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West Van police chief stepping down Announcement comes amid allegations of toxic workplace JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com

West Vancouver Police Chief Peter Lepine announced Monday he will be stepping down from his job, just a day after a damning internal report was made public, pointing to plummeting morale within the West Vancouver Police Department.

It also comes after some officers went public with allegations of sexual harassment, racism and bullying within the department.

West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith vowed this week that both the police department and the board would take “quick and decisive action” to investigate and deal with “allegations of improper behaviour.”

Minister of Public Safety Suzanne Anton said she had also asked staff to look into the situation and report back to her.

On Monday, Smith hinted the departure of Lepine will likely not be the only change among top brass at the police department. “The board is prepared to take further personnel actions in a very short time frame,” he told reporters at a press conference. “We will not tolerate harassment by anybody entrusted with a supervisory role.”

While Smith acknowledged that “inappropriate behaviour

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Smith said when he became chair of the police board he asked to be notified of all allegations of harassment made against police supervisors. “I have met with the union and given them my personal assurance this will be fixed,” he said.

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has to be done carefully.

“We’re not going to go in there with a grappling gun and start firing all our lower management team.”

A survey of West Vancouver Police Department employees completed in November showed fewer employees felt good about their work and more of them gave unfavourable ratings to managers than they did in See Police page 5

B.C. in the black: De Jong

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

B.C.’s finance minister is projecting three years of surplus budgets and reduced debt.

Minister Mike de Jong made the rosy forecast in the 2014 budget speech delivered to the legislature Tuesday afternoon.

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is easy. In fact, to continue meeting our targets, we will have to rely on more of that old-fashioned discipline that got us here in the first place,” de Jong said.

While expecting to keep the province in the black, De Jong also announced another $2.5 billion for the Ministry of Health and a contingency See B.C. page 3

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Six more storeys for LoLo

Restoration for historic BC Telephone building

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Another midrise, mixed use condo building is coming to Lower Lonsdale.

Developer Fairborne Properties received second and third readings to a bylaw Monday night that will allow them to build 65 one- and two-bedroom condos above 7,200 square feet of commercial frontage at 117 – 135 West First St. At 75 feet, the six-storey, wood-framed building fits within maximum height allowed in the official community plan.

In exchange for a small increase in density, Fairbourn is offering to restore and put heritage designation on the historic B.C.Telephone Commercial Building at 117 West First, currently home to flower shop Bella Doni and include 1,430 square feet of community amenity space fronting Rogers Plaza. City staff estimate the community space to have a value of $645,000.

The application includes a request for 146 parking spots — 24 more than the minimum required by city’s zoning bylaw.

Council members, mainly accustomed to being asked

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Sacrificed in the project, however, is Bella Doni. Coowner Marie Noel spoke at the public hearing for the project to say her retail business would no longer be viable if she were forced to move away temporarily, uncertain about whether she could move back in.

Noel had asked Fairborne to let her out of the lease

four months early to help offset the cost of paying rent in two locations but the most Fairborne was willing to offer was deducted rent during construction; as well, the Fairborne wasn’t forthcoming about what the terms of a new lease would be, she said. “The $10,000 in foregone rent would have been a small contribution by the developer in a project this size, versus $10,000 cost to a small business like ours,” she said.

Particularly stinging was that Fairborne used photos of Bella Doni in their marketing materials for other projects in the same neigbourhood, Noel said.

“We’re sorry to have

to leave Lower Lonsdale, but since we’ve been given the boot, we’ll now work to protect our financial interests.We’ll be closing the retail portion of our business and the close-out sale will officially start tomorrow at 10 a.m,” she said.

Her words were influential for at least one member of council — Coun.

Pam Bookham, the only one present to vote against the project. “I’m concerned about the fact that there isn’t a happy story to tell about the Bella Doni business and the preservation of that heritage building, Bookham said.

The other concerns raised during a brief public hearing

into the project: maintaining safety for pedestrians and neighbours of the building who use the lane that will serve as the main ingress and egress, the building’s rather “plain” design, parking and the displacement of existing businesses.

But the project found five “yay” votes on council, including Coun. Craig Keating’s. “I really think this is a positive solution for this site. It’s a difficult site given that there’s so much built up around it but I think we’ve got a win here in terms of design.We have a win in terms of the heritage building.We have a win in terms of community amenity space,” Keating said.

Theft from auto suspect off the streets

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

One man is in custody and facing a charge of theft after police linked him to an auto break-in from last year.

Police say the suspect broke into a vehicle parked in the 3000-block of Royal Avenue on Dec. 17 and

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made off with a purse containing credit cards, a passport, jewelry and a large amount of money.

It was forensic evidence left at the scene that led investigators to Jerry Notenbomer, who was already well known to police, on Feb. 10, according to Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver

RCMP spokesman.

“It’s not like CSI where we get the results the same day. Forensics got evidence and it was just a matter of time before his name came back associated to the evidence,” De Jong said.

The arrest follows a rash of 20 car break-ins in Lynn Valley in the first two

weeks of February, though Notenbomer is only facing one charge of theft over $5,000.

“We’re trying to connect him to other offences. This one had forensic evidence that was a slam-dunk, hence the warrant, hence the arrest,” De Jong said.

The judge took the

rare step of keeping Notenbomer in custody until his next court appearance in April.

“It’s not often you get held in custody for theft from auto unless a judge sees a specific pattern and evidence that, if you’re released, it’s going to mean repeat offences,” De Jong said.

of $1.275 billion over three years for “notional allocations for public sector wage increases.”

The speech, however, made no mention of the potential costs stemming from the recent court ruling that teachers have the right to negotiate class size.

Liquefied natural gas featured heavily in the government’s plan, introducing the tax regime for the LNG export companies seeking approval in the province. After 10 years, a single plant could produce $1.4 billion a year in taxes, de Jong claimed.

To aid things along, the government is putting up $29 million to the ministries of aboriginal relations, environment, forests, and natural gas development to support the development of B.C.’s LNG industry.

Those working in the film industry looking for some perks will have to move to Victoria, as the only mention film got in the budget speech is an extension of the distant location tax credit to the capitol region.

The New Democrats issued a rebuke of the budget shortly after it was delivered, targeting the government for the higher costs the budget will foist on families.

BC Hydro bills will go up by about $477 for the average family over the next three years and Medical Services Plan bills another $400 according to the Opposition’s crunching of the numbers.

That doesn’t include upped ICBC rates or ferry fares, added Craig Keating, NDP president and a City of North Vancouver councillor.

“It does very little for the foremost concern of most people I talk to, which is affordability. People are stretched. People are stressed.This budget does nothing,” Keating said.

Police seek witnesses to P. Royal parking lot assault BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

West Vancouver police are looking for a suspect after a tiff between a driver and pedestrian escalated into a fullblown assault.

The incident of “parking lot rage” happened outside the Cactus Club Cafe at Park Royal

on Saturday night, just before 8:30 p.m.

According to witnesses, the suspect was in a crosswalk and took exception to the way the driver was approaching.

When the man responded by spitting on the victim’s vehicle, the driver got out, triggering the assault.

“As soon as this person steps

out of the car, the pedestrian just charges at them, punches them in the face, knocks them to the ground and kicks them a couple times before leaving the area,” said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman.

The suspect took off in a black, late model sedan.

Police described the wanted man as a white male, about

five foot ten (175 centimetres) weighing roughly 220 pounds (100 kilograms). He was wearing a black jacket, tank top and jeans at the time of the assault.

“We have some video evidence and are waiting on additional (video) to see if it’s going to be able to assist us identifying a suspect,” Palmer said. “We did speak to a lot of witnesses

at the scene at the time, but at this point, if anyone may have seen anything related to this and wasn’t able to remain and speak with our investigators, we hope to get as much witness information as we can.”

Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact the West Vancouver Police Department.

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Police board starts search for new chief From page 1 the same survey conducted three years ago. Employees also pointed to a perceived lack of respect by some of the top brass.

Some police officers have gone one step further, making anonymous allegations about sexual harassment, bullying and racism to The Province newspaper. The North Shore News has also received allegations of intimidation and sexual harassment within the department.

Lepine said Monday his decision to leave the department was unrelated to both those allegations and results of the survey.

Lepine said he was disappointed in the survey results, but added many of the harassment allegations are connected to “incidents that occurred over 10 years ago.”

Lepine said whenever he has been made aware of allegations of improper conduct, he has investigated. “When these things come to my attention, I deal with

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Issues of internal police discipline don’t usually become public.

The Office of the Police Complaints Commission, for instance, provided information on only one incident of harassment at the West Vancouver Police Department for 2012’13. In that incident, a police officer who harassed another officer at the department was suspended without pay for four days and told to complete a program on harassment in the workplace.

Rob Gordon, a professor of criminology at Simon

Fraser University, said the allegations levelled at the West Vancouver Police Department should be taken seriously.

Gordon said in order for that to happen, the message that inappropriate behaviour won’t be tolerated has to come from the top and be reinforced by senior managers.Too often, “this is entrenched behaviour,” he said. “Nobody views it as being problematic until a bomb explodes.”

Smith said Monday that West Vancouver will begin a search for a new police chief immediately. Lepine — whose five-year contract is up in September — will remain on the job until a new police chief is hired.

Lepine was hired to replace former police chief Kash Heed in 2009 after Heed left the department to enter provincial politics.

Heed had been hired to clean up the department in 2007 after a scandal in which an officer was promoted after she crashed a vehicle following a drinking party with supervisors at the department.

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If there’s truth to the allegations swirling this week about harassment and bullying in the West Vancouver Police Department, there will soon be a need to scrub a lot of muck from the walls.

Revelations this week are an eyeopener where policing in normally quiet West Vancouver is concerned. Police get high ratings from their citizens in the municipality. And why wouldn’t they?

West Van consistently boasts one of the lowest crime rates in the province.

But as the results of an internal survey have revealed, all is not sunshine and roses among West Van’s boys and girls in blue.

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are treated by senior management.

Those results make it difficult to dismiss the more serious allegations of harassment as sour grapes of former employees.

West Vancouver isn’t the first police department and it won’t be the last to face these kinds of allegations.

We agree with West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith that there must be no tolerance for any such behaviour.

Dealing with systemic problems in West Van had been one of the tasks of former police chief Kash Heed — before he abandoned that in favour of provincial politics.

Change is always difficult and often resisted. Let’s hope by the time WVPD moves into its new public safety building, it will have a clean house — literally and figuratively.

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Three steps to amalgamation Dear Editor: Provincial law dictates/ requires three steps to have an amalgamation of municipalities.

1. Both councils have to pass the exact motion to instruct staff to develop an amalgamation plan, with a joint committee to guide the task.

2. Both councils have to ratify the plan and approve the exact same plan.

3. The plan goes to referendum in each municipality and has to be approved separately in both.

A non-binding referendum at this point would be a waste of time as there wouldn’t be the details to vote on.

Everybody has a different idea of what would be in a merger.

Voters won’t vote to give politicians a blank cheque.

Including West Vancouver is a non-starter.

As pointed out in the article, West Vancouver spends about 50 per cent more than North Vancouver.

Amalgamation is primarily a merger of the budgets. We would be forced to budget at West

Vancouver’s levels or dramatically reduce the West Vancouver levels.

Either way, it would never pass a referendum in all three areas.

A referendum to have a study commissioned was held in the city in 1981.

It failed as voters didn’t think it needed to be studied — just gotten on with.

The same thing applies

now. Both councils could pass the required legal motion.

We could have a plan written by January of 2016 and a referendum in 2016 so that the 2017 elections would only elect one mayor, hopefully only six councillors, have one city hall and cut the senior staff in half.

George Pringle unitenorthvan.ca

Save Binning House, but not at taxpayers’ expense Dear Editor: I was amazed that “WV Offers to Take on Binning House” was a front page article (Feb. 16). Although I believe in heritage conservation, I do not believe the municipality should be paying for it.

The Binning House is not so significant to our community that our taxes

should pay for “repairing the aging home.”There have been many character homes in this area, but there is also very expensive real estate here. I agree with Coun. Craig Cameron about our district’s budgetary challenges ending this development.

Jackie Smith West Vancouver

North Shore amalgamation - be careful what you wish for Dear Editor: I totally support the effort to amalgamate the North Shore into a single municipality, for no other reason than because it just makes sense.

In fact, the present situation — three separate

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municipalities on the North Shore — is just about the best proof you could find anywhere in the world that we have too much government.

But I’m worried the “solution” will be worse than the problem.

Government being government, they will probably come up with a “government solution,” which is to add more government.

A brand new shiny upper layer of government, to run the three puppet

municipalities, rather than by eliminating the duplication and redundant departments that we currently have.

We may end up with a sort of a Soviet North Shore Union, if you will.

I wish the united North

Shore movement godspeed and good luck, but they should also remember the old saying: “Be careful what you wish for; you might get it.”

Brock Bishop North Vancouver

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Daycare regulations limit parent options At four o’clock on a recent February afternoon, Vancouver Coastal Health inspectors arrived at the NorthVancouver home of Jerri Morris to serve notice that her unlicensed Happy Hearts daycare must close immediately. Ignoring the notice could result in a fine of $10,000 per day.

The abrupt Monday closure meant alternative care had to be found for the 10-12 children “Auntie Jerri” and her staff tended while their parents worked.

Affected are about 100 family and friends who are pitching in to help, some from as far away as Vancouver Island.

Most of us, including Jerri and her husband Kerry, understand the need for licensing: child and playground safety, infection control, emergency evacuation procedures — all come into play.

So given the seriousness of the situation, why would daycares and the families who use them ignore the rules? Is it because one-sizefits-all regulations fail when the realities of people’s lives intervene?

The Standards of Practice for Family Child Care operate under Section 4(1) of the Community Care and

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Assisted Living Act which says that where a licensee provides the care, a familyhome facility may have no more than seven children for an eight-hour day.

That number is broken down as to the number of four-, three- and two-yearolds enrolled.

Although that seems straightforward, not only does an affordable rate structure make it difficult for an operator to survive financially but parent Calvin Dallimore believes the rules “guarantee a shortage of (daycare) spaces.”

The Dallimores know that because none of the 27 licensed daycares they called could take their one-yearold.

Other parents say the age restrictions work against families who need to enroll

siblings in the same facility and that inflexible rules fail to accommodate the schedules of parents who don’t work a nine-to-five job.

Nurses work rotating 12-hour shifts; teachers have after-hours coaching, school concerts and other events to fit into their day.

Federal guidelines suggest families should not spend more than 30 per cent of their before-tax income on shelter.

Not only were those guidelines breached more than a decade ago, the recently released 2013 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey rated Canada’s major markets as “seriously unaffordable” and Vancouver came second only to Hong Kong as the least affordable market in the 10 countries surveyed.

Although provincial poverty statistics may be brighter for our North Shore communities, many families work two or more jobs just to put a roof over their heads; hence the need for loving, personalized and affordable daycare.

The VCH Facility Listing Report shows 296 licensed daycares of all types across the North Shore — family, group, in-home, multi-age

and preschool.

In total, those facilities cater to a maximum of 5,643 children.

The largest category shows that 55 Group Child Care facilities can enroll a maximum of 1,696 school-age children who, presumably, need only before- and after-school care.

The Family Childcare and In-home Multi-age categories also show 55 facilities available but they are limited to a combined maximum enrolment of 408 — for an average of just over seven kids per facility.

Do the licensed facilities satisfy the demand?

Do the regulations guarantee facilities that provide affordable, happy surroundings for the children in their care?

Anecdotal evidence provided by parents affected by the North Vancouver closure suggests enrolment at licensed daycares is maxed out. Are there really only seven West Vancouver kids needing family-based childcare in the one facility

listed by VCH? As for the quality of licensed facilities, the experience of parents Sarah and Jamie Wingfield suggests there is room for improvement.

“When our daughter was

15 months old,” the mother explained, “a job I hadn’t been looking for fell into my lap. I called VCH and Googled and found four daycares close to home.”

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Route changes proposed TransLink looking to cut service to Deep Cove JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

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Deep Cove residents may end up taking two buses where they used to take one if TransLink follows up on its proposal to shorten the C15’s route during offpeak hours.

Currently, the C15 follows Mount Seymour Parkway before heading up Deep Cove Road.The new route would end at Indian River Drive, leaving passengers to transfer to the 211 or the 212 to get to Deep Cove.

The cut is one of six changes proposed by TransLink in an effort to maximize efficiency.

The transit provider held an open house at Parkgate Community Centre Feb. 6 to gauge community reaction.The meeting was sparsely attended according to North Vancouver Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite, who said she did her best to promote the

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During off-peak hours, the bus typically carries four to six passengers, routinely leaving as many as 20 empty seats.

TransLink’s costs per boarded passenger average out to $1.34 throughout the system. On the C15, the cost per passenger is $1.72, exceeding the North Shore average of $1.65.

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Park causeway survey underway JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

Surveyors are set to grade the Stanley Park causeway this month, taking the first steps in a process that could result in life-saving safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.

A 61-year-old North Vancouver woman was struck and killed by a West Vancouver transit bus on the causeway in May 2013 during Bike to Work Week.

The cyclist was heading downtown on the sidewalk when she lost her balance and fell into traffic.

Changes to improve the safety of the causeway for cyclists were fast-tracked following the crash.

HUB, a cycling

advocacy organization, gathered more than 600 signatures for a petition demanding sidewalk improvements following the accident.

Barriers are one of the options being considered, according to Ministry of Transportation communication manager Kathy Cloutier.

Barriers should be the top priority, according to Antje Wahl, HUB’s North Shore committee chairwoman and a North Shore News contributing writer.

“There is just no room for error right now,” she said about the 2.2 kilometre segment of Highway 99 between Vancouver and the North Shore.

Wahl also called for a separation between pedestrians and cyclists, given the narrow sidewalk and the strain placed on communication by traffic noise.

Traffic flow will not be impacted by the topographical survey, according to a release from the Ministry of Transportation. However, cyclists and motorists are advised to watch for surveyors.

An environmental and archaeological review of the area is scheduled for March.

The public is scheduled to have their say this spring. Any proposed changes will need to be approved by the Vancouver Park Board.

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“The first was . . . dark and depressing,” she said.

“On a sunny day, the children were standing on chairs looking out the window. I left that one crying. Another was located in the basement of a church and was way overcrowded; the third (was) new, with no track record. . .”

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In all, I received 17 emails; most of them expressed frustration with overbearing rules.

By bringing these voices out of the shadows, I hope parents and caregivers will be invited to work with VCH and all levels of governance to develop common-sense regulations that will accommodate the stressful realities of today’s working parents — and their children. rimco@shaw.ca

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to HOME & GARDEN

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HOME IDEAS Columnist Barb Lunter offers a brightly coloured floral remedy for the winter greys. page 14 GREEN GUIDE page 15

People need friends and so do gardens, and in the case of Park & Tilford Gardens, friends are needed more than ever.

Most public gardens, like VanDusen Botanical Garden, or research gardens, like the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden have friends, affectionately known as friends of the garden or in short form FOGs who help grow the garden’s mission.

The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden in Sechelt has, until recently, been exclusively run by volunteers or friends since its inception several years ago.

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Beat winter greys with a burst of colour

This is the time of year when we could all use a little something in our homes to brighten things up.

February fog and rain can at times be very grey and so it’s nice to bring pretty flowers into the home to add a splash of colour.

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Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, $34 tire recycling/filter charges, $5 OMVIC fee, environmental fee, variable dealer administration fees (up to $399) and $100 A/C charge (where applicable) and excludes licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. ≠Throwback Pricing available O.A.C. on financing offers on new 2013/2014 models. 0% financing for 84 months example: 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E) with a purchase price of $23,993 (including $1,665 freight/ PDI and $399 administration fee) financed at 0% for 84-month period equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $88 followed by 150 bi-weekly payments of $128. Cost of borrowing is $0 and total obligation is $23,993. Throwback Pricing incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing incentive for the 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E) shown is $1,280 (a $40 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. See retailer for complete details. Throwback Pricing is a trademark of Kia Canada Inc. 60/84 Amortization Financing Example: 2013 Sportage LX AT (SP752D)/2014 Sorento 2.4L LX AT FWD (SR75BE) with a purchase price of $26,878/$28,893 (including $1,650/$1,665 freight/PDI and $399 administration fee) financed at 0% for 60 months amortized over an 84-month period equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $108/$124 followed by 98 bi-weekly payments of $148/$159 with a principal balance of $7,679/$8,255 plus applicable taxes due after 60 months. Cost of borrowing is $0 and total obligation is $26,878/$28,893. Throwback Pricing incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing incentive for the 2013 Sportage LX AT (SP752D)/2014 Sorento 2.4L LX AT FWD (SR75BE) shown is $1,280/$1,120 (a $40/$35 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. Offer excludes HST and other applicable taxes. See retailer for complete details. ‡Loan credit 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E) is $750 and is available on purchase financing only on approved credit (OAC). Loan savings varies by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. 0% purchase financing is available on select new 2013/2014 Kia models O.A.C. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. ΔModel shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2014 Sorento 3.3L EX AT AWD (SR75HE)/ 2013 Sportage 2.0T SX Navigation (SP759D)/2014 Rondo EX Luxury (RN756E) is $34,195/$39,145/$32,195. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2014 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Sportage 2.4L MPI 4-cyl (A/T)/2014 Rondo 2.0L GDI 4-cyl (M/T). These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

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Held in the Neighbourhood House’s Inman Room from 1 to 3 p.m., the well-attended annual meet-up will feature the seed swap as its main event, according to a press release.

Seedy Saturday events take place across the country in early spring and are gathering places for gardeners to get their hands on rare and unique varieties, share cultivars adapted to

their local areas and swap gardening stories and tips.

In addition, a free, preevent seed-saving workshop is being offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants can learn to save their own seeds from University of British Columbia Farm’s Mel Sylvestre. Registration is suggested.There will also be seeds and Loutet Farm seedlings for purchase, resources where people can learn about organic growing, and bee-friendly gardens and beekeeping.

Admission is by donation with proceeds supporting the Edible Garden Project’s programs to increase food security on the North Shore. ediblegardenproject.com

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Old Growth Conservancy society with guest Sandra Bicego, manager of environment and sustainability, District of West Vancouver, will make a presentation on merging sustainability

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HOME Green Guide From page 15 Community Arts Council is seeking beautiful and unique North Shore

private gardens to feature in the 15th annual Art in the Garden Tour that will take place May 31 and June 1. Deadline for submission: Saturday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. 604-988-6844 info@nvartscouncil.ca

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If you prefer to have greenery in your arrangement then add the greens first followed by the flowers.

Be sure to add a little water each day as the flowers will soak up a fair amount in the first day or two.

Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and floral design. Contact Barb at barb@lunter.ca or follow her on her blog at lunter.ca.

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Garden history being compiled From page 13 so keeping FOGs happy and gainfully engaged is important.

FOGs range in age from 18 to 80 years old and their participation can add substantial value to any garden lucky enough to enjoy their participation.

Notwithstanding union contract issues and other business arrangements, FOGs traditionally have been responsible for, or assist in, plant sales, plant labelling, growing plants for sale, seed collection, garden tours, website operation, promotion, public education, arranging lectures, fundraising and much more.

The FOGs at UBC run the successful Apple Festival each fall. The VanDusen FOGs, who are members of the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association, operate plant sales and other events throughout the year.

FOGs are never used to replace a garden’s labour force because most FOGs usually have a full-time job and they only want to volunteer occasionally to learn something or they are retired and volunteer for non-monetary reasons.

Here on the Shore, the Friends of Park & Tilford Garden have worked tirelessly since the late 1990s to improve the North Vancouver garden and grow community support. Under my mentorship as a former director, the Park & Tilford Garden FOGs did most of the previously mentioned FOG activities and in addition built a 30-foot wide by 18-foot tall by 80foot long plastic covered greenhouse, during their practicums.

The Park & Tilford FOG house is used to hold their annual plant sale, for volunteer practicums and other garden uses. Building the FOG greenhouse provided some of the best practicums I have ever delivered and participated in. The FOGs, students from Capilano University and garden staff worked hard, learned a lot and we enjoyed the opportunity to

contribute to the garden’s success. It was one of the highlights of my time at Park & Tilford.

There is no better feeling than the sense of accomplishment and contribution that a person receives when participating in such synergistic endeavors.

The Friends of Park & Tilford Gardens (parkandtilfordfogs.ca) are currently working on collecting and developing a comprehensive history of Park & Tilford Gardens and they would like the public’s help in creating, or should I say re-creating the garden’s history.

I spoke to Ann Pentland, one of the founding members of the Park & Tilford FOGs and the person in charge of creating the historical archive.

Pentland told me, “I am looking for any printed, written or photographed materials about Park & Tilford produced since the inception of the gardens in 1966 to the present day.”

She also explained she has the means to copy any form of material including handwritten notes and letters, or printed books or newspaper articles, digital information, slides of the garden or photographs.

Pentland hopes the community will help fill in the details of the long and unusual history of Park & Tilford Gardens.

Any member of the public, on the North Shore or in the Metro Vancouver area, can contact Pentland to provide information to be copied and added to the archive.

Sometimes even friends need friends to help, so please look through your scrapbooks and attics to see if you can help keep the history of Park & Tilford Gardens alive.

To help, contact Ann Pentland, Friends of Park & Tilford Gardens by email, annpentland@shaw. ca or by phone at 604-9858266.

Todd Major is a journeyman horticulturist, garden designer and builder, teacher and organic advocate. stmajor@ shaw.ca

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OLYMPIC VIEWING Watch the games on a screen in the middle of Lonsdale Quay Market until Feb. 23 at 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver. lonsdalequay.com

BROWN BAG LUNCH — IMPRESSIONS OF ISTANBUL Jan Harvey will present an illustrated report on her impressions of Istanbul,Turkey where she attended the Triennial Conference of the International Federation of University Women Wednesday, Feb. 19, noon at St. Stephen’s Anglican

Church, 885 22nd St.,West Vancouver. Coffee and tea will be provided. Donations will be gratefully accepted.

CITYSHAPING MOBILE OPEN HOUSE The City of North Vancouver staff will be available to discuss the draft OCP. Schedule: Feb. 19, 10:30 a.m.-1:30

p.m., John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St. and Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second St. 604-9904240 cnv.org IMAGINATIVE EDUCATION Dr. Gillian Judson of the Imaginative Education Research Group

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North Vancouver Board of Education is seeking public input as it undertakes a land management process that will identify options for repurposing of the Lucas Centre and Cloverley school sites Feb. 19, 5-8 p.m. at Lucas Centre, 2132 Hamilton Ave. and Feb. 20, 5-8 p.m. at Cloverley school, 440 Hendry Ave. 604-903-3444 blog44. ca/landmanagement/ LYNN VALLEY TOWN CENTRE PROPERTY INFO MEETING Bosa Development Corp. will host an information meeting to present the draft development proposal for their Lynn Valley Town Centre property Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7-9 p.m. at the former Zellers store at Lynn Valley Shopping Centre, 1175 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. dnv.org 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 Madagascar, Feb. 19 and Impressions of Sri Lanka, Feb. 26. Fee: $15 per session. 604-925-7270 ferrybuildinggallery.com ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will take place at the West Vancouver SPCA Thursday, Feb. 20, 5 p.m. at 1020 Marine Dr. 604-9224622 wvan@spca.bc.ca CANADA’S NEW ANTI SPAM LEGISLATION SEMINAR If you use email to communicate with prospects, partners or customers, be sure to attend this complimentary seminar at BlueShore Learning Centre, 1133 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 20, 6-7:30 p.m. 604-982-8000 events@ blueshorefinancial.com U40 EVENT An informative evening on the North Shore’s new developments, nanobreweries and transport corridors. Participants will enjoy beer tasting and a chance to win a free condo on Thursday, Feb. 20, 67:30 p.m. at Seylynn Village Presentation House, 600 Mtn. Highway. Registration required. $10/$5 shelley@nvchamber.ca INTRODUCTION TO iPAD Drop in and learn the basics of using an iPad tablet Thursday, Feb. 20, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Included will be an See more page 19

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find, checkout and download magazines. Registration required. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca

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KNITTING DAY The West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Dr. will offer a series of knitting events Saturday, Feb. 22. Schedule: Around and Around — Knitting Class from 10 a.m. to noon (registration required); Yarn Bomb Primer and PopPop Making Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon (registration required); Knit-In, 1-2 p.m. and Knit Social’s Cascadia, 2:30-4 p.m. 604-925-7403 westvanlibary.ca

overview of settings, touch navigation options, apps and a couple of tools. 604-9903450 nvcl.ca ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER ASSISTANCE Sign up for 30 minutes of personalized help with the Internet, email, word processing, social media or an e-reader Thursday, Feb. 20, 2-4 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Registration required. 604-987-4471 x8175 nvdpl.ca BRING YOUR OWN SONG on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at St. David’s United Church, 1525 Taylor Way,West Vancouver will host Everybody’s Favourite Song Night.Please contact Nicole before Feb. 21 with your song title. nicole@ stdavidsunited.com E-MAGAZINES ARE EASY Learn about Zinio, the North Vancouver District Public Library’s free online magazine service Friday, Feb. 21, 2-3 p.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Learn how to set up accounts and how to

URBAN WEAVING WORKSHOP A course for beginners who want to explore weaving and art-making with materials harvested sustainably from nature Saturdays, Feb. 22-March 15, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Pl., North Vancouver. $145 — materials included. 604988-6844 programmes@ nvartscouncil.ca nvartscouncil.ca MODERN FAMILY EXPO An event intended to bring together the best for the whole family in the areas of pre- and post-natal wellbeing, food and nutrition, health and wellness, active living and eco-friendly solutions Sunday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier,138

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— A DIALOGUE OVER DINNER The CommUNITY Project invites members of the community to come together to discuss how to make neighbourhoods more welcoming and inclusive to

newcomers from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sushi Nami, Feb. 24 or Shanghai Village, March 4.

Registration required. 604724-1504 778-840-6670 cmcbride@nsnh.bc.ca lchase@ nsnh.bc.ca

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What’s On Wednesdays CHESS CLUB All levels 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.).

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Registration and location: Wendy Anne, 604-9883522.

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A call for participants is extended to all studio artists and artisans (painters, potters, sculptors, jewellers, textile artists, performers, galleries and art schools) on the North Shore, from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay, to open their galleries and studios to the community for a weekend during B.C. Arts and Culture Week.

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change his behaviour in order to avoid the pain or discomfort. And it often works, but only in the short term. It works as long as it’s uncomfortable enough to dissuade him from repeating the misbehaviour.

With punishment the motivation is external. He learns that his parents will make his life miserable if he doesn’t follow the rules, but he doesn’t learn why those rules exist. He might learn to be sneaky so he won’t get caught, and that he can misbehave when nobody’s watching.

For example, if you create a list of responses you will make when your child misbehaves, you are punishing them. It’s what I call the recipe approach to child discipline.You have created a list of actions that will make your child uncomfortable and the goal is for them to change their behavior in order to avoid the action you are about to take. Some parents work hard to develop punishments by removing something the child just loves. That will teach him,

he won’t want that to happen again.

Problem is that even if his behavior changes, and it well might, he hasn’t learned the connection between the rule he broke and making good choices.

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Discipline teaches kids rules exist From page 21 and training. When we discipline children we are teaching them the difference between right and wrong. We’re helping them to learn about the consequences of their actions.

So how do consequences work and why are they an integral part of a discipline process?

Discipline is about teaching our kids how to behave appropriately.

That involves more than simply listing rules and consequences when rules are broken. It involves helping our children understand why a rule exists and what the results are when they do break a rule and when they don’t.

When a child misbehaves the first step

is to ask yourself, “What would happen if I did nothing?” This is important for a number of reasons.

You may actually be able to do nothing and let nature take its course and he will learn from the experience.

For example, if he sleeps in and misses his bus and then either has to walk or bike to school or wait for the next bus and arrive late, he will learn that life works a whole lot better if he’s ready on time.

Often, of course, you can’t just let it go, but by asking that question you more easily define what it is you want your youngster to learn.

For example, he is throwing a ball around the living room and knocks over a plant. He knows the ball is an outside toy but chose to ignore that rule.

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Clearly, if you do nothing the plant will die and there will be a huge, dirty mess on the floor.

So, if you look to punishment you might take away his computer privileges and he learns nothing about the misbehaviour. If you allow him to choose a punishment from your predetermined list it becomes a game.

But, if you have him clean up the mess, look after the plant while it re-establishes itself and have him use some or all of his allowance to buy a new plant if it dies, he has learned why he needs to be careful when he plays in the house.

When we use punishment, our kids simply try to avoid getting caught. When we discipline,

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they learn why rules exist.

They learn to look at future situations and make responsible decisions.

Kids who are punished can easily become young adults who avoid problems, who are sneaky and who blame those who punish them Kids who are disciplined become young adults who understand why rules exist, who problemsolve when deciding what actions to take and who take responsibility for their decisions.

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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Chris Dagenais

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for loaves. page 25

I wonder where the category of Food Truck Operator would rank on one of those job satisfaction surveys that always seem to be making the rounds on the Internet.

You know the ones, where you learn that your job ranks somewhere frighteningly close to “most likely to cause a stress-induced break from reality.”

I suspect that food truck operators would fare well in this kind of research. The fact is, the folks who staff these trucks are always so nice. I have visited countless food trucks and invariably I am greeted by someone who seems to be having the single best day in the history of work days. They are cheery, enthusiastic about their product, and genuinely helpful in guiding me towards the right menu selection.

Maybe it’s because municipal authorities mete out food truck licenses like they’re golden tickets to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory; securing one is a big deal and is usually the culmination of having navigated through miles of red tape. One is bound to feel good after having successfully completed the licensing process.

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The February Foodie Fundraiser initiative has invited a handful of our city’s accomplished food trucks to tempt hospital staff, visitors and neighbours with their delicious wares in the name of philanthropy.

On the afternoon of my visit, the trucks included Culver City Salads, Feastro: the Rolling Bistro, and Hotties Pasta Bar. The lineup of three trucks changes from week to week, with other participants including The Reef Runner, Reel Mac & Cheese and Big Red’s Poutine Bar. All evidence points to the success of the fundraiser. Hotties Pasta Bar had sold out of every single dish on their menu by the time I arrived and was hanging on with their espresso offerings only.

I think my face must have betrayed my disappointment at not being able to try something from their menu (which

includes pastas with classic homemade sauces like Bolognese, besciamella, and matriciana) because as I turned to leave, the truck’s brother and sister owners, Alessandro Gladden (chef) and Chiara Gladden (front of house), conferred for a moment and then summoned me back.

They had located two eggs and were prepared to make me an impromptu set of PanCrepes, a dessert of thin, golden crepes stuffed with bananas and strawberries, topped with Nutella, organic strawberry sauce, whipped cream and toasted coconut.

The dish was thoroughly luxurious, the crepes expertly prepared and surprisingly light and fresh, and surely made all the more enjoyable for the special effort undertaken to produce them.

From Culver City Salads I tried a generous and complex salad of quinoa, sliced new potatoes, beet and carrot slaw, red cabbage, celery, cauliflower, mixed greens, black beans, and toasted pumpkin seeds. This explosion of fresh flavours and diverse textures was enhanced by a piquant ginger vinaigrette and would have made a filling

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In addition to my absurdly decadent fries from Feastro, I sampled one of their signature dishes, a fish taco. Feastro is renowned for its unconventional approach to tacos and this was no exception: a flash fried strip of cod in a light chickpea batter topped with tikka masala yogurt, lime, crispy coleslaw, and tomato and star anise chutney.

This proved to be an exceptionally tasty combination of flavours, the fragrant yogurt and heady chutney complementing but never challenging the delicate and subtle textures of the cod.

Food trucks will be present for Lion’s Gate Hospital’s February Foodie Fundraiser between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Feb. 20 and 27.

Chris Dagenais served as a manager for several restaurants downtown and on the North Shore. A self-described wine fanatic, he earned his sommelier diploma in 2001. Contact: hungryontheshore@gmail. com.

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Let them eat loaves instead of cake

Angela Shellard

Romancing the Stove

When your body says “Give me cake now,” consider a slice of loaf cake.

There are many variations on the loaf cake theme.The following recipes are three of my favourites. Brew a lovely pot of tea and indulge, but maybe stick to just one slice.

A note about baking tins: I prefer to use two small loaf tins (about 7.5x3.5x2 inches) rather than the standard 9x5x3-inch tin most recipes call for. I find with a larger tin by the time the centre of the cake is cooked the edges are overdone. Decrease the cooking time accordingly for smaller tins, testing with a toothpick after about half the recommended cooking time for a large tin, and then every five minutes or so until the loaves are done.

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Residents report isolation

Almost one quarter of the people in Metro Vancouver could be suffering from social isolation, according to early results from the My Health My Community survey.

Of the 9,000 surveys received so far, 15 per cent of respondents have stated that they suffer from some form of social isolation as a contributing factor to their stress levels.

“If you extrapolate this to the larger population we

could be looking at more than 300,000 people in Metro Vancouver having to deal with social isolation,” Dr. James Lu, medical health officer at Vancouver Coastal Health, said in a press release. “This means there could be a significant number of individuals who have no people in their network to confide in.”

The purpose of the My Health My Community survey, according to Lu, is to identify opportunities for programs and services

that various community partners can work together to implement.

“Initiatives such as community gardens, adult day programs and childcare services all contribute to positive social experiences and a feeling of belonging,” Lu said.

More than 40 per cent of the people who reported being socially isolated said they have a weak sense of belonging to a community.

Early survey results have also uncovered a link

between social isolation and recent immigration. About one in two socially isolated respondents arrived in Canada less than five years ago.

The My Health My Community survey was created in partnership

by VCH, Fraser Health and the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s eHealth Strategy Office.The survey can be completed at myhealthmycommunity.org until the end of March.

— Christine Lyon

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are needed to canvass door-to-door in their neighbourhood to raise awareness of the seriousness of impaired driving and collect donations to support MADD’s community and victim support programs.

as activities volunteer you will assist staff and other volunteers in the different programs offered such as sports, cooking, homework clubs, arts, life skills, fun and social based programs for children/youth ages six12 or 13-18.This position offers flexibility, enjoyment, one-to-one and group setting time with children and/or youth, as well as allowing volunteers to be involved in the programs that interest them most.

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 AIDS Vancouver offers volunteers diverse opportunities to learn, gain new skills and experiences, meet new people and get involved

READING GROUP LEADER Volunteer is needed to lead a reading group in seniors’ facility.

Volunteer should be able to provide assistance to those who are in wheelchairs, be willing to accept direction from staff, and also be able to create a positive atmosphere and have fun.

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The Rotary Clubs of the North Shore & Bowen Island give two hooves up to everyone who supported and used Operation Red Nose in 2013.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

NORTH SHORE SCORES Basketball Sr. girls North Shore finals Feb. 13 AA STA - 51 Windsor - 52 AAA Argyle - 57 Handsworth - 69 PacWest basketball Feb. 13, 15 Women CBC - 46 Capilano - 98 Kwantlen - 46 Capilano - 56 Men CBC - 61 Capilano - 85 Kwantlen - 77 Capilano - 75

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Blues set to host B.C.’s best ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

Many of the best volleyball players in the province will converge on the Capilano University Sportsplex court Thursday through Saturday for the PacWest championships hosted by the Blues.

On the men’s side Capilano will be looking to defend the title they won at the 2013 championships where they went on a magical run as a No. 4 seed, knocking off No. 1 Douglas College in the semifinals before beating the secondseeded Vancouver Island University Mariners in the final.The Blues will need to take a similar path if they hope to repeat because they come into the 2014 championships seeded fourth again.The situation is similar but it’s been quite a different season for the Blues, said head coach Nathan Bennett.

“Last year we snuck under the radar a little bit being the underdog,” he said. “I don’t think teams

took us as seriously as they should have. But this year being the defending provincial champions, we got everybody’s best game.”

It would seem that everybody is getting everybody’s best game this season — there was no juggernaut in the standings as Columbia Bible College led the way with a 16-8 record.

“The funny thing is last year we were fourth place and our record was 159.This year we’re 12-12 and still in fourth place.

It’s a crazy situation,” said Bennett. “Everybody is so close together. . . .

Anybody can beat anybody in this tournament. It’s just whoever is going to be the best on that day.”

That will make for some very entertaining volleyball, Bennett predicted.

“These provincials are going to be incredible,” he said. “Every match is going to be fought so closely.

I could see every match going to five sets. I don’t see anybody really steamrolling any team in any match. I think it’s going to be one of

the most exciting provincial championships on the men’s side that I’ve ever seen.”

If the Blues hope to repeat they’ll likely need fifth-year left-side hitter Dan Caverly to show the same form he displayed last year when he won the MVP honours at the PacWest championships.

Bennett said that he keeps plus-minus stats, similar to the hockey statistic, on all his players to measure their positive plays versus their errors and Caverly this season notched a ranking of plus-170.The next highest ranking on the team was plus-45.

“Dan is the man,” said Bennett. “I really don’t think he’s going to hold anything in the tank being a fifth year, at home, last provincials. I think he’s going to be on his A-game for sure.”

The big prizes at the tournament are the two national championship berths on the line, one for each finalist. If the Blues win their Thursday night opener against fifth-ranked

College of the Rockies — a team that features Curtis Stockton, the league leader in kills and total offence — they’ll face CBC in a Friday semifinal with a berth at nationals on the line. In the latest CCAA national rankings CBC is listed fifth while other Pacwest participants Camosun and Douglas are ranked eighth and ninth, respectivley.The Blues are ranked No. 12 in the country, although Bennett said none of that will matter once the first serve goes up at the PacWest championships.

“If we play the way we can play we’re one of the best teams in the league for sure. Provincials are a funny animal — it’s one game at a time.”

On the women’s side Capilano comes into the tournament as the No. 3 seed with a 15-9 record.

They’ll take on No. 6 Douglas in the quarterfinals Thursday at 1 p.m. A win there would put the Blues into a semifinal matchup against the second-seeded University of the Fraser Valley Cascades on Friday

at 1 p.m. UFV is ranked No. 4 in Canada after posting a record of 20-4 in PacWest play.

The team to beat at provincials will be No. 1-seeded Vancouver Island University, led by North Vancouver’s Leanna Gildersleeve.The Mariners went 22-2 in PacWest play and are ranked No. 2 in Canada.The Blues women are ranked No. 12 nationally.

The tournament finals are scheduled for Saturday with the women at 5:30 p.m. and the men to follow at 8 p.m. Bennett is hoping to see the stands full for Capilano’s games, something that hasn’t happened during his time with the Blues.

“Every game we’ve had this year we’ve only had about 20 people. I think 75 per cent of the people have been family and friends. I think this is a really good opportunity for people to see the product that’s here.”

For updated schedules and results visit the tournament website at pacwestbc.ca/2014volleyball.

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North Shore the home for hoops this week

ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

The North Shore is the Lower Mainland’s home for hoops as the

senior girls AA and AAA championships are being played here this week.

The Handsworth senior girls basketball team will host the final rounds

of the Lower Mainland AAA championships this Thursday through Saturday. Handsworth is coming off a win over Argyle in the North Shore

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final played last week, but the Royals stumbled in their opening match of the Lower Mainlands on Monday, losing 64-60 to Burnaby Mountain.

They’ll now need to take the long way through the tournament if they hope to earn a spot at the provincial championships.

Traditionally the Royals have treated the Lower Mainlands as a rubber stamp on the way to provincials but this year the young Handsworth squad has its hands full.

“Crazy things happen with winner-takes-all games,” said head coach Scott Palmer. “You can’t take anybody for granted, that’s for sure.”

The Royals faced MacNeill secondary on Tuesday after North Shore

News press deadline. A win in that game would advance them to another must-win matchup Thursday at 3:15 p.m. at Handsworth.

Argyle, meanwhile, scored a mini upset over Vancouver champs Kitsilano Monday to earn a berth in the Lower Mainland semifinals.

They’ll take on Burnaby Mountain Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. at Handsworth with an automatic berth in provincials on the line.

The top three finishers at Lower Mainlands earn automatic provincial berths while the fourth- and fifthplace teams move on to one-game wild-card playoff matchups.

The Lower Mainland final will be played Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Handsworth.

The senior girls AA Lower Mainland championships are also being held on the North Shore with Windsor secondary playing host.

The Dukes are coming off a thrilling 52-51 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints in the North Shore final, another classic in a season-long rivalry that could continue this week. The Dukes are ranked No. 1 in the province at the AA level while STA is ranked third.

They’re on opposite sides of the bracket in the Lower Mainland championships so could meet in the final if they both win out.

Semifinals go Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. with the championship final scheduled for 7:15 p.m.

Friday night at Windsor.

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Ricker crashes out in race for repeat Olympic gold ANDY PREST aprest@nsnews.com

West Vancouver native Maëlle Ricker’s attempt to defend her Olympic gold medal fell short on Sunday in Russia as she crashed in the quarterfinals of the women’s snowboard cross event.

The 35-year-old’s bid to repeat her championship performance from Cypress Mountain in 2010 was made all the more difficult by a gruesome injury she suffered while training just 19 days before the event.

Ricker suffered a compound fracture of her left arm on Jan. 28, breaking both bones in her forearm with the radius breaking through the skin. Ricker needed two metal plates and 16 screws to fix the damage, but the morning after the accident she was already setting out the steps she would need to take to get ready for Sochi.

Competing with her arm in a cast, Ricker looked good during her qualifying run on Sunday at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, posting the fourth fastest time of the day on a course that was at times treacherous — two

of the first six riders in the qualifying round were taken off the hill on stretchers.

In her six-woman quarterfinal — her first elimination race — Ricker was in the middle of the pack and battling for the necessary top-three spot when she fell while taking an aggressive inside line around a banked curve.

She ended up 21st in the overall standings. Her broken arm affected her ability to compete, she said.

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themselves out of the gates at the start of the race.

“I (didn’t) have my usual pull out of the gate,” Ricker told Postmedia News following the event. “It just kind of all fell apart there in the quarter-final. My start wasn’t anything to write home about and it just got worse and worse as I went down the course. Usually I’m able to refocus and get back on point, especially in pressure situations. I can usually pull up my socks and

dig deep, but that was really not the case today.”

Despite the injury, Ricker fully expected to contend for a medal in Sochi. Her crash didn’t do any further damage to her body but left her shaken up nonetheless.

“I’m a little bit in shock,” she said. “It’s something that’s going to replay in my head for years to come. I’m not going to be able to shake this one off very easily.”

While Ricker stumbled in her repeat attempt, her Canadian teammate Dominique Maltais

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earned redemption for her disastrous 2010 performance. Four years ago Maltais crashed during a training run on the Olympic course and suffered a collapsed lung.

She still competed but failed to advance past the qualification round, finishing a disappointing 20th. On Sunday Maltais raced with speed and power all day to earn a silver medal.

“The last four years, I’ve been improving myself and focusing to get better,” said Maltais. “I made it happen

a 19-year-old in Nagano, Japan in 1998. Several of the racers in this year’s event, including the new Olympic champion, listed Ricker as their hero on their athlete biographies for Sochi.

••• The Olympics also ended on a disappointing note for North Vancouver native Manuel Osborne-Paradis who finished tied for 24th in Sunday’s Super G.That result came one week after he finished 25th in the Olympic downhill.

“Adios Sochi!” Manny posted on his social media accounts following the race.

“Not at all happy with my performances.Time to head

today, and I’m really happy.”

Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic won gold in Russia, dominating the event from start to finish while wearing a video camera on top of her helmet and a moustache drawn in the colours of the Czech flag.

As for Ricker, she said before the Games that she was not yet ready to decide whether or not these would be her final Olympics. She has competed in the Games four times, starting with an appearance in halfpipe as

home and recharge the batteries for the rest of the season. Still had an amazing experience at the games and stoked on how many new friends I’ve made.Team Canada’s staff and athletes are amazing.”

While Manny was disappointed with his own showing he and the rest of the Canadian team were buoyed by the performance of Jan Hudec who won bronze in the Super G, finishing tied for third place with American great Bode Miller. It was Canada’s first Olympic alpine skiing medal since Ed Podvinsky won bronze in downhill in 1994.

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