Deep Cove Crier January 2015

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January 2015

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Unpack bubble-wrapped kids, says safety group by

Pat Johnson

some District councillors and the head of the local safety association say today’s kids are over-protected and need the opportunity to learn to deal with inevitable events that could cause injury. tom Walker, president of the north shore safety Council, presented to District council December 15, in recognition of the safety council’s 60th anniversary.

He outlined the work the council does in educating the public, especially young people, about issues of safety and personal protection, including the use of helmets.

But what caught some councillors’ attention was the topic of the group’s recent presentation “Unwrapping Bubblewrap Kids – the Importance of Risky play.” the presentation was aimed at identifying age-

appropriate activities where children can learn to fall safely and how to gauge the inherent risk of a particular activity which, Walker said, if learned correctly at an appropriate time of life, can save them from poor judgment later on.

Councillor Roger Bassam said he is concerned kids are not being left alone to experience natural incidents.

“I’m involved in coaching a lot and we see a lot of what we call helicopter parents and over-wrapped children,” he said. “[there is a] huge difference in the amount of exposure we were allowed as children.

It does strike me as a huge risk that we’re building into our society by not having a whole generation of kids who understand how to climb a tree and how to fall, how to roll, all these things that we did, how to slide on

gravel, because that’s part of what we did when we were growing up. at the same time it seems there’s almost even more downward pressure because we hear about concussions and it gets all the media play.”

Bassam said his son declared that the new merrygo-round in the local park “sucks” compared to the old-style ones.

Councillor Lisa muri said that with so many school kids being driven to school or accompanied on their walk by parents, she worries they are not learning to fend for themselves on the sidewalks and streets.

“It’s frightening to think that some kids will be thrown into adulthood and not know how to deal with these basic principles of being streetwise and aware of things around them,” muri said. the north shore safety Council was founded in 1952 and incorporated in June 1954. the aim is to minimize or prevent injuries, to promote accident prevention and safety

generally, to carry out educational programs, largely through public presentations. the group encourages increased active and alternative transportation, like walking, biking, longboarding, ride-sharing and transit. It also seeks to reduce traffic volume and speed through engineering, enforcement, education and enticement. modest funding comes

from the three north shore municipalities, provincial gaming grants and honoraria from presentations. the safety council delivers 250 presentations annually to 5,000 children and teachers, including 3,000 in the District of north Vancouver In autumn, presentations focus on pedestrian safety and in the spring they focus on bicycle safety. the safety council is currently seeking funding

for an intergenerational program intended to help teach children to identify potential problems in their grandparents’ homes to prevent falls. mayor Richard Walton thanked Walker for his group’s decades of work. “there are not too many programs that operate for this long with an uninterrupted tenure, so thank you very much for your contributions,” said Walton.

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It’s a well-known tradition to begin the new year with a resolution to do good in some form or other, whether for ourselves by exercising more, eating better, or spending more time with our family or, in some cases, resolutions take the form of pledging to do good for others. next month the District of north Vancouver and simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue will be co-hosting a community dialogue event to discuss parking and access issues in Deep Cove. I’d like to ask you to make a resolution to do good for yourself and others by circling February 21 on your calendar, and planning to participate. the issues of parking and access in the Cove affect us all, whether it be the summer madness that the residents of panorama Drive live

through, the pedestrian safety concerns of residents in Rock Cliff, the folks on boat access-only properties up Indian arm and over in Belcarra who come in to the village by way of seycove marina, or the very real needs of the community’s small businesses to have parking for their patrons -their very life blood. as I said in my column last month, Deep Cove has become an international destination for visitors and they too have a part to play in the discussion.

Because there are so many competing interests and no silver bullet solutions, we must come together as a community and discuss needs, desires, compromises and solutions. We have a technical study that lays out the causes of the problems, where and when they are occurring, and proposes some possible technical solutions. now it’s time for the community to get involved, roll up its sleeves, develop its own ideas and decide which solutions it prefers. your District Council wants just one thing out of this community dialogue process: a made in Deep Cove plan that features technically-sound and financially feasible solutions, which all of the

stakeholders agree upon, and that Council can endorse.

We’ve decided to partner with sFU Centre for Dialogue because they are uniquely qualified to help the community to create non-partisan and constructive communication around these difficult topics. the Centre’s work involves exploring critical issues that impact the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of our communities. they bring to the table an internationally recognized expertise in a process called ‘deliberative dialogue’, which I’ll explain in greater detail in my next column which comes out in the January 28 edition of this paper.

Later this month you will start to see advertising and promotion in Deep Cove designed to raise awareness about the dialogue event and encourage registration to participate. I encourage you to ask your friends and neighbours if they have heard about the event, and I encourage everyone to register to participate. It is only by ensuring all of the community’s diverse voices and interests are around the table that we can hope to reach a long term solution that works for everyone.

Find out more about the Centre for Dialogue’s work at sfu. ca/dialogue and keep an eye on our web page at dnv.org/deepcove for updates on the process and a link to register for the event.

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MLA Report

A time of hope

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cartoon of two cats lounging extravagantly on a couch. one of them says, “Can you believe the year’s half over?” the immediate joke is that cats have no sense of time and one day is much like the next. the secondary joke, an attribute of the best new yorker cartoons, is that, in a way, the joke is on us. the calendar, really, is a fairly meaningless way of keeping track of the progress of our lives. and so it has been, for some of us, to take a “bah humbug” approach to new year’s eve. the idea that we would arbitrarily select one night and declare that this is the end of one significant epoch and the beginning of another, is a little much for some rational minds to assimilate. on the other hand, it can be an opportunity to let loose with friends and have a great celebration before the doldrums of January, February march and so forth.

However arbitrary the celebration of the new year may be — and however excessive, in some cases — it does have some positive effects in causing us human beings to reflect and look forward. at a point in human civilization when reflection is increasingly difficult because the proliferation of news, information and entertainment bombards us so that we are barely able to see the forest for the trees, it can be a positive thing to stop for a few hours or a few days.

It is not coincidental that the new year comes at a time of the year when, to some extent, depending on one’s industry and occupation, the business world slows down and

spend days at home. (this is clearly not the case for people who work in retail or other seasonally hectic occupations.) a few hours away from the daily grind can make a world of difference. as we have absorbed the incessant wall of information coming at us throughout 2014, it may have seemed, at times, like our civilization was unraveling at its seams. the acts of violence that we see on television news, of beheadings abroad and domestic violence and shootings closer to home, of accusations of sexual violence, of bad behaviors of so many varieties and levels of depredation, can lead us to a very pessimistic perspective. yet, this is why the new year actually holds a significant psychological place for us.

If nothing else, the marking of the new year is a psychological and symbolic break from the past.

It may not cleanse us of all the bad memories of the past year, nor should it. But it does offer a chance to mentally advance beyond, putting some things behind us as memories, rather than carrying them with us into the future, whether bad news stories of recent months or more personal disappointments.

It is, as the traditional new year baby symbolizes, an opportunity to begin with innocence and freshness. to imagine a future untarnished by whatever we have come through in the year just past, or those before that. It is, despite all the recriminations, a time of hope. and that is something the world can use.

Happy new year.

B.C.’s growing economy will lead to one million job openings by the year 2020. more than 78% of those jobs will require some form of post-secondary education. It is estimated that 43% of future jobs will need skilled trades and technical workers. WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour came to mountainside secondary school in north Vancouver on thursday, December 11, 2014. the tour is an interactive event where youth in grades 6 to 10 can try the skills they will need for different careers that are in demand across the province. this hands on approach allows students to apply real life experiences to career exploration.

Find Your Fit features a variety of interactive career exploration activity stations - including welding, carpentry, accounting, and more - offering youth a chance to try their hand at different skills. these youth, who are just beginning to think about potential careers, are connected with WorkBC’s labour market information, tools, and services. parents, teachers, and career counsellors also benefit from the event as they look for ways to educate and support youth in their career exploration.

Find Your Fit is part of B.C.’s skills for Jobs Blueprint commitment to re-engineer education and deliver the skilled workforce B.C.’s growing economy needs. It is also an integral part of seven regional LnG energy seminars currently taking place throughout B.C. more than 4,500 students have taken part in the tour so far at events in prince George, Fort st. John, terrace, Burns Lake, prince Rupert, and Delta.

I encouraged north shore students, along with their parents and teachers, to drop by mountainside secondary and see first-hand what’s on offer in well-paying and in-demand professions. It is never too early for young people to start planning for their career path after they graduate from high school.

I’m proud to say many opportunities exist on the north shore. From the welders and pipefitters that contribute to our shipbuilding industry, to the carpenters needed to build sets for our booming film and tV sector—there are so many exciting possibilities in our own backyard. not to mention the many professionals that work in these organizations, such accountants, engineers, and lawyers.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all participants of the tour for their hard work in organizing and hosting these activities.

Having attended a number of tours in the past, I have seen first-hand how the students enjoy a wonderful, adventurous, and fruitful learning experience.

Learn more about what is happening in our riding of north Vancouver-seymour by subscribing to my monthly mLa report at www.janethornthwaitemla.bc.ca/subscribe. Contact me by e-mail at jane.thornthwaite.mla@leg.bc.ca, by phone at (604) 983-9852, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jane.thornthwaite, on twitter at @ jthornthwaite, or stop by my constituency office at 217 - 1233 Lynn Valley Road.

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Happy new year! For many, the new year is a time of renewal: a time to re-energize and commit to personal goals.

Whatever your ambition, the Library is here as a resource for you. of course we have books, movies, DVDs, audiobooks and eresources galore to help you set yourself on the right path. But did you know we also offer a tonne of programs and events designed to help you learn, grow and connect to your community? Here are a few

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of the exciting programs we are offering this January.

Health and Wellness – Looking to get in shape in 2015? Celebrate your health this January with free activities and workshops provided as a result of a partnership between the Library and north Vancouver Recreation and Culture. We’re offering yoga, trail walking, gardening, healthy eating and tai chi workshops, as well as a movie night featuring the film Just eat It: a Food Waste story.

Visit www.nvdpl.ca for a schedule of events. all of these health events are offered for free and no registration in required.

Learning – Does your resolution involve exercising your brain? Why not attend a lecture, take an online course, or learn about safety and security at your library? on January 14 the popular Capilano Universe Lecture series kicks off at Lynn Valley Library at 7 p.m. the lecture will feature Capilano University’s Dr. Janet Waters, who will

be taking a look at the archetypal psychology of Game of thrones. Learn more about the lecture series at www.capilanou. ca/universe. all lectures are free and no registration is required, but seating is limited. on January 29 at 2:30 p.m. parkgate Library will be holding an information session all about massive online courses, or mooCs. mooCs are free courses offered by universities and other post-secondary institutions, and open

to anyone. In February, parkgate Library will begin showing lectures for the mIt mooC, ‘Introduction to philosophy,’ with discussions afterward. at the information session on January 29, you’ll have the chance to learn more about this particular mooC, and about mooCs in general. this program is free but registration is required. you can register at 604-9293727.

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Behind the brambles — exposing the Blair Rifle Range by eileen Smith In the early 1960s when the world was dealing with the Cold War, including the Cuban missile Crisis and the assignation of president Kennedy, Windsor secondary school was new.

During classes it was not uncommon to hear rifle fire in the distance and when leaving the school often military vehicles would be buzzing along the unpaved Keith Road (now mount seymour parkway). all of this activity was due to the Blair Rifle Range which was an active armed forces training ground; the range was sold and decommissioned in 1968. the Blair Rifle Range is located west of the parkgate shopping Centre between strathhaven Drive and northlands Drive on the north side of the parkway. since closing it has become a quiet, almost forgotten stretch of land, overgrown by a tangle of brambles.

Few folks thought that much about it until one day Blueridge resident Donna sacuto’s neighbour asked her “what’s the deal with the Blair Rifle Range?”

Donna became curious and started looking into it. she discovered a wonderfully rich history of 110 acres of a total of 644 acres of land now belonging to federal crown corporation Canada mortgage and Housing Corporation and known as northlands. Donna authored a most interesting research paper titled Building andy’s Range: the History of the Blair Rifle Range in north Vancouver and has given several presentations to groups in the area where she shared her findings.

In 1928 the Department of national Defence took over the land from the District of north Vancouver to build a rifle range that opened in 1930; they named it in honour of major R.m. Blair of Vancouver’s seaforth Highlanders. originally it was used for outdoor shooting practice for civilians and the military.

During the Depression it became an Unemployed Relief Camp, the home for about 90 people, opening in 1934 and closing in 1936.

Donna found “Under the terms of the DnV Camps, the men were provided with bunkhouse accommodation, military issued clothing, militaryfoodrations,medical and dental care. Hours of work were eight hours a day, five and one half days per

used the range for wartime training. I also found reference to the edmonton Fusiliers being there during 1941 and were called out to fight a forest fire on mt seymour.” the heavy use of mortars, rifles and machine guns have left the land very contaminated. after the war, firearm training by the military continued up until the 1960s.

In 1968 with residential housing closing in around the rifle range the Department of national Defence transferred it to the Crown assets Disposal Corporation.

Canadian mortgage and Housing Corporation took over ownership in 1968. It would like to develop the land; residents of the community have opposed this, preferring not to lose more wilderness.

Both the squamish nation and tsleil-Waututh nation have expressed interest.

Donna sacuta’s over forty page document is a very thorough look at the important history and nearly forgotten piece of land in our community. the whole paper is available to read on the Deep Cove Heritage society website www. deepcoveheritage.com under stories/Building andy’s Range.

week. Labourers were given an allowance of twenty cents a day, and the total cost per worker was expected to be kept at less than $1.00 per day. supervisory staff were paid more, as were contracted workers such as teamsters. Registration was said to be voluntary, but those refusing to sign up were no longer eligible for municipal relief.” the workers constructed a road, extended existing firing berms, 13 buildings (including a hospital and bunkhouses) and perimeter fences, much of it completed by hand. the report details the Camp Workers’ strikes of 1934 and 1935 which had tremendous public support. this led to the “on-toottawa trek” in June 1935.

Between 1936 and 1940 the land became a wartime military rifle range with up to 350 soldiers who came from the new Westminster Regiment and trained there. Donna told me “the bunkhouses were used for weekends and other short periods when soldiers came for training. there was a permanent caretaker living there, but I don’t believe muchinthewayofpermanent staff. In addition to the Westminster Regiment, the seaforth Highlanders also

Deep Cove Crier • January 2015

HELP: Buyers have nothing to buy!!! (supply/demand=its a good time for sellers!)

As often happens, we are again in January with buyers chomping at the bit to buy but there are very few listings for them. Unfortunately a lot of sellers don’t know that while there are a lot of sales later in the Spring, there are also usually a lot more places for buyers to choose from so they can be choosier than they might be in January and February. When buyers have less to choose from, they will likely pay more. For those wanting to sell and buy, what could be better than selling in a tight market (Jan/Feb) and buying when a lot of new listings are likely to come on the market for them (MarchMay)? If you are thinking of selling (or selling and then buying) please let me know and I will be happy to meet with you to discuss how timing can work to your advantage.

Assessments are coming! Will yours be too high?

The Provincial Property Tax Assessments will be in your mailboxes soon and if the past few years have been any indication, a lot of them will be higher than they should be-higher than a buyer would likely pay. In recent years, we have had several clients call to ask if they could sell their homes for the assessed value they received and, sadly, they could not. Tax assessments DO NOT reflect market value in most cases-they just tell you the value assigned for calculation of your taxes. A high assessment is not a bad thing if you are thinking of selling but it can be if you will stay in your home for a long time-it will mean you will pay higher taxes than you should. If you think your assessment may be too high, please contact me. I can tell you what the fair market value of your home should be so that you have time to appeal your assessment if it is too high. NOTE: the last day to appeal this year’s property tax assessment is February 2nd.

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DEEP COVE HERITAGE SOCIETY • Te l : 6 0 4 - 9 2 9 - 5 7 4 4 o r 6 0 4 - 9 2 9 - 9 4 5 6 • www.deepcoveheritage.com & facebook • e-mail deepcoveheritage@shawcable.com • Annual General Meeting is scheduled Thurs. Feb 5th, at 10am in the meeting room. Following the meeting a new historical film of the Mount Seymour Lions will be shown. See ad in this paper for details or call the office. Everyone is invited.

• Echoes Across the Inlet covers the history up to the 1950s; Echoes Across Seymour looks at changes from the ’50s to present day. Available from the Heritage office and SeymourArt Gallery.

• Make sure your name goes down in history, purchase a family brick for the Deep Cove Heritage Garden, for info call the office.

• The group is always looking for volunteers • Open Tues & Thurs 10am–4pm; Wed 10am–1pm; Fri if volunteer available, Sat 10:30am–1:30pm, Sun 11am–2pm — call to confirm office is open before visiting.

Please support your local Historians SEYMOUR ART GALLERY Gallery and gift shop open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Telephone: 604-924-1378 • w w w. S e y m o u r A r t G a l l e r y. c o m • e - m a i l : info@seymourartgallery.com.

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• Discovery Exhibition: Fire — the annual juried exhibition provides exposure to emerging artists.

Curator Sarah Cavanaugh and Interim Curator Dr. Hilary Letwin have selected 27 artists to exhibit that reflects the theme Fire. The result is a fresh and eclectic show, with the artists presenting work that is as varied as their backgrounds; encompassing painting, ceramics, glass, mixed media and photography. One artist will be presented the Carole Badgley Emerging Artist Award and $300 cash prize. Runs Jan 17 to Feb 7; opening reception and awards presentation Sun, Jan 18, from 2 to 4pm.

• Poetry Meets Art; an afternoon of poetry inspired by artwork, Sun Jan 25 at 2pm.

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• Volunteers are needed to open the gallery and gift shop during theatre performance intermissions.

Volunteers see the show free.

Hendry Hall, 815 East 11th St., NV ~ Box Office 604983-2633 • www.northvanplayers.ca • Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii, a seven-door farce by Alan Stratton, directed by Clive Sanders, produced by Liz Massil. When Vivien Bliss, writer of Harlequin Romance novels, comes to spend a romantic weekend with respectably married school teacher Edgar Chisholm, she starts a train of events which involves all the classic elements of farce — confused identities, disguise, long lost relatives, ambushes, chases and glorious mayhem. How Vivien gets her new novel finished is the dubious foundation of this hilarious Canadian play. Runs Feb 6 to 21, Wed to Sat at 8pm. * * * * * Capilano University Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, NV ~ Box Office 604-990-7810 • www.capilanou.ca/blueshorefinancialcentre/ • The Odd Couple by Neil Simon — Meet Felix Ungar, the neurotic, neat-freak news writer. Meet Oscar Madison, the slovenly sportswriter. When life changes bring them together as roommates, will these two friends learn to meet in the middle? Or will their irreconcilable differences split them apart? An Arts Club Tour Production, Fri, Jan 9 at 8pm. * * * * * St. Martin’s Church Hall, 195 East Windsor Rd., NV • 604-767-0665 • www.smpdramatics.com • SPACE the Pantomime — A long time ago, in a pantomime far, far away... the distant Star System of Nonamia is held in the iron grip of the wicked Queen Evilena. This vain and preening monarch has taken a dislike to her stepdaughter, the beautiful Princess Starlight and instructs her Henchman, the sinister Dark Crater, to dispose of the teen! Jan 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24 * * * * * Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale, NV. • 604-9844 4 8 4 • w w w. c e n t e n n i a l t h e a t r e . c o m • Eva Cassidy – How Can I Keep from Singing presented by creator Cayla Brooke. Followed by meat or veggie pies! Centennial Theatre is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Lunchtime Theatre programme, ‘a Play a Pie and a Pint’, noon on Jan 28.

DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE The two resident theatre groups are: Deep Cove Stage Society call: 604-929-3200 or www.deepcovestage.com and First Impressions Theatre call: 604-929-9456 o r c o n t a c t t h e m o n l i n e a t www.FirstImpressionsTheatre.com • The Paperboys were formed by Mexican-born Tom Landa in the mid-nineties in Vancouver. The band fused folk, Celtic and bluegrass music with pop and rock. It has evolved to include a horn section that digs deep into Tom’s Mexican heritage by adding son jarocho and Afro-Mexican grooves to the mix. They have seven albums, done countless tours of North America and Europe, TV and movie appearances, movie scores, received industry accolades and rave reviews from press and media and several music awards, including a JUNO. This is their first appearance in this theatre with Tom Landa jarana, guitars and vocals; Kalissa Landa fiddle and vocals; Sam Esecson drums; Brad Gillard bass and banjo; and Geoffrey Kelly flute. One performance only, Fri, Jan 30 at 8pm.

Ti c k e t s $ 3 0 , f r o m firstimpressionstheatre.com or call 604929-9456. This is a fund-raiser for First Impressions Theatre.

• Babe Gurr will take the stage backed by an eightpiece band comprised of: Babe Gurr vocals and guitar; David Sinclair guitars and vocals; Tom Neville violin and vocals; Nick Apivor keyboards and percussion; Liam MacDonald drums percussion; Steve Hilliam sax; Malcolm Aiken trumpet and Darren Parris bass. Come and hear this talented writer sing and tell, sharing her songs, stories and journey. Babe Gurr is no stranger to this venue and this year we are excited to have her headlining her own concert, showcasing her new release Hearts Up To The Sun. One performance o n l y, S a t , J a n 3 1 , a t 8 p m . Ti c k e t s $ 3 0 firstimpressionstheatre.com or call 604-929-9456.

Afund-raiser for First Impressions Theatre.

• Love Letters by A.R. Gurney — this play is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. It is an evocative, touching, frequently funny but always telling pair of character studies in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down. Starring Pamela Jones and Bill Lawrie; directed by Ryan Crocker. Four performances only — the perfect Valentine, Feb 11 to 14 at 8pm. Tickets firstimpressionstheatre.com or call 604-929-9456.

Happy New Year!

• The Life Game created by Keith Johnstone is a pilot for a new CBC Radio summer series. It honours the extraordinary life of an ordinary person, staged through interviews and improvisational skills of the actors.

Reminding us, however ordinary, we all have an extraordinary life story to tell. Performed by Truth Be Told Theatre. Feb 1 at 4pm and 7pm. * * * * * Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield, NV ~ 24-H ou r Box Off ice 604-990-3474 • www.phtheatre.org • The Boy with Enchanted Hands by Sharon Baly, Tamara Unroe and Kim Selody. A boy is born with the gift of Enchanted Hands. Wherever he touches, a flower grows. This could be a wonderful thing. if not for being born into a world of “ready made ideas” where his gift seems more troublesome than miraculous. Co-production with Mortal Coil Performance Society, runs Jan 27 to Feb 6, Fri at 1pm and 7pm; Sat & Sun at 1pm and 4pm; Tues to Thurs at 10am and 1pm. * * * * * Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave, W.V. • (604) 9 1 3 - 3 6 3 4 • w w w. k a y m e e k c e n t r e . c o m • The Odd Couple, see write up under Capilano University Theatre, an Arts Club production, Jan 12 and 13 at 8pm.

• The Goodnight Bird by Colleen Murphy; directed

by Roy Surette; starring Nicola Cavendish, Christopher Hunt and Graham Cuthbertson. A dark comedy about old love and new courage by Canadian playwright Colleen Murphy. Lilly and Morgan Beaumont are comfortable in their routine until Parker, a homeless man, lands on the balcony of their new condo. After scaring the older couple half to death, he pours himself into the holes of their relationship, agitating them with talk of sex—talk that drives Lilly out into the night and sends Morgan on the road to another heart attack. Jan 27 to Feb 14,Tues to Sat at 8pm, Sun Feb 1 at 2pm. * * * * * Thanks for supporting live theatre.

Deep Cove Crier • January 2015

Council eyes carfor-hire apps FaCeD with the possibility of a car-for-hire service like Uber starting operations in the District of north Vancouver, council will ask the province to enforce existing laws around passenger transportation.

Councillors in December discussed whether they should take additional actions, like passing a motion in opposition to the services, which allow ordinary car owners to serve as hired drivers by connecting with passengers through a mobile app. the issue arose when representatives of two north shore taxi companies made a presentation to council.

Gurdip sahota, general manager of north shore taxi, and paul Gill, general manager of sunshine Cabs Limited, spoke to council December 15. “the main reason for our appearance is to ask for council support reaffirming your position with respect to the licensing of passengerdirected vehicles on the north shore,” sahota said. they called on council to affirm that appbased services like Uber be required to follow the local vehicle-for-hire bylaw, as well as the

passenger transportation act, have a license through the province and the proper insurance so that the passengers and drivers are properly covered in the event of an accident.

“I’ll make no bones about it,” Gill added.

“We are concerned about the health of our industry. If you start with Uber operating illegally, what is going to stop, tomorrow, people using the same kind of reasons and arguments opening up liquor stores at every corner or running around with buses, with trucks and any kind of operation?” the taxi officials said they are not opposed to competition as long as there is a level playing field.

“We don’t mind competition,” Gill said. “the laws have been set by the province, by the municipalities. anyone who wants to come [play] by the rules, we are open to it. We entered by playing [by] the same rules. all we request is that council stand with us, protect our industry and also protect the citizens of north Vancouver District, first and foremost.”

District staff say the province has promised to enforce the laws and fine anyone operating a transportation business without appropriate adherence to the regulations.

Councillor Roger

Bassam shared a negative experience he had in waiting for a taxi that took more than an hour to arrive and another experience where he found it almost impossible to flag down a taxi.

“Uber seems to be moving into these markets and very much filling a need,” he said.

“Why are you not satisfying that need? What do you need to do to better service the population?”

Gill acknowledged that a single traffic snarl on the second narrows Bridge or along a major corridor could tie up taxis indefinitely and also that during the holiday season things can be stretched thin. He said the taxi industry is planning to seek temporary licenses to add services during these busy, but temporary, periods.

Councillor Doug mackay-Dunn sought a staff report that would give a broad picture of the taxi industry in the District, but given that there is no immediate evidence that Uber or similar operations are seeking to launch in the area in the immediate future, council opted for a less comprehensive approach. the mayor put forward a successful motion to simply ask the minister of transportation and Infrastructure enforce existing laws as they pertain to vehiclesfor-hire.

(From page 4, Library) free programs on safety and security. you can learn about Internet security at Capilano Library on tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m. this session will help you learn how to recognize and protect yourself from viruses, phishing scams and identity theft. Register for this program at 604-9874471. on January 20, at 7 p.m. at Lynn Valley Library we’re holding a Fraud and scams workshop, presented

by CosCo – seniors Health and Wellness Institute. this workshop is geared specifically toward seniors. Register for this workshop at 604-984-0286, ext. 8144. a second Fraud

and scams workshop will be held at Capilano Library on tuesday, January 27 at 7 p.m. this workshop, geared for a general audience, is being presented by north Vancouver RCmp’s economic Crime Unit.

Register for this workshop at 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.

Fun – Is your resolution to have more fun? nVDpL has lots to offer you – whether it’s a variety of movies for adults and kids, or a great book to curl up with. If you’re unsure of what to read or watch next, just ask one of our staff members and they’d be more than happy to provide you with some suggestions. or perhaps you received

a toy over the holidays – maybe a tablet or an e-reader – and you want to learn more how you can download or stream free content from the library. In January, we’re holding a series of “Get the most out of your toys” workshops, designed to help you learn about how you can access ebooks, eaudibooks, e-magazines, movies, television shows and music albums for free on your device. Find out more about these sessions on our website at www. nvdpl.ca.

Whatever your resolutions this new year, we hope to see you at the Library soon to wish you a Happy new year!

by Pat Johnson

Penguin Plunge 2015

The recent 2015 Penguin Plunge was a huge success!

ToP: Penguin Plunge participants enjoying the day.

LefT: Cadence overend (left) and Isabelle Carter (right) dressed up for the plunge.

RIGHT: orla Tobin (left) and Damien Kailek (right) warming up by the fire.

BeLow: Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars provide the music entertainment at this year’s Penguin Plunge.

BoTTom: Dorothy Luebke (left) and monika Luebke (right) enjoying the music at the Penguin Plunge.

Janine Coney photos

Deep Cove Crier • January 2015

The Community Connection

by Shelley Harrison Rae

Newsletter for Seymour Seniors Happy New Year for 2015. Let it be the best year we’ve ever seen. I wish you all good health and good humour. “a new year’s resolution is something that goes

in one year and out the other”.

Parkgate Seniors’ Programs. at parkgate, everyone is encouraged to participate in activities on a regular

St. Simon’s Church North Vancouver

(Anglican Mission in the Americas Canada)

420 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver

(Right across from Maplewood Farms in Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School)

Rector: The Rev. Dr. Ed Hird 604-929-1613 Honorary Assistant Priest: Rev. Mel Waddle Youth and Young Adult Pastor: Tyler Gibson Visit our websites: http://stsimonschurch.ca http://www.john3sixteen.ca/home/youth

basis. parkgate seniors enjoy some of the lowest cost programming and services on the north shore. Registration and information for programs and drop-in games please call: parkgate Front Desk 604.983.6350 and quote the barcode (#) number, or www.myparkgate.com Drop-in Punch Cards. purchase a punch pass for drop in programs in the senior’s centre.

10th one is free. *please note that nVRC drop in fitness programs are not part of this program. $27 at parkgate front desk.

Bonus! members are also entitled to bring out of town visitors to play for FRee when authorized by seniors’ Centre staff .Parkgate Seniors Centre Membership. purchase or renew your membership by January 31 and get a free parkgate Chocolate Bar. $30 annual membership entitles you to discounts on all seniors programming, special

www.DeepCoveHeritage.com

DCHS #0137 detail — Roche Point School Potato Roast 1934, teacher Miss Florence Nye

The Deep Cove Heritage Society has a collection of nearly 5,000 photos in its archives; all have been digitized and plans of getting them online are underway. This will be the biggest project for 2015, but as well the group will continue with its Schools Programs, the popular summer cruise up Indian Arm, newsletters, keeping the of�ce running, offering tourists help, fund-raisers and getting information up on the webpage www.deepcoveheritage.com. It is always looking for new members and hopes this will be the year you volunteer!

Published books: Echoes Across the Inlet covers the Seymour area prior to 1950; Echoes Across Seymour looks at the area from 1950 to present day.

Ongoing fund-raiser: Personalized commemorative bricks in the Heritage Garden

DEEP COVE HERITAGE SOCIETY

4360 Gallant Avenue, North Vancouver. BC V7G 1V5 � 604-929-5744 or 604-929-9456 E-mail DeepCoveHeritage@shawcable.com

Website: www.DeepCoveHeritage.com

Registered charity #89734 3513 RR0001

Open Tues & Thurs 10am-4pm, Wed 10:30am-1pm, Sun 12–4pm, Fri & Sat if volunteers available

events and lunches at parkgate Community Centre. membership fees go directly to parkgate seniors programming.Volunteer at The Seniors Centre call allison Caldwell Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator 604-9836385 or ajohnson@ myparkgate.com My Parkgate Break: for those caring for someone with early to moderate dementias living at home with a family caregiver. priority will be given to east of seymour residents. tuesdays and thursdays (half-day) programs with mild fitness, social and leisure activities. program leaders and trained volunteers will care for participants while the family caregiver has a few hours of respite time. transportation, meals and snacks are provided.

Contact Jennifer Dibnah 604983-6453 or jdibnah@ myparkgate.com.

The Parkgate Community Kitchen. Lunch. mon/ Wed 11:30-12:30 $6 / $8 non-member. We are now processing lunch purchases through our front desk. you can purchase your lunch earlier in the day before your workout, keep your receipt and redeem it for lunch. many meal options to choose from.

Diner’s Club: Diners’ Club. enjoy a hot meal in the warmth and companionship of others. the Diners’ Congregate meal program is served by volunteers, and local transportation is available. Cost is only $6. take-home dinners may also be ordered. Be sure to request transportation when you make your reservation; pick-ups are at 4:30pm at the atrium, Lions manor, and Roche point towers. tue. 56pm. you must book in advance. Contact andrea 604.904.6483.

Social Quilting Bring your projects and perfect your technique in the company of fellow quilters. Wed. 10amnoon.

Keep Well tuesdays 9:30-11:30am.mild

exercises followed by blood pressure checks. sign-in 9:15-9:30am.

Drop in $2.

Heart & Stroke Walking Group. mon. andthurs.an hour’s walk around the community then stay for coffee. meet at parkgate. 1pm $10 annual fee. Janet Kemper, Coordinator, 604.983.9976.

Friday Afternoon at the Movies, in the comfort of the seniors’ lounge. 1-3pm.

Raise dome Dough at Cobs. If you mention parkgate seniors’ while shopping at Cobs Bakery (parkgate shopping Centre location only), 5% will be given back to our programs.

Sing in The New Year. parkgate singers welcome anyone experienced or not, for fun and friendship. thurs.Jan. 8-mar. 26.

10:45-11:45. members $52 / non-members. $58 #330659 Chair Yoga - Fridays Jan. 9 – mar.27. 9.45 – 10.45 #330663 members $96/non-members $108 Join Jane at Parkgate. mLa Jane thornthwaite mon. Jan 12 10-1130 am Mayor Richard Walton Open House.

Jan.6. 9- 10:15.am an informal opportunity for the District of north Vancouver to engage with their mayor at parkgate Community Centre.

Seniors Bus Trips IKEA and Lunch #330537 thurs Jan. 15. 10:30am-2:30 pm members $10/non members $15 Grand Villa Casino & $5 Lunch Coupon #330633 Thurs. Jan. 29 10:30-2pm members $6 / non -members $8 Tea and Trumpets (pre purchased season) Thurs.Jan.8 & Feb 5 12:30-4:30 Member series.

Seymour Access Bus. noW open to aLL senIoRs every second Friday.

Leaving Banff Court at 11am and stopping at designated bus stops east of seymour River and heading to Lynn Valley mall with trained volunteers to provide

assistance and resource information. to register call Jennifer Dibnah, program assistant/ access Bus Coordinator.

604-983-6354. members one trip $8--six trips $42. non-members one trip $12—six trips $70.

North Shore Family Caregiver Support Programs free program for (unpaid) family members or friends caring for an adult friend or family member. educational sessions, network groups, information and consultation related to the emotional and practical aspects of caregiving. north shore Community Resources Capilano mall, #203-935 marine Dr. north Van. For information 604982-3320 or email karyn. davies@nscr.bc.ca.

Caregiver Network Groups. meet other caregivers who are having similar experiences. First thurs. of the month, 79pm or second Wed. of the month from 10:30 am. #203, Capilano mall, 935 marine Drive, north Vancouver.

Dementia Care.

Learn helpful tools for communicating effectively with a loved one, understand challenging behaviours and create a safe environment.Gaincoping skills to relieve stress in your care-giving role. mon. Jan.19 6-7.30pm .

Room 203, at Capilano mall, 935 marine Drive, north Vancouver. Free registration with Karyn at 982.3320, or email: kar yn.davies@ nscr.bc.ca.

Memories and More Series.

Wednesdays 1 : 3 0 - 3 : 3 0 p m , beginning Jan.7. a 10week registered program for those living with early stage dementia and their caregiver. please call Karyn for an interview to see if the program is a good fit for you and your care partner.

Comforting Touch Practice Session: Tools for invigoration and relaxation. Jan. 26 13pm. practicing hand and facial massage techniques. t

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10 Deep Cove Crier • January 2015

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Moses through the Eyes of Hollywood ed Hird many of us as children remember hearing the story of moses in the bulrushes, mosesconfrontingpharaoh, moses crossing the Red sea, and moses receiving the ten Commandments. the moses story is so naturally dramatic that in many ways it was made for Hollywood. I love it when a story is not only a great story but also a true story.

Hollywood has told the moses story several times, including through Cecil B Demille’s The Ten Commandments in 1956, Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt in 1998, Roma Downey’s The Bible Miniseries in 2013, and Ridley scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.

Bruce Feiler comments that moses is the quintessential prophet in north america, quoted extensively by people from all across the cultural and political spectrum.

Benjamin Franklin, thomas Jefferson and president John adams all wanted moses on the Usa seal. martin Luther King Jr. continually quoted moses in his leadership of the civil rights movement. many people identify with moses as the classic underdog standing up for what is right against impossible odds. my wife and I recently went to see the 140-million dollar movie Exodus: Gods and Kings. the CGI was very impressive, particularly the plagues and the crossing of the Red sea.

Christian Bale, best known for his portrayal of Batman in the Dark Knight, played a very interesting and strong moses. someone described Christian Bale as God’s General. Unique to the movie was an interesting portrayal of moses as a guerrilla fighter, blowing up buildings in egypt. so much so that pharaoh wanted to get rid of him. the burning bush

account left me ambivalent.

In scott’s story, moses was buried in a muddy rock slide just before he saw the burning bush. an implicit message could be that moses, rather than meeting God, was suffering from brain damage. the stunted god who turns up at the burning bush is an elevenyear bad-tempered boy.

Rather than being childlike, this deity comes across in petulant childishness. aW tozer said that how we envision God reveals a lot about us, and even shapes how we treat people. If God is stunted and bad-tempered rather than mature and loving, then it does not bode well for us. It is probably not a coincidence that there was no worship of this deity in the movie. Who would want to worship such an unpleasant being? the one redeeming relationship was the tender connection between moses and his wife Zipporah. If more had been done with that relationship, it might have saved the movie. I wish that I could have given the movie five stars and commended it to all my friends. Instead I was left saddened that a potentially great movie missed the mark. there are over eighty references in the new testament to moses, more than any other old testament figure. Jesus was even described as a prophet like moses, spending time visiting with moses and elijah on the mount of transfiguration. the most positive thing about viewing scott’s exodus is that it motivated me to reread once again the book of exodus. my prayer for the seymour/Deep Cove community is that we might take the time to reread or read for the first time the amazing story of moses the prince of egypt.

The Rev. Dr. Ed Hird, Rector St. Simon’s North Vancouver http://stsimonschurch.ca

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