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Youth mental health service boosted New system helps families navigate local treatment

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Keli Anderson knows all too well the frustration of getting the run-around from an unsympathetic bureaucracy.

It’s something the North Shore mother experienced first hand after attempting to navigate B.C.’s mental health care system when her son first began showing signs of mental illness 15 years ago.

Anderson’s son was only 10 when he was first admitted to the psychiatric ward at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Knowing who to turn to next and how to get help was a confusing and frightening prospect, which years later led Anderson to found the FORCE Society for Kids’ Mental Health — a provincial organization that helps families of kids with mental illness.

Anderson was also involved in helping to create a new provincial health system to help families that was unveiled Wednesday at North Vancouver’s HOpe Centre.

Anderson joined B.C.’s ministers of children and family development and health along with North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite at the centre to announce the new system, aimed at helping parents to find the help their kids need and get them into treatment.

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mode since January 2014, families can see the array of services offered for young people who may be affected by eating disorders, ADHD, depression, anxiety or drug use on an online map. Once they find the nearest service location, they can meet directly with a clinician and discuss a plan for treatment at that initial visit.

“Under this model, instead of clients waiting weeks to find out if they’re even potentially eligible for services, they can now usually find out the same day,” Children and Families Minister Stephanie Cadieux said. “This allows families to help their loved ones sooner by finding out what services are appropriate and available to assist their child’s specific needs.”

Anderson said it was an honour to help design the new intake system, which is based on the knowledge offered by parents who have had to go through experiences like hers.

“Trying to reach any destination without instructions or a map is difficult,” she said. “This is even more difficult for families who are struggling with mental health challenges with their kids in British Columbia.”

There are more than 29,000 children and youth across B.C. receiving community mental health services annually, Cadieux said, which is more than double the number from 2003.

But, while it helps patients and their families navigate the front end of the system, the new program doesn’t come with any new funding for more “boots on the ground” staff to deal See No page 5

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Wet weekend forecast for ski hills JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

scientist is warning that scenario could become more common with global warming trends.

Snow has been bit a of a no-show on the North Shore mountains lately as high temperatures and steady rain have chased the frosty flakes from the hills.

Workers on Mt. Seymour

A decidedly warm and soggy forecast for the Family Day long weekend means there probably won’t be a lot of fun in the snow in store for North Shore ski hills.

And one climate

have been digging ditches to drain the tobogganing area as the Pineapple Express continues its deluge, according to Simon Whitehead, marketing manager for the resort.

“We have a lot of rain coming down still so we’ll be making an assessment each day,” he said, adding

that skiers and snowboarders should check the website before trekking up the mountainside.

At press time, only Seymour’s learning area and tobogganing run were open.

“We’ve still got a lot of rain to come,”Whitehead SeeWarmer page 5

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Historic mountain lodge set to undergo long-awaited restoration

Home on the ridge CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

Be of good cheer, you’re quite welcome here, If sad and alone, let this be your home, Here you will find a welcome most kind.

The wooden sign mounted over the entrance to Hollyburn Lodge has been replaced and repainted over the years, but those rhyming words of welcome remain unchanged and have beckoned mountain visitors through the door below for close to 90 years.

The simple poem captures the spirit of the historic mountain lodge that sits in a clearing next to First Lake in Cypress Provincial Park. Since opening in 1927, the lodge has been a gathering place for outdoor enthusiasts drawn to the recreational mecca that is Hollyburn Ridge — from the earlyday Scandinavian pioneers who helped develop winter sport on the North Shore mountains, to the presentday hikers, snowshoers and

cross-country skiers who use the established network of wooded trails in the area.

But, as happens, time and the elements have taken a toll on the wood-framed, gable-roofed building and the mountain community has banded together to revive the deteriorating facility.

“There’s really nothing left of it. It’s just boards.

And the floor’s all wonky,” says Jackie Swanson, president of the Hollyburn Ridge Association. Bracing was installed last year to prevent swaying, she says.

Still, “It’s not safe for future business.”

The association, along with the Hollyburn Heritage Society, the District of West Vancouver, Cypress Mountain and B.C. Parks have long been in talks about fixing up the lodge. This April, restoration work is expected to finally begin with an anticipated completion date before the start of the 2015/16 ski season.

It’s a $1.1-million project — $800,000 of which is already accounted for. A fundraising campaign is now underway to close the $300,000 gap.

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Swanson says the new and improved Hollyburn Lodge will retain the heritage character people are so attached to, but a solid infrastructure will ensure it’s around for future generations.

“It’ll be the same but better.We’re gearing for the 23rd century,” she says. ● ● ●

Since 1998, the Hollyburn Heritage Society has been advocating for the restoration of the lodge and compiling a detailed history of the building and surrounding area. In 1924,

a group of Scandinavian entrepreneurs converted the abandoned Nasmyth mill building on Hollyburn Ridge into the first commercial ski operation on the North Shore mountains. There they provided overnight bunks and rented out wooden skis that customers would strap on before gliding down a snow-covered heap of sawdust.

A couple of years later, that building was dismantled, moved up to the west shore of First Lake, where snow conditions were better,

and renamed Hollyburn Ski Camp. This facility was operated by Swedish settler Oscar Pearson and his cousins from 1927 to 1946.

Skiing and ski jumping surged in popularity during this time and private cabins began to pop up on Hollyburn Ridge, many of them built out of wood salvaged from the by-then defunct mill buildings and logging flumes in the area.

In 1946, the Burfield family bought the ski camp and renamed it Hollyburn Ski Lodge. The recreation site thrived until the mid1950s when it began to face stiff competition from more accessible ski areas on neighbouring mountains.

Business on Hollyburn Mountain slowed right down and many private cabins fell into disrepair during this lull.

Cypress Provincial Park was established in 1975, largely in response to a logging controversy that sparked public furor, and the alpine ski hill opened. A decade later, in 1984, when Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd. took over operation of the downhill and cross-country areas, now collectively referred

to as Cypress Mountain, it also purchased Hollyburn Lodge from the Burfields (and removed the word “ski” from the name).

It is the only remaining commercial lodge built on the North Shore mountains before 1960.

Two other historic lodges on Hollyburn Mountain, Hi-View and Westlake, burned down in 1965 and 1986, respectively.

Today, Hollyburn Lodge is a popular rest stop in Cypress Mountain’s Nordic area, a spot where cross-country skiers and snowshoers can grab a hot meal and a cold beer.

And although Cypress Bowl Road now winds up the mountainside, making Hollyburn Ridge easily accessible by car, the red and white lodge remains nestled in the woods, a 20minute hike from modern civilization. ● ● ●

Don Grant is sure he isn’t the only one of his generation with terrifying memories of the Hollyburn chairlift. Opened in 1951 by the Hollyburn Aerial See Early page 9

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Conditions are just as sopping on Cypress, where cross-country trails, snowshoe paths, the tube park and ski trails are closed until the weather gets a bit colder and drier.

Thanks to their snowmaking efforts during a cold snap at the end of 2014, Cypress has the equivalent of 162 football fields with one foot of snow. However, a paltry snowfall over the past week has prevented Cypress from opening up more of the mountain.

The pond is open for skating on Grouse Mountain but the downhill runs are closed until more snow falls.

One of the skiers who is staying away from the hills over the Family Day long weekend is University of British Columbia climatology associate professor Simon Donner.

The wet weather is likely part of a larger pattern caused by global warming, according to Donner.

“The general warming trend . . . is making things like this a little more common and a little more severe,” he said.

Donner has spoken and

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Health MinisterTerry Lake added that B.C. spends about $1.4 billion per year on mental health and substance abuse issues, which he said is 60 per cent more than the budget in 2001.

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But Cadieux said Wednesday that shouldn’t be a problem.

“It is a challenge to meet the demand but it is essential and we’re doing it,” Cadieux said.

“It’s about rebalancing.

It’s about doing work smarter. It’s about this type of work that we’ve announced today whereby we’ve simplified the

written at length on the subject of global climate change caused by human activity.

“You can never look at some particular weather event and say ‘A-ha! It’s due to global warming,’” he said, discussing Friday’s rainstorm. “But the news that I’ve seen in the past few days and the weather I’ve seen in the past few days, this is exactly what people have been predicting.”

As those bad years on the slopes become the rule rather than the exception, Donner said he wonders how resorts at lower elevations will survive when daytime rain negates overnight snowmaking efforts.

“The top of Whistler’s still going to be getting snow in the winter 50 or 100 years from now.The places you worry about are the places more on the margins,” he said. “The thing I’d worry about for places like Cypress and Seymour, is even though you’re going to have a lot of nights that are cold enough to make some snow, those warm temperatures during the day make the conditions terrible. . . .Who wants to go skiing when it’s 7 C and raining outside?”

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hen the teachers’ strike divided the province last summer, everyone in B.C. supported the government — financially, if not philosophically.

That’s because the Liberal government shelled out $350,000 for Google ads and sponsored Facebook posts while classrooms were empty. Except for a few social media users who’ve lost defamation suits, it’s tough to think of anyone who’s spent that kind of dough on social media.

And who got the taxpayers’ money?

The same marketing firm that designed the Liberal logo and helped push Christy Clark to victory in her bid for the party’s leadership. All apparently without a contract for the work ever having gone to tender.

The NDP jumped on the scandal, admonishing Clark for not investing that cash in education.They’re right.

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The Liberals reached into our pockets to win our minds, even as they were claiming there was no more money for teachers’ demands.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender defended the ad campaign on the grounds the Liberals had a responsibility to present Clark’s side of things — a side apparently inadequately represented on every TV news show, radio program, and newspaper article covering the strike.

As evidence for the success of the social media onslaught, Fassbender pointed to the huge number of parents who signed up for the $40-a-day strike stipend.

Apparently we were bought with our own money not once, but twice on that score.

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North Shore shortchanged in plan Dear Editor: We read and listen to your columnist Keith Baldrey on a regular basis. Also, my husband and I read the North Shore News regularly, including editorials and letters to the editor.

We moved to the North Shore of Vancouver from Edmonton in 2007.

The traffic has increased a great deal since that time.

Many of us are voting No in the transit referendum, not because of the 0.5 per cent sales tax increase, but because of how it will be used.

We understand why those living in Surrey and other outlying areas, as well as those people going to UBC want to improve their transportation.

Our concern, however, is that not only do we not trust TransLink as it is managed now, but of more concern is that other than increasing the travel of the SeaBus, nothing is planned to improve traffic on the North Shore.

It is time all the mayors, as well as civic and provincial governments, realize that the North Shore is part of (the Metro Vancouver region) and needs to have our traffic and transit improved.

A new bridge was built to replace the Port Mann bridge, the Pattullo Bridge will be

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improved, the Golden Ears Bridge was also built to accommodate residents in outlying areas.

We on the North Shore, especially those using the Lions Gate Bridge, need another bridge or the “twinning” of the Lions Gate Bridge to help move traffic onto and off the North Shore.

Many residents from Metro Vancouver as well as tourists, use the Lions Gate Bridge daily, yet other than repairs to this bridge, nothing is planned to alleviate this situation.

The major intersection of Taylor Way and

Marine Drive is a “symphony of horns” several times a day seven days a week, due to those trying to get onto this bridge.

It is with the above concerns in mind, that many people will vote No for the tax increase until we see our traffic problem dealt with in a fair manner.

Thank you for allowing others to send their opinions to you.

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It’s time to look at geo-thermal alternative Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Glen Parker’s letter “Pipeline Co-operation Needed” in your Dec. 3 issue. He states that the use (and expansion) of North American pipelines is the lowest risk alternative for transporting Albertan oil.The lowest risk alternative is, in fact, to stop producing and using fossil fuels altogether.The extraction, transport, and use of fossil fuels is dangerous and destructive. It is imperative that all regions begin to produce their own energy locally.

The state of Vermont has such an initiative, and

the Philippines, El Salvador, and Iceland generate over a quarter of their energy needs from local geothermal power, a relatively safe and clean resource. As few as 100 geothermal projects could provide all of Canada’s electrical energy needs, and there is enough available here to exceed a million times our current demand.Time to have some vision and abandon the primitive, shortsighted reliance on resources that burn, explode, and pollute.

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Pete Turcotte, owner of Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles, attributes comic books’ growing popularity to the success of TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory (from a Feb. 1 Focus story).

“It’s not nearly as crazy as people think.”

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Evidence parents don’t always know best As the child of two intelligent, loving parents I’ve grown up thinking that the adults around us, particularly the parents, typically have the right answers.

That pristine picture in my mind is starting to get a little blotchy these days.

Almost as if it’s got a rash.

Like, say, from measles or something, to pick a random example.

I walk to work every day and there’s one part of my walk that gets me feeling a little anxious. It’s not the house with the odd combination of a “Beware Dobermans” sign posted to a very thin, rickety fence that seems to feature several Doberman-sized gaps.

It’s not the busy commuter street that has a crosswalk that every driver seems to mistake for the finish line at Talladega Superspeedway. It’s not the other obviously dogcrazy house on my route, a.k.a. The House at Pooh Corner.

The scary part of the walk is actually the elementary school I pass every day. It’s not the kids — I don’t think they start carrying weapons until junior high. No, it’s the parents and their automobiles. The drop-off zone at elementary schools is like Lord of the Flies except with fewer rules.

Every day I walk by the school during the morning rush and watch

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Laugh All YouWant parents cram their giant pickup trucks and SUVs onto the one tiny street that’s already packed full of cars and buses where they then must furiously wait for eight minutes to get within 20 feet of the school so they can finally drop off their kid. They do this instead of simply stopping on one of the other streets surrounding the school and walking the extra 30 steps.

Earlier this week I watched a mother stop her car in the middle of the tiny street and then shout her kid out the door — right into oncoming traffic — as a line of cars formed down the block.

As the line continued to grow behind her, eventually turning a corner to another busy street, the woman punctuated her performance by honking her horn. I can only guess that she was either trying to alert her child about a forgotten backpack or she had bonked the horn while reaching down to check

on the hashbrowns in her dash-mounted deep fat fryer.

I walk by this scene every day and at least twice a week some parent nearly kills me, racing around the school. I’m just glad I’m a tall-ish adult human that the drivers eventually notice in the crosswalk.

What about the rare kid who gets to walk to school?

Maybe they should get guns.

Actually no, that doesn’t work either — a threeyear-old in New Mexico shot both his father and pregnant mother last week after reaching into his mother’s purse looking for a phone and instead pulling out a loaded pistol.

This comes after another incident last December in which an Idaho woman was killed in the middle of Wal-Mart when her twoyear-old reached into her purse and grabbed a loaded handgun.

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In fact, they’re just the same idiots you’ve grown up with, only now they have a little copy of themselves that they can play God with.

Which brings us back to measles.You know — the highly contagious disease that was a deadly killer before vaccinations virtually wiped it out, only now it’s making a comeback because a lot of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children.You know — the disease that’s making a comeback because one doctor published one study that said vaccines might cause autism, and then that one study was debunked dozens and dozens of times and that one doctor, who has been stripped of his medical licence, was shown to be not just the author of a tainted study but, in fact, a fraudster who made large sums of money off his fraudulent study.Yes, those measles.

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I guess you can add viral Internet trash to the long list of manmade killers.

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Early chairlift a hair-raising journey From page 3 Tram Co., the single-seat lift saved skiers an arduous hike, allowing them to ride from Hat-Inn at 300 metres to Hi-View Lodge at 850 metres in just 12 minutes, albeit a somewhat harrowing 12 minutes.

“Rules and regulations regarding safety were not as stringent in those days,” recalls Grant, chairman of Hollyburn Heritage Society.

He was seven when he took his first ride, the chair’s toohigh restraining bar offering little protection from gravity. High above Marr Creek Canyon, the chair stopped abruptly and began to sway to and fro.

“I was absolutely terrified,” Grant recalls.

Fortunately, that episode didn’t deter the resilient seven-year-old and better memories were soon made.

“After that first trip we just loved getting on the chairlift and doing the walk up to Hollyburn Lodge and renting skis from Fred Burfield and using the rope tow on the Popfly Hill,” he says, “and all the kids you would know from school, they were up there. Those were good times.”

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there before him.

“I see these young faces in the lodge. Some people would say they’re ghosts. I would say they’re spirits of the happy form.” ● ● ●

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When Jackie Swanson was growing up in West Vancouver, in the winter, her father would bundle her into an overstuffed snowsuit and take her up the mountain.

“We’d go up the (Hollyburn) chairlift, that has since burnt down, and he’d try to teach me how to ski, which didn’t turn out so well at that time,” she says with a laugh.

Later, the two of them would bring their dog and a big pot of chili up to a 10-by-10-foot rental cabin and spend the night in the woods. And as a teenager, Swanson and her friends would hike up the ridge on summer weekends, avoiding bears along the way.

Hollyburn Lodge stands out in her memories.

“It’s just always been there,” she says.

Eight years ago, Swanson and her husband purchased one of the rustic, hike-in cabins on Hollyburn Ridge. Of the

300 cabins built in the area, about 100 remain scattered throughout the forest on land leased from the District of West Vancouver.

For this mountain community, Hollyburn Lodge has always been, and still is, an important social hub.

“It’s really the cornerstone of the community and I say

that because it’s where we gather to meet each other,” Swanson says. “It’s our recreation, it’s our community centre, it’s our history and we’re all connected to it in some way.”

It’s a diverse crosssection of mountain-loving people who meet at the See Lodge page 10

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lodge for company and entertainment, she adds.

“It’s a real mix of ages.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, especially on dance nights, you’re going to get five-year-olds dancing with 70-year-olds and 80-yearolds and everything in between. It’s just a beautiful melding of generations.” ● ● ●

The bulk of the capital required to rebuild Hollyburn Lodge, $500,000, is coming from Cypress Mountain’s ownership group, CNL Lifestyle Properties, while the District of West Vancouver is pitching in $200,000 and B.C. Parks is contributing $100,000 from its Olympic Legacy Fund.

“The time for this couldn’t come sooner,” Joffrey Koeman, director of sales and marketing for Cypress Mountain, says of the renewal project.

For the past 80-plus years, the lodge has been a special place, says Koeman, “and hopefully for another hundred years it’s going to be the same type of thing.”

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will involve connecting the lodge to a sewer line.

Currently, septic waste is cabbed out by snowmobile, a job that can’t be done unless there is snow on the ground.With a sewer line link, Cypress Mountain will have the option of turning the lodge into an all-season facility.

“It could be used

for summer camps and outdoor schools, that type of thing. There’s a number of different options.

Obviously it has to be economically feasible to do these types of things, but it definitely opens the door to more things that we haven’t been able to do up there in the previous years,” Koeman says.

Plans also include insulation to make heating more efficient, and bringing the kitchen up to modernday standards.

“With a proper foundation and increase in the size of the kitchen, storage, and proper washrooms out there, it’ll be a lot easier to run as well and a lot more user-friendly

for guests,” says Koeman. ● ● ●

Hearing that Hollyburn Lodge would finally get the upgrade it so needed came as an overwhelming relief to Don Grant, but the news was tinged with sadness. Two of the people who originally started advocating in the late

1990s for the restoration of the lodge, Bob Tapp and Gord Knight, both passed away in the last year before their shared goal was realized.

“So it’s kind of a bittersweet thing — but mostly sweet,” says Grant.

“We wish they were there for the grand opening.”

Over the decades, bits and pieces of the boardand-batten-sided lodge have been removed and replaced, leaving little of the original structure remaining. Still, Grant is hopeful that much of the current building material can be kept, ensuring the lodge retains its rustic charm. His fingers are crossed that the wood plank floorboards can be salvaged.

“It will capture the feel, the ambience of the present-day lodge, but it will also create a building that is going to exist for generations to come,” he says of the renewal.

If they were still around today, the pioneers who erected the original ski lodge would likely be pleased to hear that it’s slated for restoration.

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be made to the West Vancouver Foundation at westvanfoundation.com in the name of Hollyburn Lodge Renewal Initiative, or through the Hollyburn Ridge Association at hollyburnridge.ca/lodge2015 or by mail to the Hollyburn Heritage Society. For more information, visit hollyburnheritage.ca.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

by Paul McGrath

WV chamber’s mayor’s reception

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to ACTIVE LIVING

Health Notes DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP All are welcome to this support group with facilitators that have experienced the pain of divorce Tuesdays, Feb. 10-April 21, 7-9 p.m. at West Vancouver Baptist Church, 450 Mathers Ave. Learn how to deal with the pain of the past and look forward to building your life.This is an ongoing group and participants can start at any time. $35. 604-922-0911 westvanbaptist.com KARATE-SHOTOKAN Learn martial arts and self-defense,Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8138 x210

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Telethon hitting airwaves The 49th annual Variety Show of Hearts Telethon is airing Saturday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 15, on Global BC. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and winding up at 5 p.m. Sunday, the two-day show will feature stories of children in B.C.

helped by Variety — The Children’s Charity, concerts showcasing the music industry’s biggest stars, and opportunities for viewers to engage with the show — including winning a new Ford Fiesta, according to a written statement.

The Show of Hearts

Telethon is Variety’s biggest fundraising event of the year, said Bernice Scholten, executive director of the organization, in the statement.Variety provides life-saving, life-changing and life-enriching support to children in B.C. who have special needs.

They see each child as a champion, capable of achieving remarkable success.The telethon is intended to salute the little victories of kids across the province and viewers are invited to celebrate with them, says Scholten. variety.bc.ca

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LIVE Health Notes From page 13 MINDFULNESS Free

introductory classes on vipassana meditation Thursday, Feb. 12 and Tuesday, Feb. 17 and 24, 7-9 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Bring a mat and cushion. Registration

required. 604-987-4471 x8175 PRESCHOOL SCREENING CLINIC Leap Therapy for Kids will offer free screenings for speech sounds, fine motor skills and gross motor skills for ages three-five, Friday, Feb. 13, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at 1093 Roosevelt Cres., North Vancouver. Registration required.

604-770-0101 info@leaptherapy.ca WINTER WATERSHED SNOWSHOE TOURS A moderately strenuous tour where participants learn about the role the mountains play in collecting and storing drinking water Sundays, Feb. 15, 22, March 8 and 15, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 19 and March 12, 6-9:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour. $18 with own snowshoes; $25 includes snowshoe rental. 604-432-6359 metrovancouveronline.org KAZLAW COMMUNITY AWARD B.C. Bike Race and Kazimirski Law Corporation are giving away one entry to the sold-out 2015 B.C. Bike Race.The Kazlaw Community Foundation is looking to community members to nominate someone who makes mountain biking happen in their community. Submissions due Feb. 16. bcbikerace.com/registration/ contests

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CAPILANO UNIVERSE LECTURE A presentation on optimizing the brain’s memory with instructor and physiotherapist Tracy Dignum Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7-8:45 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca HANDS AND ARTHRITIS Physiotherapist and certified hand therapist Dolores Langford will hold a health forum Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6:45-8:45 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley

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Lynn Valley Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy Centre Welcomes a New Addition to our Team Erin Browning, a physiotherapist since 2003, is returning back to Lynn Valley Physio after a maternity leave. She has experience working with varsity level athletes, people recovering from motor vehicle accidents, work place injuries, musculoskeletal issues, and women pre and postpartum. Erin’s success with her patients is due to her caring, individualized approach. She uses a combination of hands-on techniques, acupuncture or other appropriate modalities, education and exercise prescription during treatment sessions. She looks forward to working with you and your family.

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See the Future of the Waterfront!

Tour Dates / Times:

An opportunity for members of the

(9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.)

important work that we do at Lynnterm.

Saturday, Feb 14, 2015

Friday, Feb 13, 2015

(10:00 a.m.)

Lynnterm East Gate 15 Mountain Highway North Vancouver

To reserve your spot on the tour, please call: (604) 904-2800

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LIVE Health Notes From page 14 exercises. Admission is free, but donations gratefully accepted. Registration required. 604-984-0286 x8144. nvdpl.ca SCHOOL AGE

SCREENING CLINIC Leap Therapy for Kids will offer free screenings for gross motor skills and fine motor/sensory skills for ages six to 12, Friday, Feb. 20, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at 1093 Roosevelt Cres., North Vancouver. Registration: 604-770-0101 or info@leaptherapy.ca.

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“I would still do it, but I would suffer the symptoms because I love him so much.”

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Community Bulletin Board HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL is looking for renters for tables at its upcoming children’s used toy and clothing sale on Feb. 28. Tables are $35/$30 and can be booked at highlandspreschool.ca/childrenssale-2015.

TECH TUTORS Teen volunteers from local high schools will be available to answer tech questions Thursdays until March 5, 2:30-5 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.

Bring your own device or use the library’s computers.

604-984-0286 x8144 AUTHOR TALKS Celebrate heritage month at the library with author Eve Lazarus as she discusses her latest book Sensational Vancouver Wednesday, Feb. 11, 7-8:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Event is free, but registration is required.

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EASE INTO EBOOKS Learn all the basics about library ebooks, including the differences between file formats, which devices will work with the library’s collection and more Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2-3 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Register at 604-929-3727.

PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT OPEN HOUSE Attend a consultation event for additional information, to have questions answered in person, and to provide feedback on the development of 752 Marine Dr., West Vancouver Feb. 11, 6 p.m. at St. Anthony’s school, 595 Keith Rd., West Vancouver. westvancouver.ca/752marine Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.To post online, go to nsnews.com, scroll to Community Events and click on AddYour Event.

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Mondays ALATEEN MEETING A group for kids ages 10-18 who are experiencing alcohol

problems in thier family meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at St. David’s United Church, 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver. 604-6881716 BINGO Every Monday at 6 p.m., North Vancouver Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver. 604-9883712 CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN — WEST VANCOUVER BRANCH is an organization that promotes education, improving women’s status and human rights. It also offers fellowship and professional contacts. Meetings are every third Monday, 7 p.m.

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

Rehearsals take place Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. Singers should have basic music reading skills. Call 604-9222513 to set up an audition time.

DARE TO BE HEARD LITERARY SALON Come read your story, poem or memoir piece the first Monday of the month (October-December and February-June), 7-8:45 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. These free sessions, hosted by the North Shore Writers Association, celebrate local writing without critiquing.

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

604-985-1115 ENGLISH CONVERSATION CORNER Drop in to practise and improve your English language skills in a group of new speakers Mondays, 7:30-8:45 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver and Fridays, 1:30-3 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

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FRIENDSHIP TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets to improve communication and leadership skills every Monday, 7:15-9:15 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. friendshiptoastmasters.com

LIONS GATE GOGOS meets at 10 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at St. Clement’s church, 3400 Institute Rd., North Vancouver. Newcomers are welcome to join this group who raise money and advocacy through the Stephen Lewis Foundation, for grandmothers in Africa raising children with no parents because of AIDS. lionsgategogos@gmail.com LOGOS TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets every Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at 659 Clyde Ave.,West Vancouver, to help participants try to build selfconfidence, overcome the fear of public speaking and improve presentation skills. logostoastmasters.org

GLENEAGLES SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Beginner and intermediate classes every Monday, 7:309:30 p.m. at Hollyburn Elementary, 1329 Duchess Ave.,West Vancouver. 604987-3792

LYNN VALLEY BLACK BEAR BAND rehearses every Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Argyle secondary, 1131 Frederick Rd., North Vancouver.Woodwind, brass and percussion players are always welcome to join at any time. No audition required. 604-980-6896. info@blackbearband.ca blackbearband.ca

ISRAELI DANCE Every Monday, beginners 6-7:15 p.m., intermediates and open dancing 7:15-9:30 p.m. at Congregation Har El, 1305 Taylor Way,West Vancouver. $6. 604-568-4771

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In pursuit of happiness at any age Studies suggest a connection between aging and happiness My daughter is a student at Simon Fraser University.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the inside of a classroom but I remember one of my college lectures like it happened yesterday. I was a college student living in Toronto.

A visiting professor, a sociologist from McMaster University, gave a lecture to our class on happiness.

According to the professor, people who identified themselves as being happy share four things in common. They have a partner, someone to share their life with. They have a passion for something and, if they are fortunate, they’re able to turn their passion into a career. They are blessed with good health for most of their life

and for want of a better word they are lucky in life.

Bad things can happen to good people. It’s random.

We knew all about that. At the time one of our classmates was lying unconscious in a hospital, the victim of domestic violence. She recovered from her injuries but never returned to school.

The professor’s theory was simple and it made sense to me. I decided then and there to become a sociologist and I transferred into the sociology department at SFU the following year.

Anyway, one morning last week I dropped my daughter off at SFU and as I watched her walk up those same stairs that I walked up almost 50 years ago, memories of that lecture came flooding back

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to me.

Many of us who attended the professor’s lecture were still teenagers.

Would the good professor have given the same lecture if his audience was a group of seniors?

The professor isn’t here to answer that question but I suspect not.

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Are the very rich happier than the rest of us?

The research shows that over time, lottery winners are no happier than they were before hitting the jackpot; and, as long as retirees have enough money to cover their basic expenses, more money has little effect on happiness.

What matters more?

Good health and good friends.

The advice to seniors on how to stay healthy

hasn’t changed much over the years. Eat right, exercise in moderation and get the right amount sleep. The idea that social interaction is linked to happiness also isn’t new.

But some of the newer research that suggests it’s better for seniors to be overweight than underweight and that a network of good friends is more likely than close family members to increase longevity in older people, is certainly raising a few eyebrows.

Is there a connection between aging and happiness? Study after study concludes that older doesn’t just mean wiser, it also means happier.

None of us are happy all the time. But happiness appears to be one of the benefits that come with age.

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

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SENIORS’TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH SHORE Players 55+ are invited to play tennis Mondays-Fridays, AprilOctober from 8 a.m. to noon at various public courts on the North Shore. Annual fee:

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

THE TRANSITION TO RESIDENTIAL CARE A workshop designed to help family caregivers who are considering residential care options for a person with dementia Thursday, Feb. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the North Shore Resource Centre, See more page 20

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West Van to receive an age-friendly grant West Vancouver was among 28 B.C. communities to be awarded an age-friendly community planning and project grant.

The funding program is intended to support strategies to help seniors stay mobile, physically active, socially connected and healthy, according to B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake in a press release.

Supporting seniors’ independence and health in their home communities is part of the province’s strategic vision for an agefriendly British Columbia, he says.

These grants will see local governments develop locally focused plans and projects to support the needs of older adults, says Lake.

The age-friendly

community planning and project grant program is a partnership between the Government of British Columbia and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

Each successful local government receives up to $20,000 to help undertake a variety of activities, from setting public policy to delivering information and services that address the

needs of older residents.

For the 2015 grants, local governments were encouraged to consider projects that complement Accessibility 2024 and other provincial priorities for seniors, such as dementia, elder abuse prevention and nonmedical home supports.

Accessibility 2024 is the government’s 10-year plan to make B.C. the

most progressive place for people with disabilities in Canada.

Of the 28 funded projects, 12 projects include a focus on accessibility.

Other successful applicants will specifically address issues facing seniors in rural communities.

The West Vancouver project, Aging Well —

Creativity in Motion was awarded $20,000 and will see the district work with the Society for the Arts in Dementia Care to begin a weekly creativity program and concurrent caregivers’ circle.

For more information, visit ubcm.ca/EN/main/ funding/lgps/current-lgpsprograms/seniors-housingsupport-initiative.html or gov.bc.ca/agefriendly.

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the challenges families face when making decisions about residential care and review some strategies for preparing for the transition.

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From page 20 more about the Lynn Valley Seniors Association with the hopes of joining are invited to a luncheon Friday, Feb. 27 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. New members and long-standing members are also invited to meet over a sandwich and other refreshments.

Also learn what volunteer opportunities there are for seniors. Program leaders will be there to assist. Free.

Registration required: 604-987-5820 or drop by Mollie Nye House.

Arts, Crafts, Music & Entertainment QUILTING A volunteer group that makes large raffle quilts and small projects all year round Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Free. silverharbourcentre.com QUILTING BEE A free workshop where you quilt for the centre, Fridays,

SENIORS ACTING UP A cabaret group that performs at seniors facilities twice a month rehearses Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $20 per season. Joan, 604-325-1857 thegypsy@telus.net SEWING SOCIAL Bring your sewing machine and complete your projects, including quilts, in the company of others Thursdays, noon-3:30 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Drop-in fee: non-members $4/members $2. Coffee, tea and cookies provided. 604-987-4923 SILK PAINTING Students of all levels will learn salt and resist techniques to make cards, scarves and yardage Mondays, 1-3 p.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $20 per season and pay as you go for materials.

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A22 - North Shore News - Sunday, February 8, 2015

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Festival offers Syrah pairings

Tim Pawsey

Notable Potables Last month’s Sun Peaks Okanagan Winter Wine Festival yielded a wealth of tastings that included everything from ice wine and Bordeaux style blending sessions to cheese and chocolate.

With Canadian wine goes Canadian cheese, for sure. For Canadian cheese with B.C. Syrah, I matched each of six VQA Syrahs with a 100 per cent Canadian milk cheese.

It was a fun experience, and while I wasn’t sure if the matches (planned ahead without tasting) would work in every case, I was pleased to find that for

the most part they worked very well.

In wine terms, Syrah has a relatively brief history in B.C., which prior to the early ’90s was producing little in the way of palatable reds, with the exception of a few hybrids such as Chancellor (made, incidentally, by Calona’s Howard Soon).

However, in 1991, Alex and Kathleen Nichol proved the naysayers wrong with the first successful Syrah planting on the Naramata Bench. They proved beyond a doubt that you could grow good Syrah in B.C., like anything else, as long as it was in the right place, in this case a hot spot below a steep hill.

In 2004, the Syrah acreage stood at 191 acres and it’s now the fifth most planted red grape in the province with almost 600 acres planted and accounts for about 10 per cent of the total red grape production.

Some of that momentum came from the remarkable success of Aussie Shiraz, which is widely credited for turning

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Our Syrahs may not be as big and bold and juicy

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(although some are) and they tend to look towards Rhone rather than Barossa.

Much of Syrah’s B.C. success can also be credited to our growing appetite for more foodfriendly styles. While it may start out with big, bold and juicy dark berry notes, underneath there can be great structure and that streak of Okanagan acidity, as well as a hallmark peppery note. All that means it can also be a slam dunk for cheese.

Some fun matches from the seminar included: Road 13 with Boursin pepper that played perfectly off the wine’s black pepper notes; CC Jentsch Syrah 2012, whose smokiness nicely matched Bothwell’s Extra Old Maple Smoked Cheddar; and Quebec’s Fromagerie L’Ancêtre, a superb three-year-old cheddar, whose sharp edge but sweet, rich body proved ideal with the structure, weight and juiciness of Sandhill Small Lots Phantom Creek 2012.

Next time you’re planning some wine and cheese, you would do well to track down a couple of these.

I’ve never been a real fan of wine and chocolate,

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well, not entirely. But a session with Steve Venables of Similkameen’s Forbidden Fruit Winery and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory proved more than seductive, and also that seriously wellmade fruit wines can be the perfect match for various styles of quality chocolate.

The star of the show (and a slam dunk for Valentine’s Day): Forbidden Fruit Cerise d’Eve with dark chocolate. And a close second: Forbidden Fruit Impearfection, with dark chocolate and ginger cluster.

I’ve long been a fan of this unique, all organic (mainly fruit) winery, which is nestled on a stunningly beautiful site on the edge of the Similkameen River, just east of Cawston. Take time to visit next time you’re in the area. Better still, take a picnic and enjoy what they’ve created. Find the wines at better private wine stores.

Tim Pawsey writes about wine for numerous publications and online as the Hired Belly at hiredbelly.com.

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Years!

1989: Switching to a five column format for the first time, the News celebrated its twentieth year of publication with a great contest: Bring in a 1969 issue of the News and win $2,000. An employee from 1969 came in with a copy of the December 1969 issue and receive a nice, albeit delayed bonus from the News.

1991: Macintosh IIci computers are installed at the News and staff began training on them. Although most of the newspaper was still produced on the Linotype typesetter and composited by hand, within ten years the North Shore News would be the first electronically paginated direct-to-plate newspaper in North America.

Sunday, February 8, 2015 - North Shore News - A23

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE WORLD OUTSIDE

CAZORLA The history of Cazorla goes back more than 2,000 years. Under the Romans the town had the name of Carcacena. Under the Moors it was a strategic stronghold and one of dozens of fortresses and watchtowers guarding the mountains.Taken after a bitter struggle in 1235, during the Reconquista, the town then acted as an outpost for Christian troops.

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Teaching English as a second language in Andalucia

Spanish sessions

MANDY TRICKETT ContributingWriter

Forty-four strangers slowly assemble in the drenching rain, huddling beneath a meagre lobby overhang. It’s only 7:30 a.m., dark and dreary on this anonymous Madrid street corner. I fleetingly wonder whether my decision to volunteer for a week at an English as a second language (ESL) school in Spain was a wise one.

I had been lured by the twin prospects of

meeting and helping a whole new set of people, and of enjoying a week’s free board and lodging in a beautiful, remote area of Spain. Had I been naïve? Too optimistic?

But as people introduce themselves and the chatting begins, I reckon it will be a congenial group.The group comprises the “victims” — as our Spanish students are fondly nicknamed — and the Anglos who have volunteered to help them improve their English skills.There are Anglos from the U.K.,Texas, Jamaica, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India.We speak in a

rainbow of accents and dialects: “divided by a common language,” someone quips. No previous teaching experience is needed, just our enthusiasm and ability to talk.

Volunteering may be the best way possible to learn another culture, but we’re not all young enough or physically adventurous enough for more rugged assignments like digging wells in Uganda, saving street dogs in South America, or dealing with the aftermath of a major disaster.

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Hotel deep inside national park From page 23 Helping a person with their English may be tame compared to that but it is nevertheless tremendously rewarding. Here in Spain, the students are as diverse as their Anglo tutors: all ages, all backgrounds, ranging from the professional (a lawyer, a civil engineer, an executive with the Réal Madrid soccer team) to the unemployed.They are all united in a common belief that improved English skills equal improved career opportunities.With unemployment in Spain currently around 25 per cent, these individuals are seriously committed to their studies.

We board the coach

that will take us deep into southern Spain, to the remote Coto del Valle national park, some five hours away. Each Anglo must sit next to a Spanish student from the get-go: five hours talking to complete strangers on a bus? Am I crazy? My first companion is Cristina, a neurologist, who shows me all the sights as we leave the city. She is so proud of her country and I realize how little I know about Spanish culture; how little I remember about Cervantes, Segovia, Dali, Picasso, El Cid; how superficial my knowledge of flamenco or paella.Yes, I quickly decide, this week is going to be a great cultural exchange.

The program leaders

provide ample help for the Anglos along the way, like a daily idiom to discuss or a list of conversation topics to choose from. Sessions are mixed between 1:1, 2:2, larger groups, telephone calls. Any qualms I had about my ability to talk to strangers for eight hours a day disappear — simply because the “victims” are destined to become my friends. Each Anglo works with each Spaniard on a rotational basis and after the obvious starting points (“Where do you come from?” “Where do you work?” “What are your hobbies?”), we find ourselves discussing anything and everything. By day six, we’re into intense debates about politics, unemployment, gay rights, bullfighting.

The remote locations selected for these courses are “so that the victims can’t escape,” as our course director Jason, a transplanted Canadian, so aptly puts it.We travel through the rural centre of Spain, passing windmills, broad vineyards, fields of apple blossom set against spring-green grass and guarded by neat borders of olive trees. As we enter the Sierra Cazorla with its snow-capped mountains in the distance, this is beautiful countryside.The road becomes steeper, narrower, with hairpin bends giving us a few white-knuckle moments.

Still we climb, up through

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We stay deep inside the national park at a hotel built of pale honey coloured stone, with outdoor pool, patios, even a spa for the weary.Who would want to escape this?

Especially as we tuck into a typical tapas meal featuring Serrano ham, Russian salad, local cheeses, olives, patés, Spanish omelette and croquettes. It’s a leisurely meal, so typical of Spain, and it reassures us that we will be very well fed this week.The term “splendid isolation” comes to mind.

The working day lasts from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and at no time are the Spaniards allowed to speak Spanish, not even amongst themselves during the brief coffee breaks. It’s total immersion and must be mentally exhausting for them. Did I mention they were committed? Evenings pass by with entertainment:

hilarious skits, a yoga session, slide presentations, a surprisingly good talent show. One evening, the students perform a Galician queimada ceremony for us.

We feel honoured because the ceremony is traditionally performed with family and close friends. A table is laden with an array of strong liquor, sugar, spices and lemons to make the queimada punch.Three witches recite incantations, acting suitably ghoulishly while one lights the alcoholic brew and lets it burn bright blue in the darkened room.

Traditional spells and incantations are recited, so that special (and positive) powers are conferred to the queimada and those drinking it.The ensuing drink is strong and spicy and pretty good.

Suddenly, it’s time for farewells. It’s funny how fast a week can go, given the right circumstances, and after just seven days together, these farewells are surprisingly emotional.

I’m sad because this is

good-bye to our wonderful Spanish companions, who have shared so much of their culture; sad to leave this beautiful national park and return to the city. Back on the highway to Madrid, I already know I want to volunteer again soon, even if I’m not going to be digging wells in Uganda, saving street dogs in South America, or dealing with the aftermath of a major disaster.Volunteers, after all, come in all shapes, sizes and talents.

If you go: ESL schools offering volunteer programs include diverbo.com (courses in Spain and Germany) and englishsummit.eu (courses in Italy).Volunteers are responsible for getting to a central point, for example Milan or Madrid, and this will likely mean overnight stays there at the start and end of the course.The schools do not cover these costs or any personal costs.

Volunteers must have their own medical and other insurances, too.

Sunday, February 8, 2015 - North Shore News - A25

WORK

RRSP contribution deadline looms You must deal with the RRSP deadline. But you may delay your RRSP choice.

Monday, March 2 is the deadline to make a contribution for the 2014 tax year. The sooner you contribute, the better. But after you contribute, don’t let smooth, well-planned sales pitches pressure you into which way you invest your RRSP money.

Take the time you need; wait until you have considered and understood all the choices.

Mike Grenby

Money Matters Almost all RRSP companies offer a cash or money market account

where you can park your contribution. These instruments don’t yield much interest, so don’t delay your decision too long.

“I already have an RRSP investment program so can’t I simply add my new contribution to that?” you might ask.

First, review whether this instrument is still performing up to expectations and, even more important, whether it’s still appropriate for your present and likely

future situation.

For example, you might have decided recently to go back to school or buy a home in the near future, and might need to “borrow” from your RRSP to provide the money. Or you might have decided to take time off work or retire sooner, and withdraw money from your RRSP earlier than originally expected.

In these cases, you would need to make sure you had fairly liquid/ accessible money in the

RRSP so you wouldn’t be forced to sell equity funds or stocks, for example, just when the stock market had slumped.

Unless you are starting your first RRSP, having a self-directed RRSP makes moving money from one investment to another far easier than having several different plans.

Rarely will you stay with the same instrument or company for the life of your RRSP and then RRIF. If you have separate plans, it can take time and cost

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A26 - North Shore News - Sunday, February 8, 2015

PETS

Mountain bikers help train jumpy dog I still recall my youthful years of biking the trails on the North Shore mountains.

Since then, I’ve sold my Brodie (mountain bike) and bought a Tex (quarter horse).

My equine adventures have taken me abroad and the sure-footedness of my mount has allowed me to see some amazing countryside. But this past weekend my appreciation for the local mountains was renewed.

I wasn’t on horseback, but was working with a dog that has some issues with mountain bikes. Prior to this day, we had been working for almost a year on behavioural management and leadership skills along with socialization and

Joan Klucha

Canine Connection desensitization to bikes.

Now it was time to put the hard work to the test.

I met Sylvester (not his real name) and his owner at the beginning of the trail at 11:30 a.m.

The trail entrance was lined with mountain bikers. When Sylvester got out of the vehicle, he immediately went into

prey drive, focusing his attention intently on the moving objects — in this case the mountain bikers.

We patiently waited for him to calm down and, to my surprise, some of the mountain bikers seemed to know we were training and offered to ride by slowly to help. In the past, the sound of spinning wheels would trigger Sylvester’s prey drive so swiftly that he would pull his owner off her feet as he chased down the bikers. Within a few minutes of the bikes moving slowly around him, Sylvester was calm enough to walk the trails. I smiled a silent “thank you” to those two guys who helped us out.

We took a trail that was a series of switchbacks up the hill. This was a

designated hiking trail and we did not come across one mountain biker on our ascent up the mountain.

We intentionally took this trail to tire Sylvester out a bit before we got into the serious training.

Once we joined the Baden Powell Trail and our descent began we started to run into our quarry for the day, mountain bikers.

Sylvester could hear the wheels approaching from behind and began to get agitated. We moved him off to the side and into a sit to allow the bikers to pass.

To my surprise, the bikers stopped and waited for us to get Sylvester settled.

When Sylvester began to get aroused as the bikes started to move, a rider asked us, “Are you training him? How can I help? I

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love dogs, I have a big guy like this at home and wish I could bring him along the ride with me but it’s not safe for him.”

I smiled and said, “You guys are awesome, and yes, it would be so great if you could just ride by slowly while he gets calm.”

And they did, every one of them! The young man who offered to help even got off his bike and gave Sylvester a big rub behind the ears which just made Sylvester’s day!

We carried on our hike along the Baden Powell and came across a sort of mountain bikers’ meeting place. There were a bunch of them hanging out on their bikes and some were riding through. It was a perfect place for training.

We walked towards a group of bikers leaning against their bikes and had Sylvester sit at a distance from them for a few seconds when one the of the young gals asked if we were doing some training and invited us over.

“This is amazing!” I thought to myself.

Sylvester got excited as we approached, but when the bikers came up to him to say hello his demeanor changed from prey drive to play. We stood there chatting about dogs, people and bikes for a good 15 minutes while Sylvester investigated the bikes, the riders, their helmets and soon ignored the bikes passing by.

We made our way out to the street and were again engulfed by bikers, but by this time Sylvester didn’t care. One rider asked if he could say hello and Sylvester obliged by giving him a slobbery face lick, which he laughed off.

We had a fantastic training day, all due to the genuine helpfulness and kindness of the mountain bikers and I wish to say thank you.You have no idea how much you helped Sylvester and his owner.

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

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

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THREE TO SEE THIS WEEK PacWest volleyball UFV @ Capilano Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14 6 p.m. women 8 p.m. men Senior girls premier league basketball final Argyle @ Handsworth Wednesday, Feb. 11 7:30 p.m.

PJHL hockey Grandview vs.

NVWolf Pack Saturday, Feb. 14 7 p.m. at Harry Jerome Arena

Tongko learning on the fly Late start doesn’t slow snowboarder headed to CanadaWinter Games ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

North Vancouver’s Adrian Tongko is the answer to anyone who tells you that to become an elite athlete, a kid must specialize in a sport at a young age.

Tongko, an 18-year-old who graduated from Argyle secondary last year, is one of 23 North Shore athletes named to Team B.C. for the Canada Winter Games scheduled for Feb. 13March 1 in Prince George.

Tongko will go for gold in snowboard slopestyle, a fan-friendly, terrain-park inspired event that debuted at the Winter Olympics last year. That’s a pretty good achievement considering Tongko was born in the Philippines and spent his childhood there before his family moved to North Vancouver when he was nine. So, was there much snow in the Philippines?

“No,” Tongko says

incredulously. “Ha. No. It’s way too hot. . . . Basketball was pretty much what was big in the Philippines.””

In fact, Tongko had never even seen snow before he moved to Canada. Many elite skiers and snowboarders come from mountain families, learning to compete while chasing their parents up and down the slopes from a very young age. Tongko’s family was not like that. He didn’t hit the slopes until he was 10 years old when he and his family, including brother Matt, mother Christine and father Robert, cautiously tried out the snow.

“My mom skied, but she couldn’t keep up with me and my brother,” he says. “And my dad tried snowboarding once. . . . it didn’t go so well.”

Matt, five years older than Adrian, soon latched onto snowboarding as his mountain sport of choice.

“Obviously I wanted to

do whatever he did,” says Adrian. “So my parents got me a snowboard and a pass to Seymour. I’ve been snowboarding ever since.”

The first time was tough.

“My butt hurt,” he says. “I remember going really fast and never really turning.”

But he kept at it, moving over to Grouse after the first year and hitting the terrain parks whenever he could.

“I kind of taught myself how to snowboard,” he says. “I never did a class or anything. I always went up with my friends.”

Whatever he was teaching himself, it worked well enough to land him a spot on the B.C Snowboard Development Team three years ago under the guidance of coach Dane Kaechele.

“We’ve been able to go travel to the States, get to come to Whistler every weekend and train,” says

Tongko. “That was a big help.”

Tongko says he’s starting to realize his full potential this season. His recent results landed him a Top-2 ranking in the province and earned him a spot on Team B.C. for the Canada Winter Games.

Tongko says this whole ride has been “totally unexpected.”

“I’m pretty excited,” he says. “I’m stoked to see what it’s going to be like competition-wise, what the mountains are like there in Prince George.”

In Prince George he’ll follow his normal game plan of making his slopestyle runs look especially good.

“I like to put a lot of style into my tricks, more than amplitude,” he says.

“Make it look good — put my (personal) touch on snowboarding. . . . It’s a lot of fun. There’s lots of freedom in the sport. It’s very expressive — that’s what I like about it.”

Tongko may be surprised at how far the sport has taken him but it’s even more surprising for other competitors and

snowboard fans who learn that the guy throwing down the sweet tricks on the slopes spent his childhood in a tropical rainforest.

“They’re just surprised,” he says with a laugh.

“They’re a little shocked.”

Tongko hopes to keep surprising people on the slopes for as long as he can.

“Just keep snowboarding, that’s it,” he says about his future plans.

“See where it takes me.”

••• Other North Shore notables headed to the Canada Winter Games include Katie Weaver, a multi-sport star who has won national age-group medals in both track and field and cross-country skiing, and hockey player Jordy Bellerive, who was selected No. 2 overall in the 2014 WHL bantam draft.

Here are Team B.C. athletes and coaches that list North Vancouver or West Vancouver as their hometown or place of residence, according to teambc.org: North Vancouver: See Large page 30

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Playoff hosting rights up for grabs as AAAA hoops heats up ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

It’s a logjam atop the standings of the North Shore senior boys AAAA basketball league and it will all be sorted out this week as the regular season wraps up heading into the Howe Sound playoffs.

West Vancouver and

Handsworth are currently tied for first place with six points apiece, although West Van has played only four games to Handsworth’s five.

Sentinel is close behind with four points through four games while Argyle is sitting at two points after scoring an upset 67-58 victory over Handsworth Thursday. That result

came just two days after Handsworth beat West Van 49-46 to move into a firstplace tie.Yep, it’s a logjam alright.

The action resumes Tuesday when Argyle will host West Van and Handsworth will welcome Sentinel. Both games are 7:30 p.m. tip-offs. Sentinel will then host West Vancouver in the regular

season’s final game Friday starting at 7:30 p.m.

Whichever team finishes in first place will earn the right to host the Howe Sound Championship tournament scheduled to run Feb. 19-26, gaining a big advantage in the fight for the league’s championship trophy and sole berth in the provincial tournament.

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NOMINATE TODAY! The North Shore Sport Awards is a celebration of sport achievement at all levels; community, high school, provincial, and international.

Nominate someone you know, or yourself, for recognition in these categories: SPORTS OFFICIAL An official who has assisted athletes’ development COMMUNIT Y SPORT VOLUNTEER An organizer, trainer or manager TEAM Amateur team competing in an organized league ATHLETE WITH A DISABILIT Y Athlete with physical or mental disability

FAIR PL AY An athlete, coach or manager who has demonstrated true spirit of sport COACH Coach who is NCCP certified YOUTH FEMALE Athlete 18 & under YOUTH MALE Athlete 18 & under

OPEN FEMALE Athlete 19 to 39 years of age OPEN MALE Athlete 19 to 39 years of age MASTER FEMALE Athlete 40 years of age or older MASTER MALE Athlete 40 years of age or older YOUTH LEADERSHIP High School student that excels in athletics, academics, and community service.

Nominate online at www.nssportawards.com Deadline for nominations is 4pm, February 10, 2015.

The North Shore Sport Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, March 24, 7:00pm at the West Vancouver Community Centre Atrium.

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Strong start for MUFC soccer squads Two senior girls teams from the North Shore/ Burnaby-based Mountain United Football Club scored championship wins at tournaments held in the United States recently.

The club’s U18 team, winners of the B.C. Soccer Premier League last season, added to their trophy collection with a victory at the FC Portland Premier Winter College Showcase

held Jan. 16-19. Not to be outdone, the club’s U17 team spent the same weekend winning the Pacific Northwest Winter Classic College Showcase held in Seattle.

The 2015 BCSPL season kicks off Feb. 21-22.

The first MUFC North Shore home games are scheduled for March 7-8 at Ambleside Park.

— Andy Prest

Large North Shore contingent headed to Canada Winter Games From page 29

• Alpine skiing: Kyle Alexander, Asher Jordan, Frances MacDonald, Kristina Natalenko (New Westminster hometown, trains in North Vancouver) • Cross country skiing: Eliza Jane Kitchen, Katherine (Katie) Weaver, Kajsa Heyes (Vancouver hometown, North Vancouver resident) • Artistic gymnastics: Michael Sibley, Dorina Stan (manager) • Hockey, female: Jenna Hewitt-Kenda, Leona Sim • Hockey, male: Jordan

(Jordy) Bellerive • Para alpine: Mark Robertson • Para Nordic: Lindsey McDonald, Samuel Piercey, Emily Weekes • Ringette: Nina Tajbakhsh • Snowboard: Christopher Nakonechny (technical support), Dane Kaechele (coach, Roberts Creek hometown), Adrian Tongko • Synchronized swimming: Stefanie Dickinson West Vancouver: • Alpine skiing: Katie Fleckenstein, Sierra King, Ella Renzoni • Hockey, female: Rachel Raffard, Natalie Stanwood.

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