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WV’s police services building a go Council approves financing plan for $36M project

MARIA SPITALE-LEISK mspitaleleisk@nsnews.com

With the financing hurdle cleared this week by council, construction can now officially begin on West Vancouver’s new $36-million police

services building that will adjoin municipal hall.

Exactly how West Vancouver is going to pay for the project — $7.7 million to be taken from the district’s Endowment Fund while the remaining $28.2

million will be borrowed from the Municipal Finance Authority — was unanimously agreed upon by council Monday night.

The repayment plan for West Vancouver’s 30year loan from the MFA, outlined in the staff report presented to council, is estimated to be $1.44 million annually. Interest from the sale of the 1300block of Marine Drive to

Grosvenor development group will be used to pay down the majority of the debt, with the district also dipping into its general operating fund to cover an additional $399,000 annually starting in 2018.

Coun. Craig Cameron figured the financing model was a fair compromise in that it places some of the cost on West Vancouver taxpayers

who will be benefiting from the police building for the next 30 years.

Coun. Mary-Ann Booth was equally supportive of the payment structure, saying it strikes a reasonable balance between debt financing and equity financing.

“I don’t think as a community we should be afraid of debt. We have very little of it. (It’s) a way

to leverage our assets so that we can accomplish the initiatives,” said Booth.

Calling it a “very bitter pill to swallow,” Coun.

Christine Cassidy said she had many hesitations with supporting the funding model.

“First of all, the monies raised from the sale of the (current) police building SeeWV page 5

Metro keeps an eye on water use JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

An unusually hot, dry start to the summer, with no rain in sight means officials are keeping a close eye on Metro Vancouver’s water supply.

A warm, dry winter that resulted in below-normal snowpack and rainfall has combined with soaring water use across the region as temperatures have risen.

“We’re monitoring the situation daily,” said Darrell Mussatto, mayor of the City of North Vancouver and chairman of Metro Vancouver’s utilities committee.

Water reservoirs — including Seymour, Capilano and Coquitlam — that serve Metro Vancouver’s 2.4 million residents are currently sitting at about 83 per cent full, which is near the low See Think page 9

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The new normal after a fire River Woods Co-op fire provides a cautionary tale about insurance

MARTHA PERKINS Contributing writer

On the night of May 7, Clarke Gonzalez stood on the lawn of River Woods Co-op with her husband and two young children and watched as flames destroyed nearly everything they owned.

“You’re so overwhelmed,” she says of how their lives have been turned upside down ever since the fire gutted one of four buildings in the Deep Cove compound, forcing 26 families out of their homes.

“For the first week, you’re in shock.You can’t eat, you’re not sleeping.The second week it’s ‘Oh my God, I have to find a place to live.’You’re stressed out and not thinking straight.

You make decisions based on how you feel at the time.

Your back is against the wall.”

The couple’s first priority was to minimize the trauma for their children, aged eight and five, and that meant maintaining as many routines as possible. River Woods is a safe, nurturing place for children who are accustomed to walking home after school, dropping off their knapsacks and saying, “Mom, I’m going outside.”

It was important to find temporary accommodation near friends and school.

But while River Woods provides affordable housing — the monthly fee for their three-bedroom unit was $1,130 — the rest of North Vancouver is not as accommodating. After 10 days in a hotel, they found a furnished apartment on West 14th Street for $3,470 above the $1,130 they continue to contribute.They balked at the price but were told “You have to make a decision by three o’clock today or we’re giving it to someone else.”

In normal circumstances, they’d have more time to find a place and they wouldn’t need it to be furnished. However, nothing

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after a fire is normal. And it’s this “new normal” that many people don’t think about when they’re buying insurance.

All co-op tenants are required to get contents and liability insurance, but how much they get is up to the individual.While co-op president Diane Bennett deals with the insurance for the building — which may not be inhabitable for another 12 to 16 months — she’s also seeing the fallout of what happens when people underestimate how much insurance they need.

She’s deeply worried about the ability of some residents to cope with unforeseen costs.

What people don’t realize, she says, is how expensive life in limbo is. Not only are rents higher, but you also have to pay for having all of your possessions removed and stored by a restoration company, which analyzes — for a fee — what’s salvageable and cleans what can be saved. (Gonzalez’s family tried to do as much cleaning as possible to cut down on costs.) This process can take months and end up eating into insurance money.

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“How long will you be in the nice home before you’re living on the streets or in your car,” Bennett asks, noting that one resident almost had to resort to living in his car because his insurance

company wouldn’t provide immediate funds. “There are limits on your insurance and when you hit your limit, they say, ‘That’s all we can do.’”

Alex Davids counted all the LED lights in the one-bedroom furnished apartment that he and his wife Sherri are now living in for $135 a day. Sixty.

He scoffs at the special features but it’s not like they had many options, especially since they have

a dog. “Suddenly you are homeless,” he says. “You watch those guys living on the street and say, ‘I’m there.’”

Davids is 78 and is obviously having a tough time coping with all the fine print of his insurance policy. Like most seniors in the building, he and his wife are on a fixed income that doesn’t have much wiggle See Cost page 11

In about three months, Ben Last hopes to be dipping his bicycle wheels into the Atlantic Ocean. But he has a lot of pedalling to do in the meantime.

The 24-year-old North Vancouver resident has taken on the challenge of riding his bike across North America to draw attention to a fundraising campaign in support of the 26 families who were put out of their homes after a fire tore through the River Woods Housing Co-op on May 7.

Last lives nearby on Dollarton Highway and works as a youth leader at Parkgate Community See Cycling page 11

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Cassidy supported the motion nonetheless, saying she hopes the project will turn out to be a good financial investment for the district.

Time is of the essence

for the district on this project as West Vancouver’s police department needs to vacate its quarters on Marine Drive no later than Dec. 31, 2017, to make way for Grosvenor’s redevelopment plans for the 1300-block. Those plans include a mix of sixand seven-storey buildings housing 98 residential units, as well as retail and office space.

To make way for the new seismically sound Police Services Building, demolition of the old parkade on the south side of the municipal hall will

begin in August, according to District of West Vancouver spokesman Jeff McDonald.

“Excavation should begin several weeks after that, and should be complete in October or November,” added McDonald. “We should see the foundation of new building begin to rise out of that excavation early next year.”

It’s anticipated West Vancouver police will begin occupying their new digs in summer 2017, with a targeted final completion date of January 2018 for

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Urban wildlife: a survival primer

Andy Prest

Laugh All YouWant Like any conscientious father living on the edge of the wilderness here on Vancouver’s North Shore, I’ve recently been contemplating two important questions.

1. If I had to pick one, would I rather fight a cougar or a bear?

2. When valiantly saving my children from a bear

or cougar, what would be my go-to move to score a TKO against the beast?

Somehow I always picture myself doing a wall-jump roundhouse kick to the face like Milla Jovovich does to the inside-out Resident Evil zombie dogs.

In my envisioned scenarios, however, it’s never quite clear what the wall is doing out there in the bushes.

To find real answers to these questions, I enlisted the help of a real expert: conservation officer Todd Hunter, a sergeant in charge of a small staff that is kept busy covering the area from North Vancouver all the way out to Mission, excluding Surrey and Langley. And yes, his name really is Hunter. What did you expect his name to be? Todd Stares-At-AComputer-All-Day?

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Sgt. Hunter started off our conversation with a lot of sensible words of advice, sadly none of which involved kicking a cougar in the face. I’ll summarize quickly, so we can get to the part where I’m heroically saving my children.

Sensible advice 1. Chances are, you’re probably never, ever, ever going to have to fight a bear or a cougar.

“People should know that it’s a very rare encounter,” Hunter said.

“Very rare.”

Basically if at any point in your life you have crossed a street, cars are already way more likely to kill you than a wild animal.

As stated above, Hunter’s service area doesn’t include Surrey because if

it did he probably would have added gunfire to the list of things more likely to kill you than a wild animal.

That being said, we do live in an area with wildlife corridors running right through residential areas, so encounters are inevitable. Cougars are in the news right now because of a rash of recent sightings. Two have been shot on the North Shore so far this season and there are more out there chasing after this hot summer’s large stock of North Shore deer. And black bears are a well-known fixture in these parts. So. . . .

2. Be prepared.

Don’t go onto mountain trails alone. Don’t let dogs or children run off when you’re in the wilderness.

Go on the Ministry of Environment or North

Shore Black Bear Society websites and read up on animals you may encounter before you head into the wilderness.

“When you’re unprepared, that’s when stuff is going to happen,” said Hunter.

“Stuff,” eh? Now we’re getting to the exciting part.

Tell me more.

3. If you come across a bear or cougar, stay calm.

“Like any animal, they react to you if you show any sense of fear,” Hunter said.

“You want to remain calm.You want to back away.”

If there are small children around, pick them up. If the animal becomes interested in you it’s time to “try to display your

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Big is best when confronting a furry foe From page 6 dominance towards it,” said Hunter. “You want to have that cougar walk away because it sees you as a more formidable opponent. . . . Look bigger. Back up slowly. Tell the animal it’s bad. Bad cougar! Bad bear!

Go away!”

OK, that’s all sensible, and it’s good to know Sgt. Hunter has already figured out what a “formidable opponent” I would be in a fight with a bear. But what if none of it works? What if the animal actually attacks?

It’s go time.

Fighting a cougar!

Sgt. Hunter started off with some fun facts about cougars.

“They’re designed by nature for one purpose — that purpose is to make a swift kill and consume their prey,” he said. “They primarily attack the back of your neck, your head, and your spine.” Hey sergeant, don’t sugar coat it like that — tell it to me straight.

My confidence was shrinking. Thankfully

Hunter came ready with some fight tips, in the unlikely event I couldn’t get off my drop kick to the face. Most enlightening: if you end up on the ground — which Hunter seemed to think was a likely scenario — always keep your back on the ground with your hands and feet up.

Makes sense, considering the cougar’s aforementioned fondness for spinal cords and whatnot.

“You want to curl up like a ball on your back and you want to kick and punch,” said Hunter. “Try to protect your neck, tuck your chin towards your chest.”

Weapons — sticks, rocks, whatever you can grab quickly — are good too. But here comes Sgt. Hunter’s reality check: this is no gentleman’s boxing club at Cambridge. This is life and death.

“You want to fight as hard as you can,” he said.

“It’s definitely something that’s very scary, but if you’re prepared, you know

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At this point I was thinking less about dropkicks to the face and more about getting a clean pair of underwear. Anyway, let’s move on to bears.

Fighting a bear!

When I asked about fighting back against a bear Sgt. Hunter seemed to get a note of resignation in his voice as he said that bear rules of engagement aren’t quite as cut and dry as the cougar rules.

“It’s harder to say,” he said, adding that playing dead — usually associated more with surviving a grizzly attack — sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.

“If you encounter a black bear they usually come at you and bluff charge. They’ll run up and stop just before you and then make noises, like huffing. They make noise when they’re really agitated. . . . Hopefully you

back off. If you hear that, you should back off.”

Bear charges, back off. Gotcha. Just for comparison sake, what about a grizzly? Do they bluff charge? Nope.

“If they’re going to attack, they just do it.”

The weapon of choice that Hunter mentioned was an air horn.

Being big, loud and scaring the bear away is still the best option, and almost always works. In the extremely unlikely case that a bear is really intent on getting you, well . . . fight with all you’ve got and always try to get away.

And good luck. Anyhoo. . .

The verdict Hunter didn’t have an answer when I asked him which animal he would rather fight.

“I can’t say for sure. I think it’s a terrifying situation in all circumstances.You’re going to be terrified.”

For me the answer is cougar, given that extra little bit of unpredictable wackiness and power a

bear can bring. Having listened carefully to Hunter’s whole spiel, however, I now wholeheartedly agreed with his assessment — I would be terrified.

But I also took much solace in the message that these encounters are extremely rare and, if you’re prepared, there’s a great chance you can get away without it becoming physical.

Even so, Hunter ended with a good little pep talk.

“People have fended themselves off of grizzly bears,” he said. “You’re in a fight for your life — use something, anything, to get out of that situation.

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OK then — confidence restored. The reality is that this type of situation is not likely to occur, but if it does, I can do this. We can do this.

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use. In the City of North Vancouver, the approach to those caught sprinkling when they shouldn’t has been one of warning and education unless there have been repeated problems.

Policy makers know that water meters are one effective tool in changing people’s water use patterns.

“If they get hit in the pocketbook they may learn a lot quicker,” said Mussatto.

But Metro’s relatively cheap bulk water rates compared to the high cost of retrofitting water meters means few municipalities

have chosen to go that route. On the North Shore, West Vancouver, which has its own water system, is the only area where residential water meters have been installed.

Mussatto said if extended hot, dry summers and low snow pack become the “new normal” in Vancouver, issues like water metering may have to be reconsidered in the future, along with other potential long-term, expensive solutions like raising the height of the Seymour Falls dam.

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the Coquitlam Reservoir and changing water consumption patterns are preferred by policy makers.

“Are we using it to water lawns and wash our cars?” said Mussatto. “Maybe that’s a conversation we’re going to have to have as a community.”

Mussatto said with that in mind, he’s changed his own water use patterns. “I didn’t even think about watering my lawns,” he said.Washing the car has also been ditched, and “the 10 or 15 minute showers are gone.”

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But the forecast for a hot dry summer and current water use patterns aren’t encouraging.

“We’re at historic lows of our creeks and streams running into our reservoirs,” said Mussatto.

In addition, “we are using 17 per cent more water than we were last year,” he said.

Year round, Metro Vancouver sucks up an average of one billion litres of water a day.The current average is closer to 1.5 billion litres, with a season high so far of 1.57 billion litres on June 13.

On the plus side, Mussatto said the region has made positive changes to water use patterns in the recent decades.The amount of water used per capita has dropped significantly, for instance.

Back in the mid 1980s, before conservation dented the public mindset, Metro Vancouver users flushed, sprinkled and showered their way through 743 litres per capita daily and almost double that in summer. In contrast, the average percapita water use in 2013 was about 471 litres.

But because the region’s population has also boomed, so has overall

water consumption. Our overall use of a billion litres a day is more than 25 per cent higher than it was 30 years ago. (About 60 per cent of that is residential, while 40 per cent is commercial or industrial use.)

In heat waves, like the one that was expected this weekend, that can spike to daily water use of between 1.5 and 2 billion litres per day.

What are people doing with all that water? They’re watering their lawns, washing their cars, even taking more showers than usual, said Mussatto.

If the current trend continues, Metro Vancouver may have to buy more water from BC Hydro’s Coquitlam reservoir.While the local government controls Seymour and Capilano reservoirs, Coquitlam is managed by BC Hydro.

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Centre. “Whenever I would walk or bike or skateboard to work, I would go through that complex and it’s just a cool place,” he says.

“The people there are always outside chatting and laughing.They know their neighbours, which is pretty rare.”

A graduate of Seycove secondary, Last has had many friends who have lived in the housing complex.

Some of the youth he works with at Parkgate have lived there too, so he feels a connection to the residential community.

He leaves on his trek July 4 and will be joined by a friend for the first leg of his journey through the Rockies to Calgary.

“It will be nice to have somebody with me for that first week because I imagine it’s going to be a really steep learning curve.”

Last will be camping along the way, carrying with him a tent and sleeping mat, some clothes, an iPad to update his blog and map his route, and tools to fix his custom-built Surly longhaul trucker in case of a breakdown. He also plans to use the hospitality exchange websites Couchsurfing.com and Warmshowers.org.

He estimates he’ll have to cover about 125 kilometres per day in order to meet his timeline. Most of his riding will be done in Canada, but once he hits Winnipeg he plans to dip down to Milwaukee and stop in Chicago where he’s arranged to take a proctored

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“Insurance is something you don’t think about.

Insurance companies should know that when this happens, people are in shock. Don’t let them guess what happens next,” he says, still frustrated by the lack of guidance they’re receiving.

Bennett says many people look around their apartment and think, “None of this is

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Gonzalez recommends that people living on the North Shore have at least $75,000 in insurance for additional living expenses.

A lot of her family’s insurance money will go towards the rent of the furnished house they’re moving into at the end of the month. It’s only a few blocks away from River Woods but it comes at a cost — $6,000

a month.Their threebedroom unit at the co-op was one of the most badly damaged so if they have to live in their new place for a year, that will eat up $58,440 from their available insurance funds.

Bennett’s hard-earned advice is for everyone who rents or owns: “Sit down with a good insurance broker and go over all the possibilities.”

The RiverWoods Co-op has started a crowdfunding campaign to help those residents who are struggling financially because of the fire.

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Non-profit relocates to NV Power To Be offers range of adaptive recreation opportunities ERIN MCPHEE emcphee@nsnews.com

its Victoria and Lower Mainland program streams.

Among its initiatives is a Vancouver Islandbased Wilderness School, a multi-year program serving youth and helping to foster leadership, social development and life skills.

Offered on both the Island and locally is its adaptive recreation program serving youth and families with a disability. Individuals become involved with the organization either by connecting directly, or through their involvement in other community service organizations. Partner organizations include North Shore Disability Resource Centre, North Shore Connexions Society, Canadian Mental Health Association, Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak, InterFit and Grouse Mountain.

“We work to create longterm partnerships. A great example of that would be the Canucks Autism Network. . . .They have a group of youth that they’re working with and have a program calendar of resources in the community that they’re leveraging, but what they don’t have is the accessible equipment, which is sort of our niche market,” says Chapman. “So we provide that adaptive recreation element to their program calendar.We’re doing that

A B.C. non-profit organization that has long been working to enable community members to engage in adventure-based recreational programs no matter what personal barriers they may face, has recently relocated to NorthVancouver.

“Power To Be works within the North Shore and Lower Mainland communities to provide accessible outdoor adventure activities to a variety of community groups.

Essentially we’re working with youth and families living with a disability. . .

We work with a ton of community partners in the region and we’re working to create greater access in their lives by addressing isolation, access to nature and physical health,” says Kevin Chapman, development associate for Power To Be, which recently moved its home base from Vancouver to 182 Pemberton Ave. The organization’s roots go back to 1998 in Victoria and it has been active in Vancouver for the last decade. Power To Be has served more than 8,000 participants since its inception and this year alone expects to serve more than 1,000 through both

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It’s not every sea kayaker who will want to paddle from Squamish to Bowen Island or Gibsons but, if they do, they now have a map of where they can pull up for the night.

Five years in the making, the 40-kilometre Sea to Sky Marine Trail designates six overnight camping spots in Howe Sound and three provincial park options — Porteau Cove, Halkett Bay and Plumper Cove.

“It’s one more great connection to the water and a really nice amenity,” says project manager Gordon McKeever, who scoured the coastline looking for

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The trail is a land-tosea connection for the Trans Canada Trail and also connects to the 180kilometre Sea to Sky Trail, which will eventually run from Squamish to D’Arcy, 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. It’s part of the B.C. Marine Trail Network.

The trail wouldn’t have been possible a few decades ago because few people would have seen the recreational possibilities in these waters. “Howe

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In recent years, however, “the egregious sources of pollution have cleaned up their act,” and people are realizing they don’t have to go far to get away from it all.

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Nor is he worried about a negative impact on the land. “The sites are very isolated. Wilderness backpackers have a tremendous respect for nature and they’re used to rustic conditions.”

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How many steps are there to the trail at the Panorama Drive base of the Baden Powell Trail/Quarry Rock Hike?

12. When

(month/date/year) was the Lynn Valley Centennial Cairn originally dedicated, in honour of the men and women of Lynn Valley who died in the service of their country?

______________________________________________________________________ 2. Name the animal depicted in the large mural located in the heart of Deep Cove.

______________________________________________________________________ 13. What is the name of the foundry where the bronze figure ‘Your Ancient Scribe’ was created?

______________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the numerical bearing from the Ancient Anchor in Cates Park to SFU?

______________________________________________________________________ 14. Which long legged, wading bird, has taken up residence in Edgemont Village (in plastic form)?

______________________________________________________________________ 4. How much does the Jade War Memorial in Cates Park weigh (in kgs)?

______________________________________________________________________ 15. What year was Capilano River Regional Park designated as parkland?

______________________________________________________________________ 5. Name the eight cities on the world clocks inside the main entrance to the Birch building at Capilano University.

______________________________________________________________________ 16. What is the distance the Capilano River travels from Capilano Mountain to reach Capilano Lake?

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______________________________________________________________________ 17. What is the listing status of the species of resident bears at Grouse Mountain, Grinder and Coola?

__________________________________ _______________________________ 6. What is the name of the hiking trail off of Mount Seymour Road, as you turn to go to Northlands Golf Course?

______________________________________________________________________ 18. Who presented the propeller situated at the fountain in Horseshoe Bay?

______________________________________________________________________ 7. Provide the vessel name on one of the life saving buoys hanging inside the dining establishment at Lynnwood Marina.

______________________________________________________________________ 19. What is the name of the artist who created the ‘Sea to Stream’ figure at Sewell’s Marina?

______________________________________________________________________ 8. His vision and support enabled the construction of Park & Tilford Gardens. Name the former Chairman and CEO of the distillery company that established this community project.

______________________________________________________________________ 20. Name one of the groups that worked to make Whytecliff Park one of Canada’s first marine protected areas.

______________________________________________________________________ 9. Which tree is the focal point of the Park & Tilford Christmas light display?

______________________________________________________________________ 21. What two bodies of water meet at the point where Lighthouse Park stands?

______________________________________________________________________ 10. What cross streets is the painted Orca located at in Lower Lonsdale?

______________________________________________________________________ 22. What is the name of the public art piece in Dundarave Park?

______________________________________________________________________ 11. How many figures make up ‘The Meeting’ art installation on Lonsdale Avenue?

______________________________________________________________________ 23. Name one of the artists who carved the Welcoming Figure at Ambleside Park.

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WORK Business Briefcase Graduation day

Ian Campbell, hereditary chief of the Squamish Nation, is among the first cohort of 14 graduates from Simon Fraser University’s Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership.

The program is Canada’s first credited MBA for established aboriginal leaders, entrepreneurs and others working with aboriginal communities.

Immigrants honoured

A North Vancouver resident has been named among this year’s RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants.

Ana María Zúniga, from Chile, is president of AZ World Translation and Interpretation Inc., which she grew from a one-woman translation company to an agency working with more than 100 translators. She also donates time and money to

community organizations such as the Sinfonia Orchestra of the North Shore and the Pacific Spirit Children’s Choir.

Presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine, the awards recognize and commemorate the achievements and stories of immigrants across Canada. Winners receive a commemorative plaque and a $500 donation will be made towards a registered Canadian charity of their choice.

Order of Merit

Deep Cove resident Beatrice Schreiber has received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Schreiber immigrated to Canada in 1995, helped establish the Bel Art Gallery with her husband, Stefan, and became involved with the German Canadian Business Association.

She became the first female president of the GCBA and is currently serving her fifth term in this role. In 2005, she became chairwoman of

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Nestled in the shadow of Grouse Mountain to the north and bordered by the mighty Capilano River to the west lies the quaint neighbourhood of Edgemont, a place where change and the bustle of city life both seem suspended in time.

Quiet meandering streets wind throughout the area, sporting an eclectic mishmash of new and modern midcentury homes that stand together in harmony.The area’s many cul-de-sacs and crescents provide play space for the many children that live in this still family-dominated neighbourhood where it is not uncommon to see games of street hockey and the occasional lemonade stand on a sunny afternoon.

The nucleus of this northwestern District of North Vancouver neighbourhood is Edgemont Village, a collection of more than 100 businesses centered around the wide pedestrian-friendly Edgemont Boulevard.

See page 19

Edgemont Village boasts more than 100 businesses centered around a pedestrian-friendly boulevard. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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neighbourhoods From page 18 A comparison of a photo of the area taken 50 years ago and a recent one shows just how little “the village” has changed over the course of time compared to other areas.The half-kilometre stretch feels far more akin to a small country town than a suburb 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver. Angled parking stalls edge the boulevard, providing shoppers access to the myriad of businesses that, among others, include a chocolate store, a butcher shop, a seafood market, a toy store, a barber and coffee shops.

To Marlene Tate, owner of décor company Trims, which has operated in Edgemont Village for 26 years, the best things about the village are both its simplicity and its unrivaled authenticity.

“It’s not on a main street that people drive by, it is actually nestled in a neighbourhood so it has complete authenticity,”Tate explains. “It’s such a huge independent owner business area, it’s almost like a little mini farmer’s market.

It’s sort of the type of thing that’s trying to be reproduced everywhere, it exists authentically in Edgemont Village.”

Development in the area didn’t begin until the post-war boom in the late 1940s and early 1950s according to the North Vancouver Museum and Archives.The first businesses in the village appeared in 1947, which included a restaurant, a pharmacy,

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and a dry goods store, according to The Edgemont Village Business Association.

Another major characteristic of this particular neighbourhood is the array of natural amenities situated in and around the area. A short jaunt from the business centre of the village lie many natural and recreational attractions visited frequently by both locals and tourists alike. A short distance to the northwest (about a 15-minute walk from the village) is the Capilano Salmon Hatchery situated in the Capilano River Regional Park. More than 400,000 visitors flock to the site annually, according to the hatchery’s website, to catch sight of the Coho, Chinook and steelhead salmon that make their way in and out of the facility each year. Glassedin walls inside the hatchery’s concrete structure allow spectators to get up close views of the thousands of fish jumping up a fish ladder and inside the various tanks.

Also impressive is the fact that a visit to the hatchery, situated in the park’s stunning rainforest setting, is free.

Following the park’s trails north leads to the massive Cleveland Dam and the Capilano Reservoir, which provides drinking water for a good portion of Metro Vancouver.Trails lead off in many directions through the beautifully preserved forest, which offers ample room to trek.

Edgemont is a neighbourhood that stands out both for its authentic small town ambiance and abundant supply of raw nature that hugs its surrounding flanks.

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If you’ve made an estate plan and are wondering if you’ve done it right this column is for you.

My estate plan isn’t perfect but I’ll use it as an example to help get us started.

I’ve got a will that appoints an executor to administer my estate after I’m gone, an enduring power of attorney for my legal and financial affairs, a representation agreement for health care and personal decisions and an advance care directive that will speak for me if

I am alive but unable to speak for myself.

Four documents. That’s it. Well, almost. I also use a record keeper booklet to help keep track of my personal and financial documents.

They’re usually available from your financial institution, at no charge.

My concern is that a number of estate plans that many seniors have in place will probably not do what they expect them to. That’s especially true if they’ve had their estate plan drawn up more than, say, a decade ago.

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Most of us are better at doing one than the other.

I’m a perfect example of that.

Finally I’m not qualified as an estate planner. I sought professional advice when I prepared my estate plan.

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Open border policy lauded Just in time for Canada Day comes the welcome news that Nova Scotia has opened its borders to Canadian-grown wines.

In the June 25 announcement, Halifax MLA Diana Whalen said Nova Scotians can now import locally grown and produced Canadian wine for personal use without going through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.

Whalen also noted the Canadian wine industry is growing and consumers want to be able to order wine directly from wineries across the country. She said this is good for business in Nova Scotia and good for consumers.

Nova Scotia joins B.C. and Manitoba in an open border policy. However, still notably absent from this more enlightened camp are Ontario and Quebec.

There’s no better way to celebrate than to pop the cork on a celebratory Nova Scotian bottle of citrustoned Benjamin Bridge or l’Acadie Prestige Brut if you can find them. BCLS has a few bottles of Benjamin Bridge ($43.49, 90 points),

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As we move into the peak of wine touring season it’s gratifying to know that B.C. wineries can ship direct to one more province. How truly shortsighted of the Ontario government that it has yet to see the light.

In the meantime, here’s a few worthy B.C. drops to help celebrate Canada Day in style: Moraine Viognier 2014 Flying under the radar, but not for long, this relative newcomer from Naramata is delivering excellent value.

I was impressed across the board at a recent tasting, but this Viognier popped

out with its orange-toned aromas, luscious orchard and stone fruit palate with a definite touch of minerality.Winemaker Jacq Kemp (who’s worked from Burgundy to Otago) says she prefers to pull back on the aromatics and avoid that overblown style.This is a deliciously food-friendly style ($19.90, 91 points).

If you can’t find the Viognier, you could settle for Moraine Pinot Gris 2014, a clean and nicely balanced offering with citrus and honey notes wrapped in bright acidity ($21, 90 points).

Orofino Wild Ferment Syrah 2014 This wine was a standout among a few excellent drops at last week’s Dig Deep Similkameen tasting.

The vines are from a hot, rocky site right above the Similkameen River. After being wild fermented, the grapes were pressed directly into a concrete tank. Most wines made in concrete are placed in egg-shaped fermenters that come from California, France, or Italy, and are pretty pricey and fragile to ship.This tank was

made right down the road in Osoyoos.This is a lovely expression of Syrah, very clean and lineal, with lifted blue and black fruit, some meaty hints, stony notes, lingering pepper and wellintegrated, approachable tannins. And it’s untouched by oak. A remarkable wine on many levels, well worth tracking down ($29, 92 points).

Intrigue Riesling 2014 A lovely, mouth-filling, juicy but well-balanced Riesling from Oyama, with some citrus, stone fruit and orchard fruits, and a touch of mineral. Made by winemaker Roger Wong, and grown in his Two Wongs Make a White vineyard.

Great value ($16.90, 90 points).

Intersection Unfiltered Cabernet Franc 2012 (Oliver) Bright, red berry aromas followed by a generous, mouth-filling palate, with some nice herbal notes, good weight and a savoury edge.

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Joan Klucha

Canine Connection steps to keep your dog cool and comfortable during the heat wave we are expected to endure this summer.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

If you are blessed to have air conditioning, then you are pretty much set for maintaining a comfortable environment for both you and your dog inside the home. The downside to this is that when you do venture into the great outdoors, Fido will have a bit more of a challenge acclimatizing to the heat.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

The best way to help your dog tolerate the heat is to walk it during the coolest time of the day.

This means taking walks before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. There is plenty of daylight at those times of day and they are actually very pleasant times for a walk.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

In the home, make sure your dog has plenty of fresh, cool water. An easy way to keep water cool is to add ice, but if your dogs are like mine they may find the ice cubes a curious wonder and drag them around the house, leaving them to melt. To get around this, you can freeze a large ice block and allow it to thaw slowly by filling just a quarter of the bowl with water.You can also purchase a non-spill water dish. These usually have a cover, allowing the dog just enough room to stick its nose in for a drink.You can freeze the water in the bowl, add a touch of fresh water to encourage a slow thaw, then replace the top so Fido isn’t tempted to drag the ice block around the house.

Do not leave your dog

in the car.

A cool bed is an option as well. There are cooling mats available online and in some pet stores, but these can be a bit pricey.

An alternative is to make your own by purchasing gel ice packs. After they have frozen overnight, they remain flexible and ice cold. Unzip the dog bed and place the gel ice packs under the top liner and zip it back up. Fido can’t get at them and chew them up, but gets the benefit of the cold bed. I use about four large gel ice packs for each dog bed. Some dogs are comfortable laying on a wet frozen towel, but this leaves an awful mess on the floor.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

Providing an oscillating fan in front of your dog’s bed is also a good idea.

If your dog must remain in a crate or exercise pen in your absence, then pointing the fan at the crate entrance will give your dog the air circulation it needs to keep itself cool.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

When outside for a walk, during the cooler times of the day, be sure to bring fresh, cool water for your dog.You can freeze about a quarter of the water in a water bottle and fill the rest with fresh water to provide your dog with a refreshing drink along the walk. There are many great travelling water bottles for dogs available at most pet stores with built-in bowls that are convenient to carry and comfortable for your dog to drink from.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

I like to hose my dogs down before our walks to keep them cool before we head out and again after our walks to help them cool down.

Do not leave your dog in the car.

Oh, and one last thing — in case you were not able to read between the lines — do not leave your dog in the car!

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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Sunday, June 28, 2015 - North Shore News - A25

YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Overholt into overdrive

WestVan teen looking to add to her already stellar resume this summer ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

It may seem strange to call a 17-year-old athlete a national team “veteran,” but that’s exactly how you could describe West Vancouver swimmer Emily Overholt heading into a packed summer of action that will include the Pan Am Games and senior world championships.

Overholt got the rookie jitters out of the way when she was competing in last year’s Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, her first ever senior national team competition.

There she was called upon to anchor the women’s 4x200-metre freestyle relay team, swimming the final leg.

She’d been in big meets before, including the 2013 world junior championships where she won a bronze medal, but this was the big leagues.

As the relay unfolded at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, it became clear that Overholt would need to put in a solid swim to keep Canada in a medal position.

“I was kind of freaking out a little bit right before I was supposed to go,” Overholt told the North Shore News Thursday as she recalled the Commonwealth Games

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As her turn in the pool approached, Overholt leaned on her older, more experienced teammates Sam Cheverton, Brittany MacLean, and Alyson Ackman for support.

“They were so helpful for me,” said Overholt.

“Sam and Britney who swam the first two legs of the race, they were just telling me to have fun . . . just enjoy the moment.

Race hard, obviously.

But they were definitely helping to calm me down.”

As the race unfolded Australia, the heavy favourites, held a slim lead but Canada and England weren’t far behind.

“When I got in the water I just raced as hard as I could and did what I had been training to do,” said Overholt. “It worked out OK.” More than OK — Overholt hung with the Australian, an Olympic medallist, while holding off the English swimmer to secure the silver.

“It was crazy,” said Overholt, adding that she didn’t know where she

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had finished until she popped out of the water and checked out the standings. “I had to look at the board. It was really exciting. All the girls were around the block and they were all cheering.”

It was the biggest moment in what has already been a stellar career for the teenager.

It’s all a little astounding considering how it started for Overholt.

“It was kind of random how I got into it,” she said, adding that when she was eight years old she tried

out a number of different activities, looking for a favourite. Swimming won out. “My parents never swam and I had brothers and they don’t swim. I tried it and I really liked it and I just stuck with it.”

Success came quickly.

At age 14 she was on the junior national team. At 15 she won a senior national title and raced in the world juniors.

Now, just graduated from Collingwood School, she’s off to her second major games and hoping See Pan Am page 26

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to hit the podium again.

And this time she’ll be playing for the home team with Toronto set to host the Pan Am Games July 10-26.

“It’s a great feeling,” she said of representing her country. “It’s definitely really exciting to think that when you’re racing you’re not just racing for yourself, you’re racing for your country.You’re representing Canada and you’re racing for your team.You’re swimming for something more than just yourself.”

Over all of this looms the 2016 Olympics in Rio where Overholt hopes to

compete. By then she’ll be a seasoned veteran at the ripe old age of 18.

With the success she’s had at such a young age it doesn’t seem a stretch to picture Overholt as the next big star in Canadian swimming. Not that she’s going to proclaim that for herself.

“I just take it one step at a time,” she said with a laugh. “I don’t put that much pressure on myself.

I just see how each year goes. . . . Each year I get more excited for the Olympic year. That’s what we’re all getting ready for — to hopefully make the Olympic team.”

Spoken like a true veteran.

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