North Shore News October 26 2014

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Transit, density, amalgamation all part of three-way contest BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Anyone who says that all politicians are the same isn’t paying attention.

Three distinct candidates are vying for the job of mayor in the City of North Vancouver. Incumbent

Darrell Mussatto is seeking a fourth term. Retired businessman and political newcomer Kerry Morris is seeking to unseat him and amalgamation proponent George Pringle is taking another run.

Mussatto is running on a message of moving the city

forward, making the city’s transportation network and public spaces his priorities.

Part of the next mayor’s job will be to see the TransLink funding referendum pass, which he is committed to, said Mussatto.

“I think it’s critical that we support the referendum so that we can have this tremendous opportunity to improve public transit.We can’t just build our way out of it.We need public transit,”

he said.

Mussatto also highlighted completion of the Spirit Trail and green necklace.

“If we separate the bicycle paths from the roadway, we get winners and winners.The car drivers are happier, the cyclists are happier,” he said.

Mussatto also wants to follow through on completing the vision for the city-owned Shipyards site, developed with the

input from more than 1,000 residents. Mussatto said that could mean the same success as the Friday Night Markets every night.

For rebuilding the Harry Jerome Recreation Centre, Mussatto said he’d scale back the size and include one residential tower on Lonsdale Avenue to offset the cost. Under his leadership, the city has See Candidates page 11

NV gallery prize

Monroe photo up for auction JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

He got Marilyn Monroe for $5.

It was 1983 and North Vancouver’s Presentation House Gallery was making a transition from an amateur studio to a professional gallery with a focus on photography.

As the gallery’s populist curator, Chris Loranger wanted to exhibit the work of Richard Avedon, a photographer famous for celebrity portraits as well as images of prisoners and political leaders.

Unfortunately, the fee for the show was “exceptionally high,” Loranger recalls.

After some debate, he opted to buy two of Avedon’s prints.

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West Van rider rallies for Dakar With two wheels and one leg, amputee trains toward dream of desert motorcycle race JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

The motorcycle sputtered and fell.

On a twisting trail in Squamish, Erez Avramov was pinned under his KTM 450 motorbike.

A recent amputee, Avramov had to take off his prosthetic leg, manoeuvre to his feet and prop up the bike. For some riders, that would be dispiriting.

Avramov got back on and rode.

“For a few minutes, I forgot about my leg,” he says, tones of awe creeping into his voice at the memory of winding through the trails with his heartbeat in his ears.

It was a ride that rekindled his decades-long dream to compete in the world’s most gruelling motorcycle race: the Dakar Rally.

It was also the first time Avramov had successfully ridden a bike since a life changing collision.

••• He was driving the Coquihalla Highway on his way to a seminar on Nov. 18, 2010.

It was drizzling in Vancouver, but the highway’s steep climes took the Israel-born West Vancouver father through hail and a snowstorm.

“I just hit a patch of black ice and my truck lost control.”

He spun, hitting the median at an odd angle that accelerated the spin until his truck flipped, landing in the oncoming lane.

“I just saw the lights of this fully-loaded semitruck come in and, there was nothing much to do,” Avramov says. “There was an interesting feeling at that point. I knew I wasn’t going to die.”

Paramedics didn’t think they could pull a living body out of Avramov’s smashed Toyota 4Runner — but the vehicle might have saved his life. “I was fortunate.

Apparently being upside down had a lot to do with it,” he says.

The engine block and front axle took the brunt of

the impact from the semi’s taller bumper.

“If I was on four wheels I probably wouldn’t be here today.”

He spent the next three days in an induced coma.

The femur in his right leg was in pieces and his right ankle was shattered.

Three surgeons wanted to amputate the leg above the knee. One doctor dissented. “One surgeon said, ‘Let’s put him together.

We have all the pieces,’” Avramov says.

With his femur and knee at about 70 per cent today, Avramov is grateful democracy didn’t prevail in the operating room.

Most of his injuries healed quickly, but his ankle didn’t.

“I just suffered 24/7 pain.”

He underwent half a dozen surgeries but couldn’t walk longer than 20 minutes. Compensating for his limp also ended up hurting his hip and knee on the good side.

Avramov’s girlfriend, who is his wife today, helped him through rehabilitation.

“Without her support I don’t know that I would’ve got through,” he says.

A year after the accident, Avramov realized there was no medical means to repair his ankle. His talus bone, which is part of the ankle joint, had died due to insufficient blood supply.

“It was just a matter of time until the whole ankle would collapse,” Avramov says.

For the first time, Avramov began to think seriously about amputation.

He got second, third and fourth opinions, but the medical community was divided.

“Two agreed with my decision and two actually said that I’m completely insane. One of them almost attacked me,” he says, laughing.

What finally decided Avramov was West Vancouver triathlete and amputee Meyrick Jones.

“I saw his life and I said, ‘Dude, if I have half of what you have . . .’” Avramov laughs.

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He received his first below-knee prosthesis on Aug. 12, 2013.

On Aug. 13, 2013, he rode a bicycle.

A few months later, Avramov was on a motorbike.

“I mainly love motorcycles for the ability . . . to reach places you just can’t reach any other way,” he says. “It’s just a different experience of the world when you’re on a motorcycle.”

He took the bike to Squamish and tried to ride.

“I was standing there and I thought, this is pathetic,

I can’t even kickstart the bike.”

He needed to stand on a rock to trigger the bike, but when he got started he almost wished he hadn’t.

He couldn’t control the bike or use the rear brake.

“After 20 minutes my head just took me to very dark places,” he says.

Driving back to his British Properties home, Avramov felt something had been taken from him.

He didn’t sleep that night.

Avramov was determined: there had to be a way to ride. He found a way to customize the bike to compensate for his limitations.

“The rear brake?Yes, I can’t operate it safely. So

what did I do? I bought the Rekluse system that transfers the pedal from the leg up to the handlebar.”

He uses his left leg to shift gears. Avramov also uses pivoting foot pegs to make up for lost mobility.

After customizing the bike he headed back to Squamish, looking for a gnarly trail.

“After three or four minutes, I said, ‘Wow, this setup is not bad,’” he says.

For the first time since his surgery he was riding and for a little while, he forgot about his leg.

••• The Dakar is a desert endurance race taking riders on a route that snakes through Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

More than 20 competitors have died in the rally raid since its inception in 1978.

Even after his collision on the Coquihalla, the race has never been far from Avramov’s thoughts.

“The day of the accident . . . I think the first thought was:That’s it. I always wanted to do Dakar and look what happened.

Now you can’t do it, not because you don’t want to — because you just can’t do it.”

But with a new leg, slashing between desert dunes in 2016 was a viable possibility.

His friends and family kept asking him why he couldn’t be normal and stay out of harm’s way.

“We have a limited time here,” he explains. “We don’t really know when we’re out and when you have these big dreams and big passions, you just go for them.”

In preparation for crossing 10,000 kilometres in 15 days, Avramov has been seeking sponsors while undergoing a rigorous training regimen and searching for the perfect prosthetic.

“Fitting a prosthesis is half an art, half a science,” he says. “It has to fit perfectly, otherwise you’re in pain.”

He’s tried 13 legs so far, but as muscle atrophies, the ideal fit remains elusive.

“We haven’t found the perfect solution,” he says.

“Yet.” Avramov says he never would have braved the Dakar if not for the accident.

In the years before the highway crash Avramov found very little satisfaction in adrenaline sports.

“As soon as I was off the bike or the bicycle or the mountain I was back to life,” he says laughing. “The issue is you, not what you do.

“At that point, even Dakar lost its luster for me because I wanted to do it from an egoistic place.”

Today, he sees the race as a mission.

“It is my duty to share everything that I’ve learned in my journey.”

Recently, he’s been approached by people dealing with hardships and who have been inspired by his story to change their lives. “I see how powerful it is and I just can’t turn my back,” he says of Dakar. “It’s something I need to do.”

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Notice of Election

2014 Local Government Election District of West Vancouver & West Vancouver School District (SD45) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of the District of West Vancouver and West Vancouver School District (SD45) that an election

by voting is necessary for the offices of Councillor and School Trustee (Michael Smith, for the Office of Mayor, was elected by acclamation pursuant to section 76 of the Local Government Act) and that the persons nominated as candidates for whom votes will be received are:

For the Office of Councillor

six to be elected for a four-year term: BAXTER Joanna West Vancouver BC BOOTH Mary-Ann West Vancouver BC CAMERON Craig West Vancouver BC CASSIDY Christine West Vancouver BC CLOUGH Max 1575 Taylor Way, West Vancouver BC EVISON Michael 4087 Rose Crescent, West Vancouver BC FINKBEINER Jim West Vancouver BC GAMBIOLI Nora West Vancouver BC JOHNSON Jon West Vancouver BC LAMBUR Peter 1060 Clyde Avenue, West Vancouver BC LEWIS Michael 4485 Ross Lane, West Vancouver BC MALLAKIN Ali West Vancouver BC PLATT Terry 1555 Fulton Avenue, West Vancouver BC REYNOLDS Carolanne 2545 Queens Avenue, West Vancouver BC SOPROVICH Bill 1203-2180 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver BC

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for West Vancouver School District (SD45) five to be elected for a four-year term: BOYD Jim 1395 Camridge Road, West Vancouver BC BROADY Carolyn 1520 Rena Crescent, West Vancouver BC BROWN Nicole 2025 27th Street, West Vancouver BC DONAHUE Sheelah West Vancouver BC DORSMAN Pieter Lions Bay BC INMAN Rob West Vancouver BC LESCHERT Irene West Vancouver BC STEVENSON Dave 2270 Haywood Avenue, West Vancouver BC

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Saturday, November 15 is general voting day in British Columbia (BC). Eligible electors will vote to elect Councillors for the District of West Vancouver and School Trustees for the West Vancouver School District (SD45). Voting places for November 15 are as follows; all are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Eagle Harbour Montessori School 5575 Marine Drive * Gleneagles Community Centre 6262 Marine Drive * Hollyburn Elementary School 1329 Duchess Avenue * Irwin Park Elementary School 2455 Haywood Avenue Presbyterian Church 2893 Marine Drive Ridgeview Elementary School 1250 Mathers Avenue * Rockridge Secondary School 5350 Headland Drive * Seniors’ Activity Centre 695 21st Street * Sentinel Secondary School 1250 Chartwell Drive * Westcot Elementary School 760 Westcot Road * Ambleside Youth Centre 1018 Pound Road Wheelchair access and curbside voting are available at all locations. Locations marked above with * are most accessible.

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Canada (landed immigrants) who have not become Canadian citizens are not permitted to vote. Registration identification: To prove identity and provide proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and if applicable, written consent of the other property owners, applicants will be required to produce two pieces of identification, one with a signature. Photo identification is not required.

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Voting Division 1 West Vancouver: same locations, dates and times as listed previously in this notice.

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Voting Division 4 that portion of GVRD Electoral Area “A” lying along, or within Howe Sound adjacent to the municipalities of Bowen Island, Lions Bay and DWV: on November 15, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Gleneagles Community Centre at 6262 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Advance voting is on November 5, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at West Vancouver Municipal Hall at 750 17th Street.

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Agnelli, and the other was of movie star Marilyn Monroe.

“She just let her guard down for a second, and in that second he happened to take that picture and it’s poignant to me, and human,” Loranger says of the 1957 gelatin silver print. “It’s not Marilyn Monroe the superstar, it’s Norma Jean.”

Loranger paid $2,000 for each photograph, and then raffled them off. Tickets cost $5 and included gallery admission.

“I think the two raffles brought in something like $16,000,” he says.

Over 30 years later, the Vancouver-area man who won the photo in the raffle is now putting it up for auction.

The photo, signed by the photographer, is expected to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000, according to Maynards marketing manager Loren Proctor.

In the book Richard Avedon Portraits, the photographer describes

Monroe dancing, singing and flirting for hours before he took the memorable shot.

“And then there was the inevitable drop. And when the night was over and the white wine was over and the dancing was over, she sat in the corner like a child, with everything gone.”

Avedon walked over,

unwilling to photograph Monroe without her knowledge.

“As I came with the camera, I saw that she was not saying no.”

For Loranger, the photo is a glimpse into Monroe’s tragic story. She died in 1962 at 36 of an overdose of barbiturates.

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or many of us, the Parliament Hill shooting that ended with one murdered soldier and one dead gunman has left us angry and possibly a little scared.

As Canada has become increasingly embroiled in warfare in Iraq, several MPs suggested the incident is an example of overseas turmoil coming home to Canada.

However, when we look at the life of shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, it becomes clear that his story parallels many mentally unbalanced young men who became killers after getting their hands on a gun.

Zehaf-Bibeau was a crack-cocaine addict who robbed a Vancouver McDonald’s in 2011, apparently hoping a stint in prison would help him clean up.

In another instance he was arrested

under the Mental Health Act but received no help.

It may be true Zehaf-Bibeau’s act was precipitated by his reading online posts from an extremist promoting jihad in Canada, but by the time he read those posts it was likely already far too late.

We will likely have a future conversation about extending the powers of CSIS or enacting tough new laws on online conversations, but we should probably spend that time talking about investing in drug treatment and mental health facilities.

It’s hard to summon any compassion for Zehaf-Bibeau today — he’s just the coward that killed a hero — but three years ago he was one more desperate mentally ill addict. Our social safety net was profoundly ineffective.

If he’d got just a little bit of help two lives might have been saved.

Europe’s troubling seismic shakes A working visit to Europe makes an interesting prelude to our local North Shore elections.

What happens in Europe still affects us in North America, and economically and politically there are worrisome signs on the horizon.

England’s internal debate regarding European Union and immigration issues is now critical. The just-in byelection victory for UKIP, the UK Independence Party led by Nigel Farrage, has been a dagger in Conservative PM David Cameron’s back. Now the hard right have a leader who can finally carve off support both from middle class and labour voter, seniors, and the rapidly growing section of Britain’s disenfranchised young.

In France where I pursued film projects, the socialists under Francois

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Hollande are driving a generation of entrepreneurs into tax exile. Hollande, known as “Flamby” or Custard Belly, with a mere 13 per cent popular support has brought in punitive taxes on wealth creators. The result?

Legions of differencemakers have already left France and now live in Brussels, London, or Switzerland. The country is

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floundering economically and structurally. Italy, Europe’s third largest economy, is also back on the ropes. Germany is trying to figure out its own best course while having to deal — like everyone else — with hawkish Mr. Putin in Russia.

The disastrous Ukraine crisis is adding to the fire.

The West’s economic sanctions were designed to clamp down on the Russian people. But the Russian people know how to suffer. Putin’s reverse ban on imports from the European and NATO communities is kicking in and food-exporting nations like Denmark, Ireland and Norway are experiencing huge economic reverses.

The neo-Nazis in the Ukraine we hear so little of in North America are serious news here. Putin won’t tolerate them.

Sooner or later, all of this backs up to Fortress North America. When the worst of it hits, our exhaust systems had better be ready. Mark Carney, our former economic guru, is a constant figure in UK and European news reports.

In France, the 100th anniversary of the First World War drew me to pay homage at Vimy Ridge and the battlefields where my grandfather suffered terrible wounds at the Somme. Our national Canadian Vimy memorial is magnificent and tragic beyond words. There are many monuments here, but nothing like the heartbreak of the Canadian site. It has become a modern pilgrimage site.

Meanwhile, locally it’s all municipal elections. West Vancouver always feels like an inside job led by the geriatric “brat-frat” mob.

But do we have the kind of candidates we need in North Vancouver? In the district, Richard Walton returns unchallenged as mayor. Administratively, expect more of the same at the top.

For council it’s a grabbag. I’m puzzled by some of the names that come forward without having drawn much previous attention through appearances before council, neighbourhood association volunteering, community service and so on. My question to those without this is “why bother?”

Otherwise, it simply looks as if someone is trolling for a job. There’s been a longtime expectation in North Vancouver, city and district, that first you get dusty in the fray of general municipal life, See Densification page 9

YOU SAID IT

“It’ll kill public curling on the North Shore.”

Curler Bruce Beveridge casts a dire prediction for the future of curling following the North ShoreWinter Club’s decision to swap curling for hockey unless curlers sign up for membership (from an Oct. 19 news story).

“We do have some builders that really don’t give a fig about the neighbourhood and act as if this was Newton instead ofWestVancouver.”

WestVan Mayor Michael Smith discusses the scale of homes (from an Oct. 22 news story).

“We’re not immune to what’s going on out there.

It has come home.”

NorthVancouver MP Andrew Saxton discusses the Parliament Hill shooting in Ottawa (from an Oct. 24 news story).

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VIEWPOINT

Badass-at-Arms had our backs in Ottawa

Andy Prest

Laugh All YouWant badass. That middle-aged gentleman in glasses sitting quietly to the side while our politicians squawk at each other every day? He’s strapped, and he’s a badass.

That’s a story that cuts through the old stereotype of Canadians as polite pushovers. Polite, yes. But when pushed, watch us push back.

This episode will no doubt become a madefor-TV movie, a fact that got me and a few of my good friends dreaming up Hollywood-style catchphrases that our Sergeant-at-Arms could utter at the climactic moment. (My friends know who they are but shall remain nameless here to protect their reputations. I’m not worried about losing my reputation — you can’t

lose what doesn’t exist.)

Here are a few of my favourite suggestions for James Bond-esque Sergeant-at-Arms tough talk.

The CSI Ottawa: “Hope you enjoy the Eternal Flame” *rips off his sensible spectacles* “Of Hell!”

The literal statement: “The dishonourable member has the floor.

Permanently.”

The procedural: “Point of order . . . resolved.”

The coronation: “I’ve appointed you Dead of State.”

The Yakov Smirnoff: “In Canada, Parliament dissolves you.”

The Canadian: “Sorry about that, eh.”

The opening session: “I see you’ve been working on your Speech from the Moan.”

The motto: “From Sea to Sea to See you in Hell!”

The House vote: “The motion has passed — simple majority plus gun.”

The Queen’s representative: “I grant you Royal Assent . . . from Earth.”

The zinger: “Common sense isn’t the only thing that can die on this Hill.”

The double entendre: “Looks as if it is I who has

emptied the chamber.”

The Parliamentarian: “Say hello to my legislative branch.”

The bookish: “Next time try the Library of Parliament. You’ll find yourself in the history section.”

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Before we get to the nonsense, let’s start by paying our respects to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, the Canadian soldier killed in Ottawa Wednesday in a brazen attack on the heart of our country.

Anyone who joins the military knows that there are risks involved, but no one expects to be murdered in cold blood by a madman while standing ceremonial guard over a memorial.

Thanks are owed to Cirillo for his service, and condolences to his friends and family — he died too soon.

From there, however, the saga turned bizarre as the gunman made his way to the Parliament buildings and blasted his way in, coming terrifyingly close to employees, media members, MPs and public visitors. You know a situation is truly serious when we become concerned about the welfare of politicians and journalists.

The threat was reportedly neutralized

by Kevin Vickers, who as Canada’s Sergeant-atArms is normally known as the guy dressed in ceremonial garb who leads MPs into the House of Commons each day while carrying a huge, golden mace in white-gloved hands.

I’m not a “Rah-RahViolence!” kind of guy — I’m practically a pacifist, I’ve never been in a fistfight, let alone faced down a killer — but there is one word that comes to mind thinking about a man in a silly hat and robe jumping in front of our elected officials, facing down a gunman and shooting him dead:

The senatorial: “I’ve given your proposal a sober second shot.”

The shameless Simpson’s ripoff: “All in favour, say die.”

The team captain: “This is our house!”

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Densification a hot button in election

From page 6

then step forward with experience. My advice is to scan the candidates on the web — there’s not a lot to get excited about — then attend the all-candidates meetings.

The district has two open seats where incumbents aren’t running, the most in years; that means some new faces.

I’ve said before that, on hard evidence, Jim Hanson deserves to be elected.

District council needs a compassionate guy like

him instead of the familiar property development lackeys.

Two other candidates, Kevin Macauley and Wayne Hunter, have run unsuccessfully before, but this means they have campaign experience, which is useful. I’ve heard Hunter rant on behalf of the oil and gas industries, and his style can be bombastic. With public concern about Kinder Morgan expansion close by, will there be concern about allying the district with the big energy lobbies?

Oddly, the district used to want strong female representation on council.

For the past few years Lisa Muri has held the fort solo here. There are other new options this election, but lack of name recognition will likely be a factor.

District voter issues are solidly about residential densification and related transportation and traffic congestion woes.

Across the municipality and in the city, other attractor issues are bike lanes, constantly rising taxes, amalgamation and

sidewalks. Here’s your chance to do something: ask candidates “Will you fight for low-growth as a strategy?”

Lack of affordable housing, senior government downloading of costs, skyrocketing staff salaries and benefits versus those paid in the real world, and adherence to official community plan guidelines — all are simmering and require attention.

City voters have 13 new faces to consider with one slot open on council. Rod Clark and Pam Bookham

have been reliable dissenters against big growth. Don Bell will likely top the polls. In a three-way tussle, Darrell Mussatto should be re-electable as mayor.

In West Vancouver, Coun. Nora Gambioli has shown some creativity and initiative.

Meanwhile, elections and administrations come and go. What remains fascinating, apparently, is Britain’s Royal Family. At the international Mipcom television festival in Cannes this week, the buzz was

all about The Royals, a big new Lionsgate series starring Liz Hurley. The 49-year-old plays Queen Helena, a modern ruler based on what might have happened if Lady Di had survived to share the throne. Hurley’s appearance in Nice had the French gobsmacked.

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Intimate portrait poignant Stay7 cool Canada, stay strong in light of star’s tragic death From page

From page 5 “Had she lived, I don’t think this image that’s up for sale would have a quarter of the value,” Loranger says. “The tragedy of her death is what really put so much value on that image.”

In laying the groundwork for the future of Presentation House Gallery, Loranger says he was looking for photos

that would garner press and public attention.

“The reason I was interested in making the gallery focus on photography was it was the medium of my generation, the baby boomers,” he says. “We were the first generation to be saturated with imagery.”

Following Monroe’s death, playwright and screenwriter Clifford Odets pronounced she’d

died of “a wasting grief, of a slow bleeding at the soul.”

For Loranger, the photo is an intimate portrait.

“I find that really, really touching ’cause I think she was quite a different person than the image most people have of her,” he says.

While he is proud of the show, Loranger did acknowledge he wishes he’d kept the picture.

who reportedly never shot anyone in nearly 30 years on the job. News reports describe him as a law enforcement officer who walked among the people, who always worked to relieve tension, not cause it.

Now that he works inside Parliament his job description has him wearing bling that would make Kanye blush, carrying around Sir Lancelot’s baseball bat and kicking serious ass

take away our freedom to express ourselves, our freedom to laugh, our freedom to assemble in public without fear, our freedom to fist bump a man for bravely and efficiently defending those freedoms while wearing a ridiculous robe.

Here’s hoping that I — that any one of us — could be half as calm as our Sergeant-at-Arms when faced with a crisis.

Stay cool, Sgt. Vickers.

Rest in peace, Cpl. Cirillo.

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COUNCILLOR – Six (6) to be elected

1257 Lucking Place 2125 Hill Drive 3658 Garibaldi Drive District of North Vancouver 110 – 1111 27th Street East 1201 Kilmer Road District of North Vancouver 1438 Frederick Road 1803 Peters Road District of North Vancouver 4598 Underwood Avenue District of North Vancouver 4125 Russell Court 1190 Hilary Place

SCHOOL TRUSTEE – Four (4) to be elected

DESAULNIERS, Edward DRINKLE, Yael FORWARD, Barry GERLACH, Cyndi JACKSON, Dave LOCKHART, Susan MUIRHEAD, Kelly NELSON, Shane NESTOR, Bobbi-Lynn SKUSE, Heather STANLEY, Jessica STRATTON, Franci

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ADDRESS 2650 Bronte Drive 980 East 13th Street 4501 Highland Boulevard 1230 West 20th Street 510 East Carisbrooke Road 1255 Eldon Road 1801 Mountain Highway 3150 Colwood Drive 3590 Mountain Highway 800 Forsman Avenue 5310 Sonora Drive 3365 Mahon Avenue 1295 Sowden Street 3625 Banff Court 931 Lytton Street 2875 Bushnell Place

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Candidates split on Shipyards plan From page 1 been setting aside money each year for the project, he added.

Though he’s taken political heat for accepting campaign donations from developers, Mussatto said he stands by his conscience because his first priority is what’s best for the city.

“I’ve been doing that for 21 years and I’ll continue to do that …I don’t do deals.

I just show leadership,” he said. “I want to say ‘This is the type of person I am.

These are my core values and this is what you’re voting for – positive leadership.’”

Morris, meanwhile, brings a different set of priorities that his campaign characterizes as being targeted for the people who live here now.

Morris said the scale and pace of development density “has driven the vast majority of our population apoplectic.

It has as a byproduct a traffic jam at every corner.”

Morris said previous

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Morris said he wouldn’t support the existing plan for the Shipyards site or its $30 million to $50 million cost. He’d prefer to keep the space open for festivals and concerts.

Whether or not he’d support the TransLink funding referendum would come down to how it proposes to raise money and from whom, he said.

When it comes to affordable housing, Morris

councils have failed to expand the city’s road capacity when building new condos.To remedy that, Morris said he’d pursue an integrated traffic management plan for the entire North Shore.

Also top of mind for Morris is ensuring the school district does not sell the Lucas Centre and Cloverley school to developers. Morris said the city should buy the land instead.

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said the city needs to protect its existing rental stock from redevelopment. “I encourage some economic barriers that slow that pace by upping the bar and making those developers have to take care of the people whose lives are being destroyed while (the developers’) economic fortune is being made,” he said.

He’d also support the creation of a not-for-profit housing authority for young families and seniors with the stipulation that it be funded by senior levels

of government, not city taxpayer dollars.

Pringle said voters shouldn’t have any confusion about his priorities as he’s taken the step of forming a political party: Amalgamate North Van. “I don’t believe in secret slates. I like to put my intention straight on the ballot and my party name on the ballot so people can see what I stand for,” he said.

“If elected mayor, I would move a motion at the first council meeting, and inform the district, to create a citizens’ assembly to create a detailed amalgamation plan,” he said While an amalgamation plan is worked on, Pringle said he would put a moratorium on any development over six storeys.

Pringle said no previous attempt at amalgamation has actually followed the provincially mandated process, which he is committed to starting.

“They certainly haven’t said ‘We want the citizens to

design North Van, right now from Day 1.”

Pringle said the District of North Vancouver’s municipal hall could be sold off with revenues used to reduce taxes or it could be converted into meeting space for the North Shore’s various cultural groups.

Pringle said the city suffers from a dearth of transparency, so he would cut back the number of meetings held behind closed doors and make the city-owned Lonsdale Energy Corporation into a city department, making it subject to Freedom of Information requests.

He’d also stop council from passing motions on things out of the city’s jurisdiction like affordable housing.What little effect a city can have on affordable housing should be reserved for people with disabilities and seniors, he said.

Mussatto, Morris and Pringle are set to debate Sunday at Centennial Theatre at 2 p.m.

Honouring Our V E T E R A N S

Because we are proud of the men and women that are serving our country or served in the past, the North Shore News would like to pay tribute to our military personnel.

Submit a photo of yourself or a loved one who served our country and include a name and a 25 word or less biography to be published in the North Shore News or in our online photo galleries at nsnews.com/galleries in early November.

Cpl. Glen Windsor Served in the Canadian Army during World War II. Member of the Red Deer Branch of the Legion in Alberta with Member Title of Trooper.

Cpl. Windsor passed away on June 11, 1997 at the age of 80.

Please email submissions to display@nsnews.com with the subject line ‘Veteran Photo Submission’ no later than Thursday, October 30, 2014.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

Community Harvest Dance

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The African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child,” has a special meaning for Madeleine Shaw, so much so that the social entrepreneur kept it at top of mind during her development of G Day: A Day For Girls.

The inaugural edition of the day-long self-esteem and leadership event aimed at those aged 10-12 was held in Vancouver in April. Based on its success, G Day is back in an expanded format, incorporating caregivers this time around, and being held Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts.

Shaw was inspired to launch the initiative out of an interest in filling a void that she herself had felt in adolescence. “When I was that 10, 11, 12 — just-comingup-on-puberty-type age — I was really excited about it,” says Shaw, a Richmond resident and owner of Lunapads.com, an e-commerce retailer and manufacturer of natural feminine hygiene products, co-founded with Deep Cove’s Suzanne Siemens.

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community,” she says.

That feeling has long stayed with Shaw and she created G Day to see if she could do that for girls today, particularly as she’s currently the mother of a nine-yearold daughter. “I thought wouldn’t it be one thing to do something like that in my family for my daughter, but wouldn’t it be wonderful to do it as a community,” she says.

In addition, she felt strongly about the importance of preparing young girls for the challenges they’re set to face as teenagers.

“They’re about to enter a culture of social comparison

and competition as teen girls that is going to teach them that their bodies are not right in one way or another and that they need to have more friends or they need to be different than they are.

I feel like by approaching girls at this particular stage in life and really instilling in them that they are amazing exactly as they are and doing it in this very unique container, it leaves an emotional imprint for them that I hope they carry through the rest of their lives to help them maintain their self-confidence and improve their self-esteem. And, to remember that who they are exactly as they are right now is amazing and perfect and wonderful, as hard as life can

be sometimes,” she says.

The inaugural G Day was a sold-out affair with 250 girls in attendance.

“It was remarkable,” says Shaw. Participants engaged in a variety of activities and discussions, including those addressing issues like body image, self-esteem, leadership, puberty and the future. “It was a mix of both really important life conversations, and dancing and yoga, and some treats.

It was a bit of both — it’s a very fun event, but it’s also a very thoughtful one as well,” says Shaw.

New this time is the participation of people who care for young girls (that could mean biological parents and guardians,

grandparents, godparents, elder siblings, aunts and uncles, etc.) invited to attend as “champions” for a 90-minute portion of the afternoon. “You’re not just showing up for one girl, you’re showing up for an entire generation,” says Shaw, explaining she’s interested in having the champions in attendance so they can, as a group, “be there to literally welcome the girls into adolescence.”

“I feel like by getting together to honour our girls as they transition into adolescence, it’s a way for us as a community to lift them up and to be that village, if only for a day,” she adds.

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“We’re trying to address a diverse bunch of topics and ideas and (have) role models that we’re hoping will inspire, or reassure or just entertain or warm the hearts of the girls and help them feel like whatever they’re going through, they’re not alone, they’re in a community and there are lots and lots of people who care about them and are here to support them,” she says.

A number of North Shore women are being featured, including entrepreneur Andrea Scott of Skoah, musical group M’Girl Music, and Alex Mazerolle, who will be back for the second time.The founder of GirlvanaYoga lives in Vancouver currently, though grew up on the North Shore, and co-owns Distrikt Movement in North Vancouver.

Mazerolle is pleased to be returning to G Day, having thoroughly enjoyed the inaugural event. Girlvana Yoga caters to teenage girls, offering yoga classes and retreats for those ages 13-17, so Mazerolle was pleased with the opportunity provided by G Day to work with younger girls.

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“I was so impressed with how open and excited the girls were, mature, and how ready they were to hear about yoga and meditation. I was actually really pleasantly surprised.They were very receptive,” she says.

In her presentation, she

plans to try and introduce the practice of yoga and meditation with a goal of making it more accessible to those in attendance. “A lot feel like yoga is something that their mom does and something that’s not for them, so it’s sort of gearing yoga and speaking their language and how yoga can

help physically, mentally and emotionally,” says Mazerolle.

“Getting girls at that age before they enter into high school and the stakes get a little bit higher, to plant the seeds of consciousness and mindfulness at a younger age, I think is so, so important. I just jumped at the opportunity to be able

to offer that again this year.

Anything that Madeleine and Suzanne and Lunapads are behind, I’m always behind. I love the work that they do,” she adds.

Shaw hopes G Day continues to grow and serve as a social movement. She plans to continue offering G Day events in Vancouver,

with the next approximately a year away. She’s also working to offer events in Victoria and Calgary in 2015, and possibly Toronto.

“We’ve got some pretty big goals,” she says.

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As the machinations surrounding the modernization of B.C.’s outdated retail liquor laws continue, I’m reminded of a tasting that took place during my recent trip to southwestern France.

We were in the Victor Hugo Market in central Toulouse on a bustling Saturday morning. Surrounded by fresh produce at the wealth of butchers, cheese shops

and fishmongers, and by the local citizenry going about their business, we were hosted by a wineshop for a casual tasting of southwest wines.

The setting was perfect as we stood beside the counter pairing a few wines with typical local fare, such as mineral and citrus-toned Ode d’Aydie 2011 with smoked trout (which the wine merchant had caught

and prepared himself), and Chateau d’Aydie Madiran l’Origine 2012, a bold, earthy blend of Tannat and Cabernet Franc, that was a perfect foil to foie gras. And spicy-toned, forest-floortoned Chateau Montus 2009 proved the ideal partner to a rich, duck sausage.

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Instead, despite promises of sensible liquor reforms that pair perfectly with our blossoming food and wine culture, we’re treated to an ongoing spectacle of backroom deals that continue to favour a few well-placed and politically connected interests.

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Chef Ben Kiely is an English expatriate with an encyclopedic knowledge of world cuisine who worked in some of Europe’s finest kitchens and in many popular Vancouver rooms before settling into a position as a chef instructor and restaurant chef at the esteemed Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. In addition to 20 years in professional kitchens and a Red Seal chef designation, Kiely’s insatiable thirst for learning has prompted him to obtain specialized certifications in butchery, baking and pastry.

Chris Dagenais: Ben, why do you do what you do?

I have said it before but I will say it again: the restaurant business is a tough racket, especially in light of this new age of instant, shareable judgment.

Ben Kiely: It’s what I love and it’s what I know.

I feel inspired by the potential of this city. Vancouver’s dining scene is still a work-in-progress, it’s evolving, and I want to be part of that evolution.

I recently reached out to a good friend of mine who has built a very successful career

CD: In what way is our scene evolving?

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CD: What’s holding us back from doing that, do you think?

BK: There are lots of reasons, but one

explanation might be that we make it very difficult for independent restaurants, the little rooms with the passionate, creative chefs, to succeed. But we have a thriving corporate restaurant scene, where the food is standardized and tries to appeal to absolutely everyone.

The food is well prepared, but it’s usually quite safe and deliberately middle-of-theroad. Those big corporate rooms are always jam-packed. They are defining a style of cuisine that is more about mass appeal than anything else. And these are the restaurants that are reaching the biggest audience.

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Head brewer started as hobbyist STEFANIA SECCIA sseccia@nsnews.com

In recent years, micro-breweries have started popping up seemingly everywhere.

One of the most recent additions to the North Shore is Black Kettle Brewing, which was started by a few close friends who had been fermenting beer in their kitchens for years as a pastime.

“I read a lot of books,” says head brewer Phil Vandenborre about how he started brewing as a hobby. “I talked to a lot of brewers.”

Vandenborre was a chef when he first started combining the rich ingredients and then fermenting them for weeks in his house as a hobby.

“It’s two different worlds completely, for sure,” he says, comparing being a chef to a brewer. “I was home-brewing while I was cooking. It seemed like another fun thing to get into.”

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His experience as a chef, especially exploring the right combinations of fresh ingredients, lent itself to brewing.

“It’s about learning your system,” he says, noting that all kitchens are different. “It’s about learning the equipment and I think

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properly, but you can take that and you can have your take on different styles.”

Vandenborre says the rise in popularity of craft breweries is due to a combination of a supportive community of brewers, and people wanting to know more about what they consume.

“There’s a lot more knowledge out there about food in general, health in general, flavours and trying new things.

And I think we’re seeing the same thing in the craft beer industry right now where (there are) amazing flavours out there.”

He explains that the process begins with grains that are seeped in hot water to extract the sugars. Then the liquid gets transferred into a bowl kettle where all the flavours are added. The length of time it spends in there depends on the style of beer being brewed. Then yeast is added, which eats up the sugars and eventually creates the alcohol. This ferments for approximately a week.

Finally, the brew gets transferred into a different tank where it’s conditioned and then carbonated.

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Chef finds passion in pastry ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

Steven Hodge didn’t know he wanted to be a chef but wasn’t surprised when he figured it out.

Growing up in Dundarave, he loved cooking at home but it wasn’t a career he considered. Instead, he graduated from university with a bachelor of arts in business administration, but didn’t find any jobs in that field that appealed to him.

He was sitting on his couch watching TV trying to figure out what to do when he thought maybe he should be a cook, so enrolled in culinary school.

About a year and a half into the culinary program, he was reviewing a portfolio of pastry photos with another chef and asked about some of the examples in the book. The other chef informed him that “they don’t touch that (pastry)” because it’s for the elite of the chefs.

“And as soon as he said that, it was a challenge, and I love being challenged,” recalls Hodge.

So he went into the pastry part of the program and loved it. After graduating from the program, he completed his apprenticeship in California, and moved back to Vancouver where he worked as an executive pastry chef then later moved with his wife to London, and worked in some world-renowned restaurants before returning to the North Shore. Back at home, Hodge worked alongside well-known local pastry chef Thomas Haas. After four years with Haas, Hodge decided to step out on his own and opened Temper Pastry in January.

“I had worked for a lot of chefs, and you can always continue learning, but I woke up and it was time,” says Hodge about his decision to open his own store.

Hodge says he looked around for a good location, but settled on Dundarave because he wanted to set up shop in a community atmosphere.

“Now I always say, ‘Work is play time and going home is actually work for me now,’” says Hodge. “It’s like a kid building Lego all day long.”

Although he and his team do try to create

new products, classic pastry recipes are always what they start with.

“There are so many chefs out there trying to push the boundaries with new techniques and ideas and flavours, but they all come from basic recipes that were created for pastries,” he explains. “You build off of a beginning step, and the guys that laid the path for pastry chefs now, they’re the guys that deserve all the credit because we’ve just built off of it.”

A lot of chefs get carried away with crazy flavours and crazy techniques, notes Hodge.

“It’s fun and it’s awesome to say I tried it or it’s awesome to say I ate it, (but) I think at the end of the day people still like the simplicity of things.”

For him, that means good flavours and good textures. At the shop, Hodge enjoys working with chocolate, such as creating ganaches, but his favourite thing to do is to make croissants.

“I love making dough. For me, I’m in my own little area, in my own little world, and you start thinking about things and you relax.”

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Coffee connoisseurs suggest that the best coffee (thick, rich and truest to its flavour profile) is made in a traditional coffee press. A coffee press requires a coarse grind.

While it may not seem like an important ingredient, coffee is 98 per cent water. The type of water used when brewing greatly affects the final taste. Always use clean, fresh water that is filtered or free of impurities.

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CD: How has the boom of social media review sites affected you, if at all?

CD: What’s the solution?

BK: This is a tough subject for chefs. It’s great to see so many people so engaged in food and dining, that’s the nice part.

BK: One of the very best things that could happen to our city would be to have a well-established, professional restaurant guide set up shop here.

A guide with expert, qualified reviewers who are accountable for their words and are held to a transparent, high standard. I honestly think that would drive creativity and encourage our city’s tremendous culinary talent to define a world-class style.

The hard part is watching a really talented chef, with his own small business, and a family to support, and rent to pay, getting slayed by someone having a bad day or someone who really didn’t understand what the chef was trying to do. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but what gets published online sometimes can be unduly harsh and is often posted by someone with little to no culinary knowledge. As much as we’d like to think that it doesn’t affect us, chefs absolutely are impacted by those comments.

Chris Dagenais is a North Shore resident and North Shore News columnist. His regular restaurant review column appears in the Wednesday issues of the paper.

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Local experts call for RRIF reform Timing, they say, is everything.

A group of seniors from West Vancouver are making the case that the system around Registered Retirement Investment Fund (RRIF) withdrawals is broken. And given the composition of the group — lawyers, accountants, actuaries and former investment professionals — they have some ideas on how to fix it.

I met recently with three members of the group, Brooke Campbell, Larry Fournier and Gary Sutherland, to learn more about their reform proposals.

By the age of 71, seniors must withdraw annual minimum amounts from RRIFs in increasing

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Fournier, a retired chartered accountant, notes that since the withdrawal rates for RRIFs were established in 1992, life expectancies have increased and investment returns are lower. A lot lower.

The assumed growth

rate in a RRIF portfolio back then was six per cent.

Today, says Fournier, you’d be lucky to get half that. And the average 71-year-old now lives approximately 2.75 years longer than in 1992.

The factors around RRIF withdrawals were supposed to be reviewed every five years.That has never happened.

The group has developed a couple of RRIF performance models using different growth rates that illuminates the problem.

Assuming a growth rate of six per cent, the first model shows that retirees who transfer their RRSP savings into an income fund at 71 today will be left with approximately $63,000 in their account at age 85 and

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“In 1992 (the withdrawal rules) probably made some sense. . . .” says Sutherland, a retired banking executive, “But flexibility has got to be built into this plan longer term because markets change and the investor has to have the opportunity to reflect reality and these (withdrawal rates) don’t reflect reality.”

The group has proposed setting the RRIF withdrawal rate at 3.7 per cent at age 71 and rising gradually thereafter, taking into consideration a two per cent inflation factor similar to government-indexed pension plans.

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Americans drawing funds from their 401 K plans and the projected return on a portfolio with an annual growth rate of approximately six per cent.

There are reasons why the government should pay attention here.

“I think the biggest one is the cost of medical care,” says Sutherland. “If people have spent their entire RRIFs, forced on them by the withdrawal rates, the likelihood of those same individuals coming under government subsidy to look after their medical care becomes a critical factor.”

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“There’s so many stories I could tell you,” the 77year-old says.The married, father of three who resides in North Vancouver has vivid memories of his life to date. From growing up as an orphan in Germany during the Second World War to his early days in Canada in the 1960s as an assistant pastry chef at Hotel Vancouver, his recollections are as rich as the icing on his cakes.

“You know what? They laughed at me when I came to Hotel Vancouver because I couldn’t (speak) English.

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marzipan art, Schmidt’s accomplished professional career saw him undergo training and find work in Germany and Switzerland, and go on to work in Canada at a number of high-profile hotels, on cruise ships, a major grocery store chain and run his own bakery.

He has come out on top in countless competitions, and created many high-profile pieces that received media coverage — for example, a full scale chocolate sasquatch

and black bear made of icing, and marzipan replicas of political figures.

These days it’s not uncommon for the master baker to lead workshops or give demonstrations to audiences enthralled by his skill, or to see his home kitchen overflowing with works in progress. Not for sale, rather, Schmidt regularly donates his creations to local centres, like Evergreen House at Lions Gate Hospital, something he’s done for the last 20 years. Schmidt asks

nothing for his time, with the exception of funds to at times cover his material costs.

“I do a lot of demonstrations. It’s not the money, it’s not the things, it’s not the show,” he says.

Schmidt recalls one recent demonstration, where at its completion, the room cleared out with the exception of one woman in a wheelchair who approached him. “She came to me and said, ‘You know,Werner, you just healed me.’ She said, ‘This is touching.’This is

power, believe me. If I could help that lady for one hour to forget about the pain, this is nice. So that’s why,” he says of his continued motivation.

He also draws inspiration from his audiences, who always ask to see more.

Schmidt’s latest creation is a towering Halloweenthemed work that took the last few months to create.

Partially edible, the piece is made of marzipan, icing

They’re so happy to see that,” he says.

Rather than take a rest, the unstoppable force has already turned his creative eye to the next major holiday just around the corner, with a collection of Santas, dogs, cats, candles and other themed décor ready and waiting to entertain his next willing audience and their shared sweet tooths. bakersart.com

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As per usual, the piece was donated to Evergreen House.

“I do it actually every year, not just Halloween. I always have something for Evergreen, always something nice for the old people.

balance between having seniors receive a dependable annual source of income and the government getting back their “pound of flesh,” or revenue that has been previously deferred through tax vehicles such as RRSPs. More than one study suggests the government doesn’t lose any money by letting seniors keep the funds in their RRIF a little longer.

In fact, says Campbell, “If there is more income going to the retiree it’s going to mean more tax revenue for

the government.”

Their local MP, John Weston, is onside and they’re seeking a meeting with the House Finance Committee when they make an appearance on the North Shore next month.

Their timing is impeccable.With an election looming and a budget surplus, the government will be targeting initiatives that will generate the most support and do the most good.

The members of the group are continuing to refine their proposal.

The goal, ultimately, is to have the proposal land on the desk of the country’s Minister of Finance Joe Oliver.

“We are not saying this is cast in stone,” says Fournier.

“We are saying this is common sense. Have a look at it. Can you do better?”

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No savings? You have three choices I ran into “Larry” the lifeguard not long ago — literally.

He was doing his daily workout run from Capilano River along the water to the Dundarave pier and back.

He’s in great physical shape, 40-ish and single.

He works as a lifeguard here in the summer and every winter heads to Hawaii and Fiji to teach swimming and surfing.

“It’s a good life,” he said, “but I don’t have any savings. I’m not quite sure

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The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

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Larry was beginning to get twinges of preretirement financial stress, defined by Pat McKeough, editor and publisher of The Successful Investor and three other investment advisories, as: “The malady that strikes when it dawns on you that you won’t have enough money saved to earn the retirement income you were banking on.”

But don’t stress, I told Larry. “If you don’t think you’ll have enough money for retirement, you always

have three choices — any or all of the following: (1) Spend less now (or increase your income) so you can save/invest more.

(2) Plan to work longer and retire later.

(3) Lower your standard of living in retirement to match your after-tax income.”

For most people, (2) is the default choice, health willing, followed by (3).

Although (1) is mostly about living on less now (or generating more income) to

have more to live on later, if people haven’t been able to do that so far they might find it hard to start now.

The usual suggestions can help: Pack a lunch most days instead of eating out. Cut back on fast food and processed food. Stop smoking, reduce drinking, take cheaper holidays, manage with one (or no) car, move to cheaper accommodation; get a second job or start a selfemployed sideline.

Just make sure every

payday the saved money is automatically transferred to your retirement investment program — in most cases maximizing RRSPs and possibly TFSAs (Google “TFSA vs. RRSP calculator” to compare the two approaches).

to isolated seniors.

Calls are made from the volunteers’ homes once a week to seniors who would like to have a friendly chat.

and April. Participation in CRA webinar training is required.

special events, entertainers, reading group leaders and many more are available at Cedarview Lodge.

encouraging people to support the Christmas fundraising campaign.

Volunteers with musical talents, such a singing or the ability to play an instrument are especially encouraged to share their gifts with others and help spread Christmas cheer at their kettle location.

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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.

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Community Bulletin Board LIONS GATE GOGOS meets at 10 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at St. Clement’s Anglican Church, 3400 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Newcomers are welcome to join this group of women who raise money and advocacy, through the Stephen Lewis Foundation, for grandmothers in Africa raising children with no parents because of AIDS. lionsgategogos@gmail.com RORSCHACH CLOUDS AND OTHER DREAMS An exhibition of collages by Goran Mars will be on display until Oct. 26, 6-11 p.m. at 424 West Sixth St., North Vancouver.

604-985-9502 goranmars.ca/gallery.html BOOK LAUNCH Local author Crystal Hurdle will launch her latest book Teacher’s Pets Monday, Oct. 27, 7-8 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver.

Registration required. 604987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca DROP EVERYTHING AND READ DAY The district library is inviting the public to drop everything and take 20 minutes to read

Monday, Oct. 27.The aim of the event is to encourage the love of reading and the habit of reading at least 20 minutes a day. nvdpl.ca BOARDS, SKIS AND SHOWSHOES How is climate change impacting winter sports? Discover how climate change is affecting local ski hills Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6:30-9 p.m. at Capilano University Library, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. Everyone welcome. Free, register at ccandwintersports.eventbrite. ca COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Resource Works Society is inviting North Vancouver residents to attend a breakfast conversation to discuss local perspectives on natural resources Tuesday, Oct. 28, 8-9:45 a.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St. Free; to register visit resourceworks.com GROWING ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TEENS Elizabeth Saewyc will explain how it takes families, schools and communties to grow great teens at a free talk Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6:30-9 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. An info fair

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AUTHORS IN OUR COMMUNITY Carol M. Cram will present her book The Towers of Tuscany Wednesday, Oct. 29, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. For more info call 604-925-7403 or visit westvanlibrary.ca

BOOK SIGNING Giselle Roeder will be signing her memoir, We Don’t Talk About That,Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Indigo Books, Park Royal South. All ages welcome.

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A30 - North Shore News - Sunday, October 26, 2014

North Shore teen helps out abroad STEFANIA SECCIA sseccia@nsnews.com

One NorthVancouver teen travelled to a small town in Madagascar this past summer thanks to an abroad program with Scouts Canada.

Hannah Green, 16, is an Argyle secondary student whose taste for globetrotting took her to Africa to immerse herself in a new culture and lend a hand.

“It was actually just by fluke,” she said. “I found out we had a scouts abroad website linked through Scouts Canada and I just checked it out.”

Green has been involved with the scouts since 2008 and was part of a group of 15 who travelled to the large village located in a dusty desert.

“It was incredible,” she noted. “It was nothing like I’d ever seen before, just the way everyone lived — the culture.”

The group was first trained in Toronto, which was also an opportunity to get to know one another.

Then they shipped off to Madagascar with supplies for construction in hand.

“We built three classrooms in addition to the three that were built (by scouts) in 2012,” Green said.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014 - North Shore News - A31

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The good, the bad and the exceptional Every once in a while I am asked why I became a dog trainer and my answer is always the same: “I don’t know.”

My answer is not meant to be pejorative in any way and I can’t speak for others in this profession, but I never had any deep desire to train dogs. I didn’t wake up one morning after an inspiring dream shouting, “That’s it, I’m supposed to be a dog trainer!” But a dream is what I followed, nonetheless. I pursued my love of animals and my passion for dogs. One thing led to another and I began training dogs and their people.

Being a dog trainer may seem like an ideal job for someone who loves dogs, but I can’t say this profession is for everyone who loves dogs. There is a great deal of competition between trainers and since many focus on just one particular training style, there tends to be a lot of criticism of one another.

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection At a training seminar many years ago a colleague once said to me, “The only thing two dog trainers can agree upon is what the other one is doing wrong.”

And he was right. There are so many opinions and criticisms of techniques that at times I feel sorry for dog owners trying to do the right thing for their dog. They speak with one trainer who says one thing, then another who tells them something else, then a third who disparages the first two trainers and gives them another technique.

After almost two decades in this business I have learned that everything changes. What was once new is old and what was once old becomes new again. There are many techniques to use when training dogs and as long as you are not causing any intentional physical distress or discomfort, the technique will work if you believe in it. Treats, no treats; praise, no praise; toys, no toys; clickers no clickers — one method is not better than the other. The rewards can be different for every dog as no two dogs are the same.

One dog will work for food while the other ignores food and seeks play. Dogs are no different than humans when it comes to having a preferred reward for a job well done. As a trainer, you just have to be experienced enough

does not understand, one fears, and when one fears, one becomes defensive, critical and judgmental.

Having an affinity for dogs is an obvious requirement to be a dog trainer, but you also have to love people, or at the very least enjoy their presence.

Judging an owner’s choice of dog, choice of care and their experience (or lack thereof) will only create a negative environment. This does not allow for a positive training experience no matter how many treats, clickers or toys you have in your pockets.

People, just like dogs, pick up on negativity and judgment. Regardless of how successful a training session was (or wasn’t) with a dog, an owner should still leave the session feeling good. Those

good feelings come from working with a trainer who is empathetic of what you are going through with your dog, not judgmental.

On a grander scale, becoming a dog trainer has given me the courage to buck the system of conformity, the security of the mainstream and work within the daily uncertainty of autonomy.

It has given me the fortitude to follow all my dreams.

Following a dream does take a great deal of courage, but if your passion for something ignites a fire within you, then follow it.You never know where it will lead.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Pipers play a No. 1 hit

Argyle earns top rank but looking for more ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

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The Argyle Pipers senior girls are ranked No. 1 in the province for AAAA volleyball, a nice honour but one that they know from experience is meaningless once the ball starts flying.

The Pipers hit No. 1 last year as well, but that all came crashing down when injuries derailed their season and they didn’t even manage to make it to the final four of the North Shore premier league playoffs.They rebounded to win the Lower Mainland playoffs but finished a disappointing 11th at the provincial championships.

Most of the key members from that team are back this year and the Grade 12-heavy lineup — the Pipers dress nine of them — has bigger fish to fry than topping the rankings.

They’re not even all that worried about wins or losses at this stage of the game, said Kathy Finch, who cocoaches the team along with John McGowan.

“We’re still working on stuff,” she said. “We’re trying to keep the focus not on being No. 1, but on improving, continually getting better and staying healthy. . . . It really doesn’t matter to us the wins and

the losses, what matters is that we continue to get better as a team. Our goal is the end tournament, of course.What happens along the way happens.”

They may say they don’t care about the wins and losses, but the Pipers sure are racking up a lot of the former and very few of the latter. Aside from two losses on a trip to California, the Pipers have only lost twice to B.C. opponents.

Those losses came in pool play at the Trinity Western University High School Tournament, a competition they went on to win.

They kept on winning at last weekend’s BCO North Shore Invitational, taking out Riverside, ranked No. 3 in AAAA, in the semifinals before sweeping AAA No. 1 Timberline 25-16, 25-20 in the final.They’ll try to keep it up this weekend at the annual Coquitlam RCMP Red Serge Classic, a 10-team shootout that will include eight of the top-10 ranked teams in AAAA along with the No. 1 and 2 AAA teams.

Along the way the Pipers have racked up a 4-0 record in the North Shore premier league, so far erasing all memories of last year’s disappointment.

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A34 - North Shore News - Sunday, October 26, 2014

SPORT

Pipers and Royals set for big North Shore battle

From page 32

Grade 12 co-captains Kendra Finch and Anna Price, both left side hitters who can bring the heat both physically and emotionally.

“They really lead by example on the court — they bring an intensity that helps us a lot,” said Kathy Finch, who happens to be Kendra’s mom.

“Kendra and Anna can hit.

Offensively, they’re very strong.”

Right side Meghan

Koven also gets in on the attack while Sarah Haysom and Keeley Bell take charge in the middle, giving the Pipers a handful of Grade 12 attackers all capable of doing damage. Setter Katie Wong and libero Hannah Barr, both also Grade 12s, complete an experienced and talented starting lineup.

“We have a really well rounded team,” said Kathy Finch. “We have strengths in the middle, we have strengths on the outside, and we have a very good

setter and libero.We’re kind of lucky that way. . . .These girls have been playing together since they were in Grade 8 and they’ve done well all the way through.”

The Pipers will face their biggest North Shore rivals Tuesday when they travel to Handsworth to take on the perennially powerful Royals.

Both teams are currently 4-0 on the North Shore, making this meeting a de facto faceoff for first place in the league.

“We’ll have a good

battle,” said Kathy, adding that the Pipers have size and experience on their side but the Royals, ranked No. 4 in the province after finishing seventh at the BCO tournament, always make life difficult. “They’re a feisty team.We have a lot of strength in our attacking . . . but defensively Handsworth is very strong.They can soft block, get touches and dig up a lot of stuff. It’ll be a really good match.We respect them as a team for sure.”

Beyond that matchup will be the North Shore playoffs — this time with Argyle actually making the tournament — the Lower Mainlands and then the big show.The rankings right now say that Argyle is the favourite to win it all. And though the Pipers know the numbers can lie, that’s not stopping them from setting their sights high.

“We’d love to go all the way,” said Kathy. “I’ve been coaching high school volleyball for a long time

and I think this is a special group.There are a lot of strong players.”

••• The Pipers and Royals will battle at Handsworth as part of a double header Tuesday night. Elphinstone and West Vancouver will get things started at 6 p.m. with Handsworth and Argyle to follow, starting at approximately 7:30 p.m.

The North Shore playoffs begin Nov. 3 with the Div. 1 and premier finals scheduled for Nov. 5.

MUFC U17s win surprise national bronze ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

North Shore/Burnaby-based Mountain United Football Club scored their first ever Canadian Soccer Association National Club Championships medal last week and it came from a surprising source.

The club’s U17 boys won bronze at a national tournament they weren’t even supposed to be at: the U-18 Cup held Thanksgiving long weekend in Surrey. The team, comprised

completely of underage players for the U18 division, was given a late invite to the tournament after Newfoundland and Labrador dropped out.

The Mountain squad more than held its own against older teams, blasting its way into the medal round and securing bronze with a penalty shootout win over Alberta after a 0-0 tie in the thirdplace match. Mountain United’s only loss in five tournament games came against the silver medal winners from Ontario. Surrey United won gold on home soil.

North Vancouver’s Dzenan Bezdrob scored five goals in the tournament, earning a share of the Golden Boot award with teammate Olamide Ajibike and Surrey’s Kyle Sohi.

Other North Shore players on the team included captains Travis Ladhar and Evan Libke, Brendan Shaw, Jamie Barraclough, Julian Gailiunas, Nick Bailey, Adam Swanson and goalkeeper Michael Girard. Head coach Wayne Shaw and team manager Manpreet Ladhar are also North Shore links.

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Join us in standing on guard for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s son On October 22, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot and killed as he stood on guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Glacier Media, which owns this newspaper, has started a crowdfunding campaign in his honour. The money will be donated to a trust fund for his six-year-old son. Both FundAid and Fundrazr, our crowdfunding partner, have waived the service fees.

Cpl. Cirillo was motivated by the values the men and women in our Armed Forces have died for. We invite you to join us in paying tribute to his life.

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