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Aboriginal graduation rates rise in North Van school district Local educators are incorporating First Nations history into the instruction to encourage aboriginal students with their studies MARIA SPITALE-LEISK S tA f f R e p o Rt e R

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he North Vancouver School District is ahead of the provincial curve when it comes to aboriginal graduation rates, but, according to numbers in a recent superintendent’s report on academic achievement, still needs to work on helping those students graduate high school within six years.

Last June, 28 out of 30 NVSD aboriginal students (93 per cent) received their Dogwood diploma — which increased the graduation rate by 13 per cent from the previous school year.

That’s compared to the provincial numbers for aboriginal students who received a Dogwood diploma last year — 3,081 out of 6,026 students, or 51 per cent.

However, the six-year high school completion rate for aboriginal students (those who graduate within six years of starting Grade 8) has decreased in North Van — going from 61 per cent in 2012 to 50 per cent this year.

That said, the NVSD has made significant inroads in aboriginal education in the past decade. In the year 2000, the six-year graduation rate was a dismal 18 per cent.

“We are making better results, but we still have a long way to go,” said NVSD aboriginal education administrator Tsnomot “Brad” Baker.

First of all, when comparing the statistics, it’s important to take into consideration the aboriginal student cohort in North Van is relatively small in number, notes Baker. continued, PAGE 8

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avid Boyer has travelled along Indian River Drive an infinite number of times in his 70-plus years on this earth.

He’s memorized every sharp curve on this remote, coniferous tree-lined road that leads him home to a beachfront community in Indian Arm called Woodlands.

Boyer first visited Indian Arm when he was six months old. In the 1940s it was where his grandparents lived.

“Back then, this was a gravel road,” says Boyer, walking alongside the narrow two-lane road on a frigid December morning.

While Boyer grew up in West Van, he returned to Indian Arm in the 1970s to raise his family. David Jr. came along in 1974 — a loving, gentle soul, describes his dad of his only son.

Dave, as he was affectionately known to family and friends, had an affinity for the outdoors. He would often step outside his childhood home, which was enveloped by the forest, and set off to David Boyer reflects on a recent tragedy, the death of camp out somewhere in that boundless his son, as he walks along Indian River Drive near his backyard. home. Submitted photo “He was most happy in the trails,” recalls Boyer.

One of Dave’s dreams in life was to map out hiking trails on the mountain ridges that rise thousands of metres above Indian Arm. Plastered on his bedroom walls were topographical maps of the eastern Seymour area, to serve as motivation.

After high school, Dave studied forestry at UBC. Around the same time, he became an avid cyclist and triathlete. Life was good.

Prior to the 1990s, Indian Arm offered a slice of solitude. The residents’ drinking supply still came from a nearby creek and was dispersed through a community water system.

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For Boyer, a small stretch of this road had caused him worry in recent years. In its current configuration, half a kilometre of the popular Baden Powell Trail moves out of the forest and onto Indian River Drive, where hikers and motorists have reported near misses.

The dad also had other troubling things on his mind. Years ago there had been a serious car accident involving his son.

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In the entire school district, out of 15,125 total students, 650 are of aboriginal ancestry.

After signing a provincial Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement two years ago, NVSD educators have set goals to improve aboriginal academic success rates. Creating a sense of belonging and presence for aboriginal students is one of the main objectives.

“I think some of it has changed, where our programs we offer our students have more direct service to our aboriginal students,” said Baker.

He gives the example of how two novels, Monkey Beach and Three Day Road, both penned by Canadian aboriginal authors, have been added to the English syllabus.

“We want our aboriginal students to see themselves in the curriculum, to open the book and see an aboriginal person,” said Baker.

He is hoping those curriculum changes will go a long way in improving Grade 10 literacy rates for aboriginal students, which is an area of particular concern for NVSD educators.

The 2013 target was to get 60 per cent of aboriginal students to a C-plus standing or better in English 10.

The results remain worrisome, as the 2011 baseline of 46 per cent has been followed up with decreased English 10 results in the past two years, 33 and 35 per cent, respectively.

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Teachers are trying to create a tangible connection to First Nations culture by inviting Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh members to come into the classroom and show the students some authentic resources.

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history, as well. The recent Truth and Reconciliation events, which shed a light on the troublesome residential school era, said Baker, has helped teachers have a better understanding of those painful experiences.

Throughout the province, First Nations families, recalling that history, still struggle with their perception of the public education system.

“And that’s where I believe the shared history needs to be recognized,” says Baker. “It’s a reality for our families, it cannot be brushed off that it happened.”

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Baker said, despite a greater stigma attached to aboriginal students when he was in school over 20 years now, he managed to stay on track and achieve good grades. “I wanted to do proud for my dad, to see there was a good side to school,” says Baker. “Obviously, it will never change the history.”

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he West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce wrapped up the year with two major events that marked another season of successful business on the North Shore. First up, it was the Under 40s event at Lynn Valley’s Brown’s restaurant where guests got a chance to sip and sample from the menu while hearing from keynote speaker/owner Derek Archer. Next, it was time to celebrate the holidays with the annual Christmas dinner gala. Held at Capilano Golf and Country Club, it is an event members look forward to all year as a stunning spread and auction items were offered in support of the organization.

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1 Browns’ own C.J. Kerr, left, Liz Campomar and keynote speaker Derek Archer at the Under 40s event. 2 Glam girls! Lawyer Nicole Garton, left, and West Vancouver councillor Mary Ann Booth look over the silent auction items before the Christmas dinner begins. 3 Taking in the action at the Under 40s mingler are real estate pro Jesse Dean Cook, left, West Van Chamber president Jason Black and Duncan Joseph. 4 Chamber secretary Megan Sewell, left, joins one of the newest directors, Kristy Gill, at the Under 40s mixer event. 5 Outlook publisher Heather McKie and husband Michael are among the VIPs at the Christmas gala. 6 West Vancouver school superintendent Chris Kennedy is welcomed by chamber executive director Leagh Gabriel at the Christmas gala.

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s a m t s i r Ch s e i b ba Do you think being born on December 25th is a downer? These holiday birthday boys disagree

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n a chilly Christmas Day 74 years ago, a doctor travelled by horse and buggy to a village outside Mont-Joli, Quebec to deliver a baby boy.

He wrapped tiny William Stanley up tightly and placed him under the tree for his family to admire.

A Christmas baby was born.

“My brothers must have thought I came from Santa,” laughs William “Bill” Stanley, now a long-time West Vancouver resident.

Growing up his mother put extra effort into making sure his birthday was celebrated amidst the cheer of Christmastime.

For young Bill, she handed out plum pudding decorated with holly and a big candle in the middle as everyone sang Happy Birthday.

Most of the time, Stanley says his family made sure to give him two gifts — one for his birthday and the other for the holidays.

After a few years, however, his mother wanted her son to have his own special day, one not overpowered by St. Nicholas and presents under the tree.

So the family celebrated his birthday on the 24th of May, the day of Queen Victoria’s spring birth.

“But this only lasted a few years,” Stanley tells The Outlook. “Then I was back to having my birthday on Christmas Day.” Now a senior layman local officer with the Salvation Army in North Van, he still celebrates his birthday on Christmas Day. For the last 20 years, he has opened his birthday presents with his family after eating dinner and dessert.

“Oh, how awful it must be to be born on Christmas Day!” are the words of pity Stanley is used to hearing when someone discovers his birthday lands on the most prominent holiday of the year.

But Stanley is much more cheery.

“No,” he says resolutely, “I wouldn’t change my birthday even if I could.”

As carollers gather to sing Silent Night on Christmas Day, Andrew Lukonin made his family’s evening anything but.

He was born in Moscow, Russia 20 minutes after noon on the most festive day of the year in 1989.

“No one is ever free on Christmas and nothing is open,” says Lukonin, who now lives in North Van, of his overshadowed birthday plans.

“Who remembers my birthday? The good friends do.”

And, of course, his family.

But Lukonin isn’t resentful. Like Stanley, he wouldn’t change the date even if he could.

A mellow guy who works as a souschef, he isn’t an attention seeker anyway.

He’s comforted by a list of famous people sharing his “birthday burden,” including celebrities, entrepreneurs and scientists.

Science genius Sir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in Lincolnshire, England; Actor Humphrey Bogart in 1899 in New York, Margaritaville’s Jimmy Buffett in 1946 in Mississippi; and Conrad Hilton, the patriarch of the Hilton clan, in 1887 in New Mexico. And Christmas Day, of course, celebrates the birth of Jesus around 2,000 years ago.

Like many of these prominent people, Lukonin’s family gathers every Christmas to celebrate two important events.

“We sing Happy Birthday and my mom makes a honey cake — that’s the only thing I request. Then we go back to Christmassy stuff afterwards,” he says.

Rather than friends and family forgetting his birthday, Lukonin usually benefits with one larger present.

“This year I’m shooting for a snowboard but I’m not expecting anything,” he says with a grin. “I’m not much for presents.”

It’s not only Christmas Day babies who are overshadowed with all the tinseled fuss.

In the hustle of the holidays, Outlook’s creative services manager, Doug Aylsworth, is used to coworkers forgetting about his birthday on December 28th.

“They were going to give me my birthday card in January but they lost it. I didn’t get it until after my birthday the next year and only three people signed it,” he recalls.

It’s tough having a birthday that lands in the middle of Christmas and New Year’s Eve. “Everyone is so busy then,” laughs Aylsworth, who was born at Lions Gate Hospital.

Friends sometimes say “I gave you a Christmas present and this is part of it” when handing over a ill-timed birthday gift.

But, as with the others born on Christmas Day, he wouldn’t change the date.

“I’m used to it. It’s always been that way.”

‘Tis The season - North Van’s Andrew Lukonin was born on Christmas Day, 1989.

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Born on Christmas Day Sir Isaac Newton, science and math genius; born in 1642, Lincolnshire, England Humphrey Bogart, actor; born in 1899, New York Jimmy Buffett, singersongwriter; born in 1949, Mississippi Conrad Hilton, patriarch of the Hilton clan; born in 1887 in New Mexico Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross; born in 1821 in Massachusetts

Bill Stanley, a West Van resident and avid fisherman, was born on Christmas Day 74 years ago. Submitted photo

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mEmoRIES! mEmoRIES! - Colin Dobson (above) looks over a copy of the North Shore Citizen from 1963 which pictured him receiving the trophy as captain of the North Shore Mountaineers who defeated the North Shore high school all-stars in the first annual Citizen Charity Classic basketball game. Len Corben photo

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hristmas traditions include beautifully decorated trees, nativity scenes with Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, stockings hung by the chimney, cookies and juice left for Santa Claus, the building of gingerbread houses…

On the North Shore, a little different Christmastime tradition began on Dec. 27, 1963 – 50 years ago this week – and lasted through the 1960s. It was called the Citizen Charity Classic, an annual high school basketball all-star extravaganza.

For the six Christmases between 1964 and 1969, the event pitted lencorben@yahoo.ca senior boys stars from schools north of the Upper Levels versus those from schools below the highway (1964-66) and later those representing eastern schools against west-side bastions of learning (1967-69).

Since cheerleaders’ dance routines to music were becoming popular on the North Shore in the early 1960s, girls from three schools performed at the 1964 event and it became a spirited competition in 1965 and each year thereafter with half a dozen schools vying for the approval of the overflow crowd and marks from the judges in quest for the first-place trophy. Delbrook (three times), Carson Graham and North Vancouver were winners.

A game between the top two schools at the season-opening North Shore junior boys’ basketball jamboree was added as a preliminary contest in 1966 through 1969. Delbrook (twice), Windsor and North Vancouver won those.

All of the proceeds each year were donated to the non-profit North and West Vancouver Association for Retarded Children which was founded in 1956 by a small group of local parents who had children with disabilities. (The name changed in the 1970s to the North Shore Association for the Mentally Handicapped and by 2008 to the North Shore ConneXions Society.)

The 1963 game raised $70 for the Association which doesn’t seem like much today but, remember, that was half a century ago.

Over the years, some of the great names in the history of high school basketball here played in the Classic, some going on to long coaching careers. The list is almost endless: Bob Molinski, Dave Rice, Phil Langley, Glen Carter, Ken Kern, Mike Dowty, Bill Ruby, John Hart, Ed Richmond, Bob Lidgate, Jim Kardash, Danny McCarrell, Ken Martin, Russ Black, Deryck Rustermeyer, Mike Klasen, Bob Ley, Dave Baker, Rob Morley, Jack Hoy, Vern Porter, Tom Allison, Greg Warkentin...

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A sparkling resolution

Kurtis Kolt teams up with City Market

Some New Year’s resolutions are easier to keep than others

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erhaps there’s a common thought out there that there’s a ubiquity or sense of cliché with toasting New Year’s Eve with sparkling wine.

You know, I almost wish it was that common, because it can be such a fantastic, versatile and kurtis@kurtiskolt.com food-friendly style of wine.

When I was running restaurants, we always upped our stock of sparkling towards the end of December, and after conversations with a bunch of colleagues - I know that still to be the case.

The thing is, while there’s usually plenty of cases on hand, more often than not there’s barely a dent in that stock come the wee hours of January first.

When bringing up with non-wine trade friends why they don’t drink sparkling more often, the response usually entails something to the effect of it being more of a ‘special occasion’ thing. My thought is that, sure, sparklings can absolutely add an extra splash of cheer or whimsy to a special occasion, but last time I checked – there’s no rule against enjoying a glass or two of the good stuff on an idle Wednesday in January as well.

Let’s make a resolution to drink more bubble in 2014. You can begin with it being your beverage of choice as the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve. Here are three suggestions, all of them done in the ‘traditional method’ a la Champagne, to get you started down the right path.

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Blue Mountain ‘Gold Label’ Brut | Okanagan Falls, BC | $25+ Private Wine Stores/WineryDirect Long established as the winery making some of the best bubbly in British Columbia, the Mavety family’s ‘Gold Label’ is composed of estate grown, hand-harvested Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. After harvest and the second fermentation in the bottle, the wine sits on the spent yeast lees for 24 months, resulting in some charming brioche-y aromas, which then get slathered with orange marmalade and fresh lime. The value here is incredible.

Lanson Black Label Brut | Champagne, France $64.99 | BC Liquor Stores This is the real deal from Champagne, offering the toasty nose, crisp minerality and vibrant citrus character one would expect. The classic blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier is super-fragrant and reminiscent of those first few moments peeling a Mandarin orange around the holidays. While the wine is dry, there is a juicy component to it too, making it all the more welcome at your dinner table.

As always, if you’re having trouble finding something or just want to say hi, find me via KurtisKolt.com or on Twitter @KurtisKolt.

Just in time for the holidays, Outlook wine columnist Kurtis Kolt is hunting the aisles of Loblaw’s City Market in North Vancouver in search of the perfect pairings to go along with his weekly wine picks.

Now, let’s get pairing: As I alluded to in my column, one of my favourite things about sparkling wine is how food-friendly it can be. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a heck of a lot of fun and quite enjoyable to drink the stuff on its own, but there are also many ways to play around with it as a pairing, whether you’re entertaining or having a quiet dinner for two. Why, something as simple as the PC Black Label Cream of Asparagus Soup with a little crusty baguette on the side would be served well alongside the Blue Mountain ‘Gold Label’ Brut.

First off, the brioche/baked bread aroma of the wine would call out to the baguette, where the clean, citrus notes and fresh acidity of the wine would work like a charm to contrast the soup’s creamy richness.

Though it’s a dry wine, I do find a bright sweetness in some of the Antech Cremant de Limoux’s flavours, so a richer dish that may just have a little heat or spice (but not too much), could certainly balance things out. Perhaps some chicken thighs done with Sharwood’s Butter Chicken Indian Cooking Sauce could fit the bill here. Don’t want the dish to be too heavy? Serve it with PC Organics Quinoa instead of rice, with perhaps a little Local Garden Fresh Baby Kale salad on the side.

Of course, the possibilities are endless with sparkling. Oysters, creamy cheeses like brie or camembert, fried chicken, popcorn, potato chips, spring rolls, almost anything.

Sparkling wines are always fun, do ensure to have plenty of it once you pop that cork.

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is dressed the part of a hiker in khaki pants, a fleece jacket and a blue cap.

A sunbeam illuminates a colony of low-lying lush ferns in the dense forest. Boyer mentions taking his family south in a few days for their first Christmas without Dave.

“It’s very difficult,” he says.

“You have no idea what it’s like to lose a child.”

He looks forward to the spring, when many volunteers will help clear part of an old skid road and create a meandering trail that will connect the old path with the new one.

A ceremonial opening of the Baden Powell Trail Memorial Connector is being planned for Sept. 26 — Dave’s birthday.

Dave was never assessed for a concussion. Now studies have come out that draw a correlation between concussions and mental illness, says his father, solemnly.

This past February, at the age of 38, Dave succumbed after a 20-year battle with depression.

Ten months later, his family is bridging the gap between grief and healing. They are spearheading the rerouting of that perilous stretch of the Baden Powell Trail at Indian River Drive back into the forest — in memory of Dave.

The estimated $150,000 project involves constructing a 10-metre clear-span walking bridge over Francis Creek, and two small wooden foot bridges. The Boyer family is working with the District of North Vancouver’s parks department on the project, but is fundraising to cover the cost themselves.

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‘Tis The season - West Vancouver students got a special visit from Santa Claus (a.k.a.

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However, the first Citizen Charity Classic in 1963 featured a somewhat different lineup.

The game featured a 12-player North Shore senior boys’ all-star team versus the North Shore Mountaineers of the Inter-City Junior Men’s (under 21) League.

The goal was four-fold: to raise money for the Association, promote the Mountaineers’ team which was in its first year of operation, recognize the top local high school hoops players and provide basketball fans with a game during the holidays in the week between Christmas and New Year’s when there were no games scheduled.

I know all this because it was something Dan Steer and I came up with. I was coaching the Mountaineers and Dan (who was in the lumber business then but had coached senior high school basketball at Delbrook beginning in 1961) handled the team’s business operations.

Junior men’s basketball was big then. The league consisted of teams in Victoria, Port Alberni and four in Greater Vancouver. The daily papers covered the games. There was a Canadian championship (which I had played in with runner-up Vancouver YMCA under legendary coach Lance Hudson in 1962).

During this time and while at UBC, I was writing the Corben’s Corner sports column in the weekly North Shore Citizen newspaper.

The paper was gung-ho to promote and help sponsor the Charity Classic.

Some 300 spectators showed up for that first game held in the North Vancouver Memorial Community Centre gymnasium, a number that swelled to 1,000 in subsequent years in the new North Van High gym (now

Mickey McDougall gym).

There was no preliminary game that first year and no cheerleaders’ competition, so the game was pretty much the whole show, although West Van High’s pep band was there and the halftime intermission featured a gymnastics display.

The Mountaineers had played together for two months and, despite a 2-8 won-lost league record to Christmas, had a little too much experience for the high school team which had practiced together under Delbrook coach Wally Russell only a couple of times.

The Mountaineers won 86-69 despite 15 points by high-schooler Warren Hamill. Terry Macdonald pumped in 20 for the winners while fellow NVHS grads, Colin Atkinson and Colin Dobson, contributed 17 and 16. You may recognize the names of other Mountaineers: Len Slade, Gary MacAdam, Arnie Dunham, John Currie, Steve Hempell, Darrell Stokes and future BC Lion great Lefty Hendrickson.

Dobson, the Mountaineers’ captain who also played two seasons with UBC teams, will be 70 in January but he still plays pick-up basketball every Tuesday night as he’s done now for more than 40 years.

In that long-ago Charity Classic, Dobson fashioned a record for the annual game that was never broken when he tallied 10 of his points from the free throw line, sometimes referred to in the olden days as the charity stripe. Which made the record rather befitting the event, don’t you think?

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L

izz Lindsay hasn’t let retirement slow her down. She is active with the North Shore Disability Resource Centre, chaplain of two legions, member of the Lynn Valley Community Association and bartender, when the need arises.

She is also director of the Sharing Abundance Association, which provides community meals to North Shore residents.

After retiring from her job at Vancouver Community College as an instructor in the school of dental hygiene, she returned to the college as a student, enrolling in the year-long chef training program.

Once finished, she began to look in her community for a way to contribute her new skills.

She didn’t have to wait long before getting a call from the minister at her church, St. Andrew’s United, asking her to help start up a community lunch program.

That lunch program became Sharing Abundance and these days it serves a bowl of soup and a sandwich to about 100 people every Thursday.

Lindsay says the aim is to provide people with the experience of being cared for, of enjoying a lovingly made and presented meal and of sharing it with others who live in the same community.

Diners donate what they can; those who cannot afford to donate are welcome as well.

“I think the secret of the program… is that we don’t discriminate,” says Lindsay. We’re not feeding the poor; we’re not feeding the hungry; we’re not doing a seniors’ program as such, but we

Lizz Lindsay and chef Bette Geddes at North Lonsdale United Church. Submitted photo

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“My dream is that we have these programs in every community so that everybody had a way of walking or getting to a place where they could sit down, share a meal, visit with people and just be cared for,” she says.

Like many volunteers, Lindsay has chosen work that she’s passionate about.

And whether the job takes 40 hours a week or four hours a month, very often the benefits of donating their time is just as great for those who volunteer as for those they are helping.

Seniors on the North Shore who would like to volunteer can contact Volunteer North Shore, which has over 500 volunteer jobs in their database, at 604-985-7138.

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he recent snowy weather offers a timely reminder to seniors of the importance of fall prevention.

“In B.C., we are not good at cleaning sidewalks or streets — and the snow is slippery,” says Vancouver Coastal Health nurse Joya Gamache, who provides home support to seniors.

On inclement weather days, like the one the North Shore experienced last Friday (Dec. 20), Gamache recommends the elderly only travel outside if they absolutely have to.

Falls account for more than half of all injuries resulting in hospitalization — and are the leading cause of injury among B.C. seniors over the age of 65.

An even more sobering statistic reveals that falls cause more than 95 per cent of hip fractures among people aged 65 years and older — 20 per cent of whom will die within a year of their fracture.

But there are many ways to prevent such accidents in seniors. Most importantly, says Gamache, seniors should stay active and not be stubborn when it comes to heeding their doctor’s advice.

“If you are asked to use a walker or a cane, use them because you don’t want to be a statistic,” says Gamache.

Research shows 75 per cent of falls happen in the home. By taking a few extra measures — such as adding a night light in the hallway or having a mobile phone accessible — that risk can be mitigated.

“Wearing appropriate footwear with good heel and ankle support is huge,” says Gamache of another way falls can be prevented.

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Honda’s contemporary on a dying breed 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6 It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time.

Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this.

Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations.

One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling.

In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not replaced with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6.

Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada.

Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),

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If you like the idea that intuitive. The rest of The 4-cylinder equipped the dash is large, with big models come with halogen of a smart looking car cup holder and plenty of headlamps and 17-inch storage areas. that is well equipped alloy wheels. The coupe The steering wheel and powerful, you starts at $26,400, a $2,500 buttons and heat controls premium over the regular might want to move on on the dash use first rate an Accord Coupe. sedan but when the switches and they are sedan is equipped with placed with precision.

Zack Spencer alloy wheels, the price is Drive Another trend almost identical. The EX-L that Honda is bucking, with this Accord is $30,100 for the leather and navi and Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an manual transmission and V6 engine. The inexpensive car but most are very well latest movement is to turbo or superequipped. charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6

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Inside It’s a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small.

Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats.

Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class.

There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials.

One area that could be improved is the

power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. I’m glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiast’s car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylinder models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manual transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel savings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The

V6 uses more at 10.0L/100km in the city and 6.1L on the highway.

Verdict When I started reviewing cars back in the early 1990s, cars like this were common: a mid-sized sedan with a V6 engine and a manual transmission.

I can clearly remember driving a Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima and Accord equipped this way. While most companies are moving away from this design, Honda is sticking with it for now.

Soon Honda will have smaller turbocharged 4-cylinder engines available and this big coupe might too be fitted with something more efficient. If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe V6 before it follows the latest trend.

The Lowdown Power: 2.4L 4-cylinder with 185hp or 3.5L V6 with 278hp Fill-up: 7.8L/5.7L/100km (city/highway 4-cylinder) Sticker price: $26,400-$35,500 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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