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Comfort food is the name of the game here and plates are loaded with your choice of say… BBQ Beef Brisket, Lousiana-style Pork Chops, Chicken Cranberry Meatballs, or Beef Barley Stew. All served with a big side of mash potatoes & sauteed veggies for $7.95. Wow! No wonder we love these guys! Always four choices, & they change up daily. DIY–BBQers will want to check out the butcher case for ready-to-grill specials: Kebobs are just $3.99 each (Chipolte BBQ, Orangeginger, Kobe, Teriyaki & more), Montreal Steak Burgers are moist & meaty, Certified Angus Strip Loin and Rib Eyes – all a perfect grilling choice. Need something special or a great idea for family dinners and parties? Head to Sharky’s. Rob & Ben know their stuff!

CILANTRO AND JALAPENO  AUTHENTIC GOURMET MEXICAN FOOD It’s no wonder this restaurant is consistently voted as one of North Shore’s Best Mexican cuisine. Everything is made fresh daily.Cilantro and Jalapeno offers real Mexican fare: tamales, sopes, burritos, tacos & enchiladas. Customize your favourite with a choice of sauce – green, red, rancho or mole. HUGE appetite and up for a challenge? Try the insane Monster Burrito. At under $10 it’s a massive 13” tortilla stuffed with over 2 lbs of chicken, beef or pork with salsa, guacamole, lettuce, cheese, crema, beans and rice - you can lift it, but can you finish it? Not quite up to the Monster?

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FISH & CHIPS, AND MUSHY PEAS  TRIED & TRUE! Montgomery’s is the real deal. The fish is fresh & flaky. You can choose from Alaskan cod or halibut – always good – or try the red snapper for a change. Chips are hand cut every day & they use Russet potatoes from Ladner (100 mile diet anyone?). And yes! They have real mushy peas. Affectionately known as “Yorkshire Caviar” the British would most certainly approve. Owners Derek and James say the market crowd favourite is a handy little sandwich called a Fish Buttie.

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SOMETIMES BREAKFAST IS LUNCH. No matter what time it is, head to the All Day Cafe to enjoy their signature Eyeopener – steamed eggs on a buttery croissant. Yum. On the menu too, are the always-comforting, velvetysmooth egg bennies. Oh, and for lunch? The tuna melts are just one of their outstanding sandwiches. Market goers rave about the coffee and the second cup is always free – so you can relax and take in the view of hard-working tugboats against the Vancouver skyline. See something interesting?

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TRY AN OYSTER SHOOTER AT SCREAMIN MIMI’S and as Kosta the Fishmonger puts it, “you can skip your espresso”. After your wake up call, you can enjoy a big plate of fresh steamed mussels like the regulars do or a dive into a signature Crab Louie.

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SHEPHERD’S PIE  A WELL LOVED CLASSIC at this British yet very West Coast restaurant. You’ll find curry dishes as well as fish ‘n chips – nestled between many fresh seafood offerings. Brunch (on weekends and holidays) stars the Cheshire’s acclaimed Eggs Benny and English sausages, of course. The harbour view entices you to linger long after lunch at Cheshire Cheese and, if you’re in the mood, choose from an array of specialty beers on-tap.

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Pre-grad partiers warned Police will step up patrols around North Shore pre-grad party hotspots this weekend to ensure a safe beginning to the school year TODD COYNE

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t’s that time of year again and police are warning North Shore high schoolers that they’re hip to their pre-grad party plans this Labour Day weekend.

No one’s really sure how the tradition began, but for years now soon-to-be-graduates of North and West Vancouver high schools have gathered for raucous bush parties near their schools on the night before starting their Grade 12 year.

Drinking, drugging, vandalism and violence have marred these rite-of-passage celebrations in the past, with 2010 still fresh in the minds of some police and emergency responders as a year they’d rather not repeat.

It was then, two years ago, that out-of-hand pre-grad parties had North Van Mounties, paramedics and firefighters responding to everything from drug-dealing and multiple violent assaults to acute alcohol intoxication and one dangerously out-of-control bonfire.

“It was a bad year,” North Van RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong told The Outlook Monday.

And while last year showed a marked improvement, police aren’t taking any chances this time around.

“We patrol specific high school properties, we work with the school district, parks and rec and the fire department just so we’re all on the same page,” De Jong said.

Police in both North and West Van will confiscate alcohol and issue fines for underage drinking and drug-use wherever appropriate.

But the most effective tools the police have to prevent a repeat of 2010 may be the preemptive discussions they are having with students before leaving their schools in June.

“We meet with them prior to leaving in Grade 11 and say, ‘Hey, look we’re aware of your tradition and want to celebrate

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The scene of a raucous bush party that took place in Upper Lynn Valley over the 2010 Labour Day weekend. Police blamed the party for a number of crimes that took place on Sept. 6 and 7.

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your success as well, but let’s do it in a safe manner,” De Jong said. “And we are seeing, hopefully, a turn for more responsible behaviour.”

Failing that, both the North Van Mounties and the West Van police say they will step up patrols this weekend around all North Shore high schools, trail heads, parks and wooded areas where pre-grad parties have occurred in the past.

Acting spokesman for the West Van police, Sgt. Paul Skelton said his department relies on its school liaison officers and the public at large to let police know about pre-grad parties before they begin or as they are happening. He added that due to the weather conditions this year, police, paramedics and fire services will be extra vigilant.

“Certainly there’s a heightened concern this time of year with the little rainfall we’ve gotten about fire hazards in local parks and it’s pretty dry up in the wooded areas,” Skelton said. “So it’s a concern to us if they start bonfires or cigarettes or that sort of thing.”

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KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ - Rick Titcomb (sitting in the truck) and other members of the West Vancouver Fire Services Museum & Archive Society show off a 1949 fire truck that once faithfully served the North Shore.

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The 63-year-old truck once scrambled down the streets of West Van to fight house and forest fires, saving people and their belongings.

The sight was similar to today, except that the fire truck topped out around 70 kilometres per hour. “And that’s with a good wind behind,” Titcomb jokingly tells The Outlook at the North Shore Antique/Collector Car Show at the Auto Mall on Aug. 26.

“It could keep up with traffic on Marine Drive but I wouldn’t want to take it on a highway.”

Titcomb belongs to the West Van Fire Service Museum & Archive Society, a group of mostly retired firefighters who want to protect equipment once used in the area.

After spending 32 years on the fire department, Titcomb realized the importance of preserving and restoring old fire trucks for future generations to see.

“They’ve changed a lot from today,” he says, looking at the small red truck that shows decades of wear after serving West Van. It could only carry two people in the front, but a third could hang off the back while standing on the bumper.

“It was actually a nice ride, but that was before we had speed bumps. That would have been very uncomfortable,” says Titcomb as he opens the door to show the inside of the truck full of different levers and buttons. The firemen of the day had to take off their boots and heavy pants to squeeze into the tight quarters.

“There wasn’t any air conditioning like they have today. The only way to get air was through the windows.”

Since the six-decade-old truck is in pretty good shape, the society has decided to keep its original paint instead of restoring it.

“It was first painted green; they all came like that. We painted it red once it got here,” says the retired firefighter while he shows spots of forest green paint peeking through.

Even though the old fire truck was much slower than fancy new ones today and pumped out three times less water, says Titcomb, it was certainly built to last.

Jeeps were also used to fight fires in West Van, adds Titcomb, as he walks over to a red 1947 Willys Jeep. After the Second World War, an Ohio-based company tried to find new markets for their left over Jeeps by switching them from army vehicles to miniature fire trucks. Most were sold to small rural communities near mountains or forests.

“It was difficult to drive because it was so cramped,” says Titcomb, adding that the small jeep with 919,000 miles on the odometer wasn’t

OLD SCHOOL - West Van’s 1947 firefighting Jeep was in use until the late 1980s.

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taken out of service until 1989.

The jeep was first used to fight fires on Hollyburn Mountain and later at Lighthouse Park. Its last call was a car fire on the upperdeck parking lot of Park Royal North. To this day, it’s still the only West Van fire truck low enough to fit under the heigh restriction barricades at the mall.

The West Van Fire Service Museum & Archive Society has spent upwards of 6,000 hours completely restoring the jeep with a shiny new paint coat and new wheels.

“They’ve obviously changed a lot from the high-tech trucks used today. We work hard at preserving these trucks because everyone should be able to see them,” says Titcomb.

For more information about the society’s projects visit wvfiremuseum.com.

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Celebrate the economic and social contribution of workers For many British Columbians, Labour Day may simply mean the last extended weekend p of the summer. It is important to remember it is a day to celebrate working people and the contribution bution they make to our province and the quality ality of life we enjoy.

important legislature to impact workers in the following century.

Union pioneers petitioned their employers for a reduction in the number of hours worked - asking that their workweek be reduced to six, 9-hour days. They formed an organization dubbed the Nine Hours Movement and argued that reducing working hours would benefit both workers and society as more time would be spent with family and community. Employers scoffed at their claims and rejected their demands. At the time it was a crime to be member of a union in Canada yet in a

The rights thatt workers have today such as a 40ek, minimum wage, parental leave hour work week, and paid holidays days were hard fought for in times rs had few benefits, no voice when labourers n perilous conditions. Many and worked in ions and rights that today’s of the protections ve exist because of unions. employees have Labour Day is celebrated on the first very September and this year Monday of every on Septemberr 3 it will be in a show of solidarity for working people across nd beyond. The origins the country and al holiday are rooted in of this national the history of the Canadian labour at began in the time of movement that Prime Ministerr Sir John A. Macdonald. tand by a group of Ontario From a bold stand y of 1872 grew the most printers in May

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courageous act of defiance, the Toronto Typographical Union went on strike to secure the nine-hour workday. A parade was held which drew some 10,000 spectators. The workers went on strike. Many lost their job and were forced to relocate. Their employers brought in replacement workers and used this so called ‘conspiracy’ to have 24 members of the movement arrested and jailed.

SEPT 3 On June 14, 1872 Macdonald passed the Trade Union Act that legalized union activity, freed the workers and endeared him to the working class. The Toronto printers strike paved the way for unions across North America to demand a 54hour workweek.

Canadian trade unionists have ever since, celebrated this day that has been set aside to hon honor ‘those who labour.’ The first Labour Day parade was held in Winnipeg in 1894, and was two miles long.

Today approximately 3 30 percent of BC’s workforce is covered by a collective agreement.

As Labour Day has evolved it remains a day of celebration, sol solidarity, speeches and recreation.

The issues faci facing workers have also evolved. labou unions negotiate on behalf Today’s labour of a changing workforce in an ever-evolving Bri workplace. British Columbians have different challenges to deal with, whether it is record-h record-high housing prices, increasing o debt and living longer. levels of Minimu wage, overtime, working Minimum conditio for farmworkers, health conditions saf and safety and access to affordable daycare are all important labour issues.

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B.C. seniors’ advocate role still unclear as Libs, NDP vie for votes TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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ith both the BC Liberals and New Democrats accusing each other of ignoring seniors’ issues — a hot topic locally, given the North Shore’s large aging demographic — the Liberals are again talking up their plan to establish a non-partisan seniors advocacy office for the province next spring.

Earlier this month, B.C. New Democrats held a seniors rally at North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Centre, wherein party leader Adrian Dix joined North Vancouver-Seymour MLA candidate Jim Hanson in accusing the ruling Liberals of pushing seniors’ concerns such as long-term health care to the bottom of their agenda. “The current government, when they debate seniors’ issues and heath care, seem to view seniors as some sort of impediment,� Dix told the 40-odd attendees. “I hear them talk about the ‘silver tsunami’ which is going to bankrupt our health care system. This is not the case and it’s not an appropriate way, I think, to deal with the problem.�

Hanson, of course, agreed. “During the last 10 years, all we have seen is cuts — cuts to services, cuts to support the seniors. It appears that the BC Liberal government places supports to seniors at the bottom of the political agenda and not the top, and this has hurt seniors in British Columbia.�

But just last week the incumbent MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano, Ralph Sultan, wrote on his MLA website that the government is preparing to announce its independent seniors’ advocate in Victoria, modelled on the province’s Representative for Children and Youth. “With Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition complaining government is ‘not moving fast enough,’ Victoria is about to appoint another advocate, this time for seniors,� Sultan wrote.

In a phone interview with The Outlook to explain his message Wednesday, the three-term MLA said the idea of an advocate for the elderly — first proposed in February — came directly from the Premier’s office. “The idea, I think, really came out of Christy Clark,� Sultan said. “She’s the one who should be named as the author of this idea. But as soon as Christy said it’s a good idea, the NDP started hounding the government saying, ‘Why didn’t you do it last week?’ or ‘Why didn’t you do it yesterday?’�

In June, the government held a series of 10 public consultations across the province with Health Minister Mike de Jong to discuss the seniors’ advocate’s role and to take suggestions on it.

At the beginning of those discussions, the health ministry described the job’s aim as “to ensure a more accessible, transparent and

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accountable approach to seniors’ care.� Sultan describes the role as “to make it very, very uncomfortable for the government� to maintain the status quo on seniors’ issues.

But what formal power the office will have is still anyone’s guess. “They’ll have the power of illumination and education, if not embarrassment,� Sultan said. “But they are not in charge — they’re just advocating.�

Beyond that, all that’s agreed upon seems to be; first, the need for such an office and, secondly, the need for it to be independent of government ministries like health, answering instead to the legislature and the public on issues of not only health, but transportation, housing, education and finance.

Jane Osborne is a North Shore senior and advocate with the Lionsview Seniors Planning Society. While supportive of the idea to establish a B.C. seniors’ advocate, Osborne said she’d like to see funding for a complementary network of local seniors advocates who would have the ear of the provincial advocate when local grievJane Osborne ances need systemic fixes. “I don’t think everything can be solved by a single seniors’ advocate,�

Osborne told The Outlook in a phone interview. “We need to know what’s happening in individual care facilities, for example, and in all of the services being offered to seniors — we can’t always find out what we’d like to.�

One of those much-needed systemic fixes, according to Osborne, is the harmonizing of the many different rules governing different types of seniors’ homes offering different levels of care.

While assisted living centres and some intermediate care facilities are licensed under B.C.’s Community Care and Assisted Living Act, others are not. Meanwhile, in-home care providers and privately run seniors’ centres have their own standards and aren’t required to regularly report to a provincial authority. “What that does is it creates this unevenness and creates inconsistencies in our legislation,�

Osborne said. “If you’re a senior living out in the community in let’s say subsidized housing, you actually have a place you can go to say, ‘Hey, things don’t look good here.’ Whereas with a lot of the facilities we have that are providing some level of care, where do you go other than to the newspaper?�

British Columbia is home to 688,715 seniors, according to the 2011 census, making B.C. the only province or territory west of the Maritimes with more seniors than youths under 15 years old.

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he West Vancouver police have launched their second criminal probe of the RCMP in as many months, this time investigating injuries a woman sustained while under arrest by Mounties in Burnaby.

The West Van department is revealing few details about its investigation other than to say that several officers are looking into the Aug. 22 arrest.

At the time, the woman was being apprehended by officers under the Mental Health Act. West Van police would not confirm the nature of her injuries Tuesday.

The department is still investigating an RCMP arrest last month in Williams Lake that left a man in hospital at least one week later. No update on his condition or the progress of the investigation has been given by the West Van police since that time.

That incident occurred on July 21, when at

least one Mountie from Quesnel — approximately 100 kilometres north of Williams Lake — pursued a suspect vehicle into the Williams Lake area.

A 35-year-old occupant of the suspect vehicle was apprehended and during his arrest suffered injuries that left him in hospital as of July 27.

West Vancouver police would not say whether the officer under investigation was with the Quesnel or the Williams Lake RCMP detachment. Neither would the department confirm the nature of the man’s injuries nor the crime he was suspected of committing at the time of his arrest.

Both the Williams Lake and Burnaby investigations would be completed in a “fair, transparent and timely manner,� according to West Van police press releases following each incident.

As one of the few independent municipal police forces in the province, the West Van police are often called upon to investigate when a Mountie is suspected of a crime, in order to avoid the perception of a pro-RCMP bias.

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hen the Lynn Canyon Band performs ter chance of getting in,” says Branton, adding that off the North Shore, audience members North Shore performers aren’t necessarily favoured often ask Lesley Branton, the group’s over out-of-town acts. lead vocalist, if the band is named after her.

“We’re not offended they didn’t accept us,” Lynn Canyon, after all, sounds remarkably like Mullaly chimes in, “It’s hard to get in, and there are a woman’s name if you’ve never heard of the 617a lot of top-notch pros. acre park in North Vancouver.

“Even if we got on on a Wednesday at 1[p.m.], But to local residents, the four-member band’s we’d be thrilled.” handle screams North Shore and, by picking up To up their game, the band members plan to more and more gigs, the group is quickly becoming start practising twice a week, even though working a fixture in the community. around work and family life can be difficult.

“It’s not a hobby; we’re past that stage. Now it’s Mullaly, who sells advertising spots for a a vocation,” Bill Mullaly, on guitar, harmonica and Vancouver-based newspaper, and Branton, who vocals, tells The Outlook over drinks at Pier 7 resfundraises for the faculty of dentistry at UBC, have taurant at the foot of Lonsdale. to carefully schedule around their nine-to-five jobs.

“I’d describe our music as eclectic, but not in a Ultimately, they would like to be a full-time band, cutesy way,” he says as Branton, sitting beside him, but know that road can be arduous. nods in agreement.

The key to the band’s success? Each member The two bandmates, together with Paul Coultercan sing.

Brown on mandolin, guitar and vocals, and bass “When we get to the chorus and four people and vocals member Bob McMillin, brought folk, start singing, the crowd absolutely loves it,” says roots, bluegrass, jazz and blues backgrounds Mullaly, eagerly sitting forward in his chair. together four years ago.

When Branton, who was the last to join the Now they meet once a week after their day jobs band two years ago, finishes guitar lessons, all to rehearse for gigs at coffee members of the band will shops, church halls, farmers’ be able to play an instrumgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com markets and bars. ment while singing. twitter.com/michaelagarstin “After every show people The Lynn Canyon always ask us if we have a Band’s aspirations don’t CD, so our goal right now is end with the Harmony MICHAELA GARSTIN » STAFF REPORTER to create one,” says Mullaly, Arts Festival. adding that their first CD “Our dream is to hear will have original songs written by members of the one of our original tunes on the radio. This is band. a pretty standard wish for all musicians,” says It’s been a busy summer so far for the Lynn Mullaly.

Canyon Band. They’ve hopped around to ven“Creating music isn’t a decision, even if you travues off the North Shore, including the Cloverdale el and work for free. You have to do it because it’s Rodeo and a community celebration in Surrey. in you, and you want to share it.”

But their dream venue is the annual Harmony The Lynn Canyon Band is playing at Music in Arts Festival in West Vancouver. It’s very competithe Park on Sept. 3 at Capilano River Regional tive to win a spot, says Mullaly, but the band is Park from 5:15 to 7 p.m. going to try again next year.

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Studying projects to death VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has announced that one of his first acts as premier would be to withdraw B.C. from the joint review of the Enbridge pipeline proposal from Alberta to Kitimat.

The two-year federal-led review will be mostly done by next May, but Dix proposes to start a new provincial assessment to examine at the B.C. portion. He doesn’t know how much it would cost, and under questioning he all but admitted the intention is to study the pipeline to death.

Fresh from a summer tour of the pipeline route to reaffirm solidarity with its opponents, Dix is hardly in a position to consider anything but maximum resistance. As Premier Christy Clark did in her showdown with Alberta over benefits, Dix hinted that provincial permits for river and wildlife crossings would be made as expensive as possible, if not refused.

The same fate awaits the Kinder Morgan plan to twin the existing TransMountain oil pipeline to Burnaby.

Dix left the impression that he would undo the years of work that have gone into bringing some rational sense to environmental approvals that can be, and have been, dragged out for years.

The B.C. hearings would provide another platform for opponents, and more complaints to justify refusal at the provincial level, to go along with court cases and direct-action protests.

Speaking of which, the frontfletcher@blackpress.ca tal assault by agitators at the federal Enbridge hearings has mostly petered out. After 4,000odd people were signed up to TOM FLETCHER » COLUMNIST speak, most didn’t bother, and some hearings were cancelled.

Apparently slacktivists such as “Jonathan L. Seagull” and “Cave Man” didn’t make it out of their Vancouver basement suites to tell the panel oil is bad.

Professional environmentalists are now wringing their hands over Ottawa’s decision to leave smaller-scale reviews to the province.

This means, for example, that there won’t be a duplicate federal review of the urgently needed refit of the John Hart Dam on the Campbell River.

One reader suggested that environmental pioneer Roderick Haig-Brown is still spinning in his grave over the damming of this legendar y salmon river. Perhaps, but that was in 19 47.

Does it make sense today to lard pointless bureaucracy onto a reconstruction that replaces wooden pipes and provides earthquake protection, without expanding river impact?

NDP environment critic Rob Fleming hammered away at the B.C. Liberals about this in the spring, reminding them that Auditor General John Doyle had exposed a lack of resources in the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office, even before Ottawa’s changes.

Fleming makes it sound like a huge new burden has been dumped on B.C. False. Provincial assessment already must be done with the participation of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada, the provincial ministries of natural resources and energy and mines, and of course aboriginal communities. This is why it’s so long and expensive.

And don’t be fooled into believing that a federal review would go out and count the tadpoles and caribou again. It’s only the desk jobs that have proliferated.

There weren’t just two levels of duplicate review, but three. Earlier in their mandate, the B.C. Liberals exempted major projects such as mines and energy generation from local government control, citing the “provincial interest” similar to the federal authority over projects that cross provincial borders.

I agree with the NDP that B.C. environmental assessment needs more resources, in particular to do the follow-up on approved projects, as called for by the auditor general.

Forest management needs more money too. All the more reason not to waste resources on political gestures.

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— LET TER TO T HE EDITOR— The plan for the Esplanade bike project RE: Aug. 15 Outlook article “New bike lane means less parking for City of North Vancouver” Editor, In response to the above-referenced article regarding the City of North Vancouver’s Esplanade bike project, I would like to take this opportunity to correct some information and to provide additional detail on the project.

This project includes widening of West Esplanade on the south side between Lonsdale and Chesterfield to complete the Esplanade bike lanes. It is part of the low level east-west cross-town bicycle route that traverses the City and District of North Vancouver as per the City’s Transportation Plan and Bicycle Master Plan.

The article indicates everything on the south side will be removed however, this is not the case. The city is striving to minimize construction work and preserve existing sidewalk as much as possible to be cost efficient and bring the total cost under the approved budget of $330,000.

Overall, four trees between Lonsdale and Rogers will be removed, however, six more trees will be planted resulting in a net gain over the entire project area. No street lights will be relocated, however one fire hydrant must be moved. Damaged and heaved sidewalk panels will be replaced to eliminate tripping hazards. Sidewalk pan-

els that are in good condition will not be replaced.

There are four mature and healthy ash trees in front of 161-1 71 West Esplanade. ln order to preserve these trees, and still create adequate road space for the proposed bike lanes, the curb will flare around the base of the trees at two locations, partially extending the curb into the parking lane. Three standard vehicle parking spaces will be lost, however, two scooter and motorcycle parking spots will be created, resulting in a net loss of one parking spot.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide further clarification on this project.

Douglas T. Pope, P. Eng. City Engineer

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Community interest DNV decision to cancel its oversight of 18 community groups operating in the municipality rankles some members

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esidents’ associations have long been a fixture on the North Shore, with records of ratepayers’ groups and neighbourhood steering committee meetings dating back to the era of incorporation.

They’re at the very grassroots of the political landscape, serving as both a community sounding board and political springboard for more than a few careers in public life.

But an in-camera vote of the District of North Vancouver council to cancel its oversight of the 18 community groups operating in the district has caused some in-fighting and worry among members.

From 1995 until just recently, the district had a policy of only recognizing those community associations which met eight specific criteria. Those criteria were that the community association; have a mandate that includes improving the quality of life in the neighbourhood, open its membership to all persons living in the area, register with district council the names and phone numbers of all officers and directors, communicate with its members regularly, advertise and hold annual general meetings, post written guidelines for how residents might bring concerns to the association and guidelines on how the association’s records are kept, and finally, that district council would inform the association if any other group sharing the same geographical area was mak-

SOUNDING OFF - Doug Curran, Chair, Capilano Gateway Association (left) and Eric Miura, President, Lynn Valley Community Association outside North Vancouver District Hall.

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anyway.

“In the review of it, half of the community associations weren’t meeting the criteria that we had set up,” explained district chief administrative officer David Stuart, when the decision by council to scrap its oversight was made public at the last council meeting before the summer break, on July 23.

“We experienced situations where there were complaints about one community association, whether e that as it may, the bigger issue at stake, say they were meeting that criteria or not, and we realmany of the more established associations, is ly had no ability to really determine if in fact, for the loss of oversight. example, the community association was regularly “There is no incentive now for anyone to do things communicating with members, how they were actuproperly,” says Lynn Valley ally maintaining their records.”

Community Association presBut community association ident Eric Miura. Founded in leaders like Miura say a better 1911, the 101-year-old LVCA response to the problem from is one of the most influential the district would have been to associations in the district enforce the criteria it claimed to and has long been a model be upholding, rather than scrap for new neighbourhood it altogether when they found it WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM group upstarts. wasn’t being met.

“But now what they have In fact, the LVCA was one of said is, ‘We don’t recognize any of them any more.’” a handful of community associations that asked the In its defence, the district says it undertook the district to review its policies on community associarecent review of its policy on community associations because they felt the neighbourhood-soundingtions partly because it knew its criteria were not board model was being co-opted by vocal NIMBY being met by many of its officially recognized groups minorities and small single-interest groups claiming ing a presentation to council.

For their troubles, those groups meeting the criteria were welcome to a bit of money under the district’s Healthy Neighbourhood Funding policy.

For now, that $5,000 fund remains. Yet with no criteria for eligibility, how the district’s Sustainable Community Development Department will dole it out remains unclear.

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or that, some community organizers blame one community group in particular, the Federation of North Vancouver Community Associations, saying it has tainted the neighbourhood-association model by inserting itself into local politics between the community associations and the district.

In fact, the impetus for the district’s review of its community association policy came at least in part from one group’s desire to unseat FONVCA. “Council was made aware of a new community association which appears to have emerged as the result of some dissatisfaction with the operation of an existing association,” district staff wrote in their policy review report released July 23. “As a result, a review of the district’s policy was deemed to be appropriate.”

Founded in 1993, FONVCA was to be a kind of community association for community association members, but some members have since fallen out with the umbrella group and now claim FONVCA acts as an unelected “shadow council.”

It doesn’t help those optics, perhaps, that the group meets in district hall chambers and did work with the district to develop the original community association policy.

But those are hardly evidence of ambitious political maneuvering.

While the three FONVCA members The Outlook spoke with declined to be quoted on behalf of the organization, they did say that FONVCA has never positioned itself as a gobetween for district hall and the other community associations, and has certainly never tried to police the other associations — although many of those who cry “shadow council,” they say, often turn around and expect them to do just that.

But FONVCA maintains it has no power over its members and represents no one group or issue, serving only as a discussion board for things affecting all community associations in the district.

Elaine Grenon, board member with the Capilano Gateway Association, disagrees.

“It’s dangerous to have something like

FONVCA that’s self-governing without any oversight,” Grenon says. “It’s supposed to be the meeting place for community associations that meet the criteria that were set out by the DNV, but it’s dysfunctional because nobody in DNV was ensuring the people that sat around that table were appropriately reflecting the desires and wishes of the communities they were living in. Some of them didn’t have regular meetings and some of them were only interested in the single-family residents that lived in their community and not the apartment renters, townhouses, businesses and that sort of thing.”

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either the governments of West Vancouver nor the City of North Vancouver engage or even recognize their many community associations, a fact the district drew attention to when reviewing its policy.

And it’s an arrangement that seems to work, as long as no one group appears to represent all others.

Longtime Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers’ Association organizer Carolanne Reynolds says it’s natural to look to some of the larger West Van groups like the British Properties Area Homeowners Association with envy. Democracy is, after all, power in numbers.

“Obviously some are going to be tempted to exaggerate their numbers, but we’re all aware of that. And I don’t think that’s a reason to be Draconian about their qualifications,” Reynolds says, explaining she doesn’t think there’s a need for formal government engagement with the groups.

If municipal governments would just allow members of different community groups to join those committees that are making decisions affecting their neighbourhoods, Reynolds says, then residents of even small communityassociation neighbourhoods could enjoy greater representation.

“I have been urging for many, many years that at least two different community associations have representatives on district committees because very often a lot of these committees will make a decision that’s very focused on themselves,” Reynolds says. “[Community association members] are not experts, but they are sensitive to their pockets being picked. The only two things are: Is this going to raise my taxes? And how much will it affect my neighbourhood?”

But those are matters over which no two individuals, let alone communities, have ever found perfectly harmonious middle ground.

“History tells us that democracy is a struggle which is not always organized, efficient, or pretty,” North Van district staff wrote in the opening of their policy review. “The nature of community associations should prove no different.” tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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“This is the opposite of what we were asking for,” Miura says. “There’s no benefit now in being a well-organized organization and it’s really watering down the community communication.”

Capilano Gateway Association chair Doug Curran agrees that something needed to be done to clean up the district’s dealings with community associations, but says deregulation isn’t the answer.

“We had a situation where positions were being advanced to DNV [District of North Vancouver] council on community association letterhead that had never been part of discussions in the community and, in fact, in some cases went directly against the expressed desires of the majority,” Curran says. “We are undermining the very democratic rights of our community.”

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A Swiss-born and trained chef who worked in several fine-dining restaurants before opening his own café on Bewicke Avenue in 1999, Bleuler moved to his current location, at the water’s edge of Mosquito Creek Marina seven years ago.

Since then, he’s developed a loyal following among boaters and locals.

Ken Brydon, a retiree from West Vancouver with a white hat and paper tucked under his arm, has been eating at High Boat Cafe since it opened.

Brydon’s boat was moored at the marina, but even after he sold the vesORDER UP - Swiss chef Urs Bleuler left behind the sel a few years ago he’s kept returnworld of fine dining a dozen years ago to open his ing to High Boat, usually three times a own café in North Vancouver. Rob Newell photo week.

After a hearty welcome from Bleuler, and $5 for large; Italian salami sandwich on Brydon orders breakfast. homemade herb bread with soup for $7.95; and “Two eggs over easy, sausage, toast and cofhouse-made meatloaf, with mushroom cream fee,” he says. sauce, rissolee potatoes and tomato artichoke Then he jests: “If that’s too much for you to salad for $8.95. do, you can do it in stages.”

Bleuler only serves breakfast and lunch and They share a laugh. it’s cash only.

This is one of the reasons why Bleuler, 53, is “If it’s on the board, it’s what you’re getting,” happy he left behind the world of white-linen says the chef, with a grin. tabletops. His last stint was executive chef at Over the past few years, rough economic Burnaby’s Hart House where he rarely got a waters have meant fewer boat owners are chance to come to the front of the house. going out to sea — which means few orders for Here, he gets to know his customers, many Bleuler — but on the flip side the North Shore of whom become close friends.

Spirt Trail, when completed, will bring more Plus, his life is much simpler now. He works foot traffic past his restaurant and the recently 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., a stark contrast from the late completed floating home community right in hours and omnipresent stress of running a dinfront of his restaurant has ner-service restaurant. That brought new customers. He means more time with his also keeps busy with his wife Tamy, who sometimes gourmet catering business. works at the restaurant on “If you don’t have to Saturdays, the luxury of being worry about money, it’s able to have dinner with easy,” he jokes about the friends and more time on his WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM tough nature of the restaumountain bike on the North rant business.

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While he could always use “Simplicity and interacting with customers,” says Bleuler, decked out in a blue T-shirt, chef’s more hungry customers, Bleuler doesn’t do a lot of promotion for his restaurant or catering pants and white apron, a pencil behind his ear. business.

“You have to be passionate about food and He doesn’t have a website or email address. your customers — enjoy who you serve.”

The closest thing he’s got to Facebook is cork And his customers appreciate that. bulletin board on a wall above one of the “It’s a good place to eat. A family home-type atmosphere. Most have been coming here since booths that has dozens of photos of café customers through the years. he opened up the place,” says Brydon before “It’s more a destination,” says Bleuler. “You sitting down in one of the well-worn blue come down here and you feel like you’re away booths. from the city. It’s like a little hiding spot. A lot The menu here is straightforward diner fare of people come here to get away from the husthat you order from a chalkboard above the tle and bustle.” small galley kitchen.

And when you look at his customers’ plates, The Old Faithful, two eggs any style, bacon, it seems well worth the trip off the beaten ham or sausage, pan fries, toast and jam at path. $6.75 is popular.

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The Outlook recently chatted with Chaeri Lee, Tatiana Mawani and Lexi Macdonald: altruistic all-stars who regularly help those around them in every possible capacity.

For Lee, a rising Grade 12 student, magnanimity runs in the family.

Victoria, her older sister, was heavily involved in Round Square and Habitat for Humanity during her time at Collingwood, and Lee happily picked up where Victoria left off. Aside from her active roles in the science club, alpine club and West Vancouver Symphonic Band, Lee regularly volunteers at the Vancouver Art Gallery and acts as Collingwood’s Round Square steward, a multifaceted position that keeps her busy organizing events, making promotional videos, and updating hallway bulletin boards.

This past July, Lee broadened her sphere of influence by travelling to India for a month-long service sojourn.

In a small northern community near Tibet, she helped transport bricks for the construction of new school dormitories and taught local children everything from drawing perspective to the science behind thunder and lightning.

Although the work was often exhausting, Lee was determined to persevere and learn the true meaning of applied compassion.

“My goal before the trip was... [to] learn how to interact with people on an eye-to-eye level,” she explains.

Thanks to her open mind and steady work ethic, success came naturally: “I felt that I was really making an impact on the community... I really felt like they perceived me as their friend.”

Macdonald, Lee’s older yet similarly selfless peer, also harbours a fierce dedication to service both here on the North Shore and abroad. While maintaining admirable grades and participating on Collingwood’s rowing team and senior wind ensemble,

Monday to Saturday 10am - 5:30pm A CLASS OF THEIR OWN - Collingwood’s Lexi Macdonald, Tatiana Mawani and Chaeri Lee. Macdonald somehow found the extra time and energy to fundraise at bake sales and car washes, participate in the AIDS Walk for Life, mentor at East Vancouver’s Thunderbird elementary, help at soup kitchens, clean up shorelines and work with Habitat for Humanity. You name it, she’s probably done it.

Expanding beyond the realm of local service, Macdonald has volunteered in Belize, Mexico, Costa Rica, Kenya and India, both with Round Square and on her own initiative. Living and working in each rural neighbourhood, she helped build new schools and assisted at family orphanages.

Macdonald was initially nervous about her outsider status, but found the locals, especially the children, welcoming and inclusive: “[I] didn’t feel like a tourist, but part of the community.”

Fostering a sense of community through service is also key for Mawani, who grew up in an Ismaili household that always valued the gift of giving: “It has been part of my family and now my life. Helping the less fortunate is something I consider the duty of humankind.”

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Armed with boundless energy and a heartfelt passion for non-profits, each of these young women plans to continue on the charitable path they’ve chosen. Lee will reprise her leadership role within Collingwood’s Round Square club while she applies to universities this fall. Macdonald is on her way to study global development at Queen’s University, and eventually aims to work at a humanitarian organization such as Free the Children.

And Mawani will attend UBC’s Sauder School of Business, where she intends to organize a student team for next year’s World Partnership Walk.

How do these Good Samaritans do it all? Motivation comes effortlessly, for as Macdonald professes, volunteer work is its own reward.

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After her initial reaction, Goodwin decided to join a local walking group, which helped her feel better physi- WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM cally, but she also developed some significant friendships. That positive experience got her thinking about how she could get more involved in her community. After a brief search she found a volunteer position with North Shore Community Resources interviewing volunteers and helping them find volunteer jobs best suited to their skills. It’s a job that she loves and which taps into the expertise she developed in her former career.

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“I love camping. We were digging pits for campfires, and sleeping under the stars. It was amazing. There were full blankets of stars where there was no city pollution. It was gorgeous. It was reconnecting with the land, feeling that connection and feeling a part of it and not being a bystander. We’d drink water from the tributaries and we were picking and eating berries.”

The genesis for the expedition came in 2000 when Fin Donnelly, who is now the MP for New Westminster-Coquitlam and Port Moody, swam the length of the Fraser River for the second time.

He said to the man who accompanied him in a kayak, Sharman Learie, “wouldn’t it be amazing to get a program to have an experience that I just had.”

“Yes, it would,” came the reply. But they decided it might be a better idea canoeing down the river instead of swimming it like Donnelly, who swam competitively for Simon Fraser University.

The first expedition was in 2002, and this year’s was the ninth journey (it was stopped for two years). This year’s group of seven will make it 74 graduates that have looked to make a change in their communities, said Donnelly.

“It’s one of the greatest salmon rivers in the world. It’s got significance to the province environmentally, historically, transportation-wise, culturally and, of course, economically. The river plays a huge role in B.C.,” said Donnelly, who accompanied the group on the trip that wrapped up Sunday in Vancouver. “It’s a floating classroom. It’s a great classroom, and it’s a great way to gauge progress [on sustainability].”

Coulter has learned about sustainability working with international not-for-profit organizations in Nepal, India, Kenya, Uganda and New Mexico, even starting her own sustainable kindergarten project in Kenya.

“The biggest thing that attracted me [to SLLP] was getting local,” said Coulter, who has com-

pleted Capilano University’s wilderness leadership program. “In all of them [her overseas work], it’s the local people who are making a difference.”

She pointed out nearly a third of British Columbia is served by the Fraser River basin.

“When you protect your watershed, you’re protecting everything around it. You’re protecting the salmon, so you’re protecting the fisheries.

The bears eat the salmon, so you’re protecting them, and the bears go up into the mountains. It translates into the greater whole, the community, the whole Fraser region is really important,” said Coulter.

The trip started at the Fraser’s headway near McBride on Aug. 2 where the river is fed by glacier sediment. At that point it took Coulter only a couple of strokes to swim across although “it’s still powerful,” she says.

The headwaters are a “gorgeous” blue-green color, said Coulter, but the hue began to change around Prince George. That’s where sediment combined with industrial pollution start the transformation to a shade a lot less translucent than the one up north.

She said the scariest experience came about a week into the trip when a menacing thunderstorm rolled in. They could see the wall of rain and the accompanying lightning strikes coming at them forcing them to paddle faster and faster to get to their destination.

They made many side trips along the route including visiting Cariboo Pulp and Paper in Quesnel, and an organic farm in Langley.

“There’s a unique perspective from the water,” said Donnelly, who is the NDP’s co-critic of fisheries.

Donnelly pointed out a lot of the history of the province’s First Nations can be seen on rocks along the river, while the original Cariboo gold rush road provided the province’s pioneer perspective.

While paddling down the river, Coulter found herself connecting with the indigenous peoples from centuries ago much more than explorers and pioneers such as Simon Fraser.

“We had so many communities with bands along the river. There gave us meals, we explored their culture and we were recognizing how much knowledge they had and did before ‘contact’ as they call it with the Europeans. Before then, they thrived,” said Coulter, who will be returning to Capilano University to do a global stewardship program. newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com

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Even detecting the pesky plants can be a problem. Many have bright beautiful flowers but can easily suffocate native plants if left to thrive too long.

Most invasive plants were brought from overseas for ornamental or horticultural reasons, often arriving in Canada from Europe and Asia in the 1700s and 1800s.

“They don’t have any natural predators here, and other plants can’t handle the competition,” said Angela Negenman, environmental technician with the City of North Vancouver. “The limiting factor just isn’t in the area, that’s why they completely take over.”

To help gardeners distinguish between dangerous weeds and native plants, The Outlook has complied a list of common invasive plants in North and West Vancouver: Periwinkle Periwinkle’s delicate light-purple flowers often appeal to North Shore gardeners who want to add colour to their yard, but can quickly form a dense mat along the ground that suffocates native plants. It was first brought to North America from Europe in the 1700s as a pretty plant to add to new gardens. Today it’s still sold as an ornamental ground cover. The one-inch flowers, which can sometimes be white, and slender green stems are easy to spot.

What to do: Pull out the above-ground portion by hand and dig out the roots. Heavily mulch the site after all the plants are removed and then replant with native species such as wild ginger or piggyback plant.

English ivy Gardeners often plant English ivy on purpose, loving the old-world feel it brings as it climbs up trees and houses, but it actually damages what it clings too. It grows year round and accelerates deterioration of manmade structures. The green-leafed plant is native to European forests and was introduced to North America in the 1720s as a horticultural plant.

What to do: Vines attached to trees should be cut about a metre high and removed to the ground. Don’t remove ivy from higher sections because it can pull down large tree branches. After all the ivy is removed, replant the area with native shrubs such as salai, kinnikinnick, piggyback plant and bunchberry.

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North Shore gardeners. This aggressive Herbicide may need to be used to cut the stump, but it perennial can reach over three metres won’t work on thick, waxy leaves. tall and has the ability to out-compete all plants within its reach.

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Its stems are bamboo-like with reddish brown speckles. Small green-white flowers grow in plumes off stem and leaf joints.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ALBERTA BASED COMPANY looking for qualified & experienced: Equipment Operators, Mulcher, Feller Buncher & Processor Operators. Out of town & camp work. Safety tickets & drivers abstract required. Email resume: jobs@commandequipment.com.

Fax 780-488-3002.

HSSE Supervisor Competition #BU12-0012 We have an immediate opening for a Health, Safety, Security & Environment Supervisor in BC. The successful candidate can be located in either lower mainland or Okanagan area. Responsibilites: Health, Safety, Security and Environment support to the Ready Mix, Aggregate, and Landscape divisions in Metro Vancouver, Okanagan Valley, the Shuswapp and Central BC, not limited to these locations. Duties: promote job safety and environment awareness; implement acceptable working methods and practices; compliant with Safety responsibilities; and champion on defined HSSE topics.

You will have 5 years of HSSE experience and have excellent verbal and written skills. Must be able to deal with sensitive issues and confidential information. Qualifications should include: Construction Safety Officer and a combination of education and experience. Extensive travel will be required. Submit your resume by quoting competition number by August 31, 2012 to: BURNCO Rock Products Ltd Fax: (403) 440-3454 Attention: Human Resources OR E-mail: careers@burnco.com Visit www.burnco.com We thank all applicants for their in- terest. Only those chosen for an in- terview will be contacted.

QUALITY CONTROL PERSON experienced with Piping & Structural Welding needed for a growing Northern Company.

Competitive wages & benefits.

Please email resume to: info@torqueindustrial. com. Fax 250-775-6227 or apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING OWNER OPERATORS Signing Bonus

Van Kam’s group of companies req. Owner Ops. to be based out of our Surrey Terminal for runs throughout BC & Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

Call Bev at 604-968-5488 or send a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract, and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com Fax: 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Get into the Driver’s seat with a recognized industry leader earning the income you deserve!

Are you a quality Class 1 Driver or Owner Operator?

Our Recruiters are ready to take your call!

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SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS RECEIVE an H&R Block certiÀcate of accomplishment and the opportunity to interview for employment with H&R Block.

H&R BLOCK KNOWS TAXES and how to teach them. Our instructors are expertly trained and are experienced Block personnel who make each session an exciting experience with discussion sessions, reference materials and instructions using regulation forms and schedules.

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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC for a busy logging company in Harrison Mills . Must have valid BC drivers licence & provide own tools. At least two year’s previous experience required.

Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation. Call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

ELECTRICAL

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

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GARDENING

Please fax 604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca

HELP WANTED INSTALLERS & HELPERS for SHOWER DOOR & CLOSET ORGANIZER INSTALLATION

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators.

Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

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.

WILLING TO TRAIN. Punjabi speaking is an asset.

Journeyman Mechanic Do you love the outdoors? OK Tire in Terrace, B.C. NOW HIRING! Excellent renumeration for successful applicant.

Fax resume to (1)-250-635-5367 Attn. General Manager or Email: momack@citywest.ca

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10 Customer Service positions available!

Up to $20.00/hr paid weekly Must work well with others!!!

Call Erica 604 777 2195

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. has increased our fleet. We have openings for experienced drivers in our flatbed division. Late model equipment, steady work, extended benefits, satellite dispatch, e-logs and fully assigned tractors. We need drivers experienced with flat-bed work, US capable an asset, some Canada Only runs available. Please fax resume and current abstract 1250-357-2009. Contact 1-888-3572612 Ext 230 or check us out www.sutco.ca

noon and evening sessions.

Applicants need only the willingness to learn about taxes.

THE TUITION COST covers the complete course, including textbooks, all materials, reference guides and registration.

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REGISTER TODAY! Register online at hrblock.ca or call 1-877-32BLOCK (322-5625) for details.

CLASSES BEGIN MID SEPTEMBER. Choose between morning, after Enrolment restrictions may apply. Enrolment in, or completion of, the H&R Block Income Tax Course is neither an offer nor guarantee of employment. © 2009 H&R Block Canada, Inc. CNTTSA_001

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Grapple Yarder Operators (144,044) • Hooktenders • Chasers • 2nd Loader/Buckers • Hydraulic Log Loader/Hoe Forward Operators • Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers (Pacific) • Heavy Duty Mechanics.

Full time with union rates and benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email: office@lemare.ca.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

COOKS Ras Restaurants Ltd. dba Boston Pizza, North Vancouver is hiring for Cooks, wages $14.19/hr for 40hrs/week+ben.

Apply by fax 604-984-0455.

FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISORS PH Restaurants Ltd. dba Pizza Hut for their locations in Vancouver and North Vancouver. Food Service Supervisors ($12.00/hr, 40hours/week + other benefits).

Apply by Fax: (888) 413-7782.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

WELDERS, LABOURERS & EXCAVATOR OPERATORS onsite work in Bob Quinn Lake. 604-888-0306 Email: dean@henrydrilling.com

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

NOOTKA SOUND TIMBER Requires the following:

NOW HIRING!!!

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051

INCOME TAX COURSE Class 1 Drivers & Owner Operators

Please fax: 604-796-0318 or e-mail: coleen.tamihilog@shaw.ca

Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

CURRICULUM – During the 13-week course, students study the basics of income tax preparation including current laws, theory and application.

Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos.

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

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure.

1-877-776-1660.

Contact Raj 604-710-1581 or e-mail resume: info@rahulglass.com

UNIFIED ALLOYS has an immediate opening for a full time PROJECT ESTIMATOR to join our team in Langley, BC. The ideal candidate will be experienced in estimating stainless steel process piping for municipal and heavy industrial projects. This position requires strong organizational skills, the ability to analyze and problem solve the interpretation of drawings & specifications and the ability to communicate effectively in a fast paced environment. Experience in fabrication, installation and welding will be an asset.

Our company offers competitive salaries, benefits and a quarterly bonus is enjoyed by our high achievers. No Phone calls please - send resumes to: c.layton@unifiedalloys.com

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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work?

PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

PERSONAL SERVICES

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Hydraulic Loader Operator/Hoe Chucker • Grapple Yarder Operator • Hooktender Level III OFA would be an asset. Operates on Nootka Island on a 14&7 or 10&4 shift

Fax resume to 250-594-1198 or nootkasoundtimber@gmail.com WANTED experienced steep and flat roofers with no transportation issues. Pay to be determined based on performance and quality of work, $20-35 / hour. Benefits available.

Apprenticeship program. Advanced Training opportunities. Roofing labourers also required $16.65 / hour and higher for the right individuals. email:abneyroofingltd@telus.net

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS Electrical, Plumbing Res/Comm.

Liability Ins & WCB. 604-600-1368

PERSONAL SERVICES 172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

Spiritual Physic Healer

Specializing in Palm, Tarot Cards, Crystal Ball Readings. Reunites loved ones.

One visit will amaze you!

Call today for a better tomorrow.

3 Readings $45

604-653-5928 173E

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1-800-854-5176.

GET PAID TO LOSE WEIGHT. $5,000 For Your Success Story.

Personal Image TV Show. Call to Qualify: 1.888.771.7607.

AVA@mertontv.ca. www.mertontv.ca.

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EDUCATION/TUTORING

C O M M E R C I A L BEEKEEPING Certificate Program. GPRC Fairview Campus, Alberta.

Extensive study of beekeeping, queen rearing, & honey business.

Paid work experience. Affordable on-campus residences.

Starts January 7, 2013. 1-780-835-6630; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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 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

Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. Crews available for new construction & additions Patrick 604-218-3064

HOOT & OWL CONCRETE WORK CUSTOM TILE WORK or BATHROOMS

Reno’s/Additions/Kitchens Drywall work/rubbish removal

Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

Gary 604-339-5430

Keen Projects Ltd. Renos, Design, Build, Finish, Paint Crown Moulding Specialist

Licensed, Guaranteed.

References

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MISC SERVICES

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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 Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

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

604-537-4140

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

477

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

JJ ROOFING

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

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

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• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

838

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

Call Spencer 604-924-1511.

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

DISPOSAL BINS

SHELTIES SABLE COLOUR full white collars, 9 weeks old, selecting and caring for loveable precious puppies, (604)826-6311

Call 604-985-2639

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604-230-3539 PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

(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

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE TAKE NOTICE THAT Canexus Chemicals Canada Limited Partnership of Suite 2100, 144 – 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3N4 applies to the Greater Vancouver Regional District (“Metro Vancouver”) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008 for an amendment to their Permit GVA0010: 1.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2006 CHRYSLER 300, 4 dr, loaded, 77K, fresh AirCare, awesome shape, $9950. Jim 604-828-2084

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

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The characteristics of the emissions in specific terms including the content of potential pollution causing substances expressed in metric scientific units is as follows: a. Combustion processes: Primary fuel – Hydrogen; Secondary fuel – Natural Gas; b. Maximum Opacity: 5 Percent; c. No odours shall be detected beyond the plant boundary such that the District Director determines that air pollution has occurred.

3.

The volume of material to be discharged, emitted or stored (per specific time period) is as follows: a. Total Maximum Potential Rate of Discharge: Before: 800 m3/min at STP (STP = 20oC, 760 mm Hg) from a total of 8 sources.

After: 1400 m3/min at STP (STP = 20oC, 760 mm Hg) from a total of 10 sources. b. Maximum Potential Duration of Operation: Before: 8,760 hours/year.

After: 8,760 hours/year.

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2002 NISSAN SENTRA 128,000km, silver, manual trans. ps., pb., pl., keyless, one owner, no accidents. $4200. (604)657-6844

The purpose of this application is to request the following changes to a permit for a Chlor-Alkali Manufacturing Plant located at 100 Amherst Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1S4: The plant has recently undergone a major technological upgrade, however continues to discharge emissions from the processing of chlorine gas, production of hydrochloric acid, and combustion of hydrogen and natural gas. The facility proposes to install and operate two additional hydrochloric acid production units. The facility also intends to operate the Number 1 hydrogen/natural gas boiler on a continuous basis due to limited capacity issues associated with the new Number 3 hydrogen boiler.

MISC. FOR SALE

For Restless or Cramping Legs. A Fast acting Remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. www.allcalm.com, Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

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

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $5,546.55 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of September, 2012 or thereafter, the said trailer will be sold.

The trailer is currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Avenue Langley BC V3A 4L8. The trailer was placed in storage on March 20th, 2012.

For more info. call Elite Bailiff Services at 604-539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

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

STEEL BUILDING - HUGE CLEARANCE SALE! 20X24 $4,658. 25X28 $5,295.

30X40 $7,790. 32X54 $10,600. 40X58 $14,895.

47X78 $19,838. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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FURNITURE

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

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN Whereas Stephen Wayne Neil is indebted to Mitchell’s Towing Ltd. for storage and towing on a; 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer with: JA3AU16U78U604608

TRANSPORTATION

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

372

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

MATTRESSES starting at $99

560

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

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A New Pillowtop Mattress Set Still in Packaging! Can Deliver! $150 - Call: 604-484-0379

We Recycle!

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“No Wheels, No Problem”

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Running this ad for 8yrs

We Pay CA$H For •Auto •Scrap Metals •Batteries •Machinery •Lead

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

www.EconPro.com 604-882-2733

Metal Recycling Ltd.

YORKIE PUPS. P/B no papers.

Shots, vet checked, female, 8 weeks. $850. 604-702-8338 Chwk

• Portable Toilets • Fencing • Containers • Waste Management • Storage

TRUCKS & VANS

2008 FORD 350, diesel. Black. 3 yr warranty left. $27,000. Call 604589-6032 or 604-807-6022.

2008 FORD F150 regular cab 2 whl dr 8ft box auto V6 only 14,000kms, silver $10,000 firm 604-538-4883

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

Yorky Shih Tzu cross. 9 mo. male.

Needs more TLC. $300. shots & kennel. 604-596-8465, 771-9583

A-TECH Services

2007 HARLEY SPORTSTER Factory custom, 74 cube (1200) big bore by Denco Cycle, Bassani pipe, windshield, sissy bar, leather bags. 27,000km, one old guy owner, $7450 obo (604)817-1945

845

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

Sorry no pets

GERMAN Shepherd pups. European bloodline,1st shots, vet checkd males/females.$850. 604-226-7202

MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups/adults. Non-shedding, hand raised, paper trained. 604-820-9469

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2005 GMC JIMMY 2 dr. 4X4 White.

New tires, brakes, timing belt.

128,000 kms. Aircared. Giveaway price $4000/firm 604-514-9221

851

RENTALS

ENGLISH BULLDOG P/B pups.

Beautiful, loving, healthy, family raised. 1st shots, micro chipped, 2 year genetic health guart’d. Born June 12th. $2,000. 604-850-4192.

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

CHINESE SHAR PEIS. Healthy happy M. & F. Variety of colors & ages. Brush & bear coats. House raised. Well socialized. Vet ✔, shots. Now 604-814-0038. sonjasdogs@yahoo.ca

MALTESE pups, Born July 13. 2 Males-Non-shed. vet ✔, dewormed, 1shots. $750/ea. 604-464-5077

845 The Scrapper

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604.587.5865

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HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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YALE, WOW 395K- 3+ acres, 2 houses, 600 ft Fraser River frt. 2 hrs from Vanc. Dan (604)860-3454

CHIHUAHUA, tea cup puppies, ready now, male & female, $700.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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REAL ESTATE

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

MIGHTY MOVERS SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

PETS

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Total Emissions from All Sources Based on Requested Limits and or Estimates* Contaminant Emissions Emissions (tonnes/year)* (tonnes/year)* Particulate Matter Nitrogen Oxides Sulphur Oxides Volatile Organic Compounds Ammonia Carbon Monoxide Chlorine Hydrogen Chloride

Before

After

0.67 30 0.06 0.15 0.10 5.00 0.71 0.21 36.90

0.67 145 0.10 0.60 1.00 10.00 0.87 0.42 158.66

Total *Detailed methods for calculating emissions are contained in the full application document.

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PRESSURE WASHING

REAL ESTATE

Always!pressure washing, window cleaning, Gutter, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627 Handyman - 604-518-4778 WCB & Liability Insured. www.lwrestoration.com

RECREATIONAL/SALE

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TREE SERVICES

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS 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 ~

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

1.2 ACRES of most beautiful peaceful view of Sunshine Valley & Nicola River. 3 bdrm., 3 bath, perfect for bed & breakfast. $950,000.

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RV SITES AVORADO RESORT. Beautiful waterfront RV Resort. New Sites For Sale ($63,900). All season, full amenities, clubhouse & beach access. Co-op Resort w/Lifetime Ownership! www.avorado.com Call 250-228-3586.

This Notice is published pursuant to the Environmental Management Act, the Public Notification Regulation and the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008. A person who may be adversely affected by the granting or amending of the permit, approval or operational certificate described in this notice may, within 30 days of its publication, notify Metro Vancouver’s District Director in writing stating how that person is affected. The District Director may take into consideration any information received after 30 days only if the District Director has not made a decision on the permit, approval or operational certificate.

1991 Class A MOTORHOME Mode-34 SI. Ford chasse, 460CID engine SFI, 4 spd, auto. trans (with over drive) Power steering, power brakes, disk brakes on 4 wheels, tilt st. wheel, a/c, cruise, burner range, oven, double sink & many more extras.

A must see! Original owner.

Under 70,000 miles.

Price $19,950.

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Please note that submissions in response to this notice may be made available to the public as part of the public record, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Metro Vancouver Attention: Ray Robb, District Director 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby BC V5H 4G8 Phone: (604) 432-6200 Fax: (604) 436-6707 Email: regulationenforcement@metrovancouver.org

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