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Pharmacy worker gets house arrest OxyContin trafficking linked to gang activity

Santos, 26, to serve two years less a day of house arrest for her role in trafficking 1,440 tablets of the powerful painkiller with a possible street value of more than $100,000.

Delos Santos was sentenced Friday in B.C. Supreme Court after being found guilty by a jury of six counts of trafficking OxyContin, by abusing her position at the Real Canadian Superstore pharmacy in North Vancouver.

Delos Santos admitted to filling the fraudulent prescriptions but argued in the trial that she had only done so because she was under duress from a man

JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

A pharmacy assistant who filled fraudulent prescriptions for OxyContin in North Vancouver for a man she believed was part of the United Nations gang has been spared a jail sentence.

Instead, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick ordered Baby Marie Antoinette Delos

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Starting Friday, commuters and travellers passing throughWest Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal will be paying a little bit more for a ticket to ride.

As of Jan 17, the ferry corporation will be adding a 3.5 per cent fuel surcharge onto the cost of a ticket.

“We are well aware that implementing a fuel surcharge is unpopular with our customers, and we are doing everything

we can to keep our fuel costs as low as possible, including building new ships with LNG capability,” said Mike Corrigan, BC Ferries’ president and CEO. “We have waited as long as we can to implement a surcharge, however we must act now as it is clear that fuel prices are unlikely to decline in the foreseeable future.”

For Bowen passengers, the surcharge amounts to an extra 35 cents for adults and 15 cents per child plus another $1.10 for See Ferry page 8

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Rescuers lobby for backcountry cameras

Video footage would help with searches for lost hikers JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

When the trail is cold and a missing hiker’s footprints fill with snow, a strategically placed camera could be invaluable, according to Tim Jones, team leader with North Shore Rescue.

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Management Office and the District of North Vancouver are in preliminary talks about installing backcountry cameras at Lynn Canyon and Lynn Headwaters, according to district Mayor Richard Walton.

“I don’t think it’s ever been suggested by anyone before,” Walton said.

Jones said he is unaware of any search and rescue squad using a similar system.

If the proposition is feasible, it will have the backing of district council, according to Walton.

The need for cameras came into focus following the search for lost tourist Tom Billings, 22.

“If we had those cameras in place in (Lynn) Headwaters, we would’ve seen him coming through,” Jones said.

The installation could be complicated by privacy issues, according to Walton.

“A lot of people go up in the woods for solace and the idea that they’re being filmed when they’re heading up the trail to get away from humanity is not always appealing,” he said.

“We don’t want to spend a lot of time and money and find that some agency challenges under privacy laws.”

There should be no legal problems with putting cameras on district land, according to Coun. Mike

Little, who also serves as NSEMO chairman.

“There are webcams all over the place in public spaces and tourist destinations, the question is recording and who has access to the recordings,” Little said.

While the recordings would likely be limited to the district’s “trusted agencies,” Little said there may be other applications.

“I would actually like the public to be able to see how busy it is at Lynn Headwaters and how busy it is at the suspension bridge,” he said.

Because the bridge at Lynn Headwaters falls under Metro Vancouver’s jurisdiction, Little said

council will likely focus on Lynn Canyon first.

Rescuers are exceedingly familiar with the terrain, according to Jones.

“We spend an inordinate amount of time involved in searches in those areas,” he said.

Video footage also could have helped in the case of Joan Warren, according to Jones.

The 76-year-old woman with dementia wandered from her Lynn Valley care home and was later found dead by a hiker near Lynn Canyon’s twin falls.

“We were right on top of her, too. That was the maddening part about it,” he said.

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A 65-year-old man from Burnaby died Sunday after suffering a heart attack while hiking Grouse Mountain’s BCMC Trail.

The man, who North Shore Rescue team leader Tim Jones described as an avid hiker, was hiking with friends near the top of the steep trail when he suddenly sat down and became unresponsive just before 11:30 a.m.

Two hikers who were nearby — a nurse and retired firefighter — immediately began CPR on See Bystanders page 5

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who told her he was part of the U.N. gang.

The jury rejected that and convicted her Dec. 4 on all counts.

According to evidence entered in the case, Delos Santos had worked at the North Vancouver pharmacy for six years when in December 2011 she started filling what she knew were fraudulent prescriptions for a man named Jesse Castillo and one of his associates.

Six times between Dec. 23, 2011 and Jan. 17, 2012, Castillo or the other man would hand a prescription to Delos Santos for 240 tablets of 80 milligrams of

Cameras could be crucial in narrowing a search area as well as providing searchers with small but critical details, according to Little.

“Did they turn left when they got to the end of the suspension bridge?

Did they turn right? A verification of what they were wearing. These things all help (NSR) narrow down the scope of a search,” he said.

While motion-activated wilderness cameras might be useful, Little said he would opt for wireless technology with remoteviewing capability, allowing rescuers to access footage from anywhere in the backcountry.

OxyContin — the highest dose available.

The prescriptions came from a triplicate prescription form stolen from an Abbotsford doctor.

Delos Santos bypassed the pharmacy’s security procedures by falsely “verifying” the prescription.

Her actions were discovered later in January 2012 when a pharmacist at the store became suspicious about the prescriptions and called the doctor — who confirmed that he had not written them.

When she was confronted, Delos Santos initially denied knowing anything, but eventually told authorities she had

filled the prescriptions out of fear about what the gang might do if she didn’t.

Delos Santos denied being involved in any more transactions, but authorities found three more prescriptions for OxyContin in her purse — including two that had not been filled.

In handing down her sentence, the judge noted OxyContin is strictly controlled because it is highly addictive and subject to abuse. But there is still a flourishing black market for OxyContin — with the drug sometimes selling for as much as $1 per mg, the judge said.

“It is well known that

gangs are involved in the distribution of OxyContin.”

Delos Santos told the judge she didn’t benefit financially from the drug sales and said she only took part because she was afraid.

But Fitzpatrick rejected the idea that Delos Santos was an entirely unwilling participant.

She pointed to phone records that showed Delos Santos had long regular conversations with Castillo and sent texts to him even when he had not contacted her.

“These are certainly not the actions of an innocent person who is desperately trying to avoid someone

who has already pressured her,” she wrote in her decision.

Fitzpatrick concluded Delos Santos’ “naïveté and foolishness” had allowed her to be manipulated by criminals, but added, “she bears a great deal of responsibility” for the crimes.

Fitzpatrick opted not to send Delos Santos to jail, saying she has no criminal record and that her family depends on her financially.

She placed Delos Santos under house arrest with conditions to have no cellphone, no contact with Castillo and to perform 240 hours of community work service.

Another mixed-used condo tower application is winding its way thought the City of North Vancouver’s planning process.

Council gave first reading Monday night to a proposed six-storey development at 117-135 West First St., triggering a yet-to-be scheduled public hearing.

Developer Fairborne Properties is hoping to build 65 one- and two-bedroom strata units above 7,200 square feet of commercial frontage. Included in the bid is community amenity space and heritage designation for the historic B.C.Telephone Commercial Building where the Bella Doni flower shop now operates.The developer is promising to restore the building as part of the rezoning agreement.

The Fairborne proposal joins several Lower Lonsdale mixed-used tower applications filed with the city.

On Jan. 20, council will hold a public hearing for the 100-block of Lonsdale avenue where Staburn Property Group has applied to build 64 stratified residential units, five nonmarket residential units, and office and retail space in another six-storey “low-rise” building. In exchange for the rezoning, the developer is offering heritage protection See 16

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Corporate bean counters may worry about lost productivity and we all collectively slap our foreheads and cringe when we hear a story about an employee calling in sick and then showing up on social media with Mai Tai in hand.

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Coach houses help W. Van win back its charm Dear Editor: I recently drove down to Tacoma, Wash. for my daughter’s sports tournament, stopping at a mall on the way.

Upon returning, I visited the “new” Park Royal. It was exactly like the big U.S.A. mall. Any local shops are all but closed and replaced by large corporate brands.

The icing on the cake was the funky dollar store replaced by a Rolex dealer.

It didn’t seem very “West Van” anymore.

Driving through the seaside town of Ambleside and Dundarave I see all the little quaint cottages torn down and replaced by pillared marble palaces.

What happened to the soul of our town?

I understand we can’t

regulate taste, but when an entire neighborhood is annihilated in a few years and replaced by large, seemingly soulless dwellings — that have no relationship to the surroundings, to the history, to the people that have slowly developed a community feeling (in architecture and landscape) — it has to slow down.

This is how I became interested in laneway housing or coach housing.

I applaud the local council and staff for seeing the reality that in order to keep things the same — as much as possible — we have to change.

We need smaller forms of housing that can support young families or we will have no population

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to work or spend in the local stores, restaurants etc. Even our police and fireman need to live in a reasonable commuting distance or new recruits will simply apply where they can live affordably.

If, at the end of a decade, we have only 6,000-square-foot

homes or condos, our “community” will be devoid of that middleincome earner, and any local vendors left will suffer and leave. To entice local vendors back we need housing in their budget. It’s all tied together, why open a store where you can’t afford to live?

Our children — the next generation — are very focused on environmental issues. I believe they will turn away from this period of excess.

Desirable homes for them will be just big enough, with cool design and creative use of space rather than square footage

being the driver. The homes with a grand foyer and 300-square-foot bathroom will be gathering spiderwebs, along with hydro bills.

So I guess, if you want them all to hit the road, carry on.

Kim Little West Vancouver

Super yacht enhances view of the waterfront Dear Editor: Re: Moored boat affects city’s view corridor, Jan. 1.

I cannot believe that someone is suggesting that the luxury yacht Attessa IV is compromising the view down Lonsdale Avenue.

As we look down Lonsdale through a jungle of concrete highrises the first

thing you will usually notice is a large rusting freighter anchored in the harbour behind the Attessa.The size of the Attessa is dwarfed amongst this ribbon of concrete and steel.

In my opinion, the Attessa IV is a beautiful addition to the other sites that can be seen and photographed

from the quay. In fact, apart from the Vancouver city view, I would suggest that this beautiful luxury yacht is the next most photographed item from the quay.

If you look on the Internet, you will find that this yacht is one of the world’s top 25 super yachts (by length) and is the largest

super yacht launched in North America.

The writer considers this view a blocker?

I wonder what your readers who have lost their view of the harbour through “density dash” highrises think?

John Rowlands North Vancouver

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MAILBOX

LEC ignores tomorrow’s creative solutions Dear Editor: The purpose of city energy as offered by the Lonsdale Energy Corp. is to provide financial sustainability and environmental responsibility — as noted by Coun. Pam Bookham in the Jan. 1 article

by Anne Watson. Mayor Darrell Mussatto is quoted as observing: “if it’s a white elephant, then there is a huge market for white elephants as every energy utility around the world would like to buy and own the LEC.” The rationale for city energy must be to provide the consumer with the energy services they require,

with competitive energy rates and energy conservation while reducing green house gas emissions. On all four counts, the Lonsdale Energy Corp. fails the consumer service test.

The LEC has centralized the production of thermal heating by burning natural gas and distributing the energy to consumers through a capital-intensive public infrastructure.The high infrastructure cost drives up the cost of energy to the consumer beyond the cost that can be achieved within an individual project with today’s innovative technology and locks in the

energy solution, ignoring tomorrow’s creative solutions.

The LEC is becoming the largest carbon emitter on the North Shore and the city system does not generate any savings in energy consumption within individual buildings.The reality is that the corporation discourages the application of individual metering and resource conservation because the rate structure depends on a fixed demandbased billing component.

Individual metering and user-pay reduces consumption by 15 to 30 per cent.

Alternate energy sources for this city system that reduce carbon emissions are a pipe dream that would (if ever possible) bring further excessive capital investment and resultant energy rate increases. In essence, the excessive energy charges will become a further form of residential taxation.

Residential consumers

wants, that contributes nothing to the reduction in carbon emissions, discourages personal conservation, has higher rates and fails to provide the consumer with the comfort desired in their homes.The white elephant is a white elephant.

Roger Bayley North Vancouver

are not being provided with energy services that reflect their demand for personal comfort and control over their living spaces.The LEC does not provide cooling, and consumers are having to pay for such comfort over and above the costs of heat.

Consumers are being legislated to use a monopoly service that no taxpayer

Raeside pipeline cartoon misses mark Dear Editor: Re: Raeside’s cartoon, Jan. 12 edition of the North Shore News.

Congratulations, Raeside.You should get to work and further promote

the pipeline idea you have illustrated crossing B.C. — heading apparently across the ocean to Asia, thereby foregoing the use of tankers. What a brilliant solution for

those concerned about tanker mishaps/oil spills etc. I think that’s the first constructive idea you have illustrated yet!

Don Weber West Vancouver

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Motorcyclists will pay an extra 85 cents. Langdalebound cars will pay $1.70 more while Departure Baybound vehicles pay $1.75.

While the surcharge isn’t exactly being greeted with open arms, ferry riders won’t be putting up barricades at terminals, said Alison Morse, Bowen Island council and ferry advisory committee member. Surcharges have been built into the BC Ferries’ cost structure and come into effect only when the cost of fuel rises above a set amount.

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BC Ferries announced last month that the Bowen Island route would see some its daily runs cut.

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After a sloppy start to the winter, the rain has turned to snow on the North Shore mountains.

“This season’s basically been all snowmaking.

The runs that didn’t have snowmaking on haven’t been open until now,” said Joffrey Koeman, marketing director for Cypress Mountain.

With approximately 21 centimetres of new snow last week, Cypress has opened its Nordic ski and snowshoe trails.The resort also opened another ski hill and another chairlift since last week, giving skiers eight runs to shush down.

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Please be advised of the following registration dates and deadlines: January 20, 2014

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All children new to North Vancouver (not currently attending a North Vancouver School District school), must register at: Central Registration Office Education Services Centre 2121 Lonsdale Hours: 8:30 am—4:30 pm All registrations require: • the student’s original birth certificate, (if not born in Canada, bring proof of citizenship, passport and Permanent Resident Card); • proof of current residence at the date of application, (BC Hydro bill, purchase agreement, or tenancy agreement); and • a copy of the report card from the student’s previous school.

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Seymour opens snowshoe trails From page 9 website.

The story is much the same on Mount Seymour where the mountain revved up its Mystery Peak Express quad chair for the first time this year Jan. 10.

“The rain that was here last week has now turned to snow,” said Emmalee Brunt, communications coordinator at the resort.

The mountain has seen 34 cm in the last 72 hours, Brunt said on Tuesday.

The freezing level has been hovering between 800 and 1,000 metres, according to Brunt.The base is about 155 cm at the summit, and approximately 74 cm lower on the mountain, she said.

Seymour currently has 11 ski runs open, as well as the toboggan park, and is hoping the weather will

allow them to open a few more.The resort opened its snowshoe trails Tuesday.

With its large fleet of snow guns, Grouse Mountain has a base of 151 cm at the peak, according to Grouse Mountain public relations manager Jacqueline Blackwell.

Grouse opened additional terrain Saturday and had eight runs open as of Tuesday.

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The District of West Vancouver reminds all business owners of the deadline to renew business licences. A District of West Vancouver business licence is required for businesses, professions, home-based businesses and trades operating in the District.

Business licence renewal invoices were mailed in early December 2013.

Licence renewal fees are due on or before January 31, 2014. The 2014 business licences will be mailed upon receipt of payment.

T H E O P T I O N S F O R PAY M E N T I N C L U D E : online: westvancouver.ca/payonline in person: West Vancouver Municipal Hall 750 - 17th Street, on the second floor Hours: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Monday–Friday by mail: Send a cheque, including your business information and current licence number, to Bylaw and Licensing Services 750 - 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3

The cost to licence a business varies according to the type of business.

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ART OF DESIGN Columnist KevinVallely discusses the attention to detail required in the building design process. page 16

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If you care about the choices you make when purchasing plants and seeds, the provenance and purity of the seed

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Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are plants or animals that have had their DNA or RNA spliced, augmented or modified in a laboratory through

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Thermal imaging offered JULES KNOX newsroom@nsnews.com

There’s a new way to save on heating costs.

Residents can find out where their home is losing heat by signing up for free thermal imaging from Cool North Shore, a nonprofit society that focuses on sustainability.

It’s estimated that 20 per cent of all heat loss comes from leaks and poor

Green Guide WINTER SURVIVAL Join Jenna Rudolph to learn survival techniques for winter hiking and camping Saturday, Jan. 18, 1-2:30 p.m., Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. $8.25.

Registration required. 604990-3755 WINTER WATERSHED SNOWSHOE TOURS A moderately strenuous snowshoe tour around First Lake on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver Jan. 19

insulation in single-family homes. This causes most homes to use more natural gas for heat than necessary, releasing extra greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and accelerating climate change.

With energy rates set to increase, households will soon be facing higher costs for wasted heat.

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proofing and improving insulation, said Jessica McIlroy, a spokeswoman for Cool North Shore, in a press release. That’s why thermal imaging is such a useful tool, she added.

West Vancouver’s Mayor Michael Smith encourages residents to take advantage of the service. This initiative will help residents save money and build a more energyefficient community for

years to come, he said in the statement.

Residents who sign up with Cool North Shore can also receive access to local advice on environmental improvements and discounts on environmental upgrades at certain businesses.

More information can be found at coolneighbourhoods.org/coolneighbourhoods.

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Bird Trust nature walks the second Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. Meet in the parking lot at 2645 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver. 604-903-4471 wildbirdtrust.org

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The School District and the Municipality have a long-standing practice of working together to provide sport field amenities for the community. We are working together to consult you on options for the replacement of this track and consider replacing the field. This project is a concept only at this point. This is why we are seeking your input now.

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Owner Mary Vasilopoulos shops the world for the latest innovations and has a keen eye for styles and trends. In 2004, Bathrooms Plus expanded into the European Market and this close link to continental sensibilities puts them in a unique position to add value to your home with the latest looks.

“Protecting the environment is an important priority at Bathrooms Plus,” says Mary Vasilopoulos. “Our goal is to be a good neighbour in our community and help preserve the environment for the benefit of future generations. We are factory direct with top Brand manufacturers like Kitchen Craft, Aqua Brass, Jewel Faucets, Acritec, Agalite, Valley, Franke, Levico, Cheviot, Rubinet, Toto, Grohe, and Over the last two many more who are proud to be part of decades we have been a program that authenticates a high level of commitment to the environment.” committed to providing

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its construction.

A fully rationalized building will be built from a fully rationalized set of construction documents.

These documents represent the critical analysis and resolution of countless connections and transitions occurring in a project — the

detail design of a project distilled down to a set of instructions that a contractor will build from.The more resolved the detailing beforehand the more smoothly the project moves when being built.

Trying to figure out details in the field is a

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It’s easier to erase a wall than to rebuild it. It’s very common to see stock house plans that masquerade as comprehensive construction drawings but are just caricatures of a detailed set.

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The plans, sections and elevations that comprise these packages articulate just enough to satisfy municipal planning authorities and are typically a bare minimum for construction.They’re the scribble without the resolution and the finished home will reflect it.

Taking a project from the broad-brush strokes of schematic design through to the meticulous fine-tuning of its detail resolution is very satisfying process and is the essence of the designer’s job.

KevinVallely is a residential designer in NorthVancouver. vallely.ca

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Although British Columbians are concerned about their personal property, less than half of renters have tenant insurance, according to a new survey by Canadian Direct Insurance.

A quarter of the tenants who participated in the survey didn’t realize they aren’t covered by their landlord’s insurance.

There’s a general misconception that renters don’t need insurance, and some believe they’re covered under their landlord’s policy, said Karen Hopkins-Lee, chief underwriter at Canadian Direct Insurance, in a

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press release. Uninsured tenants also lack liability coverage, which protects them from being sued if they accidentally damage someone’s property or injure another person, she added. For example, tenants could be held responsible for damaging a building if they start a kitchen fire.

Thirty per cent of homeowners and tenants are concerned about fires, while only 10 per cent are worried about earthquakes.

Approximately 19 per cent of surveyed residents are worried that their homes will be broken into, and 17 per cent are concerned about water damage.

Falling trees, rock slides, wind and pests are also concerns for

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The poll revealed that approximately a third of B.C. tenants and homeowners haven’t calculated their personal property’s value, which is important for insurance purposes.

The value of kitchen items and linens needs to be included with the price of electronics and jewelry, Hopkins-Lee said. Homeowners should consider the cost of buying all those items new, she said.

Residents should take photos or videos of their personal property.

These should be updated periodically, particularly after making large purchases, and stored offsite.

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further compounded by the absence of GMO product labelling laws because investment and jobs seem more important than people’s right of choice. A good place to learn about GMOs is at the nongmoproject.org website.

In contrast to GMO seeds, open-pollinated seeds are pollinated by natural forces such as wind, water, insects, birds, animals or self-pollination.

Open-pollinated seeds produce the widest genetic diversity and yield plants adapted to the natural world. GMOs or Franken-seeds produced in laboratories have not been tested through a million years of timetrialing to adapt and harmonize with the natural world. Franken-seeds can however be patented for profit.

With those thoughts in mind, here is a list of seed suppliers that believe in preserving the genetic diversity of plants and seeds, growing organically

and sustainably. They have taken the Safe Seed Pledge, selling seeds that are open-pollinated and not genetically engineered.

Information about the Safe Seed Pledge can be found at highmowingseeds. com.

Close to home is saltspringseeds.com on Salt Spring Island, which promotes safe and sustainable local agriculture. They specialize in heritage and heirloom open-pollinated and nonGMO seed varieties of vegetables and plants.

The next seed supplier is a fixture in the local seed business, westcoastseeds.com. They sell a wide range of mostly organic and untreated seeds of veggies, herbs and ornamental plants.

Farther from home is seedsnow.com, which is a family-owned business outside of Los Angeles, providing 100 per cent non-GMO, open-pollinated seeds.

They claim: “First and foremost, we do not buy or grow any seed from large corporations that make

genetically engineered seeds. We only work with growers who share the same stance against genetically modified foods as we do. Not a single one of the seeds offered on our website are from Monsanto, Seminis, or any other company affiliated with genetically engineered seeds.”

Seeds Now sells veggies and herbs.

From Eastern Canada in Nova Scotia there’s a small company with a big heart called Hope Seed (hopeseed.com), whose owner and head grower Andrea Berry has a passion for seed saving. Berry says on her website, “We just don’t really know where this climate change deal will take us, but growing and breeding plant varieties out of the wide genetic base of heritage varieties to regional variations of soil, weather patterns and cultural methods is an essential tool for food security.”

Hope Seeds sells heirloom and rare varieties of veggies, herbs

company is good for all of us.

Seeds of Victoria sells veggies, herbs and flowers.

Three other seed sources worth mentioning include Richters Herbs in Ontario (richters.com), which sells a wide variety of herbs.

Heritage Harvest Seed from Manitoba sells vegetables, herbs and flowers. And Victory Seeds from Oregon sells vegetable, grain, flower and herb seeds.

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POLICING COMMITTEE The public or interested groups may submit a request to attend a special Police Committee meeting that will take place Thursday, Jan. 16, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. at the North Vancouver RCMP Detachment, 147 East 14th St. 604-969-7409 kelly.weeks@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

EARLY YEARS CHILDCARE FAIR Resources from preschools, daycares, businesses and program providers from all over North Vancouver.

Activities and interactive fun for the whole family Saturday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m.1 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West 1st St., North Vancouver. 604-982-8300

BUDGETING BOOT CAMP An information session about basic budgeting Monday, Jan. 20, 7-8:30 p.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. In this presentation, a guest speaker from Vancity will talk about why you should create a budget, how to start a home budget and home-

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at Waterfront Park (north side), North Vancouver.

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YWCA Metro Vancouver is now accepting nominees for its 31st annual Women of Distinction Awards, which honour those whose outstanding activities and

achievements contribute to the well-being and future of the community. In addition to recognizing women across Metro Vancouver, there is also an award category for businesses and organizations.

Individual nominees must live and work in Metro

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information can be obtained at ywcawomenofdistinction. org or by calling 604-8955768. An awards dinner will take place June 3 at the Westin Bayshore.Tickets go on sale April 1. Call 604-895-5825 or visit the website.

— Christine Lyon

Mayor Darrell Mussatto Councillor Don Bell Councillor Pam Bookham Councillor Linda Buchanan Councillor Rod Clark Councillor Guy Heywood Councillor Craig Keating Karla D. Graham, MMC kgraham@cnv.org

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NOTICE is hereby given by the City of North Vancouver that a Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2014 AT 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”.

ZONING BYLAW, 1995, NO. 6700, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2013, NO. 8315 (STABURN LOWER LONSDALE WEST GP LTD. / ROSITCH HEMPHILL ARCHITECTS, 101-149 LONSDALE AVENUE, CD-647) STABURN LOWER LONSDALE WEST GP LTD. / ROSITCH HEMPHILL ARCHITECTS has applied to rezone the property located at101-149 Lonsdale Avenue, legally described as E of Lots 16 to 19, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 951, D of Lots 16 to 19, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 951, Lot 15, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 879, Lot 14, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 879, Lot 13, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 879, B of Lots 10 to 12, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 7017 A of Lots 10 to 12, Block 156, DL 274, Plan 7017. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” will have the effect of reclassifying the said property FROM: LL-2 (Lower Lonsdale Mixed Use 2) Zone TO: CD-647 (Comprehensive Development 647) Zone to permit construction of a six-storey mixed-use development with 64 stratified residential units, 5 non-market rental units, office space, and commercial retail units on the ground level. This application will also designate the existing heritage building at 101 Lonsdale Avenue. A pedestrian mews is incorporated in the design to connect Lonsdale Avenue to the rear east-west lane. Access to the underground parking is proposed from the north-south lane.

This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written or electronic (email) submissions should be sent to the attention of the City Clerk at kgraham@cnv.org or by mail to City Clerk, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1H9. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, January 20, 2014, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing.

The proposed bylaw and relevant background material may be inspected at the office of the City Clerk between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from January 9, 2014. If you wish to view the material online, please visit www.cnv.org/publichearings. Please direct any inquiries to Michael Epp, Planner 2, Community Development, at mepp@cnv.org or 604-982-3936.

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What’s On Wednesdays AMBLESIDE ORCHESTRA rehearses Wednesdays, 3:15-5:30 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver.

Intermediate level of musicianship required.

Bring a music stand. David, 604-922-1035.

CAROUN PHOTO CLUB Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.

Visitors are welcome. carounphotoclub.com CHESS CLUB All levels

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are welcome to play chess Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-983-6350 myparkgate.com CIRCLE DANCE Learn easy dances with music and steps from many traditions the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. (arrive 6:45 p.m.). Admission by donation. Registration and location:Wendy Anne, 604988-3522.

DEEP COVE LADIES’ LIONS CLUB meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and last Wednesday of each month at Lions Garey Ham Court, 936 Bowron Court, North Vancouver. New members are welcome. Sally

DEEP COVE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB meets Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., at Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, 420 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver. New members are welcome. 1st class free, nominal fee for subsequent classes. 604-929-2866.

THE DUTCH KOFFIECLUB meets the third Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m. to noon at the food court, Park Royal, south mall,West Vancouver.

Meet new people and keep up your Dutch language or improve it.The club welcomes Flemish and South African people also.

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ESL BOOK CLUB A free club to read and talk about Canadian novels Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. 604-925-7403.

GLENEAGLES SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Experienced classes every Wednesday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hollyburn elementary, 1329 Duchess Ave.,West Vancouver. 604-925-9333 LET’S TALK Develop your English skills while See more page 31

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As students settle back into their daily routines after the winter break, the WestVancouver School District is busily planning ahead for next September.

Registration for the 2014/2015 school year begins Jan. 15 for elementary and high school students who live outof-district or outside the catchment area of their school of choice (but within the West Vancouver district).

Meanwhile, a number of open houses and parent information sessions for

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

VOLUNTEER BC Pets and Friends is looking for a volunteer and their pet to provide weekly one-hour visits to people in care facilities such as senior care homes, group homes or hospices.The pet must first pass a half-hour temperament screening test

those interested in the district’s special programs are planned for this month.

Open house dates for sports academies are scheduled for Jan. 21, 22, 23 and 27.

Among the school district’s special offerings is the International Baccalaureate program for kindergarten through Grade 12. Advanced placement courses are offered at both Rockridge and Sentinel secondary schools.The ACE-IT Carpentry program, for students interested in a career in carpentry and related trades, and theYELL (Young Entrepreneurship

and Leadership Launchpad) course, are both options for high school students.

The District Honour Choir is the latest addition to the district’s lineup of music, art and drama programs. And when it comes to athletics there are five premier sports academies to choose from, including baseball, hockey, soccer, tennis and, as of the 2013/2014 school year, basketball.

Visit sd45.bc.ca for online registration forms and to find out more about upcoming sports academy, AP, IB and Grade 8 information evenings.

by Pets and Friends trained animal screeners.

VOLUNTEER Volunteers are needed to help volunteer co-ordinators sort clothes and other articles in preparation for sale in Thrift Shop. Duties include sorting, pricing and selling.

ACTIVITY VOLUNTEERS Positive, outgoing volunteers capable of working a few hours a week are needed to help with bus outings, special events and programs at Churchill House. Flexible times during week, weekends and evenings.

REHABILITATION ASSISTANT Inglewood Care Centre seeks a volunteer to assist rehabilitation team with walking and exercise programs, ensure residents receive their therapy, escort residents to and from activation area and assist with setup and storage of equipment.

COMPUTER TRAINERS Volunteer is needed to teach basic computer skills to women at North Shore Women’s Centre. Volunteer will work one on one with women interested in learning basic computer and Internet skills, one hour per week.

There will be six lessons.

If you are interested in these or other possible volunteer opportunities, call 604-9857138.The society is a partner agency of the UnitedWay.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - North Shore News - A25

PARENTING

Play promotes healthy development

Kathy Lynn

Parenting Today “Play is the essence of childhood. If we want our kids to grow up to be self-sufficient and independent with good problem-solving skills, play is the place to start.”

(From But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home.)

That all sounds just fine, but what does play actually look like? I would say that it is Purposeful and Pleasurable, involves Leisure and Learning, is Active and is revolves around You. Play has a purpose but the player determines the purpose. The child decides what he wants to do when he is playing and it brings him pleasure. It is not mandated; he doesn’t have to participate. It is his leisure time. But he is also learning.

Everything a child does is a learning activity.

For this reason I do not like to label some toys as “educational.” When my granddaughter tries to pull the zipper on my jacket,

she is learning. My jacket is not an educational toy or even a toy but it is a source of learning for this child. She figures out that it depends on how she holds the zipper as to whether it will rise or fall.

She learns that when she comes to the end it stops and if she takes it all the way to the bottom the jacket opens.

For her this is play. It has a purpose, it is her leisure, she is learning, it is active and she determined that this would be her game for the time being.

Imagine, all this from an action we simply take for granted.

Play involves some activity; she is doing something. And the child chooses the play. If you are the player, it is about you. Play is spontaneous and voluntary. My granddaughter can choose to play with my zipper or not. It is her choice.

So, play has a purpose but it is not a structured activity with rules and regulations. This is the difference between play and sport or other organized activities.

When kids are involved in sports or games with rules they are having fun, getting exercise and learning all sorts of valuable skills. They are learning to be part of a team, to follow the rules, to listen to the coach and to take their place in the group.

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Often, kids’ play is determined by our attitude. When we see play as something that is earned and can only be enjoyed after everything else is done, we teach our kids that play is not important.

That is why the concept of educational toys was developed. Somehow, if the toy is labeled as educational it’s not a waste of time.

Bottom line, play is the essence of childhood. Let your kids play, encourage all sorts of play and your child will grow to be a well-rounded, capable and happy young man or woman.

Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author ofWho’s In Charge Anyway?, But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home and Vive la Différence. If you want to read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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PARENTING Kids Stuff CAP KODALY ORFF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN Book a free trial class for your baby or toddler Tuesday mornings at St. Catherine’s Church or Thursday mornings at West Vancouver Community Centre. Call Capilano Community Music School at 604-984-4901 for details and to book your space.

RHYME TIME Sing, laugh and learn.This early literacy

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are invited to a meeting Thursday, Jan. 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-984-0286 x8141 TAG@nvdpl.ca

PETER PAN A pantomime performance Jan. 16-18 and 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees Jan. 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. at St. Martin’s Hall, 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. $17/$13/$10.

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TAG MEETING Make a difference and have your say in teen collections and programming. Meetings are held on a drop-in basis Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7-8:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Refreshments provided. 604-925-7408

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PRO-D DAY MAKER MANIA Children ages eight-12 can spend the afternoon tinkering, playing and creating projects like BrushBots and duct tape sculptures Friday, Jan. 17, 2-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950

TEEN ADVISORY GROUP Grades 8-12 interested in getting involved with the library, looking for volunteer hours and wanting to help plan events for teens

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Chris Dagenais

The Dish

ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents comforting recipes to help weather the winter. page 30

Palki, a cornerstone of fine Indian cuisine on the North Shore, has successfully done what many other established restaurants have struggled to achieve: it has thoroughly contemporized itself while still preserving the foundations of its identity.

The restaurant completed a wholesale interior renovation in July of 2013 that has effectively transformed the decor and ambience of the place into something quite extraordinary.

Palki’s new deep purple leather banquettes look opulent under the subdued light cast by understated glass chandeliers that hang above each table. Heavy and rustic copper-hued goblets, sourced directly from India, adorn each place setting, complementing the room’s warm colour scheme, which is all earthy oranges and yellows that give way to the natural brown notes of distressed, reclaimed hardwood flooring. On the back wall there is an imposing, richly textured rendering of a peacock, its brilliant colouring and intricate patterns celebrating the jubilant and celebratory designs characteristic of the palki, the ceremonial Indian horse-drawn carriage after which the restaurant is named.

Sitting at a quiet table near the back of the restaurant late one recent evening with my wife DJ, I was struck by how Palki’s interior redesign has so radically changed the experience of dining there. Like many North Shore residents, I have been frequenting Palki for many years.

My first experience with their cuisine, more than a decade ago, was a delicious take-out meal the scents of which completely filled the air of the 450 squarefoot apartment I was living in at the time, making a pedestrian dwelling feel exotic, at least for a short time.

Since then I have been back many times to delight in friendly, approachable service and consistently great Northern Indian food.

However, with so many new restaurant openings around town in the last couple of years (some of which are direct competition for Palki) I suppose I had neglected this stalwart favourite, not realizing that while I was gallivanting about, the restaurant was quietly pursuing an impressive program of revitalization.

Walking into the new Palki was sort of like running into that portly ex who has trimmed down, toned up, cultivated some fashion sense and seems to be doing exceptionally well without you, thank you very much.

In any event, as is the case with all restaurants, the real test of their mettle is in the food. I am happy to report that Palki’s cuisine is every bit as good as it ever was, perhaps even better in the wake of a newfound confidence resulting from their overhaul.

Alongside the renovation, Palki’s menu has evolved to include new selections that draw from a broader range

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DJ and I began our meal with a round of appetizers, the portions of which could easily have passed for mains.

I tried the curried mussels, a heaping pile of fresh and plump Pacific mussels served in a thick, richly spiced brown curry with chickpeas, very similar to a Punjabi-style channa masala, only with shellfish.

Deep and satisfying flavours of cumin, cinnamon and garlic dominated.The dish was served with a large helping of hot buttered naan and threatened to over-occupy my stomach well in advance of my main course. DJ chose an Indian salad comprised of lettuce, cucumber, carrot, silky and delicate shaved paneer (a traditional homemade cottage cheese) and puffed rice, a staple of Indian snack foods.The whole mix was tossed in a creamy, slightly sweet dressing reminiscent of English salad cream.

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Casseroles contribute to a winter menu with a simple green salad on the side.

Cabbage Roll Casserole

Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove When the wind is tossing the treetops and the rain beats against the window panes, there’s nothing more comforting than the smell of a savoury casserole bubbling away in the oven.

Casseroles have been a reliable stand-by meal for generations of thrifty cooks, and great recipes are jealously guarded family secrets. I won’t be risking disinheritance by sharing this recipe, but it is a good one. I love cabbage rolls, although making them is a fiddly and time-consuming process; the recipe below gives you all their wonderful flavour for a fraction of the work. Serve

1 lb lean ground beef ½ lb lean ground pork 1 medium/large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ tsp salt ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ tsp paprika Pinch of dried thyme Half of a large cabbage, chopped into half-inch pieces 1½ cups uncooked longgrain rice 2 cups tomato sauce (or a mixture of crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce, 1 cup each) 1 tsp brown sugar (stir into tomato sauce) ½ tsp balsamic vinegar (stir into tomato sauce) 3 cups beef broth Parmesan cheese and/or sour cream Preheat oven to 350° F. Brown the beef and pork in a large skillet over mediumhigh heat. Drain off all the grease; stir in onions, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika and

thyme. Cook on mediumlow heat until the onions have softened and become transparent; remove from heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients, then transfer mixture to a deep 13x9-inch lasagna dish. Cover securely with aluminum foil and bake for 90 minutes. Remove casserole from oven and stir halfway through the cooking time, then replace foil and continue baking.

If you prefer the cabbage and rice to be very soft and tender, stir in another quarter cup of water after the 90 minutes; cover and cook for another half hour.

Serve topped with Parmesan cheese and/or sour cream.

Makes six generous servings.

Midwinter Fruit Salad

¾ cup granulated sugar One three-inch cinnamon stick ½ of a vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise 8 plump dried apricots, cut in half 4 dried figs, cut into quarters ¼ cup dried cranberries Two two-inch long pieces of lemon zest (use a

vegetable peeler) Two two-inch long pieces of orange zest Juice of one lemon 3 firm, ripe Bosc pears 1 large, firm tart apple 1 cup Greek yogurt mixed with 1 Tbsp honey

Place four cups of water in a medium saucepan. Add the sugar, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, lemon and orange zest. Bring to a boil and boil gently until sugar is completely dissolved.

Remove from heat; let syrup cool for a few minutes, then stir in the apricots, figs and dried cranberries. Let mixture cool completely. If you don’t have cinnamon sticks or a vanilla bean, stir one-half teaspoon ground cinnamon and one-half teaspoon vanilla into the syrup after it has boiled.

Meanwhile, peel and core the pears and apple. Cut them into thin lengthwise slices; place in a large bowl and toss them with the lemon juice. Once the syrup with dried fruit has cooled, pour mixture over the pear and apple slices; stir gently to combine. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for several hours or preferably overnight.

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Lamb served on bed of curry From page 29

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For our main courses DJ and I first shared a vegetable biryani, a giant platter of fragrantly seasoned basmati rice cooked with cauliflower, tomato, bell peppers, onion, zucchini, carrots and peas. No matter how many times I eat biryani, I

am still surprised by how flavourful and satisfying rice can be, the starchy grains swelling to capacity as they absorb a cooking liquid rich in masala spices.

Next up was lamb methi, or lamb with fenugreek leaves, an item not listed on the menu but identified by our knowledgeable server as one

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It did not disappoint. Hefty morsels of lean lamb, tender to the bite, were served in a deep mahogany-coloured curry richly flavoured with heady, perfumed strips of fenugreek leaves. DJ’s selection, matar paneer, consisted of succulent cubes of paneer, exceptionally rich and decadent, mixed with green peas in a tangy, tomato-based gravy. Perfectly grilled naan and tart raita (in this case, housemade yogurt with cucumber) provided the ideal accompaniment.

I noted with interest that Palki is now also serving a thali dinner for two, a traditional multi-course service that allows diners to sample a wide array of house specialties in one sitting. I will be back for that.

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to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Firus earns Olympic spot

North Van skater books ticket to Sochi with bronze at nationals ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

NORTH SHORE SCORES PJHL hockey Jan. 11 Delta - 5 NVWolf Pack - 4 PacWest basketball Jan. 10-11 Women Capilano - 56 Langara - 52 (OT) Capilano - 50 Douglas - 61 Men Capilano - 68 Langara - 80 Capilano - 91 Douglas - 47

North Vancouver’s Liam Firus earned a ticket to the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, finishing third at the Canadian figure skating championships at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.

The 21-year-old racked up 238.13 points total in his short program and free skate, placing third with a healthy 15-point lead over the fourth place finisher.

Seven-time national champion Patrick Chan won again with a score of 277.42 while Kevin Reynolds, a North Vancouver-born skater who grew up in Coquitlam, placed second with a point total of 242.45.

Firus put up the second highest score of the day in Friday’s short program and notched the third highest total in Saturday’s free skate despite falling on his opening triple axel. He pushed through, however, and scored high on presentation thanks to his excellent blade work.

“I’m very happy,” a beaming Firus told reporters after the event.

“I wanted to do that axel, but everything else I fought through it, I didn’t give up.”

That fighting spirit has been there for Firus since he first laced up a pair of figure skates, said Lorna Bauer, his longtime coach at the North Vancouver-based Vancouver Skating Club.

“He is one of the really nicest kids,” she told the North Shore News after returning home from Ottawa where she watched Firus live out one of his dreams. “He’s got good manners, he’s respectful, he shows up every day and he works hard. Even when he’s sick he shows up and I usually have to send him home — that’s how dedicated he is.”

In fact, Bauer knows that Firus has been a gamer since even before he laced up figure skates. Growing up as a hockey player, Firus signed up for a VSC Jumpstart class at Karen Magnussen Arena to try to help his game. Bauer was the instructor and she liked what she saw, even from a kid trying to do figure skating moves while still wearing his hockey skates.

“He had very good glide from the very beginning. He seemed to like it — a lot of it is the passion and desire to enjoy it,” she said about what she saw in Firus that

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From there the pair took off, soon adding choreographer Mark Pillay to the mix. Firus started winning junior competitions, including a gold medal at the Canadian Junior Championships in 2010.

In 2011 Firus moved up to

the senior level at the national championships and finished sixth, following that up with another sixth in 2012 and a fifth-place showing in 2013.

The progression was good but, heading into the Olympic year, Firus knew he needed to jump into the top three in 2014. The only problem was that a major groin injury he suffered early in 2013 slowed him down for much of the year. It wasn’t until September

that he was able to attempt a triple again following his performance at the 2013 national championships.

“Last year after the injury we made a plan for this year to try to get him back,” said Bauer. “We were calling it a bit of a pencil plan because of the injury.We couldn’t really plan anything properly until we knew he had full recovery.”

When Firus finally got a clean See Firus page 35

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Wolf Pack preparing for playoff battles

Surging team sends six to all-star game ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

It was a gut-punch loss for the North Van Wolf Pack.

Trailing the slumping Delta Ice Hawks for much of the game played Saturday night at Harry Jerome Arena, the Pack finally caught up and took a 4-3 lead with less than five minutes left. Delta tied it up with less than two minutes left and the game appeared headed to overtime but North Van’s Mitchell Crisanti was given an odd interference penalty behind the play with less than one minute to go and the Ice Hawks took advantage.

Delta’s Evan Grannary won the ensuing faceoff, dishing to Brent Chreptyk whose shot deflected off a stick and sailed over the head of Wolf Pack goalie Anders Ten Vaanholt, dropping under the crossbar and over the red line for one of the strangest game-winning goals you’ll ever see.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that,”Wolf Pack head coach and general manager Matt Samson said about the chip shot that handed North Van the loss. “It’s definitely frustrating.You have a lead late, at home, and end up not getting a

point out of it.”

In years gone by this could have been the type of loss that would derail the Wolf Pack’s season, setting them up to miss the playoffs or be relegated to first-round playoff fodder.

But those worries aren’t there this time around.

The Pack are in the middle of their best season ever, a big 10-game win streak having pushed them securely into second place in their conference, ahead of Delta and behind only the powerhouse Richmond Sockeyes.

Saturday’s tough loss wasn’t fun, but the team this year has the luxury of perspective offered by a bit of breathing room in the standings.

“It’s pretty frustrating but I think we’ll take a couple of days off, look at the big picture,” said Samson. “The thing that’s nice now is that it’s not like every game is ‘Holy Shit!’

We know roughly where we’re going to be.”

The Pack definitely will be in the playoffs and will likely end up in second place, meaning they’ll meet these same Ice Hawks in a seven-game first round series. The Wolf Pack have never won a playoff series in their five years in the PJHL.

This is their third season in North Van after starting off with three seasons in Squamish.

There are signs, however, that this will be the year for the breakthrough.The league’s all-star game was played Monday night and six Wolf Pack players were invited, by far the most ever for the team.The all-star invitees included forwards Spencer Quon, Marcus Houck and Otis Goldman, defencemen Dyllan Quon and Shane Kumar and goaltender Ten Vaanholt.

Houck and Spencer Quon continue to pile up the points up front with Quon sitting second in the league with 56 points in 35 games while Houck, who sat out Saturday’s game with a shoulder injury, has notched 44 points in 31 games to place sixth amongst the league leaders.

Rookie Goldman has also played well as the team’s second line centre, scoring 29 points in 34 games, while Kumar has played big minutes on defence since coming over in a trade earlier this season.

Samson called Dyllan Quon, Spencer’s twin brother, “the most improved player in the league, hands down.”

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“Both our goaltenders have been great,” said Samson. “You could flip a coin on one of them or send both of them (to the all-star game).”

Add it all up and North Van seems ready to take that next step when the

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“We won 10 games in a row and we lost ground on Richmond,” said Samson with a laugh, adding that it was still nice to have a sniff of first place this late in the season.The Wolf Pack have never been better than third place in January of any

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bill of health he packed up and moved to Colorado to an elite training centre where he now works with coach Christy Krall, a move that was fully supported by Bauer.

“It’s where he needs to be to have that environment to train at that elite level,” she said.

Coming into this year’s nationals Firus knew he was one of three or four skaters who would likely be battling for bronze and the coveted third Olympic spot. “(He was) by no means a lock,” said Bauer. “The guys that were in fourth, fifth, sixth have all been in the top six the last four years, they’ve all been juggling between third, fourth, fifth and sixth place.”

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