North Shore News January 22 2014

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Tributes pour in for Tim Jones North Shore Rescue team leader remembered as a hero JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

He was fearless, obstinate and a born “alpha” who never let the niceties of protocol get in the way of getting the job done.

It is to those qualities that hundreds of people who’ve been lost or in trouble in the North Shore mountains over the last 25 years probably owe their lives.

This week the North Shore is mourning Tim Jones, the longtime leader of North Shore Rescue, who died suddenly while returning from the team’s Mount Seymour cabin on Sunday.

Jones, 57, had been at a social event at the cabin and was walking back to the parking lot with daughter Taylor and another member

of North Shore Rescue when he reportedly said, “Hang on a minute” and collapsed.

Those at the scene started CPR immediately and paramedics, firefighters and members of North Shore Rescue raced to the scene. Jones was rushed to Lions Gate Hospital but doctors were unable to save him.

City of North Vancouver Fire Chief Dan Pistilli was one of the many first responders who knew Jones who raced to the hospital Sunday night.

Pistilli said fellow North Shore Rescue teammates and Jones’ colleagues from the B.C. Ambulance Service were in shock at the news.

“It was tough to see them,” he said. “It really hit See Jones page 3

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Jones was a ‘triple A personality’ From page 1 home who it was.”

Jones was remembered as a community hero this week.

“He was tenacious. He had a really strong will,” said Doug Pope, spokesman for North Shore Rescue. “It helped in a rescue situation.

When Tim was in control it made it easier to do our jobs.”

Those who worked closely with Jones recalled his larger-than-life personality.

“What drove Tim was saving lives. He didn’t let anything else get in his way,” said JeffYarnold, who worked with Jones at North Shore Rescue for most of the past decade.

Jones worked a regular job as an advanced life support paramedic, but could usually be counted on to drop everything when someone was lost or in trouble and lead a team of experienced backcountry rescuers into often treacherous terrain.

During one of his first rescue operations, Jones was lowered from a helicopter into a ravine on Mount Seymour to rescue a hiker who’d fallen and injured himself.Years later, he spoke about the mixture of fear and adrenaline he felt when the helicopter was caught in a fog bank.When the rescue was finished, he was hooked.

John Blown worked with Jones on North Shore Rescue for 11 years, about half of that time on the technical long-line helicopter rescue team.

Jones and another team member were the first ones in when snowshoer Chris Morley fell 200 feet down a steep ice slope above Theta Lake on Mount Seymour in January 2007. Jones leaped out of the helicopter as darkness fell.

Blown and his advance team made it through with supplies the next day just as the rest of the rescue was called off due to treacherous conditions.

The men ended up spending two nights in a snow cave with the injured and hypothermic Morley while a storm howled around them. “We could hear the avalanches coming down around us,” said Blown.

Both Blown andYarnold were with Jones again when

the North Shore Rescue team pulled off the highrisk rescue of snowshoer Sebastian Boucher on Cypress in December 2012.

“Everyone was pretty exhausted and we were starting to lose hope,” said Blown. Then they got word that tracks had been spotted from the helicopter.

At the time, Jones was at his daughter’s bedside in the hospital. Blown called him and said, “’We need you here.’

“He ran down to the police station in Vancouver and said he needed to get to the North Shore for a rescue.” Officers gave Jones an escort to the airport where the helicopter team picked him up, dropping him off in challenging conditions.

They were dropped off and “You’re instantly up to your neck in snow,” said Blown.

They set up ropes and began to rappel into the dark, eventually finding Boucher near the bottom of a 300-foot waterfall.

When the military chopper arrived to airlift the men to safety, Jones was “the last guy out.”

Peter Murray of Talon Helicopters worked closely with Jones on rescues for the past two decades.

Jones was instrumental in getting long-line helicopter rescues approved by

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Jones did not take no for an answer, said Murray.

“He didn’t care about bureaucracy.”

He’d say, “This is what we’re doing and you’re going to approve it.This has to be done or someone’s going to die.’”

Jones would usually assemble the team first and get authorization later, said Yarnold.

“If he followed the book there would be a lot of people who wouldn’t be here today.”

Jones was known for being sometimes tough on team members, calling them

out in a dressing down he called “the shred.”

The “shred” happened “if you did something stupid or unsafe,” said Blown.

“He made sure we were operating at the highest level at all times.”

As a “triple A personality,” Jones “went to 90 to 95 per cent of the calls, which was just insane,” said Blown.

It wasn’t uncommon for Jones to work a night shift as a paramedic, then go on a rescue call.

For Jones, helping people was “almost like a drug,” said Murray. “It was all encompassing. . . . In a full platoon barrage way. Not in a Mother Teresa way.”

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Being rescued by Jones wasn’t always a comfortable experience either, said Yarnold, who was with Jones when the team rescued a snowshoer who had fallen about 100 feet off Hollyburn Peak one year. Partway through, the snowshoer started calling Jones “Dr. Evil,” said Yarnold.

Frequently once an official search was called off, the team would continue unofficial searches as training exercises.

Jones spent much of his Christmas vacation searching for Tom Billings, the missing British tourist who disappeared on an ill-advised trek to Crown Mountain.

This week, Billings’ parents expressed on social media their shock and sadness at Jones’ death, calling Jones a “tower of strength” and “selflessly courageous.”

Jones worked with North Shore Rescue for more than 25 years, participating in more than 1,600 rescues and becoming the face of the organization.

In 2011 he was awarded the Order of B.C. and in 2012 he was given an honourary doctorate by Capilano University.

On Monday B.C. Premier Christy Clark issued a statement saying, “Tim represented the North Shore and B.C. at our absolute best. He dedicated the best part of his life to helping people in the worst moment of theirs —Tim’s North Shore Rescue team often meant the difference between life and death.”

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto, a

friend of Jones and fellow paramedic, said Jones’ death is a huge loss for the North Shore.

“Tim was an amazing guy. Huge. He did a tremendous amount of work in the community as a volunteer,” said Mussatto.

“We’re still in shock.”

Jones was Mussatto’s instructor when he joined the B.C. Ambulance Service 30 years ago and the two remained friends.

Finding someone to take on all of Jones’ responsibilities with North Shore Rescue will be a tremendous challenge, Mussatto said.

Pope said Monday the team is up to it. “The best way to honour Tim will be to ensure the team continues to serve the North Shore in a way that would make Tim proud.”

Curtis Jones,Tim’s son, described his father as “the best father any son or daughter could ask for.”

Murray, who frequently spoke with Jones several times a day, said Jones could often predict when the mountains would beckon and calls would come in.

“The last thing Tim said to me on Sunday was ‘I’ve got a feeling. . .’” said Murray.

A celebration of life is planned for noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver. Details are at northshorerescue.com.

A legacy fundraiser for North Shore Rescue has also been set up in Jones’ honour at fundrazr.com.

Jones is survived by his wife Lindsay and two adult children,Taylor and Curtis, his mother Mary, sister Susan and brother Owen.

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driving the shoreline.They definitely saw it, some sheen there.The smell was kind of light and they’d get kind of a waft of it periodically,” said Graeme Bergh, PMV’s operations co-ordinator Crews checked with the local marina, yacht club, business owners and residents and looked into the possibility that an illegally anchored vessel had sunk but no one noticed anything out of the ordinary.

“Everything appeared to be normal. It’s a strange one, to be honest. Our boat crew believed it was probably something that came from land.There’s some outflow there and a creek on the south side of the cove.

Something may have been put in the creek,” Bergh said.

“But we couldn’t find the source. . . . so at this time, it’s been determined, whether it’s diesel or gasoline or some sort of mixed chemical, it’s unrecoverable so there’s nothing we could do in terms of cleanup. It will just naturally get dissipated away with the tides and the currents,” Bergh said.

District environmental technicians scoured the area above the high water mark looking for a possible spill,

including at a residential construction site, but also haven’t had any luck confirming the source.

“They did the whole shorelines (Monday) and all the storm sewers and all the creek beds and couldn’t find any indication that there had been any kind of a spill so now they’re looking upland to see if there’s something coming down from higher up,” said Mairi Welman, district spokeswoman.

On Tuesday afternoon, the diluted sheen centred around two spots near Parkside Lane and Strathcona Road, PMV spokesman John ParkerJervis said.

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he North Shore has lost a giant, almost as big as its mountains.

Tim Jones, the stalwart, outspoken team leader of North Shore Rescue died suddenly while on Mount Seymour Sunday.

For the people of the North Shore, the search and rescue community, the hundreds of people he was instrumental in saving and the thousands more who seek adventure in the backcountry, this loss cannot be understated.

While we all mourn for such a pillar of selflessness, Jones’ teammates have an even heavier burden to carry. Finding someone to fill his crampons is a staggering task.

Jones was as much a leader off the mountain as he was on the mountain and he leaves behind some unfinished business that we should not forget about.

He was spearheading a campaign to

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secure legacy funding for NSR to give the team time to focus on training and saving lives, not asking for donations.

He made waves last summer when he asked that the province step up and provide an up-to-date communications network for search and rescue, on-call pay for the busiest volunteers and standby helicopter service. And most recently he took up the cause of adding some cameras to busy North Shore trailheads to get rescuers on the right track within hours, not days.

For years, Jones had been warning us that the existing search and rescue based on volunteers ready to drop professional or family commitments at a moment’s notice is not sustainable. Now we’re about to find out.

Thank you,Tim.There are hundreds of families left whole because of your actions.

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Amalgamation referendum needed Dear Editor: Can you imagine the people west of Burrard Street, south of Broadway and east of Main not being able to vote on what is proposed to be built or demolished or where bike lanes should be in the downtown core of the city of Vancouver? I don’t think you can and I believe it would never happen.

Then why is this happening in North Vancouver?

If you live on the other side of the city limits you have no voice in what happens in the main business section of North Van. If you live on the city’s border you have no say in what is built across the street from you.

This is insane.

It does not take two mayors and two councils to figure out what needs to be done in North Vancouver. We all should have a vote on what happens in all of North Vancouver.

If you agree, ask your mayor for a referendum on the District and City amalgamating. This really needs to happen.

I was born here in North Vancouver 69 years ago. I have seen a lot of changes, but this rush to increase the population before you have traffic patterns in place to handle it seems to be out of control.

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East Keith tower sets precedent Dear Editor: I attended the town hall meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14 for the proposed redevelopment of 161 East Keith Road, North Vancouver.

I have several concerns about the new proposed building at 161 East Keith Rd.The size of the land is too small for a building of 17 storeys. The developer has requested to buy and donate back a portion of city-owned land to the north of the property line in order to meet density requirements.

Without this purchase and transfer, the size of the building would not comply, as the land would be too small to accommodate a building of this size.That says it all.

This building would be 68.5 feet from the building

to the west, almost 15 per cent less than the required 80 ft.This could set a dangerous precedent for future development in the City of North Vancouver.

Furthermore, this building will lie on the property line to the east, and will be looking directly over into the living and bedrooms of the occupants to the east.

This new building will have 107 underground parking stalls for the 98 suites proposed; some of these spots have been allocated as “guest” parking.

Existing parking around this area is scarce.Visitors to surrounding buildings often have to park several blocks away now.This will only exacerbate the problem.

Additional vehicles in this area will add to the traffic congestion. East

Keith Road is an artery to the Second Narrows Bridge.

During rush hour, traffic can be backed up past St. Andrews travelling east. St. Georges will often back up at the four-way stop.This particular area of North Vancouver makes transit and bikes impractical for several reasons. Our transit system has not kept up with the rapid growth of the city.

Buses are always crowded.

The hills make it difficult for bicycles and walking,

and families with children to transport could not use these options. Residences to the east of this development are townhouses and houses with families.

The tenants living in the building located directly to the west will lose the eastern view. Residents of the upper side of East Keith and the lower side of East Eighth to the east will lose a portion of their views to the west.

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Manufacturing consent in North Van “Participation is essential to the core meaning of democracy and good governance as it improves information flow, accountability and due process, and gives a voice to those most directly affected by public policy.”

— Koryakov and Sisk In Part 2 of their Guide for [Russia’s] South Caucasus, authors Igor Koryakov and Timothy D. Sisk discuss participatory democracy, including the process of referendums and citizen initiatives.

Three of their “key issues” for the use of “referendums to settle community public policy questions” are relevant to us: the phrasing of the question, the intensity of (community) opinion on the issue and educating the public on the importance of the issue.

Against that backdrop, let’s take a look at two local initiatives to see how they measure up: The upcoming regional referendum on TransLink funding and the City of North Vancouver counterpetition on the proposed Lower Lonsdale Business

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Just Asking

Improvement Area (LoLo BIA).

TransLink: Incredibly, this saga has been underway since before Oct. 18, 2000 when then TransLink CEO Ken Dobell presented his 10-page report, Strategic Transportation Plan Funding Options: Recommendations, to the TransLink board of directors. (dnv.org/upload/ documents/council_reports/ 205216b.pdf) Based on “the results of the public consultation and formal survey,” Dobell recommended the board “give preliminary approval to the vehicle levy option based on vehicle weight.”

He also recommended his report be referred to the region’s next Council

of Councils meeting for consideration.

Unfortunately for Dobell, community opinion about both TransLink and the vehicle levy was already so intense many people had spoiled their survey returns by inserting their own polite or impolite versions of the “None of the Above” option that had been omitted from TransLink’s suggested funding mechanisms.

As a result, some of the councillors at the Nov. 4, 2000 C of C meeting grilled him non-stop about the so-called results of the survey, until he finally admitted that the approval percentages had been based only on the nonspoiled returns.

We will never know the

ratio of spoiled to nonspoiled returns because the spoiled ballots were discarded.

Fast forward to 2014 — if you can fast forward 14 years of TransLink incarnations, studies and reports — and we’re facing yet another multimilliondollar funding referendum in ignorance of the questions to be asked.

Even worse, we are still in the dark about the real state of our transportation infrastructure and finances and still have a provincial government that dictates TransLink decisions through an expensive conglomeration of boards, committees and councils, many of whom have no direct experience with transportation issues and planning.

When are we going to muster the moxie to put a stop to it all?

Lower Lonsdale Business Improvement Area proposal: The story began quietly enough. After hearing only a few rumbles of concern, by majority vote City of North Vancouver council committed the proposal to the counter-petition

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From page 7 implications if a majority of them voted for a BIA, that the intensity of local opinion was ignited.

Ignited because, as CBC Power & Politics columnist Ellen Roseman put it on March 27, 2012, “Negative option billing makes people furious. Using this tactic, companies add new charges without your consent and assume you accept them unless you decline.”

Unfortunately for British Columbians, it is not just corporations that use the ruse; the Campbell Liberals enshrined it in B.C.’s 2003 Community Charter.

The Local Government Act previously required a full referendum before a municipality could commit its constituents to an agreement that extended beyond a period of five years and above a certain dollar amount. Charter provisions now allow a municipality to activate the counter-petition process and, effectively,

E,($X #:M6,"c]( 0V$@ 0,"M; A:N 1,,RX:N; say: this is what we plan to do unless enough of you see our advertisements in the local paper and tell us not to do it.

As Lower Lonsdale events transpired, the proponents sent an email to the city just before the Jan. 13 meeting of council asking to have the proposal withdrawn “at this time.”

Perhaps they sensed the intensity of local opposition and decided to keep their powder

dry until after the 2014 municipal elections.

Whether or not a Lower Lonsdale BIA would be worthwhile for all concerned, the letter suggests the proponents have no plans to disappear.

In her reply to my pre-event inquiry about the Jan. 19 Densification Wars! forum hosted by the Vancouver group City Hall Watch, Coun.

Pam Bookham wrote, “Citizens’ initiatives are in response to the failure of municipalities to provide meaningful public engagement opportunities.

In my opinion, current practices in the City of North Van tend heavily toward manufacturing consent.”

The definition of participatory democracy says it is a process that emphasizes the broad participation of constituents in the direction and operation of political systems.

The writings of Koryakov and Sisk seem to bolster that concept, so we have work to do. rimco@shaw.ca

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Lead-foot drivers in West Vancouver roared into the New Year with their pedals to the metal, cruising to six vehicle impoundments for excessive speed in the first two weeks of January.

Speeders wasted no time putting their rubber to the road. Officers clocked a 22-year-old North Vancouver driver going 141 kilometres an hour in a 90 km/h zone along Highway 1 at Westmount at 11:30 p.m., Jan. 1. His 2014 Kia Forte sedan became the first vehicle of the year impounded for seven days. He was also fined for excessive speed.

The next day, Jan. 2, a 25-year-old West Vancouver man earned the dubious honour of the fastest ride

nabbed by police as he blew through the same 90 km/h zone on the highway at 175 km/h in a 2014 BMW convertible — more than 80 km/h above the speed limit. His sports car was impounded for seven days and he got a $368 fine.

Two days later, around 11 p.m. on Jan. 4, one driver appeared to take his life in his hands as he zoomed through both an 80 km/h zone and a 90 km/h zone on the highway near Nelson Creek at 130 km/h when there was black ice on the road and freezing conditions. His 1997 Honda was impounded and the 27-year-old Coquitlam driver was handed a ticket.

Another driver, a 21year Vancouver man, was nabbed in the same spot Jan. 6 going 140 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. His Ford pickup was impounded and

he was handed a ticket.

Two more drivers soon parted with their rides.

A 19-year-old Lions Bay man was clocked at 151 km/h in a 90 km/h zone near the Cypress Road exit in a Mitsubishi Lancer Jan. 12.

In the early hours of Jan. 13 another driver — this time a 39-year-old Vancouver man — was caught going 139 km/h in a 90 km/h zone between the Cypress and Westmount exits on Highway 1. His 2010 Honda Civic was also impounded.

Despite the racing start to the year, Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police, said the number of drivers nabbed for excessive speed is actually markedly down from last year, when police

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WV takes closer look at fire services

Council questions budget and staffing levels in annual review JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

the efficiency of that service was questioned at a council meeting Jan. 13.

With 40 fewer firefighters, the City of North Vancouver Fire

West Vancouver receives outstanding service from its fire department, but

Department conducted twice as many inspections and attended to 600 more fire incidents in 2012.

The city’s budget is $9 million.The West Vancouver Fire Department budget is $13.2 million.

The main difference between North and West Vancouver is geography,

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in 2012 are having an effect on reducing the total number of fires in West Vancouver, according to Cameron.

“How do we measure whether it’s working?”

Cameron asked. “These metrics that you’ve provided are nice but to me they don’t clarify much.”

Coun. Nora Gambioli suggested cutting costs through volunteerism.

“Our police department is effectively saving about a quarter of a million dollars a year by having residents in our community act as volunteers,” she said, mentioning victim services.

Council voted to add 12 full-time firefighters to the department between 1998 and 2009. Since then, council has cut one firefighter, reducing the total to 95.

The fire department’s budget has increased by approximately $623,000 between 2010 and 2012.

Overtime payouts have dipped substantially since the district shelled out nearly $600,000 in 2007.

The district paid $209,000 in overtime costs in 2012.

The department’s thermal imaging program has opened up doorways and pathways with residents, according to assistant fire chief Martin Ernst.

While looking for heat losses in the home, other issues are often attended to, according to Ernst.

“The inevitable questions come up when the fire inspector is standing in the home after the thermal project is done: ‘Hey, what about my smoke alarms?’” he said.

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Department responded to 93 per cent of fires in 10 minutes or less in 2012.

The City of North Vancouver has 10 firefighters on duty at any time, according to Cook.

West Vancouver has four fire halls and at least 18 firefighters on duty at all times.

Coun. Michael Lewis was not convinced geography alone could explain the difference.

“I default back to what’s in front of me and it doesn’t paint the most glorious picture,” Lewis said. “I always hear the difference between West and North Vancouver is one of geography.Well, Horseshoe Bay to Taylor Way strikes me as being almost the same distance as Taylor Way to Deep Cove.”

West Vancouver doesn’t have the commercial component the city and district contend with, Lewis said.

“We’re not worried about grain terminals exploding in West Vancouver,” he said.

Both Lewis and Coun.

Craig Cameron asked for more comprehensive statistics.

“I know you provide excellent service, I just need you to provide me more data so that I’m comfortable that I’m getting really efficient service,” Lewis said.

In a 2013 survey, 98 per cent of West Vancouver respondents said they were totally satisfied with service from the fire department.

The fire department should provide some evidence that the 1,729 inspections they conducted

impounded 32 vehicles over the same time period.

West Vancouver Police impounded a total of 283 vehicles in 2013 and handed out 1,615 speeding tickets.

“Yes, we will enforce for excessive speed,” he said.

Palmer said given the vast number of vehicles travelling through West Vancouver — including between 10,000 and 15,000 vehicle trips on the highway near Horseshoe Bay each day and roughly 60,000 vehicles going over the Lions Gate Bridge daily — very few drivers are actually breaking the rules.

Palmer said he doesn’t think more people speed in West Vancouver than anywhere else.

“It seems like there’s rarely a shortage no matter where you’re driving of people who aren’t terribly concerned about what it says on the sign,” he said.

Drivers can be ticketed for excessive speeding, which carries a fine of between $368 and $483 and have their vehicle impounded for seven days, if they are caught going 40 km/h over the posted speed limit.

Drivers are also responsible for paying the impound fees over that period.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - North Shore News - A11

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For the second time in three years, police have arrested a suspect they say stole a 120-kilogram brass propeller that once belonged to the gangster from a Horseshoe Bay business owner.

The prop, once used on a rum runner for sneaking booze into prohibition-era America, disappeared in the night on Nov. 21 last year.

Several days later, after media coverage of the artifact’s theft, West Vancouver police received a call reporting a similar item showing up in a Squamish scrap metal yard.

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Vancouver police picked the suspect up just outside the Downtown Eastside and arrested him on Jan. 10.

Fox is now facing one charge of possession of stolen property and one charge of breach of recognizance.

The propeller was last stolen in August 2011 before turning up in a North Vancouver scrap yard. Police arrested a 55-year-old man of no fixed address and secured a conviction on possession of stolen property.

Police say the two suspects are not connected.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to HOME & GARDEN

Time is now to get organized

Consider the following tips for travel and in the home

PRACTICAL GEEK Columnist Barry Link offers tips to reduce digital noise. page 14 DIG DEEP Writer Todd Major separates myth from reality to make the most out of the January gardening season. page 16

Now that the holidays are behind us, it may be a good time to finally clean out that pantry or clothes drawer you have been putting off for months.

You may want to organize the garage or perhaps take toll of areas of the home that require deep cleaning.

Organizing doesn’t always have to pertain to the home. For example, when we travel it’s nice to have things properly arranged and set out in a manner that makes it easy for us to find items while we are away.

Here are a few tips and tricks that may help you around the home and when you travel.

Button holder This is a great idea. A friend of mine suggested this trick to me when I only wanted to take a few pairs of earrings on a holiday.

It’s a great way to keep a set of earrings together on your next trip.

Next time you purchase a clothing garment that comes with the extra button attached, be sure to keep it in a box for this idea.

Simply fasten your pierced earrings through the buttonholes and place in your travel jewelry box.

This is also great for your jewelry holder at home.

Another great tip for travelling with your jewelry is to use hard eyeglass cases. These are great for

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storing and packing your bracelets, earrings and necklaces.

Insulated lunch bags I love it when you can repurpose things. If you have a stack of kid’s insulated lunch bags in your pantry then you can use them for toiletry kits.

This is a great idea for those messy items like toothpaste, hair gels and shampoos that tend to leak over your other toiletry items in your kit. Separate the leak-prone items into the lunch bag and you are set.

Ribbon holder Ribbons are probably the most annoying things to try to keep organized.

One of the best ways I have seen to store these spools is to use the inexpensive, plastic storage containers you can find in dollar stores. Look for the ones with the holes in the sides.

Place your ribbon spools inside the plastic container and pull the loose end through the holes. The box will keep

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Rule No. 1 deserves a serious discussion about

the loss of reflection in our culture, and thankfully, that dialogue is under way in other forums. Rule No. 2, the subject of this column, deserves a kick in the ass.

This is the time of the ubiquitous reminder, and it’s cool. I’d miss half my meetings each week without reminders from Google Calendar or

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because it goes with me everywhere; Facebook, because it’s replaced the public square; and Amazon, because its habit of following you wherever you go on the web with targeted advertising is a model for invasiveness.

When I first got a smartphone, I was enthralled. It would beep and whistle at every event going and I was never out of the loop.

New email came in? Beep! New Twitter follower? Weet! Text, voice mail, calendar invitation, breaking news from the CBC? Wheep, bloop, ding, whoosh! That was fun, for about a week.

That’s when I realized an event-emitting smartphone is like travelling in the car with a three-year-old identifying every person, object and event along the route.

Look, it’s a man! Look, it’s a box! Look, it’s a man with a box!

I’ve since cut down on the event reminders on my current phones dramatically, and that includes visual alerts and banners in addition to sounds. My personal phone, an HTC 8X running Windows Phone, makes noises for incoming calls, texts and calendar entries and that’s it. The

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rest I don’t need to know about until I decide I’m ready to check individual apps or services.

I’ve done the same for my work iPhone. If I want to find out about messages or events on Facebook, Twitter or news apps, Windows Phone’s tiles display silent, unobtrusive notifications, and even these can be turned off at will. The iPhone has iOS7’s more efficient notification window shade, which if you configure it properly can be blissfully quiet and restrained. I only see what I want to see when I want to see it, not because my phone is screaming and doing a light show.

Keeping your phone quiet requires digging deep into the settings and turning things off.

Notification settings are not always easy to find, since smartphones are not designed to be passive.

The pasty dudes in the San Francisco area making these things stayed up late into the night finding just the right light sabre sound for your incoming email and they’ll be damned if it’s rendered mute.

You’ll also need to be vigilant when installing new apps, because they, too, are designed by default to bug you with reminders.

In iOS7, head to the

Notification Center, where you can decide how and if your phone’s services and apps will remind you of events.

You can choose visual banners at the top of the screen, alerts on the central part of the screen, or sounds. Depending on your desire for quiet, you can turn most of these off.

From there, head in the settings menu to Sounds and turn off as many sounds as you can for events you don’t need to know about at the very second they occur.

Turning off the incoming email sound alone is key to a happier day.

In Android, notification settings are found mainly under Device, Apps, where you can opt out of notifications for each app.

Annoyingly, you can’t turn anything off without receiving a “do you really want to do this and be ignorant?” nag message.

Thanks, Luke Skywalker wannabe.

Next column: part two, in which we work to silence Facebook and Amazon.

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Myth busting winter gardening tasks

January on the West Coast may not be the easiest month to work in the garden but there’s plenty to do if you know what to do.

I suppose for many people it may be difficult to separate gardening myth from gardening fact when it comes to gardening in January. Just the sheer volume of books, magazines, web-bloggers and salesmen marauding as gardeners can make it difficult to define what’s fact and what’s myth. To help everyone get the most out of their gardening time, here’s my January gardening list of useful tasks and useless tasks.

Let’s start with useless gardening tasks for January — or gardening myths as I call them. By far one of the most enduring and useless gardening tasks for January has to be spraying fruit trees with dormant oil, lime sulphur or Bordeaux mix.

Aside from the fact that those substances are highly poisonous and mobile in the environment, dormant

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spraying in our rainy climate is quite useless.

The rainfall we receive is simply too prolific to allow those chemicals to stick and do their supposed work.

As well, fruit tree diseases are widespread so re-infection is likely. Also, the disease is often located within the tissue so surface applications do little to solve the problem. If your fruit tree is diseased, either live with the disease by improving the tree’s health to mitigate the symptoms, or replace the tree with a disease-resistant variety.

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Price Quotes don’t always tell the Full Story Replacing windows has become one of the most popular renovation projects homeowners undertake to improve energy efficiency and increase their home’s value.

If you’re shopping for new windows and doors for your home and have already received a couple of quotes, you may be asking yourself ”why are the quotes thousands of dollars different in price?”

There can be many reasons for the discrepancy, but it usually comes down to quality level of product, and the quality of installation.

One of the greatest cost variables of window replacement is the installation procedure. Be sure your quote is for windows and installation, and if possible, ask that the product and labour amounts be separated on the quote. This can give you valuable insight into the quality level of both the product, and the installation when comparing quotes.

There are three very different installation methods for replacing your existing windows. For homeowners, understanding the differences can save you time, money and a lot of headaches.

Flush flange/stucco flange installation, for example, is a process where replacement windows simply cover the old window frame and siding. It’s a low labour installation, but can be vulnerable to water ingress.

“Flush Flange installation makes it difficult to ensure a good seal and we have yet to work with an envelope engineer who would endorse this type of installation”, says Darrell Akune of Northshore Windows. “For this reason we choose not to perform this type of installation and highly recommend you avoid this method.”

Many older North Shore homes have push-out casements or vertical sliding windows. For this type of home an “insert” installation is an excellent option. A new window unit can slide easily into the existing sash pocket that is created when the old window sashes are removed. There is no damage to surrounding trim, walls or exterior and interior finishing.

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apart and make sure to push the bar all the way to the bottom of the compost. Bar aeration is easy, simple and effective.

As for those fancy compost aerators, nice idea but too much work.

There are many useful garden tasks that can be completed in January and for me, centre on pruning, construction, bed renovation, planting and seeding.

Winter pruning is done for a specific purpose: to invigorate plants. When

Turning your compost now to speed up decomposition is commonly suggested as a January garden task.

However, who has the time, or the will, to go out and turn over the compost stuffed into one of those little rodent-resistant bins?

Not me. The easy way to aerate your compost is to get a steel bar and poke holes into the compost.

Space the holes 10 centimetres (four inches)

you prune in winter, the resulting growth response invigorates the plant, which develops new growth according to where the cuts are made.

Winter pruning is useful on woody vines to develop structure, on deciduous shrubs to thin out old growth and develop new growth, and on coniferous or broadleaved trees to raise crowns or thin out growth for greater light penetration to the plantings below. Not all plants respond well to

winter pruning, including Japanese maples, dogwood trees and several other thin-barked hardwood trees that are susceptible to disease infestation when pruned during our wet winters. Those trees also respond to winter pruning by re-growing uncharacteristically straight and vigorous shoots that negatively affect presentation.

Building gardens during winter is useful in several ways. Firstly, there is disruption in the garden

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When it comes to ordering seed to grow at home, January is a good month to get your seed orders placed to assure you get the varieties you want before supply runs out.

Remember when you receive your seed order to place it directly in the fridge for storage, not the freezer where it can be freezer burned.

Fridge storage of seeds preserves viability and improves germination rates. Seeds stored in a cupboard or the garage often become dried out or exposed to moisture which leads to rot.

There is one other very useful gardening task for January and that is to take time to enjoy the simple and sublime beauty in the garden you have created.

when building anything and it is more effective for overall garden usage to build in the low season and enjoy in the high season.

Secondly, landscape construction contractors often offer rates that are more competitive than during the peak seasons of spring and summer.

Bed renovation is an old school technique that is sparingly practised in our part of the world.

Bed renovation is useful in winter and involves lifting out and dividing overgrown perennials or shrubs, enriching the soil with organic matter and replanting an improved and more balanced layout.

There is little need to worry about cold temperature damage during winter on hardy trees, shrubs and perennials that are the mainstay of most West Coast residential gardens.

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HOME Green Guide From page 15 watersheds and the future of water management will be discussed. $18 with own snowshoes, $25 includes snowshoe rental.

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3, 3:15-4:30 p.m. at the entrance to Mahon Park, West 18th Street and Jones Avenue, North Vancouver.

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Community Bulletin Board CHILDREN’S SALE TABLE RENTALS Tables are available to rent for the upcoming annual sale on Feb. 15 of new and gently used baby and children’s items at

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Registration required. Learn the differences between various file formats, which devices will work with the library’s collection and how to find, checkout and download content. 604-9293727 nvdpl.ca PUBLIC INFORMATION

MEETING Learn more about the new William Griffin Community Centre Wednesday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. at North Vancouver District Hall, 355 West Queens Rd. View the draft building design, floor plans, parking redesign and discuss the proposal with district staff and the architects. dnv.org TELUS STORE OR AUTHORIZED DEALER Vancouver Oakridge Centre Pacific Centre Terasen Centre 220 1st Ave. East 551 Robson St.

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808 Davie St. 991 Denman St.

THE ULTIMATE TRAVELLER — REMOTE ISLAND WORLDS A series of travel talks accompanied by photographs with world traveller Peter Langer Wednesdays, 7 p.m. at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.

Schedule: Impressions of Bali and Komodo, Jan. 22; Impressions of Sulawesi and Papua, Jan. 29; Impressions of East Timor, Feb. 5; Impressions of the Philippines, Feb. 12; Impressions of Madagascar, Feb. 19 and Impressions of Sri Lanka, Feb. 26. Fee: $15 per session. 604-925-7270 ferrybuildinggallery.com

1095 West Pender St. 1707 Robson St. 1855 Burrard St. 2338 Cambie St. 2372 West 4th Ave. 2706 Granville St. 2748 Rupert St. 2749 Main St. 3121 West Broadway

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Aldergrove 26310 Fraser Hwy.

Burnaby Brentwood Mall

INFORMATION EVENING An illustrated presentation for an upcoming NewYork City art tour in June led by architectural historian Christopher Pearson and visual arts co-ordinator of the Ferry Building Gallery Ruth Payne Thursday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave.,West Vancouver.

RSVP. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com

Crystal Mall Lougheed Town Centre Metropolis at Metrotown 3855 Henning Dr. 4501 North Rd. 4711 Kingsway

Chilliwack Cottonwood Mall Eagle Landing Shopping Centre 7544 Vedder Rd. 45300 Luckakuck Way

Coquitlam Coquitlam Centre 1071 Austin Ave. 2020 Oxford Connector 2988 Glen Dr.

INTRODUCTION TO INSTAGRAM Learn the basics of Instagram Thursday, Jan. 23 at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

Learn how to download the free app, take and post pictures, search for and follow others and how to make your profile private.

Registration required. 604929-3727 nvdpl.ca

3000 Lougheed Hwy.

Delta Scottsdale Centre 1517 56th St. 4841 Delta St.

Langley Willowbrook Shopping Centre 19638 Fraser Hwy. 20159 88th Ave. 20202 66th Ave.

Maple Ridge Haney Place Mall 22661 Lougheed Hwy.

Mission Junction Shopping Centre 32670 Lougheed Hwy.

New Westminster Royal City Centre

North Vancouver Capilano Mall Lynn Valley Centre 1295 Marine Dr.

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1801 Lonsdale Ave.

Pitt Meadows 19800 Lougheed Hwy.

Richmond Lansdowne Mall Richmond Centre

TRANSITIONING THROUGH DIVORCE A free workshop for women Thursday, Jan. 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. 604-925-9260 janine@redmondlaw.ca CEDAR WEAVING WORKSHOP Explore the spiritual and cultural importance of cedar in Kwakwakw’wakw/Haida culture Saturdays, Jan. 25-Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Pl., North Vancouver.

Participants will learn how to process, prepare and weave bark. $180 — materials included. 604-988-6844 programmes@nvartscouncil.ca nvartscouncil.ca

11686 Steveston Hwy.

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GALA IN THE COVE The Deep Cove Divas bike riding team will host a fundraising gala for the Ride to Conquer Cancer Saturday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.The event will include music, comedy, magic, silent auction and cash See more page 21

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - North Shore News - A21

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Larco Investments Ltd. is hosting a Public Information Meeting to discuss a rezoning development proposal for a new, vibrant, sustainable development for 2035 Fullerton, North Vancouver (west of Capilano Road, between Fullerton and Curling Road).

Larco proposes to build a mixed-use development consisting of approximately 450 residential units, 125,000 sq. ft. of underground self storage and approximately 5,000 sq. ft. of village commercial space. You are invited to attend the public information meeting to provide your feedback on the proposed project.

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Time: 6:30 – 9:00 PM Information displays on view: 6:30 pm Formal presentation: 7:15 pm Questions & answers: 8:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Clubhouse at the Capilano Rugby Club, Klahanie Park 305 Klahanie Court, West Vancouver, BC

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p.m. at 201 and 202, 106 West First St., North Vancouver.

An animal well-being demonstration will be at 10:30 a.m. 604-740-0898 selfrealizationcentrecanada.com

From page 20 bar. $20/$10.Tickets can be purchased at Deep Cove Music or 604-929-1109

THE YEAR OF THE HORSE CRAFTERNOON A workshop, presented by upcycling expert Denise Corcoran, Saturday, Jan. 25, 1:30-3 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Participants will

OPEN HOUSE Self Realization Meditation Centre will hold an open house on Saturday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-2

learn how to craft lanterns, fortune cookies, and envelopes out of re-purposed “stuff” in celebration of Chinese New Year. All ages and abilities welcome. Registration is not required, and materials will be supplied. nvcl.ca Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@nsnews.com.

Located in the Lower Capilano Marine Village Centre, the proposed development would be built on approximately 4.4 acres (1.771 hectares). If the proposal is approved, community amenities would include a community centre, public plaza, park space and a public trail.

Information packages are being distributed to all residents, businesses and property owners within the Lower Capilano Marine Village Centre. If you would like to receive a copy or if you would like more information, contact Tamsin Guppy of the District Planning Department at 604-990-2391 or Art Phillips at 604-925-8218 or bring your questions and comments to the meeting. *This is not a Public Hearing. DNV Council will receive a report from staff on issues raised at the meeting and will formally consider the proposal at a later date.

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A22 - North Shore News - Wednesday, January 22, 2014

What’s On Wednesdays 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 Scott, 604-924-1923.

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.

Used Dutch magazines and books will be available.

Henk, 604-987-4978 Nel, 604-987-6879.

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 discussing current events Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Registration required. 604-925-7403 MEALS ON WHEELS needs volunteers on Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings.

604-922-3414 northshoremealsonwheels.org

Thursdays

Skills Connect for Immigrants

BETWEEN THE SHEETS This Deep Cove book club meets the first Thursday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. Each member recommends a book and they take turns hosting discussions in their homes. New members welcome. Adele, 604-9295621 billadele@shaw.ca

Call Today!

Burnaby 604 438 3045 Coquitlam 604 588 7772 Surrey/Langley 604 588 7772 Fraser Valley 604 866 1645 or 604 866 0257 skillsconnect@douglascollege.ca

This project is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

douglascollege.ca/skillsconnect

MULGRAVE SCHOOL Inspiring Excellence in Education and Life

Speaker Series: Mulgrave Presents Transformational Learning Environments: Designing today’s schools for tomorrow’s world

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Meet employers in your field } Free job search assistance } Work one-to-one with an employment specialist } Qualify for work in your profession } Receive training subsidies } Delivered in partnership with Abbotsford Community Services }

BOOK LOVERS’ ROUNDTABLE Come share your favourite books the last Thursday of every month, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. westvanlibrary.ca BYOV (BRING YOUR OWN VOICE) COMMUNITY CHOIR rehearses Thursdays, 7:309:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley

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United Church, 3201 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. The choir sings a broad range of music with a focus on fun and the love of singing. $40 per term. 604-987-2114 lynnvalleychurch.com COMMUNITY LUNCH Come and enjoy lunch with other people in the

neighbourhood, Thursdays, noon to 1 p.m. Hosted by the Sharing Abundance Association at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. Free, but donations are gratefully accepted. 604-985-0709 st-andrews-united.ca See more page 23

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publicmeeting Mulgrave School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:00–9:00pm “Form follows function. It seems obvious but is often forgotten: Teaching and learning should shape the building, not vice versa.” * Environment is our children’s third teacher, and innovation in school design is surfacing exciting opportunities for higher levels of excellence in learning and teaching.

Join us for a stimulating panel discussion with architects, designers, and educational technology experts to hear the latest research influencing innovation in architecture and design in K–12 educational facilities.

• Brad Ovenell-Carter, Director of Educational Technologies, Mulgrave School • Rod Windjack, Partner and Architect at CEI Architecture; President, BC Chapter, CEFPI • Mark Koropecky, Associate and Design Architect at CEI Architecture • John Scott, Senior Partner and Architect at CEI Architecture

Mulgrave School 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane, West Vancouver, BC, V7S 3H9

* The Third Teacher, 2010

For more information visit www.mulgrave.com or call 604.922.3223

WHO: WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: ABOUT:

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING Draft 2014-2023 Financial Plan Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC

Monday, January 27, 2014 at 6:00pm The community is invited to attend and participate in the Finance Committee Meeting to consider the City of North Vancouver’s proposed 2014-2023 Financial Plan.

A presentation will be provided to outline the City revenues and program expenditures, along with potential funding options. The presentation will assist Council in its decision-making process regarding the Financial Plan and tax rates.

The draft 2014-2023 Financial Plan will be available on January 24, 2014, after 4:00 pm at City Hall and at www.cnv.org.

North Vancouver City Hall 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 Tel. 604.985.7761 | Fax. 604.985.9417 | www.cnv.org

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - North Shore News - A23

WHISTLER BLACKCOMB

TWO NEW LIFTS MAKE IT BETTER THAN EVER

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BIG DEALS TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF OUR NEW LIFTS. While some travel thousands of miles for a taste of the Whistler Blackcomb experience, you’re just a quick trek up the Sea-to-Sky from everything that there is to love about this place, from good times in the Village to great snow on the mountains.

What’s On From page 22 CONTRACT BRIDGE Every Monday and Thursday, 12:30-3 p.m. in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver.

Drop-in fee: $1. 604-9877529 DADS’ PARENTING: Westcoast Family Resources Society offers a free group on Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. 604-417-3407 DUPLICATE BRIDGE Every Tuesday and Thursday, 12:45-4 p.m. in the Cedarview Room

at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver.

Drop-in fee: $2. 604-9877529 ENGLISH CLASSES: Free English as a second language (ESL) classes are held Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 941 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. 604-657-0908 FAMILY OF ORIGIN PARENTING Westcoast Family Resources Society North Shore offers a free group on Thursday mornings. 604-417-3406 GOSPEL CHOIR AT

MOUNT SEYMOUR UNITED CHURCH Marcus Mosely leads a spirit raising gospel experience one Thursday per month at 7:30 p.m. and the choir sings at the service on the following Sunday at 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.

Check the website for dates. All voices are welcome and music reading is not required. mtseymourunited.com Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com. For our online listings, go to nsnews.com, scroll to Community Events and click on AddYour Event.

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A24 - North Shore News - Wednesday, January 22, 2014

PARENTING

Parent involvement helps kids succeed One of the signals that a company or organization offers great service is return business.

The Parent Participation Preschools (PPP) in the Lower Mainland not only see kids come as three-year-olds and again as four-year olds, but they also see the children of alumni. That’s right, there are many kids who are currently enrolled in a PPP whose parents attended. For example, in the Lower Mainland

Kathy Lynn

Parenting Today alone there are alumni kids at Lynn Valley and

Seymour Heights in North Vancouver, Queen’s Park in New Westminster, Kiddies Korner in Poco, Wesbrook, and St. Giles in Vancouver, Gingerbread House in Richmond, and Rutland in the Kelowna area.

The mission of Parent Participation Preschools is to create a safe and enriched play-based learning environment through the co-operative efforts of families, educators and community

leaders. And the mission of the Council of Parent Participation Preschools in B.C. is to provide a high standard of service and support while helping build a strong preschool community.

All of which sounds very nice, but what does it mean for you and your family? Here’s how it works.

Parents have the opportunity of having a say in the administration of the school, of being with

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their child at preschool for a half-day once or twice a month and of attending a meetings once a month with other parents.

The meetings offer free parenting education along with a brief business meeting. The school will take into account your needs and schedule in planning your half-day on duty at the school and your involvement in helping run the school will match your interests and abilities.

I bet it wouldn’t surprise anyone to know that when my kids were in preschool, I took on the task of finding quality parenting education speakers.

Research shows that parent involvement in school is a major factor in child success. In my experience parents who start participating with their children at the preschool level continue to do so through elementary and high school. While being involved might seem intrusive and difficult to fit into your already busy life, the irony is that taking the time to participate will save you time throughout your child’s school career.

The more comfortable your child is at school, the better he will do and the less you will be needed to deal with crises. Isn’t it far better to be able to plan your connection with school rather than have it imposed because of problems?

We also know that the more adults a child feels a connection with, the more adults he knows care about him, the better he will fare. He will have

a higher self-image and feel secure in himself.

In a parent participation preschool he will spend time with the parents of all the kids and have plenty of healthy connections.

In my experience, the teachers in these schools are superb. It takes a special kind of teacher to choose to work in a school in which all the parents are involved, have a say and ask questions. For the teacher who has the selfconfidence to lead a group of parents to offer their child a quality learningthrough-play experience, the reward is great for teacher, parents and of course the preschoolers.

And then there is a secret that no one tells you. The pay-off for you is amazing. Today, with our busy and scattered lives, parents are more isolated than ever before.

By becoming involved in a parent participation preschool you will not only meet parents who share your parenting values, you will be working alongside them, getting to know them and making life-long friends.

My children attended preschool in the early 1970s. Today, over 30 years later, my closest friends are still the parents I met during those preschool days.

There are certainly other types of preschools and they offer a variety of different experiences.

To choose a school, visit and observe the program.

Trust your instincts. Does this feel right for you and your child? How does the See Preschools page 29

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - North Shore News - A25

PARENTING Young Artist of theWeek

Kids Stuff BOOK BUDDIES A oneon-one 30-minute reading program for ages six to 11 Wednesdays, Jan. 22March 12, 3:45-6:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Registration required. 604-984-0286 x8141 nvdpl.ca PARENT-CHILD MOTHER GOOSE An eight-week session for parents and their babies (newborn to 12 months) that focuses on the pleasure and power of learning rhymes, songs and stories in a group setting Wednesdays, Jan. 22-March 8 from 11 a.m. to noon at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver.

Registration required. 604929-3727 nvdpl.ca/children PETER PAN A pantomime performance Jan. 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. at St. Martin’s Hall, 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. $17/$13/$10. 604-7670665

Late French Immersion in the North Vancouver School District Jinah Kim (16) Sutherland secondary

STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER Bring a stuffed animal for a storytime Friday, Jan. 24, 6:30-7 p.m., then tuck them in for the night and come back Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon to pick them up at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Recommended for ages three-six.

Registration required. 604984-0286 x8141 nvdpl.ca/children FAMILY LITERACY DAY Celebrate the joy of reading with a special storytime and bingo Saturday, Jan. 25. 2:303:30 p.m. at Parkgate library,

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3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Registration required. 604-929-3727 x8166 nvdpl.ca/children LEGO CLUB Let your imagination run wild as you play and create on Saturday, Jan. 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Registration required. 604-984-0286 x8141 nvdpl.ca/children

For more than 30 years, the North Vancouver School District has been a leader in French Immersion education. Our ability to bring these enriching programs to elementary and secondary students has helped open doors to a wider world for thousands of students keen to communicate in French, pursue post-secondary studies or employment in French, and travel with ease in French-speaking regions of the world.

For the motivated student who enjoys new challenges, French Immersion creates opportunities to develop self-confidence, appreciate other cultures, contribute to Canadian unity and develop learning skills for the 21st century.

January 29, 2014 LATE FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION NIGHT 7 pm Education Services Centre - 5TH Floor 2121 Lonsdale Avenue

AFTER SCHOOL See more page 29

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Their friendship helps Ely deal with his loss and there are some hilarious scenes which reveal just how difficult it is to have a pet of gigantic proportions.

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Preschools starting autumn enrolment From page 24 teacher interact with the kids? Are the children happy, busy and engaged?

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes featuring poached eggs. page 32

I have an uncle so world weary and cynical that whenever he dispenses advice he will retract it moments later, dismissing it as the hackneyed musing of just another pundit.

Despite this conflicted tendency, he has been a force of considerable influence on me over the years and does offer the occasional nugget of sound guidance.

Perhaps his wisest counsel came in the form of an admonition to the adolescent me that in order to lead an authentic life one needs to be fully comfortable in one’s own company; seeking constant companionship in the whiling away of life’s long hours reveals a fundamental flaw in one’s constitution.

After all, how can you expect someone else to enjoy your company if you cannot first tolerate it yourself?

So, despite being happily domesticated with a wife and two children, I periodically test the value of my companionship now by venturing out for the odd meal on my own. My latest solo excursion was to The Little District one recent Saturday evening, a hip and happening new addition to Central Lonsdale’s rapidly transforming dining scene.

I recall that The Little District’s compact space was formerly occupied by a take-out pizza restaurant. Surveying the warm, inviting room now,

I recognize it must have taken considerable vision to reimagine the space as a fashionable, Manhattanstyle restaurant (read: long and very narrow, typical of eateries situated in brownstone buildings).

That vision, it turns out, belongs to accomplished North Shore restaurateur Paul Mon-Kau, whose other ventures include the full-sized District in Lower Lonsdale and the traditional Spanish tapas joint El Matador, situated near the Quay.

I arrived at The Little District during the height of dinner service. Every table was occupied and the hostess politely advised me that it would likely be some time before a table became available. All of the restaurant’s tables are located on one side of the room, forming a long row from the front entrance to the rear fire exit. Space between tables is minimal and the room buzzes with the sounds of diners’ conversations, status updates from the tiny culinary crew working in the equally tiny open kitchen, and a bluesonly soundtrack.

The overall effect of these influences is a tremendous positive energy that draws you in; this is a place you want to be on a Saturday night. Despite the heavy dinner traffic I was offered a seat in a quaint holding area comprised of a narrow ledge and some stools situated on the wall opposite the dining tables.To call this area a lounge would be to oversell the elbow room; it is a very cosy but perfectly charming overflow space that more than met the needs of this solo diner. Perched atop my stool I was afforded a close look at the various plates being delivered to other tables, the most dramatic of which was the burger, called

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My meal began with a generously filled basket of cod fritters, piping hot, two-bite morsels of cod, prawn and corn in a breadlike dough, all deep fried to golden brown and served with a side of spicy mayo.

The contrast between the crispy exterior and the soft, springy interior was fabulous, sort of like a cross between hush puppies and bacalhau, the traditional Portuguese salted cod preparation.The fritters are a perfect beer snack and I thoroughly enjoyed mine with a chilled bottle of StAmbroise Stout, a malty, subtly smoky black brew from Quebec.

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Angela Shellard

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To me a poached egg on toast is a quick and easy breakfast.

Some people seem to think that poaching eggs is difficult, but it’s actually quite simple once you know a few tricks of the trade.

For the perfect poached egg, bring a saucepan of water (about three inches deep) to a brisk simmer, that means lots of bubbles rising from the bottom of the pan and gently breaking the surface of the water, not a rolling boil. Add a teaspoon or two of white vinegar to the water.You won’t taste the vinegar, but it helps the egg white to solidify rather than spreading out into the

water. Break an egg into a shallow bowl or cup.When the water is simmering, swirl the water in a circle with a spoon and gently slide the egg into the water (swirling the water also helps the egg white come together). If you’re doing more than one egg slip them out of the cup into the water one at a time; don’t swirl the water. Cook the egg until the yolk is just barely firm but still jiggles a bit (lift egg gently out of the water with a slotted spoon to check if it’s done).With the slotted spoon, remove the egg from the water. Here are some ways to showcase your poaching skills for breakfast, brunch or a light supper.

Portobello Eggs Benedict Hollandaise: 2 large egg yolks 1 Tbsp warm water 1 scant Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 /8 tsp sea salt A dash of Tabasco sauce 5 Tbsp butter 4 large portobello mushroom caps 4 slices back bacon 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

4 large eggs Chopped chives or green onions for garnish

To make Hollandaise sauce, melt the butter in a microwave. Place egg yolks, warm water, lemon juice, Tabasco sauce and salt in a blender.With the blender running, slowly pour in the melted butter through the opening in the blender lid until mixture thickens; set aside.

Preheat oven broiler.

While broiler is heating, fry the bacon until browned on both sides and at the same time bring a saucepan of water to a simmer for the poached eggs. Brush the mushrooms on both sides with the vegetable oil and broil each side for about three minutes or until mushrooms are cooked through. Poach the eggs while the mushrooms are broiling. Remove mushrooms from the oven and top each with a slice of bacon, a poached egg and about two tablespoons of Hollandaise; garnish with chopped chives. Makes four servings.

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Mushroom and Kale Hash with Poached Eggs 2 large Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into half-inch cubes 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 lb small mushrooms, preferably brown cremini 1 large bunch of kale, washed, tough stems removed, and then coarsely chopped Olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil 4 large eggs Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and

cook until just barely tender, about eight minutes; drain.

In a large skillet, heat about two tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat; add the potatoes and cook, stirring, until potatoes are browned and crisp.With a slotted spoon, remove potatoes to a plate and keep warm. Reduce heat to medium; add the onions and garlic and cook until soft.Transfer mixture to the plate with the potatoes and keep warm. Heat another tablespoon of olive oil in the same skillet; add mushrooms and kale and stir-fry until mushrooms are golden and kale is tender, about another five to eight minutes.While mushrooms and kale are cooking, poach the eggs.

Add the potato and onion mixture back to the skillet and stir until combined and all ingredients are hot, then stir in fresh basil.Taste hash and add salt and pepper as desired. Spoon one-quarter of the hash into each of four shallow bowls and top with a poached egg. Grate pepper over each egg. Makes four servings. ashellard@hotmail.ca

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had the wonderful, rich tang of red wine and touch of spiciness characteristic of this Spanish staple, but were remarkably not oily, the one trait of chorizo to which I usually take exception.

For a main course, I had hoped to try the bone marrow, and was mildly disappointed to learn it had sold out earlier that evening.

I say “mildly disappointed” because while I was eager to try the dish, I was nevertheless pleased that The

Little District had found such a keen audience for it, bone marrow being one of the most underappreciated indulgences in the modern omnivore’s diet.

I opted instead for steak frites, that proven great combination of grilled beef sirloin and fries.The Little District’s version included a pat of delicious herb butter atop the steak and a tasty, welcome salad of micro greens and tomato tossed in a simple vinaigrette.The dish paired exceptionally well with a glass of B.C.-

made La Frenz merlot, a dense and chewy red with a distinctly herbaceous quality.

My sizeable, but manageable meal was $59 before tax and gratuity.The Little District is located at 1336 Lonsdale Ave. 604.770.2776. thelittledistrict.com Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore.

He earned his sommelier diploma in 2001. Contact: hungryontheshore@gmail. com.

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You know it’s a tumultuous season for a university sports team when even the coach gets caught up in the quagmire.

Capilano University men’s basketball coach Dwayne Selby was not allowed in the building for last Friday’s game against Camosun College, the result of a strange set of circumstances that led to a one-game suspension for the coach.The week before, Capilano forward Warren Liang was tossed from a game because of comments he made to the referee, an ejection that should have led to an automatic one-game suspension.

The problem was, nobody told the Blues that Liang had actually been tossed. Selby assumed that Liang was out because he picked up his fifth foul, and nowhere on the game sheet or referee report did it mention an ejection. So Liang suited up the following night against Douglas and, two days later, Capilano was hit with sanctions that included forfeiture of their 91-47 win over Douglas (it was changed to 2-0 for the Royals) and a one-game suspension for Selby.

The forfeiture and suspension were tough on the team because they had no way of knowing that Liang needed to sit out, said Selby.

“Nobody said anything.We didn’t get a phone call, we didn’t get an email, nothing.”

Selby’s suspension forced assistant coach Tyler Lutton, a former Capilano player not too many years removed from his playing days, to move one seat over and assume head coach duties against Camosun, his first ever game as a head coach at this level. No problem — the Blues won 70-62.

“He’s a very good coach, probably one of the best young basketball minds we have in the province,” Selby said of Lutton, who kept his cool in the win. “I knew that he’d step up and do a fantastic job. I’m pretty proud of the job he did.

I had a chance to watch the game online and he did great.”

Lutton found out less than 12 hours before the game that Selby wouldn’t be on the sidelines.

“I woke up to a phone call from Dwayne and he just said ‘Hey, you’re coaching,’” he said. “Once the jitters came out I got better at it. I was pretty confident.”

The Blues won the next night too with Selby back on the bench, 67-62 over Vancouver Island University. In fact, the Blues have done enough winning this season to put themselves in the thick of the championship race.The fact that they’re

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turned into another 2-0 loss because one of Capilano’s players, Nigel Palma, was ruled ineligible to play due to his four years spent with the SFU team. It didn’t matter that Palma, in fact, never played in the Capilano game, just warmed up and sat on the bench in his uniform. It didn’t matter either that the rules for his eligibility are pretty fuzzy, a confusing mashup of CIS, NCAA and CCAA rules that differ on the number of years a player can play collegiate sport.

The trouble continued into the NewYear when star point guard Toney Rowe, an import from California, was ruled academically ineligible for the winter term.Then came Liang’s ejection, which led to a four-game suspension for the third-year forward, a key contributor for the team. On top of it all, the Blues said goodbye to their heart and soul, second year captain and rebounding machine Daniel Dubois, who left last week — with the team’s blessing — for an exchange program in Vienna.

Add it all up and it equals a very strange season for a coach in only his second year at the college level.

“I’m disappointed for our players because they’re busting their butts and they’re doing a job and we seem to be coming up

on the short end of a lot of these decisions being made,” he said. “It’s been frustrating, at times, but it’s also been a learning experience for me. With me being in my second year, this is a side that I’ve never been accustomed to. . . . I’ve learned a lot in terms of looking things over with a magnifying glass. Other than that, just focusing on things that I can control.”

Through it all, the Blues are playing some pretty good basketball.They sit fourth in the league with a 6-6 record — despite the two forfeits — and have beaten or come very close to beating the three teams above them in the standings.

“I’ve been really proud of the way we’ve been able to focus and overcome the adversity that we’ve faced lately,” said Selby. “(The players) have all been in great spirits. I’ve always told the guys that we can only control the things that we control — and that’s going out and playing the game.

Everything else you’ve got to leave to the powers that be, but let’s just go out and do what we do.The guys are just taking it in stride.”

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The resilient Blues could actually win the whole thing, said Selby.

“We’re not afraid to play anyone at any point, especially during the playoffs,” he said. “I really like our chances with the way we’re playing right now going up against any of the top teams in our league.”

The coach doesn’t have an answer for why there’s been so much drama for this year’s Blues, but he’s making sure it’s not going to stop them from hitting the floor hard.

“It’s tough to say why these things have happened,” he said. “I’m a pretty positive person by nature so I just take it as a challenge. Our team is being challenged to see what we’re made of, and can we overcome these obstacles that are being placed in front of us. So far we have and hopefully will continue to.”

••• The Blues will be back at home for an important pair of games against Douglas Jan. 31 and Langara Feb. 1.

Game times both nights are 6 p.m. for the women and 8 p.m. for the men.

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