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Breaking rocks with Mandela

NV family recalls life in South Africa as ‘non-whites’ JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

When Amarasan Pather was still a young man in South Africa, his older cousin Masla Pather

was sent to the country’s Robben Island prison for two years.

His cousin’s crime was allowing a university friend, Nelson Mandela, to hold a political meeting in

his home.

“They had the same beliefs,” said Pather, Friday, from his home in North Vancouver. “He really believed in equality.”

After the authorities found out about the meeting, Masla Pather, a medical doctor, was arrested and sent to Robben Island, where

Mandela was also imprisoned for 18 of the 27 years he was jailed.

Mandela helped his cousin to break rocks in the quarry the prisoners were forced to work in, said Pather, noting that as a doctor, his cousin wasn’t used to hard physical labour.

When Masla Pather

was released, he faced restrictions including a ban on being allowed to work in government hospitals.

He had quotas on the number of people he could meet with.

Those were among the many hardships faced by political activists in the decades before Mandela was released and went on

to lead South Africa as its first democratically elected president in 1994.

As tributes poured in Friday for Mandela, who died Thursday night at 95, Amarasan Pather and his wife Sylvie reflected on life under the apartheid system in South Africa that

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Wind chill will make weekend feel colder BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The cold snap B.C. is currently experiencing thanks to a blast of Arctic air is expected to push temperatures to near record lows this weekend.

“We are forecasting for Vancouver lows in the -9 to -10 C range on the weekend. I do believe if we dig into the record books, it’s close,” said Doug Lundquist, Environment Canada meteorologist.

Thankfully, the wind speeds on the North Shore are not as high as those in the southern part of Vancouver where it is expected to feel like -15 to -17 C. Paradoxically, high winds tend to keep the temperature up but add the wind-chill factor — which is formulated See Shelter page 5

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The bridge’s heavy burden JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

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on Joseph is another parent who has felt the dark shadow of the Lions Gate Bridge fall across his life.

Joseph’s son Tyler, 26, jumped to his death from the bridge on the Labour Day weekend, September 2010.

It has been a long three years of working through his shock and anger, and asking the questions, “What if?

Why didn’t I? How come?”

Joseph said he has worked hard to try to forgive himself and to forgive Tyler.

“My son was not mentally challenged. He

wasn’t depressed. He wasn’t any of those things you’d think a suicidal person would be,” said Joseph.

“He was the young father of a two-year-old boy.”

Growing up,Tyler split his time between his mother’s house and Joseph’s home — first in East Vancouver, later on Squamish Nation land.

He played hockey at the Burnaby Winter Club, did martial arts and played football.

“The kid who wasn’t popular, the kid who wasn’t rich, the kid who was mentally challenged . . . he would go to them,” said Joseph. “He knew how to put them at ease.”

Joseph remembers his son as “tall, dark and handsome.”

In 2006,Tyler took part in a walk across Canada to raise awareness about suicide prevention for native youth. He also went on a two-week canoe journey to connect him with his cultural roots that summer.

Like most young men, Tyler had some rough patches growing up, said Joseph, times when he was “young and dumb”, hanging around the wrong people, binge drinking and taking drugs.

But the birth of his son had changed that, said Joseph.

“I thought it really did give him the shakeup that he needed. His son was the light of his life. He was a very attentive father.”

Joseph remembers how they spent the weekend

before Tyler’s death together — Ron,Tyler and Tyler’s young son — in Stanley Park.They talked about some of the tough times, said Joseph.Tyler told him, “‘I can’t believe I put you through that.’ It wasn’t really father to son, it was man to man, father to father.”

On the morning Tyler jumped to his death, Joseph remembers they had an ordinary conversation in the morning about having dinner together.Then Joseph went to work. It was the last time he saw his son alive.

He didn’t hear anything for the next three days, but didn’t think much of it.

Tyler had a new girlfriend, and Joseph assumed his son was spending time with her.

It was a Friday morning when the doorbell rang.

The police told him Tyler had jumped from the Lions Gate Bridge.

“He didn’t leave a note.

He didn’t leave a thing. Not only for me, but for his son,” said Joseph.

He went to identify his son’s body. “I don’t want another parent to do that.

It’s something no parent should ever have to do,” he said.

Tyler’s friends, coaches and fellow paddlers were all shocked. “They all couldn’t believe that he did this,” said Joseph.

On the day Tyler died, he had gone to the PNE with friends, said Joseph. Later, he ran into a buddy from his old partying scene.They ended up at English Bay,

drinking and doing drugs.

Later that night he was seen by an off-duty police officer, running between traffic lanes down the middle of the causeway towards the bridge. By the time the police officer turned around his car,Tyler had got up on the railing and jumped.

“He was there and then he wasn’t,” said Joseph.

In the years since Tyler died, Joseph has attended native talking circles, gone to grief counselling, has taken part in a documentary about suicide among native youth and has relied on his faith.

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Race rules unbearable

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Mandela ended.

Growing up as part of an ethnically East Indian family in Transvaal, Sylvie Pather said, “We were classified as non-whites.”

Racial divides dominated everything in the country, including where people were allowed to live and work.

“I saw Africans being thrown into vans . . . treated like dogs,” she said. “They had to have an identity card.”

Everyone learned early not to argue with the police, she said. “It was a military state at that time.”

However, she had heard about Mandela, who was working with the

African National Congress underground.

Growing up under apartheid, “I did not know that life was any different anywhere else in the world,” said Amarasan.

That changed when he went to London to study, and life in Africa became unbearable after the couple’s children were born.

He remembered walking by a fairground with a Ferris wheel. “My son wanted to go on the rides,” he said. “We had to tell him he couldn’t go.”

The rides were for whites only.

One of the breaking points came when their son, then less than a year old, was ill and they were

rushing to see a doctor.

When they got to the building, a white woman told them, “’You can’t use this elevator.You have to take the steps,’” said Sylvie.

“I had a sick child.”

“To be treated that way, it was very demeaning.”

The couple left South Africa and came to North Vancouver in 1973 with only the $3,000 they were allowed to take out of the country.

At the motel where they stayed, Sylvie said she was stunned to see a white woman cleaning — she had never seen that sight before.

While they built their lives in Canada, the couple watched the historic changes that Mandela

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“Either we keep the wind up and the temperature stays up but the wind chill is high, or we let the wind die down and the temperature drops, so we can’t win for losing on this one,” Lundquist said.

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When the couple heard the news of Mandela’s death on Thursday, “I was very sad,” said Sylvie.

“He kept the country together. He came out so victoriously, not a bitter, angry man.”

“He did some wonderful things that very few people have ever been able to do through history,” said Amarasan. “I think he had done as much as he could for South Africa.”

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t would be impossible to find someone as universally revered as former South African president Nelson Mandela.

With his death, the bright light of a moral titan has been dimmed.

Mandela’s legacy is vast and complex.

Born into a royal family whose power had been cast aside by colonial waves, Mandela learned early the skills of political tactics and diplomacy.

They coloured his years as a revolutionary fired by a need for justice and later as a statesman who practised the art of compromise.

Overcoming hatred for his oppressors to lead South Africa out of apartheid to a modern democracy remains an astonishing triumph. Hatred, he once said, was not an emotion a leader can afford.

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He was shrewd, learning Afrikaans in prison and learning about his oppressors before embracing them.

Pragmatism drove his policy of reconciliation.While he was later criticized for giving away too much to the economic power brokers, Mandela knew forgiveness was the only way forward for his tortured nation.

He moved from revolutionary to statesman with dignity and grace.

For all of his complexity, he towers above most political leaders. He will be remembered and admired for his moral strength, his fearlessness in the face of those who would crush him and his refusal to turn away from wrongs and suffering.

They are qualities we should all continue to strive for.

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City erodes its maritime heritage

Dear Editor: Thank you for your Dec. 1 story highlighting the fate of the Flamborough Head stern at the North Vancouver waterfront, following city council’s decision in secret to dismantle and dispose of that asset.

We also applaud your editorial, Rust in Peace, calling for more effort by council to preserve this “piece of history” and for public input on the

matter. We firmly believe that decisions by elected officials on a community’s heritage assets should involve public consultation and a transparent process, especially when large sums of taxpayer money are at stake. This is simply a matter of good governance.

What other options were available? Was it really cheaper to spend $250,000 destroying the stern? Who wanted the

stern removed? What does the community want?

What did councillors think of the plan? These and many other legitimate questions are brushed aside when decisions are made “in camera.”

Plans to make the shipyards area a testament to North Vancouver’s maritime heritage have been steadily eroded over the years. Five years ago, council hastily decided to overturn its own

Sensible roundabout reversal Dear Editor: What goes round comes round or how to turn lemons into lemonade!

Thank you North Van Mayor Darrell Mussatto

for having common sense regarding the SeaBus drop off/stopping/no stopping issue at the Chadwick Court roundabout.

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heritage protection and allow the demolition of three heritage shipyard buildings, as part of a “sacrifice” that would allow the proposed National Maritime Centre to proceed. That centre, of course, was never built.

Our society believes council must adopt a more coherent approach to this issue, instead of making a series of ad hoc decisions.

That approach could start with a clear, public commitment to retaining two other heritage assets as a permanent feature of the waterfront: the restored yellow crane and the PGE railway station building.

We believe that such heritage artifacts are an important cultural and historical asset that should be integrated into

future development of the area. Their retention and integration into the development of the Lower Lonsdale area would have many positive consequences: leveraging additional reinvestment in the Lower Lonsdale community and economy, attracting more local visitors and tourists, and creating an area with real identity and “sense of place.”

The community has been assured on a number of occasions that the North Vancouver waterfront would embody a maritime theme encompassing the remaining heritage structures. Council should honour that commitment.

Peter Miller, president, North Shore Heritage Preservation Society

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“Any remnants of the maritime history of that area seem to be disappearing fast and furiously.”

North Shore Heritage Preservation Society’s Jennifer Clay laments North Vancouver’s decision to scrap the Flamborough Head from the city’s waterfront (from a Dec. 1 news story).

“The first voice that I listen to is citizens who are not born yet.”

WestVancouver Coun.Trish Panz backs Grosvenor’s controversial Marine Drive development (from a Dec. 4 news story).

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Mayor Darrell Mussatto asks the RCMP to stop ticketing drivers dropping off SeaBus passengers (from a Dec. 4 news story).

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‘How much is my son’s life worth?’

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he was furious.

“You want somebody to blame.You want to point a finger.You want reasons,” he said.

“I’m just thinking how much is my son’s life worth?

If there was a suicide barrier put up . . . my son would still be alive.”

••• The issue of a barrier for the Lions Gate Bridge has been discussed by the B.C. Coroners Service and the Ministry of Transportation for about five years.

After both the Lions Gate Bridge and the Second Narrows were shut down for several hours on Canada Day 2008, it was the issue of traffic disruption that propelled then-transportation minister Kevin Falcon to ask staff to look into the issue.

A preliminary report

by Stantec Consulting in 2009 concluded a net system under the bridge was one option, although that wouldn’t help with traffic shutdowns. Higher physical barriers, however, had been internationally recognized as “the most effective strategy for preventing bridgerelated suicides.” Stantec

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The ministry looked at the issue again in November 2011, when it issued a request for proposals for an engineering study to examine adding suicide deterrents to the Lions Gate Bridge. Buckland & Taylor

— a North Vancouver-based bridge engineering firm that oversaw the Lions Gate deck replacement project a decade ago — were chosen to investigate.

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According to a letter obtained under Freedom of Information, the bridge engineers said it might be impossible to attach a net system under the Lions Gate, while adding barriers would be prohibitively expensive.

Built in 1937 as a twolane private bridge, the

Lions Gate was designed for much lighter load limits than bridges are today.

“Over the years we’ve tried to put more and more on this bridge,” said Patrick Livolsi, regional director of the south coast region for the Ministry of Transportation. “It wasn’t meant to take this kind of loading.”

When the deck replacement was carried out more than a decade ago — significantly widening the bridge deck and sidewalks from the original design, keeping weight low was a challenge.

At the time “there was no discussion about putting the safety barriers on. . . .” said Livolsi.

It’s possible barriers could have been included by making the sidewalks slightly narrower, he said.

“But now that it’s actually built, to refit that railing complicates everything.”

The main problem with higher railings is they create more wind loading, said Livolsi, which pushes extra force on the bridge deck. “All that weight is pulling down on the cables and those cables are pulling down on the towers themselves.”

In the letter summarizing issues for the ministry, Buckland & Taylor’s engineers concluded the towers, cables and other key bridge structures would likely not be able to withstand the extra windloading of a higher barrier, without strengthening.

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••• The Lions Gate Bridge is, of course, not the only suspension bridge to have faced similar issues.

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David Hull’s daughter Kathy is one of them.

Hull is now president of the Bridge Rail Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to seeing an effective suicide barrier put up on that bridge.

For about 70 years, nobody — especially the authorities in charge of the bridge — wanted to talk about suicides, said Hull.

Then in 2006, Eric Steel’s film The Bridge came out. Steel set up a camera near the Golden Gate and recorded everyone who jumped from the bridge for a year.The film was both shocking and a wake-up call, said Hull. “For the first time it was put into the public face that yes, this

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One of the first public officials to join the group advocating for a barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge was the Marin County coroner.

“For decades he had to tell families and he got tired of it,” said Hull.

In 2008, authorities in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge approved plans to install a net system that will sit 20 feet below the bridge deck, but no money to fund it. Cost of the net was estimated at the time at US$50 million.

These days, Hull is optimistic changes at the U.S. federal level will pave the way for public funding of the project. “It’s a government responsibility,” he said.

Hull understands that committing money to a barrier is difficult. “Not only does the public not want to talk about suicide or learn about suicide . . . they truly do not want to open their wallets to fund suicide prevention,” he said.

Talking about suicide is like talking about breast cancer was 30 years ago, he said. “You can’t mention the word suicide. It just stops everything.”

Hull said engineering for the net system on the Golden Gate has never been seriously contested.

Suicide barriers were also added in 2009 to Halifax’s Angus L. MacDonald suspension bridge, built in the 1950s, despite its own modernization project in the 1990s that added considerable weight to that bridge.

For years, the bridge authority there said engineering had ruled out a higher barrier.

Then in 2008 — after some high profile examination of bridge suicides — an in-depth

study concluded the bridge could withstand the extra weight and loading.The barriers were added on top of the existing handrail at a cost of $1 million — paid for by bridge tolls.

“I will say they have saved lives,” said Alison MacDonald, spokeswoman for Halifax Harbour Bridges. “They work.”

But while the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge appears very similar to the Lions Gate — designed by the same company and of a similar size — from an engineering standpoint, it may not be, said Livolsi. A bridge built in the 1950s would likely be built to much different standards than one in the 1930s.The Golden Gate — because it is a much larger bridge — would also have been built to take great loads, he said.

Hull said any engineering that rules out barriers deserves to be examined.

“If there are engineering studies that find it cannot be done . . . you’d want to see those. Someone should ask to see those studies and to look at them carefully.”

Ralph Sultan, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano and a professional engineer himself, has followed the debates about barriers for the Lions Gate Bridge.

Sultan said he thinks the barrier issue should get another serious look.

Politicians don’t like to discuss the issue of suicide, he acknowledged — there’s not much political payback.

But over the years he’s come to the conclusion, if it is technically possible, “It would be good public policy to put up barriers.”

••• Not doing something also has a cost.

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Rescuer suffers post traumatic stress From page 8 Fred Moxey, who worked for more than 30 years in charge of the now-closed Kitsilano Canadian Coast Guard station, has had his own time of reckoning with the bridge.

When a jump is witnessed, it is either a coast guard crew or police boat that is called out to the scene.The people he pulled out of the water haunted Moxey for years.

“I just got so discouraged not being able to resuscitate somebody,” he said.

As Moxey knows first hand, their deaths were not romantic.

“Everyone I’ve picked up, they’ve been just so broken apart by the impact,” he said. “It’s 215 feet from the car deck at low tide.They’re probably doing 110 miles an hour when they hit the water.”

Sometimes the crew couldn’t find anyone. “We might find them the next day or a month later or six months later. Or not find them at all.”

Some people hit the concrete bulkhead under the tower.

One woman in her 50s parked her Mercedes Benz on the bridge deck before jumping over the railing.

The coast guard vessel had just picked up fuel and was coming out of the harbour, when the crew got the call.

“We had her on the cutter right away,” and started CPR, said Moxey. “We got a pulse on her.”

He remembers thinking, “This woman is going to survive and get help.”

But when they got back to the base, they got a call from the hospital, saying she had died. It still bothers him.

“If anyone had a chance, she had a chance,” he said.

Seek help – for yourself or others

If you — or someone you know — is in crisis or distress, know that you are not alone. There is help and there are people who will listen. Talk to a family member, a teacher, a doctor, a coach or a person you trust. Call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.

Call the Crisis Centre at 604-872-3311 or B.C.-wide at 1-800-SUICIDE. Young people can call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-6686868 to speak to a professional counsellor.

Families and survivors can also get help at SAFER (Suicide Attempt Follow-up, Education & Research) at 604-675-3985.

Families dealing with mental illness can call the North Shore Schizophrenia Society at 604-926-0856.

“We tried to give her that. It didn’t work.”

Usually, after they picked someone up, there was a delivery to shore and some paperwork to fill out, but there was no talking about it.

Moxey was eventually diagnosed with posttraumatic stress related to the attempted rescues and body recoveries. “I started thinking about all those people who had gone off those bridges that I’d filed away in the back of my head somehow. It started coming out,” he said.

His own journey through post-traumatic stress has given him empathy for those whose lives he tried to save.

Their deaths all brought him sadness. “It’s somebody in the prime of their life,” he said. He remembers thinking, “Why, why, why?

I wish I could put you all back together again and give you another chance.”

••• After his 26 year-old daughter Rio Bond jumped to her death from the Lions Gate Bridge in December 2010, it took her father Neil Bond six months to drive across the bridge.

“When I did it was with somebody driving me because I couldn’t do it myself,” he said.

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Rio’s mother Lou Guest regularly goes across the bridge to attend counselling

with suicide survivors.Two of the nine people in her bereavement group have lost children who jumped to their deaths from a bridge.

Guest is angry that barriers aren’t a priority. “It pisses me off,” she said.

She said if the child of a high profile person died this way, “We’d probably have a barrier the next day.”

If the bridge had barriers, Guest believes her daughter would still be alive.

“How many reasons do you have to have? Is there a set number of people who have to die before you do it?

Is it the 80th person? The 81st?”

Guest said her daughter’s death has brought her to a hard conclusion. “It doesn’t matter how much people say they care.They don’t fucking care.”

Rio’s parents don’t talk about the anniversary of her death as it approaches.

“We don’t talk about Christmas.We don’t talk about Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, nothing,” said Bond. “It took any joy out of our lives.”

Joseph said the year after Tyler jumped, he went to the bridge on his son’s birthday in July.

“Where I could figure out where he jumped, I

taped a flower to it,” he said.

“It was a tough minute.

There is that moment where you do look down.”

Like Rio’s parents, Joseph still wonders, “What’s it going to take?

What’s it going to take for (people) to serious consider this?”

Both families are on a long journey of grief.

“I have a bone to pick with the Creator,” said Joseph. “I have a bone to pick with the Devil. I have a bone to pick with Death himself.”

You can find Part 1 of this story,The Bridge’s Long Shadow, at nsnews.com.

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The following exercises will work out postural muscles you may be ignoring: ■ Pectoral Stretch

Stand in a doorway with feet at shoulder width and both arms flush with the frame. Push your arms outward with significant effort and hold for 30 seconds, three times daily.

You should feel a gentle stretch in your chest muscles.

Remember to keep your body straight and tighten your core throughout and never lean forward during the stretch.

■ Supermans Lie face down with arms extended to form a straight line from fingers to toes. Next, raise the arms and legs together as if attempting to fly and hold for 10 seconds. Perform six to eight repetitions once or twice per day.

Re-structuring the ergonomics of your work environment may also be beneficial. For instance, if your computer monitor is too low and you are constantly looking downward, then your neck muscles may become tight and compromise your posture and body mechanics. Similarly, if you spend a lot of time on the phone, wear a headset to avoid a compromised neck position.

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In addition to fundraising for the two passenger vans to serve the North Shore residences, the society is looking to raise funds to purchase two vans for group homes located in Vancouver.

Overall, the campaign’s fundraising goal for a total of four vans is $210,000.

The vans serve a number of purposes for the group home residents, many of whom require wheelchair accessible vans or specially modified vehicles due to their level of mobility.

“A lot of our clients require medical supervision or they need to see specialists and doctors quite frequently so we need the vans to be able to transport them to those appointments. Plus they also play a critical role in ensuring that our clients get the community involvement, which is the cornerstone of our program really,” says Johnson.

A number of their residents came from the Woodlands residential facility following its closure.

“The idea was to bring them out of the institution and into the community and being a part of the community on a day-today basis is a big part of that,” she says.That means interacting and socializing with members of the general public, for instance at malls or community events; engaging in recreational activities, like swimming; or being part of faith communities and attending weekly worship services.

The vans also enable residents to travel to visit family members.

Johnson says for the campaign, the society is targeting individuals and families, as well as service clubs, organizations and foundations, hoping they’ll show support for the cause and potentially host fundraisers or other initiatives to help them reach their goal.

“It’s going to make a difference to these residents every day,” she says. “It’s the difference between being able to participate and enjoy day-to-day activities that we all do.We take for granted that we can get up and go somewhere that we want to go to. Having these vans means that our residents are able to do that as well.”

The society’s goal is to have purchased at least one van by March 2014.

To donate to the Community Living Van Replacement Campaign, visit gvcss.bc.ca, or contact Johnson at 604-714-3517 or ljohnson@gvcss.bc.ca.

Sunday, December 8, 2013 - North Shore News - A15

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Your muscles are like elastic bands. If you’re at your desk all day in a stationary position they’ll spring out of shape if you jump into your workouts without proper preparation.

Modern warm-ups are all about being dynamic and energetic, and movements that assimilate the workout ahead (for example, hops, skips and high knees). Dynamic warm-ups also activate the central nervous system, making your muscles ready for a great workout.

Static stretching on the other hand will actually take away from your available strength and power. The only time static stretching is OK before exercising is if you’re going for a long endurance workout that doesn’t need your all-out effort.

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stretching in a resting position, has been proven to have damaging acute effects on what is called the stretch-shortening cycle, a model to study naturally occurring neuromuscular fatigue. This is the form of movement that physiologists believe to be the most powerful phase of concentric motions, such as jumping, pushing and throwing.

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Power training is best done at higher speed so warm up dynamically.

For endurance workouts, it’s fine to stretch statically especially when warming up the lower body, but make sure your core body temperature is warm before going into your stretch. Gentle jogging for five-10 minutes is important.

My favorite way to start is with the hamstrings (back of legs), as they’re the larger muscles.

Find a bicycle stand or picnic table and put your foot on the top, with toes pointing upwards. With hips facing forward and a straight back, take a deep breath and bend down towards your toes, without bouncing.

Hold this stretch for two minutes on each side,

and then move to the quadriceps (front of the legs).

The best quad stretch is bending at the knee and holding onto the ankle, while standing on one leg.

Hold on to something if you need help balancing.

After the quad stretch, dig one heel into the ground with toes pushed upwards against something, like the edge of the bike rack.

With straight legs, lean forward and hold each side for two minutes.

Even athletes who depend on a high level of range of motion can prepare themselves efficiently through dynamic stretching without any decrease in performance.

Stretch as often as you can. A mere 10 minutes per day will make a world of difference.

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Sunday, December 8, 2013 - North Shore News - A17

Community Bulletin Board SOUP TENT INITIATIVE Members of the Sacred Circle of the Great Mystery Shamanic Society will be distributing hot soup and coffee for those in need Monday, Dec. 9 from noon

to 2 p.m. at Waterfront Park (north side), North Van. CHOOSING A TABLET OR E-READER Learn how to select the one that’s right for you Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2-4 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

Registration required. 604929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca

MEET YOUR MAYOR Drop in to Lynn Valley library’s fireplace area for one-on-one chats with North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton Tuesday, Dec. 10, 9-10 a.m. at 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Check nvdpl. ca for updates as dates and times may be subject to change.

GETTING CRAFTY - BRACELET MAKING Learn how to make an easy, colourful friendship bracelet.

Materials provided, ages 8 and up Wednesday, Dec. 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

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E-READERS AND TABLETS Find out more about the types of tablets and devices that are coming out this holiday season Thursday, Dec. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required.

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the workplace, like our computers, cellphones and social media, aren’t just tools like hammers or screwdrivers. These things talk, they have a relationship with us and they can make us feel good or bad.

One of his most publicized research projects was a 2009 study on multitasking.

Multitasking is all the rage these days and that’s not necessarily a good thing.

Multitasking shortens our attention span and makes it more difficult to concentrate, says Nass.

He’s worried that in our increasingly screensaturated world we may be creating people who are unable to think well

and clearly.

I was never much of a multitasker. I had enough trouble doing one thing at a time. Actually, most days I couldn’t wait to get out of the office and into the community.

Last year, for example, our team met face to face with hundreds of seniors across the North Shore to share the results of our Age Friendly Survey and the only technology in the room was a microphone.

We talked in small groups about the issues that were important to us and we spoke to each other about our vision for an age-friendly community in compelling terms.

Now don’t get me wrong. Granted, I’m no

poster boy for the latest technology, but I’m not a Luddite. I’m not suggesting for a moment that seniors should not embrace technology but, like Nass, I worry about how we relate to technological devices socially and how those interactions affect the way we interact with people.

My wife saw a sign in a store recently that read, “Customers talking on their cell phones will not be served.”

I’d call that a sign of the times. Technology may help to make us more productive — the jury is still out on that one — but it does not make us more human. In fact, in his most recent work,

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Nass suggested that the increasing use of media and social media is eroding our social and emotional development.

Dr. Nass passed away last month in California at the age of 55.

“The moral of this story is really clear,” he said, in a talk at Stanford last year.

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Summer through the eyes of our Self Advocates

Making opportunities happen………

COMMUNITY CONNE IONS NEWSLETTER North Shore ConneXions Society (ConneXions) is a non-prokt organization that supports families and serves children and adults living with a developmental disability.

Our vision is a community where all people with disabilities have equal opportunities to lead active, fulklling lives and are recognized as contributing members of the community.

Community ConneXions Newsletter Edited by: Sonia Kainth Other contributors in this issue: Nathalie Callender Carole Hawthorne Heather Malvern Rona Wilkman

Walk of Fame. If you grew up in North Vancouver, you may remember her as Judy Ginn who starred with her brother Jim Walchuk in several seasons of their CBC variety show, The Judy and Jim Show.

Their international success took them from London, England, where they appeared on the David Frost Show, worked with Rolf Harris and recorded with The Tom Jones Orchestra, to Los Angeles where they regularly performed at the prestigious Playboy Club and appeared many times on the Merv Grifkn Show.

DECEMBER 2013

Happy Holidays from North Shore ConneXions Society This past year has been yet another exciting and eventful one here at North Shore ConneXions Society. We would like to take this time to thank each and every one of you for your support over the past year.

Our vision is a community where all people with disabilities have equal opportunities to lead active, fulklling lives and are recognized as contributing citizens. We rely on the ongoing support of our community to ensure that we are able to achieve this goal. We appreciate your generosity and wish to acknowledge you for helping make opportunities happen for the individuals we support.

REMEMBER TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH US:

• Community ConneXtor (formerly The KIT) • Website: www.nsconnexions.org

Mingle of the Jingles just keeps getting bigger and better every year. This annual holiday variety show, featuring local up-and-coming and professional talent, has grown so popular that this year it needed to be moved to the Main Theatre at the Kay Meek Centre. This show will amaze you, make you laugh and will soften the heart of even the biggest Grinch.

All proceeds from the show go to the inclusive educational and recreational facility, The Summit.

Thank you again for your support and we wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season!

“We’re excited to have some of our favourite acts from last year returning, in addition to some new

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talent we’ve scouted throughout the year,” says Nathalie Callender, producer of the show. “This year we have joining us as co-host the Unstoppable Conni Smudge. Some of our newcomers are Sing City Choir, Top Line Vocal Collective, and August (Rae Armour, Beverley Elliot - Granny on the hit TV series Once Upon A Time and Linda Kidder who has toured with k.d. Lang).”

This year one of our veteran performers, Judy Ginn Walchuk, has been inducted into the BC Hall of Fame and will soon have a star on the Granville Street

Padwick House…a busy place!

This smile wants to work for you! completely and walk on crutches. I was so determined to be like every other child in my class that one day, when I was in grade four I put aside my crutches and walked across the joor of the gym with no support at all.

My teachers were amazed, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

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I have an enthusiastic, determined attitude. I clearly demonstrated this by proving the doctors wrong when they said I would never walk - I did!

I was born with cerebral palsy. This disability is complex, but overcoming its challenges has empowered me to grow into a strong, determined person.

My parents told me that even as a toddler, rather than using a wheelchair, I preferred to use my arms to pull my legs behind me.

By the time I was in elementary school I was able to discard my wheelchair

My high school years were more challenging. Despite beating all odds regarding my physical capabilities, many of the other students didn’t understand the courage it took for me to go to school day after day with my head held high. I knew that many of them could not see past my disabilities, but I was not discouraged. I completed high school with a Dogwood Diploma and went on to Capilano University to complete a one year career training program. This program gave me the opportunity to gain work experience in a variety of businesses. These experiences taught me that I can quickly learn new skills, that I have an excellent memory for details, I am well organized, punctual, consistent and very reliable. I am very much a peopleperson and get along very well with any person who is willing to give me a chance to be myself.

I’m searching for part time work and

am available any day of the week. I am particularly interested in working as a receptionist or as an administrative assistant; however I am a fast learner and am open to working in any work environment which does not require that I stand for long periods of time.

In order to contact me, please email Rona Wilkman, my Vocational Counsellor at North Shore ConneXions Society: ronaw@nsconnexions.org. I would love to have the opportunity to demonstrate to you how much more I am than the challenges I have overcome, and continue to overcome in my daily life.

As an employer, you may wish to consider some of the benekts of hiring people who have disabilities.

Businesses that employ people with disabilities demonstrate a commitment to diversity and social awareness, as quoted by one of our employers, “You are connecting talented individuals with organizations interested in their work; you’re also supporting everyone involved.”

Stay tuned for further updates on Brittany and her quest for employment!

Padwick House is one of ten group homes operated by North Shore ConneXions Society. Named after the late Dr. Peter Padwick, Padwick House is home to four very active members of the North Shore community - four wonderful ladies who range in age from 42 to 62 years old.

These ladies call Padwick House home, but make no mistake, they are all very active, with daily pursuits ranging from paid jobs, to busy day programs and volunteer positions with various community organizations like the North Shore Neighbourhood House, West Vancouver SPCA, North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre and Maplewood Farms. We also have individuals who participate in Amity Options, The Summit and our vocational and employment programs with the Society.

A love for animals is a common characteristic of all the women living at Padwick House and weekly visits

from registered therapy dogs are thoroughly enjoyed by all! When the ladies are not at work, they also enjoy taking part in a wide variety of leisure activities, whether this means getting a strike as part of a Special Olympics bowling league, or just taking time out to enjoy a visit with friends. Apart from enjoying Special Olympics bowling and softball, Padwick’s residents also include dancing, camping, hiking and swimming among the many activities in which they like to participate.

North Vancouver is their community and they are exceptionally proud of their accomplishments and the positive impact that each of them has made.

The residents of Padwick House have been, and continue to work together as a team to reach their goals, set new goals for themselves and to continue to make Padwick House a place of positivity, support and fun!

Padwick House is currently going through a renovation. New carpets and laminate jooring are being installed.

New paint was put on the walls and new furniture was brought in. The basement received a much needed overhaul and the entire house went through a massive spring clean. The entire staff team and residents of Padwick worked together on this long overdue endeavor and the house is now a warm welcoming home for entertaining friends and relaxing!

The silent auction tables will be available during intermission and will provide the opportunity to take home original art, works from local artisans, designer shoes, wine, skin care, yoga passes, show tickets and much more. Also, Mrs. Claus and her favourite elf will be on hand to sell tickets for the 50/50 draw.

EVENT INFORMATION: Mingle of the Jingles Kay Meek Theatre -1700 Mathers Ave, West Van December 12, 2013 Tickets are $15.00 and available at www.kaymeekcentre.com or from ConneXions Head Ofcce.

2013 Self Advocate and Family Christmas Dinner and Dance

We like to party!

Choir, led by Jill Parsons.

This year’s Christmas celebration with self-advocates and families was another memorable event. The party enthusiasm got everyone in the Christmas spirit and ready to begin the festive season.

The DJ for the evening, Graham from Collins Entertainment kept the dance joor full and the MC for the evening, Carole Hawthorne was busy coordinating dance competitions and door prizes throughout the evening.

This year’s event was held at the Tsleil-Waututh Recreation Center on November 29, 2013. The evening started with turkey and all the trimmings prepared by Tommy’s Catering. We were also treated to a performance from the Mixed Abilities

Thanks to everyone who helped make this event another huge success.

A special shout out goes to: Amity Options, Those Little Jobs, Jeremy Martens, Christine Lim and all of our fabulous event volunteers!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NORTH SHORE CONNEXIONS SOCIETY, OUR PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERING OR DONATIONS, please visit www.nsconnexions.org or call 604.984.9321 today!

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Interest in whiskey has increased over the past 30 years and the quality of this much-loved liquor has never been better.

John Lamond, recipient of the Master of Malt award, has been studying and writing about whiskey for more than 30 years. He shares his knowledge in this handy pocket-sized book, which will be a valuable resource to any whiskey enthusiast.

He starts with an explanation of what ingredients are used, how it’s made, the various types, and proper serving glasses.

Lamond then goes on to present information about distillers from Scotland, Ireland, the United States and others from around the world.

There are plenty of interesting comments from various experts and trivia that all make for great information to share with other whiskey fans.

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Notable Potables Buying affordable wines for your holiday party can be a daunting affair, but with a little planning it doesn’t have to be.

The first rule is: Don’t go to the liquor store unprepared.

Make a list based on the number of people you expect and your budget.

Decide ahead of time what will best suit the mood and the food you plan to serve.

Remember, it’s not only about what you like to drink but what they like.

Here are a few more things to consider. Be a responsible host. Don’t pick wines that are excessively alcoholic, or too heavy on the palate. Lean toward lighter styles and more food-friendly offerings.

Also, buy wines that are flexible and easy to pair with a wide number of tastes.

It also pays to have some fun. Be adventurous and introduce your friends to something new. And make sure you have some tasty, non-alcoholic options for designated drivers and other non-drinkers.

There’s nothing quite like welcoming somebody to a festive soirée with a glass of something sparkling even more so if it’s pink. Here’s a couple of sparkling rosés well worth a nod: ■ Oyster Bay Rosé When I tasted this Kiwi sparkler a few weeks ago I was pleasantly surprised.

A blend of Hawkes Bay Chardonnay and Marlborough Pinot Noir, it delivers appealing strawberry notes without being tootiefruity, with some nice crisp orange, zesty notes and decent mouthfeel. It also won a spot in Vancouver Magazine’s Top 110 Best Value Wine Awards. Check all the winners at vanmag. com. (BCLS $22.99, on special BCLS $24.99 until Dec 28.

■ Bouillot Cremant de Bourgogne Rose Perle D’Aurore I was impressed with this Burgundian sparkler from French giant Boisset earlier this year. More subtle red fruit with good acidity and focus, preceded by some nice bubbles in the glass

(BCLS $24.99, another Van mag top 110 winner; on special BCLS $26.99 until Dec 28).

The Riesling Yes,Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he’s drinking riesling, which is no longer sweet and cloying, although some people still presume that. Modern rieslings are bright and vibrant.

■ Gunderloch Fritz’s 2012 I’ve tasted this wine on many occasions and it always lives up to its promise.When Fritz Hasselbach introduced it the idea was to help people get by the German label “problem,” which means it’s not too long and you can not only pronounce it but easily remember it. Floral, honey and citrus notes, quite fruity with a streak of acidity.

The alcohol is 10.5 per cent, which means it won’t hurt you to sip a big glass and it can carry some spice.Yet another Van mag winner (BCLS $17.99, 89 points).

The Chardonnay (because people will want one) ■ Mission Hill 5Vineyards Chardonnay 2012VQA It’s good to see this value range back in Mission Hill’s lineup, and bumped up a notch as it’s now all estate-grown fruit. Here’s a well-balanced wine that’s varietally correct, assertive on the palate, with some nice

tropical and apple notes, and not over-oaked (BCLS $15.99, 89 points).

The Easy Red ■ Castillo de Monseran 2012 Garnacha As easy on the palate as on the wallet, this juicy medium-bodied red sports up-front red berries plus some cherry-chocolate and anise notes with just enough approachable tannins to give it a little bit of heft. Arguably the best $10 red wine deal around. Now in screw cap too (BCLS $9.99, 89 points).

The Beer ■ Red Racer ESB This assertive but not overly hopped Extra Special Bitter from Surrey’s Central City adds up to the perfect winter mouthful, richly textured, malty and respectably bitter.Try it with tourtière. And if you find yourself on the South Fraser perimeter road between the Port Mann and Pattullo bridges, be sure to check out their impressive new brewery and distillery (BCLS six 375-mililitre bottles $11.90.

Also in 650-ml bottles at various locations, 90 points).

Tim Pawsey covers food and wine for numerous publications and online as the Hired Belly at hiredbelly.com. Contact: rebelmouse.com/hiredbelly, on Twitter @hiredbelly or email info@hiredbelly.com.

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any young moms need an extra hand now and then. For those moms struggling with limited resources or added challenges, however, Christmastime can be an especially stressful time of year.

The Spectrum Mothers Support Society works with 35 North Shore mothers, providing a variety of services, such as mentoring, child-minding, driving assistance and doula support throughout pregnancy and delivery.

Two Christmases ago, Spectrum appealed to North Shore News readers for help bringing some seasonal cheer to its client families. The generous response received has prompted Spectrum to once again seek out donors who would like to provide a Christmas hamper to a local mom who is not already being supported by the Christmas Bureau. Donors will be matched with a mother with a child or children under five years old.

Spectrum founder Sally Livingstone says that assembling a hamper to donate is a wonderful family activity, especially in homes where people feel they already have more than enough stuff and would find it more meaningful to re-direct some of their presentgiving to another family.

An experienced nurse and foster mother, Livingstone has seen first-hand the transfor-

mative power of just a few regular hours of well-timed, caring help. Previous Spectrum moms (some of whom were at risk of having to relinquish their child to the foster care system) have also gone on to further successes at work or school.

“That is what Spectrum does. It’s knowing that someone is there who knows what you are going through, and can help,” said one Spectrum client.

“This wonderful program has been a godsend for my family, and I don’t think I will ever be able to say thank you enough.”

The personal, supportive relationships built between caregivers and their clients are key to Spectrum’s success; support is provided by a blend of paid professional child-minders and experienced, committed volunteers.

Well wishes from the wider community in the form of Christmas hampers are very welcome; financial support that allows Spectrum to continue its mission all year long is of even greater benefit.

Donations can be made by cheque or online. Details are at spectrummothers.ca. For more information about the Spectrum society or to be matched with a hamper recipient, contact Livingstone at 604-562-5530 or sally@spectrummothers.ca.

Peggy Trendell-Jensen is a North Vancouver writer who assists Spectrum Mothers Support Society with marketing and communications.

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Honouring the saint

GREG MIDDLETON MeridianWriters’ Group

DELHI — Hidden deep in one of the predominately Muslim suburbs of this city is a Sufi shrine famed for its music.

I started hearing about it back when I began coming to India in 1998. I never knew its name, though, and finally mentioned it to an Indian friend. “But we’ve been there, twice,” he said with disbelief. “It is my mosque, the mosque right near my house in Nizamuddin. But music only Thursday night. Come, you will like.”

The place was mentioned in my guidebook as the shrine and mausoleum of Muslim Sufi saint Nizamuddin, who died in 1325 at age 92. It is also the gravesite of Princess Jahanara, the daughter of Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and of the Urdu poet Amir Khusro. But in my book there had been no mention of Sufis or music.

The marble shrine has undergone renovations several times since the 1300s, so what we see really only dates from 1562, but that is still pretty impressive.

So is the maze of alleys leading to it, full of stalls selling religious kitsch and shopkeepers offering to take care of your shoes, which

you must remove before entering the holy precinct.

(Only men may go into the red sandstone mosque, built in 1325, but anyone can view Nizamuddin’s tomb, make an offering and listen to the Sufi music.)

The music is supposed to start a little after sunset, but rarely gets going before 8 p.m., when the man who organizes the seating has everyone crowded around on the floor, but not so they block the musicians’ view of the tomb — for this is music to honour the saint.

The Sufis are an esoteric, mystical branch of Islam who believe in a personal experience with God through music and singing.

Whirling dervishes are one branch of Sufism.They dance to experience religious

ecstasy. Qawwali, as this type of devotional music is called, is likewise meant to bring its audience to a state of spiritual intoxication.

As the musicians began playing, the crowd of several hundred went quiet. A harmonium, a sort of accordion, introduced the melody. A man picked out the rhythm on a tabla, an Indian drum. Softly at first, one singer and then several others began what was clearly a prayer, then sounded more like praise and, as the tempo picked up, sheer joy.

As I had waited for the music to start, sitting crosslegged on a mat, my bum going numb, I wondered why I had come. I left several hours later thinking the tabla player was probably

the happiest man in the world, followed closely by the singer. I felt pretty good myself. It was joyous music.

At one point, people had started passing money forward to the man who organized the seating.There were 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-rupee notes among the donations.They piled up as the evening went on.

You may just sit and listen for free, but it’s worth every penny you choose to donate.

If you go: For information on Delhi visit the city’s website at delhitourism.gov.in.

For information on travel in India visit the Government of India’s Ministry of Tourism website at tourisminindia.com.

— More stories at www. culturelocker.com.

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With Christmas just around the corner, the hustle and bustle of the season has begun and having dogs underfoot while hosting friends and family can get a bit hectic.That’s why the ‘go to your bed’ command is such a fabulous tool.

When I tell my dogs to ‘go to your bed’ they each seek out a bed, (sometimes all three squeeze onto one bed which is quite funny) and they remain on that bed until I tell them otherwise.

I love this command and teach it to all of my new clients whether they are puppies or adult dogs because of its static versatility, it gives a dog controlled freedom — yes I am aware that is an oxymoron.

The beauty of this command is that a dog focuses on the bed as the place to remain stationary which means I can take that bed and move it anywhere I want and the dogs will find it and remain there. While in this command they are allowed to sit, stand and lay down but just can’t leave their bed.

To teach this to your dog, you will need these things: really good treats, a

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To begin you will teach the end result first. This means the end result of teaching ‘go to your bed’ is your dog lying down on its bed.

Step 1) Building the picture. With a treat, lure your dog onto the bed and into a down, without saying a word! If your dog does not know a down, then a sit will do, but you may want to consider teaching it a down command in the near future. Once your dog is in a down (or sit) you will say the command, “go to your bed” and treat your dog.

With your dog remaining in the down (or sit) on the bed say “go to your bed” and give a treat. The only words you should be saying is “go to your bed” followed by quiet praise

with the treat and all your dog has to do is remain on the bed. Super easy, right?

Repeat this simple exercise 10-12 times. At the end of 12 repetitions give your dog his release command such as ‘all done” and allow your dog to leave the bed ( he might not as he just had a free-for-all treat fest for remaining on his bed).

What we are doing in this initial step is creating a mental image in your dog’s head of being on a bed when it hears the words, “go to your bed”.

With Step 2, we add movement. Start the exercise with your dog about two feet from its bed and you standing in front of your dog. With two treats in your hand, place one treat at your dog’s nose and begin to lure him towards the bed on the command, “go to your bed.” Say the command only once while you lure your dog onto the bed and into the chosen position (down or sit). Once your dog is in the position on the bed, give him the treat and then reinforce the command once with the second treat by saying, ‘go to your bed’ while your dog is on the bed. Then give your dog the release command ‘all done’

and begin the exercise again with your dog and you standing two feet from the bed. Repeat this exercise 10 more times.

Give your dog a 10 minute break to digest what it has just learned before you start the next step.

Now, with your dog about two to three feet from its bed and you in front of your dog, say the command, ‘go to your bed’ and slowly point in the direction of your bed. At this point your dog may hesitate a little bit as it tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Be patient! If your dog loses focus then just repeat Step 2 a few more times. But if you are patient your dog will reward you with going to its bed and either lying or sitting down and waiting for the treat.

The more you practise this, the better your dog will get and eventually you can tell your dog to go to its bed from anywhere in the house and it will leave the area and search for its bed.

Good luck and have fun!

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Here’s a provocative headline: “Why saving money isn’t the secret to retirement.”

I like the simple solution to living a good life now while still looking forward to a comfortable retirement devised by Tracy Piercy, founder of Money Minding and an author, speaker and financial educator.

Instead of saving/ sacrificing now or investing too aggressively, Piercy says, people should “find ways to earn more than they spend.”

When people fear they have to sacrifice day-to-day spending to put enough aside for retirement, they are more likely to borrow to avoid missing out. And/or if they focus on investments to produce the money they will need, they might make high-risk choices.

“For example, if you like eating out and that costs about $400 a month

Currently to January 26, 2014 To meet the demand for electricity and improved reliability, BC Hydro is constructing a new, underground duct bank in your area.

The attached map shows the 970 metre duct bank route.

To reduce impacts, the construction schedule has been divided into three stages Stage 1: Recreation Centre Parking Lot to Lynn Valley Substation Construction has begun at the north end of the Karen Magnussen Recreation Centre parking lot. Construction will proceed south through the parking lot, across Kirkstone Road, then connect into the Lynn Valley Substation.

Stage 2: East 29th Street to Hillside Church Parking Lot Crews will begin work at East 29th Street and proceed south (along the east side of Williams Ave) to the south end of the Hillside Church parking lot.

Stage 3: Lynn Valley Road Crossing (night work) Once crews reach Lynn Valley Road, night work will be scheduled for the construction across Lynn Valley Road.

Mike Grenby

Money Matters or $4,800 a year, think how you could earn the money to pay for this expense – rather than cutting back or adopting lottery-type behaviour with investments,” Piercy said.

She advised one couple to start a blog with restaurant reviews and advertising to pay for their eating out — and deduct the expense. They ended up writing a book for tourists who visited the area and then licensed the whole system to sell

More helpful hints:

The estimated construction schedule is as follows: Stage 1: November 20 to December 11, 2013 (construction has already begun)

Saving might not be the only way to fund retirement: — Sacrificing present lifestyle could lead to debt problems — Investing too aggressively another risk — Simple solution: increase income to live happily ever after

Stage 2: December 12 to January 23, 2014 Stage 3: January 24 to January 26, 2014 (night work) Please note that the construction schedule may vary depending on weather, soil conditions, or any other unexpected delays.

to others.

The point is to change your attitude, to think in entrepreneurial or other income-boosting ways like renting, leasing or licensing – even something as simple as “renting out yard equipment, games or books to neighbours,” Piercy said.

She suggested three simple steps: n Calculate the real cost of your ideal lifestyle. n Come up with ideas to fund it. What expertise, experience, interests or hobbies do you have? n How could some or all of these be turned into a profitable sideline?

This approach would definitely be better than borrowing or investing too aggressively to pay for the ideal lifestyle both now and in retirement.

And you could also enjoy tax benefits like claiming deductions and splitting income (shifting income into the hands of family members in lower tax brackets).

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It’s Sam’s turn to shine Big year for youngest Reinhart brother as world juniors, NHL draft loom ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The pressure is mounting on this young hockey player.

At age 18 he’s the captain of his Western Hockey League team and currently in fifth place in the league in scoring. He is one of the 25 names on Canada’s roster for the World Junior Hockey Championships selection camp, a virtual lock to make the team and grab a lead role as the boys of Christmas try to win the country’s first gold since 2009.Those are pretty big things, but then there’s this: at the moment he sits atop most lists of the top prospects heading into the 2014 NHL draft. If the draft were held today, the first GM to take the mic could very well say, “We’re proud to select, from the Kootenay Ice. . . .”

That sounds like a pretty pressure packed

few months coming up for a young hockey player.

But then again,West Vancouver’s Sam Reinhart is no ordinary young hockey player. He’s seen all of this before, been close enough to taste the free draft-day snacks, to smell the stink of an NHL dressing room.

His father is Paul Reinhart, a former NHL star with the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks. His oldest brother is Max Reinhart, a forward who suited up with him in Cranbrook with the Ice before getting drafted by those same Flames.

At age 21 Max has seen action in 15 NHL games and is up with the big club now. Sam’s other brother is Griffin Reinhart, a defenceman with the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings who was picked fourth overall by the NewYork Islanders in the 2012 NHL draft.

Pressure? What pressure?

This, it seems, is just normal life for a Reinhart.

“Being able to see my brothers go through it and having my dad there to support me and really know what everything is all about has had a huge impact on my career so far and influenced it in a great way,” Sam told the North Shore News during a recent phone interview. “My brothers definitely have made it easier on me, Max in particular for Griffin and myself. I really have to thank the two of them for that.”

Sam is taking full advantage of the trail blazed by the rest of his talented family. In fact, if pre-draft hype is any indication, he may just end up being the best of the whole bunch.

Through 31 games this season he has 16 goals and 31 assists, big numbers that are keeping him in the conversation for top spot in the upcoming NHL draft.

He’s doing his best to block out the buzz but it can be tough to ignore when the

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“Obviously it’s in the back of your mind, it’s kind of hard to get away from it at this point,” Reinhart said. “There’s always going to be so much talk about it throughout the year. I think I’m pretty good at not thinking about it, keeping it at the back of the head. . . .The focus definitely has

to be in the present and wherever you’re at. Right now it’s with Kootenay.”

On Wednesday night Reinhart put his skills on display in his hometown as the Ice took on the Vancouver Giants. Several coaches and young players from Hollyburn Country Club, Sam’s old stomping grounds, were in attendance as the former Husky created See Brother page 34

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Brother Griffin also at Team Canada camp From page 33

scoring chances all night, assisting on one goal in what turned out to be a 3-2 win for the Giants (fellow North Shore product Jackson Houck of North Vancouver scored the game winner for Vancouver late in the third period).

With the homecoming over Sam will soon set his sights on making Team Canada for the world juniors.With only 25 players named to the selection camp there won’t be many cuts. Even so, Reinhart said he will do whatever it takes to make the team and help Canada win.

“It would be a huge honour,” he said. “I think at this point the coaching staff knows what each player brings. I think I bring some versatility to the lineup, I can play in many different roles.Whatever is needed of me I’ll be able to produce.”

The World Junior Championships might also offer another opportunity for Sam to play alongside Griffin, something he did for one game last week for a WHL all-star team in

the Subway Super Series against Russia. Griffin is also going to the Team Canada selection camp and is expected to make it despite carrying a threegame suspension over from the 2012-13 world juniors.

Sam is looking forward to hitting the ice with his bro.

“It’s a lot better playing with him than against him,” he said with a laugh, adding that WHL battles against Griffin are always amongst the toughest games on his schedule. “He’s just such a big-body presence back there and so smart with the puck. It’s hard to go around him. I don’t know if he’s just trying to do that against me or what the deal is there but personally I find it very difficult playing against him.”

Whatever happens on the ice, Sam said the Reinharts are very good at leaving hockey at the rink whenever they meet up as a family.

“In the summer we’re all best friends,” he said, adding that they did play a lot of hockey together growing up but there was “not as much as you would

expect” in the Reinhart home.

“Obviously we did play a lot of hockey, more than our fair share on the ice, but my parents certainly weren’t pushing hockey,” he said.

“In the summer we still do play all sorts of sports.We’re never talking about hockey at home, rarely do we talk about it.We’re pretty good as a family at staying away from that.”

Add it all up and it seems like just about the perfect upbringing for an elite prospect who, at the same time, is also wellgrounded and ready to roll with whatever the hockey world has to throw at him.

Sam’s not shy, in fact, of proclaiming himself ready to take his game to the highest stage. It’s what he wants most, and he wants it soon.

“The biggest focus is obviously going to be my ultimate goal of playing in the National Hockey League next year,” he said.

“You’ve got to definitely be level-headed throughout the whole year and keep improving and really push yourself to be able to play

there when that time comes next year.”

••• Fellow West Vancouverite and Hollyburn alum Morgan Rielly is also eligible to play for Canada at the world juniors but is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.The NHL club may still release

him for the tournament but early indications are that they’ll keep the rookie in the big show.

Leafs general manager Dave Nonis told the National Post Wednesday that “it’s unlikely, but it’s not impossible,” that the Leafs will release Rielly for the tournament. “In

the event that he’s not playing regularly, or there’s a change in our roster . . .

I wouldn’t say that he’s off the table. But I wouldn’t say it’s likely.”

Heading into this weekend the rookie has put up nine points, all assists, and a -11 rating in 22 games with the Leafs.

Harkins off to U17 World Challenge NorthVancouver’s Jansen Harkins was recently named to Team Pacific that will compete in the 2014World Under17 Hockey Challenge scheduled for Dec. 29-Jan. 4 in Cape Breton, N.S. The 16-year-old forward

will join 21 other players from British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories and theYukon to take on Canada West, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic teams as well as national squads from the Czech Republic, Germany,

Russia, Sweden and the United States.

Harkins has four goals, three assists and 14 penalty minutes in 31 games with the Prince George Cougars in his first full season at the WHL level.

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During our ALL OUT CLEAROUT event we’re also offering MASSIVE Consumer Cash and DISCOUNTS of up to $10,000 on new vehicles, & HISTORIC LOW Interest RATES, hundreds of customers are trading up even two year old vehicles.

TRUCK OWNER? CHECK THIS OUT!

$1,500

DISCOUNT ON A 2014 RAM 1500 PURCHASE WHEN YOU CURRENTLY OWN A TRUCK OR ARE A TRADESMAN NO CHARGE CUMMINS DIESEL ON ANY 2013 RAM 2500 OR 3500 HEAVY DUTY MODELS!! $9,345 VALUE!

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