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It’s been nearly two decades since there was clear-cut logging in the Capilano and Seymour watersheds — and today half of the old logging roads have been deactivated » 10

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Halloween firecrackers are banned in North Van: RCMP Parents, children and drivers need to be extra cautious this Thursday when many trick-or-treaters will roam the streets

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he North Vancouver RCMP is reminding residents that firecrackers are prohibited in both the city and district and fines range from $200 to $500 for setting them off.

Fireworks, however, are allowed in the district as long as a permit is obtained from the vendor or municipality by someone at least 18 years old and not lit on public property.

Fireworks are banned in the city.

Fireworks, unlike firecrackers which spark on the ground, blow up in the sky and are considered relatively more safe.

The North Van RCMP also warns parents to not let children trick-ortreat alone; always have them walk with an adult or group of friends.

Costumes should be reflective and bright and masks the restrict vision shouldn’t be worn. It’s important, add the RCMP, to remind children

to always wait outside a house for treats; never enter for any reason.

Homeowners should have their yards well lit and remove objects that could cause children to trip as they walk up the path.

When kids get home, parents should check their candy carefully to make sure it hasn’t been tampered with.

Drivers have to be particularly careful on Halloween night in resi-

dential areas, said the RCMP. There will be more children on the streets and with the excitement of trick-ortreating, kids can easily forget basic pedestrian safety rules.

Parents can help by guiding their children and using a flashlight when crossing the street.

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Presentation House Gallery eyes waterfront home PHG has unveiled a striking design plan — a 22,632-square-foot building with a reflective ‘skin’ proposed for the foot of Lonsdale Avenue MARIA SPITALE-LEISK S tA f f R e P o Rt e R

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he world-renowned Presentation House Gallery is inching closer to being liberated from its current stifling space and securing a new home on the Lonsdale waterfront.

During Monday’s City of North Vancouver council meeting, PHG director and curator Reid Shier unveiled a striking design plan proposed for the foot of Lonsdale Avenue at the existing Cates Shed site, which is scheduled to be torn down.

Working with celebrated architectural design firm Patkau Architects, PHG has envisioned a new two-storey, 22,632-square-foot building with a reflective “skin” fashioned from an aluminum material that would be crumpled and then unfolded, explained Shier.

The gallery’s reflective exterior would take advantage of low ambient light and attract the eye of the passerby, even on a dreary winter day.

Inside the building, on the second floor, natural light will illuminate the 4,000-square-foot exhibition space with lofty ceilings. Adjacent to that area is public event space including a dramatic room with a large south-facing balcony for banquets and other functions.

The main floor would house a lobby, multi-purpose space and the potential for retail opportunities including a café and gallery gift shop. Admission to the gallery will cost $5 for adults and be free for children and youth.

Shier said given the gallery’s expanded scope, expenses are projected to rise to from its current oN ThE WATErfroNT? - At Monday’s council meeting Presentation House Gallery director and curator Reid level of $853,000 to approximately $1.9 million in Shier unveiled gallery design plans for a proposed site at the existing Cates Shed site at the foot of Lonsdale. continued, PAGE 22 Artist rendering

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Foot of Lonsdale Open House Public Open Space + Presentation House Gallery Tuesday, November 5 from 6pm - 9pm at Presentation House, 333 Chesterfield Ave The City of North Vancouver and Presentation House Gallery are working to create a vision for an animated and lively space at the Foot of Lonsdale. Please join us to view the proposed concepts and provide us with your thoughts. As part of the Foot of Lonsdale process, a rezoning application has been made to allow for a public open space, civic use (including proposed gallery), commercial use and marina use (existing Washington Marine Group use).

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Be Prepared! Free Emergency Preparedness Workshops The North Shore Emergency Management Office (NSMEO) is offering free preparedness workshops for North Shore residents.

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Be Safe. Been Seen.

The arrival of shorter daylight hours calls for increased driver and pedestrian awareness. Children need to be extra careful this time of year, especially on Halloween night. Help your young ones stay safe by following a few safety tips: -Dress to be seen. Wear light or brightly coloured clothing or reflective material.

-Stop, look and listen before crossing the street. Cross only at corners or crosswalks.

-Pick a safe costume that is fireproof and does not obstruct vision.

Please note, as per City Bylaw 7677 the sale, purchase, possession or discharge of fireworks in the City is prohibited.

Learn more at www.cnv.org/bylaws Wondering what to do with your pumpkin after the festivities are over? Break it into large chunks and place it in your GreenCan or yard trimmings can. www.cnv.org/GreenCan

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Fake guns and costumes don’t mix: WVPD Even during Halloween, carrying imitation guns can be very dangerous MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA F F R E P o Rt E R

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est Vancouver police are urging Halloweeners not to carry fake guns and other weapons as part of their costumes because officers could easily mistake them as real.

Even though police are aware it’s the trickor-treating season, they still have to respond to reports of firearms with the possibility the weapons are real, which can put the carrier, police and the public at risk.

“Like anywhere in the Lower Mainland there is history of offences involving firearms so we can’t just blanket assume it’s Halloween so therefore it wouldn’t be a real weapon. We do have to respond tactically,” said WVPD Const. Jeff Palmer.

“It’s an unnecessary risk for a costume or dramatic effect.”

In dim light, added Palmer, it can be difficult for people to spot orange stoppers and other gadgets that are supposed to indicate a gun is actually a toy.

“Is it really that important for your costume to have a realistic weapon included in it? No.” Reports of firearms made by the public have to be taken seriously, even if it is suspected to

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be just part of a Halloween costume, he said.

There were no incidents involving fake firearms that Palmer was aware of on Oct. 25 and 26, the popular Halloween party weekend, but the expected mass of trick-or-treaters and others celebrating at night could spark concern for some West Van residents.

During the summer the WVPD were called out by security at Park Royal South who reported a teenager with a pistol tucked into the waistband of her pants.

Officers found the 13-year-old girl, who they say was carrying a pellet gun bought for her by an older sibling because she wanted to look like “a thug.”

A friend was also packing a fake gun, which was seized by police and destroyed.

The teens were lucky to get off with just a stern warning, said police at time.

After this incident, they advised reports of carrying firearms can lead to criminal charges. mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin

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Making the time remaining more meaningful North Shore palliative care doctor starts foundation to assist cashstrapped terminally ill patients

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he dress code: flannel shirts and jeans.

What else would you expect to read on the invitation for the launch of the Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation next month?

The casual attire is an homage to the foundation’s namesake, Dr. Paul Sugar, whose unofficial uniform, even when he’s on duty treating patients at Lions Gate Hospital or the North Shore Hospice next door, is decidedly un-doctor-like.

The well-known doctor’s other trademark — a grey ponytail that he’s been sporting for more than two decades — makes him easy to spot when he briskly arrives at the hospital cafeteria on this fog-filled Monday afternoon to talk about the new foundation to help terminally ill patients who are in financial need.

Through the years, Sugar, 65, has witnessed too many cash-strapped patients who are fighting against time, fretting over financial issues when they should be focused on comfort, care and the support of family and friends.

Casual drEss - Dr. Paul Sugar doesn’t Here’s an example of why he has helped have any lab coats in his closet. start the new foundation.

Rob Newell photo Last year Sugar treated a young woman with an aggressive terminal illness. She “A lot of people are quite grateful,” he says, wanted her family, who live in the U.S., to almost reluctantly. visit her over Christmas. She was unable to The doctor isn’t big on formalities (nobody work because of her sickness and her landlord calls him doctor and, yes, today he’s decked out wouldn’t allow her family to stay with her, so in check flannel and faded denim) or accolades. she couldn’t afford to accommodate them.

He doesn’t even mention the fact that this year Through the foundation, Sugar wants small he was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for wishes like this to come true for patients in outstanding medical service in the field of palneed. liative care and his dedication to the community He hopes to be able to offer travel expensfor the past three decades or that in 2012 he es, accommodation, volunteer or nursing support or even medical supplies to help seriously was honoured as a VCH Health Care Hero and Provincial Health Care Hero. ill, palliative and terminally ill patients.

When he sits down inside the hospital caf The goal of the foundation is today, Sugar’s smartphone to raise $50,000 in the first year immediately starts to ring to help those in need.

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For years, Sugar has been pro“I make myself accesviding another kind of support to sible to my patients,” he those patients. explains, answering the Sugar’s days are spent orbitcall. ing the palliative care ward and Even when he’s away chemo clinic, over to the hospice for a few days at his cabin editor@northshoreoutlook.com and sometimes beyond when in the Cariboo, like he he makes house calls to treat was this past weekend, he patients. keeps his cell on and routinely checks in with His style of personal care and compassion the hospital about his patients. have become legendary on the North Shore.

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History highlighted at WV awards MICHAELA GarstIN S tA f f R E P o Rt E R

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ouring rain and windy, it wasn’t an ideal time for Chris Nemeth to take his scouts on an overnight trip to a provincial campground near Harrison Hot Springs.

After setting up their tents they tried in vain to start a fire and soon their clothes and gear were soaking wet.

The young scouts didn’t get the chance to practise the skills they painstakingly learned that year, including how to cook and clean up outdoors.

“I thought it failed,” says Nemeth after receiving an award for civic commitment at a ceremony held at West Van district hall on Monday evening.

“But then, when I was talking to the group when we got back, this little guy said ‘we’d rather learn things the hard way.’”

Despite the miserable weather, it turns out his scouts appreciated the experience of roughing it outdoors.

Nemeth, who was acknowledged as a team with his wife Irene, won one of seven awards that covered heritage, the arts, environment and civic commitment.

The married couple has dedicated more than 20 years to

guiding and scouting in West Vancouver, a passion that began when their children, Geoff and Jenny, showed an interest in becoming involved.

They are the backbone of the first scouting program in the district and continue to volunteer even now that their children are adults.

“The guy who started it — Baden-Powell — had it right 110 years ago,” says Nemeth. “Kids still want to have adventures, chop wood, be in the snow.”

Despite the chilly weather, Irene’s favourite time to camp is in the winter.

“There’s nothing like going to sleep warm...with proper insulation beneath.”

Survival exercises, such as making snow shelters, give the guides confidence in other areas of their lives, she adds.

Award Winners • Heritage: Ann Broussson is recognized for her dedication to the West Van Historical Society, her work during the district’s centennial and the book Cottages to Communities.

• Arts: Ingunn Kemble sits on a number of museum and gallery advisory boards and has taken on the task of organizing the popular

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CIVIC CoMMItMeNt - Coun. Michael Lewis (right) presents Chris and Irene Nemeth an award for their long-term involvement in scouts and guides in West Vancouver.

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• Arts: Barbara Kaiser has committed countless hours to encouraging community participation at the West Van Museum and has been chair of the Museum Advisory Committee for five years.

• Environment: Bill McAllister is active in the West Van Steamkeeper Society and played a significant role in creating the Memorial Park salmon rearing pond.

• Civic Commitment: Bill Drake is a well-rounded volunteer who has helped with many community events and sports programs, including the Cypress Ski Club since 2005.

• Civic Commitment: Barbara Brink is recognized for her commitment to the West Van Community Centre, including an integral role in developing its governance model.

basketball for breakfast - Breakfast Television host Dawn Chubai pays a visit to West Vancouver secondary and interviews students about getting up early to pursue their passion for athletics and performing arts. From left to right: Liam Mahon (WVSS) Jeter Didcott (Sentinel secondary) and Coco Sauve (Rockridge secondary) are all members of the West Vancouver School District’s Premier Basketball Academy.

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2 West Vancouver’s Graham and Angela Lee attend the Porsche Vancouver opening night. 3 Ajay Dilawri, president Dilawri Group, with Alexander Pollich, president and CEO of Porsche Canada. 4 The lovely ladies of the Bella Strings Quartet from Las Vegas entertain everyone with their electric rock performance.

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Watershed moment It’s been nearly two decades since there was clear-cut logging in the Capilano and Seymour watersheds — and today half of the old logging roads have been deactivate operation in the lower reaches of the Capilano River Valley and carved a railway line through the area.

At the same time, fresh drinking water was being funneled from Capilano Creek to homes and businesses downstream and across the Burill Koop and Paul Hundal reunite under a canopy of majestic rard Inlet into Vancouver. western red cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir trees blanketed by Environmental concerns around logging activity in the Capilano wateran early morning mist in Capilano River Regional Park last shed — including raging slash fires that routinely sent smoke billowing Monday. over the city and hydrological disturbances —prompted the provincial They relish in quintessential North Shore natural splendor, knowing government to enact legislation to protect the water supply. all too well the fragility of this second-growth forest.

In 1924, provincial water rights comptroller Ernest A. Cleveland, in a To the occasional passerby, they are an odd lengthy report, recommended an end to logging in the pairing. Koop wears a multicoloured fleece jacket 60,000-hectare watershed lands. and casual pants, while Hundal is decked out in “I would not attempt to set a value on the watershed a dark pinstripe suit. Many seasons have cycled lands in the Coquitlam, Seymour and Capilano waterthrough the rainforest since the tireless environsheds as they constitute an almost invaluable asset mental crusaders actively spent time here, and of the [Greater Vancouver Water District] permitting their hair has turned grey. the complete and entire control of the purity of the In the early ’90s, the two thirty-somethings water supply for all time, so that neither now nor in would routinely meet in a starkly contrasting enthe future will filtration or sterilization of the water be vironment — a sterile boardroom at the Greater required,” wrote Cleveland in his report.

Vancouver Regional District’s head office, where Heeding Cleveland’s advice, in 1927, the water they would square off against bureaucrats in district obtained a 999-year lease from the provincial a deep-seated debate over logging the regional government for control of Crown land within the wawatersheds. tershed areas to safeguard it from logging and mining The GVRD, whose board of directors included interests — and keep it closed to the public. all three North Shore mayors of the day, vacillatBy the time the Capilano Timber Company pulled ed for a decade on the highly contentious issue. out of the area in 1931, it had clear-cut 16 per cent of On the one hand, multi-million-dollar revenues the 20,000-hectare Capilano watershed. generated from the logging program helped subsiCleveland went on to become the first chief commisdize the region’s water costs. sioner of the water district and the namesake of North But the GVRD also faced mounting pressure Vancouver’s iconic dam, which opened in 1954, two from environmental groups armed with damning years after his death. evidence of destructive landslides and cloudy For three decades, the Capilano and Seymour wadrinking water, and who pointed to clear-cutting tershed forests fell silent, save for the sounds of nature as the culprit.

— a babbling creek or a spotted owl hooting from “Often it came down to one vote,” recalls Koop its perch in one of the remaining old-growth conifer of the GVRD board of directors’ decisions around WaTERShEd WaTChdOgS - Will stands. logging and watershed management. “You could Koop (left) and Paul Hundal plead their In the spring of 1967, that tranquility was discut the tension with a knife.” case for an end to watershed logging. turbed when the water district’s lease agreement with

the Ministry of Forests and Lands was amended to --allow logging in the watersheds once again.

The unspoiled forests of the Capilano and Glenn Bohn, spokesperson for Metro Vancouver, formerly known as Seymour river valleys, teeming with 200-foot-tall conifers as far as the the GVRD, said the regional district undertook what was known as a suseye could see, were coveted by the timber industry throughout most of tained yield forestry program, for about three decades. the last century.

“During this period, a small percentage of timber in each watershed In the 1920s, logging was the lifeblood of North Vancouver’s economy. was harvested and sold each year, to help generate revenue for the water The Capilano Timber Company had established a large-scale harvesting district,” explained Bohn. “The areas logged were replanted with tree

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To facilitate this new era of logging in the GVRD’s watersheds, close to 350 kilometres of roads were constructed through steep mountain slopes and previously undisturbed areas.

-- Hundal was an environmental champion, long before the water in his West Van taps ran brown after a heavy rainfall.

In the late ’80s, he was instrumental in saving a stand of old-growth trees, some as mature as 900 years, on Cypress Ridge from being torn down to make room for a golf course.

A family lawyer by profession, Hundal spent his downtime doing land title searches and discovered the property in question was protected by a covenant restricting it to recreational use.

Friends of Cypress Ridge challenged the District of West Vancouver in B.C. Supreme Court, where a judge ruled that a golf course is considered a commercial operation.

The district’s only remaining option was to hold a referendum, which was defeated by close to a 2,000-vote majority.

Then, in the spring of 1990, Hundal scored another environmental victory, this time with the Save Lynn Canyon Park Association. Prior to that point, some parcels of Lynn Canyon were not clearly defined as protected parkland.

North Vancouver district was proposing two 950-home subdivisions and accompanying road be built between Lynn Creek and the Seymour River, as part of a long-term densification strategy.

Again Hundal did some digging into the past and uncovered a provision set under Cleveland’s administration for those former water district lands: should they change hands the area will still remain a park.

“It blew me away when I found those documents,” says Hundal. “The [district] staff had simply forgotten. The corporate memory really isn’t that long.”

In November of the same year, an environmental storm was brewing in the Seymour River Valley. Close to 1,500 millimetres of rain fell in the Seymour watershed that month — 1,350 of which came down over two days.

On the second day, the heavy rains triggered a massive mudslide that originated in a clear-cut area. An avalanche of earth roared downslope towards Jamieson Creek and blew out a UBC research site before entering the Seymour River and the drinking water supply.

Rain continued to wreck havoc on the area until the spring, triggering 35 landslides, most of which were less than 2,000 cubic metres. The Jamieson Creek event, the largest landslide, had a volume of approximately 5,000 cubic metres.

UBC faculty of forestry research showed six of the landslides initiated in forest clear-cuts, while 29 occurred in old-growth or mature reforested areas.

Still, the Jamieson Creek slide was enough to spark an environmental awakening in Koop and a host of other conservationists including Hundal and North Shore-based Friends of the Watersheds.

By 1992, Koop, a B.C. Tel phone line installer, had spent countless hours sifting through old water district files at the Vancouver Archives and B.C. Archives in Victoria.

“It was pretty intense — looking at all kinds of photographs and maps and documents,” recalls Koop.

He wrote a detailed report entitled Wake Up Vancouver, which contains what Koop calls forgotten stories and controversies around logging in the watersheds from the early days of the water district. Koop distributed that report to elected politicians and gave a presentation on it to an audience of 300 people.

In 1995, he stepped up his sleuthing by trespassing in the Capilano watershed to see for himself the state of affairs inside.

“We always said it was like Vietnam — gated and barb wire,” chuckles Koop.

It was an intense “intelligence” operation: 21-hour days in the watershed, starting at 3:30 a.m., spent navigating the dark, cavernous forest replete with gangly roots and other obstacles. On Feb. 26, 1995, Koop celebrated his birthday with another clandestine journey through the Capilano valley.

After digesting what he considered to be a “poorly detailed” water district report on the effects of heavy winter rains in the watershed, Koop decided to go into the area again and document the landslides and road washouts with a camcorder. That alarming footage was handed over to Hundal who presented it to GVRD water district representatives.

“What we were hoping they were going to say was, ‘Look at these problems,’ but instead they said, ‘Look at these people — they are lawbreakers,’” says Koop.

The tide turned eight months later, on Oct. 10 1995, when those served by the Capilano reservoir (about 1/3 of Greater Vancouver’s population) turned on their taps to see brown sediment pouring out.

It was the result of a massive landslide in the Capilano watershed that had released an estimated 40,000 cubic metres of clay, silt and forest debris into the reservoir — enough to fill 5,000 dump trucks.

According to Koop, in the days after the landslide, GVRD staff presented a map to the public that showed the slide had occurred away from any logging roads. Unsatisfied with the GVRD’s account of the event, Koop went back into the watershed once again and took pictures of the destruction.

Up until this point, Hundal hadn’t ventured into the watershed. But after observing the discrepancy between Koop’s photos and the GVRD’s map of slide, Hundal had to see for himself.

“His picture showed a completely different area, directly below a logging road. It turned out Will was right.”

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t’s certainly been a hectic few weeks around the local wine industry as of late, a common autumn occurrence.

A smattering of us have just wrapped up judging more than 750 wines for the next edition of the Vancouver Magazine Wine Awards (results out Dec. 1), another 100 or so wines to determine the Top 25 up at Cornucopia in Whistler (running Nov. 7-17), and then the usual lot of wine tastings, dinners and so on.

Besides swirling, sipping and spitting abundant wines and quenching our passions, one of the best parts of this time of year is getting to spend a little more time with favourite colleagues (not to mention sharing some refreshing post-event pints and a little extra cheer).

The majority of the time, many of us are in frenetic yet solitary mode, whether toiling in a private client’s cellar, tapping away on the ol’ laptop (Hey, I’m doing that now!), or dashkurtis@kurtiskolt.com ing around town trying to source product for restaurants. The “work” events like said tastings and judging become our default community social time to catch up on what’s on our respective desks, share new favourite wine discoveries and, well, gossip a little bit too!

Two colleagues I always adore catching up with are Michelle Bouffard and Michaela Morris, more commonly known around town as the “House Wine Girls.” Michelle and Michaela are always embarking on many a wine-related adventure, from organizing and purchasing for the home cellars of clients to penning article and putting on a head-spinning array of public events and tastings.

Aside from all of this, they’re two of the best wine minds around town, both often found teaching budding sommeliers on behalf of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust or the International Sommelier Guild.

When we do catch up, the conversation is certainly prone to revolve around wine, but it’s always peppered with many a laugh and often a healthy lashing of passion-driven debate of varied vinous subjects.

There’s a little extra spring in their step these days as they’re entering an auspicious time in their professional partnership and friendship; ten years in business together. I always have mad respect for anyone who’s self-employed who can get a few years under their belt, but ten years in Vancouver’s rapidly-changing social and cultural landscape certainly deserves and extra clink or two of Champagne.

So how are they celebrating this partnership? Well, the only way they know how; putting on a big event that celebrates our local wine culture. “House Wine Turns 10” is happening Thursday, Nov. 28 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Loungeworks (130 West 4th), and is a steal at $59.

On tap will be a bubble bar, a Latin American corner and a cheese and wine pairing station, plus they promise many more surprises to keep you entertained. There’s no doubt that the room will be full of a who’s-who of wine around these parts, so you can imagine the abundance of exciting new wine leads that’ll be on offer as well!

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“What pharmacy do you go to?” he asks.

His voice is soothing and he answers the patient’s questions thoughtfully, scribbling notes on the back of his patient list.

Ironically, one of the greatest lessons he’s learned from his job is to value time. But, the way that he goes above and beyond for his patients gives him very little time for himself.

“It takes a lot of time to do,” he admits.

But he’s not complaining.

Sugar explains that one of the biggest rewards is to see a patient transition from a place of pain and desperation to one of comfort and calm.

“I think we all feel good when we can have a powerful, positive impact on someone who needs help. Seeing the genuine appreciation that patients and families feel for efforts, insight and guidance is very fulfilling.”

Of course there are tough days, many of them.

One of the hardest parts of his job, he says, is “the loss of the candid, intimate and honest relationships that develop so quickly with palliative patients.”

This weekend, for instance, he has to write three death certificates.

Still, his focus is on making his patients’ time more meaningful, especially when they are facing a terminal illness.

Through the foundation, he hopes to make an even bigger difference.

As he notes, the volunteers at LGH play an equally valuable role in supporting and comforting palliative patients and their families and he wants the foundation to also support their tremendous efforts.

The official launch of the Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation takes place Nov. 3 from 4-8 p.m. at The Two Lions Public House (5002801 Westview Drive). Sugar has agreed to lop off his trademark ponytail to raise funds for the foundation but the doc may just end up keeping his locks. You can make a pledge for him to “cut or keep” the hair at paulsugarfoundation.com.

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at meetings to organizing recipes and storing audio books, to name just a few. Her iPad also allows her to stay in contact with friends and family. She does this mainly through email, but she’s also used Skype and maintains a Facebook page, which has enabled her to connect with some of her former students.

Atkins’ computer competence started 25 years ago with the portable Commodore 64s owned by the school where she worked. She credits one of her students, a bright eightcontinued, PAGE 17

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year-old, with helping her sort out the glitches that inevitably arose. Even then, Atkins says she could see the potential value of this of new technology, so she enrolled in an introductory computer course for teachers. Now, in addition to her iPad, she uses an iPhone and a home computer.

Atkins is only one example of a senior who has adopted today’s tech toys.

The 2012 Revera Report on Tech Savvy Seniors found that 70 per cent of seniors viewed their computers as tools that helped them live at home independently. They reported using their computers to maintain social contacts, keep up with current events and monitor their health care.

In the year 2000, according to Statistics Canada, five per cent of seniors over 75 were engaged in online activity; by 2012 that number had increased to 27 per cent.

The Revera Report found that email had surpassed face-to-face meetings as the most common method of staying in contact with friends and family. More than 50 per cent of those who go online visit social networking sites such as Facebook, and one in five use other applications such as Skype and Face Time. Eighty per cent report they use the Internet at least once a day.

The positive power of online connectedness is becoming increasingly evident. A study by the American non-profit Phoenix Center reported that seniors who spent time online reduced their symptoms of depression by 34 per cent. And research out of the University of Arizona found that using the social network Facebook actually boosted cognitive function in men and women over 65.

Seniors wanting to become more computer savvy have a number of ways they can learn the basics or master more advanced programs. On the North Shore, Silver Harbour Senior’s Centre computer lab offers a whole range of programs that run anywhere from

two to six weeks.

For the last 16 years, retired chemical physicist Dr. Kam Srikameswaran has been running the lab and teaching computer courses as a volunteer at Silver Harbour.

Over that time he’s noticed a change in the types of things seniors want to learn.

“The population that we met in 1998 is not the same kind of population that retires now,” he says, noting that many seniors have been using computers for decades. To meet the varying abilities Dr. Srikameswaran and his volunteers offer their students learn everything from computer basics to advanced digital photography. “On average we are putting through about 1,100 student units per year,” he says.

Over his 16 years teaching computer courses, Dr. Srikameswaran has found that seniors are focused and motivated learners.

He teaches new information using small, easy-to-master steps that avoid frustration.

“I keep telling my students ‘Don’t tell me an old dog can’t learn new tricks.’ I’m very old and I’m still learning tricks,” he says.

Seniors can also get instruction at North Shore libraries, which offer a full range of free computer information sessions, but registration is necessary as they are in high demand. Capilano University’s Continuing Education department also runs computer technology courses for students 55 and over, which range in price from about $50 to $150.

Mary Atkins advises seniors who want to become more comfortable with computers to be curious, take every opportunity to get instruction, and to find a few “go-to” experts who can help with the glitches. More than anything, she believes it’s fear that holds most seniors back. Her advice is to resist that fear, quoting something she was told years ago, “the only way you can break a computer is to put your foot through the screen.”

-Josie Padro is a writer/researcher for the North Shore Caregiver Support Project

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The life of Rielly Talented West Vancouver hockey product Morgan Rielly sticks with the Toronto Maple Leafs

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Two Saturdays ago, the colourfully tailored and opinionated Hockey Night in Canada commentator gushed about the West Van teenager, saying: “You know everybody is asking me ‘Morgan Rielly, should they send him back (to junior)?’ Here’s the problem, this kid is dynamite, he’s the best defenceman they got…. They can’t send him back as far as I’m concerned.”

Dapper Don doesn’t have to worry. Last Thursday, the Leafs My bOy’S gOnna Play in The big leagueS announced that Rielly would Morgan Rielly with dad Andy and mom Shirley during his remain with the NHL club. days with the Notre Dame Hounds. Below: Morgan Rielly Rielly may still be returned moving the puck during an exhibition game between the to his Western Hockey League Leafs and Buffalo Sabres. club in Moose Jaw this season Above: Submitted photo/Below: Courtesy of the Toronto Maple Leafs but he cannot be sent down to the Leafs’ American Hockey League farm team because he’s still eligible to play junior hockey.

Rookie players who still have junior eligibility remaining can play up to nine NHL games without burning a season on their pro entry-level contract. Rielly played his ninth game last Friday against Columbus.

Rielly was the fifth overall selection of the Leafs in the 2012 NHL draft. Longtime family friend and minor hockey teammate Griffin Reinhart was selected fourth overall in the same draft by the New York Islanders. Reinhart, also a d-man, was on the Islander’s 23-man roster to start the season but has since been returned to his junior team.

Rielly texted his father Andy on Thursday with the exciting news that he was sticking with the Leafs.

“My initial feeling was relief for him because I knew that he has been a little stressed throughout the training camp and the first nine games, not knowing where he would end up this year. It was a very high moment for both of us — I was elated because I know how hard he trains in the off-season,” said Andy.

Earlier this month Andy and his wife Shirley had prime seats inside the Air Canada Centre to watch their son’s first NHL game, which happened to be Toronto’s game I’d seen him on the ice,” said Andy, home-opener against Ottawa on Oct. 5. who coached his son in minor hockey.

“It was pretty emotional for me and “It was like ‘Is this really happening?’”

Shirley. It was the first time in an NHL After a few unlucky breaks in the first period, Rielly quickly got acclimatized to the pace and finished the game with over 2013 Stand-Up Comedian of the Year! NHL 18 minutes of ice time, including some shifts in the overtime period. “[Coach Randy Carlyle] just kept playing [Morgan and his defense partner] and as “wickedly Host of CBC the game went on he got more comfortable,” funny” says Andy.

Radio’s - Halifax Herald After the game, the Riellys made their The Debaters way to the Leafs’ family room where they met the family of star forward Phil Kessel and said hello to former Canuck Mayson Raymond and some other Leafs they’ve gotten to know since Morgan was drafted. e Afterwards they went over to a nearby l b a t ba e D sports bar with their son to celebrate. t o N “As a parent, the experience [of seeing This Is him play in the NHL] would be pretty close to the top,” says Andy. “It’s pretty special.”

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For almost five decades the Ford F-150 has been the best selling truck, with little chance they will lose that crown in the near future. What has been happening, over the last few years, is a strong shift from General Motors to RAM in terms of establishing the second best selling truck brand. The rise in RAM popularity can be traced back to a few key changes over the last several years, from muscular styling to class-leading interiors, a refined ride, plus engine and transmission advancements.

I drove the 2014 RAM model range recently, on a beautiful fall day, just outside of Toronto. The “RAM Roundup” was a great opportunity to get my hands on these new trucks well before they arrive at BC dealerships.

Looks A big part of the RAM brand success has been built on the sturdy and macho exterior styling. Front and centre is a grille that was enlarged, but better integrated, for the 2013 model year. Depending on the trim the grille finish can be chrome, painted or with a different insert. This feature is one RAM owners love so, in this case, larger

is better. Behind the grille are “active shutters” that close at higher speeds to help send the wind around the vehicle to improve aerodynamic efficiency. The same idea was also behind the longer side step, which helps reduce buffeting down the side of the trucks.

One option that I find fascinating, and would seriously consider, is the $1500 air suspension that can be lowered for easier entry into the RAM or loading into the bed. Plus this system automatically lowers over 100km/h to also reduce aerodynamic drag. At lower speeds and for off-road duties, the air suspension can be raised for better ground clearance. Having had a chance to drive several RAM trucks with this feature I notice the already smooth ride is even better and the cabin is further insulated from vibration.

Inside In the past trucks were typically used for work. Today, trucks have grown in popularity because they can be rugged on a work site and luxurious for all occupants. Having driven the Ford and new GM trucks recently, I can easily say that RAM still has the lead in interior design and finish with the Chevrolet and GMC right behind. (Ford is looking dated but look for an all-new F-150 in 2015). The centre console can be equipped with an 8.3-inch Uconnect communications and entertainment screen. In addition, there is a large

7-inch screen behind the steering wheel for fully customizable instant information readouts. The dash and seats can be trimmed in leather typically found in luxury cars not long ago.

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Verdict As competitive as the car business is, the truck side is Drive The biggest It takes dynamite nuclear. Truck buyers take their trucks very change for 2014 includes to get a loyal truck seriously and the people the first diesel engine building them do too. It found in a light duty 1500 owner to change takes dynamite to get pickup truck. This is an Ital- brands but RAM a loyal truck owner to ian designed engine that has done a good change brands but RAM has been used extensively has done a good job of in Europe in Jeep products job of blasting the blasting the competition. like the Grand Cherokee. competition.

Most of this success has With 420 lb.-ft. or torque, been thanks to constant this new “EcoDiesel” has Zack Spencer improvements instead of the same output as Ford’s waiting years to update Ecoboost but not the same their rigs. With a new diesel engine in towing capacity. Rated at 9200 lbs. this the 1500 to an all-new gasoline engine truck will be perfect for buyers who in the heavy-duty trucks, matched to want impressive fuel economy and sophisticated transmissions, improved good towing capacity; a balance of suspensions and cabins, it is no wonder usability and thriftiness. This engine has that RAM is on an upward swing. not been rated yet for fuel economy but thanks to a standard 8-speed automatThe Lowdown Power: 3.6L V6, ic transmission; this new EcoDiesel is 3.0L V6 turbo diesel, 5.7L V8. 6.4L V8 going to get better numbers than the and 6.7L diesel already class-leading gasoline V6 RAM. Price range: $19,995-$36,495 base Look for the new EcoDiesel RAMs prices. The diesel option adds around arriving in January of 2014. On the $4,500 heavy duty side there is also an all-new engine in the form of a 6.4L Hemi V8. zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca The old 5.7L was not a perfect match

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The age demographic of those AJAC members attending was also noticeably lower and DEMO the enthusiasm level was noticeably higher – great to see. All undertook back-to-back FINANCIN vehicle assessments, on specially prepared evaluation courses and on public roads.

G FINANCIN 84 MONTH G 84 MONTH S Awaiting their critical approval were 174 vehicles (representing 57 all-new 2014 model S year vehicles), and they were arranged into 12 voting categories. The range of vehicles inCREW CAB 4WD cluded everything from a highly fuel-efficient Mitsubishi Mirage with its little 3-cylinder/74 horsepower engine to a big and blindingly fast Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG with a bi-turbo THUNDER V8 that can generate 577 horsepower.

EDITION A flood of full-electric vehicles entered last year – none this year. That said, there was the Ford CMAX plug-in hybrid and there were some very interesting new full-hybrids like the brilliantly engineered Honda Accord Hybrid, VW Jetta Hybrid, Infiniti Q50, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and the Porsche Panamera S e-Hybrid. The performance level of this new breed of Stk# 851720 hybrid vehicles is much closer to, or can even exceed, gas engine counterparts.

Stk# 8G90900 While I don‘t know which vehicle will win each category, the following vehicles were the Air conditioning, tilt, cruise, 4.3L V6, Bluetooth, 4 speed auto & 5.3L V8, 326HP, chrome package, 6 speed auto, power windows & top performers in acceleration much more. and braking exercises performed at TestFest or claimed best locks, tilt, cruise, rear defogger & much more. fuel economy: n Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S 4Matic (4.1 seconds) The Porsche Cayenne (Diesel) is among the entries for the 2014 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year awards. n Acceleration 80 to 120 km/hour: Corvette Stingray (3.2 seconds)

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n Braking 100 to 0 km/hour: Corvette Stingray (34.4 metres) n Fuel economy city: Ford CMAX (1.9 L/100 km) n Fuel economy highway: Honda Accord Hybrid (4.0 L/100 km) n Back-to-back testing, on the same roads, on the same day, under the same conditions is a fundamental principal of TestFest, to ensure fair and comparable evaluations. The best vehicle in each of the twelve categories will be announced on December 3 and from that group the overall 2014 Canadian Car of the Year and 2014 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year will then be picked.

Styling, occupant environment, performance, vehicle dynamics, price/value, market significance, emotional appeal and off-road capability (where applicable) are all incorporated in an exhaustive and detailed voting procedure. Ballots are tabulated by the international accounting firm KPMG and the results are kept confidential — even from AJAC — until the awards press conferences.

More online information on Canadian Car of the Year and TestFest is available on the AJAC web site: www.ajac.ca bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca Entries for 2014 Canadian Car of the Year: SMALL CAR (under $21k) Mazda3 Mitsubishi Mirage Nissan Versa Note

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Coun. Guy Heywood, liaison for the North year four of operation in 2020.

Vancouver Community Arts Council, called At the same time, gallery revenues are the new PHG “a very important cultural expected to almost double by 2016 from its amenity at the waterfront.”

2012 level of $900,177.

“This is probably going to take a view “We are not projecting a deficit,” Shier iterations to get all the way across the finassured council. ish line,” added Heywood.

The PHG’s fundraising arm, the B.C. Mayor Darrell Mussatto capped off the Photographic and Medial Arts discussion by pledging an equal Society, is anticipating raising financial commitment to the $780,000 — almost double the curNorth Vancouver Museum and rent amount — in the new gallery’s Archives, which is planning on first year from fundraising, sponsormoving into the “Pipe Shop” ships and memberships. building at Shipbuilders’ Square.

PHG currently operates out of an “The museum does need to antiquated building at East Third have some type of financial comStreet and Chesterfield Avenue. mitment in order for them to go The gallery’s curators have spent forward,” said Mussatto. “There three decades showcasing some has to be something done with Guy Heywood of the world’s most notable artthe museum. We need a commuists and photographers including nity museum and we need someAnsel Adams, Andy Warhol and Fred thing that is going to have our Herzog. history.”

Its innovative programming has received CNV council, at a July 15 meeting, gave mentions in esteemed publications such as conditional approval for use of the Pipe the New York Times and Time magazine Shop. The city will also put up half of the “So we are very much on the radar of the $10 million pricetag for the new museum, international cultural community,” said in a deal that hinges on the proponents proShier. viding a solid fundraising feasibility study After Shier’s presentation, council was by next April. given an opportunity to ask questions about Meanwhile, for the PHG project, the city the proposed plans. has committed to contributing the land, Coun. Pam Bookham was concerned about staff time and $2.5 million in funding. the size of the new building, given the origiThe PHG will host a joint open house nal plan called for the PHG to be housed in with the city to discuss development the 17,000-square-foot Cates Shed. plans for the foot of Lonsdale on Nov. 5 at “We engaged the public in quite an extenPresentation House Cultural Centre (Third sive public consultation with respect to Street and Chesterfield Avenue). the foot of Lonsdale site,” said Bookham.

A formalized PHG design plan will be “Presentation House Gallery’s plans clearly brought before council in December or early completely disregard any of that input.”

2014 for referral to public hearing for the Shier said the building’s footprint broader foot of Lonsdale rezoning process. increased after the decision to tear down Cates Shed was made. He added, the CNV, mspitale@northshoreoutlook.com which will own the building, had requested twitter.com/MariaSpitale

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rom small-town living on Bowen Island to the runways of Vancouver, Toronto, New York and Milan, Michael Black’s incessant love of fashion has been a whirlwind adventure.

With his sight set on high places, the Collingwood School grad launched Michael Black Fashion Styling two years ago after graduating with an eclectic mix of business, neuroscience and psychology courses from UBC. “I do a lot of travelling for work but Toronto is what I call my home base,” says the 28-year-old, taking a much needed day off after wrapping up Toronto Fashion Week to plan his Halloween costume — Prom King Ken, complete with custom “life-sized doll clothing” including a silver tuxedo, sash and crown.

Not wanting to give up his Canadian roots, the former West Vancouver resident, who moved to the municipality when he was a young teen, chose Eastern Canada because of its central location.

“I can fly to New York in an hour and half and most places in Europe in six to eight hours, it’s pretty convenient. If I was based on the West Coast it would take a lot longer to get to the big cities for fashion.”

Black’s professional work began at age 16 when he was recruited by Diesel to work as a youth fashion designer on its denim collection.

Then, while toiling away at university, he was hired as a personal shopper and later started freelance styling in Montreal while studying at McGill University.

After nine years in post secondary education, he graduated and started working full time.

“Now Michael Black Styling has become what it is today. It’s grown very quickly,” says Black, who has styled the likes of Kate Hudson, Donald Trump’s Miss Universe and Hillary Weston, the owner of Holt Renfrew.

He now has offices in Vancouver, Toronto (his

home base), New York and Milan.

Long days are typical for Black: He wakes up at 6 a.m. to respond to emails and social media requests, eats breakfast with tea then exercises at the gym or goes to a yoga class.

His workday typically begins with photo shoots at designers’ showrooms, which can last up to 15 hours a day.

“All their most current clothes are on display. I will go in and grab the clothes I want to use and sometimes go into the designer’s archives… and reuse some for photo shoots.

“Sometimes I do all of the hiring for everything. In that case, I would be the producer for the fashion shoot, as well as the fashion director and creative director.”

In the evenings, he is off to dinner and meetings or working on behind-the-scenes tasks.

“I have started to become more of a personality in Toronto… I started working on my brand outside of just styling, editorials and runways,” says Black, who now has designers pay him to wear their clothes.

“It’s grown very This sparked quickly.” consulting and contract Michael Black work for Pink Stylist Tartan, Caitlin Power, Aveda and other companies he can’t name due to confidentiality contracts.

Playing an active part in Montreal, Toronto, Paris, Milan and London’s fashion weeks, Back keeps a constant eye on the latest trends. He says fur — both real and faux — is making a “massive comeback” with different textures and colours popping up in everything from mink to fox. Punches of bright colours, especially orange, he adds, will be hot this spring and summer, along with plentiful patterns and structured “boxy” clothing.

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undreds of Sherwood Park elementary students cheered as the cast of Family Channel’s The Next Step made a surprise appearance at a Monday morning assembly.

The North Van school was one of three chosen from across Canada after sixth grader Jolene Verdicchio’s entry on the effects of bullying won a nation-wide contest, which had nearly 2,000 entries. “[Jolene] wrote about her experience of bullying because she had been bullied in the past. But she moved to this school and has had a much better experience,” said Trevor Tordjman, who plays James, an energetic dancer on The Next Step.

“She wrote about how she’s been talking about the effects of bullying at school and that the school is very aware of it.

“It was a touching story and Family Channel really liked it.”

This year’s rally, which marks Family Channel’s 11th annual Bullying Awareness Week, was given the slogan “Stand Up and Shout!” to encourage kids to intervene when they witness bullying.

Led by Tordjman and Brittany Raymond,

a.k.a. Riley from The Next Step, Sherwood Park students eagerly learned the moves to the “Stand Up and Shout” dance, which will be used in a Family Channel music video that debuts in early November on family.ca/ standup.

“I was a little worried about teaching them dance,” admitted Tordjman, who began dancing at the age of four in his mother’s dance studio. “But it actually went really good, they picked it up smoothly… They were totally into it.”

Representatives from PrevNet, an umbrella organization representing 73 research scientists and dozens of youth-service organizations that deal with bullying prevention, told the students it’s often easier to ask a friend for help when standing up to bullying.

Walking away to tell an adult is part of the solution, they emphasized, while staying to watch only increases the problem.

“Stay confident in whatever it is that you love to do. In my case, I’ve always been a dancer and I stayed confident in that,” advises Tordjman. “Also, tell someone you trust [about bullying] and never be afraid to do that because there’s always someone who can help.”

During Bullying Awareness Week, starting Nov. 18, Family Channel is airing special bullying-themed episodes from popular series such as Good Luck Charlie, Wizards of Waverly Place and Wingin It. mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin

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The GVRD later presented a new map to the public and media that reflected Koop’s photographs.

At The Outlook’s request, Metro Vancouver researched their files dating back 20 years to shed some light on the event.

Bohn said the slide occurred in an area, adjacent to the reservoir, that was logged early on in the last century or when the dam was constructed in the 1950s. When asked about the map mix-up, Bohn said an inadvertent error was made while transposing information from one map to the next.

“The error was quickly corrected and everyone was advised,” added Bohn. “The map error in no way had any impact on our efforts to protect drinking water supplies after the landslide occurred.”

At the time of the Capilano landslide, the water district had already started scaling back commercial logging, and a $6-million ecological inventory of the watersheds was underway.

A variety of experts were retained from various consulting firms, ranging from wildfire specialists to geotechnical experts to forest ecologists. They examined the watersheds by satellite, helicopter, vehicle and on foot.

Thousands of unstable creek and gully drainages were documented and mapped as part of that study.

“These studies confirmed that landslides in the watersheds are part of the natural dynamic of this steep and wet mountain terrain,” said Bohn.

Koop wasn’t convinced by the consultants’ findings. He expressed his views in a 1995 report this way: “To simply state that massive amounts of rain arriving at one time disturbs the exposed reservoir banks and stream beds … is to deny the existence and dominating problems associated with roads and clear-cuts in the watersheds.”

The last logging in the watersheds took place in 1995. Four years later the GVRD board of directors passed a five-point resolution that fundamentally changed the way the watersheds were managed. Included in the new plan was a logging road deactivation program.

And after a seven-year logging moratorium it was made official in 2002 with the cancellation of the water district’s logging agreement with the Ministry of Forests and Lands.

Current City of North Vancouver Coun. Don Bell, a longtime politician, sat on the GVRD board during the height of the logging debate and was involved in many of the decisions.

“I remember the [logging] issue very well,” Bell told The Outlook last week. “When it was first raised, my recollection is that there was no immediate sense of urgency to stop it.”

Bell said the clear-cut areas weren’t visible from Vancouver. But, when he was given an aerial tour of the watersheds, the environmental implications were undeniable.

“It was shocking when you saw the patches that were clear-cut out,” recalled Bell. “I think we thought the clearing was going to be more selective. When photographs were presented, the board accepted the fact that it needed to stop.”

-- Scott Stuart’s Metro Vancouver work truck bounces along the dirt road traversing the west side of the Capilano watershed.

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We carry on up the mountain valley until we reach the Hesketh Creek area and the base of a steep spur road that was deactivated in 2007.

Stuart, a watershed management engineering technologist, has written deactivation prescriptions for roughly half of the 350 kilometres of road in the three watersheds — a $1.3-million, 12-year project that is nearing the end of completion. There is one road left to decommission next year in the Coquitlam watershed.

Sporting a wintergreen-coloured fleece and gumboots, Stuart, on foot, heads up the old Hesketh road, now recontoured and disguised by boulders, a bed of vegetation and other organic debris.

“Given the opportunity these plants will come in and recolonize pretty quickly,” says Stuart of the resilience of nature.

He explains in great technical detail the road deactivation process.

“You come out here, and probably the first thing we do would be to walk the road,” says Stuart, pointing up the hill. “You are looking for tension cracks — lines along the road way where the fell slope has oversteepened or overloaded.”

Any watershed roads over a 75 per cent grade are cause for concern. Using excavators, a work crew rips up the road, then places excess fill slope material against the cut slope before the road is recontoured.

“We tried to prioritize the worst candidates first, and deactivation is something you do from the top of the road down,” explains Stuart.

One of last parts of the deactivation process is pulling up pipes and restoring the hydrology in the area. By throwing a rock into the cross ditch, it takes the energy out of the stream.

Reflecting on the work that’s been done, Stuart concludes deactivating the non-essential roads in the watershed is about mitigating the risk of landslide and potential impact to water quality. “We learned it’s in our best interest to try to be proactive and deal with these risk associated with some of these roads,” says Stuart.

“Ultimately, it’s the watershed and it supplies water to half the population of the province of B.C.” --Last year Hundal and Koop met by chance in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, a 5,668-hectare area of alpine meadows and forested slopes once under siege by logging interests.

They smiled knowingly, remembering their efforts over the years to preserve this area now enjoyed by hikers, swimmers, rollerbladers and mountain bikers.

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NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT HOURS OF SALE FOR FOOD PRIMARY LICENSE An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, from 0833048 B.C. Ltd. operating the Boston Pizza, located at 88 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver, to Change the hours of sale to 9:00 am to 1:00 am Monday through Sunday.

The current licensed hours are 9:00 am to Midnight Monday through Sunday. There are no proposed changes to the capacity.

Residents and owners of businesses located within a 1/2 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by 1) Writing to: THE GENERAL MANAGER C/O Case Manager LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH PO BOX 9292 Victoria, BC V8W 9J8 OR 2) By e-mail: lclb.lclb@gov.bc.ca PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED To ensure the consideration of your views, your comments, name and address must be received on or before November 23, 2013. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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