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SIGN OF THE TIMES - Standing from right to left: National Chief Shawn Atleo, Chief Phil Lane Jr. of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and Deborah Parker, vice-chair of the Tulalip Tribes. Sitting right to left: Chief Maureen Thomas of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Jewell James of the Lummi Tribe. CNW photo TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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n one of her first public outings as new chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Maureen Thomas signaled that her leadership would stay the course of the fiercely anti-oil pipeline rhetoric that defined the nation in the media under former chief Justin George.

Just two weeks after Thomas won the ascent of voters on April 2 to lead the North Vancouver nation over three other contenders, Thomas and other TsleilWaututh members hosted a press conference Friday in downtown Vancouver to sign a treaty slamming the development of the Alberta oil sands.

Flanked by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, the new leader of the Tsleil-Waututh signed her name to the International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects, on behalf of the 500-member nation.

Originally created by the Pawnee and Yankton Sioux tribes of the American Midwest in an effort to block the development of the Keystone XL pipeline between Alberta and refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the treaty isn’t unlike a host of other anti-pipeline and anti-oil sands decrees signed by the Tsleil-Waututh in recent years under former chief George’s leadership.

Justin George did not run for reelection on April 2.

“By signing this treaty, we are building alliances with our relations east, west, north and south to protect our lands and waters,” Thomas said Friday.

Since January, the new treaty has garnered approximately a dozen commitments from nations opposing not just Keystone XL, but the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline as well. Today, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is the

only band to sign the agreement out of opposition to the planned expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to the Burrard Inlet, the traditional waters of the Tsleil-Waututh people.

That pipeline is still in the assessment and review phase, but if approved, could triple the pipeline’s current 300,000-barrel-a-day output and increase tanker traffic on the inlet seven-fold by 2017.

“People from all backgrounds enjoy Vancouver’s great quality of life and we need to unite to protect this environment for all of our future generations,” Thomas said. “The Tsleil-Waututh Nation continues to oppose the Kinder Morgan pipeline project, which would send 400 tankers a year through the Salish Sea.” B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip summed up the concerns of all the signatories to the treaty as nothing less than a battle to save the natural environment for future generations.

“The future of this planet hangs in the balance of the work that we’re doing here today — what’s represented by this sacred agreement that’s being entered into,” Phillip said.

Still, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo went further in his remarks, describing treaties such as this as a new way forward for First Nation-hood.

“To recapture the very essence of nationhood is being demonstrated here today,” Atleo said.

“This unleashes the potential for a new vision to emerge, one where we pursue the idea of economics in a much more balanced way,” he added. “One where we seek to not have imbalance but a return to harmony between people and the living environment around us, and between peoples. We have yet to achieve that.” tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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City gets passing grade on financials A KPMG audit of the City of North Vancouver’s 2012 balance sheets verifies an operating surplus going into 2013 TODD COYNE S Ta f f R e p O RT e R

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he City of North Vancouver brought home its 2012 financial report card this week and by all accounts got a passing grade.

The report came in the form of an audit of last year’s city-wide financial statements, scrutinized by accounting firm KPMG. The auditors affirmed the city indeed ended 2012 in the black, leaving an operating surplus of about $185,000, according to director of finance Isabel Gordon.

The city pulled in a total 2012 revenue of $101,252,000, with nearly half of that, or about $45 million, coming from property taxes.

The next largest revenue generator, sale of services, amounted to less than half of the property tax take with $21 million. Sale of services accounts for things like utility fees and permits.

“We are still quite reliant on the property tax as a single source of revenue, and this is very common for municipalities,” Gordon told council at Monday’s meeting. “But there is a feeling among directors of finance that it would be helpful if we had some other sources of revenue so that we weren’t so reliant on the single source.”

Coun. Pam Bookham told Gordon that city councillors are well-versed in the city’s need for new revenue streams and floated the idea of a secondary suite fee similar to one recently approved in Langley Township.

“Every year we have this presentation and every year we hear from our director of finance that the city is in need of other sources of revenue other than property taxes,” Bookham said.

In Langley Township, a $350-per-suite fee was approved by council earlier this month, as

was a 30-per-cent hike for those homeowners’ water and sewer utilities.

While Gordon said she is aware of Langley’s new fee, she doesn’t think it appropriate as a revenue generator for the city.

“There’s certainly a need to find new sources of revenue but each source of revenue that the city looks at comes with a service obligation attached to it,” Gordon said. She explained that any such secondary suite fee would have to be attached to a suite inspection and legalization program and would only cover the cost of the program rather than grow general revenue.

And that, ultimately, is a political decision the city hasn’t endorsed. As for the city’s 2012 expense sheet, last year the city spent $88,645,000, with half of that going towards a combination of parks and recreation, culture and protective services.

And while the difference between 2012 revenue and expenses appears to be a surplus of upwards of $12 million, Gordon said the audited 2012 financials fail to include the cost of city assets paid out of reserves.

In all, Gordon characterized the city’s financial outlook as a positive one.

“I think the city is in a strong financial position and we are in a position to meet our future obligations,” she said, adding that the city enjoys a net-asset status rather than the net-debt status of many other Lower Mainland municipalities.

“It’s really philosophical choice, Your Worship, as to how assets are going to be financed,” Gordon said. That choice is between funding infrastructure through borrowing, as municipalities like Vancouver typically do, or funding infrastructure through reserve funds, as the city has been doing.

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Change is finally afoot at the foot of Lonsdale In preparing a strategic report for the redevelopment of the City of North Vancouver’s central waterfront, city staff sought counsel of Seattle firm TODD COYNE S Ta f f R e p O RT e R

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he Lower Lonsdale waterfront has been a blight on the City of North Vancouver and consecutive city councils for decades. But with new beach volleyball courts now under construction, a search for a landscape architect under way and a closed-door council pep talk from a tourism industry titan behind them, it seems change is finally afoot at the foot of Lonsdale.

Last month city councillors and staff heard a paid presentation from a former arena-rock promoter turned tourism-industry rockstar in his own right, Roger Brooks.

He’s the president of Destination Development International (DDI), a Seattle-based branding, marketing and consultancy firm hired by the city to offer its take on how the city might make the best use of its vast waterfront lands around Lonsdale Quay.

“We’re huge proponents of plazas,” Brooks told The Outlook in an interview last week.

And while DDI focuses largely on promoting the tourism sector in cities and destinations around the world, Brooks said the city’s chief problem on the

waterfront isn’t attracting tourists, it’s attracting North Van residents first.

“If you don’t hang out in your town, neither will visitors,” Brooks said, following his second visit to North Van city hall in as many months.

“I’ve seen the rush hour leaving in the morning and the rush hour coming back in [at night],” he said. “And then if they want to go do something they have to head out of North Vancouver, again.”

So the key solution his firm is floating — and one which so far has the expressed support of city staff and the Lower Lonsdale Business Association— is for a large public plaza, likely on the waterfront’s Lot 5 site, anchored by new retail and restaurant space.

“Both the United States and Canada are baby countries; we’re a couple hundred years old,” Brooks explained. “But we’re now moving to the European standard, which means we’re eating and dining later at night, and we want central gathering places.”

From his experiences consulting all over the world, Brooks said the main takeaway has been that the plaza or public square is the ideal “third place,” meaning somewhere people can spend time outside of home and work His recommendations will help inform a high-level report city staff are preparing to present to council near the end of April about conceptual design plans for the whole central waterfront area. A public plaza on or near Lot 5 is expected to rank high in their suggestions, according to city planning director Gary Penway and manager of lands

Lot 5 at the foot of Lonsdale will play a vital role in the revitalization of the CNV waterfront.

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and business services, Larry Orr. “We’ll report out on the central waterfront and then we’ll get some new directions from council about what are the next stages,” Penway said, adding that a broad retail strategy for the site is also in development.

Aside from plazas, shops and restaurants, the city is also exploring a site for the Presentation House museum and possibly an art gallery on-site, while exploring uses for two heritage buildings owned by the nearby Pinnacle Hotel; the former shipyards coppersmith shop on Lot 3 and the pipe shop on Lot 4.

“The way we’ve approached it in the past is we’ve identified a number of

projects within a larger area and now this is trying to bring all those projects together,” Orr said.

Sorting out the best possible use for the central waterfront is no easy task, Brooks said, but warned against the perils of “studying it to death” or letting political differences reduce the project to mundanity.

“They have an opportunity that 99 per cent of cities would die to have,” Brooks said, referring specifically to the undeveloped city-owned waterfront land. “They’ve asked the people what they want for years and now it’s time to put pen to paper and turn this into a real project.”

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Temporary solution for British Properties landslide MICHAELA GARSTIN S TA f f R E P o RT E R

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temporary solution has been found to stop a landslide from dumping more sediment into Rodgers Creek.

Illegal construction at a house in the British Properties that was being done despite a stop-work order caused a landslide that rushed into a tributary of the fish-bearing creek last LANDSLIDE - DWV staff arrive to inspect month, according to illegal construction at a house in the British the District of West Properties. Michaela Garstin photo Vancouver.

Engineers are now working on a permanent solution to keep rain from causing further instability.

While it’s not clear who will pay for the damage, said West Van spokesman Jeff MacDonald, there is precedent requiring the homeowner to pick up the costs in this sort of situation.

“Mayor and council have taken this very seriously,” he said, referring to the landslide in the 2700-block of Chelsea Close. “[They] are adamant that bylaws are followed and stop-work orders are obeyed.”

District staff issued a stop-work order in February when an abundance of sediment was spotted in the creek, which has been home to cutthroat trout and coho salmon in previous years.

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Along with food carts, sidewalk dining and festivals, it’s a possibility being considered for Ambleside revitalization.

A house currently sits at the prospective seaside lot on the 1400-block of Argyle Avenue, which the district now owns, but would be torn down if the restaurant is a go.

The property would remain in the municipality’s possession while the full-service restaurant is run by a private owner.

But this restaurant shouldn’t be built, said some West Van residents at the public hearing.

“Why do we need the restaurant on the waterfront? We don’t,” said Ambleside resident Paul Hundal. “There’s no reason why people can’t walk across the street to Bellevue (Avenue).”

Echoing other speakers, he would like to see the lot turned into green space to keep the waterfront open to the public.

But a few others were in favour of a new restaurant overlooking “Why do we need the beach.

Ambleside a restaurant on the resident waterfront?”

Peter Scholefield Paul Hundal said the Ambleside resident restaurant would draw people to the area.

“When I go to areas with restaurants, the more restaurants the better,” he told council. “I find a restaurant that I don’t like the menu, or the restaurant is overcrowded, or the prices are too high — as they’re likely to be at this particular restaurant — then I would like to look elsewhere.”

People who don’t like the waterfront restaurant, he added, would walk to Marine Drive to find others.

West Vancouver council will decide on the restaurant’s later this year.

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West Van’s Janet McLachlan had been a basketball star in university, suiting up for the University of Victoria Vikes and winning national titles in 1998 and 2000.

But a gruesome knee injury she suffered in 2006 while playing rugby, another sport she excelled at, had left her unable to play the two sports she loved.

A teammate suggested wheelchair basketball to stay in shape while she recovered.

So, there she was inside a gymnasium in Edmonton in 2006 in wheelchair for the first time playing with Daniel Peers, considered a legend in the sport, and some other players.

Peers, winner of an Olympic bronze and onetime world MVP, had lent McLachlan one of OlympIC drEams - Janet McLachlan takes her chairs to try out the sport. a shot during the 2012 London Paralympic The chair was a little narrow and McLachlan struggled to shoot the ball. After the session she Games. Wheelchair Basketball Canada photo had blisters on her hands, her hips were sore and she hadn’t sunk many shots. But she liked Players like McLachlan, who have few if any the new sport — and the new challenge, which limitations are assigned 4.5 while players kept her coming back to court. with less functional ability get lower scores.

“I loved playing basketball again,” she The five players on the court cannot exceed a recalls. “You start by making lay-ups and cumulative point total of 14. then gradually over the next few months get Last year at the 2012 Paralympic Games to the point where you can actually make a in London, McLachlan put on a dazzling perfoul shot.” formance, finishing the tournament as the And the challenge remains to this day. leading point-getter and rebounder as she “Every day I play there is a new challenge. guided Canada to a sixth-place finish. But Something new and exciting to try and she wasn’t done. Last year she also helped learn and try to perfect.” the BC Breakers win the Canadian Women’s At first, the biggest challenge was maneuWheelchair Basketball Championship and vering the chair. “It’s very different during the picked up tourney MVP. And somehow she learning process; eventually it gets to be secalso found the time to suit up for her pro club ond nature.” team in Germany.

The game is every bit as competitive as the That impressive season earned her other sports she’s played, especially when it Wheelchair Basketball Canada’s Female comes to competing internationally.

Athlete of the Year honour earlier this month, “At the international level people are dedibut, always the team player, she prefers to cating their lives to training for the team and dish the ball when discussing personal accothe sport and it’s incredibly competitive,” says lades, saying it’s a “reflection of the team, McLachlan, 35, who has degrees in science and really. I feel very honoured to be given that education and most recently award.” studied design at the University And while she thrives on of Alabama, where she played the on-court competition, it’s wheelchair basketball and won not the only thing she likes back-to-back titles in 2009 and about the sport.

2010 with the Crimson Tide.

“Of all the sports that I’ve McLachlan became a memplayed I think it’s probably ber of Canada’s national team the most welcoming and it in 2008 and played in the doesn’t matter what abiliBeijing Paralympics that year. editor@northshoreoutlook.com ties you bring to the table, Wheelchair basketball everybody’s always excited teams are made up of playto have another player out,” ers with different levels of ability. In Canada, she says, noting she’s made many strong, lifeand internationally, the classification syslong friendships through the sport. tem works like this: each player is assigned “That environment is what keeps the atha number based on their functional ability. letes of all levels coming back.”

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The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed a crossing fee for visitors traversing America’s northern and southern borders. The fee would help the department pay for the ever-increasing cost of keeping Americans safe. And with a deficit already more than a trillion dollars combined with the indefatigable sense of paranoia that has gripped many of that country’s legislators since the terror attacks of 9/11, that cost is becoming onerous.

So why not hit up people crossing the border to buy a brick of cheese or fill up the gas tank in their car, or spending thousands of dollars on vacation to California? After all, income tax was supposed to be a temporary measure, and eventually everyone just became resigned to it as a less-than-beloved

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A border tax isn’t a new idea. It gets floated every few years and is inevitably shot down by strong lobbying from border states that dread the hit their economies would take if Canadians decided it would be just as cheap to buy their cheese at home.

With the smell of gunpowder from the bombings at the Boston Marathon still fresh, it’s a tempting source of revenue; charging the 350 million travelers who cross into the United States every year a few bucks every time they go through a border station would

buy a lot of X-ray screeners and bomb sniffing wands. Not to mention pay the inflated salaries and pensions of bureaucrats who cook up and administer such programs.

But those travelers contribute $21 billion each year to the American economy, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Even chipping away a bit of that would be devastating to a lot of gas station operators, hotels and grocery stores.

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he West Vancouver Chamber’s President’s Dinner and Business Excellence Awards took place last week at the West Vancouver Yacht Club. Every year, it’s an exciting, edge-of-your-seat evening honouring nominees throughout the community in categories like Best Big Business, Best Small Business, Best New Business, Best Innovator, Young Entrepreneur and Citizen of the Year. Auction items and a formal buffet dinner were also part of the night.

An extra special feature this year was the addition of the Mulgrave School Junior Filmmaker students who prepared individual films to honour each nominee. Congrats to Peter and everyone involved.

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6 Sitting together for dinner are Dr. Lindsay Jesswein, left, Dr. Sara Kinnon, singer Amanda Wood and husband Jesse Dean Cook. 7 Olive and Anchor owners Rick and Lisa Lee are all the buzz in Horseshoe Bay with their growing restaurant business.

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hether coniferous or deciduous, trees are considered one of the North Shore’s greatest assets.

We would quickly lose our way of life without them.

The outdoor activities that define us — snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking to name a few — all involve thousands of trees.

Our tourist destinations revolve around them and, in fact, they’re the very reason many people live here.

Urban trees, the ones lining the streets and growing in yards, are individually cherished for bringing North Shorites closer to nature.

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A few houses away? Perfect.

Shading the garden? No way.

Blocking the view? Intolerable.

Obscured horizons from tall trees have caused countless feuds between neighbours, leading to the occasional criminal act.

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In September, for example, a letter circulated ordering homeowners to top their trees no more than two metres above their houses — or face a $30,000 fine.

But the letter was a convincing hoax printed on official-looking West Vancouver letterhead. The police got involved, calling it a “very creative fraud” and threatening stiff penalties.

No one has been charged, yet, so the mystery still lingers.

Another case, dubbed the “Tree Massacre,” saw 35 trees hacked down at a park in North Vancouver last January.

Using hand- and chainsaws, the rogue lumberjacks cut down the mature cedars and firs, many of which were more than five decades old.

The culprits, who left some $40,000 in damage, haven’t been caught yet.

It doesn’t have to be this way It’s undoubtedly clear, North Shore residents can do little (legally) if their neighbours’ trees grow to block their precious view.

They could, of course, civilly discuss the problem.

But if this doesn’t work — tough! — they own the house and yard, not the skyline. Yes, to be clear, this even applies to homes overlooking the ocean.

Like City of North Vancouver guidelines put it, the objective is to ensure “long-term sustainability of… urban forests.”

But not every municipality puts trees first. continued, PAGE 14

No one knows the value of securing a North Shore dream home more than mortgage broker Sabeena Bubber.

The president of Integré Mortgage Partners in Ambleside, Sabeena became infatuated with this naturally beautiful neck of the woods when she was 12 years old, just passing through with her dad who was on a business trip.

“I hadn’t seen so many trees in my whole life,” recalls the Saskatchewan native.

Sabeena’s dream in life — to one day move to the North Shore — became a reality in 1999, when she relocated to Vancouver, a University of Regina commerce degree in tow.

At the time, Sabeena was working as a mortgage underwriter. So when she was ready to talk financing for her first home, Sabeena enlisted the services of a mortgage specialist from the bank.

“The [mortgage] specialist focused solely on the rate and didn’t explain anything about how the mortgage worked and what the fine print on the product really meant,” says Sabeena.

Her loan contract became problematic a couple years later when Sabeena and her growing family were looking to purchase a larger home in Lynn Valley.

That negative experience inspired her to “get out from behind a desk” and help people with their mortgages. She became a mortgage broker in 2001 and in 2007 started her own brokerage firm.

“In my opinion, getting a mortgage is like getting a financial plan,” figures Sabeena. “You need someone who can talk to you beyond the rate.”

Sabeena, one of the top 75 mortgage brokers in the country, is successful at offering personalized service.

She elicits fruitful information from her clients — what stage of life they are at and what their longterm goals are — to determine the best mortgage product for them.

In her downtime, Sabeena volunteers at her daughters’ elementary school, participating in the classroom and helping to raise funds for programs.

She also regularly donates money to North Shore homeless advocacy non-profit organization, Harvest Project. It’s Sabeena’s way of giving back to the North Shore community that has embraced her family with open arms.

“Kind of like what I said before, I’ve dreamed about living here my whole life,” says Sabeena. “I don’t look back. I’m blessed to live in an amazing city. I love the life that we have built for us here.”

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Passionate, Authentic, Mother.

Your favourite North Shore neighbourhood That’s a hard question, I love the neighbourhood I live in which is Lynn Valley. The community atmosphere is awesome. I also love where our office is located which is in Ambleside. Every day I am reminded of how beautiful the North Shore is.

Local shops and/or restaurants you like and want to share?

My favourite florist is Posy in the Lynn Valley Town Centre, and we love to have breakfast at Tommy’s Café nearby. I like to support local businesses. Some of my favourite clothing stores include Phoenix, Bellissima Fashions and Plum.

Who inspires you?

My parents inspire me greatly.

They came to Canada in the 1970s and they both worked very hard to provide a life for my older sister and I. Had they stayed in India, my mom wouldn’t have had to work and I would have been arranged to be married. My dad wanted us to have a life where we had the opportunity to create our own successes. My mom showed me how to enjoy my career while being a great mother at the same time.

What do you do to unwind on a Sunday afternoon?

Sunday is the day we spend as a family and you will often find us chilling out at home. Both my daughters have Celiac Disease so I like to spend time in the kitchen experimenting with gluten-free menus. I also love to curl up with the girls and read books. It’s our favourite way to spend our time together.

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Plenty of adventures in Wonderland Featuring two casts of students from across Metro Vancouver, Alice in Wonderland is a fast-paced stage adaptation of the Lewis Carroll tale

Aden Born, left, is Tweedledee, Connor Buzza is Tweedledum, Janna Grant is Alice and Emma Dougan is the White Rabbit in eXtreme Theatre’s production of Alice in Wonderland. Colleen Flanagan photo

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ith a waddle and wiggle, Tweedledum and Tweedledee switch spots and end up tangled.

They’ve soon forgotten a tiff they had about a rattle, made peace and decided not to battle.

“They are alway confused with their names and don’t know who they are,” says Aden Born, agreeing the twin brothers from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland are down-right silly.

“We think very highly of manners,” adds Connor Buzza, who plays Tweedledum to Born’s Tweedledee.

“But we don’t have the best manners.”

Cast as the troublesome twins in eXtreme Theatre’s musical production, Born and Buzza are trying to stay in step. They are mimicking each other’s movements to a tee.

“We are practically identical,” says Born, from Coquitlam, with a laugh.

The first-time thespians have memorized their lines and learned their dance steps but admit they are slightly anxious about being on a big stage.

“I’m fine acting in front of the class,” says Born, nodding in agreement when Tweedledum interjects that rehearsals have been “tons of fun.”

“We both think we are song and scene ready,” says Buzza, who lives in Mission.

“The nerves may be the hardest part.”

Featuring two casts of 35 home-schooled students from across Metro Vancouver, Alice in Wonderland is a fast-paced stage adaptation of the Lewis Carroll tale with classic Disney songs including I’m Late, The Un-birthday Song and Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah. Join Alice’s madcap adventures in Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit, races the Dodo Bird,

gets tied up with the Tweedles, raps with a bubbleblowing caterpillar, and beats the Queen of Hearts at her own game.

Cast as the protagonist, Coquitlam’s Janna Grant is a fan of Alice’s adventure.

“My mom’s always had a thing for the Mad Hatter,” says Grant, a precocious 10-year-old who played Tinkerbell in last year’s production.

“We’ve seen the movie a few times. I mean, it’s such nonsense,” she exclaims. “It’s probably the most fun play to do because you can do anything.”

Just like Alice, Grant admits she daydreams a lot.

“I do have to say, I kind of relate to Alice,” she says, with a smile.

The busy bunny who leads Alice down the rabbit-

hole is Emma Dougan.

“He’s just so anxious about a lot of stuff but he never really knows where he’s going,” she says.

Just like her castmate, Dougan, 12, enjoys dreaming, especially the weird ones that leave her scratching her head the next morning.

“I dream about going to different lands,” says Dougan, from North Vancouver.

“But never about jumping into a rabbit hole.”

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e’re talking Beaujolais this week, and not the ‘Nouveau’ stuff that’s quickly fermented to a sweet and fruity finish at fall harvest time, getting (us) drunk the moment it hits our shores in November. Nope, we’re talking serious Gamay-driven juice from the edge of Burgundy that’s the quirky delight of any wine geek you may know.

The Betty to Pinot Noir’s Veronica, the red Gamay grape kurtiskolt.com offers a pretty elegance like its regional roommate, but perhaps a little more bright and cheery, with a lovely complexity that rewards those paying attention.

And so, a dynamic-duo of wines for you this week.

Since 1888, the Henry Fessy family of Beaujolais have been doing their thing; attaining parcels of various vineyards to make wine from each one of the region’s ten crus, or appellations.

At first glance they may appear to be similar, but their differences quite literally come from their respective crus, listed front-and-centre on the label for easy navigating.

Since we’re looking at the same part of the world, the same grape, the same vintage and winemaking techniques, drinking a couple different Fessy wines, or those of other Beaujolais producers side by side, is a fun study in each vineyard’s true character. Next time you’re getting together with a couple folks for dinner, grab a bottle of each and play around comparing and contrasting.

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The Chiroubles cru sits atop higher slopes in the region with soils comprised of granite and schist. Between fresh minerality lent from the soils and its higher elevation,the region is known for lighter, perfumed fruit with a floral element and lovely finesse. A big bouquet of flowers leaps right out of the glass, but stays grounded with some darker plummy notes and even a hint of chocolate. Bright red and purple fruit

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Henry Fessy 2010 Moulin-à-Vent | Beaujolais, France | $30-ish | Private Stores

Shallow sandy soils composed of manganese-rich granite provide a key component of the terroir, and you’ll find Moulin-à-Vent generally offering the other end of the Beaujolais spectrum.

A more masculine style with a tannic structure that’s a little more bold, there’s slightly richer fare to be had here.

People roll their eyes when us wine guys use terms like ‘barnyard,’ but when you give this a good sniff — you’re certainly transported to somewhere a little more, uh, rural. Stewed blueberries, blackberries and bing cherry are fully infused with a very distinct dose of both spearmint and anise, a lovely dimension that made me absolutely smitten with this one.

A few house rules with these, and all Beaujolais for that matter.

Do throw the wine in the fridge for 10 or 15 minutes before serving; it’ll provide a nice lift to the wine and keep the structure smart and tidy. Room temperature may be a tad too warm, pronouncing the alcohol and not doing it any favours.

Also, think poultry, salmon, game and veggie dishes. Just nothing too spicy or super-intense flavours, or you’ll lose the wines’ more subtle nuances.

Oh, and big glasses — keep giving them a whirl to release all those wonderful aromas.

I most recently saw these wines at Kitsilano Wine Cellar, but know that both Dundarave and Everything Wine on the North Shore carry Fessy product as well. As always, if you’re having trouble tracking something down, find me via KurtisKolt.com or Tweet me @KurtisKolt.

Mérida Anderson’s Vegan Danny Rico photo Secret Supper Club started in Vancouver but has since travelled to Montreal and Brooklyn.

Now she’s done a cookbook for those foodies — not just vegans — who want to try some of her imaginative recipes at home.

In advance of her June 21 book launch in Vancouver, we reached the self-taught North Van chef (at right) by email to ask her a few questions about her inspirations and ideas.

Q: What’s the biggest challenge to vegan cooking?

Because more than half of the people I cook for at VSS aren’t vegan, or even vegetarian, the biggest challenge is to cook a supper so unique and satisfying that even the most skeptical diner doesn’t think anything is “missing.” I choose not to cook with soy and common “meat replacers” for this reason. Instead I rely on natural ingredients and their flavours and textures.

Q: What ingredients did you miss the most at first?

I think cheese would have been the biggest one. For most vegetarian cooking, cheese is the part that will give a dish the most flavour. At VSS, I use nut cheeses, which lend a rich flavour to most any dish, and can be prepared in many ways from being fermented and aged, to a quick blend with simply lemon and salt.

Q: How have you learned to compensate for the ingredients you can’t use?

I think compensate would be the wrong way to look at it. I carefully consider the vegetable itself and cook to bring that flavour to the forefront, instead of relying on “instant” flavour like cheese or meat, respectively. I think of the vegetable as the root or heart of the dish, as opposed to a side dish (the way they are thought of when meat/cheese are in the picture).

Q: What is your newest food discovery or inspiration?

I would have to say sumac. I have used it a few times, but fresh sumac, which can be foraged in certain areas in the summer, can been used to make beverages. It has a lemony tart flavor and is a beautiful reddish pink. It’s a great spice and flower that can be used for sweet and savory dishes alike.

Q: What are your ten must-have, go-to favourite pantry items?

• Tahini and sesame oil. I use these in many, many dishes, and sesame is packed with omegas and protein • Tamari. I use wheat-free • Coconut oil. My baking essential • Raw cashews. For desserts and fermenting • Good quality dark chocolate • Coconut milk • Balsamic vinegar • Nutritional yeast • Garam masala Q: Where are your favourite vegan restaurants in Vancouver?

Every meal I have had at GRUB is amazing. They have great vegan options. Brunch at Bandidas is another favourite of mine.

Q: Any upcoming events in Vancouver?

I will be in Vancouver for the Vancouver book launch on June 21 at ARTBANK (1897 Powell) as well as a few pop-up suppers in early summer. Those interested in hearing about upcoming Vancouver VSS suppers and events can join our email list by contacting vancouver@vegansecretsupper.com We’re also on Facebook as Vegan Secret Supper.

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Bylaws in San Francisco, for example, emphasize the “right to light and sight”.

In stark contrast to the North Shore, homeowners there have the right to preserve their views as they existed when the house was purchased.

This means residents can be forced to trim their trees if they grow tall enough to affect the value of their neighbours’ home, either economically or aesthetically.

It’s written into law.

If city-run mediation fruits no result, an arbitrator will come in to decide whether the tree should be trimmed or topped. The decision is enforceable under the California Code of Civil Procedure.

If all else fails, one neighbor has the right to sue the other.

Although the North Shore has countless more trees than San Fran, the laws here don’t go far to protect “the right to light and sight.”

In essence, views and sunlight don’t come with the lot.

Homeowners, however, are allowed to trim trees and shrubs that hang into their yard, as long as they don’t actually harm the plant.

This way, gardens can have more sunlight.

“You should not harm the tree or the shrub or the hedge because if you do, the owner… does have the right to sue you through the law courts for damage to their property,” explains Mark Brown, North Van district’s community forester. “Don’t trespass to do it. Try and get their blessing first.”

Following suit, trees on city-owned property won’t be chopped by staff to enhance someone’s property.

“We’re not going to cut the top off trees, or something like this, because that compromises the health of the trees,” says Michael Hunter, North Van city’s manager of parks and environment.

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Most protected No matter their size or shape, Heritage Trees in North Vancouver are completely off limits.

Around a dozen or so non-native trees, often beside heritage homes, have been given this designation.

A very large black locust, for instance, was planted decades ago beside the Davidson House on East Kings Road off Lonsdale Avenue.

The leaves turn bright yellow in the fall and provide shade in the summer.

Even cutting down trees on private property doesn’t come easily in certain areas of North Van. While homeowners are free to do what they wish with trees in their own yards in West Van and the City of North Van, residents in the District of North Van face a list of “Council wanted to rules.

A permit is required if, for give homeowners instance, the tree trunk is more 30 inches in diameter or the a little bit more than tree is a Western Yew (a rare tree freedom.” that was common on the North Shore a century ago) greater than Mark Brown nine inches in diameter. A Yew this Forester size could easily be 100 years old.

But there is one way to get rid of a big tree. Pay $510.

As long as the tree isn’t in a stream corridor or on a steep slope, it can go.

“Council wanted to give homeowners a little bit more freedom,” explains Brown, “and make their bylaw less restrictive when it comes to large-diameter trees on private property.”

If the lot maintains more than 20 per cent canopy cover, new trees can be planted in its place. But if the canopy cover drops below this amount, then the homeowner owes $510 to the district, which will be used for community tree planting.

In the other two municipalities, if the tree is on your property, do with it as you please (with the exception of some environmental bylaws concerning streams and slopes).

“Sometimes we’ll receive calls from people concerned, but it isn’t something we regulate,” says Hunter, referring to worried City of North Van residents who see trees topple down in their neighbourhoods.

Buyer beware It’s buyer beware on the North Shore.

A house’s view could easily vanish in a decade, leaving little recourse for the homeowner.

It’s up to neighbours to get to the root of the problem themselves, and come up with a workable solution — if there is one.

It’s these very bylaws, like them or hate them, that protect urban greenery on the North Shore for future generations.

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Earth Day is celebrated annually April 22 with events held across the globe to demonstrate support for protecting the environment. FortisBC recognizes that sound environmental practices make good business sense and that’s why the company is committed to delivering safe, reliable energy in an environmentally responsible way to all of the communities we serve.

We look for ways to support the environment in our operations and with services that we provide to our customers.

One simple way customers can help the environment is to consider our paperless billing option, a fast and simple way to save paper and ultimately our forests.

When customers go paperless, their bill is delivered directly to

their email address as a PDF file attached to the email. The eBill service is a fast, easy and environmentally friendly way for customers to access both their electricity and natural gas bill.

Another simple way customers can look at reducing their carbon footprint is through rebates and financial incentives offered as part of our PowerSense and Energy Efficiency and Conservation programs.

Through FortisBC’s PowerSense programs, electricity customers saved an estimated 32 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2012. The PowerSense programs helps customers conserve energy and get the most out of their energy

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dollar by providing both financial incentives and advice on energy efficient technologies and practices.

In 2012, FortisBC’s natural gas Energy Efficiency and Conservation programs helped residential, commercial and industrial customers save more than 360,000 gigajoules of natural gas, enough energy to heat some 4,100 homes in one year.

Renewable natural gas is a B.C.-made, carbon neutral energy source. The methane gas used to produce renewable natural gas comes from organic waste found at local landfills and farms.

Instead of escaping into the atmosphere as a harmful greenhouse gas, it’s captured, cleaned and added to our pipeline, giving our customers a renewable energy source.

For about $5 more per

month on their natural gas bill, customers can designate 10 per cent of their natural gas use as renewable. We’ll then inject an equivalent amount into our system.

To date, more than 60 businesses and close to 3,800 residential customers have signed up to be part of the renewable natural gas program.

Helping customers conserve energy is one of the most cost effective ways for us to meet future needs. And by making thoughtful energy choices — whether it’s switching to paperless billing, installing energy efficient lighting or upgrading to a high-efficiency natural gas furnace — you’re supporting the environment.

Tom Loski is the vice president of customer service at FortisBC

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Look Good. Feel Great

GENTLY DOES IT – KEEP COLOURS AND STYLES FRESH AND VIBRANT!

“FASHION TAKES ITS CUE FROM NATURE” April showers bring May flowers (so the saying goes) and this season we are seeing all kinds of floral prints popping up everywhere. The patterns range from small, delicate little pastel flowers to big, bright and even neon blooms in exotic arrangements. And you can pretty much choose any item of clothing to focus on here, from dresses, shirts and skirts, to pants and jackets. For guys we are sticking to shirts, and perhaps ties, but the prints and colours are equally as dramatic as they are for women. The best way to work florals into your wardrobe is to pick a print that you are drawn to. It might be the colours that appeal, or the pattern itself, but just like in home decor it’s best to build your story by taking inspiration from something that has multiple colours. You can choose one or two of the colours to work into the rest of your ensemble. It is easiest to use solids for this, however if you are a bit more fashion forward you can try pairing two patterns together that play off one another. And if you are a little hesitant on the whole thing but you like the idea, just try working with an accessory, like a scarf. Come in to So Blu and let us help you embrace this cheerful spring style!

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Gardening for a balanced life Working in the garden can provide great health benefits JOSIE PADRO COntrIbutOr

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argaret navigates the sloping paths of her North Shore garden with a nimbleness that belies her age.

She and her husband Charlie, both in their 80s, maintain the two-acre property rated one of the best gardens in the Lower Mainland.

At first glance the garden looks like a typical West Coast landscape complete with tall cedars and Douglas Firs, but it soon becomes obvious that deft hands have been at work: carefully placed stone walls create a home for rare varieties of trees, plants and shrubs.

Tending their garden is a full-time job, but it’s one they say leads to a “balanced life.”

That balanced life includes the physical work of digging, planting and building, which they do almost entirely by themselves.

“When I see people working out at the gym, I think, ‘Why don’t you just build a wall?’” says Margaret.

Medical research supports the idea that gardening keeps us healthy. It’s been found to lower the incidence of osteoporosis, possibly because it provides the weight-bearing activity needed to maintain healthy bones. It’s been found to improve balance, and decrease the risk of injuries from falls. Also good for bones is the vitamin D manufactured by the body with exposure the sun.

Gardening is the kind of moderate exercise recommended for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The benefits are not only physical.

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motes relaxation and a sense of accomplishment.

It’s also creative, bringing colour, texture, fragrance and very often taste into their lives.

And it can be a good way to reduce stress.

Charlie, a retired businessman, found that after a frustrating day at the office, a vigorous session of digging in the garden was a constructive way to let off steam.

Many seniors with health and mobility problems, however, find it difficult to maintain a large garden they have tended over the years. Some hire a helper to do the heavy lifting, while continuing to keep a hand in the lighter work. Others simplify by replacing high-maintenance plants with those that require less care. It’s not necessary to have a garden to enjoy the benefits of gardening.

More and more, community gardens are popping up, offering residents small plots to grow their own food, herbs or flowers.

The community garden movement on the North Shore has recently gained momentum, with great demand for plots in existing spaces. To find out more about community gardens in the District of North Vancouver see the North Shore Community Garden Society website, northshorecommunitygardensociety. ca. For the District of West Vancouver contact Parks and Community Services at 604-9257130.

North Vancouver also has its own urban farm. Loutet Farm, established on unused park land, grows and sells its own produce.

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but also holds work parties and group gardening sessions where community members of all ages can pitch in and work on the farm. Information about Loutet Farm and its calendar of events is posted on the Edible Garden Project website, www.ediblegardenproject.com.

Horticultural therapist Coral Ayerst harnesses the positive power of gardening in her work with her clients in long-term care. Many have complicated chronic health problems that prevent them from the heavy gardening work.

“The way I interpret horticulture therapy,” says Ayerst, “ is to use nature to improve overall well-being.”

After speaking to her clients about their lives and past experiences she creates an individual program for each person.

“We have a lot of people who grew up on farms,” she says. “I bring in samples of wheat and oats and barley and a lot of time they can identify them and talk about their experiences on the farm. Other people might be from the Okanagan and so we would do a session on varieties of apples or pears and other seasonal fruit.”

Hands-on horticulture therapy is a year-round activity. Spring and summer are perfect times to take residents outside to work on raised beds, or simply to observe the growing plants. Even though her clients have their meals cooked for them, they enjoy giving away the food they’ve grown; it’s a way they feel they are contributing. In the colder months, Ayerst brings the gardening indoors. Using adjustable table tops, the seniors are able to continue their work with plants, arranging flowers, potting bulbs, or starting seeds, for example.

Ayerst believes everyone can benefit from any kind of activity that allows them to stay connected to nature. “I think it really reduces stress and it’s a distraction from pain,” she says.

Seniors, whether they’re able to maintain a twoacre garden or whether they are coping with disabilities have much to gain by spending time in a garden.

Tending plants or watching them grow is not only good for the body, but also good for the soul.

—Josie Padro is a writer/researcher for the North Shore Caregiver Support Project and monthly columnist for The Outlook

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TransLink to use more taxis, fewer HandyDarts Plan is to increase trips with no cut in overall budget

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heavily used, mainly evenings and weekends.

Taxis already accounted for about 21,000 custom transit trips a year dispatched through HandyDart, or about two per cent of the total.

Last year TransLink scrapped a plan to plan to phase out subsidized taxi rides for HandyDart clients after heavy opposition.

Jane Dyson, executive director of the B.C. Coalition for People with Disabilities, said she doesn’t object to the planned changes.

“People with disabilities and seniors are not necessarily averse to using taxis and in some cases it can work better for them,” she said.

“Our only concern would be that taxi drivers be well trained to help people with disabilities in taxis.”

She wants taxi drivers taught tie-down procedures to secure clients in accessible taxis.

HandyDart remains heavily over-subscribed.

Nearly 47,000 trip requests last year weren’t accommodated because a HandyDart wasn’t available or it was already fully booked at the time requested.

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andyDart users may find they’re increasingly riding taxis instead, especially if they live South of the Fraser.

TransLink has largely stopped dispatching HandyDart minibuses on four lesser used runs in favour of sending taxis to carry elderly and disabled clients.

The first phase of the changes began April 1 and targeted four routes – Surrey to New Westminster, Surrey to Vancouver, White Rock to Vancouver and Delta to Vancouver.

Money saved by not running HandyDarts on those routes is being used to cover more taxi service, said TransLink spokesman Derek Zabel.

The targeted routes tend to have a lot of deadhead time when a HandyDart must return empty after carrying only one or two people, he said.

“It’s not the best use of your resources,” Zabel said. “So if we use a taxi for that it cuts out all the deadhead time.”

He said there will be no change in the total spent by TransLink on custom transit, but an estimated 7,000 more trips will be made via taxi due to the greater efficiency.

HandyDart buses will still be dispatched to users who aren’t able to take taxis, he stressed.

The strategy of making more use of taxis – which are cheaper to run than HandyDart when few passengers are carried – was a recommendation of both the independent TransLink Commissioner last year and a provincial audit.

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Property sellers using loophole to dodge transfer tax Liberals, NDP have no plans to block evasion of PTT JEFF NAGEL Black PrEss

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ritics say a growing number of businesses or wealthy individuals are exploiting a loophole to avoid paying B.C.’s tax on property transactions while average home buyers are stuck footing the bill.

The Property Transfer Tax consists of one per cent charged on the first $200,000 in property value and two per cent after that – adding up to an extra $10,000 in tax when a $600,000 Metro Vancouver home changes hands.

But businesses in particular are making growing use of what’s called a “bare trust” corporation to hold ownership of a property.

The trust can be transferred to a new buyer without any change in the land title owner and no PTT is triggered as a result.

“The loophole is big enough to drive trucks through,” Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) B.C. director Jordan Bateman said. “Accountants are all over it, especially corporate ones. It’s becoming standard tax practice and that tells you people are taking advantage of it.”

On a big commercial or industrial property sale, the savings can be significant and Bateman guesses the provincial government may be losing out on $15 to $25 million a year it should be collecting.

“If you captured some of that, would you be able to trim down the overall Property Transfer Tax rate to make it easier for everyone?” he asked.

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Business property sales totalled 2,334 (down from 4,276 five years earlier) and contributed $67.1 million, or 7.2 per cent.

Residential transactions also dropped after the 2008 recession and Bateman said they should outnumber the other categories.

But he said the residential share still looks “awfully high” to him.

It’s not impossible for residential property owners to use bare trusts, but Bateman thinks it’s rare.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said in a statement the province is aware bare trusts can be used to dodge the PTT. “While it has not yet been determined that a remedy is required, it may be challenging to design a remedy that doesn’t have other, unintended consequences,” de Jong said.

NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said he’s aware of the manoeuvre but isn’t sure how prevalent it is.

He said the NDP has no plans to attempt to plug the loophole.

“I’m not sure how effective it would be,” Ralston said. “Sometimes when you put in antiavoidance measures, people try other anti-avoidance measures.”

Bateman said the bare trust loophole underscores his position that simpler tax systems are generally better.

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orking out is easy when you’re having fun doing it.

That’s why Julie Dunsterville, a Kin’s Green Fighter, is taking classes at iDance in North Vancouver.

She particularly likes Zumba, a workout done to Latin music, but the studio also offers other classes including ballet, hip-hop and Bollywood. No experience is necessary.

So far, Dunsterville has dropped 12 pounds during the 13-week challenge and will continue to tone and build muscles by eating healthy, hitting the gym and participating in workout classes.

Go to northshoreoutlook.com and click on “Contests” in the upper right corner to follow Dunsterville and the other 12 Green Fighters from throughout B.C. Visit idance-studios.com to learn more about iDance and for a schedule of classes.

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ThE EvOLuTION Of ThE h-OffICE - Aris Catevatis of Ace Integrated Systems notes that most people don’t have a dedicated home office anymore, and instead integrate it with another room, such as the media room, bedroom or family room.

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ore people are either working full-time from home or bringing a significant part of their workload home plus managing the household finances, scheduling of everyone going in different directions and staying in touch with friends and relatives through social media.

For those of us who work from home, a designated space is crucial. Trying to be productive when work is scattered from the dining room table to the kitchen counter does not bode well for your sanity, never mind productivity.

Aris Catevatis, principal with Ace Integrated Systems who specializes in wiring and installing systems in both home and corporate offices, says, “We first of all do a site visit to figure out the design and layout of the room and how it’s going to be used.

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“We invested quite heavily five years ago in machinery from Italy which allows us to take our designs from a computer design program directly onto this machine; it produces shapes and parts for us. For a small shop it was a huge investment but very worthwhile. It has enabled us to go to the next level.”

Harris & Blake doesn’t sell to retail outlets. They work directly with designers, architects and individual clients to meet their needs.

“Typically a client will have an idea of something they want, be it a dining table, coffee table, an entertainment unit or other need. We meet with them and listen to their needs and what they envision; I spend a lot of time listening which is key,” Blakemore says.

“Then I have the opportunity to expose them to different woods and different ways of approaching the design. It is a collaborative effort; we go through the process tweaking as we go until the client is happy.

“Sometimes I make a model and then the wood, stains and finishes are chosen based on the requirement of that particular piece.

We have the capability of making exceptional pieces of furniture in our workshop and we utilize the best materials. We only use North American materials but what we are also able to do is meet budgets while at the same time bringing our talents and expertise to every project big or small.”

This high level of work is apparent.

“If a person enjoys quality and wants something very specific, that is very possible,” Blakemore says. “The level of work we do and the care we put into a piece doesn’t change. We find out what clients need and design a piece that is within a budget and are very happy to do so.”

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reat interior design doesn’t have to break the bank. Whether it’s a small change to the colour of your walls or a new piece of trendy decor, there are many ways to keep your budget intact while still having an amazing home.

“Paint is possibly the cheapest investment you can make and has the potential to be the most dramatic,” says Sheryn Calvert of Calvert Design Studio. “It is also easy to change; pick a bold, trending colour that you love – and then change it when it’s ‘out’ or you get tired of it in a few years.”

She suggests that people who are looking to stick to their budget do some browsing in a secondhand shop, or reupholster or repurpose an item that they already have.

“Think outside of the box to create unique pieces for your home,” Calvert says. “You can also customize low-cost items. Plain white bookcase? Add some wallpaper for colour and texture.”

Being creative will benefit you in non-budgetary ways. It can make for a great conversation piece when you tell people that you made something yourself. Calvert notes that buying a blank canvas and painting it can make for a wonderful piece of art for your wall.

“Almost anything can be a piece of art or accessory if you put your mind to it,” she says.

Her final tip is to be patient.

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She also warns about the trend towards open storage in the kitchen.

“Can anyone always keep their cupboards 100 per cent organized?

I know that I can’t. Closed storage with touch-latch hardware looks a lot better than the typical pots and pans cupboard.”

Another trend that Calvert says is on the way out is dark wood.

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“Lighter finishes make your room have a lighter, more open feel to it,” she says. “Grey-toned flooring is extremely hot right now.”

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West Van man pleads not guilty in Makeover event for charity assault, weapons cache seizure Beauty gala at Shoppers Drug Mart to support Look Good, Feel Better Foundation

En Zhong Li, 42, faces eight charges after an alleged assault and seizure of 28 guns from a West Van home

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But now the 42-year-old man charged in connection with the Feb. 23 incident has pleaded not guilty and will make his case before a North Vancouver jury.

En Zhong Li appeared behind glass in the prisoner’s box in North Vancouver provincial court on April 11, wearing a bright red sweater and listening to his arraignment proceedings via a Mandarin language translator.

It was his second appearance before the court since his Feb. 23 arrest, but his first attendance in-person after he appeared by video on April 5 from a regional remand centre.

Li faces eight charges including aggravated assault, forcible confinement, use of a firearm in the commission of a offence and four counts of unsafe storage of a firearm.

The Crown told the court it will bring forward DNA evidence when its case against Li proceeds. Three days have been set aside for a preliminary hearing, the date of which will be decided in North Van court on May 1.

Li, who has been in custody since his arrest, is expected to remain in custody at least until that time.

The court also upheld a no-contact order barring Li from communicating with two women.

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Medicinal melody Once a week, a music therapist from Capilano University sings to patients at Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody, distracting them from their pain Hospice resident Pearle Horne sings along as Cap U’s Jennyfer Hatch plays her weekly gig at Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice.

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With little coaxing, her eyelids grow heavy, then fall. A haunting ragtime melody gradually builds in her subconscious: “Five-foot-two, eyes of blue, But, oh, what those five foot could do.”

She is taken back.

The staccato of shoes on the dance floor, keeping time with the piano chords, pounds in her chest. Horne is uninhibited as she sways to the music, watching from the sidelines.

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Almost immediately, the mood in the hospice’s common area brightens.

Hatch is completing her final year of Capilano University’s Bachelor of Music Therapy program.

She chose Crossroads for her practicum because of its beautiful, home-like environment and friendly staff.

In turn, the hospice can add a powerful dose of distraction to its pain management arsenal — music therapy.

“I told her, ‘Just start playing [the guitar] and they will come,’” says Janice Hansen, Crossroads’ manager of hospice programs and administration.

Today, Hatch has an audience with Horne, who’s 90 and came to the hospice in February, in a relaxation room with cream-coloured walls and minimalist decor. The eye is drawn to a tray of sand and shells, a miniature rake resting on top, placed on a table in the corner.

A nurse parks Horne’s mobile bed facing the window so the sun can stream across her face.

Hatch pulls up a chair.

After briefly catching up, Hatch gently gets down to business, asking her friend of three weeks whether she would like to hear “You Are My Sunshine” or “This Little Light Of Mine.”

Hatch strums some introductory notes — the rich, deep tones vibrating through the tranquil room.

Leaning in close, Hatch asks, “Where should the light go today? Do you have any pain today?”

“Not so far,” responds Horne.

“Good,” smiles Hatch. “How about some light for your amazing hair?”

“Yeah, how about that,” Horne shakily agrees.

“Alright, so we are going to put the light deep into your hair,” Hatch tells her.

And the song begins: “Feel it deep down in your hair; I’m going to let it shine.

Feel the light in your hair; I’m going to let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.”

“Beautiful,” remarks Horne.

“Thank you,” says Hatch.

THE DANCE

Pearle Horne, who was born in Regina but considers herself a Vancouverite — she moved to the West Coast when she was three years old — admits she has never played an instrument.

Sketching and painting people, animals and flowers, you name it, that’s her forte. The creative medium kept her mind occupied during lonely periods of her life. (“I didn’t have much of a family,” says Horne. “My daughter died in 1972.”)

But through music, Hatch has elicited anecdotes from Horne about her nine decades of life.

“Music and songs act as a catalyst for memory and storytelling,” explains the younger woman. “It lightens and deepens, can brighten for some people and be emotional for others.”

Hatch’s favourite story is the one about Horne dancing the Charleston decades ago with her husband to the tune “Has Anybody Seen My Girl?”

Frank was his name, it was a second marriage for both of them. They met at a dance and were inseparable for 28 years until his death a few months ago.

“He came and asked me to dance,” recalls Horne.

“He didn’t know whether I looked like a zombie or what. He approached me from behind.

“It was like we danced together all our lives. It was just so easy.”

A few moments later, Horne has peacefully drifted off to sleep.

“She’s a beautiful spirit,” Hatch says.

THE MUSIC

Starting in September, Hatch will log 1,000 internship hours before being certified by the Canadian Association for Music Therapy. One of her sites will be the Port Moody hospice, where she will continue to alleviate residents’ anxiety and pain, even their boredom.

The Tri-City native also worked in long-term care homes and with special needs children in School District 43, where one of her main goals was to promote social interaction.

Hatch has been carrying a tune since she was a toddler. Classically trained in wind instruments for 10 years, she only picked up the guitar when she pursued her music therapy career.

Hatch says with Horne, her main goal as a music therapist is to reduce restlessness and discomfort through an intervention of using her favourite songs. “I find outside of her musical therapy session, she has a fair bit of pain and discomfort. The symptoms of relieved through the distraction of music.”

QUE SERA, SERA

Ten or so minutes have passed and Horne is awake again.

“I had a good nap,” she announces. “I was sort of aware that things were going on around me.”

Hatch will sing to Horne for about an hour, depending on the older woman’s energy level.

Seeing that she is growing weary, Hatch decides it’s time for one last song.

This time, Horne sings along: “Que sera, sera, Whatever will be, will be The future’s not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be.”

“I love that,” says Horne.

It’s a poignant tune — given the venue, given the time of her life — that proves to be emotional for Crossroads communications officer Kelly Parry, who has been sitting in on the session.

“Today is my birthday,” says a tearful Parry. “And to spend my day with you is probably the best gift I could get.”

Responds Horne, “That’s great. We really did have something to celebrate.”

Parry asks Horne if she is hungry.

“A little bit,” she says, agreeing with Hatch that they have worked up an appetite with all this music.

After lunch, the music gone, Horne will retire to her room and work on a painting, something that will remain. newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com

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“We are touched with the way the community has responded,” said Dragana Hajdukovic, branch manger of the West Van SPCA. The small dog was abandoned at the SPCA branch in Burnaby and then transferred to West Vancouver for further treatment.

Thanks to stories published about Webster in The Outlook and other media, the West Vancouver SPCA has raised more than $4,000 in donations to help cover the cost of treatment for Webster and other animals in need of medical attention.

Webster had his stitches taken out last week, but will still be wearing a splint for another week or so as he is so active and energetic.

Excited about his recovery, Hajdukovic said that “the hardest part of taking care of this little guy is keeping him calm and quiet.”

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES INDEPENDENT reps F/T, P/T International firm. Huge income potential. www.profitcode.biz

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

ENSIGN is looking for Drillers, Night Tour Pushes and Rig Managers for our Australian Division. Recruiters will be in Nisku April 30 May 7 hosting information sessions and doing interviews. If you are interested in attending one of our sessions to hear about our global opportunities, call 1-888-367-4460 to book into a session!

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Borrow Against Your Vehicle!

GARDENING

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

QUALITY RENO’S Comm/Res. Specializing in kitch/bath/bsmt. Ref avail. Free est. Greg (604)771-6615 Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction.

Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064

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LEGAL SERVICES

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CLEANING SERVICES

ECO INNOVATION GREEN Res/Comm. Senior Disc. Licensed.

Honest & Reliable. (604)726-0852 www.seacleaningservices.com

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ELECTRICAL

C & C Electrical Mechanical • ELECTRICAL • FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • HVAC GAS FITTING *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

604-475-7077 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BAJ EXCAVATING DEMO, Sewer, storm, drainage, remove concrete & blacktop, old house drainage.

604-779-7816.

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 8yrs

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.

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

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

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• MONEY TODAY! • Instant Approvals • No Credit Checks • Privacy Assured

Samy’s Rich Finishing’s Corp. #501 – 2001 Beach Avenue Vancouver, BC, V6G 1Z3 Carpenter two VACANCIES (NOC 7271), General carpentry, Finish carpentry, ASAP, Temp, F/T, $24.00 hourly, 40 hr weekly, CPP,WCB, EI, Various location (Grater Vancouver), 3 years of work experience, Basic English, Albanian an asset.

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Full Landscape Construction for 33 Years.

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C & C Electrical Mechanical

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS Mainland Roofing Ltd. 25 yrs in roofing industry

Family owned & operated.

Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr.

604-427-2626 or 723-2626

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

Eastcan Roofing & Siding Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324 GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80.

604-240-5362. info@glroofing.ca 10% OFF - Call 604.812.9721 AMG ROOFING & SIDING. Re-roofing, new roof, gutters. WCB

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604-924-1511 bradsjunkremoval.com

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PETS

560

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

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604.220.JUNK(5865)

TREE & STUMP

RECYCLE-IT!

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates

removal done RIGHT!

PETS 477

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

P/B blues. Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $1000 604-308-5665

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Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM!

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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PETS

BEAGLE PUPS; mom AKC & dad CKC reg’d. Born Feb 9th, avail immed. Shots & dewormed. 3 M’s $600/ea & 1 F $650. (604)820-0264

LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, dewormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217 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

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

RENTALS RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualification Required!

FLEXIBLE TERMS! Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious 708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo.

Option Fee Req. 604-626-9647

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CA$H 4 SCRAP

WE PAY $$ ON THE HAND

N. VANCOUVER, Upper Lonsdale.

4 Bdrm house with pool, beautiful quiet home, nice & bright, June 1st. $4450/mo. 604-377-7770

• Scrap Cars • Trucks • SUV’S • Vans • Buses • Tractors etc.

Fast & Friendly Service!

• 24/7 • FREE TOWING

Sam The Scraper 778-389-3465

TRANSPORTATION

www.scrap4cashjunkcarremoval.com

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AUTO FINANCING

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

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS

FURNITURE

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell! $200 ~ 604-484-0379

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TEXAS USA BEST BUYOwn a 20 acre foreclosure Ranch. Now only $395 per acre, $99 per month. Free Brochure available. Call toll free 1-800-875-6568.

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PUG AVAILABLE for stud service.

He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered. ALSO GOLDEN RETRIEVER (not reg.) available for stud (OFA hips and cert eyes).

Mission 604-820-4827

AUTO FINANCING

Difficulty Making Payments?

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We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

FARMS

HOMES WANTED

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WHATCOM County Berry Farm North of Lynden, family owned 80+ yrs. 19.2 acres w/ 17 acres Meeker Raspberries in production. Halverstick Road. Most fertile & proven soil in County w/ample water rights.

3 bdrm house, garage, large shop & barn. $775,000. Call for details or tour (360) 305-2060.

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NOVA SCOTIA’S Eastern Shore.

Waterfront Lots for Sale. Excellent Climate. Near the Atlantic Ocean.

Three Bedroom House for Sale or Rent www.sawmilllanding.com waterfront@bellaliant.net 1-902-5222343 1-902-328-4338.

TREE SERVICES

Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE 626

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

REAL ESTATE

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

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

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393

PETS

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, bred at Diesel Kennel, 6 mo old, 2 males, $1000. each. (604)869-5073

Call Spencer

JUNK REMOVAL

356

SUNDECKS

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

www.mainlandroof.com •New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MISC. FOR SALE

From $140,000. No time limit to build. Near by lake access. ALSO: 1 spectacular 3 acre parcel at $390,000 owner wants to retire and will carry financing. 1-250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com

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

POOL TABLE, slate, solid wood & all access. Good cond! Paid $4500, asking $1500. Call 604-613-2722.

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.

The Scrapper

OPEN HOUSE

FULLY renovated 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in South Surrey. Over $60k in reno’s inc/ top quality appliances.

MLS#F1305947. 203-15140 29A Ave Surrey BC. Open House April 20-21 2pm-4pm. Contact don.rokosz@telus.net or 604-916-0964

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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The subject property was seized because there was a warrant authorized by the court pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada to seize evidence in respect of an offence (or offences) under section 380(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (Fraud).

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1499, 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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