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he proponents of a proposed largescale, mixed-use development on the Harbourside waterfront still have a few more hoops to jump through, but are essentially on the path to a public hearing next year.

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information on an adequate public transit plan for the Harbourside area and finalize some community amenity contribution details with City of North Vancouver staff before a public hearing can be called.

On Monday, CNV council voted 5-2 in favour of scheduling a public hearing once those conditions are met, with Couns. Rod Clark and Pam Bookham opposed.

Concert says it has met with TransLink staff and there are two transit service options under review. The preferred option is for a new rapid bus service that Coun. Rod would run along West First Street and pick up passengers between Lonsdale Quay and Park Royal mall. As a fall-back plan, Concert is exploring the possibility of bringing in a private shuttle.

As for community amenity contributions, city staff have bumped the cash contribution requirement up to $5 million from $3.69 million.

This is in addition to the developer paying an estimated $30 million in public amenities, bylaw-required works and other costs associated with the redeveloping the land, which is currently zoned for light industrial and commercial uses, to accommodate residential.

Because the redevelopment of the land is being rolled out over many years, the city will also have the option to convert monies earmarked for public works projects that are no longer required to a cash contribution.

Concert Properties’ and Knightsbridge Properties’ 10-year plan for Harbourside is to create 800 strata and rental housing units, while setting aside 372,000 square feet as

commercial space.

Clark, a stark opponent of the development proposal, told council too much is unknown about the plans to send it to a public hearing.

“I, as a council member, can’t point to exactly what’s going on, so how can the public?” questioned Clark.

Bookham echoed Clark’s sentiments and added her own concerns.

“And I have to say, in all my time on council, I have never seen a development proposal that is so challenged by the context in which Clark it’s located,” said Bookham.

She said introducing a new residential development that is far from a transportation corridor doesn’t make sense.

“I don’t know why, and have never understood why, we have made such exception for this particular proposal when we have had such a long-standing pattern that our community has for the most part supported,” said Bookham. “It makes sense to increase density where the option of public transit already exists and can be built upon.”

Speaking to the transit issue, Coun. Linda Buchanan said Marine Drive is a five-minute walk away from the proposed development.

She reminded council the current Official Community Plan states neighbourhoods should be created where residents will have a five- to 10-minute walk to any transit line.

“So this is not unrealistic for this particular project,” said Buchanan. mspitale@northshoreoutlook.com

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ome North Vancouver students will soon earn graduation credits by practising dance and playing hockey, as the North dANcINg WITh joy - Front row, left to right: Instructor Vancouver School District looks to Katie Gillett, Sonia Ellis, president of Seymour Dance expand its academy offerings. and director of the future Windsor Dance Academy and In October the North Shore instructor Emily Tellier with students of Seymour Dance.

Winter Club and Seymour Dance Rob Newell photo responded to the school district’s request for proposals for specialty said assistant Supt. Mark Jefferson. programs.

“I think anytime a student can be engaged in By offering innovative programs that peak an area of interest it enhances their education students’ interest and, at the same time, are sustainable, is how the North Van school discontinued, PAGE 29 trict plans to keep enrolment numbers steady,

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Another surplus NV school district property to be sold

The North Vancouver Board of Education has voted in favour of selling decommissioned Monteray elementary to single-family home

developer Morningstar Homes for at least $6.38 million

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he North Vancouver School District is making inroads with the disposition of its surplus lands.

At a public meeting on Nov. 26 the school board voted 5-2 in favour of selling long-shuttered Monteray elementary to Morningstar Homes for at least $6.38 million.

Morningstar, which specializes in building singlefamily homes, is now in the process of filing a development application with the District of North Vancouver for the decommissioned school property situated above Montroyal Boulevard.

Monteray school officially closed in June 2004. The building was then leased for several years, but has been vacant since the spring of 2011.

Board chair Franci Stratton said selling to Morningstar was the right decision for all concerned parties, including the Monterey school neighbourhood.

“I think in terms of where it was located, this particular piece, the community was hoping it was something the board would approve,” said Stratton.

Board trustee Barry Forward, who, along with trustee Susan Skinner voted against the motion to see Monteray sold, has maintained a prudent position in matters pertaining to surplus school lands.

“I think that we have a limited amount of public hISTory cLASS - Monteray elementary school officially closed in 2004 and has been vacant since 2011. land on the North Shore,” said Forward. “We have to Maria Spitale-Leisk photo retain [school land] as a community asset and leverage it.”

At the same time, Forward understands there is a Development Corporation, which had envisioned the options for the 450 East Fifth St. site — including a financial crunch the school district is facing. land for the expansion of their North Shore Studios mix of townhouses and single-family homes — during “My question is: “Is the only solution to sell real operation, was in talks with the school district to purthe bidding process last fall. estate today to fund these challenges?” said Forward. chase the site, but ultimately walked away from negoThe exact details of Anthem’s plan for the neigh“The challenge with the [school] district is, we bourhood won’t be revealed until a rezoning tiations earlier this year. are educators — we are not land people. We Now, it’s looking more like the Keith Lynn property application comes before North Vancouver wait for people to come to us with a solution.” could be used to divert motorists away from the trafcity council.

Forward agreed the community around fic-snarled Lower Lynn area.

Meanwhile, the fate of shuttered Monteray wanted to see something done with Currently being floated is the creation of a Highway Plymouth elementary in the Seymour area the property.

1 off-ramp on Keith Road that would connect with will be decided early next year. After put“No one likes a boarded-up school,” he said.

Brooksbank Avenue and run right through the decomting out a request for proposals, the school Morningstar, speaking with The Outlook missioned Keith Lynn school site. district has short-listed three candidates: last Friday, was excited about its foray into At a school district-hosted meeting on Oct. 7, key Darwin Construction, Polygon Homes and the North Shore market. players from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry Lions Gate Christian Academy.

“Our plan would only be for single-family of Transportation and DNV council and staff, among The school board will consider the folBarry Forward homes, similar to what would be in the surother stakeholders, got together to brainstorm solulowing options for Plymouth: purchase of rounding neighbourhood,” said Deborah tions that would mutually benefit the cash-strapped the building and site, a pre-paid, long-term Calahan, Morningstar vice-president of sales school district and transportation stakeholders in the lease of the site or a shorter-term lease and marketing.

Lower Lynn area. of up to 10 years. The proponents will present their Calahan said the Monteray property was attracOne option might be for the province to pay for the case at a meeting tentatively scheduled for Jan. 28 at tive to them because “not very many opportunities school district’s capital projects in exchange for the Plymouth School. are available on the North Shore for large parcels of Lions Gate Christian Academy principal Terry Kooy land, district Coun. Roger Bassam told The Outlook in land.”

October. told The Outlook the school’s lease is up at the end of Monteray is the second surplus property the school The school district is counting on the sale of the June and they are now looking for a permanent home. board has voted to sell. In March, the school disKeith Lynn and Monteray properties to shore up a She said the Plymouth site is the perfect fit for Lions trict entered into a purchase and sale agreement for $14 million funding gap to build a new Argyle secondGate Academy because the property is zoned for that Ridgeway Annex with real-estate developer Anthem ary, which no longer meets seismic standards. purpose, to house a school.

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Hill never knows from one year to the next who is going to show up and with what reporter@northshoreoutlook.com instrument. Most Christmas Eves they can count on Mike group of 30 unrehearsed Tanner and his guitar. The accomplished musisingers sounds like a choir of angels to cian heard about the festive philanthropic gig someone confined to a hospital bed on years ago from his mother who is a palliative Christmas Eve. Rosemary Hill helms this makeshift ensemble volunteer at LGH. “He has a wonderful connection with the comprised of Lions Gate Hospital employees patients,” says Hill. and patients’ families.

Soon the choir migrates to the highest point Carolling is a LGH holiday tradition that was in the hospital, the palliative floor. And the singconceived 30-some-odd Christmases ago by paling begins. A stirring rendition of “Silent Night” liative nurse Muriel Wessel. comforts the palliative patients during what is “She wanted to bring some joy and recognize the patients who couldn’t be with their families, seemingly their last Christmas.

Slowly, as the train of carollers move on, the and offer them a piece of Christmas,” recalls harmony fades into silence.

Hill while bustling around the hospital on Carrying blue Duo-Tangs filled with Monday.

On top of her busy schedule as an ostomy and Christmas song lyrics, they continue to sing their way through the middle floors —which wound nurse clinician, Hill makes time every holiday season to organize the carolling. For this house the surgical and maternity wards — eventually winding up at the bottom in the life-long warbler, who today is aptly wearing a chaotic emergency room. Hill says the singred sweater, it’s Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” ing has a calming effect on those people that that keeps her in the Christmas spirit. didn’t plan to spend their holiday at the Every Christmas Eve, the carollers arrive at the hospital — some donning Santa hats, others continued, PAGE 8

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With this large group snaking through the narrow hospital hallways, sometimes it’s hard to keep everyone on the same page, says Hill with a smile.

“But we do get some pretty good harmony going,” she adds.

The singers will routinely pause and encircle around the doorway of a four-bed hospital room. Earlier in the day, Hill will have checked in with the patients on each ward to make sure everyone is comfortable with the festive company. The carollers rarely get turned away. Hill offers a sobering reminder that there isn’t always family present at every patients’ bedside.

“They are thankful that people would opt to be in a place on Christmas Eve where there are sick people, and sing to them,” says Hill.

“And I believe it offers them hope, I really do.”

On one occasion Hill remembers how the singing comforted a spouse standing by the bedside of a dying loved one.

And while every song is well-received, “Joy to the World” is a perennial favourite of the patients. Often the singers will take requests.

For the LGH staff who participate in the carolling, it’s a special chance for them to step away from the clinical side of their job and offer some spiritual healing.

LGH oncology nurse clinician Pat MacDonald, a patient herself a couple Christmases ago, was awakened by the singing she heard while lying in her hospital bed.

Clutching her IV pole she sauntered alongside the train of carollers, singing all the way.

“It was just fantastic,” says MacDonald of that memory.

LGH chaplain Rev. Andres Rebane explains how some patients become tearful when they hear the music echoing through the halls.

“It’s not a bad thing that they are overcome,” says Rebane. “Music is quite healing.

It brings into your memory the good things about Christmas and family.”

For Rebane, Christmas carolling conjures up bittersweet memories from his youth. He grew up in Estonia in the 1970s, while it was still under Soviet occupation. Normally it would snow, which Rebane found comforting because Christmas was not to be celebrated in public at that time.

“You weren’t even allowed to put out a Christmas trees until after the 25th,” recalls Rebane.

So his family would hunker down in their home for some clandestine carolling which brightened their spirits.

“It was just this kind of sacred, happy, good feeling,” says Rebane.

After about an hour and 20 minutes, the LGH carollers wrap up their performance.

The afternoon usually wraps up with everyone enjoying a mandarin orange before going on their way to see their families.

Hill leaves with a greater appreciation for life and its fragile nature.

“I’m grateful that I can walk out the hospital doors feeling well and healthy,” says Hill. mspitale@northshoreoutlook.com

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To preserve and protect A plucky non-profit society’s mission to defend North Shore heritage

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North Shore Preservation Society president Peter Miller stands in front of the Flamborough Head.

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Peter Miller’s electric Nissan is parked on the port side of the hulking stern of the HMS Flamborough Head on this drizzly December afternoon. With classical music playing softly on the stereo, Miller stares out of a fogged-up window with a slightly sullen expression as helmet-clad workers move up and down the scaffolding attached to the rusty maritime artifact located just steps from the Pinnacle Hotel on the Lower Lonsdale waterfront.

Miller knows that the last remaining Burrard Dry Dock-built “Victory” ship, a supply vessel that survived enemy-infested waters in the Atlantic during the Second World War, is about to make its final voyage — this time to the scrapyard, piece by piece.

The 40-foot, three-storey stern section and engine is being dismantled not far from where it was launched on Oct. 7, 1944. At the time, North Vancouver was a bustling shipbuilding hub supplying more than 150 of the 10,000-ton merchant ships to the Royal Navy for the war effort.

The bespectacled Miller is today dressed in a grey sports coat, blue plaid shirt and brown corduroys that, along with his British accent, make him easy to mistake for, say, a history professor — but he’s not. A retired architect, Miller is the president of the North Shore Preservation Society and when it comes to protecting the past, he’s scrappy, outspoken and ever vigilant. “…the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society is — once again — dismayed at the North Vancouver City Council’s failure to respect the proud history of its community,” wrote Miller last week, in a letter to the editor sent to The Outlook, about the pending dismantling of the Flamborough stern.

Looking out the car window, Miller says he’s surprised and saddened by CNV council’s decision to dispose of the Flamborough “because this was going to be the artifact to demonstrate the scale of the product the North Vancouver shipyards

was turning out for the war effort.”

Even worse, he’s concerned that “this opens the door to the possible dismantling of the yellow crane,” he says, pausing to look over his left shoulder at the iconic shipbuilding crane situated a few hundred feet away at Shipbuilders’ Square, “for similar reasons, i.e. liability and future maintenance expense to the city.” ***** The stern section of Flamborough Head was originally obtained by the City of North Van in 2001 for $1 from the Artificial Reef Society before the rest of the ship was sunk near Nanaimo Harbour to create a recreational dive site.

Originally, the plan was to incorporate the stern as part of a then-planned maritime museum for the North Vancouver Museum and Archives.

But when an ambitious National Maritime Centre was later slated for the redeveloping Lower Lonsdale waterfront, the stern was to be a centrepiece there.

However, in 2007 the plan was scuttled when provincial funding was lost.

“It was tabbed to be part of the national maritime centre so when the funding fell through for the national maritime centre from the provincial government I think that was the beginning of the end,” says CNV Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

Since then, plans for the stern have been adrift and now the temporary cradle that’s held it upright for more than a decade needs to be replaced — something

the city says will cost big bucks.

This July CNV council voted to use the Pipe Shop located in the historic waterfront precinct as North Vancouver Museum’s new space but it won’t have a strictly maritime theme.

Barb Pearce, CNV’s director of special projects, who is directing the waterfront project, explained in an email that “There is no space or opportunity for the stern or engine to be used in conjunction with this new museum.”

“Faced with the need to either replace the cradle with no plan in place for the stern, or to dispose of the stern, Council directed staff to proceed with the disposal,” she added.

That happened after an in-camera meeting in September, with council voting unanimously in favour of spending up to $250,000 to dispose of the stern. (The Artificial Reef Society was first contacted to see if they had any interest in the stern or engine but they declined; a U.S. organization is interested in the engine.)

The disposal cost is so steep because the stern contains amounts of asbestos, lead-based paint and pigeon poop — also considered a hazardous material — that’s accumulated through the years.

To date, the city has paid around $381,000 to have the stern of the Flamborough removed from the rest of the ship, transported to North Van, moved to its current location and shrink-wrapped.

As for the other heritage items located

The HMS Flamborough Head in 1945.

North Vancouver Museum and Archives photo

in the central waterfront area, Pearce said there are no plans to dispose of the yellow crane or the historic Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station, which is being temporarily relocated while work is being done on the subsurface at the foot of Lonsdale.

Miller, while complimentary of the city’s integration of maritime history into the redevelopment of the waterfront, bristles about the fact that the stern’s fate was decided behind closed doors.

But Mayor Mussatto explains the decision was made in-camera “because there’s some liability issues with regard to the stern of the ship at its current location and liability and lawyer’s advice is kept in-camera.”

“We invested a lot of time, money and energy into [the Flamborough Head] so it was not an easy decision and I can probably say for council it wasn’t an easy decision for them as well.”

Still, he realizes the decision has rankled some members of the preservation society.

“I feel for them. I think it’s understandable, it is a piece of heritage but we have to weigh all the information we have and we have to make a decision. And we made a tough decision.”

Still, the mayor notes that there’s still a significant heritage component to the area, including Parcels 3 and 4, the Coppersmith’s and Pipe shops, refurbished shipbuilding crane and other vehicles

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built at the historic shipbuilding site.

“I would say that our heritage component is equal to or greater than what Granville Island had on their site.”

And, as he notes, there are still plans to display the massive 22,000-pound propeller the city purchased back in 2010 from the HMS Rame Head, a sister ship of the Flamborough, that is currently located next to the stern near Site 5. The cost to salvage the prop was just over $90,000.

“The propeller is not part of what we are having to dispose of; we are hoping to keep the propeller and have it refurbished and have it part of the site,” says Mussatto.

For Miller, the difference between a prop and stern is all about scale.

He rolls down the driver’s side window and looks up admiringly at the Flamborough.

“It’s exciting, it’s dramatic... an informative object.”

He imagines a young child asking dad about the stern and then looking at an information display board with an image of the 441-foot Flamborough with a dotted line indicating the size of the stern in relation to the size of the vessel to put its behemoth size into context.

“A concept of what was here. What was built here.”

Miller agrees that in its current state the rusted and shrink-wrapped stern is a bit of an eyesore. But, looking over at the yellow crane, which has been resplendently refurbished, he images the same with the Flamborough, its rusty stern painted Royal Navy colours, with a information panel about its history and model class.

He calls pieces like this historical “placeholders,” significant buildings and artifacts — ones that have often been documented in newspaper articles, photos, and paintings — that endure today as physical evidence of the past.

“You remember these heritage [pieces] and you remove our connection to the past when you remove them.”

And he’s not just thinking locally with his vision preserving history.

Heritage landmarks aren’t only community assets, they draw visitors and tourists.

In his letter to The Outlook, he notes: “Not only do these structures [honour] the important and unique shipbuilding and wartime past of North Vancouver, but their retention and integration into the development of the Lower Lonsdale area would have many positive consequences — by leveraging additional reinvestment in Lower Lonsdale, attracting more visitors and tourists, and creating an area with unique identity, rather than just another generic shopping and eating area.” ****** Peter Miller’s penchant for preserving the past can be traced back to when he was young lad growing up in London, a city steeped in centuries-old history.

He vividly recalls visiting Kensington Palace, The Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace, where he’d touch the iron and brickwork and imagine that Henry VIII could have walked there.

As a young architect, Miller worked on heritage projects in the U.K. and later Japan before relocating to Vancouver in 1979 to work for the renowned architecture firm Thompson, Berwick & Pratt.

He recalls flying to Vancouver for an interview and walking down Robson Street and admiring a block of heritage homes. Five months later when he returned to start his new job, he strolled down the same block and all the houses had been razed.

“What happened to the homes?” he asked.

The response he got went something like, “Oh they were just a bunch of old houses.”

He was floored by the general “lack of awareness and lack of sensitivity to the past.”

Of course, not everyone had such a cavalier connection with history.

The first Vancouver project he worked on was the ambitious restoration of the Manhattan Building at the corner of Robson and Thurlow that was built in 1907 and “saved by demolition” by its forward-thinking owner.

“It’s one of the pleasures of restoring an old building — [maintaining] all the connection to history,” he says noting that he has decades-old photos of the iconic building with streetcars on Robson Street and women walking the streets carrying parasols.

Every time he passes the building — which he does regularly, especially when taking visitors sightseeing — he has a certain sense of satisfaction. “I’m very happy to see it still there.”

The North Shore Heritage Society, a group he helped start along with David Pike, his wife Gillian Welsh and some others, is determined to do the same in North and West Vancouver.

The society was formed back in 2005 as a response “specifically to save a house in West Van, the Hodgson House,” explains Miller.

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And while the home was eventually sold and barged away, the experience left them “prepared to jump when there was news of another house in jeopardy.”

Since then, the society has been involved in promoting the conservation of numerous heritage homes and buildings, including West Van’s Binning House (1939), which is currently at the centre of a legal battle over its sale, the Green-Armytage Residence (1903) at 23rd and Lonsdale and the iconic once-electric-blue heritage building (1912) on West Eighth that “could have been demolished” but has now been refurbished to its past glory.

The group now has over 80 members and 200 in total on a distribution list to fan out information about “old buildings” and other heritagerelated matters. To promote local conservation, the group publishes a twice-yearly newsletter, distributes questionnaires to municipal councillors on their attitudes toward heritage, routinely speaks at council meetings to advocate on behalf of heritage buildings, negotiates with owners of heritages sites to keep the structures part of the local streetscape and does media interviews to promote heritage matters.

In 2007, the society released its list of the North Shore’s Top 10 Endangered Heritage Sites. Number one on that list was “North

Vancouver Schools,” specially Ridgeway (1911) and Queen Mary (1914).

Since that time both have undergone restorations, with Ridgeway (pictured above) already reopened and Queen Mary soon to follow.

“There’s another success,” he says of the heritage schools. “Credit for that goes to the parents and teachers of those schools. Initially it was too expensive and a liability and looked what happened… its now an asset.”

Miller hasn’t completely given up hope that Flamborough can be saved but his optimism is sinking. “I think that’s the phrase, ‘faint hope,’” he says.

Defending heritage sites from demolition can be tireless and thankless work at times, but Miller notes the core group of members on the North Shore “feel that it’s worth it.”

“The little that we’ve got left should be treasured.”

Flamborough Head by the numbers 381,000

Total cost the city has paid since 2001 to have the Flamborough stern removed, transported to North Van, moved to its current location and shrinkwrapped

441

Total length (in feet) of the Flamborough Head, which is approximately as long as a Canadian Football League field

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Top speed for the 8,718-tonne Flamborough Head in knots (20 km/h)

What do you think about the dismantling of the Flamborough Head?

“It was of course my dream that we would use the stern of this ship along with the engine and giant propeller as a permanent display attached to a building facing outward towards the sea. That was my vision for the future on the waterfront and it celebrated our shipbuilding past. That ship, the Flamborough Head, that was built on this site during the Second World War and that shipyard was once the economic heart of our community. It could have been a wonderful addition to our waterfront and now that is not to be.”

Bob Fearnley Former CNV councillor who played a vital role in acquiring the propeller for the planned Flamborough display

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Wholehearted holiday wine tips

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o, I pretty much have two guest columnists this week. You see, last week I’d cast a wide net to a few key wine and restaurant industry pros, looking to get holiday wine recommendations. While it can occasionally be like pulling teeth trying to get busy restaurant folks to drop me a quick email during a hectic time of year with their choices, there are others who embrace the request wholeheartedly, sending me epic manifestos. There’s so much thought and care in some of them, that it would crush me to hack them down to a sentence or two. In saying that, this week I’m letting two of the nicest guys is the business grab the reins around here.

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Casa dos Vinhos Selected Rich Madeira | Portugal $28.03 | BC Liquor Stores This recommendation comes from Jason Yamasaki, the mild-mannered, whip-smart sommelier at Chambar.

“My favourite part of Christmas is being able to cook for my family for three days straight. Whilst always equipped with a glass of growers Champagne while I’m chopping, peeling, stuffing, and roasting, I am also uniquely armed with an arsenal of fortified wines, my counter always replete with sherry, port, and madeira.

The particular madeira I’ve selected is a warming, sweet, and vivid expression of this traditional and relatively unloved fortified wine.

Lengthy oxidative winemaking delivers an array of gastronomic flavours that I love to sip alongside candied walnuts and pecans.

Why do I love this so much though? I use it in sauces and gravies to reveal a galaxy of flavours that will astound your guests and have them licking their plates. Finally, zest some orange into your best rendition of a butter tart. Pour a splash of this alongside and discover your new favourite winter warmer.”

Velenosi 2010 La crima di Morro d’Alba | Italy $20-25 | Private Wine Stores Originally from Leeds, Alex Thornley runs the wine program at Homer Street Cafe & Bar, listing an incredibly sharp and dynamic selection of bottles.

“For this holiday season, I’m going with a fairly unusual wine, there are only 150 hectares of the Lacrima grape planted in the Marche region of Italy, and it is shared between 18 producers.

Though obscure, the wine is absolutely stunning and is my new wine crush. Don’t be afraid of all the strange words on the front — just buy it, open it, and drink. The naturally thin skin of the Lacrima grape means it has very little tannin, minimal acid, and basically goes down like juice — blueberry juice to be precise. If you like a lighter style of red and are looking for something other than Pinot or Gamay Noir this Christmas, Lacrima could be your new crush, too. Gorgeously expressive, it borders on opulent. It leans towards a New World, fruit-driven style of wine, but is most definitely sleek and sexy with some Old World intrigue. Easy to like, it suggests violets, wild blueberries, raspberries and a hint of purple wine gums on the nose, feels soft, light and silky as it glides across the tongue, and bursts with blueberry and wild red fruits on the palate. You can drink it anytime — there is no need to be paired with food. But it’s also extremely versatile, so if you do pair it with some holiday fare, go with lighter cheeses, turkey, pork or chicken. It is especially good wine to pair with good times and friends with board games on Boxing Day.” As always, if you’re having trouble finding something or just want to say hi, find me via KurtisKolt.com or on Twitter @KurtisKolt.

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Kurtis Kolt teams up with City Market Just in time for the holidays, Outlook wine columnist Kurtis Kolt is hunting the aisles of Loblaw’s City Market in North Vancouver in search of the perfect pairings to go along with his weekly wine picks.

Now, let’s get pairing: When I was recently walked the City Market aisles, a jar of the PC Black Label Ontario Montmorency Sour Cherry Fruit Spread jumped out at me. I’m a sour cherry nut, but it’s so rare to come across them in any form – and then if you do, what do you do with them? Doing a little web research on the product, I learned the simple trick of making turnovers with a little cream cheese filling inside squares of puff pastry. The simple directions? Fold, seal and bake until flaky and golden. A nip of the Jason’s recommended wine, the Casa dos Vinhos Selected Rich Madeira with that — are you kidding me? Sounds like heaven.

Another suggestion was to stir it in with Dijon mustard and wine vinegar, and then brush the mix onto your holiday ham. All of that sounds like it would go down an absolute treat with Alex’s (from Homer Street Cafe & Bar, left) recommendation of the Velenosi 2010 Lacrima di Morro d’Alba. All of those berries mingling together? Lovely.

With that wine in particular though, I started thinking of how its juiciness would lap up any salty or smoky foods.

Lac Brome Smoked, Dried & Sliced Duck Breast, whether in a pasta or wrapped around figs, would certainly provide a perfect pairing. Combining the duck breast with the sour cherry spread — now that would be the ultimate. I’m thinking either wine would shine.

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Traditional Irish pudding Lovingly made by the grandmother of Helen Murphy, of Celtic Creations in Lonsdale Quay Ingredients 7oz of butter 12oz currants 8oz raisins 8oz sultanas 2oz mixed peel 1oz chopped almonds 6oz plain flour 2 heaped teaspoons of mixed spice 1 rounded teaspoon of nutmeg 7oz soft brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten Rind and juice of one lemon 1 tablespoon of black treacle 4 tablespoons of Guinness or milk 2 tablespoons of Brandy (optional) Method Combine all ingredients together.

This recipe is for a two-pint glass bowl and should be steamed for 6 hours.

Make sure to seal it well with parchment paper and make a lid with tinfoil tied with twine. Don’t forget that everyone in the house should stir the pudding before steaming, this will bring good luck for the year ahead.

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Helen’s story My grandmother Elizabeth McCarthy(nee Redmond) was born in Ringsend, Dublin in 1894. Her father was a sea captain and her mother a homemaker to seven children.

Her family moved to beautiful West Cork, Bantry Bay when she was young.

Her father captained a large ship called the “Princess Beara.”

When my grandmother finished school she didn’t go to work but attended the Lace Room in the nearby convent. In later life she received an award from the Taoiseach(President) Charles Haughey for her

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My grandmother met my grandfather James McCarthy, a Bantry native, in the late 1920s but she had enrolled to study midwifery at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin. She fulfilled her education and graduated in 1932.

She returned to Bantry and married James in 1933. They later had one daughter, my mother Maura McCarthy.

They moved to Dublin in 1946 when the factory my grandfather was working in burnt to the ground. My grandfather started working at Boland’s mills and my grandmother worked as a midwife for the Eastern Health Board.

She worked on the north side of Dublin and, when needed, in some of the poorer parts of the inner city.

I remember her telling stories of delivering babies on newspapers and putting them in open drawers when families had no cribs or bedding. We would often cut up older sheets from home so she could distribute them to families in need.

She truly was a remarkable, strongwilled lady, she had time for everybody, she was a good listener and she made changes happen for the better.

She delivered her last baby when she was almost 80 years old. She was a beautiful crafter and I owe my love of all things handmade to her.

She showed me how to knit, crochet and more importantly how to make a Christmas pudding.

Having recently emigrated from Ireland I was lucky to get a job in Celtic Creations on Lonsdale Quay. I am a traditional felt maker creating unique pieces of art with wool fibres and I am sure it was my grandmother’s input that led me on this very happy path.

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There, you will find some stunning framed photos from Vintage Sports Images, an online retail store that features original negatives and slides from a wide array of sports. As well as purchasing already printed, framed and matted images, you can also buy a unique negative or slide and have your own print made — making your present a “one-of-akind” photograph. For more information or to order images contact Eric Olsen at sales@vintagesportsimages.com or visit vintagesportsimages.com. Bauer’s Framing and Art is located at 210-16th St.

1. Blair Peters, a partner in Vintage Sports Images, stands beside a limited edition photo of his boyhood idol Bobby Orr that is available at Bauer’s Framing and Art in West Van. Along with some classic images of Number 4, there’s also a Johnny Unitis Black and White (1960s), Roger Maris Colour (1960s), Bobby Orr and Cheevers Colour (1970s). Each costs $455 framed.

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t’s no secret Christmas is Marie and James Noel’s favourite holiday — their festive last name gives that away.

The owners of Bella Doni, a floral and home decor shop in Lower Lonsdale, have some last-minute holiday decorating advice.

Consider picking an orchid over a poinsettia for your Christmas flower, says Marie, who calls the brilliant red-and green-leafed plant too common.

“An orchid looks great throughout the year and can last forever if you take care of it,” explains Marie.

Then there’s the anti-Christmas tree (right) — a curved, lemon cypress “Grinch” tree that’s selling like hot cakes at Bella Doni.

The store is also an excellent source for fresh wreaths and garland, which should be ordered a week in advance.

Placing a handful of Christmas bulbs

in a bowl is a simple way to add a hint of festivity to a room.

Bella Doni carries ornaments, priced between $5 and $15, in a variety of colours, materials and themes that range from the sea to the stars.

And, for the host and hostess on your Christmas list, check out Bella Doni’s assortment of candlesticks and wine bottle toppers. Marie recommends Frenchmilled, Christmas-scented “Nutcracker” soaps ($34.95 per box) made from allnatural materials.

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The City of North Van gets its first brewery Green Leaf Brewing is nearly on tap at the Quay, winter beers, Fall Mushroom Beer Feast and more bar made of reclaimed wood and a brewhouse that reclaims water otherwise lost to evaporation.

Founder and director Martin Ebadi sees the Quay as the perfect location for a small craft brewery.

“Customers can come to the market to pick up fresh food and now, fresh beer,” said Ebadi. “We’re trying, to the extent possible, to source our ingredients locally and hope to be able to produce an organic beer if we can get the hops we need.”

Friday will represent a soft launch with their first two brews on offer: a rich dark stout and a hop-forward pale ale. A louder and more rambunctious grand opening will be scheduled in the new year along with special events such as brewmaster dinners in conjunction with Quay restaurants.

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Beer of the Month: Whistler Winter Dunkel ‘Tis the season of yummy dark beers, and picking one from the many great local offerings is unfair.

But pick we must and Whistler’s Winter Dunkel is a delightful balance of rich dark malty flavours complementing the citrus bitter orange and chocolate notes, with just the right amount of hops to keep the beer from veering off into treacly sweetness. A grand beer for sipping in front of the fire or with a rich Christmas dessert.

Another winter seasonal of note is Bridge Brewing’s The Grinch Winter Ale, a delicately spiced dry, yet

warming, dark ale with the classic holiday blend of nutmeg, allspice, clove, and the soft flavours of molasses and vanilla, that will keep you cosy through the solstice celebrations.

You will also find toasty malty brews from R & B Brewing (Auld Nick), Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers (Smooth Criminal Nitro Oatmeal Stout), and Granville Island Brewing’s very limited release Chocolate Imperial Stout (aged in Jack Daniel’s casks), just to mention three others.

Now you know what to ask for from Santa.

Mushroom Madness The fungally affected genius of Brewmaster Todd Graham of R & B Brewing, combined with the talents of Chef Hugh Carbery made for a palateexpanding pairing of cask-conditioned mushroom beers matched perfectly with mycologically infused food at the first (and we desperately hope, annual) Fall Mushroom Beer Feast held at The Bottleneck (below the Commodore on Granville) last month.

The beers included a chanterelle crystal weizen wheat beer, a burdock root and nettle Belgian ale, and finally a heavy winter ale with pine mushrooms.The mushrooms, burdock, and nettles were all locally sourced.

Inspired, astounding, and delightful. Rumours are that the master is working on some herbal beer recipes for an as-yet-unannounced event in 2014.

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HE A LTHY living Regular check-ups, early detection key to optimal eye health

According to Ambleside optometrist Dr. Bart McRoberts, who has been in practice for 40 years on the North Shore, the key to optimal eye health is early detection of Sight Threatening Diseases.

A couple of the more concerning eye conditions – glaucoma and macular degeneration – can be caught much earlier, thanks to new diagnostic tools such as High Definition Ocular Coherence Tomography – which is basically MRI for your eyes, and Auto Florescence – which allows you to look below the surface of the retina, than was ever possible before.

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The risk of developing glaucoma, dubbed “the thief in the night” because it has no symptoms in the early stages, is another reason early detection is important. “You can lose at least 50 per cent of vision from glaucoma before you would know it,” explains Dr. McRoberts, founder of Optomeyes clinic.

Anyone over the age of 40 should be routinely tested for glaucoma, a gradual loss of mid-peripheral vision, where the fibres in the optic nerve slowly die. Eventually, all that is left to look through is a narrow tube.

“Hereditarily, if you have a father with it — your risk goes up. A mother, even more. A sibling; the risk goes way up,” says Dr. McRoberts. The new OCT digital imaging instrument allows Dr. McRoberts to actually measure how thick the optic nerve fibre layers are — and detect the disease five or six years earlier than before possible.

So far this high definition scan is only available at a few optometry clinics in B.C., including Dr. McRoberts’ offices.

And, as of a month ago, Dr. McRoberts has offered to do genetic testing on people with macular degeneration. The latest research shows that there are two distinct genetic types of this disease and each responds very differently to the recommended supplement treatment. By testing his patients, Dr. McRoberts learns who should take which type of supplements to control or even improve the condition. “It’s going to change everything with macular degeneration treatment, and definitely improve outcomes,” says Dr. McRoberts, of the genetic testing.

In general, people aged 65 and older should see their optometrists annually for a dilated eye exam and retinal digital imaging.

Those who fall into the 20-65 age category should have their eyes Dr. Bart McRoberts checked every two years. Exceptions to this are people who have particular ocular risk such as diabetics.

Annual eye exams are important for youth under the age of 19 because their eyes are constantly changing and growing in those years.

“Kids can have large vision changes from year to year,” says Dr. 210-1555 Marine Drive, McRoberts, who adds the advent of technology and computers has created an increase in the number of nearsighted children. There West Vancouver are myopia progression treatments for these children as well. The 604.922.0413 key here is to prevent high prescriptions from occurring.

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Jerome Pathon and the River City Relay There were big local connections to one of the NFL’s most unforgettable touchdowns

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rguably the most bizarre – if not the most spectacular – touchdown in the entire 94-year history of the National Football League was a TD scored by a Canadian.

Not just any Canadian, mind you, but one from right here in North Vancouver.

It was 10 years ago on Dec. 21, 2003, that New Orleans Saints’ wide receiver, Jerome Pathon, a Carson Graham grad from 1993, dove into the end zone to complete an absolutely incredible 75-yard touchdown on the last play of a game against Jacksonville Jaguars. The TD became known as the River City Relay. You can still find it on the Internet by Googling “River City Relay” and “YouTube.”

New Orleans, with a won-lost record of 7-7, needed to win this road game in Jacksonville plus their final game of the season the following week at home versus Dallas (which they did win) in order to have a chance for a wildcard playoff berth.

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But it’s how they got it and what happened next that will forever be ingrained in the memories of those who witnessed the game in person or on TV or who were on the field itself.

When the ball was snapped from the 25-yard line to begin the last-gasp play, quarterback Aaron Brooks dropped back to the 18 and heaved a pass to Donté Stallworth along the right sideline at the mid-field stripe. As he caught the ball, he spun 360 degrees and then ran left, picking up a couple of blocks including one from Jerome Pathon as the clock reached .00, making this the final play for certain.

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full stride, caught the hot potato 21 yards from the goal line and dashed for paydirt, taking advantage of a block by Brooks and then outsprinting the last Jaguar defender and diving across the line for an utterly astonishing major.

Just as astonishingly, placekicker John Carney – who had made 131 consecutive converts and had missed only once in 230 attempts over the previous 121 games during some 8+ seasons – then miss-kicked the convert that would have put the game into overtime.

New Orleans went from absolute elation to complete deflation instantly.

Talk about a kick in the stomach.

Catching up with Jerome Pathon this week (that’s a pun folks), I learned just how it was that our local lad was able to finish off that magnificently bizarre play.

You see, Jerome – who celebrated his 38th birthday on Monday and will be back in town for Christmas by the time you read this – played a lot of soccer and competed in track and field (long and triple jump mostly) as well as football in the Gordon Sturtridge League and at Carson Graham while growing up in North Van. But he also played two seasons of rugby at school while in Grade 9 and 10. He believes it was his experience on the rugby field that led to that New Orleans’ TD. “I think it stems back to my days at Carson Graham and my short career as a rugby player,” he says. “Instincts really just kicked in. You know, as soon as I threw the block for Donté and realized he was going to get tackled, I got back up and just kind of trailed the play as a back would in rugby. I didn’t know where the ball was actually going to

get to me but still to this day – and I’ve spoken to Deuce McAllister – I have no idea how he managed to see me because he was being tackled.

“When I caught the ball, I just looked directly straight ahead of me and gave everything I got to get to the end zone.”

That’s Jerome diving unmolested over the line for the TD in the photo accompanying this story. Did he hear Jaguar footsteps behind him or was the dive in celebration of the impossible?

“On the previous three downs that we had, we were just running verticals,” he explains.

“I had run probably the equivalent of 400 yards before that play even happened. People don’t realize how exhausted we were, especially me. When I caught the ball, I had felt Aaron Brooks’ block. I didn’t know who else was behind me.

“And so,” he adds, laughing at the thought, “I didn’t want to be the guy who got tackled at the two-yard line. So I gave it everything I got. If the guy was going to tackle me, he

Happy Holidays

As you get ready to enjoy the holiday season, your North Shore fire departments would like to remind you about fire safety.

Candles: Candle related fires are a year round concern, but especially during the winter season. Use them under careful supervision and remember to extinguish all candles before leaving the room.

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was going to tackle me in the end zone. It wasn’t going to be on the two-yard line.”

Now there’s something else rather amazing about that long-ago contest. Only two North Shore-raised athletes have ever played in the NFL, Pathon and Sentinel’s Rob Meier, a twoway standout

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with the Spartans who went on to play 10 years with Jacksonville as a defensive tackle. Meier was playing the day of that River City Relay, though he wasn’t on the field when the touchdown was scored.

“Football players’ memories aren’t usually very good,” he quips over the phone from his home in Jacksonville on Sunday after taking part in the Jaguars’ annual alumni weekend, “but, yeah, I remember that play. It was pretty shocking.”

But there’s still more. Mitch Berger of North Delta also played in the game for New Orleans. It would take a bit of research, since Berger had a 14-year NFL career with seven different teams, but it’s possible that the River City Relay game is the only time three B.C. boys have ever played in the same NFL game.

You should also know that Berger was a major part of the game, kicking off to begin the game, punting three times and kicking off after the Saints’ first touchdown.

He was also the holder of the ball on the miss-kick.

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Twenty years ago while working at Ridgeview elementary, Tina Brown had her students make Christmas crackers using wrapping paper, recycled cardboard toilet paper tubes and a portion of their Halloween candy.

The project is still going strong at both Caulfeild and Ridgeview, where all grades come together to create the small presents.

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“This gives them the chance to start thinking about charity at a young age.”

Students made 600 Christmas crackers in the gym and next year Brown hopes to have enough for the Union Gospel Mission’s family dinner.

The students added the crackers to holiday hampers, which include chocolates, pyjamas and other goodies.

“We did it as a whole school because it’s nice for them to know that everyone wants to contribute,” says Kyra, a Grade 6 student who helped organize the project.

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Ever conscious of the increasing cost of gas and effect his multi-million-kilometre Christmas flight has on the environment, Santa seems to have opted for 2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon for his next sleigh.

The wagon promises a fuel economy of 7.84 L/100 kms fuel economy,which means the sleigh will be kinder to the environment than his current means of transporting gifts to the world’s children.

As an added benefit, the EcoBoost engine – which is finely tuned for high-speed performance – would offer speeds much faster than Santa ever travelled in his former 36-hoofpowered sleigh. The expected upgrade comes as a record number of children earn spots on the “nice” list, increasing the payload weight of his bag of gifts beyond the normal tow rating of his nine-reindeer team.

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Wagon sleigh concept an electric windshield weeks after hearing of defroster, making short Santa Santa’s dilemma during work of icy windshields cold weather testing in in wintry conditions. So, the North Pole. if there’s a foggy Christmas Eve, we “This is a winning situation for all,” won’t need a red-nosed reindeer to says Darren Goddard, chief engineer guide Santa around the world.” for Ford Transit Connect Wagon. “The Some extras appear to have swung increased efficiency means added time Santa in the direction of the Transit for Santa to enjoy milk and cookies at Connect. SYNC with MyFord Touch stops. His new ride will offer 100 cubic offers a touch screen display with feet of cargo space and versatility to navigation so Santa can easily find haul up to 2,000 pounds, which Santa all the good children, even in more will need.” remote areas.

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With eight cupholders, Claus and his elves would have plenty of space to take along a few glasses of milk as they continue through their busy night.

Rain-sensing wipers would keep Claus on the move, as there’s always a chance he’ll encounter nasty weather.

“As always, we are busy making toys and checking long lists,” says Santa.

“That said, Merry Christmas to all!”

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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Even though we have high fuel prices in Canada, the trend is away from small fuel-efficient cars to larger vehicles.

Subcompact and even compact sales are down but sales of small SUVs and even mid-sized vehicles are up. There are a couple of things at play here. The first is the stronger (not so much in the last two months) Canadian dollar over the last several years, which has allowed carmakers to jam more content into their cars and often the retail price has dropped too.

The second is that vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient, so buying a slightly bigger car isn’t much of a hardship. With this as a backdrop, it is interesting to see that Mitsubishi has introduced a three-cylinder fuel saving car at the smallest end of the market.

Looks The Mirage is sold in two trim levels; the base starts at $12,498 and comes pretty sparsely equipped. It’s a small car with a little price tag. The much bigger Nissan Versa is cheaper at $11,898 and has buckets more power. The car that most people will choose is the Mirage SE which offers many more goodies, but the price jumps dramatically to $15,398 and with the automatic transmission it lands at $16,598. At this price, there are plenty of options in the subcompact class. Styling is not what I would call eye-catching.

Cars like the Ford Fiesta or the Kia Rio have much more appeal and features for similar money to this SE Mirage.

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Inside On the plus side, the Mirage SE does come nicely equipped. The front driver’s seat has adjustment and both front seats have very good seat heaters that bring your backside up to the appropriate temperature in short order. The centre cluster is nicely finished and it features Bluetooth with streaming audio. There is an auxiliary jack but no USB jack to charge your phone. The back seat is small and the rear cargo area is what one might expect from a little car. But this vehicle does not live in a vacuum. The Kia Rio, with more features, like satellite radio, is only a $1,000 more and is way up on space and horsepower.

The Nissan Versa Note is massive in comparison, and for $1,700 more has push button start and even a backup camera. So yes, the Mirage is nicely equipped and has a good price but there are other options out there that are as good if not better.

Drive What this little car was designed to do is deliver impressive fuel economy.

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2014 GMC Acadia Denali: Full-size luxury The 2014 GMC Acadia Denali is truly a full-size crossover vehicle.

That’s right, an eight-passenger crossover that is big enough to haul eight adults and still have room to store your gear.

Saturday is my usual run around day; picking up things, dropping off people, some of whom I don’t know but someone in my family has volunteered me to drive anyway. You know the kind of day, the one that finds me buying things that we don’t need but can’t live without, returning things that apparently we can live without, and providing hourly updates to my wife on what I have accomplished thus far. Hectic and stressful.

Well, this particular Saturday I had the Acadia Denali and with a few hours driving this vehicle I was actually relaxed. Luxurious seating and a premium Bose stereo system with steering wheel controls that drowned out all the chatter from the back seats. It also came in handy for when they tried to include me in the conversation; with a simple push of the volume button I could yell back “sorry, I can’t hear you.”

All three rows receive the same level of luxury.

French stitching on all of the leather seats with a choice of colours, Ebony or Cocoa Dune. The second row seats are a SmartSlide flat-folding 60/40 split bench while the third row is a 60/40 split bench that folds flat as well. The third row is surprisingly comfortable and has enough leg room for adults.

The steering wheel is leather wrapped with mashifted into manual mode. hogany wood grain trim; it also features a tilt and Pump frequency: 13.3/ 8.8 L/100 km (City/ telescopic steering column. The centre of the dash Highway) is the location for the colour touch Radio/NavigaWarranty support: Basic 3 year/ 60,000 km tion screen with IntelliLink. A 165 mm (6.5”) colour Power-train 5 year/ 160,000 km touch screen display, AM/FM stereo with CD player, Roadside assistance 5 year/ auxiliary audio input jack, Bluetooth 160,000 km streaming audio, hands free calling and At first, I was a little skeptical a rear seat entertainment system. about this vehicle but after the If you’re excited about cup holders then first few kilometres, I changed hold on to yourself, this vehicle has 12. my mind and found it to be I know because I had to clean each one. very comfortable and fun to Twelve in an eight-seater, go figure. drive. Although there is lots of The Acadia comes standard with room inside it does not give the driver and front passenger airbags, impression of a big SUV, and seat mounted side impact bags and At first, I was it manoeuvres quite well. With side curtain air bags. Traction control a little sceptical the latest technologies added, and stability control with roll stability I found it easy to use and very about this vehicle control are also standard. Forward useful. Shoulder checks are collision alert, lane departure warning, but . . . after the something I do by habit, but rear cross traffic alert and side blind first few kilometres, with the side blind zone alert zone alert are some of the latest I found it to be a feature it is like having someone technologies that have gone into this else take a second look, which is very comfortable vehicle. comforting.

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Raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada by wearing your hideous holiday sweater — and have fun doing it. You can purchase your $5 Ugly Christmas Sweater Day button online at nowthatsugly. com.

Now That’s Ugly Society co-founder Jordan Birch started the annual tradition six years ago in his living room, after inviting his friends to wear their ugliest Christmas sweater to a party he was hosting.

Since then his non-profit society has raised $50,000 for various charities including private donations to cancer-stricken families, Basics for Babies and the Union Gospel Mission.

While it was an unusual request, North Van district Mayor Richard Walton said he is happy to support any initiative that creates goodwill.

“This one is really fun, it makes people laugh,” said Walton.

Meanwhile, North Van city mayor Darrell Mussatto echoed Walton’s sentiments, saying campaign organizers are doing their part by spreading goodwill to other people.

An Ugly Christmas Sweater Day wrapup party will be held at the Commodore Ballroom tomorrow night (Dec. 20) at 8 p.m.

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The eagles have landed Eagle viewing season in Squamish is from mid-November to mid-February, with prime viewing in December and January Every winter, thousands of bald eagles congregate on the shores of the rivers throughout Squamish to feed on the abundant spawning salmon.

Hundreds of eagles at a time can be seen from the river dykes, feeding along sandbars or roosting in nearby cottonwood trees. Two dozen or more in a single tree is not uncommon.

Eagle season in Squamish is from mid-November to mid-February, with prime viewing in December and January.

There are a variety of opportunities to take part in eagle viewing in Squamish, and a quick stop in at the Squamish Adventure Centre, to chat to the Visitor Information counsellors will help you determine which Eagle Viewing adventure is next on your list.

The Eagle Run Dyke, located in Brackendale, proves to be a popular spot with clear views across the Squamish river to the Brackendale Eagle Reserve, a provincial park established in 1996.

Expertly trained Eagle Watch volunteers keep guard over their flock at the Eagle Run Shelter located at the Eagle Run Dyke and offer visitors the opportunity to view the eagles up close through telescopes. The Eagle Watch program is supported in part by the Executive Suites Garibaldi Resort, Squamish. When booking an overnight stay at the Executive Suites Garibaldi Resort, a monetary contribution toward this valuable program is made.

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The Brackendale Eagle Festival and Count On January 9,1994, a world record of 3,769 bald eagles were counted at the annual Brackendale Winter Eagle Count, in Squamish. This year heralds the 28th annual Brackendale Winter Eagle Count, on Sunday, Jan. 5. For a personal tour and guided experience beyond expectations, stop by the Brackendale Art Gallery and book a tour with Thor Froslev.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, in North Van North Vancouver is full with Christmas spirit. Many residents have been celebrating alongside their neighbours at festive events in communities from Lynn Valley to Lower Lonsdale. From Christmas hamper making to horsedrawn carriage rides, there has been no shortage of holiday activities.

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MP Andrew Saxton, DNV Mayor RIchard Walton, and MLA Jane Thornthwaite flipped the switch on Dec. 1 at annual the lighting ceremony.

3. Lynn Valley Community Association present Lynn Valley Lions with a $3,500 cheque. 4. North Vancouver’s three Save-On-Foods and PriceSmart teamed up to fill 25 food hampers for the Happy Liver Society. Each hamper was loaded with fixings for a perfect Christmas dinner, including a turkey, stuffing, pie and chocolates. Save-On-Foods staff delivered the hampers to Vancouver General Hospital’s

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5. Kids & families delight in the candy-making elves at Sugar & Co. at Lynn Valley Village. 6. Santa’s favourite event, the 10th annual Lower Lonsdale Christmas Festival, saw Santa arrive in a horse drawn carriage.

7. An enchanted evening was had by all at the Lower Lonsdale Christmas Festival. 8. A stunning Lego Christmas Village on display at Nourish Market in Lynn Valley Village.

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Academy participants would attend classes in the morning and then head down the road to the NSWC interest,” explained Jefferson. in the afternoon for hockey instruction in areas that Starting in September, two streams of students, include defensive tactical training, offensive skills 40 in total, will receive dance training in a variety and goaltender development. There is also dry land of styles — including ballet, jazz and hip hop — and training and nutritional as well as career counselling qualify for Royal Academy of Dance and PE credits. embedded into the program.

Pilates, yoga, and Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art Competing in the E15 league, the academy stuthat fuses elements of dance, acrobatics and music, dents would play 40 to 50 games per season against will also be practised by the students. teams from Washington, Alberta and across B.C. Open to those in grades 8 to 12, the dance acadThree short-listed head coaches have experiemy is designed for serious performing arts ence in leagues ranging from Junior A, the students. The schedule, which has them in Western Hockey League to Europe. the dance studio every other afternoon for an Oldenborger, a WHL veteran himself, hour and a half, allows the academy particisaid there is no question the Sutherland pants to remain in a traditional high school academy will produce high-caliber hockey setting and study alongside their peers. players.

“This way they can balance their workload Equally important to the success of the better,” said Jefferson. academy is ensuring the Sonia Ellis, owner of the acclaimed hockey players maintain Seymour Dance school with a 40-year history their grades, specifically on the North Shore, is thrilled about her new Sonia Ellis a C-plus average, added partnership with the school district.

Oldenborger. PE credit is “I am excited about the opportunity this given to those participating brings to students who wish to dance during in the academy. school hours and being able to earn high school credE15 hockey programs are currently its at the same time,” said Ellis, adding she sees many offered in the Delta, Abbotsford and students struggling to match their schedules.

Burnaby school districts. For its part, The dance academy, which costs $155 per month, the North Van school district is hoping will be offered out of Windsor secondary, located withthe E15 hockey academy, which carries in walking distance to the Seymour Dance studio. In an annual cost of $13,500 per player, the next three years, 96 Seymour Dance students are will attract students from beyond its scheduled to enter high school at Windsor. borders.

Meanwhile, the NSWC and the school district are There is a hurdle the NSWC will hopeful an elite Midget-level (E15) hockey academy have to overcome before the academy will start in September. can be approved. At a public meetNSWC director of hockey operations Jeff ing on Nov. 26, the school board voted Oldenborger, who put forward the proposal, said to support the partnership between the E15 league fills the void in player development Sutherland and the NSWC. However, between the Midget and Major Midget levels. the board is also awaiting the out“Midget is the first year where they go to a threecome of the labour dispute between year age gap,” said Oldenborger, explaining in some Canadian Union of Public Employees cases an underdeveloped 15-year-old might be going (CUPE) members and the NSWC that up against a mature 17-year-old on the ice. has been ongoing since May, before Those in the minor hockey community are findthey make a final decision on the acading few Midget players bring the strength and size to emy. compete at the next level.

The school district also has a basketThe new NSWC hockey academy — which is affiliball academy, to be offered at Seycove ated with Hockey B.C. and Hockey Canada Sports secondary, in the pipeline. Jefferson Schools — allows Grade 10 Sutherland secondary students to join a highly-competitive league of strictly said, while they are just finalizing the details of the partnership, Seycove was 15-year-old players. Tryouts would be held in the continued, PAGE 4

given special consideration because of its position in the Seymour area where only 25 per cent of the NVSD’s total enrolment comes from.

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