Peledsaid.
“I thinkthatthere are still a lotofbeliefsaroundboxingbeing
identifyingthevictimasDaliZissu,an internationalstudentfromGermanystudying atHandsworthSecondary. Thedistrict hasbeenmakingcounsellingavailableand encouragingstudentsto sharecondolances Counsellingwillstill be availablewhenthe school reopensinJanuary.
Thedayafterthecollision,theRCMP put out a pleaforwitnesseswho had not yet spoken withpolice oranyonewith surveillanceordashcamfootagetocomeforward.
foracertaintypeofperson,or a personofacertain age or athletic ability,”shesaid. “So part ofthis isalsocreating a littlebit more accessandinclusivity around boxingaswell.”
Still,theprogramisn’tfor thefaintofheart.Newbies must committoatleast threeclasses aweek,andhopefully more, Peledsaid.FromJanuary to May, contendersmust make itthrough theBoxtechwraplevelsystem fromWhitetoBlueGloves. You canonlystart sparring at theBlue level.
Atthetime,theysaidthecrash happened around5:30 p.m.on CapilanoRoadnotfar fromthePaisleyRoadintersection.The teensteppedintothe roadwayandwas struckbythe driverofasouthboundwhite Jeep,policesaid.
Theinvestigationisstillinitsveryearly stagesandcouldtakealongtime,Sahak cautioned.
“Afterwe’veconductedathorough investigation,the resultsaregoingto
“It’sintense,butit’sdefinitely achievable,”shesaid.
Ifacontender reaches fight night,they’reinfor a special experience at Griffins.
“They’re absolutelypacked. They’re reallyexciting,”Peled saidabout fight nights at the gym. “Each fighter gets a walkout. So that’s reallybigforthem,especiallyifit’stheir first fight.”
WhilePeledispleasedwith thecontenderssofar, shehas somedream North Shorematchupsinmind.
“We’dlovetoseesomething fromtwoofthebreweriesin ourneighbourhood,”shesaid. “Itwouldbe amazingtosee GrouseMountain and Capilano SuspensionBridgegoingup againsteachother.”
Sofarthey’vehadsomeone signupfromtheCityofNorth Vancouver, which couldbe interpreted as a call outto a staffmemberfromtheDistrictof North Van.
Theeventis a uniqueopportunitytocombinethediscipline andcamaraderieinvolvedwith trainingfor a fight withthe ability tosupport a localcause,Peled said.
“It’sa reallyfantasticopportunityforthemtoparticipatein somethingwhichisalsohappeningforthe first time,whichis a win-win,”shesaid.
dictateiftherearegoingtobeanycharges,” hesaid.
Sahakacknowledgedtheimpactthatthe youngperson’sdeathislikelytohaveand urgedcommunitymembersinneedtocall forhelp.
“Anybodywho’sbeenaffectedbythis tragedycanstillcallourvictimservices linetospeakandalsoseeksupport,”he said.Anyoneseekingsupportfromvictim servicescancall604-969-7540.
North Vancouver residents Don Edwards andChris PrzybylskitrainatGriffins Boxing& Fitness. NICK LABA / NSN
NICKLABA nlaba@nsnews.com
Whiletherewasmuchtocelebrateat aribbon-cuttingceremonyDec.10for themuch-anticipated West Vancouver PlaceforSport,lesstrumpetedwas thetotalbilloftheproject–whichhas balloonedbynearly$9million over thepasttwoyears.
Aftera requestforabreakdownofthe project’sfundingfromtheNorth Shore News,districtcouncilvotedbehindclosed doorsDec.16to releasethesumtothepublic,alongwithalistofthevarious sources that paid forthe project.
Thetotalcostto refurbishthetrackand fieldfacilityat West VancouverSecondaryis currently$17,750,000.
That’spaidforby$8millionfromthe provincialGrowingCommunitiesFund, $7.36millionfromthedistrict,$1.27million throughcommunityfundraising,$250,000 from West VancouverSchoolsand $125,000 fromtheCanadaCommunity-BuildingFund.
Thegrandtotalincludesanadditional $750,000fromthedistrictthat’sbeen approvedto renovatewashroomsat West VancouverSecondary, whichwillbe availabletothepublicforuseafterhours.
Butonecouncillorsaidmorediscussions on howtopayfortheexpandedproject shouldhave happenedpublicly, especially onhow thedistrictchoseto allocatethe $8-millioninfrastructuregrantfromthe province.
Theneedforanewartificialturffield
inthedistrict was identifiedin2011,and fundraisingeffortsforthePlaceforSport startedin2015.
Afteranewcouncilwaselectedin2022, thedistrictexpandedthescopeoftheprojectinJanuary2023toincludea widertrack, washroomsandpublicviewingareas.Before that,the refurbishmentwasestimatedto cost$9.5million.
TheninMarch2023,thedistrict received aone-timeprovincialgrantalong with other municipalitiesthatcouldbeusedtopay for thingslikeutilities,parksand recreational facilities.
Atthetime,DistrictofNorth Vancouver MayorMikeLittlesaidthe$10.25million giventohismunicipality would gotoward a longlistofdeferredinfrastructureprojects.North VancouverCityMayorLinda Buchanansaiditwouldtaketimeanddiscussionamongstaffandcounciltodecide howtheir$10.98-milliongrantwouldbe spent.
Meanwhile, West VanMayorMarkSager saidhisdistrict’s$8-milliongranthadthe PlaceforSport“writtenalloverit.”
“That’sthething we’vebeenpushingfor,” hesaidatthetime.
‘Itshouldhavebeenonanagenda’
Thedecisiontouseallofthe$8-million provincialgrantonthetrackand field upgradehappenedbehindcloseddoors duringan “in-camera”councilmeeting, Sagersaidinaninterviewlastweek.
West VancouverMayorMark Sagerspeaks attheunveiling of the West VancouverPlace for Sport on Dec. 10. NICKLABA / NSN
ARGYLE AVENUE
Twopedestrians seriouslyinjuredafter beingstruck by drivernear West Van park
ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com
Local JournalismInitiativeReporter
Twopedestriansarefacingserious butnon-life-threateninginjuries afterbeingstruckbyadriver nearJohnLawsonParkin West Vancouver,Dec.18.
A West Vancouverpolice spokespersonsaidthedepartment respondedtoacollisionatthe intersectionofArgyle Avenueand16th Streetatabout3:45p.m. TwopedestriansweretakentoLions Gate Hospital,saidSgt.Chris Bigland West VancouverFire&Rescue ServiceandBCEmergencyHealth Servicewerealsoonthescene.
Bigland saidthedriverfailedto turnleftwhereArgyle Avenuemeets 16thStreetandstrucktwopedestriansandaboulder locatedjustatthe edgeoftheSpirit Trail.
Speedandimpairmentbydrugs oralcoholarenotconsideredto be factors,Biglandsaid,adding thatInvestigatorsare considering chargesunderthe Motor Vehicle
Act.Thedriver remainedonscene andco-operated withpolice,hesaid.
West Vancouver residentAndrew McManuswashavinghislunchin JohnLawsonParkwhenthecrash occurredandtriedtohelpthe pedestrianswhile waitingforfirst responderstoarrive.
Hesaidthetwo victims were a manandawoman who appearedin their50s.
McManussaidoneoftheman’s feetlooked severely injured, adding thathe was shockedtoseethecollisionunfold,butgladhewasthereat therighttime.
“I’vegot myLevel2training occupational firstaid, but evenI was prettytakenaback,”McManussaid. “I’veneverseenaninjury likethatin mylife.”
BiglandsaidintheAmbleside districtingeneral, policecaution driverstobecognizantofpedestriansintheareaduetothelarge amountoffoottrafficandcyclists.
“Asweapproachtheholiday seasonandwiththetemperatures andweatherthat we’vebeenhaving, therearealotofpedestriansout,” Biglandsaid.“Roadconditions and visibilitycanchangewithout notice.”
AbbyLucianoistheIndigenous andcivicaffairsreporterforthe NorthShoreNews.Thisreporting beatis madepossiblebytheLocal JournalismInitiative.
West Vancouverpoliceand firefighters onthesceneofacrash inwhich a driver struck twopeopleon footin
JohnLawson Park, Dec. 18. PAT BELL
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Becauseofthequirksofthecalendarandsomewell-deserved holidaysforourcarriersand printingstaff,thisisthelast editionoftheNorthShoreNews thatwillarriveonyourdoorstepin2024. We wanttothankyouforsharingyour storiesandyourvaluableattentionwithus foranotheryear.
You’llfindmostofthespaceintheprint editionandthelongestpiecewe’llrun onlineisourannualyearin review.Thisis ourcollectivestory.
Ifwecanbesobold,oursuggestedNew Year’sresolutionfor2025doesn’thaveanythingtodowithhowmanysit-upsyoucan doorhowmuchwineyoushoulddrink.
This year,wewantyoutoembrace abitof positivethinking.Believeinthebestpossibleoutcome.Andshouldthatoutcome not
arrive,findthesilver linings.And should thosesilverliningsbehard tospot, rememberhowto celebratethesmallvictories. Andshouldthatbehardtodo, look around youandrememberhowblessedweallare livinghereonthe North Shore.
Ina world of tremendous challenges, we willallneedtheseskillsfor ourown sake andsowecanbe readytosupport those arounduswho arefacing astruggle.
Whether you prefersparklingwine or sparklingwater,whentheballdropsat midnight,wewant yourglasstobehalf full becausethere area couplethingsyou can counton:Thesunwill come uponNew Year’sDay.Andwe’llbeherewithyou, eagertoface 2025 with whatever challengesandtriumphsithasinstore forus.
We wishyouthehappiest of holidays, andallthebestforthe NewYear.
Canada’s mostlivable city? You’ll get no
KIRKLAPOINTE
KLaPointe@glaciermedia.ca
Anotherpublication,whichshall remainnameless,hasgatheredan immenseamountofinformationand produced a“data-drivenranking”that concludedNorth Vancouverand West Vancouverarethetwomostlivable citiesamong 448itstudiedinCanada.
Icouldhavesavedthemtime andtrouble. Theyjustneededtoask.
Itscriteriaareasnugfit withtheNorth Shoremunicipalities Iknow:10categoriesand50variablesthat,faceit,define howlifehereisdifficulttobeat(climate, community,safety,amenitiesbeingstrong indicators)– withone criterion’s exception,ofcourse,thatofhousingavailability
atanaffordableprice.
Iamalate-comingarrivaltothe North Shore,nearly fouryearsagonow,andI immediatelynoticed the old-timers havea tendencytointroducethemselves by how longthey’ve livedhereor, if theysense you’re not anewbie,which schools they attended.It’sanaffectionatewayof demonstratingtheirattachmentand agesture of entirely understandablepride. Ifeelinferior thatI canonlycount mytimehereinterms ofgarbagecyclesoratmosphericrivers.
Inmoving here, Icould sensetheNorth Shoreasthebestofbothworlds, offering itsownidentitywhile preservingaccess(at arm’s length) to Vancouver’sample attractiveness.The differences Icould discern arose in Vancouver’s casual quality to its
upkeep, tothe harsher streetlife, and to asurprisingnumberof big-cityailments forsuch asmall one.In hindsight, noting itsimminentoverbuildofits so-named Broadway Plan, themoveseems prescient. The accesstonaturehereisextraordinaryand privilegedforanurban environment –wildlifeusemybackyard as apath afew times ayear,and Ican’tget enoughof thehummingbirds –andthe abundantcanopycools thesummerand cloisters ourhomes.With thatstunning sceneryover the oceancomes somehumility aboutyour stationinit.It’smadeclearerwhen abear nonchalantly dismantles your best effortto shelter trash.
With North Vancouverone sensesthe growthisnot sproutingproblems asitgoes,
while West Vancouverislessaboutpursuing population thanaboutretainingitsserenity. Bothcommunities’directionsaretoughon businessdue tothe underlyingexpense of life here,and becauseof thatwedepend far too unhealthilyonworkers from surrounding centres.
Thecityrankingsnoted both North Shore communities have relativelylowlikelihood ofcrime,well below the nationalaverage, andno doubtthatsafetybreedsaninformality of thestreets,the noddingof headsor greetingson thepaths.
The senseofcommunitypervades,seen and heardinrecreationcentresandin the coffeeshops, andeven those I’veoverheard doing businessovercaffeine doso at apace
MAILBOX
DELBROOK TRAFFIC CALMING MAKES FORANINTERESTING SLALOMCOURSE
DearEditor:
Justintimeforthe upcomingNorth ShoreWinterOlympics,thefirsthalfof theDelbrookSlalomcoursehasbeen completed.Priortothefirstsnowfall, driversareinvitedtogiveit a“dryrun,” sotospeak.
ThecoursestarthasbeenestablishedattheintersectionofMontroyal BoulevardandDelbrook Avenue(230 metreselevation).
Thefirst150metresofthecourseare technicallysimple,moreorlessstraight, butthedrivermustbeawareofcertain hazardsinthenext150: severaloutof boundspostshavebeenplacedonthe left-handsideandtheyare angledtothe courseitself,making itnarrowerand narrower.Agoodcomparisonwouldbe barriersdrivingsheepintoanever-restrictive channelpriortoenteringtheabattoir tobeslaughtered.
Afternavigatingthefirst 300metres, thewintersportsenthusiastcomesface to facewith asharpcurvetotheright, approachingtheViennaCrescentgates. Therouteisverytightatthispoint andonemusttakegreat care that atire doesn’t“catch an edge”ontheright-handsidecurb.Theremaybenoalternative buttocrossoverthesolidyellowlineon
theleft,butofcoursethiswouldlead toa lossoftime.
PassingbyViennaCrescent therider willbeheartened to seethecoursewiden outsignificantly,butbeware!Thisis knownasthe“Saville surprise”because it soonfunnelsagain,withalargeoutof-boundspaintedarea totheright. Crossing into this arealeadstoimmediate disqualification.
Thenext150metresarestraightand routine.Theonlyconcernsin thisstretch areaseriesof distractingwhitepoststo theleft markingthenew bikelane,and immediatelyadjoining parkedcars.
Youthenenteranextremelychallengingcurveto theleft. Becareful! Asyou entertheVerona Placegatesyou must make asharp deflection tothe left(known bythe localsasthe “Verona veer”).Twist sharplyhere or youmay endupoffthe coursealtogether, leading tothe endof thecompetition.
Theparticipantisnow presentedwith averyeasydescent tothe endof therun at Evergreen Place(138 metreselevation). Itshouldbenoted thatthe course designersareplanningtomakethe course much trickierthroughoutthissectionnextyear.
Weasked thefamous Swedish professionalslalomdriver Ingemar Gustafsson (whonegotiatedthe course in a1965 Volvo544) whathethought ofit.
“ByYiminy!” he exclaimed.“Dat vass vun finerun,youbetcha!”
P.C. MacDonald NorthVancouver
thathardlypressesthesystem.InothercitiesI’velived,thecoffeeshophasmuchmore of aboardroomthan arec roomfeel.
Notable,too,arethedepthoflettersto the editorofthispublication–theyoozeof dedicationandofdetailedobservation,a signofprideandtheobjectiveofwell-being.
Thepurposeoftheserankings is totakea snapshotoftoday.Iftheyweretoprojectand speculate,theywouldidentifysomeclear challenges.Theprincipalweaknessforthe twomunicipalitiesinthegathereddatahas muchtodowithissuesofaffordability, and it doesn’ttakemuchresearchtoconcludethe sustainabilityofthe standardoflivingisfar fromassured.Thisoughttoworryus.
Thischallengeisparticularlytrueof West Vancouver,wherethetaxbaselacksthecrucialindustrialingredient.Theinfrastructure traipsingupthehillisthemostexpensive
I’veexamined,andtheconstructioninNorth Vancouver is astepaheadof theamenities necessarytosupportit. We aregoing tobe wallopedsoonfor awastewater treatment plant,asweknow.
We need masstransit,butitis decades away.TheBlueBusiscleanandontime,and eventhoughitisgallingtowatch peopleask forafreeliftthengeton their smartphones, offersanefficientway totravel the North Shoreandcrossthebridges.
Aboutthosebridges: Iwaswarned,even consoled,abouthowtheywould frustrate andimmobilize.Weall paysomeprice for life’sadvantages,andI’veconcluded Ipaid enoughof apricebynotliving here in the firstplace.
KirkLaPointeis aWestVancouvercolumnist withanextensivejournalismbackground. Hiscolumn appearsbiweeklyintheNorth ShoreNews.
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GIVINGBACK
Students make gift boxes for North Shore youthinneed
ABBY LUCIANO aluciano@nsnews.com
Local JournalismInitiativeReporter
AgroupofNorth Vancouverelementarystudents passedforwardtheirkindnessingivingbackto local,in-needyouththisholidayseason.
TheGrade5/6splitclassat ÉcoleDorothy Lynas Elementarygaveover20giftboxestotheNorthShore Youth SafeHouseMondaymorning.
Giftboxesincludedvariousitemslikepyjamas,toques, gloves,bathbombs,cannedfoods,moviepassesandmore. Butinadditiontothephysicaldonations,giftcardsfrom thecommunitywerealsogiven. Over $3,000worthofgoods weregiventotheyouthhouse Monday.
TheNorthShore YouthHouseisaplaceforyouthages 13to18inneedofasafebedandimmediatebasicneeds canbemet.Itispart ofthenon-profitHollyburn Community ServicesSociety,whohelpyouth,seniors,familiesandindividualsacrosstheNorthShore.
“Itfelt reallygood,it’sa nicething,”saidGrade5student ElizaHollingworth.“It’skindnessand sometimestheyneed iteventhoughtheydon’thavethatmuchstuff.”
Hollingworthwasoneofthe27studentswhohelped putgiftboxestogethertogifttotheNorthShore YouthSafe House.
Thismarksthethirdyearthe school hasgivenbackto the North Shore YouthSafeHouse,said ÉcoleDorothy Lynas ElementaryFrench ImmersionGrade 5/6 teacherMarta Orellana.
Orellana haslong beeninvolvedincharitywork,butshe
wantedtodosomethingtohelppeople over theholidays andthoseexperiencinghomelessness.Thentheidea sparkedofconnectingtotheyouthsafehousetoseeif a donationwithherclass would bepossible.
“They respondedtomerightaway.Theywere reallyinto it,”Orellanasaid.
“Ithoughtthat would reallyspeaktothekidsinparticular,”sheadded.“It was a way theycouldmaybepicture themselvesinthatpositionandhavethisempathybecause it’sanotherchild.”
RightafterRemembranceDay,Orellanaandherstudents
spentfourweekscollecting donations,organizingthemand wrappingthegiftboxestosendofftotheyouth safehouse. Shewasmoved by howeveryoneinthecommunitycame togethertomakethis happen.
“IthinkthemessagethatI’vealwaystriedtoinstillinthe kidsisthatyouliveinthiscommunity, andit’s notjustall aboutyou,yourfriendsandfamily,” she said.“Sometimes yougottojuststopandthink,‘OK, how canweall helpeach other?’”
SteveKirkby, theyouthservices directorforHollyburn CommunityServicesSociety,saidthisyear’s donation reaffirmedthegoodinpeople.
FromwhatKirkby hasseen,thisyearisthebiggestdonationthesafeyouth house hasseenyet,asdonationshave doubledcomparedtolastyear’s donation he said.
Kirkbywasfilledwithgratitudewiththe supportagain thisyear.Hebroughttwovehiclesto packallthe boxesand donations backtotheyouthsafe house.
“Wefacechallengingsituationsworkinginthe social servicefield.There’ssometoughcases sometimesthat we havetosupportpeopleandnavigatethemthrough.It’s momentslikethisthatjust help fuelallofustogetthrough those rougher times,” he said.
Thedonationswill supportyouthinthesafehouseby providing themnecessities,butalsogetthemontheirfeet andconnectthemto resourcestoestablishhealthyindependenceinthecommunityor returnhomesafely,Kirkbysaid.
“[The students]werequiteproudoftheirefforts,asthey shouldbe,” he said.“Wealready havea remarkablecommunity,butitjustcontinuesto reinforcethat.”
MartaOrellana’s classmembershelploadupgiftboxes fordelivery to theNorth Shore Youth Safe House Dec. 16 COURTESY OF MARTA ORELLANA
Provincial grant used for facility
“There’snopublicconsultationonthatbecause the reasontheprovinceput themoneyupwasbecause wecommittedtothemthat itwouldgotothatinfrastructure,”hesaid.“[The PlaceforSport]tickedevery boxduringthecourseof gettingthefundsoutofthe province.”
Sageracknowledged thedistrictstill would have gottensomeofthatmoney fromtheprovincialgovernmentwithoutadvocatingfor thespecific project.
Lineshave beenpaintedonasphalt to allowpeople to usethetrackbeforetherubbersurface isinstalled next springattheupgradedsports facilityat West Vancouver Secondary.
“Idon’tthink we would havegottenasmuchmoney Itwasbecause we tieditto thePlaceforSport,and we liveduptoourcommitmenttothe province,”hesaid.
ButCoun.NoraGambiolisaiditwas a mistakenottohavethatdiscussion publicly.
“Inmyopinion,wedid reallyscrewupin notgettingthatinformationouttothe publicaboutthefundingand where themoney fromtheprovince went,”shesaid.
“Reallyitshouldhavebeenonanagenda [forapublicmeeting],”Gambiolisaid.“It shouldhavebeenaclearitem with a report, andthemayoris responsibleforcreating theagenda.”
Thedistricthasfacedchallengesgetting thePlaceforSportoverthe finishline,she said.
“It’sbeenalongprocess.It’s beenway tougherthanexpected,”Gambiolisaid, addingthatitwasasignificantexpense to upgradethefoundationunderneaththe facility.
“Thegoodnewsiswe’realmostthere. Thebadnewsisit’s reallypriceyandthe districthastopayforit,”shesaid.
Sagersaidthatdiscussionsaboutthe projecthappenedbehindclosed doors
sothecontractorbiddingprocesswould remaincompetitive.
“Contractsarealwaysnegotiatedin camera,” he said.
Oncethecontractwasapproved, councilvotedinOctober2023to releasethe amountstothe public,Sagersaid.
Asthe project brokegroundinNovember 2023,the districtdivulgeda$17.1-million project total.Buttheworkonthe bathrooms hassincepushedthecost higher.
Sagersaidthatwill be the final amount asfarasthedistrictisconcerned.However, there’scurrentlyanewasktoraise money for better bleachers.
“There’sa real desire tobuildnew bleachers,andweareouttalkingto people andhopingthatmembersofthecommunity maystepforward andassistusin building new bleachers,” he said.
Overall,Sagersaid he’s very proudof the project.
“We’re really pleasedwithhowwellit’s gone,” he said.“Andtherewasnosuggestion here thatwe didn’twantthe publicto know[aboutthecost].”
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Artistunveilstouchingnew piece at Phibbs Exchange
ABBY LUCIANO
aluciano@nsnews.com
Local JournalismInitiativeReporter
Alargealuminumpublicart installation recognizingthe səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation)nowstandson aNorth Shorebusloop.
Onthesoutheastcorner ofNorth Vancouver’sPhibbs Exchangeis Tsleil-Waututh NationartistJordanGallie’swork PerceptionandIntegrity, highlightingthe skyandland,butalsothe strengththenationcarries.
“Itwasjustanothergreat opportunitytoshowcasethe artsoftheCoastSalishpeople,” Galliesaid.“Andtohaveiton traditional uncededterritoryis anothergreatfeelingtohave.”
Gallie’sworkwasinstalledat thetransithubOct.9.The piece featuresaneagle, representing CoastSalishancestors looking downasaguide,andawolf, symbolizing Tsleil-Waututhpeople thatwalk on theearthnow.The piecehasa“cutoutlook”with a coppercolourfinishtogivean earthytone,hesaid.
PerceptionandIntegrity isnow oneofthe14Indigenous artworks displayedthroughout TransLink’s system in theLowerMainland.
Gallie respondedtoacall forartiststohave theirwork featuredatthetransithubeight monthsagoandwasfullof
gratitudewhenhewasselected bythe Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
Afterhewaspicked,hetold hisvisiontoKnightSigns, a Vancouver-basedsignbusiness, ashealreadyhadconnections withthecompany,andhelped makehisdesigna reality atthe
busloop.
In2020,theprovincebegan discussionsonincludingcultural artworkontransportation.
TheMinistryof Transportation and TransitworkedwithGallieon technicalaspectsoftheartwork toensuresafetyandmaintenance requirementsweremet.
Theprovinceco-ordinated withlocalIndigenous communitiestoensurePhibbsExchange wouldhaveartworkthat reflects theirrichhistory.
Gallie’sinspirationto create artsparkedatonlynineyearsold
afterseeingFirstNationsartwork displayedatthe Museumof Anthropologyin Vancouver.
HeattendedtheNative EducationCollegein2012,where hetookajewelryand fine arts program.Galliehustled andput hisnameoutthere for making jewelryandprints.
Theartist’sworkhasbeen shownattheBillReidGallery, andhehasworkedwithorganizationsacrossB.C.such as the Cityof Vancouver, Fraser Health, TransLink and others.
Gallie’sart carries a deep meaningtohim,asithasn’t alwaysbeeneasy to get towhere heisnow.
Hismaingoalistoinspire futuregenerationssimilartohow hewasinspiredata young age.
“Anythingyouputyour mind to,youcanachieveit,”Gallie said.
Galliehopespeoplewilllook athispiece at thetransithubto understandthehistory, but also froman equalitylens.
“Nomatterwhere you are, whoyou are, whatwalkoflife youare,we’reallequal,” Gallie said.“We’re here for a purpose, whicheverthat may be.” AbbyLucianoistheIndigenous andcivicaffairsreporterforthe NorthShoreNews.Thisreporting beatismadepossiblebythe Local JournalismInitiative.
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IreneMcEwen’slongstandingcommitmenttoathletic excellence at CapU hassupported over 65 athletes throughthe Bill McEwen Athletic MemorialAward.
“Tosee youngadults, when they’rebrimmingwithhope andpossibility andpassion, youjustwantso badlyfor them to fulfill theirpotential, to sharetheir talentsand skillswiththe world.”
SarahMcLachlan CapU Honorary DegreeRecipient, 2019. Establishingpartnerofthe SarahMcLachlan School of MusicEntranceAward
“Asfaculty,wesee firsthand theimpactthatstudent financialaid canhave. Icreatedthe Susan Summers MusicTherapy Leadership Awardtohelpour dedicated students in theMusic Therapy program thrive,havefinancial ease,and continuetooffer theirleadership in our communities. Whenwe invest in theirsuccess, we invest in thefuture of this essential profession.”
SusanSummers Instructor,Music Therapy Capilano University
Didyouknow?
65% of students definethemselves as financially unstable.
CommunityApproach toFeedStudentSuccess
CapilanoStudents’Union createdtheCSUCommunityCupboard Fund to helpensure students have access to nutritiousfood, supporting theirhealthand well-being so they canfocus on theirstudies withoutthe worry of foodinsecurity.
45% of students areunable to adequately cover basicneeds such as food andhousing. *Source: 2024 TD poll of Canadian post-secondary students
“Foodsecurityisasilentcrisison ourcampus.The stress of wondering where theirnextmealwillcomefrom canfeeldebilitatingtoour students. TheCommunity Cupboardprovides acrucial safety netfor thosewho areforcedtojugglethe demands of academicsandfinances.Bysupporting theCommunity Cupboard, youcan help Capilano University students focusontheir studies—notjust theirnextmeal.”
AngadBrar
Presidentofthe Capilano Students’Union
TheWeBelieve Breakfast startedin 2019 to launch thePaul&Catherine Dangerfield Women’sBursary andhas sinceraisedover$360,000 to support womenpursuingeducationatCapU.
“I wasdefinitelystressedout aboutthe idea of university andall thefees. This award hascompletelyopeneda newpathfor me.”
EliasdelaVega EliasdelaVegaisthe firstrecipient of the SarahMcLachlan School of MusicEntranceAward.
“Paul andI createdthe Women’s BursaryatCapUbecause we believeinthe powerofeducation andgender equality.Withthe supportofpartnerslikethe TD Private Giving Foundation, we canensureself-identifying womanatCapUhavethe opportunitytothrive througheducation.”
CatherineDangerfield AssistantRegionHead, PacificRegion, TD Private Wealth Management
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Sewage plant costsexplode
37percentof the almost$2.8billioncost of theincreasedcostsonNorth Shoreratepayers.Thatmeans, roughly,anextra $600 on ourannualutilitybillsforthenext30years.
Afterhearinga chorusofdemands for transparencyandaccountability, Metro Vancouverannouncedanindependentaudit of theboondoggle.But,formany politicians andadvocates,thatisn’tenoughassurance that we’llget thefullstory,sotherehave alsobeencalls fortheprovincetoconvenea fullpublicinquiry.
Houseand home
Theyearstarted withthe newsthat propertyassessmentsfortheyear hadbeen flatforachange,buthousing was no lessa marqueeissuethanever.
ThepopulationoftheNorth Shore crossed200,000,althoughour two district municipalitieshadamongtheslowest growthratesinMetroVancouver.
With B.C.’spopulationexpected to reach 7.9millionby2046, theprovincebrought inanomnibusoflegislativeand regulatory changesandinitiatives –all with the intent of floodingthemarket withnew housing supply.Amongthechanges:mandatory upzoningof residentiallandnear transit; automaticallowances forfour-plexes on single-familylots; abanonpublic hearings formany redevelopments;expansion of the speculationandvacancy tax; acrackdown onshort-termrentals; and the requirement formunicipalities tomeet provincially set targetsfornewhomecompletions.The provinceestimates the changes could produce293,000newhomesover thenext decade.
Thetwo North Vancouver councils bristledattheprovince’s intrusioninto their controlover land usebut adopted fairly restrictiveinterpretations of therules.West Vancouver council, however,spoilingfor afight, rejected someof the new requirements for density.One council member said itamountedto“communism.”Housing MinisterRaviKhalon shotback, saying councilslike West Vancouver’sare exactly whythe provincewastakingsuchdrastic measures. WhenKhalongavecouncila 30-day ultimatum toadopt therulesorface aministerial order,theyinterruptedtheir summerbreakand passedtherules in a4-3 vote.
Attheend of thefirstyearofprovincially mandated housing targets, West Vancouver only achieved26 percent of its required newhomes –58net newunits, mostlysingle-family homeswith secondarysuites.
West Vancouver council did,however, give final approvalfor Cypress Village, anew mixed-use neighbourhoodon CypressBowl Roadthatwillbring7,000 residents and businesses over the next 20years.
The ownersofCapilano Mall debuted preliminaryplansfor11 towers rangingfrom 12to40 storeys with roughly 3,100 homes, plus more commercial spaceand anew communitycentre.
Afterthe longestandlikely most controversial publichearingintheDistrictofNorth Van’shistory, council members unanimously votedinfavour of asupportive housing project to bebuilton KeithRoad.
The province agreedto fund 166 new affordable rental unitsinbelow-market development to bebuilt ondistrict-owned
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Atmosphericriverbringsfloods
landonOldLillooetRoad, justnorthoftheHoliday InnandinJune,thedistrict celebratedtheopeningofan affordable rentalbuildingon OrwellStreetnearPhibbs Exchange.
PremierDavidEby chosetheCityofNorth Vancouver’s redevelopmentofNorthShore NeighbourhoodHouse toannounceBCBuilds, a programprovidetolow-cost financing,expeditedapprovalsandgrantsforaffordable housingbeingbuilton publiclands.
Ebywasalsohereto launchtheB.C.RentalProtectionFund, whichwillprovidefinancingfornon-profits tobuyupolderaffordable rental apartments toprotectthemfrom redevelopment into more expensivecondos.
Provincialelection
Inyetanothernail-biterelection,theBC NDPheldontopower,butonlyjustbarely Theelectionsawthecollapse of BCUnited (formerlytheBCLiberals)andtheriseofthe BCConservativesastheofficialopposition.
ThedealtofoldBCUnitedandlet the BCConservativessolelytakeuprightwing ofB.C.politicswasbrokeredrighthereon theNorthShorebyCarolineElliott,whois KevinFalcon’s sister-in-lawandwas,atthe time,nominatedto run forhisparty.Across theCapilanoRiver,outgoingBCUnitedMLA KarinKirkpatricksaidshefelt so stabbedin thebackbythemove,shecancelledplans for retirementfrompoliticsandranagainas anindependent.
OnElectionNight, West Vancouver-Sea toSkyvotersmadehistoryelectingJeremy Valeriote, the B.C. GreenParty’sfirstMLA intheLowerMainland,with38.9percentof thevote. West Vancouver-Capilanowaswon handilybyB.C.Conservative Lynne Block, namedon46.67percentoftheballots.
North Vancouver-LonsdaleNDPincumbent BowinnMaandNorth Vancouver-Seymour NDPIncumbentwere re-electedbylandslide margins64.6percentand52.6percent respectively.
MahassincebeennamedB.C.’sinfrastructureministerandChant,parliamentary secretaryforseniors’servicesand long-term care.
AtmosphericRiver
Whilevoterswerefloodingthepollson Oct.19,rainwasfloodingtheNorthShore. A record-smashing292millimetresof rain fell
over the weekend, whichledtomillions of dollarsinpropertydamage.
ThehardesthitareaswereDeepCove andDundarave, wherecatchbasinsabove creeksandculvertsbecameclogged with debris,sendingadelugeof waterdownthe streetsandintohomesandbusinesses
“Thesystemisonlydesignedforso muchwater,andwehadmuchmorewater cominginashortperiodoftime,” West Vancouver’s fire chiefsaidatthetime.
FiredepartmentsontheNorthShore carriedout rope rescuesofpeoplestranded byfloodwaters,includingthoseinGallant Avenuebusinesses,andnumeroushomes were putunderevacuationorders.District ofNorth VancouvermayorMikeLittle describedthe rockspeltingtheproperties asbeing as bigaspumpkins.
Onemanwho’dgonehikingonGrouse Mountainthedaythe stormarrived was found deadonthemountainthreedays later.
Becauseofthestateofemergency,the Ministry ofEmergencyManagementand ClimateReadinessmadecompensation fundsavailablefor residentsandbusinesses thatsuffereduninsurablelossesofessential items.
Recognizingtheclimatechangeatplay, Littlesaidthedistrictwouldbe reviewing thecapabilitiesofitscurrentinfrastructure tohandlemorefrequentandincreasingly destructiveandstorms.
Environment
TheNorthShore’screekstewardshipgroups–the West Vancouver Streamkeepers,theNorthShore StreamkeepersandtheSeymourSalmonid Society–completedmajorhabitat restorationprojectsonCypressCreek,Mosquito CreekandtheSeymourRiver.Thegoalinall ofthemwastobringthe fish-bearingbodies
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OVER50%SOLD
West Van formallydedicates 2,000 acres oflandaspark space
ofwaterclosertotheirnaturalstates, allowing returningsalmontospawnand juvenilesalmontosurviveuntiltheirocean migration.
Frustratingly, itseemswecouldnever gomorethanafewweekswithout receiving reportsofachemical spill fouling creeks thankstopeoplecarelesslyallowingcontaminantsintothestormwater system.Inone case,dozensofyoung salmonwerekilled onMaplewood Creek.TheStreamkeepers installedaraingardentohelpcapture and filterchemicalsbeforetheyhit WaggCreek, anotherhotspotforpollution.
TheCityofNorth Vancouver’sLonsdale EnergyCorp.,whichcurrentlyheats about 7,000homesandbusinesses,announced planstobegincapturingwasteheatfrom rawsewageandinstallelectricboilersto helptransitionthepublicutility offnatural gas.
TheB.C.-basedRaincoastConservation Foundationpublisheda studythat foundthe southern residentkillerwhale population couldbeextinctin75to100years,ifnothing isdoneaboutdwindlingstocksof chinook salmon,increasedunderwaternoisefrom boattrafficandhigherconcentrationsof industrialcontaminants.
InMay, West Vancouvercouncil
formallydedicatedalmost2,000acresof district-ownedlandabovetheUpper Levels highwayaspark,protectinginperpetuity.
OrganizersoftheDundaraveFestival ofLightswarnedthatclimatechangemay soonputanendtothewaterfrontChristmas treefestivalaslocalsuppliersofgrand firs sayseedlingssimplyaren’tsurvivingour increasinglyhotanddrysummers.
AndMetro Vancouverannounced plans foran experimentattheLionsGate Wastewater Treatmentplanttoruntreated wastewaterthroughcrushedupminerals withahopeitwillmimicandaccelerate naturalprocessesthatcapturecarbonand reduceoceanacidification.
Controversyinpolitics
TheNorthShoredidnotgowithoutscandalin2025. West VancouvermayorMark Sagerwassuspendedfrompractisinglaw foraperiodoftwoyearsafterheadmitted tomisconductinthehandlingofanestate hewasexecutorof.TheLawSocietyof B.C.foundSagerhad withdrawn$44,800in executor’sfeesandmorethan$26,000in managementfeesfromtheestateand reimbursedhimself$162,800intravelexpenses tovisithisclient’ssisterinEnglandwithout receivingapproval fromthebeneficiaries orthecourt.Sageralsoadmittedtonot
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maintainingproper records regardingthe estatefundsandnotkeepingincontact with the residualbeneficiaries–includingfour local West Vancouvercharitablegroups. Formermayorandone-timeally of Sager’s MikeSmithcalledonSagerto resign.
A week later,theCrownannouncedthat aspecialprosecutorhasbeenappointedto overseeaPortMoodyPoliceinvestigation intoallegationsofcampaign financeirregularitiesinSager’s2022electionbid. Port MoodyPoliceconfirmedthatinvestigation
wascompletedinJulyandthata report had beenforwarded totheB.C. Prosecution Serviceforconsideration.Sager deniedany wrongdoingandtherehas been nofurther updatefromtheCrown.
Infederal politics, West VancouverSunshineCoast-SeatoSkyCountryLiberal MP Patrick Weilerbrokeranks with hisparty leaderandwasamongthe first to publicly callforaleadership reviewof Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.InDecember, Weilerpublicly reiteratedhiscallfor Trudeautostepdown.
Crimeand punishment
InJuly,aB.C.SupremeCourtjustice sentencedAnthonySantosDelRosariofor thebrutalkillingof hisaunt,68-year-old DomingaSantos,in her LowerLonsdale apartmentinDecember2022.Experts determinedDelRosariowasinastateof psychosisinduced by crystalmethamphetamineatthetimeofthestabbing, believing hewas beingattacked bydemons.He pleadedguiltytomanslaughterandwas sentencedto8.5yearsinprison.
ThewomanatthewheelofanSUVthat plowedthroughabackyardwedding party in West Vancouver,killingtwowomenin their60sandinuringsevenothers,was sentencedinNorth Vancouver Provincial
Smashing year for Seaspan
Court.HongXuhadmistakenlysteppedonthegas pedalinsteadofthebrake, thecourtheard,andshe pleadedguiltytodriving withoutduecare.Forthat she received$2,000fineand afive-yeardrivingprohibition.ThedaughterofAnnie Kong,oneofthevictims, saidherfamilywas“extraordinarilydisappointed anddisheartened”bythe decision.
InSeptember,aman inhis50ssurvivedagang shootingonEast29thStreet in Lynn Valley.Noarrests havebeenmade.
QiallakNappaaluchristensanew CanadianCoast Guard vessel Aug. 17 inNorth Vancouver.The Seaspan-built Offshore Oceanographic Science Vesselisnamed after her father,the respectedNunavikElderNaalakNappaaluk ROGERMAHLERPHOTOGRAPHY / SEASPAN
Andamanwhotore downanLGBTQ+prideflagfromLonsdale Quayandpostedavideoofhimself saying hewouldburnitbecausethetransgender peopleit representsare“pedos”pleaded guiltytoachargeofmischief.Though theaccusedwasagayman,the judge determinedthatKristopherKamienikhad committedahatecrime,because of the commentshe’dmadeabouttranspeople,and rejectedhis requesttobeletgo
withoutacriminal record.
Thegreatoutdoors
After10yearsas NorthShoreRescue’s teamleader,MikeDankssteppeddownin JunesoonafterhewashiredastheDistrict ofNorth Vancouver’snew firechief.Danks iscredited withmodernizingthesearchand rescueoutfit withnight-visionhelicopters,
When we switched some areas to newspaperboxes earlierthisyear, we couldnot haveimagined thedemand forprintednewspapers.
In some locations,likeLynn ValleyCentre,weredeliver multiple timesandgo through more than500newspapers everyweek.
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North Shore Rescuegets a newleaderas Danksstepsdown
anadvancedmedicalteamthatbringstheERtothebackcountry, abrandnewsearchand rescuebaseat Capilano Lake,andnewprotocolstocarefortheteamvolunteers’ mentalhealth.
Immediatelyafter,longtimememberandairoperations rescuerScottMerriman steppedintothe role,pledgingto keepB.C.’sbusiestsearchand rescueteamon thesame trajectory.
Thesecondseasonof SearchandRescue:NorthShore debutedontheKnowledgeNetwork,bringingthepublicas closeastheycangettoa rescue withoutbeingstrappedinto ahelicopterlongline.
Althoughtheteamwasn’tasbusyastheywereinthe heightofthepandemic,theydidcarryoutsomeincredible featsinthebackcountry, including rescuingawomanwho survived20minutesburiedby an avalanche,usingadrone tofindamanwhowaslostina canyon,andthe first-ever useofa motionsensorcameratoalerttheteamtoanout-ofboundsskierindangerousterrain.
Themountainsandtrailsdid remindustheycanbe deadly.InApril,aNorth Vancouver schoolworkerwaskilled inamountainbikecrashinCypressProvincialPark.And twopeoplediedin LynnCanyon–onewhodrownedafter goingover TwinFallsinJulyandanotherwhofellfromacliff beyondthe safetyfence–leading to pleasfromlocal rescuersforvisitorsto“makegooddecisions.”
ElsewhereontheNorthShore,Metro Vancouvermade bigimprovementstotheGrouseGrind,includinginstalling AEDsonthetrail,andGrouseMountainResortopened a newgondolacapableofmoving1,000peopleperhourup
anddownthemountain.
Businessandeconomy
Afteryearsofdouble-digitgrowth,commercialandlight industriallandassessments remained flatatthestartof 2024butbusinessanxiety wasspiking,theNorth Vancouver Chamber reported,withlandlordspassingthegrowingtax billsontobusinessowners who could not affordthem.The chambercalledforanoverhaulinthe way commercialpropertiesareassessedtoprotectsmallbusiness.
TheNorthShore’sbiggestemployerhadperhapstheir
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biggestyear.Seaspanlaunchedanoffshoreoceanographic sciencevesselandajointsupplyship,whichnow holdsthe record for thelongestnavalshipever built inCanada.The companywasalsoawarded $500 million innewcontracts for designand pre-constructionworkon sixmoreCoast Guard vessels.
TheCityofNorth Vancouvercouncilvotedto banany newcurrencyexchanges,whichmostly serveIranian immigrants,toopenatstreetlevelaftercouncil members worriedtheproliferationofthemwas robbing thecityof streetappeal.
The PremierandNaturalResources MinsterJonathan WilkinsonannouncedinNorth Vancouvera$900-milion hydrogengateway–threenewclean hydrogen production facilitiesand18fuellingstationsinB.C.andAlbertaintended tosetupa reliablelocalsupplychainforthe zero-emission fuel.
And,twoyearsafteranattemptto setupanew business improvementassociationinCentralLonsdalewentnowhere, anewgroupofentrepreneursgotcouncilapprovaland some grantmoneytobeginsettingupanewBIA.
Indigenousnations
TheSkwxwú7meshÚxwumixw(SquamishNation) publishedthe resultsoftheir first-evercensus,whichdelved into housing,employment, health,education,culture, languageandexperiencesofracismwithinthecommunity Amongits findings:onlyeight percentofmembers reported beingsomewhat fluent inSḵwxwú7meshSníchim(Squamish Language) but 98 percentsaiditisworth saving,withthe majority‘stronglyagreeing’thatthelanguage shouldbe taughtinschools.
Thenationalsoopenedtsíptspi7lhkn–whichtranslates tovoicesofthenest–aSníchimimmersion programfor babiesandtoddlersto beginlearningtheirlanguagein a homelikesetting.
SquamishjournalistKwetásel’wet(Stephanie Wood) researchedandwrote Tiná7chttitemíxw (We ComeFrom ThisLand),acollectionofthenation’shistory, including theircreationstories,life beforeEuropeancontact, struggles underand resistancetocolonialism,and progressbeing madeintheeraof reconciliation.
səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-WaututhNation)membersgrewtheir Ćećǝwǝtlelǝm HelpingHousegarden fromafew planter boxestoasmall-scalefarmwith hydroponicgrowing, a smokehousefor fish andachickencoop. More than60familiesonthe reservelandcometocollect healthy foodsthere andotherscomefromoff reserve.
Astudy betweenthe Tsleil-WaututhandUBCused archeological records andIndigenousoral historiestopiece together diets thenourished peoplelivingontheinlet before settersarrivedandindustrialization drastically reduced the healthiestandmostabundantfoodsources– salmon,forage fish,shellfish and marine birds.
WhenitwasannouncedinAprilthatthe TransMountain Pipelineexpansionwouldsoon be online,thenation’s Sacred TrustInitiative,which had longfoughtagainstthe project,saiditwasa blow toyearsof progressthey’dmade in restoringtheenvironmentonBurrardInlet.
InSeptember,theprovince put up$4.8milliontocontinuea project betweentheDistrictofNorth Vancouver andthe Tsleil-Waututhto restorethe shorelineatWhey-ahWichen/Cates Park,anancestralvillage site.
AwreckedLamborghiniHuracan restsinthe ditchalong the Trans CanadaHighway in West Vancouveron March 25 WEST VANCOUVER POLICEDEPARTMENT
North Shorehockey players writing huge headlines in NHL
Transportation Astrikeby180transit supervisorsworkingforCoast MountainBusCompanyparalyzed TransLink’ssystemfor48hours inJanuary. Atissueinthedispute werewagesandworkloads.
Aftermorethanayearof construction, TransLinkwelcomedpassengerstothe newand improvedPhibbsExchangebus loopinMay.
TheMinistryof Transportation andInfrastructure released a reportlookingintotheeffectivenessofthe$200-millionLower LynnImprovementProject on Highway1.Itfoundmixed results, withfastercommutetimesdown theCutinthemorningsbutminimalimprovementinthenotorious afternoonrush.Thenumberof collisionsonthecorridorfellby morethanhalf,thestudyfound.
Aministryproposalto convert theexistingeastboundlane of MainStreet reservedforpeople headingforDollartonHighwayto asharedlanefordriversheaded totheIronworkersblewupand
localoppositionboiledoverjustas theOct.19electionapproached. Theministry optedtohitpause ontheprojectsubjecttofuture consultation.
District of North Vancouncil brieflyconsideredand roundly rejectedaplanthatwouldsee oneofthenorthboundlanesof MountainHighwayeliminatedwith theextraspacegivenovertoleftturnlanes,curbextensionsand a bicyclepath.
Thedistrictdidgoahead with a plantoinstallaconcretebarrier alongsectionsofMountSeymour Parkwaytogivepeopleonbikes somecomfortableseparationfrom vehicletraffic.Theprojectfaced a petitionfrom residentscallingfor ittobe removed,butcyclistssaid it wentalong way tomakingtheir commutesafer.
Atechnicalstudylookingat optionsforaneventual replacementoftheIronworkers with a rapidtransitlinecouldattract upwardsof120,000dailytransit usersperday, removing50,000 vehiclesfromthe road.
TheBCNDPpromised,if
elected,theprovincewould prioritizefundingforaMetrotownto-ParkRoyalbusrapidtransit line.
Talkofthetown
Sometimes,astandalonenews storypromptsanoutsizedamount ofpublicdiscussion.Hereare someofourfavourites.
InMarch,a13-year-old
somehowcameintopossessionofthekeystoa$300,000 Lamborghinihisfatherwasin theprocessofbuying.Thekiddo tookthesupercarforajoyride andwroteitoff,crashingintothe ditchonHighway1.Policeweren’t exactlyclearonwhytheminor wasn’tbeingchargedwiththeft, buthedidfacechargesunder theMotor VehicleAct,including
speeding,drivingwithoutdue care,failureto remainatthescene ofacollision,anddrivingwithno driver’slicence.
ThreeNorthShoreNHLers produceda disproportionateamount oftalkintheworldof hockey. Florida PantherSamReinhart scorethegame-winninggoalin Game7oftheStanleyCup finals overtheEdmontonOilers. Macklin Celebriniwas drafted firstoverall bytheSanJoseSharks.And ConnorBedard wastheeasy pick fortheNHL’s rookieoftheyear. Keepyerstickontheice, boys.
InAugust,aguerrilla documentariansatwithacoffeeoutsidethe EndoftheLinestorein Lynn Valley and filmed 41 driversfailingto stopatanyofthethreestopsigns attheintersectionin45 minutes. Thediscussionit promptedledto moreenforcementbytheRCMP. Andafter12yearsof being largelyabandonedandneglected, the roofattheformerHamilton HighSchool/LucasCentre collapsed,leadingto questions abouttheNorth VancouverSchool District’s handlingofthe property.
MacklinCelebrini getshighfivesfromthe Sharksbenchafterscoringhis firstgoalinprofessionalhockey Oct. 10in SanJose, Calif. @NHLPA /X
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Aweekly glimpseintoNorth Shore’spastfromMONOVA: Museum of NorthVancouver
MysteryLakeonMount Seymour
FIRFUN
StudentsbringChristmasspiritto Edgemontwithtreedecorations
ANDY PREST
aprest@nsnews.com Christmasspiritis runninghighinNorth Vancouver’sEdgemont Villageagainthisyear thankstosomecrafty studentsandthelocal communityassociation.
Photo:NVMA,F248
Just southofMystery Peak on MountSeymour lies MysteryLake. Notsomuchofa mysteryfor these skatersinthe 1940s,whose footwork hasbeen captured in theEnqvist family photocollection.
Harold EnqvistSr. is knownfor building thefirst skirun on themountainand beinga part of thefounding ofthe MountSeymour SkiClubin1936.
TodayMystery Lake is more knownfor swimming andhikinginthe summermonths. Exploremoreofthe North Shoremountains in ourMONOVAexhibit:Found in theMountains!
Visitmonova.ca formoreinformation aboutthehistoryofthe NorthShore andtolearn aboutMONOVA: MuseumofNorthVancouver,nowopenat115WestEsplanadeinTheShipyards.MONOVA:ArchivesofNorth Vancouverislocatedat3203InstituteRoadinLynnValley.Contact:archives@monova.ca
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FOUNDINTHE MOUNTAINS
OnDec.5theEdgemont CommunityAssociation helditssecondannual Christmastreeevent,placingtreesatthefourmajor intersectionsinthevillage andinvitingelementary studentsfromlocalschoolstodothe decorating.
StudentsfromHighlands,Cleveland and CanyonHeightselementaries walked to thevillage,bringing with themdecorations theyhadbeenmakingforthepast month. MontroyalElementarystudentshad a conflictandcouldn’tattend,but sent their decorationsalongtohelpbrightenthe village.
“Theingenuityofthe studentsincreating the decorationsisatreattosee,”said
communityassociation member Susan Hyam.“Theirprideandpleasureinseeing theirhandiworkbeingadmiredbypassersby is ajoytoobserve….Thekidsare ‘takingpossession’oftheirvillage.Santa mustbeverypleased.”
BlueShore Financialprovided a donationtopayfortheChristmastrees, while theDistrictofNorth Vancouversupplied a granttocoverother costs.
Thefourtreeswillbeondisplayuntil Dec.28.
Attheholidayseasonourthoughtsturngratefullytothose who have madeoursuccesspossible.Itisinthisspiritthatwesay: Thankyou forover 44 years of loyalsupport. Best wishes fortheholidaysand ahappy &healthynewyear!
StudentsshowtheirChristmasspirit by decoratingtrees withtheir own artisticcreationsin Edgemont Village Dec. 5. EDGEMONT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
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You’llbethelifeoftheparty, lightinguptheatmosphere andgettingeveryoneinthe moodtocelebrate.Besmart onyourlate-nightadventures;
don’tgetbehindthewheel afterindulgingincertain vices.
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec.21
Nowisn’tthebesttime tooverspend,butyour generositywillwarmhearts, eventhoseofstrangers.You’ll alsospoilyourself abit.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan.19
Partiesandgatheringswill beyourplaygroundbecause you’llfeeltheneedtomove, danceand relax. You’ll comeupwithcreativeideas andstimulatinggamesto geteveryoneinvolvedand participatinginthefestivities.
AQUARIUS Jan.20-Feb.18
Avoidstayinguptoolate soyoudon’tspoilyour enjoymentofthefestivities. Taketimetocatchuponyour sleeporgetridof anastycold orflubug.
PISCES Feb. 19-March20
Prepareforunexpectedvisits thatmight requireextra effortandplanning. You’llbe fullycommittedtomakingit amemorabletimeforyour lovedones.Remembertotake careofyourselftoo!
HOWTOPLAY:
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Joinus forthe North Shore’sinaugural
newcomer EXPO
THEPIPESHOP
Saturday, January25th,2025•12pm –3:30pm
We areexcited to inviteyou to joinus forthe first annual NewcomerExpo, connectingnewcomersto Northand West Vancouverwitheach other,local businesses,serviceproviders,and community organizations.
VISITBOOTHSINCLUDING:
88West Realty | Academy of LearningCareer College | Amie FamilyCare | BCSearchand Rescue | Canada West Immigration
Capilano Community ServicesSociety | FamilyServices NorthShore | KimiaSocialArtsSociety | Lonsdaleand3rdPharmacy NDPMLABowinnMa/NDPMLA SusieChant | NorthShoreMitsubishi | North VancouverCityLibrary | PaxLaw SaveOn Foods | Soroptimist“BestWomen” North ShoreDivision | West Vancouver Community Centres
MCCORMICK,JaniceL. August2,1951 −December29,2018
Inlovingmemoryof abeautifulsoul and spirit. Alwaysmissedbyfamilyand friends.
FEARNCOMBE,GordF. November 30,1938 −December 05,2024
Gordpassedawaypeacefullyatage86, surroundedbyhislovingfamily. He was bornin Galt, Ontario,andlivedinTorontountilhismid−20s whenhewastransferredtoVancouver.
He issurvivedbyhiswifeDorothy,histwosons Brianand David,histhreegrandchildrenGeorgia, RowanandMattias,andhisstepchildrenJeffrey andLeanne.
Gordwasblessedwithhisgroupofloyalfriendsin the"CrossroadsClub"inOntario.Theywere alwaysthereforeachother,particularlyWes Snowden,whohasalwaysbeenthemostloyal andcaringfriend.
Thefamilywishtoextendtheirgratitudetothestaff intheemergencydepartmentandthepalliative teamatLionsGatefortheirexcellent careofGord.
Hewillbedeeplymissedbyhisfamilyand friends.A serviceofremembrancewillbeheldat alaterdate.
Calloremailtoplaceyourad, MondaythroughFriday8:30amto4:30pm 604-653-7851 nmather@glaciermedia.ca Bookyouradonlineanytimeat nsnews.adperfect.com
May7,1938- November9,2024
JimMacDonaldwasborninOceanFalls, B.C. He grew upinpost-Depression remotecoastalBC towns(OceanFalls, Tahsis,PortMellon).
Inthesummer of1954Jimgot ajobmarking the boardforthe VancouverStock Exchange. Ayear laterhestartedatHall Securities’trading department.Jimworkedinthe stock marketuntil heretired in1998. His interestin miningstocksled toprospectingandclaims-stakingtripsthroughout BC.
JimandCarol(Miller) metwhileskiingonHollyburn Mountainin West Vancouverand married in 1960. In 1968theymovedto West Vancouverwhere theyraisedtheirdaughters.
In1976hepurchasedtheMacDonaldfamilyfarm onPender Island.Thehomewasbuiltin1894by hisgreat-grandfather. Summersandweekends werespentatthefarm.
AfterJim retiredtheybuilttheirlovelyhome on SouthPenderIsland.Duringhis retirementJim continuedtoenjoywoodworking,prospecting,and golfing.
Hehadthreedaughters:Colleen(Paul),Bonnie, and Everest(Ben),grandchildren:Jojo,Steel, Sydney,Sóleyand Waylon.Jimwaspredeceased by hisbrother Terry(Jacquie),andsurvivedby brothersDonandCam(Sharon). Jimwasalwaysthereforfamilyandfriendsandis rememberedforhisconsistentinterest,kindwords andthoughtfuladvice.Hisbrilliantmindand outstandingmemory made him agreat conversationalistandengagingstory-teller. Foremost,Jimmadethemostoutofeachday.He led arichlifeandno matterwhathe wasinvolved n, it hadhisundividedattention.Hiswasan exemplarylife,livedtothefullest.
TOTZAUER,FranzXaver October31,1937 −December09,2024
ItiswithgreatsadnessthatweannounceFranz Totzauer’spassingonDecember9,2024, surroundedbyhisfamily,atBurnabyHospital. FranzwasbornOctober31, 1937,inTheusing, Germany.Afterthewar,borderschanged,andhis familywasforcedtorelocatetoIllerberg(Ulm), Bavaria.Hestartedhisapprenticeshipas abakerin Ulm,thenlaterinLucerne,Switzerland,asa journeymanbaker.
Throughhisfather,hewasinspiredbythesea.At age20,hejoinedtheGermanmerchantnavyasa bakerandlateras achefandtravelledtheworld. HevisitedVancouversixtimesontheshipbefore decidingtoimmigratetoVancouver,Canada,in 1963.Here,hemethisfirstwife,Gisela,andthey hadtwochildren,RolandandSabina.Thefamily settledinLynnValley,NorthVancouver,wherehe stayedfor49years.
Hewasalso adedicatedbusinessmanandowned twobakerieswithhisbusinesspartnersin VancouverandPrinceGeorge.Throughlife’s circumstances,hefoundhimselfaloneagainand thenmetHeidiintheAlpenclub,whowasto becomehissecondwifein 1981. They travelled, workedandenjoyedsportstogether.
Hislovefortheseaneverlefthim,soheboughta charterboatandlovedhisfishing.Otherpassions includedhunting,hiking,andskiingWhistler/ Blackcombandlater,GrouseMountain. HelovedhislifeatSetonVillaRetirementHome andsaidoften,"Iamonholidayeveryday."He lookedforwardtohisSaturdaymorninghappy hourwithhisfriendsHassanandFrank.Enjoyment wasalsotobehadeachTuesdaywithdancing upstairs.
Hewillbedearlymissedbyhiswife,Heidi;children Roland(Jessica)andSabina(Terry);and grandchildrenRudiger,Tanja(Reid)andMarcus. Wewouldliketothankthedoctorsandnursesfor theircareandsupportatBurnabyHospital. SpecialthankstohisfriendHassanBani−Sadrfor hishelpandsupportduringthisdifficulttime.
MacDONALD,JamesMichael
SHORT,Judy
December26,1945 −May26,2024
Wearedeeplysaddenedtoannouncethedeath ofourbelovedmother,grandmotherandsister, Judy.ShepassedawayattheLGHNorthShore Hospiceattheageof78as aresultof atragicfall.
Judywas along−termresidentofNorth Vancouver,arrivingfromSaskatooninthemid− 1960s,alwaysclaimingshelivedherein"God’s Country."
Themajorityofherworkinglifewasspentinthe DistrictofNorthVancouver(1975−2008),where shedevelopedmanyofherfriendships.
JudyissurvivedbyhersonJames(Jimmy),her sonJeff,hiswifeJana,andtheirchildrenKessler andGracey,hersisterJaniceKrallischandbrother −in−lawSven.
Judy’smemorywilllive oninourheartsandminds andofthosewhoknewandlovedher.Wealready missherterriblyandaregratefulforthe timewe hadtogether.
ItwasJudy’swishtobecremated,butto not hold afuneralormemorialserviceforher.
Herasheswillbeburiedinthefamily plotatWoodlawnCemeteryinher hometownofSaskatoon.
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BOXING DAY
CoastMountain FilmFestival
www.coastmountainfilmfest.com
Joinusincelebrating local filmmakers as theyshowcase theirwork tohometown audiences
ThesecondannualCoastMountainFilm Festival willplayhostto more than20films,many of whichhave aNorthShoreconnection.
While manyofthesefilmshave been screenedat prestigious festivalsaround theworld,thisevent offersourfilmmakers achance tocelebrate their workwiththecommunity in whichitwas made. Reserveyour ticketsbefore they’regone.
BIGMOUNTAINNIGHT
SATURDAY, FEB 8•4:00PM ENVIROMATINEE
An intimateopportunity to meetfilmmakers who calltheNorth Shorehomeandcelebratetheir workalongsidetheircastandcrews.
• TheThird Person(Comedy)
•Chat4U (Comedy)
•DearMay(Dramaw/Animation)
• Jackie’sHaven (Dramaw/Animation)
• MilkLoser (Comedy)
•Tumbleweed(Comedy)
•Gaby(Documentary)
www.coastmountainfilmfest.com 604.984.4484
FRIDAY, FEB 7•7:30PM ADVENTURENIGHT
BritishPacificProperties presentsourfirstever BigMountainnight! Inadditiontoshowing, THEHARVEST,alocalskifilmshotlargleyin Whistler’sbackcountry,youreveningwillinclude ascreeningofCALMBENEATHCASTLES,an awe-inspiringskimovie thatdelvesinto the heart,soul,andmindofskiersdrivenbyan insatiable thirstforadventureand discovery.
• CalmBeneathCastles
•TheHarvest
•PrizeGiveawaysfromNorthShoreSki andBoardand VancouverIslandBrewing
www.coastmountainfilmfest.com 604.984.4484
SATURDAY, FEB 8•7:30PM
Inadditionto ashortfilmshowcasingathletes exploring theSeatoSky region’soutdoors,our featurefilm,CIRCLEOF MADNESS,features starathletes MarkusEder(ski) &VictordeLe Rue(snowboard)returningonemoretimeto the legendaryspinewallsofHaines,Alaska.Inthe placewhereextremefree-riding movies were born,standingon theshouldersof theirpeers, their friendship willhelp them pushitto thenext level.
•CircleofMadness
•SkookumchuckNarrows:Surf &Kayak theTidalRapidswithDylanGraves
•PrizeGiveaways
www.coastmountainfilmfest.com 604.984.4484
SUNDAY, FEB 9•4:00PM
Pacific Salmon Foundation presents several short films, shotlocally,that encourageus tothink moredeeply aboutwhatwe can do at theindividuallevel to protectour forests, createawarenessaboutwaste andthink more critically aboutourdaily choices. Follow surfers, mountainbikers andfisherman as theyshare their personaljourneys in creating abetter world forthe nextgeneration.
• TheSquamishPoacher
•Emerald Edge
•Revolutions: AFilmonBike Waste
•BeyondtheGreen Veil
www.coastmountainfilmfest.com 604.984.4484
ENDURANCENIGHT
SUNDAY, FEB 9•7:30PM
Endurance Nightdelvesinto feats of absolute courage, testing thelimitsorwhatourbodies and mindscanachieve. Whether itispushing tocomplete 15 GrouseGrindsinoneday,or grapplingwithblindness whilebackcountry skiing,this evening willprovideinsightinto how we overcome thechallengeswe setfor ourselves. Ourfeature,FEELITALL, chronicles professional skierDrew Petersen’s journey from thedepthsofdepressiontofindingpurpose through running theLeadville ultramarathon.
• Feelit All
•SnowBlind
•Fifteen: AMultiGrouse GrindStory
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