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BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Federal Liberal leader JustinTrudeau landed on the NorthVancouver waterfront Friday morning, campaigning to keep the Lower Mainland’s coastline out of the sticky mess it was in during April’s bunker fuel spill.

Trudeau, flanked by his Vancouver MPs and North Shore candidates Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Jonathan Wilkinson and Terry Beech, was in town to reiterate a previous promise of reopening a full service Coast Guard station to protect the local harbours and coastline.

This time, however, he had former commander of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base Fred Moxey at his side.

Moxey had given Trudeau a tour of the areas affected by the fuel spill that saw globs of oil washing up on beaches around Burrard Inlet.

“We really all know that oil spills like the one we had recently are a real threat to Vancouver, to British Columbia and to all Canadians,”Trudeau said.

“We also know that Mr. Harper’s cuts to marine safety resources and the closure of Vancouver’s Kitsilano Coast Guard base have undermined our capacity and our ability to respond to spills like these and to respond to other situations of emergency and distress.”

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Trudeau wouldn’t say whether his government would approve or reject Kinder Morgan’s application for a new pipeline to Burrard Inlet. But he had sharp critiques of the See North page 9

North Van man lauded for bravery MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com

A NorthVancouver man who jumped into frigid waters under the Lions Gate Bridge last December in an attempt to save the life of a suicidal woman has been officially hailed a hero by theWestVancouver Police Department.

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Christoph Deeg was walking under the bridge with his wife on Dec. 9 when he heard a splash in the water and spotted a motionless person.

Realizing someone had jumped from the bridge deck, Deeg took immediate action by entering the water and swimming out 100 metres to recover the

unresponsive young woman.

“After swimming in the frigid water for over 10 minutes, Mr Deeg was unable to pull the female fully out of the water and onto the shore,” said WestVancouver Police Department spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer, in a news release. Palmer said Deeg “remained in the water up

to his waist for another 10 minutes performing CPR until emergency services arrived.”

Deeg suffered mild hypothermia as a result of his heroic efforts that day, and was taken to Lions Gate Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

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Mountain man hikes back in time Searching for remnants of Mount Seymour’s oncebustling cabin community

CHRISTINE LYON clyon@nsnews.com

A glass Pepsi bottle caked with dirt. A rusty bed spring shrouded in fresh greenery. A wooden ski tip poking through the brush.

To the casual Mount Seymour hiker, it might look like litter in the woods, an unfortunate blight on Mother Nature.

But mountain resident Alex Douglas sees more than trash. He sees clues that could help him uncover an overgrown piece of North Shore history. To Douglas, these weather-beaten artifacts are evidence of the bustling cabin community that once thrived on Mount Seymour. During its heyday, in the years after the Second World War, he estimates up to 300 rustic log cabins dotted the side of the mountain.

As a matter of course, time and the elements were not kind to these simple structures. Many collapsed under the weight of heavy snow. Others were burnt to the ground by government authorities when they fell into disrepair.

Today, Douglas estimates 15 cabins are still standing. Of those, just a handful are being well cared for by owners who lease the land from B.C. Parks for $550 a year.

As lead historian with the Mount Seymour History Project, Douglas has spent the last 20 years archiving photographs, interviews and documents relating to cabin life. And as an avid hiker, he has also been combing the backcountry for longforgotten cabin sites — with some success.

Now, he wants to share his findings with others. New this summer season, Douglas is leading Uncle Al’s Cabin Tours, introducing hikers to Mount Seymour as the early pioneers would have known it.

••• Wearing a plaid shirt, suspenders and with a Trapper Nelson pack strapped tightly to his back, Douglas navigates

Seymour’s trail system with an intimate familiarity.

Grazing past blueberry bushes and side-stepping muddy patches in the Goldie Lake area, he pauses where a chunk of rusted metal, once part of a bed frame, lies in the lush undergrowth at the side of the path.

“I suspect at one point somebody was carrying it out to get rid of the metal and just gave up and left it there.”

Here, he veers off the marked trail, pushes aside some low-hanging boughs and enters a densely forested area where a more inexperienced hiker could easily get lost.

“This is what I’m looking for when I’m bushwhacking,” Douglas says, pointing to a stretch of tamped down earth. “It kind of looks like a trail.”

After following this barely-there path for a couple of minutes, a manmade structure appears through the evergreens — a two-storey cedar log cabin. Out front are the charred remains of a fire pit and a raised outhouse.

“Welcome to Cabin 147,” Douglas announces proudly.

Little is known about this building, he concedes.

It could have been built as early as the late 1930s, around the time Mount Seymour Provincial Park was established. By that point, both Hollyburn and Grouse were already wellestablished summer and winter recreation sites.

“A lot of the old pioneers have said that they came to Seymour because those two places were too busy,” Douglas explains, noting it was 1939 when Harold Enquist opened the Seymour Ski Camp.

There was little cabinbuilding activity during the war years, he says, but things picked up again between 1946 and 1951.

“Once you got to ’51 and the (Mount Seymour) Road was in, you didn’t need the cabins anymore because you could theoretically drive all the way up here.”

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While the construction date of Cabin 147 remains a mystery, Douglas believes the second storey is a more recent addition.

“You’ll notice it’s got steel on the roof and it’s actually got steel beams.

I suspect that it was a one-level cabin and that, at some point in time, once the road was in and they were able to put the steel onto toboggans and just slide it down over the snow, they added another level to it.”

••• In high school, according to his yearbook

at least, Douglas aspired to become either an electrical engineer or a ski bum.

“So I’ve achieved one of my goals,” he says with a laugh.

Before retreating into the mountains, the Ontario native was headed down a path towards a very different lifestyle. After college, he started an apprenticeship at a steel company in Hamilton.

“After three years, I realized I was going to marry one of the technician’s daughters because they were all inviting me over to their homes for supper and introducing me to them. I was going to have twoand-a-half kids, a station wagon, a mortgage and a dog, and die an old man,” he says. “So I decided to come west and join the ski area.”

A “new import” compared to the pioneers of North Shore mountain recreation, Douglas moved to B.C. in 1975 and immediately started working at Seymour, “and they haven’t been able to fire me yet,” he says.

He’s currently the rentals manager at Mt. Seymour Resorts Ltd. and his workplace, the Alpine Activities Centre, is just a short, scenic walk from his mountain-top house, which is known as Ole’s Cabin.

Formerly the forestry administration building, it was erected in the early ’40s by Swedish-born Ole Johansen, who became Seymour’s first park ranger. Though the cabin has been renovated over the decades, the original logs still form the interior walls.

Douglas has lived in

this house year-round for the last 15 years with his wife, whom he first met at a summer ski camp in Whistler.

“I was the first-aid attendant and she was a young camper and knocked herself out,” he says. “As the old story goes, I had to give her the kiss of life.”

The couple celebrates their 25th anniversary this October.

“We literally have won the lottery because of where we live and the lifestyle we’ve managed to eke out,” he says.

••• Douglas interrupts his historical narrative now and again to recount the amusing personal anecdotes that come with living in the mountains.

There was the time he fell into a brush-covered outhouse hole. And once, he came face-to-face with a blueberry-eating bear.

Back on the topic of Mount Seymour history, Douglas says the number of cabins plummeted during the 1960s.

“Definitely the attitude of (B.C.) Parks changed in the ’60s and, especially if (a cabin) was in rough shape or if the roof collapsed because of the snow load, then they would burn them down,” Douglas says. “And so that got rid of a lot of cabins. I would say that by the ’80s, we were down to maybe 30 cabins on the mountain.”

The absence of a cabin hasn’t stopped Douglas from seeking out and learning from empty lots.

Along Goldie Lake Trail, he again strays from the beaten path and sets out into the backwoods.

“There actually was a trail through here, but, as you can see, the forest has the amazing ability to take it over.”

He grabs hold of a rope that he installed to ascend a steep section and clambers over lichencovered rocks, passing a flattened can of turpentine and a hand-winch, partially buried in the ground, which was likely used to hoist logs during construction.

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Palmer said in the release that sadly, in spite of Deeg’s efforts, the young woman died of her injuries.

Acknowledging that Deeg put his own life on the line to save another’s, theWestVancouver Police Board honoured the University of British Columbia microbiologist with a Certificate of Merit this week, for “his quick and decisive action and commitment to the community.”

On hand for the presentation wasWest Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, chairman of the police board, and Chief Const. Len Goerke, along with Deeg’s mother, Jutta, and wife, Cortney.

The North Vancouver School District will join the City of North Vancouver in flying the rainbow flag during Gay Pride Week this summer, from July 27 to Aug. 3.

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f a serious issue is discussed by senior government officials but no record of that exists, did it really happen?

The answer — like the answer to “If a tree falls” — apparently, is no. Unless a whistleblower pops up.

This week that happened, when an ex-staffer charged that senior government officials habitually react to requests for information by deleting emails.

Nothing to see here.

It’s tempting to write off the comments as coming from a disgruntled exemployee. Except the pattern of evading a legitimate right to know has already been amply demonstrated.

Recall that in the “quick wins” scandal, a political plan to use government resources for partisan benefit was discussed over private emails.

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As the Opposition has repeatedly pointed out, a disturbing number of Freedom of Information requests are returned with “no records found.”

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There’s a disturbing trend of government keeping a stranglehold on information, to keep the truth from getting in the way of official messaging.

A critical public often likes to blame the media for failing to ask the “tough questions.” But frequently the questions just aren’t being answered.

It’s worth noting it’s not just reporters and Opposition politicians who the government is keeping in the dark through these practices. It’s the public who elected them.

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Tower of power worth considering Dear Editor: Site C, meet the Tesla Power Wall.

After reading about the new Tesla Power Wall, which simplifies storing electricity for household use, I wondered how this might change how we think about power in B.C. The Site C Dam is estimated to cost $7.9 billion, and cover 5,550 hectares under its reservoir, much of that agricultural land. It is a plan which has been around for more than 30 years, with roots that go back to the 1950s.

The controversy around this project is well documented, yet it is deemed necessary to meet

projected peak demand.

I propose an alternative approach to our power needs: what if, instead of building a dam, we invested part of the money in technology similar to the Power Wall? $6.7 billion would provide one of these devices to every household in the province, allowing electricity to be stored when demand is lowest. By evening out demand throughout the day, total generating capacity could be reduced.

This effect could be ramped up by adding solar panels to those households in suitable climates, to actually reduce the kilowatt-hours needed from the grid. By generating some power where

it is used, there would be no need for additional transmission lines. It is even possible that Tesla chairman Elon Musk could be convinced to locate a factory here, in exchange for such a large investment. Or some enterprising soul could develop a homegrown version, keeping the investment here in B.C. If this thing were well managed, we could have ample electricity, more agricultural land, more live fish, an improved environment, fewer conflicts and long-term manufacturing jobs.

Craig Johnston North Vancouver

Distance fares fairer than current transit zone system

Dear Editor: Amid the plans put forth by the Mayor’s Council regarding transit, I noticed no one has brought up what I consider a very important aspect of it, which is the zone fare system.

This antiquated system is completely unfair. If a rider travels from Lonsdale Quay to Waterfront Station, it costs more than a rider travelling from South Granville to that same Waterfront Station, which is a much greater distance.Why should

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it cost more for the first rider? Just because he crossed an arbitrary zone boundary? What should be implemented is a fare system in which the cost is determined by the distance travelled by the transit rider. Such a system has been used in Japan for decades and is much fairer than the zone system used here. It would bring in more revenue and remind transit riders of the true cost of travelling from point A to point B using the transit system.

Such a system would also be fairer from the motorist’s point of view. Many people are advocating charging motorists for the use of the roads with a charge per kilometre travelled. If this is done for the motorists, then it should also be done for the transit riders.You travel farther, then you should pay more, no matter how you get there, by car or transit.

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Canyon Heights resident Kris Hartvigsen recounts being hit by a sideview mirror on a minivan travelling too fast on Cliffridge Avenue (from a May 29 news story).

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Sports fans learn to turn a blind eye

For anyone with any kind of conscience, being a fan of big-time sports has always involved a certain amount of willful ignorance.

There are always unsavoury elements that must be ignored, explained away or accepted in order for the fun to continue.This has always been true but it seems more acute than ever in the information age we live in.

To be a pro football fan you have to ignore or accept that — according to a growing mountain of evidence — most of the players who gain our love and give us thrills over long careers will die premature deaths with badly battered brains.

To be a hockey fan you have to ignore or accept that greedy expansion has made it so that while there are no NHL teams in hockey-mad Quebec City or Saskatoon or Hamilton, there is one in Glendale, Ariz. (most people seemingly choose the ignore option on this one, excepting perhaps the players on the Arizona team and some members of their immediate

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To be a fan of the Olympic Games you have to ignore or accept that a system built on the backs of mostly modestly paid athletes often sucks cities dry, leaving monuments to excess behind to go along with crippling debt that can throw entire countries into disarray while simultaneously lining the pockets of various and assorted IOC cronies.

To be a baseball fan you have to ignore or accept that it is often incredibly boring.

Here in Canada we are just days away from a massive ignore or accept

moment with the FIFA Women’s World Cup rolling into town. Soccer fans have always kind of known that there was a lot of sneaky business going on behind the scenes as massive tournaments pulled in billion-dollar profits.

Following the arrests of high-ranking FIFA officials last week, however, we have charges laid by the United States Department of Justice that bring some of the corruption out of the shrouded smoking lounges of the world onto the front lawn for all to see.

On the same day that the arrests were executed, an article came out in the Washington Post that stated approximately 1,200 migrant workers have died in Qatar since that country was awarded hosting duties for the 2022 World Cup (in a vote that is now mired in bribery allegations, naturally). A report from the International Trade Union Confederation estimated that 4,000 more workers could die before kickoff time in Qatar, which, incidentally, will need to be held in the

winter because, you know, temperatures in Qatar can reach 50 C. I’ve never played soccer in 50 C weather but I assume it’s not ideal given that when I barbecue I use that temperature as a rough guide to let me know that my steak is almost done.

It’s all pretty astounding.

Somewhere Dr. Evil is frantically trying to attach killer frickin’ lasers to frickin’ soccer balls in a vain attempt to outdo the folks over at FIFA. So what’s a soccer fan to do? Is every ticket purchased for the Women’s World Cup an endorsement of FIFA’s cartoonish super villainy or, worse yet, another few coins for the “non-profit” organization to throw into its rainy day piggy bank which now reportedly holds more than a billion dollars in cash?

Should we stop ignoring the corruption and start ignoring everything that benefits from it, including the tournament set to begin Saturday with the Canadian national team taking on China at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium?

No, I for one am not

going to do that. First of all the Women’s World Cup is seemingly of little importance to FIFA’s leaders. President Sepp Blatter, who was not one of the nine FIFA officials arrested Wednesday, infamously let his opinions

about women’s soccer be known in 2004 when he argued that players should “play in more feminine clothes,” adding that “they could, for example, have tighter shorts.”

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Family-owned and operated for forty years, and in keeping with its dedication to excellent customer service and quality workmanship, Coache Collision has devoted time and resources to investing in the latest equipment and staff training necessary to meet the high standards that customers expect and that Honda sets for its ProFirst™ certification.

“This gives our customers confidence that their Honda and Acura vehicles will be repaired by top-trained technicians who use state of the art technology, in order to comply with manufacturers’ specifications,” said Coache Collision owner, Norbert Tietze.

In the spirit of providing the best of service to owners who are already stressed out by the damage to their vehicles, the Coache Collision team goes way beyond the immediate repairs.

So while experienced staff work to restore the vehicle to ‘good as new’ condition, other members of the team can arrange for customer pick-up and drop-off and a courtesy vehicle to provide the unfortunate owner with uninterrupted mobility.

At appropriate points during the repair process, Coache Collision can also make the vehicle available for glass repairs or replacement, removal of dents unrelated to the accident and bumper-to-bumper detailing.

This 40-year dedication to going above and beyond the immediate accident repairs has earned the company the loyalty of many North Shore and Vancouver area customer families who, for as many as three generations, have come to trust their vehicles to Coache Collision.

“The repairs are flawless and your reputation for quality and craftsmanship is well deserved,” said one.

Although that reputation was initially built around the work Coache performed on high-end European cars, the ProFirst™ designation it received from Honda Canada is testament to the fact that customers can expect the same quality of service on their Honda and Acura vehicles.

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Dear Editor: The District ofWest Vancouver has announced they are going to introduce another traffic light, this time at 21st and Queens.

They say it will improve flow but the one they installed between Park Royal North and South does not improve flow; it is good for shoppers and Larco but is detrimental to traffic flow along Marine Drive, there now being six traffic lights in half a

kilometre.Why do they not install roundabouts which are proven traffic movers, especially those without the introduction of speed bumps and stop signs!They have also just put a pedestrian traffic light at the bottom of Eagleridge which has to a be a real waste of our tax money.

As to the 21st and Queens proposal, the main flow is north-south so a roundabout would do fine. If they wanted to be even more innovative,

why not just keep the eastwest stop signs and drop the north-south signs so that the traffic does not have to stop on the steeps hills?

Patrick Hill WestVancouver Editor’s note: For details of this project, go to westvancouver.ca, scroll down to “Construction Updates” and click on “Queens Avenue & 21st Street Roadwork (Phase 2).”

FIFA ship steams toward iceberg From page 7 A successful women’s World Cup in proper soccer attire seems like a wonderful way to stick it to the old boys who are finally getting called out. Secondly, ignoring this World Cup would mean turning our backs on the players who have worked all their lives for this chance and who are most definitely not getting filthy rich through the sport.

Last week I interviewed Canadian starting goalkeeper Erin McLeod who now lives in North Vancouver and recently struck up a small sponsorship deal with a local car dealership that has loaned her a Jeep for a

year. She told me it was “her dream car,” which is actually understandable when you learn that the car it replaced had manual window rollers and no air conditioning.

“It’s the small things, you know,” she said with a laugh.

She did not sound like a fat cat.

The mere fact that this tournament exists is a testament to countries like Canada, the United States, Norway and Germany that promoted women’s soccer long before FIFA even cared enough to tell them to wear sexier shorts.

Maybe Canada will never win a men’s World Cup. Wait, that’s a terrible misuse of the word “maybe.” More

accurate: Maybe one day we’ll make the men’s World Cup again. But maybe we’ll win the Women’s World Cup one day.That’s a legit statement. Maybe we’ll win it this year.

And maybe by the time it’s all over FIFA will be a smouldering pile of ash.

Investigators said that last week’s charges were the tip of the iceberg. Maybe the iceberg will sink this rotten ship, and this World Cup might be the last onboard entertainment before titanic FIFA slams into its demise and sinks to the bottom of the ocean.

Now that would be a tournament I’d love to see. aprest@nsnews.com

Community Information Meeting

Track, Artificial Turf Field and Lights Project

at West Vancouver Secondary School The existing track at West Vancouver Secondary School has deteriorated and requires replacement. The grass field within the track is in poor condition.

The School District and Municipality have a long-standing practice of working together to provide sport field amenities for the community. Since early 2014, the School District and Municipality have met with participating project stakeholders, collected input from community members and conducted technical studies in order to explore a plan for replacement of this facility.

Come to a community information meeting to get an update on the project scope, results of technical studies and next steps.

Wednesday, June 3 | 4–8 p.m.

West Vancouver Community Centre, Atrium Information about the studies will be available. School District, Municipal staff and representatives from local soccer and track and field clubs will be present.

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process so far, accusing the Conservative government of politicizing the National Energy Board and removing its ability to be an independent arbiter.

“The federal government’s job isn’t to come down in favour on one side or another of a project while it’s underway. It’s not to put the thumb on the scale and be a cheerleader for a project. It’s about being a referee,” he said.

Ultimately it’s on Kinder Morgan to “win over” not just the NEB but also the communities affected by any new pipeline,Trudeau said, noting “even though governments grant permits, ultimately only communities grant permission.”

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation has been adamant that it will fight Kinder Morgan’s pipeline plan in court.Trudeau would not say whether that amounted to a veto on the project.

“I think it’s a very, very compelling statement but at the same time, I recognize that an awful lot of it is coloured by the level of distrust people have for this Conservative government right now,” he said.

Getting Canada’s

resources to market will still be an important part of the economy,Trudeau said, but it must be done safely and in such a way that it doesn’t threaten other sectors of the economy like fisheries and tourism. “You cannot separate what’s good for the economy and good for the environment anymore,” he said.

Trudeau remarked that coming to the North Shore was something of a homecoming, after making his way up the gangway to the North Vancouver waterfront.The party leader said he has fond memories of visiting his grandfather James Sinclair here. Sinclair was a Liberal MP representing North Shore ridings from 1940 to 1958.

“This was where my mom grew up.This was a deep part of my vision of Vancouver, whether it was going up Hollyburn as a kid or exploring all the beauty of the North Shore,” he said.

As a Vancouver teacher, Trudeau frequented the North Shore to mountain bike and he continues to have friends here, he said.

For a longer version of this story featuring Trudeau’s comments on Bill C-51, the economy and marijuana, visit nsnews.com.

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Douglas says.

These particular remnants lead to a plateau with a sweeping northeasterly view. On the ground, fragments of glass and a pile of bricks are all that is left of Cabin 116.

“We’ve come to the conclusion that the cabin, for a few purposes, must have been built right up here. But if it was burnt down in the ’60s, it probably has long since disintegrated.”

Today, leaseholders aren’t allowed to live in their cabins permanently and they aren’t allowed to rent them out for profit.

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safety? “Then all of a sudden everybody starts changing their tune.”

••• Back at the Alpine Activity Centre, Douglas has assembled a display of old maps, photographs and newspaper clippings

P U B L I C N OT I C E Patron Participation Entertainment Endorsement Salmon House on the Hill has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a patron participation entertainment endorsement to their food primary licence. A patron participation entertainment endorsement allows for activities such as karaoke and dine & dance. The District of West Vancouver gives notice that it is seeking public opinion on the application.

documenting the history of the cabin community on Mount Seymour.

He has 20 more boxes of “odds and sods” at home, including recorded interviews with pioneers.

During the summer months, when he’s semiretired, Douglas can spend more time working on the Mount Seymour History Project, tracking down the descendants of former cabin owners, making connections with people who once frequented the ski hills and hiking trails, and gathering information about each and every cabin that ever stood.

“There’s a lot more history to be recorded,” he says. “My ultimate goal is to let people know that there’s more than just the trails, that there are things in the woods if you go a little bit further.”

Uncle Al’s Cabin Tours run now until the end of September.Visit mountseymour.com/guidedhikes or call 604-9862261 x217 to register for a scheduled three-hour tour ($19 per person) or to book a group.Visit mtseymourhistory.ca for more information about the Mount Seymour History Project.

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PERMITTED HOURS OF OPERATION 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Monday–Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight, Sunday PROPOSED PATRON PARTICIPATION ENTERTAINMENT HOURS OF OPERATION: no later than midnight, 7 days a week Submitting Feedback: Persons who believe that they are affected by the liquor licence application are requested to provide written submissions, in the form of a letter addressed to Council with the subject Salmon House on the Hill. These submissions may be mailed or hand-delivered to West Vancouver Municipal Hall located at 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3 or emailed to mayorandcouncil@westvancouver.ca between June 1, 2015 to July 2, 2015. Submissions received will be provided to Council, and will form part of the public record.

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Gas pump canopy to be lowered after complaints CHRIS SLATER reporter@nsnews.com

A newly constructed gas station in Ambleside will lower its pump canopy by nearly a metre following complaints from nearby townhouse owners.

That was the decision following a discussion by West Vancouver council Monday night.

After a development permit was issued in 2011, Shell Canada Ltd. completed its overhauled Shell station at the northwest corner of 13th Street and Marine Drive earlier this year, which included a newly added “green” roof canopy.

Although initial drawings showed the roof height of the new canopy to be lower than the one previously on site, the now completed gas canopy appears to be about one metre higher than that of the old site, at over six metres.

Shell Canada agreed to change the initial development permit to lower the canopy height to 5.251 metres, which would bring it 13 centimetres below the height of the townhouse balconies that sit immediately north of the site. However, legal representatives for the strata at the four-unit complex known as Ambleside Terrace said the proposed

amendments do not properly address the issue.

“The violation is not that it wasn’t six metres, the violation was that it was not built (relative) to the elevation that it was supposed to,” said Heather Jones of Sager Legal Advisors, representing the strata.

Jones said even with the amendment, the canopy will still sit over a metre higher than was initially approved in 2011.

“That would need to be addressed,” she said.

Lisa Berg, senior community planner for the District of West Vancouver, said the issue of the dimensions arose from a drawing that did not correctly represent what the canopy would look like during the initial approval process in 2011.

“What happened was the drawing that was produced did not correctly represent what the dimension height of the canopy was going to be,” she explained.

“The canopy that we see today that’s constructed wasn’t built to the dimension drawings that were part of the development package.”

Oleg Verbenkov of Pacific Land Group, representing Shell Canada, added that a chimney in the old canopy was taken into account when calculating that building’s overall height, as required by district bylaws.

That would have been factored into the design comparison of the old and new structures and thus created height discrepancies, he said. District bylaws state that chimneys above 1.8 metres must be factored into

height.

For the most part, council didn’t have a problem with Shell’s solution of lowering the canopy by 0.8 of a metre.

Coun. Michael Lewis took issue with the initial design drawings for the station in relation to the townhouses, many of which did not have height figures attached.

“We have people that live there and they in fairness need to have a clear explanation,” he said.

Coun. Craig Cameron said that although he’s not a fan of the station’s location he doubted the council that approved the project in 2011 would have voted differently had they known about the height discrepancies.

“I think that the previous council would have passed it because they saw the merits in the project and whether it was a foot higher or a foot lower was not going to make a difference,” he said.

Coun. Christine Cassidy said she agreed with Shell’s actions to lower the canopy over the gas pumps and amend the development permit, but questioned the point on views being obstructed.

“I don’t know what views everybody is talking about other than perhaps space because within the next few years there’s going to be a seven-storey building in front of them. So a gas station is definitely much better than what they conceivably could have been looking at.”

In the end, council voted six to one in favour of the allowing the change to lower the canopy, with Lewis voting against.

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Mountain of opportunity Variety of events being presented at Grouse this summer

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From completing as many ascents of the Grouse Grind in a day to less physically demanding challenges intended to raise funds for a host of charitable causes, Grouse Mountain’s annual slate of summer events is offering something to suit a variety of tastes and fitness levels.

The Grouse Grind opened for the season May 8 and locals and tourists alike are continuing to tackle the 2.9-kilometre trail with 853 metres of elevation gain known as Mother Nature’s stairmaster.

Kicking off the event season is next weekend’s Whistler Water One Climb, Sunday, June 7, from 7 a.m. to noon. Participants are encouraged to wear blue and “flood” the Grind as they make their ascent.

Funds raised will support Free The Children’s efforts to bring clean water to people in Kenya. oneclimb.ca The 12th annual Seek the Peak will follow on Sunday, June 14 at 6:30 a.m. Individuals or teams of four in a relay are tasked with ascending 16

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13. Participants are invited to set a new event record,

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Throughout the summer hiking season, community members of all ages are encouraged to participate in the Grind for Kids program, in its sixth year. Participants seek pledges and log their

ascents throughout the summer.The initiative has raised more than $670,000 for B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation since its inception.This year, Canadian Pacific will match every dollar raised through its CP Has Heart initiative. grindforkids.ca grousemountain.com

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A recent study released by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, a leading organization for dentists like Dr Muir who treat sleep apnea and snoring with oral appliances, confirmed some alarming statistics about snoring and its effects on family life.

This Spousal “Snories”Survey was conducted in January 2015 and covered questions from how bed partners view snoring to patient and bed partner preferences for treatment. “Snoring can be embarrassing and can often be the elephant in the room when it comes to addressing relationship frustrations and health concerns”.

The results of the study released February 12, 2015 showed us

39% of both men and women over the age of 18 find snoring in a bed partner to be a turn off and this increases to 45% in those aged 55-64.

83% of the respondents said they have had a snoring bed partner .

When patients report having had a snoring bed partner 43% said it caused them concern and worry about the snorers health, 35% said they couldn’t sleep , 26% said they were annoyed or down right angry and 21% said it sent them to sleep in another room.

This applied to both men and women debunking the old belief that snoring is only an overweight old mans disease.

When asked about treatment options between CPAP ( mask and hose pressure machine) and an Oral Appliance over 75% of respondents had a preference and of those 2x as many people preferred the Oral appliance as their treatment choice.

In the younger 18-34 year old age group, the vast majority said they would choose the oral appliance over CPAP.

“Snoring not only disrupts the patient’s quality of sleep it disrupts the entire family.”

“One of my roles in the community is to help patients learn about the Oral Appliance option and understand how it might be appropriate for them. Sadly some don’t even know this option is available on the North Shore. “Many don’t know it can be covered under many extended health benefit plans”

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TO THE HOME RENO SHOW The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA), in partnership with FortisBC and the North Shore News, is pleased to present the inaugural North Shore Home Reno Show on Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at The View on Lonsdale, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver.

“We are really excited to bring our show to the North Shore,” said Bob de Wit, CEO of the GVHBA. “We’ve been running seminars and expos for years over in Vancouver, always recognizing the uniqueness of the North Shore and knowing we needed to cross the bridge and get over here. Building in established neighbourhoods with strong demand for real estate, challenging mountain and water terrain, these can pose unique renovation and design challenges. We’d like homeowners to come out to meet and hear first-hand from our industry’s top award-winning builders, renovators and designers, many located here in North and West Vancouver, with extensive local building knowledge.” said de Wit. The Home Reno Show is about bringing GVHBA professionals together with renovation-minded homeowners. de Wit said, “you won’t find kitchen gadgets at our show! The expo and seminars focus on renovations and empowering homeowners.

Getting advice from the experts can be invaluable, hopefully helping consumers to make smart choices and avoid potentially costly mistakes.”

In addition to the free seminars and consultations, attendees will be entered for the chance to win a $1,500 Father’s Day package, including a gas BBQ valued at $1050, compliments of FortisBC plus a $400 gift certificate from Dick’s Lumber and Building Supplies. “As a dad myself, I know how excited I’d be winning this amazing prize package a week before Father’s Day!” There is ample, free onsite parking. Located on the top floor overlooking the city, it is a natural setting to get inspired, meet our renovators and bring your dream renovations into view. !

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Sunday, May 31, 2015 - North Shore News - A19

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DO IT RIGHT – WORK WITH A PROFESSIONAL RENOVATOR

Home renovation is both a financial and emotional investment. The members of the Renovation Council of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) say a professional renovator will help you to get the most value for your investment and provide peace of mind.

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he homeowners, a young family with baby on the way, had purchased a ‘fixer-up’ rancher-style home that needed a full renovation. Their hope was to have completion of their apartment move to their newly-renovated home before baby’s arrival. The key to the builder’s successful renovation was achieved by staying entirely within the home’s prior footprint plus carefully managing budget and time constraints.

Seen as a rancher from outside, visitors are pleasantly surprised with new vaulted ceilings soaring above, creating a bright, inviting space. Angular ceiling details provide additional interest.

By completely gutting and re-arranging the entire home plan within the exterior walls, Tavan was able to create a spacious great room design, replacing small chopped-up rooms and dramatically opening up the space across the entire back of the home.

An amazing kitchen was created by removing the roof trusses and vaulting the ceiling from within. Not only has this dramatically opened up the space but it also transformed the cramped kitchen into a functional, inviting space. An over-sized island houses multiple food

A successful home renovation begins with good planning. It is important to get a renovation contractor involved in the early stages of your project when you first begin to develop your plans. Renovators will discuss your ideas with you in detail and offer technical advice, design concepts and product suggestions.

In choosing a renovator, ask friends, family, co-workers and neighbours for recommendations if they have had professional renovation work done recently. Look around your neighborhood for renovation projects underway. Talk to the homeowners about the work and the contractor. Most people enjoy discussing their renovation experiences. prep stations, abundant storage, built-in wine storage, a breakfast-bar, and has become a great gathering place for family and friends. The homeowners are thrilled how easily the kitchen integrates into the family room providing the perfect setting for small or large gatherings!

The beauty of the home’s backyard was a huge part of their initial purchase decision and the Tavan team maximized the enjoyment of the wooded backyard by adding three large French doors.

The transformation of the indoor living space has the added bonus of an inviting outdoor living space.

The renovation was achieved on time, baby arrived, and the family is looking forward to a relaxing summer in their new home. !

Visit home shows. The GVHBA sponsors two Vancouver-area home shows. This gives you a perfect opportunity to get first impressions and useful advice. Talk with the renovators at the association exhibit, check out their displays, which usually highlight previous projects and pick up company literature and business cards.

Ask suppliers and retailers of building materials, products and hardware. Reputable renovators have a network of suppliers with whom they conduct business with regularly, ranging from lumberyards to kitchen cabinet manufacturers. Visit established suppliers in your community and ask for the names of renovators suitable for your project.

Check local advertising. Professional renovators often specialize in certain geographical locations. Look in your community newspaper for ads placed by established firms.

Good management is essential to achieve your renovation goals.

Established renovators will co-ordinate your entire project from start to the pop of champagne at the finish. Based on the requirements for your project, they will organize the right team from their network of experienced staff, subtrades and suppliers.

Communication is the cornerstone of a good working relationship. Experienced renovators listen carefully, and deal with your concerns and questions promptly and to your satisfaction. During the work itself, they stay in close contact with you and discuss the progress of the work regularly.

ANGULAR CEILING DETAILS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INTEREST.

Peace of mind comes from knowing that you are getting what you are paying for.

Professional renovators may hold a Registered Renovation Professional designation (a certification program developed by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC) or have earned other professional or personal designations. Those renovators have shown a commitment to maintain their professional status through continuing education and industry involvement.

Professional renovators put it in writing. They give you a list of references for previous projects. They work with a contract that details the work, the materials and the cost of your renovation. They show proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation. Once the job is completed, the renovator will still be there, with a commitment to after-sales service.

When you add it all up, the choice is clear. When you want to hire someone to renovate your home, make sure it’s a professional renovator. It’s your best assurance that you will get the quality and value that you can enjoy for years to come.

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Market remains bullish There has been some volatility on the TSX this year including a small pullback over the past month and a half.

This essentially means that the markets have given back some of the gains we had in the first quarter — all of which is quite normal and healthy in a secular bull market.

If you are committed to being invested in stocks, you need to be prepared to accept that your investment portfolio will not increase every month. If it did then I would be retired and many of you would be millionaires!

Over the past threeand-a-half years the stock market has had a number of pullbacks, averaging two per year. In 2014, we had one early in the year and then again in the fall. These moves do not mean that the bull market is over or that it’s a shift in the overall momentum of the markets; they are simply normal pauses and are needed to maintain a long bull market.

It’s been a slow start with the TSX and S&P 500 both up a little over two per cent so far this year, but we expect the second half

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of the year to be stronger.

The month of April was particularly weak for two reasons. Some investors were selling to take profits on stocks that had spiked in the first three months of the year, but most of the correction that investors experienced was due to the currency. The Canadian dollar rallied eight per cent against the U.S. dollar which meant that investors who are heavily weighted in American stocks would have seen an extra drop in their portfolios just because the dollar spiked up. We’ve already seen the Canadian dollar start to fall back down and I feel the bump we saw was a short-term fluctuation. We expect the U.S. dollar to trend higher as we get closer to the

interest-rate increase that is anticipated to come within the next year.

I recommend investors who are concerned about volatility stop tracking their performance so closely. If you’re looking at it on a daily or weekly basis, that’s too much! Price volatility is normal. Looking at your portfolio that often can hinder performance and cause unnecessary anxiety.

Investors need to have confidence in their portfolio manager’s decision-making capabilities in any market condition.

Having an exit strategy is important for your portfolio. However, if investors sold their stocks every time the markets had a three- to five-per-cent pullback, they would be sitting on too much cash for much too long and would likely miss out on returns while also triggering taxable gains. We have a stop-loss strategy in place for our client portfolios which ensures that we protect our clients’ capital as well as lock in profits should markets have a more significant downturn.

In a bull market, stocks as a whole will continue to increase in value; however,

there are situations that arise when certain sectors like gold, mining and energy become out of favour. This is where stop losses protect portfolios from holding the wrong stocks after a bubble has burst.

Volatility in the form of smaller pullbacks and rallies comes with owning stocks and if this makes investors uncomfortable then they should revisit what investments they hold and what returns they should expect to have.

Overall, we remain bullish on the market and will continue to do so until we are given evidence to prove otherwise.

Lori Pinkowski is a senior portfolio manager and senior vice-president, Private Client Group, at Raymond James Ltd., a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

This is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Raymond James. Lori can answer any questions at 604-915-LORI or lori. pinkowski@raymondjames. ca.You can also listen to her every Monday morning on CKNW at 8:40 a.m.

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In 2015, more than 87% of West Vancouver’s graduating students intend to proceed immediately into post-secondary institutions, compared to 56% province-wide.*

Carolyn Broady, Board Chair

Chris Kennedy, Superintendent of Schools

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SENIORS

Quelling the bashing of seniors Solutions needed to help both the young and old Back in 1998 the late British journalist Henry Fairlie coined the term “greedy geezer.”

In an article last year, Maclean’s magazine called Canada’s seniors, “old, rich and spoiled.”

The view here is that the elderly (“geezers”) are living too well at the expense of the young.

Some call this intergenerational conflict, others, like me, call it senior bashing.

Paul Kershaw is a professor at the University of British Columbia and head of Generation Squeeze, a group that wants to do for younger adults what the advocacy group CARP has done for seniors.

They closely track the difference in how much

governments invest in the young versus the old.

According to Kershaw, governments spend an average of $12,000 in social benefits per person under the age of 45 compared to the $45,000 per person over the age of 65. And while seniors make up 15 per cent of the population, they enjoy 42 per cent of social spending.

Kershaw doesn’t advocate taking benefits away from seniors but others do.

So the question is do seniors really need the level of support they currently receive from government?

According to Generation Squeeze we spend $12,758 on medical care and $16,636 on

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Older andWiser income security on average per Canadian over 65.

We know that our health care system is inefficient. That isn’t the fault of seniors or reason to deny them service.

Social security has been one of our most successful anti-poverty programs.

Well maybe not. According to Statistics Canada in 2014, the poverty rate for Canada’s seniors is now double the previous estimate.

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300,000 persons it’s 600,000.

As for the notion that Generation Squeeze is doomed to a life of perpetual poverty, a 2006 Decima Research report estimated that boomers in Canada stand to inherit approximately $1 trillion over the next two decades.

The problem with the greedy geezer theory is this: lots of seniors aren’t wealthy or healthy.

The median pretax income of elderly Canadians in 2012 was just $28,400 for single elderly men and $24,600 for single elderly women.

One-third of the income of seniors and one-half of the income of single female seniors come from public pensions.

Young adults today are facing challenges with high levels of student debt, securing a good job and high house prices. I get that. I’ve got two young

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 June 9 meeting learn about the Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society, the history of the organization and the work it’s doing to keep seniors active and give them a voice in the community.

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LUNCH AND BRIDGE Tuesdays from noon to 3 p.m. at North Shore Volunteers for Seniors, 275 21st St.,West Vancouver.

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NORTH VANCOUVER CITY ARBORIST PRESENTATION Seniors are invited to learn about all of the interesting trees in North Vancouver parks and how they are an important part of our urban environment with arborist Craig Bench Friday, June 12, 10:30-11:45 a.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver.

MIX IT UP MORNINGS A weekly change of programs Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at North Shore Volunteers for Seniors, 275 21st St.,West Vancouver.

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But thumbing through the 2011 Seniors Vulnerability Report from the United Way we find one in five seniors in Metro Vancouver live in poverty, 75 per cent have one or more chronic health problems and approximately half have a disability.

And seniors in the more affluent areas of North and West Vancouver — presumably the ones who have everything Generation Squeeze doesn’t — perceive themselves to have the highest levels of stress in the region.

It would appear that the Generation Squeeze isn’t the only one being squeezed here.

In this economy the young are suffering along

with the elderly. We don’t need to pit seniors against the kids. We need to find solutions that will help both generations.

One last point: those who advocate reining in spending on seniors for the sake of our children’s future should remember that the members of Generation Squeeze will be seniors one day.

No one has more of a vested interest in ensuring our social safety net remains viable than those who will use it in the future. There is a saying for that: don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.

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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NV family shares the joy of cooking ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

By the time they were two years old, twins Raphael and Joachim Markarian were already helping to break eggs, mix dough, and wash vegetables.

Their mom, Adeline, made a point of bringing her two sons into the kitchen to help prepare their family meals.

Now five, the boys have developed a keen interest in cooking and still regularly lend a hand, along with their two-year-old brother Matthias and father Daniel.

With age, the kids have become more involved in the preparation process, and the twins are now adept at using the dishwasher as well.

Their favourite kitchen tool is the salad spinner, which they use to dry lettuce and vegetables.

The youngest of the trio of tiny cooks enjoys playing with raspberries in the sink, and washing potatoes, among other helpful tasks.

“They’re pretty handson,” reports Adeline of her kids.

Helping prepare meals offers the kids a chance to use many skills, including some academic, such as arithmetic (measuring and counting), and some social.

Patience and appreciation are two skills Adeline is especially pleased to pass on to the kids through cooking, noting many people these days expect a great meal to be made in minutes, but “sometimes you need time.”

Adeline wants her children to appreciate the whole process of putting a meal together, including buying the ingredients. She often takes them with her to shop for food, and they

offer suggestions for dishes they can make together.

For example, recently they saw some tomatoes and suggested making stuffed tomatoes for dinner.

Adeline says she isn’t a chef by any means, but she and her husband both come from families in which food played a positive role.

“I find cooking has a lot to do with culture,” says Adeline, who speaks with a thick French accent.

She lived in France until the age of 17, and still retains her French culinary influence.

She explains, however, that the type of French cooking she grew up with wasn’t the sophisticated, complex cuisine highlighted in magazines and movies.

Growing up in France, she “didn’t eat five-star meals on a regular basis,”

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Instead, dinners often consisted of hearty foods and family fare.

“People take the time to cook more, to enjoy the meal more, and talk about food more,” she explains.

These days, the North Vancouver family’s weekly menu often reflects their cultural background, which includes French, Vietnamese, Syrian, Lebanese, and Armenian.

The kids are game to try anything and their tastes differ. Adeline notes that one of her twins loves mussels, but the other

won’t eat them. Like many parents, she has a rule that the kids at least have to give something new a try before they decide they don’t like it. “I think the more they try it eventually they’re more likely to like it,” she says.

An easy meal for the family is pork tenderloin, which has a simple preparation, and the chops can be marinated in different sauces to suit individual tastes.

A few years ago, Adeline heard about a familyfocused cooking contest called the Hands-Off

Cook-Off, by a group called Better Together BC. The contest called for families to record themselves cooking together. This year was the second year Adeline and her family entered and this week they found out they won the People’s Choice award for their video of the family cooking Croquemessieurs and Croquemesdames.

Adeline says she hopes her kids will continue to enjoy cooking, noting: “In a way, I think the more you’re into cooking the more you’ll enjoy the food.”

Australian visit proves to be a refreshing departure In a wine world ruled increasingly by multinationals, this past week’s visit by Australia’s first families of wine added up to a refreshing departure on many levels.

Arguably more than any other major producing region aside from California, it was Australia that first sowed the seeds of B.C.’s love affair Tim Pawsey with New World wines, a Notable Potables decade or more before the Okanagan finally blossomed in the 1990s.

The first families add up to the “dream team” of Australian, its ranks populated with iconic names such as Hill-Smith, Henschke, Jim Barry, de Bortoli and others.

In short, they’re a great crew, who blend those classic traits of Aussie good humour and utter disdain for wine snobbery with, quite literally, generations of grape growing experience.

The series of tastings staged this week served to underscore not only that immense experience, it also emphasized with clarity the remarkable range of styles and regionality which, increasingly, define one of the New World’s oldest producers.

Led by Robert Hill-Smith, whose family founded

Yalumba (Australia’s oldest family-owned winery) in 1849, this crew poured some pretty impressive drops, many of which will pop up on local shelves during a June BCLS promotion, as well as elsewhere. It really was a case of “too many wines, too little time.”

There was such an array of wines poured, from collectible rarities such as Henschke’s impossibly velvettoned 2005 Hill of Grace Shiraz (also with a pedigree from the mid 1800s) to everyday classic great values such as Tahbilk Marsanne (another that can trace its history back to the 1860s). In all, a truckload of worthy wines to track down, some for now and others to hold a while.

Here’s a small sampling (prices include all taxes paid at the till): Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2013: You could see that Yalumba was almost single handedly responsible for igniting our ongoing infatuation with Viognier.The Eden Valley label is a step up from the familiar “everyday”Y Series, sporting classic apricot and stone fruit, but with a much more intense and orange-toned palate that just keeps on going ($27.99, 91 points).

Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 2010 (Hunter Valley): Bruce Tyrrell jokes that British wine guru Jancis Robinson refers to him as “The Don Quixote of Semillon” and with good reason.Tyrrell’s has become synonymous with Semillon, precisely because of wines like this, which even at five years is still just a puppy. Right now it’s defined by a crisp, citrusdriven acidity underpinned by a structure and palate that will in time develop wonderful waxy and nutty notes (91

points).Tuck some away for later or console yourself with the still laudable “training wheels” Lost Block 2012 as an introduction ($17.99).

Jim Barry The Florita Riesling 2013 (Clare Valley): Precise and keenly focused, citrus-lemon-lime driven but with perfect fruit-acid balance. A splurge, at around $48 (if you can find it) but also one to tuck away (93 points).

Henschke Henry’s Seven 2013 (Eden Valley): This wine truly underscores the reality that the Aussies are masters at blending. A more complex riff on the standard ShirazViognier duo, Grenache and Mataro bring added weight and complexity, with plummy black fruit and raspberry, plus peppery notes, wrapped in juicy acidity and balanced, approachable tannins with a finish that doesn’t quit ($44, 92 points).

Tahbilk 2008 Museum Release Marsanne (Nagambie Lakes): The “regular”Tahbilk Marsanne has been a BCLS mainstay for decades. Find the current release for $19.99.

It’s a deal (even better with Dungeness crab and lemon butter).This special release gives a hint of what happens when Marsanne gets some age on it, with layers of honey and lemon and some mineral undertones.This wine will go at least 15 to 20 years ($26.99, 92 points).

BCLS has an extensive selection of exceptional Aussie offerings through June, well worth a look.

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

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Take steps to stop barking in the house Last week, I discussed annoying barking outside. This week, it’s annoying barking inside.

Dogs find us rather confusing when it comes to barking. We want them to alert us to a potential threat to our safety and to chase that threat away, so we encourage our dogs to bark in those situations — but only for so long.

Then we want them to stop because anything longer than the time limit we dictate becomes unwanted.

Barking becomes unwanted when the dog won’t stop, even after the

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Book launch raises funds for dog rescue NorthVancouver dog trainer Saro Boghozian has identified five things every dog must have every day: exercise, training, socialization, care and affection.

He describes how pet owners can meet these needs in his new book, A Dog’s Five Essential Needs.

“If a dog’s essential needs are not being met, it can lead to behaviour problems.

When you meet your dog’s needs, not only will you have a better-behaved dog, you will enjoy your time with your dog much more,” Boghozian says in a press release.

He is launching his book at a fundraising event to benefit A Voice4Paws Canine Rescue Society on Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Jonah’s Ark, 1611 Welch St., North Vancouver.

their own without much guidance.

Stopping unwanted barking is not quite as simple as shouting from across the room. Now, I understand that some people have had success with this form of training.

Good for you.You have taught your dog that when it barks, you bark louder and that makes the threat go away.

Anyway, training a dog to stop unwanted barking in the home is done in a couple of stages.

First off, Fido needs to be taught an alternative behaviour to barking. I generally teach dogs to go to their bed on command.

This training exercise is done independently and unrelated to the dog barking in the home.

Once the “go to your bed” exercise has been established, it can be incorporated into teaching the dog to be quiet at the door.

When Fido barks, the owner comes to investigate and tells the dog in a confident voice, “Thank

you.” ( The dog doesn’t actually understand it is being thanked, it simply sees its owner intervening and taking over, which is what it was asking the owner to do with the barking). The words “thank you” are something the owner can say in a peaceful manner, instilling trust in the dog instead of fear, which could be caused by yelling “Shut up!”

After the owner confidently issues the words “thank you,” he/she steps between the dog and the door. The owner then uses spatial pressure to encourage the dog to back away from the door. The dog is then praised.

Now, in some cases a dog is barking so frantically that it ignores its owner’s presence. In this case I suggest that a soda can filled with coins be rattled near the dog.

Even a whistle or clapping the hands together will do. This is not meant to frighten the dog or be a “negative experience that will cause long-term

emotional damage” (eyes rolling). It is meant to snap the dog out of its tunnel vision mindset and stop its barking. Note: the sudden noise does not magically fix the barking dog. In fact, the dog will stop barking to figure out what you are doing. What you are doing is creating an opportunity to redirect the dog’s attention when it is quiet. If left in the area of the front door, the dog will often resume its barking tirade or wait until the next threat scurries through the front yard.

That brief moment of no barking is your opportunity to get your dog’s focus and add the second step of the training.

This is where the “go to your bed” command comes into play as the dog’s attention needs to be redirected somewhere else. Once the dog stops barking, it is gently guided over to its bed or designated spot by looping a finger in the collar or luring with a treat while saying the command, “go to your bed.”

Since the dog already understands “go to your bed” from previous training, it willingly complies and begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together. When it barks, the owner intervenes calmly, the threat retreats and then the dog goes to its bed quietly.

The reason the command “go to your bed” is trained separately is because dogs are tricky.

If the command is taught in conjunction with the no-bark exercise, the dog quickly learns to bark at the front door to get the owner’s attention and a treat. Smart little tricksters they are.

With proper timing, patience and consistency, a dog will learn to stop barking on command and go to its bed and peace will be restored in the home.

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

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NorthVancouver resident at centre of Olympic controversy uses 2012 as inspiration heading intoWorld Cup ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

Erin McLeod has never watched a replay of the match that made her a household name in Canada while simultaneously enraging soccer fans across the country.

A quick refresher: It was the semifinals of the 2012 Olympic Games in London and Team Canada, thanks to an incredible hat trick from superstar Christine Sinclair, was less than 15 minutes away from an upset of the powerhouse United States and a berth in the Olympic final. The ball came to McLeod who held it for a while, then looked to throw it to one of her defenders, then decided just to punt it down the field. As she kicked it, however, Norwegian referee

Christiana Pedersen blew her whistle and gave the U.S. team a free kick right in front of the goal, calling McLeod for holding the ball too long — a call that is almost never made at any level, let alone in the dying minutes of an Olympic semifinal. The free kick hit a Canadian hand in the box, the ensuing penalty tied it 3-3 and the United States scored in extra time to end one of the greatest, and most controversial, soccer games ever played.

“I still haven’t watched the game to this day,” McLeod, who now lives in North Vancouver, told the North Shore News in a call from Toronto where the team was gearing up for an exhibition game in advance of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup which begins next weekend. “I remember after the Olympics feeling just heartbroken, but only

because I felt like we had just done so well and I felt like we deserved more.”

McLeod recalled having thoughts that the team might blame her for the loss but said her teammates erased all of those doubts immediately.

“I took it to heart when it seemed like no one on the team blamed me for the game,” she said. “I think because of that it just made me want to do better for the team in the France game. I was able to use it as fuel at the time, and we got the bronze — it could have ended a lot worse.”

Zooming ahead to this year’s World Cup, there seems to be a sentiment among fans and in media coverage leading up to this tournament that it is a continuation of the 2012 Olympics, almost as if the See McLeod page 30

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story is picking up right where it left off in London.

McLeod said that the team, though there are a few new faces, basically feels the same way.

“We often refer back to that tournament and use it for inspiration,” she said. “What I love from that (semifinal) game is the resilience that the team showed. Whether it was suspicious or not, our team was able to fight through it and keep present in the game, finish the game out well. It didn’t go our way, unfortunately, but I think after the game Christine Sinclair just said to the locker room, I don’t know about you guys but I’m not leaving here without a darn medal. We all kind of made that commitment to one another and I think it was a turning point for a lot of us. We had given everything we had. If you saw the France game (for bronze) we literally had nothing left and we were still able to pull out a win. I think it spoke volumes about

the team and their heart.

That’s an important piece for us, obviously, heading into the World Cup.” In the end the team did score the best result in the history of Canadian soccer, even if it could have been even more. The team, however, is hoping that the 2012 result is just the start, not the peak.

“We’d like to see it is as just kind of a beginning for this program,” said McLeod. “We want it to be the beginning of consistent podium finishes.”

The tournament kicks off Saturday, June 6 with Canada hosting China at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. McLeod, a native of St. Albert, Alta., will likely have lots of local support in Alberta but she will have a little bonus cheering section on the North Shore. Since moving to North Vancouver last November she’s hooked up with the West Vancouver Soccer Club and Destination Chrysler on a sponsorship deal that has seen her provide talks at several North Shore

schools. She’s also recently been part of a weekly soccer program, along with West Van Soccer Club coach Ros Hicks, for young girls at the Squamish Nation’s Chief Joe Mathias Centre.

“I love it,” she said of working with young players. “It takes a lot of energy but at the same time I remember being a kid — it’s a really important time to have positive role models, people who are passionate about the sport. . . . Obviously sport teaches a lot of things about teamwork, competition, humility, respect — a lot of essential things for growing up.”

Now focused solely on the World Cup, McLeod said the Canadian team is as good as it’s ever been.

“I’m excited for Canada to see our progress since the Olympics,” she said. “(Head coach John Herdman) said it two years ago: we want to be the most technically organized, most disciplined team, fittest team and most resilient team. We’ve been

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The build-up to the tournament has focused on a potential Canada vs.

U.S.A. rematch, and while McLeod said there are many talented teams in the tournament, she admitted that she wants another crack at the Yanks.

“My dream would be to be playing them in BC Place in the final,” she said.

“I definitely think we’re up

for the challenge, and so are they. They’re obviously one of the best in the world. . . . I know Canada definitely looks forward to a rematch. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to it.”

And this time around the Canadians hope to take the game out of the referee’s hands completely.

“At the end of the day, a game shouldn’t be determined by one or two calls,” she said, adding with a laugh that since the Olympic controversy many

referees have treated her a little bit differently.

“It’s kind of funny,” she said. “Most refs that I come across now are always warning me and making sure. . . . They’ll be like, ‘hurry it up, keeper.’

I think they just make it a point so that it’s very clear.

Anyway, I appreciate it. It’s all good.”

Team Canada is hoping that it all adds up to a World Cup victory on home soil. Now that would be a replay that McLeod could watch over and over.

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