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Vaccination rates low on North Shore

Only 62 per cent of students up to date on immunizations MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

West Vancouver parents score the second lowest in the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region when it comes to keeping up to date with

vaccinations for their youngest school-age children.

Only 57 per cent of West Vancouver students are fully protected against serious diseases such as measles and whooping cough, which require multiple doses to

be effective, when they enter kindergarten.That concerning statistic can be compared to Vancouver where the average up-todate immunization rate for kindergarten students is almost 20 per cent higher.

Looking at the North Shore as a whole, only 62 per cent of parents are keeping on the vaccination schedule for their kindergarten-aged children,

while seven per cent of kindergarten kids on the North Shore have had no immunizations at all.

Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, the North Shore’s medical health officer, said it’s been a struggle to get that immunization rate up. In Lysyshyn’s estimation, the low rates may be caused by a number of factors: parents being too busy, not recognizing the importance

of the booster doses or hoping their children will be somewhat protected through the initial vaccine.

Detailed immunization data for every school in the region was released this week by the health region, which collected students’ vaccination records at the start of the 2013-2014 school year.

North Vancouver’s private Vancouver Waldorf

School, which offers an alternative form of education, shows one of the lowest immunization rates in the region: only 12 per cent of kindergarten students there have up-todate vaccinations.

“Historically that has been a school that we know has very low rates, and we have had difficulty See Multiple page 5

Henry wins right to sue Crown BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

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A North Shore man who spent almost three decades in jail for a series of rapes he did not commit has won the right to sue the Crown that put him behind bars, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

Ivan Henry was convicted of 10 sexual offences in 1983 and declared a dangerous offender, thanks in part to the prosecutor failing to disclose a number of victim statements that revealed inconsistencies in the Crown’s case. Almost a quarter century later, his case was reopened and his convictions were tossed out in 2010.

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Getting to the heart of the matter Professorship brings cardiac arrhythmias to the forefront in B.C.

ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

“Every place I am, I have a picture with me of Paul,” says Per Brunes.

On this day, reached by the North Shore News from his secondary home in Scottsdale, Arizona, the 71-year-old West Vancouver resident takes a minute from the interview to look at one such image.

“It’s a happy picture,” says Per, describing the photograph given to him following the sudden death of his son at age 31 on March 13, 2010.

The treasured photo shows Paul on the famous Swilcan Bridge, situated between the first and 18th fairways of Scotland’s St. Andrews Links. Paul, an employee of his now-retired father’s company, Brunette Industries Ltd., had paid a visit to the landmark club while on a work trip.

“After Paul’s passing, I wanted to do something,” says Per. Although he’d sought medical attention at various points throughout his life, complaining of a racing heartbeat, it wasn’t until after Paul’s sudden passing that his diagnosis became clear: he had suffered from a cardiac arrhythmia, a heart rhythm disorder.

“If you read about an athletic kid falling down in a game or . . . on an ice rink, this is exactly what it is.

That’s what Paul had.They all can be saved,” says Per. Interested in sparing other families from a similar ordeal, Per launched the Paul Brunes Foundation and partnered with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation to establish the Paul Brunes UBC Professor in Heart Rhythm Disorders. Since 2012, that role has been held by West Vancouver’s Dr. Andrew Krahn.

Recognized for his expertise in the management of cardiac arrhythmias, Krahn wears a number of hats in addition to the professorship. Since his recruitment he has continued to make headway

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It’s estimated 7,000 people in B.C. are affected by an inherited heart rhythm disorder.

He’s in the midst of a variety of research projects too, mainly focused on genetics and the improvement of testing methods. In addition, Krahn continues to take a leadership role, working to connect patients across the country with needed support, as well as medical staff and researchers working in the field.

Krahn is being increasingly called upon to share his knowledge internationally. Last month, for example, he spoke to medical professionals in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.

“He is a visionary,” says Per. Both men are calling for increased public awareness of cardiac arrhythmias.

“This is something that although it is uncommon, affects our young people who have so much to lose at a stage in life where

they are vulnerable.

These are conditions that typically (exact) their toll on teenagers and young adults whose life is mostly in front of them and are usually not aware of (their risk.) Without disrespecting things that happen later in life where we’re all trying to live better and live longer, the idea of the teenager who collapses on the ice and dies suddenly, is something that is just abhorrent,” says Krahn.

••• Sudden deaths from cardiac arrhythmias differ from more common cases of deaths due to a heart attack or stroke.

A common analogy Krahn uses to describe heart rhythm disorders is The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

“The heart is in a certain kind of natural or balanced state.When the heart signal is too fast, or it’s too slow, or it’s too high, or it’s too low, those kind of extreme conditions are the things that set off abnormal heart rhythms,” he says.

A variety of cardiac arrhythmias exist, ranging in severity.

While incurable, early diagnosis can be lifesaving, with treatment focused on management and prevention

of a potentially fatal cardiac arrest.Treatment options include: lifestyle changes related to exercise levels and avoiding certain medications that could cause harm; the prescription of betablockers; and, in rare cases, more invasive strategies like the use of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators.

The challenge is diagnosis, as many of those affected can appear perfectly healthy. However, warning signs include fainting, a heart-related issue that causes someone to seek medical attention (chest pain, palpitations or an abnormal test result), or when something happens to a family member.

Much of Krahn’s career has been dedicated to investigating inherited arrhythmias as a means of improving identification of those affected before it’s too late.

“Our awareness of this is just much less because the person who’s lost isn’t there to advocate,” says Krahn.

In addition, in the last 40 years, heart health information that’s been publicly disseminated has more commonly focused on smoking, cholesterol, healthy lifestyles and heart attacks.

“The public message

about heart rhythm problems has been kind of buried underneath,” he says.

Things are changing, with increased focus on heart rhythm problems in recent years, evidenced by the continued installation of automated external defibrillators in public places.

••• Approximately 20 years ago, Per recalls spending time with a friend from his native Sweden who, six months prior, had lost his son on a hiking trip in China.

“We talked about him and I thought I could relate.

And when I lost Paul I understood I didn’t have a clue.You’re so far off in your mind between hearing and sympathizing. I think we’re well put together by whoever made sure that our brain works the way it does, because if we could go there to think how you would feel if you lost your son and daughter, it would drive us crazy. I don’t think we could make it past the day even,” he says.

Paul’s death came as a shock not only to his immediate family, including mother Kathy (she and Per divorced in 1990), and older sister Tania, but was widely felt in the community, seeing approximately 800 people

attend his celebration of life held at the Capilano Golf and Country Club.

“Nine out of 10 of his old girlfriends were there,” his father laughs.

“Paul, he was life itself.

Of course every parent says that about their children, but it wouldn’t matter who you asked, Paul was the life of everything. He was always happy. He always said, ‘Dad relax. Relax.We haven’t come to the end of the earth. Just relax.Take it easy dad. It will fix itself.’

Nothing was ever a problem with Paul. He was a helpful person. At the grocery store, if a lady had grocery bags too heavy, he could grab the bags and say, ‘Where’s your car ma’am?’ He talked to everyone. How he became that I don’t know.”

Paul, who attended Collingwood School and graduated from West Vancouver secondary, was an avid outdoorsman, passionate about snowboarding and snowmobiling in winter, and water sports in summer.

At the time of his death, he had just moved into a house in North Vancouver and had been dating a “very nice girl,” Per says. He was working at his father’s company, having moved up the ranks to a position in marketing and sales at the New Westminster-based machinery manufacturer serving the North American forest products industry.

While Paul had complained on a few occasions throughout his life of a racing heart, resulting in trips to the emergency room, appointments with his doctor and even a heart specialist, his otherwise robust health left those around him with little cause for alarm.

Neither of Paul’s parents understood that what Paul had was quite dangerous.

“He went to a GP and he almost went so many times you feel that you’re abusing the system,” says Per. Paul’s first major incident occurred in January 2010 while he was snowmobiling.

He passed out, blaming it on a lack of oxygen due to a snow-packed helmet. Once again, Paul was checked out and underwent a number of heart-related tests. Still no diagnosis was issued.

In the months that followed, Paul was to have been referred to a local cardiac specialist. After the See Province-wide page 8

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Multiple factors to blame From page 1

going in to immunize,” said Lysyshyn. “In fact, during a measles outbreak (in 2012) we had to immunize some people there and it was quite difficult.”

Vancouver Waldorf School responded to the report Friday saying they have always worked with VCH, and acknowledged that some families chose not to immunize their children while others opt out of specific vaccinations.

“Any such opting out of a single vaccine would result in a student being highlighted as

not fully vaccinated for purposes of the Vancouver Coastal Health statistics; nevertheless at the same time they are not unvaccinated,” said Victoria Restrepo Mous,Waldorf’s interim business manager, adding some parents complete their children’s vaccination program postkindergarten.

Other schools with low rates of children who are up to date on their vaccinations when they enter kindergarten include the private L’Ecole Francaise Internationale Cousteau, Norgate, Queen Mary, Caulfeild and Chartwell

public elementary schools and the private Eagle Harbour and Gatehouse Montessori schools. All had up-to-date vaccination rates of less than 50 per cent for students entering kindergarten, according to records given to the health authority.

When it comes to measles protection, 84 and 82 per cent of students in North and West Vancouver, respectively, have received that vaccination. As for the relatively new HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine — which protects girls against some cancers caused by HPV infection — 66 per

cent of North Shore grade six and nine students have been immunized against it.

“That (rate) actually, relative to the rest of the region, is not too bad,” said Lysyshyn.

Lysyshyn said the importance of vaccinations definitely gets talked about a lot when there are cases of communicable diseases, and there seems to be support from the majority of the public.

“But there is still a hardcore group of people that are resistant to them or mistrustful of the information we give and it’s difficult,” said Lysyshyn.

Ruling moves civil case forward From page 1 any compensation for his years in jail.

Henry launched a civil suit against the government on the grounds his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms were violated.

Under existing legal rules, however, it has been extremely difficult for anyone to hold the Crown accountable for actions in criminal cases they have tried.

But the ruling released by the Supreme Court on Friday morning changes that.

“He’s obviously very pleased with the decision.

It is a significant decision insofar as it’s going to change the test that he has to meet in proving that he’s entitled to damages for his

wrongful conviction,” said Joe Arvay, Henry’s lawyer who argued the case before the Supreme Court.

Arvay added Henry shouldn’t have to sue the government to be compensated for his time in jail.

“What it should do is cause the government to sit down and make Mr. Henry a very generous offer and obviate the need for him to go to trial and stop wasting taxpayer dollars that a trial would entail . . .The only question is what the amount would be?”

But the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the Toronto-based Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, both of which had intervener status in the court case, see Henry’s win as half-measure.

In order to hold the Crown

liable, a person must still prove that a prosecutor acted intentionally in violating their rights.The interveners were hoping to see a majority on the court side with Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin, who argued intent — or lack of it — shouldn’t impact whether a person can be compensated for having their rights violated.

“In Canada, prosecutors are essentially immune from civil claims.That’s not what the law says but that’s the reality.The test is so strict, they might as well be immune,” said Sean Dewart, a lawyer with the Defence of the Wrongfully Convicted group.

“Mr. Henry is now a big step closer to getting the compensation that he is entitled to but, apart from that, I can’t imagine this

case is going to have very far reaching implications.”

In the past, successful suits against the Crown were “extraordinarily rare” since the person suing had to demonstrate that Crown acted with ulterior motives, Dewart said.

Friday’s decision lowers the bar somewhat, but not to the point where McLachlin argued it should be.

“Compensation should come from the harm that was caused, not by trying to peer inside the mind of the person who withheld the disclosure,” Dewart said.

“What if they withheld because they were just really stupid? Or what if they withheld it because they were indifferent or lazy? . . .

Does Mr. Henry care? Does that make the fact that they ruined his life any better?”

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The state still enjoys remarkable insulation from lawsuits, even when its actions have led to a wrongful criminal conviction.That’s a gap that should be closed.

There’s nothing worse our courts could do than fail an innocent person. Courts are institutions built on lofty ideals. But they are still run by humans and humans make mistakes, whether it’s through malice, negligence or honest oversight.

That’s what happened to Henry and a number of other Canadians.

We’d all like to think we could prove our innocence if wrongly accused. But as the Henry case shows, once tunnel vision sets in, that can be easier said than done.

Henry deserves compensation for the life he had stolen by an imperfect system.

As the Roman poet Juvenal famously asked, “Who will watch the watchmen?”

he courts are our society’s ultimate tool for holding us accountable.

Tell that to Ivan Henry, the North Vancouver man who spent 27 years in jail for sexual assaults he did not commit.

After a Supreme Court decision on Friday, Henry has now won the rare opportunity to sue the Crown for his wrongful conviction.

The circumstances around Henry’s case are far from typical. But it’s shocking how “innocent until proven guilty” didn’t seem to enter the thoughts of those involved.

The decision by the Supreme Court on Friday won’t have far-reaching implications, but it will have important ones for the few people unlucky enough to be wrongly convicted because important information wasn’t disclosed.

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Something smelly about sewage rules

Dear Editor: Re: Human Sewage Regulations.

As a 30-year North Shore resident who now spends a lot of time near Merritt, I am reaching out for support from cities about an environmental travesty that is occurring in rural areas.

The Nicola Valley is being inundated with sewage sludge (the leftovers of waste water treatment plants, containing fecal coliform, heavy metals and other noxious substances).The sludge (aka bio-solids) is disposed of in rural communities by private contractors engaged by municipalities and districts to take it away.

Under the dumbed-down provincial Organic Matter Recycling Regulation, a private contractor can operate in secrecy, with no requirement to let people nearby know what it proposes to do, give notice, post its plans or consult.

Nor is there a licensing procedure, whereby government issues a permit for a private contractor to apply sludge to agricultural land. All the contractor has to do is to file an “application plan,” and 30 days later the trucks of sludge can start arriving.

With staff cutbacks, there is no routine government monitoring of the operation.

Somebody has to complain first.This means the contractor is free to dispose greater quantities of sludge, and sludge of higher concentrations of fecal coliform and heavy metals than outlined in the plan.

Imagine your home transformed forever . . . contamination of surface water, ground water, well drinking water, soil, air, plus noise pollution and the unrelenting stink of human waste, next door to you.Thirty days. No notice. No consultation. No

teeth in the regulations to protect you.

The Capital Regional District (Victoria), like many European nations, has banned the land application of bio-solids within its boundaries and is constructing an incinerator to dispose of its hazardous waste.Why isn’t the provincial government building incinerators around the province?

Surely the safe disposal of sewer sludge is a function of government, not to be privatized so that sludge is dumped on any old community, to the extreme detriment of residents.The laws permitting contracting out of this public health function should be repealed, and safe disposal mechanisms established by government — isn’t this what we pay our taxes for?

Libby Dybikowski West Vancouver

City counts on neighbour to serve its residents’ needs Dear Editor: Once again, the City of North Vancouver is relying on the district to properly serve the needs of its own residents. Little wonder the city can boast of such strong cash reserves.The new

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William Griffin Pool will now have to meet the extra demand while the city ignores the Harry Jerome facility that is being held together by duct tape and baling wire.The competitive swimming community will not get its hoped-for 50-metre

pool, and it will not get the added capacity for meets and training that a new Harry Jerome pool would have provided. Shame on you city council.

Alan Nixon, former DNV councillor Nanaimo

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“She said it’s horrible.

It’s just devastation everywhere.There are small towns that are totally obliterated.”

NorthVancouver resident Helena Burritt describes some of what her daughterVictoria has seen in the area where the Nepal earthquake struck last weekend (from an April 29 news story).

“You know what they say.

It ain’t over till it’s over.”

Rob Millard, president of theWestVancouverTeachers Association, reacts to a court decision favouring the province (from a May 1 news story.)

“Ticketing is not a panacea for everything. ” City of NorthVancouver bylaws manager Guy Gusdal explains why staff haven’t been ticketing people who break an anti-smoking bylaw (from a May 1 news story).

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Small spectators bring fear of failure

With NHL and NBA playoffs in full swing there are pressure-packed games going on every night, but last week I discovered pressure I’d never imagined before tucked away in an old Vancouver elementary school gym.

I’m no elite athlete but I have competed in some high-pressure situations myself: high school basketball in front of packed gymnasiums, sprint finals at the Alberta Summer Games, rooftop beer pong.

If you’re losing very badly at rooftop beer pong, every game could be sudden death.

But nothing has hit me quite like what I experienced during the lowliest of sporting competitions, the co-ed, recreational floor hockey game.What was the difference? The difference was the presence of just two extra spectators.Two tiny spectators, with wide eyes and un-filtered mouths.

I’ve played all kinds of sports with my two sons, aged four and two, and they’ve been impressed by my prowess as I’ve dominated them at ministick carpet hockey and backyard baseball. But before last week they’d never seen me match up in a real game against other adult humans.When I found out that my sons were coming to my floor hockey game last week I was instantly thrilled and terrified.

Thrillified? Here’s why.

My floor hockey team has had a pretty good run recently — we’ve won oversized championship Tshirts in each of the past two seasons, thankyouverymuch — but in this latest season, which began a few weeks ago, we’ve been bumped up

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Laugh All YouWant to the top tier.This is the big show. It’s basically one step down from the NHL playoffs — in other words, Canucks level. In other other words, it’s 30 steps above the Toronto Maple Leafs.

I’m kidding, of course. If anyone who had even played WHL hockey stepped into our gym he could probably beat our team single-handedly as long as he was given a goaltender at or above the level of a moderately co-ordinated

dachshund.

As far as co-ed, recreational floor hockey is concerned, however, this is the big leagues, and we’ve been on the wrong side of a few big league beat-downs recently.There are good players in the league and many of them are closer in age to my kids than they are to me.

As game time approached last week my nervousness grew.What if we stunk? What if I stunk?

Would my kids forever see me as a terrible athlete who couldn’t even score against a team called Soft Dumps in the Corner?

I kept envisioning the car ride home full of questions from my four-year-old.

“Daddy, why did the other men score so many goals? Daddy, why did you fall down so much?

Daddy, why did you spend the first five minutes in the bathroom?”

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following a couple of recent games. I pictured myself asking my two-year-old what he thought of his old man’s game.

“Not . . . goooooood!”

One 50-minute game, a lifetime of lost respect.

Terrifying.

Then the game started, and I scored on the very first shift. Phew. I scored again a couple of minutes later. Double phew — one goal for each of my boys.

By half time we’d built up a good lead and my sons were suitably impressed.

My older boy informed me that if I scored just twice more I’d have one goal for each member of the family, mama and daddy included.

I chose not to inform my boys that we were playing against a severely undermanned team that had very few substitutes, and those who were there had

all run out of gas after about 10 minutes. I didn’t tell my boys that our opponent’s goalie, who they seemingly borrowed from the 1950s, was making things slightly easier for us with his unique, ‘for heaven’s sake, don’t make me move’ goaltending style.There was no need to trouble my sons with such technicalities.

Anywho, I scored three more times in the second half — I swear I’m not making this up — in what turned out to be my highest scoring game in a long, long, long time.

“Daddy you played a great game,” my older son said. A teammate asked my younger son who he thought the best player was.

His response: “Meeeeeeee!”

Maybe he misunderstood the question.

Anyway, I spent the ride home getting grilled by my

sons about exactly how I scored each goal.They were like a couple of budding young backseat sports reporter — it made me think that they could have a future in that profession.

You know, if newspapers still exist in 20 years.

It was wonderful, but now I’m presented with another problem. Before the game was over my teammates were already calling my kids our goodluck charms and telling me I needed to bring them every week. Or at least for championship games, which are often held at 9 p.m. (“C’mon kids, out of bed, we need you — there’s an oversized T-shirt on the line”).

The joy of having them at the game, however, is already being pushed out by

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2010 Winter Olympics, Per had also planned on taking him to Arizona to meet with a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, whom Per had recently met as part of a routine check-up while vacationing down south.

Sadly, two months later, Paul experienced a second incident while snowmobiling — this time taking his life.

In the wake of Paul’s death, Per’s purpose in life became clear: to ensure his son didn’t die in vain and that his death might somehow prevent other families from experiencing a similar tragedy.

Interested in starting a foundation, a University of British Columbia cardiologist suggested Per connect with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.

He scheduled a meeting, and representatives shared their wish list of future projects. Cardiac arrhythmia was among them.

“They said, ‘This has been pushed off.’ And I said, ‘Why don’t we bring it to the forefront? What will it take?’” says Per. Per committed to making a large personal donation, as well as to conduct fundraising through the

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Continued meetings with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and other stakeholders resulted in the welcoming of Krahn in October 2012 as the Paul Brunes UBC Professor in Heart Rhythm Disorders and the Sauder Family and Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC &Yukon

Chair in Cardiology. Krahn was also head of the division of cardiology in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, and at that time, head of the VGH Pacemaker Clinic. He currently holds all of those titles with the exception of the last one. Krahn’s role was supported by $5.5 million from all groups listed, as well as Providence

Health Care and Cardiac Services B.C. Money is used to support patients, fund vital research and for the creation of a team to deliver state-of-the-art care.

“It’s good for everyone in B.C. that we finally have . . . someone driving and responsible for (arrhythmias),” says Per. •••

Prior to moving to the Lower Mainland three years ago, Krahn, 50, was previously based at London’s University of Western Ontario.

He recalls an encounter in the later stages of his medical training that set him on his current path.

He saw two brothers whose grandmother had collapsed and died after getting up to answer the telephone, leaving their mother, who was then three years old.

Krahn met their mother when she was 40 and the brothers were teenagers. It became clear the boys had some form of an inherited heart rhythm disorder running in their family.The question Krahn faced was how to identify what they had, what the risk was and how best to treat them to prevent what had happened to their grandmother from happening to them.

His subsequent career has been dedicated to evaluating, treating and trying to prevent sudden death in these kinds of patients. Highlights include leading a national research study that detected rare genetic conditions of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest, as well as their family

members, despite their outward picture of health.

He also launched one of the first clinics serving those affected in Canada, having developed a system for evaluating patients, as well as simultaneously conducting research.

“We now have 13 centres across Canada that evaluate families like the Brunes family where somebody has died suddenly, to try to understand the reason for it, or whether anyone else is affected, or whether there is risk to other family members,” he says.

Krahn has continued his work since moving to West Vancouver, including launching, in early 2013, the B.C. Inherited Arrhythmia Program, a province-wide network of clinics serving patients and their families.

The majority of patients are seen at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital, and others at Vancouver General Hospital and at Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Outreach clinics are offered in the northern part of the province and video conferencing is used as required.

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they or someone in their family is believed to have one of these conditions due to testing; or in light of an incident that has occurred in their family — a sudden death for instance — that has raised concern other family members could be affected. Patients can access the clinics by referral, or by contacting the program directly.

The care of patients is team-based, with input from specialists in pediatrics and adult cardiology, genetics, nursing and trainees.

Krahn sees the majority of patients himself, but based on demand for services, they will soon be adding a new doctor who will have a similar-sized patient load, increasing the number of people they can serve.

The program has seen approximately 1,000 people so far, and 40 families who’ve experienced a sudden death have been brought to their attention.

Krahn likes to make a joke that he’s a family doctor, but not in the traditional sense, as he typically sees whole families at once, often meeting with groups of relatives in conference rooms.

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The clinic program also enables the medical team to conduct research, and a month ago, they surpassed 500 patients in their research database,

with a number of those contributing DNA samples to their biobank.

Krahn says they currently have 15 to 20 projects on

the go. One is focused on testing all of the DNA, not just the heart rhythm genes, a capability that hasn’t existed until recently.This is allowing them to look at new genetic information that might be contributing to why these people are at risk.

Another project is seeing them work to develop better tests to understand risk, and help them determine if they can become better at predicting a problem and then employ effective prevention measures.

Krahn is also engaged in networking, not just provincially, but nationally.

He has led the development of the Canadian Genetic Heart Rhythm Network, a network of clinics ensuring patients have access to experts.The network also ensures experts have access to patients to assist in the advancement of treatment and research across the country.

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If I never bring them back, they’ll forever believe

that I’m the greatest recreational floor hockey player in the history of humankind.

To me, that would be worth more than all of the oversized T-shirts in the world.

is happening, there’s still a way to go in raising both awareness and funding. His goal is to raise an additional $2 million for the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation to ensure the continued success of the Paul Brunes UBC Professor in Heart Rhythm Disorders long into the future. “I will not rest until I know that this will succeed,” he says.

To make a donation to the Paul Brunes Foundation, visit paulbrunesfoundation.org.

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Community members interested in learning more about the importance of play to children’s growth and development are encouraged to attend an event being presented by representatives of North Vancouver Recreation & Culture, tomorrow night at Centennial Theatre.

Unwrapping Bubble Wrapped Kids:The Power of Play, will feature a keynote presentation by special guest Tim Gill, described as one of the United Kingdom’s leading thinkers on childhood, and an advocate for positive change in children’s everyday lives (rethinkingchildhood.com).

Gill’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion focused on the topic of risky play,

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Health, is looking forward to engaging with Gill, who has long been writing about the importance of risky play for children.

“He has actually done a lot of really important work in England that has led to changes in the way that they approach playground safety and risk management. And so it’s a great opportunity

to have someone like that come here and for us to be able to hear from him, and learn from him, and share what we’ve been up to,” says Brussoni, who also is a scientist with both the Child & Family Research Institute and the B.C. Injury Research & Prevention Unit.

Brussoni plans to offer insight into what is being

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night in celebration of its eighth anniversary Thursday, May 7, 6 a.m.-9:45 p.m. at 489 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver.The event will also include discounts and treats. Schedule: maayogastudio.com.

WEST VANCOUVER LAWN BOWLING CLUB will host a free day on the greens Saturday, May 9, 1-5 p.m. at 650 20th St. The event will also include a barbecue. westvanlbc.ca

OPEN HOUSE The North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club will hold an open house with bowling and a free barbecue Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at 2160 Lonsdale Ave.The group is open to social and competitive bowlers of all ages and abilities.The season runs from May to September with bowling seven days a week. 604-9904541 patskinner@telus.net CELTIC SERVICE

Everyone is welcome for an hour of Celtic music interspersed with readings, reflection and prayer Sunday, May 10, 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver.

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where activity is directed by a coach or some other individual. “It’s really the child deciding and negotiating amongst other children . . . how they’re going to play and what they’re going to do,” she says.

Risky play is defined as, “play where there is a risk of physical injury,” and has been divided into six categories of play with regard to height (i.e. climbing trees), speed (running fast), dangerous tools, dangerous elements (water), chance of getting lost, and play fighting.

“I’ve been in injury prevention for a long time and we’ve done some really important and amazing things for keeping kids safe

and actually injuries are the leading cause of death for children and youth and a major source of hospitalizations. But what I’m suggesting is that when it comes to children’s play, we may have gone too far in terms of trying to stamp out risky play without thinking about the possible consequences for children’s health and development from doing that,” says Brussoni.

The panel will be rounded out by VCH medical health officer Dr. Mark Lysyshyn and the discussion will be moderated by the recreation commission’s director of recreation and culture Heather Turner.

The evening will close with a question and answer session.

FIT&HEALTHY Sunday, May 3, 2015 - North Shore News - A13 Advertisement

Are you feeling burned out? Does life have you busy from dawn till dusk?

If you answered yes to either of these questions and you are having trouble losing weight, stress may be to blame.

Stress is good for us at certain times, and bad for us at others. It keeps us safe when we are in danger, but when it is chronic it can increase many disease processes and impair our optimal health. This is why many people will either lose weight or gain weight in times of stress.

Why is this? Cortisol, our stress hormone, can encourage fat loss or fat gain. In acute situations, or temporary stress, cortisol increases our fat burning.

Chronic stress stimulates fat cells to grow and increases muscle loss – so you are replacing muscle with fat.

How else does stress impair our fat loss goals? Cortisol is stimulating to our reward center in our brain – this manifests as cravings for sweet, salty and fatty foods. Who cannot relate to reaching for that cookie when we are stressed?

We must not forget that every hormone in our body is connected and if one is out of balance the others may follow. This is true for cortisol and thyroid.

In times of acute stress, such as short intense exercise, cortisol is elevated and encourages fat loss. This is due to an increase in a few hormones, such as human growth hormone and epinephrine and norepinephrine. These hormones work together to increase fat loss.

We must not forget that every hormone in our body is connected and if one is

out of balance the others may follow. This is true for cortisol and thyroid. Cortisol helps to sensitize our thyroid hormone receptors – so low cortisol can lead to hypothyroid, further leading to weight gain or decreased ability to lose weight.

Signsyoumayhave abnormalcortisollevels: ■ interrupted sleep ■ chronic need for stimulants like coffee ■ frequent infections ■ allergies ■ fatigue ■ cravings for salty food ■ lightheaded when standing up too fast or bending over ■ increased recovery from illness or injury ■ chronic or long-term stress ■ weight gain ■ difficulty losing weight

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They may not have actually been running a multi-million-dollar company, but a group of Capilano University students certainly felt like a million bucks after taking first place in a recent post-secondary business competition.

CapU sent a junior and a senior team to the 26th annual Western Canada Business Competition in Kelowna March 20 to 23. The juniors beat out all their rivals to win the award for best overall team and each of the four members also took home individual awards for their respective roles (best

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marketing, best finance, best operations and best human resources).

The competition, which involved several months of preparation, saw each team manage a company via a simulation program and make decisions regarding investments, manufacturing, marketing and more. One of the requirements was to submit a strategic plan to a Dragon’s Den-style panel of judges.

“For our strategic plan we decided to invest heavily in innovation and as a result we had to actually generate money through a combination of debt and equity,” says business instructor Andrea Eby, who coached the

winning team.

Participants watched the results of their decisions unfold live and CapU’s junior team ended up ahead by more than $100 million in sales.

“Basically our strategy just played out really, really well. And you never really know, because you don’t know what the competition is doing,” she says.

Eby is a marketing professional and says the management simulator gave her students a genuine taste of what it’s like to work in the business world.

“It’s reality. And I think that is what’s so great about it,” she says. “These are really rigorous business management skills that you get from this.”

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SENIORS

Seniors win big in federal budget Though not all groups pleased with way things played out

Let’s start with the obvious.

Seniors were the big winners in the Conservative budget, a.k.a. Economic Action Plan 2015. Gone are the days when a budget from government held any real surprises. Now governments are prone to leak the details from their own budgets in advance of budget day: to wit it was no secret that the budget would contain provisions that would allow people to take less out of their Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs) and to put more into their Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs).

Whether you favour those changes or, more to the point, benefit from them, really depends on how much money you have. The government could have muted the criticism that those tax reforms disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Canadians by reversing their decision to increase eligibility for Old Age Security from the age of 65 to 67 or by increasing payments to low-income seniors through the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). They did neither.

Apart from tax reform there’s money in the budget for homeowners and caregivers. There’s a new Home Accessibility Tax Credit for renovations to help seniors and the disabled stay in their homes longer, and a tax-free Family Caregiver Relief Benefit to help veterans.

Compassionate care benefits under the Employment Insurance system for Canadians caring for the gravely ill are extended. There’s even some new money, thankfully, for research into best practises in palliative care services.

Add that to the other senior-friendly measures introduced by the Conservative government over the past decade, including income splitting for seniors, to doubling the pension income seniors can receive tax-free, to increasing the basic income tax deductions for seniors, and it’s easy to see why lots of seniors are smiling these days.

There are winners and losers in every budget.

Some groups, like the North Shore’s own West Coast RRIF Focus Group, were spectacularly successful in getting

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Older andWiser their message heard by government. Others were left disappointed.

Organizations that advocate on behalf of seniors are coming to realize that when dealing with government they need a plan. CARP

and more than 50 groups have formed Seniors Vote to campaign to promote the interests of older Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election.

The Canadian Medical Association says that developing a seniors strategy to address issues, like healthcare, infrastructure, housing and public transportation, will become the focus of their efforts going forward.

Its Alliance for a National Seniors Strategy, which includes 35 groups, has set up a website, demandaplan.ca, to garner public support. The government wants no part of that.

When it comes to funding national strategies to address some of the most compelling health and social issues in this country the federal government pleads poverty. There’s money in the budget — $42 million spread over five years — to establish a new Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation in Toronto but no money to fund a comprehensive strategic plan.

A dementia strategy would cost approximately $150 million. Let’s put that number in perspective.

According to the government’s own estimates, the additional contribution room in

the TFSA will cost the government an extra $1.1 billion in foregone revenue over the next five years.

That’s enough to fund a national strategy for dementia, mental health, housing and more.

The lesson here is that budgets aren’t just about economics; they’re about making choices too.

With an election expected this fall, voters will have a choice to make as well.

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 Seniors Calendar Notices

CALL FOR ATHLETES AND VOLUNTEERS The City and District of North Vancouver will be hosting the 55+ B.C. Games Aug. 25-29 and athletes and volunteers are needed.

The North Shore hopes to welcome more than 4,000 athletes to compete in 27 different sporting events serviced by 1,500 volunteers.

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

Registration required.

604-922-1575 info@nsvs.ca nsvs.ca COMPUTER CLUB Learn how to find free programs, solve problems and look up interesting topics on the web Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. $45 SeptemberAugust; $30 January-

August. 604-980-2474 silverharbourcentre.com COMPUTER FLIGHT SIMULATION Drop in and fly a Boeing 747 or some other aircraft on a computer the second and fourth Friday of each month, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre, 695 21st St. $2.25. 604-925-7280 westvancouver.ca/seniors CHINESE SENIORS’ GROUP A Mandarin and Cantonese speaking group that meets for ESL class followed by tai chi practise at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Rosanna, 604-988-2931 FARSI SENIORS’ GROUP A Farsi speaking group that meets Thursdays, 10 a.m.-noon to socialize and practise speaking English at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Free.

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TASTE

California wine festival has lots to offer

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Notable Potables Tasting at last week’s California wine fair was a bit like being a kid in the proverbial candy store.

The room was so full of Golden State iconic names that it was tough to know where to turn next. It’s no surprise that California offers such appeal. After all, way back when, in the last century, it was California and Australia that brought the new world of wine to Vancouver several years before anyone imagined that the Okanagan would ultimately blossom beyond bulk producer.

There is, of course, no hardship in tasting your way through the likes of Ridge, Silver Oak, Heitz, Grgich Hills and so on. No shortage of serious drops here!

But California also proves time and again that much of its appeal lies in diversity and a pioneering spirit that harks back to the state’s beginnings.Who knew, for instance, that Albarino (88 points) and Gruner Veltliner (89 points) had made it to Clarksburg

(Sacramento), courtesy of Dancing Coyote Wines?

You can splurge or you can save.There’s value to be found at almost every level.

All too easily overlooked are some pretty tasty sparklers, especially from the likes of Gloria Ferrer, which is an offshoot of Spanish wine dynasty and Cava specialist Freixenet.

Sonoma Brut N/V yields a foamy mousse-and-plush, but focused, palate that balances richness and good acidity with apple and pear notes ($26-$27, 90 points).

Another sparkling with more than respectable European lineage, Domaine Chandon California Brut Classic N/V sports definite brioche notes with baked apple and citrus before a crisp, clean end ($24-$25, 90 points).

What intrigued me was a sense that California Pinot Noir may be taking a turn more towards its European counterpart, as opposed to being all too often shaped in something resembling the spirit of Shiraz.

Do some digging and you can find surprising value from areas such as Monterey.

Esser Pinot Noir 2013 (Monterey) offers cherry notes on top before a medium-bodied, quite plush but also savoury and earthy palate, with red fruit, strawberry, spicy hints and easy tannins. At $21.79, it represents excellent value (91 points). Grilled lamb chops, please.

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As promised last week, here are some highlights of this year’s Okanagan Spring Wine Festival Best of Varietal Awards.

I’d be tracking down some of these, as well as others:Time Estate Syrah 2012 (Black Sage);Wild Goose Stoney Slope Riesling 2013 (Okanagan Falls); Baillie Grohman Blancs de Noir Rosé 2014 (Creston); Moraine Estate Pinot Noir 2012 (Naramata); Mount Boucherie Family Reserve Summit 2012 (Okanagan/ Similkameen); Moon Curser Cabernet Merlot 2012 (Osoyoos); Inniskillin Dark Horse Cabernet Franc 2012 (Oliver); Pentage Gamay Noir Estate 2013 (Okanagan Falls), and more.

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Gathered on the steps of the West Vancouver Community Centre in the photograph above are representatives from forty six very deserving non-profit agencies, whose work is improving the lives of so many people in our community. They were there to attend our annual Grant Reception, the one day each year when the Foundation is able to directly connect people who care, our generous donors, with causes that matter.

It was a day of great celebration for both the Foundation and our guests, for this year we were FOUNDATION CHAIR able to award grants totaling just over $165,000, the largest amount in the past 25 years, and a 60% increase from the previous year. Many of our donors spoke with pride about the critical work that their funds have supported this year - delivering hot meals to isolated seniors, creating a “boys club” for vulnerable teens in our public schools, or rescuing boaters in peril

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on a dark winter night. These are the true heroes of our community, and their requests for financial assistance demanded our attention. Please have a look at the complete list of awards distributed that day, as I believe it represents the very best in philanthropy.

This has been a good year for your Foundation. Our assets now exceed $10,000,000, our profile within the community has risen significantly, and we have been able to attract a number of important new partners and sponsors. Your board of directors is determined to build on this success, as we aspire to be one of the great community foundations in this country. Our vision is very clear - we want to be a foundation that changes lives, that continually seeks to understand the unmet needs that do exist in West Vancouver, and that ensures that everyone in this community has the opportunity to benefit from the philanthropy of its citizens. We look forward to your continued support.

Sincerely,

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Booktopia - for Booktopia’s Secondary School Event and Grade Five Event featuring renowned author JacquelineWoodson Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland - for three mentoring matches inWestVancouver Canadian Cancer Society - to send three kids from Vancouver’s North Shore to Camp Goodtimes Canadian Chinese Outreach Committee – to support the 6th Annual Asian NewYear Celebration in 2016 Canadian Mental Health Association, North and West Vancouver Branch – to create short videos about how to access mental health services Caulfeild Elementary School – to support the construction of a new Primary playground structure Cerebral Palsy Association of BC – to help the North Shore’s Community Connection Program spread the word about its“Choice in Supports for Independent Living”program Children of the Street Society – to support the“Taking Care of Ourselves,Taking Care of Others” workshops which are designed to prevent sexual exploitation of children and youth, in schools and community groups inWestVancouver Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC – to facilitate the centre’s community education team to provide suicide awareness and prevention workshops toWestVancouver youth and community members District of West Vancouver - to assist with summer youth work experience and the adventure program offered through AmblesideYouth Centre

Ecole Cedardale - to construct a paved and partially fenced sports court to accommodate basketball and ball hockey Friends of Whytecliff Park - to help restore the pergola which used to sit at the park’s Lookout over Howe Sound Gleneagles Community Centre – to cover costs of advertising, green fees, lunch and prizes for Junior Golfers who play in two JuniorTournaments in July and August Harmony Arts Festival – as a founding sponsor of the Harmony Arts Festival, this grant is to support the festival’s operating costs and to be the Main Stage Sponsor

Pacific Post Partum Support Society – to provide information, assessment, referrals and support to women with postpartum depression or anxiety

PJ Outdoor Learning - to provide funding for the amphitheatre which accommodates stage performances, outdoor cinema, lecture series and community groups Properties Family Hub Society – to cover operational and coordination costs for the portable where the Properties Family Hub Society resides

Junior Achievement of BC – to support the delivery of the“Business Basics”series to Grade Five to Eight students inWestVancouver

Senior Citizens’Special Services Society - to coordinate the seniors’outreach program, identify and assess individual needs, and recruit and train volunteers to support social engagement

Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts - to support Kay Meek Connections, an outreach program which provides opportunities to experience live performance arts and engage with guest artists through free events across the North Shore

Special Olympics BC Society – North Shore - to support the Alpine Ski program at Cypress Mountain

Lighthouse Park Preservation Society – to support the cost of printing the society’s newsletter, speaker’s honoria for its free public lecture series and book prizes forWestVancouver students

TEDxWestVancouverED - for cost of renting the Kay Meek Centre along with the technicians needed and the use ofWestVancouver Secondary School

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation – to purchase respiratory equipment for the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit North Shore Jewish Community Centre/ Congregation Har El - to assist with the costs of the annual public lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah at the WestVancouver Community Centre

d Van/WVCF Flow-Through Fund d Irene Carpenter Fund d WestVancouver Community Flow-through Fund d Holly & Beke Burne Fund d North Shore Field Hockey Facilities Society Fund d WestVancouver Soccer Club Facilities Fund d British Pacific Properties Scholarship Fund d WestVancouver Police Dept. Fund d North Shore RescueTeam Flow-through Fund d James A. Inkster Leadership Award Flow-through Fund d WestVancouver Soccer Club Mark Steven Memorial d Scholarship Fund d First Aid Ski Patrol Flow-Through Fund d Bonnie J. McLaren Memorial Fund d Black Creek Old Growth Environmental Fund d Ron and Barbara Howard Fund d Capilano Rugby Club“Building on Success”#2 Fund d North Shore Rescue/Tim Jones Legacy Fund d Ambleside Skatepark Project d Howard Martin Memorial Fund d WestVancouver Marine Rescue Society d Aboriginal Sport Legacy Fund d WestVancouver School District Endowment Fund d Capilano RFCWomens’Canadian Players Fund d 100WomenWho Care of the North Shore Flow-through Fund d 100WomenWho Care of the North Shore Endowment Fund d Gift of Music Fund d WestVancouver Nature House Fund d Daphne Nicholson Charitable Foundation d Hollyburn Lodge 2015 Renewal Project

North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre - to provide funding to support guest speakers and special activities for our members

Pandora’s Vox Vocal Ensemble Society – to present a Mother’s Day concert followed by tea and an opportunity to meet the performers

Hollyburn Family Services Society - to support salary costs for an outreach worker who will support WestVancouver seniors at risk of homelessness due to chronic tenancy issues

FUNDS AS OF APRIL 2015 in chronological order

d Kay Meek Fund d Faris Family Scholarship Fund d Gertrude and Christina Lawson Scholarship Fund d RobertsonTaylor Endowment Fund d BradleyT. Bowles Scholarship Fund d James A. Inkster Leadership Award Fund d Donald & Marjorie Lanskail Fund d North Shore RescueTeam Endowment Fund d WestVancouver United Church PermanentTrust Fund #1 d William R.C. Patrick Memorial Fund d YAHU Endowment Fund d Mayor’s Endowment Fund d Marc Rozen Memorial Fund ForYouth d WestVancouver Artists Fund Endowment (Harmony Arts) d WestVancouver United Church Endowment Fund #2 d Hender Family Fund d Jeremy Dalton Rugby Endowment d Thunderbird Marine Corp. Fund d WVCF Community Fund d WVCF Grant Stabilization Fund d YAHU Flow-Through Fund d Friends of the Gallery Endowment Fund d Fred/k E. Russell Fund d Trajan James Martin Memorial Fund d Jerry Beckerman Scholarship Fund d WestVancouverYouth Band Fund d WVCF Sustainable Environment Endowment Fund d WestVancouver Public Art Fund d Tom and Judy Baillie Fund d Joshua Goos Memorial Fund

North Shore Meals on Wheels Society – to keep the price of meals at its present level despite the loss of a longtime food supplier

The Musical TheatreWorks of Canada Society - to support the world premiere productions of two plays, Miss Shakespeare and J. Caesar, at the Kay Meek Centre Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports – to hire a volunteer coordinator to develop and implement a new volunteer management system for the 2016 ski season

West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club – to support the 2015 BC Provincial Playdowns hosted by the club, and to replace the boards around the club’s grounds West Vancouver Marine Rescue Society – to purchase navigation electronics for the newType 1 rescue vessel and to enhance its ability to respond to calls during weekdays West Vancouver Museum – to support the design, fabrication and installation costs of an exhibition to be held in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the museum’s annualWest Coast Modern HomeTour West Vancouver Police Department - to support a 3 on 3Youth BasketballTournament in Ambleside Park in the summer of 2015 West Vancouver Seniors’Activity Centre - to cover a portion of the wages for the shuttle bus drivers West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society - to enhance the Rodgers Creek estuary by building an intertidal channel to improve access for returning adult salmon West Vancouver Track & Field Club – to support the cost of running track meets, bursaries for young and masters athletes who face financial barriers, and establishing and running a permanent training program for masters athletes West Vancouver Youth Band – to replace traditional band uniforms for the Symphonic Band Division

Creating meaningful connections in your community fosters active, engaged citizens. That’s why the West Vancouver Community Foundation is pleased to support the Properties Family Hub Society, launched last fall by the West Vancouver School District and its community partners at Chartwell Elementary School.

The Properties Family Hub offers both preschool and multi-generational education, fitness and English language

Foundation Chair Geoff Jopson and Foundation Secretary Mark Ballard cut the cake at a reception held at the Capilano Golf & Country Club last November, for donors, sponsors and friends of the Foundation, to celebrate reaching our $10,000,000 Milestone.

The Foundation’s generous sponsors for the evening were British Pacific Properties, Onni, Grosvenor, HY Louie, and Park Royal. Thanks again to everyone who helped us reach this amazing milestone!

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The 8th Annual North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament

The 8th Annual North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament will be held on May 22 at the beautiful Seymour Golf & Country Club. The tournament is endorsed by the three North Shore mayors, including the West Vancouver Community Foundation’s own Honorary Director, West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith. This year’s designated charity is the North and West Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. The first $50,000 raised through the tournament will be donated to assist in the development of a Child and Youth Mental Health Centre to provide rapid access to evidence-based treatment and support, for North Shore children and youth suffering from depression and anxiety. Funds raised in excess of this amount are shared between the West Vancouver Community Foundation and the North Shore Community Foundation, who each year team up to put on this fantastic annual fundraiser. Thanks to our generous sponsors, Darwin Properties (Canada) Ltd., Event Sponsor, and Polygon, Dinner Sponsor, plus a host of others. To register, go to www.mayorsgolf.ca.

Sentinel Secondary School’s Me to We Club to help support MiniWe Day Rockridge Secondary School’s Blush Club - to host a school wide colour run

On Friday June 12, the West Vancouver Community Foundation returns to the venerable West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. Come to play to support this classic event, then join us in the evening on the greens for a community mixer with wine and appetizers. Play and stay for $40 per person, or choose to join us at the conclusion of play in the late afternoon for $40 per person, as we build community in one of West Vancouver’s most beautiful settings.

programs that were previously unavailable in the area. “There’s essentially something for everyone”says Sandra-Lynn Shortall, Principal of Early Learning. “We know that there are areas in some of our neighbourhoods with families that don’t have access to the kind of programming they need to connect to other families, particularly for families with young children and seniors.” Programs run from 9 am to 9 pm, Monday to Friday, and are either free or low cost. The Foundation’s grant will go towards operational and coordination costs for the portable where the Properties Family Hub Society resides.

Inspired by Olga

The Foundation’s annual seniors’ health forum, held on March 28 at the Kay Meek Centre, focussed on staying active in your senior years with an excellent line-up of West Vancouver masters athletes touting their favourite activity, TED-style. The event’s featured speaker was Bruce Grierson, author of What Makes Olga Run?, the story of Olga Kotelko, West Vancouver’s nonagenarian international track sensation who passed away last year. Olga’s daughter, Lynda Rabson (centre) was on hand with copies of her mother’s book for sale. Also pictured (left to right), are writer Michele Carter, Richard Rabson and Foundation Director Bill Harvey.

UPCOMING E VENTS

Young Adults Helping U (YAHU), the youth philanthropy council of theWestVancouver Community Foundation, is dedicated to supporting youth involved in community projects inWestVancouver by promoting volunteerism and philanthropy. This year,YAHU is pleased to award the following grants:

Sandra-Lynn Shortall, West Vancouver School District’s Principal of Early Learning, enjoys a moment with West Vancouver Memorial Library Youth Librarian Kay Weisman and a group of students at the new Properties Family Hub at Chartwell Elementary School.

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$10,000,000 Milestone Event

The Foundation threw open its doors to a capacity crowd at a reception at the Hollyburn Country Club on January 15 for folks who wanted to learn more about the Foundation and the work we do in West Vancouver. Grant recipient Shannon Ozirny (middle), Youth Librarian at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, talked about the Foundation’s huge impact on Booktopia, the longrunning West Vancouver Children’s Literature Festival. Shannon was joined by West Vancouver School Board Chair Carolyn Broady (left), and West Vancouver Memorial Library Board Chair Mary Jo Campbell (right) for this fun and informative evening!

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Avalon Recovery Society – to support the “Celebrate Recovery”initiative which addresses issues of addiction relapse and the stigma of addiction

North Shore Keep Well Society - to support the training of KeepWell volunteers as speakers and presenters on a range of nutrition-based topics

Easter Seals BC & Yukon - to send two children fromWestVancouver to Easter Seals’Camp Squamish

Introducing the Foundation

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2015 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Ambleside Skatepark Project – to support the design and construction of a new skateboard park at Ambleside Park inWestVancouver

PA S T E V E N T S !

On March 12, 2015, the Board of Directors of the West Vancouver Community Foundation were pleased to award $165,470 in community grants to 46 charitable organizations for 2015 at the West Vancouver Community Centre. Grants were given to organizations in the fields of health, education, youth, seniors, the arts, social services and the environment, as follows:

Come at 2 pm for a chance to learn bowling technique from talented club volunteers. Teams of six can register, but singles are welcome too. Games begin at 3 pm on the club’s splendid greens. Don’t worry about wearing white – we go technicolour for this one! And the brighter the better so come in your most colourful attire! Your ticket gets you a burger or hot dog and refreshment, plus Howe Sound Brewing Company will provide a cash bar. At the end of the

afternoon, scores are tallied, a winner is declared, and the coveted trophy goes to the winning team.

At 6pm we will be joined by staff from the Beach House Restaurant who will be providing appetizers to enjoy with a glass of wine. This will be a great time to connect with your fellow philanthropic West Vancouverites.

The West Vancouver Mayor’s Lawn Bowling Social presenting sponsor is Park Royal. Event sponsors include British Pacific Properties, Grosvenor, Onni Group and RBC Wealth Management, and other sponsors include Tiddlycove Lions Club, Fresh St. Market and WestVancouver.com. Partial proceeds from this event will go to support the new West Vancouver Nature House. If you would like more information or to register, please go to www. westvancouver.com for registration details or call the Foundation’s office at 604-925-8153.

Community Day 2015

Everyone loves a parade! The West Vancouver Community Foundation invites you to

come out to West Vancouver’s annual Community Day parade on Saturday June 6.

This year’s parade theme is “Into the Future”. It’s always a wonderful parade, and a great opportunity to share in the spirit of West Vancouver. Afterwards, enjoy food, music and entertainment at the Community Day festivities in Ambleside Park!

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Established in 1979, the West Vancouver Community Foundation is a registered not-for-profit society that funds programs and projects that benefit the community, and provides philanthropic leadership through endowments and donor-advised funds. The Foundation is committed to encouraging excellence in education, supporting arts, culture and sports activities for youth, giving support to seniors, and funding programs that enhance the health of our citizens. The Foundation provides the link that connects individual donors, through gifts and bequests, to a variety of worthwhile causes.

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TO O U R S P O N S O R S & VO LU N T E E R S " Ambleside Tiddlycove

" Ginger Jar

" Park Royal Shopping Centre

" Baillie Law

" Hollyburn Funeral Services

" RBC Wealth Management

Lions Club

" British Pacific Properties

" Burgers Architecture " Cactus Club

" Coast Capital Savings

" Copeman Healthcare Centre " District of West Vancouver

" Dominion Lending

" Farran Foundation

" Fawcett Insurance

" Fresh St. Market/H.Y. Louie

" Grosvenor

" Howe Sound Brewery " Humanity Financial

Management

" Leith Wheeler

" Matt T. Hansen Architect " North Shore News

" Onni Group

" Ortgeard Insurance and

Financial Services Ltd.

" PARC Retirement Living

WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

ASSETS Current

" Pawson Law Group

" Sarah J. Photography

The Beachhouse Restaurant & Lounge " Thunderbird Marine Group " Travel Concepts Ltd. " UBS Bank " West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club " West Vancouver Youth Band " Western Management Consultants

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Volunteers: Tom Allison, Catherine Barr, Merla Beckerman, Brooke Campbell, Edith Conrad, Marja de Jong Westerman, Clarinda Kung, Carol Ludvigsen, Coleen Nemtin, Jennifer Orum, Trish Panz, Richard Rees, Marlis Steininger, Rob Travers, Richard van Liempt

Cash Accounts receivable GST receivable Event deposit

Investments Interest in Life Insurance Policy LIABILITIES Current

Accounts payable Deferred sponsorships Managed funds under administration

Managed & Flow-Thru Funds Under Administration Net Assets Endowment Funds Flow-Thru, Administration & Stabilization Funds Community Fund

2014 $

2015 $

353,355 3,716 3,454 3,263 363,788 9,843,137 35,644 10,242,569

253,992 709 2,311 1,500 258,512 4,803,294 33,779 5,095,585

14,443

12,989 5,400

645,403 659,846

18,389

741,648 1,401,494

1,320,255 1,338,644

6,966,967

2,008,033

1,497,299 376,809 8,841,075 10,242,569

1,392,598 356,310 3,756,941 5,095,585

Approved on behalf of the board: Geoff Jopson, Director Philip McLeod, Director The 2014 audited financial statements are available at www.westvanfoundation.com.

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The West Vancouver Community Foundation held its 36th Annual General Meeting on April 16, 2015 at the West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. Reports were given and Chair Geoff Jopson reported that the total of funds was now over $10M and $149,309 was disbursed back to the community in 2014. At the meeting, Geoff acknowledged departed board members Bill Harvey and Fanny Patterson.

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HONORARY DIRECTOR:

" Craig Cantlie

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

" Nancy Farran, Vice Chair

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT:

" Gordon Holley

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:

" Jim Boyd

" Colleen Cattell

" Ann Hamilton

" Gerry Humphries, Past Chair

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YES!

I WANT TO SUPPORT THE WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Delaina Bell Susan Beck Alaina Wong

" Geoff Jopson, Chair

" Christopher Loat " Dave Mason

" Philip McLeod

" Barb McMillan " Liisa O’Hara

Name: ____________________________________________________ Address: __________________________ Postal code: ______________ Phone: _________________ Email: _____________________________ Donation amount: # $500 # $250 # $150 # $100 # $50 # Other ______ Please add my gift to the following fund, to be held as permanent capital:

# West Vancouver Community Foundation Community Fund # ______________________________________Fund

(For a complete list of funds, go to www.westvanfoundation.com or call us at 604-925-8153.)

It is my direction that this gift be deposited to the capital of the Foundation and be held in perpetuity, and that only the income it generates be distributed for the charitable projects of this Fund.

CHARITABLE REGISTRATION NO. 132171679 RR0001

Mayor Michael Smith

# I wish to remain anonymous The Foundation issues official tax receipts for any donation over $25.

775 15th Street, West Vancouver, BC V7T 2S9 604-925-8153 www.westvanfoundation.com

Payment method:

Enclosed is my cheque payable to the West Vancouver Community Foundation OR I would like to pay by VISA. VISA #: __________________________________ Expiry: _____ /______ Signature: ________________________________

Thank-you for your support!

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Sunday, May 3, 2015 - North Shore News - A23

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PARKGATE MEN’S SINGERS A casual barbershop-style singing program May 6, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Lyrics and music for popular songs, mostly from the 1940s and ’50s, will be provided along with piano accompaniment.

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MAHON PARK ARTIFICIAL TURF SPORTS FIELD The City of North Vancouver will hold an open house to begin the process of adding an artificial turf sports field in Mahon Park Tuesday, May 5, 5-8 p.m. at Carson Graham secondary, 2145 Jones Ave., North Vancouver. Display boards and an online survey will be posted after the open house. cnv.org/mahonparkatf

MARKETING YOURSELF TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS A career specialist will be on hand to show how to effectively present skills and value to potential employers or networking contacts Wednesday, May 6, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Free, registration not required. nvcl.ca

LET’S TALK Develop English skills while discussing current events Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 78:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca

THE LIONS GATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AWARDS The academy is hosting their annual spring gala fundraiser Wednesday, May 6, 6-9:30 p.m. at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. $20. For tickets call, 604-984-8226.

NEWCOMER YOUTH FOCUS GROUP Permanent residents, caregivers and open work permit residents, ages 18-30, are invited to a meeting to discuss issues related to welcoming, belonging and inclusion Wednesday, May 6, 6:30-8 p.m. at North Shore Multicultural Society,

COMPUTER BASICS FOR BEGINNERS A gentle introduction on how to use a mouse and keyboard, open and close a program and use Windows and the Internet Thursday, May 7, 2-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. 604-925-7405

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SILVER HARBOUR SPRING SALE The Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre will be holding a spring sale Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver.

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LGH VIGIL The annual Mother’s Day vigil will take place Sunday, May 10, 2-3 p.m. on the 13th Street side of Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver.

CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMENWEST VANCOUVER The federation is having an annual general meeting Monday, May 11, 6 p.m. at the West VancouverYacht Club, 5854 Marine Dr. Guest speaker will be Chris Kennedy, CEO and superintendent of West Vancouver schools. All women welcome. cfuwnvwv. vcn.bc.ca GETTING STARTED WITH PINTEREST Dive into Pinterest to get inspired and organized Tuesday, May 12, 2-3:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. 604-925-7405 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to THE WORLD OUTSIDE

Pulitzer Prize-winning author set up camp in Cross Creek, Florida

Rawlings revelled in rural life

MITCHELL SMYTH MeridianWriters’ Group

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings “I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to.”

— Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Encouraged by her editor at Scribner’s, Maxwell Perkins, who was impressed by the letters she wrote him about her life in Cross Creek, Rawlings began writing stories set in the Florida scrub country. In 1930, Scribner’s accepted two of her stories,“Cracker Chidlings” and “Jacob’s Ladder,” both about the poor, backcountry Florida residents who were quite similar to her neighbors at Cross Creek.

—Wikipedia

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CROSS CREEK, Fla.: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wanted to get away from urban life, to find “some small place of enchantment” (her words) where she could write.

She found it here among the poor white sharecroppers of northcentral Florida, the people known as “crackers.”

She bought a citrus grove, she and husband Charles moved in and she unpacked her typewriter.

There was no indoor plumbing and power came from a generator. And there was no telephone. A ranger-guide at the grove, now a state park, takes up the story: “One day in 1939 the girl from the grocery store a couple of miles away came running up. ‘You’re wanted on the phone,’ she said. ‘You’ve won something.’”

Indeed she had. She’d won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel TheYearling, about a cracker couple and their young son and his pet fawn.

The farmhouse — actually three cracker houses stitched together by walkways — is preserved much as it was then.

The citrus trees are laden, there’s a vintage Oldsmobile in a lean-to, blue herons wade in the creek and chickens, ducks and cats wander around.

Park rangers, in 1930s period garb, take visitors — an estimated 30,000 a year — around.

During the day Rawlings and her husband (they divorced the same year Rawlings won her Pulitzer) built fences, pruned trees, slaughtered hogs, picked oranges and grapefruit and fought storms and flies. And now and then Marjorie went off to live for a while with cracker families, absorbing, as historian Webb Garrison notes, “the colour, cadence and unremitting despair of Florida life in the 1930s.”

Then she put it all on paper, pounding her typewriter, a similar model to the one you’ll find today in the table in the living room, near drafts of some of her manuscripts.

In 1942 she published

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the memoir Cross Creek, recording her early years struggling on the citrus grove. Some critics call it her best work but it has been overshadowed by the success of TheYearling.

Both Cross Creek and The Yearling have been made into motion pictures.

Rawlings didn’t spend all her time working the farm and writing. Guides say she liked to party now and then. There was Prohibition when she first moved in and she would go to places deep in the woods and drink with moonshiners and bring back a five-gallon jar. Moonshiners figure in several of her stories.

After the Pulitzer win, Florida, which lacked the literary aristocracy of some other states, basked in the shadow of Rawlings’ success. She welcomed the likes of Robert Frost, A. J. Cronin, Dylan Thomas and Wendell Wilkie to Cross Creek. Ernest Hemingway became a friend — she has said his crisp style was an inspiration — and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt entertained her at the White House.

Marjorie Kinnan

Rawlings died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1953, aged 57. She is buried in a cemetery near her peaceful citrus grove in Cross Creek. Her grave marker reads simply: “By her writing she endeared

herself to the people of the world.”

If you go: For more information go to the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park website at floridastateparks.org/

marjoriekinnanrawlings/.

For information on travel in Florida go to the state’s Visit Florida website at visitflorida.com.

— More stories at culturelocker.com.

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PETS

End the demand for puppy mill dogs Last week I wrote about Pepper, a puppy mill puppy that I had been working with.

The poor dog had such deep-rooted fears due to being horribly under-socialized that the rehabilitation was taking months longer it would with a dog that didn’t come from such a dire situation.

I received a few emails regarding this puppy and I think there is still a great deal of misinformation regarding dogs from puppy mills which I will do my best to clear up.

First off, the puppy was not “horrendous” as one reader commented.

Her fearful behaviour was directly related to inadequate human interaction and exposure

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Canine Connection to life in general. The little dog had a lovely temperament that oddly came out when the owners’ 18-month-old daughter was in the room.

The two sat together and whether the daughter had a blossoming gift the dog perceived or whether the dog felt at peace with the

to inbreeding practices.

What is inbreeding?

That is when parents are bred with offspring and siblings with one another.

Yes, this is kinda sicko, but it is not exclusive to puppy mills or dogs. As offensive as it sounds, it is also a breeding practice used by “reputable breeders” who are trying to achieve the perfect representative specimen of the breed.

This is not to say that all purebred dogs are inbred. Some come from a varied genetic lineage within the breed itself and others are line-bred. Line breeding is when uncles are bred with nieces or half-siblings are bred with each other. To get a better understanding, visit the website davidcavill. wordpress.com and read

toddler I will never know, but the interaction was touching. The daughter was the only human the dog allowed to touch her.

What is horrendous about puppy mill puppies is the conditions they are forced to live in — often in wire cages so tiny they are only able to lie down and can barely stand. They often spend their lives in the dark or dim lighting.

Human interaction is minimal, consisting of feedings and removing the pups from the mother, often before the healthy age of eight weeks.

Puppy mill puppies are not always mixed breeds. In fact, many are considered “purebred” dogs. The breeders may not be reputable, but the dogs are pure of breed due

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Because purebred puppy mill puppies are exclusively inbred, they have a greater chance of illness and genetic diseases. Besides being socially dysfunctional, it is likely they will be unhealthy their whole lives and die early.

Mixed-breed puppy mill puppies may be considered somewhat (I use that term loosely) healthier, due to their genetic variation but, as in the case of Pepper, they are still going to be extremely behaviorally challenged, just as puppy mill purebred dogs would be.

What I am saying here is “don’t buy a puppy mill puppy of any kind, purebred or mixed breed!”

The only way to stop this business of supplying socially and physically sick puppies is to stop buying them and eliminate the demand. Basic economics states that when there is no more demand, the supply stops.

So what do you do when you want to get a dog, be it purebred or

mixed breed. Do your homework.

If you want a purebred dog and the idea of inbreeding or even linebreeding offends you, then research breeders who limit this practice.

If you want a mixedbreed dog, there are plenty in local shelters literally dying to find a home. If you choose to purchase one from a classified ad, make sure you are able to go to the home of the individual and see the living conditions.

Accidents happen.

Sometimes Fee-fee gets busy with Rex down the street and the ensuing pups need a home. These are not puppy mills, nor are they backyard breeders. This is just a human mistake (and we all have made them, some bigger than others). But if they suggest you meet in a parking lot to exchange the cash for the dog, don’t buy it!

If you want to be a responsible dog owner, start by making a responsible choice when it comes to where you get your dog.

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Thirteen wee soccer players from the Lower Mainland will settle in today and watch Manchester City take on Tottenham in an English Premier League matchup.

They won’t, however, be sitting on a bunch of couches in a North Vancouver basement.

They’ll be right there at White Hart Lane in London — close enough to see the sweat on Sergio Aquero’s brow, hear the songs of the rabid supporters and smell the history of the 115-yearold stadium — thanks to the first international tour organized by the North Vancouver Football Club.

“They had their last training session last night and they were just over the moon,” NVFC High Performance Academy director Tony Pensato said Wednesday, a day before the team was set to depart on their two-week odyssey to England and Italy.

The players will train at famous academies, play games against European youth squads and take in professional games featuring some of the world’s greatest players.

“What they’re really excited about is going to the Man City vs. Tottenham game.

They’re really fired up about that — that’s a tough ticket to get over there. And for a lot of them Man City is their favourite team.”

Pensato and fellow academy director Michael D’Agostino did the bulk of the planning for the trip and will accompany the 13 players — all born in 2004 — on the trip as coaches.

Nine of the players play in the NVFC system while four come from other clubs. The players were selected in November based on their playing ability as well as training habits and behaviour. The trip has been in the works for two years now as a natural

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“One of the things we wanted to do was be a place for all levels of kids, and kids with different kinds of aspirations and abilities,” said NVFC technical director Steve Kindel. “We have a good house program, we’re very good at retaining players. . . . This program we were looking at what can we put on, and be attractive to, our most high-level players.”

NVFC was formed in 2010 as a result of the merger of North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley, Lions Gate and Seymour soccer associations, immediately becoming one of the largest clubs in Canada. The High Performance Program was created for players looking for more intense training. The club wants the international trip to become an annual tradition that will create some buzz around

the soccer community.

“This is sort of like the icing on the cake,” said Kindel. “It goes beyond just an extra practice once a week and having some games against teams from Coquitlam or Burnaby or other academies. It’s a huge step above that in terms of excitement levels.

“No matter how you participate in our club — as a coach, as a board member, or a manager, and obviously as a player — we want everybody to have good experiences. . . . This particular group of players happens to be good at soccer and they want to practice and play four or five times a week and sign up for all kinds of extra soccer.We want them to have an awesome soccer experience.”

The players and their families aren’t only investing their time — the See Trip page 34

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trip comes at a relatively high cost. All told the price tag will be about $3,500 per player, with each player accompanied by at least one parent at the same price.

“Financially it’s a big commitment,” said Pensato.

“The fundraising only does so much — it’s just a fraction of it. . . . London is killing us. It’s very expensive.”

The rewards, however,

are more than worth the price, he said.

“It’s more than just going over there for soccer.

They pick up the subtleties of other cultures, how passionate they are,” said Pensato, who organized

several team trips to Europe through his own private business before joining NVFC to get their travel program flying. “The kids love being treated like professionals.You’ve got a 7 a.m. bus, you’ve got to meet

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at the bus, you’ve got to pack your gear and all that stuff.You have a game, you shower up and you head back in the bus, back to your hotel. They just get a kick out of that.”

Some players who make the trip end up hooking up with European clubs for future training opportunities, said Pensato, although that’s not the point of the trip.

“I never sell it as, ‘Hey, this is your chance to go pro in Europe,’” he said.

“That’s just too much of a long shot.”

The secret, said Pensato, is that the trip is just as much about the parents as it is about the kids, adding that parents are blown away by what they see when they go to youth academies in Europe.

“They’ll see these guys the same age as (their children) — the teacher comes into the training facility, teaches them for four hours a day. Two hours in the morning, then they train, two hours in the afternoon, then they train.

That’s what’s happening to kids their age over there. . . . The parents see that and they say, ‘Aw geez, maybe that’s why Canada can’t crack the top 130 in the world.’ It’s so unbelievable what they do for player development over there, and what a big business it is. Right now they think soccer is their world and it’s like, ‘Oh man I hope I can make the Whitecaps one day.’ It’s so much bigger than that. Not to downplay the Whitecaps, but it is huge with these teams. Tottenham has been around for (more than) 100 years.”

The travel team has already succeeded in creating buzz around the club.

“When they’re at the field these guys practice in their special gear,” said Pensato. “Everyone is aware that there is a travel team now and everyone is kind of gunning for it.”

One thing Pensato is sure about is that the kids who are living out their dreams right now will be re-living them for years to come. He has a 22-year-old son who came on a tour when he was 12.

“He and his friends still talk about that trip as one of their (career) highlights,” he said. “They’ve been playing at places around the world and that’s still one of the things they remember.”

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