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School board selects new chair N.Van trustees’ vote for Barry Forward signals new direction

BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

There’s been a shift in the balance of power at the North Vancouver school board, as trustee Barry Forward has been

elected the new board chairman.

Forward was elected by secret ballot at the inaugural board meeting on Dec. 8 after being nominated by newcomer Jessica Stanley. Former

chairwoman Franci Stratton nominated Cyndi Gerlach for the position.

Rookie trustee Megan Higgins will serve as vice-chairwoman for the next year following a second secret ballot vote. Four-term trustee Susan Skinner nominated Higgins while veteran Christine Sacré nominated Gerlach a second time.

“From my perspective, we had an election and there was a change. We had two new trustees come on and there was obviously a little bit of change on the board,” Forward said the day after the meeting.

Forward said his top priority for the board will be seeing that the province follows through on its portion of funding

for the rebuild of Argyle secondary. So far, the district has sold Ridgeway Annex, Monteray elementary and the Keith Lynn alternative secondary to shore up its $9-million share of the $49-million rebuild of Argyle secondary.

“It’s really now in the provincial government’s hands. We have done our

work. We’ve made some really difficult decisions in the past with respect to putting some properties up for sale. That was what we were asked for,” he said.

As for the sale of other school lands, Forward said the new board will likely be revisiting the plans for Lucas Centre and See Board page 3

Rare ‘rock legends’ guitar stolen in West Van BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

It’s an instrument that’s been held by the living gods of rock ’n’ roll — and now, apparently, a smash-and-grab thief.

West Vancouver police are looking for a suspect after someone broke into an Ambleside store last Thursday and made off with a framed Peavey electric guitar bearing the signatures of Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ron Wood, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker, Brian Johnson, John Densmore, Tom Petty, Lars Ulrich, Vince Neil and Duff McKagan.

“It was so cool. It was in a case. It was beautifully mounted. It was this hot red electric guitar signed by all of them,” said See Thief page 3

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Board to rethink school land sales From page 1 Cloverley in the next term.

In April, the board went public with a series of potential concepts for the properties, which ranged from single-family homes to midrises, and in once case, a highrise tower on the Lucas site, along with varying degrees of preserved greenspace and sports fields.

“While some things have been put in motion, I think it’s a wonderful opportunity to take a step back from this, listen to the community again and really take heart in what these properties mean to the North Shore. We have a big job on stewardship of these,” Forward said, noting everyone heard “loud and clear” during the election that they were important pieces of community land.

“Something has to move forward on these (sites). The question is what is that going to look

like? Is that going to be leasing them, repurposing them or evaluating them for other community uses, which is the discussion some of the trustees have asked for.”

Skinner, Higgins and Forward all told the North Shore News they were against selling school lands to pay for capital costs. Stanley said she was “generally not in favour” of it unless there was community support.

The newly-elected school board chairman said he will also be working to ensure the board renews its relationship with North Vancouver teachers in the wake of the year of labour strife and job action.

“We’ve had a tough, tough few months back into the summer,” he said.

“Our No. 1 employee group is our teachers and we want them to be working with us and have that relationship be one of excellence.”

B.C. Ferries drops fuel fee, adds holiday sailings STEFANIA SECCIA sseccia@nsnews.com

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Thief not a fan of Einstein or Ali

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Vivian Bromley, owner of Uniquely Yours, a highend memorabilia, art and framing shop on the 1400block of Bellevue Avenue in West Vancouver.

“The thing is, we had a lot of interest it,” she added with a laugh. “To have it go out the door that way wasn’t exactly in my plan.”

Based on what she saw in the surveillance video, the thief tried to pry the front door open with a crowbar at around 6 a.m.

Dec. 4. When that didn’t work, he smashed his way in and carried out the theft.

Bromley said she expects the suspect was either someone hired explicitly to steal that piece, or someone who doesn’t know what he’s doing.

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was valued at $10,800, according to Bromley.

“He didn’t take the more expensive piece. He had to pass it to get to the guitar,” she said.

Also passed over in the

theft: documents signed

by Abraham Lincoln just six weeks before his assassination, an Everlast boxing robe signed by Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra’s toupee, a letter

from Winston Churchill and a document signed by Gandhi.

But the thief did take a handful of semi-precious stones set in silver worth “a couple hundred bucks,” Bromley said.

In any case, it will be hard to fence the guitar on the black market, Bromley said.

“Oh my goodness, is anybody that silly? This is a one-of-a-kind, very unique, very special thing. I can’t imagine anyone being so stupid,” she said. “I can’t even see how someone could sell it or dispose of it.”

Anyone with information about the guitar is asked to contact West Vanouver police at 604-925-7300 or Crimestoppers at 1-800222-8477.

B.C. Ferries is making a splash for the holidays as it has dropped its fuel surcharge, and has added extra sailings for the next few weeks.

The 3.4 per cent fuel surcharge will be removed right before the holidays on Dec. 17 due to the resounding drop in gas prices, B.C. Ferries announced Monday.

“With the current favourable market conditions, we have been hedging our diesel fuel costs and are now in a position to eliminate the fuel surcharge,” stated Mike Corrigan, B.C. Ferries’ president and CEO, in a media release.

“We know that fare affordability is an issue for customers and we are pleased to be able to reduce the cost of ferry travel, as every bit helps.”

Although B.C. Ferries continues to have an outstanding balance in its fuel deferral account, the remainder is dropping and forecasts indicate the balance will go down to zero in the first half of 2015.

There will also be 158 additional sailings between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island to meet anticipated holiday demand.

From Dec. 18 to Jan. 4, 112 sailings are being added between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, 42 more between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay, and four extra between Duke Point and Tsawwassen.

As Dec. 26, 27 and 28 are expected to be the busiest days for ferry travel, B.C. Ferries recommends customers make their reservations ahead of time.

For the full holiday schedule information, visit bcferries.com.

Smoke detectors alert Rufus Dr. resident to basement fire BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com

Firefighters are crediting smoke detectors with averting catastrophe in a house fire in the Kirkstone neighbourhood late last week.

District of North

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services received a 9-1-1 call just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 11, alerting them to heavy smoke coming from a home on the 2000-block of Rufus Drive.

On scene, they quickly found one room in the home’s basement in flames

and hit it with hoses.

The lone occupant in the home at the time was taken to hospital for observation, according to assistant fire chief Mike Cairns.

“She was in the upstairs bedroom and the smoke alarms woke her and in

getting out of the house, she had some smoke inhalation and some soot around her nostrils so B.C. Ambulance (Service) transported her to Lions Gate Hospital just to be checked out. She is fine,” Cairns said.

Investigators were not

able to pinpoint the exact cause of the fire but they do know it started in a room used for arts and crafts. “It appeared to be electrical in nature but there were two or three things in the area that could have contributed to the fire so it will go in as undetermined, but most

likely electrical,” he said.

The fact that two doors were shut between the area of origin and the main floor kept the fire in check in the basement, Cairns said.

The house did sustain smoke damage. Restoration crews were on site the next morning to begin work.

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But with less than two weeks before Christmas the local Sally Ann has fewer than a dozen volunteers, according to community ministries director Peter Defehr.

“It’s probably that demand is so large within the community,” Defehr said. “People get donor fatigue, they also get volunteer fatigue.”

Having fewer hands has made for heavier work as lineups for Monday, Wednesday and Friday food banks have grown longer, said Defehr.

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hances are you were hearing the name Uber and associating it with controversy before you even understood what the company was offering.

Though they promote themselves as a technology company that offers ride sharing services, they are in reality, just a new way of dispatching vehicles for hire.

The nearest Uber driver can be beckoned at an instant by way of a smartphone app.The fare is prearranged and paid for with a credit card, tip included. All very convenient — especially when there’s not a cab to be had.

The main difference between Uber and a traditional cab company is that the Uber business model appears to involve setting up operations in new cities without jumping through any of the regulatory hoops required by the local jurisdiction.

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Naturally, the taxi industry is fighting them tooth and nail, and local governments are lining up to oppose them on the basis of safety. But frankly, Uber isn’t doing itself any favours by its own displays of arrogance. Investment speculators now value the company at more than $40 billion (yes, with a B) yet Uber’s executives appear to thrive on controversy, taunting their opponents, shrugging off serious PR nightmares and conflating the hostility they’ve earned with opposition to innovation.

The sad part in all this is that Uber could be offering a new and welcome service.The existing cab industry operates to the dissatisfaction of many.

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Living with dyslexia one long struggle

Dear Editor: I refer to the (Dec. 7) article written by Stefania Seccia regarding the book on dyslexia written by Sue Hall.

It was not so long ago that a left-handed student was forced to write with their right hand in the classroom.

Some even tell of having their left hand tied to their sides, until a lightbulb went

on somewhere and the school system stopped trying to force square pegs into round holes.

It is time the school system accepted the fact that dyslexic students learn a different way. That they are talented, intelligent and have the right to be taught in the classrooms of our public school system.

It is also, not so long ago, that dyslexic children were called lazy, slow learners, stupid and disruptive, because some students acted out in the classroom, to hide the fact they could not comprehend. I questioned a little dyslexic eight-year-old once about his unhappiness at school. He turned his innocent little face to me and

said, “How would you like it, if you were bottom of the class all the time?”

Now these children can be tested and diagnosed, but guess what? It costs big bucks and because of that, many children are still falling through the cracks.

Some parents can afford the assessment, ($1,500) and pay for the special schooling,

approximately $20,000 per year. Many other parents are struggling with the same financial burden by making huge sacrifices to the quality of life for themselves and the entire family.

Look at a list of famous world achievers and you will find that so many of them are dyslexic. However, for any dyslexic person, life

is one long struggle.With a good start in the school system, life would be made so much easier for them.

It is time the school board was given the support it needs to get this different teaching skill happening in the classrooms of our public school system.

Maureen Bragg North Vancouver

‘Grandparent scam’ catchesW.Van octogenarian off guard Dear Editor: I received a phone call, supposedly from my grandson in Ontario — who called me “uncle” and sounded like he had a bad cold. He said that yes he did but was in trouble as he had been in a car accident, with a rented

car and was hurt with the deployment of the air bag.

Rental insurance covered most of the damage, but he still needed to pay $1,000 to be released from the courthouse. He had been provided with legal aid, and this person spoke and explained that the money

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Sent the money and then started to realize, I’m his grandfather, not uncle and the voice, although

sounding like him, was not quite the same. Anyway I wasn’t smart enough to know — most disturbing was he sounded like our grandson.

We decided to let his parents know, not realizing that if he had been hurt, as next of kin they would have

been notified. Anyway, no, their son was fine and he didn’t have an Ontario driver’s licence (nor a valid B.C. licence) so no way he could have rented a car.

Reported it to the Ontario Provincial Police and as well the local RCMP, both of whom

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So 80-plus years old and still not as smart as I should have been. Lesson: don’t trust phone calls like we received.

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Flooded, muddy and giddy with pride Dear editor: As a result of the heavy rains of Nov. 3, our home, along with dozens of others on the North Shore, was flooded and severely damaged.

While the rains fell heavily that night, the cause of the flooding for us, as well as a number of homes nearby, was the result of several blocked stream culverts. Our insurers deemed this an act of God, and accordingly, we and many other local families have begun the task of figuring out how

to deal with the costs of reconstruction without this safety net. While we wait to hear about our eligibility for limited assistance from the provincial disaster relief program, many of us affected will still be left facing enormous costs to restore our homes.

Despite the wreckage and the growing dent in our finances, the events of the last month have unfolded in a strangely beautiful way.

More than 120 people turned out to help us shovel our way

out of the mud, take down walls, fill bins with destroyed furniture and belongings, dry out some of our mementos and lift our spirits with offers of lodging, food and friendship. People we’ve never met came by with hot meals, tools and offers of condolence. Teenage friends of our kids from Argyle secondary worked long hours for days on end to help clean up and rip out damaged ceilings, walls and decks. We had a bright See Flood page 11

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Trees on Mathers simply had to go Dear Editor: Having lived in the immediate vicinity of 17th Street and Mathers Avenue for the last 55 years I would like to comment on Jennifer Hildebrandt’s (Dec. 7) letter Trees Are — or Were — Part of the View. I ask

her to consider: the red cedar and hemlock trees on the two lots (only) facing Mathers Avenue were all second growth. A residence is planned for this property.

You cannot have a 24-inch cedar in the middle of your living room.

I have talked with many people in the neighbourhood.They are delighted with the improvement in light and outlook, not to mention the increase in the value of their properties — view equals dollars. Lastly, for those who

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City’s utility rates to see modest increase Water rates set for biggest jump in 2015 as CNV replaces pipes JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com

City of North Vancouver residents will be shelling out on average an additional $31 a year in 2015 following council’s unanimous move to bump utility rates by 2.9 per cent Dec. 8.

Water rates are set to take the biggest jump,

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After getting “esthetic water quality concerns” from residents, the city is planning to replace several rusting, small-diameter

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The price of sewer and

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When someone is under cardiac arrest, for every minute that passes without help their chance of survival drops by as much as

10 per cent.

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“The new registry is a vital step in helping people find the closest AED when there is a sudden cardiac arrest,” stated Adrienne Bakker, Heart and Stroke Foundation CEO of B.C. andYukon, in a media release. “Without defibrillation and CPR, the chance of survival decreases by seven to 10 per cent for each minute that passes.”

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Flood fundraiser was like a big community hug From page 7 moment a week after the flood when we found our passports in the backyard next to the vacuum cleaner.

And we enjoyed a dark moment of humour as we walked to our local insurer with a renewal cheque, after receiving their letter

of refusal.

These and many other moments in the last month are now part of a kind of growing flood folklore with our family and friends that is clearly bringing our community together.

A month after the flood our neighourhood put on a fundraiser and more

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It felt like a big community hug.

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to the community, hang in there: we can assure you that wonderful things happen.

We’re proud to call the North Shore our home, to be making new friends, and to see our kids growing, flourishing and developing resilience through this experience.

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Pine tassels add festive flair

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I am always inspired by the many different ways that friends and family wrap their gifts during the holidays.

I love to see the combinations of silver and gold, and the eclectic pairing of rustic with contemporary.

There are many ideas out there for gift presentations but this one particularly caught my eye.

It was at an event that I saw this gift wrap idea but it was done with green wrapping paper.

The nice thing about this gift wrap is that it only takes minutes to assemble and there are many different combinations of colours that you can choose from.

Scotch tape Thin floral wire Glue gun (optional)

Materials Plain gift wrap (green, gold, red or silver) Fresh pine bough needles Thin gold or silver trim (available at Michaels Crafts)

Method Look for fresh pine boughs at nurseries and floral stores.You may also be able to find them in a neighbour’s yard if you are fortunate enough to have

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Wrap your gift in the plain paper and set aside.

Remove the pine needles from the branch and combine a grouping to form a tassel.

Cut a small piece of floral wire and wrap the end of the pine needle tassel until the grouping is secure.

Wrap your gold or silver trim over top of the wire, covering all wire completely.

Leave five centimetres or so for tying them to the gift.

Repeat for another tassel and set aside.

Using your gold or silver trim, wrap the gift lengthwise and tie

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off the trim.

At this point you can either tie the tassels to the trim or glue the tassels directly to the gift.

Barb Lunter is a freelance writer with a passion for home decor, entertaining and floral design. barb@lunter.ca lunter.ca

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Drain system basics: Each drain system is comprised of perforated drain pipe that is surrounded by clear crushed gravel.The system has a high point and a lower outflow point where water exits the system.There are three types of drain pipe in general use for home and garden construction. ABS is primarily for interior use not garden use. Perforated PVC pipe is a rigid pipe used for perimeter drainage around the house’s foundation and for garden use. And there is Big-O pipe, primarily used for agriculture production but it’s widely installed for perimeter drainage and in gardens.

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Or the system had no outflow point for the water.

By the way, it is against the law to intentionally direct water off your property onto a neighbour’s or city property by means of a piped drainage system.

I only use perforated PVC pipe for drainage applications because it’s durable, flushable and it maintains proper slope underground. Any other

type of drain pipe is unreliable and problematic.

Especially Big-O pipe, which does not accurately lie flat during installation and it sinks, rises or gets crushed over time.

Underground drain pipe must be surrounded with at least 12-18 inches of drain rock — more in some instances. I personally do not like round drain rock for underground drain systems because it migrates in the soil over time. Clear, crushed gravel is my preferred choice of rock for underground drainage because it has better stability, can be packed to a point and it retains the space between the stones for better water infiltration.

On the issue of landscape fabric to cover the drain rock before backfilling, there are conflicting opinions. Some engineers, municipalities and professionals believe it’s necessary to cover the drain rock with landscape fabric to prevent the soil movement into the drain rock and pipe system.

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Pipe cameras can pinpoint problems From page 18 over time. I struggle with the issue regularly having installed both methods.

Depending on the type of soil, I generally prefer no fabric (just soil on top of the gravel), with a follow up drain flush three to four weeks after installation to remove any of the initial sediment that may flow into the new pipe system.

Drain system maintenance: All underground drain systems require occasional maintenance. Fortunately, technology has progressed to provide us with better tools to maintain underground drain systems.

The pipe camera, for example, allows the user to see inside the drain pipe to diagnose any problems in the system.

Most drain cameras can go 30-50 feet into a pipe for diagnosis. Drainage and plumbing companies have those cameras available for service if needed. Some tool rental companies rent such cameras but usually not the long ones.Water flushing to remove sediment build up is also used to keep drain systems clean and functioning.

However, flushing must be done carefully and correctly to avoid damaging the pipe or

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In the last 10 days I have seen a number of parents with a small child in hand approach an intersection.

The adult glances at the light that is displaying the red hand. She grabs the child’s hand and races across the street.

I was reminded of the time my son and daughter, nine and 10 years old, both needed glasses.Their father and I wear glasses, so this was not a surprise.

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The children appeared before their father, proudly showing off their new looks. Later that evening he pointed out to me a fact that I had missed in the hurly-burly of shopping.

Each child had chosen frames almost identical to that of their same sex parent.

Without being told, my children had observed and learned what type of frames are appropriate for males and females in our family.

What does this have to do with the parent racing the light to cross the street?

The child, nearly old enough to be out walking and crossing streets on her own, is learning. She is learning that it is OK to cross against a red hand as long as you run.

Over the holidays you will be spending more time than usual with your kids. It is likely that you will be at various social situations: family meetings, holiday parties, gift exchanges, restaurant meals or entertaining guests in your home. And your children will be watching and learning. How do we behave in public? How do you greet guests? What do you say when someone gives you a gift? How do you converse with others?

“Do as I say, not as I do,” is an expression used by parents to excuse lousy role modelling. It didn’t work for our parents, and it won’t work for us.

Children learn by observing.

What our children are, how they act and react, their behaviour, the choices

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they make, are not random occurrences. Our children and their behaviour is a reflection of what they see happening around them and certainly a product of careful experimentation of what works and what doesn’t work.

Young children will imitate and learn easily.

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The bad news is that it’s up to you to live as you wish your children to live, and behave as you wish your children to behave.

Some adolescents are socially adept.They can converse comfortably with adults, handle themselves in a fancy restaurant, and greet guests in their homes.

These teens understand the normal expectations in a variety of social situations.

This is no accident. From a young age, they watched their parents and were exposed to social situations.

They were expected to be gracious, to talk to guests of all ages.They were taught these skills; it isn’t just blind luck.

Over the holidays pay attention to how you behave and what your kids are learning. And at the same time talk to your kids about the expectations in a variety of social situations.

There are so many images that come to mind when I think about children imitating their parents. I see the father who lectures his child about watching too much television, as he settles into his easy chair for yet another full evening of sports or sitcoms. I see the

mother who comes home after a rough day declaring, “I need a drink,” then tells her daughter to handle stress by exercising. I see parents smoking, drinking and driving, and swearing — all the while telling their children to “Do as I say, not as I do.”

When your children engage in behaviours or activities that bother you, ask yourself, “Where did she learn that?”

Look in the mirror and see your child.

Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author ofVive la Différence, Who’s In Charge Anyway? and But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home. Sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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CARRIER OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2014 Mark has been delivering the North Shore News since August, 2010. His three routes in Upper Losndale consist of 307 newspapers, that he delivers every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Mark decided to become a carrier to be a positive role model to other youth (including his own siblings) and to start a savings account for himself. Mark takes pride in assuring that the residents on his route receive their newspaper in timely and careful manner.

The North Shore News Distribution office recently received the following email from a resident on Mark’s route: “To the person who delivers the News to our door at West 28th Street, on a rainy day you did not just leave the paper at the door but took the trouble to put it in the mail box where it would not get as wet. Please know that these acts of service are appreciated.”

Congratulations Mark!

The North Shore News is very lucky to have such a great carrier working for us. Thank you for all your hard work!

Let us know how good your carrier is!

Email mastarr@nsnews.com with why your carrier should be considered for Carrier of the Month for a chance for him/her to be featured here.

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Community Bulletin Board ART UNVEILING Queen Mary elementary students’ art work will be on display in the school’s atrium until Sunday, Dec. 21 at 230 West Keith Rd., North Vancouver. Open to all ages.

PERSIAN BOOK CLUB Read and discuss classical and contemporary Persian literary prose Thursday, Dec. 18, 2-4 p.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Participants must be fluent in Persian. westvanlibrary.ca DROP IN, LOG IN, LEARN One-on-one tech tutorials for adult beginners Saturday, Dec. 20, 2-3:15 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Receive help with computers, mobile phones, PDAs and other high tech devices. Tutorials are one a first-come, first-served basis and registration is not required. nvcl.ca SOUP TENT INITIATIVE Members of the Sacred Circle of the Great Mystery Shamanic Society will distribute hot soup and coffee for those in need Monday, Dec. 22 from noon to 2 p.m. at

Waterfront Park (north side), North Vancouver.

WORKSHOP AT YOUR LIBRARY Learn how to build your own website using Wordpress Tuesday, Jan. 6, 7-8:30 p.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Feel free to bring your own laptop (not mandatory). Registration required. 604-984-0286 x8144

SEASON’S GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR! CLOSED Wednesday, December 24 Thursday, December 25 Friday, December 26

COMPUTERS AT THE LIBRARY North and West Vancouver public libraries offer free ongoing computer classes. For information, dates and locations, visit nvdpl.ca, nvcl.ca or westvanlibrary.ca.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY North Shore Disability Resource Centre has books, publications, audiotapes, videos and DVDs on topics related to children and adults with disabilities and is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at 3158 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. 604-985-5371 Compiled by Debbie Caldwell Email information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.To post online, go to nsnews.com.

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ext week, thousands of British Columbians will hit the highway to visit friends and relatives or to head to the hills for winter sports.

People travelling over the holiday season should be prepared for winter driving conditions. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure noted the following tips in a recent press release. ❖ Look ahead at the route and weather.

Drive BC has information on all highways in the province, including weather forecasts and highways cams. ❖ Prepare for an unexpected delay in cold temperatures by keeping warm clothing and food handy, and a full gas tank. ❖ Is the driver rested and ready? Snow,

ice and long distances can be trying for drivers whose experience in these conditions may be limited. ❖ Expect the unexpected, such as wild animals crossing, loss of traction, or needing a lot more stopping room.

Always drive to the conditions, keep alert and leave space to stop safely. ❖ Is the vehicle ready for the road?

Winter tires are required on highways outside southern coastal areas Oct. 1 to March 31. In good condition, these tires have a minimum 3.5-millimetre tread depth to provide the traction needed to drive safely on highways where winter weather can be expected when drivers slow their speed for the conditions. ❖ Ensure the vehicle is mechanically sound and has good wipers, as well as working headlights and taillights.

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Give her A PANDORA ICONIC BRACELET GIFT SET* *See below for details.

Royal City Youth Ballet Company Society proudly presents, for the 26th season, the full length ballet, the Nutcracker.

The longest running Nutcracker ballet performance in Canada!

Don’t miss your opportunity to see this unique show that delights audiences of all ages.

Artistic Director, Camilla Fishwick-Kellogg Executive Producer, Trisha Sinosich-Arciaga

Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver Sunday, December 21 at 1 & 4 pm Box Office: 604-984-4484 www.centennialtheatre.com

Sterling silver charms from $29

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PANDORA Iconic Bracelet Gift Set Purchase the PANDORA Iconic bracelet gift set for $160, featuring one Clasp Bracelet, two S-Clips, and a charm of your choice valued up to $40.* *Before taxes. Good while supplies last. See our store for details.

For more information, and a full list of performances, please visit our website:

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SEASONALRECIPES:CHRISTMASMORNINGBREAKFAST ANGELA SHELLARD, contributing writer

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EAT, DRINK and be MERRY! Drink Responsibly this season DOES FOOD, COFFEE, EXERCISE OR A COLD SHOWER HELP SOBER YOU UP? Only time can sober you up or lower your blood-alcohol eontent.

Contrary to popular belief food, coffee, cold showers or exercise will not speed up the elimination of alcohol from your system.

You are safest if you completely separate driving from drinking.

PLAN YOUR RIDE

Recently we asked the public what it takes to be a designated driver. Many people told us that the least drunk person often becomes the designated driver by default.

Unfortunately, it’s this type of thinking plus a lack of planning that leads to impaired driving crashes on our roads.

In fact, the only time to decide how to get home safely is before you start drinking. Otherwise, it’s too late.

That’s why we’re reminding everyone to designate a driver or have a plan for a safe ride home before your first round of drinks arrives. If you are hosting a gathering, make sure you have some mocktails on hand so that the designated drivers can enjoy themselves too!

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Wreaths bring Christmas beauty ROSALIND DUANE rduane@nsnews.com

LYNN VALLEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS TREE WALK COME AND ENJOY! The Village Plaza will be filled with dozens of beautifully decorated trees and music will be playing around the clock.

Each tree uniquely decorated in the holiday spirit.

Vote for your favourite before Dec 23rd!

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s Christmas inches closer, it’s likely you may be less inclined to take on the task of homemade decorations.

“At the beginning of the season they’re (customers) very happy to make their own. By mid-December they’re going, ‘I’m just going to buy it,’” says Kelly Milligan with a laugh.

Milligan is a manager at Dykhof Nurseries and Florist in North Vancouver, and each year she helps dozens of crafty people make their own wreaths during workshops held at the store. This year she hosted five workshops and they were all full.

Although the workshops are done for the season, Milligan says making a wreath at home is not hard to do.

A beginner starting from scratch can finish a wreath in about an hour, she notes.

Fir, pine, and cedar are the three main greens used for wreaths at this time of year. Milligan explains the following basic steps involved in putting a wreath together.

Start with a wire wreath frame (14 inches is the most popular size).

Stuff the frame with hay or moss and wrap it in plastic or twine. The stuffing gives the wreath depth and fullness so it has a nice, round shape instead of sitting flat, explains Milligan.

Once the frame is stuffed and wrapped, greenery is added using waxed string.

Make a mini bouquet (about six branches) out of the greenery and tie it to the wreath frame using the waxed string. If you’re using a mix of greens (such as fir, pine, and cedar), you can add a couple of branches of each type of green to the mini bouquet.

Then make a second

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Repeat that step until the wreath frame is completely covered.

“It just works its way around in a nice uniform circle,” says Milligan.

Add extras (such as huckleberry branches) as you go along.

Milligan says you can poke them in after you’re done the wreath, but they will stay in better if you tie them as you go.

Once your wreath is made, it can last indoors for about two weeks and should be misted with water

regularly, and taken outside every once in a while to refresh it.

If the wreath is outside, it will last longer.

“If you leave them outside they’ll last you well into the new year,” says Milligan, adding it depends on the weather. If it warms up they won’t last as long.

She says she has had workshop participants whose wreaths were still up at Easter so they took out the holly and put in Easter eggs.

Wreath-making can be a fun project for parents and kids to do together, but Milligan recommends the activity for kids who are at least 12 years old, noting that

“it gets a little finger tricky,” and may be hard for younger kids to do.

Wreaths help bring holiday sights and smells to a home and Milligan notes, “It just adds a nice little Christmas touch to your door.”

Another way to add fresh greenery to your holiday decorations is to make your own centerpiece. Milligan uses mostly the same greenery for centerpieces that she uses for wreaths, but also adds holly, berries, and pine cones. You can also add eucalyptus branches for a bit of silvery grey colour, she notes, adding rose hips are also popular for centerpieces.

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The greens will last for a while and then closer to Christmas you can add in some carnations or roses, she explains.

Making your own centerpiece starts with something called a wet floral foam (available at florists, and garden and craft stores). The floral foam is soaked in water and retains moisture. Greenery is added to the foam base and soaks up the moisture from it.

The block of floral foam should be placed in a centerpiece dish that sits low so the greenery hides the bowl.

Centrepieces can also be placed in decorative pots or long vases, as long as it’s shallow, notes Milligan.

Once the floral foam is ready, poke in some branches to indicate the width and height of your centerpiece.

“The easiest thing to do is work your structure first, so work your edges and your height,” explains Milligan.

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pine, cedar, or a combination of all three.

“To get your base I find fir works well because it’s nice and full and it’s a little bit more rigid, so it gives you your structure,” suggests Milligan.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE

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Looking back at the best of 2014

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ROMANCING THE STOVE Angela Shellard presents recipes for Christmas morning breakfast. page 23

You would think, after a year of remarkable meals on the North Shore, that I would feel sated, ready to ease gently into 2015 with a reserved appetite.

Instead, inspired by 2014’s experiences, I find myself still voraciously hungry and searching, hunting even, for the next great meal. My palate has been thoroughly tested this year, assaulted by the wonderfully fierce chili fire of gochujang (I’m talking to you, Spicy House), contorted by the tart combination of lime and spirulina (I have in mind here The Juicery’s Greens Four creation) and soothed by the caramelized richness of four-year-old gouda (thanks, Cheese Man).

It has been an adventure and I’d like to thank you, readers, for your support, your comments, and your invaluable suggestions about where I ought to eat next.

On the topic of reader comments, I think it is worth noting that the most common plea I have received from North Shore diners in 2014 has been to encourage restaurants to forfeit the use of Styrofoam containers for take-out orders and leftover meals.The environmentally taxing material is a source of genuine consternation for many people and it has been suggested to me by several diners that they will no longer visit restaurants that use Styrofoam. Food for

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Restaurateur Paul Mon-Kau set the bar high right out of the gates in the new year with his new, diminutive room in Central Lonsdale.

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on a traditional Thai recipe with a potent black pepper and garlic sauce. (5775 Marine Dr.,West Vancouver. eagleharbour.ca) Stepping into DIY dining territory, I was impressed by the high calibre of ingredients and novel concept of Well Fed, a studio in which patrons assemble oven-ready meals to take home based on pre-prepped ingredients and thoughtfully considered recipes developed by owner Ann Marie Rideout. Rideout has a passion for culinary travel and has brought back to North Vancouver a number of her favourite dishes from abroad to add to her extensive, monthlyrotating menus, with meals suitable for families, couples and time-pressed individuals who appreciate a homecooked meal. (260 East First St. wellfedstudio.com) At the outset of summer I ventured into Jagerhof, a three-decades-old institution on the North Shore that found new ownership in See Deep Cove page 32

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A brain perched atop an exhausted body after an intense exertion — throbbing with pain and excitement and terror and joy — can go to some interesting places.

Moments after he won his first ever Canadian Cross Country Running Championship Nov. 29 in Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park, North Vancouver native Chris Winter was asked how he was able to catch up to rival Kelly Wiebe in a frantic finish and pull away for the win.

His response: “I unleashed the bear.”

Recalling the quote later, Winter says he has no idea where it came from.

“After you run 10 kilometres you’ve got a lot of adrenalin and endorphins going,” he says with a laugh while trying to come up with a

few more exact words to describe how he chased down Wiebe in the final kilometre, sprinting through sloppy conditions to earn a narrow victory.

“Honestly, I dug deeper than I ever have before. . . .

I knew that was my chance right then and there — if I put in that surge, was able to dig deeper, I was going to win that national championship, something I’d never done before.”

The race was an important one for the Handsworth grad. This was the last year that Vancouver was scheduled to hold the annual championships following a four-year run. Next year’s race will be held in Kingston, Ont. In the three previous Vancouverhosted championships Winter finished fourth then third then second.

A mathematician might argue that the logical next step would be a first-place finish, but Winter knew

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says. “It was no foregone conclusion that I was going to win it. . . . It’s a grind of a race. It’s all kinds of tough.”

On the morning of the race Winter awoke to a welcome sight: snow.

“I was pretty excited when I saw that,” he says.

“I am one that benefits from running in muddy and sloppy conditions. The more rain, the more snow, the better.”

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“You want it to be muddy,” he says. “It’s not a track race.You want those obstacles.”

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to the final circuit it was just Winter battling it out with Wiebe, a 25-year-old up-and-comer who already has a Vancouver Sun Run championship under his belt.

“You couldn’t script a better race,” says Winter.

“The crowd loved it, there was just two guys hammering each other.”

Wiebe made his move with about a kilometre to go, pulling ahead on one of the sloppiest parts of the course. Winter could see his championship title running away from him.

“When he made that move I was thinking that might be it,” he says. “I was trying my hardest and hoping to hang onto him.”

With 600 m to go the runners were emerging from the sloppy course onto the grass of the home stretch where cheering fans, including a vocal crew of Winter’s family and friends, were waiting. Winter realized that he wasn’t out of reach and was, in fact, starting to reel Wiebe in again. It was at around this point that Winter got a little grizzly, metaphorically speaking.

“I just dug super deep and found a little extra gear there,” he says. By 500 m they were even again, and then Winter took the lead and held on, crossing the line in a time of 32 minutes and 17 seconds, four seconds ahead of Wiebe.

“I crossed that line and there were people who’d been supporting me for 20 years, throughout my running career,” says Winter. “It was pretty emotional to be able to do that.”

Winter also gave credit to for bringing out the best in both of them.

“He’s a great runner,” says Winter.

“I’ve definitely got to

give it to him — he ran a great race.”

The win earned Winter a berth in the cross country world championships scheduled for March 28 in Guiyang, China, but he won’t be going to that race — he’s got bigger fish to fry.

With the Canadian Cross Country Championships out of the way he is now switching fully into track mode and his No. 1 mission: the steeplechase. His sights are set squarely on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. For the last few years Winter has been pushed by the disappointment of missing out on the 2012 Olympic Games. Coming off an injury, he finished third at the Canadian trials which would have earned him a spot on the Olympic team except he fell just a couple of seconds shy of the international qualifying standard. He’s broken that barrier a number of times since, most notably when he finished sixth at the Commonwealth Games last August.

“That was probably the best race of my life,” says Winter. “I felt like I moved to a new level that day.”

At the heart of Winter’s decision is the fact that steeplechase is an Olympic sport while cross country is not.

“I need to focus on what I need to do to line up for 2016,” he says. “It’s an important year just to make sure that you’re healthy, you’re running well. The momentum you build this year will carry on into the Olympic year.”

There are also two big dates on the steeplechase 2015 calendar: the Pan Am Games scheduled for Toronto in July and the IAAF World Championships in Beijing in August.

“The one thing missing from my resumé right now is an Olympic team,” he says.

“That’s what I’m going for.”

Watch out Rio — there’s a bear chasing you.

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