North Shore News April 13 2014

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Province reneged on CapU funds

$6-million offer yanked on eve of announcement, says report BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

On the eve of Capilano College becoming a university in April 2008, the province reneged on $6.3 million in transitional funding and

$6 million in annual base funding, despite months of negotiation between Cap’s leadership and the Ministry of Advanced Education.

That is among the conclusions in a 2012 report commissioned by

the university and recently released through freedom of information requests.

Cap was already one of the lowest funded colleges on a per-student basis in the B.C. system when it sought to go from being a college to a teaching university, based on a funding formula other colleges had used when upgrading, according to the report.

“. . .the funding agreement with Capilano was withdrawn and the senior leadership of the institution were invited to sign off on a revised document that made it clear that Capilano . . . would be expected to absorb all existing cost pressures (one-time and base), and that no new funding would be provided by government as a result

of transition to university status,” post-secondary education expert Don Avison wrote in his report.

“The senior leadership of Capilano . . . quite literally on the eve of the finalization of decision and the subsequent commencement of announcements felt they had no choice but to comply.”

Since that report, a

number of non-degree granting programs have been axed due to budget shortfalls.

But Cap’s financial woes today are not due to its university status, but rather to the fact that it has been at or near the bottom of the list when it comes to operating grants on a per-student basis for last 30

Medical pot grows need DNV approval JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Leaves of three, let it be.

Leaves of four or more, you’ll have to check in with the District of North Vancouver and your neighbours.

On Monday, District of North Vancouver council unanimously gave first reading to a bylaw that would ban medical marijuana production and distribution in the municipality.

The bylaw is not meant to close the door on medical marijuana, said Mayor Richard Walton.

But it does mean any medicinal pot operations will have to apply to the municipality and go through the scrutiny of a public hearing before setting up shop.

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Recycling regulations changing Multi Material BC program comes into effect in May ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com

New recycling regulations starting this May could not only see an increase in recyclable materials in the blue box but also an increase in many household budgets.

The regulations, which include the Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Plan, or PPP, are intended to shift the responsibility of the “end-of-life” of products from taxpayers to industry and include an extended list of additional materials eligible for curbside pickup.

But the shift could come at a cost, increasing fees to businesses selling or distributing products, including paper, and potentially emptying consumers’ wallets for businesses to meet those additional costs.

Allen Langdon, managing director at Multi Material BC, the notfor-profit organization in charge of the changes, said the plan is the latest in 20 programs where industry is being asked to take responsibility for “end-oflife” management of their materials or products.

“For the resident it means that their municipal taxes no longer have to pay for the end of life; what it means is industry will now be contributing to paying for the collection process and transportation of that PPP and taking that burden off municipalities.”

The plan is part of the changes to the provincial recycling regulations, a change that required producers to submit whether or not they wanted to be involved by Nov. 19, 2012.

Douglas Pope, director of engineering, parks and environment for the City of North Vancouver, said the municipalities, including the three North Shore municipalities, did not have direct control over the changes.

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us,” said Pope. “We had an option of either continuing with the status quo of 100 per cent of the costs going to municipalities and the municipal taxpayers, or coming on and signing on with MMBC.” Pope said they had two options: giving MMBC complete control, including pickup services, or signing on to receive an incentive to continue their own blue box program. The municipalities chose the latter, signing on with MMBC for a year with a possible oneyear extension, and will continue to have the North Shore Recycling Program maintain pickup services.

Pope said the good news is that costs will be going down.

“Costs to the municipalities for recycling will be less in 2014 when this goes ahead,” he said.

“So what we’re going to get is $38 for every single family home that we collect recycling from this year from MMBC to offset our recycling costs and we will be passing on savings to the taxpayer.”

Though the incentive will decrease costs for taxpayers, Pope said it still falls short of covering full recycling fees.

“The $38 incentive that we’re going to be getting from industry through MMBC only really covers about half of the actual collection cost that the municipalities are incurring,” he said. “We think it’s a good start that this program’s getting put in place but there needs to be further dialogue and improvements to the system so that it actually covers our costs.”

The District of West Vancouver will receive

a $37 incentive from MMBC. Collection rates at the District of North Vancouver will increase from $91 in 2013 to $94.20 in 2014 for a single-family home.

Gavin Joyce, general manager of engineering, parks and facilities for the District of North Vancouver, said the three North Shore municipalities expect to recover $1.5million from the MMBC incentive. Joyce said at this point they are maintaining the status quo through the year as the three municipalities transition.

“We just weren’t all that comfortable enough with the ins and outs,” said Joyce. “Nobody can really give you a conclusive answer on the service level, the costs and what the system’s going to look like.”

While larger businesses

will have to pay fees, smaller businesses will be exempt if they have less than $1 million in annual revenue, less than one tonne of PPP supplied to consumers, and operate as a single point of retail sale, or not as part of a franchise.

Mike Klassen, director of provincial affairs at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said the new costs “could be a heavy burden for some businesses,” including smaller franchises.

“In some cases, for a small pizza shop for example, it could work out to be over $400 a week in new fees . . . That’s a lot of pizzas you need to sell in order to recoup your costs,” said Klassen.

“There’s only so much profit per pizza and so that means you have to sell a lot in order to try and make up

that or you’re going to have to increase your prices.”

Businesses could be paying anywhere from a few thousand dollars per month to, depending on the business, more than a hundred thousand dollars per year in terms of costs and fees that they’re currently not paying, said Klassen.

“The fact is that consumers will be paying more, they have to, there’s just no way you can absorb these kinds of costs without passing them along ultimately to consumers,” he said. “And so that means for your household budget, you’re going to be paying more for no increase in service.”

Although the new regulations accept more materials in the blue box — including paper drink cups, spiral-bound cans used for juice, chips and cookie dough; milk cartons and Tetra Paks — other items, such as glass, either have to be separated or, in some municipalities, taken directly to a depot.

Jenn Meilleur, communications and community programs coordinator at North Shore Recycling Program, said that while glass will not be refused if placed in the blue box, North Shore residents are being asked to take glass directly to the depot free of charge.

“There are three things that will be depot only for free: glass, plastic bags and Styrofoam,” said Meilleur.

“The plastic bags and Styrofoam are included in that expanded list but those items also contaminate the other items if they were included in the blue box, so those are depot only.”

Meilleur said for now they would not be tagging people for having glass in their blue boxes; however, they encourage residents to take it to the depot.

“This is a pretty big change, so we’re trying to provide people with information about it,” she said. “We’re trying to learn more about it as well, so we’re really seeing this as a transition period.”

Langdon said MMBC asked their collectors to segregate glass based on a study they did back in 2011. “We found that based on the evidence and See Some page 10

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Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4783, 2014, AND Proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4784, 2014 Notice is given that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the Council Chamber of the municipal hall of The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver at 750 17th Street, West Vancouver, BC on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 6 p.m. for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws as described below.

A public meeting will be held concurrently with the public hearing for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to Council respecting the proposed development permit: Proposed Development Permit No. 12-084 for 825 Taylor Way and 707 Keith Road, as described below.

Applicant: Milliken Development Corporation (for the owners) Subject Lands: 825 Taylor Way: Legal Description: Lot 1 South East 1/4 of District Lot 1047 Plan 14144, PID: 007-947-526

AND 707 Keith Road: Legal Description: Lot 3 Except part in Plan VAP 23118 South East 1/4 of District Lot 1047 Plan 14144, PID: 007-947-534 (shown as shaded on the map that forms part of this notice)

Purpose: The proposed bylaws and proposed development permit would facilitate the redevelopment of the northwest corner

of Taylor Way and Keith Road (825 Taylor Way and 707 Keith Road) to allow for a seniors’ assisted living and memory care residence (known as the ‘Maison Senior Living Residence’). The proposal is for a building with a two-storey amenity wing and an attached three-storey residence wing with 91 bedrooms, and a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.98 and 40 parking spaces.

Proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw Amendment: If adopted, proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw

No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4783, 2014 would enable the rezoning of the subject land for the proposed seniors’ assisted living and memory care residence and place the site within a Development Permit Area.

Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment: If adopted, proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw

No. 4784, 2014 would rezone the subject land to “CD51 – Comprehensive Development Zone 51 (NW Corner Taylor Way & Keith Road)” to allow for the proposed seniors’ assisted living and memory care residence.

Proposed Development Permit: Proposed Development Permit No. 12-084 controls the form and character of the development of the subject lands. Key aspects include:

• a building with a two-storey amenity wing and an attached three-storey residence wing with 91 bedrooms; • maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.98; • 40 parking spaces: 32 spaces within an underground parkade and 8 surface spaces; • vehicular access to the site and parking from Keith Road; and • tree protection (secured by a covenant) and new landscaping.

Enquiries: All enquiries regarding the proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw amendments and the proposed

development permit may be directed to the West Vancouver Planning Department at municipal hall or by calling 604-925-7055.

Copies of the proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw amendments, proposed development permit and other relevant documents that the Council may consider in deciding whether to adopt the bylaws and approve the development permit may be inspected from April 1, 2014 to April 16, 2014 at the municipal hall at 750 17th Street, West Vancouver, BC on regular business days (Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Copies may also be inspected at the public hearing and concurrent public meeting.

SUBJECT L A N DS S H OW N S H A D E D

For convenience only, some of the documents may also be available for viewing on the District’s website at westvancouver.ca or at the West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC (phone 604-925-7400 for current information on Library hours of operation).

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw amendments and proposed development permit will be given an opportunity to be heard and/or to present written submissions at the public hearing, and concurrent public meeting, on the above noted date.

Written submissions may, prior to the public hearing and concurrent public meeting, be: • sent by mail to Mayor and Council, District of West Vancouver 750 17th Street West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3; • sent by email to Mayor and Council at mayorandcouncil@westvancouver.ca; or • delivered to the office of the Manager, Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk, at the District of West Vancouver Municipal Hall at 750 17th Street, West Vancouver, BC; and must be received no later than 4 p.m. on April 16, 2014. Technical issues affecting receipt of electronic submissions may occur so persons relying on this means of transmittal do so at their own risk.

Written submissions received for the public hearing regarding the proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw amendments and for the concurrent public meeting regarding the proposed development permit will be included in their entirety in the public information package for Council’s consideration and for the public record.

Submissions received after the close of the public hearing will not be considered by Council.

S. Scholes, Municipal Clerk April 1, 2014

The applicant is hosting a public information meeting prior to the public hearing. The public information meeting will give residents an opportunity to learn about the proposed development and ask questions of the applicant prior to the public hearing. The meeting is scheduled as follows:

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING (hosted by applicant) Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

St. David’s United Church, Gymnasium 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver, BC

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CapU hard hit by formula From page 1

years, according to former Cap president Greg Lee. Without taking on more degree students, Cap wouldn’t have been able to compete with the other newly-minted teaching universities on Vancouver Island, in the Interior and Fraser Valley, he added.

“If you look at what happened through the early 2000s, the numbers were continually declining as our finances got tougher and our recruitment problems got more difficult. Becoming a university offered up new programs, which on their own, recovered their costs.

They’re the ones that kept the institution going. The numbers have gone back up and I think the institution is stronger for it,” he said.

When the province developed a funding formula for post-secondary schools in the early 1980s, Cap was running very lean and cost-efficient. As the college and university education needs changed, Cap was stuck with the old funding and has never recovered, Lee said.

“In fairness, we had always said if we get the base funding corrected, we would be in pretty good shape, but we never got the base funding,” he said.

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are still being felt, said Jane Shackell, chairwoman of Cap’s board of governors.

“I can tell you if you had an extra $6 million in our budget every year, we would not be confronting some of the budget decisions we’ve had to take in the last couple years,” she said. “During that time the board has consistently tried to persuade the ministry that we need more funds in order to meet the goals and objectives that we have and that are set for us by government.”

West VancouverCapilano MLA Ralph Sultan was not part of the decision making process around Cap, though he has always worked closely with the school. Pulling the transitional funding was likely due to tight finances,

he said.

“The government was clearly under severe financial pressure and no doubt that was a consideration. Money is always short. Secondly, I don’t think the whole Capilano University project was really a project that the ministry particularly endorsed. It wasn’t their idea in the first place,” Sultan said. “Thirdly, when their arms were twisted, the top management at CapU went along and said OK. I think that was a very unwise decision, but that’s the decision they made.”

Still, Capilano remains a fine institution that produces career-ready students and it deserves to be strengthened, Sultan said.

“I would hope as

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It’s way down there at the bottom and it’s just not sustainable. There’s not a lot of extra cash sloshing around Victoria right now,” he said.

In response to questions from the North Shore News, the Ministry of Advanced Education provided a statement saying despite having the second lowest per student funding grant, CapU receives equitable and adequate funding when compared to similar institutions given its size, location and program mix. “Government expects Capilano to make efficient use of its resources, while ensuring a high standard of education for students,” the statement read.

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or the past 10 years, the drug Tamiflu has been the last line of defence against flu complications.

During the menagerie of flu outbreaks (swine, bird) and SARS, the Canadian government spent $77 million on Tamiflu. The rest of the world spent about $9 billion.

The idea is the drug could cut down on the duration and severity of the flu and in more serious outbreaks, save many lives.

Canada largely based their decision to stockpile nearly 20 million doses of the antiviral on industry-funded research.

But a new report suggests the drug has far fewer benefits than thought.

Tamiflu shortens symptoms by about half a day — the same as Tylenol — according to research from the Cochrane Collaboration, a non-

profit research network.

The antiviral doesn’t lessen a patient’s chances of winding up in a hospital. In children, the drug was found to be almost entirely ineffective.

Much of that information came from clinical studies from the drug manufacturer that rarely gets shared with regulators. The Cochrane group only obtained that after a long and hard-fought battle.

So far, however, Canadian health officials have been largely resistant to change in the face of science. Doing something has been seen as better than doing nothing.

But $77 million is a lot to spend on a very limited benefit.

The Tamiflu case highlights the need for greater transparency in data used to assess drugs to begin with, so real costs and benefits can be weighed.

Buzzwords to wow the hicks

“It’s not what people don’t know that hurts them, it’s what they know that ain’t true…”

—Will Rogers

“Economic Diplomacy” is the new buzz phrase in governance.

You’ll be hearing more of it on newscasts regarding Canada’s foreign policy, and business pundits are using it to discuss diversified trade and investment plans.

Where there’s a new action plan in the works, “economic diplomacy” is bumping out “opportunity cost” as the right phrase to wow the hicks.

Most of us believe in the importance of economic development.

Even tiny Bhutan with its “gross national happiness” principle, has export considerations nowadays — if those little bottles of

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its Druk mustard sauce popping up around town are any indication to go by.

It’s good sense to welcome opportunities that benefit us without bringing any residual bad karma.

So what are we to think of the heavily-funded advertising campaigns that are starting to put big economic interests smack in our municipal face?

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Masonry Producers Association campaign to promote use of concrete over wood in construction projects is one current version of economic “diplomacy.” Noticed their expensive advertisements?

That photograph of the seniors’ home back east tragically ablaze in winter is frightening, but here we live in a temperate rainforest.What the advertisement doesn’t point out is that in terms of genuine sustainability, wood is our only carbon neutral, non-toxic renewable building product. From a local economic perspective, ecologically, and in terms of job creation throughout the province, it’s good sense to build with wood. In April, 2009 new building code requirements increased the allowable maximum building height for wood-frame

residential construction from four to six storeys.

That’s the real issue, so what we’re seeing is pushback.

Municipally, concrete and glass towers with interior metal frames have spread like a rash across the Lower Mainland and concrete producers are protecting their market share. Let’s think B.C. first and keep guys working the woods and in mills throughout the province.

Meanwhile May 19 is kick-off day for the Multi Materials BC recycling program. Heard about it? Despite three years of planning, this huge Victoria scheme continues to fly under the radar.

A broad coalition of B.C. businesses opposes this wholesale takeover of B.C.’s recycling efforts and it includes B.C.’s Agriculture Council, Bottle & Recycling

Depot Association, Landscape & Nursery Association, Printing & Imaging Association, B.C. &Yukon Community Newspapers Association, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, Newspapers Canada, and the Waste Management Association of B.C. When these free enterprise supporters get mad at the Liberals, it makes you wonder what might be wrong.

The RethinkitBC website notes, “The program set out by Multi Materials BC (MMBC) will annex most municipal and regional district curbside/discarded material collection and will cause great harm to the economy: in job losses, business failures and

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“Everybody can visualize the oil on the beach and the ducks but they’re not thinking about the evaporation of those chemicals.”

NOPE founder Janice Edmonds discusses the group’s opposition to Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion (from an April 11 news story).

“We’re buying land that was originally ours.”

Tsleil-Waututh Chief Maureen Thomas describes the band’s deal to buy Burnaby’s Willingdon Lands (from an April 11 news story).

“The biggest dog pile. A few people got hurt but it was worth it.”

NorthVan’s Brielle Bellerive recalls the celebration following Canada’s win over the U.S. in the IIHF U-18Women’sWorld Championships (from an April 6 sport story).

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Modern hucksters selling off civic souls

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increased costs for B.C. households.The confusing Ministry of Environmentendorsed program creates a veritable monopoly to control much of B.C.’s currently thriving and competitive waste recycling industry. MMBC is governed by a board made up of international business interests with Ontario/ Quebec representatives from: Unilever Canada, Metro Inc.,Walmart,Tim Hortons Inc., Loblaw Companies Limited, Coca Cola Refreshments Canada and Procter & Gamble.

None of those board members has a head office here. Most are U.S. based. Consider what Eastern corporate business decisions have done to B.C.’s forests.Think of what the oil industry-dominated National Energy Board has done for the oil and gas developers. Isn’t this like hiring the fox to look after the henhouse?

Steve Ono, manager of engineering systems for the District of North Vancouver, acknowledges there has been unhappiness with the impending shift.

“It’s changing an existing system that’s working,” he says; however, “the way the new regulation reads, in a nutshell, means those who produce packaging — printed paper and plastic — are going to be responsible for it from cradle to grave.”

Ono says curbside blue-box pickups will continue and a wider range of recyclable plastics, metal foil and paper will be collected. In theory the new MMBC program is a way to deal with recyclables and keep them out of the garbage stream similar to how bottles, car batteries and tires have been filtered out of mainstream landfills.

“Overall, I think it’s a good news story,” he concludes, adding candidly that “we’re a little nervous.”

With good reason. It’s a complicated story.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is desolate at what it regards as another looming wasteland of government red tape. Heaven help local businesses that have to deal with its complex reporting and taxing system: the CFIB anticipates that the new program will collect $110 million annually in fees.That should ensure job creation nirvana for overpaid administrators and their political fixers.Why don’t Premier Clark and her Liberals explain all this?

Meanwhile, it’s not so long ago that Bob Rennie “the Condo King” expressed the condo industry’s view of living an independent civic life. Just dump the whole idea of having a historic municipal identity. Get more salesfriendly! Make it easier to hustle what in New Westminster used to be called “a piece of the air.”

Rennie used the occasion of an economic development forum keynote speech in The Royal City to suggest that “If you refuse to change, you run the risk of becoming irrelevant.”

That has now blown up again in The Royal City.

Local nutbars there are questioning whether the old provincial capital should junk its Royal heritage.

A good salesman gets people thinking. Maybe Bobville or New Rennieburg would be more hip, like the Condo King’s presumed buyers who really need the coolness of Druk mustard sauce availability 24/7. Alas, this is the dark side of these multicultural times when eager salesmen will sell away the soul of a place. And if the buyers are foreign and can’t be bothered to learn the history of the place they’re now willing to call home, why let’s just invent a slick new history for their convenience.

Strange that Paris, “the City of Light” and Rome, “the Eternal City” haven’t felt the need to change their names. What the snake-oil salesmen don’t understand is that honorific titles like “The Royal City” are earned the old-fashioned way, not by some marketing department selling rabbit hutches inYaletown. You don’t surrender them because they’re not yours to give away in the first place. History accords these honours. Vancouver still hasn’t earned one for itself.

It’s a town without a song, yet never stops pumping its tires about being worldclass. That indicates a confidence problem, a town still trying to prove something.

What happens when the condo kings across the

moat decide North and West Vancouver aren’t sexy enough either? — “The North Shore has too many big trees, too many old geezers, not enough downtown neurosis. You have to make the changes to be relevant.”

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West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith will be back for another run at the top job on council this fall.

Smith announced Wednesday that he will run for mayor again in municipal elections this fall.

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Smith said he decided to make the announcement partially because of confusion generated by a March Vancouver Sun article, which mistakenly stated he was retiring.

“Far from it,” Smith said in a press release.

“There’s too much unfinished business in my community I want to see concluded.”

That unfinished business includes hiring a new police chief, overseeing residential redevelopments along Marine Drive, the $16-million purchase of the

Police Department and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, and revitalizing Ambleside.

Smith said his business acumen will continue to benefit citizens of West Vancouver as he plans to hold TransLink to account to ensure “full return for each tax dollar spent.”

After serving eight years as a West Vancouver school board trustee and six years on council, Smith won the mayor’s seat by acclamation in 2011.

Prior to local politics, Smith was involved in business in the oil, gas, mining and finance sectors.

No challengers have declared yet. Those elected in this year’s municipal vote will serve a four-year term.

The City of North Vancouver is offering up a city-owned home to be used for a women’s shelter.

Council voted March 29 to forgo $24,000 in revenue from renting the

house so North Shore Crisis Services Society can operate transitional housing for women and children seeking shelter from domestic abuse.

The crisis society will use the house rent-free for a year while the society waits for their permanent location in the District of

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Because the 2014 balanced budget required that revenue, the city will shore up the funds from its affordable housing reserve fund.

The motion passed 7-0 with little discussion except one comment of

support from Coun. Linda Buchanan.

“I totally support this use of funding from the affordable housing reserve fund. I think it’s completely acceptable in terms of supporting some of our most vulnerable, if not the most vulnerable, people in our community,” she said.

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Security, scale of grow ops a worry From page 1

establishment won’t all of a sudden find that the landlord next door has leased out a medical marijuana facility,” he said.

Coun. Alan Nixon wanted to be sure North Vancouver residents are aware of the magnitude of these operations, pointing out Richmond is currently pondering a facility that could produce 540,000 kilograms of marijuana.

“When it might come to the district, it’s not going to be a small mom and pop kind of scale, it’s going to be a large distribution warehouse,” he said.

The district may hear applications for small cottage cultivation as opposed to big industrial production, suggested Coun. Mike Little.

“There’s an awful lot of aficionados in this area, and the interest from that group wasn’t mass production, it was very much small, in the same way you’d see a craft brewery,” he said.

Little said he would consider a marijuana facility in some spaces, but security would be his paramount concern. “The District of North Vancouver is certainly large enough with a varied enough land use that we should be able to find some suitable sites,” he said.

Former Vancouver Police Department officer Coun.

Doug MacKay-Dunn supported the proposal, albeit with one caveat.

“The situation in Deep Cove where a shop opened very close to a school should not be repeated,” he said.

Council has heard presentations advocating an overhaul of Canada’s marijuana laws, including words from Stop the Violence founder Evan Wood, who has called marijuana the jet fuel of organized crime.

Those presentations, along with recent reforms in Colorado and Washington, have been influential, according to Coun. Lisa Muri.

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the data we were able to find that we could only see about 10 per cent of the glass being supplied into the marketplace was actually being recycled,” he said. “So it gets collected but often during the collection and sorting process, it breaks down into such a small size that it often ends up going to landfill.”

Langdon said they also found that broken glass would lodge into other materials, such as plastic and fibres.

“That then impacts the ability to recycle those materials. So we think by segregating glass we’ll

recycle more glass, but we’ll also recycle more plastics and papers,” he said.

Matt Torgerson, committee chair of the Waste Management Association of B.C., said that although glass can degrade other materials and be more difficult to sell in market, waste management companies have developed systems and found markets for the product.

“A lot of our glass heads south as an aggregate product,” said Torgerson.

“It did degrade the product, it did not make it a non-recyclable item.”

Torgerson said one example of such a system is

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Emterra Group, a recycling company with locations across Canada, which offers a single-stream recycling. The singlestream pulls all recyclable materials, including glass, together and through a mechanical system segregates them into their respective streams.

“So we were never worried about the product,” he said. “We as waste haulers, we know what happens when you make recycling hard, it goes into the garbage stream.You’re not going to get in your car and take a couple of glass jars to the depot.”

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along with the CFIB, the Canadian Newspaper Association and six other businesses and associations, have formed a coalition called #RethinkItBC to protest the new regulations.

“We’re moving forward with a multitude of other associations from around B.C. to basically pause this program,” said Torgerson.

“Basically we’re asking the government, continue to ask the government, to take this back to the drawing board. There’s some big issues with this that we’ve never seen before in the province of B.C.” Peter Kvarnstrom, chairman of the Canadian Newspaper Association, as well as president of B.C. operations at Glacier Media Group, North Shore News’ parent company, said the new regulations would do nothing to improve the already high recovery rate of newsprint at 89 per cent, well above the government target of 75 per cent.

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Newspapers form coalition From page 10

that are creating the majority of the waste in the recycling system now,” said Kvarnstrom.

Newspapers could face a bill of upward of $14 million annually, he said, with almost no ability to pass that cost on to consumers.

“The money has to come from somewhere,” said Kvarnstrom. “The reality will be that it will come from job losses, reduced coverage, editorial, lesser quality, lesser debate and in some cases the potential loss of the community papers servicing communities, small and large.”

Torgerson said the coalition is seeing a lot of funding issues with the regulations. “We’re going to see some big problems on them trying to collect the money they promised the municipalities,” he said.

Klassen said he thinks British Columbians and small businesses are very supportive of measures to reduce waste and to continue to ensure the province has the best

recycling in the world.

“But at the same time, it has to be put forward in a practical way that isn’t going to force businesses to close or lay off staff.”

Klassen said this plan has impacted a lot of sectors in B.C.’s economy, including community newspapers, farms and people in the recycling industry. “Had this been done properly from the beginning, businesses would have been consulted,” he said. “And government would have been able to get British Columbians’ ideas on how to improve these services without having to go out of province.”

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Hospice celebrates Easter

KICK START Columnist Cat Smiley discusses the dangers of using anabolic steroids as a training tool. page 14 PEDAL PUSHERS In this week’s column, the cycling crew outlines the benefits of folding bikes. page 16

Community members are invited to the fourth Annual Easter Event at the North Shore Hospice, set for Saturday, April 19 at 1 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the North Shore Hospice Society and proceeds will support its mission of funding care programs, assisting palliative patients and their families, and conducting community outreach and education.

“Connecting with the community has always been a priority for the hospice,” says Jane Jordan of the North Shore Palliative Care Program. “Helping people understand what hospice care actually is can dispel a lot of myths about hospice and end of life.We have received very positive feedback from parents and grandparents who have brought their children to this event as many children realize that the hospice is not a scary place, but a very welcoming environment.”

Jordan encourages families with children ages

three to 12 to attend.

“Some families attend because they have previously been to the hospice with a loved one or family member admitted, others come as they live nearby, and many of the staff from Lions Gate Hospital bring their kids,” she says.

Activities include Easter basket decorating, an egg hunt, refreshments, live music from the North Shore Junior Celtic Ensemble and a chance to win prizes donated by Thomas Haas Chocolates and Patisserie.

Cost: $5 per child ages three to 12. Phone Jane Jordan at 604-984-3743.

The North Shore Hospice is located at 319 East 14th St. in North Vancouver.

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Like any drug, users of anabolic steroids go in at first dabbling in light usage as part of their dietary supplementation, most of them not really understanding the pros and cons.

They see the guy at the gym with beefed up biceps and want to fast track their way to the same thing, without making informed decisions about the potential pros and cons of this way-too-common drug.

But the reality is, anabolic steroids aren’t worth it. The benefits in the short-term are greatly psychological. Belief is a powerful engine that enables the athlete to

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push harder, stronger and longer. The myth amongst many athletes is that anabolic steroids will build muscle mass, strength, and endurance, according to a research article by Cynthia M. Kuhn of Duke

University. The positive results are due to increased motivation, diet and training that comes when you’re taking them. The improved red blood cell count may be accelerated, however this does in fact improve naturally with dedicated training.

The damage can be serious and irreversible, and sometimes even fatal. Men get bigger breasts, for example, while women masculinize.

Not to mention risks of blood clotting, hypertension, jaundice, atherosclerosis, tendon damage, cardiovascular conditions, hepatic neoplasms, carcinomas and an array of various

psychiatric disorders.

Beyond the “roid rage” there is ongoing irritability and mood swings. Skin tone is also affected with the appearance of bad acne and oily skin. In addition, users often find themselves really confused and paranoid.

A personal training client recounted to me once that when he was on steroids, he continually thought the police were following him, and couldn’t figure out whether to turn left or right at the stop lights, despite knowing exactly where he had to go. Then he’d get angry at the other traffic — not the most peaceful way to live.

So what are anabolic steroids? Simply put, they are man-made drugs that resemble male sex hormones, otherwise known as testosterone.

They are intended to increase the tissue construction of the body that is either done by increased protein synthesis, or decreased proteins breakdown.

On the plus side, anabolic steroids can be prescribed by physicians to treat a number of medical conditions, such as delayed puberty due to deficiency of steroidal hormones, AIDS and cancer.

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If space is limited at home, the compactness of a folding bike can’t be beat. It fits in a corner of a closet, under the couch or you can hang it on the wall as 3D art when not in use. But there are other reasons to consider a folding bike.You can also fold them up once you arrive at your destination.

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London museums where it was left in the folding bike section of the coat check, since large numbers of Londoners have apparently taken to riding folding bicycles to get around, no doubt while wearing a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella.

While we haven’t taken the folding bike on a European train or checked it in with our coat, we have taken it on a North Vancouver bus, which, when you think about it, is even more impressive given that North Vancouver buses are as rare and difficult to spot as a GranFondo cyclist under the age of 50.

So here we come to yet another reason to consider a folding bike. Sure, you can put any bike on the rack in front of the bus, but what if it’s rush hour and the rack is full? If you have a folding bike, you can just stick it under a cover and get on board, confident in the knowledge that you’re no more annoying

than anyone else shoving their oversized and pointy luggage onto a crowded bus.

But wait: there’s more.

In addition to small wheels and a folding frame, most folders have seats and handlebars that can be adjusted a considerable amount — we’re talking the length of a giraffe’s neck. If you want just one bike for the family (not that we can imagine why anyone would ever only want one bike, even if it’s just for themselves), you might find that a folding bike can accommodate everyone from a young child to a tall dad and a grandma. Thanks to the magic of extreme adjustability, one of our aged fathers can take our bike, leave the pedals folded up, and use it as a pushbike to race around his retirement community.

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to fold and unfold them.

Depending on the make and model, that’s usually not too difficult and often can be done in less than 15 seconds. However, we would suggest practising in the privacy of your own home first.You’re already amusing the public enough by riding a bike that looks like it belongs in a circus; there’s no need to increase everyone’s entertainment by trying — and failing — to either fold or unfold your bicycle.

As to how it rides, if you get a quality bike, you’ll probably find it rides remarkably like a regular bike. Just remember, when you want to make a turn, small wheels change direction startlingly fast. So take it easy your first time out and leave the pratfalls to the professional clowns.

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BYLAW NO. 4786, 2014 In accordance with Section 40 of the Community Charter, the District of West Vancouver gives notice of its intention to close to traffic the portion of the unopened road allowance outlined in bold on the attached sketch plan and labelled as ‘CLOSED ROAD’, and remove its dedication as a highway. The Closed Road has an area of 0.2157 Hectares, more or less.

The bylaw closing this road and removing its dedication will be considered by Council at its regular meeting at the municipal hall, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC, on April 28, 2014 at 7 pm. Persons who consider they are affected by the bylaw will be provided an opportunity to make representations to Council at the meeting, or by written submissions addressed to Mayor and Council and delivered to the Municipal Clerk prior to the meeting.

Copies of the proposed bylaw and other related documents may be inspected from Monday, April 7, 2014 at the municipal hall on regular business days (Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

For convenience only, some of the documents may also be available for viewing on the West Vancouver Municipal Website at westvancouver.ca or in the Reference Department of the West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver BC (telephone: 604-925-7400 for current information on Library hours of operation).

Submissions to Council will be included in the public information package for Council’s consideration.

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SENIORS

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Here are six questions that I think every senior should ask themselves today.

Is my estate plan up to date?

The government estimates that almost half of adults in B.C. don’t have a will. People without a will must think that they’re going to live forever. I’m an optimist but that’s not a bet that I would make.

Estate planning and death are difficult subjects to discuss, let alone plan for. I get that. But everyone needs an estate plan.

Am I with the right person?

When it comes to your relationship are you exactly where you want to be?

More and more seniors are answering no to that question and as a result grey divorce is on the rise.

Does the decision to divorce during the later years really offer a better life? The research is mixed but it seems that despite the challenges, later life divorce does leave many feeling happier and emotionally

healthier than they might have expected.

How committed am I to the public health care system?

It’s easy to champion a publicly funded health care system when you are well.What if you become ill? Would you wait several months for treatment through the public system or would you seek quicker access to care through the private system?

If you’re tempted by the latter option you wouldn’t be alone. Approximately 50,000 patients a year in B.C. are believed to use private surgery centres.

Should I have a bucket list?

A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die. As we age some of us are reluctant to try new things.This is exactly the wrong thing to do.

As we age we should strive to be more engaged not less engaged in life. I’d argue that anything that holds us accountable for action is usually a good thing.

How can I mend a relationship with an estranged son or daughter?

Do you have an adult son or daughter who refuses to speak to you? This situation is more common than you might think.

Obviously I can’t tell you how to mend a broken relationship in a few sentences.The experts suggest you can keep the door open to reconciliation by accepting responsibility for past mistakes and consistently conveying a

desire to resolve differences and repair relationships.

How do I want to be remembered?

As we age we begin to think about our legacy.

Most of what we leave our children and grandchildren are memories of who we are and what mattered to us. So, for instance, if you want to be remembered as a loving and caring person then be a loving and caring person.

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604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com LIVE BAND DANCE Dance on one of the best dance floors on the North Shore the last Thursday of the month, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. Members, singles and nonmembers are welcome to attend. $12. 604-925-7280 westvancouver.ca/seniors

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DAYTIME DANCE A ballroom dance group Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Fee: $18 per season or $2 drop-in.

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Education & Technology COMPUTER INSTRUCTION Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon at North Shore Volunteers for Seniors, 275 21st St.,West Vancouver.

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604-922-1575 info@nsvs.ca nsvs.ca COMPUTER CLUB Learn how to find free programs, solve problems and look up interesting topics on the web Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $40 per year or $25 for January to August. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com COMPUTER FLIGHT SIMULATION Drop in and fly a Boeing 747 or some other aircraft on the computer the second and fourth Friday of each month, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. $2.25. 604-925-7280 westvancouver.ca/seniors Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, or nominal fee event to listings@nsnews.com.

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What to do when you owe income tax When “owe-owe” on your tax return becomes “uh-oh,” be proactive to minimize penalties and avoid unpleasant dealings with the tax office.

If you don’t have the money to pay the tax you owe, always contact the Canada Revenue Agency before they contact you.

“If you cannot pay your balance owing on or before April 30, we will accept a payment arrangement only after you have reasonably tried to get the necessary

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WALK MARKERS The walk will be held June 15.

The volunteer will assist with marking the walk several days prior, from Cates Park to Panorama Park.Volunteers will be accompanied by a society member familiar with the route. On the day of the walk the volunteer will assist beach walkers at the more difficult parts of the route.

affairs,” says the CRA. Most important: even if you can’t pay what you owe, always file your tax return

by April 30 to avoid the late filing penalties.

Next most important thing: a can-do attitude.

Always impress on the CRA your willingness to pay your debt, show you have done everything you can to pay on time (citing reasons, not excuses, for not having the money) and come up with a plan to settle your account as soon as possible.

The CRA usually smiles on plans that involve post-dated cheques or other automatic payment mechanisms like preauthorized debits.

You will, of course, be charged interest starting May 1 on unpaid taxes; the current rate is five per cent, compounded daily.

However, the CRA is unlikely to allow you to wait to pay off your tax debt just because your other debts’ interest rates are higher.

If you don’t come

up with a satisfactory arrangement, the CRA has substantial collection powers including garnishing your income or your bank account, or seizing and selling your assets.

To discuss a payment arrangement, call 1-888863-8657 Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PDT. Or use the CRA TeleArrangement service: 1-866-256-1147.To use this service, you will need to provide your social

insurance number, date of birth, and the amount you entered on line 150 from your last return for which you received a notice of assessment.

TeleArrangement is available Monday to Friday, 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT. Mike Grenby is a columnist and independent personal financial advisor; he’ll answer questions in this column as space allows but cannot reply personally. Email mike@ grenby.com.

LOAN PROGRAM The Red Cross Loan Program offers North Shore residents a short-term loan (three months) of health equipment such as mobility and bath aids.Volunteers are needed to join the team, covering a four-hour shift once a week.

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Community Bulletin Board

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CITYSHAPING A town hall meeting for the draft OCP Tuesday, April 15, 7-9 p.m. at Queen Mary elementary, 230 West Keith Rd., North Vancouver. 604990-4240 cnv.org

BROWN BAG LUNCH — EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO Join Charity Reddington as she gives a presentation on the highlights of her five-week pilgrimage trek in northern Spain Wednesday, April 16 at noon at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. Bring a “brown bag” lunch; coffee and tea will be provided.

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MEET YOUR MAYOR Drop in to Lynn Valley library’s fireplace area for an informal one-on-one chat with North Vancouver District Mayor Richard

E-NEWSPAPERS ARE EASY Learn about Library PressDisplay, NVDPL’s free online newspaper service Wednesday, April 16, 2-3 p.m. at Parkgate library,

LUCAS CENTRE AND CLOVERLEY SCHOOL SITES OPEN HOUSES The North Vancouver Board of Education is seeking public input as it undertakes a land management process that will identify options for repurposing these school sites Wednesday, April 16, 5-8 p.m. at Lucas Centre, 2132 Hamilton Ave. and Cloverley school, 440 Hendry Ave. 604-903-3444 blog44.ca/landmanagement/

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LENTEN BOOK STUDY A study based on Henri Nouwen’s book CanYou Drink the Cup? Mondays until April 14, 1:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Presbyterian Church, 2893 Marine Dr. 604-926-1812 AFRICAN MARKET Lions Gate Gogos, Atin Afrika, Embrace Rwanda, Global Mothers and Reachout to Africa will come together to recreate a market day in Africa Sunday, April 13, 2-4:30 p.m. at Molly Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.This sale will offer a variety of items from many different African

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World set to celebrate Malbec this month

Tim Pawsey

Notable Potables No doubt you’ve already marked your calendar for Malbec World Day, which you surely must know is April 17.

And in case you haven’t guessed, this celebratory salute to Argentina’s favourite grape was dreamed up by, well, Argentina.

Wracking my brains, I can’t recall any other variety that has its own international (even if not quite statutory) holiday.

As far as I know, there is no similar salute to Chardonnay, no Burgundian-driven nod to Pinot, no Austrian-inspired Global Gruner Day, and the

Germans haven’t declared world Riesling Day. At least, not yet.Though, come to think of it, why not?

Malbec’s European claim to fame was as a blending grape in Bordeaux. But Bordelaise really didn’t lose much sleep when it suffered some pretty serious frost setbacks in the mid 1950s. Although, to this day, it flourishes impressively in Cahors.

We can thank a forwardthinking French agronomist for bringing it to Argentina in the mid-19th century.

Malbec flourished there (as did Bonarda), but it wasn’t until the Argentinians got excited about the potential for exporting wine, around 1990, that things really began to take shape, often with a helping hand from the likes of Michel Rolland, one of the original French flying winemakers.

Argentina is rightly proud of its Malbec World Day and with good reason.They’ve turned an “also ran” into a grape that produces great value wines with a variety of styles depending on where it comes from and,

increasingly, from what elevation.

Here’s a trio of Argentinian Malbecs that underscore the kind of value they deliver and make for a suitable salute.

Cuma Organic Malbec 2013 Cafayate Easy-drinking and highly affordable, juicy, fruitdriven wine from beautiful Cafayate in the north, almost on the Bolivian border. Cherry, plum, and some earthy notes.Very good organic value. Braised meats, pasta or spicy sausage (BCLS $13.99, also EW, 89 points).

Domaine Bousquet Malbec 2013 Tupungato More great organic value, this time from high altitude (1,200 metres) in Tupungato, in Mendoza’s Uco Valley at the foot of the Andes. Up-front plum, black fruit and peppery notes, with smooth and elegant tannins, a hint of mocha and spice before a lengthy end (BCLS, EW $15.99, but also available in a convenient half bottle 375-millilitres for $8.99).

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Wednesday, April 30 from 5pm - 8pm at Carson Graham Secondary School Based on comments received from the first Open House, the City has created a concept design for the proposed Green Necklace - a multi-use path that will run along Jones Avenue from Keith Road to West 21st Street. We invite you to explore the proposal and share your comments and ideas with us. Your feedback will help shape the design of the greenway.

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OKANAGAN VALLEY GRAPE VARIETIES There are more than 60 grape varieties grown in the Okanagan including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Chardonnay,Auxerrois blanc, Marechal Foch and Cabernet Franc.

Additionally many German varieties are still found throughout the Okanagan including Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Bacchus, Optima, Ehrenfelser, Kerner, Seigfried Rebe. In the 21st century, growers have been planting more warm climate varieties typically not associated with the Canadian wine industry. Recent plantings include Sangiovese, Syrah, Tempranillo, Pinotage, Malbec, Barbera and Zinfandel.”

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Sip and cycle through southeastern B.C. wineries

The Golden Mile NEVILLE JUDD Contributing writer

Silver Sage Pearle is a port-style wine made from blackcurrant and blackberry. The tasting notes tell me it’s good with cheese cake, vanilla ice cream, or mixed with vodka, or with champagne.

There are a couple of other things it’s good with, according to Silver Sage sales manager, Elena Dudlettes. “It’s good with a Cuban cigar,” she says. “Or just with a Cuban. Carlos, Ramon, Enrique — take your pick!” she adds with a wink.

“Your team loses in the last minute and you need a drink,” she says, introducing the next wine for us to taste. “There’s nothing wrong with a glass of this with bacon and eggs for breakfast,”

she says of the Silver Sage Gewürztraminer. “Hey, you don’t do bad things, you have nothing to talk about,” she says about … I can’t recall what that was about.

Elena had me at hello.

Silver Sage is the last of seven wineries on a Sip and Cycle Tour through Okanagan wine country last October. Several hours earlier, five of us had set off with Richard Cooper, owner of Heatstroke Cycle and Sport. Cooper was born and raised in Osoyoos and operates Heatstroke from the Watermark Beach Resort on Osoyoos Lake.

I’d been expecting pedal bikes. After overindulging in goat cheese lamb meatballs, pan-seared scallops and flank steak in the Watermark’s tapas bar the night before, I’d been hoping for pedal bikes. If I was to visit seven wineries,

I reasoned that I’d have to earn every sip. The sight of bright orange Pedego electric bikes leaves me mildly disappointed.

Until I try one.

In seconds, I speed up Hester Creek’s driveway just by easing back on the throttle, mounted on the handlebars. I coast back to the bottom and do it again for fun.

“I told you it was like riding a bike,” says Cooper, who’s used to guests falling in love with his bikes.

“There’s no way we could keep to our schedule on ordinary bikes. And let’s be honest, who wants to pedal uphill on a wine-tasting tour?”

He’s got a point.

Hester Creek is our first stop on the Golden Mile Bench — three verdant terraces and a series of alluvial fans on the slopes of Mount Kobau between

Osoyoos and Oliver. As well as an opportunity to taste a multitude of great wines, the Sip and Cycle Tour is a lesson in geography, chemistry and history, key ingredients in the area’s wine production.

Luke Whittall greets us at Hester Creek and first pours a taste of the Character White, which includes a blend of the Okanagan’s only Trebbiano. The awardwinning Trebbiano is made from some of the oldest vines on Hester’s Mediterranean-style estate, but sadly, it has “Elvised,” says Whittall. “Left the building, sold out,” he adds by way of explanation. Like the Okanagan Valley itself, the Golden Mile terroir and its blend of gravel, silt, clay and sand, was formed as glaciers retreated 10,000 years ago, says Whittall.

Just above the valley

floor, the Golden Mile is better protected from severe frost. In fact, knowing that a single degree Celsius can make a huge difference to wine quality, vineyards use wind machines to blow away cold air.

“We’re left with amazing soil composition around different creeks,” says Whittall, who gives us a 101 class in how local geology can affect grapes and the wines they produce. Whittall has worked in most aspects of the wine industry, from crushing grapes under foot (“the Stairmaster from hell!”) to the VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance), the regulatory body guaranteeing quality and authenticity of origins for Canadian wines.

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NAFTA changed the local landscape From page 27 Merlot, Late Harvest Pinot Blanc (similar to an ice wine, but not) and my favourite, The Judge — a hugely fruity red that smells of pepper and caramel, and makes me want to order a steak immediately.

Next-door to Hester Creek at Gehringer Brothers, Bob Park gives us several of the vineyard’s 22 wines to taste and a pocket history of the region. “Walter and Gordon Gehringer bought the property in 1981 when there were only four estate wineries in B.C.,” says Park. “They were taking a bit of a gamble. Back then, the few wineries were protected from foreign competition and made cheap wine for local markets.

“NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement signed in 1991) changed that. Knowing they couldn’t compete with California wine producers, the government paid B.C.

wine producers to rip up their inferior hybrid vines and replace them with premium European grapes and promote a shift to higher value wines.”

Today there are more than 200 wineries in B.C. and 60 varieties. “Last summer, wine was the number one best seller, according to the Liquor Distribution Board,” points out Park. “It used to trail behind beer and spirits.”

I thank Park for the history lesson and buy a bottle of Gehringer’s Auxerrois. We’re back on the bikes and waving at passing motorists who look bewildered at how easily we speed along the Okanagan Highway.

Just down the highway at Inniskillin, Audrey Silbernagel leads us directly to the main event — Inniskillin’s Tempranillo Icewine. The sweetness seems to last forever and at under 10 per cent alcohol, I’m not about to leave anything at the bottom of the glass. It might be the most beautiful thing I’ve

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Tastes of Mamma Mia Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Moscato, Syrah, Quattro and Maximus follow at Cassini Cellars, poured by owner Adrian Cassini himself. “How involved are you in the daily business?” one of our group asks Cassini.

“Today is Sunday and I’m here,” says Cassini with a tired smile. “So are my wife and daughter.”

Cassini used to run fitness clubs in Vancouver. “Then I had a mid-life crisis and decided to build a vineyard,” he says.

Someone else obviously putting his heart and soul into the business is Bruce Fuller, the larger-than-life owner of Rustico Farm and Cellars. Fuller’s in cowboy gear when he greets us and he stays in cowboy

character as he tells jokes almost as quickly as he pours Rustico wines into whiskey tumblers. Fuller’s tribute to the Okanagan’s mining and ranching history is behind names like Bonanza Zinfandel, Mother Lode Merlot and Isabella’s Poke, a Pinot Gris with a saucy story.

We turn off the Okanagan Highway and throttle up to the Black Hills Estate Winery. With its manicured lawns, swimming pool, cabana and sleek tasting room, Black Hills is the antithesis of Rustico. A ‘Wine Evangelist’ already has a table set with numerous glasses ready for tasting.

Lunch is served and we taste our way through several vintages, including a Carmenere, unique in

that Black Hills is the only winery in Canada producing this varietal on its own. I forget the budget I’d broken three wineries ago and buy a bottle of Black Hills Chardonnay.

Coasting along Black Sage Road, with seven wineries behind us and pedaling just for show, I truly appreciate what a 48-volt, 10-amp electric engine can do. At $2,400, the Pedego is a sweet ride.

Looking back, I’m just relieved I didn’t try and buy the bike as well.

If you go: The Sip and Cycle Tour plus one-night’s stay at The Watermark Beach Resort is $169. Call 1-855 270-7699 or visit watermarkbeachresort.com/ and heatstrokecycle.com/ for more details.

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It is our responsibility as dog owners to be aware of our dogs’ behaviour 100 per cent of the time when we are out in public.

Off leash does not imply a dog is allowed to do whatever it wants, wherever it wants. It also doesn’t mean a dog owner is allowed to ignore their dog’s behaviour.

It does mean that the owner must be ever more diligent and responsible for their dog’s behaviour as they no longer have that safety net of a leash to manage inappropriate behaviour.

As I mentioned in last week’s column, dog owners seem to be in a rush to let their dogs off leash, whether it’s a puppy or an adopted adult dog.

Off-leash time should be a reward for a well-trained dog, not something that is done out of peer pressure, lazy training or because a dog owner wants to fuel their ego in some way. Dog owners should take pride in the effort it has taken to get to off-leash training, not in the amount of time.

When transitioning a dog to off leash, it is imperative that the dog knows all of its basic commands completely while on leash.Those commands are: sit, down, stay, heel and come when called.

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Advice for those wanting to foster pets There are many reasons for a dog to be in need of a foster home and there are as many reasons to help one.

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To make the transition easier, I often recommend the use of a flexi-leash.

These leashes extend and retract at the click of a button. This is the only time I recommend the use of these leashes as they are an excellent training tool for this particular purpose.

To begin training, you will need to determine a command that your dog will associate with staying close to you while off leash, but not in a heel position.

Heeling is when the dog stays at your side, keeps the same pace and, when you stop, the dog sits at your side. Staying close means that a dog can set its own pace, but never be more than a certain distance from the owner and it immediately comes when called. The owner determines the distance, not the dog.

With the extendable

close” command.Your dog should rush back to you for the treat. If it does not, then make sure you have a better treat next time you practise, but for now repeat the word, “stay close” and begin running backwards to entice your dog to come to you. Give the dog the treat and then allow it freedom.

Next, allow the dog to wander eight feet from you, give the command and reward for its return.

Next time, allow only three feet of distance. The time after that, allow 12 feet.

The idea is that you are varying the distance your dog is allowed from you before giving the command. This teaches the dog to become aware of where you are along the walk as you may call it at any time — not just when it is 40 feet away and about to get into trouble.

After a few weeks, you will notice your dog always watching for you regardless of where it is. This is your cue that you can now begin the training off leash, but using the same technique.

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leash attached to your dog and some tasty treats in your pocket, begin your training. As with most training, it is best to find a spot with minimal distractions. Take out a handful of treats and wave them in front of your dog’s nose to get its attention.

Once you have your dog’s attention, say the words “stay close” and give your dog a treat. It doesn’t matter if your dog is sitting, or hovering around you. What is required is the dog simply be paying attention. At this point you are just teaching it the words, “stay close” and when it hears that, it gets a treat. After about six to 10 repetitions of this, your dog will get the idea.

Now begin to walk.Your dog will likely stick to you like glue as it knows you have treats, but eventually it will get distracted and start to wander off.

Keeping the lock button off on the flexi-leash, allow the dog some freedom but do not allow it to run to the end of the leash.

It is imperative that you learn to manage your dog’s distance from you and keep it varied, with the use of that extendible leash and the lock button.

When your dog has wandered about five feet from you say the “stay

to be better prepared for the responsibility of fostering a pet. Pat Miller has been a longtime advocate for animals, has published five books on dog behaviour and from her extensive knowledge has put together an excellent guide to fostering.

Miller offers detailed advice on bringing the foster dog into your home, introducing the newcomer to your pets, interacting with other dogs, diet suggestions,

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In each discussion Miller provides clear instructions on how to manage the dog and the situation. She includes sections on dealing with problem behaviour that includes barking, fearfulness and aggression.

Completing the topics is the final chapter that addresses your sadness when it is time to say goodbye to your foster dog.

— Terry Peters

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Coach move adds fuel to fiery rivalry VP Hockley transferred fromWindsor to Seycove ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

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It’s a rivalry that didn’t really need any more intrigue.

The Seycove Seyhawks and Windsor Dukes senior girls soccer teams have seemingly provided enough drama on the field over the last several years, finishing first and second in the North Shore AA league in each of the past three seasons. One of the two teams has represented the North Shore at the provincial championships each year since 2008, usually stepping on top of the other to get there.

This year, however, there’s a new wrinkle to the old battle. Greg Hockley was the vice principal and co-coach of the soccer team at Windsor for the past seven years. As a vice principal, however, Hockley can be moved wherever the school district pleases, and for this school year it pleased them to send Hockley down the Mount Seymour Parkway a

little further, out to Seycove.

With one of the Seyhawks coaches from last year stepping away from the team this season, there was an easy opening for Hockley to jump right back into the rivalry, joining the Seycove staff as co-coach along with Carl Saunders.

On Wednesday Hockley made his first trip back to Windsor as the coach of a different team. As the players continued their years-long battle for AA supremacy on the field, Hockley battled his own feelings on the sidelines.

“It was interesting,” he said with a chuckle. “It did feel a little bit awkward being on the other side — I’d coached lots of home games there so it was the first time I’d coached as a visiting team.”

Hockley, who taught and coached at Argyle for 10 years before becoming a vice principal at Windsor, said the Windsor kids and coaches all helped make the situation a little less See Dukes page 33

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awkward by stopping by to say hello to their former coconspirator.

“The rivalry is a strong one but it’s also very healthy between the girls and the schools,” he said. “The community is fairly tied together anyway.They play on the same community teams.”

Those close ties, however, didn’t stop Hockley and his Seyhawks from celebrating the 2-1 win that followed the pleasantries.

“I feel really strongly about (Windsor) doing well and I have a connection to them,” he said. “(But) I’m a very competitive person.

When I come into any game I want to do the best for the team that I’m working with currently.When you pit that against something that you have a history with, it is kind of awkward for sure.

If there is any team that I would want to do well other than Seycove, it would be Windsor. So it’s a weird experience when those two teams come together.”

Seycove got goals from an unlikely pair in the win, as Grade 11 midfielder Emma Paul and Grade 11 sweeper Alex Glass — two key players normally counted on to play rock solid defence for Seycove — found the back of the net at the other end of the pitch.

Normally it’s Grade 12 super striker Caitlin Millham who leads the way on offence, said Hockley. “She’s a goal scorer, playmaker, offensive dynamo. She’s certainly one of the keys to the team.”

Other key contributors for the Seyhawks include Brittany Southam and Jaimi MacCara, two Grade 12 players who can be used all over the pitch, and Grade 10 goalie Chloe Parker.

The team will need to stay in top form if they hope to maintain their early season edge over Windsor.

“They were a little bit injured — they didn’t play some of their top players,” Hockley said of his old squad. “Windsor has a younger team, probably more of an explosive team. . . . It’s a pretty good bet that we’ll be playing again and I expect that they’ll be a little bit stronger the next time we play them.”

Though he’s still wary of Windsor’s team, Hockley has a lot of confidence in his new crew. He didn’t have any control over where the district plopped him, but he’s happy he landed with the Seyhawks.

“This team is very strong,” he said. “In a global, all-around sense, they’re one of the stronger teams that I’ve coached in high

years. It’s a smart, intelligent style of soccer. Some teams rely on individuals to push forward a team, this team has a number of weapons

at keeping the ball, playing a nice style of soccer, playing a very mature style of soccer that Carl has worked on with them over a number of

school. It’s not one star on this team, it’s a number of players that will contribute.

They’re a very strong possession team, very good

and overall strength that is very comparable to lots of the teams I’ve coached.”

If the Seyhawks reach the heights Hockley is dreaming of, they’ll have flown right past his old Dukes to get there.

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West Vancouver’s Sam Reinhart was rated as the No. 3 prospect in NHL Central Scouting’s recently released final list of the top drafteligible North American skaters heading into the 2014 NHL Draft.

Reinhart, an 18year-old centre with the WHL’s Kootenay Ice, was listed behind only centre Samuel Bennett of the Kingston Frontenacs and defenceman Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts.

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Scouting’s B.J. MacDonald said in an NHL press release announcing the rankings. “He probably has the highest hockey IQ of any player in this draft and he knows where to go with the puck, even before he gets it.”

Reinhart also has strong bloodlines in his favour.

His father Paul had an excellent 11-season NHL career with the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks and his two older brothers are also on the path to the NHL. Oldest brother Max was a thirdround pick of the Flames in 2010 and has already picked up five points in 19 career NHL games.

Middle brother Griffin was selected fourth overall by the New York Islanders in 2012 and is currently leading his Edmonton Oil Kings on a deep run in the WHL playoffs.

Sam’s dad agrees with the scout’s take that his son’s brain is one of his biggest weapons. “(Sam) sees the game extremely well and he’s a very cerebral player,” Paul Reinhart told NHL.com. “(I) marvel when I have an opportunity to watch Sam play. I marvel at some of the small things he does with the puck and away from the puck and his ability to understand the game.”

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