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>> Business Opportunities Start Here DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Face to Face networking for the Under 35’s

Jason Black Director, West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

West Vancouver is home to a busy, budding, new business generation, the under 35 contingent.

Born between 1977 and 1993, this generation is extremely resourceful, culturally based business enthusiasts, owners, managers, decision makers and entrepreneurs who may be considering a new business. They are our next generation of business and community leaders.

Founding members of the WVCC - U35 F2F group are myself Jason Black - The Great Canadian Landscaping Company, Virginia Bird - Pottinger and Associates, Joffrey Koeman Cypress Mountain, Colin Denton - The Village Taphouse (Winner of the 2012 Young Entrepreneur Award) and our own Catherine Barr from West and North Vancouver.com One of the Chamber’s mandates is to encourage this Under 35 generation (U35) to network Face to Face (F2F) and embrace the Chamber as a pinnacle resource – a local institution that has been driving business in West Vancouver since 1952.

The speaker series will consist of local, high-profile business leaders tasked with informing and inspiring our U35 contingent. They will share their “tricks of the trade”, experiences and anecdotes about how they got to where they are today.

Encourage the star(s) in your company who are under 35 years of age and over 19 to come out, listen to our guest speakers, mingle and form new relationships to better themselves personally and your business endeavours.

Our first Speaker Series is coming up quickly and we expect a sell-out. Please register online westvanchamber.com or call 604-926.6614.

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Business After 5 Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012 5:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Beachside Forno, 1362 Marine Drive Our ‘Business After 5’ September event will feature Guest Speaker Dr. Franzi Ng, a certified Straight-Line Coach, who will give a presentation called: “How to Succeed in Any Economy: Overcoming the 8 Classic Business Performance Blocks.” This presentation will feature leading edge Straight-Line distinctions that allow business people to have breakthroughs in their levels of performance and their bottom line.

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North Shore Business Showcase 2012 Thursday, October 11, 2012 4:00pm to 8:00pm Park Royal North Shopping Centre Join us at the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s first North Shore Business Showcase at Park Royal North. This Business Showcase will be an excellent opportunity to promote your business to our community, to other businesses and the general public.

The Centre Court stage area will feature Guest Speakers presenting topical business information during the show. For non-profit groups and clubs it’s an economical opportunity to showcase your activities to other user groups and the community at large.

Trade show tables are now available at Early Bird rates. Members of the North Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton Chambers of Commerce are invited to participate at Member rates. Sponsored by Park Royal.

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West Vancouver Board of Education

Taking Action

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Arthritis not just an old person’s disease For Arthritis Awareness Month, organizations are working to dispel myths about the disease affecting more than four million Canadians TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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Urban cultural anthropologist Jennifer James visits with Rockridge Secondary teachers and Board of Education Chair Cindy Dekker after delivering an inspiring speech at West Vancouver School District’s Opening Day celebration. From left to right: Matt Trask, Cindy Dekker, Jennifer James, Jennifer Towers, Chris Pedersen.

Teaching From the Heart The leaves may soon be falling but spirits are soaring in West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island as students return to school eager for another year full of new and enriching experiences.

There is much to be optimistic about. We have the tools and services in place to meet the needs of our students and staff. We also have a vision and framework for our innovative programs in the soon-to-be approved District Strategic Plan for 2012-2015.

But most importantly, we have teachers in the classroom teaching from the heart. This building of meaningful relationships with our students and their families has always been the key to our tradition of excellence in the district.

I know this is true because I hear the stories. Whether it’s the teen that transferred into one of our high schools and thrived or the family that finally found a program of choice to meet the needs of their kids – the story is not about letter grades but about teachers and staff who cared.

Urban cultural anthropologist Jennifer James recently visited and reinforced the increased importance of kind, energetic teachers in the midst of today’s fast-paced, complex world. She talked about studies showing high “character” intelligence being more indicative of future success than “raw” intelligence.

James emphasized the need for teachers to model this behavior. Those that do, she considers to be heroes because of the positive and long lasting impact they will have on a child.

I couldn’t agree more. I look forward to visiting with all of you at school and community events throughout the year and hearing more of your inspiring stories.

t just 28 years old and engaged to be married in the next two months, Sarah Minton is in the prime of her life. So it’s no wonder the fit North Vancouver social worker gets weird looks when asking for someone else’s seat on the bus.

Overcoming others’ disbelief in her disability was one of the last hurdles she, like hundreds of thousands of young Canadians, had to left to climb after coming to terms with it herself.

“Many don’t feel disabled enough,” Minton tells The Outlook in a Lonsdale Avenue coffee shop.

“Because arthritis is invisible, you don’t accept it.”

But the fact is arthritis affects more than four continued, PAGE 6

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One-day strike hits B.C. government

West Vancouver Liberal MLA McIntyre won’t run again

‘No more falling behind’: BCGEU boss

Olympics, the construction of a new Capilano University film centre and the establishment of the Hope Centre for C Liberal MLA Joan McIntyre won’t Mental Health at Lions Gate Hospital, run for re-election in her West adding that she plans to fulfill her duties Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding next to her constituents right up until the end May. of her term in mid-April 2013.

The two-term MLA and former Minister McIntyre would not speculate on who of State for Intergovernmental Relations may be next in line for the Liberal nomitold The Outlook Tuesday it had been nation in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, sayher intention upon entering public life in ing it’s not her announcement to make.

2005 to “probably not do more than two She did, however, say a number of potenterms,” adding that she leaves the job with tial candidates have expressed interest to no regrets and no hard feelings towards her and to the constitueneither the BC Liberal Party or the leadcy office and that, hopeership of Premier Christy Clark. fully, the new candidate “I’m actually retiring retiring,” would be announced by McIntyre said, dispelling any rumours Christmas. she might parlay her career in provin“My best advice [to cial politics into some other arena of them] is to really get right public life or private enterprise. in there and roll up your “I know we’ve not been perfect and sleeves and do a lot of I know there’s some public discontent,” listening,” McIntyre said, McIntyre said. “But, I think all-in-all, “because all of the comJoan McIntyre I hope people will look at us for the munities are very differstrength of the economic management ent.” of the province during a very, very difThe West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding ficult time.” comprises six different mayors and counIn a statement released Tuesday, Premier cils including Squamish, Whistler and Clark thanked McIntyre for her service, Pemberton, as well as a number of smaller calling her “a passionate supporter of West communities and First Nations governVancouver and the Sea-to-Sky corridor” ments. who “earned the respect of all who have West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Liberal conworked with her.” stituency member Dave Davenport will Before entering politics, McIntyre conow chair the search committee tasked founded market research firm McIntyre with finding a new Liberal candidate & Mustel Research, which continues on before the May 2013 election, McIntyre today as the Mustel Group. said.

The outgoing MLA said she counts among her own and her party’s proudtcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com est achievements the staging of the 2010 twitter.com/toddcoyne TODD COYNE

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one-day strike Wednesday saw 27,000 unionized government workers walk off the job in a bid to apply more pressure in negotiaJOB ACTION - BCGEU president Darryl tions with the province.

Walker speaks as COPE president David Black Courts, jails, ICBC offices and government liquor stores watches. BCGEU on Flickr. were among more than 1,700 affected worksites, although essential services will be ground against inflation over the past maintained. two years due to the previous contract The Sept. 5 job action was ordered signed in 2010 under a net-zero manby leaders of the B.C. Government and date as B.C. was struggling to recover Service Employees Union (BCGEU), from recession. the Professional Employees Association “We took two zeros in 2010 and 2011 and the Canadian Office and that really look at a wage cut of around Professional Employees Union. five per cent when you look at the cost “We do not take this action lightly,” of living,” Walker said. said BCGEU president Darryl Walker.

The government has countered it “There will be no more falling behind made a fair and reasonable offer given for government workers.” that B.C. remains under fiscal pressure The BCGEU is seeking a 3.5-per-cent due to the lacklustre global economy. pay hike this year and a cost of living Smaller single-day strikes have been increase in 2013, following the expiry of staged at more selective public sector its last contract on March 31. targets earlier this summer.

The province had offered two per The BCGEU has also proposed fiscent in the first year and 1.5 per cent cal reforms such as Sunday liquor store in the second – a package Victoria has openings and the use of sheriffs for trafsince taken off the table. fic enforcement.

The union contends its members lost newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com

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Shaping Active, Healthy Communities COMMUNITY DINNER AND WALKABOUT Wednesday, September 19 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East 2nd Street Walkability is a key component in becoming a healthier and more sustainable community. Join us for a Community Dinner and Walkabout and experience your community from a new perspective. The event starts with a free tapas dinner, followed by a keynote presentation by Dr. Brian 0'Connor, and a guided interactive walking tour. Made possible by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the North Shore Neighbourhood House and Vancouver Coastal Health, this event is also part of CityShaping. Join us and play a role in updating the City's Official Community Plan. Learn more at www.cnv.org.

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www.northshoreoutlook.com continued from, PAGE 4 million Canadians aged “two to 92� and is expected to grow by three million new diagnoses over the next 20 years, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

It’s fitting then that the Arthritis Society chose September’s backto-school season for Arthritis Awareness Month. “One of the biggest myths out there is that this is an ‘old person’s’ disease,� said Arthritis Society spokeswoman Joan Vyner in a press release last week. “The fact is that arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability in Canada.�

For Minton, the stress of going back to school and the painfully repetitive motions of note-taking in class fueled her illness, she recalled. “It’s a rough time to have arthritis but there are resources out there.�

The problem for most is building up the courage and the know-how to access them. “Many people don’t feel disabled enough to use the disability centre at the university,� Minton said. “That arthritis was a disability took me a while to get my head around.

But once I did, it made a world of

difference for the rest of university.�

Minton now organizes monthly meet-ups for young arthritis sufferers in Vancouver where they discuss day-to-day challenges like riding a transit bus or going to work and ways to overcome them.

More than a quarter of all Canadians with arthritis between the ages of 25 and 44 don’t work because of the disease, costing the Canadian economy more than $33 billion in health-care costs and lost work days every year, according to the Arthritis Society. “If we don’t get people to pay attention, the problem is going to get far worse.� said Vyner. “We have to educate people about the disease.�

The Lions Gate Hospital is partnering with the Arthritis Society to host a free public forum discussing the disease from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6 in the Lions Gate Hospital gym. Register by calling 604-714-5550. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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Spicy language spurs rise to fame

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never before considered, but when 89-year-old Jean Hamilton asked, the answer was clear: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not nearly enough.â&#x20AC;?

The North Vancouverite is best known as Ethel Herman, the sweet but slightly off-her-rocker granny from a series of fiercely funny TV spots for Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RedHot sauce.

Each of the five commercials riffs on the same gag: A priest, a pensioner, the Queen or a similarly prim and proper character compliments Ethel on her cooking before the little old lady explains her secretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the sauce: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put that shâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;t on everything,â&#x20AC;? she exclaims, the offending word bleeped out.

The role has garnered the nearly 90-year-old knitter more than a little fame and has led to starring roles in other ads too, including for Taco Bell, the PNE and the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not teaching Sunday school anymore,â&#x20AC;? she tells The Outlook over coffee and muffins in her North Vancouver home.

While Hamilton never swears in public, she does so privately on occasion â&#x20AC;&#x153;when something goes PROFANE FAME - Jean Hamilton, 89, became an wrong,â&#x20AC;? particularly in the kitchovernight sensation after starring in a series of popular hot en, she says. sauce commercials. Todd Coyne photo â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I listen to some people in the malls and buses and if they Cadillac or harbouring dreams of Hollywood any couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interject the F-word, I time soon. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to travel a bit, but finds doubt they could ever express a thought,â&#x20AC;? she modern air travel â&#x20AC;&#x153;utterly miserable.â&#x20AC;? laments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They use it as an adjective, a noun, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still me â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that person whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been a verb, an adverb, a participle; they go right involved in things,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The money certainthrough the whole gamut and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even think ly has helped immensely but my lifestyle hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re aware of it.â&#x20AC;? changed much.â&#x20AC;?

What Hamilton does swear by, however, is One thing that has her own good luck at havchanged in Hamiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ing been â&#x20AC;&#x153;discoveredâ&#x20AC;? by the tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com life since springboardFrankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RedHot talent scout, twitter.com/toddcoyne ing into popular culture despite not having done a on a pitch-perfectly lick of acting since a high delivered cuss word, school play some 70 years TODD COYNE Âť STAFF REPORTER is her cooking. From prior. soups to stews, cakes Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an incredible story and to hot cocoa, Hamilton one Hamilton will relay in practises what she preaches and really does put its entirety this Friday, Sept. 7 at a seniors inforFrankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on and in everything. So much so, and mation fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the John in such inventive new ways, that when asked if Braithwaite Community Centre. Asked whether there may be a cookbook in the works, Hamilton she has any advice for all those fellow â&#x20AC;&#x153;late becomes uncharacteristically cagey. bloomersâ&#x20AC;? out there, Hamilton says the key is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk about those things right never stop learning and never stop doing new now,â&#x20AC;? she says. things.

Having grown up through the Depression, tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com Hamilton says her newfound money and fame â&#x20AC;&#x201D; twitter.com/toddcoyne or â&#x20AC;&#x153;infamy,â&#x20AC;? as she insists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed her much. She wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be caught cruising in a pink

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Public auto insurance still best value for customers Re: “ICBC Mishandled,” North Shore Outlook, 23

BUBS ON THE RUN - Bubs Robinson (scoring) played on all six Crowhursts’

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“I got her to come down to the games,” Bubs tells me this week. “It was me that got her to sponsor us. She was really good to us [as a sponsor]. We were covered medically when nobody else was. We were sponsored very, very well.” he most successful team in the hisThe team changed its name to tory of North Shore sports has to be Crowhursts and entered the Vancouverthe Crowhursts ladies’ softball team area senior “A” circuit, playing home games of the 1950s. And it’s all because of “Bubs.” at Norgate Park and attracting players such Sort of. as Gerry Gilmore and Shirley Topley from Bubs was both Bubs Emberly and Bubs the Vancouver side of Burrard Inlet and, Robinson growing up – a story in itself – later, players like Laura Malesh from as and then Bubs Lakey after she married Bill far away as Saskatchewan. Topley, a first Lakey in 1956. They were classmates at baseman and occasional pitcher, parlayed North Van High in the 1940s. Bubs’ real her success with Crowhursts into a stelname was Rosemary (after Rose and Mary, lar playing career in the U.S. and eventual her grandmothers) but even she doesn’t appointment as a coach with the United know how she came to be Bubs. She was States national team in the Pan-Am Games just always Bubs. and Olympics.

Okay, we’re getting Soon the ahead of ourselves.

Crowhursts were lencorben@yahoo.ca You want to know competing in twitter.com/nsoutlook about Bubs and the the elite Pacific North Van Crowhursts Northwest League softball squad, a team against teams from LEN CORBEN » COLUMNIST that terrorized opposWashington and ing pitchers from here Oregon, often finon down into the U.S. and back, winning ishing first or second, and in the world six straight B.C. senior “A” women’s chamchampionships in Orange, California pionships from 1952-57.

(1954) and Portland (1955).

Bubs was playing on a North Van senior All the while, as players came and went, “B” team called the Angels and working the constant on the team was Bubs who at a job pumping gas at Crowhurst Motors played centre field. on the east side of Lonsdale at 17th Street.

It was 55 years ago on the Labour Jo Crowhurst (who ran the gas station Day weekend of Sept. 1-2, 1957, that the while brother Pat operated the collision Crowhursts had their final hurrah. That’s repairs shop in the 1600-block) would go when they captured their sixth consecuto Angels games to see Bubs play. tive provincial crown by beating Victoria The Angels had no business sponsor, but Polyettes in the capital city in three games: Jo was suitably impressed with the team 10-3, 4-0 and again 4-0. and when Bubs suggested that Crowhursts continued, PAGE 15 might like to sponsor the team, Jo became

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Anyone who thinks privatizing ICBC is the answer to higher rates must not have taken a look at comparable auto insurance coverage or the even more excessive executive salaries in the private sector. Independent studies by Statistics Canada and the Consumers Association of Canada have shown public auto insurance gives the best value to customers.

Since ICBC was established on March 1, 1974, British Columbians have enjoyed reduced insurance fraud, safer roads and lower rates. Part of this is because, ICBC was designed to operate on a non-profit, break-even basis.

So where is the real issue? Executive salaries at ICBC are too high and should be dealt with, but that’s only exacerbated in the private sector.

The biggest problem at ICBC, is that the government hasn’t stayed true to ICBC’s break-even mandate. Christy Clark’s government is treating ICBC as their cash cow, raiding over $1.2 billion from the corporation’s coffers even as they ask ICBC workers to continue their wage freeze and B.C. drivers to pay higher insurance premiums.

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If there are any savings coming out of the government review, how do we know they won’t just be funneled right back into government coffers? British Columbians need to know savings will be used to reduce rates for drivers and keep the unionized workforce at ICBC from falling further behind.

When Manitoba’s public insurer was found to have overcharged its customers, they gave everyone a rebate.

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Don’t be afraid of chardonnay donnay when a good bottle of patioready sauv blanc under $15 is sitting S TA F F R E P O RT E R on the shelf. eavy oak and rich buttery flaBut the often overlooked grape vour force many wine drinkoffers flavours not found in other ers to steer clear of chardonwines. And it definitely doesn’t have nay. After all, who wouldn’t want to to be oaky or buttery, if a more clean, drink a light, fruity sauvignon blanc fresh taste is what you’re after. during the warm sumChardonnay is mer months? a hardy grape and Choosing a good the most comchardonnay takes more mon in produceffort and a deeper tion today. In fact, pocketbook than opting WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM it is grown nearly for, say, a rosé or pinot everywhere wine is grigio. Go too cheap produced. and that easily detectable fake-vanilla To give it that oaky flavour, chartaste quickly ruins a bottle. donnay is often treated in oak casks, That’s why it’s easy to ignore charMICHAELA GARSTIN

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but oak flavour is poured into the cheapest brands.

While some people like it oaked, many producers are opting for stainless steel casks to please customers who will do anything to avoid the taste. But not so fast.

There is one more thing to be wary of when dealing with chardonnay: Like other white wines, chardonnay needs to be served at the proper temperature.

Unlike sauv blanc, which can taste good right out of the freezer, this more finicky grape is often best served a bit warmer. continued, PAGE 11

TASTE TEST - Last week, Chris Sharpe of Everything Wine in North Vancouver, led an hour-long session on chardonnay wines. Michaela Garstin photo

“I often hear people say ‘I really like this wine when I get down to the last 10 per cent.’ That’s because it probably should have been served seven degrees warmer,” says Chris Sharpe, a wine specialist at Everything Wine in North Vancouver.

“The use of inexpensive oak can give it a fake taste that’s not that great,” he adds after leading an hour-long lesson on the ins-and-outs of chardonnay.

Three factors will contribute to the taste of your bottle of chardonnay, he says.

1) The weather 2) The grape variety 3) Its terroir — the characteristics of where the wine is grown, such as climate and slope of the vineyard.

To avoid disappointment, all these aspects need to be taken into consider-

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ation when picking your next bottle.

If it’s a not-too-heavily oaked chardonnay you’re after for the next dinner party, here are a few recommendations: Bodega Cantena Zapata Almos Chardonnay 2009 - Argentina $14.99 This reasonably priced wine has peach, butterscotch and herb notes, with a subtle taste of vanilla. It’s a less expensive version of the 2008 Catena Alta Chardonnay, which is produced by the same vineyard and goes for $39.99.

“You’d find this quality chardonnay at about twice the price in California or Burgundy,” says Sharpe while carefully pouring a glass of the Alta at the tasting seminar.

McGuigan Bin 7000 Chardonnay 2010 - Australia $17.99 For those who like a bit of oak, this medium-bodied wine will do the trick. Its fruit-driven taste with notes of peach and citrus balance well with the slight oak influence.

It is best paired with seafood, especially lightly buttered scallops, or cream-based dishes.

Foxtrot Chardonnay 2010 - British Columbia $54.99 Hailed as one of B.C.’s best, this chardonnay has aromas of citrus, tropical fruits and vanilla with subtle hazelnut. Light green apple and pineapple flavours make it a perfect pairing with West Coast seafood dinners.

“Top restaurants always have this in stock because it pairs well with our local food,” Sharpe says. Like other B.C. chardonnays, he predicts this one will cellar well for five to six years.

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grapevine

continued from, PAGE 10

but oak flavour is poured into the cheapest brands.

While some people like it oaked, many producers are opting for stainless steel casks to please customers who will do anything to avoid the taste. But not so fast.

There is one more thing to be wary of when dealing with chardonnay: Like other white wines, chardonnay needs to be served at the proper temperature.

Unlike sauv blanc, which can taste good right out of the freezer, this more finicky grape is often best served a bit warmer. continued, PAGE 11

TASTE TEST - Last week, Chris Sharpe of Everything Wine in North Vancouver, led an hour-long session on chardonnay wines. Michaela Garstin photo

“I often hear people say ‘I really like this wine when I get down to the last 10 per cent.’ That’s because it probably should have been served seven degrees warmer,” says Chris Sharpe, a wine specialist at Everything Wine in North Vancouver.

“The use of inexpensive oak can give it a fake taste that’s not that great,” he adds after leading an hour-long lesson on the ins-and-outs of chardonnay.

Three factors will contribute to the taste of your bottle of chardonnay, he says.

1) The weather 2) The grape variety 3) Its terroir — the characteristics of where the wine is grown, such as climate and slope of the vineyard.

To avoid disappointment, all these aspects need to be taken into consider-

Thursday, September 6, 2012 11

ation when picking your next bottle.

If it’s a not-too-heavily oaked chardonnay you’re after for the next dinner party, here are a few recommendations: Bodega Cantena Zapata Almos Chardonnay 2009 - Argentina $14.99 This reasonably priced wine has peach, butterscotch and herb notes, with a subtle taste of vanilla. It’s a less expensive version of the 2008 Catena Alta Chardonnay, which is produced by the same vineyard and goes for $39.99.

“You’d find this quality chardonnay at about twice the price in California or Burgundy,” says Sharpe while carefully pouring a glass of the Alta at the tasting seminar.

McGuigan Bin 7000 Chardonnay 2010 - Australia $17.99 For those who like a bit of oak, this medium-bodied wine will do the trick. Its fruit-driven taste with notes of peach and citrus balance well with the slight oak influence.

It is best paired with seafood, especially lightly buttered scallops, or cream-based dishes.

Foxtrot Chardonnay 2010 - British Columbia $54.99 Hailed as one of B.C.’s best, this chardonnay has aromas of citrus, tropical fruits and vanilla with subtle hazelnut. Light green apple and pineapple flavours make it a perfect pairing with West Coast seafood dinners.

“Top restaurants always have this in stock because it pairs well with our local food,” Sharpe says. Like other B.C. chardonnays, he predicts this one will cellar well for five to six years.

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irashki, a sweet round Persian pastry, is just one of 70 different sweets lined in tidy rows at Jalal Darvishi’s bakery in North Vancouver.

Its custard filling, freshly made and piping hot, has a hint of rose water, a distinctive flavour made with rose petals commonly found in Iranian cuisine.

The popular doughy dessert originated in Russia, but when it arrived in Iran bakers were quick to switch the original meat and cabbage filling with something sweet.

“And now we’re changing it again to suit the Canadian market,” Darvishi tells The Outlook over warm pirashki and coffee at Golestan Bakery in the 1500-block of Lonsdale Avenue.

To appeal to health-conscious Canadians, he makes the pastry cholesterol free and eases up on the sugar.

Sitting in front of small cookie pyramids while dressed in a white chef’s jacket, Darvishi is clearly an experienced baker. He learned the trade at his parents’ bakery in Tehran, Iran at a time when there weren’t any pastry schools in the Middle Eastern country.

Fast forward 20 years: Darvishi has carried on his family’s culinary traditions while incorporating modern touches and European techniques.

He opened Golestan Bakery two years ago in central Lonsdale, surrounded by other Persian restaurants and shops.

With three other Persian bakeries nearby, Darvishi doesn’t mind the competition.

“I have to make the best food with the best quality ingredients and really listen to what my customers want,” he says, adding they demand a wide variety of pastries, including gluten-free and vegan cookies.

After scouting out locations for his bakery, Darvishi settled

on Lonsdale because of its central location and large IranianCanadian population.

But his business cannot survive off Persian customers alone.

He estimates around 60 per cent of his customers are non-Persians who enjoy his European-influenced baking or traditional Iranian desserts, especially baklava, layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with honey.

“We try to be very welcoming. There are people who come here for coffee every day to see us, when they could be having a drink at any coffee shop on Lonsdale.” says Darvishi, referring to a woman who just popped in to grab a cup.

The bakery’s business hours — he’s open to 10 p.m. every night — could also be a reason for his success.

Little Iran The North Shore has seen a burst of new shops offering Persian food and ingredients pop up over the last few years, including grocery stores, kebab restaurants and a tea house.

But the busiest area is central Lonsdale, from 13th to 19th street, where more than a dozen Iranian shops sit, often replacing old businesses that couldn’t survive tough economic times.

To market North Van to tourists, Lonsdale Avenue was dubbed “Little Iran” in pamphlets for the 2010 Olympics. And the cluster of stores in one of the North Shore’s most bustling communities isn’t a coincidence. According to Statistic Canada’s 2006 census, 10 per cent of North Vancouverites are IranianCanadian and, other than English, Farsi is the most common mother tongue by far, beating runner-up languages including continued, PAGE 13

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served with steamed rice and a whole grilled tomato.

“We have great quality and mix Western and Persian Mo Talebpourazad, owner of one of the North culture together so we appeal to a lot of people,” he says.

Korean, German, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and Shore’s first Persian restaurants, says IranianAnd Mehrabi has been busy so far. As soon as the Tagalog (Filipino).

Canadians expect excellent food at good prices, so interview finishes, he has to quickly make his way Around 10,000 Iranian-Canadians call the North Shore quality is a must for any successful restaurant. downtown to stop by his newest restaurant on Denman home, including 15 per cent of West Van residents, makOpened in 1994, Persepolis Restaurant and Lounge and Pendrell Street. ing the Lower Mainland one of the most popular places nestled on the corner of 13th Street and Lonsdale for Persian immigrants to settle.

Avenue was one of the first places to try Persian cuiTurn to PAGE 16 for a recipe for a popular Persian side dish But these numbers, which according to reports have sine in Vancouver. likely climbed in the five years since the last census Talebpourazad has done extensive results, could be low in the first place because some renovations since he bought the restauVisit us online at www.hbc.com Iranian-Canadians may be hesitant about sharing personrant 18 months ago, turning it into a al information. fine-dining spot, perfect for a romantic With a high Persian population and other well-establunch or a evening out with friends to lished ethnic stores, central Lonsdale Avenue was a perwatch live music and belly dancers. fect fit for Ayoub Hosseini, owner of Ayoub’s Dried Fruits The restaurant serves a Persian buffet The Bay at & Nuts on the 1300-block of Lonsdale Avenue, who and Western food including a daily steak Park Royal is opened his store three years ago. and potato special.

Like Divarshi, Hoesseini knows he must constantly be now open ‘til “We have some people walk in here at the top of his game to survive, offering quality products who haven’t tried Persian food, but they 9:00 pm at reasonable prices. can try a bit here and there at the buffet.

“We wanted to provide something unique and have a on Saturdays.

It’s a good way to introduce Canadians store that people will walk by and say ‘Wow, we want to our food,” Talebpourazad says during a to go inside,’” he tells The Outlook at the back of his lull between his lunch and dinner rush. shop while munching on pistachios that were roasted Unlike East Indian on-site the evening before. cuisine Persian food isn’t Traditional Persian archispicy, he says, putting to tecture with elegant columns rest a common misconand chandeliers surround ception. Instead, spices dried nuts from 20-plus such as zafra and dried countries, including almonds, lime are commonly used, sunflower seeds, cashews 104 West Esplanade (at Lonsdale) 604-988-9215 A whole new window giving Persian food a disand pecans, which sit in • www.davidneel.com • tinctive flavour. of opportunity. intricately designed metal Kebab is one of the pots at the front of the store. most popular foods The atmosphere, says on the menu, says Hoesseini, is one of the rea- SWEET TREATS - Jalal Darvishi of Talebpourazad, because Michaela Garstin photo Golestan Bakery. sons customers first notice AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSMISSION a lot of people can’t his shop. cook it well at home.

He opened on Lonsdale “It needs to be barbeAvenue because of the area’s large Iranian-Canadian • Complete • Coolingstem • Government cued, and you need to know how to cut it Inspection S4501 population, but also wants to attract non-Persian peoMechanical Service • Exhaust Work or it won’t taste right or stay on the stick.

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Although other Persian dining spots North Vancouver With the help of a similar store in Iran and an line the streets on central Lonsdale’s six attached factory, the family has been able to keep the blocks, Talebpourazad says his restauprice of their dried fruits and nuts down to compete rant’s approach of an upscale environwith big chain stores. ment keeps it competitive.

“We roast the nuts right here, so they’re really fresh.

But there is still room for newcomOther nuts are often roasted at least two months ers. Bahram Mehrabi, co-owner of before,” Amir says, adding that the exact recipes are a Zeitoon Restaurant on the 1600-block of family secret.

Lonsdale, opened up shop last summer.

Since Amir’s father immigrated to Canada eight Focusing mainly on kebabs — there are years ago, he has opened two locations, including 15 different kinds — his restaurant has one on Denman Street, and will be opening a third in been able to compete with longer estabKitsilano. lished businesses, he says in a private “We try to bring new products, like dried mulberries, meeting room at the back of the restauthat a lot of people haven’t tried. They’re filled with rant. antioxidants,” says Amir, emphasizing they pick the Mehrabi and his business partner most popular nuts and fruit sold at their store in Iran Reza Vojdani, both university engineerand fly them to B.C. overnight. ing grads, decided to open the restaurant when they saw an opportunity for anothStill room for more er Persian restaurant on the North Shore.

In a diverse community that has long been hailed as Like the other business owners, home to great sushi, stir fry, pad Thai and curry dishes, Mehrabi told The Outlook competition Persian food is a relative newcomer. can be tough — there is another Persian But more and more North Shore residents are trying trarestaurant a few doors down — but says ditional Persian food, often opting for beef and lamb kebabs his product is unique enough to fill a gap. continued from, PAGE 12

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Appropriately enough, it was Bubs Lakey – the only player remaining from the team’s senior “B” days – who was the hitting star. She contributed seven hits (almost one-third of the team’s total of 24) over the three games. Shirley Topley had five hits including a three-run homer in the opener. Ev Bonneville pitched the first and third games, giving up just nine hits. Awilda “Willie” Minette won the second-game shutout, a five-hitter.

Not long afterwards, due to the high costs of travel and other expenses, Crowhurst Motors had to withdraw their sponsorship. Players drifted away to other teams. The Crowhursts era was over. Bubs retired from the game. She now lives in White Rock where she and Bill (who passed away last year) lived most of their married life.

“I could bunt and get to the base on time; an awful lot of my hits were bunts,” she recalls, thinking back more than half a century to her timely hitting in Victoria. Then she offers another little story.

“That was the time when I was expecting because I started throwing up on the bench. All of a sudden I realized, ‘Hey, there’s something going on here, what was it?’” She laughs at the memory. Her daughter Lee was born in 1958.

“Bobby Peters was our coach for six years when we won. He was a really good coach, one of the best you’ll ever get. [Giving signals] he never flipped his hands or arms around. He did it all by his feet. It was where he stood in the [coach’s] box.

It was really smart because nobody could read his hand signals because he wasn’t really making them.

If he’d stand on the main line you were to bunt right and if he was on the back line you bunted left.” And if he was standing in the middle? “Then you hit.”

So what about her Emberly and Robinson names growing up? “When I was just about a year and a half old, my dad [25-year-old Allan Emberly] went out fishing in Lynn Canyon, fell and drowned. The boots they fill up with water and you can’t get out.

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2006 MAZDA 3 - 4 dr sedan. auto, 2l, 70,000 kms, Blue. Many options. $7700/firm (604)538-4883 2011 NISSAN VERSA 4/dr h/back, auto, 25,000/km, red, many options, $8600/firm. 604-538-9257.

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS 706

CONCRETE WORK CUSTOM TILE WORK or BATHROOMS

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

Sorry no pets

338

PLUMBING

Reno’s/Additions/Kitchens Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

Gary 604-339-5430

TRANSPORTATION 374

TREE SERVICES

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PRESSURE WASHING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

477

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

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660. or 1-866-669-9222

LEGAL 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

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 www.mainlandroof.com

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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

CRIMINAL RECORD?

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE YOUR JUNK! Rubbish Removal, Caring for the Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782

RECYCLE-IT!

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

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

ABOVE THE REST “ Interior & Exterior Unbeatable Prices & Professional Crew.

• Free Est. • Written Guarantee • No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB

GARDENING

INSTALLERS & HELPERS for SHOWER DOOR & CLOSET ORGANIZER INSTALLATION

Mainland Roofing Ltd.

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...

But Dead Bodies!!

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

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.

604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

DISPOSAL BINS Residential & Commercial Services

CHIHUAHUA, tea cup puppies, ready now, one male left, $700.

(604)794-7347 DALMATIANS, 3M, born july 9, ckc reg., shots, dewormed, $1000-$1500.

(604)793-5130, (604)723-2232

Running this ad for 8yrs

LABRADOODLE puppies. F1B. Medium, Non shedding Black or apricot. Ready September $1200. Tel 604-355-9881 MINIATURE SCHNAUZERS, adorable S&P puppies looking for loving homes. Tails docked, dew claws, 1st shots, vet checked. $750. 604-859-7233 (Abby)

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS Electrical, Plumbing Res/Comm.

Liability Ins & WCB. 604-600-1368

Always Done Right With Integrity.

Complete Dry-wall & Renovation services. Textured ceiling specialist.

Phone Steve (604)613-4861

(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 MILANO PAINTING & RENOS. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

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

We Recycle!

GO GREEN! www.EconPro.com 604-882-2733

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

1-800-910-6402

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604-328-0081 7 Days/Week TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in September $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

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

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

or 1-866-669-9222

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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CARS - DOMESTIC

P/B Choc. lab puppies, 4 F. left, born June 27, CKC reg. vet✓ $700.

604-217-6551 or 604-825-1730.

1988 Olds Cutlass Supreme Classic V8, 5L, ex. run cond, 153 m, fam. owned, $4500.(604)534-6098.

SHORKIES beautiful Yorkie/Shih Tzu X pups, $600. 2 M & 2 F, happy, 1st shots, vet chkd, good pet homes only. (604)510-1477

2003 Buick Century Special Ed, leather, AirCrd, low Kms, private, $5900. Certified. 604-364-1554.

YORKIE PUPS. P/B no papers.

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

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 175K, fully loaded, Great cond. $5570 obo. Daniel 778-574-5081

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TRUCKS & VANS

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

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

Shop from home!

Check out our FOR SALE sections: class 500’s for Merchandise, 600’s for Real Estate, and for Automotive view our 800’s.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FURNITURE

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

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

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

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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.

MATTRESSES starting at $99

PAINT SPECIAL

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

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

ENGLISH Springer Spaniel Puppies- Non-reg. $850 Ready end of Sept/12. 5 br/wht 2 blk/wht male/female. call after 6pm or text before to 604-798-4998

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

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

Scotty 604-313-1887

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

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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.

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

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

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

Metal Recycling Ltd.

PETS

BOUVIER PUPS, home raised, loyal & loving. var. colors $800. Call 250-486-6773. sm.white@shaw.ca GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

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

PETS

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or 1-866-669-9222

or 1-866-669-9222

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

• Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

HANDYMAN - 604-518-4778 WCB & Liability Insured. www.lwrestoration.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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.

845

Tree removal done RIGHT!

AMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cuddly, family raised, paper trained.

Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk.

BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES P/B. black & white, male & fem. Vet chk, 1st shots, loving homes needed.

Call 604-250-4360

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The Scrapper

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

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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.

Drywall work/rubbish removal

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1-800-854-5176.

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1991 Class A MOTORHOME

Call 604-985-2639

Need

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CHERYL MANOR

PERSONAL SERVICES 173E

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APARTMENT/CONDO

NORTH VANCOUVER

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

HOOT & OWL

TRANSPORTATION

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

BUDGET PAINTING, 25% Off Special, Int, Ext, Res, Comm, 15 Yrs Experience, Excellent References, Senior Discounts, Free Estimates, 1(604)619-1517

is seeking three persons to serve as public directors on its 11-member Board of Directors.

Public Directors serve two-year terms and are eligible to serve four terms. A nominal per diem is paid for meetings. Candidates should have a record of community involvement and an interest in print and online media issues. Applications together with names of two references and telephone numbers should be submitted by Sept. 30, 2012, to: The B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 2R2.

See www.bcpresscouncil.org for information about the Press Council.

Seeks Labourers for project in Surrey.

Must have own vehicle.

Min. 2 year experience in construction labor.

Fulltime $16 - $20 (depending on experience) Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITS Fax resume to 604-507-4711 or Email: Paul.orourke@wilcocivil.ca www.wilcocivil.ca

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

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship.

FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On March 7, 2012, at the 900 block of Marine Drive, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Peace Officer(s) of the North Vancouver RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $2,053.52 in Canadian currency, on or about 15:15 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2012-1155, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture

unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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