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Waterfront cabin ordered removed Port orders out artists who have occupied foreshore

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

For decades, renowned Canadian artists Al Neil and Carole Itter have considered the little blue beach cabin near to Cates Park both a refuge and a source of artistic inspiration.

Nestled among cedar trees and salal near the water’s edge, the tongue and groove cabin built on pilings seems almost to drift on tidal currents, its window like portholes gazing out to the mist on the inlet.

Neil, an experimental multimedia artist and freestyle jazz musician, composed music on the Farrand upright piano that still stands in the cabin.

He first moved there in 1966, and was there when the North Vancouver waterfront was dotted with squatters’ shacks and a counterculture community of artists and hippies thrived along the Dollarton waterfront.

But now, the cabin that is the last remaining piece of that era is being threatened with demolition.

In November, Port Metro Vancouver which owns the land the cabin sits on, issued the couple with an eviction notice, telling them the cabin must be removed by Jan. 31.

Events were set in motion after the McKenzie Barge site immediately adjacent to the cabin was sold to the Polygon development company, which plans to

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The cabin has to go, said port authorities, so that a habitat restoration project on the foreshore, being done in conjunction with an environmental clean-up of that site, can proceed.

Pollutants including arsenic, lead, mercury and See Cabin page 5

Beaches at risk from sewage changes BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The North Shore’s medical health officer is urging Transport Canada to flush its plan to allow vessels to dump their sewage into local waters.

The federal transportation regulator is considering changing its rules to allow boats under 400 gross tonnes certified for fewer than 15 passengers to discharge their toilet tanks within one nautical mile (about

1.8 kilometres) from the shoreline, down from the current three-nautical mile limit.

That would put raw sewage within striking distance of beaches in Vancouver and West Vancouver, both of which

had e.coli counts higher than what is considered safe for human contact during the summer of 2014, said Dr. Mark Lysyshyn.

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HOpe Café serves more than coffee

New NV social enterprise offers opportunities for those who have experienced mental illness ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

As Jo-Anne MacDougall makes her daily commute across two bridges from her Surrey home to her new job in North Vancouver, she often glances at her ring finger, resting on the steering wheel.

There lies a tattoo of a butterfly, representative of her ability to once again spread her wings.

The concept was inspired by a sign she noticed on a local church that read, “Just when the caterpillar thought his life was over, he became a butterfly.”

The message resonated strongly. “That (was) me. I thought my life was over. I had so many losses and so many changes,” she says.

Two and a half years ago, MacDougall received a shocking diagnosis.

A self-described “highfunctioning perfectionist” who believed she “had it all together,” she found herself unable to keep working in the veterinary industry, and unable to leave the North Shore, her longtime home. She was also suffering from a variety of physical ailments, mainly debilitating vertigo.

After making many trips to the emergency room and undergoing countless tests — MRIs and CT scans included — doctors finally pinpointed the source of her worsening condition: anxiety.

MacDougall got her tattoo on the same day she attended an anxiety management group for the first time.

“I was a full-time mental wellness student for two years. I worked really hard on myself and . . . . thank goodness for the team of specialists that we have on the North Shore,” she says.

Today, MacDougall has never felt better or more free. Since her diagnosis, her stress is gone, and she no longer gets dizzy nor suffers any other physical ailments.

Her butterfly tattoo is a constant reminder of

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“One of the reasons why I moved off the North Shore was because I could,” she says. “I couldn’t leave North Van for so long.”

She’s proud that commuting is so easy for her now, and also of what’s waiting for her at the end of her drive. MacDougall is the manager of the new North Vancouver HOpe Café, a social enterprise coffee shop intended to offer employment opportunities, and an inclusive and supportive work environment for people who have experienced mental illness.

The venture represents a unique partnership between a non-profit organization, a for-profit company and the public healthcare system.

Housed in the lobby of the newly opened Greta and Robert H.N. Ho Centre for Psychiatry and Education (known as the HOpe Centre), at Lions Gate Hospital, the HOpe Café is a Blenz

Coffee location, is owned and operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association North and West Vancouver Branch, and is a partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health.

“The definition of a social enterprise is a forprofit business that has a social mission. If you just have a social mission and you don’t make a profit then it’s not a decent business, so it’s holding those two pieces together,” says Sandra Severs, executive director of the CMHA’s North Shore branch.

The café, which is open to the public, opened in early December 2014 as mental healthcare programming and services moved into the HOpe Centre. It had its official grand opening and ribbon cutting Jan. 15.While avidly patronized by HOpe Centre and area medical staff, patients and visitors, all involved hope the café grows into a gathering place for the community at large.

Café profits will be reinvested back into the North Shore, used by the North and West Vancouver Branch of the CMHA to create other mental health programs, and to expand its local reach, providing needed support.

“For a small non-profit we’re in a very fortunate position to be with two partners like this who are committed to the vision of what this business can actually be and who have financially made it possible for us to do that,” says Severs.

The HOpe Café also provides a visual image of recovery. Through its mission, it’s working to fight stigma related to mental illness, exemplify the possibilities that exist for people with a history of mental illness, and serve as an ongoing source of encouragement for employees and patrons alike.

“We’re serving more than coffee,” says Severs.

••• When asked what role a job can play in the life of someone in recovery from a mental illness,Vancouver Coastal Health’s April Watson is quick to answer.

“It provides structure, it provides self-esteem, it provides that foundation of meaningfulness in your life,” she says.

Watson and co-worker Gill Walker, a fellow occupational therapist on the rehabilitation team at North Shore Adult Community Mental Health and Addictions, currently

housed in the HOpe Centre, came up with the idea for the HOpe Café.

They have firsthand experience with the challenge of finding jobs for their clients, as well as employers willing to hire them.The rehab team has a vocational counsellor who helps clients to find jobs, offering support to both the employee and employer throughout the process to ensure the job is successful.

Examples of local employers who’ve hired their clients include Compass Group Canada, Prosource Property Services and Starbucks.

Red Dog Deli and Meridian Farm Market are currently looking at ways to support the program.

The rehab team is always in need of additional employers to come on board with their program.

“We saw that this could be an opportunity to provide more jobs and more support,” says Watson, rehab team supervisor.

“We wanted to break down stigma for starters, bring the community together and provide opportunities. It’s very difficult to obtain employment sometimes for people with mental illness so we’re trying to break down those barriers and

provide a supportive and safe opportunity to make this happen,” she adds.

After hearing about the plans for the HOpe Centre, a 150,000-square-foot, four-storey mental health services centre that houses North Shore inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, the Djavad Mowafaghian UBC Medical Education Centre and B.C. Ambulance,Watson and Walker began investigating the possibility of opening a social enterprise café.

They sought approval from Vancouver Coastal Health management, started a steering committee and went so far as to take social enterprise courses through the Enterprising Non-Profits B.C. Program.

They realized very quickly the importance of partnerships and so reached out to the North Shore branch of the CMHA. The local branch also has experience with the challenge of placing people with mental illness in jobs through its programs.

It didn’t take a lot of convincing to get the service agency on board.

Such a venture would mean they’d no longer have to search for jobs, they’d be able to create them for themselves, says Severs.

“What we would be then doing is modelling to other employers on the North Shore that it was possible to hire people with mental health challenges and create a business that was viable,” she says.

With Vancouver Coastal Health providing the space for $1 a year as well as equipment, and a willing owner/operator, all that was needed was a coffee company to come on board.

Shawn Pattison, vicepresident of Blenz, said while his company is no stranger to charitable and sponsorship arrangements, they’ve never been involved in such a large-scale initiative.

They were intrigued by the opportunity, which represents a number of firsts for the business.

“We’d never actually been involved with mental health.We’d never been involved with certainly a social enterprise project like this where it was going to directly be run, managed and almost used as an environment for people to get better or to reintegrate.

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Retired teacher gets jail in child-porn case JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A 70-year-old retired school teacher from NorthVancouver has been sent to jail for six months after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.

Roger Stephen Fidler was handed the sentence by a North Vancouver provincial court judge Jan. 6 after police seized more than

1,900 sexual images and videos of underage boys that Fidler had downloaded onto a computer hard drive over about two and a half years.

Fidler was caught after an FBI investigation into online sharing of child pornography eventually led authorities to Fidler’s computer account in December 2011.

Fidler, who is retired from a career as a teacher in England, was depressed, isolated and spending a

lot of time online when he first accessed the images, said lawyers. Fidler’s defence lawyer suggested his client’s collection was an unintentional result of wanting to view images of young males in natural settings.

But Judge Joanne Challenger didn’t believe that, saying Fidler remains in denial about his involvement in what is a serious offence.

Those who possess child

pornography encourage the production of it by creating a market, said Challenger, adding, “The Internet has exponentially facilitated access to child pornography to a degree that is frightening. … It only takes the click of a mouse for a child pornographer to spread images in seconds.”

The judge added viewing and sharing of child pornography may break down inhibitions against

other sexual offences against children.

“Society must show its abhorrence for this particular type of crime,” she said.

Fidler had a “moderate to large size collection” of images depicting underage boys.

In handing Fidler the jail sentence, plus two years probation, Challenger noted such offences are often committed by adult men of previous good character.

While on probation, Fidler can only possess one computer and one cellphone, which he must present to an RCMP officer if requested.

Fidler must also give his probation officer information about any account he uses to access the Internet, is banned from attending public parks and swimming areas where people under 16 are likely to be present, and will be placed on the sex offender registry for 10 years.

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Cabin is last of a bygone era in Dollarton

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hydrocarbons from decades of industrial use have been found in the soil of the nearby foreshore.

Neil, now 90, and Itter, 75, have been shaken by the eviction.

“The stress has been hard on my health,” said Itter.

Although they don’t live in the cabin year-round (they also have a home in a Strathcona housing co-op) it’s been a retreat for the couple for many decades, ever since Neil moved into the cabin as a sort of informal watchman for the barge company.

“I think for both Al and I, it’s provided everything from a refuge to a place of wonderful inspiration,” said Itter. “It’s informed our art in every way.”

Now a group of younger artists has stepped forward

with an appeal to save the cabin.

“This truly is the last vestige of what was a profound part of history on that shoreline,” said Esther Rausenberg, executive director of the East Side Cultural Crawl, and one of those working to save the cabin. “Once you take that down, you cannot bring that back.”

According to a report on the cabin’s cultural significance prepared by North Vancouver Museum and Archives director Nancy Kirkpatrick, during the 1930s and 40s, the shores of Burrard Inlet were home to about 1,000 people living in houseboats and foreshore cottages in squatter communities.The writer Malcolm Lowry was one of those who famously lived along the Dollarton waterfront.

Most of the squatter cabins were destroyed in the 1950s. But in the early 1970s, another counterculture community of artists flourished on the Maplewood mudflats and adjacent areas. Itter and Neil’s blue cabin is the last of those remaining.

“Now that way of life is completely gone,” said Kirkpatrick.

When the District of North Vancouver learned of the situation last fall, it looked at options including the possibility of moving the cabin or saving its façade.

But once district staff looked at the cabin, they concluded moving it to a new location would likely cost at least $60,000, said David Stuart, chief administrative officer for the municipality.

If the district wanted to use the cabin, it would cost

even more to bring it up to current Building Code standards.

“If we were to move the shack where would we move it to and what we do with it?” said Stuart.

Glenn Alteen, a director of the Grunt Gallery, is one of the artists who still hopes to save the cabin. Alteen said the goal right now is to find a place the cabin could be stored temporarily while a more permanent use or location is pursued.

“At this point we’re just trying to save it.”

John Parker-Jervis, spokesman for Port Metro Vancouver, said the port has been “sympathetic to the impact (removal of the cabin) will have on the artists…We do appreciate the history.”

He added authorities would also consider the possibility of extending

the eviction deadline if requested.

So far, Itter has been slowly removing some of the couple’s possessions with the help of a friend who has a 12-foot rowboat. “That’s

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Animal feces in natural runoff and boats emptying their tanks too close to shore were prime suspects.

“Will it make the situation worse? We don’t know but it definitely won’t make the situation better,” Lysyshyn said.

“It depends on things like temperature and tides and what other contaminants might be in the water at the time, how much they dump.

“It depends if anybody is sick onboard or carrying a pathogen that’s going to make other people sick. It depends on a lot of things but it does introduce risk.”

The new regulation would mainly target pleasure craft, which should be having their liquid waste pumped out in a marina, Lysyshyn added.

Beaches tend to be good for both physical and mental health, Lysyshyn said, and he’d rather not be posting health advisories warning swimmers to keep out.

“We’ll still be monitoring the beaches and we’ll shut the beaches if levels get too high but people like to use the beaches and we don’t like to have them shut,” he said.

Lysyshyn also noted that existing regulations are difficult to enforce

by Transport Canada.

The federal government should be designating all of Burrard Inlet a “nodischarge” zone, which it has the power to do, he added.

The District of West Vancouver is standing with Lysyshyn, said district spokesman Jeff McDonald.

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Itter said she and Neil likely won’t be involved in the future of the cabin, even if it is saved. “We’ve given it up,” she said.

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ave you ever watched someone try to row a boat in two directions at once?

If you look out on the Burrard Inlet, you’ll see the federal government making a go of it.

Transport Canada is considering giving owners of boats certified for up to 15 passengers the all-clear to dump their onboard raw sewage in the water, as long as they’re at least 1.8 kilometres (one nautical mile) away from the shoreline. Another department in the same federal government has told Metro Vancouver it must upgrade all of its sewage plants to secondarytreatment standards because primary treatment wasn’t good enough.

Talk about mixed messages.

The new Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant is expected to cost $700 million, and that’s just one of

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those required to be online in Metro Vancouver by 2020. Despite it being a federally mandated project, our MPs have been conspicuously quiet about how much of the cost the federal government is willing to cover. But it is an election year, so don’t be surprised if they come riding in to the rescue sometime in the spring or summer.

In the meantime, we say the idea of allowing untreated boat toilet waste into Burrard Inlet stinks something fierce. Our medical health officer has raised the red flag that this could be inviting more of the e.coli problems that rendered our West Vancouver beaches unsafe for swimming for much of last summer.

Who is this intended to benefit?

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We don’t need fancy, we need efficient Dear Editor: West Vancouver’s mayor and council are really missing the opportunity to do what has to be done regarding the construction of the new public safety building. At a suggested cost of $36 million, which most likely will elevate to $50 million or more, this is an investment that must be well thought out. As proposed right now, the building is not what is needed to function efficiently nor its architecture the best we can do for that neighbourhood.

I would agree with the mayor on the urgency of the building but I disagree that council has to “fast track” it, as he suggested, so it gets built right now, regardless of it is what we need, can afford or want. Ridiculous as it sounds to our representatives, I am sure that staff can keep working in a “living room” if that is what it takes to do things right. In my opinion, Smith fails to understand that we in West Vancouver are not in competition with other municipalities to see which one has the fanciest public building of all. We don’t need fancy, we need efficient, safe and cost effective.

We can’t sacrifice the neighbourhood’s character and tranquility just to satisfy an urge that was borne from a bad real-estate

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deal. If we didn’t have an appropriate plan, we shouldn’t have sold the land where the police station is now.

And, to make things more irrational, council debates whether our police officers should have free parking on site or if they should overcrowd the streets around the new building.

I don’t see why taxpayers have to pay for staff parking. In other public buildings, such as Vancouver General Hospital, all staff must pay for the privilege of a reserved parking spot.

They do get a reduced rate (30 per cent off) but all must pay.

When our police chief claims to be concerned about the safety of police officers’ and staff ’s cars if they park in the surrounding streets outside our public safety building, then something is really wrong. If a car is not safe there, then we all should be concerned when parking our cars anywhere in West Vancouver.

The last issue is the debate about our police having their own private taxpayer-funded gym. I guarantee you that our state-of-theart recreation centre can accommodate their needs, again, at a reduced rate thereby avoiding using public money that could be invested in other more important things that right now we

can’t afford.

It has taken more than four years to get to this point. I am sure that our municipal representatives and staff can get an agreement with Grosvenor that would allow the district to take the necessary time to make the right decisions, rather than rushed ones.

We are talking about a very large amount of taxpayers’ money and about a very important building for the district.

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Dear Editor: Re: Silence the Chirping Over Double Dipping, Jan. 14, Viewpoint While I would agree with letter-writer Nick Bryant on his first point — “every career job these days contributes money to a pension plan” — and even his second point — “an employee is permitted to draw on their hard earned pension or RRSP money,” — I have to See Consider page 7

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Don’t fret, Eric and Ilsa. Help is coming We are all blessed to live in a beautiful, privileged part of the world, but every once in a while comes a reminder that even here there are less fortunate souls.

This story was first brought to the world’s attention by our venerable national newspaper, the Globe and Mail.

In a recent edition of their regular Financial Facelift feature, the Globe introduced us to Eric and Ilsa, a married Vancouver couple looking for financial help. It’s a story nearly all of us can relate to in these tough times.

Here are some key facts, as presented by the Globe: Eric is a 41-year-old doctor and Ilsa a 39-yearold dentist currently on maternity leave. They have five children who all attend private school. Eric “chooses to work for less money than he could,” so they typically only bring in $450,000 per year. With Ilsa on maternity leave, however, that yearly sum drops even further, all the way down to $360,000.

Eric makes $200,000 per

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Laugh All YouWant year working in a medical clinic but his real passion is teaching, a noble calling he pursues, bottom line be damned. He only makes $100,000 per year teaching one day a week at a university.

Eric and Ilsa bought a $1.1-million plot of land but no matter how hard they crunch the numbers they can’t come up with the money for the modest $1-million house they hope to build for the family and their live-in nanny.

“Two professionals should be able to afford a modest house, but we can’t get the numbers to

work and would appreciate some help,” Eric laments.

Meanwhile, they’re stuck living rent-free in a house loaned to them by a relative. But the clock is ticking. The wolf is at the door, and his name is Hardship.

That this is happening anywhere in the world is scary, but the fact that it’s in our own backyard is what’s truly chilling. The good news is that there’s still time to help. If we act fast enough, we may just save a young life or two from facing a truly horrible fate like starvation or the public school system.

Step 1 is simple — these guys need a home. Can somebody get Habitat for Humanity on the phone? We’re going to need a lot of volunteers — those Italian marble countertops won’t install themselves.

As a nice little gesture we could also add a separate room in the house and stock it full of hot lunch supplies so that even when things are at their most dire, the family will always have

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take issue with his third point “people can and often do, work well into their 60s and 70s, earning a full salary doing what they have become masters at.”

If you have had the opportunity to work at a fulfilling and rewarding job and been smart enough to ensure financial

health for your life after paid employment, you should be in a position to “continue to be a productive member of society” by volunteering for one of the many worthwhile causes out there that could use those valuable skills learned on the job.

Just think — if everyone felt like Nick Bryant, you would not have had

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something warm in their bellies during those cold Vancouver winters. We can call it the “soup kitchen.”

Does anyone know a volunteer chef who can tell the difference between lobster and crab bisque?

Speaking of food, Step 2 will be ensuring that these guys always start the day with something in their stomachs. Private school is tough, but it’s even worse with a substandard breakfast like crepes suzette. Obviously the food bank has a lot of quail’s eggs just lying around but maybe we could convince them to cook them up into omelettes every morning and deliver them to the family with some caviar.

Beluga caviar, if possible.

Definitely not sevruga caviar — haven’t they suffered enough?

Step 3: cash. Lots of it.

Ilsa the dentist must know more than anyone that five children have a lot of teeth.

And these little troopers shouldn’t have to settle for anything less than $1,000 bills from the tooth fairy.

Funds could be raised just like in that scene from It’s AWonderful Life where the whole town shows up to share what little savings they have. As Clarence the angel says, no man is a failure who has friends.

And a live-in nanny.

That’s enough about these crazy kids, though — they’re just a couple of hard-working parents trying to turn silver spoons into gold.

The really inspirational story here is about the people who brought this to light, the truth-seekers at the Globe and Mail.

Any old newspaper can report on hunger and homelessness. This week every two-bit rag in the world wrote about an Oxfam report that claimed by next year the richest one per cent of people globally will own more

than half of the world’s wealth. That’s a fun and easy story to tell. It takes a truly unique publication, however, to dig deeper and expose the suffering of the lower upper upper class.

I can’t wait to see whom they profile next. How about a down-on-his-luck musician from Toronto named Drake (last name omitted to protect his identity) whose private jet somehow only has regulardefinition TVs? Who could live such a life? #YOLO. This whole travesty is a powerful reminder that there are people out there who are truly in need of help. We can all remember to give a little bit to those in need, to donate goods or money to worthwhile causes. Heck, maybe this will push us all to even go out and volunteer a bit of our time at a local charity.

I’m sure they’d be thrilled to see us. If you do go, tell ’em Eric and Ilsa sent you. aprest@nsnews.com

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A motion at a District of North Vancouver council meeting Monday brought calls for a closer examination of nuisance bylaws that limit the municipality from going after derelict houses on subdividable lots.

Council was reviewing two proposals to amend zoning bylaws to allow properties at 3967 Hoskins Rd. and 2698 Violet

St. to subdivide.This touched off a larger debate amongst councillors about the ineffective bylaws currently in place to battle both derelict houses and secondary suites.

“I have a few concerns about the continued subdivision of properties in single-family neighbourhoods,” said Coun. Roger Bassam. “I’m not sure that’s entirely what we want to do.”

He added that subdivision creates density

concerns that are a trigger point for other properties in the block.

The proposals sparked a discussion between Couns.

Lisa Muri and Robin Hicks about the need for stricter enforcement of nuisance and zoning bylaws.

“Where there’s an intention by a buyer to try to subdivide, et cetera, it’s very often that the houses are just left to deteriorate over a period of time. It could be from six months to a year,” said Hicks. “Is this

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Hicks then asked how the district could protect against this from happening.

Muri cited a crumbling home in the Seymour area as an example of ineffective bylaw enforcement. She says it’s been empty for close to 30 years and has gone beyond the appearance of an unkempt house, with a crumbling exterior and overgrown lawn.With little in the way of bylaw enforcement the house has been left to rot without any intervention by the owner.

“The nuisance abatement bylaw is so weak, we can’t even activate it to deal with these kinds of situations,” she said. “I think we need to take that bylaw back and dissect it and find out why it’s so difficult to get a house that has been vacated and find out why it can’t be torn down.”

Both subdivisions were approved and will move forward to a public hearing scheduled for Feb. 17.

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Former NV cop files harassment lawsuit Hostile, rude atmosphere alleged in case

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A female police officer who worked at the North Vancouver RCMP detachment filed a civil suit in B.C. Supreme Court Jan. 8 alleging she was sexually harassed and shunned during her time as a cop.

Shelley Whitelaw’s allegations — none of which have been proven in court — describe systemic humiliation that sabotaged her career and left her dealing with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Whitelaw’s career with the RCMP began when she was stationed in Grand Rapids, Manitoba, to finish her field recruit training.

In two separate incidents,Whitelaw’s superior officer in Grand Rapids pulled her pants down and “quickly and

aggressively” put his hands on her body in a sexual manner after drunkenly trying to break into her trailer home, according to the claim.

Whitelaw’s claim also describes the officer throwing empty beer bottles at her police vehicle while drunk at a fishing derby. He had assigned Whitelaw to patrol the derby, according to the suit.

Fearful for her physical and mental health, Whitelaw resigned when refused a transfer from what her claim described as an: “unsafe and toxic” workplace.

Whitelaw reapplied to the RCMP in 1996, where she claims she was sent on high-risk assignments without adequate training and without body armour.

After reporting an incident in which a higherranking officer allegedly used excessive force when arresting a youth,Whitelaw was ordered to surrender her gun and badge and undergo a psychological assessment, according to the claim.

Despite being

pronounced fit for duty, the psychologist initiated the process to discharge Whitelaw based on what the claim refers to as: “vague reference to an unsuitable personality.”

After a stint at the Vancouver Airport detachment,Whitelaw tried to get a transfer to North Vancouver but was initially refused based on “destructive rumours,” according to the suit.

The detachment accepted her transfer in 2001 but Whitelaw’s claim describes an “undercurrent of contempt” from her first days in North Vancouver.

While working in the North Vancouver detachment’s traffic section, Whitelaw found other officers were “extremely rude, hostile and verbally aggressive.”

After filing a harassment complaint, which she says was inadequately investigated,Whitelaw was wrongfully accused of submitting false claims, according to the suit.

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. . . So that was interesting for us. . . .We can’t really quantify it, projects like this. There’s no return on investment that you can identify. There is no traditional metric that you can say, ‘Well, we’ll put in this and we’ll get this.’ But in our group, one thing we did identify was that it was good — it was a good thing.

That was enough for us to feel that it was important for us to get involved,” he says.

Pattison said it’s not uncommon for a coffee shop or food service company to go into a medical facility. Blenz itself has locations in some — for example, at Surrey’s Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre — but this partnership is something else entirely.

“We’re all involved, we’re all as one family in this,” he says.

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The HOpe Café has proven profitable thus far.

“I think it’s doing well for the first month in a new building with holiday season happening at the same time.We’ve been pleased,” says Severs.

Pattison agrees. “The sales have been good. I would say they’ve been very encouraging. They’ve also been growing, which is very good. Overall, certainly Blenz is happy,” he says.

••• “Anybody coming in off the street wouldn’t necessarily know that we have lived experience,” says MacDougall, 46.

After spending two years in the community mental health system on the North Shore undergoing individual and group therapy, she no longer requires any services. “I don’t feel that I have a mental illness because I’ve been so mentally well since I’ve had a diagnosis.

I was mentally ill before but then receiving therapy and the counselling and all of the core group support, I think I’m very mentally well compared to struggling every day,” she says.

The HOpe Café operates as a typical Blenz and employs a total of five staff ranging in age from 27 to 46. MacDougall is in the process of hiring two more baristas.

Her team is incredibly passionate about their jobs, their products, their customers, supporting each other and being part of a social enterprise.

“We want to be the go-to place.We want people just to say, ‘I’ll see you at Blenz, we’ll see you at the HOpe Café,’” she says.

All partners — Blenz, the CMHA and Vancouver Coastal Health — are impressed by the calibre of the café employees, their professionalism and commitment to positive customer service.

“If you come in for coffee in the morning and you’re rude to us, how do I know how much effort it took for you to get out of bed? Everybody has their own story.We don’t judge anybody. Not only are we an inclusive work environment, we want to be an inclusive community café.We don’t judge people on their mental wellness or anything,” says MacDougall.

People in recovery have to have a lot of patience with themselves, explains 29-year-old HOpe Café barista Matt Mazzei, who has bipolar disorder.

“The patience, it extends to our clientele who come here. It’s not just the clients who come here, it’s also their families.

Understanding what the families go through as well as the clients is a big part in making that connection regarding compassion and care . . . . Giving the open ear to the clientele is something that we find they’re really responsive to,” he says.

In addition to offering compassion, the HOpe Café employees are also an important model of hope, says Pattison. Their success is inspirational for patients coming in to the HOpe Centre for services, as well as family members there supporting them.

“There is hope in the fact that they can see that where they’re at right now, there is a place for them to go. . . . There is a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s actual, it’s real, it’s not just talking about it, it’s not just a spreadsheet or a flowchart or a bunch of dates on a calendar,” he says.

Employees stay mindful of themselves and each other. “I said to these guys when I hired and interviewed them and did orientation:When you’re having a bad day, I get it. I understand. I haven’t had a bad day for a very long time but that didn’t come easy.

I had to work very hard at that as do these guys, every day,” says MacDougall.

While the venture conforms to B.C. Employment Standards and those of Blenz Coffee, it doesn’t have the same sort of structured work environment as coffee shops do. They have some leeway, for example, in determining hours per week and per shift.

“We don’t have structured breaks, because if Matt needs a time out, he wants to go for a walk, Matt goes for a walk,” says MacDougall.

Lines of communication are strong and as a result, stress levels remain low.

“Sometimes you’re going to have a rough day.

That’s why it’s so great to have supportive people who understand you, especially in work, because we can all support each other. If you have that kind of up day, you can lend a hand, and if you need a little extra slack, then there’s people who can See Coffee page 11

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Coffee shop helping build staff’s confidence From page 10 pick up and help you out,” says Mazzei.

••• In addition to their experience with mental illness, something MacDougall and Mazzei quickly realized they had in common were tattoos on their ring fingers. His tattoo depicts his name in Runes, as well as a moon and stars. It speaks to the idea that anything is possible, protection, the importance of speaking authentically and the power of oneself.

He got it four years ago and it’s a constant reminder of what he’s capable of and to “shoot for the moon.”

The North Vancouver resident was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 20 during his second year of university. “It was quite shocking. . . .When you first get diagnosed it’s very difficult. It’s hard on the family because they’ve seen problems for a while and you’ve been in denial a lot of the time. Then you get diagnosed and . . . you feel alone,” he says.

Like MacDougall, Mazzei remains committed to his wellness. “Every day is recovery now for me. I don’t know if there’s going to be a day that I’m not in recovery. . . .You have to just stay in that mode of understanding yourself,” he says.

Mazzei has been experiencing a number of positives steps forward in his life as of late. After living in a series of group homes, he recently moved into more independent assisted living. His new job at the HOpe Café is just more icing on the cake. “There’s a grand opening here, but my life has just had a grand opening as well,” he says.

Reflecting on his journey, he too is proud of how far he’s come and is grateful to have a job, allowing him to keep working toward his future.

“It keeps me very positive, very confident and it makes me feel like I can reach my goals. I think it would be a great step for people who get into the workforce to have such an environment that they’re used to and people who care about them,” he says.

For Mazzei, his future definitely feels bright and like it’s inching closer. He’s just waiting to see what it might hold. “I’m trying to find something that’s really right for me. I know it’s within my grasp. I’m hoping this place can help me reach it. It’s unlabelled at the moment,” he says.

The HOpe Café, located in the HOpe Centre at 1337 St. Andrews Ave., is open seven days a week, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., and weekends, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Former officer went on medical leave From page 9

overwhelmed by “constant attacks on her character, reputation and dignity,” Whitelaw went on medical leave from the RCMP in 2005.

While on leave, Whitelaw claims an RCMP psychologist breached her confidentiality by discussing her medical condition “at length” with other officers, and “destroyed the potential

for . . . any further career in the RCMP.” Whitelaw is seeking punitive and exemplary damages on the grounds that general and aggravated damages — which she is also seeking — aren’t enough to address the “high-handed, malicious, arrogant and arbitrary behaviour” of the RCMP officers named in the suit.

The RCMP has not yet filed a statement of defence.

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HEALTH NOTES page 14

North Shore residents CaraLynne McLean and HelenYeung will be part of an upcoming free panel discussion timed with National Eating Disorder AwarenessWeek, Feb. 1-7.

The event, entitled Ending the War With our Bodies: How to Obtain a Positive Body Image, is being presented by the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign and host venue, the Vancouver Public Library, according to a written statement.The panel will get underway at noon on Saturday, Jan. 31.

McLean is a registered clinical counsellor who works with Vancouver Coastal Health and Family Services of the North Shore, runs a private practice in North Vancouver specializing in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, and is a member of the North Shore Education Committee for the Prevention of Eating Disorders.Yeung, also part of the committee, is a public health dietitian with VCH and is a clinical instructor in the University of British Columbia dietetics program.

Yeung helps promote healthy eating with children, youth, their families, and communities.The panel will be moderated by Victoria Maxwell and other panelists include Caitlin O’Reilly and Carmen Saucier.

The PEDAW campaign is a province-wide effort to raise awareness around prevention and early

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The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects — environmental, social, heritage and health — that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

The Woodfibre LNG Project (Project) comprises construction and operation of a gas processing and liquefaction facility to produce approximately 2.1 million metric tonnes per annum of LNG, associated storage capacity of 250,000 m3, and export infrastructure.

There are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application.

The comment period will begin on January 22, 2015 and end on March 9, 2015. All comments received during this comment period will be considered.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent has now submitted its application (Application) to obtain an Environmental Assessment Certificate.

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Community Bulletin Board BACIO (BECAUSE A CURE IS OBTAINABLE) Mangia e Bevi Ristorante will hold its eighth annual charity event benefiting Lions Gate Hospital oncology clinic and BC Children’s Hospital oncology research. Until Jan. 31 a three-course dinner menu will be offered for $40.

For each dinner sold, $5 will go to each hospital. Mangia e Bevi Ristorante is located at 2222 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. mangiaebevi.ca.

OPEN HOUSE Provide feedback on the draft Lynn Valley Town Centre public realm guidelines Sunday, Jan. 25, 2-4 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 28, 7-9 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

All materials including opportunities for feedback will also be available online at identity.dnv.org.

HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY TOOLS Learn how energyefficiency measures work in practice and find out what initiatives the City of North Vancouver has instituted to help residents and developers lower carbon emissions from buildings Tuesday, Jan. 27, 6:30-9

p.m. at The Coffee Bar, 1695 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. $10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program begins at 7 p.m. Register at eebuildings.eventbrite.ca.

FRAUD AND SCAMS Join members of the North Vancouver RCMP’s Economic Crime Unit for a presentation on fraud schemes, common tactics used by fraud artists and steps to stay protected Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7-8 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd. To register call 604-987-4471 x8175 GET CONNECTED The North Shore Multicultural Society is inviting immigrants and refugee youth between the ages of 18 and 30 to a free seven-week program to learn about Canadian workplace culture, personal development and more starting Wednesday, Jan. 28, 6:30-8 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Space is limited. To register or for more information contact Kelly Thiara at 604-9882931 x270 or email kellyt@nsms.ca.

DISCUSSION LOUNGE Drop by for a group discussion on local issues, books, movies and more Wednesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Parkgate

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AUTHORS IN OUR COMMUNITY Join Naomi Waken as she shares her book of memoirs, Some Sort of Life Wednesday, Jan. 28, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca.

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North Shore Community Foundation One donor’s story

Our grant recipients

When North Vancouver resident David Perfitt spots a community need, he uses the North Shore Community Foundation to help him fund the solution.

In 2014, we distributed more than $180,000 from fundraising and investment earnings for scholarships and to worthy local charities.

One of the highlights of our year is our annual grants ceremony, and in 2014 we were able to support the following charities: ➤ Capilano Community Services Society Costs of Christmas and spring break day trips for at-risk, low-income youth

The North Shore Community Foundation works to improve the quality of life for all residents on the North Shore by funding community programs, services, and scholarships.

We responsibly manage almost $3 million in assets in 26 different trust funds and issue grants from the investment earnings for the benefit of North Shore residents from Lions Bay to Deep Cove.

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➤ Cerebral Palsy Association Adaptive yoga program for cerebral palsy patients ➤ Family Services of the North Shore New outdoor play program for children age 1-6 and their parents ➤ Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society Program demystifying autism in North Shore schools ➤ Hollyburn Family Services Emergency counselling for those who do not qualify for the provincial victim program ➤ Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Examination table for Outpatient Care Centre

2014 NSCF Grant Recipients with NSCF President David Alsop, back row right

➤ Maplewood Farm Rebuilding of the aviary, including building materials and electrical work ➤ North Shore Keep Well Society Part-time instructor and supplies for seniors’ Keep Well classes ➤ North Shore Meals on Wheels Kitchen and delivery supplies ➤ North Shore Mountain Bike Association Maintenance of trails including tools and supervisor costs ➤ North Shore Restorative Justice Society Circles in Schools conflict resolution program for schools ➤ North Shore Women’s Centre Legal information and support service

➤ Parkgate Community Services Society New dementia patient day program, “My Parkgate Break” ➤ St. Andrew’s United Church Food for 2 community lunches per week and 1 dinner per month ➤ Senior Citizens’ Special Services Society LINKS program – train volunteers to reconnect isolated seniors ➤ Wild Bird Trust Creation of new habitat – native grass/ wildflower meadow with thicket ➤ Zajac Ranch for Children Half of camp fees for four medically challenged North Shore children

➤ One to One Literacy Society Training of 1-to-1 reading tutors and book boxes for eight North Shore schools

Golf, anyone?

Each year, the North Shore Community Foundation presents the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament, in partnership with the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

The annual fundraiser has raised more than $800,000 in its seven years of operation.

The 2015 MGT will be held on May 22 at the Seymour Golf and Country Club. Each year, the first $50,000 of the proceeds is given to one North Shore charity, and in 2014 the recipient was the Turning Point Recovery Centre.

BUILDING A COMMU NIT Y LEGACY

Mayors Smith, Walton and Mussatto with Brenda Plant of Turning Point

How to Get Involved There are many ways to contribute to the North Shore Community Foundation. We receive generous donations from individuals, family foundations, and estate bequests, all of which are eligible for a tax receipt. We also recently received a significant donation in the form of stock. Donating stock for philanthropic purposes is a very effective way for individuals to contribute,

as capital gains taxation is avoided and the entire amount is eligible for a charitable tax credit. Check our website for more information, or call to set up a meeting. The NSCF also welcomes volunteers and corporate sponsors to help assist with the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament, or to serve on the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Employed at TELUS for 32 years until 2014, David participated (and continues to participate as a retiree) in the Team TELUS Cares program, in which TELUS dollar-matches charitable donations made by their employees.

Every year, David directs the combined donation to the NSCF, where the funds are held until a suitable North Shore project is found. For example, in 2006 David saw people struggling down the side of Keith Road east of Hendry Avenue, in the dirt, because there was no sidewalk to help them safely reach a bus stop. Over the next few years, the NSCF disbursed $28,000 to the District of North Vancouver to help fund sidewalk construction on Keith Road.

David Perfitt and donated print at Lynn Valley Library with NVDPL chairwoman Lucy Cayuela and staff Jacqueline van Dyk & Helen Kaiser

In 2010, David’s donation helped fund a new staircase and sitting steps for the entrance to Salvation Army Family Services at Lonsdale and 12th. The projects are wide-ranging: a flat-screen TV for the City of North Van Library; a safe sidewalk at St. George’s and 6th instead of a wellbeaten dirt path; high-quality digital prints

Making more than a $1 million difference

Since its founding in 1988, the NSCF has contributed more than $1.2 million to community programs and services on the North Shore. Just a few of the recent thank-yous we have received: Our house is a home because of the support of the North Shore Community Foundation! Turning Point Recovery Society is extremely grateful to the North Shore Community Foundation for its contribution to The new Turning Point Recovery Centre support the purchase on Lloyd Avenue of furniture for our living and dining rooms at our new women’s addiction recovery residence on Lloyd Avenue.

– BRENDA PLANT, TURNING POINT RECOVERY SOCIETY

With your support, we are able to provide a variety of out trips for North Shore low-income youth, who are potentially at risk. Thank you for your commitment to making the North Shore a better place. – RENÉE STRONG, CAPILANO COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY

With the support we received from the NSCF, CNIB will have greater impact fostering social and economic inclusion of individuals who are blind and partially sighted on the North Shore. – SHAWNA RATHBUN, CNIB

of paintings by artists including Frederick Varley and Emily Carr for the North Vancouver District Library. “I like my money to be visible and egalitarian,” says David.

“Everyone should be able to use and enjoy these improvements, and the NSCF is a great vehicle to make them happen – plus I get a lot of satisfaction out of it!”

For the birds!

One of the trust funds managed by the NSCF is the Ward Animal Fund, created by the late Dennis and Valerie Ward, who had a great love for animals. This year some of the money from the Ward Fund has been given to Wild Bird Trust of BC, to fund several projects at the North Shore’s first wildlife sanctuary – The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats on Dollarton Highway.

There will be sheltering logs for vulnerable Killdeer chicks, foodplants for the anise swallowtail butterfly, upgrades to the nest box program for purple martins, and a new native grass and wildflower meadow that will be known as the Ward Meadow.

Photo: BRUCE STEWART

Who we are

The North Shore Community Foundation is operated entirely by volunteers, so our overhead costs are extremely low.

Our volunteer Board of Directors is:

David Alsop, President; Jan Argent, Sandra Dodd, Michael Donelson, Robert Fawcett, Chris Kalbfleisch, Shirley Kepper, Aaron Kuzik, Elizabeth McLaren, Jackie Morris, Sue Ridout, Kay Vinall.

President David Alsop celebrates the start of the NSCF’s 27th year serving the North Shore.

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What’s On Sundays FOLKTALES AND LAUGHTER A storytelling series with humorous folktales from around the world the second Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. After the tales, a yoga therapist will guide participants through exercises while laughing. $10. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca

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NORTH SHORE CRIC CRAC STORYTELLING EVENINGS presented by the North Shore Storytellers takes place the first Sunday of every month, 7-9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Each month features a different theme.

Suggested donation $7-$12. 604-985-5168 northshorestory@gmail.com vancouverstorytelling.org POLYNESIAN DANCE CLASSES Beginner classes for adults and children Sundays and Mondays at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. 604-9828311

Mondays CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN — WEST VANCOUVER BRANCH is an organization that promotes education, improving women’s status and human rights. It also offers fellowship and professional contacts. Meetings are every third Monday, 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St., West Vancouver. cfuw.westvan@gmail.com cfuwnvwv.vcn.bc.ca DARE TO BE HEARD — LITERARY SALON Come read your story, poem or memoir piece the first Monday of the month (October-December and February-June), 7-8:45 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. These free sessions, hosted by the North Shore Writers Association, celebrate local writing without critiquing.

Authors at all stages of the writing journey and interested listeners are welcome. nswriters.org DROP-IN CRIB Play crib every Monday (except statutory holidays), 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion #118, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. $5. 604-985-1115

ESPIRITU VOCAL ENSEMBLE This highprofile community choir that performs a wide variety of music is looking for motivated singers.

Rehearsals take place Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. Singers should have basic music reading skills. Call 604-922-2513 to set up an audition.

FRIENDSHIP TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets to improve communication and leadership skills every Monday, 7:15-9:15 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. friendshiptoastmasters.com GLENEAGLES SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Beginner and intermediate classes every Monday, 7:309:30 p.m. at Hollyburn elementary, 1329 Duchess Ave., West Vancouver. 604987-3792 ISRAELI DANCE Every Monday, beginners 6-7:15 p.m., intermediates and open dancing 7:15-9:30 p.m. at Congregation Har El, 1305 Taylor Way, West Vancouver. $6. 604-5684771 See more page 21

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West Vancouver, to help participants try to build self-confidence, overcome the fear of public speaking and improve presentation skills. logostoastmasters.org

From page 20 LIONS GATE GOGOS meets at 10 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at St. Clement’s church, 3400 Institute Rd., North Vancouver.

Newcomers are welcome to join this group who raise money and advocacy through the Stephen Lewis Foundation for grandmothers in Africa raising children with no parents because of AIDS. lionsgategogos@gmail.com

LYNN VALLEY BLACK BEAR BAND rehearses every Monday, 7:309:30 p.m. at Argyle secondary, 1131 Frederick Rd., North Vancouver.

Woodwind, brass and percussion players are always welcome to join at any time. No audition required. 604-980-6896. info@blackbearband.ca blackbearband.ca

LOGOS TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets every Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at 659 Clyde Ave.,

MOUNT SEYMOUR LIONS CLUB meets on the first and third Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at 936 Bowron Court,

North Vancouver. New members are welcome.

604-929-4135 NORTH SHORE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY focuses on skill development the first and third Mondays of the month, 7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 2347 Inglewood Ave., West Vancouver. The club also has field trips and workshops. All levels welcome. nsps.ca NORTH SHORE STAMP CLUB meets every other Monday, 7-9 p.m. at The Summerhill, 135 West 15th St., North Vancouver. Collectors of all levels are welcome, particularly beginners. 604984-3360

NORTH SHORE TOASTMASTERS Learn through fun and friendship to get over your fear of public speaking or improve your leadership skills.

Meetings are held Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the West Vancouver United Church Community Centre, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. 604-6571371 mikelduff@yahoo.com toastmastersnorthshore.org NORTH VANCOUVER OUTDOORS CLUB meets the last Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at Harry Jerome Community Centre, 123 East 23rd St. and has ongoing trips and weekly events. 604-983-6444 x700 northvanoutdoorsclub.ca listings@nsnews.com

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APPOINTMENT TAKER Volunteer needed on Monday mornings from mid-February to mid-April to book appointments for eligible income tax clients. English speaking plus another language such as Farsi, Mandarin or Cantonese would be an asset.

TEA TIME VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are needed to set up tables, get supplies from the main kitchen, make tea and coffee, serve seniors and visit/chat with them. Shift times are 9:3011 a.m. or 2:30-4 p.m.

DAYCARE VOLUNTEER Volunteer needed in daycare to interact with children, play sports and games, and perform light housekeeping duties. Shifts

available are MondayFriday, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. or Monday and Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.

SPRING BREAK NATURE PROGRAM ASSISTANT The nature program assistant helps the ecology centre nature educators with programs for children ages six-eight.

This is a good introduction to working with children.

The assistant helps children make crafts, play games and explore outdoors.

MENTORWORKPLACE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM Volunteers will be matched with a newcomer and will meet with them for a few hours each week for up to three months.

Meetings are arranged whenever and wherever works for both. In the course of the mentorship volunteers might practise interviewing, attend networking sessions, talk about professional development and discuss workplace culture.

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SENIORS

Banking on mom and pop

Majority of boomer parents have supported adult children Should you lend your adult children money?

No. But many seniors do it anyway.

Research from TD Canada Trust shows that the majority of boomer parents have financially supported their adult children in some capacity.

Most common money bailouts? Living at home rent-free, with subsidizing big purchases, like a car or computer, coming in second, followed by contributing to monthly bills, like groceries and rent, and paying down credit cards and other debt.

One in five boomers helped their kids with a mortgage payment on a house. Kind of gives a whole new meaning to the phrase charity begins at home, don’t you think?

My wife and I have two kids. We’re blessed. But I’ve often thought that kids should come with a warning label, something along the lines of, Caution: May be hazardous to your retirement plans.

A recent poll found that more than one-third of Canadian parents with children under the age of 25 will have to delay their retirement to help their kids pay for their post-secondary education.

And having your 20something kids living in your basement probably isn’t part of most parents’ retirement dream.

I can live with being an empty-nester although I’m not there yet. I don’t want to live with an empty wallet.

How can we make sure that doesn’t happen? First, ask yourself whether you can afford the gift or loan.

Your kids have decades left in the workforce to earn income.You don’t. If you can’t afford to help, don’t do it.

If you want to lend money to your kids, you need to make the transaction as businesslike as possible. That means getting your agreement in writing and setting a formal payment arrangement. And be

Seniors Calendar

supporting a person with dementia who is living at home Thursday, Jan. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the North Shore Resource Centre, 212-1200 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

The session will review strategies for accessing support from a variety of sources in the community as well as consider some of the challenges that can arise.

604-984-8348 ksutherland@alzheimerbc.org

Notices SENIORS GATHERING A free drop-in program for an informal get-together and chat from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. At the Feb. 10 meeting Werner Schmidt, a.k.a. Marzipan Man, will talk about his life and his work as a pastry chef.

604-998-3460 nvcl.ca ACCESSING SERVICES A workshop for family caregivers who are currently

“I need help while I recover.”

Arts, Crafts, Music & Entertainment THE DEEP COVE OLD TIME JAZZ BAND needs senior musicians to fill in for their performances

Tom Carney

Older andWiser prepared for something to go wrong. Every time you lend someone money there is a chance you will never see it again. What if, for instance, your kid loses their job, separates from their partner or becomes ill? Are you really going to foreclose on the mortgage if they miss a payment?

I have friends who believe that once their kids turn 19 the Bank of Mom and Dad is closed. Others think that instilling some financial responsibility in their kids is part of being a good parent — and that’s a challenge if your kids think you’re an ATM. Financial experts will tell you if you want your adult children to be independent, self-sufficient grownups you need to be

very careful about loaning them money.

I get that. I’m not a big fan of tough love but there is a lot of value in thinking about and working your way out of a problem that you’ve created.

But we are talking about our kids here, right?

When you need a helping hand, if you can’t turn to your family, who can you turn to?

If you’re considering loaning your kids money the question to ask is are your adult children hard-working responsible adults? Or is it an enabling situation? If it’s the former I wouldn’t rule out making a loan. Once. But I’d make absolutely sure that I didn’t sabotage my own financial stability and retirement plans if I did so.

Tom Carney is the former executive director of the Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society. Ideas for future columns are welcome. tomcarney@telus.net

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SENIORS

On January 30, I’m inviting everyone over.

Seniors Calendar From page 23

LAURA M. WALLACE, AT CHARTWELL SINCE 2013.

If you’re like Laura, you never miss an opportunity to get together with friends and have fun. That’s why you’re all invited to our Wine and Cheese event. Join us and learn why our residents feel so at home at Chartwell.

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DUNDARAVE PLAYERS Musicians, competent in reading music and playing piano, accordion, harmonica, violin or another musical instrument are invited to make some noise every Friday, 9-10:30 a.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. 604-925-7280 westvancouver.ca/seniors KNIT AND CROCHET VOLUNTEERS All skill levels are invited to work on fundraising sale projects Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Free. Materials provided. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com KNITTING INSTRUCTION Learn knitting with an excellent instructor and the basic materials provided to start Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. A class will be scheduled once enough interested participants

Let us do the cooking.

Food nurtures the body and soul, especially when it’s made fresh by an Amica chef. That’s something residents of Amica retirement communities enjoy every day.

Selection, service with a smile, and no clean up afterward.

Bon appetit!

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Please join us for our Chocolate Festival!

Tuesday, February 3, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Call today for more details and to RSVP, 604.921.9181.

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are signed up. $20 per season. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com MOVIES Free screenings, which include popcorn, Fridays, 1-3:30 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

604-983-6350 myparkgate.com MUSIC GROUP Bring your instrument and play in a variety of keys and styles, and possibly play in the community Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Drop-in fee: non-members $4/members $2. Coffee, tea and cookies provided.

604-987-5820 mollienyehouse.com OIL PAINTING Instruction in a studio atmosphere Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver.

Participants must have basic drawing skills and bring their own materials. $20 per season. 604-980-2474 or silverharbourcentre.com OPEN PAINTING STUDIO Experienced participants work

independently, with an instructor available for occasional help Fridays, 1-3 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. All mediums. $2 per dropin fee. 604-980-2474 or silverharbourcentre.com PAPER TOLE STUDIO Learn how to create dimensional pictures or bring your current project Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Fee: $20 per season. 604-980-2474 POTTERY Hand building wheel work, low and high fire Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $20 per season, plus the cost of materials. silverharbourcentre.com QUILTERS’ RENDEZVOUS Bring your own projects to work on with fellow quilters, Wednesdays, noon-3 p.m. at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver.

Drop-in fee: $3.

604-983-6362 kshubert@myparkgate.com Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email listings@nsnews.com

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WORK

Set your 2015 financial resolutions The new year is always a good time to reflect on the changes we want to make in life.

For many, a new year’s resolution might be set on improving health, quitting smoking or travelling more. Whatever it is, the new year is always a good time to set new goals and have a fresh start.

It’s also important to set your financial resolutions for 2015. Many might overlook this important and exciting aspect in their life, so today’s your lucky day!

Before setting your financial goals, you need to know where you stand financially, so take the time to update your personal balance sheet.

Write down all your assets

Lori Pinkowski

Making Cents

and liabilities and know your overall financial picture before getting started. The idea is to keep a record of your net worth every year. Once you know your net worth, you can verify if you are on target to reach your financial goals.

Knowing your net

worth allows you to set your budget for 2015.

Was your budget on-track last year or did you fall off course? Can you trim any expenses? While some expenses are fixed, travel and discretionary spending are more flexible and can usually be reduced . . . I know it sounds like I am ruining your fun right now, but you will thank me later in retirement! Start with your projected income for 2015 and allocate dollars to the different expense groups. Remember, like a guitar, you can fine tune your budget; the important thing is to have one . . . and I don’t mean a guitar.

You might be thinking, “What do I do if I have an emergency during the year?” Good point! This

happens more often than not. We recommend our clients set aside at least three to six months of living expenses. Call it your emergency fund!

This should be used for an actual emergency, like your furnace breaking down or for car repairs as examples.

If you are retired, all of the above still applies and more.You should review all your income sources. Have a look at your company pension if you have one. If not, then review your government pensions, such as CPP and OAS. If you have an RRSP and need extra income, now might be a good time to convert your RRSP into a RRIF. If you are already receiving income from your RRIF, make sure you review the minimum withdrawal required for this year. The minimum changes every year and depends on your age (or

your spouse’s), so it might be higher or lower this year.

If you have investments, it’s a good time to evaluate if 2014 was a good year for your portfolio. I don’t mean ask your neighbour how well his or her portfolio performed last year and compare it with them. What I mean is, how well did your portfolio do on a risk-adjusted basis? It’s also a good time to review your asset allocation with a financial advisor and determine if your investment objectives are in line with your risk tolerance. If interest rates increase later this year, how well will your portfolio perform and could you be exposed to unnecessary interest rate risk?

If you are planning for retirement or you are already retired, you should have a financial plan and have it updated every

few years or when there is a significant change in your life (i.e. sale of home, death of spouse, inheritance). There are a lot of moving parts that need to be monitored on a regular basis, so having a financial plan is crucial. Establish a regular schedule with your financial advisor and review your financial goals on a regular basis.

Lori Pinkowski is a portfolio manager and senior vicepresident, Private Client Group, at Raymond James Ltd., a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.This is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Raymond James. Lori can answer any questions at 604-915-LORI or lori. pinkowski@raymondjames. ca.You can also listen to her every Monday morning on CKNW at 8:40 a.m.

WV library board announced The West Vancouver Memorial Library board of trustees has announced its members for 2015.

Retired lawyer Mary Jo Campbell, who has been vice-chair since 2013, takes over as chair. Moving to vice-chair is retired public servant and library board member David Carter.

West Vancouver councillor

Michael Lewis, a semiretired telecom executive and non-profit volunteer, returns for his second term as council representative.

Meanwhile, four new trustees have been appointed:Tru Freeman, Jillian Stirk, Marcus Shapiro and Felicia Zhu. Continuing trustees include retired

superintendent of schools for the West Vancouver School District Geoff Jopson; health care consultant Deb Ryan; Lawyer Anjili Bahadoorsingh; and public art planner with the City of Richmond Eric Fiss.

The first meeting of the year was held Jan. 21.

— Christine Lyon

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PETS

Doberman proves prejudice wrong I was so proud of my Alex, all 10 weeks of him.

I placed him on the floor of the examining room, fully expecting the veterinarian to crouch down and say hello. But what happened next traumatized me and forever changed my view of people and dogs, like my Alex.

The veterinarian came into the exam room and promptly walked up to Alex, placed his foot firmly on his shoulder and forcefully shoved him across the floor. Alex hit the opposite wall with a thud and stayed there in a crumpled heap of uncertainty. His soft innocent eyes looked straight into mine and I crumpled inside.

The vet then said,

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection “That is how you treat dogs like that.”

I was so shocked I was frozen in thought. I mechanically picked Alex up off the floor, placed him on the exam table and held him close while the vet did the exam. The vet spoke, but I didn’t hear a word he said because my

ears where ringing with the rage that had filled my veins as I watched him place his horrible hands on my puppy. I had to stop myself from visually searching the room for something to hit this man with or shapeshift into a werewolf. So I just repeated to myself, “Karma is going to get you for this.”

When the receptionist asked when I wanted to come back I hissed, “Never!”

This happened almost 20 years ago. My dog Alex was a Doberman.

That memory came rushing back to me while I was working with a pit bull named Bentley and his owner. Bentley was a very large pit bull for seven months, probably

the largest one I have ever met, with a head the size of a basketball. I joked as I rubbed his chest and said, “I bet people take one look at you walking towards them and cross the street, huh buddy?”

We all laughed at that, Bentley too I think.

I took Bentley’s leash, gently slid my hand down it to meet the ring of the choke collar around his neck and he looked up at me with the innocence that is in all pit bulls before the harshness of uneducated human hands changes their souls. I had to catch my emotions as I felt tears brimming in my eyes . . . Alex.

The emotions caught me off guard. I wasn’t feeling unresolved anger about Alex but unresolved

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guilt for not doing something other than repressing my actions 20 years ago.

When I walked out of the vet’s office with Alex I sat in my truck and cried with my 10-week-old puppy resting on my lap. I walked into that vet office trusting and respecting someone because of his profession and what I assumed would be a natural kindness towards animals. But what I got was fear, judgment and cruelty.

As I said, the event immediately changed my view of my dog and all dogs like Alex — dogs that have been labelled and judged because of their breed. I threw out the choke collar everyone said I would need for Alex and said, “No, there has to be a better way.”

Back at the park, I unclipped Bentley’s leash, took off his choke collar and replaced it with a martingale collar that I had with me. Bentley’s owners nervously said, “He, he doesn’t need a choke?”

“No,” I said, while smiling at Bentley’s huge grin, “no he doesn’t.”

If you have been following my column for any length of time,

you would have gathered by now that I am open minded about all training methods.

I’m sure this will tick some people off, but each training method, even choke collars, has value when used with knowledge. As a trainer, I would rather teach with education than condemnation.

With Bentley it was clear that his owners had not been shown any other option. They followed standard protocol when it comes to owning a strong-willed dog, taking advice from people who they trusted knew better.

Taking my cue from my experience with that horrible veterinarian, I chose to teach them without judgment that there was a different way.

Alex matured to almost 100 pounds of muscle and lived until he was 13. He was fearless, but with a big sappy heart filled with love.

Thank you Alex for this lesson. Love you!

Joan Klucha has been working with dogs for more than 15 years in obedience, tracking and behavioural rehabilitation. Contact her through her website k9kinship.com.

Cupcake Day helps B.C. animals in need The BC SPCA is inviting animal lovers to get in the kitchen, put on an apron and “bake a difference” next month.

Canada’s third annual Cupcake Day, benefitting SPCAs and humane societies across the country, is set for Monday, Feb. 23. On this day, anyone can host a cupcake party, bake and share cupcakes with co-workers, friends and family, and collect money to help abandoned, neglected or abused animals.

People can register starting now at nationalcupcakeday.ca.

Participants will receive a free cupcake host welcome package in the mail, which includes a poster, stickers, balloons, fundraising guide and recipes. They may then plan a cupcake party

at work, home or school on National Cupcake Day; start fundraising by encouraging friends and family to donate online; then bake and share cupcakes in exchange for donations.

Although National Cupcake Day is Feb. 23, participants can choose to hold a cupcake party any day in January or February.

“We see families get involved, kids, even companies are challenging themselves to raise funds and beat last year’s donations. It’s a great grassroots way to help fight animal cruelty and to make a difference,” states CEO of the BC SPCA, Craig Daniell, in a press release.

Last year’s event raised almost $500,000.

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Notable Potables It’s closer than you think.

The Vancouver International Wine

Festival, Canada’s longest-running and most successful trade and consumer wine extravaganza (Feb. 20March 1), is less than a month away.

That means if you haven’t yet purchased your ticket to the International Festival Tastings you’d better get on it soon.

Tickets for all events are moving faster than ever this year, and if you have your hopes set on anything in particular, best hurry.

At the core of the week-

long event is the theme region, Australia.

A marked shift has taken place since 2007, the last time Australia was in the spotlight. For some years now, the Land Down Under has been working hard to re-shape its image as a large, albeit highly proficient, producer of quaffable drops from across its significant regions.

Today’s Australia is much more focused on wines of origin from within those regions and the

contrasts they celebrate.

Not only that but there’s growing popularity of varieties other than Shiraz and Chardonnay, the building blocks on which Australia built its success. Many will be in evidence at the festival, a whole new breed of Australian wines awaiting discovery.

At a recent preview, I was struck by a few of these wines in particular.

Not only because they’re so worth tasting but also because they embody

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Australia’s remarkable diversity and underscore what’s going on. Not to push Shiraz and Chardonnay under the carpet, as big things are happening here also, especially with the rise of cool-climate styles and far less oak-dominated Chardonnays than in the past.

Australia as a country remains a relative unknown to many Canadians. However, the parallels are numerous.

Our major cities enjoy similar emerging patterns of a truly multicultural society, and Australia’s food scene (which was rarely considered to be of significance, much like Canada’s) is absolutely booming.You’ll find plenty of evidence of that among several special events themed “Savour Australia.”

At the festival, you’ll also get a chance to hook up with a good number of Australian producers (some 55 wineries are making the trip, right in the middle of harvest).

Here’s just a hint of what you’ll find: Hesketh 2014 Touriga (Barossa) What’s Portugal’s most popular variety doing in Australia? Plenty, as it happens. According to Aussie guru James Halliday, it’s being grown by 36 producers in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Traditionally a Port wine in both Portugal and Oz, Touriga Nacional is now making a name for itself as a formidable table wine.

Hesketh’s amazingly approachable ’14 is wickedly drinkable but also a powerhouse, with vibrant up-front red fruit followed by damson and mulberry on a generous palate, underpinned by herbal hints with a lengthy end. Let’s hope it makes it

to local shelves on a regular basis ($25, 91 points).

Hollick Bond Road Chardonnay 2012 (Coonawarra) The fruit shines nicely through the French oak with bright orchard and stone fruit notes wrapped in a well-balanced, gently creamy and generous palate with definite structure and acidity that carries through to the lengthy close ($27-$29, 92 points).

Longview Riserva Saturnus Nebbiolo 2012 (Adelaide Hills) Nebbiolo needs lots of time and attention and 2012 provided an ideal lengthy growing season.

If you’re lucky enough to find a bottle, you’ll want to let it breathe, although maybe it should be tucked away for a few years. Upfront dark cherry, smoky and violet notes followed by assertive but wellintegrated tannins, keen acidity, with great balance and complex savoury notes, through a lingering finish ($50, 91 points).

Peter Lehmann 1885 Shiraz VSV 2013 (Barossa) This is from seriously old vines and it shows. It is a premium Shiraz that defines its class and may redefine your impression of Aussie Shiraz. Black cherry, spice and vanilla on the nose, followed by a plush palate with easy tannins and elegant viscosity that yields restrained opulence, black pepper and spicy hints before a lengthy close ($60, 93 points).

Oh, and yes, of course, there will be Riesling! Next time.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Royals push past Pipers Handsworth tops Argyle to take command heading into hoops final

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THREE TO SEE THIS WEEK AAA boys basketball Sutherland @ Windsor Tuesday, Jan. 30 7:30 p.m.

AAAA boys basketball Sentinel @ WestVancouver Friday, Jan. 30 7:30 p.m.

PJHL hockey Abbotsford vs.

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When their age-old rivalry renewed on Tuesday the Handsworth and Argyle senior girls basketball teams each came stocked with university-bound stars, but it was a little known Grade 11 player who stole the show.

Lorissa Corrie hit nine out of 10 shots on her way to 24 points as Handsworth overcame a small halftime deficit to pull away for a 66-54 win over the Pipers. Corrie isn’t even a starter on most nights but the Royals were missing two guards from their lineup, thrusting her into the lineup. She made the most of her opportunity.

“She was the hot hand — there was no doubt about it,” said Handsworth head coach Scott Palmer with a laugh. “It was just crazy. Jump shots, pull-up jump shots, lay-ups — she was just doing it all for us.

It came out of nowhere, really.”

Both Handsworth and Argyle have spent the season hanging around the fringes of the provincial top-10 rankings. Handsworth was seventh and Argyle 10th in the latest list released Wednesday.

Corrie’s flamethrowing act on Tuesday notwithstanding, the two teams are both driven by Grade 12 leaders bound for university programs.

Argyle’s Sophie Swant scored 21 points with 11 rebounds and five blocks in a losing effort on Tuesday and is averaging ridiculous numbers for the season, clocking in at 23.7 points, 13.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 blocks and 4.4 steals per game, according to Pipers head coach Anthony Fortunaso.

The former soccer

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“She’s been our leader both offensively and defensively,” said Palmer.

“We rely a lot on her for our scoring and leadership on the court.”

Both Argyle and Handsworth are hoping to be there at the end of the season when the provincial banner is on the line.

There’s been movement up and down the top 10 rankings all season, said Palmer, adding that it could be a wide open year.

“I feel pretty comfortable — we’ve got a shot at it,” he said.

“We’ve really struggled for playing consistently for 40 minutes and then closing teams out. If we can keep improving on our 40 minutes a game and learn to close people out, we’ll be right in the hunt.”

The Royals will have one more tough North Shore test before the playoffs begin when they host Seycove Feb. 2. The Seyhawks are the only other undefeated team in the North Shore premier league with a 4-0 record and are currently ninth in the provincial AA rankings.

Handsworth’s win

over Argyle clinched home court advantage for the North Shore AAA final. The Royals and Pipers will battle for the banner Thursday, Feb. 12 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Handsworth.

••• North Shore premier league action continues this week with Seycove hosting Carson Graham and Windsor hosting Argyle on Monday. On Tuesday Bodwell will host Seycove and on Thursday Mulgrave will host Windsor. All games are 7:30 p.m. tip-offs.

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Blues smasher, Giants tender earn league awards Capilano University’s Kira Sutcliffe was named the PacWest female volleyball athlete of the week after putting together a pair of stellar performances for the Blues earlier this month.

The right side hitter from Osoyoos put on a show as the Blues scored a pair of road victories over the Columbia Bible College Bearcats Jan. 910. In the Friday match Sutcliffe tallied 14 kills,14 digs, two blocks and an ace as Capilano scored a 3-1 victory.

One night later she was at it again, totaling 12 kills, 10 digs, four blocks and an

ace as the Blues completed the weekend sweep with a 3-0 win.

As of Jan. 18 Sutcliffe ranked second in the league in kills with 3.3 per set, 14th in the league in blocks with 0.43 per set and second in total offence.

The Blues are cruising at the top of the PacWest standings with a 13-1 record and are ranked No. 3 in Canada.Their next home games will come Feb. 6 and 7 against Camosun.

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the Vancouver Giants.

The 17-year-old was officially Vancouver’s backup but still managed to shine, putting together a 3-0-1-0 record during the month while giving up only five goals in 104 shots.

Those numbers translated to a 1.25 goals against average and a .954 save percentage, including one shutout.

For the season Porter has a record of 8-8-1-1 with a 3.25 goals against average and .897 save percentage, as of Jan. 22.

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Payments are based on 2015 Rio LX MT (RO541F) 84-month financing. After 69 weekly payments at $21, the weekly payments will increase to $43Δ . Half Price Payments Credit may alternatively be taken as a one time lump sum payment.§

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“Half Price Payments” for up to one year available on financing offers only on 2015 Rio/Forte/Optima/Rondo/Sorento models

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$

HEATED SEATS

1,000 BONUS NEW YEAR

HEATED STEERING HEATED MIRRORS WHEEL

WINTER TIRES REMOTE STARTER

BE READY FOR WINTER WITH OUR WINTER READY MODELS

Forte SX AT shown ‡ HWY / CITY 100KM : 5.3L/8.0L

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2015

LX MT

CASH PURCHASE

$

12,995

* + applicable taxes. Model may not be exactly as shown. Plus $450 doc. Fee.

Sorento SX AT AWD 7-Seat shown ‡ HWY / CITY 100KM : 9.0L/12.7L

2015

SX Model shown ‡ HWY / CITY 100KM : 5.7L/8.9L

FWD 6 SPEED MANUAL

LX AT

CASH PURCHASE

$

24,460

* + applicable taxes. Model may not be exactly as shown. Plus $450 doc. Fee.

CASH PURCHASE

$

21,160

* + applicable taxes. Model may not be exactly as shown. Plus $450 doc. Fee.

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