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“In this last [two-week] period we had 10 cars broken into,” Almas told a May 24 police board meeting. “Six of them were unlocked.”

The news caused West Van mayor Michael Smith to muse aloud that “maybe the solution is that the department start charging these people who don’t lock their car for the cost of the investigation.

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“What we’re noticing through our crime-mapping program when you actually look at the time period of the last two weeks is it’s clear that there is no pattern to the cars that are being broken into. There’s one dot here and one dot there, spread from east to west,” Lepine told the police board. “It could be a 12-year-old child with no criminal history or a 45-year-old prolific offender that’s stealing. That’s just how wide the pattern is.”

There are currently a dozen suspected prolific offenders from outside West Van operating in the community, Almas said, adding that with only one dedicated police surveillance team, it’s impossible to track them “if you have four or five of them come over in one night.”

Police say their only recourse left to combat the rash of opportunistic thefts is to educate residents to lock their doors and not leave valuables in plain sight. The West Van police plan to launch a public awareness campaign to this affect later this week.

“The criminals we are monitoring come over here and they realize the payoff is really good here,” Almas said. “The value of what they get outweighs the consequences.”

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West Vancouver mayor, police support anti-masked protestor law meeting.

“I’d like to think that maybe the Montreal protests have had some influence on that discussion,” he added, “but it is now being pushed through at what I think is lightning speed through the federal legislation.”

There is already a provision in the Criminal Code which makes concealing one’s identity with the intent to commit a crime a separate offence — most often used TODD COYNE to warrant further jail time for S TA F F R E P O RT E R crimes like armed robbery. Bill est Vancouver’s mayor C-309 would simply bring rioting and police brass are urgand unlawful assembly in line with ing West Van MP John that provision, its supporters say.

Weston to support a federal crime But some civil rights advocates bill set to come before the Senate argue the bill could make crimithat could land masked protesnals out of non-violent protestors, tors and rioters in jail for up to 10 as it remains up to police discreyears. tion to determine whether a public It’s already illegal to participate gathering is just a public gathering in a riot or unlawful assembly, but or an unlawful assembly.

Bill C-309 would make concealMicheal Vonn is a policy direcing one’s identity while doing so a tor with the BC Civil Liberties separate crime.

Association and she told The The controversial amendment Outlook in a phone interview — also known as the concealment Friday that C-309 would not only of identity act — is a private membe legally redundant but also danber’s bill introduced gerous for free speech. in November by Tory “We already have MP Blake Richards of Criminal Code provisions Alberta’s Wild Rose that deal with disguising riding located northyourself in the process of west of Calgary. committing a crime. This When Richards is really very, very differintroduced the bill, he ent,” she said. “Essentially called it a “measured it’s aimed at people disresponse” to the riots guising themselves while that erupted after the not committing a crime John Weston June 2011 Stanley Cup — just being in the arena final in Vancouver and of an unlawful assembly, during the G20 sumwhich is something that is mit in Toronto in June not able to be discerned 2010. with any degree of accu“How gutless is racy by the person who it that you have to would be subject to the hide behind a mask?” charges.”

Mayor Michael Smith As an example of those asked a May 24 meetthe law could wronging of the police fully target, Vonn cited the board. “If you really trained “legal observers” believe in your cause, Michael Smith her association routinely you’re happy to be seen dispatches to protests there and the whole around Vancouver where world knows that you support the police and demonstrators are likecause.” ly to meet.

Mayor Smith and West “We all have typically been Vancouver police chief Peter urged to bring something to cover Lepine led the police board in a our faces in case of tear gas, pepunanimous decision to send a letper spray, et cetera,” the BCCLA ter to Weston’s office outlining spokeswoman said. “But you now their support for C-309, with the are subject to Criminal Code prohope that the letter will be entered visions for this act of self-protecinto the House of Commons justion and yet the police officers tice committee hearings on the bill protect themselves very well in the happening now in Ottawa. same guise.”

Weston has already shown While there is no history of favour for the bill, joining every masked rioters ever targeting West other Conservative MP in a Vancouver, the police board’s February vote in the House that support for the anti-concealment sent the bill on to committee act is largely a show of support before it is slated to come to the for Chief Lepine’s separate conSenate for final approval some cerns as president of the B.C. time in the coming weeks.

Association of Chiefs of Police.

“What it means for us is that John Weston’s office did not people won’t be able to don a respond to The Outlook’s request handkerchief during a legitimate for a comment before press time. protest and toss rocks through windows and overturn cars and tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com assault people and be able to get twitter.com/toddcoyne away with it,” Lepine told the

Federal crime Bill C-309 could mean a 10-year sentence for concealing identity during a riot or protest

A large group of masked protestors caused extensive damage in downtown Vancouver during an antiOlympic riot in 2010.

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est Vancouver police are asking for the public’s help in solving two attempted armed robberies over 10 days in Horseshoe Bay. The first happened at approximately 11 p.m. on May 18 in the parking lot of Troll’s Restaurant when a female employee was approached from behind while leaving the building. The suspect was carrying a black object believed to be a gun, according to a West Van police press release.

The suspect took the victim’s phone and then asked her whether there was cash inside the res-

taurant. Inexplicably, the would-be robber then walked the victim down a lane, returning her phone and then fled the area without obtaining any money.

The suspect was wearing a balaclava and is described as approximately 6’ 4” and 240 pounds.

The second incident was just before 10 p.m. on May 28 at the BC Ferries builidng in the 6700 block of Keith Road.

A BC Ferries employee was checking on reports of a suspicious man prowling the area when the ferries worker was confronted outside by the suspect who bran-

dished what appeared to be a handgun and ordered the employee back into the building.

There, the suspect demanded cash but there was none on site. The suspect then fled and all attempts to locate him by police were unsuccessful.

The suspect was wearing a beige shirt, blue jeans, gloves, ski mask and backpack and is described as 6 feet tall and stocky.

West Van police said the man was also carring a knife.

Anyone with information related to these incidents is asked to call the WVPD at 604925-7300.

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Happy Birthday West Van

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est Vancouver turns 100 this Saturday and in celebration, the district is throwing an allday birthday bash.

Featuring musical acts Odds, Colin James, Fred Penner, AJ Woodworth and Tennessee Three, the June 2 Centennial Community Day is a full day and evening of entertainment in vari-

ous locations across West Van. Horseshoe Bay Park and Hollyburn elementary will be the first venues to open at 9:30 a.m., followed

by Ambleside Park and Argyle Avenue at 10:30 a.m.

The Dundarave Park and the Ferry Building will play host to community celebrations beginning at 11 a.m.

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Much of the free music will be at Horseshoe Bay and Ambleside, the latter open until 10 p.m. for event closer Colin James.

Of course, all the entertainment is free and open to West Van residents and non-residents alike.

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AQUA MAN Aidan Wind, founder and executive director of Global Reef.

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One for the waters West Van-based firm Global Reef spreads the news of oceans advocacy

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or his 30th birthday, Aidan Wind needed a “But I also realized then that I had to start break. doing solutions-based entertainment. Everything For years, the Banff native had been toildone from that point on had to be positive, not ing in the super yacht world, vessel captain of a nihilistic view of reefs. There would be no finthe rich and famous. But the job did nothing for ger pointing, it would be about solutions. I lost him. The travel, the sights and the excess just everything in Spain, but it was the beginning of didn’t cut it. my life.”

So he quit, chartered a boat in Fiji and went Since his wine-fueled epiphany, Wind, now 35, diving. On the trip, he befriended a traveling cinhas been working on building his ocean-conserematographer and the pair started shooting what vation media agency, Global Reef. Through varithey saw on their dives. ous film and television productions, Global Reef, “I was just blown away by says Wind, provides a the destruction,” says Wind. soapbox for those workskolenko@northshoreoutlook.com “The over-fishing, dismaning on the front lines twitter.com/seankolenko tling of reefs and offshore of oceans advocacy. long-lining. I was blown Think of the firm as away.” an intermediary for all SEAN KOLENKO » STAFF REPORTER Troubling as it was, the those working to save experience proved an “a-ha” the world’s oceans, he moment for Wind, who explains. knew right away the scenes they were capturAnd his professional dance card is filling up. ing had to be shown to the world. The two put Currently, Wind is hard at work on an hour-long together a short film and, rather quickly, got documentary about declining shark populations some interest in their work from some folks in and a pair of television shows, one which mixes Spain. extreme sports and oceans conservation, the Wind hopped on the next plane, flew to other a daily series featuring the people working Barcelona and readied himself for a meeting. But to save ocean life around the world. The latter is before he got a chance to sit down and talk shop set to air next fall. about his film, Wind was robbed.

The gig means a lot of travel and little time Everything was gone. spent in his West Vancouver office, but that’s the After a phone call to his father — who made way Wind likes it. Because that’s what it takes to him promise, beyond all else, to eat breakfast in push the message of oceans advocacy. the morning — Wind checked into a hotel and “I’m not trained in the media but I knew if we got some sleep. Over breakfast the next morning, were going to succeed we had to be in it for the he attempted to re-write the stolen work. long haul,” he says.

For a little inspiration, or to fight off the des“We’re still building our network, but we’re peration, Wind had a few glasses of wine with finally starting to make waves. We’re just getting breakfast. Then, he had a few more. started.”

“After 14 glasses of red wine, I realized I For more information, visit globalreef.org. couldn’t do it. I had to start again,” says Wind, skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com with a laugh.

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RIP AirCare - your time was up

AirCare will die a natural death in est vehicles not needing them at all.

December, 2014. It is long overdue.

This is because vehicle emission stanThe provincial program, which is dards are much higher than they were operated by a private operator under in the early 1990s.

TransLink oversight, was actually instiAs a result, AirCare hasn’t been nectuted in the dying days of the Social essary for some time. There simply Credit government. The Socreds were aren’t enough older vehicles on the desperate to be seen as ‘doing someroad to make such an expensive and thing’ about air pollution from vehibureaucratic program necessary. cles.

The province’s idea is to perhaps By the time the program was up and shift the emphasis to testing of largrunning in early 1992, the Socreds er vehicles, which has always been had been voted out and the NDP were AirCare’s Achilles heel. in power. Thus some members of the Large trucks and buses have not NDP are claiming that the program been held to the same anti-pollution came in under their government, which standards, even though they are a key is technically true. However, it was not source of vehicle emissions. their policy initiative.

It doesn’t make sense to set up AirCare has been unpopular from AirCare-type stations for large vehicles. the beginning, but at first it did serve What would be more logical would be a purpose. There were a lot of pollutto give police and commercial vehicle ing vehicles on the road, some with inspectors enough power to take a pollution control equipment that had badly-polluting vehicle off the road, been disabled. Others or order one in belched oil smoke for testing if they because of engine suspect pollution wear, and there was control devices nothing to stop such have been tamvehicles from being pered with. This WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM driven indefinitely. should apply to all AirCare either vehicles. forced these vehicles Random enforceoff the road, or into a shop for needed ment to reduce air pollution is best, in repairs. But the testing was erratic at an era where emission controls stanfirst, with vehicles failing at one test dards are much higher than they used station and passing at another. to be.

The program was updated several times, with newer vehicles only requir—Black Press ing two-year inspections, and the new-

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Editor; I am disappointed, to say the least, by the absence of news coverage on the upcoming Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro from June 20-22.

Negotiations are at a standstill in New York and our government is barely acknowledging that the Summit is even taking place!

Who will tell Canadians that our government is largely silent on sustainable development, while the rest of

government is undecided about including Youth and NGO representatives on the Canadian delegation to an internationally recognized, 19-year-old summit that is less than a month away?

Who will tell Canadians that their time to speak is now?

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Emergency networking Can the power of social media help us prepare for the worst?

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he inherent flaw with emergency preparedness is that there’s seldom an emergency happening while one is preparing.

Case in point: May 11, Capilano elementary school. That afternoon, the 450-student school staged a dry run of its emergency release drill to test its ability to get students out of the building and to their families in a timely fashion.

The results were good. According to Jennifer Wilson, nearly three-quarters of the students were released within 90 minutes.

“It went really smoothly,” says Wilson.

“We were quite excited. It gives us confidence in the fact that there is enough people picking up.”

Of course, admits Wilson, most of the adults involved drove to the school that day and most lined up promptly at 1 p.m., the time the drill was scheduled to begin. If there was a real emergency, parking the car on a tree-lined street in Pemberton Heights and calmly queuing behind the school’s gym may not have been such an easily executed exercise.

But that’s the thing with emergency preparedness, isn’t it?

Best laid plans Capilano elementary, like all schools in the

WEB WONDER - Kirsten Koppang Telford, co-founder of ePACT, in her North Vancouver office.

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North Vancouver School District, has a strictly enforced student release scheme. Inside the gym, parents — or other adults, known as alternates, who are authorized to collect the students — line up in front of tables marked with the letter corresponding to their last name.

Once it’s their turn, they show ID, a representative from the school checks the form they have on file and then fills out a separate slip of paper outlining when the child left the school and with whom.

The adult is then given a sticker with the child’s name — that adult could be given more than one sticker, depending on how many children they are tasked with picking up — and a Grade 6 student goes to retrieve the child. As the student is brought to the adult, he or she is also given a sticker with their name on it. If the sticker matches the one worn by the adult, they are let out of the gym.

The system, as they say, works.

But this drill was a bit different. This year, Cap elementary is involved in an emergency preparedness experiment: Use the electronic contact forms created by the North Vancouver-based firm ePACT. “Traditional paper forms, one of many forms, are sent home at the beginning of the year and not all come back,” explains Wilson.

“And then we’re chasing down forms. If an emergency happens in that time, we’ve got nothing on hand. The paper copy is not always here.”

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10 Thursday, May 31, 2012 continued from, PAGE 9 Disaster strikes Fukushima, Japan is about 300 kilometres from Tokyo, about an hour-and-a-half ride on the bullet train. On March 11, 2011, Ayumi Takeuchi, a Fukushima native, was in Tokyo on business. After a day of meetings, Takeuchi hopped in a cab and began making her way to the train station. It was 2:40 p.m.

About six minutes later, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rattled the southeastern coast of the country for more than four minutes. Traffic screeched to a halt. She reached for her cellphone. Nothing. Trains? No chance.

Her only choice was to head over to a friend’s place and wait out the chaos.

It was 24 hours before Takeuchi was able to connect with her family via the Internet. Everyone was okay, she learned, but Takeuchi remained in Tokyo, unable to return to Fukushima because portions of the town’s nuclear power plant were going into meltdown. It took three days for her children and parents to join her in Tokyo. ePACT ePACT is the brainchild of Christine Sommers and her business partner Kirsten Koppang Telford, both veterans of the web world. In 1995, Koppang Telford befriended Takeuchi while she was living in Japan for work. And it was Takeuchi’s story that sparked a discussion, more than 7,000 kilometres from where so many suffered, about whether we are ready to handle an emergency in our own backyards.

“The impetus behind this really was Kirsten’s friend [Takeuchi] surviving the Fukushima disaster,” says Sommers.

“So, we started talking about emergency preparedness.”

From the brainstorming came ePACT, an online communication network — think Facebook for disasters — aimed at connecting organizations and families to ensure a greater level of preparation in the event of an emergency.

How it works: Each family is invited by, say, the school their children attend to join the network. The school requires the standard information such as the child’s address, medical information and the names of their guardians and alternates. That data is completed by the

www.northshoreoutlook.com family and submitted. The information on the alternate guardians is then confirmed by whomever was selected by the family to fill that role.

Each school also has its own dashboard where teachers or administration staff can track each student, ensuring all information is received. Any changes made are also seen immediately. Families, as well, can set up their own personal networks without being invited by a specific institution.

At no point can those at ePACT see any of the information being shared. They provide the service and host the data.

All data is hosted in Canada and to ensure information is available during large-scale disasters such as earthquakes, backup servers are located in Ontario.

A similar scenario is in place for organizations who choose to implement ePACT for its employees as businesses — typically via the human resources department — often ask a similar set of questions of their staff.

And this is the realm in which ePACT hopes to make its money. The service will be free for families but organizations will have to license a module specific to them and pay a per-person fee.

“So many organizations ask this but it often comes at a time when people are giving out so much information with new jobs for instance,” says Koppang Telford.

“But we don’t think about it at the time, maybe. And how do you update? Is that easy? Where do you go?”

Early days Thus far, ePACT has only undertaken trial runs in North Van schools. But, naturally, the plan is for more.

A full launch is scheduled for the fall and, recently, Koppang Telford and Sommers approached City of North Vancouver council to propose a trial run of their product to the municipality.

Both Sommers and Koppang Telford say the city could benefit from using ePACT in places such as daycares, community centres and city hall.

City councillors, however, were quick to ask how ePACT would work with the North Shore Emergency Management Office, the municipally-funded organization charged with all facets of emergency preparedness on the North Shore. Sommers says ePACT would compliment the services offered by NSEMO and add “another layer to what they’re doing.”

TEST CASE - Jennifer Wilson, principal at Capilano elementary, one of the schools currently using ePACT’s forms.

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Dorit Mason, director of NSEMO, echoed those sentiments, lauding anyone working to equip residents for emergencies as engaging in a worthy pursuit. But Mason also stressed her group’s basket of services, from their workshops to their rapid notify system, which sends text messages to subscribers alerting them to in-progress emergencies. Unfortunately, Mason says, NSEMO’s electronic service hasn’t grown as quickly as she’d like.

“It’s progressing slowly,” says Mason.

“We’d prefer there to be more people using it.”

And therein lies the gap ePACT hopes to fill. By harnessing the power of the Internet and social media, Sommers and Koppang Telford hope to make planning for emergencies as easy as possible. That isn’t to say ePACT would render a crisis worry-free. It can’t. But it is one more tool to help.

“If you can get to the community and prepare the community,” says Sommers, “the better off we are.” twitter.com/seankolenko

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t was a British invasion of sorts last week as Sir Richard Branson was back in Vancouver for the launch of Virgin Atlantic. Branson’s whirlwind Vancouver tour began when he arrived in style on the early morning jet to greet Premier Christy Clark. Then it was lunch with the Vancouver Board of Trade followed by a charity photo op with Glee star Cory Monteith. A private VIP evening reception was then followed by the party of all parties at the Commodore featuring young U.K. singer Conor Maynard. Also last week, it was the BC Centre for Ability’s Dining for Dreams gala.

Chaired by CTV news anchor Tamara Taggart, the evening also featured Real Housewives of Vancouver star and West Vancouverite Ronnie Seterdahl Negus and her daughter Remington.

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Now 84, the North Vancouver marathoner has set down the memoirs of her running life in a new book called My Find out what over 10,000 investors already know Road to Rome: The Running Times of BJ McHugh, inspired by her 2009 trip to a marathon in the Italian capital. returns up to One might assume the story of the “running times” of an elite octogenarian athlete would be a lengthy and prescriptive tale of a half-century of diets, drills and discipline. It is not.

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“I always have a glass of wine the night before a marathon,” McHugh tells The Outlook in an interview near her Delbrook home. “And sure I’ve had a few world records — which I didn’t know at the time — but I just ran because I felt like it.”

Co-authored with CBC Television’s Bob Nixon, My Road to Rome weaves a dual narrative between McHugh’s preparation for Rome and her wider life story. The two tales eventually merge in time precisely at the countdown of “Tre... due... uno...Via!” at the starting line in the ancient city.

Along the way, McHugh also charts a course through some interesting North Shore and Vancouver history, as well as through the evolution of the aerobic fitness craze that took hold of North America in the 1970s and has held on ever since.

Showing no signs of slowing down just yet, McHugh’s already got her sights set on a December marathon in Honolulu, just one of many “destination marathons” she’s run all over the world.

But this one will be important for another reason. Not only could it mark three decades of marathoning for McHugh, but it could see three generations of McHughs competing together as the North Van grandma hopes to be joined by her 57-yearold son and his 20-year-old daughter.

“I told her she’d have to give up her parties,” McHugh says of her pre-race advice to the young runner. Though, admittedly, grandma was three times her age when she finally took that to heart.

BJ McHugh will be signing copies of My Road to Rome at North Van’s Capilano Mall from 2:30-3 p.m. on June 2. twitter.com/toddcoyne

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2012 Grant recipients, West Vancouver Community Foundation’s Board of Directors and friends attend the grants ceremony at the Kay Meek Centre.

West Vancouver Community Foundation 2012 Grants For over thirty-three years, the West Vancouver Community Foundation has been providing grants to non-profit organizations that benefit the community of West Vancouver. This year the Foundation is pleased to award a total of $54,250 to twenty-two non-profit organizations.

Avalon Recovery Society To fund three series of work-shops in West Vancouver – Hustling for Worthiness: Shame Resiliency Training; Kundalini Yoga: Awareness and Self-Compassion; and The Creative Painter in Recovery.

BOOKtopia To fund the two Grade Two events on May 9 at the Kay Meek Centre featuring Michael Kusugak, prominent Canadian children’s book author and a dynamic presenter who engages and inspires young readers.

Canadian Chinese Outreach Committee To support the third annual Asian New Year Celebration at the West Vancouver Community Centre on January 27, 2012.

Canucks Autism Network To support the delivery of I CAN Play Soccer program in West Vancouver hosted by Irwin Park Elementary School.

Children of the Street Society To support the expansion of the “Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of Others” program throughout schools and community groups in West Vancouver during the 2012/2013 year. The program is an innovative workshop to help prevent sexual exploitation of children and youth by giving them the tools to keep themselves safe.

Harmony Arts Festival As a founding sponsor of the Harmony Arts Festival, the Foundation sponsors the festival’s Main Stage and supports the operations of the festival generally.

Junior Achievement of BC To assist the Program Enrichment program for preschoolers and their families.

Kay Meek Centre To partially fund “intelligent” moving lights in the Main Theatre.

Lighthouse Park Preservation Society To pay to print the society’s biannual newsletter for one year.

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation To purchase two exercise bikes and ten exercise mats for the fitness area in the Greta and Robert Ho Psychiatry and Education Centre – The HOpe Centre. musica intima To support its Christmas concert series at West Vancouver United Church in December 2012.

North Shore Meals on Wheels Society To purchase kitchen supplies for 2012.

North Shore Hospice Society To support and expand the society’s annual Honour A Life memorial event in December 2012.

Pandora’s Vox Vocal Ensemble Society To support its Christmas concert series at the Kay Meek Centre.

North Shore Lifeboat Society To partially fund the purchase of two new Falkins-class SAR boats.

West Vancouver Community Arts Council To support the “Music for Art” program, a program of music inspired by the theme of the art works on exhibit.

North Shore Palliative Care Program To support the “Youth Living with Loss” program held at the North Shore Neighborhood House. The program serves youth ages 13 to 19 who are grieving the death of a family member or friend.

North Shore Schizophrenia Society To support the Family to Family education course, that is provided to families who are coping with mental illness.

West Vancouver Family Place To support the development and delivery of a summer program at the WV Family Place at the West Vancouver Community Centre.

West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society To partially fund construction of a Coho salmon rearing pond in West Vancouver’s Memorial Park.

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On this day, watch for the unveiling of the new interpretive panels placed along the sea walk thanks to a grant from the Foundation. Go to the next page for details.

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West Vancouver celebrates centennial anniversary

Foundation Chair Gerry Humphries

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

With 2012 being the centennial of our municipality, your West Vancouver Community Foundation is seizing this opportunity to support centennial celebrations in West Vancouver and to introduce new initiatives to start our community’s second century.

In addition to the nearly $55,000 in grants that we distributed this April to 22 deserving organizations in our regular grant cycle, we were delighted to award Centennial Grants totaling over $10,000 to assist 12 organizations in West Vancouver in staging their own centennial celebrations.

The District of West Vancouver was incorporated on March 15, 1912, and the community of West Vancouver is pleased to celebrate its centennial anniversary this year. Across the community, cornerstone organizations are helping to make this year a special one, by hosting a range of entertaining commemorative events. The West Vancouver Community Foundation has supported the centennial by offering Centennial Grants of $1000 each to help fund these projects.

The West Vancouver Community Foundation was pleased to award twelve Centennial Grants totallling $10,165 to support activities which recognize this important milestone.

West Vancouver District Student Council To support the West Vancouver Wall of Fame. A project that will commemorate past alumni; students, staff and community contributors, who are now successful leaders in this community or in those where they now live.

West Vancouver Community Centres Society To assist with the augmentation of the 2012 Pumpkin Fest with displays of antique farm machinery and interactive education displays scheduled for October 13 and 14, 2012.

Mayor Smith Honorary Director

On April 3, we held our fifth annual highly successful Seniors Health Forum entitled “Maintaining Vigour, Vitality and Virility” at the Kay Meek Centre, and will continue to present speakers with topics of interest for seniors in years to come. We are currently formulating a “signature event” in partnership with another local non-profit organization, and should be able to provide details on this by September.

Theatre West Van To connect West Vancouver with the past, Theatre West Van will produce “Waiting for the Parade”, a play about Canadian society in the 1940’s during the war. The play will run November 2 to the 17, 2012 at the Kay Meek Centre.

West Vancouver Police Department To assist with the celebration of 100 years of policing.

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Where do you enjoy going on holiday?

France is ALWAYS my first choice.

What book are you reading?

I just finished reading “Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe”.

West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith is the Foundation's new Honorary Director.

Here he is posing with a group of volunteer students from West Vancouver Secondary School.

After six years on Council, West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith was acclaimed last November, and shortly thereafter he agreed to become the new Honorary Director of the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

The Foundation was very pleased to have Mayor Smith assume this role and more pleased still when he chose to donate the amount of his recent salary increase - $9000 - to the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

Mayor Smith's roots run deep in this community. He has lived in West Vancouver for fifty years, graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School and served on the West Vancouver School District Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1990.

The board of directors welcomes Mayor Michael Smith to the Foundation and we look forward to working with him.

Seawalk Interpretive Panels To create a legacy project for West Vancouver’s Centennial Year, the West Vancouver Community Foundation was pleased to award $25,000 to the District of West Vancouver to establish a series of interpretive panels (12 in total) which would be placed along the seawalk in perpetuity, to interpret the history of West Vancouver’s Centennial. This grant was made possible by the Holly and Beke Burne Fund. The Holly and Beke Burne Fund was established to support improving and beautifying the seawalk between 25th Avenue and Capilano River and the trail up the west side of the Capilano River to Cleveland Dam within the District of West Vancouver.

North Shore Volunteers for Seniors To support a seniors’ picnic at a local park to celebrate the 100th anniversary.

West Vancouver Seniors Activity Centre To support an Old Fashioned Seniors picnic for 400+. Seniors to wear old and new hats as a historical hat display featuring hats from 1912 scheduled for June 21, 2012.

West Vancouver Youth Band To support a concert entitled “The Music of Robert Buckley – A West Vancouver Centennial Celebration scheduled for May 2, 2012.

Kay Meek Centre To support the production of “Celebrating 100 Years” – a main stage multi-media evening of song, theatre, spoken word themed around the stories and images from the book “Cottages to Communities”.

Point Atkinson Light Station To celebrate the 100th birthday of the current light tower by inviting the general public to a special open house on August 6th. Free guided tours of the grounds and interior of

What was your first car?

My first car was a brown Ford Pinto.

My dad and I split the cost - $1500 – a great “deal” when I was 17. Only after “we” bought it did we realize they were death traps and would burst into flames if rear-ended.

What’s your favourite TV show?

Modern Family. Life stops for it.

What's your favourite thing to do on a sunny day?

Go for a good tromp somewhere.

What got you interested in the Foundation?

I believe that I have a responsibility for a “modern tithe” – 5% of my income.

Part of that tithe should go outside Canada, another part to areas nearer to home, and a final tranche to our own community. The Foundation is uniquely positioned to fulfil that last tranche by responsibly giving to what makes this place better.

Annual General Meeting

West Vancouver Track & Field Club To support the annual Spring Sprint Community Track & Field Meet held at West Vancouver Secondary School, adding both a West Vancouver 100 years theme and Olympics theme to the event scheduled for May 1, 2012.

For more information about the many exciting events throughout the community, visit westvan100.ca. Don’t forget to stop by the Foundation’s booth at the Centennial Community Day on June 2nd at Ambleside Park. Happy 100th Birthday, West Vancouver!

It's a first!

A new health and wellness clinic for women living in poverty, to be operated by the North Shore Women's Centre. The first of its kind in the community, thanks to a $50,000 funding commitment by the 5th Annual North Shore Mayors' Golf Tournament.

The Mayors' Golf Tournament is endorsed by the three North Shore mayors, including the Foundation's own Honorary Director, Mayor Michael Smith. It has run successfully for four years and in that time, has raised almost $500,000 to benefit needs across the entire North Shore. Each year a designated charity is identified to receive 50% of the first $100,000 raised, and the balance is shared by the two community foundations, who add it to their endowment funds. In this way, some of the proceeds provide immediate benefit, and some of the proceeds are invested to provide benefits in perpetuity.

What do you enjoy most about being on the Foundation's board?

The board is comprised of the best of what West Vancouver is – bright, committed, hard-working, intelligent and fun-loving people. We get stuff done collegially and respectfully.

What do you hope the Foundation will achieve in the next three years?

I want to see us reach a big fundraising goal. Giving out grant money is such a great experience – it would be lovely to triple what we have to give away!

Your favourite pizza toppings?

Chicken, red onion, cilantro & hoisin sauce.

the radio room led by volunteers.

5th Annual Mayors' Golf Tournament commits $50,000 to new Health and Wellness Clinic

Up close & personal with Director Nancy Farran

What are your hobbies?

Well, right now it feels like my hobby is the West Vancouver Community Foundation!

I’d like to thank all our sponsors and community partners who have worked with us over the past year, including Amica of West Vancouver, Café Trafiq, District of West Vancouver, Home Care Assistance, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd., Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, North Shore News, Odlum Brown Limited, Park Royal Shopping Centre, RBC Global Asset Management, Shaw TV, Thunderbird Marine Corp. and Whole Foods Market.

I would also like to acknowledge the tremendous passion and commitment our Board has for the work we do in the community and for the outstanding support we receive from our staff, Delaina Bell and Susan Beck. Thank you to all of them!

A community foundation only succeeds with the support of the community. I would encourage you to consider leaving a bequest in your will to help us continue our work in the community.

For information on how you can support us, please call our Executive Director, Delaina Bell, at 604-925-8153, or email her at westvanfoundation@telus.net. And please visit our website at www.westvanfoundation.com.

West Vancouver Community Centres Society To celebrate 100 years of Early Childhood Programming with a short film, exhibit of photos, stories and artifacts in May of 2012.

This year, event sponsor Darwin Properties (Canada) Ltd. and dinner sponsors, Polygon and Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities, plus over sixty additional corporate sponsors are generously donating the majority of funds.

Board Director Nancy Farran

The West Vancouver Community Foundation held its 33rd Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2012 at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Committee reports were given and the Chair, Gerry Humphries reported that the total of funds was now over $4 million and $988,917 was disbursed back to the community in 2011.

Come out and be a part of a gorgeous day on the links. This year's Mayors' Golf Tournament will be held on May 25, 2012 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club.

At the meeting, Gerry acknowledged departing board member Helen Vanee. After 7 years of service, Helen has decided to pursue new challenges. Her contribution and time dedicated to the Foundation is very much appreciated.

Board of Directors 2012 - 2013 Peter Ackhurst Tom Allison Mark Ballard Nancy Farran Bill Harvey Gerry Humphries, Chair

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Geoff Jopson Kristin MacMillan Fanny Patterson, Secretary Valerie Pawson Ron Royston, Treasurer Patrick Shannon

Honorary Director: Mayor Michael Smith Executive Director: Delaina Bell Financial Assistant: Susan Beck

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WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION • SPRING 2012 • WWW.WESTVANFOUNDATION.COM • 604.925.8153

West Vancouver celebrates centennial anniversary

Foundation Chair Gerry Humphries

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

With 2012 being the centennial of our municipality, your West Vancouver Community Foundation is seizing this opportunity to support centennial celebrations in West Vancouver and to introduce new initiatives to start our community’s second century.

In addition to the nearly $55,000 in grants that we distributed this April to 22 deserving organizations in our regular grant cycle, we were delighted to award Centennial Grants totaling over $10,000 to assist 12 organizations in West Vancouver in staging their own centennial celebrations.

The District of West Vancouver was incorporated on March 15, 1912, and the community of West Vancouver is pleased to celebrate its centennial anniversary this year. Across the community, cornerstone organizations are helping to make this year a special one, by hosting a range of entertaining commemorative events. The West Vancouver Community Foundation has supported the centennial by offering Centennial Grants of $1000 each to help fund these projects.

The West Vancouver Community Foundation was pleased to award twelve Centennial Grants totallling $10,165 to support activities which recognize this important milestone.

West Vancouver District Student Council To support the West Vancouver Wall of Fame. A project that will commemorate past alumni; students, staff and community contributors, who are now successful leaders in this community or in those where they now live.

West Vancouver Community Centres Society To assist with the augmentation of the 2012 Pumpkin Fest with displays of antique farm machinery and interactive education displays scheduled for October 13 and 14, 2012.

Mayor Smith Honorary Director

On April 3, we held our fifth annual highly successful Seniors Health Forum entitled “Maintaining Vigour, Vitality and Virility” at the Kay Meek Centre, and will continue to present speakers with topics of interest for seniors in years to come. We are currently formulating a “signature event” in partnership with another local non-profit organization, and should be able to provide details on this by September.

Theatre West Van To connect West Vancouver with the past, Theatre West Van will produce “Waiting for the Parade”, a play about Canadian society in the 1940’s during the war. The play will run November 2 to the 17, 2012 at the Kay Meek Centre.

West Vancouver Police Department To assist with the celebration of 100 years of policing.

Q A

Where do you enjoy going on holiday?

France is ALWAYS my first choice.

What book are you reading?

I just finished reading “Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe”.

West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith is the Foundation's new Honorary Director.

Here he is posing with a group of volunteer students from West Vancouver Secondary School.

After six years on Council, West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith was acclaimed last November, and shortly thereafter he agreed to become the new Honorary Director of the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

The Foundation was very pleased to have Mayor Smith assume this role and more pleased still when he chose to donate the amount of his recent salary increase - $9000 - to the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

Mayor Smith's roots run deep in this community. He has lived in West Vancouver for fifty years, graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School and served on the West Vancouver School District Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1990.

The board of directors welcomes Mayor Michael Smith to the Foundation and we look forward to working with him.

Seawalk Interpretive Panels To create a legacy project for West Vancouver’s Centennial Year, the West Vancouver Community Foundation was pleased to award $25,000 to the District of West Vancouver to establish a series of interpretive panels (12 in total) which would be placed along the seawalk in perpetuity, to interpret the history of West Vancouver’s Centennial. This grant was made possible by the Holly and Beke Burne Fund. The Holly and Beke Burne Fund was established to support improving and beautifying the seawalk between 25th Avenue and Capilano River and the trail up the west side of the Capilano River to Cleveland Dam within the District of West Vancouver.

North Shore Volunteers for Seniors To support a seniors’ picnic at a local park to celebrate the 100th anniversary.

West Vancouver Seniors Activity Centre To support an Old Fashioned Seniors picnic for 400+. Seniors to wear old and new hats as a historical hat display featuring hats from 1912 scheduled for June 21, 2012.

West Vancouver Youth Band To support a concert entitled “The Music of Robert Buckley – A West Vancouver Centennial Celebration scheduled for May 2, 2012.

Kay Meek Centre To support the production of “Celebrating 100 Years” – a main stage multi-media evening of song, theatre, spoken word themed around the stories and images from the book “Cottages to Communities”.

Point Atkinson Light Station To celebrate the 100th birthday of the current light tower by inviting the general public to a special open house on August 6th. Free guided tours of the grounds and interior of

What was your first car?

My first car was a brown Ford Pinto.

My dad and I split the cost - $1500 – a great “deal” when I was 17. Only after “we” bought it did we realize they were death traps and would burst into flames if rear-ended.

What’s your favourite TV show?

Modern Family. Life stops for it.

What's your favourite thing to do on a sunny day?

Go for a good tromp somewhere.

What got you interested in the Foundation?

I believe that I have a responsibility for a “modern tithe” – 5% of my income.

Part of that tithe should go outside Canada, another part to areas nearer to home, and a final tranche to our own community. The Foundation is uniquely positioned to fulfil that last tranche by responsibly giving to what makes this place better.

Annual General Meeting

West Vancouver Track & Field Club To support the annual Spring Sprint Community Track & Field Meet held at West Vancouver Secondary School, adding both a West Vancouver 100 years theme and Olympics theme to the event scheduled for May 1, 2012.

For more information about the many exciting events throughout the community, visit westvan100.ca. Don’t forget to stop by the Foundation’s booth at the Centennial Community Day on June 2nd at Ambleside Park. Happy 100th Birthday, West Vancouver!

It's a first!

A new health and wellness clinic for women living in poverty, to be operated by the North Shore Women's Centre. The first of its kind in the community, thanks to a $50,000 funding commitment by the 5th Annual North Shore Mayors' Golf Tournament.

The Mayors' Golf Tournament is endorsed by the three North Shore mayors, including the Foundation's own Honorary Director, Mayor Michael Smith. It has run successfully for four years and in that time, has raised almost $500,000 to benefit needs across the entire North Shore. Each year a designated charity is identified to receive 50% of the first $100,000 raised, and the balance is shared by the two community foundations, who add it to their endowment funds. In this way, some of the proceeds provide immediate benefit, and some of the proceeds are invested to provide benefits in perpetuity.

What do you enjoy most about being on the Foundation's board?

The board is comprised of the best of what West Vancouver is – bright, committed, hard-working, intelligent and fun-loving people. We get stuff done collegially and respectfully.

What do you hope the Foundation will achieve in the next three years?

I want to see us reach a big fundraising goal. Giving out grant money is such a great experience – it would be lovely to triple what we have to give away!

Your favourite pizza toppings?

Chicken, red onion, cilantro & hoisin sauce.

the radio room led by volunteers.

5th Annual Mayors' Golf Tournament commits $50,000 to new Health and Wellness Clinic

Up close & personal with Director Nancy Farran

What are your hobbies?

Well, right now it feels like my hobby is the West Vancouver Community Foundation!

I’d like to thank all our sponsors and community partners who have worked with us over the past year, including Amica of West Vancouver, Café Trafiq, District of West Vancouver, Home Care Assistance, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd., Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, North Shore News, Odlum Brown Limited, Park Royal Shopping Centre, RBC Global Asset Management, Shaw TV, Thunderbird Marine Corp. and Whole Foods Market.

I would also like to acknowledge the tremendous passion and commitment our Board has for the work we do in the community and for the outstanding support we receive from our staff, Delaina Bell and Susan Beck. Thank you to all of them!

A community foundation only succeeds with the support of the community. I would encourage you to consider leaving a bequest in your will to help us continue our work in the community.

For information on how you can support us, please call our Executive Director, Delaina Bell, at 604-925-8153, or email her at westvanfoundation@telus.net. And please visit our website at www.westvanfoundation.com.

West Vancouver Community Centres Society To celebrate 100 years of Early Childhood Programming with a short film, exhibit of photos, stories and artifacts in May of 2012.

This year, event sponsor Darwin Properties (Canada) Ltd. and dinner sponsors, Polygon and Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities, plus over sixty additional corporate sponsors are generously donating the majority of funds.

Board Director Nancy Farran

The West Vancouver Community Foundation held its 33rd Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2012 at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Committee reports were given and the Chair, Gerry Humphries reported that the total of funds was now over $4 million and $988,917 was disbursed back to the community in 2011.

Come out and be a part of a gorgeous day on the links. This year's Mayors' Golf Tournament will be held on May 25, 2012 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club.

At the meeting, Gerry acknowledged departing board member Helen Vanee. After 7 years of service, Helen has decided to pursue new challenges. Her contribution and time dedicated to the Foundation is very much appreciated.

Board of Directors 2012 - 2013 Peter Ackhurst Tom Allison Mark Ballard Nancy Farran Bill Harvey Gerry Humphries, Chair

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Geoff Jopson Kristin MacMillan Fanny Patterson, Secretary Valerie Pawson Ron Royston, Treasurer Patrick Shannon

Honorary Director: Mayor Michael Smith Executive Director: Delaina Bell Financial Assistant: Susan Beck

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On Saturday January 23, the West Vancouver Community Foundation proudly supported the second annual Asian New Year celebration at the West Vancouver Community Centre. This event is to bring the community together in celebration of Asian culture and acceptance of cultural diversity. Families from across the North Shore gathered to welcome in the Year of the Dragon with traditional games, foods and dress. The event was organized by the Canadian-Chinese Outreach Committee, a group of dedicated immigrant families from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Chair Gerry Humphries joined West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith and Member of Parliament John Weston in wishing everyone all the best for the New Year.

Chinese Dancers at the 2nd annual Asian New Year celebration.

Amica of West Vancouver Café Trafiq District of West Vancouver Home Care Assistance Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. Lions Gate Hospital Foundation North Shore News

Odlum Brown Limited Park Royal Shopping Centre RBC Global Asset Management Shaw TV Thunderbird Marine Corp.

Whole Foods Market Anonymous Donor

A special thank-you to Dr. Art Hister, Dr. Larry Dian, Dr. Kevin Solomons and Dr. Stacy Elliott.

WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 31

ASSETS Current Cash

West Vancouver Community Foundation Funds as at January 1, 2012 Bradley T. Bowles Scholarship Fund Danny Possee Memorial Fund Donald & Marjorie Lanskail Fund Faris Family Scholarship Fund Fred/k E. Russell Fund Friends of the Gallery Endowment Fund Gertrude and Christina Lawson Scholarship Fund Hender Family Fund Holly & Beke Burne Fund Irene Carpenter Fund James A. Inkster Leadership Award Fund Jeremy Dalton Rugby Endowment Jerry Beckerman Scholarship Fund Joshua Goos Memorial Fund Kay Meek Fund Marc Rozen Memorial Fund for Youth Mayor’s Endowment Fund North Shore Rescue Team Endowment Fund Robertson Taylor Endowment Fund Thunderbird Marine Corp. Fund Tom and Judy Baillie Fund Trajan James Martin Memorial Fund West Vancouver Artists Fund Endowment (Harmony Arts) West Vancouver Public Art Fund West Vancouver Youth Band Fund

470,390

889,069

1,047

1,313

GST receivable

5,045

1,808

476,482

892,190

3,842,412

3,808,754

Interest in Life Insurance policy (note 5)

William R.C. Patrick Memorial Fund WVCF Administration Fund WVCF Community Fund WVCF Grant Stabilization Fund WVCF Memorial Fund WVCF Sustainable Environment Endowment Fund YAHU Endowment Fund

2010 $

Accounts receivable

Investments (note 3)

ENDOWMENT FUNDS

2011 $

30,178

28,412

4,349,072

4,729,356

LIABILITIES Current Accounts payable

9,847

9,315

10,500

2,500

20,347

11,815

1,087,144

1,794,709

2,293,333

2,278,141

Stabilization Funds

584,256

226,758

Community Fund

363,992

417,933

3,214,581

2,922,832

4,349,072

4,729,356

Grant commitments

MANAGED & FLOW-THROUGH FUNDS British Pacific Properties Scholarship Fund Capilano Rugby Club “Building on Success” Fund James A. Inkster Leadership Flow-through Fund North Shore Rescue Team Society Flow-through Fund Ron and Barbara Howard Fund West Vancouver Community Flow-through Fund West Vancouver Field Hockey Facilities Society Fund West Vancouver Habitat Enhancement Fund West Vancouver Police Dept. Flow-through Fund West Vancouver Soccer Club Facilities Fund West Vancouver United Church Endowment Fund #2 West Vancouver United Church Permanent Trust Fund #1 WVCF Directors Fund YAHU Flow-through Fund

Managed & Flow-thru Funds Under Administration (note 6) Net Assets Endowment Funds Flow-thru, Administration &

APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: Gerry Humphries: Director Ronald W. Royston: Director The 2011 audited financial statements are available at www.westvanfoundation.com.

YES, I WANT TO SUPPORT THE WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Please accept my gift of $ ___________________________.

Please add my gift to the following fund, to be held as permanent capital: ___ Community Endowment Fund ___ Area of greatest need in our community _________________________________________________ Fund (Go to www.westvanfoundation.com for a list of named funds or call our office for more info)

It is my direction that this gift be deposited to the capital of the Foundation and be held in perpetuity; and that only the income it generates be distributed for the charitable projects of this Fund.

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Please make cheques payable to the West Vancouver Community Foundation, and return your donation to us at 1538 Fulton Avenue, West Vancouver BC V7V 1S6.

The Foundation issues official receipts for income tax purposes for any donation over $25.

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Thank-you for your support!

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Coast Guard Auxiliary moves to Horseshoe Bay New home, new boat and new name heralded as ‘the fulfillment of a dream’ SEAN KOLENKO S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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efore his death, West Vancouver’s Craig Rea spent his fair share of time patrolling area waters with the local arm of the allvolunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary.

If a call for help was placed, Rea was there.

And it didn’t matter when — day, night, or during Thanksgiving dinner.

To honour Rea’s commitment, the squad’s new 33-foot rescue boat, unveiled at a ceremony in Horseshoe Bay on Saturday, was christened the Craig Rea Spirit West Vancouver, B.C. “Out saving someone’s life was way more exciting then sitting around the table with us,” Rea’s daughter, Justine Simmons, told The Outlook.

“To see his name in print on that boat reminds me he’s still with us.”

The vessel’s christening was but one of the major announcements made at last weekend’s event. To a crowd of supporters, the Coast Guard Auxiliary also revealed its new name, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, and its new operations centre located in the old harbour master’s shed at the end of the pier, adjacent to

the Boathouse Restaurant.

Dugal Purdie, station coordinator, lauded the high-profile location and called the move a chance to provide some exposure to the group after years of toiling in obscurity.

“It started with a dream. Years ago, we were just a few volunteers working out of a garden shed. But we had a dream of being one of the best stations on the coast. I’m proud of the men and women in this unit,” said Purdie.

“But none of this could have been achieved without the community.”

Purdie praised the numerous donors involved — too many to name individually, he said, as the search and rescue team relies almost wholly on fundraised dollars — and his group’s partnership with the District of West Vancouver, which allowed them to move into the new building.

As part of their agreement with the municipality, the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue team will provide care for the pier and the district will supply moorage for the new vessel. The crew’s old boat will remain docked at the West Vancouver Yacht Club in Fisherman’s Cove, where the team had been headquartered for the past 20 years.

Joining the West Vancouver squad at the event were search and rescue teams from Deep Cove, Squamish, Nanaimo, Gibsons, Halfmoon Bay, Delta and Crescent Beach.

For more information, visit ccga-pacific.org. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com

Police release video of West Vancouver arson No new leads received yet about suspect believed to be connected to attacks on people associated with the Justice Institute of B.C. TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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t was hailed as a possible breakthrough in a case involving a rash of arsons and shootings throughout the Lower Mainland targeting associates of the Justice Institute of B.C. The security camera video released by the Lower Mainland RCMP on May 25 shows a man RED HANDED - An arson suspect douses an accelerant on the home of former West splashing fluid from a gasoline jerry can onto Vancouver Police chief Scott Armstrong. the home of former West Vancouver police chief RCMP handout Scott Armstrong before igniting the accelerant and taking off.

It’s the first look that police and the public extinguished and the damage contained to the have had at a likely suspect in 14 arsons and front of the house, which was vacant at the time shootings all targeting the homes and vehicles and had just been listed for sale. of current and former staff and students of the West Vancouver police immediately turned Justice Institute, the province-wide school that over the investigation to the RCMP due to the trains police, paramedics and firefighters. arson’s apparent link to 13 prior Justice Institute But as of Wednesday, police said they have attacks across Metro Vancouver in 2011. received no new leads in the case since the vidIn December of last year, the Mounties eo’s release but are still hopeful revealed they had determined a that someone will see it and recoglink between the attacks and an nize the suspect.

ICBC employee who allegedly Lower Mainland RCMP spokesaccessed the personal informaman Sgt. Peter Thiessen defended this QR code goes to a tion of 65 Justice Institute assothe Mounties’ four-month delay video of the arson at ciates, including the 13 victims. in releasing the video, telling The northshoreoutlook.com “The video is quite good qualOutlook “it wasn’t in anyone’s best ity, so we are hopeful someone interest or the investigation’s best will recognize this male suspect interest to release it before we did. through the combination of slim We needed to try to determine build, jacket, ball cap, duffel bag who the individual was and we and light colored belt,” Sgt Peter exhausted all avenues and it was Thiessen, senior spokesperson necessary to go public with it.” for the BC Lower Mainland The security camera video was District RCMP, said in a press captured at approximately 2:40 release last week. a.m. on Jan. 13 at Armstrong’s twitter.com/tcoyne former home in the 1000-block of Lawson Avenue. The fire was

SCAN ME

RESCUE ME - Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue’s new Horseshoe Bay-based rescue boat is named after longtime West Vancouver volunteer Craig Rea. Sean Kolenko photo

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Going car-less Transit can help make life simpler, cheaper for seniors.

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oira is a vivacious retiree with volunteer commitments in various locations on the North Shore. On occasion she also babysits her nine-month-old granddaughter. It all adds up to a busy life — and she has a secret she doesn’t share with too many people.

Moira doesn’t want her real name used because she’d rather not let people know she doesn’t own a car; instead she uses transit to get around and finds her car-less lifestyle has some significant benefits. Moira lives just a couple of blocks from the SeaBus terminal and Lonsdale Quay.

“I think the SeaBus is the most awesome thing,” she says. “When you get to the other side, you can jump on buses. You can jump on the SkyTrain. You can go to the airport.”

Moira has found that opting out of car ownership has its advantages.

Cost, she says, is the most obvious. She

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She finds trips to downtown Vancouver are much quicker because she can bypass bridge traffic. She also likes the freedom of being able to hop on and off at different stops without having to worry about parking. The added walking, she adds, keeps her fit.

The car-free picture is not all sunshine, especially in the colder, wetter months when waiting for a bus can be miserable.

But using her iPhone to look up bus arrival times allows Moira to minimize time spent waiting at bus stops. Also, she points out that some areas of the North Shore are poorly served by transit, so she takes a taxi instead.

She’s simplified that by having an account with a local cab company, which bills her monthly for any rides she’s taken.

North and West Vancouver municipal transportation plans have set a goal to reduce private vehicle traffic and promote alternate modes of transportation such as transit, walking and cycling. The City of North Vancouver has completed a number of projects aimed at increasing pedestrian safety with the construction of more sidewalks and the installation of more traffic lights.

Also in the works are a network of walkways that can be used for recreation or as a traffic-free byways.

Most recently the Harbourside Overpass was added to allow pedestrian’s access to the Spirit Trail. When completed, the trail will wind along the waterfront, linking North Shore communities.

The Green Necklace is another walking route that, once completed, will create a seven-kilometre circle centred on Lonsdale, including Greenwood Park to the north and Victoria Park to the south.

Physically fit seniors may choose to get around by bicycle.

In the last few years, bike lanes have made a place for cyclists on North Shore roads — along Marine Drive and Larson Road — and there are plans to add more. With its health benefits, both physical and mental, it’s a great option for residents who are able.

Electric bicycles are a good alternative for those who need a little help on the hills. continued, NEXT PAGE

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continued from, PREVIOUS PAGE Cycling, however, isn’t a practical solution for many, especially in rainy and snowy weather.

City of North Vancouver transportation engineer Dragana Mitic points out that there has been a gradual shift toward the use of greener modes of transportation.

She suggests that some North Shore residents may be unaware of the improvements that make walking and cycling more accessible. She also feels that some may be a little inhibited to make changes, but she is optimistic the trend toward greener forms of transportation will continue.

As we age, living close to services, shopping and social centres can allow us to preserve our independence.

As Moira has found, life without a car can be simpler, cheaper and healthier. Living near transit routes seems to be the key to making it work.

It’s comforting to know, though, that whether we have to or choose to, going car-less is not only possible, but also has its advantages.

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The rock shop boys Lyle and Brian Craver’s Capilano Rock & Gem, started by their parents in 1976, is legendary among jewelry designers and rock hounds JUSTIN BEDDALL THE OUTLOOK

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hey’ve got more rock stars than the pages of Rolling Stone magazine.

“It’s the biggest selection of natural stone beads in Canada,” says Lyle Craver, giving a tour of Capilano Rock & Gem, an iconic North Vancouver store his parents started in 1976.

It’s arguably the busiest few hundred square feet of the shop, with row after row, box upon box, of stones in endless varieties of shapes and exotic colours, from Dalmatian Jasper and Cherry Quartz to Pink Opal, Russian Serpentine and Lava Rock.

“All over,” says Lyle about the provenance of the stones.

“Brazil, Southeast Asia, China.”

“India, Nepal,” adds brother Brian, who co-owns the Pemberton Avenue store.

“Getting a lot more out of Russia [these days],” adds Lyle.

There’s B.C. jade and pink rhodonite from Argentina.

And labradorite from the Labrador peninsula. Plus much more. “Amethyst to zoisite,” says Lyle, spelling the latter out.

“Did I spell it correctly?” he wonders aloud as he walks over to a display case. “It’s material that ruby grows in.

[It’s found] mostly in India — you do get some in Brazil.

It’s typically a green stone.”

“That’s it right there,” he says fishing inside the case.

The brothers hand-select stone beads from a list global contacts they’ve cultivated over the years.

Most stone beads are sold in 16-inch strands and they run from $3 to $3,800, with the majority $30 and under.

The store caters mostly to professional jewelry designers, DIYers and rock hounds so you won’t find a lot of readyto-wear pieces. Instead, they offer all the stuff needed to make handcrafted jewelry, including all the “findings,” the hardware needed to make pieces, like clasps, hooks and

pins.

But that’s just a tiny section of jampacked 3,000-square-foot store. Lyle estimates they have 100,000-plus inventory items.

“I wish I could say we’re kidding,” he says, a smile forming.

“Almost the only thing we don’t have is diamonds.”

Brian reminds him that they actually do.

“A couple of strands.”

That massive, ever-changing inventory means they’re almost always able to fulfill customer requests, no matter how ROCK STARS - Lyle (left) and Brian Craver are carrying on the family unique. business started by their parents in the mid-1970s. Rob Newell photo “We don’t get stumped often,” says Lyle.

His dad took them to the B.C. and Yukon Chamber The store tour continues. of Mines and was offered $17.50 and $7.50 for the rocks.

“We do a lot of Swarovski crystals,” he notes.

He balked at the offer, but it gave him the idea to open There’s also a vast assortment of fresh water pearls — a rock and gem shop. Chuck later asked Don German, one of the store’s other best-selling items — pewter beads, who’d run a shop called Capilano Rock & Gem until he metals, books, lapidary equipment, polishing compounds, retired, if he’d mind if he borrowed the name for his store. drills and silversmith tools, display pads, earring stands, Chuck Craver had previously operated a salmon cannery stone cutting equipment, and more. in Vancouver but was a rock hound at heart.

“We have all kinds of mineral specimens,” says Lyle, The joke at the Craver family table was that the parents who later adds, “We can’t let him get away without menwent rock-hounding on their first date. “They went agate tioning the fossils.” hunting,” says Brian. Rock hounds, explains Lyle, collect Next, he points out an “amethyst cave” a glittery, natueverything, from quartz crystals to fossils, and his dad was rally formed crystal formation. “Some call them churchan inveterate collector. es,” adds Brian. “Or cathedrals.”

Both brothers worked for the family business growCapilano Rock & Gem was started by Lyle and Brian’s ing up. A few years after earning a business degree at parents — Chuck and Phyllis — in 1976, shortly after the McMaster University, Lyle joined the family business. family purchased a West Vancouver home that was previBrian, a chiropractor, began working in the shop in 2005 ously owned by a mining promoter. Brian, then 15, disafter his mother was killed in a MVA in Arizona during covered the previous owner had left something behind in a crawl space: a few large rocks that looked like they had continued, PAGE 21 gold inside.

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mart meters are now installed in more than two-thirds of the households in the Lower Mainland.

BC Hydro officials say more than 720,000 meters are now installed in the region with close to 300,000 homes still to go.

The penetration rate is about 90 per cent already in Burnaby, Richmond, Delta, Langley and Chilliwack, according to Hydro statistics.

The new wireless meters are installed in about 74 per cent of Vancouver homes, 71 per cent in Surrey and White Rock, 63 per cent in Abbotsford and Mission, 61 per cent on the North Shore and 28 per cent in the Coquitlam/Maple Ridge areas.

Overall, more than 1.2 million smart meters are installed provincewide and officials say the rollout of their smart power grid is continuing without difficulty.

“We have had some challenges,” said Gary Murphy, chief project officer for the smart metering program.

The Crown corporation continues to field complaints about high bills, but Murphy said in many cases customers were not correctly compar-

ing to the equivalent billing period and many were complaining about bills for usage that actually pre-dated installation of their smart meter.

BC Hydro has pulled 1,057 smart meters from service for testing at the direction of the meter manufacturer, which cited concern about a possible flaw with some meters during manufacturing.

Murphy said at least 700 have now been tested and just 0.5 per cent were found to be outside Measurement Canada’s accuracy standard of three per cent.

Bills are being adjusted for affected homeowners, resulting in credits ranging from five to 10 per cent for consumption while the errant smart meter was operational.

About two per cent of households continue to oppose installation of smart meters, according to Hydro communications manager Cindy Verschoor.

Opponents of the program argue smart meters pose a possible health hazard from adding an extra layer of radio frequency radiation and numerous B.C. city councils have passed resolutions urging Hydro to allow customers to opt out.

“It’s really not viable to offer an opt-out,” Verschoor said, but added Hydro has still not decided how it will respond to hold-outs.

Nobody in B.C. has yet opted to relocate their meter – at their own expense – to a more distant spot on

continued from, PAGE 20 a buying trip. Chuck, who retired a few years later, passed away earlier this year.

“It’s a vital business that is worth continuing,” says Brian.

Both brothers enjoy the pursuit of interesting, unique items.

“We are constantly experimenting and trying new things,” says Lyle.

The formula seems to be working. When jewelry designer Trudy Wynans of Toodlebunny Designs overhears the brothers being interviewed for a newspaper story she jokes: “No! Then everyone will know where I get my stuff. This is the mecca of everything good,” says Wynans, who was recently featured in the Globe and Mail style section.

As Lyle explains, in this business you need to purchase prudently, never wanting to be too far ahead — or too far behind — your customer’s tastes. Otherwise, you get stuck with a bunch on inventory.

“You have to buy right,” says Lyle.

When asked about his favourite item in the store, there’s a pause. “Oh boy,” he says, putting his hand up to his mustache in contemplation as he scans the aisles.

After some thought, he steers towards the front of the shop.

“Smaller, high-end stones,” he answers.

Unset stones are kept in a rotating display cases up front. Sapphires, emeralds, and more.

He pulls out an aqua cabochon.

“As you can see it has all different shades of blue,” he says, extracting a stone from a small box.

He takes the aqua stone over to a scale to measure it. Lyle purchased it, along with about $100,000 worth of other gem stones and highend pearls during a recent trips overseas.

“It’s the largest of the aquas — about $500.”

It’s a real gem.

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their property, she added.

The B.C. Utilities Commission previously rejected smart meter opponents’ request for an injunction halting the program, although that decision is under appeal.

Newly released tests conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control found a bank of 10 Hydro smart meters forced to all send signals at once – something that doesn’t happen in practice – results in exposure of about four microwatts per square centimeter at a range of 30 cm, compared to seven microwatts for a microwave oven, 9.6 for a cellphone and 15.6 for a baby monitor.

Time-averaged over a day, because the meters only actually operate one minute per day, the tests found exposure from a 10-meter bank in normal operation would be 0.0028 microwatts per square centimeter at 30 cm, dropping to 0.0012 at a range of three meters.

The report said time-averaged RF exposure from smart meters at all of those ranges was “low” – less than 0.001 per cent of Health Canada’s safety limit of 600 microwatts per square centimeter of continuous exposure for general public areas.

According to the opposition group Citizens For Safe Technology, 48 B.C. municipalities – including Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby and White Rock – have called for either a smart meter moratorium or an optout provision.

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JEFF NAGEL He rejected suggestions he or Walton would be BLACK PRESS hamstrung and put in an impossible situation by wo new seats on TransLink’s board of direcserving on TransLink, adding he would work to tors that the province has earmarked for the persuade the board to conduct most of its business chair and vice-chair of the Metro Vancouver publicly, not behind closed doors. mayors’ council will give them roughly $60,000 in The change to TransLink’s legislation giving two extra pay. board seats to the mayors’ council was unveiled in But North Vancouver District Mayor Richard May by Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom.

Walton, the council’s chair, says he’s not yet sure Mayors have criticized it as a small step that he can accept the position, adding the doesn’t go nearly far enough to address optics of the additional pay is one just their demands for more control over one of his concerns.

TransLink spending and priorities. “That’s problematic,� he said. “An Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said he extra $60,000 is more than some mayis “totally opposed� to mayors sitting on ors in the region make.�

TransLink with just two token seats, callWalton said he’s particularly coning it a provincial ploy to “divide and concerned about stretching himself too quer� the mayors. thin, noting the duties of a TransLink “This is a sham,� he said. “They are director are complex and would come attempting to get a couple of members of on top of his other roles as vice-chair the mayors’ council on that board who Richard Walton of the Metro Vancouver board and will then validate the decisions being the chair of the Mayors Council on made and put those mayors in a terrible Regional Transportation, which he said conflict.� devoured 400 hours of his time last year. “It’s a Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, a former chair time commitment issue,� he said. of the mayors’ council, said she doesn’t see a Another is whether mayors’ council reps who huge problem sending the chair and vice-chair to also serve on TransLink’s board can keep the two TransLink, but cautioned cities must press Victoria sets of duties straight and not find themselves in for much more meaningful improvements to conflict. restore democracy and accountability.

If he decides taking the seat is justified, Walton “There’s some value,� Watts said. “But it’s not said he would go only if the mayors’ council going to fix the governance issue. So that still has votes to send him. In contrast, vice-chair Peter to be addressed.�

Fassbender, the mayor of Langley City, said he has TransLink’s appointed board of directors has no hesitation taking his seat and plans to do so as complete control of the transportation authority’s soon as possible, provided he remains in his role as spending. The mayors’ council can only approve or vice-chair. reject new or increased funding sources to finance “I’m not going there because I’m going to get service expansion. extra pay,� he said. “I want this to work. I’m preMayors are also paid $500 each time the maypared to put in the effort.� ors’ council meets and Walton gets a flat stipend of Fassbender said he has already been attending $5,000 as chair, in addition to payments to serve at most TransLink board meetings for months at the Metro Vancouver. invitation of the board.

TransLink directors are paid retainers of around “I’ve been putting in the effort without the extra $38,000, depending on their duties, and they pay because I believe it’s important for the region receive $1,200 per full day board meeting ($600 for to do that,� he said. half days). The board chair gets a flat $100,000.

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remier Christy Clark is pushing ahead with plans for a new Family Day holiday in February, after independent MLAs voted against the move.

NDP MLAs supported B.C. Liberal members in the key vote to approve the new statutory holiday Tuesday. The first one will be next Feb. 11, and the second Monday in February each year after that.

Independent MLAs criticized the move and forced a standing vote, after listing the costs it would impose on business.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business estimates that Family Day will cost the average small business more than $1,100 in wage costs, either paying employees to stay home or overtime to come to work.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington reminded the legislature the new holiday is imposed on business after three increases in the minimum wage in the past year, an average $3,000 transition to the harmonized sales tax and soon a similar cost to switch back to the provincial sales tax next year.

Clark promised the new holiday during her B.C. Liberal leadership campaign last year. It will

join February holidays in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.

Clark has argued that the new holiday will not only increase family time, it will also boost business for ski hills, hotels restaurants and other tourist businesses during a slow time of year.

Independent Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson noted the provincial government’s own payroll cost of the new holiday will be $28 million, a sum that could be applied to a range of pressing government problems. Simpson urged the government to wait and see if its budget is balanced as promised next year before imposing more costs and reducing B.C.’s productivity.

Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen was the first independent to speak out against Family Day, backed by John Cummins, leader of the B.C. Conservative Party that van Dongen has joined. “Adding a new statutory holiday is a feel-good idea that is strictly politically motivated,� van Dongen said.

Clark and Labour Minister Margaret McDiarmid said choosing a date that is not in step with other western provinces or the President’s Day holiday in the U.S. would mean less out-of-town traffic at B.C. attractions for people with a day off. newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/nsoutlook

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ederal officials now admit they did not consult local authorities – only other federal government arms such as the military – before announcing their decision to close Vancouver’s Coast Guard base at Kitsilano.

The decision to consolidate Coast Guard operations in the area at Sea Island in Richmond has sparked concern boaters may be at increased risk and face longer search-and-rescue response times in Vancouver harbour and up Indian Arm. Jody Thomson, the Canadian Coast Guard’s Deputy Commissioner of Operations, said consultations are now beginning with the province, municipalities and other stakeholders not previously notified. Conservative MP James Moore had previously said there was broad consultation in advance, a claim contradicted by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.

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“misinformation” over the impact of the consolidation, a federal budget measure to save $900,000.

“We would not take decisions that are going to place mariners at increased risk,” Thomson said.

She said there will continue to be effective response throughout the area by rescue hovercraft stationed at Sea Island, Coast Guard auxiliaries or even private boats close to an incident.

Under international law, she said, any vessel near a distress call can be tasked to respond, but said Ottawa doesn’t expect to rely often on that option after the Kitsilano base closes.

A new inshore rescue boat will also be added in Vancouver harbour before the Kitsilano base shuts down in the spring of 2013, she added.

“We think this is the best mix of resources,” Thomson said. “It won’t change the level of service in the Vancouver harbour area.”

Thomson said the Kitsilano base handled around 200 search and rescue calls each year and the nine calls handled over the Victoria Day weekend could have been handled by other responders in the area.

One hovercraft now based at Sea Island will also be replaced by a larger one next year.

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY - After working out of town for the weekend, North Vancouver paramedic Karin Foulds arrived home on Mother’s Day to a fabulous surprise.

First, her daughters (pictured above, left to right: Remi, Lisette and Rayne) handed her some homemade cards. Then she noticed a $870 gift package the girls had won for her by entering The Outlook’s Mother’s Day Giveaway contest which asked for a short note about “why your mom is the best mom in the whole world.” The prize package included a stunning bouquet from West Van Florist, a massage from Sabai Thai Spa, house-cleaning services by AspenClean, a Boathouse gift certificate and family portrait session.

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Making dining out just a little bit easier It is now easier than ever to make healthy choices when dining out with the recent launch of the Province of British Columbia’s Informed Dining program.

Featuring more than 300 restaurant outlets in British Columbia, the program publishes nutritional information and allows diners to view the information in a format similar to that of a nutritional guide on products at the grocery store.

All you have to do is look for the Informed Dining logo at participating restaurants.

“British Columbians have made it clear they want information to help them make informed choices about what they and their families are eating,” says B.C. Minister of Health Mike de Jong. “With Informed Dining, we are partnering with B.C. restaurants to help make the healthy choice the easy choice.”

Some of the participating restaurants include chains such as The Boathouse, De Dutch, A&W and Little Caesar’s, and stand-alone restaurants such as H.A.V.E. Cafe in Vancouver, Mountain Eagle Books in Smithers and Joseph’s Coffee House in Victoria.

With people in British Columbia eating a meal in a restaurant approximately 10 per cent of the time, it’s never been more important to be able to source out healthy options.

With the new program, calorie and sodium information is prominently highlighted for all regular menu items, while other nutrients, including carbohydrates and fat, are also noted. The program also gives advice on daily calorie and

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British Columbians have made it clear they want information to help them make informed choices about what they and their families are eating,” says B.C. Minister of Health Michael de Jong. “With Informed Dining, we are partnering with B.C. restaurants to help make the healthy choice the easy choice.” sodium requirements.

Excess weight can increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and various cancers, so caloriecounting is an important part of a healthy diet. Eating too much sodium contributes to high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease and kidney disease, making sodium another important piece of the healthy eating puzzle.

“Healthy eating is a critical element in living a long and healthy life and avoiding cardiovascular disease,” says Gavin Arthur, vice-president of research and health promotion for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. “The Informed Dining program takes a positive step forward in providing people with information they can use in making informed choices while dining out.”

The program is voluntary, but the provincial government is

encouraging every restaurant to join the initiative and make such information available.

“We want to be part of the solution in making healthy choices, easy choices in B.C.,” says Vice-President of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association Mark von Schellwitz. “This program has the potential to help restaurant patrons become more conscious about what they are eating – it also shines a light on those establishments already providing menu nutrition content while encouraging other restaurants to follow suit.”

The provincial government has been working on this program since 2010, and has given restaurants several options for disclosing nutrition information, including a menu insert, a poster or a brochure.

“I am proud that we have about 300 outlets across the province signed up to participate in this important program,” says Ian Tostenson, CEO and president of the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association. “I know that other business will continue to learn more about Informed Dining and sign up – this information is what our customers have been telling us they want, and it is our responsibility to provide it.”

The initiative is part of the Healthy Families BC campaign, created by the Province to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent chronic disease. For more information, visit www. healthyfamiliesbc.ca/home/informed-dining. The website also features a contest with weekly draws and a grand prize to cook like a chef and learn from a dietitian.

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PRE-SCHOOLS

The Tsleil-Waututh Child & Family Development Centre has limited spaces to offer part-time preschool experiences. Have your child engage with other children and experience a stimulating environment, supervised by qualified Early Childhood Educators, in a First Nation’s setting. With our limited spaces, we can offer plenty of flexibility on days and hours.

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Surrey’s Leading Glass & Shower Door Company Rahul Glass Ltd. is looking for experienced Full-Time Installers & Helpers.

Exciting packages will be offered to those with previous exp.

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Ability to work till late or work early (6am start) a great asset.

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Multi-media journalist The North Shore Outlook, a weekly publication serving more than 56,350 homes in North and West Vancouver, has an opening for a full-time, multi-media journalist.

The successful candidate will have diverse writing capabilities, including a flair for narrative. Advanced photography and video skills will be key attributes, as well as excellent time management. An ideal applicant will have a strong grasp of social media best practices (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), a passion for online journalism, and an understanding of how to tailor content accordingly.

We are looking for someone who will be a key contributor to the core print product, while bringing creativity and innovation to our web-based branding. Knowledge of basic Photoshop, iMovie and InDesign is a must. Candidates should have a diploma/degree in journalism, or a related field. The successful candidate will show keen attention to detail, work well under deadline pressures, and be willing to learn in a fastpaced environment, as well as have the ability to teach others as new strategies and techniques are incorporated into our media package.

The Outlook is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 150 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Those interested should submit a resume, writing samples and a cover letter by June 29, 2012.

Contact: editor@northshoreoutlook.com fax: 604 903-1001 #104 – 980 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4

The Burnaby NewsLeader & New Westminster NewsLeader are divisions of Black Press Ltd., Canada’s largest independent newspaper company, with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii, and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also Western Canada’s largest privately-held commercial printer with 14 printing plants.

The NewsLeader is the recent recipient of the Suburban Newspapers of America 2009 First Place Best Community Newspaper, circulation 37,500+, plus has won or been nominated in eleven categories for the 2010 SNAs, CCNAs, and BCYCNAs, including winning a CCNA Blue Ribbon award.

If you are a highly creative individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and have good interpersonal and sales skills, we would like to meet you.

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Only selected applications will be contacted.

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HEALTH PRODUCTS

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182 PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc is seeking skilled Tower Crane RIGGERS for projects in the GVRD. Rigging ticket, experience on a commercial construction site working under a crane is required. Send resume via fax:

604-241-5301 or pclvancouverjobs@pcl.com

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc is seeking skilled Formwork Carpenters and apprentices for projects in the GVRD. Good knowledge of commercial construction forming systems/ processes and training in Fall Pro, Scissor Lift an asset.

Send resume via fax:

604-241-5301 or pclvancouverjobs@pcl.com

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DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping CANADIANS repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest regardless of your credit!

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We ask that each volunteer work a minimum of 20 hours.

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GARDENING

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

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Australian Shepherds, P/B, 7 wks, shots, worming, reg parents, $500.

Call (604)791-1215

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB. Kitchen Reno’s & Cabinets

Seniors Discount Book by end of May - 10% off. 25 yrs exp.

Guarantee on work. Refs.

(604)773-7811 or 604-432-1857

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ABEAM contracting. Reno’s, Decks, Fences, Construction.

Richard 604-928-2944

Licensed, Government Approved, BBB Accredited.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

JJ ROOFING

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

OF Home (604)501-9290

Improvements,

SPECIALIZING IN RE-ROOFING. WCB Insured., 3rd Party Liability, BBB member. Jas 604-726-6345

Mainland Roofing Ltd. 25 yrs in roofing industry

Family owned & operated.

Fully insured. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warranty. 604-723-2626

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

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LEGAL SERVICES

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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

210 East 2nd Street North Vancouver 1 bdrmHeat/hot water incl.

Sorry no pets Call 604-985-2639

BORDER COLLIE PUP, male, 13 wks. Registered. Strong trialing & working pedigree. Vet checked. 1st shots. $500. 604-854-6637 Abbts CAIRN Terriers. Shots, dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. $650: 604-807-5204.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 COCKER SPANIEL Puppies Family raised – pure bred, no papers, $500. (604) 888-0832 FILA GUARD DOGS. Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shots Great Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957.

Golden Retriever, 1 male/1 female, 2 & 3 yrs old, good temperament. $150. (604)795-0118 No Sun calls LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, dewormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217

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ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

AFFORDABLE MOVING

GARDENING

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

604.587.5865

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, 1.8T turbo, 4 dr sedan, std, all options, exc cond. $5300 obo 604-780-8404 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA 5 spd manual, silver, 152K, 1 owner, great on gas, winter & summer tires. $5500. Call 604-560-1684.

2006 JAGUAR X-Type, 3.0, V6, 114K, silver, black lthr, lady driven, exc cond!! $19,800. 604-542-5833.

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2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 speed standard, 2 dr., grey, 135K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $10,000 604-793-3819 6-9pm

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1976 CADILLAC Eldorado conv.

40,000 org. miles, must see, like new $22,000 obo. 604-576-4385.

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AUTO FINANCING

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NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

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1990 Dodge Diesel Tow Truck. 5spd, new tires, wheel lift, low km’s, does need finishing work. Pictures available. $3500.

604-996-8734.

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MOTORCYCLES

2001 VICTORY CRUISER deluxe 46,000 kms. 1500 cc, AT H/P $6,500. Call 604-534-2503.

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AUCTIONS

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2008 FREEDOM SPIRIT 20’ travel trailer, like new, hardly used, a/c, f/s, dble bed, dble sink, nook, couch 2 prop tanks/2 batteries, $10,500 obo. Must sell. (604)581-5117

Auction Estate Antique Collectable . June 3 @ 1pm at Dodd’s Auction 3311-28 Ave, Vernon. 1-866-545-3259. View photos at doddsauction.com

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VEHICLES WANTED

WANTED: 1980-1981 Celica GT liftback, 5-spd; or a 1979-1981 Supra 5-spd. Cell 250-307-1215.

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FURNITURE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

www.recycleitcanada.ca ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. Quick. 7 days. Fast/reliable.

Call Spencer 604-924-1511.

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DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

REAL ESTATE

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But Dead Bodies!!

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988 FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Haul Anything...

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AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

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TRANSPORTATION

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2001 CHEV CAVALIER, 5spd manual, 4dr, low kms, new aircare, $2450 firm. 604-538-4883

ABBOTSFORD: For Lease: 12,000 sf industrial bldg with 3 large overhead drs & office. 1 acre paved and fenced yard with ample parking. Located close to Mt Lehman interchange. Call Ken 604-855-6430

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MOVING & STORAGE

Local & Long Distance

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BLUE PITBULL Pups genetics/ razoredge UKC reg, 9/weeks. $500-$1000. 778-237-2824

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NORTH VANCOUVER

BLACK ENGLISH LAB, 3 yrs old, F., spade, all shots. To good home w/lge yard / acreage. 604-308-9348

TRANSPORTATION

TOY POODLE puppies. 1 apricot, 1 white, both male. Adorable. $700.

778-240-2400 (Cloverdale)

Moon Construction Building Services. Your Specialists in; • Concrete Forming • Framing • Siding 604.218.3064

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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SHIH TZU Bichon puppies, born April 12. Vet ✓ first shots. $500 ea.

604-625-6227 or 604-363-7060.

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

ELECTRICAL

PETS

PITTBULL PUPPIES. 8 weeks old.

4M & 2 F. Bluenose. Vet checked. $350. each. 604-825-6793

CRIMINAL RECORD?

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RENTALS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

STAN’S PAINTING

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PETS

Interior/Ext Painting. Drywall Repairs. Text Ceiling Repair. Power washing. Free Est. (778)709-1081

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Qualify Now To Be Debt Free 1-877-220-3328

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

Auto Loans or

ALDERGROVE 7 bdrm, 4 bath, 9 yrs old, 2 a/g stes on 1st floor, 4 bdrms up, open concept kitchen with island, crown moldings, south backyrd. RV access. $579,900. Offers. (604)856-4721

We Will Pay You $1000

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

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Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 The Scrapper

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

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OTHER AREAS

1 Plot @ Valley View; Surrey; $5000; beautiful area; very scenic; Maggie 250-768-9790

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A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

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(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

~ Crown Molding Installation ~ Staining & Custom Painting Laminate flrs ~ H/W Refinishing Mention this ad for $200. off on minimum $1000 job.

John 778-881-6737

APARTMENT/CONDO

NORTH VANCOUVER

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th St.

BESTWAY PAINTING & DECORATING Interior / Exterior Small / Big Jobs Comm/Res. Fully Insured.

1988 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500, 3/4 ton, loaded, a/c, Air Cared, premium cond. 178K. $3500 obo (778)565-4334

RENTALS

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TREE SERVICES

Spacious 1 bdrm ($950/mo) & 2 bdrms ($1300/mo) avail June 1/15. Heat & hot water inc. Balcony Laundry fac. avail. Off street parking, $25. Children welcome.

No pets.

Call 604-830-7587 www.aptrentals.com Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

TRUCKS & VANS

REACH ALL advertise across the lower mainland in the 17 best-read community papers!

Need A Ride, Drive Today. Take $500 to $5000 Cash Home. Carter Credit 1.888.688.1837

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in June, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1985 CADILLAC SEVILLE, 4 L, loaded, all options, mint in/out. all orig, and car cover. 70,000 orig miles. $5000 obo. (604)505-7713.

1992 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD, Immaculate condition. Loaded, sunroof. Bose gold stereo. 58,000 org. mls. $4000. 604-532-8040.

1998 CADILLAC D Ellegance, 107 km, 4 dr sedan, fully loaded, Aircrd to 2013. Very clean. Exc. runner. $3700 firm. Call 604-534-0923

1997 VENTURA Mini Van, like new cond in/out, loaded, tinted windows, 4 16” extra new high performance tires on allied wheel avail. $350. AirCared.

Picture avail. $1200. 604-9968734.

2000 DURANGO 4X4, loaded, seats 7, AirCrd, exc. cond. $4100 obo. Call 604-780-8404 2003 CHEVY VENTURE LS, 7 passenger, auto, 5 door, 189K, $3500 obo (604)298-2659 2005 FORD F150, 4X4, crew cab , green, auto, 160 kms, options, $12,000 firm. Call 604-538-9257.

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