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Arson charged in WV blaze BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

West Vancouver police have arrested a woman they allege is responsible for torching her own home while it was under renovation.

West Vancouver Fire

and Rescue Services raced to the home at 2690 Chelsea Ct. on Dec. 27, 2013, after reports of flames coming from the garage of a three-storey house — the third fire at the home in recent years.

The house was empty at the time of the blaze

but two floors were heavily damaged.

The last time the residence suffered fire damage was in September 2012 when it was narrowly saved by a burst water pipe.

The cause of that fire went down as unknown.

A joint investigation

by West Vancouver Police and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue determined the most recent fire was deliberately set and not random, according to a West Vancouver police press release.

Police have not released

any details about a possible motive, saying that remains part of the investigation.

Officers arrested the woman on Feb. 6. She has since been charged with arson causing damage to her own property. Court documents identify the

accused as 59-year-old Mahnaz Jahromi.

Jahromi has been released on promise to appear at North Vancouver provincial court on Feb. 26. While on bail, Jahromi has been ordered to surrender her passport and stay in the country.

WV offers to take on Binning House BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The District of West Vancouver is stepping forward to possibly take over the historic B.C. Binning House from The Land Conservancy, the struggling non-profit that lost a bid in court to sell the home to a private buyer last month.

West Vancouver council members voted 7-0 Monday on a resolution that would see the municipality write to the conservancy to show interest in “ensuring the conservation of the B.C. Binning House.”

The district added that a formal proposal will be forthcoming.

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Olympic golden girl fights through bad injury ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, West Vancouver native Maëlle Ricker saw something that no one would want to see, least of all someone who was less than three weeks away from a competition in which she would be attempting to defend an Olympic gold medal.

She had stuck around Aspen, Colo., following the 2014 X-Games and was training on the snowboard cross course with members of the Canadian and American teams. Riding a section of course that she had encountered dozens of times, Ricker picked up a bit too much speed and went “backseat” on a jump, her board sliding in front of her causing her to land too far down the slope.

This threw her timing off for the next jump.

“I came off the next one and got turned a bit upside down and did the exact opposite thing of what you’re supposed to do — I put my arm out to break the fall,” Ricker explained in a conference call with reporters eight days later.

“It unfortunately broke me, not the fall.”

That’s when, with excruciating pain shooting through her body, Ricker looked down and saw it: her own radius bone, poking out of her skin in her left forearm.

Everyone around her went into varying degrees of shock. Recalling the sight of it, Ricker lets off a disbelieving laugh.

“It was pretty crazy looking for sure.”

The laugh is what resonates the most. The more you get to know Maëlle Ricker, the more you realize that she doesn’t mind things being a little bit crazy. She might even like it. It all makes sense, then, that she’s one of the best athletes ever in a sport that sees four to six

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By Tuesday evening Ricker was already undergoing surgery in Vail, an American doctor collaborating with her Canadian-based medical staff to remake her arm.

Both her radius and ulna bones were broken. The smaller radius bone needed to be tucked back beneath her skin, and then both bones were fastened with plates and screws. There were eight screws in each, 16 in all, to piece the arm back together with two plates. The Sochi Olympic snowboard cross event was 19 days away.

Ricker famously won that same event in 2010 on Cypress Mountain, a hill just minutes away from the West Vancouver home she grew up in. Now at age 35, 2014 would possibly be

her last shot at an Olympic podium and there she was in a hospital bed, broken.

At least, her bone was broken, but it seems her spirit was not. Anthony Findlay, owner of North Vancouver’s Level 10 Fitness and Ricker’s trainer for the past eight years, was there when the crash happened and went to visit her in hospital the next morning. It was 7 a.m., less than 12 hours after her surgery, and Ricker wanted to talk Sochi. Findlay resisted. “Let’s just think about getting you better,” he told her.

Ricker persisted, outlining all the steps she could take when they got back to the Lower Mainland to get the physiotherapy, the training, the protective equipment that she would need to get back on track for the Olympics.

“Already by then her eyes were wide open and she had that sparkle, that little zest that she has normally,” Findlay recalls.

“She was already getting her mind around all the stuff that she needed to do in order to prep for this

week before we left.”

Ricker’s first public pronouncement after the crash came in a press release two days later, and it was a cheeky joke about her desire to compete in Sochi and about the pain that she would feel in doing so. “My goal is to be ready for the start gate in Sochi but I’ll definitely hate pulling out of it!” was the quote.

When she spoke to reporters a week later she was still in a positive, joking mood. Ever competed with a broken bone? she was asked.

“Not this fresh,” she said. How about the doctors, physios and trainers you’ve been working with in an attempt to get back in shape for the Games? “We’ve been seeing a lot of each other.

I’m sure they’re getting pretty sick of me right now.”

What about that dreaded starting gate — how are you going to pull out of there with a freshly broken arm?

“I’m already able to simulate that action,” she said. “I’ve been working

a lot with bungee cords already and even with some cable pulleys. Everything is really positive. I’d even say I’m surprised at what I’m able to do at this point.”

Everything is really positive? Really? Is this a mask to hide the pain, or is this what little fivefoot-seven Maëlle Ricker, nicknamed Mighty Mouse, is all about? Findlay knows the answer.

“She’s one of the toughest athletes that I’ve ever had,” he said. “I’ve had pro football players that take epidurals to play a football game in the NFL, and Maëlle is right up there with the toughest of all of them.”

Every summer the members of the national snowboard team gather in North Vancouver to train, and one of the most gruelling exercises is a run up and down the massive flight of stairs behind the Save-On-Foods on Marine Drive. They call it Save-On-Stairs. One morning last summer the North Shore News sent a photographer out to get some shots of the painful process, and by the time he

arrived at just after 8 a.m., Ricker was already done.

“It’s fun in a crazy way,” she said about the training, laughing again.

That’s the real Ricker, confirmed Findlay. “She enjoys things that are tough, like gruelling hikes.

The hardest sessions that I’ve ever given, she kind of thrives off of that. Whereas other people curl up in a ball, her take on it is, ‘That was awesome.’ She can’t walk to the car after how intense the exercise was.”

This new challenge that his dedicated pupil has taken upon herself — competing in an Olympic Games with a devastating injury — is one more example of her over-thetop toughness.

“It’s so crazy. I look at the X-ray of her arm every day and I’m like, I can’t believe this. I can’t believe it,” Findlay said, adding that the injury would be “completely debilitating” for almost anyone else on the planet.

“She’s always managed to come back and be a star when people think she has no business still riding,” he said. If Ricker makes it all the way back to the top and wins Olympic gold again, it would be THE story of the Games, said Findlay. But even if she just gets out of the gate it’s still a marvel.

“It’s very inspiring to the other athletes. There’s hidden benefits to Maëlle going to the Olympics — she’s going to drive and pull and push everyone along . . . by being such an amazing example of determination and never, never, never quitting,” he said. “She’s special. This is going to be amazing.”

••• Ricker has faced Olympic pain before. She participated in the first ever Olympic snowboarding competition as a 19-yearold in 1998, placing fifth in halfpipe. Over the next few years her career was constantly interrupted by a string of knee injuries and surgeries, one of which forced her to miss the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

She was one of the best in the world in snowboard cross when the sport made its Olympic debut at the See Boarder page 9

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WV calls for gay friendly Games

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The District of West Vancouver is using its status as a former host of Olympic competition to make a stand for gay rights.

Council passed a motion Monday night calling on the International Olympic Committee to update its charter to explicitly include non-discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people — a response to the crackdown on LGBT people in Russia leading up to the 2014 games in Sochi.

The motion came at the request of the Vancouver city council, which sent Coun. Tim Stevenson, who is gay, to Sochi to lobby the IOC. “We see a lot of people in this world that get downtrodden for whatever reason and what’s going on

now in Russia is abusive to human beings, no matter what walk of life they’re coming from. It has nothing to do with sports.

This is a human rights issue. No person should be put under the gun by any country in the world.

Period,” said Coun. Bill Soprovich.

Passing the motion will “better the framework” for the LGBT community, he added.

“It’s something that we should support and not turn away from them,” he said.

Coun. Craig Cameron agreed. Even though it was too late for council’s motion to arrive in Sochi in time for Stevenson’s delegation to the IOC and too late to see a Pride House established in Russia, Cameron said the motion still carried “tremendous symbolic importance.”

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Liquor changes on tap for grocery stores Restrictions to be loosened for special events,‘happy hours’

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

The B.C. government has signalled it will allow beer and wine sales within grocery stores, but don’t expect it to happen soon or come cheap, says a North Shore private liquor store manager.

Attorney General Suzanne Anton and JohnYap, parliamentary secretary for liquor reform, announced the change at a Jan. 31 press conference, along with 71 other recommended tweaks to the way B.C. handles its liquor.

Adding booze to the grocery list was one of the most popular suggestions given to the province after months of consultation, but the province will not change its moratorium on new licences. Under provincial rules, existing licences can’t be moved from one municipality to another.

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The result: if a grocery store wants to sell alcohol, its owners will have to buy an existing licence from a nearby store and shut it down.

“For your average, small Ma and Pop operation, that’s really going to drive the price of those licences up,” said Chris Funnell, manager of 16th Street Liquor in West Vancouver.

The cost of those new licences is likely going to show up in the cost of a bottle at the store, Funnell said. “People seem to think beer and wine in grocery stores is going to be cheap.

Well, it’s not. It’s going to be more expensive,” he said.

The high cost of a licence will mean only large corporations like the Jim Pattison Group, which owns Save On Foods, Urban Fare, PriceSmart and a number of other grocery chains, will be able to buy in, Funnell said.

Funnell doesn’t expect

any West Vancouver stores are ready to give up their licences but there may be some “in play” in North Vancouver.

“There are many more licences that will probably become more available in North Vancouver, based on sales and potential revenue,” he said. “A lot of these operators will look at the cash-out and say ‘It’s worth it for us to step out of this altogether and double our money on our licences.’”

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Olympic spirit A s the Olympics open this weekend in Sochi, Russian politicians hope the Games will showcase all that country has to be proud of. But for this Olympics, pride also has another meaning — in relation to the worldwide discussion of Russia’s laws stripping away gay rights.

Last week the president of the International Olympic Committee accused world leaders of using the Olympics as a political platform on the backs of athletes.

The Olympics, both IOC and Russian officials insist, is no place for politics.

History would tell us otherwise.

The Olympics has always been about more than sport. It’s also about national pride, about money and a soft-focus internationalism. Politics has always been part of the equation.

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The 1980 Moscow Olympics was widely boycotted over the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.

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Gov’t and teachers need to move on Dear Editor: An open letter to Education Minister Peter Fassbender and the BCTF: When is it time to cut the losses?

To the government: Instead of wasting more taxpayers’ money on an appeal of a decision that has previously gone against you and will undoubtedly continue to go against you, why not move forward?

Here’s an idea: pay the fine ($2M is a drop in the bucket compared to what you are about to spend), make a good-faith attempt at making up with the BCTF members (people who, by the way, vote) by paying back the salaries that were lost by employees when they engaged in the strike that the court has said you goaded

them into, and tell them that you are prepared to move forward. Moving forward means that you will abide by the rulings of the court and reinstate class sizes, specialists, and everything else that was stripped away.

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To the BCTF: Instead of wasting more members’ money on engaging in legal fights with the government, let’s hope that you can move forward too (yes, I know that will require the government recognizing the folly of their ways on this ruling). Here’s an idea: accept the $2M from the government, ask for the repayment of employees’

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To the voters: Start asking your MLA and/or premier why the government continues to believe they are above the law.This is a dangerous belief for a government to have. Ask

them to make better use of your money by putting it into the education system and not the legal system by continuing to fight court rulings. Ask them to build a better education system for students. It’s all about the kids, right?

Sue Kennedy North Vancouver

Eternally grateful for Tim Jones’ heroism

Dear Editor: “Remembering Tim Jones, family, friends, colleagues and community members gather to honour local hero” Jan. 25. I was among the thousands who attended the memorial service to pay my respects to an amazing hero.While watching the service

outdoors on a big screen TV, a huge eagle soared overhead. It was a poignant moment that captured Tim’s spirit. “And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings/Bear you on the breath of dawn/ Make you shine like the sun/ And hold you in the palm of His Hand” (Michael Joncas).Tim held so many

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George Deng has second thoughts about fleeing China’s one-child policy in light of a seniors centre proposal (from a Feb. 2 News story).

“They went through a huge public engagement process and really haven’t changed anything.”

Bowen Island Coun.Alison Morse expresses frustration at ferry service cuts (from a Feb. 7 News story).

“This is a community where for God’s sake you can’t pick up a hammer without one of your neighbours ratting you out.”

WestVan Coun. Michael Lewis comments on a resident who built a staircase five metres from a creek (from a Feb. 5 News story).

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Sochi truths stranger than fiction There’s a sentiment going around in some circles that the people covering the Winter Olympic Games that started this weekend in Sochi, Russia shouldn’t report on the sports and silliness going on, instead focusing all of their attention on suspected human rights violations.

That’s dumb. The only reason anybody has taken any notice of anything that is going on now in Russia is because the athletes are there going for gold. Ignoring the athletic achievement, the riveting competition, the hilarious tandem toilets while focusing solely on suffering would be like going to an eight-year-old’s birthday party and spending the entire time complaining about how much they spent on a bouncy castle when there are baby pandas starving in the mountains of China.

There are horrible things going on in Russia, there are hilarious things going on in Russia. We wouldn’t know about any of it if it weren’t for the Games. Jeff Sharlet’s incredible essay in GQ magazine on what it’s like to be gay in homophobic Russia would not have garnered near the attention it’s getting right now without the Olympic spotlight.

Andy Prest It’s scary stuff, but I’ve always found that the best way to take the fear out of something — much like Harry Potter facing down a boggart — is to laugh at it.Yes, I just casually referenced an obscure Harry Potter creature. And yes, I am still confident in who I am as a man. And no, I don’t own my own wizard wand — that’d just be weird.

Anyway, at the time I am writing this, the Games have yet to begin but there is still so much to laugh about and I’m sure there will be more to come.

Before the show even began, though, the truth of the Games seemed even stranger than fiction, so I’ve concocted a little game of true or false to show just how wacky the lead-up to the Games was.

True or false: When Russian president Vladimir Putin first arrived in Sochi, he went to a national park and cuddled with a leopard. That leopard

then tried to attack two journalists who were filming the encounter.

True. Video of the incident showed Putin watching uninterestedly as the leopard he was just petting scratched one journalist on the hand and bit another on the knee, according to the BBC. My translation might be off a little bit but I thought I saw Putin turn to his security team and say, “Thank God the animal did not attack any actual human peoples.”

True or false: a company was hired to hunt down the thousands of stray dogs roaming Sochi’s streets throughout the Games and kill them.

Also true. A Russian “pest control” manager told the Associated Press that the dogs have been causing numerous problems, including “biting children.” Olympic visitors seem to have taken up the doggy cause and are tweeting about the cute little scamps that they’ve temporarily adopted. Dogloving Canadian columnist Christie Blatchford has been taking photos of all the dogs she sees and posting their cute little faces on Twitter. Air Canada has already started drafting a revised carry-on luggage policy to account for “overhead bin beagles.”

True or false: The mayor of Sochi said that there are

recent declaration that homosexuals would be welcome in Sochi for the Olympics as long as they “leave the children alone.” Meanwhile, Boris Nemtsov, a rival politician in Sochi, said the city contains several gay bars.

True or false: These Games are costing Russia more than $50

no gay people living in his city.

It’s true he really said that. Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov also told BBC News that homosexuals were welcome at the Games as long as they “respect Russian law” and “don’t impose their habits on others.” That statement followed Putin’s

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According to Businessweek, they spent more money on a 31-mile rail and highway link to the ski and snowboard venue than Vancouver spent on the entire 2010 Games.

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Councillor says WV house worth saving

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and architects inspired by Bertrand Binning until the death of Binning’s wife Jessie in 2007.

The Land Conservancy was hoping to sell the

1941 home to a company owned by developer Bruno Wall, who approached the organization with an offer of $1.6 million and a promise to restore it to its original glory.

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Wall’s offer made no mention about preserving public access. Before the conservancy can make another attempt to sell the home it will have to prove it sought out alternative groups or private buyers willing to preserve the property for historical purposes.

The house, and other properties like it in West Vancouver, are deserving of more protection, argued Coun. Bill Soprovich.

“It’s quite a unique little place and it’s something we should take a look at,” he said. “It’s West Vancouver’s pride. I think it’s (high) time we find some kind of heritage council or status to go ahead and bring these places in.There could be more in the future.”

But taking on the Binning House won’t be an easy task if council is expected to pay market rate for it, Coun.

Craig Cameron warned.

“We have so many budgetary challenges in the district right now and I don’t know . . . if we have a lot of extra funds lying around to acquire properties,” he said.

Bob Sokol, director of planning, responded the district’s financial

contribution would likely be limited to chipping in on some of the $200,000 needed to make repairs to the aging house.That could come from community amenity contributions from developers the district has set aside, while an outside agency could set up an endowment that will pay for ongoing maintenance.

The news was warmly greeted by Adele Weder, chairwoman of the West Coast Modern League and an expert in Binning’s work.

“I think that’s a wonderful, proactive discussion by the district.

I think it’s good news for everyone — certainly heritage advocates. I think it’s a very bold leadership move and I support it,” she said.

Weder, one of the early advocates of stopping the sale of the home to a private buyer, is hoping her group can assist with future stewardship plans.While it doesn’t have the money to pay for the home’s repairs Weder said the league could liaise with other groups and help organize fundraising.

“It could serve as an umbrella group for collaboration with other institutions — universities, schools, museums, galleries,” she said.

Land Conservancy manager John Shields said he couldn’t comment on the district’s motion, as there is a process set up by the court monitor for evaluating interest and ability to take on the responsibilities of the house.

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Boarder knows joy and pain of Games From page 3

first time in 2013 — she had not hit the podium in the 2013-14 season. She was worried about her performance level.

“I’ve been in a bad pattern this year, I haven’t been able to do top-tobottom runs without making some sort of mistake,” she said. “I have all the pieces of the See Pain page 10

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The 2010 Olympics looked like they actually might follow the same painful pattern. Ricker, a favourite to win gold again, fell during her first qualifying run and did not score the top-16 time needed to advance to the elimination rounds.

Waiting on top of Cypress Mountain for the fog to clear before her second qualification run, Ricker fought through the fear of failure.

That tough time on the mountain turned into one of Ricker’s top-two most memorable moments of the 2010 Games. The other

moment happened later that night after she became the first Canadian woman ever to win an Olympic championship on home soil.

“There’s the horrifying moment that I remember really strongly after that first qualifying run when I crashed, and then there’s the moment of walking into BC Place stadium for the medal ceremony,” said Ricker. “They’re sort of the two really big memories that stick with me, both equally powerful memories on opposite sides of the spectrum.”

Those memories came back to her during an interview she conducted with the North Shore News just four days before the crash in Aspen. She had just competed in the X-Games, finishing seventh after falling in her semifinal and winning the consolation final.

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puzzle, I just haven’t been able to actually put them together.” Four days later, her arm snapped.

Ricker may be the toughest woman on snow but she’s not impervious to pain. When asked if she was concerned about what would happen if she fell on her broken arm during an Olympic race, Ricker hesitated for a moment and then quickly pressed on without the normal wise crack.

“I haven’t thought about it — I’m thinking of staying on my feet,” she said. She can’t, however,

pretend that the injury never happened.

“I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t be in the back of my mind. I’m hoping that everything will go as a usual competition and that’s what I spend a lot of time visualizing and thinking about the race and technically what I’m doing on the board. Usually that overpowers any pain or anything else that’s going on.”

The biggest test will be getting out of those gates fast. If Ricker can’t get a strong pull — and really, who could with a freshly broken arm? — she’ll start every race at the back of the pack and have a perfectly valid reason for missing the podium.

But of course, that’s not the way Ricker thinks.

That’s not how you become the best in the world. This broken arm could be the glue that holds the puzzle together for her, the push needed

to get her back on the podium. That’s how Ricker sees it.

“It sounds crazy, but it’s helped me,” she said during the conference call. “This is almost like a burning fire of desire and it’s almost like somebody just doused a bunch of gasoline on the fire.”

That statement stirred up the reporters listening in. They had their money quote, one that perfectly illustrated the sheer audaciousness and irresistible passion of the athlete.

“I can feel the adrenalin, I can feel the excitement of going over to Russia,” she said. “I’m actually just going to use (this challenge) as a positive and use that as motivation to get me through these couple of weeks and hopefully have the race of my life.”

It was classic Maëlle Ricker. It was the voice of a champion.

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Scan with the Layar app to watch a video about Leah Cairns’ efforts to support two young girls diagnosed with rare, incurable disorders.

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It’s an awfully long walk to Burbank, Calif., but Leah Cairns is hopeful she can generate enough people power to “virtually” walk two young girls from their homes in B.C. and North Carolina to The Ellen DeGeneres Show studio.

Cairns, a North Vancouver resident and actress known for her role as Lt. Margaret “Racetrack” Edmondson on TV’s Battlestar Galactica, has organized an event called I Walk 4 Savannah and Seattle. On Feb. 8 and 9, she invites people around the world to walk, run or wheel a few miles and pledge their mileage towards a collective grand total. Cairns hopes the campaign will grab DeGeneres’s attention and the talk show host will invite Seattle Lennox and Savannah Greenawalt to be guests on her show.

“We need to walk the girls 3,765 miles, which is the combined distance from their homes to the Ellen show,” Cairns says.

Seattle, who is Cairns’ niece, lives in Kelowna, and Savannah, whose mother Cairns met at a Battlestar Galactica convention, lives in Charlotte, N.C.The two

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Savannah has mitochondrial disease, a condition that causes her to suffer from chronic bronchitis and fatigue. She uses oxygen at night when she sleeps.

In December 2013, Cairns launched a crowdfunding campaign on gofundme.com with a goal of raising $20,000 to help the girls’ families pay for medical expenses not covered by their insurance. Seattle needs a new wheelchair and Savannah needs a mobile oxygen tank.To date, the crowd-funding campaign has reached more than $12,000.

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“It’s far from what they will need over their lifetime,” Cairns says of the fundraising goal, “but it will definitely be a help to both sets of families.”

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February are not the best months to solicit donations, Cairns hopes this weekend’s I Walk 4 Savannah and Seattle event will keep the momentum going. Participants are encouraged to take a photo of themselves holding a sign that indicates how many

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HERITAGE DESIGNATION BYLAW, 2013, NO. 8342 (STABURN LOWER LONSDALE WEST GP LTD., 101 LONSDALE AVENUE, THE BEASLEY BLOCK)

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Registration begins Feb 15th at 9:00am for September enrolment

CULTIVATING BALANCE North Shore Caregiver Support will present a workshop for caregivers Thursday, Feb. 13, 6-8 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Learn about recognizing the importance of responsibilities and boundaries, ways to honour strengths and ways to foster health and well-being.The session will be in English and

STABURN LOWER LONSDALE WEST GP LTD. Monday, February 17, 2014 at 7:00 pm Council Chamber at City HallCouncil Chamber at

NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 AT 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed Heritage Designation Bylaw.

STABURN LOWER LONSDALE WEST GP LTD. has applied to adopt a “Heritage Designation Bylaw, 2013, No. 8342” for 101 Lonsdale Avenue, legally described as E of Lots 16 to 19, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 951.

This proposed Bylaw would deem the land and structures on the southern portion of the lot (the Beasley Block / 101 Lonsdale Avenue) as a Municipal Heritage Site, pursuant to the “Heritage Conservation Procedures Bylaw, 1995, No. 6703”.

North Vancouver City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 Tel. 604.985.7761 | Fax. 604.985.9417 | www.cnv.org

This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission.

Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at kgraham@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, February 17, 2014, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. The proposed bylaw and relevant background material may be inspected at the office of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from February 6, 2014. If you wish to view the material online, please visit http://www.cnv.org/ Property-and-Development/Major-Development-Projects/101-149-LonsdaleDevelopment. Please direct any inquiries to Michael Epp, Planner 2, Community Development, at mepp@cnv.org or 604-982-3936.

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LIVE

The Wellness Show returns The 22nd AnnualWellness Show, the largest trade show inWestern Canada dedicated to helping people live a more balanced and holistic lifestyle, is set to take over theVancouver Convention Centre, East Building next weekend, Feb. 14-16.

A number of North Shore-based businesses and organizations will be featured at the event, boasting close to 300 exhibitors, according to a written statement.

Presented by New Rave Productions, the show is intended to offer something for everyone. Examples of

exhibitors include companies offering healthy snacks, nutritional supplements, environmentally-responsible cleaning supplies, natural and vegan beauty products as well as holistic practitioners. In addition, more than 100 workshops, demonstrations and guest speaker presentations are being offered.

Hours: Friday, noon8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Tickets: $30/$14.50/$12.50/$6. thewellnessshow.com Scan with Layar for video.

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CAREGIVERS North Shore Caregiver Support will present a workshop to learn ways to take advantage of all the deductions and credits available, such as how to claim medical expenses, apply for the attendant care expense deduction and claim disability, medical expenses and caregiver tax credits

LOCAL VOLKSSPORT CLUB will host a noncompetitive five/10-kilometre walk in the Horseshoe Bay area, Sunday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. Free for new participants. Details: 604-682-8390.

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Calculate any (aftertax) value on death to make sure the estate is distributed as planned. n Don’t shun advice. Find a knowledgeable, unbiased advisor to help you make the most of RRSPs — for example, timing contributions, deductions and withdrawals to maximize the tax savings.

While the RRSP isn’t the perfect solution for everybody, make sure any alternative approach you choose offers you a likely better result both now and in the future.

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Rosé just right for Valentine’s Day dinner

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Notable Potables Roses are red Violets are blue But what would you think If we only drank pink?

The Hired Belly has been busy checking his Valentine’s Day shopping list, and pondering just which wines might be best to go along with this upcoming holiday.

I’m tempted to throw caution to the wind with this year’s crop of Valentine’s wines by adhering to the first golden rule: Drink what you like (with a few caveats to watch for when deciding what to drink with your chosen aphrodisiac).

The fact is, however, it’s tough to get away from rosé.

After all, what looks more romantic than a glass of pink bubble?

Leading the pack is the latest unabashedly pink salute from Haywire: Haywire Pink Bub 2012.

I love the whole idea of The Bub, from its catchy

name to the no-fuss-nomuss crown cap that’s a cinch to open.This latest offering strikes just the right balance with not too overt cherry notes wrapped into its crunchy green apple personality before a crisp, clean finish.Yes, you could even share it (if you have to), and it would work well with fresh shucked oysters and a small splash of raspberry vinaigrette ($24.90, 90 points).

Hot on the Bub’s heels (and a shoo-in if you’re not inclined to “drink pink”) comes Bella 2012 “West Side” Chardonnay. Also under crown cap, with lots of bubbles in the glass, and a textured, creamy, toasty apple-toned palate, this has me thinking about Dungeness crab, steamed and cracked, with a little lemon butter on the side (Private Wine Stores, $24$26, 90 points).

If you’re looking for a more off-dry style, why not make a date with Moscato?

The U.S. market has gone crazy for Moscato in just about every incarnation, not all of it noteworthy.

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(Private Stores, great value at $13.99, 89 points).

••• There was a lot of Sonoma County Pinot Noir in glasses around town this week, not the least of which was Rodney Strong Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2012.This silky smooth, full-fruited pinot paired perfectly with Brix Restaurant’s 24-hour brined pork rack, black pepper and housemade bacon, with eggplant caviar, and pistachio roma tomato.That meal seems to include all the Valentine’s Day food groups, especially bacon.

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••• Belly’s Budget Best Oops! Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for clever packaging, as long as what’s inside measures up, and in this case it does. Carmenere 2012 sports a clever (not so little) label that documents the improbable but true story of how most of what used to pass for Merlot in Chile was actually Carmenère.

It’s juicy, not fancy, quite chewy, a little bit spicy and a touch earthy.

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publichearing WHO: WHAT:

The City of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Heritage Designation Bylaw

NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver, that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 AT 7:00 PM, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” and proposed Heritage Designation Bylaw.

“ZONING BYLAW 1995 NO. 6700”, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2013, NO. 8344 (FAIRBORNE PROPERTIES LTD., SHIFT ARCHITECTURE INC. 117-135 WEST 1ST STREET, CD-648, SCHEDULE 108); and HERITAGE DESIGNATION BYLAW, 2013, NO. 8345 (FAIRBORNE PROPERTIES LTD., BC TELEPHONE COMMERCIAL BUILDING 117 WEST 1ST STREET) FAIRBORNE PROPERTIES has applied to rezone the property located at 117-135 West 1st Street, legally known as: Lot B, Block 165, DL 271, Plan 750 Lot 3, Block 165, DL 271, Plan 750 Lot 4, Block 165, DL 271, Plan 750 Lot 5, Block 165, DL 271, Plan 750 Lot 6, Block 165, DL 271, Plan 750 Lot 7, Block 165, DL 271, Plan 750

Lot 4, Block 165, DL 274, Plan 879 Lot 5, Block 165, DL 274, Plan 879 Lot 6, Block 165, DL 274, Plan 879 Lot 7, Block 165, DL 274, Plan 879 Lot 8, Block 165, DL 274, Plan 879 Lot 9, Block 165, DL 274, Plan 879

as indicated on the sketch. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property: FROM: CS-3 (Special Commercial) Zone TO: CD-648 (Comprehensive Development 648) Zone To permit a six-storey mixed-use development with commercial retail units and a community amenity space on the ground level and 65 stratified residential units above. Access to the commercial underground parking is proposed from the lane to the east of the subject property, while residential underground parking will be accessed from the lane to the south. This application will also designate the existing heritage building at 117 West 1st Street (BC Telephone Commercial Building).

This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission.

Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at kgraham@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, February 17, 2014, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing.

The proposed bylaws and relevant background material may be inspected at the office of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from February 6, 2014. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to Emilie Adin, Deputy Director, Community Development, at eadin@cnv.org or 604-982-3922.

North Vancouver City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 Tel. 604.985.7761 | Fax. 604.985.9417 | www.cnv.org

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The class is low-impact concentrating on balance, stability and core strength for fall prevention.There will also be work on upper and lower body strength with a cardiovascular component.

Following the class there will be a healthy snack and an opportunity to socialize.

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and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at North Shore Volunteers for Seniors, 275 21st St., West Vancouver. Registration required. 604-922-1575 info@nsvs.ca nsvs.ca CHAIR YOGA For ages 55+ every Friday, 10-11 a.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. First class is free. Drop-in: $10.

604-983-6350 CHESS Instruction for beginners and intermediates Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at Silver

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In 1923, Doris was brought into the world by her father at home in Cedar Valley, near Mission.

Three years later, the family returned to North Vancouver, her home for 88 years.

Doris’s speech suggests a time far back, though she’s definitely an upto-date person. Her words have soft endings: “workin’” and “Kitsilanah,” “restrunt” for restaurant, and her speech has a lilt,

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as if on the brink of gentle laughter. Perhaps Doris’s beautiful voice is a gift from her parents.

On her mother’s side, Doris descends from the

Nahu family, Hawaiian in origin and well-known longshoremen in the marine industry on both sides of Burrard Inlet. Born in Hastings Mill, Florence Nahu was living in North Vancouver and commuting to her job at Jones Tent and Awning, making flags during the First World War, when she met Harold “Murphy” Campbell, a motorman on the B.C. Electric streetcar.

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the corncob pipe,” she remembers, and blessed with the gift of words.

Murphy was a popular elocutionist, reciting verse and stories, at the Knights of Pythias Hall. At home, he taught Doris card games. She was playing crib by the time she was five. When she was six, Doris began her friendship with neighbour Ruth Steacy, which has lasted for 85 years.

The family home on Ridgeway Avenue was a happy one. Murphy would give Florence a big hug and ask, “Still love me, old girl?“ before going out to the garden. “He had his gladiolas and dahlias, and his vegetable garden; mother had her roses,” remembers Doris.

The family fortunes changed with Murphy’s sudden death in 1940.

Brother Keith had signed up for the war, and Florence was caring for her own mother, who was blind.

“I am proud of my mother. She kept house and looked after our gram, her mother. Our nice neighbour, Terry Quaife, chopped our wood and stacked it. His mother baked for us and kept an eye on mother, knowing she didn’t eat much more than tea.”

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“Then I joined the ‘quacks.’” That smile in Doris’s voice surfaces as she explains, “I joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps so I was a CWAC.” After the war, Doris and husband Charles Atchison raised their three children, son Dan and twins Keith and Kathie. Doris worked at Woodward’s Park Royal and later at Hanson’s bakery.

“When the hot buns came out of the oven, the Bishops from the jewelry store across the street would come right over.”

In 1966, Doris married again. Leonard Hart was a friend from way back, but they had only four years together before Len died. Daughter Kathie also passed away a few years ago. Doris worked and volunteered at Lions Gate Hospital until the time came to retire. She belongs to the legion and North Shore Historical Society. At the Twin Towers, Doris’s present home, she helps bring about more sociability and friendliness. They’ve added more games to an already busy schedule, “and we celebrated the big decision with tea and treats.”

Doris is a charter member of the Lower

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“Since Doris’s last name is Hart and with Valentine’s Day coming up, we thought our February meeting was the right time to say thank you,” says Louise Pollock,

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Doris believes she is the one to be thankful, especially for her two sons, six grandchildren and six great grand-children (some of whom attend Ridgeway school today). “I kinda had a wonderful life,” she says, “and I have a lot to be grateful for.”

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(Upper left) Not lost on tradition, a blacksmith hammers away creating farming tools for nearby towns in the Chiba prefecture.

(Upper right) The measuring cups of old. Before the modern era, Japanese merchants had various wooden measuring cups, seen before the barrels of sake.This would allow the merchants to sell just the right amount without giving away too much.

Later, when modern measuring tools came into place, these simply became drinking cups.

(Lower left) A golden koi fish, a rarity in Japan.These fish are often depicted on temples and shrines as they represent courage, bravery and fortune.

(Lower right) Narita-san Shinshoji Temple. Inside this building is housed one of but a handful of “angry Buddha” statues.

This temple suffered damage from the tsunami/ earthquake of March, 2011, but has since been refurbished to its former glory.

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No avoiding the charms of Narita, Japan

City of rising fortune SAM SMITH ContributingWriter

Narita, Japan: It’s a daunting prospect to try and nail down in a few sentences what Japan is like. Do you start with the spiritual side — the jaw-dropping temples and shrines? Or go for the goofy stuff — the neon signs, animation characters and countless karaoke bars?

Japan is everything you assume it is and then some.

Here’s a protip from someone who’s lived there and returned recently for a visit — all that goofy stuff is meant as a joke.The crazy commercials are not on all the time and when they are Japanese people have the same reaction we do. Even the dirty stuff — especially

the dirty stuff — is such a niche aspect and not indicative at all of an entire culture.

Simplistic views of Japan are like a foreigner getting sent pictures of winter in Nunavut and assuming all of Canada is like that.We must all be hunting seals, drinking maple syrup by the gallon and being really nice to people all the time.

Last November I visited what I think is one of the most underrated cities in all of Japan — Narita.

“The City of Rising Fortune” is an hour northeast of Tokyo, the country’s capital and the largest metropolis in the world.

There’s no avoiding it.

Narita is home to the largest airport in the country and almost all international

flights stop there. But most people pass on through to get to Tokyo or Kyoto, by far the two most popular tourist destinations.

But stopping in Narita for a couple days is more than worth your time, and my journey there had so many surprises in store for me in a country where I didn’t think there were any left.

Having travelled all around the Kansai region — one of four major landmasses making up Japan — I can justifiably say Narita’s spiritual side is its best feature and an utterly unique experience, even for the cynical traveller.

Narita is home to the single largest gathering point for NewYear celebrations in Japan: Shinsho-ji Temple.

Millions of people travel there annually to pray for

good fortune and health.

The Shingon Buddhist temple is the focal point of a large temple complex, housing all sorts of historical paraphernalia and located adjacent to a beautiful, sprawling garden.

I walked to Shinsho-ji along Omotesando street. a historical road kings, merchants, priests and samurai of old used to travel on their way to the temple. Statues dedicated to each animal of the Zodiac line the streets.With each step I couldn’t help but think how I was walking on hallowed ground.

Restaurants with the city’s famed unagi (barbecued eel) dot the winding road with the mouthwatering scent of seafood literally steaming from their walls.When there’s no restaurant, odds

are you’ll see a bar or one of the breweries Narita is home to.

I stopped into a brewery and storefront about five minutes from Shinsho-ji.

To say the Japanese make use of their space would be an understatement.

Walking across the floor is like negotiating a corn maze with bottles on all sides. Huge casks mark the entrance, while homemade glass-bottle brews dot the shelving, tables and floor.

For the avid drinker, this is the place for fresh sake.

I stopped in for a few minutes, got some sake and continued on to the temple, resisting the tempting snack stands on every corner due to a solid mind on my diminishing wallet.

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By the time I got to the temple entrance, a 15minute walk from the JR Narita station, I already felt like I had been on a full trip but, as with all good travelling experiences, I was about to be pleasantly surprised.

Up the entrance steps I found myself standing under a four-storey pagoda in the courtyard of the temple unlike any I’d ever seen.

It’s bright and colourful with a distinct 3D art style invoking images of waves and powerful kami (gods).

The bright orange, red and blue paint are not normal.

At all.The Japanese are a humble people and anything that stands out tends to be pushed back down.Yet, this temple has stood the test of time in spectacular fashion.

I was still thinking about the tower while I walked up the ancient stone steps, past buildings erected hundreds of years ago and shrines older than that. It wasn’t until I got into the final temple, Shinsho-ji, that I realized how unique Narita is.

The Japanese are polytheistic for the most part. Many are Buddhist with bits of Shinto, or at the very least call themselves superstitious.The Japanese Buddha, 99 per cent of the time, is going to appear like a chubby, smiling man seated on a lotus, one hand up with the thumb cupping the ring finger. It will be made of bronze, copper, or another typically brown material. It’s peaceful and inspires a calm mood.

Shinsho-ji’s Buddha is the

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I asked my tour guide why the Buddha seemed so mad.

He laughed and smiled, then simply said, “Buddha can be angry too. And this is angry Buddha.”

Before then I thought I’d seen angry. But this was rage incarnate.This was the most stunning Buddha I’d seen next to the largest indoor Buddha in the world, found in Nara, Japan.

I crouched down on the red carpet inside the temple right before the angry Buddha and just shook my head. This Buddha survived hundreds of years. It has

seen several human life spans, survived world wars.

It’s seen kings pass and control between state and the people shift time and time again. It lived through the horrible earthquake, which decimated some of the grounds in March 2011. And now here I stood before it.

I left the temple about an hour later that day after having walked through the beautiful gardens, but I was still thinking about that Buddha. It’s left a mark on me and even now I can picture it vividly in my mind.

Narita may not be as big as Tokyo, or as obviously symbolic as Kyoto, or the cuisine of Osaka, but nothing can take away its utterly original temple grounds, exciting streets, and yes, karaoke bars.

It truly is the City of Rising Fortune and while it doesn’t warrant a long stay, it definitely deserves a few days of your time.

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PETS

A day in the life of a very lucky dog Gosh darn it dogs are lucky huh?

I mean, what a great life they have. Not a care in the world it would seem.

How many of you have looked at your dogs and asked yourself, “What on earth goes on in their heads?”

If I could read my dogs’ minds, I am sure this is what they would be thinking about: “While my owner gets up at 5 a.m. to see Horse, I remain sleeping, in her bed, with my head on the pillow. I am aware that she must endure the frigid dark morning, alone . . . she’s brave, she will be fine without me. Besides, I am cosy, snoring, stretching, yawning, sleeping.

“While she gets ready for her day of stuff — I really have no idea what she does when she leaves the house, but I think she might be a hunter or even a butcher because sometimes she comes back with meat — I continue to sleep.

“When it’s time to get out of bed, we do this thing she calls exercise.To me, it seems like she thinks it is supposed to be laborious but this is when I get to chase rabbits in the tall grass, swim in the creek, sniff out the muskrat, roll in stuff that smells wickedly delicious.

She seems jealous that I am able to roll in this stinky stuff because she is always waving her arms, shouting “NO!” and chasing me away from it as if she wants it for herself.

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“On the way back to the house, if I am quick, I am able to have a little snack of these amazing cookies left in a pile by Horse. My owner loves Horse very much, probably because he makes such yummy cookies, but I never see her eat one. Maybe that is what she does early in the morning while I am still in bed. Hmm, I must join her one morning.

“It is after our “exercise” when I get that full body massage with a warm dry towel. I even get my toes cleaned. She loves me very much to clean that stuff from my toes. It’s nasty stuff.

There are times when I step in something and I just stand there, with my foot raised in the air. She comes running over as if I’ve broken my leg or something, but she always wipes that guck away and gives my foot a good once over to make sure it is good an clean. I love her.

“Once inside, breakfast is served — on a silver platter none the less! Well

it’s stainless steel, but who’s taking score.Today it is beef stew with lots of veggies.

“When she leaves the house to go hunting or meat cutting, I sleep. I prefer sleeping by the patio door so I can stretch out on my back, embraced by the warmth of the sun. It’s heaven.

“After an undetermined amount of time sunbathing and bird watching my owner returns. I run to meet her. I am genuinely happy to see her and immediately stick my nose in the bags she places on the floor to express my joy at her return. I am rewarded with the smell of turkey meat.Yes, she is a good hunter.

“I follow her into the kitchen and lie upon my bed by the patio door and close my eyes once again. I am not actually sleeping but praying.

Praying that she will either drop the whole turkey on the floor, or will give me the trimmings as she prepares it.The former has yet to materialize, but I never give up hope.

“As the day draws to a close there is a race to get into bed. I always win. I find it odd that she finds comfort on such a small piece of mattress. I cannot sleep like that. I must expand my entire self and absorb the luxury of a pillow-topped mattress. I instantly fall asleep, dreaming of my perfect day.”

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Let the Games begin North Shore well represented in Sochi ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

THREE TO SEE THIS WEEK Sr. girls basketball Argyle @ Handsworth Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

North Shore AAA final PacWest basketball CBC @ Capilano Feb. 13, 6 & 8 p.m.

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were stacking hay bales on Cypress Mountain to fill out the Olympic courses and cheering on Sidney Crosby’s Golden Goal in downtown Vancouver.

But the Winter Olympics are back and already underway in the sunny resort town of Sochi, Russia, and our little old North Shore is once again represented by a strong contingent of athletes.

Five Olympians with strong ties to the North Shore are going for gold this year along with another five athletes who were either born here or spent a number of years here on their Olympic journeys.

Most people don’t need any extra excuse to watch the Olympic spectacle, but if you’re looking for a local angle, set your DVRs to record the exploits of these 10 contenders.

Maëlle Ricker Sport: Snowboard cross Schedule: Feb. 15, 11 p.m. qualification; Feb. 16, 1:15 a.m. elimination finals (all times are Pacific).

Born in North Vancouver and raised in West Vancouver, Ricker is one of the North Shore’s most beloved athletes. She became one of Canada’s most beloved athletes as well when she won Olympic gold in her hometown in 2010 to become the first Canadian woman ever to win Olympic gold on home soil. She’s got a tough road to take if she wants to repeat in Sochi after suffering a broken arm less than two weeks ago (see story page 3) but if anyone can do it, it’s the one known as Mighty Mouse.

Manuel Osborne-Paradis Sport: Alpine skiing Schedule: Feb. 8, 11 p.m., downhill; Feb. 15, 11 p.m., Super G. Born in North Vancouver and raised

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Manny told the North Shore News recently. “If I’m fifth or I’m 20th, it doesn’t matter — it’s not top three.”

Georgia Simmerling Sport: Ski cross Schedule: Feb. 20, 11:45 p.m. qualification; Feb. 21, 1:30 a.m., elimination finals.

This proud West Vancouverite learned her trade in the North Shore mountains with the Grouse Tyee Ski Club. She competed in alpine as a fresh-faced 20-year-old in 2010 but she’s switched to the rough and tumble world of ski cross for 2014 and has a shot at hitting the podium. She’s already

scored a World Cup silver medal in her short time in the new sport and is ranked in the top-10 in the world.

Liam Firus Sport: Figure skating Schedule: Feb. 13, 7 a.m., short program; Feb. 14, 7 a.m., free skate.

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Janyk hopes third time’s a charm From page 25

North Vancouver born and raised, Liam Firus learned his tricks with the North Van-based Vancouver Skating Club. The 21-yearold was a long shot to make it to Sochi after missing much of the 2013 season due to injury but he came back strong in 2014, placing third at the pressure-packed Canadian Olympic Trials to earn a place in the Games.

Michael Janyk Sport: Alpine skiing Schedule: Feb. 22, 4:45 a.m., slalom run 1; Feb. 22, 8:15 a.m., slalom run 2.

Born in North Van and raised in West Vancouver and Whistler, Michael Janyk is heading into his third games competing in the technical alpine disciplines. He finished 17th in the slalom in Turin and bumped up to 13th in

2010 at Whistler Creekside.

The 31-year-old won a bronze medal at the world championships in 2009 and earned a World Cup silver medal in 2006.

Chris Robanske Sport: Snowboard cross Schedule: Feb. 16, 11 p.m. qualification; Feb. 17, 1:30 a.m. elimination finals.

Born and raised in Calgary, Robanske made a permanent move to North Vancouver a few years ago to be closer to Canada Snowboard’s training centre. He’s got another draw too — he’s dating another member of the North Shore extreme scene: national champion mountain biker Micayla Gatto.

Mercedes Nicoll Sport: Snowboard halfpipe Schedule: Feb. 12, 2 a.m.

qualification; 9:30 a.m. final.

Nicoll was born in North Vancouver, moved to Toronto as a toddler and now calls Whistler home.

She competed in the 2006 Games, finishing 27th, and at home in 2010 where she made the halfpipe final and placed sixth.

Spencer O’Brien Sport: Snowboard slopestyle Schedule: Feb. 9, 1:15 a.m. final.

Courtenay, B.C., has the biggest claim to reigning slopestyle world champion Spencer O’Brien, but the high flyer moved to North Vancouver in 2009 to keep her close to both Whistler and the airport, two spots she heads to often. She’s got a great shot at Olympic gold as slopestyle makes its debut in Sochi.

Kevin Reynolds Sport: Figure skating Schedule: Feb. 13, 7 a.m., short program; Feb. 14, 7 a.m., free skate.

Reynolds was born in North Vancouver but calls Coquitlam home. He’ll join North Vancouver’s Liam Firus and some other guy named Patrick Chan on Canada’s young and hungry men’s figure skating team.

Marielle Thompson Sport: Ski cross Schedule: Feb. 20, 11:45 p.m. qualification; Feb. 21, 1:30 a.m., elimination finals.

Another passerby, Thompson was born in North Vancouver but calls Whistler home. She’ll join West Vancouver’s Georgia Simmerling and Kelowna’s Kelsey Serwa on a Canadian team that will contend for medals.

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To some it’s a symbol of longevity, to us, it’s your new kitchen table.

Say goodbye to hernias from assembling flat-packed wardrobes and the mind-numbing boredom of wandering aimlessly around furniture stores.

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With care and sensitivity we’ll uproot your tree from its spot in the garden and in no time at all, transform it into the coffee table, set of drawers or cutting board that you’ve always dreamed about.

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Congratulations to the following readers who will be enjoying a $100 dining gift card: Doreen Kartz, Joan McAllister, Danniel Proulx

“At Neptune we’re Don Connors

Operations Superintendent

A critical part of my job has been planning, designing and overseeing the building of our new product handling infrastructure

making sure we do everything we can to improve air quality.

One example is the redesign of our transfer points with special contoured chutes to reduce dust.” www.neptuneterminals.com

A32- North Shore News - Sunday, February 9, 2014

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